Hubba, hubba: Little Egypt makes a comeback
Some things do seem nicer with age. Wine. Cheese. And some strip joints.
It’s true. As the Star-Advertiser reported last week, the building that housed Club Hubba Hubba, the nightclub that closed in 1997 after decades of titillation considered scandalous at the time, has been renovated. And in a gesture of giving back to the community that fostered it, the owners are offering it up as the site of a fundraiser (5-8 p.m. Oct. 20) for the nonprofit Chinatown Improvement District. Making an appearance, sure to be less revealing than in the past, are some of the club’s ex-performers, such as Gilda and Little Egypt.
The trademark Hubba Hubba sign no longer meets current signage requirements but, hey, this is historic, right? The city has granted a variance, and it will be reinstalled after the event.
Nice to see that time is not an enemy to everything, and that nostalgia can soften the glow of "Club Hubba Hubba," written in neon.
Hawaii truly is a crossroads, for international films
Center screen at this year’s Hawaii International Film Festival will be the curtain-closing Oct. 23 showing of the redemption of Kaui Hart Hemmings’ novel, "The Descendants." Many other movies will be shown at Dole Cannery before then, beginning Thursday under the flagship sponsorship of the Halekulani hotel, filling a void created by Louis Vuitton’s sponsorship exit three years ago. During that period, the Hawaii festival has linked with the Shanghai International Film Festival and will bring in guests from Asia.
The opener on Thursday will be "The Front Line," set in the Korean War. A highlight on the afternoon of Oct. 16 with be "An Afternoon with Hawaii Five-0." In all, 212 films will be showcased during the 11-day period.