By now, we’re all much too familiar with the horror stories of Christmas shopping. Big Box retailers here and on the Mainland are cramped, frantic places even without the holiday pressure. Why do we put up with endless lines in parking lots and checkstands, to say nothing of aisles and aisles filled with junk made largely by poor people thousands of miles away working for giant … [Read more...] about 2013 MauiTIme Local Gift Guide
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Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) Lately you’ve felt as lacking in vocabulary as the family dog. You’ve tried your damnedest to communicate what you’ve been feeling, nonverbally, but it’s not coming across. Whenever you’ve attempted to actually speak, you’ve felt desperately at a loss for words. Quit panting and wagging your tail. No one’s getting it. Part of the problem, of … [Read more...] about Your Horoscope
DALLAS BUYERS CLUB New Movie Review
During my days in acting school and the many theater classes that followed, my classmates and I moaned about the lack of great roles in movies. Like many whiny, Stanislavski-fueled Brando-wannabees, we’d say, “They don’t make movies like Midnight Cowboy anymore,” “Why can’t every movie be as good as Heat?” and/or “Will there ever be a movie as good as The Godfather again?” I … [Read more...] about DALLAS BUYERS CLUB New Movie Review
Maui Filmmaker Brian Kohne Talks Story About His New Suspense Thriller Kuleana
Standing in his living room, Brian Kohne has a view right out of a movie. The house–which Kohne calls “Malama Pono”–is in Wailuku Heights, and from there he can take in everything between Kahului Harbor, Kihei and Upcountry. At night, with all of Central Maui’s streetlights illuminated, the house must seem like one of those mansions perched in the hills above Hollywood. This … [Read more...] about Maui Filmmaker Brian Kohne Talks Story About His New Suspense Thriller Kuleana
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Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) Much of your bad luck is preventable. You may have been the victim of some of the shit the world throws at people—but that’s at least partially because you’ve been making yourself such a broad target, through a range of (or perhaps just one particularly effective) self-destructive behavior. Don’t be a martyr; it’s tiresome, and ultimately not all it’s … [Read more...] about Your Horoscope