Hundreds of Beavers
Apr
18

Hundreds of Beavers

SBIFF Film Center
916 State St, Santa Barbara CA

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JEAN KAYAK finds himself stranded in a surreal winter landscape with nothing but his dim wits to guide him. Against a backdrop of ruthless elements and sinister creatures – all played by actors in full-sized mascot costumes – KAYAK develops increasingly complex traps in order to win the hand of a mischievous lover.

Directed by Mike Cheslik
Written by Mike Cheslik, Ryland Brickson Cole Tews
Starring Ryland Brickson Cole Tews, Olivia Graves, Wes Tank, Doug Mancheski, Luis Rico
1h 48m

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Hundreds of Beavers
Apr
19

Hundreds of Beavers

SBIFF Film Center
916 State St, Santa Barbara CA

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JEAN KAYAK finds himself stranded in a surreal winter landscape with nothing but his dim wits to guide him. Against a backdrop of ruthless elements and sinister creatures – all played by actors in full-sized mascot costumes – KAYAK develops increasingly complex traps in order to win the hand of a mischievous lover.

Directed by Mike Cheslik
Written by Mike Cheslik, Ryland Brickson Cole Tews
Starring Ryland Brickson Cole Tews, Olivia Graves, Wes Tank, Doug Mancheski, Luis Rico
1h 48m

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Goodfellas
Apr
25

Goodfellas

SBIFF Film Center - After Hours

35th Anniversary 4K Restoration
April 25 & 26
SBIFF Film Center
916 State St, Santa Barbara CA

The story of Henry Hill and his life in the mafia, covering his relationship with his wife Karen and his mob partners Jimmy Conway and Tommy DeVito.

Directed by Martin Scorsese
Written by Nicholas Pileggi, Martin Scorsese
Starring Robert De Niro, Ray Liotta, Joe Pesci, Lorraine Bracco, Paul Sorvino
1990
2h 25m

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Goodfellas
Apr
26

Goodfellas

SBIFF Film Center - After Hours

35th Anniversary 4K Restoration
April 25 & 26
SBIFF Film Center
916 State St, Santa Barbara CA

The story of Henry Hill and his life in the mafia, covering his relationship with his wife Karen and his mob partners Jimmy Conway and Tommy DeVito.

Directed by Martin Scorsese
Written by Nicholas Pileggi, Martin Scorsese
Starring Robert De Niro, Ray Liotta, Joe Pesci, Lorraine Bracco, Paul Sorvino
1990
2h 25m

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Se7en
Mar
29

Se7en

SBIFF Film Center
916 State St, Santa Barbara CA

Se7en (1995) Rated R
30th Anniversary 4K Restoration

Directed by David Fincher
Starring Brad Pitt, Morgan Freeman, Gwyneth Paltrow, Kevin Spacey, John C. McGinley

When retiring police Detective William Somerset (Morgan Freeman) tackles a final case with the aid of newly transferred David Mills (Brad Pitt), they discover a number of elaborate and grizzly murders. They soon realize they are dealing with a serial killer (Kevin Spacey) who is targeting people he thinks represent one of the seven deadly sins. Somerset also befriends Mills’ wife, Tracy (Gwyneth Paltrow), who is pregnant and afraid to raise her child in the crime-riddled city.

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Se7en
Mar
28

Se7en

SBIFF Film Center
916 State St, Santa Barbara CA

Se7en (1995) Rated R
30th Anniversary 4K Restoration

Directed by David Fincher
Starring Brad Pitt, Morgan Freeman, Gwyneth Paltrow, Kevin Spacey, John C. McGinley

When retiring police Detective William Somerset (Morgan Freeman) tackles a final case with the aid of newly transferred David Mills (Brad Pitt), they discover a number of elaborate and grizzly murders. They soon realize they are dealing with a serial killer (Kevin Spacey) who is targeting people he thinks represent one of the seven deadly sins. Somerset also befriends Mills’ wife, Tracy (Gwyneth Paltrow), who is pregnant and afraid to raise her child in the crime-riddled city.

