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May 23, 2013 Despite the lofty sound of the “final frontier” — those cosmic places the Starship Enterprise boldly goes where no man has gone before — the real destination of “Star Trek” has always been a lot... more »»
‘Gatsby’ and ‘Mud’
May 16, 2013 “Mud” is like a “Beasts of the Southern Wild” you can actually understand. A lot of it takes place on Arkansas rivers and creeks, some lazy and inviting, others sinister. more »»
Iron clothes make the Man
May 9, 2013 Gwyneth Paltrow has always been my favorite part of “Iron Man.” Oh sure, Robert Downey’s Tony Stark has more, uh, issues than other action heroes, and delivers more clever quips sorting them ou. more »»
Voting for Best of Maui begins tomorrow
May 9, 2013 Ready, set, vote! It’s time again for The Maui News’ annual Best of Maui issue, featuring the island’s best places to eat, activities and shopping. more »»
Wedding bells and dumbbells
May 2, 2013 “Pain & Gain” is mostly pain. This week’s movie box-office winner bills itself as an action-comedy starring the usually likable Mark Wahlberg and Dwayne Johnso. more »»
Cruising to Oblivion
April 25, 2013 Seeing the names of Tom Cruise and “Oblivion” in the same sentence inspires wishful thinking in some, but that didn’t deter this new sci-fi thriller from topping the week’s box-office charts. more »»
Home of the brave . . . play ball!
April 18, 2013 History is a two-way street. Not just in the sense of the oft-repeated warning that those who don’t learn from history are doomed to repeat i. more »»
Fade to Black
April 11, 2013 Eulogies for Roger Ebert were still dotting the media last Sunday when I learned of the death of another film friend and inspiration, documentary director Les Blank. more »»
Being Maui
April 4, 2013 He’s known in myths and legends as a hero, a superman, a dutiful son, a trickster. more »»
Crood family values
March 28, 2013 For prehistoric rubbings on cave walls, “The Croods” sure have a lot of heart. more »»
Bonnie and Soul
March 21, 2013 Under the stars and dancing palms, a thing called love rocked the Maui Arts & Cultural Center last Friday night. It was a happy, soulful sound. more »»
Tired magic
March 14, 2013 It’s no accident that the folks at Disney dropped the word “Wonderful” from their new movie about the Wizard of Oz. Because it’s no. more »»
Lord of the Beans
March 7, 2013 Amid other casualties of modern technology, we can now add fairy tales to the list. Perhaps the problem is that no one knows what a beanstalk is anymore — much less, a giant beanstalk. more »»
Making history, Hollywood-style
February 28, 2013 How could so many wonderful movies result in such mediocre television? That was the question puzzling viewers after sitting through more than three hours of the Oscars last Sunday night. more »»
Small World
February 21, 2013 I paid a quick visit to New Zealand last weekend. Not the actual New Zealand, but the Aotearoa village at the Polynesian Cultural Center on Oahu. more »»
No reading required
February 14, 2013 Some of us still remember Previews of Coming Attractions. That’s what advertisements for upcoming movies used to be called, before we switched to the sleeker term, “trailers. more »»
Witness protection for the rich and famous
February 7, 2013 It’s hardly a noble profession. more »»
Catfishing in America
January 24, 2013 It’s called Catfishing. The word sounds like something out of Mark Twain, or a song by Taj Mahal, or perhaps a footnote to Richard Brautigan’s almost classic “Trout Fishing in America. more »»
Global Positioning
January 17, 2013 It’s the element of surprise that produces the fun at movie award shows. Like watching action heroes on the red carpet and being surprised at how short they are in real life. more »»
The problem with Bambi
January 10, 2013 We’ve got deer trouble. It’s a price to pay for living right over the fence from Haleakala Ranch in lower Kula. more »» Pacific Whale Foundation’s Coral Reef Information Station May 25, 2013 at Ulua Beach in Wailea. Learn the names of the fish that you see while snorkeling and learn about the reef and how you can protect it. Free use of fish i.d. cards and reference books. Open Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays, from 8-11:30 a.m. For information, call 249-8811, ext. 1. more » Community Events
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