Barack Obama isn’t the first black president of the United States. He’s just the first real one. Black presidents have been appearing on movie screens since at least 1933, according to www.slate.com. » Full Story

When he received the Silversword Award from the Maui Film Festival at Wailea in 2002, I had the privilege of doing a quick interview with Clint Eastwood. » Full Story

Funny thing about Te Vaka: The group’s songs come from Tokelau, Tuvalu, Samoa and the Cook Islands by way of New Zealand, but listening to the musical exuberance, catching the pulsing beat, you start » Full Story

Maybe it works as the name of a hip hotel, but “W.” isn’t a great title for a movie. Especially when it’s misspelled. Oliver Stone’s new political biopic is called “W. » Full Story

‘Kahekili” made love … and war … on the Castle Theater stage last Saturday night. » Full Story

A larger-than-life cardboard cutout of “W” sits in the lobby of the Maui Mall Megaplex these days. » Full Story

Last Saturday, the day Paul Newman died, I went to the movies. » Full Story

It’s a voice that can inspire terror, just talking about what’s for dinner. But at the other end of the phone line, it sounds cheery, downright friendly.

“Rick? Tony Hopkins. » Full Story

When no one could find any weapons of mass destruction, it raised the possibility that we might have gone to war in Iraq by mistake. » Full Story

A curious fact of modern life is the way it keeps getting harder to find the line between what we call entertainment and what we call reality. » Full Story