May
21
Made in L.A., Consumed in SB
by Lester Gonzales
May 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment
On Wednesday, May 14, the MultiCultural Center hosted a screening for the documentary film, Made in L.A. The film, directed and produced by Almudena Carracedo, compiles the journey of three Latina women working in the garment industry in Downtown Los Angeles.
May
21
Award-winning photographer Joel Meyerowitz was quietly taking photographs at his summer home on the morning of September 11, 2001 when he heard news of the attack that occurred only a few miles from his Manhattan apartment. He was instantly overcome with a powerful urge to document the destruction at Ground Zero. With an unwavering devotion [...]
May
21
Favreau’s Iron Man Blasts Off
by Ryan Faughnder
May 21, 2008 | 1 Comment
It’s hard to speculate what possessed Black Sabbath to pen a song based on a conflicted superhero in a metal suit, but from the very first scene of the sharp and action-packed Iron Man, it is clear that director Jon Favreau knows exactly what he wanted to accomplish.
A caravan of Humvees drives through Afghanistan, one transporting Tony Stark [...]
May
21
For the past few years, UCSB’s stellar Theater and Dance Department has offered student playwrights the chance to have their works produced in the New Plays Festival. As in previous years, the plays on both bills look to be thoroughly thought-provoking and innovative. This reporter had the opportunity to sit down briefly with each of [...]
May
21
It’s been a while since I’ve watched a play, but Plumfield, Iraq is like a movie, sans the special effects. What’s interesting about this play is the difficulty of overcoming violent aspects of war on one’s psyche that he or she just can’t shake off.
Plumfield, Iraq, presented by UCSB’s Theater and Dance Department, made its [...]
May
21
This weekend I found myself in a crowd of 18,000 people with one thing in common: a love for Korean music. The 6th annual Korean Music Festival on May 17 at the Hollywood Bowl was a night filled with talented musicians and fireworks.
The first festival took place in 2003 as the centennial celebration of Korean [...]
May
21
Get ready to watch an action packed war movie about … four children? Yes, the Pevensie kids are finally back, but their world has changed.
When they entered the magical world of Narnia for the second time, I kept wondering where all the snow went. This isn’t the same place that Peter, Susan, Edmund, and Lucy [...]
May
7
Pilipino Culture Night
by Reinier Macatangay
May 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Normally I’d try to avoid any show with cheesy, awkward love scenes, but it worked for the 17th annual Pilipino Culture Night last Saturday. This was the first time I’ve ever been to PCN and it had some excellent highlights towards the end. The money from this show went to an organization called GABNEt, which [...]
May
7
In a month full of new releases from some familiar faces (Ashlee Simpson’s Bittersweet World, Mariah Carey’s Einstein borrowed equation E=MC²) the month of April clearly belongs to the ladies. The end of the month clearly belongs to the Queen of Pop herself, Madonna and her new disc, Hard Candy.
After [...]
May
7
If you just happen to visit Embaracadero Hall on a Saturday night, you might be surprised to hear peals of laughter ringing around the room as groups of students sit entranced by a lineup of tirelessly hilarious standup comics. This is Isla Vista Standup, a free weekly show devised by current and former students to [...]
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