Movie Openings

"Bad Company": CIA operative Anthony Hopkins recruits Chris Rock, the identical twin of a murdered CIA agent, to front in a sting to buy a nuclear weapon from terrorists. Opens tomorrow at Dole Cannery 18 Theatres, Restaurant Row Theatres, Ward 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, Keolu Center Cinemas, Windward 10, Laie Cinemas, Prince Kuhio Stadium Cinemas (Big Island), Makalapua Cinemas (Big Island), Keauhou 7-Plex (Big Island), Maunaloa Town Cinemas (Moloka'i), Kaahumanu 6-Plex (Maui), Kukui Mall 4-Plex (Maui), Front Street Theatres (Maui). (PG-13).

"The Debut": The first Filipino American coming-of-age movie tells a familiar story, but is fresh with energy. Dante Basco stars as a high school kid who wants to go to art school; his dad wants him to be a doctor, and everything comes to a crisis at the birthday party of his 18-year-old sister. Opens tomorrow at Ward 16-Plex, Pearl Highlands 12, Kapolei 16-Plex, Ko'olau 10-Plex. (Not rated).

"Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood": Ellen Burstyn stars as an alcoholic Louisiana character who is offended when her playwright daughter (Sandra Bullock) criticizes her in an interview. Burstyn's childhood friends (Shirley Knight, Maggie Smith, Fionnula Flanagan) kidnap Bullock and bring her home so she can get to know her mother better. Opens tomorrow at Dole Cannery 18 Theatres, Restaurant Row Theatres, Ward 16-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, Kailua Cinemas, Windward 10, Keauhou 7-Plex (Big Island), Kaahumanu 6-Plex (Maui), Kukui Mall 4-Plex (Maui), Lahaina Cinemas (Maui). (PG-13).

"Nine Queens": A con within a con within a con: A swindle swirls around the "nine queens," a sheet of rare stamps, in a Buenos Aires setting. Opens tomorrow at Restaurant Row Theatres. In Spanish, with English subtitles. (R)