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BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA At 40: The Porkchop Express Rolls On

Introduction Grab your six-demon bag and buckle up in the Porkchop Express, because it’s time to join Cinema Scholars to celebrate the cinematic miracle that...

SUPERGIRL Review: The Good, The Bad And The Ugly…Or Is It?

Introduction When DC Comics introduced Supergirl in 1959, she wasn't simply conceived as a female version of Superman. She was created during a period when...

THE EXORCIST: MARTYRS Aims To Continue One Of Horror’s Most Enduring Legacies

Introduction Few horror films have left a mark on popular culture quite like The Exorcist (1973). The film redefined what audiences expected from the genre....

Scholars’ Spotlight: Robert Shaw

Robert Archibald Shaw was born August 9, 1927, in Westhoughton, Lancashire, England, which was once a center for coal, cotton-spinning, and textile manufacturing. His...

TRUE ROMANCE (1993) – A 30th Anniversary Retrospective

Introduction In the Summer of 1993, most of the cinema-viewing world was fixated on dinosaurs, of the Jurassic kind. However, just a year earlier, another...

THE LIFE OF EMILE ZOLA (1937) – A Retro Review

Cinema Scholars presents a retro review for the 1937 Best Picture Oscar-winning biography The Life of Emile Zola. Directed by William Dieterle and starring...

The Five Greatest Concert Films Of All Time!

Introduction To be a truly iconic rock or pop documentary feature, you need to do more than just show a band or performer playing on...

THE DIVE: Director Maximilian Erlenwein Talks About His New Thriller

Introduction  Cinema Scholars interviews Maximilian Erlenwein, writer/director of the new survival thriller The Dive which will be available In Theaters and Everywhere You Rent Movies...