Artsweek

June 3, 2004

Twilight Samurai

By Glenn Heath

Going to the movies these days is rarely a captivating and fulfilling experience. Formulaic plot lines and huge special effects spectacles are a dime and dozen, but we keep going back with the hope that a film will capti...

June 3, 2004

Santa Barbara Has Found Its Muse

By Danny Lewis

There's a new publication floating around town, and it's called Mused Magazine. It's put out by a group of young ladies and gentlemen in Santa Barbara. And guess what? It's totally FREE!

June 3, 2004

Quit Jamming, Trip to These Instead

By Shade Remelin

I don't like jam bands. It's not their fault; I just think they're mediocre. But hey, you've got to listen to something when you're on drugs right? Well, you have options... trust me. Here are some great albums and songs...

June 3, 2004

Electrelane | The Power Out | Too Pure

By Monique Sherman

Free from the eternal rat race to break the Billboard Top 40 list, Electrelane's The Power Out declines conventional song structure with its complex, genre-crossing blend of moody and alluring experimental rock.

June 3, 2004

Shrek 2 | Pretty Things in Ugly Packages

By Joey Siara

I like ugly things. There exists an underlying beauty in all things repulsive, a magnetic force tapping into an unconscious wasteland of perversion, a force that explains why humans like to smell their farts and pick the...

June 3, 2004

Summer Shows at the Santa Barbara Bowl

By system

311 with the Ataris and Lit Tony Bennett Jonny Lang, Junior Brown and Shelby Lynne

June 3, 2004

Summer Film Series at Campbell Hall

By system

"In This World" An eye-opening film about two Afghan boys who travel from Pakistan to London.

June 3, 2004

Summer Movie Releases

By system

"Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban" - June 4 Can the wee wizard triumph over the mightiest of foes: puberty?

June 3, 2004

Artsweek Takes A Good Look at the Competition

By Drew Atkins

Here at Artsweek, we sense your anxiety. "The Nexus is gone," you think. "Who's going to tell me what to think about movies? Should I pay to see Will Smith battle robots?

May 27, 2004

They Let the Dogs Out

By Brenna Boyce

What do you do if you are making a film and, in the process of transporting a dolly, you inadvertently damage the interior of your friend's car and don't have the funds to cover it?

May 27, 2004

The Little Concert That Could

By Brenna Boyce

People like to complain, particularly when they have no interest in helping out or don't even know the full story. They just sit there and complain. Take, for instance, this year's Extravaganza concert, hosted at Harder ...

May 27, 2004

Enjoy the Silence

By Drew Mackie

Just because the films are silent doesn't mean that this year's Reel Loud Film Festival won't make a lot of noise. The 13th annual Reel Loud roars into Campbell Hall on Friday.

May 27, 2004

Bon Voyage | Middle of the Road

By Brenna Boyce

"Bon Voyage," a French World War II comedy that relies on overly silly intrigue and playful characters, defines cinema mediocrity with its clich

May 27, 2004

RJD2 | Since We Last Spoke | Def Jux

By Colin Marshall

RJD2's music has been dubbed "instrumental hip-hop" by the categorization-hungry music press, and it's a classification that confuses some.

May 27, 2004

KCSB Top Ten

By system

May 20, 2004

Troy | A Time Before Pants

By Kaitlin Burge

Eric Bana, Brian Cox, Wolfgang Petersen and Brad Pitt in a skirt - Warner Brothers' latest filmmaking adventure, "Troy," promises big things. Unfortunately, it doesn't quite deliver. Thirty minutes in, no one is quite su...