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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: Irwin Allen: “The Master of Disaster”

Introduction In the 1970s, Irwin Allen earned the nickname “Master of Disaster” after producing such successful films as The Poseidon Adventure (1972) and The Towering...

SUNSET BOULEVARD: The Making of the Billy Wilder Classic

Premise Before legendary director Billy Wilder had moved to Los Angeles and began to direct iconic Hollywood movies, he was a big fan of them....

Revisiting Austin Film Festival Darling RE: UNITING Ahead Of Its Upcoming Release

Cinema Scholars revisits our interview with Re: Uniting writer/director Laura Adkin as well as costars Bronwen Smith and Michelle Harrison at this year's Austin...

THE GARFIELD MOVIE (2024) Review

Introduction After Garfield (Chris Pratt) unexpectedly reunites with his long-lost father, ragged alley cat Vic (Samuel L. Jackson), he and his canine friend Odie are...

IF Review: Imagine That

Introduction I never had an imaginary friend (IF) as a kid. That’s probably because I watched enough scary movies when I was young that an...