Angst turns to anger in Hollywood as Netflix hooks Warner Bros.
Netflix insisted Friday that it would honor the Warner Bros. business model — that it would continue to release movies in theaters for exclusive runs. Read more
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Kennedy Center Honors fete performers, but Trump takes spotlight
This year’s Kennedy Center Honors, widely seen as the top U.S. recognition for lifetime achievement in the performing arts, feted actor Sylvester Stallone, disco singer Gloria Gaynor, country musician George Strait, “Phantom of the Opera” star Michael Crawford and rock band KISS. Read more
Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, ‘Mortal Kombat’ actor, dies at 75
Penny Vizcarra, Tagawa’s publicist, and Margie Weiner, his manager, confirmed his death and said the cause was complications from a stroke. Tagawa was with his family when he died, Vizcarra added. Read more
Hawaii entertainment brightens Kapolei City Lights Saturday
Mayor Rick Blangiardi will preside when Kapolei City Lights — a Leeward Oahu holiday tradition since 2001 — returns Saturday with the theme “A Season of Stars.” Read more
‘Zootopia 2’ fuels box office frenzy with $556M worldwide
Nearly half of the film’s box office receipts from Wednesday through Sunday came from China, bucking a trend of Hollywood movies finishing behind locally made films. Read more
Labubu, KPop Demon Hunters Join Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade
Along the sidewalks on either side of the avenue, and in Central Park, hundreds of people had climbed onto a ridge for a better view. Read more
‘Chicago’ comes to Honolulu as part of Broadway in Hawaii series
It opens Tuesday and runs through Dec. 7 at the Blaisdell Concert Hall. Read more
Jimmy Cliff, reggae pioneer, dies at 81
Cliff’s wife, Latifa Chambers, announced his death in a post online early today. She said the cause was a seizure followed by pneumonia. Read more
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‘Wicked: For Good’ opens to a record $150 million
“Wicked: For Good” also helped lift a moribund North American box office from a nine-week slump, where total ticket sales failed to reach $100 million, according to Comscore. Read more
Reports: Singer D4vd considered suspect in death of teen girl
Celeste Rivas Hernandez’ decomposing remains were found on Sept. 8 when a foul odor was reported to police. Read more
At 63, Tom Cruise accepts his first Oscar
Honorary Oscar statuettes were handed out to Cruise and three others selected by the Board of Governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences. Read more
Netflix tries bringing family game night to your TV
Netflix has unveiled a handful of popular games you already know how to play and can play with family — Pictionary, Boggle, Tetris and others — that represent its strategy going forward. Read more
Cleto Escobedo III, Jimmy Kimmel’s bandleader, dies at 59
Escobedo’s band, Cleto and the Cletones, has been with “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” since the show’s inception in 2003, but his association with Kimmel dated to their childhood in Las Vegas. Read more
Kendrick Lamar, Lady Gaga, Bad Bunny lead 2026 Grammy nominees
Lady Gaga, Sabrina Carpenter, Billie Eilish and Chappell Roan are also in competition for the most prestigious awards, according to nominations released Friday by the Recording Academy. Read more
Kauai actress represents Hawaii on TV series ‘St. Denis Medical’
Kauai native Kaliko Kauahi returns to the small screen Monday in the second season of NBC’s “St. Denis Medical,” a mockumentary sitcom about the eclectic staff at an underfunded Oregon hospital. Read more
City to celebrate Christmas at Blaisdell Concert Hall event
This year’s “Black Friday” for shoppers will be Nov. 28, but it also will be a date to circle for fans of Hawaii’s musical traditions. Read more
June Lockhart, TV mom in ‘Lassie’ and ‘Lost in Space,’ dies at 100
Lockhart portrayed planet-hopping mom Maureen Robinson on producer Irwin Allen’s “Lost in Space,” which ran from 1965 to 1968. Read more
Hawaii International Film Festival announces 2025 award winners
The Pacific Islanders in Communications adjudicators bestowed the Leanne K. Ferrer Trailblazer Award for “a cinema artist of Pacific Islandrer heritage” on “the Kanaka Maoli and Pacific Islander creative team behind ‘Chief of War.’” Read more
‘Dolls: A Toy Story’ comes from University of Hawaii playwright’s life
The story takes place in an American toy store in the 1940s. Read more
‘Lei of Stars 2025’ honors local icons
Elmer Lim Jr., known professionally as Sonny, was on tour in Japan when he got the news: The Lim ‘Ohana — Sonny, his parents, and his sisters — are being inducted into the Hawaiian Music Hall of Fame Nov. 15 at the Halekulani Hotel. Read more
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