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Almost Famous
Mar
22

Almost Famous

SBIFF Film Center
916 State St, Santa Barbara CA

ALMOST FAMOUS Rated R (2000) 2h 2m

Directed by Cameron Crowe
Starring Billy Crudup, Patrick Fugit, Kate Hudson, Jason Lee, and Zooey Deschanel

In the 1970s, a high school student is given an opportunity to write a story for Rolling Stone Magazine about a rock band he goes on tour with. A film about growing up, first love, disappointment, and the life of a rock star.

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Almost Famous
Mar
21

Almost Famous

SBIFF Film Center
916 State St, Santa Barbara CA

ALMOST FAMOUS Rated R (2000) 2h 2m

Directed by Cameron Crowe
Starring Billy Crudup, Patrick Fugit, Kate Hudson, Jason Lee, and Zooey Deschanel

In the 1970s, a high school student is given an opportunity to write a story for Rolling Stone Magazine about a rock band he goes on tour with. A film about growing up, first love, disappointment, and the life of a rock star.

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THE USUAL SUSPECTS
Mar
15

THE USUAL SUSPECTS

SBIFF Film Center
916 State St, Santa Barbara CA

THE USUAL SUSPECTS (1995) Rated R
30th Anniversary

Directed by Bryan Singer
Starring Kevin Spacey, Gabriel Byrne, Chazz Palminteri

The sole survivor of a pier shoot-out tells the story of how a notorious criminal influenced the events that began with five criminals meeting in a seemingly random police lineup.

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THE USUAL SUSPECTS
Mar
14

THE USUAL SUSPECTS

SBIFF Film Center
916 State St, Santa Barbara CA

THE USUAL SUSPECTS (1995) Rated R
30th Anniversary

Directed by Bryan Singer
Starring Kevin Spacey, Gabriel Byrne, Chazz Palminteri

The sole survivor of a pier shoot-out tells the story of how a notorious criminal influenced the events that began with five criminals meeting in a seemingly random police lineup.

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Easy A
Mar
8

Easy A

SBIFF Film Center
916 State St, Santa Barbara CA

EASY A

(2010) PG-13

Directed by Will Gluck
Starring Emma Stone, Amanda Bynes, Penn Badgley, Stanley Tucci, and Lisa Kudrow

When Olive lies to her best friend about losing her virginity to one of the college boys, a girl overhears their conversation. Soon, her story spreads across the entire school like wildfire.

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Easy A
Mar
7

Easy A

SBIFF Film Center
916 State St, Santa Barbara CA

EASY A

(2010) PG-13

Directed by Will Gluck
Starring Emma Stone, Amanda Bynes, Penn Badgley, Stanley Tucci, and Lisa Kudrow

When Olive lies to her best friend about losing her virginity to one of the college boys, a girl overhears their conversation. Soon, her story spreads across the entire school like wildfire.

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Black Swan
Mar
1

Black Swan

SBIFF Film Center
916 State St, Santa Barbara CA

BLACK SWAN

(2010) Rated R

Directed by Darren Aronofsky
Starring Natalie Portman, Vincent Cassel, Mila Kunis, Barbara Hershey, and Winona Ryder


Nina is a talented but unstable ballerina on the verge of stardom. Pushed to the breaking point by her artistic director and a seductive rival, Nina’s grip on reality slips, plunging her into a waking nightmare.

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Black Swan
Feb
28

Black Swan

SBIFF Film Center
916 State St, Santa Barbara CA

BLACK SWAN

(2010) Rated R

Directed by Darren Aronofsky
Starring Natalie Portman, Vincent Cassel, Mila Kunis, Barbara Hershey, and Winona Ryder


Nina is a talented but unstable ballerina on the verge of stardom. Pushed to the breaking point by her artistic director and a seductive rival, Nina’s grip on reality slips, plunging her into a waking nightmare.

