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...

LES MISERABLES: A 10-Year Anniversary Review

Introduction Celebrating its 10-year anniversary, Tom Hooper's Les Misérables garnered eight Oscar nominations (winning three) and made $441 million worldwide. But with ten years of hindsight, is...

An Interview With THE APOLOGY Writer/Director Alison Star Locke

Cinema Scholars interviews Alison Star Locke, writer/director of the new thriller The Apology. The film stars Anna Gunn, Linus Roache, and Janeane Garofalo. The...

PREDATOR: A 35th Anniversary Oral History

Introduction Forever immortalized as the film that gave the world the "epic handshake meme," Predator (1987) is, perhaps, the zenith of the oft cocaine-fueled science-fiction/action...

THE FABELMANS: It’s Not Fabelman. It’s Fabel-Man. He’s A Fable…Man

Introduction Similar to James Gray’s Armageddon Time (2022), The Fabelmans, directed and co-written by Steven Spielberg, is a fictionalized depiction of parts of Spielberg’s childhood....

CABINET OF CURIOSITIES: A Review Of The New Guillermo del Toro Anthology Series

Introduction The Halloween season is over. However, there is still plenty of creepy and horrific content available to stream on any of the numerous platforms....