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LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE: Pushing The Yellow Bus 20 Years Later

Introduction It’s hard to overstate the enormous impact that Little Miss Sunshine had when the film debuted at the Sundance Film Festival in 2006. It...

THE END OF OAK STREET Review: A Summer Movie From Another Time

Introduction From the moment the soundtrack starts in David Robert Mitchell’s The End of Oak Street, I felt a certain sense of nostalgia. This movie...

QUENTIN TARANTINO: What’s Next For One Of Hollywood’s Greatest Directors?

Introduction Almost 35 years into his career, Quentin Tarantino remains one of the most distinctive and influential filmmakers of the modern era. Emerging from the...

Scholars’ Spotlight: Rosalind Russell

Pre-Hollywood Years Catherine Rosalind Russell was born in Waterbury, Connecticut on June 4, 1907. She was one of seven children born to James, a lawyer,...

Tribeca 2023: Concluding Coverage From This Year’s Festival!

Introduction Cinema Scholars concludes its coverage of the 2023 Tribeca Festival. We are pleased to bring you reviews and a brief synopsis of five more...

Tribeca 2023: A Review Of This Years’ Animated Shorts

Introduction The animated selection at the Tribeca Festival 2023, this year, is curated by the returning Whoopi Goldberg. It's gratifying to consider how ‘animated shorts’...

SUPERMAN: Ranking The Movies From Worst To First

Introduction Superman is one of the most beloved superheroes in the pantheon of superheroes, but his existence on screen has been problematic. Some suggest being...

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....