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La La Land

The Grind
"Many Stanford students come to the social dance scene with this media-based understanding of dance as romance," writes Batts. (Photo: AVELYN BATTS/The Stanford Daily)

Dancing cheek-to-cheek: The romanticism of social dance

Avelyn Batts
  •  
Nov. 11
Screen
Pink background with poster of cast of Mean Girls and the title "not fetch" on the sides

Movie musical renaissance or regression?

Charlotte Burks
  •  
Feb. 22, 2024
Music
Four people pose and smile for a photo.

‘First Night at the Opera/Edges’: Belting about theater, unrequited love and college

Eric Wang
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Jan. 26, 2024
Screen
a photo of a young white person with medium-length straight hair, standing on the set of a movie in front of a sign that reads, "Dessert Island: All Stars"

‘Somebody I Used to Know’ satisfyingly subverts the traditional romantic comedy 

Kyla Figueroa
  •  
Feb. 13, 2023
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
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
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
  •  
Feb. 25, 2019
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 Warner Bros.

Anticipated late summer movies: ‘Crazy Rich Asians,’ ‘First Man,’ ‘Life Itself’

Shreya Hambir
  •  
Aug. 14, 2018
Emma Stone in Damien Chazelle's "La La Land." (Courtesy of Lionsgate)

Recs from the Vault: The best new films I saw in theaters

Carlos Valladares
  •  
May 10, 2018
The Grind
(Courtesy of Pexels).

Dance your worries away

Axelle Marcantetti
  •  
April 23, 2018
Detail from Richard Diebenkorn's "Ocean Park No. 94" (1976). Courtesy of Cantor Arts Center

Art++: Diebenkorn/Cassavetes

Carlos Valladares
  •  
Feb. 27, 2018
Anat Cohen performed Sunday night at Dinkelspiel Auditorium for the 2017 Stanford Jazz Festival. (Photo: Shervin Lainez)

Rio, Bravo! Anat Cohen & Choro Aventuroso at Stanford Jazz

Michelle Wong
  •  
July 28, 2017
Baby (ANSEL ELGORT) is chased by the cops in Edgar Wright's "Baby Driver," in theaters Wednesday, June 28. (Photo: Wilson Webb, Tristar Pictures)

Pop thrills: Edgar Wright’s ‘Baby Driver’ is a smart, sexy musical for the age of Spotify

Carlos Valladares
  •  
June 28, 2017
(l-r) Alex Hibbert and Mahershala Ali in Barry Jenkins's MOONLIGHT, which won three Oscars last night, including Best Picture. Photo: David Bornfriend, A24.

Oscars 2017: In wacky finale, “Moonlight” wins Best Picture

Carlos Valladares
  •  
Feb. 27, 2017
Sebastian (Ryan Gosling) and Mia (Emma Stone) in (future Best Picture winner?) LA LA LAND. Photo credit by Dale Robinette

The Daily Film Staff’s Oscars 2017 picks

Raymond Maspons
  •  
Feb. 23, 2017
The Grind
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Leland Land: A Stanford musical inspired by “La La Land”

Georgina Grant
  •  
Feb. 2, 2017
Kristen Stewart in "Certain Women." (Photo: Jojo Whilden, IFC Films)

Oscars 2017: Who SHOULD get nominated

Carlos Valladares
  •  
Jan. 22, 2017
Mia (Emma Stone) and Sebastian (Ryan Gosling) in LA LA LAND. Photo credit by Dale Robinette.

Raymond’s top five films of 2016

Raymond Maspons
  •  
Jan. 12, 2017
Amy Adams (right) as Louise Banks in ARRIVAL by Paramount Pictures.

Olivia Popp’s top five films of 2016

Olivia Popp
  •  
Jan. 11, 2017
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