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MAUI FILM FESTIVAL
MAUI FILM FESTIVAL’S CANDLELIGHT CINEMA Wednesday May 18
Castle Theater, 572-3456 Melinda & Melinda - PG13 - Wed 5, 7:30
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MELINDA & MELINDA 5 & 7:30 P.M., CASTLE THEATER Will Ferrell, Rhada Mitchell, Chiwetel Ejiogor and Amanda Peet star in what film critic Roger Ebert described as "one of Woody Allen's best films... complex and witty" in this story that looks at the two alternative realities that have intrigued poets and smart alecks through the ages: the interchangeability of comedy and tragedy, featuring great performances, snappy one-liners and a likeably tricky structure, all wrapped up in an affirmative antidote to life's daunting complexities. Welcome back, Woody. Rated PG-13. 100 min.
New This Week MINDHUNTERS - R- Action/Adventure, Thriller and Crime/Gangster - The FBI has a training program on a remote island for their psychological profiling division, called Mindhunters, which is used to track down serial killers. The training goes bad when a group of seven young agents discover that one of them is a serial killer. Starring yummy Val Kilmer and fine-ass L.L. Cool J and... well, Christian Slater. MONSTER IN-LAW - (PG13) - Romantic comedy - Okay, hasn’t this story been told, like, umpteen times? Charlie Cantilini (Jennifer Lopez) has finally met the man of her dreams (geez, J-Lo, another one??), Dr. Kevin Fields (Michael Vartan). There's just one problem—his overbearing and controlling mother (Jane Fonda). Imagine that. Also stars the hilariously sassified Wanda Sykes. UNLEASHED - (R) - Action/Adventure - Danny (Jet Li) has lived his whole life without any sort of normal socializing and with only one lesson learned: how to fight. He is “owned” and treated like a dog—including having to wear a collar (ew, kinky!)—by his boss, Bart (Bob Hoskins). After a car accident lands Bart in a coma (um, can we say karma??), Danny’s on the run and meets a blind piano tuner (Morgan Freeman) who uses music to teach Danny some things about the world and about being human. See Film Critique, p. 24.
Now Showing A LOT LIKE LOVE - (PG13) - Romantic Comedy - Supposedly, this flick is about destiny, connection and the frequently fuzzy line between chance friendships and “happily ever after.” It traces the relationship of Oliver (Ashton Kutcher) and Emily (Amanda Peet) who met on a flight from Los Angeles to New York, each of them declaring that they couldn't be more wrong for each other. Uh, hello? Hasn’t everyone seen When Harry Met Sally already?! Yeah, we all know how this one ends. AMITYVILLE HORROR - (R) - Horror - So here we are again, at this house of horror. Back in 1994, Ronald Defeo confessed to methodically shooting his parents and four siblings while they slept, claiming "voices" in the house drove him to commit the heinous murders. A year later, the Lutz family moves into the house thinking it would be their dream house. But shortly after settling in, bizarre and unexplainable events, nightmarish visions and evil—worse than just a leaky roof— resides... Damn, who is their real estate agent?! THE BEAUTY SHOP – (PG-13) – Comedy – Here we are back in the chair again. Gina (Queen Latifia) has finally had it with her egotistical boss (Kevin Bacon). She ups and leaves, not only to open up a shop of her own but also taking a few of the key clients and shampoo girl (Andie MacDowell, Mena Suvaris and Alicia Silvertsone). Fixing up this rundown salon, Gina inherits a very colorful and sexy sassy new group of people, or just what is needed in a beauty shop—a bunch of chatty Kathy’s. CRASH - (R) - Drama - A Brentwood housewife and her DA husband. A Persian storeowner. Two police detectives, who are also lovers. A black television director and his wife. A Mexican locksmith. Two car-jackers. A rookie cop. A middleaged Korean couple. They all live in Los Angeles. And, in the next 36 hours, they will all collide. HITCH – (PG13) – Romantic Comedy – Will Smith plays a matchmaker who uses less than honest methods in his work—whahhhhh???!?!—and then
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Ooo... Barbarella vs. Jenny From the Block? The ultimate cat fight! Meow!! gets busted by a totally hot undercover reporter played by Eva Mendes. Oh, and there’s a chick in the movie named after a popular antihistamine. HITCHHIKER’S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY - (PG) Action/Adventure, Comedy, Science-Fiction Earthman Arthur Dent is having such a bad day—not only is his house about to be bulldozed, but he discovers that he has an alien for a best friend. Actually, that would be rad! Meanwhile, Planet Earth is about to be demolished to make way for a hyperspace bypass (so very Jetsons!). The universe begins when the world ends, nothing is what it seems—even a simple towel is the most useful thing in the universe. Who knew? THE HOUSE OF WAX - (R) - Suspense - Why, this remake? And why, Paris Hilton?? A group of friends on their way to a college football game falls prey to a pair of murderous brothers in an abandoned small town (of course). They discover that the brothers have their own main attraction: creating an entire town filled with the wax-coated corpses of unlucky visitors. Now the group must find a way out before they, too, become permanent exhibits in the House of Wax. Hey, at least Paris is already halfway there! ICE PRINCESS – (G) – Romantic Comedy - Don’t think this is another Ice Castles, people. It’s just another one of them formulaic, cute teen chick underdog battles against “the popular girls” to rise up the ranks and win... something. A trophy? The presidency? Oh yeah, self-esteem. Whoopee. We all know self-esteem gets you nowhere. Just look at Robert Blake! Stars Michelle Trachtenberg, Joan Cusack and Kim Cattrall. THE INTERPRETER - (PG13) - Drama, Thriller African-born U.N. interpreter Silvia Broome, (Nicole Kidman) inadvertently overhears a death threat against an African head of state scheduled to address the United Nation's General Assembly. Of course, she realizes that she has become a target and that no ones believes her, especially Tobin Keller (Sean Penn), the federal agent charged with protecting her. KINGDOM OF HEAVEN - Action/Adventure, Drama and Romance - (R) - Now here is a common stranger in a strange land, finds himself thrusted into a decades long war. Ultimately, he must protect the people of Jerusalem from overwhelming forces while striving to keep a fragile peace. Oh yeah, and he falls in love with an exotic and forbidden queen, and rises to knighthoodom. What a guy.
