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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...

ITALIAN STUDIES: An Interview With Director Adam Leon

Cinema Scholars interviews Adam Leon, the director of the new drama Italian Studies starring Academy Award nominee Vanessa Kirby. Magnolia Pictures will release Italian...

RED ROCKET: A Review of Sean Baker’s Latest

Crass, unrepentant, and filled with unpleasant characters, Sean Baker's Red Rocket is a challenging watch.  Led by a dynamic lead performance from Simon Rex...

THE TRAGEDY OF MACBETH Review: Joel Coen Masters Shakespeare

For almost 400 years, William Shakespeare's The Tragedy of Macbeth has been captivating audiences on stage and on film.  The work has endured in...

Carole Lombard: The Death of An American Patriot

Introduction Carole Lombard was a Hollywood legend that would be forever remembered even if she hadn’t died tragically in a plane crash scant weeks after...

THE GODFATHER: A 50th Anniversary Celebration – Part One

Introduction Director Francis Ford Coppola recently revealed that The Godfather will be celebrating its 50th anniversary by coming back to theaters in 2022. The theatrical...