PICS: ‘Ritmo Latino’ at Cafe Che Pasta

Photos by Jamm Aquino
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“Ritmo Latino,” a weekly Latin party, on Friday, Sept. 24, 2010 at Cafe Che Pasta in downtown Honolulu.

PICS: ‘Oktoberfest’

Photos by Aaron Yoshino
Special to the Star-Advertiser

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PICS: ‘Chinatown Get Down’

Photos by Aaron Yoshino
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PICS: Reverse Pau Hana at Tsunami

Photos by Cindy Ellen Russell
crussell@staradvertiser.com

Every Thursday Tsunami offers reverse Pau Hana drinks at 25 percent off until 1:00 am. Drink specials include the 16oz cans of Miller and Coors for $3. Read more

VIDEO: Five Minutes With… Augie Tulba

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PICS: ‘Extra Credit’ at Rock Bottom

Photos by Cindy Ellen Russell / crussell@staradvertiser.com

“Extra Credit Wednesdays” at Rock Bottom is co-promoted by Level H Promotions and Artist Groove Network, the weekly party features a variety of drink and food specials. The bar will also showcase local bands Hiriz, Awry by Design, Fifty Dollar Eights and Head Cornerstone on Friday, Sept. 24, with $3 Red Stripe and $4 Crown Royale on special.

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Bruno Mars to perform on SNL

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Hawaii’s Bruno Mars, who was arrested Sunday in Las Vegas on suspicion of cocaine possession, is scheduled as a guest performer next month on NBC’s “Saturday Night Live,” according to his official website.

Mars will perform on the late-night comedy show on Oct. 9 with host Jane Lynch from “Glee.”

NBC officials could not be immediately contacted to confirm Mars as a guest performer.

The 24-year-old Mars, who co-wrote “Nothin’ on You” and “Billionaire,” was arrested for allegedly possessing 2.6 grams of a white powder believed to be cocaine, Las Vegas police said.

Film screenings highlight Asian directors

By Steven Mark / smark@staradvertiser.com

Get a preview to some of the Asian filmmakers whose work will be featured at this year’s Hawaii International Film Festival at the University of Phoenix’s downtown Honolulu campus over the next three Fridays.

Screening this Friday Sept. 24 is “Raise the Red Lantern,” Zhang Yimou’s epic tragedy of a young woman who becomes the fourth wife of a wealthy man.

The political maneuverings of the plotline, the lavish cinematography, and the powerful acting in this 1995 film have made it one of the most requested at HIFF and a work that is considered seminal to the new Chinese cinema.

Zhang, who went on to direct big-budget productions like “Hero” and “House of Flying Daggers,” as well as the opening ceremonies of the Beijing Olympic Games, returns to the smaller, more intimate storytelling at this year’s HIFF with “The Love of the Hawthorne Tree.”

Screening Oct. 1 is “The Taste of Tea,” Katsuhito Ishii’s comedy about a housewife-turned-filmmaker and her domestic problems. Ishii worked with Quentin Tarantino on the animated sequences of “Kill Bill Vol. 1.” His latest release, “Red Line,” an animated feature, will be premiered at HIFF.

On Oct. 8, Chinese documentary maker Jia Zhangke will be featured in a screening of his 2000 film “Platform.” The film follows a troupe of amateur actors and how the socioeconomic upheavals of the 1980s affected them. Jia will be the Filmmaker in Focus at this year’s HIFF, which will be screening the U.S. premiere of his documentary “I Wish I Knew.”

The free screenings are at 7 p.m. in room 101/102 at the University of Phoenix’s Honolulu campus on the ground floor of the Topa Financial Center, 745 Fort St.

Call 535-9099, ext. 104 for information.

The Morning After: Wishful thinking

This week, I thought about different ways to make “The Morning After” more interesting.

The first thought that came to mind?

“I’ll write about what I can do with $10 to last me the whole weekend.”

By Saturday, however, I had already spent $7.86 at Whole Foods trying to nurse a wine hangover. So I gave up on that idea.

My second idea?

“I’ll wear the same outfit the whole weekend, but style it differently each day.”

I had spent the entire day Saturday running around, so I didn’t get home in time to put together a new look.

But that gave me yet another idea — next week, I’ll challenge myself a little more, and yes, I’ll put myself through something difficult.

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PICS: ‘Thunder at the Dome II’

Photos by Malia Leinau / HNLNow.com

More than 400 models, photographers, designers and artists were on hand for the second-ever “Thunder at the Dome” last weekend at a private residence in Lanikai. Along with drinks and dancing, a fashion show was the highlight of the party.

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