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Theater Review: Triumph of Love Has Plenty of Cross-Dressing Fun

January 30, 2001 by

The Central Coast Premiere production is a masterful blend of music, humor and old-fashioned love.
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Film Review: “Shadow of a Vampire”

January 30, 2001 by

One of those "Does art mirror life or life mirror art?" movies that might interest Oscar Wilde, "Shadow" is an entertaining film set around the filming of an actual vampire movie.
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Straight to Video Classics: “The Catcher”

January 30, 2001 by

The Catcher's first order of business is to kill the opposing team's star player.
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Film Review: “On the Road With Duke Ellington”

January 30, 2001 by

There's something about mastication that makes legends not so legendary.
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CD Reviews

January 30, 2001 by

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

January 25, 2001 by

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”

January 25, 2001 by

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”

January 25, 2001 by

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

January 25, 2001 by

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

January 25, 2001 by

"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

January 18, 2001 by

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

January 18, 2001 by

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

January 18, 2001 by

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

January 18, 2001 by

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

January 18, 2001 by

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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