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“There Will Be Blood”

Translating a 1927 novel about the Teapot Dome Scandal made famous to most modern-day moviegoers via the venue...
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Modern Master

Renowned for his bestselling novels, The Virgin Suicides and Middlesex, Pulitzer Prize-winner Jeffrey Eugenides is known for his ability to brilliantly depict modern American life in a way that seems ...
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Something in the Water

On Wednesday, Nov. 28, UCSB's Arts & Lectures program featured a special screening of "Mr. Conservative," a documentary produced and narrated by CC Goldwater.
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Wayans Weighs In

The Rockefellers had oil, the Carnegies had steel and the Kennedys had politics. When it comes to comedy, however, one American family shines above all others: the Wayans.
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Bouncing Off Clouds

While usually known for her solo acoustic work, Tori Amos rocked out at a packed Arlington Theatre with a full band Dec. 13, to a full crowd with either serious fans or concertgoers who were definitel...
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The Lineup

1. It's been called the "Grizzly Man" of the ocean. Check out "Deep Water," a film following the true story of...
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Gracing the Stage

In its California debut, Montreal's Coleman Lemieux & Compagnie graced the stage of Campbell Hall to a full house Nov. 16.
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Music: American Gangster

Jay-Z just can't stay out of retirement, which is actually a good thing, given the quality of his latest album - American Gangster.
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Geiger Counter

According to the girls yelling in my ear all night at the Hub on Nov. 16, Teddy Geiger is hot.
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Film: “No Country for Old Men”

The title of the Coen brothers' latest film, "No Country for Old Men," comes from the first lines of the Yeats poem, "Sailing to Byzantium."
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Film: “Into the Wild”

"Into the Wild," the new film from prolific actor/director extraordinaire Sean Penn, is part road trip film, part nature documentary, part familial melodrama and part homage to all things hippie.
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It’s Good to Be the Queen

Consider this question: Can Santa Barbara get funky? For that matter, can Santa Barbara get jazzy, soulful or bluesy-with-a-gospel-twinge-y?
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Lineup

1. Looking for something to do on Dec. 3? The answer is blowing in the wind - or at least, screening at I.V. Theater
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Music Makes The World Go ‘Round

One sure indication that a jazz musician is reaching the status of legend is when Miles Davis describes said musician as "the step after Thelonious Monk."
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Film: “Lions for Lambs”

Robert Redford, Meryl Streep, Tom Cruise and Michael Peña are the kind of names that can virtually carry a film on their individual merits alone...
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