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DIE HARD – A John McClane Xmas Celebration

Introduction The debate has raged since its release in the summer of 1988. Is Die Hard a Christmas movie? Cinema Scholars takes a look back at the...

HERETIC Review: The Hugh Grant Renaissance Continues!

Introduction As 2024 nears its end, one thing is for certain in the oft-debated world of film, the Grant-aissance is going strong. It's hard to...

MUFASA: THE LION KING Review: Nothing To Sing Home About

Introduction As 2024 draws to a close, we’re left with the annual end-of-year fireworks in the form of Xmas movie releases. One last splurge of...

The Making of FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE: A 60th Anniversary Retrospective

Pre-Production When the 1962 release of Dr. No proved to be a success at the box office, United Artists greenlit the production of a second...

M3GAN Review: So You Think You Can Dance!

Introduction As with Violent Night (2022), I went into director Gerard Johnstone's M3GAN expecting exactly what the movie ended up delivering. A doll committing murders....

Scholars’ Spotlight: Ann Sothern – The Classic Hollywood Comedienne

    Introduction In Hollywood’s Golden Age, there were many comediennes who avoided the perils of typecasting. This was mainly due to their diverse array of talents....

HUMAN RESOURCES: An Interview With Lead Actor Hugh McCrae, Jr.

  Cinema Scholars interviews Hugh McCrae Jr., star of the horror thriller, Human Resources. Written and directed by Bradon Swope in his feature directorial debut,...

PLANE Review: A Better Movie Than January Deserves

Introduction After the disappointing but perfect-for-January M3GAN, I fully expected Jean-François Richet's Plane to be perfectly January as well. Plane stars Gerard Butler. We don’t...
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