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Eraserhead
Feb
22

Eraserhead

(1977)
SBIFF Film Center
916 State St, Santa Barbara CA

Directed by David Lynch
Written by David Lynch
Starring Jack Nance, Charlotte Stewart, Allen Joseph, Jeanne Bates

Henry Spencer tries to survive his industrial environment, his angry girlfriend, and the unbearable screams of his newborn mutant child.

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Eraserhead
Feb
21

Eraserhead

Eraserhead

(1977)
SBIFF Film Center
916 State St, Santa Barbara CA

Directed by David Lynch
Written by David Lynch
Starring Jack Nance, Charlotte Stewart, Allen Joseph, Jeanne Bates

Henry Spencer tries to survive his industrial environment, his angry girlfriend, and the unbearable screams of his newborn mutant child.

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Edward Scissorhands
Feb
1

Edward Scissorhands

Edward Scissorhands (1990) Rated PG-13

1h 45m
4K Restoration

SBIFF Film Center
916 State St, Santa Barbara CADirected By Tim Burton
Written By Caroline Thompson
Starring Johnny Depp, Winona Ryder, Dianne Wiest, Anthony Michael Hall, Kathy Baker, Vincent Price, Alan Arkin
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Edward Scissorhands
Jan
31

Edward Scissorhands

Edward Scissorhands (1990) Rated PG-13

1h 45m
4K Restoration

SBIFF Film Center
916 State St, Santa Barbara CADirected By Tim Burton
Written By Caroline Thompson
Starring Johnny Depp, Winona Ryder, Dianne Wiest, Anthony Michael Hall, Kathy Baker, Vincent Price, Alan Arkin
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THE SHINING
Jan
25

THE SHINING

4K Restoration
SBIFF Film Center
916 State St, Santa Barbara CA

Directed by Stanley Kubrick
Written by Stanley Kubrick, Diane Johnson
Starring Jack Nicholson, Shelley Duvall, Scatman Crothers, Danny Lloyd
2h 26m (1980) Rated R

A family heads to an isolated hotel for the winter, where a sinister presence influences the father into violence. At the same time, his psychic son sees horrifying forebodings from both the past and the future.

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THE SHINING
Jan
24

THE SHINING

4K Restoration
SBIFF Film Center
916 State St, Santa Barbara CA

Directed by Stanley Kubrick
Written by Stanley Kubrick, Diane Johnson
Starring Jack Nicholson, Shelley Duvall, Scatman Crothers, Danny Lloyd
2h 26m (1980) Rated R

A family heads to an isolated hotel for the winter, where a sinister presence influences the father into violence. At the same time, his psychic son sees horrifying forebodings from both the past and the future.

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INCEPTION
Jan
18

INCEPTION

SBIFF Film Center
916 State St, Santa Barbara CA

(2010) PG-13

Directed by Christopher Nolan
Written by Christopher Nolan
Starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Ken Watanabe, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Marion Cotillard, Elliot Page, Tom Hardy, Cillian Murphy, Tom Berenger, Michael Caine
2h 28m

A thief who steals corporate secrets through the use of dream-sharing technology is given the inverse task of planting an idea into the mind of a C.E.O., but his tragic past may doom the project and his team to disaster.

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INCEPTION
Jan
17

INCEPTION

SBIFF Film Center
916 State St, Santa Barbara CA

(2010) PG-13

Directed by Christopher Nolan
Written by Christopher Nolan
Starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Ken Watanabe, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Marion Cotillard, Elliot Page, Tom Hardy, Cillian Murphy, Tom Berenger, Michael Caine
2h 28m

A thief who steals corporate secrets through the use of dream-sharing technology is given the inverse task of planting an idea into the mind of a C.E.O., but his tragic past may doom the project and his team to disaster.

