Movie Openings
"American Splendor": Inspired by the comic books about/by Cleveland file clerk Harvey Pekar. Opens tomorrow at Dole Cannery 18 Theatres, Varsity Twins. (R)
"And Now Ladies and Gentlemen": Expect jewel thieves, brain tumors and faith healers in Claude Lelouch's extravagantly plotted absurdity. Subtitled. Opens tomorrow at The Art House at Restaurant Row. (PG-13)
"Cabin Fever": Five college friends spend a weekend in the woods and are exposed to a flesh-eating disease. Opens tomorrow at Dole Cannery 18 Theatres, Ward Stadium 16-Plex, Koko Marina 8-Plex, Pearl Highlands 12, Pearlridge 4-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), Front Street Theatres (Maui). (R)
"The Legend of Johnny Lingo": Family fare: A young boy may or may not be a gift from the gods to an island community. Opens tomorrow at Dole Cannery 18 Theatres, Ward Stadium 16-Plex, Kahala 8-Plex, Pearl Highlands 12, Pearlridge 4-Plex, Kapolei 16-Plex, Mililani 14-Plex, Ko'olau 10-Plex, Windward Stadium 10. (G)
"Matchstick Men": Nicolas Cage stars as a con man crippled by neurotic obsessions who meets the teenage daughter he never knew he had. Opens tomorrow at Dole Cannery 18 Theatres, Ward Stadium 16-Plex, Kahala 8-Plex, Koko Marina 8-Plex, Pearl Highlands 12, Pearlridge 4-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), Maui Mall Megaplex Cinemas (Maui), Kukui Mall 4-Plex (Maui), Lahaina Cinemas (Maui), Coconut Marketplace Cinemas (Kaua'i). (PG-13)
"Mondays in the Sun": This chronicle follows the lives of men who were shipbuilders in Spain until the yards closed, and now measure out their lives in drinking and despair. In Spanish with English subtitles. Opens tomorrow at The Art House at Restaurant Row. (R)
"Once Upon a Time in Mexico": After the $7,000 "El Mariachi" and the $3 million "Desperado," Robert Rodriguez completes his trilogy with this $30 million epic. Opens tomorrow at Dole Cannery 18 Theatres, Ward Stadium 16-Plex, Kahala 8-Plex, Koko Marina 8-Plex, Pearl Highlands 12, Pearlridge 4-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), Kaahumanu 6-Plex (Maui), Kukui Mall 4-Plex (Maui), Front Street Theatres (Maui), Coconut Marketplace Cinemas (Kaua'i). (R)
"The Secret Lives of Dentists": Based on the novel "The Age of Grief" by Jane Smiley, this drama looks at the lives of two dentists, a married couple played by Campbell Scott and Hope Davis. Opens tomorrow at The Art House at Restaurant Row. (R)
"Washington Heights": Set in the Washington Heights neighborhood of Manhattan, this drama follows the aspirations of a comic-book artist. Opens tomorrow at The Art House at Restaurant Row. (R)
Sneak Previews
"The Fighting Temptations": Saturday; 7:05 p.m. at Dole Cannery 18 Theatres; 7:15 p.m., Kapolei 16-Plex; 7:20 p.m., Pearl Highlands 12; 7:30 p.m., Ward Stadium 16-Plex. (PG-13)
"Under the Tuscan Sun": Saturday; 7 p.m., Kapolei 16-Plex, Maui Mall Megaplex Cinemas (Maui); 7:15 p.m., Ward Stadium 16-Plex; 7:40 p.m., Pearl Highlands 12. (PG-13)
"Secondhand Lions": Sunday; 5 p.m., Ward Stadium 16-Plex, Kapolei 16-Plex, Mililani 14-Plex; 5:05 p.m., Windward Stadium 10; 5:15 p.m., Pearl Highlands 12; 7:30 p.m., Kaahumanu 6-Plex (Maui). (PG-13)
