Artsweek

February 9, 2006

The West Wittering Affair | An Affair to Forget

By Amita Chollate

Imagine a cross between the sexual escapades of “The Real World” and the hilarious circumstances of “Curb Your Enthusiasm” and you have the makings of “The West Wittering Affair.” Writ...

February 9, 2006

Artist in Profile; Adam de Boer

By Stephanie Cain

Adam de Boer's oil paintings prove art is more than a craft. They prove that the artist is an intellectual and that he can take a step back from reality and see the patterns of culture. A senior creative studies art majo...

February 9, 2006

History Remembers

By Adam Wenger

This riveting documentary tells the story of six Holocaust survivors who all reside in Santa Barbara. The interviews featured detail the histories of each survivor while making it quite clear that these people have all g...

February 9, 2006

If Memory Serves…

By Hayley Kincaid

The recipient of 2004's Best Documentary Oscar, "The Fog of War: Eleven Lessons from the Life of Robert S. McNamara," directed by Errol Morris ("The Thin Blue Line"), creates a captivating and monumental look at the life...

February 9, 2006

Live: Audrey Sessions @ Giovanni’s

By Matt Cappiello

Giovanni's is the new CBGB's. On March 30, 1974, CBGB's stalwarts the Ramones performed their first show ever. On February 2, 2006, the Audrye Sessions performed a show in Isla Vista and, although it wasn't as good as th...

February 2, 2006

Daddy Dearest

By Aly Comingore

With a tagline that reads, "But what about me?" one can't help but think that Christopher Jaymes' "In Memory of My Father" has a little less to do with pained mourning than your average tear-jerker about a dying parent. ...

February 2, 2006

Drinks, Drugs and Rock ‘n’ Roll

By Aly Comingore

One of many standout films to grace the first half of the Santa Barbara Film Festival, John Scheinfeld's "Who is Harry Nilsson (And Why is Everybody Talkin' About Him?)" is rockumentary filmmaking at its finest.

February 2, 2006

The Matador | Grabbing the Bull By the Horns

By Brad Vargyas

For an actor, few ideas are more dreaded that that of being typecast: so set in a certain role that the audience refuses to acknowledge you in other roles. Just ask Mark Hamill who still is recognized as space-age wunder...

February 2, 2006

Paging Dr. Moog

By Andrew Sweat

Noise, sound, car scratch, nails on a chalkboard, the sound of the morning paper thumping against the door at some odd hour in the morning; somewhere amongst that comes a man that championed himself on this palpable eeri...

February 2, 2006

Love for All Things Silly

By Matt Cappiello

In the course of 90 minutes, a self-proclaimed "pompous old bastard" shot a mock cat out of a cannon, while making fun of old people and trophy wives in between. A mock coffin was rolled out on wheels, and a mock mistres...

February 2, 2006

This Corea Has ‘Seoul’

By Matt Cappiello

Jazz music is quite similar to the Isla Vista dating scene. Everybody's a player, but not many of us really know the game. That's why Chick Corea, one of the world's most innovative jazz keyboardists, will appear at Camp...

February 2, 2006

Kelley Stoltz | Below The Branches | Sub Pop

By Andrew Sweat

There will always be those musicians that take over mainstream radio with an arsenal of simple pop songs in a strict, formulaic fashion. Then again, there are also those musicians who are truly multi-talented, who seem t...

February 1, 2006

Artist in Profile: RZA: The Abbot of Wu-Tang

By Harrison Coltun

When you think Wu-Tang, images of hip-hop artists and big leather jackets with the letter "W" on it come to mind. The truth is that whatever form Wu-Tang may come in, you should be thinking about how to fulfill your life...

February 1, 2006

Our Best Guess

By Staff

Round up your entourage, break out your ball gowns and prepare yourself for some back-of-the-limo action. Sunday night at 5 marks the start of the 78th Annual Academy Awards at Hollywood's illustrious Kodak Theatre.

February 1, 2006

Sinners | For Queen and Country

By Debbie Green

Three people died and 139 were injured in April 1999 when David Copeland - widely known as the "London nailbomber" - planted three nail bombs across London. "Sinner," the first work of the much-acclaimed British dance gr...

February 1, 2006

Jesus is Magic | What would Sarah do?

By Anna Trumbo

Sarah Silverman leans forward on her vanity, arms locked straight and shoulders up around her ears, demurely pouting at her reflection. Hinging at the hips, she lowers herself onto the dresser surface, tilts her head and...