Articles

Scholars’ Spotlight: Robert Shaw

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

From Marlowe To Rockford: A Progression To An Iconic Character

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...

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

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...

BEETLEJUICE (1988): A Retro Review

Introduction  Tim Burton stands as one of the most prolific and creative filmmakers in modern American history. Just three years after his feature-length directorial debut,...

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...