Picking on a bad movie can be a lot of fun for film critics, a form of “revenge” that justifies having suffered through a cinematic turkey. The word was out on M. Night Shyamalan’s After Earth not long before release: accusations of being a vanity project for co-star and co-producer Will Smith and another unfortunate outing for Shyamalan, who was once called “The Next … [Read more...] about AFTER EARTH New Movie Review
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Erin Smith Does Stella Blues Supper Club
Three-time Na Hoku Hanono nominee, lead singer of The Throwdowns and former Maui resident Erin Smith will appear on the Stella Supper Club Stage this Friday. The recent transplant to Oahu’s East shores is now a Fruit Punch Hawaii columnist. Her much-anticipated new album, which included work done in Canada, will partner Smith with the team that produced Arcade Fire’s acclaimed … [Read more...] about Erin Smith Does Stella Blues Supper Club
Men In Black 3 New Movie Review
After extraterrestrial “Boris the Animal” escapes from an intergalactic prison, he heads back to earth to punish the MIB who put him there: Agent K (Tommy Lee Jones), who is still battling rogue alien scum with his ever-chatty partner Agent J (Will Smith). Boris (played by Flight of the Conchords Jemaine Clement) has a unique plan for revenge: by heading back to 1969 and … [Read more...] about Men In Black 3 New Movie Review
The Throwdowns Celebrate Their New CD With A Maui Arts And Cultural Center Concert
The Throwdowns came to my hospital room bearing a blister-packed toy mustache and a white wicker basket stuffed with gerbera daisies. It was November 2009 and the Maui-based band was on Oahu opening for The Fray and Panic at the Disco at Waikiki Shell, meanwhile I was at Kaiser Moanalua enjoying fever-induced hallucinations and my first rounds of chemotherapy for acute … [Read more...] about The Throwdowns Celebrate Their New CD With A Maui Arts And Cultural Center Concert