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February 23, 2006

The Last of The Mountain Kings

By Gina Pollack

If you're craving some serious outdoor adventure, go no further than Campbell Hall next week. The Best of the 30th Annual Banff Mountain Film Festival, a showcase of short independent adventure films, is coming to UCSB n...

February 23, 2006

Live: Avenged Sevenfold, CKY and the Confession

By Matt Cappiello

I'm standing at the front railing, a high-decibel monitor in front of my face. A large, tattooed woman behind me emits a sigh of frustration. "God, Avenged had better go on soon," she says. "Then I can go smoke."

February 23, 2006

Transamerica | Road Less Traveled

By Harrison Coltun

What exactly constitutes a recipient of an Oscar for Best Actress? This question brings us to this year's favorite for the Oscar for Best Actress in the form of the film "Transamerica."

February 23, 2006

The Best of Youth | When In Rome

By Sophia Kercher

The film, "The Best of Youth," is like a fine wine, aged for four decades and made from grapes that grew in the most stunning landscapes of Italy.

February 23, 2006

Feist | Let It Die

By Anna Trumbo

After an illustrious career of collaborating and performing with numerous other artists - Peaches, Apostle of Hustle, Kings of Convenience and Broken Social Scene, to name a few - Canadian singer/songwriter Leslie Feist ...

February 23, 2006

Arctic Monkeys | Whatever People Say I Am, That’s What I’m Not

By Aly Comingore

When a band like Arctic Monkeys comes along, all dirty, loud and English, surrounded by more buzz than a Smashing Pumpkins reunion, one can't help but wonder if the buildup will overshadow the talent, or skill, or sub-pa...

February 23, 2006

Se

By Adam Wenger

From the twisted minds that taught us all that gay bars are as exciting to sing about as they are to accidentally stumble into, comes an album bursting at the brim with rock-'n'-roll delight, ridiculous lyrics and over-t...

February 23, 2006

Calendar: February 23, 2006 – March 2, 2006

By system

Rilo Kiley's leading lady, Jenny Lewis, travels the back roads of L.A. County tonight for a solo performance at the Pomona Glass House.

February 16, 2006

Woman Warrior

By Aly Comingore

A literary master of her time, Maxine Hong Kingston has spent her career in search of personal truth and social justice. The author of such canonical Asian-American texts as The Woman Warrior, China Men and 2003's The Fi...

February 16, 2006

Coming To America

By Anna Trumbo

In a collaboration of creative input and dynamic artistry, Brown Baby, by Carlos Morton, will world premiere this Friday at 8 p.m. in the UCSB Performing Arts Theatre. The play deals primarily with the ethically ambiguou...

February 16, 2006

Hard Candy | Hard as Nails

By Staff

The first things you will notice about "Hard Candy" is a lot of intriguing cinematography, odd lighting, the use of some nifty colors, angles and other camera effects. This is all that director David Slade had to offer i...

February 16, 2006

Walking on the Moon

By Sheyla Molho

Rolling Stone designated them "the next big thing" in the late '70s. When Sting and the Police's drummer, Stewart Copeland, takes us through the rise and fall of three Police rock 'n' roll legends, it is anything but a ...

February 16, 2006

Closing Time

By Aly Comingore

There's something heartwarming about Philip Seymour Hoffman, and it isn't just that scruffy teddy bear look he's been sporting as of late. In front of an overflowing theater of friends and fans, Hoffman appeared not only...

February 16, 2006

Thank You for Smoking | Go Ahead, Light Up

By Aly Comingore

After 10 days of back-to-back movie viewing, reviewing, discussing and disliking, one's appreciation for a sub-par trip to the cinema is all but shot. Lucky for us, Sunday night's closing film, "Thank You for Smoking," m...

February 16, 2006

And the Award Goes To…

By Aly Comingore

After nearly two weeks of non-stop moviegoing, we here at Artsweek would like to stop, recognize and congratulate the winners of the 2006 Santa Barbara International Film Festival. The envelope please...

February 16, 2006

Globalization of Animation

By Harrison Coltun

It's ba-ack. That's right, "The Animation Show" has survived its second year and is coming to an end right back where it started: Santa Barbara. "The Animation Show" is the brain child of Mike Judge, creator of "Beavis a...