Here’s the story of two brothers living in West Virginia. One is a hard working factory man named Russell, played by Christian Bale. The other is Rodney, a younger, directionless knucklehead, played by Casey Affleck. While the wise brother is aiming for a future with his girlfriend (Zoe Saldana), Rodney takes up amateur boxing. After walking away with a tenderized face and a … [Read more...] about OUT OF THE FURNACE New Movie Review
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12 YEARS A SLAVE New Movie Review
How painful must a historical reenactment be in order for it to establish authenticity? This was a question I had while watching 12 Years a Slave, director Steve McQueen’s follow-up to his devastating Shame. His latest tells the story of Solomon, played by Chiwetel Ejiofer, a free black man living with his wife and family in 1841. His skill as a violinist is noted by two white … [Read more...] about 12 YEARS A SLAVE New Movie Review
ABOUT TIME New Movie Review
About Time has one of the most intriguing opening scenes of the year. A young man named Tim (played by Domhnall Gleeson) is single, looking for love and has just turned 21. His Dad (Bill Nihy) summons him to his office and sits him down for a serious father-son chat. But instead of offering advice on life, girls or a career, Dad reveals that all the men in the family can time … [Read more...] about ABOUT TIME New Movie Review
GRAVITY New Movie Review
A group of kids from Maui were sent to Space Camp in 1989, where they spent a week at the training facility in Huntsville Alabama, learning how to operate spacecraft. I was one of those kids. It was a pivotal event in my young life, as I seriously wanted, at the time, to become an astronaut. I flew to the Mainland with a group of Maui pre-teens, though I was the only … [Read more...] about GRAVITY New Movie Review
Lahaina Market Place Axes Its Trees While State Of Hawaii Throws Book At Mortgage Broker Tricia Morris As The Kihei Upcountry Road Goes Nowhere
LAHAINA MARKET PLACE CUTS DOWN ITS TREES And now we’re going to talk a bit about trees–or rather, the act of going up to very old, very beautiful trees and chain-sawing them into sawdust and toothpicks. This is happening, or by this point has happened, at the Lahaina Market Place on Front Street. That little courtyard of shops has been an oasis of shade for decades in Lahaina … [Read more...] about Lahaina Market Place Axes Its Trees While State Of Hawaii Throws Book At Mortgage Broker Tricia Morris As The Kihei Upcountry Road Goes Nowhere