al mysteries and comes to terms with love and loss. (So basically life in general).The mysteries of love and loss, the power of family unity, and the eternal truth that in New Mexico, the Land of Enchantment, anything is possible. ROBOTS – (PG) – Animation, Sci-Fi, Comedy – This computer-generated cartoon details a world populated by robots. Yes, I know it sounds fantastic and even a bit childish, but really, this place actually exists! And I’ve been there! No, I swear—what? No, I haven’t taken my meds, yet. Anyway, it features the voices of Mel Brooks, Ewan McGregor, Halle Berry, Greg Kinnear and, of course, Robin Williams. SAHARA - (PG13) - Action/Adventure - Explorer Dirk Pitt (Matthew McConaughey) takes on a treasure hunt in several regions of North Africa in search of a ship called The Ship of Death—why, Dirk, why?! Anyway, along with his smarty pants sidekick (Steve Zahn), they use their clever heroics to help out the beautiful Doctor Eva (Penelope Cruz), who believes this ship is the reason why there are a lot of mysterious deaths. She’s smart, that one. SIN CITY – (R) – Action-Adventure and Crime/Gangster – Another tale of a violent city where the police department is more corrupt than the bad seeds. This futuristic tale follows three stories, including one involving Marv (Mickey Rourke), a bad ass who is a Terminator-like, nearly impossible-to-kill street fighter. He goes on a rampage of vengeance when his one-night-stand gets murdered—correction, his one true love. Aw, what a guy to care the morning after! Also starring Bruce Willis, Benicio Del Toro, Michael Madsen and Jessica Alba. XXX: STATE OF THE UNION - (PG13) Action/Adventure - NSA Agent August Gibbons (Samuel L Jackson) is fresh off the success of his last renegade recruitment, and once again finds himself in need of an outsider. Gibbons and his new agent Darius Stone (Ice Cube), now code-named "XXX," (uh, does that mean he’s a badass?) together must track down a military splinter group that is conspiring to overthrow the U.S. government.
KING’S RANSOM - (PG13) - Comedy - Malcom King (Anderson) is a wealthy and arrogant businessman. And his ex-wife has plans to take him for all he’s worth. So well, duh, he’s determined to avoid losing his fortune to her and he gets this bright idea to plan his own kidnapping with the help of his mistress, and her excon brother. But soon enough, he’s not the only one who has kidnapping on his mind.
