Movie Openings
"Femme Fatale": Rebecca Romijn-Stamos stars as an elegant jewel thief who steals $10 million in diamonds at the Cannes Film Festival, double-crosses her criminal partners, and then gets entangled with a paparazzo (Antonio Banderas). Opened yesterday at Dole Cannery 18 Theatres, Ward Stadium 16-Plex, Pearl Highlands 12, Pearlridge West 16-Plex, Kapolei 16-Plex, Mililani 14-Plex, Prince Kuhio Stadium Cinemas (Big Island), Maui Mall Megaplex Cinemas (Maui). (R).
"8 Mile": Rapper Eminem stars as a kid from the wrong side of the road who tries to become a rap star. Opens tomorrow at Dole Cannery 18 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).
"Frida": The story of Frida Kahlo (Salma Hayek), a passionate artist who struggled through lifelong pain to create extraordinary paintings, and yet was overshadowed during her lifetime by her husband, the famous and equally tempestuous Diego Rivera (Alfred Molina). Opens tomorrow at Dole Cannery 18 Theatres, Varsity Twin. (R).
"Sade": It's 1794; Daniel Auteuil stars as the Marquis de Sade, imprisoned and then transferred to a former convent, where he grooms a young protege. Opens tomorrow at The Art House at Restaurant Row. (Not rated).
"Tosca": A concert film of the opera by Puccini, starring Angela Gheorghiu, Roberto Alagna and Ruggero Raimondi. Opens tomorrow at The Art House at Restaurant Row. (Not rated).
"Wasabi": Hard-boiled French cop Jean Reno learns that a former lover has died in Japan. Flying in for the funeral, he discovers he has a daughter who is 19, has brightly dyed red hair, and wants to hire mobsters to revenge her mother's death. Opens tomorrow at The Art House at Restaurant Row. (R).
