Articles

GROUNDSWELL: A Review Of The New Environmental Documentary

Introduction Groundswell is the final installment of a trilogy designed to give the audience hope that we can save the environment, and the answer is...

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...

GRAN TURISMO Review – Product Marketing Disguised As A Clichéd Sports Movie

Introduction With Gran Turismo, director Neill Blomkamp delivers an adrenaline-filled true story filled with every sports movie cliché you could imagine. Despite the riveting racing sequences,...

THE LAST VOYAGE OF THE DEMETER Review – Batman Begins

The following is a series of entries from a critic’s log... 9 Aug, 7:15 pm - While searching for my seat, I am surrounded by...

Scholars’ Spotlight: Brigitte Bardot

Early Life Brigitte Bardot was born in Paris, France on September 28, 1934, to an upper-middle-class family. As a child, she began to study ballet....

THE EXORCIST – The Story Of A Cursed Production

Introduction Throughout the history of the moving image, there have been a handful of films classified as a "phenomenon." Examples of this are The Godfather...

JULES: Director Marc Turtletaub Talks About His Sci-Fi Charmer

Cinema Scholars interviews Marc Turtletaub, director of the new sci-fi charmer Jules. The film stars Sir Ben Kingsley, Harriet Sansom Harris, and Jane Curtin....