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WED., MAY 18 *with MFF passport (5 films-$40)-single tickets Phone: 572-3456 www.mauifilmfestival.com
OFF THE MAP - An 11-year-old girl watches her father (Sam Elliot) come down with a crippling depression. Over one summer, she learns answers to sever-
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KA’AHUMANU 6 Queen Ka’ahumanu Shopping Center, 875-4910 A Lot Like Love - PG13 - Th (1), 4:30, 7:25, 9:45, Fr-W 4:15, 9:50 Kicking and Screaming - PG - Fr-W (12:30, 2:45), 5, 7:15, 9:30 Kingdom Of Heaven - R - Th (12:35, 1:15), 4:05, 4:45, 7:05, 7:45, 10:05, Fr-W (12:35), 4:05, 5, 7:05, 10:05 Kung Fu Hustle - R - Fr-W (12:30, 2:45), 7:15, 9:30 Interpreter - PG13 - Th (1:10), 4:15, 7, 9:50, Fr-W (1:10, 7 Sahara - PG13 - Daily (1:15), 4:40, 7:20, 10 Unleashed - R- Fr-W (12:35, 2:55), 5:10, 7:30, 9:55
KUKUI MALL 1819 South Kihei Road, 875-4910 Hitchhiker’s Guide - PG - Th (1:30), 4:45, 7:30, FrSa (1:15), 4:30, 7:30, 9:45, Su-W (1:15), 4:30, 7:45 Interpreter - PG13 - Th only (1:20), 4:35, 7:20 Kicking and Screaming - PG - Fr-Sa (1:45), 5, 8, 10, Su-W (1:45), 5, 8 Kingdom of Heaven - Th (1), 4:15, 7:10, Fr-Sa, (1), 4:15, 7:10, 10, Su-W (1), 4:15, 7:30 Monster In-Law - PG13 - Fr-Sa (1:30), 4:45, 7:45, 9:55, Su-W (1:30), 4:45, 8:15 XXX: State of the Union - PG13 - Th only (1:40), 4:55, 7:40
FRONT STREET THEATERS 900 Front Street, 249–2222 Amityville Horror - R - Th only 4:45, 9:30 Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy - PG -Th (4:30), 7:30, 9:45, Fr, M-W (4:45), 7:15, 9:45, Sa Su (1:30), 4:45, 7:15, 9:45 Kicking and Screaming - PG- Fr, M-W (4:15), 7:45, 9:50, Sa-Su (1:45), 4:15, 7:45, 9:50 Kingdom of Heaven - R - Th-Fr, M-W (4), 7, 9:55, Sa-Su (1), 4, 7, 9:55 Kung Fu Hustle - R - Th 7:20, Sa-Su (1:45), 7:20 Monster In-Law - PG13 - Fr, M-W (4:30), 7:30, 10, Sa-Su (1:15), 4:30, 7:30, 10 Sahara - PG13 - Th only (4:15), 7:15, 10
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KUNG FU HUSTLE - (R) - Action/Adventure, Foreign, Comedy - Shanghai in the 1930s is a very dangerous time when gangs ruled the streets. The most notorious of these, the Axes, strike fear into the hearts of honest citizens and inspire admiration in one young wannabe, who wreaks havoc when he recklessly poses as an Axe member and causes a riot between the real gang members and the denizens of a housing project.
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Maui Mall, 249–2222 (Showtimes) = Matinee Beauty Shop - PG13 - Th (1:30, 4:30), 7:10, 9:45, Fr, M-W, (4:30), 9:35, Sa-Su 4:30, 9:35 Crash - R - Th-Fr, M-W (12:30, 3, 5:20), 7:45, 10, Sa-Su (12:30, 3), 5:20, 7:45, 10 Hitch - PG13 - Th only 7:25, 9:55 Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy - PG - Th (12:45, 1, 3:20, 4), 6:40, 7, 9:15, 9:30, Fr, M-W (12:45, 1, 3:20), 6:40, 7, 9:15, Sa-Su (12:45, 1, 3:20), 4, 6:40, 7, 9:15 Hostage - R - Fr-W (12:50), 7:05 House of Wax - R - Th-Fr, M-W (12:45, 1:10, 3:15, 4:10), 6:50, 7:20, 9:30, 9:50, Sa-Su (12:45, 1:10, 3:15), 4:10, 6:50, 7:20, 9:30, 9:50 Ice Princess - G - Th (12:30, 2:40, 4:50), Fr-W 7:25, 9:45 Mindhunters - R - Fr, M-W (1, 4), 7:30, 10, Sa-Su (1), 4, 7:30, 10 Monster In-Law - PG13 - Fr, M-W (12:30, 1:15, 2:50, 4:20, 5:15), 7:15, 7:40, 9:45, 10, Sa-Su (12:30, 1:15, 2:50), 4:20, 5:15, 7:15, 7:40, 9:45, 10 Off the Map - PG13 - Th-Fr, M-W (1:20, 4:15), 6:45, 9:25, Sa-Su (1:20), 4:15, 6:45, 9:25 Robots - PG - Th-Fr, M-W (12:35, 2:45, 5), Sa-Su (12:35, 2:45), 5 Sin City - R - Th (12:50, 3:30), 6:30, 7:05, 9:20, 9:45, Fr-W (3:30), 9:40 XXX: State of the Union - PG13 - Th (12:30, 1:15, 2:50, 4:20, 5:15), 7:15, 7:40, 9:40, 10, Fr, M-W (1:30, 4), 7:10, 9:30, Sa-Su (1:30), 4, 7:10, 9:30
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658 Front Street, 249–2222 House Of Wax - R - Th (1, 4), 7, 9:30, Fr, M-W (1:30, 4:30), 7:30, 9:50, Sa-Su (10:30, 1:30), 4:30, 7:30, 9:50 Interpreter - PG13 - Th (1:15, 4:15), 7:15, 9:55 Fr, M-W (1), 7:15, Sa-Su (10:15, 1), 7:15 Unleashed - R - Fr, M-W (1:15, 4:15), 7, 9:30, SaSu (10:45, 1:15), 4:15, 7, 9:30 XXX: State of the Union - PG13 - Th (1:30, 4:30), 7:30, 9:50, Fr, M-W (4), 9:55, Sa-Su, 4, 9:55
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