Records to fall
at Maui fest
This year's Maui Film Festival from June 15-19 will feature several high-profile tributes to actors
Jake Gyllenhaal,
William H. Macy,
Mike Myers, and
Luke, Owen and Andrew Wilson. Film submissions may reach a record 1,200 (up from last year's 1,035), while attendance is expected to top 22,500, another record, said executive director
Barry Rivers.
Several notable films to be screened include the drama "A Good Woman," starring Helen Hunt, Scarlett Johansson and Tom Wilkinson; Don Roos' "Happy Endings;" the Sundance festival hit "Hustle & Flow" and the dramedy "The Wendell Baker Story," a Wilson brothers collaboration.
Featured documentaries include "Deep Blue," a history of oceans; "The Emperor's Journey," about penguins on Antarctica's dangerous ice floes; and "Grizzly Man," the harrowing and moving story of grizzly bear expert and activist Timothy Treadwell ...
The premiere of the three, 30-second Scion Toyota TV spots directed by University of Hawaii Academy for Creative Media student directors Gabe Hoeffken, Chrystal Jameson and Thomas Takemoto-Chock was held last night at the O Lounge. The commercials begin airing here Thursday ...
Anyone with a burning desire to work in the media and entertainment industry has a chance through Variety's Ultimate Hollywood Agenda Contest. The winner will be flown to Hollywood for a meet-and-greet with power players. The winner receives two nights and one day in Hollywood, where he or she will meet several times with industry executives.
To enter, log on to http://www.varietycareers. com, upload your résumé, and answer three questions about the entertainment industry. Deadline is May 31.
Variety will have a special Hawaii supplement next month ...
ABC and Creation Entertainment have created the official "Lost" fan club. The first of five worldwide conventions is scheduled for June 11-12 at the Hilton Hotel in Burbank, Calif. Series' actors and producers will attend. Weekend attendance costs $35 to $189, with autographs running between $15 to $20, and photos with the stars costing $35 to $40 ...
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