Film & TV

May 26, 2016

KCSB Pays Bowie Tribute

By Allie Graydon

On Thursday night, KCSB presented “Starman Under the Stars,” a tribute to Bowie’s legacy and the wide range of his talents.

May 18, 2016

Do-Over Tour Coming to SB Bowl

By Thomas Mannell

Revel as your sixth grade heroes grasp for relevance once again. Adam Sandler, David Spade, Nick Swardson and Rob Schneider are teaming up with Netflix for a comedy show to promote their new film.

May 13, 2016

Film & Media Dept Hosts Inaugural Women In Media Conference

By Phi Do

The WIM conference emphasized the growing roles of women in entertainment and media industries and offered attendees tips and insights for pursuing careers in technology, film, television and media.

May 13, 2016

Debugging the Gender Gap with Code

By Taylor Sezen

Growing up, women are often told that they won’t like math, science or coding — or perhaps they are told that they aren't good enough. When people are told something enough they start to believe it.

May 12, 2016

Civil War Brings Wehrung Peace

By Alex Wehrung

There are more heroes, more motivations and more stories to tell than ever before, yet the movie never feels overstuffed or forced.

April 20, 2016

Jaws Script-to-Screen Takes a Bite out of Pollock

By Taylor Sezen

Gottlieb sat down for a Q&A session with Matthew Ryan, the director of Pollock Theater. Ryan asked Gottlieb several questions about the filming and recruitment process. Gottlieb gave some insight on how his personal expe...

April 20, 2016

The Bare Necessities are All Here

By Alex Wehrung

If anything can be said about this film (the latest in Disney's pantheon of live-action remakes of their own animated classics), it's that it's probably the first live-action animated film. Besides Mowgli, almost all of ...

April 1, 2016

Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Blah

By Alex Wehrung

Alex Wehrung answers whether or not this polarizing flicks bleeds. It will.

March 3, 2016

MCC Screens ‘Very Young Girls’

By Mikayla McNair

The only thing worse than knowing sex trafficking exists in this country is knowing the average starting age of girl prostitutes in NY (2007) was 13. In some cases prostitution is voluntary — they’re escaping their h...

March 3, 2016

Banff Film Fest Hits Santa Barbara

By Kaitlyn Haberlin

The word “gnarly,” commonly heard throughout the vernacular of outdoor sport culture, is defined by Urban Dictionary as, “when you’ve gone beyond radical, beyond extreme, it’s balls out danger.” The Banff Mou...

February 24, 2016

Artsweek Reviews Deadpool

By Alex Wehrung

“Everyone, please turn around and welcome Ryan Reynolds!” A resounding crack echoes inside I.V. Theater as hundreds of necks twist around at once. “Just kidding,” the 20th Century Fox stooge says....

February 23, 2016

SBIFF Women’s Panel

By Alex Wehrung

The Women’s Panel was held in the Lobero theater on February 13th, the final day of the Santa Barbara International Film Festival. The guests included Rosa Tran, Shannon McIntosh, Liz Garbus, Alison Eastwood, Svetl...

February 23, 2016

SBIFF Director’s Panel

By Alex Wehrung

The Santa Barbara International Film Festival held the Outstanding Directors of the Year Award at the Arlington Theater on Feb. 11. The guests included all five directing Academy Award nominees: Lenny Abrahamson, Alejand...

February 19, 2016

SBIFF Cinema Vanguard Award: Rooney Mara Interview

By Bin Nguyen

Clad in black leather and velvet open-toed pumps, the actress planted her feet on the cement of the Arlington Theater promptly at 7:30 p.m. on the bustling Friday night in downtown Santa Barbara. Academy Award-nominated ...

February 11, 2016

The Edge of Glory: Ronan and Larson awarded at SBIFF

By Alex Wehrung

Saoirse Ronan and Brie Larson were given the prestigious Outstanding Performer of the Year award at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival on Monday, Feb. 9. Ronan arrived at the Arlington Theatre at approximately...

February 11, 2016

SBIFF Awards Johnny Depp with Modern Master Award

By Vicky Munro

The rumours allegedly began earlier in the day but, by 8:20 p.m. on Thursday evening, people were beginning to worry that Johnny Depp might not show up to collect his Maltin Modern Master award from the Santa Barbara Int...