Film & TV

February 5, 2015

Emotions Spring Up During Michael Keaton’s Tribute

By Audrey Bachelder

Michael Keaton is well-loved. A man who has done genres from salacious comedy to psycho-thriller, he’s scored admiration from co-stars and directors alike in his career, which began in 1968 when he operated “Picture,...

January 29, 2015

SBIFF: “Desert Dancer” Premieres on Opening Night Plus Exclusive Interviews with Star Reece Ritchie and Director Richard Raymond

By Bin Nguyen

Even though Santa Barbara is mostly famous for its beaches and natural landscapes, every year at the end of January the coastal city becomes the place to be for filmmakers and movie lovers. The Santa Barbara Internationa...

January 29, 2015

Artsweek Picks for Santa Barbara International Film Festival

By Phi Do, Arasch Blurfrushan, Alex Wehrung, Bin Nguyen, Nadine Bedwan

  “Jean-Michel Cousteau’s Secret Ocean 3D” Phi Do, staff writer In many ocean documentaries, large creatures like dolphins, sharks and whales often dominate the frame. But thanks to the groundbreaking filming ...

January 22, 2015

SB International Film Festival Promises Big Celebrities and Films

By Alex Wehrung, Audrey Bachelder, Bin Nguyen, Jane Huson, Nadine Bedwan, Phi Do

Jennifer Aniston, Steve Carell and Eddie Redmayne walk into Wildcat, sit down and sip on $10 whiskey sours while a crowd of Gauchos dance their faces off to “I don’t give a f*ck,” the latest ramble of sophisticatio...

January 17, 2015

2015 Golden Globes: An evening full of laughter, winners and a surprising F-Bomb.

By Brianna Guzman

19.3 million people watched the 72nd Annual Golden Globe Awards this past Sunday, kicking off awards season with a bang of surprises. From the shenanigans of Amy Poehler and Tina Fey, to the surprising victors and their ...

January 15, 2015

“Big Eyes” Review: Amy Adams rules in biographical. Christoph Waltz, not so much. Spoiler Alert!

By Alex Wehrung

Tim Burton made a colorful comedy-drama?  Is he well? His newest take to the silver screen is “Big Eyes,” based on the real-life drama surrounding artist Margaret Keane (Amy Adams) and her swindler husband, Walter K...

January 12, 2015

From Singsong to Sondheim: Anna Kendrick and Chris Pine Reveal All/Tell All

By Jane Huson

Lead actors give the Daily Nexus the inside scoop on their Christmas feature “Into the Woods.” Chris Pine, famous for “Star Trek,” and Anna Kendrick of “Pitch Perfect” are adding another notch to their starry...

January 11, 2015

“Foxcatcher” Review: Carell sheds his funny-guy image in somber biographical drama

By Alex Wehrung

This critic resolves from now on to never watch any Steve Carell comedies, so that his perception of Carell will always be as an amazing actor, as opposed to a comedian. Although that promise will likely be broken like m...

January 9, 2015

“The Hobbit” digs further into the pit of mediocrity

By Alex Wehrung

Saying “The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies” is “the defining chapter” of the middle of the Middle-Earth saga is like saying “Star Wars Episode 1: The Phantom Menace” is the best of the “Star Wars” ...

January 8, 2015

Best of 2014: Film

By Alex Wehrung, Mackenzie Hart, Erika Lee

Artsweek Staff Shares the Movies that We’d Re-watch “Gone Girl” Alex Wehrung, Staff Writer David Fincher and Gillian Flynn adapted Flynn’s novel to the big screen to chillingly effective results. Port...

December 12, 2014

More than Just a Cogwheel

By Phi Do

What comes to mind when you hear the word “castle”? Probably not a walking house fused with cogwheels, steaming pipes and turrets balancing on four thin, metallic bird feet. It may look like a dump but as Director Ha...

December 7, 2014

American Horror Story Producer and UCSB Alumni Comes to Pollock

By Nadine Bedwan

Flipping through television channels often yields the same monotonous results of sitcom after sitcom, recycling the same jokes between different characters and settings. On Oct. 5, 2011, the American public was reintrodu...

December 5, 2014

Save it for Netflix, Lacks Character Depth

By Alex Wehrung

This film is proof that movies are being split for the sake of profit as opposed to story. Don’t get me wrong, “The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1” is not a bad movie. It’s well-acted, well-shot and neve...

December 5, 2014

“Neighbors” Editor Speaks on Fight Scenes, Catch-22s and Working with Seth Rogen

By Elena Bernick

The fraternity house, a setting all too familiar to college students, is the primary backdrop for the raunchy, high-energy and gut-busting riot that is “Neighbors.” Directed by Nicholas Stoller, the movie stars Seth ...

December 4, 2014

Five Christmas Films You Have to See

By Alex Wehrung

Thanksgiving has barely passed, but if Target is any indication, Christmas season started back in October. So, in light of the oncoming brouhaha that is crowded malls, irritating carolers and holly jolly cheer, here are ...

November 22, 2014

How To Guide: How to Get Away With a Killer TV Show

By Jessica Gresham

Close the books, take a break from the gym and treat yourself to an hour of hot law students, sex scandals, love triangles, lies and murder. You deserve it. You deserve to be swooned by hopelessly romantic Wes. You deser...