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Austin Film Festival: Tyler Savage On ODDITIES, Genre Mashups, And Working With Adrienne Barbeau

Cinema Scholars interviews Tyler Savage, writer/director of the horror film Oddities, which celebrated its Texas Premiere at the Austin Film Festival. Oddities stars Lilimar,...

WICKER Review: The Most Human Man In Town Isn’t Human

Introduction I recently reviewed the first two episodes of Mike Flanagan’s new production of Carrie. One of the central themes of Carrie is the cruelty...

Austin Film Festival: A Chat With PETUNIA Director Alec C. Cohen And Star Charlie McDermott

Cinema Scholars interviews Petunia writer/director Alec C. Cohen and star Charlie McDermott at the Austin Film Festival. The film celebrated its world premiere at...

CHARLIE’S ANGELS: A Scholars’ Spotlight:

In this Spotlight feature, we will feature biographies of all 6 ladies who starred on the ABC television show Charlie's Angels from 1976-1981. This...

DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER (1971): The 50th Anniversary

50 years ago in December, Diamonds Are Forever was released. The late, great Sir Sean Connery, while forever linked to James Bond, wasn't only...

NO SUDDEN MOVE (2021) – Soderbergh’s Latest

Steven Soderbergh One of the many things you can say about award-winning director Steven Soderbergh is that he's stayed remarkably busy. Over the last 30+...

The Rise and Fall of the Brown Derby: A Pictorial Feature

The Brown Derby was a Los Angeles-based restaurant chain with 4 locations around town. It was also associated with a wide array of Hollywood...

ALIENS (1986): A 35th Anniversary Retrospective

Aliens, blasted into theaters in 1986, just over 35 years ago. The film was directed by James Cameron (Titanic, True Lies) and starred the...