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Moving Pictures

February 7, 2008 by

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 "...
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Jonesing for Tommy Lee

February 7, 2008 by

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 protago...
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Bird Soars

February 7, 2008 by

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 animatio...
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Oh, Angie

February 7, 2008 by

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 now...
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Girl Power

February 7, 2008 by

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 craf...
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The Kids Are Alright

February 7, 2008 by

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 ...
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The Lineup Week of 2/7/08

February 7, 2008 by

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 ...
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SBIFF’s Annual Producer’s Panel Proves Prophetic

January 31, 2008 by

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...
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Bardem Takes a Bow

January 31, 2008 by

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.
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The Rain and Reynolds

January 31, 2008 by

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 ant...
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The Real Ryan

January 31, 2008 by

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...
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The Great Cate

January 31, 2008 by

"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 a...
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The Lineup Week of 1/31/08

January 31, 2008 by

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 Documenta...
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Death Defying Diegesis

January 24, 2008 by

Death-defying rock climbs, back flips in kayaks, ice climbing on glaciers, tracking man-eating tigers, and... sitting safely in Campbell Hall? While this may seem like one of Sesame Street's "which on...
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Winter Wonderland

January 24, 2008 by

Now that the quarter is well under way, it's incredible how quickly campus calendars start filling up with fun films and provocative performances. In fact, on-campus organizations like Arts & Lectures...
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