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Artsweek’s Number One Movie of the Year: “Inception”

November 18, 2010 by

Looking back over 2010, it becomes clear that we are in the middle of a major shift within the film industry. For better or for worse, 3D is a part of Hollywood.
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“The Social Network”: Better Than Hitler

November 18, 2010 by

The plot synopsis is one that, if it weren’t for the overly positive reviews, I would avoid like a plague of AIDS. A movie about Facebook?
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Beach House’s Teen Dream

November 18, 2010 by

It took me forty-nine-and-a-half minutes for Beach House to convince me that they’re one of the best things happening in music right now.
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Arcade Fire Takes on The Suburbs

November 18, 2010 by

I will admit, when Arcade Fire first blew up, I was somewhat skeptical; all the “Neighborhood #1”-infinity songs seemed gimmicky at best.
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Album of the Year: Sir Lucious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty

November 18, 2010 by

Who could have guessed that the Outkast’s more gangsta half would put out the most revolutionary hip-hop album of the new decade?
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Steve Aoki — Why?

November 18, 2010 by

UCSB alumnus Steve Aoki, founder of Dim Mak Records, played a show at Earl Warren Showgrounds last Sunday night.
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“Scott Pilgrim vs. The World”

November 18, 2010 by

“An epic of epic epicness.” That’s the surreally accurate tagline for this great comic book adventure. I really don’t need to explain more than that, but I’m going to anyway — so here it g...
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Jazz Legend Ornette Coleman Blows His Way Into Campbell Hall

November 12, 2010 by

In 1959 at the Five Spot Café in New York City, a young Ornette Coleman began to rock the jazz world on its side with the not-so-sweet sounds of free jazz.
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Brian Eno Will Have You Seeing More Than Stars

November 12, 2010 by

When Brian Eno releases an album, it gets a lot of press in small elite circles. This is because Brian Eno is one of those people that makes music for people who make music.
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Enslaved Monkey Offers Short-Lived Thrills

November 5, 2010 by

Enslaved: Odyssey to the West is an exciting action platformer that combines dramatic set pieces with impressive environments and even more impressive voice work to create a game that engages emotiona...
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Portugal. The Man Jams in the Hub

November 5, 2010 by

Portland-by-way-of-Alaska experimental rockers, Portugal. The Man, played to a half-full Hub on Monday, Nov. 1.
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“The Walking Dead” Lurches Onto Your TV

November 5, 2010 by

On Halloween night, while most of us tried to squeeze one final night of partying into the weekend, an innovative new series about the living dead premiered on AMC.
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Saw 3D: Yet Another Series of Uninspiring Killings

November 5, 2010 by

Despite what you may believe about the “Saw” movies, they have become the defining horror films of our generation, like “Halloween,” Friday the “Thirteenth” and “A Nightmare on Elm Stree...
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Wild Target is Way Off

November 5, 2010 by

“Wild Target” comes from that glorious tradition of half-baked English language remakes of successful French films; “L’Appartement” became the odious “Wicker Park,” “Dinner for Schmuc...
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Free Darko and Your Ass Will Follow (Not Really but it Sounds Cool)

November 5, 2010 by

How fittingly strange that the people to save the printed word should come from the internet.
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