Don’t let American, French or German film-buffs know that the Weekly has outed a movie truth: the first story-line movie was devised by Italians, which makes the scrappy little Italian movie-scene the most durable on Earth, withstanding WWII bombings, dictators… [»Read]
Robert Zemeckis’s first foray into motion capture CGI didn’t go too well with The Polar Express. The humans looked lifeless and their eyes were dead; as Simon Cowell would describe it, they were like fish on a slab. His next feature, Beowulf, was a marked… [»Read]
Creating a biopic on one of the fashion world’s biggest icons can prove troublesome, because even those who might not know who Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel was still have an inkling of what she accomplished. When she states that she will become rich from her designs, it’s… [»Read]
OpeningContinuingDoris Duke Theatre Movie Museum Cinema Italiano In Hawaii University Of Hawaii Unattributed film synopses indicate movies not yet reviewed by HW staff. Indicates films of particular interest Opening The Box A square, sci-fi thriller full of nonsensical… [»Read]
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Fan of Ong Bak can bear one sigh of release: The sequel has once again features Tony Jaa and his incredible martial arts and acrobatics. As for the rest, the only thing Ong Bak 2 shares with its predecessor is its name. Jaa, who co-directs this installment… [»Read]
OpeningContinuingDoris Duke Theatre Movie Museum Unattributed film synopses indicate movies not yet reviewed by HW staff. Indicates films of particular interest Opening Amreeka Muna, a single mom, leaves the West Bank with her teenage son and settles into small town… [»Read]
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WIDE RELEASES Nine (Dec. 25) A singing, dancing Daniel Day-Lewis returns to the screen in this $50 million musical drama based on the Broadway show, which, in turn, was based on Federico Fellini’s film 8 1/2 (l963). It’s all about the meltdown… [»Read]
Like The Blair Witch Project before it, Paranormal Activity is the latest low-budget home-camcorder horror flick to arrive amidst gigabytes of Internet hype. While the scares are a smidgen obvious, the experience is still fun as theater audiences collectively… [»Read]
OpeningContinuingDoris Duke Theatre Movie Museum Hawaii International Film Festival Unattributed film synopses indicate movies not yet reviewed by HW staff. Indicates films of particular interest Opening Amelia A soaring biopic chronicling the life of Amelia Earhart,… [»Read]
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Director Spike Jonze has always been one of our most creatively playful contemporary filmmakers (Being John Malkovich, Adaptation). Coupled with co-screenwriter and literary wunderkind Dave Eggers, he created a version of Maurice Sendak’s classic children’s book… [»Read]
With a title like The Boys Are Back and a plot summary not unlike Mr. Mom, the most surprising thing about director Scott Hicks’ newest film is how it manages to avoid sitcom-stylized antics and treacly moralizing. The subject matter is shamelessly made for… [»Read]
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