From Romania to Canada
Josef Woodard reviews three foreign films: 12:08, East of Bucharest, DarkBlueAlmostBlack, and Away From Her.
Month: January 2007
McCaw Hit with Anti-SLAPP Motion
AJR‘s Susan Paterno Uses Anti-SLAPP Motion to Defend Herself
Red Carpet Blues
Yeah she may look perfect, and she’s probably really nice, humble, smart, and funny too. But it’s just taking too much of my energy to hate hot actress Sienna Miller.
Everywhere Man
Barney grabs an interview with a man who is used to doing just that, with all the main movers and shakers in the film business. Find out what it’s like to be Emmanuel Itier.
Marvin the Martian
Patrick Moore give a listen to Hoods and Badges, the newest effort by U.K. rapper Marvin the Martian, who spins rap in a new direction that incorporates elements like indie rock guitars.
Our Eyes on the World
Alexandra Halsey explores four locally produced documentaries and links them all together. Included in this essay are Arctic Expedition, Desperate Measures, Sea People of the Honduras, and Lost Souls.
Two Picks from Cinemedia
Since she wrote our round-up of Cinemedia films this year, Felicia Tomasko decided it was time to check a couple out. In this post, she reviews Madeinusa, about a girl’s life in a remote Peruvian village, and Ten Canoes, about the Australian outback.
Reggae Ready
FEELIN’ IRIE: Arguably the best California-grown reggae band touring today, Soul Majestic returns to Santa Barbara this week for what is sure to be a skank-heavy and brick-rockin’ good time at SOhO this Friday, January 26.
The Wellman Lens
With SBIFF’s Weekend One in the bag, it’s about time for a four-day retrospective of Indy photographer Paul Wellman’s best shots to date. Come inside and see what stars walked down the red carpet over the past few days.
In ‘n’ Outta’ the Arthouse
Josef Woodard reports on what film fest offerings might make their way to an arthouse or DVD store near you. Discussed are The Lives of Others, In the Pit, The Journals of Knud Rasmussen, Avenue Montaigne, and Lights in the Dusk, the latest from Finland’s Aki Kaurismaki.