The festival, in its 28th year, has also announced today that it will honor Academy Award® nominated actor Leonardo DiCaprio with the American Riviera Award. DiCaprio, whose latest film Django Unchained was released to critical acclaim and box office success this Christmas, will be honored on Friday, February 1 at the Arlington Theatre. “We are thrilled to be honoring...
As I usually attend the Santa Barbara Film Fest, I’m excited about this. Amy Adams plays a character, she says, is actually closer to her real personality than the usually plucky, upbeat characters she’s cast as. She joins Ann Dowd this year as the two most complex performers in the supporting actress race – their motivations are mysterious. Adams,...
Director, producer and Academy Award-winning actor ROBERT DE NIRO has chosen to receive The Santa Barbara International Film Festival’s seventh annual Kirk Douglas Award for Excellence in Film in Santa Barbara on Saturday, December 8, 2012. De Niro is being honored both for his great work this year in Silver Linings Playbook, as well as for the exceptional...
All our favorite top-dog movie bloggers met Sunday, January 30, at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival to discuss the future of entertainment journalism at the Santa Barbara Museum of Art. Scott Feinberg scottfeinberg.com Jeff Wells hollywood-elsewhere.com Pete Hammond deadline.com Steve Pond thewrap.com Sasha Stone awardsdaily.com Anne Thompson thompsononhollywood...
