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The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

The Daily Iowan

Grant Darnell, Arts Reporter

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Grant Darnell is a third-year student at the University of Iowa double majoring in English and Creative Writing and Screenwriting Arts. This is his second year working at the Daily Iowan.

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A large Oscars statue is seen on the red carpet during preparations for the 2024 Academy Awards telecast.

UI discusses effect of California wildfires on Oscars ceremony

Grant Darnell, Arts Reporter
January 28, 2025
UI students make New Year’s resolutions

UI students make New Year’s resolutions

Grant Darnell, Arts Reporter
January 21, 2025
Review | ‘Star Wars: The Bad Batch’ closes out with a bang

Review | ‘Star Wars: The Bad Batch’ closes out with a bang

Grant Darnell, Arts Reporter
May 1, 2024
Cleo, played by Kathleen Marie Guerrero, gives her hand to the god Anubis, played by Olivia Foster, during a performance of Spells for Going Forth by Daylight at the UIowa Theatre Building on Monday, April 29, 2024. The play about Egyptian mythology and Greek history is a part of the IC New Play Festival.

Review | ‘Spells for Going Forth by Daylight’ is an impressive student production

Grant Darnell, Arts Reporter
April 30, 2024
The Voxman Building is seen on July 8, 2018.

Inside UI student senior recitals

Grant Darnell, Arts Reporter
April 30, 2024
Jan 15, 2024; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Jesse Eisenberg at the 75th Emmy Awards at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles on Monday, Jan. 15, 2024. Mandatory Credit: Kevork Djansezian-USA TODAY

Review | ‘Sasquatch Sunset’ is the pro-environment movie we need right now

Grant Darnell, Arts Reporter
April 22, 2024
A community member speaks with an asexual “book” during a Human Library event at the Iowa City Public Library on Sunday, April 21, 2024. Community members had the chance to sit down with people with diverse experiences and ask questions.

Iowa City Human Library addresses prejudice without stigma

Grant Darnell, Arts Reporter
April 21, 2024
Author John Green speaks during a lecture in the Iowa Memorial Union on Thursday, April 18, 2024. Green spoke about being a bestselling author, YouTuber, and philanthropist.

John Green lectures to packed room at UI

Grant Darnell, Arts Reporter
April 19, 2024
Director and writer Alex Garland speaks to the press on the red carpet during the premiere of Civil War at the Paramount Theatre in downtown Austin during SXSW Thursday, March 14, 2024.

Review | ‘Civil War’ shallowly stumbles through war-torn America

Grant Darnell, Arts Reporter
April 15, 2024
Mar 12, 2023; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Bill Nighy takes selfies with fans as he arrives at the 95th Academy Awards at the Dolby Theatre at Ovation Hollywood in Los Angeles on Sunday, March 12, 2023. Mandatory Credit: Robert Hanashiro-USA TODAY

Review | ‘The First Omen’ is a solid horror reboot

Grant Darnell, Arts Reporter
April 9, 2024
‘Blist Her’ performs during the KRUI 40 Mission Creek event in the Iowa Memorial Union Hawkeye Room in Iowa City on Saturday, April 6, 2024.

KRUI at 40: Where are they now?

Grant Darnell, Arts Reporter
April 9, 2024
Photo via creative commons

Review | ‘Late Night with the Devil’ is a modern horror classic

Grant Darnell, Arts Reporter
April 1, 2024
Review | ‘Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire’ beats the dead hearse

Review | ‘Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire’ beats the dead hearse

Grant Darnell, Arts Reporter
March 25, 2024
Nov 23, 2023; New York, New York, USA; New balloon Kung Fu Panda s Po on Central Park West.

Review | ‘Kung Fu Panda 4’ is a satisfactory sequel

Grant Darnell, Arts Reporter
March 18, 2024
The ensemble cast sings “Children Will Listen” during a performance of "Into The Woods" in the University of Iowa's E.C. Mabie Theatre Building on Wednesday, Feb. 28th, 2024. The show is running from March 1-3 and 7-9.

Review | UI’s ‘Into the Woods’ is a stirring reprise of the original

Grant Darnell, Arts Reporter
March 6, 2024
Jan 7, 2024; Beverly Hills, CA, USA; Timothee Chalamet at the 81st Annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif.. Mandatory Credit: Dan MacMedan-USA TODAY

Review | ‘Dune: Part Two’ lives up to the hype

Grant Darnell, Arts Reporter
March 3, 2024
Live action 'Avatar: The Last Airbender' prompts debate about the necessity of anime adaptations

Live action ‘Avatar: The Last Airbender’ prompts debate about the necessity of anime adaptations

Grant Darnell, Arts Reporter
February 27, 2024
Filmmaker Aaron Woolf speaks to a crowd during a Q&A after a viewing of “Underdog” at Filmscene on Monday, Feb. 26, 2024. (Isabella Tisdale/The Daily Iowan)

Q&A | ‘Underdog’ filmmakers discuss their process

Grant Darnell, Arts Reporter
February 27, 2024
Kylen Phillips reads his lines backstage during a performance of West Illinois Glass House in the Iowa Theatre Building on Thursday, Feb. 15, 2024. (Ava Neumaier/The Daily Iowan)

A look at ‘West Illinois Glass House’ and the university’s production process

Grant Darnell, Arts Reporter
February 20, 2024
A patron enters a black-and-white showing of 2023 film “Godzilla Minus One” at the Chauncey FilmScene in Iowa City on Friday, Jan. 26, 2024. This special showing runs until Thursday, Feb. 1.

Re-release of black and white film ‘Godzilla Minus One’ sparks debate over its necessity

Grant Darnell, Arts Reporter
January 30, 2024
FilmScene at the Chauncey is seen in Iowa City on Monday, Nov. 6, 2023.

FilmScene favorite, the Picture Show, returns to theaters

Grant Darnell, Arts Reporter
January 23, 2024
Iowa quarterbacks Marco Lainez and Tommy Poholsky take a selfie during an event at Topgolf before the 2024 Cheez-It Citrus Bowl in Orlando, Fla., on Friday, Dec. 29, 2023. The Hawkeyes and Volunteers match up at Camping World Stadium on Monday, Jan. 1, at noon CT.

[Photo] Photos: 2024 Cheez-It Citrus Bowl hosts Topgolf event for Hawkeyes and Volunteers

Ayrton Breckenridge and Grace Smith
December 29, 2023
Iowa Drum Major Christian Frankl direct the Hawkeye Marching Band durning the Hawkeye Huttle before a football game between No.18 Iowa and No. 2 Michigan at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis on Saturday, Dec. 2, 2023.

Student Spotlight | Hawkeye Marching Band drum major reflects on last year in the position

Grant Darnell, Arts Reporter
December 18, 2023
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