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WARNER BROS. Jessica Simpson, left, Johnny Knoxville and Seann William Scott star in "The Dukes of Hazzard."

Opening Friday:

"The Dukes of Hazzard": It's the movie remake of the 1980s road-rubes TV series, but with a "Smokey and the Bandit" flavor. Johnny Knoxville and Seann William Scott play good-ol'-boy cousins Luke and Bo, Jessica Simpson is curvaceous cousin Daisy, and Willie Nelson portrays moonshine-running Uncle Jesse. The family tries to save the family farm from being destroyed by the county's corrupt commissioner, Boss Hogg (Burt Reynolds). And expect the boys' 1969 orange Dodge Charger, the General Lee, to have a prominent role as well. (PG-13)

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STAR-BULLETIN The Aloha Festivals is looking for escorts for the 2005 Royal court. Deadline to apply is Friday.

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Court escorts needed

Does the position of spearman sound like a worthy ambition? Time to step up.

The Aloha Festivals is taking applications for the positions of spearman, kahili bearer, conch blower and warrior -- all escorts for the 2005 Royal Court.

All positions are for a one-year. Applicants must be males age 18 or older.

Deadline to apply is Friday. Call 589-1771 or request an application via e-mail at info@alohafestivals.com.

Symphony singles for sale

Single tickets for the upcoming Honolulu Symphony Orchestra season are now on sale. Those who prefer to choose their concerts rather than buy season tickets for the Halekulani MasterWorks or Symphony Pops series may now select from concerts such as Elvis Costello (March 31 and April 1).

Tickets for the Dec. 29 concert featuring the Christmas Pops show with the Brothers Cazimero are also on sale.

For a schedule, visit the Web site www.honolulusymphony.com.

Halekulani MasterWorks tickets cost $23 to $70; Pops, $28 to $9; and are available through the symphony box office at Dole Cannery, Ticketmaster or by phone at 792-2000.

Noni talk moves

Wednesday's 7 p.m. UH Outreach College Sakamaki lecture "Noni -- Does it Help Cancer Patients?" will be moved from the Krauss Hall Yukiyoshi Room to the Hawaii Institute of Geophysics Room 110. HIG will accommodate a larger audience for Dr. Brian Issell's presentation about the tropical fruit which is considered by many to be a wonder drug.

In 2001, Issell received a grant from the National Institutes of Health to measure the effectiveness of freeze-dried noni in alleviating the effects of cancer, after learning that a number of his patients claimed they felt better after taking it.

Issell -- a professor of medicine at the University of Hawai'i, director of the Clinical Trials Unit at the Cancer Research Center of Hawai'i, and a practicing internist and medical oncologist -- will share some of his findings to date.

The talk is free. Call 956-8246.

Put bosses to work

The MW Group is looking for head honchos to join Saturday's second annual "Make Your Boss Wash Your Car" event, a fund-raiser for the Rehabilitation Hospital of the Pacific's Louis Vuitton Creative Arts Program.

Funds raised will go to the art program that takes place three days a week at the REHAB center. Last year's car wash raised $1,500.

The event takes place 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. outside the hospital, 226 N. Kuakini St. Cost is $10 for cars; $15 for trucks, vans and SUVs.

Among those sudsing up your spoilers will be Stuart Ho, Kitty Lagareta of Communications Pacific and developer Sanford Carr. Call 566-3451.

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