Movie Openings

"Billabong Odyssey": A film about waves and those who ride them, filmed partly in Hawai'i. Opens tomorrow at Dole Cannery 18 Theatres, Ward Stadium 16-Plex, Pearlridge West 16-Plex, Windward Stadium 10, Maui Mall Megaplex Cinemas (Maui). (PG)

"Elf": Will Ferrell is Buddy, a human who was raised by elves and decides to find his human family. 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, 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), Kukui Mall 4-Plex (Maui), Front Street Theatres (Maui), Coconut Marketplace Cinemas (Kaua'i). (PG)

"Emerald Cowboy": Docu-drama based on a true story of the emerald trade in Colombia. Opens tomorrow at the Art House at Restaurant Row. (R)

"In This World": Tracing the real route with real protagonists, filmmaker Michael Winterbottom follows a 16-year-old and his cousin as they attempt to travel by land and sea from Pakistan to London. Opens tomorrow at the Art House at Restaurant Row. (R)

"Love Actually": A starry cast, including Hugh Grant and Emma Thompson, explores the many facets of love in this romantic comedy. Opens tomorrow at Dole Cannery 18 Theatres, Ward Stadium 16-Plex. (R)

"Mambo Italiano": A sort of "My Big Fat Italian/Canadian Gay Wedding," as a gay couple comes out to their tradition-bound families. Opens tomorrow at the Art House at Restaurant Row. (R)

"Pieces of April": Katie Holmes plays a troublesome daughter who wants to reconnect with her family by cooking Thanksgiving dinner. Derek Luke is her boyfriend, Oliver Platt is her dad, and Patricia Clarkson is her mom, who is dying of cancer. Opens tomorrow at Varsity Twin. (PG-13)