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...

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...

THE RIGHTEOUS (2022): Henry Czerny Leads Black and White Chiller

Shot in sumptuous black and white, The Righteous (2022) offers a taut and horror-tinged character study. Anchored by a guilt-stricken and searing turn from...