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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...

WINEVILLE: Playboy and Baywatch Legend BRANDE RODERICK Tells Us About Her 70s Horror Throwback!

Synopsis Set in the 1970s, Wineville follows Tess (Brande Roderick), who is forced to return to the California winery that was her childhood home following...

LAWRENCE OF ARABIA – “The Thinking Man’s Spectacle”

Introduction An unassailable "classic" in cinema history, Lawrence of Arabia has been called a masterpiece, epic, majestic, awesome, and "The Thinking Man's Spectacle." These are...

HIPPO: Actor Lilla Kizlinger Tells Us About Her New Quirky Coming-Of-Age Comedy!

Synopsis Hippo examines the coming of age of two step-siblings: Hippo, a video game-addicted teenager, and Buttercup, a Hungarian Catholic immigrant with a love of...

HEIGHTENED: Writer, Director And Star SARA FRIEDMAN Discusses Her Anxiety-Riddled Comedy

Synopsis In Heightened, following a mental breakdown, social anxiety and OCD-riddled Nora (Sara Friedman) returns to Maine to live with her emotionally distant parents (Sarah...

Director Eugenio Mira Discusses THE BIRTHDAY Comeback 20 Years Later

Cinema Scholars interviews director Eugenio Mira about the comeback of his debut The Birthday, an overlooked cult favorite starring Corey Feldman in a tour...