Posted on: Thursday, April 28, 2005

Movie openings

Advertiser Staff

• "Face": Drama follows three generations of Chinese and Chinese-American women who are trying to save "face" in New York's Chinatown. Opens tomorrow at Dole Cannery 18 Theatres. (R)

• "Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy": Sci-fi adventure with comic elements is based on the book by the late Douglas Adams. Opens tomorrow at Dole Cannery 18 Theatres, Ward Stadium 16, 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), Maui Mall Megaplex Cinemas (Maui), Kukui Mall 4-Plex (Maui), Front Street Theatres (Maui). (PG)

• "Nobody Knows": Four young children are left to fend for themselves in a Tokyo apartment. This film made its Honolulu debut in February at the Doris Duke Theatre. Subtitled. Opens tomorrow at Dole Cannery 18 Theatres. (PG-13)

• "XXX: State of the Union": Ice Cube replaces Vin Diesel in this continuation of the thriller series about bad boys recruited to do good for the government. Opens tomorrow at Dole Cannery 18 Theatres, Ward Stadium 16, 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), Keauhou 7 Theaters (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)