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Opening this Friday in theaters:
"Dawn of the Dead": In the midst of a strange plaguelike event that causes millions of corpses to walk the earth as blood-thirsty zombies, a small group of survivors seeks shelter in a shopping mall. Super Bowl commercial vet Zack Snyder redoes the George Romero cult fave. Ving Rhames and Sarah Polley are the odd-couple leads. (R)
"The Dreamers": An American college student, pursuing his education abroad in Paris in 1968, becomes friends with a French brother and sister through a shared love of the cinema. With the political upheavals happening around them during the student riots, their relationship takes on a decidedly liberated sexual tone. Directed by Bernardo Bertolucci. (NC-17)
"Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind": Jim Carrey stars in this quirky romantic drama as a man who changes his mind during an experimental psychiatric procedure to erase memories of his ex-girlfriend (Kate Winslet). The film, which takes place mostly in Carrey's character's mind, follows his memories with Winslet backward in time as each recent memory is replaced. Charlie Kaufman ("Being John Malkovich" and "Adaptation") wrote the script, with Michel Gondry ("Human Nature") directing. Kirsten Dunst, Mark Ruffalo, Elijah Wood and Tom Wilkinson co-star. (R)
"Taking Lives": Angelina Jolie plays an FBI profiler on the trail of a serial killer who's spent 20 years taking on the identities of his victims. Her cold demeanor alienates her from the territorial local police force; she's at her best when she's working alone. But when an unexpected attraction sparks a romantic entanglement, the specialist begins to doubt her instincts. Ethan Hawke, Kiefer Sutherland, Olivier Martinez and Gena Rowlands co-star. (R)
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Fund-raising boogie
The Aloha Chapter of the Alzheimer's Association is expecting more than 600 guests at its annual fund-raising event, "Moonlight & Magic," 6 p.m. to midnight Saturday at the Hilton Hawaiian Village.In its 14th year, this year's event is called "Night Fever -- the '70s Are Back" and features a retro night of disco activities. Highlights include a '70s costume contest, a silent auction featuring more than 200 items, and Studio 54 disco dancing. There will also be food, a free martini bar and music by the band Rubber Soul.
Silent auction items up for bid include a trip to Coconut Beach Club in Western Samoa, a wine-tasting party at Diamond Head Winery, a John Young painting and a tour of HPD headquarters and lunch with fire Chief Lee Donohue at Hoku's, a new Volkswagen Beetle and dinner for eight at Ben and Vicki Cayetano's home.
Tickets are $150. Tables of 10 range from $1,500 to $4,000.
The Alzheimer's Association Aloha Chapter provides information and support for more than 20,000 individuals in Hawaii suffering from Alzheimer's and related dementia.
For reservations, call 591-2771 or visit www.alzhi.org.
Catch the rhythm
The National Society of Arts and Letters' Hawaii chapter is searching for an outstanding youth in musical theater to compete for a National Career Award of $10,000.Prospective contestants may request entry rules and forms from Hawaii competition chairwoman Neva Rego, by calling 734-2774 or e-mailing NevaRego@hawaii.rr.com. Sunday is the entry deadline.
The society's aim is to identify and promote youths who excel in art, dance, drama, literature and music. Hawaii will host the 2005 conference and National Competition in Drama.
Pick the Idol
Hey, kids, listen up!Have your notepads on hand when you're watching "American Idol" tonight.
That's because we're going to ask you to play talent scout, just as you did last year, and guess who will fill the top three spots by the time the competition ends on May 26.
You did it last year, with a majority taking a look at the 10 finalists and picking Ruben Studdard and Clay Aiken for the top two positions, with the two running just about even for the top spot. If you couldn't make up your minds, neither could America, it seems, as Studdard came in at No. 1 but Aiken's turned into America's heartthrob.
It gets tricky this year with local girls Camile Velasco and Jasmine Trias in the mix. Will hometown sentiment override objectivity? We'll find out just where you think they stand.
After tonight's show, two contestants will be eliminated on tomorrow's program, which will feature a performance by Aiken.
We'll run a ballot with the 10 finalists names on Thursday. Voters will have to be quick, as we'll collect ballots only up until 6 p.m. Monday night, before next Tuesday brings another elimination round.
Then, hang tight till we have a winner of a CD prize pack in May.
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