Haiku isn’t known to be the birthplace of great filmmakers, but that’s about to change, permanently. Local boy Destin Cretton grew up there and his dreams of becoming a high caliber filmmaker have come true in a profound way. His critically acclaimed comedy/drama Short Term 12 stars Brie Larson as a worker at a foster care facility and portrays her day to day experiences. It’s … [Read more...] about Talking Story With SHORT TERM 12 Filmmaker Destin Cretton About Movies And His Maui Upbringing
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We Look At The New University of Hawaii Research Into Mercury Levels In Fish Caught in Hawaiian Waters And Ask If It Should Concern You
It’s not everyday that we get a press release that contains the words “exciting” and “mercury” in the same sentence. But that’s what happened a couple weeks ago, and we have the University of Hawaii public information office to thank for it. “Mercury–a common industrial toxin–is carried through the atmosphere before settling on the ocean and entering the marine food web,” … [Read more...] about We Look At The New University of Hawaii Research Into Mercury Levels In Fish Caught in Hawaiian Waters And Ask If It Should Concern You
THE WORLDS END New Movie Review
Gary (played by Simon Pegg) wants to relive the glories of the 1990s so badly that he reunites his old high school chums and band members, coercing them into recreating a legendary pub crawl from their youth. Problem is, Gary is in rehab, a delusional burnout and his former buddies don’t really like him. In particular, Andy (played by Nick Frost) wants nothing to do with him … [Read more...] about THE WORLDS END New Movie Review
We Talk Story With Santigold And Damian Marley Before The Republik Music Festival
Santigold is one of the most interesting artists in this millennium. Her first album, Santogold, came out in 2008 with a sound that music critics couldn’t label. She released her next album, Master of My Make Believe, in May 2012. That proved to be another critically acclaimed, out of the box effort. For Santi White, the girl behind Santigold, staying true to art of writing … [Read more...] about We Talk Story With Santigold And Damian Marley Before The Republik Music Festival
Talking Story With James Taylor Before His April 12 MACC Show
James Taylor seduced me when I was 16. Okay, not “seduced” exactly. It was more like an epiphany–a revelation tantamount to the one in Kate Chopin’s The Awakening. I was sitting on the lawn at Irvine Meadows Amphitheater when Taylor opened the show with “Shower the People.” It was 1982, and my music collection was limited to a compilation of INXS, Duran Duran and The B-52’s. My … [Read more...] about Talking Story With James Taylor Before His April 12 MACC Show