Supporting Actors Rewarded for Outstanding Performances at Virtuoso Ceremony

The Santa Barbara International Film Festival hosted their annual Virtuosos Event Friday, awarding several supporting actors for outstanding performances.
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James Franco Honored for Outstanding Performance

James Franco received the Outstanding Performance Award from the Santa Barbara International Film Festival last Saturday.
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Does Anybody in Russia Love Raymond?

With the Santa Barbara International Film Festival in full swing, there’s almost too much going on.
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It Starts With the Script

The Santa Barbara International Film Festival’s annual panels are some of the festival’s more insightful events.
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Ritual is a Solid Sophomore Effort

After garnering a significant amount of attention with their 2009 debut album To Lose My Life…, White Lies returns with their highly-anticipated follow-up, Ritual.
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Best Actor Nominations

It’s that time of year again. The award season is upon us, and with it comes a long list of faces (old and new) being recognized for their cinematic contributions.
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Going “Somewhere” With Coppola, Fanning and Dorff

In 2004, Sofia Coppola made history with her work “Lost in Translation,” becoming the first American woman nominated for Best Director at the Academy Awards. Since then, Coppola has continued to...
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“Somewhere” Reviewed

Sofia Coppola burst into the filmmaking scene in 1999, writing and directing an adaptation of Jeffrey Eugenides’ “The Virgin Suicides.”
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“The Walking Dead” Lurches Onto Your TV

On Halloween night, while most of us tried to squeeze one final night of partying into the weekend, an innovative new series about the living dead premiered on AMC.
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Bob Clark’s “Black Christmas

A group of sorority sisters receives threatening calls from a mysterious caller on Christmas Eve in Bob Clark’s “Black Christmas.” Recognized by many as the first slasher film (predating John Ca...
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Dario Argento’s “Suspiria

An American exchange student at a ballet school in Italy encounters a coven of witches in Dario Argento’s “Suspiria.” While it isn’t necessarily scary, “Suspiria” is certainly one of the c...
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New Release: Paranormal Activity 2

Like “The Blair Witch Project” ten years before it, Paranormal Activity, a low-budget, independent horror film marketed under the guise of a documentary project, achieved the near-impossible last ...
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Zoë Kravitz Talks “X-Men,” “Mad Max” and “It’s Kind of a Funny Story”

Born the daughter of music legend Lenny Kravitz and actress Lisa Bonet, Zoë Kravitz has made a name for herself as a gifted actress.
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New Release: “Paranormal Activity 2

Like “The Blair Witch Project” 10 years before it, “Paranormal Activity,” a low-budget, independent horror film marketed under the guise of a documentary project, achieved the near-impossible ...
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“Frozen” Will Leave You Right On the Edge of Your Seat

Early on in “Frozen”, the latest film from cult horror director/writer Adam Green, the characters ask themselves what the worst way to die would be.
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