Best of the Web: ‘Zombie Apocalypse,’ Miss Vamp, HIFF and more
--James Garrett, Special to the Star-Advertiser PICS: ‘ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE’ IN CHINATOWN | 1. The Hawaii Zombie Crawl returned to Chinatown on Saturday for “Zombie Apocalypse 2012′ at various venues,...
View ArticleQuick Bites: Japengo, HASR Bistro, Hiroshi, more
Japengo’s first birthday: Japengo is celebrating its first anniversary with a special menu from today until Oct. 26. The celebratory four-course menu includes the White Dragon Roll, Japengo Salad and...
View ArticleBenefit revives folk-music favorites
Susan Bruhl, right, leads Tim Sprowls, center, and musical duo Leon & Malia in a rehearsal for the "Love is But a Song We Sing" fundraiser featuring folk music from the '60s and '70s. --Cindy Ellen...
View ArticleDo It! The Green, Hawaii Burlesque Fest, more
--Courtesy photo FRIDAY-SATURDAY, OCT. 19-20 Reggae afficionados take in The Green scene Local reggae band The Green has been busy the last few weeks “planting the seed” among its mainland audiences,...
View ArticleTalk Story Fest returns for 24th year
After 24 years, Hawaii Talk Story Festival director Jeff Gere says each year stil brings new surprises and fresh talent. “Twenty-four — can you believe it?” he says. “I’m talking (story) to kids that...
View ArticleMelvins Lite finish world record attempt in Hawaii
--Courtesy photo King Buzzo is a man of the moment. Buzzo, aka Buzz Osborne, the 48-year-old frontman for the Melvins, could’ve wallowed in rock nostalgia as part of the original Seattle grunge...
View ArticleMcDonald, Scaggs, Fagen travel as trio of Dukes
Michael McDonald, above, Donald Fagen and Boz Scaggs are serving up greatest hits and more on their concert tour. --Courtesy photo If there’s a word that sums up the Dukes of September Rhythm Revue,...
View Article‘Mystical Laws’ a decent ride
REVIEW BY JASON S. YADAO / jyadao@staradvertiser.com Through the years, there have been a good number of movies featuring a messianic figure taking on some megalomaniacal entity with the fate of the...
View ArticleAt the Movies: ‘Alex Cross,’ ‘The Imposter,’ more
Tyler Perry, left, is a detective and Matthew Fox is a serial killer in James Patterson's 'Alex Cross.' --Summit Entertainment For reviews of movies opening this weekend in theaters, see Friday’s Today...
View ArticleFreestyle: Everclear returns for benefit show
Everclear returns to Honolulu in December. Tickets for the show go on sale tomorrow. (Courtesy photo) BY ELIZABETH KIESZKOWSKI / ekieszkowski@staradvertiser.com Everclear fans, rejoice: The band is...
View ArticlePICS: ‘Chopsticks & Wine’ 2012
◄ Back Next ► Picture 1 of 93 PHOTOS BY KAT WADE / Special to the Star-Advertiser Scenes from the 2012 edition of “Chopsticks & Wine” at the Hawaii Convention Center on Thursday, Oct. 18. The...
View ArticleOuttakes Online: A chat with Koji Yakusho
BY MIKE GORDON / mgordon@staradvertiser.com Koji Yakusho’s new film “The Woodsman and the Rain,” which delighted audiences this week at the Hawaii International Film Festival, was almost not made...
View ArticleHalloween Video Contest opens People’s Choice voting
BY MIKE GORDON / mgordon@staradvertiser.com Ghosts, ghouls and zombies rejoice, it’s time for you to judge the People’s Choice award in the Honolulu Star-Advertiser’s inaugural Halloween Video Contest....
View ArticleEuroCinema Gala draws a crowd
Actor Daniel Dae Kim, second from right, and his wife, Mia Kim, third right right, arrived at the Moana Surfrider for the EuroCinema 2012 Awards Gala on Friday, Oct. 19. (Star-Advertiser photo by...
View ArticleThis Week in TGIF: The Dukes
OCTOBER 2012 FRI 19 / SAT 20 / SUN 21 McDonald, Scaggs and Fagen travel as a trio of Dukes If there’s a word that sums up the Dukes of September Rhythm Revue, it’s nostalgia. But don’t be fooled into...
View ArticlePICS: ‘An Evening in Chinatown’
◄ Back Next ► Picture 1 of 54 PHOTOS BY KAT WADE / Special to the Star-Advertiser The Chinatown Improvement District hosted “An Evening in Chinatown: Take A Chance on Chinatown” at the former Club...
View ArticlePICS: EuroCinema Hawaii Awards Gala
◄ Back Next ► Picture 1 of 47 PHOTOS BY TONY GRILLO / Special to the Star-Advertiser Scenes from the red carpet at the 2012 EuroCinema Hawaii Film Festival Awards Gala at the Moana Surfrider on...
View ArticlePICS: ‘Night of the Living Dead’ in Kaka’ako
◄ Back Next ► Picture 1 of 62 PHOTOS BY KAT WADE / Special to the Star-Advertiser Scream Team Hawaii is already helping Honolulu residents get in the Halloween spirit with its “Night of the Living...
View ArticlePICS: ‘Crazy, Sexy, GHOUL’ at The Waterfront
◄ Back Next ► Picture 1 of 131 PHOTOS BY JOAH BULEY / Special to the Star-Advertiser The Diamond Head Hui returned to the Waterfront at Aloha Tower for another of its annual “Crazy, Sexy, GHOUL”...
View ArticlePICS: Paradise Cup 2012
◄ Back Next ► Picture 1 of 112 PHOTOS BY SLATER ROBINSON / Special to the Star-Advertiser Scenes from the annual Paradise Cup bodybuilding competition at the Sheraton Waikiki on Saturday, Oct. 20. The...
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