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...

WILLY WONKA & THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY – The 50th Anniversary

Introduction 50 years ago, the Mel Stuart directed Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory wasn't exactly burning down the box office. Released by Paramount Pictures...

Bond Girls: A Scholars’ Spotlight – (Part 1)

Introduction This is Part I in a series of biographical articles that are focused on the iconic "Bond Girls"  that appeared throughout the entire James...

NO MAN OF GOD (2021) – A Cinema Scholars Review

Introduction Ted Bundy is one of the most prolific and oft discussed serial killers in American history. He still peaks the interest of movie goers...

Director Amber Sealey Talks Ted Bundy and NO MAN OF GOD

Director Amber Sealey talks Ted Bundy and her new film No Man Of God, starring Elijah Wood and Luke Kirby, ahead of the movie's...

THE BLIND MAN – Alfred Hitchcock’s Unrealized Film

Alfred Hitchcock 1960 was a very good year for legendary auteur Alfred Hitchcock. He was coming off of back-to-back smash hits with North By Northwest...