2006 - Page 86 of 269 - The Santa Barbara Independent

By D.J. Palladino

Thai Shtick

The Protector

First, let’s clear up the question burning in your mind: Has success spoiled Prachya Pinkaew? Relax, my fellow Muay Thai martial arts cinephiles. Fans of Ong-bak, the first Pinkaew-directed masterpiece starring Tony Jaa and filmed on a low budget with the splendor only a beggar could imagine, will be pleased with The Protector. (This film was titled Ong Bak II in some markets.) Here find all the action, loads of the same endearing omissions of big studio fascinations like plot and love interests, plus the decorations only money spent crazily can buy.

Dance By Elizabeth Schwyzer

Fall Arts Dance

Southern California’s sole fully
professional ballet company ushers in a new season with this
showcase of dances celebrating the restlessness and innovation at
the heart of American culture.

By Levi Michaels

Promise Keepers

When vocalist Doug “SA” Martinez told The Independent that 311’s show at the Bowl would be one for the history books, it may have seemed like a bold statement, but let it be known across the land that the Omaha, Nebraska quintet does not lie.

Uncategorized By Brett Leigh Dicks

Ten Years of Hell

Sings Like Hell Blazes Into a 20th Season

After laying his laconic vocals around the first verse of “Angel of the Morning” last month, legendary songwriter Chip Taylor gently opened his eyes, glanced across the Lobero’s stage at his youthful partner Carrie Rodriguez, and let a soft smile creep across his weathered face.

By Indy Staff

SURFING ARTIFACTS

Speaking of the Maritime Museum, its curators are looking for donations…

Arts & Entertainment By Charles Donelan

Logo Fight

A new sculpture on State Street has set off a sometimes angry debate about public art, free speech, and the rights of corporations to protect their logos. The work-titled “W”-is by Santa Barbara artist Colin Gray, and is on display outside the Bank of America on the corner of State and Canon Perdido streets.

By Indy Staff

ROADS MORE TRAVELED

The Santa Barbara Downtown Organization endorsed Measure D in its new form. Its president Marshall Rose said that the endorsement

Arts & Entertainment By Indy Staff

Fall Arts Jazz

Any jazz season which includes an appearance by the great Sonny Rollins is a fine season, automatically. When the looming jazz icon brings his longstanding band to Campbell Hall on October 22, we’ll get another lesson in what’s cool and hot about the idiom of jazz, as only he can tell it.

Opinion By Indy Staff

Len Wood Quits, Two Others Fired

Veteran News-Press photo chief Len Wood has given notice and two other newsroom staffers have been fired, namely Life editor Andrea Huebner and sports stringer-turned-metro reporter Colby Frazier. As well, longtime health columnist Dr. Michael Seabaugh has also reportedly resigned.

Uncategorized By Indy Staff

A Less Forbidding City

Beijing is a city veritably shivering with a sense of transition, more than any of the world’s cities. In this bustling, metamorphosing metropolis, you see signs of the shift toward capitalist, materialistic appurtenances. You find the transitional spirit in the energized magnetic force between two recurring icons: Mao Tse-tung and the symbol for the 2008 Olympics.

Year: 2006