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TOP GUN (1986): A 40th Anniversary Retrospective

Introduction Top Gun (1986) was a film that defined the military and action genres from the 1980’s on. Combining a high-octane story with an amazing...

The Making of POINT BLANK (1967)

Introduction Point Blank, released in 1967, is widely considered to be one of the best and most influential movies of the 1960s. Filmmakers such as...

POWER BALLAD Review: Second Chances And Missed Opportunities

Introduction I have been trying to find a way to start this review of Power Ballad ever since I saw it at SXSW. It has...

REGRETTING YOU Review: Took The Words Right Out Of My Mouth

Introduction Regretting You is now the second Colleen Hoover novel adaptation I’ve seen, after last year’s It Ends With Us. I hope there isn’t a...

Austin Film Festival 2025: Writer Nora Garrett Talks AFTER THE HUNT

Cinema Scholars interviews After The Hunt writer Nora Garrett at the Austin Film Festival 2025. The new drama, directed by Luca Guadagnino, stars Julia...

SPRINGSTEEN: DELIVER ME FROM NOWHERE Review: Bruce Is Sad And Tedious

Introduction Bruce Springsteen is sad, you guys. Just in case you weren't sure of it, director Scott Cooper plays the most obvious filmmaking hits to...

Rodgers And Hammerstein: A Cinematic Celebration – Part III

Introduction When Rodgers and Hammerstein first collaborated on Oklahoma! (1943), they could scarcely have foreseen the cinematic afterlife awaiting their work. Broadway triumph was one...

Director Timur Bekmambetov Talks AI As A Filmmaking Partner And ‘Mercy’!

Introduction Noted auteur Timur Bekmambetov made an appearance at New York Comic Con two weekends ago to discuss his new feature film, Mercy, from Amazon/MGM...