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THE DOG STARS: Another Take On Ridley Scott’s Latest Film

Introduction By and large, the apocalypse feels a little played out as a subject. Between the zompocalypse, plagues, and war, it has been a subject...

James Bond In Space! The Making of MOONRAKER (1979)

Good Intentions When James Bond's The Spy Who Loved Me was released in July of 1977, the plan was for Eon Productions, which made the...

Director Adam Wingard Returns To His Horror Roots With ONSLAUGHT

Cinema Scholars reviews Adam Wingard's new sci-fi horror film Onslaught. The film stars Adria Arjona, Dan Stevens, Rebecca Hall, Reginald VelJohnson. A24 is releasing...

The Star Studded Streets of Beverly Hills (Part 1)

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...

THE DUKE: A Review Of Roger Michell’s Feel-Good Heist Movie

Cinema Scholars reviews Roger Michell's latest feel-good heist movie, The Duke, starring Jim Broadbent and Helen Mirren. Sony Pictures Classics will release The Duke...

Making BATMAN (1966-68): The Story of a Camp Classic

After the success of the children's-aimed, action series the Adventures of Superman at ABC in the late 1950s, Ed Graham Productions decided they wanted...

THE EMIGRANTS (1972): A Retrospective Review

Introduction The term "epic" gets thrown around a lot when referencing Jan Troell's The Emigrants (1972). Despite a globe-spanning adventure featuring dozens of people, the...

The Making of G.I. JOE: A REAL AMERICAN HERO

Background By the mid-1970s, Hasbro's 12-inch G.I Joe toy line had fallen out of favor with the public opinion regarding the Vietnam War and it...