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Portraits of the Artist

September 25, 2008 by

He's one of the most popular and important artists of the 20th century, the rare figure whose name and work are recognizable to millions of people across the globe. No, I'm not talking about Walt Disn...
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Masters of ‘Science’

September 25, 2008 by

Few bands have achieved the level of critical praise and rabid fanaticism that TV on the Radio has garnered over its three-album career, rendering the band a pioneer of the art-house canon.
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She’s An Airhead

September 25, 2008 by

Dane Cook is not -- and probably never will be -- a movie star. While his standup has proven to be immensely popular, it translates poorly to the big screen, and Cook's army of presumably adolescent f...
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Action Jackson

September 25, 2008 by

If anything, "Lakeview Terrace" reminds us yet again: Samuel L. Jackson is one scary motherfucker.
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Ghost Town

September 25, 2008 by

In David Koepp's "Ghost Town," at least five characters look into the distance and try, unsuccessfully, to hold back tears.
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Current Arts Events for 9.25.08

September 25, 2008 by

The Line-up (9.25) ONE Replacements Re-issues (ALBUM REISSUES) Yes, it’s a great time to be a fan of the Replacements, one of the most terminally underappreciated bands… well, ever. Not on...
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Surfing the Channel

September 18, 2008 by

To paraphrase TV lawyer Alan Shore of "Boston Legal," the best work on television today is being done on cable.
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Arts in the Autumn

September 18, 2008 by

A sea of students canvassed a packed Harder Stadium one pleasantly breezy evening in late August, singing along to the summery songs of UCSB alumnus Jack Johnson's catalogue as the sun sank behind the...
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Chick-Lite

September 18, 2008 by

Diane English's "The Women," a less catty, more sappy remake of the 1939 George Cukor classic, plays out like a "Sex and the City" episode that got watered-down with excessive life lessons. There is n...
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Funny Games

September 18, 2008 by

Not only are the Coen brothers masters of modern dark comedy: They are masters of film period, having proved themselves across a wide range of genres, from "No Country for Old Men" to "The Big Lebowsk...
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Monopolizing Your Free Time

August 30, 2008 by

After a couple of fun, but little-remembered, Friday nights spent hovering over the beer pong tables (and, on the flipside, some Saturday mornings hovering over the communal dorm toilet bowls), you mi...
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Lost Film Fest Lands at Storke Tower Bearing Radical Message

June 5, 2008 by

Are you mind-controlled? That's the question that Lost Film Fest video-jockey Scott Beibin wants an answer to, at least according to the advertisements for the unique, world-traveling, decidedly liber...
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Oh, Those Sleepless Nights

June 5, 2008 by

Your average Friday night in Isla Vista may very well involve sex, dark lights, drunken humor and late hours, but you've probably never experienced anything on the level of Improvathon. With 24 hours ...
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“Stranger” Than Fiction

June 5, 2008 by

“Inspired by true events” is usually code for, “inspired by other terrible horror movies.” Although “The Strangers” does feature this clichéd, questionable dis...
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The Girls Are Back in Town

June 5, 2008 by

"Sex and the City," the new film version of the popular, critically acclaimed HBO series of the same name, delivers on the things its fans most wanted to see: its four core ladies - Carrie, Miranda, C...
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