You know you’re watching a film noir when the main character is presented with two choices and never picks the right one. Of course, if people in movies did the right thing, made the correct, morally responsible decisions and acted like good, upstanding citizens, we wouldn’t have a movie. In Ridley Scott’s The Counselor, Michael […]
RUSH New Movie Review
The 1976 Formula One championship remains a memorable season for racing fans, mostly due to the visibly edgy relationship between two of its top competitors. The handsome James Hunt was as reckless and carefree in his life as he was taking daredevil turns on the racetrack. He won victories for his ability behind a steering […]
Jurassic Park 3D New Movie Review
One of the great thrills of my childhood happened in 1994, when I met film critic Roger Ebert at the Queen Ka’ahumanu Center. He was at the Waldenbooks (RIP), signing copies of his Roger Ebert’s Movie Glossary. I had been a fan of his my entire life and was thrilled to have a few moments […]
2012 MauiTime Bar Guide
“The hard part about being a bartender,” said the writer Richard Braunstein, “is figuring out who is drunk and who is just stupid.” Bartending is, without a doubt, the toughest of all service industry jobs. Especially on one of the most popular tourist islands in the world. Part chemist and part psychologist, a bartender has […]
Owaila With Visibly Shaken At Stella Blues Cafe
Friday (August 19), 9:30pm, Stella Blues Cafe, Kihei; $5 advance/$7 door (Tickets available at Stella Blues Cafe, Requests and 808 Deli.) It’s a blistering Upcountry mid-morning, and I’ve just walked into Jayson Vierra’s home studio, nestled a few turns into a whimsical Pukalani neighborhood. Particle ply board stitched together by plaster, a mountain of Mesa […]