"A Little Thing Called Murder," written and directed by former Honoluluan Randy Stone, was named best Motion Picture Made for Television in the International Press Academy's 11th Annual Satellite Awards, held last night in Beverly Hills.

The telepic was based on the story of mother-and-son con artists Sante and Kenny Kimes — who were Stone's next-door neighbors in Hawai'i Kai when he was growing up. The Kimes traveled cross-country as grifters and were involved in a string of scams and deaths in the 1990s. They were ultimately arrested for the murder of an 82-year-old socialite in New York. The son, Kenny Kimes (played by Jonathan Jackson), testified against his mother (played by Judy Davis) in 2004, and both are serving life sentences for the killing of Irene Silverman.

Stone won an Oscar in 1994 for producing the short film "Trevor." He's the brother of Ko Olina resort developer Jeffrey Stone and the son of the Rev. Beverly Stone of Honolulu.

— Wayne Harada, Advertiser Entertainment Writer

ROCK STARS SUE WEB SITE OPERATOR

Members of the Grateful Dead and Led Zeppelin sued the operator of Web site Wolfgang's Vault for copyright violations, saying concert memorabilia and recordings were being reproduced and sold without permission.

The artists, who also include Carlos Santana and members of the Doors, claim that site operator William Sagan bought the archives of rock promoter Bill Graham after his death in 1991, according to a copy of the complaint supplied by the plaintiff's lawyers, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP.

Graham's archives contained promotional items and personal memorabilia, such as concert posters and T-shirts, that weren't authorized for sale, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher said in a statement. The complaint alleges that Sagan sold items including baby clothing and wrapping paper bearing the names, voices, likenesses, photos and trademarks of the artists.

After Graham's death, his estate sold his memorabilia to SFX Entertainment, which was later acquired by Clear Channel Communications Inc. According to the complaint, Sagan acquired the archives from Clear Channel. Sagan is based in Minnesota and once owned a medical claims-adjustment company, the complaint said.

DAUGHTER JOINS TAMBOR FAMILY

LOS ANGELES — Former "Arrested Development" star Jeffrey Tambor has double the cause for celebration.

Tambor, 62, and his wife Kasia, 38, welcomed baby daughter Eve Julia on Dec. 10, the same birthday as their 2-year-old son, Gabriel Kasper, spokeswoman Amy Zvi said yesterday.

Tambor, who played a dysfunctional patriarch on the Fox sitcom, also has an adult daughter, Molly, from a previous marriage.