It's not our usual territory here on Movies Blog, but sometimes it's nice to celebrate the little guys, right?

Most Hollywood insiders will argue that if an event is not happening in either L.A. or New York, it doesn’t exist. Not so, if you ask Canadian-born entertainer/crooner Brian Evans, creator of the suddenly star-studded and much buzzed about Maui Celebrity Series (this weekend's shows brought to you by Tom Arnold and Mos Def!). Evans is proof positive that not everything must occur on one of the two coasts to draw A-list talent and/or sold-out crowds, and therefore worthy of a larger audience.

What started with a desire for better nighttime entertainment and William Shatner, is now a platform for the likes of Tom Arnold, David Spade, Tom Green, Mos Def and more. A couple years back, Evans -- who has opened for Jay Leno in Las Vegas and Joan Rivers -- left Hollywood for the island of Maui, only to discover there wasn't a lot going on in the nightlife scene. Read More...

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William ShatnerThe faces of the Twitter-Wood feed let their maple leaves fly high today for Canada Day, with William Shatner and "Twilight" actress Rachelle Lefevre among those wearing Canadian pride on their tweets. Their home and native land must have felt very loved.

The American Twitter delegation was busy as well, though, with Diablo Cody contemplating a Billy Idol-ish makeover. Chiming in with advice was none other than Andy Milonakis. Click on downward and you'll find their exchange, some "Twilight"-style vampire baseball for charity being played, and a tweet from Steven Spielberg's to-do list in the Twitter-Wood report for July 1, 2009. Read More...

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