AVATAR: THE WAY OF WATER earned over 400 million dollars world wide in its opening weekend which more than covered the 350 million dollars it cost to make. But is it a good movie? My view is that it’s a grandiose science fiction spectacle, featuring some of the most innovative filming techniques and visual effects ever devised. But although I admired its dazzling 3-D cinematography, I was disappointed by its cliched storyline and clunky dialogue. Plus, at three hours and 12 minutes, it’s just too long. Many fans will love this movie; others will not be impressed, but nearly everyone will feel exhausted when it finally ends.
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There has been a ton of buzz since Iam Tongi sang Roman's song on the finale of American Idol. Plus, he just dropped a new song called "Hope."
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"American Ninja Warrior" airs Monday night from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. on KHNL.
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Julia Louis-Dreyfus is best known for her comic roles in the TV series, SEINFELD and VEEP. But she has also starred in several movies. Her latest film is a comedy-drama directed by Nicole Holofcener called YOU HURT MY FEELINGS. If you’re Julia Louis-Dreyfus, you’ll probably enjoy this film. It’s smartly written, well acted, and very entertaining. Julia plays a modestly successful writer who overhears her always supportive husband tell a friend that he really doesn’t like the novel she’s currently working on. To say she’s upset is an understatement. There are lots of laughs in YOU HURT MY FEELINGS, but at the same time it effectively dramatizes the kind of dilemma we all face with friends and love ones. How can you tell someone a hard truth and not hurt their feelings? (Ward Theater complex only)
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Lauren Teruya says it's been a whirlwind of a year and one of the things she focused on was getting arts on the curriculum in local schools.
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Stephen Pokipala, 31, is a kickboxer from Waianae who everyone is dubbing as the "Hawaiian Ryu" Street Fighter.
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Paul Schrader is a 76 year old filmmaker who has been making movies since 1978. I have avoided many of his films because they are often full of suffering and violence. But MASTER GARDENER is much less so; it even has a happy ending. It’s a slow burn of a film in which I could feel the strong emotions of Joel Edgerton as the main character even though he keeps those emotions in check. In short, MASTER GARDNER is the fine work of a masterful writer-director. (Kahala Mall Theaters only)