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Film festival adds screenings of top flicks


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POSTED: Friday, October 17, 2008

The Louis Vuitton Hawaii International Film Festival has updated its schedule for the event's last weekend at the Dole Cannery multiplex.

”;Chief”;: Originally part of a program of shorts, the 21-minute film will have its own screening at noon tomorrow, with a $5 admission that includes a Q&A with director Brett Wagner and actor Chief Sielu Avea.

”;Jamaica for Sale”;: An additional screening of the documentary will show at 10 a.m. tomorrow.

”;The Good the Bad the Weird”;: The South Korean homage to the Spaghetti western gets another screening at 7:30 p.m. Sunday (in addition to 7 p.m. tomorrow).

”;Cape No. 7”;: The Taiwanese film, which was this year's winner of the Halekulani Golden Orchid Award for narrative feature, re-screens at 11:30 a.m. Sunday.

”;Boys Over Flowers”;: The movie version of the popular Japanese drama shows at 8 p.m. Sunday, along with its originally scheduled 3:15 p.m. tomorow and 1 p.m. Sunday screenings.

”;Living Pono with Jason Scott Lee”;: The documentary shows again at 3:45 p.m. Sunday.

Winning shorts: Films recognized in the Honolulu Magazine Award for short film will be shown again Sunday. “;The Hollow”; shows with “;Listen to Me”; at 11 a.m.; “;Texas Girl”; with “;Absurdistan”; at 5 p.m.; and “;Coffee and Allah”; with “;Heart of Fire”; at 5:30 p.m.

Post-screening party: The celebration honoring “;The Good the Bad the Weird”; actor Jung Woo-sung's Achievement in Acting Award has been moved to the O Lounge from Harbor Court Bistro. The party's still on from 9:30 to 11:30 p.m. tomorrow, with tickets going for $20. Call 550-8457 or visit www.hiff.org, which also offers a listing of all HIFF films.