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Arthouse

DORIS DUKE THEATRE

Honolulu Museum of Art, 532-6097, honolulumuseum.org; $8-$10

>> “Personal Shopper”

1 p.m. Friday and 7 p.m. Saturday

Kristen Stewart stars in this ghost story as a personal shopper to the stars who, as a spiritual medium, haunts her late twin brother’s Paris home in an effort to contact him. Winner of the Best Director Award at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival. In French, English and Swedish with English subtitles. (2016, 1:45)

>> “Colossal”

7:30 p.m. Friday and 1 and 4 p.m. Saturday

In this romantic comedy/fantasy tale, Anne Hathaway stars as an unemployed party girl in a rocky relationship who returns to her tiny hometown to straighten out her life. Meanwhile, a destructive monster attacking South Korea mimicks her every move at a local playground, and a second creature emerges for an epic showdown between monsters. Also stars Jason Sudeikis. (2017, 1:50)

>> “XX”

9:30 p.m. Friday

Comprising four tales of terror (directed by females and starring female leads) — “The Box,” “The Birthday Party,” “Don’t Fall” and “Her Only Living Son” — this anthology is framed by stop-motion animated segments that depict a walking dollhouse. (2016, 1:20)

JONATHAN DEMME TRIBUTE FILM SCREENINGS

>> “The Silence of the Lambs”

9:30 p.m. Saturday

FBI Agent Clarice Starling is tasked with interviewing psychopathic prisoner Hannibal Lecter in hopes he provides clues to finding a fellow psychopath, Buffalo Bill, who is on a murder spree targeting women across the Midwest. With Jodie Foster and Anthony Hopkins. Winner of five Academy Awards. (1991, 1:58)

>> “Stop Making Sense”

7:30 p.m. Sunday

This concert film captures the energetic performance of Talking Heads in what is regarded by many critics as the greatest concert film of all time. Filmed at the Hollywood Pantages Theatre. (1984, 1:40)

>> “Monterey Pop”

1 and 4 p.m. Sunday

Newly restored release of this concert film by director D.A. Pennebaker as captured from the Monterey International Pop Festival in 1967 featuring legendary performances by popular ’60s artists. (1968, 1:19)

>> “Chasing Trane: The John Coltrane Documentary”

1 and 7:30 p.m. Tuesday; 1 p.m. Wednesday

Acclaimed filmmaker John Scheinfeld’s documentary about the great saxophonist whose music continues to influence people around the world. (2016, 1:39)

DAVID LYNCH TRIBUTE FILM SCREENINGS

>> “Eraserhead”

7:30 p.m. Wednesday; 1 p.m. Thursday

Lynch’s debut feature in black-and-white is a cult sensation about a father left to care for a severely deformed child in a desolate industrial environment. (1977)

>> “David Lynch: The Art Life”

7:30 p.m. Thursday, followed by a talk with director Jon Nguyen

Hear personal stories and get a private look at Lynch’s compound and painting studio while meeting strange characters who fade in and out of his life.

MOVIE MUSEUM

3566 Harding Ave., 735-8771; $5, $4 members

>> “Sophie and the Rising Sun”

12:45, 4:30 and 6:30 p.m. Friday; 12:45, 4:45 and 8:45 p.m. Sunday

It’s 1941 in South Carolina, where local girl Sophie and Japanese-American Grover are in love. Then Japan bombs Pearl Harbor, casting suspicion on Grover and forcing Sophie and others to protect him. Rated R. (2016, 1:54)

>> “My Girl and I” (“Parang- juuibo”)

2:45 and 8:30 p.m. Friday

In this remake of Isao Yukisada’s “Crying Out Love in the Center of the World,” two high-school students fall in love and dream about a life together until the unimaginable happens. For ages 12 and older. In Korean with English subtitles. (2005, South Korea, 1:35)

>> “Dheepan

11 a.m. Friday; 2:45, 6:45 and 8:45 p.m. Saturday

A Tamil freedom fighter flees Sri Lanka’s civil war and brings along a woman and a little girl in hopes it will be easier to claim asylum. But when violence erupts in Paris, he feels compelled to protect his “family.” Rated R. In Tamil and French with subtitles. (2015, France, 1:55)

>> “Far From Men”

1 and 4:45 p.m. Saturday

In 1954, a time when Algeria is fighting for its independence from France, a reclusive teacher must escort a villager into a distant town to stand trial for murder. For ages 13 and older. In French and Arabic with subtitles. (2014, France, 1:41)

>> “A Matter of Principles”

2:45 and 6:45 p.m. Sunday

Adalberto discovers that his younger brother owns a magazine volume his boss needs to complete a valuable collection, but decides not to sell it because it contains a treasured photo of their father. For ages 12 and older. In Spanish with English subtitles. (2009, Argentina, 1:49)

>> “Dossier K.”

Noon, 4:15 and 8:30 p.m. Monday

An Antwerp, Belgium, police commissioner becomes embattled with the Albanian mafia while investigating the death of an Albanian informer. For ages 15 and older. In Dutch and Albanian with subtitles. (2009, Belgium, 2:00)

>> “Fish Story”

2:15 and 6:30 p.m. Monday; and 11 a.m., and 2:45 and 6:30 p.m. Thursday

A Tokyo record store owner refuses to close as a comet makes its way toward Earth, as he is convinced the world will be saved by a punk rock song from 1975 called “Fish Story.” For ages 12 and older. In Japanese with English subtitles. (2009, Japan, 1:52)

>> “Beauty and the Bastard”

1, 4:45 and 8:30 p.m. Thursday

Rich girl Nelli embarks to medical school with her boyfriend, but her dream of becoming an R&B singer rises when she meets rapper Sune. For ages 12 and older. In Finnish with English subtitles. (2005, Finland, 1:36)

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