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MOVIECAPSULES MAUI FILM FESTIVAL’S CANDLELIGHT CAFÉ & CINEMA Wednesday, August 18 Saved! 5 & 7:30 p.m., Castle Theater Jena Malone (Cold Mountain), Mandy Moore (Chasing Liberty), Macaulay Culkin (Home Alone), Patrick Fugit (Almost Famous) and Mary-Louise Parker (Grand Canyon) star in and find faith in unexpected places in this satire about students at American Eagle Christian High School that's imaginative enough to explore an environment off Hollywood's beaten path, broad-minded enough to portray the evangelical milieu with flair and satirize its foibles with restraint while respecting its ideals. Rated PG-13. 92 min.
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one-liners, and then everyone looks slick and stylish as they chase each other through L.A. Also stars Jada Pinkett-Smith. DODGEBALL (PG13) - Ben Stiller (Zoolander) is the hilarious head of a big fitness palace that threatens to overtake a small local gym. Vince Vaughn (Swingers) leads a group of social misfits to battle the big evil corporate of narcissism in an epic game of, well, Dodgeball. HAROLD & KUMAR GO TO WHITE CASTLE (PG13) - Comedy - A corporate dude (John Cho) and his medical school pal (Kal Penn) smoke a lot of pot one night and then decide to drive through late night New Jersey searching for White Castle hamburgers, which are these little square hamburgers they sell on the East Coast that are supposed to be really good but are, in fact, too small and bland to provide any real sustenance. Anyhoo, hilarity ensues, which is unusual because the guy who played Doogie Howser co-stars as himself. I, ROBOT - PG-13 - Science Fiction/Adventure - This Will Smith vehicle is set far enough in the future when thousands of creepy human-looking robots can talk and walk around and go to the mall and stuff and
ALIEN VS. PREDATOR - PG13 Thriller/Science Fiction - The iconic monsters from the two franchises battle each other on Earth for the first time on film, as they have in the comic-book world. The discovery of an ancient pyramid buried in Antarctica sends a team of scientists and adventurers to the frozen continent. There, they make an even more terrifying discovery: two alien races enaged in an ultimate battle. THE PRINCESS DIARIES 2 - G - After getting over the revelation that she is a princess and part of the royal family of the small and obscure European nation of Genovia (with a population of just 50,000), American teenager Mia (Annie Hathaway) moves to the actual country she represents, with her best friend, Lilly (Heather Matarazzo) tagging along during summer vacation. As she learns the job of being a country's future ruler, one challenge she's faced with is the prospect of being set up in an arranged marriage. YU-GI-OH! THE MOVIE - PG - Animation After the conclusion of the Battle City Tournament, deep below the sands of Egypt, an ancient evil has awakened. Anubis, who was defeated centuries ago by Yugi's mysterious alter ego the ancient Pharaoh has returned for revenge. Wielding the power of the Eighth Millennium Item, Anubis is determined to destroy Yugi and take over the world. See Film Critique.
Now Showing A CINDERELLA STORY - PG - Teen/Romantic Comedy - Another fable-filled fantasy about a super cute and really nice high school chick (Hilary Duff) who is tortured by her tacky stepmom and catty, low-self-esteem-compensating, jealous stepsisters, while she covets her online Prince Charming, the popular quarterback with the secret sensitive side. Will he find the cell phone she left behind just before the clock strikes midnight? THE BOURNE SUPREMACY - (PG13) Action/Adventure - Think James Bond, but pissed off in a Fugitive kind of way. Jason Bourne (Matt Damon at his emotionally emptiest) is an exAmerican assassin who’s tired of killing foreign leaders and just wants to live with this German girlfriend (Franka Potente) in peace. But his former employer isn’t too keen on the retirement plans. Yeah, that was pretty much the first movie, Bourne Identity, but who cares. Also stars Brian Cox and Julia Stiles. CAT WOMAN - (PG) - Action/Adventure - Halle Berry stars in the telling of the popular DC