Artsweek

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.

January 18, 2007

A Grave Affair

By Sierra Christman

If you are one of the many that have yet to experience "psychobilly" music in any form, consider this your introductory course. Often thought of as the hellish offspring of rock 'n' roll and punk rock, psychobilly was co...

January 18, 2007

Dance If You Want To

By Rachel Hommel

Local hipsters hit Santa Barbara's newest hot spot last Thursday, as a line out the door marked the opening of the new Club Factory at Zelo's

January 18, 2007

Open Mike

By Will Wolfsalu

For the mind that started a cultural fervor with "Beavis & Butthead," and crafted the office comedy with more Comedy Central airings than even "Caddyshack," surprisingly little is known about the soft-spoken Mike Judge.

January 18, 2007

The Animation Show Must Go On

By Will Wolfsalu

Controversial animator Ralph Bakshi once said, "Live action writers will give you a structure, but who the hell is talking about structure? Animation is closer to jazz than some kind of classical stage structure."

January 11, 2007

Less Is More

By Staff

UCSB graduate Brad Silberling is living proof that a degree from UCSB can indeed lead to actual paying jobs in the film industry. During his career as a writer and director, Silberling has worked on films such as "City o...

January 11, 2007

So Dreamy

By Alyson Osterman

Vibrant colors and lively music immediately greet moviegoers within the first few minutes of Bill Condon's musical drama "Dreamgirls," a fitting opening for the dazzling film.

January 11, 2007

A Revolutionary Read

By Colin Marshall

Nothing about Only Revolutions, Mark Z. Danielewski's most recent book, is easy - least of all reviewing it. It's built like practically nothing else on the literary shelves, save perhaps for House of Leaves, the author'...

January 11, 2007

Write Out

By Alyson Osterman

UCSB's Screenwriter's Co-Op is sowing the seeds for a few future screenwriters next weekend, as it hosts the annual Word Farm event from Jan. 19 to 21. Word Farm is a three-day screenwriting "camp" that allows students t...

January 11, 2007

Soapy, Sappy & oh So Scandalous

By Mollie Vandor

"Notes On A Scandal" is the kind of film Hitchcock could have created - had Hitchcock been less into thrills and chills and more into soaps and salacious scandals.

January 11, 2007

Classy

By Tyler Vickers

For most students, teachers exist only in the classroom or at office hours, doling out grades or answering questions. But, try as they may to keep glimpses of their personal lives to a minimum, many teachers can't help b...