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39th Annual Santa Barbara International Film Festival

39th Annual Santa Barbara International Film Festival

Lucy Wang and Ada Green April 22, 2024

       Every year, Santa Barbara hosts one of the leading film festivals in the world, attracting filmmakers, celebrities, and 100,000 attendees. This February, SBIFF held its 39th annual event in...

Upcoming 2022 movies

Upcoming 2022 movies

Sofia Ramirez February 23, 2022

Uncharted Uncharted is an action movie directed by Ruben Fleischer, known for his 2018 hit movie Venom. This movie is set to be a prequel to the popular video game series, Uncharted, first released...

Encanto Review

Encanto Review

Ada Green and Dionne Peterson February 4, 2022

An enchanting tale with hit songs and striking visuals, Disney’s Encanto took audiences by storm on November 24 with a unique and vivid Colombian story. Encanto follows the Madrigals, a family given...

Food Tour and Review of Universal Studios

Food Tour and Review of Universal Studios

Hanna Masri, Lifestyle Editor September 24, 2021

You can’t talk about theme parks without talking about the food. Whether it’s the Mickey-shaped pretzels at Disneyland or the butterbeer at Universal Studios, the food at these parks is almost as pivotal...

Unnecessary Sequels

Unnecessary Sequels

March 10, 2015

To kill a god. To bring an empire to its knees. To besmirch the name of a legend. To create an unnecessary sequel. Synonymous. While some who attempt to leap from the success of a blockbuster into the...

Binge-Worthy Netflix Series

Binge-Worthy Netflix Series

January 30, 2015

“Freaks and Geeks”: See James Franco, Jason Segel, Linda Cardellini and Busy Phillips as young high school juniors. The freaks run McKinley high in 1980s set to some cool tunes. It is a short single-seasoner...

The Wizard of Oz Turns 75

The Wizard of Oz Turns 75

January 15, 2014

The artistic importance of “The Wizard of Oz”, the 1939 movie starring Judy Garland, is obvious. As the first widely successful full length color movie,  the “Wizard of Oz” set a new standard...

The Newest Trend: Binge Television Watching

The Newest Trend: Binge Television Watching

December 4, 2013

It’s the newest trend. All your friends are doing it. Some say it’s hazardous to your health, but you don’t care. It feels good. No matter how hard you try, you just can’t stop hitting that “Play...

The End of Harry Potter

September 7, 2011

The books and movies have de- fined an entire generation, and now it will all come to an end. The release of the fi- nal Harry Potter movie, “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2”...

“Water For Elephants” Movie Review

September 7, 2011

“Water for Elephants,” is the newly released Blockbuster smash hit based on the New York Times bestselling novel written by Sara Gruen.   In a brief synopsis, Jacob Jankowski (Robert...

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