Comics anti-heroine of a lady in a tight, black, leather bodysuit. The story of Catwoman starts with a rather timid woman who, by twist of fate, is granted the amazing powers of the feline— self-cleaning and mouse-catching notwithstanding. She also encounters villains and villainesses (here, deliciously portrayed by Sharon Stone), as well as a complicated love interest (hellooo, Benjamin Bratt!). But hey, let’s face it, this movie is all about the cat suit. COLLATERAL - (R) - Crime/Thriller - This Michael Mann film stars Jamie Foxx as a washed-up comedy writer-turned cabbie and Tom Cruise as a pontificating assassin. The movie takes place over one night as Foxx drives Cruise around from hit to hit. People get killed, Foxx delivers a few
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story recollected by an older man (James Garner) and woman (Gena Rowlands) about a young couple (Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams) who were tragically separated. What happened to them? Go see the movie. But first, hand me a tissue, will ya? SHREK 2 - (PG) - Animation - This green ogre (Mike Meyers) marries this princess (Cameron Diaz) and live in swamp with their donkey friend (Eddie Murphy). The princess’ parents happen to be the King (John Cleese) and Queen (Julie Andrews) of Far Far Away and they’re pissed so the dad plots to have the ogre, Shrek, killed by Puss ‘n Boots (Antonio Banderas) so that the princess can be freed up to marry the Fairy Godmother’s son Prince Charming (Rupert Everett), who we all know doesn’t exist anyway so what is she thinking?! SPIDERMAN 2 - (PG13) - Science-Fiction/Adventure Basically your classic superhero popcorn flick, but with way more style and substance than you normally find in the genre. Picking up where the first movie left off, Peter Parker (Tobey Maguire) is racked with uncertainty over his job, secret life of costumed crime-fighting and inability to have a more or less normal relationship
MAUI FILM FESTIVAL Castle Theater, 572-3456 Saved! - PG13 - Wed 5 & 7:30 pm
MAUI MALL MEGAPLEX Maui Mall, 249–2222 (Showtimes) = Matinee A Cinderella Story - PG - Th (12:30, 2:45, 5), 7:15, 9:30, Fr, M-W (12:10, 2:25, 4:45), 7:15, 9:30, Sa-Su (12:10, 2:25), 4:45 Dodgeball - PG13 - Th only 7:40, 10 Harold & Kumar Go To White Castle - PG-13 - Th (12:30, 2:45, 3:10, 5), 7:15, 7:50, 9:30, Fr, M-W (5:15), 7:30, 9:45, Sa-Su 5:15, 7:30, 9:45 I, Robot - PG13 - Th (1, 1:30, 3:45, 4:30), 7, 7:20, 9:45, 10,Fr, M-W (1, 4), 7, 9:40, Sa-Su (1), 4, 7, 9:40, 10 King Arthur - PG13 - Th-Fr, M-W (12:30, 5:10), 9:55, Sa-Su (12:30), 5:10, 9:55 Little Black Book - PG13 - Th (12:30, 2:50, 5:10), 7:30, 10, Fr, M-W 9:30, Sa-Su (12, 2:30), 7:30, 9:55 Notebook - PG13 - Th (1, 4), 7, 9:45, Fr, M-W 7:10, 9:50, Sa-Su 7:10, 9:50 Princess Diaries 2 - Th (12:30, 1, 1:30, 3, 4, 4:30, 5:30), 7, 7:15, 8, 9:30, 9:45, Fr, M-W (12, 12:30, 1, 2:30, 3, 4, 5, 5:30), 7, 7:30, 8, 9:30, 10, Sa-Su (12, 12:30, 1, 2:30, 3), 4, 5, 5:30, 7, 7:30, 8, 9:30, 10 Shrek 2 - PG - Daily (12:35, 2:45, 4:55) Thunderbirds - PG - Th (12:45, 3, 5:15), Fr, M-W (12:45, 3) Sa-Su (12:45, 3) White Chicks - PG13 - Th 7:10, 9:40, Fr-W 7:15, 9:45
KA’AHUMANU 6 Queen Ka`ahumanu Shopping Center, 875-4910 Bourne Supremacy - R - Daily (12, 2:25), 4:55, 7:35, 10:05 Catwoman - PG13 - Daily (1, 3:45), 7, 9:30 Collateral - R - Daily (1), 4:40, 7:20, 10 Manchurian Candidate - R - Daily (12:45), 4:15, 7:15, 10 Spiderman 2 - PG13 - Daily (1:15), 4:35, 7:25, 10:10 Village - PG13 - Daily (12:15, 2:40), 5, 7:30, 9:55
KUKUI MALL 1819 South Kihei Road, 875-4910 Alien vs. Predator - PG-13 - Fr-W (1:45), 5, 7:45, 10 Bourne Supermacy - PG13 - Th (1:30), 4:45, 7:30, 10, Fr-W (1:15), 4:30, 7:15, 9:45 Collateral - R -Th (1:15), 4:30, 7:15, 9:45, Fr-W (1), 4:15, 7, 9:30 Manchurian Candidate - R - Th only (1), 4:15, 7, 9:40 Village - PG13 - Th (1:45), 5, 7:30, 10, Fr-W (1:30), 4:45, 7:30, 9:50, 10
