One of the assignments of this course was to go to the Hawai'i International Film Festival. Unfortunately I was unable to complete this assignment so as an alternative assignment I attended a movie at the Movie Museum in Kaimuki.
Depending on which direction your coming from, the Movie Museum is located in a small shopping plaza off of Harding and 12th avenues right past the Cheveron station which would be on your right if you are heading up Harding east towards Kahala. Anyhow, tucked away in on the ground floor of the building which borders Harding Ave. is this hidden jewel on the mauka side -haha I'm so mocal.
Forgetting to check the schedule of what movie was showing when I headed to the Movie Museum to watch a flick on Sat. night solo. What a movie alone is a peculiar thing but if you're going to do it that way . . . this is the place. On saturday, "Somewhere" showed which features Stephen Dorf and Elle Fanning. The film is was directed by Sofia Coppola and is about a Hollywood actor who attempts to reconcile fatherhood with a life of promiscuity and partying.
For more information regarding the film consult
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somewhere_(film)
Otherwise, the movie is well put together although it is a slow as a sloth so if you're expecting to be engaged, don't. Honestly, there are a few hilarious scenes which deal with synchronized pole-dancers but otherwise the film addresses the actors daily life in a rather blah fashion. With that said, I suppose if you're looking to do a cynamtic critique of this film it might be interesting considering technique, production code, etc but as a whole the film offers little viewing pleasure unless you emphasize male gaze and the pleasure of viewing beautiful unclad women - the film shows a bit of skin. In this sense, the movie is very Hollywood as -thinking in terms of Mulvey- it captures male gaze -interesting because it is produced by a woman.
Lastly, the movie was a bore so instead of watching it -whoever may read this- I suggest you check out the movie museum as it is a spot that will keep you coming back . . . its BYOB and you can also eat in the small theater. There are four rows of maybe 6? seats so its very small and offers very comfortable reclining chairs. As well you can reserve tickets or the whole theater for parties and events . . . not much space but still a cool place to rent, drink, and watch a movie.
Here is a link with the Movie Museum schedule, address, etc:
http://www.kaimukihawaii.com/d/c/movie-museum.html
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