Film
14 Fun Facts About the Animals of "Jurassic World"
While the lead predator of the film might be a genetically modified fiction, these real fossil species were just as amazing and bizarre
The Most Loved and Hated Novel About World War I
An international bestseller, Erich Maria Remarque's <em>All Quiet on the Western Front</em> was banned and burned in Nazi Germany
Where to Visit the Real Jurassic World After You See the Film
The movie's filming locations and inspiration offer lush vegetation, stunning views and plenty of sharks
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Reader responses to our May issue
How the Big Screen IMAX Experience Just Took a Quantum Leap Forward
The Smithsonian's Udvar-Hazy Center Airbus Theater is among the first to receive a cutting-edge technology makeover
How Katharine Hepburn Became a Fashion Icon
Celebrate the Hollywood star with a look at her stellar costumes
The Hoverboard Fantasy Comes True, Just As "Back to the Future" Predicted
Hold onto your flux capacitors; the future is here
Russell Crowe Takes a New Look at an Old Battle
The Australian actor/director's controversial film views the legendary Gallipoli from the Turkish side
Rome's Very Short Street With a Long, Magnificent History
Taste the food life on the Via Margutta, once home to Fellini and since 1953, the scene of Americans' sweetest Roman Holiday
Why the Story of Cinderella Endures and Resonates
A Smithsonian folklorist follows the ancient tale with a particularly American twist
Mystery Solved: Footage From a Long-Lost Silent Sherlock Holmes Is Found
William Gillette is responsible for how we see Sherlock Holmes—but the loss of his single silent film was an unsolved mystery
The Tolkien Nerd’s Guide to "The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies"
The final chapter in Peter Jackson's trilogy strays furthest from the book, but there are still a few buried Easter eggs for die-hard fans to enjoy
How Gone With the Wind Took the Nation by Storm By Catering to its Southern Sensibilities
From casting to its premiere, how Southerners viewed the film made all the difference
Rescuing Jorge Prelorán’s Films From Storage And Time
The Smithsonian’s Film Archives is reintroducing the world to the influential work of the Argentine-American filmmaker
Russia Has Its Own Classic Version of an Animated Winnie-the-Pooh
Three short films produced from 1969 through 1972 follow the adventures of A.A. Milne's characters
Why "Interstellar" Belongs in the Pantheon of the Best "Realistic" Science Fiction Films
The film follows a well-trodden path, says Smithsonian space historian Cathleen Lewis, who gives it a thumbs up
The European Space Agency Has Made the Weirdest Short Film
The ESA's advertising Rosetta with a very unusual sci-fi short
The 2014 Smithsonian American Ingenuity Award Winners
These 10 innovators in science, history, society and the arts are a testament to the imagination and hard work that define the nation's spirit
James Marsh Enters Stephen Hawking’s Universe
The director on his new film, <i>The Theory of Everything</i>
Six Things You May Not Have Known About Fiddler on the Roof
As the acclaimed musical turns 50 years old this week, relive the tradition with these interesting factoids
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