Posted on: Thursday, April 3, 2008
Movie openings
"Leatherheads": This movie is set at a time when pro football was a poor cousin to the college game. Period costumes, jazzy music, 1920s slang, all of which combine for a nice re-creation of the feel of the era. George Clooney stars. 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. (PG-13)
"Nim's Island": A family-fare adventure comedy, stars Abigail Breslin as an 11-year-old girl who lives on a small South Pacific island with in a kind of girl version of Robinson Crusoe. 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, Ko'olau 10-Plex, Kapolei 16-Plex, Windward Stadium 10. (PG)
"The Ruins": A thriller/horror genre. 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, Ko'olau 10-Plex, Kapolei 16-Plex, Windward Stadium 10. (R)
"Shine a Light": Martin Scorsese's Rolling Stones concert film includes footage of Mick Jagger thrusting and flailing about in his trademark glory to "Sympathy for the Devil," which calls to mind the violence that erupted as the Stones played that very song nearly 40 years ago at the Altamont Speedway. Opens tomorrow at Ward Stadium 16.
"Under the Same Moon": This movie deals with the frequently debated issue of illegal immigration. Opens tomorrow at Dole Cannery Stadium 18 Theatres, Kahala Mall. (PG-13)
