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HIFF ENEWS SEPTEMBER 04


CLICK TO SEE TRAILER
ONE MISSED CALL


SCHULTZE GETS THE BLUES


BALLAD OF JACK...


WINDSTRUCK


LAYER CAKE


MOOLAADE


OLDBOY


KUNG-FU HUSTLE

Spring Showcase Opens on Friday!
Millions
One Missed Call
The World

Join us Friday night at the Dole Cannery Stadium 18 Theatres for the Opening Night of the 8th Annual Hawaii International Film Festival Spring Showcase, presented by Commercial Data Systems! We'll be screening 28 films from 18 countries in just 7 days!

Please find information about Friday's screenings of MILLIONS, THE BALLAD OF JACK AND ROSE and THE WORLD below. We're also showing Takashi Miike's newest film, ONE MISSED CALL at 10:00 p.m.

Remember: tickets are still available for Thursday's Special Presentation of the world premiere of PHANTOM BELOW at the Hawaii Theatre Center!

Friday's Film Schedule | Full Spring Showcase Schedule | Ticket Information


MILLIONS: "One of the best films of the year."

Roger Ebert calls MILLIONS one of the best films of the year! Read his four-star review here! Then take a look at MILLIONS Director Danny Boyle's blog and read stories of his North American publicity tour! Danny Boyle has also decided to podcast his blog entries! Hear the director in his own voice talk about converting to the euro...and whether it is possible to make true friends in show business! You can download the first podcast here! Want to learn more about podcasting? Click here.

Official Site | Tickets and Showtimes


THE BALLAD OF JACK AND ROSE: Daniel Day-Lewis Returns!

Terry Gross, host of NPR's Fresh Air, just interviewed writer-director Rebecca Miller about her latest film, THE BALLAD OF JACK AND ROSE. Listen to the interview here - and then watch the trailer here. Need another opinion? Lisa Schwarzbaum gave BALLAD an "A" in her review in Entertainment Weekly!

Rebecca Miller writes about scouting the perfect location here. Read about her experiences casting her husband, Daniel Day-Lewis, as Jack.

Official Site | Tickets and Showtimes


THE WORLD:Anti-romantics of the Sixth Generation renounce glamour.
Chinese director Jia Zhang-ke turns to Beijing city life in THE WORLD, after confronting urbanization in Northern China in his first three features, UNKNOWN PLEASURES, PLATFORM and XIAO WU. Jia Zhang-ke, the most famous, most notorious Chinese film-maker of his generation and THE WORLD is the first Jia's films to screen in China openly after an official five year ban.

Official Site | Tickets and showtimes


Film Schedule
Friday, April 1, 2005

6:30 PM MILLIONS
6:45 PM THE WORLD
8:45 PM THE BALLAD OF JACK AND ROSE
10:00 PM ONE MISSED CALL

These films are all playing for one night only!
Tickets On Sale
T
he Ticket Desk is located inside the Dole Cannery Stadium 18 Theaters at the Guest Services Desk! Click here for directions. Ticket Desk hours, a fax order sheet and more information are available here!

Buy Tickets Online
Members and the general public can buy tickets online, twenty-four hours a day.
Tickets are available for all shows: $9 for the general public, $7 for members of the HIFF Ohana. Members can even redeem their free ticket vouchers online. Tickets purchased online will be ready for pickup the next day at the Ticket Desk. Get started by going to the Film Listing page.Note: tickets can not be purchased online within twenty-four hours of showtime or for sold out shows. You must go to the box office.

No Show Is Ever Sold Out!
There's always a rush line! Here's how it works: fifteen minutes prior to a film's screening time, the box office will make unclaimed seats available to the rush line on a first come, first served basis. Rush lines form one hour before showtime. Just look for the signs!


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