FRONT STREET THEATERS Left to right: Predator, Alien everyone doesn’t get all freaked out over it. Based on sci-fi author Isaac Asimov’s classic collection of short stories of the same name, the movie follows Smith’s detective character as he tries to prove a robot violated its basic programming and willingly committed a crime. Also stars hottie Bridget Moynahan. KING ARTHUR - (PG13) - Action/Adventure - Mix one part Braveheart with one part Pearl Harbor, stir in a few handfuls of foolishness and sprinkle with stereotypical characters and you get this giant Jerry Bruckheimer “history” picture. It’s got a boatload of knights running around with plenty of swords and bows and arrows to keep the kiddies happy, but none of the pesky blood and gore that used to sluice down so many a medieval gutter. With Clive Owen and Keira Knightley. LITTLE BLACK BOOK - (PG13) - Comdey/Romance - Brittany Murphy stars as an associate producer for a daytime talk show who gets frustrated when her boyfriend (Ron Livingston) won’t talk about his past relationships. Geez, usually you can’t get them to shut up about them! Anyway, using the show’s resources, she seeks out and interviews his exes and typically, finds out more than she wanted to MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE - R - Political Thriller Denzel Washington plays an American Gulf War vet whose strange dreams a decade after the war ended lead him to believe he and his squad were kidnapped and brainwashed as part of some conspiracy to take over the U.S. government. Hey, wait, that sounds familiar. Oh yeah, it was this other movie called… The Manchurian Candidate, starring Frank Sinatra and that woman from Murder, She Wrote. I loved that film. You people suck. Also starring Liev Schreiber and Meryl Streep. THE NOTEBOOK - (PG13) - Drama/Romance Directed by Nick Cassavetes and based on the bestselling Nicolas Sparks novel of the same name, if the preview to this movie didn’t darn near choke you up, you probably should just forget about it. It’s a love
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with Mary Jane Watson (Kirsten Dunst). It doesn’t help matters that he also has to put away the wretched but dangerous Dr. Octopus (Alfred Molina). THUNDERBIRDS - PG - Action/Adventure - What is this, the season of unwanted remakes? How dare someone remake one of my favorite cartoons ever, with Liono and Snarf battling that evil mummy Mum-Ra… oh, wait, that was Thundercats. Oh yeah, Thunderbirds—that really, really long miniseries on that priest who gets it on that starred that guy who just came out of the closet. What was his name… Richard Crenna? Richard Harris? Richard Chamberlain! Yeah, why would someone want to… That was The Thornbirds? Oh. So what was the Thunderbirds? Some British 1960s puppet show where these guys flew around in bitchen spaceships and rescued people? Cool! Stars Bill Paxton, Ben Kingsley and a bunch of kids. THE VILLAGE - PG - Drama/Romance/Science Fiction/Fantasy/Thriller - Geez, throw in “Comedy” and it’s a film for everybody! And I thought it was just the latest creepy flick by M. Night Shyamalan (Sixth Sense, Signs)! But I guess that’s where the “Romance” comes in. So this movie is about a village (hence the title) with a close-knit community (hence the “Drama”) who go through their normal routine, knowing that evil creatures reside in the surrounding forest (ahem, “Science FictionThriller”). There is one town rebel, though, who ventures into the woods and pisses every one off (oh, that’s gotta be Joaquin Phoenix!). Also stars William Hurt, Sigourney Weaver and Adrien Brody. WHITE CHICKS - (PG) - Comedy/Crime - To be honest, the only thing that might save this disaster waiting to happen is that the stars are Shawn and Marlon Wayans. Anyone else, and people would stay away in droves. The deal is that the Wayans brothers play two African-American FBI agents who figure the only way to protect two young white hotel empire heiresses is to dress in drag and cake their faces with white makeup. Just remember that you were warned.
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WHARF CINEMA CENTER 658 Front Street, 249–2222 Collateral - R - Fr, M-W (2, 4:45), 7:30, 10:10, SaSu (11, 1:15, 2), 4:45, 7:30, 10:10 Princess Diaries 2 - G- Fr, M-W (1:45, 4:30), 7:15, 9:50, Sa-Su (11, 1:45), 4:30, 7:15, 9:50 Village - PG13 - Fr, M-W (1:30, 4:15), 7, 9:30, SaSu (11, 1:30, 2), 4:15, 7, 9:30
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