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February 28, 2013

Pollock Screens Restored Classic: ‘Lawrence of Arabia’

By Tina Petrosian

Pollock Theater brought “Lawrence of Arabia” back to the big screen for a nearly-full house last Tuesday night as part of their “Future of the Past” film series. The event, as well as the “Future of the Past: T...

February 28, 2013

‘Corilary’ Takes on the Oscars

By Corie Anderson

The Movie-Loving Duo and Co-Creators of the ‘Corilary’ Webseries Share the Best, Worst and Most Awkward Moments from This Year’s Academy Awards Corie Anderson’s Approach What the Oscars Mean to Me: The one ni...

February 28, 2013

Joshua Bell’s Soulful Violin Soothes the Granada

By Lalita Stone

On the morning of January 12, 2007, a 38-year-old man sets up outside a busy metro station in Washington, DC. He is wearing your usual East Coast garb: jeans, long-sleeved shirt and a baseball cap. He proceeds to take ou...

February 28, 2013

‘Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson’ Offers a Hilarious, New Musical Take on History

By Corie Anderson

Not only was Andrew Jackson the 7th President of the United States and the founder of the American Democratic Party, he also wore really tight skinny jeans, used “fuck” in every sentence and looked a lot like a Green...

February 21, 2013

Foreign Films Reach Santa Barbara Audiences

By Megan Fisher

Over the past two weeks in Pollock Theater, the film series “For Your Consideration: The 2013 Oscar Nominees for Best Foreign Language Film” has screened all five of the 2013 Oscar-nominated foreign feature films. Ad...

February 14, 2013

Pollock Screens ‘Sparrows’ as Part of Film Preservation Series

By Corie Anderson

The Pollock Theater provided cinema lovers with a treat last Sunday when they screened the classic 1926 Mary Pickford film “Sparrows” to live piano accompaniment. “Sparrows” is the third of five films screened in...

February 14, 2013

The Captivating Sounds of Simon Shaheen Quintet Live at Campbell Hall

By Sio Tepper

Simon Shaheen and his quintet of equally appraisable musicians graced us with their exuberant presence in a dynamically enthralling evening concert at Campbell Hall Wednesday Feb. 6, 2013. Shaheen is currently one of the...

February 7, 2013

The Virtuosic Heights of Ezra Miller and Company

By Audrey Bachelder

Here’s the thing: I love “Perks of Being a Wallflower.” It is a great movie. It is poignant and funny and delves into how teenagers think and act and deal. Patrick, played by Ezra Miller, is clearly the most fun pe...

February 7, 2013

Inspiration Abounds at SBIFF Writer’s Panel

By Corie Anderson

In addition to film screenings and high-profile award events, the Santa Barbara International Film Festival is known for holding industry panels with the creative forces behind the year’s best movies. Each year, SBIFF ...

February 7, 2013

‘The Body (El Querpo)’

By Carly Bonilla-Flores

February 7, 2013

World Premiere: ‘Sex After Kids’

By Corie Anderson

I first heard of the Canadian feature film “Sex After Kids” on Twitter when one of the film’s stars, Zoie Palmer, tweeted that she and members of the cast would be in Santa Barbara for its SBIFF world premiere. See...

February 7, 2013

Friends, Romans, Prisoners: “Caesar Must Die”

By Carly Bonilla-Flores

There are no actors in the film “Caesar Must Die,” at least not in the conventional sense. The Italian documentary film premiered at the Berlin International Film Festival and played during the first weekend of the S...

February 7, 2013

MFA Art Student Raises Funds for Thesis Project

By Megan Fisher

MFA student Chris Silva is currently working on his thesis project, 24 Hours of Le Mans, a Kickstarter-funded sculptural installation and performance created with the U.K.-based artist Benedict Radcliffe. The project cen...