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Bringing the Office Home

January 20, 2005 by

"In Good Company" is mediocrity at best. The comedy is too "PG," the acting is lukewarm and the story is too frivolous to really get the audience involved. Writer and director Paul Weitz does a fine j...
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The Hives Bring the Rock ‘n’ Roll to the Happiest Place on Earth

January 20, 2005 by

The Hives are something of the musical equivalent of Muhammad Ali, full of a sort of arrogance and swagger that lets everyone know that they distinguish themselves from the crowd. The Hives had the ch...
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An Evening of Hapa Shorts

January 20, 2005 by

The Hapa Project, which began three years ago, is a collection of about 800 photographs of people with Hapa roots and their answers to the question, "What are you?"
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Heroin? No Thanks I’m Full

January 20, 2005 by

Though entirely barren of religious sanctimony, "Maria Full of Grace" deigns the prayer from which its title derives, designating it as one whispered from the present day underworld of international h...
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Low | The Great Destroyer | SubPop

January 20, 2005 by

Low, a slow core band hailing from the frigid icy tundra known to Westerners as Minnesota, have been around since 1994, formed as a sort of alternative to grunge. To date, they have achieved their big...
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William Shatner | Has Been | Shout! Factory

January 20, 2005 by

For the hesitant listener, just pretend this album doesn't have Shatner at all. You'll soon realize the collaboration with Ben Folds allows for an eclectic offering in both tone and genre.
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Santa Barbara in the Spotlight

January 13, 2005 by

What was once a small, overlooked film festival forced to the outskirts by behemoths like Cannes and Sundance, the Santa Barbara International Film Festival (SBIFF) has grown into an impressive and st...
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A Very Long Engagement | Tautou Engaging in Jeunet’s WWI Romance

January 13, 2005 by

Set amid the Great War, Jean-Pierre Jeunet's latest effort, "Un long dimanche de fian
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Assasination of Character

January 13, 2005 by

As "The Assassination of Richard Nixon" opens, we see would-be assassin Sam Bicke (Sean Penn) dictating a letter to composer Leonard Bernstein. By the end of the film we realize that we are effectivel...
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Coach Carter | Demanding the Best

January 13, 2005 by

Coach Ken Carter tells his players that "average is just not good enough, period," referring to his newly acquired basketball team's performance, both on and off the court.
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Gimme My Blood and Gore

January 13, 2005 by

During my freshman year of high school, I snuck into "Scream" when it hit theatres in late 1996. Between the bouts of graphic violence, I remember a frank discussion between Neve Campbell and Skeet Ul...
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Social Distortion | Sex, Love and Rock ‘n’ Roll | Time Bomb

January 13, 2005 by

Sensitive men love to sing the blues. However, they don't often sing about much else. Mike Ness, the singer and songwriter behind weathered punk trio Social Distortion, always embraced macho endurance...
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Handsome Boy Modeling School | White People | Elektra

January 13, 2005 by

Most people associate Handsome Boy Modeling School with their cameo in Jack Johnson's new song "Breakdown." White People, the band's latest album, however, has much more to offer than this catchy tune...
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Santa Barbara in the Spotlight

January 13, 2005 by

Artsweek interview with Professor Cristina Venegas
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Improvability: Doing it For the Laughs

January 6, 2005 by

Last Winter Quarter, a baby was born in Denny's. Five undergraduates, a Canadian and a red-haired doctoral candidate held hands around empty sugar packets and pushed and pushed until Improvability pok...
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