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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...

ACIDMAN: An Interview With Writer And Director Alex Lehmann

Introduction Maggie (Dianna Agron, Glee) tracks down her estranged father, Lloyd (Thomas Haden Church, Sideways), who is now living in the Oregon wilderness and has...

The Strange Relationship Of Candice And Edgar Bergen

Introduction Before Candice Bergen had a career in Hollywood, she was essentially a prop in a home-based ventriloquist act in a town called Beverly Hills....

JOHN WICK: CHAPTER 4 – One Thousand Assassins Dead, A Zillion More To Go

Introduction  “Once you kill him, then what?” This is what a friend asks John Wick (Keanu Reeves). Great question. In the never-ending kill-box that is...

Scholars’ Spotlight: The Pickford Family (Part 2)

This is the second part of our series on Mary, Jack, and Lottie Pickford. If you missed part one (Click Here) to read it. Jack...

SXSW 2023: Four Of Our Festival Favorites

Cinema Scholars concludes its coverage of SXSW 2023 by taking a look at four of our favorite films from this year's festival. Problemista It wouldn’t be...