Santa Barbara
International Film Festival
Palladino’s Picks: Film Fest, Day Eight
Three great films and five great actors.
Three great films and five great actors. Read story.
Woodard’s Wraps: Film Fest Day Seven
Highlights Include You, The Living, Short Circuits
Joe's Wednesday wrap up includes some cinematic highlights of the fest. Read story.
Animation Whiz Brad Bird Comes to SBIFF
A Master of Characters
Talking with the man behind Ratatouille, the “the best reviewed film of 2007.” Read story.
Film Festival: Day Seven
Young actors Ellen Page, James McAvoy, Marion Cotillard, Amy Ryan and Casey Affleck accept Virtuoso Awards. Read story.
Art Film Installations
Short Cuts
For the first time this year, two art film installations are being shown in conjunction with the film festival. Read story.
Our Midfest Report for SBIFF 2008
Stuck in the Middle with You
It began with a whimper, under the light of the silvery klieg lights, but quickly grew into its usual robustness come morning light. Read story.
Tommy Lee Jones Comes Home to Santa Barbara
The Fugitive Returns
For an actor so rooted in our soil, Tommy Lee Jones is hard to pin down. He much prefers talking about the places he’s visited while making movies rather than discussing the films themselves, as if his interest was landscapes instead of crafted performances. Read story.
Angelina Jolie Accepts SBIFF Award
A Mighty Part
Few roles in this year’s crop of great screen performances send the powerful message that Angelina Jolie has put into her portrayal of Mariane Pearl, the Cuban-French journalist whose husband, Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl, was kidnapped and then murdered by Al Qaeda in Karachi, Pakistan, in February 2002. Read story.
A Case of the Mondays
Peeping Bardem's Department Store Afterparty
Saks Fifth Avenue plays host to Javier Bardem, Woody Harrelson, and a couple lucky peeps. Read story.
Review: Don Riders
Documentary Showcases SBHS’s Lowrider Bike Club
Documentary shines a spotlight on Santa Barbara High's lowrider bike club. Read story.
Review: Crude: The Incredible Journey of Oil
A True Story About Oil
A review of Robert Smith's film on oil production and its environmental impact. Read story.
Reviews: Alexandria and Summerhood
Reviews: Alexandria and Summerhood
Reviews: Alexandria and Summerhood Read story.
Film Festival Fotos, Day Six
Ryan Gosling accepts the 2008 Independent Award at the Lobero Theatre.
Ryan Gosling accepts the 2008 Independent Award at the Lobero Theatre. Read story.
Palladino’s Picks: Day Six
D.J. Shoots from the Hip with His Latest Hits and Misses at SBIFF 2008
D.J. shoots from the hip with his latest hits and misses at SBIFF 2008. Read story.
Surf City Peeps
Sunday Night Peeping at the Maritime Museum
Sunday's premiere of Bustin' Down the Door is followed by an epic after party. Read story.
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