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Fantastic Fest 2026: Horror Round Up Part Deux!

Let’s Talk About Death I had not planned on writing a second look at the horror films I watched at Fantastic Fest. Then I watched...

Fantastic Fest 2026: The Director Of THE SQUIRREL Talks About His Sweet Sci-Fi Charmer

Cinema Scholars is back with more coverage of Fantastic Fest 2026 and an interview with Markus Lehmusruusu, director of The Squirrel. The Squirrel, a...

Fantastic Fest 2026 Coverage: Two Days Full Of Horror!

Introduction I love Fantastic Fest! It is my favorite eight days of the year. Every year, I walk into the festival carrying this massive amount...

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...