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SBIFF 2024: Artsweek recap

March 4, 2024 by Artsweek Staff

A look back on Artsweek's coverage of the 2024 Santa Barbara International Film Festival.
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The Blue Note Quintet: Celebrating the past by looking to the future

March 3, 2024 by Zachery Kramer

The Blue Note Quintet features the record label's newest rising stars in the jazz world.
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AMPLIFY showcases sickening talent at Drag Festival

March 3, 2024 by Mayam Mejia

Amplify is a performing arts initiative whose mission is to amplify the voices of underrepresented and marginalized communities.
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ASPB presents Battle of the Bands

February 29, 2024 by Kendra Martinez

UC Santa Barbara’s Associated Students Program Board hosted the annual Battle of the Bands in The Hub. This year’s bands were Dislocated, The Radar and Soul Tide.
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Tracks Of The Month: February 2024

February 29, 2024 by Artsweek Staff

Artsweek staff’s top tracks from February.
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Interthinking the Arts and Sciences: György Kepes brought to life through new documentary

February 29, 2024 by Anna Zerouali

The Carsey-Wolf Center hosted a screening of the documentary film “György Kepes: Interthinking Art + Science.” Kepes, a Hungarian artist, professor and visionary, was brought back to life.
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“The Beekeeper” lacks buzz

February 29, 2024 by Sindhu Ananthavel

Directed by David Ayer and produced by Jason Statham, "The Beekeeper" weaves an elaborate path toward a dull thud of a climax, its few exciting moments of action bookended with bloated dialogue.
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SBIFF 2024: Heather Graham’s disastrous second film “Chosen Family” closes out festival

February 25, 2024 by Lea Vazquez

The Santa Barbara International Film Festival closed their festival with the world premiere of "Chosen Family," both starring and directed by Heather Graham.
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SBIFF 2024: Paul Giamatti receives Cinema Vanguard Award

February 25, 2024 by Lauren Chiou

Giamatti is a force in the film world — known for his success as both a character actor and leading man.
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SBIFF 2024: Women’s Panel spotlights extraordinary women in film

February 23, 2024 by Jasmine Kwan

The distinguished women came from diverse specializations within the film industry to discuss their work in their recent Academy Award-nominated films.
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SBIFF 2024: “The Cowboy and the Queen” documentary is a historical feat

February 23, 2024 by Rahul Unni Aravindakshan

The film explores the unlikely relationship Salinas born horse trainer Roberts had with Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.
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SBIFF 2024: Jeffrey Wright receives Montecito Award

February 22, 2024 by Avery Stanley

Wright is being honored for his work in the film “American Fiction,” directed by Cord Jefferson, which premiered in September 2023.
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SBIFF 2024: Writers panel features minds behind Academy Award-nominated films

February 22, 2024 by Stella Mullin

The Santa Barbara International Film Festival would not be possible without the talented writers behind those beloved movies, seven of them speaking at the panel on Feb. 13.
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