Posted on: Thursday, September 23, 2004

Movie Openings

Advertiser Staff

• "The Blind Swordsman: Zatoichi": Takeshi Kitano, Japan's most intriguing contemporary actor-director, steps into the shoes of Zatoichi, a blind swordsman who was the subject in one of the most popular movies series in Japanese history. Opens tomorrow at Varsity Twin. (R)

• "Criminal": A veteran con man (John C. Reilly) takes a kid (Diego Luna) under his arm, promising to train him as a partner. A remake of "Nine Queens," a 2002 Argentine film. Opens tomorrow at Kahala 8-Plex. (R)

• "First Daughter": Katie Holmes stars as the daughter of the U.S. president (Michael Keaton). She insists on going to college without secret service agents in tow, but her dad assigns one anyway. 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, Prince Kuhio Stadium Cinemas (Big Island), Makalapua Cinemas (Big Island), Kaahumanu 6-Plex (Maui), Front Street Theatres (Maui). (PG)

• "The Forgotten": Julianne Moore stars a psychological thriller in which she is haunted by the memory of her dead child. 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), Maunaloa Town Cinemas (Moloka'i), Maui Mall Megaplex Cinemas (Maui), Kukui Mall 4-Plex (Maui), Lahaina Wharf Cinemas (Maui), Coconut Marketplace Cinemas (Kaua'i). (PG-13)

• "Mean Creek": A school yard bully becomes the target of a practical joke that gets out of control, in a movie that deepens into a complex story of young teenagers trying to make moral choices. Opens tomorrow at Varsity Twin. (R)

Sneak Preview:

• "Shall We Dance?": Starring Richard Gere and Jennifer Lopez in an Americanized version of the Japanese ballroom-dancing hit. Saturday, Makalapua Cinemas (Big Island); 7:15 p.m. Pearlridge West 16-Plex; 7:25 p.m. Pearl Highlands 12; 7:35 p.m. Ward 16-Plex; 7:45 p.m. Dole Cannery 18 Theatres, Mililani 14-Plex, Windward Stadium 10; 8 p.m. Kapolei 16-Plex. (PG-13)