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The Honolulu Advertiser
Posted on: Thursday, June 19, 2003

Movie Openings

"Alex & Emma": Luke Wilson plays a writer who will be killed if he doesn't finish his novel in 30 days, and Kate Hudson is the stenographer he hires to save him in this romantic comedy. 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), Maui Mall Megaplex Cinemas (Maui), Front Street Theatres (Maui). (PG-13)

"The Eye": After a young woman's eyesight is restored, she begins to see ghosts, in this horror feature by filmmakers Oxide and Danny Pang. In Cantonese and Thai with English subtitles. Opens tomorrow at the Art House at Restaurant Row. (Unrated; gore, scary ghost, adult themes)

"From Justin to Kelly": Kelly Clarkson and Justin Guarini take their "American Idol" success to the big screen in a musical tale of two college students who meet in Miami, find romance and break into much song and dance. 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, La'ie Cinemas, Prince Kuhio Stadium Cinemas (Big Island), Makalapua Cinemas (Big Island), Keauhou 7-Plex (Big Island), Kaahumanu 6-Plex (Maui). (PG)

"Hulk": Not only about the comic-book green monster but also about two wounded adult children of egomaniacs. Banner (Eric Bana) was fathered by a scientist (Nick Nolte) who experimented on his own DNA. Betty Ross (Jennifer Connelly), his research partner, is intimidated by her ferocious father, an Army general (Sam Elliott). 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, Enchanted Lake Cinemas, Windward Stadium 10, La'ie 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), Lahaina Cinemas (Maui). (PG-13)

"L'auberge Espagnole": A French-style comedy in which student Xavier (Romain Duris) spends an adventurous year in Barcelona. In English, Spanish and other languages. Opens tomorrow at Varsity Twin and the Art House at Restaurant Row. (R)

"Man on the Train": A tough bank robber (Johnny Hallyday) and a meek school teacher (Jean Rochefort) trade fantasies about trading places. In French, with English subtitles. Opens tomorrow at the Art House at Restaurant Row. (R)

"The Trip": Larry Sullivan and Steve Braun star as two men who, despite very different political backgrounds, develop a romance that's explored during an 11-year period in the gay-rights movement. Opens tomorrow at the Art House at Restaurant Row. (Unrated; adult themes and situations, some sex and violence.)