Los Dos Vatos Chances are you’ve never heard of Gilbert Arangure or Eddie Lopez … unless you’re in the restaurant business or a frequent guest at Vintage Cave. Let me tell you a little bit about these two amazingly talented…
The classic ’80s action flick “Big Trouble in Little China” screens Wednesday, May 27 as part of Consolidated Theatres’ 4th anniversary celebration of the Hana Hou Picture Show, and we’re giving away six pairs of tickets! Three lucky winners will…
The 2012 a cappella surprise hit, “Pitch Perfect,” was true to its title, literally pitch perfect. So needless to say, I knew going into the sequel that it would be hard to live up to the first flick, but the…
To paraphrase my favorite line from “Mad Max: Fury Road” – “Oh what a film! What a lovely film!” Recently I’ve started to bemoan the death of the classic action flick. The intricacies of a mind-blowing action scene have been…
We’re giving away five sets of tickets (each with four tickets) to an advanced screening of Disney’s “Tomorrowland,” starring George Clooney. The screening takes place Monday, May 18, at 7 p.m. at Ward Theatres — four days before the film’s…
Quick — what films are you most looking forward to watching this summer? Now how many of these are not sequels, reboots or based on comic books? The answer is very likely none. Fortunately, summer is not all about big…
Last week “Avengers: Age of Ultron” officially kicked off what potentially could be the biggest summer movie season ever. Summer is always a time when studios roll out their big money franchise films where to quote a huge summer movie…
I’ll readily admit that I wasn’t as enamored with “The Avengers” as the rest of the world. I thought it was too talky and that the whole process of assembling the team took too long and that there was too…
Film geeks like myself are counting the days (nine, to be exact) until “Avengers: Age of Ultron” opens a huge summer movie season. But the release of some exciting and even controversial trailers this past week triggered endless internet chatter.…
“Furious 7’ premiered last night at South by Southwest. Variety said, “The hit muscle-car franchise does itself and the late Paul Walker proud with a solid seventh entry.” In light of the good reviews and the monumental expectations for the…
I’ve only seen six movies at the theaters this year and Liam Neeson starred in two of them. Forget James Brown. Liam Neeson is the new hardest-working man in show business. I give all the credit in the world to…
Known for her exuberant personality and fresh, eclectic beats, Super CW has honed her skills as a versatile DJ not only here in Hawaii but lately, around the globe. I’ve been supporting Christa Wittmier since she was spinning for small…
So you know that Something New is a food fest centered on nine crazy chefs challenged with nine local ingredients. Well, some are crazier than others. Here, Frolic’s own Ed Morita, pastry chef at the new Off the Wall Craft…
She rose to fame on TLC’s Emmy-winning Trading Spaces and Drill Team on A&E, but interior design star Lauren Makk is still the home girl next door. The Oklahoma native-turned-Kakaako resident moved to Hawaii after coming for vacation and never…
Coming Wednesday, March 25: Frolic’s own Something New event, a food celebration with a twist. Honolulu’s nine craziest chefs will unleash their creativity in fun new ways, each challenged with a local ingredient that takes them out of their comfort…
We’re giving 10 people a pack of four tickets to an advance VIP screening of “Cinderella” a live-action feature inspired by the classic fairy tale that stars Lily James and Cate Blanchett. The film will screen Tuesday, March 10 at…
Roy Yamaguchi helped pioneer Hawaii Regional Cuisine a generation ago, when few had heard of wasabi butter or firecracker aioli. Now the culinary icon is going in the opposite direction with his next restaurant — back to the past. “It’s…
From deep-fried braised beltfish to an addictive vegan zucchini pancake, we try O’Kims’ inventive monthly specials.
