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David Sullivan and Shane Carruth in "Primer" (Courtesy of StudioCanal).

Shane Carruth’s headscratcher sci-fi ‘Primer’

Olivia Popp
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May 18, 2017
Audrey Hepburn and her feline friend in a promo still for "Breakfast at Tiffany's," playing this weekend at the Stanford Theatre. (Courtesy of Jerry Murbach)

Quel grit! ‘Breakfast at Tiffany’s’ at the Stanford Theatre

Carlos Valladares
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May 17, 2017
(l-r) Humphrey Bogart, Audrey Hepburn, and William Holden in a promotional still for Billy Wilder's 1954 rom-com "Sabrina," which plays with "Roman Holiday" this weekend at the Stanford. Courtesy of Jerry Murbach.

Our fair lady: Audrey Hepburn classics (‘Roman Holiday,’ ‘Sabrina’) at the Stanford Theatre

Carlos Valladares
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May 12, 2017
Last remaining archivist Jeff Roth searches the New York Times Morgue.

‘Obit’ documentary is dead on arrival

Amir Abou-Jaoude
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May 11, 2017
Emily DIckinson (Cynthia Nixon) and her pious family in "A Quiet Passion," the newest film by Terence Davies, out in Bay Area theatres May 5. Courtesy of Music Box Pictures.

Terence Davies’ and Cynthia Nixon’s Emily Dickinson biopic burns with ‘A Quiet Passion’

Carlos Valladares
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May 5, 2017
Terence Davies on the set of his 2015 film 'Sunset Song.' His latest opus, 'A Quiet Passion,' opens in Bay Area theaters May 5th. (Courtesy of Magnolia Pictures).

Master director Terence Davies talks Emily Dickinson, Brando, and growing up on movies

Carlos Valladares
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May 5, 2017
Audrey Hepburn in a studio portrait for "My Fair Lady" (1964). Courtesy of Jerry Murbach.

At the Stanford Theatre: ‘My Fair Lady,’ May 6 & 7

Carlos Valladares
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May 4, 2017
(l-r) Ann Blyth and Joan Crawford in 'Mildred Pierce' (1945), recently restored by the Criterion Collection for DVD and Blu-Ray. Courtesy of Jerry Murbach.

In ‘Mildred Pierce,’ Joan Crawford shone brightest

Amir Abou-Jaoude
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May 1, 2017
"Sensational secrets EXPOSED!" Lobby card for Val Lewton's "Bedlam" (1946). (Courtesy of Jerry Murbach).

The sad and the beautiful: Val Lewton and Vincente Minnelli at the Stanford Theatre

Carlos Valladares
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April 28, 2017
High schoolers Dash (Jason Schwartzman) and Assaf (Reggie Watts) tumble into the sea in Dash Shaw's animated extravaganza.

‘My Entire High School Sinking Into the Sea’ is a beautiful mess

Allen Wu
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April 27, 2017
In "Canoa," villagers embark on a bus ride from which they will never return (Courtesy of Janus Films).

‘Canoa: A Shameful Memory’ is shamelessly enticing

Amir Abou-Jaoude
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April 27, 2017
Yôko Maki and Hiroshi Abe in "After the Storm."

‘After the Storm’ contains a torrent of issues

Amir Abou-Jaoude
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April 19, 2017
Photo courtesy of EarFilms

‘To Sleep To Dream’ challenges our knowledge of conventional films

Alessandro R.L. Hall
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April 11, 2017
Poster - Cat People (1942)_06

Cat people and leopard men: Val Lewton at the Stanford Theatre

Carlos Valladares
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April 1, 2017
A scene from Studio Ghibli's "The Red Turtle," directed by Michaël Dudok de Wit. (Courtesy of Sony Picture Classics)

A perfect movie week? ‘The Red Turtle,’ ‘Personal Shopper,’ ‘I Am Not Your Negro’, ‘Song to Song,’ ‘Frantz’

Carlos Valladares
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March 28, 2017
'The Boss Baby' producer Ramsey Ann Naito and director Tom McGrath

‘The Boss Baby’ director and producer on life, laughs and a love for animation

Olivia Popp
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March 28, 2017
Danny Boyle, director of "T2 Trainspotting," Philadelphia, March 2017. (Photo courtesy of Tristar Pictures)

Danny Boyle talks with The Daily on ‘T2 Trainspotting’

Rey Barceló
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March 26, 2017
Begbie (Robert Carlyle) raging over toilet cubicle in Danny Boyle's "T2: Trainspotting." (Courtesy of TriStar Pictures)

‘T2 Trainspotting’ shows the dark side of choosing life

Rey Barceló
  •  
March 26, 2017
Alec Baldwin voices the eponymous Boss Baby (Courtesy of DreamWorks Animation).

‘The Boss Baby’ makes a mess in the theater

Olivia Popp
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March 25, 2017
Jimmy Stewart and Margaret Sullavan hate each other but accidentally fall in love in Ernst Lubitsch's classic rom-com "The Shop Around the Corner" (1940). Courtesy of MGM.

Perf romance: Ernst Lubitsch’s ‘The Shop Around the Corner’ at the Stanford Theatre

Carlos Valladares
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March 15, 2017
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