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Iron and Wine | Woman King | Sub Pop

February 17, 2005 by

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

February 10, 2005 by

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

February 10, 2005 by

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

February 10, 2005 by

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

February 10, 2005 by

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

February 10, 2005 by

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

February 10, 2005 by

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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February 10, 2005 by

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SBIFF Hits Santa Barbara … Hard

February 3, 2005 by

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

February 3, 2005 by

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

February 3, 2005 by

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

February 3, 2005 by

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”

February 3, 2005 by

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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Tsunami Bomb Packs a Punch

February 3, 2005 by

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

February 3, 2005 by

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.
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