FROM MAD MAX TO MARGUERITE: Don’t think the Santa Barbara International Film Festival is all celebs, red carpets, and bright lights along State Street.
It’s also a chance to hear actors, screenwriters, directors, and producers talk seriously about their crazy-at-times craft and latest I-can’t-believe-it hit. At the panels you’ll get a chance to throw "What does it take to make it?" questions at them.
Best of all, the February 3-13 orgy offers film buffs features and documentaries from 60 countries, more than enough to tax the eyeballs of even the most ardent movie aficionado.