Posted on: Thursday, December 16, 2004
Movie Openings
Advertiser Staff
• "The Aviator": Leonardo DiCaprio stars in a bio-pic about the eccentric Howard Hughes. A very limited opening: beginning tomorrow at Kaahumanu 6-Plex (Maui). (PG-13)
• "Flight of the Phoenix": Remake of the 1965 James Stewart adventure picture about a plane that crashes in the desert. Marooned without a radio, the survivors seem doomed — until one of them says he's an aircraft designer and believes a new plane can be built from the wreckage of the old. Opens tomorrow at Dole Cannery 18 Theatres, Ward 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 Theaters (Big Island), Maui Mall Megaplex Cinemas (Maui), Kukui Mall 4-Plex (Maui), Front Street Theatres (Maui). (PG-13)
• "House of Flying Daggers": Zhang Yimou's new film tells the Tang-dynasty story of an undercover policeman (Takeshi Kaneshiro) who falls in love with the blind daughter (Zhang Ziyi) of a resistance leader. Subtitled. Opens tomorrow at Dole Cannery 18 Theatres, Ward 16-Plex, Kahala 8-Plex, Maui Mall Megaplex Cinemas (Maui). (PG-13)
Paramount Pictures • "Spanglish": A Mexican-American maid and her daughter bring healing calm to a Los Angeles family where the mother (Tea Leoni) is hysterical, the father (Adam Sandler) is "stark raving calm," the grandmother (Cloris Leachman) is an alcoholic and the daughter (Sarah Steele) is their role model. Opens tomorrow at Dole Cannery 18 Theatres, Ward 16-Plex, Kahala 8-Plex, Pearl Highlands 12, Pearlridge West 16-Plex, Kapolei 16-Plex, Mililani 14-Plex, Windward Stadium 10, Prince Kuhio Stadium Cinemas (Big Island), Makalapua Cinemas (Big Island), Keauhou 7 Theaters (Big Island), Kaahumanu 6-Plex (Maui), Kukui Mall 4-Plex (Maui), Lahaina Wharf Cinemas (Maui), Coconut Marketplace Cinemas (Kaua'i). (PG-13)
• "Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events": Based on the popular children's literature series, this film stars Jim Carrey in a tale about three orphans who outrun or outwit the evil characters they encounter. Opens tomorrow at Dole Cannery 18 Theatres, Ward 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 Theaters (Big Island), Maunaloa Town Cinemas (Moloka'i), Maui Mall Megaplex Cinemas (Maui), Kukui Mall 4-Plex (Maui), Front Street Theatres (Maui). (PG)
Jim Carrey portrays Count Olaf in "Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events."
