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Bailamania

In a dream world, "Sue
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Jazz Hands

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 Q...
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Iron and Wine | Woman King | Sub Pop

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 g...
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Moguls | Every Good Porno Has its Lesbians

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 ...
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Scoring a Perfect 10

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 the...
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Dave Barry

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 qui...
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Millons | Mo

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.
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The General | Less Is More

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.
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Of Mice and Modest Mouse

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 ...
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SBIFF Hits Santa Barbara … Hard

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...
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SBIFF Calendar

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 screenwriter...
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SBIFF Honors Kate Winslet

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

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.
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MCC to Screen “Afroargentinos”

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