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FIGHT CLUB
Jan
11

FIGHT CLUB

4K Restoration
SBIFF Film Center
916 State St, Santa Barbara CA

Directed by David Fincher
Written by David Fincher, Jim Uhls
Starring Brad Pitt, Edward Norton, Helena Bonham Carter, Jared Leto, Meat Loaf
2h 19m

A ticking-time-bomb insomniac (Edward Norton) and a slippery soap salesman (Brad Pitt) channel primal male aggression into a shocking new form of therapy. Their concept catches on, with underground “fight clubs” forming in every town, until a sensuous eccentric (Bonham Carter) gets in the way and ignites an out-of control spiral toward oblivion.

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FIGHT CLUB
Jan
10

FIGHT CLUB

4K Restoration
SBIFF Film Center
916 State St, Santa Barbara CA

Directed by David Fincher
Written by David Fincher, Jim Uhls
Starring Brad Pitt, Edward Norton, Helena Bonham Carter, Jared Leto, Meat Loaf
2h 19m

A ticking-time-bomb insomniac (Edward Norton) and a slippery soap salesman (Brad Pitt) channel primal male aggression into a shocking new form of therapy. Their concept catches on, with underground “fight clubs” forming in every town, until a sensuous eccentric (Bonham Carter) gets in the way and ignites an out-of control spiral toward oblivion.

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A HARD DAY'S NIGHT
Jan
4

A HARD DAY'S NIGHT

4K Restoration
SBIFF Film Center
916 State St, Santa Barbara CA

Directed by Richard Lester
Written by Alun Owen
Starring John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Ringo Starr, Wilfred Brambdll, Norman Rossington, John Junkin and Victor Spinettui

In this, The Beatles’ first feature film, the band must use all their guile and wit to reach a scheduled television performance whilst avoiding their pursuing fans and press. This is in spite of Paul’s troublemaking grandfather (Wildfred Brambell), and Ringo’s arrest.

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A HARD DAY'S NIGHT
Jan
3

A HARD DAY'S NIGHT

4K Restoration
SBIFF Film Center
916 State St, Santa Barbara CA

Directed by Richard Lester
Written by Alun Owen
Starring John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Ringo Starr, Wilfred Brambdll, Norman Rossington, John Junkin and Victor Spinettui

In this, The Beatles’ first feature film, the band must use all their guile and wit to reach a scheduled television performance whilst avoiding their pursuing fans and press. This is in spite of Paul’s troublemaking grandfather (Wildfred Brambell), and Ringo’s arrest.

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INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE
Dec
28

INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE

4K Restoration

SBIFF Film Center
916 State St, Santa Barbara CA

Directed by Steven Spielberg
Screenplay by Jeffrey Boam
Story by George Lucas, Menno Meyjes
Starring Harrison Ford, Sean Connery, Denholm Elliott, River Phoenix, Alison Doody, John Rhys-Davies
2h 7m

The intrepid explorer Indiana Jones sets out to rescue his father, a medievalist who has vanished while searching for the Holy Grail. Following clues in the old man’s notebook, Indy arrives in Venice, where he enlists the help of a beautiful academic, but they are not the only ones who are on the trail, and some sinister old enemies soon come out of the woodwork.

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INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE
Dec
27

INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE

4K Restoration

SBIFF Film Center
916 State St, Santa Barbara CA

Directed by Steven Spielberg
Screenplay by Jeffrey Boam
Story by George Lucas, Menno Meyjes
Starring Harrison Ford, Sean Connery, Denholm Elliott, River Phoenix, Alison Doody, John Rhys-Davies
2h 7m

The intrepid explorer Indiana Jones sets out to rescue his father, a medievalist who has vanished while searching for the Holy Grail. Following clues in the old man’s notebook, Indy arrives in Venice, where he enlists the help of a beautiful academic, but they are not the only ones who are on the trail, and some sinister old enemies soon come out of the woodwork.

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