Artsweek

February 24, 2005

Artsy’s and Fartsy’s: Artsweek’s Answer to the Oscars

By Brenna Boyce Harrison Coltun Aly Comingore

BEST SOUNDTRACK Winner: “Garden State” Honorable Mention: “Kill Bill: Vol. 2” BEST USE OF A CODPIECE Winner: Brad Pitt (“Troy”) Honorable Mention: Colin Farrell (“Alexander&#8221...

February 24, 2005

Artsy’s and Fartsy’s: Artsweek’s Answer to the Oscars

By Brenna Boyce Harrison Coltun Aly Comingore

BIGGEST LETDOWN Winner: “Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason” Honorable Mention: “Van Helsing” WHAT WERE THEY THINKING Winner: “Superbabies 2” Honorable Mention: “White Chicks&#822...

February 24, 2005

Cruel Intentions 3

By Drew Mackie

When Choderlos de Laclos wrote Dangerous Liaisons in 1778, he probably wasn't thinking about Santa Barbara. Nonetheless, somebody else managed to connect our picture-perfect town with de Laclos' story about the sex games...

February 24, 2005

Fostering New Trends

By Jessica Vrazilek

Wendy Foster is a woman inspired by fashion and beauty, a passion that has driven her to create four of her own specialty clothing boutiques. Her boutiques' eclectic styles offer Santa Barbara residents an array of luxur...

February 24, 2005

Interpol Live at SOMA

By Aaron Small

Hipsters fought among each other for position, pushing to get closer to the action as the SOMA stage filled with thick fog. Aphex Twin's "Milkman" cut out, a church organ sounded and five suits emerged from the abyss. Pa...

February 24, 2005

M.I.A. | Arular | Beggars XL

By Matt Cappiello

If Nelly Furtado kicked ass, her name would be Mathangi Arulpragasam. Hailing from both London and Sri Lanka, the frontwoman for M.I.A. is a Jill-of-all-trades.

February 17, 2005

Keep Your Hands to Yourself

By Aly Comingore

Here at Artsweek, we feel your pain and hereby attempt to bring you the facts as the gloved one and his team of experts move toward what is sure to be one of the most highly publicized court cases in history.

February 17, 2005

Denial Should Be a River in France

By Harrison Coltun

Early Monday morning, the media world converged on the otherwise normal town of Santa Maria for the jury selection for the Michael Jackson child molestation trial. Among the impersonators, fans and sleepy Artsweek corres...

February 17, 2005

Constantine | In Need of Divine Intervention

By Mark Batalla

I walked into the "overbooked" advance screening of "Constantine" with low expectations. I figured it would be another movie rushed through production, capitalizing on the success of other recent comic adaptations.

February 17, 2005

“Knuckle” Sandwich

By Jory Dominguez

"I was digging deep, deep, deep into my bag of songs [about love] - and I got some pretty fucked-up ones," Ani DiFranco coolly commented before swinging into an affirming rendition of "Swan Dive" at the Arlington Theatre...

February 17, 2005

Bailamania

By Lauren Creamer

In a dream world, "Sue

February 17, 2005

Jazz Hands

By David Landes

Musicians in their elder years tend to follow one of two paths: grow stale repeating what they have already done or fight to stay fresh by pushing their limits. Pianist Herbie Hancock of Miles Davis Quintet fame, studio ...

February 17, 2005

Iron and Wine | Woman King | Sub Pop

By Matt Cappiello

Oh, what a wistful record. Iron and Wine's newest EP, Woman King, is beautiful and bittersweet in all the ways folk music hopes for. Samuel Beam, the singer-songwriter behind the project, has always gravitated toward mus...

February 10, 2005

Moguls | Every Good Porno Has its Lesbians

By Aly Comingore

Jeff Bridges is our hometown hero and an unlikely movie star if there ever was one. With a film fest being given, it seems ironic at best to see "The Dude" himself awash in paparazzi bulb flashes and media hullabaloo as ...

February 10, 2005

Scoring a Perfect 10

By Harrison Coltun

The harsh reality of competition is that there will inevitably be winners and losers. Last Saturday, as directors and patrons alike paid 10 entrance fee, everyone knew that by the end of the night there were going to be ...

February 10, 2005

Dave Barry

By Colin Marshall

Every time I try to read one of Dave Barry's columns, I come away drawing the same semi-disappointed conclusion: He clearly possesses great comedic skill, as evidenced by his occasional insightful quips or quotable barbs...