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SBIFF 2024: Robert Downey Jr. honored with the Maltin Modern Master Award

The Santa Barbara International Film Festival awarded its highest honor, the Maltin Modern Master Award, to actor Robert Downey Jr. at Arlington Theatre on Friday, Feb. 9. 
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SBIFF 2024: Bradley Cooper honored with Outstanding Performer of the Year Award

Cooper received the award for his role as Leonard Bernstein in Netflix’s 2023 “Maestro,” which he directed and co-wrote as well. 
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SBIFF 2024: Heartwarming Disney documentary “Madu” kicks off opening night festivities

Directors, actors, filmmakers and cinephiles alike gathered on Feb. 7, 2024, for the opening night of the Santa Barbara International Film Festival at the Arlington Theatre.
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Putting on a cult classic with Creatures of the Night: “The Rocky Horror Picture Show”

Creatures of the Night is holding its quarterly show on Friday, Feb. 16 at 10 p.m. in IV Theater.
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When Harry Met Sally in Pollock Theater

“When Harry Met Sally” (1989)  has become a universally recognized classic. Launching the careers of writer Nora Ephron and actress Meg Ryan, it became a defining piece for the rom-com genre.
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Davy Knowles wows at SOhO

SOhO Restaurant and Music Club was graced with a raw, soulful performance by Davy Knowles on Wednesday, Sept. 17, in an emotionally-charged evening of poetic lyricism, anecdotes and incredible music.
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The beat behind The Doors: In conversation with John Densmore

“Did you ever hang out in Isla Vista?” a girl asked in the audience. “We burned the bank down!” replied John Densmore, drummer of 1960’s rock band The Doors.
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“The Boy and the Heron”: Miyazaki’s latest masterpiece takes flight

Miyazaki breathes to life a Wonderland-esque world brimming with outlandish surrealism and their underlying complexities, all for the sake of posing one singular question: “How do you live?”
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“Mean Girls” (2024) falls flat

Despite the high expectations prior to its release, there is much left to be desired from what was supposed to be one of the most recognizable movie musical adaptations.
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Editor favorites: Top 10 films of 2023

Co-Artsweek Editor Lauren Chiou’s favorite watches of 2023, just in time for awards season.
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SBIFF 2024: Ryan Gosling receives Kirk Douglas Award

On Jan. 13, actor Ryan Gosling received the Santa Barbara International Film Festival Kirk Douglas Award for Excellence in Film.
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“A (Samara) Joyful Holiday:” Bringing Classic Jazz to Santa Barbara

Samara Joy McLendon closed out the UCSB Arts & Lectures fall season with her show, “A Joyful Holiday” at The Granada Theater in Santa Barbara on Dec. 8, 2023. 
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Artsweek 2023 recap

A look back on some of our stories published this past year.
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Are you “…Ready for It?” Swift bigger than life in “Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour”

Global sensation Taylor Swift continues to shatter not just concert ticket sales but now box office sales with the release of her concert film “Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour” in theaters worldwide s...
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The Hunger Games 5: Does the songbird or the snake land on top? 

Suzanne Collins’ fourth book in the Hunger Games franchise, titled “The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes,” finally made it to theaters Friday, Nov. 17.
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