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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...

LATENCY: Actor Alexis Ren Talks About Her New Horror Film!

Introduction In Latency, a gamer with agoraphobia is asked to test new gaming equipment that uses A.I. to read her mind, and the line between...

FIREBRAND: Director Karim Aïnouz Talks About His New Historical Drama

Introduction In Tudor England, Katherine Parr reluctantly agrees to become the sixth wife of the tyrannical King Henry VIII. Her consent to marry him carries...

Scholars’ Spotlight: The Legacy of Irving Thalberg

Introduction Irving Thalberg might not be a household name. But when it comes to film history, he played a major role in shaping cinema as...

WILD EYED AND WICKED: Actor Molly Kunz Talks About Her New Fantasy/Horror Film!

Introduction In Wild Eyed and Wicked, Lily Pierce is sick of being haunted. She decides to reconnect with her estranged father, a disgraced history professor,...

Ishana Shyamalan Follows In Her Father’s Footsteps With Her Debut Feature THE WATCHERS

Cinema Scholars reviews Ishana Shyamalan’s feature directorial debut The Watchers with takeaways from a Q and A with the director following a special advance...