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February 1, 2007

Ready, Set, Red Carpet

By Mollie Vandor

The air was thick with palpable excitement as the photographers and fans lined up alongside the red carpet at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival's opening night last Thursday. The anticipation was as overwhelm...

February 1, 2007

A Dream Come True

By Marissa Stockham

On Monday night, "Dreamgirls" director Bill Condon received the Santa Barbara International Film Festival's Montecito Award for his skills as both a director and a screenplay author. By his side were two stars of the "Dr...

February 1, 2007

Big Willie Style

By Alyson Osterman

On January 28, a red carpet was laid on the wet ground, welcoming Oscar-nominated actor Will Smith, who was to receive the Modern Masters Award at the Arlington Theatre.

February 1, 2007

Direct Address

By Mollie Vandor

Having grown up in Los Angeles, I don't get star-struck easily. That said, I can still be reduced to a nervous, sweaty-palmed wreck when in the presence of certain, very special people. Imagine my reaction when faced wit...

February 1, 2007

Write On

By Will Wolfsalu

As any SBIFF regular can tell you, the Screenwriter's Panel, usually occurring during a late weekend morning in the Lobero Theatre, is both one of the festival's best and most overlooked offerings.

February 1, 2007

Cultural Production

By Mollie Vandor

It was a rainy Sunday morning when Graham King ("The Departed"), Jon Kilik ("Babel"), Robert Lorenz ("Letters From Iwo Jima"), Albert Berger and Ron Yerxa ("Little Miss Sunshine" and "Little Children"), Judd Apatow ("Tal...

February 1, 2007

Method to the Madness

By Will Wolfsalu

For some comedians, obscurity is a curse. For comedian/provocateur Sacha Baron Cohen, star of "Da Ali G Show" and "Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan," obscurity is his me...

January 25, 2007

Insert Hoeing Pun Here

By Sophia Kercher

I am standing at UCSB's 2007 Word Farm watching Harrison Reiner say, "I'm totally star struck. And I thought I couldn't get star struck anymore, I am a big fan of your work, big fan," to a flaming-haired woman. Reiner, a...

January 25, 2007

Child’s Play

By Colin Marshall

Adam Gopnik's fans have endured an awful dry spell since 2000, when Paris to the Moon, the longtime New Yorker essayist's previous collection, saw publication. His refined, observant prose made the recounted experience o...

January 25, 2007

Nuns, Guns and Ron Livingston

By Mollie Vandor

Whether you're on the film majors e-mail list, an avid surfer of local news sites or just someone who happens to pay attention to what's going on around them, you've probably noticed that something's happening in Santa B...

January 25, 2007

Take Two

By Rachel Hommel

At the heart of the Santa Barbara International Film Festival lies the work of some undiscovered local talent. Amid the glitz and glamour of the festival, a timeless work of art is waiting to be discovered. "Video Portra...

January 25, 2007

Still Life With Mic

By Sophia Kercher

"I've just come out of the closet," Todd Reynolds informs the audience. Utilizing the violin as his main tool, this illustrious artist has been committed to the genre bending of music for the last six years since he "cam...

January 25, 2007

Flying Solo

By Will Wolfsalu

The 16th Annual Monologue Festival, produced in the off-season between fall and winter productions, is probably unknown to most students outside of the drama department. Without the profile or publicity associated with t...

January 25, 2007

Calendar for 1/25/07

By Mollie Vandor

Thursday (1/25/07): Take advantage of a rare opportunity to see the works of painter, screenwriter, novelist, experimental video artist and filmmaker D.A. Metrov when the "Metrovspective" exhibit opens today at the Artam...

January 18, 2007

Futurama

By Gina Pollack

Welcome to a broken world where no one can be trusted. Immigrants are kept in cages, city streets are littered with human filth and women have been infertile for 18 years. Civilization seems to be nearing a brutal end. A...

January 18, 2007

Just Press Play

By Mollie Vandor

Looking for a way to make the long winter nights go by a little quicker? Afraid to traipse around DP because your California constitution can't handle the cold? Don't worry, Artsweek has your back.