Film & TV

November 16, 2014

Q&A with “Guardians of the Galaxy” Editor: Fred Raskin Shares Editing Experience with Marvel

By Phi Do

A team of misfits. A powerful orb. An ambitious villain. A battle to save the universe. All these combine to form the thrilling, heart-warming and stellar adventure known as “Guardians of the Galaxy.” When adventurer...

November 14, 2014

A Night Out at the OUTrageous! Film Festival

By Nadine Bedwan

A rambunctious crowd gathered around the theater door in UCSB’s Multicultural Center on Thursday, Nov. 6. It was the first film screening of the year put on by Santa Barbara’s own LGBTQ film festival, OUTrageous! Luc...

November 13, 2014

A Portrayal of the Personal Lives of Stephen and Jane Hawking

By Arasch Blurfrushan

In 2004, novelist and screenwriter Anthony McCarten read Travelling to Infinity, the autobiography of Jane Hawking, first wife of the iconic physicist Stephen Hawking. Her story inspired him enough to catch a train and k...

November 11, 2014

Mitchell Kriegman Explains It All: Eight Rules for a Creative Person to Live By

By Erika Lee

Mitchell Kriegman, writer and creator of popular television shows “Clarissa Explains it All,” “Bear in the Big Blue House” and “Doug,” spoke in I.V. Theater on Friday Nov. 7 about his experiences in televisio...

November 7, 2014

Mitchell Kriegman to Come to Discuss “Finding Your Voice in TV”

By Erika Lee

Are you interested in breaking into the entertainment and film industry? Did you grow up watching cartoons on Nickelodeon and are curious about how they were created? Do your Friday night plans include watching Netflix o...

November 6, 2014

Movie to Watch: “Big Hero 6,” A Twinkle in Disney’s Starry Sky

By Jane Huson

November 2, 2014

Musically Energetic Film “Band Baaja Baaraat” Screens at MCC

By Alex Wehrung

I must confess, when it comes to Bollywood films, I am a newcomer — a noob — a virgin. The closest I have ever come to seeing one was “Bride and Prejudice,” which was basically Hollywood’s attempt at emulating ...

October 31, 2014

Movies to Watch After Saying “Adios” to your Long-Distance Relationship

By Jennifer Kim

The school year has started and we have said goodbye to many things: summer, privacy, your mom’s home cooked meals, the creepy neighbor across the street and your significant other. And just like you, many of us found ...

October 30, 2014

Artsweek’s Favorite Villains of All Time

By Artsweek Editor

There’s the spidery quirks of Cruella de Vil, the mad eyebrow game of Shan Yu, the utter insanity of Fred Figglehorn and the insidious charm of Richard III. Where there’s a hero, there’s always a villain. Here are ...

October 30, 2014

Netflix Horror Films: The Horrifically Bad

By Mackenzie Hart

Picture your upcoming Halloween night. What do you envision yourself doing? Are you dressing up in that “sultry spirit” costume (who knew being a ghost could be so revealing?) and lurking amongst your drunken peers i...

October 30, 2014

Not for the Faint of Heart: 24 Hour Movie Scarathon

By Jon Choi

In honor of Halloween tomorrow, I have compiled a list of the creepiest horror movies around for you to indulge in for the next 24 hours. From the freaky clowns of “It” to the demons of “Silent Hill,” peruse this...

October 28, 2014

Scorsese’s “Mean Streets”: Screenwriter Comes to Pollock

By Erika Lee

INSIDE PERSPECTIVES: SCORSESE is part of a film series curated by UCSB faculty that focuses on the work of a specific director every quarter. This quarter centers on the early works of director Martin Scorsese. Affection...

October 27, 2014

Academy Award Winning Actress Diane Ladd Reminds UCSB to Fight For the Arts

By Jessica Gresham

On Thursday, Oct. 23 UCSB’s Pollock Theater was filled with film connoisseurs anxiously waiting to see award-winning actress Diane Ladd on the big screen and in person. The room was overwhelmed with applause as we watc...

October 18, 2014

Lessons Learned from “Gone Girl,” Spoiler Alert!

By Erika Lee

Before going to see “Gone Girl,” the only two things I knew about the movie were that David Fincher directed it, and that it’s about a girl who’s … gone. Needless to say, I didn’t really know the plotline or ...

October 18, 2014

From Childhood, to College, to Cartooning: An Evening with Matt Groening and Lynda Barry

By Jason Chun

When Matt Groening and Lynda Barry stepped onto the stage of the Arlington Theatre on Friday, Oct. 10, it was in a style only two cartoonists could pull off: wearing knit hats shaped like “Futurama” characters Nibble...