Mollie Vandor

October 18, 2007

Capturing Cronenberg

By Mollie Vandor

Last Friday, with the dark and stormy night providing an apt background for the evening, Arts & Lectures hosted a screening of iconic director David Cronenberg's newest film, followed by a discussion with the director hi...

October 11, 2007

Original Shin

By Mollie Vandor

Okay, I'll admit it: In this instance, I am not an objective reviewer. The Shins are one of my favorite bands, and they have always had a special place in my music collection - not to mention in my heart. Their breakthro...

September 27, 2007

‘Tis the Season

By Mollie Vandor

With the long, languid days of summer rapidly becoming but a distant memory and the onslaught of a new year of classes coming at you faster than you care to accept, it's hard to see the positive side of the autumnal seas...

September 20, 2007

Rilo Kiley

By Mollie Vandor

There is one universal truth that all indie music fans eventually have to come to grips with - inevitably almost all of the best indie bands will take a foray into the mainstream.

August 29, 2007

More for Your Money Beef Up Your Events List for Less

By Mollie Vandor

Welcome to college. Unless Mommy and Daddy are as generous with their cash as a bored college kid is with a poke button, you will hereby be broke for the next four years. It doesn't matter if you work, it doesn't even ma...

August 29, 2007

Summerteeth

By Mollie Vandor

With their pads, pens and pensive expressions, music journalists are an easy group to spot at any concert.

June 27, 2007

Pack That Bowl

By Mollie Vandor

Sometimes a band isn't meant to perform live. Sometimes otherwise-talented musicians just don't do so well at holding an audience's attention for a whole headlining set.

June 27, 2007

Simon Says

By Mollie Vandor

Article Published Saturday July 14, 2007. Whenever an up-and-coming artist opens for someone more established, there's always that make-or-break moment about halfway into the set when the audience either gets behind him ...

June 27, 2007

Around The World In Sixty Days

By Mollie Vandor

Spending the summer in Santa Barbara has its pros and cons.

May 31, 2007

The Angels’ Share

By Mollie Vandor

Since its debut in the early '90s, "Angels in America" has won a Pulitzer Prize, two Tony Awards, two Drama Desk Awards, an Evening Standard Award, two Lawrence Olivier Awards and a New York Drama Critics' Circle Award.

May 24, 2007

Dancing in the Streets

By Mollie Vandor

On May 15, Campbell Hall was crammed with a sold-out crowd of baby boomers, silver-haired socialites, college kids, families and couples obviously on dates. The crowd was eclectic to say the least - a fitting tribute to ...

May 24, 2007

A Pirate’s Life for Me

By Mollie Vandor

"Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End" finds a guilty Elizabeth Swann (Keira Knightley), a brooding Will Turner (Orlando Bloom) and a scheming Captain Barbossa (Geoffrey Rush) united in the quest to rescue Captain Ja...

May 10, 2007

Champagne, Glamour, Sex and Respect

By Mollie Vandor

In this day and age, few things have the power to create a pop culture phenomenon like the Internet.

May 3, 2007

Calendar for 5/3/07

By Mollie Vandor

Thursday (5/3): Who doesn't like porn? Unwind from midterms with a screening and discussion of queer pornography.

April 19, 2007

Hot Blooded

By Mollie Vandor

Nothing brings an artfully composed work of art down faster than the affliction of taking itself too seriously.

April 19, 2007

Treasure Hunt

By Mollie Vandor

Holocaust documentaries almost always focus solely on the overwhelming loss of life that occurred during Hitler's regime, with people's belongings and the buildings they were taken from serving as mere symbols for the de...