by Katherine Nichols | Oct 1, 2023 | Honolulu Star-Bulletin
Working on a hit television show sounds glamorous. Until you actually do it. On this day in a jungle in Heeia, on Oahu’s Windward side, slate-colored skies threaten rain. On the set — a brief yet bumpy off-road drive from base camp, where trailers and a...
by Katherine Nichols | Sep 30, 2023 | Honolulu Star-Bulletin
Honolulu Star-Bulletin Nothing appears to bother Pierce Brosnan. Then again, he’s the former James Bond, with talent enough to sing and dance alongside Meryl Streep in the musical comedy “Mamma Mia,” slated to open next month. And it’s obvious that he’s venturing into...
by Katherine Nichols | Sep 28, 2023 | Honolulu Star-Bulletin
Honolulu Star-Bulletin Like the character he plays on “Lost,” Michael Emerson is intelligent, witty, and charming. But unlike Benjamin Linus, there’s no disturbing subtext to any of these attributes. On a recent Saturday, the guest star who has become a regular force...
by Katherine Nichols | Sep 20, 2023 | Honolulu Star-Bulletin
Honolulu Star-Bulletin At home in Rye, N.Y., Robbie Howard was building a $22 million house for a client. But on this day in a campground in Yellowstone National Park, the developer was in charge of laundry. He emerged from his tent, borrowed a rope and rigged a...
by Katherine Nichols | Sep 10, 2023 | Honolulu Star-Bulletin
Honolulu Star-Bulletin An assistant offers strips of tape to comedian Rob Schneider, who removes his pants to secure the flesh-colored stocking that amounts to less than a rudimentary loincloth. Tape anchored, he crab-walks with a pinched face, muttering “Ow!” and a...
by Katherine Nichols | Sep 8, 2023 | Honolulu Star-Bulletin
Honolulu Star-Bulletin Three hours before “A Prairie Home Companion” begins at the Blaisdell Concert Hall, Garrison Keillor starts to contemplate the 20-minute monologue he will deliver without notes on live radio to an audience of millions. Something about...
