Comedy Prospers at the I.V. Digital Film Fest
Just barely in its infancy, the second-annual Isla Vista Digital Film Festival premiered Saturday night in I.V. Theater to a decently packed and ultimately unenthusiastic crowd, despite the variety of programming and passionate filmmaking.
Event Series To Promote Health
Gauchos can show off their stride or their stroke this Friday at the first annual Surf & Turf duathlon series.
Santa Barbara Begins Title Run
Every year, athletes strive all season long, through good times and bad, with one goal in mind: to do well in the postseason. For a select few members of the Santa Barbara track & field team, that chance will finally come this weekend. The Big West Track & Field Multi-Event Championships kicks off this Friday […]
“Wolverine” Has Claws
An average start to the summer film season begins with the long-awaited “X-Men Origins: Wolverine.” After three films of mutant ecstasy, viewers finally learn the troubled back story of their favorite adamantium-clawed beast: Logan, a.k.a Wolverine. Though formulaic and predictable, it will keep you interested as to how it will connect with previous installments.
City Considers Staffing Cuts
With a sizeable debt of nearly $11 million, the City of Santa Barbara is preparing to potentially make broad budget cuts.
Gauchos Stomp #1 Claremont
Last Friday, the UCSB women’s lacrosse team played a final tune-up game before the National Championships in Scottsdale, Arizona. The Gauchos welcomed into Harder Stadium NCAA Division III opponent Claremont, ranked #1 in the West, who was also awaiting the start of a tournament.
“Terra” is a Rarity Among Kids’ Films
“Battle for Terra 3D” is an imaginative children’s film about a race of aliens who make first contact with a new species — humans. Humans have abandoned Earth after destroying the ecosystem during interplanetary warfare. Now they have come to Terra to find a new home. Along the way, a human soldier makes friends with an intrepid young Terrian. Together, they try to avoid a war between the species.
A.S. Discusses Next Year’s Budget
At last night’s Associated Students Legislative Council meeting, the table spent several hours discussing the Associated Students Budget for 2009-10.
The Lurking “Ghosts” of Rom-Coms Past
Matthew McConaughey’s latest lazy vehicle, “Ghosts of Girlfriend Past,” mixes a little bit of A Christmas Carol with every rom-com trope out there. Here, McConaughey plays a womanizing bachelor who learns some valuable lessons about life and love from a beautiful woman, so it’s pretty much “How To Lose a Guy in 10 Days,” circa 2009.
Putting a Price on Taste
At a time when the economy is devoid of the promise of a speedy recovery and conservative spending habits have overruled the prior spendthrift of the American public, the comforts of an elaborate and expensive dining experience cannot be underestimated. If it is the chic and expensive you desire, Santa Barbara is the place to peruse.