Articles

LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE: Pushing The Yellow Bus 20 Years Later

Introduction It’s hard to overstate the enormous impact that Little Miss Sunshine had when the film debuted at the Sundance Film Festival in 2006. It...

THE END OF OAK STREET Review: A Summer Movie From Another Time

Introduction From the moment the soundtrack starts in David Robert Mitchell’s The End of Oak Street, I felt a certain sense of nostalgia. This movie...

QUENTIN TARANTINO: What’s Next For One Of Hollywood’s Greatest Directors?

Introduction Almost 35 years into his career, Quentin Tarantino remains one of the most distinctive and influential filmmakers of the modern era. Emerging from the...

FATHER STU Review: Mark Wahlberg As A Priest Is A Watchable Mess

Introduction Rosalind Ross' Father Stu can't decide what film it wants to be. Is it the unorthodox story of a man coming to terms with...

Tod Browning and the Making of FREAKS

Introduction Freaks is today recognized as one of the most disturbing, bizarre, and unforgettable films ever made. The fact that it was produced way back...

An Interview with STAR TREK and SPACE CADET Science Advisor Erin Macdonald!

Introduction  Erin Macdonald (PhD, Astrophysics) is a writer, speaker, producer, and science advisor, best known for her current work as the official science advisor for...

Oscar Nominations 2022: 10 Major Takeaways

Early Tuesday morning, Hollywood entered the final stretch of this year’s awards season with the 2022 Oscar nominations announcement. Leslie Jordan and Tracee Ellis...

THE GODFATHER: A 50th Anniversary Celebration – Part Two

Introduction We hope that you enjoyed the first part of Cinema Scholars' 50th-anniversary celebration of Francis Ford Coppola's groundbreaking 1972 film, The Godfather. In case...