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Movies 1970 - Current

TOP GUN (1986): A 40th Anniversary Retrospective

Michael Slosky -
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...
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Movies Pre-1970

The Making of POINT BLANK (1967)

Benjamin McVay -
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...
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Modern Reviews

POWER BALLAD Review: Second Chances And Missed Opportunities

Greg Trosclair -
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...
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Non-Actors Spotlight

Scholars’ Spotlight: Cinematographer Michael Chapman

Hugh Feinberg -
Legendary cinematographer Michael Chapman passed away at the age of 84 in September 2020 due to congestive heart failure. Chapman, whose name perhaps was...
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Non-Actors Spotlight

Scholars’ Spotlight: Cinematographer Gilbert Taylor

David Adams -
Multiple award-winning cinematographer Gilbert Taylor was born in Bushey Heath, Hertfordshire, England, in 1914. Although his name may not be something you immediately recognize,...
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Non-Actors Spotlight

Scholars’ Spotlight: Gary Kurtz – Part Two

David Adams -
Part Two: 1982 - 2018 The Dark Crystal Leaving Star Wars and Lucasfilm behind him, Kurtz joined forces with Jim Henson on 1982’s The Dark Crystal....
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Places and Things

The Hollywood History of the Owlwood Estate: A Pictorial Feature

Benjamin McVay -
Just a mere few steps away from the infamous Playboy Mansion, the legendary Owlwood Estate has been home to such Hollywood legends as Tony...
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Retro Reviews

POLTERGEIST (1982): A Cinema Scholars Review

Rebecca Elliott -
Introduction Haunted house stories are an institution in the horror genre. Right up there with vampires, werewolves, and zombies, ghosts have captured and terrorized the...
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