Rejoice, fans of the local music scene, because the Mai Tai Rumble returns to the Mai Tai Bar at Ala Moana Center Tuesday and will continue every Tuesday over the next 10 weeks.

Bands are competing for more than $30,000 in cash and prizes. Some of the groups the competition has helped launch are Nesian N.I.N.E., Epic Session, Hot Rain, Katch A Vibe, Kawao, All Natro and Pohaku. There are two divisions this year: Island Contemporary/Reggae, and Open Mic, which includes every other genre. ...

If you're not a Matt Damon fan, the only other reason to check out "The Informant!" is that part of it was shot at Makaha Resort Golf Club. Otherwise, the movie is kind of a disappointment. ...

Tom Brislin, chairman of the University of Hawai'i at Manoa's Academy of Creative Media, is famous for telling young filmmakers, "If we don't tell our own stories, who will?" Message received. ACM will premiere its first Hawaiian language and its animation films at HIFF on Oct. 23. "Live Tonight" by 'Aina Paikai and "Lulu" by Brittany Itsuno will be joined by five other ACM short films, including one co-produced in China with students from Shanghai University's School of Film and Television. ...

Gotta love what they're doing at Twist at Hanohano. Tonight and every Friday through October, the entertainment is dueling pianos with Ginny Tiu and Noly Paa. Thursday and Sunday nights, Hot Club of Hulaville perform, and Taimane performs Saturdays. ...

Journey lovers — and we know there are plenty of you out there — make your way to Pipeline Café tomorrow for Separate Ways, The Ultimate Journey Experience. The lead singer looks so much like former Journey lead singer Steve Perry it's almost scary. ...

So tired of movies not being available to critics for review. This week, new releases "Surrogates" and "Pandorum" aren't reviewed. What's it mean? Usually, the movie shouldn't be seen, period.

This is the last weekend to catch Manoa Valley Theatre's "Forbidden Broadway: Special Victims Unit."