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April 8, 2010

“Bliss” To Open Festival

By Tyler Anthony

Currently in its fifth year, the UCSB Human Rights Film Festival -- opening tonight and wrapping up on Monday, April 26 -- is a showcase of international cinema that highlights pressing human rights issues. Continuing in...

April 8, 2010

A Perfect “Bedtime” Story

By Emelie Battaglia

Last week at Center Stage Theater, UCSB Theater & Dance Dept.'s Ellen K. Anderson unveiled her original play "Bedtime in Detroit" to Santa Barbara audiences. Debuting in New York a year ago, the script is a unique love s...

April 8, 2010

Goldfrapp Makes Missteps On Latest LP, Head First **

By Lucas Villa

While quietly releasing the mellow-sounding Seventh Tree back in 2008, electronica duo Goldfrapp gave way to the rise of breakout dance-pop starlets such as Lady Gaga and La Roux. What is lead singer Alison Goldfrapp's r...

April 8, 2010

Sex, Lies and Cable

By Courtney Schonfeld

There comes a time in every TV aficionado's life when they get super excited for a new program, only to realize five minutes before the series premiere that their beloved show's patron is the backstabbing bastard of ever...

April 7, 2010

“Bliss” To Open Festival

By Tyler Anthony

Currently in its fifth year, the UCSB Human Rights Film Festival -- opening tonight and wrapping up on Monday, April 26 -- is a showcase of international cinema that highlights pressing human rights issues. Continuing in...

April 7, 2010

A Perfect “Bedtime” Story

By Emelie Battaglia

Last week at Center Stage Theater, UCSB Theater & Dance Dept.'s Ellen K. Anderson unveiled her original play "Bedtime in Detroit" to Santa Barbara audiences. Debuting in New York a year ago, the script is a unique love s...

April 7, 2010

Goldfrapp Makes Missteps On Latest LP, Head First **

By Lucas Villa

While quietly releasing the mellow-sounding Seventh Tree back in 2008, electronica duo Goldfrapp gave way to the rise of breakout dance-pop starlets such as Lady Gaga and La Roux. What is lead singer Alison Goldfrapp's r...

April 7, 2010

Sex, Lies and Cable

By Courtney Schonfeld

There comes a time in every TV aficionado's life when they get super excited for a new program, only to realize five minutes before the series premiere that their beloved show's patron is the backstabbing bastard of ever...

April 1, 2010

Lady Gaga Done Making Music

By Staff

Pop singer Lady Gaga announced yesterday via her official Web site that following her extensive Monster Ball tour, which wraps up later this year, she will be retiring from the music scene indefinitely.

April 1, 2010

Extravaganza to Host Diverse Lineup

By E.S. Pee / Staff Psychic

Gauchos, the wait is finally over! I, Arts Weakly's in-house psychic, now reveal to you the artists selected to headline this year's ASPB-sponsored Extravaganza. It's all coming to me now: Yes, the voices from the other ...

April 1, 2010

Quantum States Rock the Universe *****

By Staff

Forget everything you ever thought you knew about genre, ladies and gentlemen: Quantum States' newest album, The Superposition of Sound, will unravel the categories that provide the framework for our musical 'verse.

April 1, 2010

Oscar Drama!

By Emelie Gaglia / Gossip Hound

In a fascinating and insane turn of events, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has decided that based on Miley Cyrus' powerful work in "The Last Song," she will be awarded a post-ceremony Oscar for Best Actr...

March 4, 2010

“Alice” Soundtrack is Suitably Whimsical ***

By Lucas Villa

Following the recent success of the Twilight albums, Disney looks to reclaim its dominance in the soundtrack department with Almost Alice, a companion release to Tim Burton's filmic adaptation of Alice in Wonderland.

March 4, 2010

Smith Doesn’t Quite “Cop Out” ***

By Emelie Battaglia

You may think that Bruce Willis and Tracy Morgan make the worst pairing since Eddie Murphy and Robert De Niro in "Showtime." Strangely, you would be wrong.

March 4, 2010

“Crazies” Not Crazy Enough **

By Hunter M. Daniels

I don't know what it is, but George A. Romero's films tend to translate into pretty damned good remakes. First, there was "Night of the Living Dead" in 1990. Then there was "Dawn of the Dead" in 2004. Now we have "The Cr...

March 4, 2010

Liars and Cougars and Whores, Oh My!

By Courtney Schonfeld

Unless you're a huge dork and can't breathe because HBO finally picked up "Game of Thrones" (OMG, SO EXCITED), the only thing March means for you is the end of the frozen wasteland that was the Winter Olympics. Now we ca...