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Explore UC Press Film & Media Studies Journals at #SCMS26

Mar 25 2026
Enjoy limited-time free content from film and media studies journals during #SCMS26.
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Hollywood's Last Golden Age

Mar 24 2026
A brief look at Hollywood's last "Golden Age" with acclaimed author Thomas Schatz.
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The Future of Work in Hollywood

Mar 24 2026
Authors Miranda Banks and Kate Fortmueller present excerpts from their new book about preparing for work in evolving landscape of Hollywood.
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Ragtime Romance and its Afterlives

Mar 23 2026
Author Allyson Nadia Field on rediscovering film and the first cinematic depiction of Black romance.
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"Frankenstein," "Wuthering Heights," and the Oscars: Revisiting the Novels behind Today’s Film Adaptations

Mar 10 2026
As new film adaptations bring Mary Shelley and Emily Brontë back into the spotlight, explore scholarship that examines the unsettling power of these nineteenth-century novels.
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Trans Cinema Doesn’t Just Improve Visibility—It Imagines Better Worlds

Mar 10 2026
Author Laura Horak on the power and possibility of trans-made cinema today.
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Timothée Chalamet May Not Care about Opera or Ballet . . . but UC Press Does

Mar 10 2026
Recent scholarship from UC Press journals shows why opera and ballet still matter.
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The Bride! A Celebration of the Monstrous Feminine

Mar 09 2026
With the release of Maggie Gyllenhaal's "The Bride!" in theaters, author Surekha Davies celebrates the "monstrous feminine."
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How Brazilian Cinema Captured the Moment: A Q&A with Gerd Gemünden

Mar 09 2026
Winner of two Golden Globes, "The Secret Agent" has been nominated for four Academy Awards. The film's critical success underscores the special moment Brazilian cinema is currently enjoying.
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Whether or Not "Sinners" Wins the Oscar, Ryan Coogler’s Genre-Bending Film Signals a New Era for Original Cinema

Mar 06 2026
A Q&A with "Film Quarterly" contributor Anthony Michael D’Agostino
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