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February 10, 2005

Millons | Mo

By Amita Chollate

Imagine you're walking alone in an empty field. All of a sudden, out of nowhere, a duffel bag falls from the sky. Having such a curious mind, you slowly open the bag only to find millions of dollars.

February 10, 2005

The General | Less Is More

By Lindsey Miller

Adding sound to a silent film that has been listed in the Sight & Sound Critics Top Ten Poll and named Buster Keaton's best is an ambitious endeavor.

February 10, 2005

Of Mice and Modest Mouse

By Daniel Haier

Leaning heavily on material from its 2004 release Good News For People Who Love Bad News, Modest Mouse hatched a 90-minute set and two-song encore. Extra attention to back up vocals and a two-drummer setup helped smooth ...

February 10, 2005

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By Jory Dominguez

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February 3, 2005

SBIFF Hits Santa Barbara … Hard

By Brenna Boyce

Santa Barbara is a town filled with celebrities, but they're the classier, older, less Paparazzi-stalked kind. Our celebrities go to the movies, eat at our restaurants and go to the farmer's market on Saturday mornings.

February 3, 2005

SBIFF Calendar

By Brenna Boyce

So the Santa Barbara International Film Festival (SBIFF) is off and running - and better than ever. If you missed the world premiere of the new Woody Allen film "Melinda and Melinda," the screenwriters panel featuring Za...

February 3, 2005

SBIFF Honors Kate Winslet

By Stephanie Cain

The eternal sunshine of the Santa Barbara International Film Festival shined brightly on Tuesday evening. Four-time Oscar nominated actress Kate Winslet received the Outstanding Performance of the Year Award during a tri...

February 3, 2005

“Wild Style” | Looking Back to the Roots of Hip Hop

By Aly Comingore

Long ago, before P. Diddy was remixing song by the Police and Universal was pouring millions into "8 Mile," Charlie Ahearn was canvassing the streets of New York's South Bronx for inspiration.

February 3, 2005

MCC to Screen “Afroargentinos”

By Colin Marshall

Think there are no black people in Argentina? "Afroargentinos," a 2002 documentary from Jorge Fortes and Diego Ceballos, says strongly otherwise.

February 3, 2005

Tsunami Bomb Packs a Punch

By Matt Cappiello

We at UCSB are a fighting breed. We need good fight songs: Who better to provide than Tsunami Bomb? The Petaluma, Calif., superpunks recently talked with Artsweek writer Matt Cappiello before their Jan. 27 performance at...

February 3, 2005

…And You Will Know Us By The Trail of Dead| Worlds Apart | Interscope

By Jory Dominguez

Of all the bands to produce a sub par, hesitant and muddled album ...And You Will Know Us By The Trail of Dead is the last one most would have expected.

January 27, 2005

Lights, Camera, Festival

By Brenna Boyce

The Santa Barbara International Film Festival (SBIFF) is here again, and everyone involved wants you to know, it's not just for the "celeb" types. There are plenty of films and events geared toward a young, hip audience ...

January 27, 2005

Your Mission, If You Choose To Accept It…

By Harrison Coltun

10-10-10 sounds like a perfect score in an ice skating competition, but don't look for any whiney Canadians or Russians here. Formally called Project Rosebud, the new and proper name is the Sotheby's International Realty...

January 27, 2005

Sweet and Soulful

By Aly Comingore

Fusing gospel, jazz, blues, reggae and hip hop among a group of female a cappella singers seems a feat to be accomplished. Now mix with that a historically driven and politically inclined mindset and one can begin to und...

January 27, 2005

Attack on Precinct 13 | Unlucky 13

By Colin Marshall

Critically, it's always difficult to determine how to handle remakes. If the original was truly brilliant enough to warrant revived attention after the passage of decades, the comparison deck is impossibly stacked agains...

January 27, 2005

Hotel Rwanda | Check-out Time

By Harrison Coltun

Movies about real events are always a tough sell to an escapist public. Part of the enjoyment of movies is the break they provide from the mundane, and, unless the story is overly dramatic, people aren't always intereste...