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Movies 1970 - Current

From Marlowe To Rockford: A Progression To An Iconic Character

Greg Trosclair -
Introduction When I was a boy, my family moved to Los Angeles in 1972. Those were idyllic years. I loved living in Southern California. I...
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Actors and Directors

WANNABE: ALL WASHED UP: A Roundtable Interview With The Mockumentary Makers

Glen Dower -
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...
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Modern Reviews

GAIL DAUGHTRY AND THE CELEBRITY SEX PASS Review: This Is What They Mean By A Crime Against Film

Kevin Jordan -
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...
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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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Modern Reviews

A BIG BOLD BEAUTIFUL JOURNEY Review: The Magic Of Time And Place

Kevin Jordan -
Introduction I like weird. Weird music, weird books, and definitely weird movies. The Lobster, The Fountain, Labyrinth. The weirder, the better. Well, maybe not The...
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Non-Actors Spotlight

Scholars’ Spotlight: Gary Kurtz – Part One

David Adams -
Part One: 1940 - 1980 Award-winning film producer Gary Douglas Kurtz was born on July 27, 1940, in Los Angeles. In high school, Kurtz focused...
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Places and Things

The Hollywood Ghosts of Roxbury Drive

Benjamin McVay -
Introduction Roxbury Dr., which is located in Beverly Hills, was the home to many of the biggest stars in Hollywood during its Golden Age. A...
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