Articles

LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE: Pushing The Yellow Bus 20 Years Later

Introduction It’s hard to overstate the enormous impact that Little Miss Sunshine had when the film debuted at the Sundance Film Festival in 2006. It...

THE END OF OAK STREET Review: A Summer Movie From Another Time

Introduction From the moment the soundtrack starts in David Robert Mitchell’s The End of Oak Street, I felt a certain sense of nostalgia. This movie...

QUENTIN TARANTINO: What’s Next For One Of Hollywood’s Greatest Directors?

Introduction Almost 35 years into his career, Quentin Tarantino remains one of the most distinctive and influential filmmakers of the modern era. Emerging from the...

RARE BEASTS: A Review Of Billie Piper’s Rom-Com

Cinema Scholars is pleased to review Billie Piper’s directorial debut, Rare Beasts. A dark romantic comedy starring Billie Piper, Leo Bill, David Thewlis, and...

Oliver Thompson Talks WELCOME TO HAPPINESS – The Director’s Cut

Cinema Scholars' Rebecca Elliott sits down via zoom to chat with Oliver Thompson about the Director's Cut of his 2016 debut film Welcome To...

THE ADVENTURES OF ROBIN HOOD (1938): A Retro Review

Introduction Made for $2,000,000 ($35,000,000 adjusted for inflation), shot in Technicolor, and released in 1938, The Adventures of Robin Hood was the most expensive movie...

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...