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WHITE THUNDER: GLACIER SURFING Cancelled
We have cancelled WHITE THUNDER: GLACIER SURFING and replaced this with a screening of the DRIFTER tonight 10/23 at 6:30pm. Your ticket to WHITE THUNDER: GLACIER SURFING will get you into the DRIFTER tonight. If you need assistance with exchanging tickets or refunds please visit the box office.
New Screenings on Sunday, Oct. 25th
After our awards show, we added new screenings on the last day of our festival, Sunday October 25th. Here’s a summary of all the new shows (not included in printed materials):
HORROR AT HIFF W/ THE HOUSE OF THE DEVIL!
[img_assist|nid=195|title=THE HOUSE OF THE DEVIL, HIFF 2009|desc=Tom Noonan Wants Your First Born!|link=none|align=left|width=240|height=159]I cannot emphasize how cool and scary is (and recently added film to HIFF 2009) THE HOUSE OF THE DEVIL! Director Ti West has realistically captured a late 70s/early 80s; an ode to horror films with a slow burn but resonant payoff after you leave the theater. THOTD looks and feels as if it was made in 1982 (the year the film takes place). If it weren’t for an older looking Tom Noonan as the creepy home owner, you would’ve thought that the offbeat character actor shot this before his seminal performance in MANHUNTER.
Populated with indie actors who have appeared in several Mumblecore films, THOTD keeps it simple. Young, raven haired beauty needs money and accepts babysitting job in scary house. She meets the creepy owners and has second thoughts, but hey, she’s going to get paid pretty well to stay in a creeky house and make rent. And then… the Satanists come marching in. ‘Nuff said. What’s not to love but a scary night at the movies?
THE HOUSE OF THE DEVIL — Buy your tickets now!
Friday, October 23, 10pm
Regal Dole Cannery Stadium 18
2009 Award Winners
Halekulani Golden Orchid Award for Best Narrative Film: Empire of Silver (directed by Yao Shuhua)
Halekulani Golden Orchid Award for Best Documentary Film: Petition (directed by Zhao Liang)
Maverick Award: Maggie Q, Warrior and the Wolf
PUMA Emerging Filmmaker Award: Children of Invention (directed by Tze Chun)
NETPAC Award: Castaway On The Moon (directed by Hey-Jun Lee)
City and County of Honolulu Vision in Film Award: Damon Lindelof & Carlton Cuse, LOST
Mahalo Nui Loa Award: Jack Bender & Jean Higgins, LOST
Video-on Demand Award: Ajumma, Are You Krazy? (directed by Brent Anbe)
Audience Awards for Best Narrative, Best Documentary, Best Short will be announced Monday, November 2nd.
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HIFF Bloggers
Anderson Le
Current karaoke repertoire: Opportunities (Pet Shop Boys), Things Can Only Get Better (Howard Jones), Making Love Out of Nothing At All (Air Supply), Lovestoned (Justin Timberlake), Linda Linda (The Blue Hearts), The Logical Song (Supertramp), If I Were a Boy (Beyonce), Shima Uta (The Boom), Regret (New Order), My Life Would Suck Without You (Kelly Clarkson), Life in Technicolor II (Coldplay), Smooth Criminal (Michael Jackson)
Anna Page
I am a die hard Asian film fanatic, with a penchant for all things Japanese! Other things I'm currently into also include The Gorillaz, Vertigo Comics, Thai food, and monkeys.
Christopher Hall
I take care of all things tech related here at HIFF. I enjoy Asian cinema, particularly Japanese and Korean films. I'm a runner, a gamer and an entrepreneur in my spare time (currently learning mobile app development).
Minette Ferrer
Programming Assistant, HIFF. I've been with HIFF for a while now. I like comic books (preferably Vertigo or DC), burgers, and science fiction. I will be posting comments regarding films and events happening throughout the festival.
Joshua Nye
I am the Festival Manager here at the Hawaii International Film Festival. In this role, I lead the operations team providing support for theater operations, including box office, volunteers and house management. You can find me during the week eating hot wings (mmm wings), riding my Segway, and having a few Rose Kennedys to wash down the wings. If I am singing karaoke it has to be NKOTB!!