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ONCE UPON A TIME IN HARLEM Review: A Joyous Look At Self-History

Introduction William and David Greaves' Once Upon a Time in Harlem is more than just a document of a once-in-a-lifetime party. Not only is it...

WHALEFALL Review: Inner Space

Introduction Whalefall is probably the best movie one can make about a human being trying to survive being swallowed by a whale. That's not a...

FOLLOWING HARRY: Director Susanne Rostock On Harry Belafonte, Activism, And The Power Of Legacy

Introduction Harry Belafonte is almost impossible to introduce without mentioning Day-O. The legendary performer became a global superstar through music, film, and television, but his...

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...