Movie Openings

"LA Bóche": "The Yule Log," a 1999 release, is the tale of three very different sisters whose lives become entangled as the holidays approach. One is a fastidious middle-class housewife, the youngest is a career woman, the oldest lives with their father. Opens tomorrow at Restaurant Row Theatres. French, with English subtitles. (Not rated).

"Black Hawk Down": A war film based on action in Somalia in 1993 that left 18 Americans dead and many more wounded. Sam Shepard, Tom Sizemore, Josh Hartnett and Ewan McGregor co-star for director Ridley Scott in a film that has been receiving mostly rave reviews for its realism and intensity. Opens tomorrow at Dole Cannery 18 Theatres, Restaurant Row Theatres, Ward Stadium 16-Plex, Waikiki 3-Plex, Kahala 8-Plex, Koko Marina 8-Plex, Pearl Highlands 12, Pearlridge West 16-Plex, Kapolei 16-Plex, Mililani 14-Plex, Ko'olau 10-Plex, Enchanted Lake Cinemas, Windward Stadium 10, Prince Kuhio Stadium Cinemas (Big Island), Makalapua Cinemas (Big Island), Keauhou 7-Plex (Big Island), Kaahumanu 6-Plex (Maui), Kukui Mall 4-Plex (Maui), Front Street Theatres (Maui). (R).

"Snow Dogs": Children's comedy about a Miami dentist (Cuba Gooding Jr.) who inherits a dogsled team and heads for Alaska. While there, he butts heads with a gruff local (James Coburn). Opens tomorrow at Dole Cannery 18 Theatres, Ward Stadium 16-Plex, Kahala 8-Plex, Koko Marina 8-Plex, Pearl Highands 12, Pearlridge West 16-Plex, Kapolei 16-Plex, Mililani 14-Plex, Ko'olau 10-Plex, Keolu Center Cinemas, Prince Kuhio Stadium Cinemas (Big Island), Makalapua Cinemas (Big Island), Keauhou 7-Plex (Big Island), Kaahumanu 6-Plex (Maui), Kukui Mall 4-Plex (Maui), Lahaina Cinemas (Maui). (PG).