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Posted on: Thursday, February 10, 2005

THE LEFT LANE
Catching the psy-fi bug

Advertiser Staff and News Services

Tim Robbins stars as the empathy guy in "Code 46."

United Artists

"Code 46" never made it to Hawai'i movie theaters last August (or many screens on the Mainland, for that matter). But fans of the cold, ominous vibes of "Blade Runner" or "Gattaca" might want to catch this craftily photographed and designed science-fiction fantasy.

Tim Robbins stars as an insurance-fraud investigator infected with an empathy virus that allows him to know what people are thinking. Samantha Morton plays a corporate counterfeiter he catches smuggling fake government documents required for travel. They fall in love. Surprises ensue. At 1 p.m., 7:30 p.m. today at the Doris Duke Theatre. More information is at 532-8768.

In harmony for your heartthrob

The Barbershop Quartet can show up to sing to your sweetheart at the office or on your date.

Still looking for the perfect gift for your sweetheart? You can book a singing valentine. The Barbershop Quartet is booking performances at restaurants, workplaces, homes and hospitals from Friday through Monday (Monday is Valentine's Day, guys). Your sweetheart also gets a card, a rose and two songs. The cost is $50. For reservations, call 262-7664.

FINAL WORD

Will Ferrell, in Entertainment Weekly, on being paired with Nicole Kidman for the summer movie based on the '70s sitcom "Bewitched":

"Nicole described it as Hepburn and Tracy. That's the classy version. The nonclassy version is, I don't know, Britney Spears and Daniel Day-Lewis? With me being Britney in drag."

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