|
Marquis Brack and Jenina
Singh, editors
|
| |
Creativity distracts from sense of
direction in The Science of Sleep
The Science of Sleep, a film written and directed
by Michel Gondry, is a story about an adult protagonist that
lives life through child-like dreams. [More]
|

In his dreams, Stephane’s three-person band sings love
songs to a “Stephane TV” audience.
Courtesy www.Google.com
|
....................................................................................................................................................... |
IONA seeks volunteers for
art museum fundraising dinner
Arguably, in terms of aesthetics, Hero has
been one of the most widely discussed films in recent years.
Visually stunning, the film uses a highly formalistic approach
to filmmaking that achieves breathtaking action sequences
combined with vistas that stick with the viewer for days.
So compelling are the visuals that the ending sequence of
yards of silk falling in slow motion is currently being paid
homage to in a car commercial. But are these images more
than just beautiful? Do they uphold a political ideology
that is fascist? [More]
|

“Miss Kitty”-- the lead character in IONA’s
imaginative animal entourage.
Courtesy IONA
|
....................................................................................................................................................... |
The Lion in Winter ready to roar
HPU opens its fall production, the Lion in
Winter written by James Goldman and directed by Joyce Maltby.
The curtain rises Nov. 10 at the Hawai‘i Loa campus
Theatre, newly renamed the Paul and Vi Loo Theatre in honor
of HPU Trustee Paul Loo and his wife who have underwritten
the theatre’s renovation. [More]
|

Tom Holowach as Henry, Myra Beth Morrison as Alais, and
R. Holly Holowach as Eleanor.
Courtesy HPU Theatre
|
.......................................................................................................................................................
|
Honolulu Symphony puts on
educational youth concert
Experience the eclectic feel of ‘50’s
south France is embraced in the new Bethel Street wine bar,
Brasserie Du Vin. [More]
|

TheBrasserie Du Vin courtyard is reminiscent of a European
town square.
Photo by Eddie London
|
| ....................................................................................................................................................... |
|