SBIFF 2024: Ryan Gosling receives Kirk Douglas Award

On Jan. 13, actor Ryan Gosling received the Santa Barbara International Film Festival Kirk Douglas Award for Excellence in Film.
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“A (Samara) Joyful Holiday:” Bringing Classic Jazz to Santa Barbara

Samara Joy McLendon closed out the UCSB Arts & Lectures fall season with her show, “A Joyful Holiday” at The Granada Theater in Santa Barbara on Dec. 8, 2023. 
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“All the Light We Cannot See” in review: A swing and a miss

The television adaptation of Anthony Doerr's 2014 novel falls flat in comparison to its original source material.
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