Film Reviews

Film Blurbs 3-3-2010

OpeningContinuingDoris Duke TheatreMovie MuseumUniversity Of HawaiiThe ARTS At Marks Garage Unattributed film synopses indicate movies not yet reviewed by HW staff. Indicates films of particular interest Opening Alice in Wonderland 3D Alice is 19, and who better to craft… [»Read]


Movie Clock 3-3-2010

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Still crazy after all these fears

The Crazies
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The Crazies / George Romero is often deemed the grandfather of the zombie. Responsible for the pentalogy of genre films beginning with Night of the Living Dead, he’s also the inspiration for endless imitations, some good (Shaun of the Dead, 28 Days Later), most… [»Read]


Hype, hope & hoopla

82nd Academy Awards
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82nd Academy Awards / “I don’t go to the Oscars anymore. I stay home and watch them on television. That way, I can boo.” That voice, crackling on the other end of the telephone line, belongs to a long-time Academy Awards voter, a member of five movie-industry guilds, a lady who said we… [»Read]


How to raise a Nazi

The White Ribbon
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The White Ribbon / The White Ribbon is the front-runner for the Best Foreign Film Oscar this year, and for good reason. It’s cold, calculating and completely unlikable, yet, totally devastating in its absolute unmerciful execution. Suffice to say, it’s the most complex, infuriating… [»Read]


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J-date

Temple Emanu-El Kirk Cashmere Jewish Film Festival
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Temple Emanu-El Kirk Cashmere Jewish Film Festival / Early March again brings island cinema lovers a unique opportunity: the eighth annual Temple Emanu-El Kirk Cashmere Jewish Film Festival at the Honolulu Academy of Arts. All films are premieres for Hawaiʻi and each of the seven illuminates Jewish culture in careful,… [»Read]


Film Blurbs 2-24-2010

OpeningContinuingDoris Duke TheatreMovie MuseumUniversity Of HawaiiBaby AWEARness Unattributed film synopses indicate movies not yet reviewed by HW staff. Indicates films of particular interest Opening Cop Out Bruce Willis and Tracy Morgan play the latest interracial… [»Read]


Movie Clock 2-24-2010

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Shudder Isle

Shutter Island
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Shutter Island / After finally winning the Best Picture Academy Award for The Departed, if anyone deserves to cut loose and have some fun, it’s director extraordinaire Martin Scorsese. If you gave the world Taxi Driver, Raging Bull and Goodfellas, and still[»Read]


Zeus alors!

Percy Jackson
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Percy Jackson / Since the introduction of the first Harry Potter franchise, movie studios have been scrambling to find the next tween phenomenon based on a beloved children’s series, mostly with lackluster results (anyone remember A Series of Unfortunate Events?). Now, with… [»Read]


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Half-Blood Prince

Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief
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Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief / The quest for an heir to the Harry Potter franchise continues and amid the corpses of The Golden Compass and The Seeker: The Dark is Rising comes Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief, based on the young adult series written by Rick Riordan…. [»Read]