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The Honolulu Advertiser
Posted on: Thursday, July 31, 2008

Movie openings

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Brendan Fraser reprises his role as explorer Rick O'Connell for "The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor." This time, he helps unearth the mummy of an emperor who fell under a wizard's curse centuries ago.

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  • "Brideshead Revisited": An elegantly mounted version of the Evelyn Waugh novel, with Matthew Goode as a middle-class youth who falls in love with both a son and a daughter of the wealthy Marchmain family — and also in love with their fabulous mansion, Brideshead. Opens tomorrow at Kahala Mall. (PG-13)

  • "Bustin' Down the Door": Documentary film tells how a handful of Australians invaded the North Shore, and helped turn surfing into a lucrative pro sport. Opens tomorrow at Dole Cannery Stadium 18 Theatres. (NR)

  • "The Midnight Meat Train": A New York photographer hunts down a serial killer. Based on Clive Barker's short story "Midnight Meat Train." Opens tomorrow at Restaurant Row 9. (R)

  • "The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor": In the Far East, a trouble-seeking father-and-son duo unearth the mummy of the first Emperor of Qin — a shape-shifting entity who was cursed by a wizard centuries ago. Opens tomorrow at Dole Cannery Stadium 18 Theatres, Ward Stadium 16, Mililani 14-Plex, Pearl Highlands Stadium 12, Pearlridge West 16-Plex, Koko Marina 8-Plex, Kahala Mall, Ko'olau 10-Plex, Kapolei 16-Plex, Windward Stadium 10, Kukui Mall Theatres (Maui). (PG-13)

  • "Priceless": Set in the beautiful south of France, this comedy with an adult sensibility features personable performances by Audrey Tautou and Gad Elmaleh in a story about gold-diggers who do degrading things to themselves and others. Opens tomorrow at Kahala Mall. (PG-13)

  • "Swing Vote": A presidential election that literally comes down to one man, one vote in this Kevin Costner movie. It belongs to an alcoholic egg inspector, who finds himself the focus of the eyes of the world. Opens tomorrow at Dole Cannery Stadium 18 Theatres, Ward Stadium 16, Mililani 14-Plex, Pearl Highlands Stadium 12, Pearlridge West 16-Plex, Kahala Mall, Ko'olau 10-Plex, Kapolei 16-Plex, Windward Stadium 10. (PG-13)