Movies
A Lost Chapter From Roald Dahl’s "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" Was Just Released
The chapter was removed after being deemed "too wild" and subversive
Designers Remake Our Oldest Tool Using Our Newest Tool
More than a million years old, the hand axe is over due for an update
The National Portrait Gallery Memorializes Robin Williams
The National Portrait Gallery installed a photograph of Robin Williams today following his unexpected death
Quentin Tarantino And Judd Apatow Agree: Kodak Film Can't Disappear—They Need It
Some of Hollywood's most famous directors are pressing studios to buy Kodak film—before it's too late
Here's the Trailer for the Final "Night at the Museum" Installment
Last time, "Night at the Museum" came to Smithsonian. Now Larry and company are headed to London.
The Star and Director of the New James Brown Movie on What it Took to Capture the Larger-Than-Life Musician
Chadwick Boseman and Tate Taylor told us about the making of "Get On Up," in movie theaters next month.
How New Motion Capture Tech Transformed Actors Into Creatures for "Dawn of the Planet of the Apes"
The special effects team behind Gollum and King Kong took on its most-challenging feat yet: animating 2,000 apes in a real forest
Sell an Oscar, Get Sued
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences takes the sanctity of its golden trophies very seriously
An Early Script of The Wizard of Oz Offers a Rare Glimpse Into the Creation of the Iconic Film
Seventy-five years after its Technicolor premiere, trace the earliest steps on the yellow brick road
Katniss Everdeen's Three-Fingered Salute Has Become a Real-Life Symbol of Resistance in Thailand
In "The Hunger Games," a three-fingered salute indicated resistance. Now it does in Thailand, too.
Streaming a Movie Uses Less Energy Than Watching a DVD
Getting rid of DVD players could reduce carbon dioxide emissions, researchers find
Maya Angelou Was One of the Most Influential Voices of Our Time
Maya Angelou was poet, novelist, educator, producer, actress, filmmaker, dancer and civil rights activist
Larry Kramer Waited 30 Years for His Play About the Early Years of AIDS to Be a Film
Kramer hopes "The Normal Heart" inspires a new generation of activists
Why Do We Love R2-D2 and Not C-3PO?
With its stubby cylindrical body and playful whistles and beeps, the lovable Star Wars’ robot R2-D2 is just the right mix of man and machine
Black Orpheus: How a French Film Introduced the World to Brazil
Decades later, the movie's legacy lives on in popular culture and in the music videos of Arcade Fire
The New York Times' 1853 Coverage of Solomon Northup, the Hero of "12 Years A Slave"
Northup's story garnered heavy press coverage and spread widely in the weeks and months after he was rescued
This Headset Can Beam Movies Directly Into Your Eyes
The Avegant Glyph is the first wearable tech that replicates an evening at the cinema
Hollywood Was Once an Alcohol-Free Community
Modern Hollywood is a far cry from its intrepid female founder's "dream of beauty"
After Retiring From Film in 1950, Shirley Temple Was the U.S. Ambassador to Ghana And Czechoslovakia
What did Shirley Temple get up to in the 63 years after her retirement from Hollywood?
Hollywood Overvalues Older Male Actors And Undervalues Older Women
A female movie star's salary peaks at age 34, and then drops off the cliff. Men hit their peak earnings at 51, and keep on making money
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