“Antebellum,” the racially charged horror film from writer/directors Gerard Bush and Christopher Renz, opens with this quote from William Faulkner: “The past is never dead. It’s not even past.” Then we see a traveling shot, done in one take, in which the camera covers the daily operations taking place on a vast slave plantation. We see Confederate soldiers walking around as … [Read more...] about Antebellum NEW MOVIE REVIEW
Bill and Ted Face the Music NEW MOVIE REVIEW
Bill S. Preston, Esquire (played by Alex Winter) and Ted Theodore Logan (played by Keanu Reeves) are back. Twenty-five years later, two of the dumbest high school students from San Dimas, California, who became time travelers and saviors of mankind, are now middle aged. They have yet to create the song that was going to maintain the salvation of the world (admittedly, a tall … [Read more...] about Bill and Ted Face the Music NEW MOVIE REVIEW
Groovy Tunes and True Soul: a Tribute to Ged Bryant
Beloved Maui DJ, artist and musician Ged Bryant The news of beloved Maui DJ, artist and musician Ged Bryant’s passing from cancer is a shock for so many. Fewer men seemed so fully alive, so soulful, wise and aware during their life. Ged was always modest about how much he did for me, but he was a mentor of mine as a young man and had a profound influence. In 1987, I met … [Read more...] about Groovy Tunes and True Soul: a Tribute to Ged Bryant
Introducing the Academy of Creative Media Maui
The new Academy of Creative Media Maui (ACM Maui), will offer a diverse selection of classes There’s something new happening at University of Hawaii Maui College. The Creative Media department is making the public announcement of the newly appointed Academy of Creative Media Maui (ACM Maui), which offers a diverse selection of classes and routes to degrees and certificates … [Read more...] about Introducing the Academy of Creative Media Maui
Barry’s Streaming Cinema: Under the Silver Lake
Under the Silver Lake stars Riley Keough and Andrew Garfield Have you ever seen a movie so crazy, off-the-beaten track and jarringly different, that you feel the need to share it with everyone? I had that kind of experience nearly 20 years ago, when I became addicted to a little movie called “Donnie Darko.” I saw it at a midnight screening in Denver, then talked my buddies … [Read more...] about Barry’s Streaming Cinema: Under the Silver Lake