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2 more actorsABC's castaway drama "Lost" will premiere Sept. 22. The series' production offices are at Dole Cannery, while producers hope to lock in the Xerox building on Nimitz Highway as a sound stage. There are 15 cast members, with two others yet to be cast in permanent roles ...
Executive producer Chris Brancato of Fox's "North Shore" is considering booking reality show contestants, including Trista Rehn and Ryan Sutter from "The Bachelor." Brancato reportedly nixed an appearance by Omarosa Manigault-Stallworth, of "The Apprentice," but wants host Donald Trump in a guest role ...
The entertainment trade Variety published a special section Monday on Hawaii's production boom, with additional stories on the Maui Film Festival and interviews with Hawaii's five county and state film commissioners ...
The University of Hawaii's Theatre and Dance Department and the Screen Actors Guild Foundation are hosting the "Conversations" premiere with actor Richard Chamberlain from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at Kennedy Theatre. "Conversations" is a program of the foundation as a national speaker series for high-profile members to share their experience and knowledge to help educate and motivate guild members on how to sustain their passion for acting, the value of training and self-sufficiency. It's free and open to the public by reservation only at www.sagfoundation.org. Space is limited ...
Hawaii Filmmakers Initiative, a sponsor of the upcoming Maui Film Festival, has announced two instructors for its summer classes: animator Gary Schwartz and filmmaking by the University of Southern California's Norm Anderson, a Sundance Writers Lab award winner ...
Multi-Emmy-winning screenwriter-producer Aaron Sorkin ("The West Wing," "All the President's Men") headlines the Maui Writers Conference in August ...
Maui-based publicist Blaise Noto has landed Court TV as a client, handling local and nationally based media in Los Angeles for publicizing and promoting ...
"Of Wind and Waves: The Life of Woody Brown," a 25-minute documentary-in-progress about the 92-year-old surfing, sailing and soaring legend, screens at the Maui Film Festival today and Saturday at the Maui Arts and Cultural Center. The documentary will also screen in a fund-raising event from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Meritage Restaurant at Restaurant Row on Tuesday, with a $35 admission that includes pupus and a drink. Brown himself will be a guest of honor at all three screenings ...
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