Obama Country
Barney talks Super Tuesday results and the upcoming News-Press documentary.
Barney Brantingham
Recent Stories
Internet Matchmaking
THE WORLD’S A BIG SINGLES BAR: Heard the one about the guy who dropped into a computer dating center and said he wanted someone who enjoyed water sports, liked company, favored formal attire, and was very small?
Big Laughs at the Director’s Panel
Plus, Barney takes on Best Wishes for Tomorrow, a Japanese war trial film; and When Clouds Clear, about a mining fight in Ecuador.
The Case of the Missing Conductor
Last minute orchestra switches, 101 widening, and a Rape Crisis Center benefit.
Notes on a Film Festival
CHER DIDN’T WANT TO DO IT: The studio didn’t want to make the “Italian movie” and Cher outright rejected the idea of appearing in what turned out to be Moonstruck.
The Steve McQueen Affair
Barney talks Norman Jewison, Steve McQueen, and Film Fest shorts.
On the Wings of Film
The World Flew In: The outside world has rushed into little Santa Barbara on wings of film, bringing fantasy, screen goddesses, and jarring documentaries.
Santa Barbara Film Festival Picks
Barney runs through his must-see flicks and panels for week one.
News-Press Would-Be Buyer Starts Nonprofit
TWO TO TANGO: I asked Sara Miller McCune, who’s starting her own magazine, if she still wants to buy the Santa Barbara News-Press.
She Fled Hitler
Film festival documentary, Barney details a woman’s escape from Nazi Germany.
