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Marlene Dietrich is "The Scarlet Empress" in Josef von Sternberg's 1934 film (courtesy of The Criterion Collection and Universal Pictures).

Dietrich is an extraordinary actress in ‘The Scarlet Empress’

Amir Abou-Jaoude
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Oct. 23, 2018
Drake's summer was suffused with controversy (courtesy of Anton Mak and Wikimedia Commons).

Drake combines success with social media spectacle

Jacob Kuppermann
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Oct. 22, 2018
This contact sheet is one of many on view at the Cantor Arts Center (courtesy of The Andy Warhol Foundation).

‘Contact Warhol’ illuminates the artist’s ingeniousness

Amir Abou-Jaoude
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Oct. 18, 2018
PLO Finance Minister Ahmed Qurie (J Paul Nicholas) speaks with Israeli Director-General of the Foreign Ministry Uri Savir (Paris Hunter Paul) while Norwegian mediators Terje Rød-Larsen (Mark Anderson Phillips) and Mona Juul (Erica Sullivan) look on. (Courtesy of Kevin Berne)

Marin Theatre Company’s ‘Oslo’ gives us a piece of narrated history

Olivia Popp
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Oct. 18, 2018
Courtesy of David Greenspan

New York Minute: Exploring love, memory and loss in ‘The Things That Were There’

Alli Cruz
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Oct. 17, 2018
Lupe Fiasco's new album is "Drogas Wave" (courtesy of Scott Sandars and Wikimedia Commons).

‘Drogas Wave’ is the final boss of hip-hop concept albums

Hamza Ali Zahurullah
  •  
Oct. 16, 2018
Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga are the stars of "A Star Is Born" (courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures).

Bradley Cooper critiques show business in ‘A Star Is Born’

Amir Abou-Jaoude
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Oct. 15, 2018
STARR JIANG/The Stanford Daily

Enjoying the fall edition of Corgi Con 2018 at Ocean Beach

Olivia Popp
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Oct. 15, 2018
Uttam Kumar plays a struggling film star in Satyajit Ray's "The Hero" (courtesy of The RDB Organization and The Criterion Collection).

Satyajit Ray muses on movies and money in ‘The Hero’

Amir Abou-Jaoude
  •  
Oct. 12, 2018
Courtesy of Baobab Studios

Baobab Studios founder Maureen Fan on why you don’t have to know what you want

Chloe Barreau
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Oct. 12, 2018
Courtesy of CRASH Theater Co.

New York Minute: CRASH Theater Co.’s ‘TaRaRaBOOM’ explodes with absurdity and modernity

Alli Cruz
  •  
Oct. 12, 2018
This year, all Stanford freshmen read novels focusing on the themes of globality and migration (courtesy of L.A. Cicero).

Lingering thoughts on the Three Books

Arts & Life Reads beat writers
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Oct. 11, 2018
Courtesy of Matthew Murphy

‘On Your Feet!’ contains romping celebration of Cuban and Latinx artistry

Olivia Popp
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Oct. 11, 2018
David Niven and Kim Hunter traverse heaven and earth in "A Matter of Life and Death" (courtesy of Sony Pictures and The Criterion Collection).

Powell and Pressburger portray two wonderful worlds in ‘A Matter of Life and Death’

Amir Abou-Jaoude
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Oct. 9, 2018
Cary Grant and Irene Dunne play a conflicted, comedic couple in "The Awful Truth" (courtesy of Sony Pictures and The Criterion Collection).

In ‘The Awful Truth,’ McCarey crafts a comedy about class

Amir Abou-Jaoude
  •  
Oct. 8, 2018
Victor Erice examines mysteries and memories in "El Sur" (courtesy of Video Mercury and The Criterion Collection).

In ‘El Sur,’ Victor Erice contemplates childhood

Amir Abou-Jaoude
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Oct. 5, 2018
Jessie (Sarah Nina Hayon) and Cynthia (Tonye Patano) discuss the rumors that their positions could be outsourced to Mexico in Lynn Nottage’s 2017 Pulitzer Prize–winning drama, Sweat, performing at A.C.T.’s Geary Theater now through Sunday, October 21, 2018. Background: Tracey (Lise Bruneau) (Courtesy of Kevin Berne)

ACT’s ‘Sweat’ is a masterclass in contemporary American theater

Olivia Popp
  •  
Oct. 5, 2018
Courtesy of the Hollywood Museum

A treasure trove of silver screen riches

Olivia Popp
  •  
Sept. 28, 2018
'The Alchemist' by Paulo Coelho (courtesy of Harper Collins Publishers).

‘The Alchemist’ is shallow, but inspirational

Shana E. Hadi
  •  
Sept. 27, 2018
Courtesy of The Second City

It’s not the Space Force but it’s ‘Trump in Space’

Olivia Popp
  •  
Sept. 24, 2018
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