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UCSB Puts Unique Spin on ‘Tartuffe’

February 23, 2012 by

A glossy checkerboard floor, notched table, elegant chairs and glittering chandeliers set the scene for the Department of Theater and Dance’s latest performance, Molière’s “Tartuffe.” Directe...
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Raised by Popular Culture: “For Your Consideration”

February 23, 2012 by

Wow, that was a fun and/or sobering week. I’m still deciding which. You see, from Tuesday, Feb. 14 to Saturday Feb. 18, the Pollock Theater at UCSB screened five of the Oscar-nominated foreign films...
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A Guacho Survives his Quarter-Life Crisis

February 16, 2012 by

Many people have anxieties about their next step after college. With graduation looming around the corner, I, for one can attest to the feelings caused by my impending quarter-life crisis. According t...
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New Midseason Series Prove the Sun Always Shines on TV

February 16, 2012 by

You may have noticed that streaming sites are being shut down. Thank God. For a while there, the Internet was killing the video star, but alas! It seems that TV is still kicking, still streaming and s...
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Pollock Theater Screens Canadian Film ‘Monsieur Lazhar’

February 16, 2012 by

Grief, depression and dealing with death are never easy things to come to terms with, especially when you’re young. What makes the film “Monsieur Lazhar” — one of Canada’s contenders for Bes...
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I.V. Stand-up is on the Rise at Javan’s

February 16, 2012 by

“Stand-up in its worst form is distilled ignorance and bigotry. In its best form, it’s a palatable form of philosophy,” fourth-year literature major and amateur stand-up comic William Buescher s...
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Raised by Popular Culture: Tucker and Dale Take Fight Bad Cinema

February 16, 2012 by

Drop everything you’re doing and see this movie right now. It’s awesome. It’s hard to describe exactly why this film is so special. For starters, it has a one-note premise. A bunch of dumb, drun...
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Lana Del Rey’s Born To Die Keeps Her Fame Alive

February 9, 2012 by

Six months ago, nobody knew who Lana Del Rey was. Last October she released a grainy self-made music video for her single, “Video Games,” and the Internet exploded into a Lana Del Rey shrine. But,...
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Oscar-Nominated Foreign Language Films to Screen at UCSB’s Pollock Theater Next Week

February 9, 2012 by

As the 84th Annual Academy Awards draw nearer (airing Sunday, Feb. 26 on ABC), more and more people are rushing to theaters to see the nominated films. However, the films of one category in particular...
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‘Smash’ Gives Theater Geeks Something to Love

February 9, 2012 by

On Monday, NBC premiered its much-anticipated musical television show, “Smash.” As both a television and theater fanatic, I had high expectations for the show — which were unquestioningly fulfil...
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Kickstarter Helps the Starving Artist Creatively Succeed

February 9, 2012 by

One could argue that artistic integrity no longer exists once you sell out. Those who agree could say mainstream is the antithesis to true art and creative expression. However, the opposition could ar...
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Santa Barbara International Film Festival Puts the Spotlight Back on Exceptional Short Films

February 9, 2012 by

Short films have been marginalized for many years, considered easy to make and ‘‘primitive.’’ However, short films were the start of cinema and were respected during the early 20th century whe...
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Groupwork: A Living Breathing Monster

February 2, 2012 by

Many people compare visiting a museum to visiting a church. A place that houses art becomes sacred somehow. It becomes a destination for people to observe carefully constructed historical and personal...
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Artsweek Wants You … to Watch Foreign Films

February 2, 2012 by

When people think about foreign films, there seems to be a lot of derision towards them: “I don’t like subtitles,” “Dubbing sounds weird,” “Only pretentious hipsters would watch them,” e...
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UCSB’s Palladino Premieres Film at SBIFF

February 2, 2012 by

Each winter, downtown’s historic movie theaters play host to the Santa Barbara International Film Festival. This year, SBIFF’s highlighted themes include Cinesonic (films about iconic musicians), ...
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