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The Lineup Week of 1/28/08

February 28, 2008 by

1. Congratulations to the Coen brothers for the four Oscars their film, "No Country For Old Men," won. Artsweek would like to thank the Academy for recognizing a duo whose sheer genius is responsible ...
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Graphic Art

February 21, 2008 by

"Persepolis" - it's a title that's been whispered reverently from film geek to film geek, slowly gaining the kind of underground cache that virtually guarantees its eventual migration into the mainstr...
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A Knight’s Tale

February 21, 2008 by

"When a fool falls in love, nothing can change his mind." Anyone who has been or known anyone in love can verify just how accurate those words are. On that note, the UCSB Department of Theatre and Dan...
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Tiny Dancer

February 21, 2008 by

With her small frame but exquisite form, Nina Ananiashvili captivated the crowd at the Arlington Theatre Tuesday night. She displayed the wonderment of the young girl, Giselle, while still maintaining...
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Walking Into Spiderwick

February 21, 2008 by

In an age where there are adaptations of children's fantasy novels being churned out left and right, it's difficult to bring anything new to the table. "The Spiderwick Chronicles" could easily be comp...
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Just Jack

February 21, 2008 by

It would be easy to dismiss Jack Johnson's latest album, Sleep Through The Static, as a rip-off of his three previous platinum releases, but that is beside the point.
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Phoning Farrell

February 14, 2008 by

Comedy and tragedy - they're the dual extremes of human emotion and the necessary ingredients for pretty much every major work of art, literature and film in the Western canon. They also happen to be ...
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In the Dark

February 14, 2008 by

The epitome of electro-pop/dance rock music, Hot Chip returns with its new album, Made In The Dark, which just goes to show how energetic and dynamic the genre can be. Inclined to indulge their love o...
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The Direct Approach

February 14, 2008 by

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 ...
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At the Speed of Life

February 14, 2008 by

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

February 14, 2008 by

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 u...
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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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