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Art House New York: An Interview With Allason Leitz, Co-Founder Of The “People’s Film Festival”

Introduction There’s a familiar story doing the rounds: cinemas are dying, audiences have moved on, and the magic of the big screen is fading into...

MAGNUM, P.I. (1980-1988) – How Tom Selleck Transformed Television

Introduction The rebooted Magnum P.I. (2018-2023), starring Jay Hernandez, was a good and fun series. Hernadez was a charismatic and engaging lead. Further, Perdita Weeks...

Review: MOTHER MARY Is A Stylized Rock Opera Thriller With Horror Sensibilities

Cinema Scholars reviews David Lowery's new music thriller Mother Mary, starring Anne Hathaway and Michaela Coel. The film co-stars FKA Twigs, Kaia Gerber, and...

JUDGE DREDD (1995): 30 Years Of Breaking The Law Of Staying True To Your Source!

Introduction Judge Dredd is a British science fiction comic book character, created by writer John Wagner and artist Carlos Ezquerra, first appearing in the second...

ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO’S NEST: 50 Years Of Madness

Introduction In the pantheon of American cinema, few films have left as indelible a mark as One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. Released in 1975,...

JURASSIC WORLD REBIRTH Review – More Like Afterbirth

Introduction Does anyone get excited for the birth of their fourth child? Or seventh? Or is it more like that feeling you get when you...

Scholars’ Spotlight: Rudolph Valentino

Early Years Rodolfo Alfonso Raffaello Pierre Filiberto Guglielmi di Valentina d'Antonguolla, who would be known professionally as Rudolph Valentino, was born on May 6, 1895,...

The Rise And Fall Of The Hollywood Studio System – Part 1: The Golden Machine 1927–1939

Introduction The curtain rose on a new age of Hollywood cinema in 1927, when The Jazz Singer shattered the silence of motion pictures with Al...