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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...

Scholars’ Spotlight: Yvonne Craig

Yvonne Joyce Craig was born in Taylorville, Illinois, on May 16, 1937. She spent most of her adolescence living in Columbus, Ohio, but in...

WORTH: A Review of the 9/11 Legal Drama

Cinema Scholars proudly presents a review of the 9/11 legal drama film Worth. Directed by Sara Colangelo and starring Michael Keaton, Amy Ryan and...

LOST: A Reopening Of The Eye – Part I

Introduction LOST. Just seeing those four bold letters elicits a reaction. It's been eleven years since the final episode of the iconic ABC television show...

Lana Turner and the Murdered Mobster

An Ending And A Beginning In 1957 Hollywood star and sex symbol, Lana Turner had just split from her 4th husband Lex Barker. The split...

MARTYR’S LANE: A Review Of The New Ghostly Feature

Director Ruth Platt gives us a slow burn supernatural drama in Martyr’s Lane. The film contains some fantastic performances by young actresses, Sienna Sayer...