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three young adults lean together with their eyes closed

Frameline44, part 2: Coming-of-age tales

Olivia Popp
  •  
Oct. 25, 2020
Arts & Life
(Graphic: CHASITY HALE/The Stanford Daily) (Photo: Lionsgate Films)

Movies to watch in quarantine: ‘La La Land’

Mark York and Nitish Vaidyanathan
  •  
Oct. 22, 2020
Arts & Life
The cast of 'i'm thinking of ending things' sit at a dining room table.

Eternal Blizzard in the Tired Mind: Kaufman delves ever deeper into the human psyche

Daniel Shaykevich
  •  
Sept. 10, 2020
Film
(Graphic: CHASITY HALE/The Stanford Daily)(Photo: IFC Films, A24, Paramount Pictures)

Movies to watch in quarantine: ‘Uncut Gems,’ ‘The Death of Stalin,’ ‘Airplane!’

Mark York and Nitish Vaidyanathan
  •  
Sept. 8, 2020
Arts & Life
Pictured: Scenes from the Sundance movies "I Carry You With Me" (left) and "Zola" (right). (Graphic: CHASITY HALE/The Stanford Daily) (Photo: Sundance Institute, A24)

Sundance 2020, part 3: What we’re eagerly awaiting

Olivia Popp
  •  
Aug. 29, 2020
Film
(Photo: TWC, Magnolia Pictures/Amazon Studios, Netflix)

Being an ally to BLM through the arts, Part II

Karen Mai and Leanna Sun
  •  
Aug. 25, 2020
Arts & Life
(Photo: Wikimedia Commons)

An exploration of foreign films: ‘Kagemusha’ takes extravagance to a new level

Sania Choudhary
  •  
Aug. 18, 2020
Arts & Life
Emmy award-winning Marc Levin directs the HBO documentary "Stockton on My Mind" (2020), which follows the life of Mayor Michael Tubbs and his transformative love for Stockton, California. (image source: hbomax.com)

Stanford alum Michael Tubbs’ Stockton is on the rise in HBO documentary

Karlaine Francisco
  •  
Aug. 3, 2020
Arts & Life
(Photo: Wikimedia Commons)

An exploration of foreign films: Unique cinematography and minimalist themes distinguish ‘Tokyo Story’

Sania Choudhary
  •  
July 31, 2020
Film
The 2020 Virtual Summer Film Festival, hosted by the Stanford Global Studies department, will screen a total of seven movies this year. (Image credit: Stanford Global Studies)

2020 Stanford Global Studies Film Festival: ‘Jose’ is a sublime piece of filmmaking

Abigail Shane
  •  
July 24, 2020
Film
Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga (Courtesy of Netflix)

‘Eurovision Song Contest’: another movie for quarantine

Julie Ham
  •  
July 17, 2020
Arts & Life
'The Claudia Kishi Club' is a documentary short about the cultural impact of the iconic 'Baby-Sitters Club' character Claudia Kishi and the importance of Asian American representation in movies and television.(Photo: Netflix)

Shorts at Home: ‘We are who we are’

Olivia Popp
  •  
July 12, 2020
Arts & Life
(Photo: Vertical Entertainment)

‘Miss Juneteenth’ enthralls viewers with powerful screenplay and cinematography

Anika Jain
  •  
July 9, 2020
Arts & Life
Sarah Mergen '19 always knew she wanted to produce a show that pushed the artistic limits of Shakespeare, so she wrote and directed TheaterLab's "HAL" (2020) — until it was cancelled by COVID-19. (Photo courtesy of Sarah Mergen)

Voices of Canceled Stanford Shows: Sarah Mergen ’19 on adapting Shakespeare and directing ‘HAL’

Natalie Francis
  •  
May 1, 2020
Arts & Life
In her documentary project, Leanna Lewis ’23 aims to bring attention to the unique forms of oppression faced by indigenous women. (Photo: Patricia Wei)

Leanna Lewis raises awareness of indigenous issues through film

Patricia Wei
  •  
March 13, 2020
Arts & Life
In the animated film “Weathering with You,” the character Hina Amano approaches a shrine gate bathed in sunlight amid the rain. (Photo: GKIDS)

Makoto Shinkai weaves magical, timely tale of climate change in ‘Weathering with You’

Kaylee Beam
  •  
March 6, 2020
Arts & Life
Though "The Photograph" doesn't reach its full potential, it fulfills its promise of providing a charming Valentine's Day romance. (Photo: Universal Pictures)

Relentless time, romance in ‘The Photograph’

Malia Mendez
  •  
March 2, 2020
Arts & Life
(Photo: Universal Pictures)

1917, the Great War and Brexit

Altair Brandon-Salmon
  •  
Feb. 13, 2020
Arts & Life
The more things change in Palo Alto, the more the historic Stanford Theater stays the same. As another decade ticks by, what keeps the theater and the passionate team behind it rolling? (Photo courtesy of Stanford Theater)

The Big Picture: Stories of the Stanford Theatre

Daniel Wu
  •  
Feb. 9, 2020
Arts & Life
St. Vincent and Carrie Brownstein star as fictionalized versions of themselves in "The Nowhere Inn." (Courtesy of Sundance Institute)

Sundance 2020, part 1: St. Vincent’s ‘The Nowhere Inn’ is fan-service, but who’s complaining?

Julie Fukunaga
  •  
Feb. 5, 2020
The Stanford Daily

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