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Thomas Mann and Director Alfonso Gómez-Rejón on the set of Me and Earl and the Dying Girl. (Courtesy of Anne Marie Fox, Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation)

Director Alfonso Gómez-Rejón talks ‘Me and Earl and the Dying Girl’

Ena Alvarado
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June 18, 2015
Olivia Cooke as Rachel, Thomas Mann as Greg, and RJ Cyler as Earl in "Me and Earl and the Dying Girl." (Courtesy of Anne Marie Fox, Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation)

An interview with the stars of ‘Me and Earl and the Dying Girl’

Ena Alvarado
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June 18, 2015
Olivia Cooke as Rachel and Thomas Mann as Greg in Me and Earl and the Dying Girl. (Courtesy of Anne Marie Fox, Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation)

‘Me and Earl and the Dying Girl’ is an instant coming-of-age classic

Ena Alvarado
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June 13, 2015
Paul Dano as Beach Boys frontman Brian Wilson in Bill Pohlad's "Love & Mercy." (Courtesy of Francois Duhamel, Roadside Attractions)

Director of Brian Wilson biopic ‘Love & Mercy’ talks being original, mental illness in film

Will Ferrer
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June 3, 2015
The Thing's stone body gives him epic strength and makes him virtually indestructible. Courtesy Twentieth Century Fox.

Summer movie preview

Madelyne Xiao
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June 3, 2015
Shelley Duvall, Jane Curtin, Gilda Radner, producer Lorne Michaels, and Laraine Newman. Courtesy of Edie Baskin.

‘Live from New York’ falls short

Madelyne Xiao
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May 29, 2015
The crew of "The Claw" prepares for a shot. (Courtesy of Toamatapu Lohe)

Cardinal Studios seeks to combat lack of on-campus film production

Will Ferrer
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May 21, 2015
Britt Robertson in Brad Bird's "Tomorrowland."(Courtesy of Film Frame, Disney)

Brad Bird’s ‘Tomorrowland’ is a retro-futurist wonder

Raymond Maspons
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May 21, 2015
Ethan Hawke and January Jones in "Good Kill." Courtesy of Lorey Sebastian, Clear Skies Nevada, IFC Films

Drone drama ‘Good Kill’ misses target

Ena Alvarado
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May 21, 2015
An image from the set of Cardinal Studios' "Prisoner." (Courtesy of Toamatapu Lohe)

Cardinal Studios’ first outing is promising though puzzling

Will Ferrer
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May 20, 2015
A scene from Asghar Farhadi's "About Elly." Courtesy of Cinema Guild.

‘A Separation’ director’s exceptional ‘About Elly’ receives long-awaited U.S. release

Madelyne Xiao
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May 18, 2015
Tom Hardy stars in "Mad Max: Fury Road." (Courtesy of Jasin Boland, Warner Bros. Pictures)

‘Mad Max: Fury Road’ is a brilliant exercise in lunacy

Will Ferrer
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May 15, 2015
A scene from "Pitch Perfect 2." (Courtesy of Richard Cartwright, Universal Studios)

‘Pitch Perfect 2’ is more flat than sharp

Raymond Maspons
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May 15, 2015
Thomas Salvador in "Vincent." (Courtesy of Laurent Thurin Nal and the San Francisco Film Society)

SFIFF gets trippy: Salvador’s ‘Vincent’ and Attieh and Garcia’s ‘H.’

Will Ferrer
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May 8, 2015
(l-r) Hulk (Mark Ruffalo), Captain America (Chris Evans), Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.), Hawkeye (Jeremy Renner), Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson), and Thor (Chris Hemsworth) in "Avengers: Age of Ultron." (Courtesy of Film Frame/Marvel)

Joss Whedon’s ‘Avengers: Age of Ultron’ is good but lacks spark

Will Ferrer
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May 1, 2015
Carey Mulligan and Matthias Schoenaerts in "Far From the Madding Crowd." (Courtesy of Alex Bailey, Fox Searchlight Pictures)

Thomas Vinterberg’s ‘Far From the Madding Crowd’ is far from vapid

Will Ferrer
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May 1, 2015
Isabella Rossellini in a scene from Jody Shapiro's ISABELLA ROSSELLINI’S GREEN PORNO LIVE!, playing at the 58th San Francisco International Film Festival, April 23 - May 7, 2015. Courtesy of the San Francisco Film Society.

Capsule reviews: Female directors break the celluloid ceiling at SFFIF

Madelyne Xiao
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April 30, 2015
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Oprah on performing and producing theater and film

Steve Rathje
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April 27, 2015
A scene from Alice Rohrwacher's "The Wonders." Courtesy of The San Francisco Film Society.

A look at this year’s San Francisco International Film Festival

Will Ferrer
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April 21, 2015
Jonah Hill and James Franco in "True Story." Photo courtesy of Sundance Institute.

Franco shines in Rupert Goold’s ‘True Story’

Raymond Maspons
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April 17, 2015
The Stanford Daily

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