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On the cover: Louis Vuitton Hawaii International Film Festival poster designed by Dale Vermeer.

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Feast for film
fans begins

ON YOUR MARK, get set -- and start checking out the 170-plus films that start screening at the Louis Vuitton Hawaii International Film Festival, taking place today through Halloween.

Louis Vuitton Hawaii International Film Festival Today through Oct. 31 Tickets: $8; $7 seniors and children; $6 festival ohana members. Available at the Dole Cannery box office, by fax at 528-1410, or online at hiff.org Info: 528-4433 or online at hiff.org

This weekend's schedule of films follows, with daily schedules to run during the week (Monday through Thursday), in our Features section, along with extra reviews:

Today (Friday)

Dole Cannery cineplex
» 4 p.m.: "South of the Clouds"
» 4:15 p.m.: "And Thereafter"
» 4:30 p.m.: "Raghu Romeo"
» 4:45 p.m.: "My Little Bride"
» 5 p.m.: "Tying the Knot"
» 7:15 p.m.: "Hana & Alice"
» 7:30 p.m.: "The Endless Summer"
» 8 p.m.: "Cuba Libre"
» 8:15 p.m.: "Tarnation"
» 9:45 p.m.: Tokyo Nights Shorts showcase
» 10 p.m: "The Calamari Wrestler" and "Mojave"
» 10:15 p.m.: "Green Tea"

Doris Duke Theatre, Honolulu Academy of Arts
» 3:30 p.m.: "The Magical Life of Long Tack Sam"
» 6 p.m.: Hawaii Panorama 1 showcase
» 8:15 p.m.: Hawaii Panorama 2 showcase

Saturday

Dole Cannery
» 1 p.m.: "In the Realms of the Unreal"
» 1:15 p.m.: "Words of My Perfect Teacher"
» 1:30 p.m.: "The Adventures of Iron Pussy"
» 1:45 p.m.: "Azumi"
» 2 p.m.: "Butterfly Lovers"
» 4 p.m.: "Singlefin: Yellow"
» 4:15 p.m.: "Second Generation"
» 4:30 p.m.: "Taste of Tea"
» 4:45 p.m.: "When I Turned Nine"
» 5 p.m.: "Overnight"
» 7:15 p.m.: "Takeout"
» 7:30 p.m.: "Sprout"
» 7:45 p.m.: "Jasmine Woman"
» 8 p.m.: "Untold Scandal"
» 8:15 p.m.: "Guerrilla: The Taking of Patty Hearst"
» 9:45 p.m.: "Peep TV Show"
» 10 p.m.: "Arahan"
» 10:15 p.m.: "Vibrator"

Doris Duke Theatre, Honolulu Academy of Arts
» 1 p.m.: The Future of the Video Game Industry in Hawaii seminar
» 3:30 p.m.: Movie Marketing: Strategy is the Key seminar
» 6 p.m.: Hawaii Panorama 3 showcase
» 8:15 p.m.: Hawaii Panorama 4 showcase

Marine Sciences building, University of Hawaii-Manoa
» 10:30 a.m.: "West of the Tracks" marathon screening

Sunday

Dole Cannery
» 1 p.m.: "Sleeping Tigers"
» 1:15 p.m.: Lo-Fi Cinema showcase
» 1:30 p.m.: "Cutie Honey"
» 1:45 p.m.: " ...ing"
» 2 p.m.: "Cuba Libre"
» 4 p.m.: "Mr. Patterns"
» 4:30 p.m.: "Goddess of Mercy"
» 4:45 p.m.: "Godzilla: Tokyo SOS"
» 5 p.m.: "Taipei 21"
» 7:15 p.m.: Hawaii Panorama 9 showcase
» 7:30 p.m.: Hawaii Panorama 5 showcase
» 7:45 p.m.: "Primer"
» 8 p.m.: "Steamboy"
» 8:15 p.m.: "League of Ordinary Gentlemen"
» 9:45 p.m.: "Ishmael"
» 10 p.m.: "Breaking News" and "Spirits"
» 10:15 p.m.: "It's Easier for a Camel"

Doris Duke Theatre, Honolulu Academy of Arts
» 1 p.m.: Surf Film Talk Story seminar
» 3:30 p.m.: Independent Film Production Financing & Incentives seminar
» 6 p.m.: "Ana and the Others"
» 8:15 p.m.: Second Chance Shorts showcase

Hawaii Theatre
» 6 p.m.: "Imaginary Heroes"