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Bragging Rights

February 9, 2006 by

It takes a certain type of guy to get on a stage in front of 2,000 people and wax poetical on himself for two-plus hours without coming across like a self-centered schmuck. And after Friday's Modern M...
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Dazed and Confused

February 9, 2006 by

Does the phrase "School Daze" ring any bells? If so, that may be because there are some seven films with this title. But fear not, the new independent Japanese film, "School Daze," is nothing like the...
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Aurora Borealis | I’ve seen the Lights

February 9, 2006 by

James C.E. Burke's drama "Aurora Borealis" opens in the icy waters of Minneapolis, echoing Duncan Shorter's (Joshua Jackson) inability to connect with another human being. Duncan struggles to find a j...
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“Woman is the Future of Man” | Sexual Evolution

February 9, 2006 by

It's utterly amazing how much action one man can get and still not have any idea about the true nature of women. In "Woman is the Future of Man," South Korean director Hong Sang-soo paints a vivid, if...
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The Guns of the Navaronne

February 9, 2006 by

I can almost guarantee that at some point in our lives, we all have seen some variation of the hero's epic journey taken straight from the Greeks to the big screen. The hero, through encounters with v...
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Wonda’ From Down Unda’

February 9, 2006 by

If George Clooney were the matador of this year's film festival, then Naomi Watts was certainly the picador or possibly the banderillero. Naomi Watts graced our humble town on Saturday as the recipien...
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The Nature of the Business

February 9, 2006 by

What do you think the most successful filmmaker of all time is doing these days? For one, he was here at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival (SBIFF) to receive the Attenborough Award for Exc...
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Lights, Camera…

February 9, 2006 by

Sunday morning's Directors on Directing Panel discussion played out like the film class that everyone is dying to take: There was educated discussion, rational debate and that one kid who just loves t...
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The West Wittering Affair | An Affair to Forget

February 9, 2006 by

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...
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Artist in Profile; Adam de Boer

February 9, 2006 by

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 creat...
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History Remembers

February 9, 2006 by

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 the...
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If Memory Serves…

February 9, 2006 by

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 monumen...
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Live: Audrey Sessions @ Giovanni’s

February 9, 2006 by

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 ...
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Daddy Dearest

February 2, 2006 by

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 ab...
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Drinks, Drugs and Rock ‘n’ Roll

February 2, 2006 by

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 ...
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