Take a moment and think. What were you doing five years ago? Who were you dating? How many pounds lighter were you? What were you listening to on your iPod? Why did you sign up for Google+? Maybe, if you were a true film nerd, you were going to the very first Hana Hou Picture Show. This Wednesday, Consolidated Theatres…
The Grand Mosque Sheikh Zayed in Abu Dhabi. If you go to Dubai, leave some time to take a day trip to Abu Dhabi, which is about an hour and a half drive away. The main attraction there is the Grand Mosque Sheikh Zayed, which blows away all of the other mosques in the area. You see, since it’s a…
There was a lot to love about “Captain America: Civil War.” But one of the best parts had to be the reintroduction of our friendly neighborhood Spider-man into the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The film rights for Spidey have been with Sony since 2000 and when Marvel and Sony agreed to share Spider-man for “Civil War,” we finally got to see…
Chuck (Josh Gad), Red (Jason Sudeikis), Bomb (Danny McBride) in Columbia Pictures and Rovio’s ANGRY BIRDS.We’re giving five people each a family four-pack of tickets to an advance VIP screening of “The Angry Birds Movie,” a 3D animated comedy that’ll finally let you in on why those birds are so angry. On an island full of happy, flightless birds, Red…
That airport battle scene? Wow. Simply, wow. Comic book fans looking for some real comic-book-type-action translated onto the big screen will be laughing giddily like I was when Cap’s team takes on Iron Man’s in what’s likely to become a classic cinematic fight scene for all time. Each scene of the airport battle is ripped from the pages of a…
Ari Dalbert and Nicholas Amador continue Hawai‘i’s incredible string of victories in national poetry recital competitions.
May the 4th be with you. Unite with these Star Wars geeks every week at a lightsaber class.
Dubai skyline at dawn by Jan Michael Pfeiffer. The Burj Khalifa is the tallest building there. One of the most striking things about the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Dubai in particular is the grand scale upon which they build things, thanks in part to the money flowing from the oil industry there. But here’s something most people don’t know: although many elements…
Key and Peele just made the greatest cat video ever. Seriously, Keanu, the title cat, is the cutest little kitty witty! And I’m saying that as the owner of a beautiful cat named Jet myself. The two comedians (I’m still not sure which is which) play two very domesticated men who live in the suburbs. One is married, but stuck…
YouTube fitness star Cassey Ho makes a stop in Honolulu.
Aloha from Dubai! Here’s a look at my quick vacation in the fabulous man-made oasis in middle of the vast desert of the United Arab Emirates. My friend Val texted me a few months ago, saying she and her boyfriend Kyle had found a great package deal to Dubai: $1200 per person included round trip airfare from San Francisco, five nights…
Luis Esquivel shows off his math skills on “Little Big Shots.”
With Wing Lam, the founder of Wahoo’s Fish Tacos. Many of us in Hawaii know about Wahoo’s Fish Tacos on Ward Avenue and … not much else about it, right? If you’re like me, you’ve probably eaten there and thought it was a local Asian-fusion take on Mexican fare. Well, Wing Lam, the founder of Wahoo’s was here in Hawaii recently,…
You can view Yayoi Kusama’s art installation at the Ward Village Courtyard through May 13.
We’re giving five people each a family four-pack of tickets to an advance VIP screening of “The Jungle Book,” a live-action adventure inspired by Disney’s classic animated film. Wolf-raised man-cub Mowgli finds he’s no longer welcome in the jungle and is forced to abandon the only home he’s ever known when the fearsome tiger Shere Khan (voiced by Idris Elba)…
SING STREETTired of all the monotonous predictability of mainstream Hollywood cinema? Well, you’re in luck because the Hawaii International Film Festival Spring Showcase runs tomorrow, April 2, through April 10 at Dole Theaters and as always, offers up a great variety of fresh, unique films from all over the world. Here are the films that I’m looking forward to most…
In a likely deliberate move, both DC cinematic universe films, “Man of Steel” and “Batman v Superman,” are incredibly dark and devoid of levity one might expect from a movie about costumed superheroes. But in order to distinguish themselves from the upbeat and fun Marvel films, it was a choice I think DC had to make, like it or not….
Photo by Darren Miller By Kate Greennagel Special to Frolic After 15 years of performing in Hawaii and around the world, ukulele prodigy Taimane Gardner will make her Hawaii Theatre debut on Friday, March 25. Discovered by Don Ho while she was busking with her father on the streets of Waikiki at age 10, Gardner is as well known for…
Netflix started a bold initiative last year when it created a TV version of the Marvel Cinematic Universe where heroes were more human and villains less imposing. Season One of “Daredevil” introduced us to the Man Without Fear who defended Hell’s Kitchen against the criminal empire of Wilson Fisk, aka The Kingpin. That was followed by “Jessica Jones,” a small-scale…
These Islanders have experienced the unusual and done the extraordinary.
Making President Obama look good, the 13th-seeded UH men’s basketball team bust No. 4 UC Berkeley in the South Regional NCAA Playoffs on Friday, March 18.
Craft beer lovers, remember when Grapefruit Sculpin hit Hawaii? The citrusy IPA from San Diego’s Ballast Point Brewing Co.? It was super good and it blew up. So when we heard Pineapple Sculpin and its cousin, Watermelon Dorado, had arrived, we headed straight to Bev Mart to pick up a six-pack. For research purposes, of course. Verdict is below. Happy…
It’s a long time since the days of “Rap’s Hawaii,” Booga Booga and the 3 Local Boyz, but what local comedy today lacks in superstars, it makes up for with variety. There’s enough, in fact, that when the 2nd annual Hawaii Sketch Comedy Festival takes the stage at Doris Duke Theatre it expands to two nights: “Live from Honolulu” on…
The Boy and the Beast. It’s that time of year again, when your friendly neighborhood otaku start diving into their closets and cosplaying up in preparation for next month’s Kawaii-Kon anime convention. And what better way to get into the spirit than with the anime film “The Boy and the Beast”? After the death of his mother and a verbal…
