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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...

AN AMERICAN IN PARIS (1951): A Retrospective Review

Introduction  An American in Paris (1951) is a musical directed by the iconic film and stage director Vincente Minnelli and written by Alan Jay Lerner....

SPIDER-MAN: ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE Review – Great Expectations

Introduction Five years ago, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018) surprised us in theaters. Then it surprised us again by winning the Oscar for Best Animated...

Tribeca Festival 2023: This Years Five Most Anticipated Films!

Introduction In 2002, Robert De Niro, Jane Rosenthal, and Craig Hatkoff founded the Tribeca Film Festival. This was a direct response to the horrific attacks of...

THE ANGRY BLACK GIRL AND HER MONSTER: An Interview With Star Denzel Whitaker

Introduction Death is ever present in Vicaria's world - violence, police brutality, substance abuse and after watching her mother and brother succumb, she's had enough....

SAVING PRIVATE RYAN: A 25th Anniversary Oral History

Introduction In a decade that saw him direct Jurassic Park (1993), Schindler's List (1993), and Amistad (1997), Steven Spielberg's Saving Private Ryan (1998) may be...