Movie Openings
"Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys": In the mid-1970s, four friends at a Catholic school resent the strict Sister Assumpta (Jodie Foster) and devise a rebellion that takes two forms: a comic book (which is represented with brilliant animated sequences), and practical jokes (stealing a statue, kidnapping a cougar). Opens tomorrow at Restaurant Row Theatres. (R)
"Dogtown and Z Boys": A documentary about the members of the Zephyr Team, who revolutionized skateboarding in Los Angeles in the 1970s and essentially invented the modern sport and its offspring, ski acrobatics. Opens tomorrow at Varsity Twin. (PG-13).
"Hey Arnold! The Movie": A full-length animated feature based on the hit Nickelodeon cartoon series about a truly decent boy named Arnold. Opens tomorrow at Dole Cannery 18 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, Keolu Center Cinemas, Windward 10, Prince Kuhio Stadium Cinemas (Big Island), Makalapua Cinemas (Big Island), Keauhou 7-Plex (Big Island), Maui Mall Megaplex Cinemas (Maui), Front Street Theatres (Maui). (PG).
"Made in Japan": A 1993 film from Japan originally titled "We Are Not Alone," this comedy follows the adventures of a kooky Japanese businessman who arrives in a backwater Asian country called Talckistan. In Japanese and English with English subtitles. Opens tomorrow at Restaurant Row Theatres. (Not rated, but contains nudity and violence)
"Maelstrom": A surreal drama about a woman whose life comes apart after she has an abortion. Opens tomorrow at Restaurant Row Theatres. In French, with English subtitles. (Not rated, but contains nudity, sex, complex adult themes)
"Mr. Deeds": Adam Sandler stars in a modern retelling of the Gary Cooper classic "Mr. Deeds Goes to Town," about a man who abruptly becomes a billionaire. Opens tomorrow at Dole Cannery 18 Theatres, Ward 16-Plex, Kahala 8-Plex, Pearl Highlands 12, Pearlridge West 16-Plex, Kapolei 16-Plex, Mililani 14-Plex, Ko'olau 10-Plex, Enchanted Lake Cinemas, Windward 10, Prince Kuhio Stadium Cinemas (Big Island), Makalapua Cinemas (Big Island), Keauhou 7-Plex (Big Island), Maui Mall Megaplex Cinemas (Maui), Kukui Mall 4-Plex (Maui), Front Street Theatres (Maui). (PG-13).
"My Big Fat Greek Wedding": Nia Vardalos stars in a film version of her one-woman play, in which a Greek woman falls in love with a non-Greek man, and the inevitable clashes of culture that follow. Opens tomorrow at Restaurant Row Theatres, Kahala 8-Plex. (PG).
"The Salton Sea": Val Kilmer is a jazz musician and meth middleman whose life is a tangle of drugs and revenge. Opens tomorrow at Restaurant Row Theatres. (R)
