Three Santa Barbarans Reported Missing in Panama
A small plane headed for Chiriqui volcano is reported missing with pilot and three Santa Barbara residents.
Year: 2007
My Loneliest Christmas
A military Christmas at sea doesn’t make for traditional holiday memories so much as vivid ones.
P.S. I Love You
In this occasionally pleasing – but too often lame – romantic comedy, Hilary Swank and Gerard (300) Butler are young married lovers in New York, embroiled in the posthumous lover yarn, in which one lover has died but refuses to go gently into the good night. It makes plenty of mistakes along the way, including jokes that fail to deliver and family-size sentimental hokum.
Another Greka Leak
Santa Maria facility suffers another slip-up.
Smoke Gets in Your Eyes
Zaca Fire ash, dust returns for Christmas.
Hit-and-Run Homicide Conviction Upheld
Appeals court rejects Montecito woman’s claim of prosecutorial misconduct.
Have Yourself a Creative Christmas
24-Hour local arts special airs Dec. 25.
Holiday Spirit in Goleta
Goleta Grapevine reports on how the Good Land is celebrating this holiday season.
The Kite Runner
The Kite Runner is charming and visually rich in its portrayal of Amir and Hassan as they grow up together in a Kabul that now exists only in our imaginations: making minor mischief, watching American movies, and – of course – flying kites.
Charlie Wilson’s War
Director Mike Nichols brings his wisdom, cool incisiveness, and keen ability to crack wise in this odd yet most potent paste-up job of a socio-political satire. We revel in the period piece funhouse of its ’80s kitsch and the gonzo jerry-rigging of politics to fight the Soviets in Afghanistan – as cleverly maneuvered by former Texan congressman Charlie Wilson (Tom Hanks) and a few conspirators.