Movies on Maui

January 31, 2013

These are Maui Scene's mini-reviews, excerpts of wire service reviews and previews provided by studios and other sources.Opens Friday"Bullet To the Head" R, 1:31, Maui Mall Megaplex. and Lahaina Wharf Cinema.Sylvester Stallone, Christian Slater and Oahu's Jason Momoa star in this action-crime thriller. After watching their respective partners die, a New Orleans hitman and a Washington D.C. detective form an alliance in order to bring down their common enemy. Walter Hill directs."Sisterakas" R, 1:40, Kaahumanu 6.The childhoods of Bernice (Vice Ganda) and Detty (Ai-Ai Delas Alas) were ...

Movies on Maui

January 24, 2013

These are Maui Scene's mini-reviews, excerpts of wire service reviews and previews provided by studios and other sources.Opens Tonight"Hansel &?Gretel: Witch Hunters" R, 1:28, Maui Mall Megaplex.Tommy Wirkola directs this new spin on the famous fairy tale, in which Hansel and Gretel are now bounty hunters who track and kill witches all over the world. As the fabled Blood Moon approaches, the siblings encounter a new form of evil that might hold a secret to their past. Jeremy Renner and Gemma Arterton star.Opens Friday"Parker" R, 1:58, Maui Mall Megaplex.Jennifer Lopez and Jason ...

Movies on Maui

January 17, 2013

These are Maui Scene's mini-reviews, excerpts of wire service reviews and previews provided by studios and other sources.Opens Tonight"Broken City" R, 1:49, Maui Mall Megaplex.Mark Wahlberg, Russell Crowe and Catherine Zeta-Zones star in this crime-drama thriller. Director Allen Hughes takes the audience into a city rife with injustice as ex-cop Billy Taggart seeks redemption and revenge after being double-crossed and then framed by its most powerful figure: Mayor Nicholas Hostetler."The Last Stand" R, 1:47, Maui Mall Megaplex; opens Friday at Lahaina Wharf Cinema.Arnold Schwarzenegger, ...

Movies on Maui

January 10, 2013

These are Maui Scene's mini-reviews, excerpts of wire service reviews and previews provided by studios and other sources.Opens Friday"Argo," R, 2:00, Kaahumanu 6.The Iranian hostage crisis of 1979-81 was a dire turning point in modern history. Based on a "declassified true story," director Ben Affleck handles this political thriller with intelligence, great period detail and a surprising amount of humor. The story begins as the Iranian revolution reaches a boiling point and a mob takes 52 American embassy workers hostage. A CIA "exfiltration" specialist concocts a risky plan to free six ...

Movies on Maui

January 3, 2013

These are Maui Scene's mini-reviews, excerpts of wire service reviews and previews provided by studios and other sources.Opens Thursday"Texas Chainsaw 3D" R, 1:32, Maui Mall Megaplex.A young woman travels to Texas to collect an inheritance, but little does she know that an encounter with a chainsaw-wielding killer is part of the reward. This horror-mystery thriller takes off where the 1974 fright night ended. John Luessenhop directs. Actors are Alexandra Daddario, Tania Raymonds and Scott Eastwood.Opens Friday"The Impossible" PG-13, 1:54, Maui Mall Megaplex.Nothing is more powerful than ...