Posted on: Thursday, July 21, 2005
Movie openings
Advertiser Staff
"The Bad News Bears": Billy Bob Thornton is a drunken has-been minor league pitcher who coaches a Little League team made up of losers. Opens tomorrow at Maunaloa Town Cinemas (Moloka'i), Prince Kuhio Stadium Cinemas (Big Island), Makalapua Cinemas (Big Island), Maui Mall Megaplex Cinemas (Maui), Lahaina Wharf Cinemas (Maui), Ward Stadium 16, Mililani 14-Plex, Pearlridge West 16-Plex, Koko Marina 8-Plex, Ko'olau 10-Plex, Kapolei 16-Plex, Kukui Mall 4-Plex (Maui), Dole Cannery 18 Theatres, Windward Stadium 10, Pearl Highlands 12. (PG-13)
"The Devil's Rejects": Slasher film by Rob Zombie follows a family of serial killers in 1970s Texas. Opens tomorrow at Prince Kuhio Stadium Cinemas (Big Island), Makalapua Cinemas (Big Island), Maui Mall Megaplex Cinemas (Maui), Front Street Theatres (Maui), Ward Stadium 16, Mililani 14-Plex, Pearlridge West 16-Plex, Ko'olau 10-Plex, Kapolei 16-Plex, Dole Cannery 18 Theatres, Windward Stadium 10, Pearl Highlands 12. (R)
"Hustle & Flow": Terrence Howard plays a pimp and drug dealer who dreams of becoming a rap star, and hopes a childhood friend will give him the break he needs. Opens tomorrow at Maui Mall Megaplex Cinemas (Maui), Ward Stadium 16, Pearlridge West 16-Plex, Kapolei 16-Plex, Dole Cannery 18 Theatres, Pearl Highlands 12. (R)
"The Island": Ewan McGregor and Scarlett Johansson are among the citizens of a sealed world, told they are being kept safe from a polluted planet. Occasionally one wins a lottery and gets a trip to the last unpolluted paradise that isn't what it seems. Opens tomorrow at La'ie Cinemas, Prince Kuhio Stadium Cinemas (Big Island), Makalapua Cinemas (Big Island), Lahaina Wharf Cinemas (Maui), Ward Stadium 16, Mililani 14-Plex, Pearlridge West 16-Plex, Koko Marina 8-Plex, Ko'olau 10-Plex, Kapolei 16-Plex, Kaahumanu 6-Plex (Maui). (PG-13)
"Schizo": A coming-of-age tale about a 15-year-old boy in Kazakhstan who, at the behest of his mother's boyfriend, procures young boxers for illegal fights. In Russian, with English subtitles. Opens tomorrow at Dole Cannery 18 Theatres. (Unrated)
SNEAK PREVIEW
"Must Love Dogs": 7 p.m. Saturday, Mililani 14-Plex and Pearl Highlands 12; 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Ward Stadium 16. (PG-13)
