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Chris Nolan: SBIFF’s Modern Master

February 3, 2011 by

High school girls and enthusiastic film buffs alike staked out near the Arlington Theater on Sunday night, two and a half hours before Leonardo DiCaprio would present “Inception” director Christop...
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SBIFF Honors Geoffrey Rush With Montecito Award

February 3, 2011 by

Illustrious stage and film actor Geoffrey Rush was honored with the Santa Barbara International Film Festival’s Montecito Award Monday evening.
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Does Anybody in Russia Love Raymond?

February 3, 2011 by

With the Santa Barbara International Film Festival in full swing, there’s almost too much going on.
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Bening Takes Home the American Riviera Award

February 3, 2011 by

On Friday, Jan. 28, the second day of the 26th annual Santa Barbara International Film Festival, Annette Bening was honored with the American Rivera Award at the Arlington Theatre.
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It Starts With the Script

February 3, 2011 by

The Santa Barbara International Film Festival’s annual panels are some of the festival’s more insightful events.
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“The Way Back” is Better Than Siberia

January 27, 2011 by

War is hell. If that’s true, why are we subjected to yet another movie about World War II? Maybe it’s evidence of America’s cultural masochism, which is weird because I thought we liked inflicti...
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Best Adapted Screenplay Nominees

January 27, 2011 by

“127 Hours” Director and screenwriter Danny Boyle teamed up with Simon Beaufoy to write the script for this true story about a mountain climber who resorts to extreme survival methods after his ar...
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Ritual is a Solid Sophomore Effort

January 27, 2011 by

After garnering a significant amount of attention with their 2009 debut album To Lose My Life…, White Lies returns with their highly-anticipated follow-up, Ritual.
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Ra Ra Riot Take SOhO

January 27, 2011 by

Ra Ra Riot hit SOhO’s stage on Jan. 19 with professional poppy splendor, and the line between profound dork-dom and complete bad-assery has never been so blurred.
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Get Up Kids Get Down

January 27, 2011 by

Indie punk band The Get Up Kids are back with their first full length album release since their breakup in 2005.
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The Oscar Network

January 27, 2011 by

This year marks the second of the expanded Best Picture category and, while there are many worthy nominees, there is no clear favorite.
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Coachella: The Best Holiday of the Year

January 27, 2011 by

The lineup for the 2011 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival was released last week to the overwhelming joy of tens of thousands of music lovers.
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Best Actor Nominations

January 27, 2011 by

It’s that time of year again. The award season is upon us, and with it comes a long list of faces (old and new) being recognized for their cinematic contributions.
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“The Way Back” is Better Than Siberia

January 27, 2011 by

War is hell. If that’s true, why are we subjected to yet another movie about World War II?
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The Dilemma: Typical January Fare

January 20, 2011 by

Welcome to January, moviegoers! This is the month where Hollywood’s finest release their most shameful work, allowing them to spend the rest of the year making up for it while us reviewers pick at t...
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