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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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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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