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Right to Remain Silent

May 18, 2006 by

At 9 a.m. on an overcast Saturday morning, deep in Ellison Hall - the citadel of the UCSB Film Studies Dept. - the organizers of the Reel Loud Film Festival met for this year's selection day. This is ...
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Reel To Reel

May 18, 2006 by

Reel Loud showcases a film selection as diverse as the wildest minds of the student body. Crossing over genres ranging from tragic drama to uproarious comedy, the festival entries include shorts about...
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Liars, Burritos and Robots… Oh My

May 18, 2006 by

As another year creeps toward its end, we here at Artsweek are feeling a wee bit overwhelmed. With pre-graduation jitters comes a slew of culminating performances, exhibits and screenings that attempt...
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Pixel Perfect

May 18, 2006 by

Among the hustle and bustle of the Electronic Entertainment Expo - more commonly known as E3 - in the Los Angeles Convention Center last week, there was an art exhibit of digitally epic proportions. T...
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Keanu Reeves, Eat Your Heart Out

May 11, 2006 by

Films about hostage situations are usually limited to Bruce Willis saving children or Harrison Ford kicking people off his airplane. It is definitely rare to find a film about a hostage negotiation in...
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Artist in Profile: Lansing-Dreiden

May 11, 2006 by

Pretentious, philosophic and peculiar are only a few words to describe the musical experience that is Lansing-Dreiden. With two full-length albums behind it and an array of national accolades, this ps...
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The Sweet Smell of Freedom?

May 11, 2006 by

If the road to freedom truly is long and winding, the characters in "After Innocence" are the quintessential weary travelers. Scheduled snuggly in between last month's Actors' Gang performance of "The...
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The Dude Abides

May 11, 2006 by

Set in the competitive world of women's gymnastics, "Stick It" takes teen girl clich
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Turn The Beat Around

May 11, 2006 by

It is a secret society of passion, pulsating music and dance - salsa dance, to be exact. The members of the UCSB Salsa Club do not have brands on their inner thighs, they do not participate in animal ...
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Time To Grow Up

May 11, 2006 by

It was a couple of French guys who invented modern movies, and the French have been making films ever since. In fact, Frenchmen have been making films for so long that they give out the most important...
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NOFX- Wolves in Wolves Clothing

May 11, 2006 by

Some kids never grow up. Or, perhaps more accurately, some kids grow up in their politics, but perhaps not so much in their lyrical styling.
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Daniel Powter- Daniel Powter

May 11, 2006 by

Major music television networks seemed to have taken it upon themselves to give up-and-coming artists a break in the entertainment industry.
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Cd Review: Ball Hog – ONE

May 11, 2006 by

Both goofy and rabble rousing at times, Ball Hog's first album, ONE, gives an accurate glimpse of the band's live performances, as well as providing a vessel for its political views.
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Hot Desert Action

May 4, 2006 by , , and

There's nothing like two days of nonstop stage-hopping in 95-degree heat to satiate the need for a good live show. Once again, the big money masterminds behind the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Fest...
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Notes on Coachella 2006

May 4, 2006 by

Formed by outstretching one's index and pinky fingers while curling the other three, metal horns - also referred to by your God-fearing grandmother as "devil horns" - used to symbolize a concertgoer's...
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