Film Societies
Film Societies lists films being shown in Oahu art theaters. Movies are rated on a four-star scale. "Film Societies" appears on-line every week, and Thursdays in the Star-Bulletin's "Community Calendar." Send notices to: Film Calendar, Honolulu Star-Bulletin, P.O. Box 3080, Honolulu 96802. Or fax to 523-8509. Or send e-mail to citydesk@starbulletin.com.

Thursday, August 14, 1997



Madame Butterfly (Star rating unavailable)

Classic Puccini opera featuring the voices of Richard Troxell and Ying Huang. At 7:30 p.m. Aug. 14, Academy Theater; $5. (Unrated)

Mash

Oscar-winning screenplay exploiting the "wild and woolly" medical unit during the Korean War. At 8 p.m. Aug. 14 and 16, and 3 and 5:30 p.m. Aug. 16; Movie Museum; $5. Reservations at 735-8771. (PG)

Planet of the Apes

Sci-fi where apes are masters and humans are slaves. At 8 p.m. Aug. 15 and 17, and 3 and 5:30 p.m. Aug. 17; Movie Museum; $5. Reservations at 735-8771. (G)

Candy

Sexual satire about a blonds who gets attacked by every man she meets. At 7:30 p.m. Aug. 17; University of Hawaii-Manoa, Krauss Hall, Yukiyoshi Room; $3; information at 956-7866. (R)

Closely Watched Trains

A naive train-dispatcher apprentice tries to lose his virginity during the German Occupation. Winner of the Academy Award's Best Foreign Film. In Czech with English subtitles. At 6 and 8 p.m. Aug. 18; Movie Museum; $5. Reservations at 735-8771. (Unrated)

Allegro Non Tropo

Director Bruno Bozzetto's answer to Disney's Fantasia. Music includes works by Debussy, Dvorak, Vivaldi and Stravinsky. At 8 p.m. Aug. 21 and 25, and 6 p.m. Aug. 25; Movie Museum; $5. Reservations at 735-8771. (Unrated)

Twelfth Night (Star rating unavailable)

Shakespeare story of four star-crossed lovers, mistaken identity and misdirected passion. At 1 p.m. Aug. 21, 7:30 p.m. Aug. 22-23, and 4 p.m. Aug. 24; Academy Theater; $5. (Unrated)



MISCELLANEOUS

"Filmfans Hawaii": New film discussion group by Hawaii International Film Society meets 7 p.m. Wednesdays, Borders, Ward Centre. Free. Information, 528-3456.



IN COMING WEEKS

A Queer Story (Star rating unavailable)

Law Kar Sing, a 46-year-old marriage counselor who is in the closet about his gay sexuality, is pressed by his father to get married, despite his eight-year relationship with a gay hairdresser. At 8 p.m. Aug. 22, and 7:30 p.m. Aug. 23; University of Hawaii-Manoa, Art Auditorium; $4; information at 956-7866. (Unrated)

Blue Velvet

A young man becomes involved in a mystery involving a kinky nightclub singer and a sadistic kidnapper/drug dealer. At 8 p.m. Aug. 22-23, and 3 and 5:30 p.m. Aug. 23; Movie Museum; $5. Reservations at 735-8771. (R)

Throne of Blood

Japanese adaptation of Shakespeare's Macbeth. In Japanese with English subtitles. At 3, 5:30 and 8 p.m. Aug. 24; Movie Museum; $5. Reservations at 735-8771. (Unrated)

A Tickle in the Heart (Star rating unavailable)

Documentary of the Epstein Brothers' trip to the old world featuring klezmer music. At 7:30 p.m. Aug. 25-27, and 1 p.m. Aug. 28; Academy Theater; $5. (Unrated)

Hype (Star rating unavailable)

Documentary of the "grunge" music scene. Includes candid interviews with members from Nirvana, Pearl Jam and Soundgarden. At 7:30 p.m. Aug. 28-30, and 4 p.m. Aug. 31; Academy Theater; $5. (Unrated)

The French Connection

A maverick detective stops an international heroin smuggle into New York City. At 8 p.m. Aug. 28-29, Movie Museum; $5. Reservations at 735-8771. (R)

The Conversation

A surveillance expert becomes involved in one of his cases which leads to murder and high-level power plays. At 3, 5:30 and 8 p.m. Aug. 30, Movie Museum; $5. Reservations at 735-8771. (PG)

Twelve O'Clock High

World War II story of two officers becoming too involved with their men's lives. Dean Jagger won an Oscar for his supporting role. At 3, 5:30 and 8 p.m. Aug. 31, Movie Museum; $5. Reservations at 735-8771. (Unrated)

Blue Gardenia

Murder caper with the accused accepting help from a columnist. At 6 and 8 p.m. Sept. 1, Movie Museum; $5. Reservations at 735-8771. (Unrated)

A Place of One's Own and The Night My Number Came Up

A Place of One's Own stars James Mason and Margaret Lockwood in a ghost story about a retired couple who buys a haunted country house.

The Night My Number Came Up is a thriller about a man who dreams of a disastrous plane crash only to find that details of the dream begin to come true. At 7 p.m. Sept. 7; University of Hawaii-Manoa, Krauss Hall, Yukiyoshi Room; $3; information at 956-7866. (Both are unrated)

The Man On the Flying Trapeze

Comedy potpourri featuring W.C. Fields staring in an examination of "family life." Also showing Laurel and Hardy's "Our Wife" and Burns and Allen's "100% Service." At 7:30 p.m. Sept. 21; University of Hawaii-Manoa, Krauss Hall, Yukiyoshi Room; $3; information at 956-7866. (Unrated)




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