The Stanford Daily

Author: Marco Hernandez

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Music: "Seventh Tree" strikes gold

By Marco Hernandez
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Gaieties lights up MemAud

By Marco Hernandez
NEWS| Gaieties debuts tonight at Memorial Auditorium. “Herbert Hoover and the Order of the Bearclaw” boasts song and dance, takes on world politics and discusses what it means to be a Stanford student, all with Gaieties’ signature risque antics.

Flicks shows “Pan’s Labyrinth”: Delivers eye candy and gore

By Marco Hernandez
INTERMISSION| Guillermo del Toro, producer of such cinematic gems as “The Hulk” and “Hellboy” (who doesn’t remember those fine movies?), finally redeems himself with the fairy tale “Pan’s Labyrinth.” This movie takes place in 1944 Spain, years after the Spanish Civil War of the 1930s. The plot cleverly interweaves a fairy tale with gruesome depictions of military abuse and warring factions. But don’t be fooled by the “fairy tale” moniker, because this is no Disney fantasy, by far. The story’s main character, an 11 year-old girl named Ofelia, wanders off in the woods to find dilapidated remains that later turn out to be a labyrinth. There she meets the first of several magical characters, Pan the faun. Pan sets up a series of challenges for Ofelia, none exactly fit for a pre-teen. Ofelia’s tasks would make plenty an adult wet their pants.

Eating on campus: Because gaining the frosh 15 should be delicious

By Marco Hernandez
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Japanese Film Festival: The Bad Sleep Well

By Marco Hernandez
INTERMISSION| When a Japanese movie comes out with name like “The Bad Sleep Well,” the first thing that comes to mind is some sort of Japanese-Western hybrid flick or a Quentin Tarantino experiment.