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Art House New York: An Interview With Allason Leitz, Co-Founder Of The “People’s Film Festival”

Introduction There’s a familiar story doing the rounds: cinemas are dying, audiences have moved on, and the magic of the big screen is fading into...

MAGNUM, P.I. (1980-1988) – How Tom Selleck Transformed Television

Introduction The rebooted Magnum P.I. (2018-2023), starring Jay Hernandez, was a good and fun series. Hernadez was a charismatic and engaging lead. Further, Perdita Weeks...

Review: MOTHER MARY Is A Stylized Rock Opera Thriller With Horror Sensibilities

Cinema Scholars reviews David Lowery's new music thriller Mother Mary, starring Anne Hathaway and Michaela Coel. The film co-stars FKA Twigs, Kaia Gerber, and...

TITANIC: A 25th Anniversary Celebration and Retrospective

Introduction Released on December 19, 1997, and earning $2.2 billion worldwide, Titanic (1997) truly made director James Cameron 'King of the World.' The film went...

TURN EVERY PAGE Review: The Adventures of Robert Caro and Robert Gottlieb

Introduction There are few more symbiotic and co-dependant relationships in the world of journalism and literature than that of writer and editor. In the new...

The Making of FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE: A 60th Anniversary Retrospective

Pre-Production When the 1962 release of Dr. No proved to be a success at the box office, United Artists greenlit the production of a second...

M3GAN Review: So You Think You Can Dance!

Introduction As with Violent Night (2022), I went into director Gerard Johnstone's M3GAN expecting exactly what the movie ended up delivering. A doll committing murders....

Scholars’ Spotlight: Ann Sothern – The Classic Hollywood Comedienne

    Introduction In Hollywood’s Golden Age, there were many comediennes who avoided the perils of typecasting. This was mainly due to their diverse array of talents....