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Josef Woodard explores how film is what really drives this festival, especially those films from abroad, which offer glimpses into life that are distinct from our American filmmaking roots. Here, he reviews Blessed by Fire, Ten Canoes, and Golden Door.
Welcome to The Indy‘s first report from the hard streets of the 22nd Annual Santa Barbara International Film Festival. As you know, last night was Opening Night, which means a couple thousands folks got to see Factory Girl at the Arlington and then mosey on down to Paseo Nuevo, where the mall had been transformed into a debaucherous wonderland. What follows is a take on the night from Shannon Kelley Gould, some photos by J’Amy Brown, and some more thoughts — including a critique of the film fest trailer — by Matt Kettmann. Expect lots more to come.
Film-about-film themes and in-jokes somehow just go down easier when you’re mentally lost in the thicket of a film festival.
If Helen Mirren, this year’s SBIFF
honoree for outstanding performance, also wins the 2007 Oscar for
best actress, it will be in no small measure due to what is surely
the year’s most peculiar action sequence.
It is nearly impossible to group together the vast collection of
Spanish films in a single category.
Take away the hype and glitz, and the real meat of SBIFF is and
has always been the strength and breadth of its films.
This year it’s got a new name: East × West. “It’s a good
cross-section,” explained Tim Matheson, who’s curating the big
blend of films coming from the Far East.
Never mind the movie stars for a moment — the Tom Cruises, Will
Smiths, Sacha Baron Cohens, et al.
People attend film festivals for a variety of selfish reasons. Celebrity watchers go to see the stars come to earth, party people show up for the Champagne.
J’Amy reflects on her meeting a few years ago with Ty Warner, her meeting last Friday with Rick Caruso, and what the future looks like for the Miramar. Plus, she’s got the latest on SBIFF’s Reel Nature series, news about the Plow and Angel and Biltmore openings, and hints on who might be the next Montecito Planning Commissioner.
