Honolulu Weekly

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Departures Academy Award winner for the best foreign-language film of the year, this story of love and self-discovery centers around a cellist who’s out of a job and having a crisis of confidence. His search for work leads him to a job prepping corpses for burial.

The Limits of Control Director Jim Jarmusch’s latest exploration of human nature’s foibles follows the dreamlike story of a loner working his way across Spain for a criminal job.

The Proposal Summer ’tis the season for both horror flicks and…the “rom-com.” This one tells the tale of a pushy boss forcing her young assistant to marry her in order to avoid deportation to Canadia. Could this mean the return of Sandra Bullock?

The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 See review, page 20.

Year One Starring Michael Cera and Jack Black. Arrested Development fans will recognize Cera’s haircut from the take-your-daughter-to-work-day episode.

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Angels and Demons Exciting prequel to Dan Brown’s The Da Vinci Code, but lacking a certain passion of the Christ. –Ryan Senaga

Drag Me to Hell This horror film is good enough to really scare, to poke fun at its genre and to incite audience indignation, even while luxuriating in its excesses. –Bob Green

Everlasting Moments It’s 1900s Sweden and a young working class woman wins a camera in a lottery. The decision to keep it alters her life.

Imagine That Eddie Murphy plays an overworked executive who begins to reconnect with his daughter when he realizes she has mysterious insights into business trends. Another family flick: Eddie, what have you done for me lately?

Land of the Lost Land of the Lost provides everything it was supposed to, and a little bit more, which is exactly what we ask of our summer blockbusters. It may end up being the overlooked gem of the season. –R.S.

My Life in Ruins A travel guide finds exotic love in the land of exotic gods and exotic olives: Greece. Starring Nia Vardalos of My Big Fat Greek Wedding. Apparently there is only one Greek actress out there, but she’s less big and fat than she used to be.

Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian While in the vein of in-vain money-making sequels, this Ben Stiller flick still offers some hidden treasures. –Dean Carrico

Skills Like This See review, page 21.

Star Trek J.J. Abrams’ amazing, revisionary version of the classic series is one that both true and new fans will love. –R.S.

The Brothers Bloom With an adorably talented cast (Rachel Weisz, Adrien Brody, Rinko Kikuchi), this 2009 film features sharply dressed conmen attempting to end their careers with a job on a beautiful heiress.

The Hangover A men-will-be-boys comedy that is like most alcohol: mass-produced and homogenized. But sometimes you can find a truly great brand to your liking. Whether it will age well…is yet to be determined. –D.C.

The Hangover, this critically acclaimed documentary involves Mike Tyson examining his own life, in and out of the ring with brutally honest candor.

Terminator Salvation Definitely action-packed and robot-filled like the future probably will be, the human element is still necessary, but lacking in this fourth Terminator movie. –R.S.

Up Yet another piece of thoroughly enjoyable poignancy to add to Pixar’s already impressive catalog…With its deceivingly simple title–it’s downright award-worthy. –R.S.

Doris Duke Theatre

Honolulu Academy of Arts, 900 S. Beretania St., $7 general, $6 seniors/students/military, $5 Academy members, [honoluluacademy.org], 532-8768

Cape No. 7 (Taiwan, 2008) A megahit romantic comedy about a failed young rocker who takes a job as a mailman, but a concert unexpectedly looms. Full of music and witty banter.

Wed 6/17, Thu 6/18, Fri 6/19, 1pm & 7:30pm; Sat 6/20, Sun 6/21, 1pm, 4pm, & 7:30pm.

One Foot Off The Ground (China, 2006) A comedy about the ups and downs of a struggling Chinese opera troupe, whose members have to take odd jobs after the money runs out.

Tue 6/23, 1pm & 7:30pm, runs through Sun 6/28.

Movie Museum

3566 Harding Ave. #4, $4 members, $5 general, 735-8771

Valley of Flowers (India/France/Japan/Germany, 2006) Catch the Hawaii premiere of this dark legend, which follows a group of theifs who steal from travelers along the highest mountain pass of the Himalayas.

Thur 6/18 & Sat 6/20, 12:30pm, 2:30pm, 4:30pm, 6:30pm & 8:30pm.

The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974) Four masked men take the passengers of a subway car hostage in what’s considered one of the best action flicks of the 1970s. Perfect opportunity for a compare-and-contrast double feature with the remake,

Fri 6/19, 12:30pm, 2:30pm, 4:30pm, 6:30pm & 8:30pm.

Kuchizuke (Kisses) (Japan, 1957) After meeting while visiting their fathers in prison, a young couple work together to raise money to pay for bail and other family expenses. A charming and invigorating, if off-beat, love story.

Sun 6/21, 12:30pm, 2:30pm, 4:30pm, 6:30pm & 8:30pm.

20 30 40 (Japan/Hong Kong/Taiwan, 2004) A look at the challenges of being a woman at all different ages (20, 30, 40) in life.

Mon 6/22, 12:30pm, 2:30pm, 4:30pm, 6:30pm & 8:30pm.

University of Hawaii

Spalding Auditorium, 2500 Campus Rd., 223-0130

Taylor Camp The final cut of the documentary about a hippie community on Kauai. Contains nudity. Dirty hippie nudity.

Sun 6/21, 5pm & 7:30pm.