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Ready, Set, Red Carpet

February 1, 2007 by

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 anticipat...
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A Dream Come True

February 1, 2007 by

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 ...
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Big Willie Style

February 1, 2007 by

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.
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Direct Address

February 1, 2007 by

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 rea...
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Write On

February 1, 2007 by

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.
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Cultural Production

February 1, 2007 by

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"...
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Method to the Madness

February 1, 2007 by

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,"...
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Insert Hoeing Pun Here

January 25, 2007 by

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-hai...
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Child’s Play

January 25, 2007 by

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 re...
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Nuns, Guns and Ron Livingston

January 25, 2007 by

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 ...
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Take Two

January 25, 2007 by

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 disco...
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Still Life With Mic

January 25, 2007 by

"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...
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Flying Solo

January 25, 2007 by

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 publici...
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Calendar for 1/25/07

January 25, 2007 by

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 open...
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Futurama

January 18, 2007 by

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 nea...
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