Film Fest Refigured
How the 2012 Santa Barbara International Film Festival went from near disaster to fresh vision.
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SBIFF 2012 Mid-fest Report
A look at the film fest midway through the 10-day, 11-night event.
Megaphonic, Cinematic Splendors
Our midfest report from the 2011 Santa Barbara International Film Festival.
Megaphone Days
An introduction to the 2011 Santa Barbara International Film Festival, the 26th annual affair.
SBIFF Turns 25
Within this new landscape of cinematic distribution, film festivals such as the SBIFF play an increasingly important role.
Jeff Bridges Gets Daylong Film Fest Tribute
D.J. Palladino looks back on the life and times of The Dude.
An Introduction to the 2008 Santa Barbara International Film Festival
Yes, it is crunch time on Chapala, as the city’s proudest and most successful festival operation gears up for another 10 days of film-obsessive activity. Our rich little tourist town will host stars, artistes, craft people, seminars, panels, swanky parties, homegrown filmmakers, and what is, for some of us, the festival’s heart and soul: films from around the globe inviting us to reflect on both the state of the world and the state of the cinematic art form.
Up from the Underground
Yes, it’s well and good that the world at large has come to know the name Philip Seymour Hoffman, whose knock-out performance in Capote is rightfully racking up trophies in the awards season (a Golden Globe and Los Angeles Film Critics Award so far, and an Oscar nomination with good odds for winning).