Posted on: Thursday, April 27, 2006
Movie openings
Advertiser Staff
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J.R. Villarreal, left, and Keke Palmer in "Akeelah and the Bee," about a spelling whiz in Los Angeles as she moves through the contests.
Lions Gate Films
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"Akeelah and the Bee": Akeelah (Keke Palmer) is a spelling whiz at her Los Angeles school. A professor (Laurence Fishburne) agrees to be her coach, and she begins to move up through the contests. Opens tomorrow at Dole Cannery 18 Theatres, Ward Stadium 16, Pearl Highlands 12, Pearlridge West 16-Plex, Kapolei 16-Plex, Mililani 14-Plex, Ko'olau 10-Plex, Prince Kuhio Stadium Cinemas (Big Island), Makalapua Cinemas (Big Island), Kaahumanu 6-Plex (Maui), Lahaina Wharf Cinemas (Maui). (PG)
"Hard Candy": A 14-year-old girl entices a 32-year-old pedophile on the Internet, gets herself invited to his home, and quickly has him strapped down and helpless. Opens tomorrow at Varsity Twin. (R)
"RV": Robin Williams and Cheryl Hines, the Munros, take their kids on a cross-country RV expedition, meet a relentlessly cheerful family and have adventures with animals, emergency brakes, mountain roads and stolen computers. Opens tomorrow at Dole Cannery, Ward, Koko Marina 8-Plex, Pearl Highlands, Pearlridge West, Kapolei, Mililani, Ko'olau, Windward Stadium 10, La'ie Cinemas, Prince Kuhio, Makalapua, Maunaloa Town Cinemas (Moloka'i), Kaahumanu, Kukui Mall 4-Plex (Maui), Lahaina Wharf, Coconut Marketplace Cinemas (Kaua'i). (PG)
"Stick It": Missy Peregrym stars as a troublesome 17-year-old gymnast who walks away from Team USA, gets in trouble, and is sentenced to the Vickerman Gymnastics Academy and its legendary coach (Jeff Bridges). Opens tomorrow at Dole Cannery, Ward, Koko Marina, Pearl Highlands, Pearlridge West, Kapolei, Mililani, Ko'olau, Windward, Prince Kuhio, Makalapua, Kaahumanu, Front Street Theatres (Maui). (R)
"United 93": Director Paul Greengrass tells the story of 9/11 and the doomed United flight 93 entirely in the present tense. Opens tomorrow at Dole Cannery, Ward, Koko Marina, Pearl Highlands, Pearlridge West, Kapolei, Mililani, Ko'olau, Windward, Prince Kuhio, Makalapua, Maui Mall Megaplex Cinemas (Maui), Kukui Mall. (R)
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