NIGHTLIFE

After Hours: Nightspotting

GAMES PEOPLE PLAY, Fusion Waikiki's 19th Anniversary Celebration, with The Gender Bender Lip Gloss Revue and more. 8 p.m.-4 a.m. today, Fusion Waikiki. 21/older. $5. 924-2422. More »

• Put a little Kochi in your life on clubbing nights

MOVIES

Deaths of film's stars a 'surreal' loss

When Malcolm Lee got the call over the weekend that Bernie Mac had died, the director says he was overcome by grief. When he got a call the next day that Isaac Hayes also died, he began to question reality. More »

• New releases include 'CJ7' and 'Felon'
• James Franco tackled tomes, tokes on 'Express' set
• Glorifying gore, not goofiness
• Action-filled 'Clone Wars' better than expected
• Screening room

MUSIC

Slack-key fest features veteran greats, newbies

Here's the ki ho'alu buzz, from Milton Lau, organizer of Sunday's Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar Festival, and presenter of such events not just on O'ahu but the Neighbor Islands: More »

• Mraz, Augustana round out Camp
• 'From Chaos' exemplifies the best of 311
• Love affair with all things Hawaiian is rewarding
• Billboard hits

ISLAND SOUNDS

Japan's Kimura a queen on slack-key

Agnes Kimura has been an ambassador of Island music in her native Japan for three decades, a singer-musician who mixes vocals and ki ho'alu in her repertoire. More »

VIDEO GAMES

My View: 20th 'Madden' game loaded with new features

When Electronic Arts announced the retired Brett Favre as its 20th anniversary cover boy, it looked like the notorious "Madden" curse — which had mangled the careers of Michael Vick, Donovan McNabb and Shaun Alexander — was finally broken. More »

DANCE

'Giselle' demands both technical, drama expertise

Ballet Hawaii returns to the Blaisdell this weekend with "Giselle," a beloved ballet featuring a demented heroine and a chorus of eternally dancing wilis (a Slavic term for vampires, but here used to denote young fiancees who die before their weddings). More »

OTHER ENTERTAINMENT

See Hoku artists at Hawaii festival

There will be music galore, mostly by Na Hoku Hanohano Award-winning artists, at the Made in Hawaii Festival, today through Sunday at Blaisdell Exhibition Hall. More »

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