Arts & Entertainment Reviews
Review of Emma Donoghue's Novel Astray
Author of Room follows up with collection of 14 historical stories. Read story.
Saturday, May 18, 2013
The Iceman
Hip trappings and the gusts of familial warmth in The Iceman can’t chase away the chill of the 100-plus notches on this man’s gun. Read story.
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
The Great Gatsby
The payoffs of Baz Luhrmann’s Gatsby are undermined by the shortfalls. Read story.
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Unfinished Business at the Lobero
In this unusual production, characters from this world and the next mingle on one stage. Read story.
Monday, May 13, 2013
The Barber of Seville Reviewed
UCSB Opera Theatre combined talent, guidance, and resources for an ebullient Barber of Seville. Read story.
Monday, May 13, 2013
A Streetcar Named Desire at UCSB May 11
This production of A Streetcar Named Desire, which plays through May 19, is tough, fresh, and wholly satisfying. Read story.
Monday, May 13, 2013
Photo Gallery: New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival
Photographer Thomas Long takes us inside the music, fans, and weather of JazzFest 2013. Read story.
Friday, May 10, 2013
Iron Man 3
Tony Stark returns in this CGI-filled, in-joke fueled third installment of the popular Marvel Comics film franchise. Read story.
Wednesday, May 8, 2013
1927 Theatre Company Reviewed
The London-based theatre company 1927 performed as part of Arts & Lectures at UCSB’s Campbell Hall on Thursday, May 2 Read story.
Tuesday, May 7, 2013
The Company You Keep
Robert Redford stars in and directs this action-packed political thriller that ultimately misses the mark. Read story.
Tuesday, May 7, 2013
Next to Normal Reviewed
Out of the Box Theatre Company has done an outstanding job with this rewarding new musical. Read story.
Tuesday, May 7, 2013
Quire of Voyces
Nathan Kreitzer directed the Quire of Voyces in a program that included a new composition by Michael Eglin. Read story.
Monday, May 6, 2013
May 1 Handel and Haydn Society of Boston Concert Reviewed
Led by violinist Aisslinn Nosky, the Handel and Haydn Society brought new life to Vivaldi and other Italian composers. Read story.
Monday, May 6, 2013
Brad Mehldau Trio and The Bad Plus at the Lobero Theatre
The piano trio format has never been so vital. Read story.
Monday, May 6, 2013
Mud
Huckleberry Finn references aside, Jeff Nichols’s latest does a solid job of portraying a young man as he grapples with growing up. Read story.
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