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THE DOG STARS: Another Take On Ridley Scott’s Latest Film

Introduction By and large, the apocalypse feels a little played out as a subject. Between the zompocalypse, plagues, and war, it has been a subject...

James Bond In Space! The Making of MOONRAKER (1979)

Good Intentions When James Bond's The Spy Who Loved Me was released in July of 1977, the plan was for Eon Productions, which made the...

Director Adam Wingard Returns To His Horror Roots With ONSLAUGHT

Cinema Scholars reviews Adam Wingard's new sci-fi horror film Onslaught. The film stars Adria Arjona, Dan Stevens, Rebecca Hall, Reginald VelJohnson. A24 is releasing...

THE EVIL DEAD – A 40th Anniversary Retrospective

Fathom Events and Grindhouse Releasing are getting ready to bring writer/director Sam Raimi's original 1981 horror film, The Evil Dead, back to cinemas across...

THE MONKEES (1965-68) – A Cultural Phenomenon

Raybert Productions The genesis of The Monkees started when Bob Rafelson and Bert Schneider formed Raybert Productions in 1965. Their plan was to produce feature...

Five Films That We’re Looking Forward To In 2021

Even with the cinemas largely closed for much of 2020 and part of 2021, we were still able to take in, and enjoy a...

Hollywood History – The Marion Davies Beach House

"(It was) the biggest house on the beach—the beach between San Diego and Vancouver" - Colleen Moore The Hearsts The opulent Santa Monica home tycoon William...

Vintage L.A.’s Alison Martino Takes Us Down Memory Lane

Cinema Scholars recently sat down for a chat with television producer, columnist, and historian Alison Martino to discuss Old Hollywood, growing up in Beverly...