Articles

Scholars’ Spotlight: Paul Thomas Anderson

Introduction Since his first feature hit theaters in 1996, Paul Thomas Anderson has built a body of work that stands apart from most of what...

Scholars’ Spotlight: Robert Shaw

Robert Archibald Shaw was born on August 9, 1927, in Westhoughton, Lancashire, England, which was once a center for coal, cotton-spinning, and textile manufacturing....

From Marlowe To Rockford: A Progression To An Iconic Character

Introduction When I was a boy, my family moved to Los Angeles in 1972. Those were idyllic years. I loved living in Southern California. I...

TURN EVERY PAGE Review: The Adventures of Robert Caro and Robert Gottlieb

Introduction There are few more symbiotic and co-dependant relationships in the world of journalism and literature than that of writer and editor. In the new...

The Making of FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE: A 60th Anniversary Retrospective

Pre-Production When the 1962 release of Dr. No proved to be a success at the box office, United Artists greenlit the production of a second...

M3GAN Review: So You Think You Can Dance!

Introduction As with Violent Night (2022), I went into director Gerard Johnstone's M3GAN expecting exactly what the movie ended up delivering. A doll committing murders....

Scholars’ Spotlight: Ann Sothern – The Classic Hollywood Comedienne

    Introduction In Hollywood’s Golden Age, there were many comediennes who avoided the perils of typecasting. This was mainly due to their diverse array of talents....

HUMAN RESOURCES: An Interview With Lead Actor Hugh McCrae, Jr.

  Cinema Scholars interviews Hugh McCrae Jr., star of the horror thriller, Human Resources. Written and directed by Bradon Swope in his feature directorial debut,...