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Reel News
Tim Ryan
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Local film crew awaits payment
Nearly two dozen local crew members who worked last month on a documentary for a foreign production company claim that their paychecks have been bouncing to the estimated total of about $50,000. The production has left the United States, but Hawaii Film Office officials are looking into the allegations. Though the producers "promise ... the money owed will be paid," no one's received payment yet. Some crew say their paychecks have bounced twice ...
Talent agent and concert promoter Click Stars has snapped up all U.S. rights to the Korean movie "April Snow," starring Asian superstar Bae Yong-joon. Click Stars previously bought theatrical and TV rights for Hawaii only. Theatrical distribution will be handled by Rob Fried Films with the Hawaii release set for next month.
The picture is director Robin Lee Yunchan's adult fairy tale about a crippled girl who collects shoes. Cast includes Vivian Hsu and Duncan Lai ...
Samuel L. Jackson, this year's Louis Vuitton Hawaii International Film Festival's Achievement in Acting Award winner, will be honored in a ceremony on Nov. 4 at a yet-to-be-determined location.
B-movie mogul Roger Corman arrives this week as a festival guest and will be honored on Kauai with showings on Saturday at the Waimea Theatre of his classics "The Swamp Woman," "Little Shop of Horrors" and more. The Waimea High School homecoming parade will honor Corman, followed by a meet-and-greet at the theater ...
Attorneys Rick Galindez and Roy Tjioe of Goodsill, Anderson, Quinn & Stifel remain the go-to guys for productions' hoping to qualify for the state's Act 221 investment credits. Not only are ABC/Touchstone and the Discovery Channel their clients, but they're also representing the N Channel for its "Boarding School" series ...
In "Lost" news, a female series regular will die at the hands of another female regular, beginning Nov. 9. If you think a cast member purchasing an Oahu house is a guarantee that an actor will not die on the show, producers Jean Higgins and Jack Bender say "definitely not."
Yunjin Kim is the latest "Lost" star to purchase a home here. Hmmm ...