Check out the trailer for Ben Stiller’s new flick, “Tropic Thunder”, which was filmed right here on Kauai. The movie, with the tagline “Sh*t Blows Up”, stars Stiller, Jack Black, Robert Downey Jr., and Nick Nolte.
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The 2007 Hawaiian Ocean Film Festival will premiere nine short films tomorrow evening at Hanalei Bay, by filmmakers of all ages. Relating the vital connection to our oceans and stewardship of the water from pole to pole is the central theme of the festival. This year’s official selections focus on marine resources and conservation, ocean [...]

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We’ve all been there. Your flight gets canceled or delayed and you’re forced to kill some hours in the crammed terminal with everyone else. One thing we don’t do: bed down on the filthy ground (unless we’re amazingly desperate, but even then, we try and find a bench or at least a carpeted corner). Nick [...]

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FUEL TV, the 24/7 action sports lifestyle network, premieres its newest surf series called “The 808″ on July 6, 2007 at 10:00pm ET/PT. The real-life seven-episode series profiles members of Kauai’s famous surf posse The Wolfpak and tells the story of how they’re making their mark on the surfing world. Find out where these [...]

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Hundreds of Kaua‘i residents have already been picked to be part of the big-budget comedy “Tropic Thunder,” soon to begin production on the island, but more extras are needed, said extras casting director DeeDee Rickets.
Rickets said there are still hundreds of roles to fill depicting a wide range of ethnic backgrounds for the DreamWorks Pictures [...]

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When Kaua‘i musician Norman Ka‘awa Solomon was filmed two years ago, an award for his performance was the last thing on anyone’s mind.
David “Kawika” Schmerin, a television producer and cameraman for the Wrightwood Group in Las Vegas, manned the camera while Solomon played.
On Tuesday afternoon, Kaua‘i film commissioner Art Umezu said he was informed by [...]

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