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The Road
Viggo Mortensen, Kodi Smit-McPhee, and Charlize Theron star in a film written by Joe Penhall, based upon the novel by Cormac McCarthy, and directed by John Hillcoat.
John Hillcoat’s long-awaited adaptation of the Cormac McCarthy novel more than lives up to expectations. Read story.
Viggo Hits The Road
Viggo Mortensen Helps Bring Cormac McCarthy’s Post-Apocalyptic Book to Life
Viggo Mortensen helps bring Cormac McCarthy’s post-apocalyptic book to life. Read story.
Autism Attacked Alternatively
What Parents and Society Should Learn from The Horse Boy
What parents and society should learn from The Horse Boy, screening at UCSB’s Campbell Hall on Tuesday, November 24. Read story.
Pirate Radio
Philip Seymour Hoffman, Bill Nighy, and Kenneth Branagh star in a film written and directed by Richard Curtis.
Phillip Seymour Hoffman leads a pack of rock ‘n’ roll gurus in this real-life tale of the renegades of 1960s British radio. Read story.
Cameron Selected as SBIFF Modern Master
Santa Barbara International Film Festival Honors Titanic Filmmaker
Santa Barbara International Film Festival honors Titanic filmmaker. Read story.
The Box
Cameron Diaz, James Marsden, and Frank Langella star in a film written by Richard Kelly and Richard Matheson and directed by Kelly.
Writer/director Richard Kelly squanders plenty of potential in this remake of a 1980s Twilight Zone script. Read story.
Two Centuries of Chumash
Ernestine Ygnacio-De Soto’s Six Generations Saga to Air on KCET and at Museum of Natural History
Ernestine Ygnacio-De Soto’s Six Generations saga to air on KCET and at the S.B. Museum of Natural History. Read story.
Unusual Behavior at CAF
Video Installations Draw Out the Absurdities in American Culture
This show, curated by Heather Jeno Silva, features video installations by 11 contemporary artists, and runs from November 14 through January 17. Read story.
Ojai-Ventura Film Fest Celebrates Peter Graves and Haskell Wexler
Honorees’ Fave Pics Screened
Honorees select Airplane! and the documentary Who Needs Sleep? to screen as favorite examples of their own work. Read story.
Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire
Gabourey “Gabby” Sidibe, Mo’Nique, and Paula Patton star in a film written by Geoffrey Fletcher and directed by Lee Daniels.
Gabby Sidibe takes on the title role in this inspiring and uplifting tale about self discovery. Read story.
A Christmas Carol
The voices of Jim Carrey, Steve Valentine, and Colin Firth star in an animated film adapted and directed by Robert Zemeckis.
Director Robert Zemeckis turns out a lackluster version of the famed Dickens tale, complete with CGI tricks. Read story.
To the Nines
Magic Lantern Films to Screen District 9 in Isla Vista this Week
Magic Lantern Films will screen the sci-fi hit District 9 this week. Read story.
(Untitled)
Adam Goldberg, Marley Shelton, and Eion Bailey star in a film written by Jonathan Parker and Catherine DiNapoli and directed by Parker.
There is no doubt that the contemporary art world is ripe for heavy-duty lampooning, but (Untitled) makes you wish there was a good film on the topic that this mediocre movie fusses on and on about. Read story.
The Damned United
Michael Sheen, Timothy Spall, and Colm Meaney Star in a Film Written by Peter Morgan and Directed by Tom Hooper
Even non-sports enthusiasts will get a kick out of this behind-the-scenes biopic about Leeds United coach Brian Clough. Read story.
Michael Jackson's This Is It
Michael Jackson Stars in a Film Directed by Kenny Ortega
Kenny Ortega’s new doc takes an inspiring look into the last months of Michael Jackson’s life. Read story.
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