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CD Reviews

Sade, Lesser, The Microphones, more
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Film Review: “Snatch”

Director Guy Ritchie seems determined to make the film, essentially a comedy of errors, entertaining and surprising at every turn.
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Film Review: “Rififi”

Jules Dassin's 1955 French film noir features an exquisitely engineered jewelry heist that looks way ahead of its time in a 2001 viewing.
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Art Review: “Dual Visions”

The recent show at the Santa Barbara Museum of Art presents yet another opportunity to discuss the place in the world of fine art that photography occupies.
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Music Reviews

Abstract Jazz Lounge III, The Black Halos, Geddy Lee, Jaffa, Mount Florida, Propagandhi, Strait Up
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Artsweek Fanmail: Putting On Calendars

"This is the third year we have put on the calendar, it's our biggest philanthropic event, and we would love to get credit for it."
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“Just Another Poster” Chicano Art at the University Art Museum

While the brightly colored posters that adorn the walls of the museum do look deceptively like any of the other advertisements that we see everyday, a more in-depth study of them reveals the plight, a...
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Film Review: Antitrust Borrows and Bombs

Like last year's "Rules of Engagement," "Antitrust" addresses a provocative contemporary social issue: the parameters on corporate competition and power in an era of hyper-capitali...
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Straight to Video Classics: Leprechaun in the Hood

It is my pleasure, therefore, to review the greatest film in the greatest movie series to date: "Leprechaun in the Hood," of the great "Leprechaun" series.
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Film Review: “Antonio Gaudi” Showcases the Work of the Great Architect

The biography, "Antonio Gaudi," ia a film that leisurely and artistically weaves its way down the path of the architect's life work.
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Sound-Soundstyle: Music Reviews

Lafleche | Montreal Mix Sessions Vol. 4 | Turbo I was originally going to use this space to review Sade’s latest release, Lovers Rock, but my inner cynic just couldn’t bring myself to writ...
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Film Review: Traffic

In his 10th film, director Steven Soderbergh ("Erin Brokovich," "Out of Sight") brings his gritty, unconventional style of filmmaking to examine the business, strident moralizing a...
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Sound-SOUNDSTYLE: Manson, Vandals, Xzibit, Rage and More

CD reviews and more CD reviews.
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Best of 2000: The Top Tens of Film, Music, and Culture

In order to determine the year's best in film, music, and culture, the Artsweek Editorial Board gathered together at the Bacara for their annual retreat. Enjoy...
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Role-Playing

Dark Rapture, The Latest From Sherwood Players, Gets Wicked
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