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February 14, 2008

The Direct Approach

By Virginia Yapp

Okay, so Artsweek promised that last week's issue was our last foray into the fabulous functions of the Santa Barbara International Film Festival. But, alas, space constraints led to the exclusion of one of the most ente...

February 14, 2008

At the Speed of Life

By Tyler Vickers

Babe Ruth's ghost once said, "Heroes get remembered, but legends never die."

February 14, 2008

All That Glitters

By Cassie McGrath

Sometimes watching a really awful movie can provoke an audience member to ask deep, philosophical questions. After watching 10 minutes of a Jheri-curled, orange, shirtless Matthew McConaughey in the unbearably awful new ...

February 7, 2008

Moving Pictures

By Virginia Yapp

There's a fine line between making reference to something and ripping something off. First-time director Jacob Medjuck's film, "Summerhood," manages to save itself from becoming one of those vacuous "Epic Movie"-type fil...

February 7, 2008

Jonesing for Tommy Lee

By Tyler Vickers

Life sometimes imitates art. In the role that solidified his status as one of the great Western actors, Tommy Lee Jones portrayed the inimitable Woodrow F. Call, one of the rugged and taciturn protagonists of Larry McMur...

February 7, 2008

Bird Soars

By Gina Pollack

Brad Bird, writer and director of some of Pixar's most successful films, sat down with Sean Smith of Entertainment Weekly as part of the film festival, to discuss his life-long obsession with animation. And with one Osca...

February 7, 2008

Oh, Angie

By Cassie McGrath

In the bitter cold outside the Arlington on Saturday night, a mob of reporters, onlookers, film festival attendees and random bystanders verged on hysteria. It was 7:40 p.m. and Angelina Jolie was nowhere to be seen. Eve...

February 7, 2008

Girl Power

By Amy Silverstein

Gender was just about all that the speakers in last Saturday's "Creative Forces: Women in the Biz" panel at the Lobero Theatre had in common, for their stories were as diverse as their individual crafts. In the female-do...

February 7, 2008

The Kids Are Alright

By Virginia Yapp

In an awards season that's been markedly ramped down due to the ongoing writers' strike, the inaugural presentation of the Virtuoso awards allowed a convergence of some of Hollywood's most noteworthy young talent on Wedn...

February 7, 2008

The Lineup Week of 2/7/08

By Staff

1. Murs, Scarub, Bicasso, Eligh, Aesop, Sunspot Jonz, Luckyiam and The Grouch - separately, they're eight of the most interesting and innovative rappers on the West Coast, and together they're Living Legends. Check them ...

January 31, 2008

SBIFF’s Annual Producer’s Panel Proves Prophetic

By Mollie Vandor

Spirits at last Saturday's "Movers & Shakers" panel were somewhat dampened, and it wasn't just because of the intermittent bursts of rain providing the background soundtrack for the panel of producers that met in the Lob...

January 31, 2008

Bardem Takes a Bow

By Tyler Vickers

Even though he is an internationally renowned movie star, Javier Bardem can't get used to seeing his name in lights. They appeared bright red upon the marquee of the Arlington Theatre.

January 31, 2008

The Rain and Reynolds

By Mollie Vandor

Breath coming in bursts, a pack of paparazzi, reporters and assorted onlookers stood on the red carpet at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival's Opening Night and prepared for the eagerly anticipated arrival of ...

January 31, 2008

The Real Ryan

By Cassie McGrath

It is a scientific fact that the astonishingly talented actor Ryan Gosling causes one of two reactions in females: He either renders them speechless or makes them shriek uncontrollably. Waiting in the press line outside ...

January 31, 2008

The Great Cate

By Amy Silverstein

"Cate who?" asked my roommates on Saturday night, before I left for the Arlington Theatre to watch Cate Blanchett stroll down the red carpet. Blanchett is not the most glamorous or spotlight-seeking actress in Hollywood,...

January 31, 2008

The Lineup Week of 1/31/08

By Mollie Vandor

1. "Frank & Cindy" is filmmaker G.J. Echternkamp's account of the relationship between his mother, Cynthia Brown, and his father - one-hit wonder pop star Frank Garcia. The film won the Best Documentary Award at England'...