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The Honolulu Advertiser
Posted on: Thursday, June 2, 2005

Movie openings

Advertiser Staff

"Cinderella Man": Russell Crowe stars as boxer Jim Braddock, who was washed up after a hand injury but fought back from poverty to win the heavyweight title from the dreaded Max Baer. 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), Front Street Theatres (Maui), Coconut Marketplace Cinemas (Kaua'i). (PG-13)

• "The Game of Their Lives": A film inspired by the 1950 upset of the English soccer team, said to be the best in the world, by underdogs from St. Louis and New York. Opens tomorrow at Dole Cannery 18 Theatres. (PG)

• "Lords of Dogtown": A fictionalized version of the award-winning documentary "Dogtown and Z-Boys," about a group of young dudes who brought extreme skill and flash to skateboarding the 1970s. Starring Heath Ledger, Emile Hirsch and Johnny Knoxville. Opens tomorrow at Dole Cannery 18 Theatres, Ward Stadium 16, Kahala 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), Coconut Marketplace Cinemas (Kaua'i). (PG-13)

• "You I Love": A comedic look at modern Moscow as two professionals — she's a news anchor, he's an advertising exec — fall in love. But complications ensue when he also falls for another guy, an aspiring circus performer. Opens tomorrow at Dole Cannery 18 Theatres. In Russian with English subtitles. Not rated.