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WANNABE: ALL WASHED UP: A Roundtable Interview With The Mockumentary Makers

Introduction Hollywood loves comeback stories. Few, however, are quite as gloriously awkward or as hilariously self-inflicted as Wannabe: All Washed Up. Twenty years after Richard...

GAIL DAUGHTRY AND THE CELEBRITY SEX PASS Review: This Is What They Mean By A Crime Against Film

Introduction The concept of the celebrity sex pass was popularized on an episode of Friends. If you don’t know what I’m talking about, a celebrity...

AUTONOMOUS: Kyle Valle And Erin Áine Talk About Their Groundbreaking ‘Micro Horror’

Introduction Independent filmmaking has always been about embracing limitations and transforming them into opportunities. Whether it's stretching a budget, building creatures from scratch, or experimenting...

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...

PRISONERS OF THE GHOSTLAND – A Review Of Nic Cage’s Latest Action Film

Returning to the unhinged film persona he has grown into for the last decade, Nicolas Cage stars in Prisoners of the Ghostland. Directed by...