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MAGNUM, P.I. (1980-1988) – How Tom Selleck Transformed Television

Introduction The rebooted Magnum P.I. (2018-2023), starring Jay Hernandez, was a good and fun series. Hernadez was a charismatic and engaging lead. Further, Perdita Weeks...

Review: MOTHER MARY Is A Stylized Rock Opera Thriller With Horror Sensibilities

Cinema Scholars reviews David Lowery's new music thriller Mother Mary, starring Anne Hathaway and Michaela Coel. The film co-stars FKA Twigs, Kaia Gerber, and...

Scholars Spotlight: The Sherman Brothers – Part II

Introduction If Part I of our series was the story of an ascent, then Part II is the story of orbit. Join us as we...

Ray Liotta Always Delivers

Voiceover is a risky business in filmmaking. It too easily transforms into a crutch, a get-out-of-jail-free card for narrative gaps. Or, an actor loses...

Schwab’s Pharmacy: Old Hollywood’s Favorite Drugstore

Schwab’s Pharmacy was a place Hollywood dreams could come true. Hollywood heroes and out-of-work actors would converge at this Sunset Boulevard drugstore to eat,...

BOOGIE NIGHTS: A 25th Anniversary Oral History

Introduction Director Paul Thomas Anderson's films have never been about making money. Throughout his oeuvre, only a few of them have actually turned a profit....

The Star Studded Streets of Beverly Hills (Part 2)

Introduction Although we have covered celebrity-lined streets of Old Hollywood including Roxbury Drive and Rodeo Drive in previous articles, there are many other streets in Beverly Hills...

THE PASSENGER: Actress Cecilia Suárez Discusses Her New Horror Film

Cinema Scholars interviews Cecilia Suárez, star of the new horror/comedy film The Passenger. Dark Star Pictures and Bloody Disgusting are releasing The Passenger in...