Santa Barbara International Film Festival
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The Amazing Race 20 Series Premiere Watch: Tears Of A Clown
Zibb.com: Media/Movies & Film (Industry News & Blogs) &bull Feb 20, 2012
Season Twenty of the coolest trans-global game show takes off as eleven teams make their way from Santa Barbara, California to Santa Barbara, Argentina. Among this season's batch of racers are a team of Feds, a team of Border Patrol… Full Story »
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TV Review: CBS Hit Returns With Goofy Edition of 'The Amazing Race'
Hollywood Chicago &bull Feb 19, 2012
CHICAGO - One of the reasons that CBS 's "The Amazing Race" has been as critically-acclaimed and award-winning as it has over its successful run is the balance of regular people with more typical larger-than-life reality personalities. The show's stellar editing team is the main reason the program works and host Phil Keoghan would be right behind in close second. But in third place, I would argue that the show works because its dynamics are relatable thanks to the program's stellar casting. There's typically a pair of… Full Story »
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Santa Barbara Symphony at the Granada Theatre
Paris Guardian.com &bull Feb 15, 2012
Fitting for a program comprised entirely of American music, this concert gathered all kinds of influences together and stirred them up into a big gumbo. It was not quite a melting pot, as the ... Full Story »
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Interview: A Moment with 'West of Memphis' Subject John Mark Byers
FilmSchoolRejects.com &bull Feb 11, 2012
I interview a lot of people - it's part and parcel to the job of entertainment journalism. It's not generally my favorite thing, as I'm almost always more interested in writing about my film experience and discussing said experience with… Full Story »
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Lauded 'Hugo' proves costly to its producer < PopMatters
Zibb.com: Media/Movies & Film (Industry News & Blogs) &bull Feb 9, 2012
LOS ANGELES - Last weekend I hosted a panel at the Santa Barbara Film Festival that featured five producers whose films were Oscar best picture nominees. At one point I asked everyone how many shooting days they had to make the film. After everyone else answered, Graham King, the producer of "Hugo," got a big laugh, saying "I think our shooting schedule was longer than everyone else's put together. After 100 days, what are you going to do - call an ambulance?" When it comes to King's investment in "Hugo," it's probably time for a healthy dose of gallows humor.… Full Story »
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Lauded 'Hugo' proves costly to its producer - Movies Wires - Miam...
Zibb.com: Media/Movies & Film (Industry News & Blogs) &bull Feb 8, 2012
LOS ANGELES - Last weekend I hosted a panel at the Santa Barbara Film Festival that featured five producers whose films were Oscar best picture nominees. At one point I asked everyone how many shooting days they had to make the film. After everyone else answered, Graham King, the producer of "Hugo," got a big laugh, saying "I think our shooting schedule was longer than everyone else's put… Full Story »
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Santa Barbara fest announces jury winners
In Contention &bull Feb 8, 2012
The winners of the 27th Annual Santa Barbara International Film Festival were announced yesterday, celebrating unique short-form, international, documentary and narrative film. Kris participated in the jury alongside actor/comedian Dave Koechner, actor/director Brad Hall, actor/writer W. Earl Br... http://www.hitfix.com/blogs/in-contention Full Story »
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Andy's circus
Variety Online &bull Feb 7, 2012
Producer Jim Burke and Actress Shailene WoodleyTake two nervous gals, one Latin hottie, a pudgy funnyman, a shirtless wonder and a missing Oscar nominee and what have you got? That's the assemblage that the Santa Barbara Film Fest anointed with… Full Story »
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Oakland Journalist Authors Book About Murder of Colleague Chauncey Bailey
mediabistro.com: FishBowlLA &bull Feb 6, 2012
After Oakland Post editor Chauncey Bailey was gunned down in 2007 on the orders of Yusuf Bey IV, a former colleague at the Oakland Tribune, Thomas Peele, was appointed lead reporter for the Chauncey Bailey Project. This unique investigative coalition… Full Story »
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Santa Barbara Cinematographer Mike deGruy Dies In Helicopter Crash
mediabistro.com: FishBowlLA &bull Feb 6, 2012
Award-winning cinematographer Mike deGruy was killed over the weekend in a helicopter crash in Eastern Australia. He was 60 years-old. DeGruy was on assignment for National Geographic at the time of his death. The Santa Barbara-based deGruy was probably best… Full Story »
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Santa Barbara Film Festival Gives Its Top Prize to Zam Salim's 'Up There'
Paris Guardian.com &bull Feb 6, 2012
, about a young man stuck into a dead-end job welcoming the newly deceased into the afterlife, received the Paranavision Spirit Award for Independent Cinema at the Santa Barbara International Film ... Full Story »
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Zibb.com: Media/Movies & Film (Industry News & Blogs) &bull Feb 6, 2012
Santa Barbara- The 27th Santa Barbara International Film Festival is rolling up the red carpet. The festival finished up Sunday night with the international film "Where Do We Go Now?". The foreign film, offers a wildly creative take on the… Full Story »
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Santa Barbara Film Festival Gives Its Top Prize to Zam Salim's 'Up There'
Hollywood Reporter: News &bull Feb 6, 2012
Gregg Kilday Ken Scott's "Starbuck" receives Audience Choice Award. read more Full Story »
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'Starbuck,' 'Up There' among Santa Barbara winners
Variety Online &bull Feb 5, 2012
Top News: 'Pretty Old' takes docu prize Full Story »
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McCarthy falls ill ahead of film awards
Hollywood.com &bull Feb 4, 2012
Actress Melissa Mccarthy was forced to pull out of an award ceremony at California's Santa Barbara International Film Festival on Friday (03Feb12) after falling ill. Full Story »
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Oscar Talk: Ep. 80 -- The runaway 'Artist' train and Santa Barbara tributes
In Contention &bull Feb 3, 2012
Welcome to Oscar Talk. In case you're new to the site and/or the podcast, Oscar Talk is a weekly kudocast, your one-stop awards chat shop between yours truly and Anne Thompson of Thompson on Hollywood. The podcast is weekly, every… Full Story »
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Bones Brigade Skates It's Way To The Santa Barbara International ...
Zibb.com: Media/Movies & Film (Industry News & Blogs) &bull Feb 3, 2012
Santa Barbara- Another eventful night at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival. This time, all eyes were on the premier of the film, Bones Brigade: An Autobiography. It's a documentary profiling one of the most influential skating teams in the… Full Story »
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Sassy Pants: Santa Barbara Film Review
Hollywood Reporter: Film &bull Feb 2, 2012
A home-schooled teen is desperate to get out from under the over-protective wing of her control-freak mother in Sassy Pants, an edgy comedy from writer-director Coley Sohn that had its premiere at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival. Spun-off from… Full Story »
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'The Artist' stars and other Oscar nominees set for Santa Barbara film fest Saturday
Los Angeles Times - Entertainment News &bull Feb 2, 2012
The festival, which kicked off Jan. 26, wraps Sunday after a weekend of multiple panels and final screenings. Full Story »
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Paladin Buys Santa Barbara Entry 'Otter 501
Deadline Hollywood Daily &bull Feb 2, 2012
Ahead of its world premiere tomorrow at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival, New York-based indie distributor Paladin has picked picked up Otter 501. The film is the true story of an orphaned otter that is rescued on the Northern… Full Story »
