Articles

SXSW Film & TV: Three Rom-Coms, Three Very Different Results

Cinema Scholars offers the final installment of our coverage from the SXSW Film & TV Festival 2026, taking a look at three very different...

The Performance of a Lifetime: Celebrating 30 Years of THE BIRDCAGE

Introduction In the spring of 1996, a vibrant, pastel-hued whirlwind touched down in South Beach, Miami, and changed the landscape of mainstream American comedy forever....

MERMAID Is Giving Major Florida Vibes – Interview With Star Johnny Pemberton

As anyone who's watched the 2015 Polish horror/musical masterpiece The Lure can attest, mermaids are supposed to be scary. They're not humans with fish...

The Women of Hammer Films – Part 3

In the third installment of The Women Of Hammer Films (Parts One and Two), we explore the lives and careers of three more ladies...

The Making of THE CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON (1954)

Introduction Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954) introduced the last of the iconic Universal Monsters, the Gill-Man. This article will discuss the origins of this...

BAD CANDY: A Review Of Scott B. Hansen’s New Horror Anthology

Cinema Scholars presents a review of the new horror anthology Bad Candy, directed by Scott B. Hansen and starring Zack Galligan, Corey Taylor, and...

Bond Girls: A Scholars’ Spotlight (Part 2)

This is Part 2 in a Scholars' Spotlight series of articles that are biographies of the ladies, or "Bond Girls" that appeared throughout the...

LOST: A Reopening Of The Eye – Part II

Introduction Last week, Cinema Scholars explored the unique and unusual way that the 2004 ABC primetime drama LOST came to be. From network executive Lloyd Braun's vision...