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Hoku

'And when worlds collide', said George Pal to his bride, 'I'm gonna give you some terrible thrills!'

About Me



www.rosethemovie.com
www.myspace.com/rosethemovie

"Rose" is a rural American fairy-tale about a little boy and his friendship with the ghost of a murdered girl, haunting the woods near his house.

Written & directed by Hoku Uchiyama. Starring Kathryn Robinson, Phillip Rogers and Blaine Miller. Cinematography by Adam David Meltzer. Edited by Hovig Menakian & Hoku Uchiyama. Music by Anton Patzner.

"Shot with an artistic eye and a strong sense of story, 'Rose' is a mature, well acted tour de force by a gifted young filmmaker."
--Sean S. Cunningham, director of "Friday the 13th

"A knock out"
The Mendocino Film Festival

"One of the most spectacularly beautiful short films the Maui Film Festival has ever had the pleasure to screen"
--The Maui Film Festival

And a golden oldie...

My Interests

Film Directing, movies in general though I get to watch so few, writing, drawing, the Son of Sam, stories, myths and fairy tales, new places...new people...

I'd like to meet:

The "Who" when I call "Who's There!"...

Music:

Danny Elfman, the Mystic Knights of the Oingo Boingo, Elliott Smith, Neko Case, Tori Amos, Carter Burwell, Hapa, Isreal Kamawiwo'ole, Miriam Makeba, Dervish, John Williams, Green Day, Amanda Mehl, Karin Tatoyan, Cyndi Lauper, Carla Bruni, Matt Sharp, Weezer, the Rentals, That Dog, The Decemberists and Petra Haden.

Movies:

Edward Scissorhands, Eternal Sunshine on a Spotless Mind, Lilo and Stitch, Beetlejuice, Ed Wood, Gods and Monsters, Big Fish, Peter Jackson's King Kong, the Man Who Wasn't There, Evil Dead II, the Incredibles, Sin City, Sideways, Welcome to the Dollhouse, Happiness, Fargo, Brazil, ...

Television:

I don't have a TV no more! I'm not doing it in some vegetarianesque protest either! I'd like one. So I don't know what's on. But Northern Exposure is my favorite I think. That one means a lot for some reason or another.Oh and Invader Zim... Love the Invader Zim.

Books:

The Sandman...Calvin and Hobbes...sadly I don't read much else.

Heroes:

Tim Burton, Bill Watterson, Sam Raimi, Bruce Campbell, Joseph Campbell, Charlie Kaufman, Dayton & Faris and a couple of my friends who I won't name so their heads don't swell.

My Blog

Odessas been Sculptured...

So someone did a little sculpture of my girlfriend, Odessa. I don't have the artists name but here is a link to her deviantart page:http://sleetwealth.deviantart.com/Neither Odessa or I have met this...
Posted by Hoku on Sat, 23 Feb 2008 09:47:00 PST

The Super Mario Bros. Super Show

I'm so proud to say that these guys are my friends... ...
Posted by Hoku on Mon, 23 Apr 2007 01:23:00 PST

George Takai Reborn

I grew up in a Star Trek house. My folks loved it... I used to hate it. I wouldn't say I've grown to love it but I appreciate it in a strange way. Anyhow you don't need to love or hate Star Trek to...
Posted by Hoku on Mon, 05 Mar 2007 01:17:00 PST

VANISHED ACRES a film by my friend Adam Bolt Premiering!

All right folks, listen up!VANISHED ACRES, a short film by one of my nearest and dearest friends, Adam Bolt, is having it's Cast and Crew/Official Premier screening at the Egyptian Theater in Hollywoo...
Posted by Hoku on Sun, 25 Feb 2007 11:11:00 PST

Handmade Puppet Dreams in Park City today (01/25/07)

So today, HANDMADE PUPPET DREAMS has a screening in Park City, Utah coinciding with the Sundance Film Festival.For those of you who don't know, HANDMADE PUPPET DREAMS is a touring series of wonderful ...
Posted by Hoku on Thu, 25 Jan 2007 02:33:00 PST

Let's See..

Ok... So these days I'm pretty much working from the moment I get up to the moment I go to bed and this here laptop is the most consistant company I keep.... soooooooooooo, in the name of socializing ...
Posted by Hoku on Sun, 21 Jan 2007 08:18:00 PST