McCoy’s 25th film makes premiere at SBIFF

Jack McCoy’s “A Deeper Shade of Blue” is not a surf movie. It’s a movie about long boards, short boards, skimboards, Hawaiian beach boys, finless … [Read more...]

‘Way of the Ocean’ is local filmmaker’s first in a series

When you think of tropical islands, those little surf paradises, what do you think of? Hawaii, Fiji, Indo... the Maldives maybe. But do you think of … [Read more...]

SBIFF’s ‘To the Maxxx’ loaded again

From monster waves and the deep depths to the most shredtastic streets and slopes, the 26th annual Santa Barbara International Film Festival’s “To the … [Read more...]

SBIFF debuting sixth ‘On the Pipe’ film

Jumping out of helicopters or over cliffs may not be something the average person does on the average day, but for the riders in Jay Schweitzer and … [Read more...]

TO THE MAXXX: 2011 Screening Schedule

2011 Santa Barbara International Film Festival Schedule is subject to change. Saturday, January 29th Way of the Ocean: 1 pm, Santa Barbara … [Read more...]

Sports Movie Review: ‘The Fighter’

“The Fighter” is the story of not just one fighter, but two: Micky “Irish” Ward and his half-brother Dicky Eklund. And the proverbial “fight” … [Read more...]

Stocking Stuffing for the Sports Movie Fanatic

With Halloween already behind us, all signs of candy corn and ghouls have been abandoned in favor of—not the turkey, as our calendar dictates—but … [Read more...]

127 Hours in the life of Aron Ralston

127 Hours is the captivating true story of the five days hiker Aron Ralston spent trapped beneath a boulder alone in Blue John Canyon, Utah. Aron must … [Read more...]