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Posted on: Thursday, August 14, 2003

Movie Openings

"Freddy vs. Jason": Two horror-flick icons go at each other after the usual pack of teen victims is dispensed with. Opens tomorrow at Dole Cannery 18 Theatres, Ward Stadium 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 Stadium 10, Prince Kuhio Stadium Cinemas (Big Island), Makalapua Cinemas (Big Island), Keauhou 7-Plex (Big Island), Maui Mall Megaplex Cinemas (Maui), Lahaina Cinemas (Maui). (R)

"Gigantic": This documentary profiles John Flansburgh and John Linnell, of the musical duo They Might Be Giants. Opens tomorrow at the Art House at Restaurant Row. (Not rated)

"Grind": Skateboarding buddies dream of sponsorship on the pro tour and follow their fantasies onto the road. Opens tomorrow at Dole Cannery 18 Theatres, Ward Stadium 16-Plex, Kahala 8-Plex, Pearl Highlands 12, Pearlridge West 16-Plex, Kapolei 16-Plex, Mililani 14-Plex, Ko'olau 10-Plex, Keolu Center Cinemas, Windward Stadium 10, Prince Kuhio Stadium Cinemas (Big Island), Makalapua Cinemas (Big Island), Keauhou 7-Plex (Big Island), Maunaloa Town Cinemas (Moloka'i), Kaahumanu 6-Plex (Maui), Front Street Theatres (Maui). (PG-13)

"Northfork": In 1955, a Montana town is about to be buried beneath the waters created by a dam, and teams of evacuators tour the district to hurry people on their way. Opens tomorrow at Varsity Twin. PG-13)

"Open Range": Kevin Costner is at the helm and stars in a western. Robert Duvall is the very moral Boss, Costner is his employee. They graze their cattle on the open range, and when a rancher forces a showdown, they stand up to him. Opens tomorrow at Dole Cannery 18 Theatres, Ward Stadium 16-Plex, Koko Marina 8-Plex, Pearl Highlands 12, Pearlridge West 16-Plex, Kapolei 16-Plex, Mililani 14-Plex, Ko'olau 10-Plex, Windward Stadium 10, Prince Kuhio Stadium Cinemas (Big Island), Makalapua Cinemas (Big Island), Maui Mall Megaplex Cinemas (Maui). (R)

"Together": A 13-year-old violin prodigy from the provinces is brought by his proud father to Beijing to study music. In Mandarin Chinese, with English subtitles. Opens tomorrow at the Art House at Restaurant Row. (PG)

"Uptown Girls": Brittany Murphy stars in the story of a dizzy orphan whose her rock star parents died in a crash. When she loses her fortune and is forced to work for a living, she gets a job as nanny for a prematurely old and bitter 8-year-old (Dakota Fanning). Opens tomorrow at Dole Cannery 18 Theatres, Ward Stadium 16-Plex, Koko Marina 8-Plex, Pearl Highlands 12, Pearlridge West 16-Plex, Kapolei 16-Plex, Mililani 14-Plex, Ko'olau 10-Plex, Windward Stadium 10, Prince Kuhio Stadium Cinemas (Big Island), Makalapua Cinemas (Big Island), Keauhou 7-Plex (Big Island), Kaahumanu 6-Plex (Maui). (PG-13)

SNEAK PREVIEW

"The Shapemakers": 1:30, 4:30, 7:15 and 9:30 p.m. tomorrow at the Art House at Restaurant Row.