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"Ai Weiwei: Yours Truly" focuses on an exhibition the artist presented at Alcatraz Island (courtesy of SF Film Festival).

Activism crosses borders in ‘Ai Weiwei: Yours Truly’

Daniel Wu
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April 29, 2019
Arts & Life
The Academy-Award nominated documentary "Lifeboat" chronicles the harrowing journeys of several refugees (courtesy of Ryot and Spin Film).

‘Lifeboat’ brings life to a crisis

Juan Fueyo-Gomez
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April 26, 2019
Arts & Life
"Avengers: Endgame" is the eagerly awaited conclusion to Marvel's engrossing superhero saga (courtesy of Disney and Marvel Studios).

‘Avengers: Endgame’ theories: The serious and the silly

Caroline Keyes
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April 25, 2019
Arts & Life
"Guava Island," a short film starring the multitalented Donald Glover and the riveting Rihanna, recently premiered at Coachella (courtesy of Amazon Studios).

‘Guava Island’ is the new musical model

Andrew Tan
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April 24, 2019
Arts & Life
Director Ingmar Bergman and his cinematographer Sven Nykvist shot "Shame" in 1968 (courtesy of Getty Images).

In ‘Shame,’ Ingmar Bergman examines evil in ordinary people

Amir Abou-Jaoude
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April 22, 2019
Arts & Life
While growing up in Hollywood, the author's grandmother became acquainted with screen siren Fay Wray, best known for her role in "King Kong" (courtesy of Dr. Macro).

Golden-Age Hollywood: An interview with my grandmother

Noah Howard
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April 19, 2019
Arts & Life
n Fritz Lang's "The Big Heat," a detective becomes subsumed in the sordidness of society (courtesy of Dr. Macro).

American culture is under fire in ‘The Big Heat’

Amir Abou-Jaoude
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April 16, 2019
Arts & Life
Pixar's "Up" is not a talking-dog movie, but a profound meditation on childhood and change (MARK YORK/The Stanford Daily).

Up: The ninety-minute masterpiece

Mark York
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April 15, 2019
Arts & Life
Edgar G. Ulmer's "Detour" was cheaply made. Still, the 1945 film has become a canonical classic (courtesy of Dr. Macro).

‘Detour’ provides a dark commentary on dreams and destiny

Amir Abou-Jaoude
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April 12, 2019
Arts & Life
Tadizo's ethereal beauty hastens Gustav von Aschenbach's "Death in Venice" (courtesy of Photofest).

‘Death in Venice’ documents the decline of the bourgeoisie

Amir Abou-Jaoude
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April 2, 2019
Arts & Life
In "Climax," director Gaspar Noe uses long takes to capture dynamic dancing (courtesy of A24 and Wild Bunch).

Gaspar Noé’s ‘Climax’ is a chaotic triumph, not for the faint of heart

Marika Tron
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March 18, 2019
Arts & Life
Captain Marvel is the first female superhero in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (courtesy of Walt Disney Studios).

‘Captain Marvel’ is almost marvelous

Noah Howard
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March 8, 2019
Dinesh D'Souza, who will speak on campus tonight, is the director of "Death of a Nation" (courtesy of Wikimedia Commons).

‘Death of a Nation’ is dead in the water

Noah Howard
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Feb. 28, 2019
Daniel Day-Lewis and Michelle Pfeiffer deliver impassioned performances in Martin Scorsese's "The Age of Innocence" (courtesy of Columbia Pictures and The Criterion Collection).

Scorsese uses allusion to conjure up ‘The Age of Innocence’

Amir Abou-Jaoude
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Feb. 26, 2019
The 91st Academy Awards were presented at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood on Sunday (CHRISTOPHER POLK/Getty Images).

2019 ceremony shows that the Academy Awards are antiquated

Noah Howard
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Feb. 25, 2019
"Fauve" follows two boys on their journey through an empty wilderness (courtesy of Shorts TV).

Tales of boyhood and family in this year’s Oscar-nominated live-action short films

Marika Tron
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Feb. 25, 2019
In "Happy Death Day 2U," the intrepid Tree Gelbman must once again outwit a ruthless killer (courtesy of Universal Pictures).

‘Happy Death Day 2U’ is a happy accident

Kaycee Branche
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Feb. 22, 2019
Phil Lord and Chris Miller assemble a compelling cast of cute minifigures for "The Lego Movie 2" (courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures).

‘The Lego Movie 2’ is built on heart

Daniel Wu
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Feb. 20, 2019
Producer and writer James Cameron, director Robert Rodriguez, actor Rosa Salazar and producer Jon Landau attended the Los Angeles premiere of their film "Alita: Battle Angel" (courtesy of Eric Charbonneau).

Time to fly for ‘Battle Angel’

Noah Howard
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Feb. 15, 2019
In "Young Mr. Lincoln," John Ford highlights the idyllic American landscape (courtesy of Dr. Macro).

Ford and Fonda examine the legend of ‘Young Mr. Lincoln’

Amir Abou-Jaoude
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Feb. 13, 2019
The Stanford Daily

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