Posted on: Thursday, December 23, 2004

Movie openings

Advertiser Staff

• "The Aviator": Martin Scorsese re-creates the glorious rise and lonely fall of Howard Hughes, with Leonardo DiCaprio in the lead role. Opens Saturday at Prince Kuhio Stadium Cinemas (Big Island), Makalapua Cinemas (Big Island), Front Street Theatres (Maui), Kapolei 16-Plex, Koko Marina 8-Plex, Kaahumanu 6-Plex (Maui), Ko'olau 10-Plex, Keauhou 7 Theaters (Big Island), Mililani 14-Plex, Pearlridge West 16-Plex, Ward 16-Plex, Dole Cannery 18 Theatres, Windward Stadium 10. (PG-13)

• "Darkness": A house in the countryside has a horrifying past that threatens to destroy a family. Opens Saturday at Prince Kuhio Stadium Cinemas (Big Island), Makalapua Cinemas (Big Island), Maui Mall Megaplex Cinemas (Maui), Kapolei 16-Plex, Koko Marina 8-Plex, Ko'olau 10-Plex, Mililani 14-Plex, Pearlridge West 16-Plex, Dole Cannery 18 Theatres. (PG-13)

• "Fat Albert": Doris (Kyla Pratt) feels left out at school, and sheds a tear which falls on her TV screen — opening a magic portal to the "Fat Albert" cartoon show. Opens Saturday at Prince Kuhio Stadium Cinemas (Big Island), Makalapua Cinemas (Big Island), Lahaina Wharf Cinemas (Maui), Kahala 8-Plex, Kapolei 16-Plex, Kaahumanu 6-Plex (Maui), Ko'olau 10-Plex, Keauhou 7 Theaters (Big Island), Mililani 14-Plex, Pearlridge West 16-Plex, Ward 16-Plex, Dole Cannery 18 Theatres, Windward Stadium 10. (PG)

• "The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou": Bill Murray stars as a melancholy oceanographer who sails on a mission to kill the shark that ate his best friend, and is accompanied by a band of eccentrics. Opens Saturday at Kahala 8-Plex, Kaahumanu 6-Plex (Maui), Pearlridge West 16-Plex, Ward 16-Plex, Dole Cannery 18 Theatres, Windward Stadium 10. (R)

• "A Very Long Engagement": Audrey Tautou and director Jean-Pierre Jeunet, together for the first time since "Amelie," offer a story that combines the horror of war with the persistence of romance. Opens tomorrow at Varsity Twin. (R)