Movies
Can Wikipedia Edits Predict Box Office Success?
How do you quantify the buzz around a movie? One group of researchers suggests looking at Wikipedia edits
The Only Copy of Orson Welles’ First Professional Film Didn’t Burn in a Fire After All
The only copy of the Citizen Kane director's first professional movie was found in a warehouse
Werner Herzog Doesn’t Want You to Text And Drive
Texting and driving kills more teenagers than driving and driving
See the Greatest Architecture in 36 Different European Cities in This One, Gorgeous Time-Lapse
Dozens of pieces of premiere European architecture are showcased in this three-and-a-half minute video
Watch This Mosquito’s Mouth Wriggle Around in Search of Blood
It's easy to think of a mosquito's mouth as a needle, lancing your flesh to find a drink. But that's not the whole story
These People Build Real, Life-Sized, WALL-E Robots
Forget stuffed animal replicas or little plastic figurines, this team just made a real, life-sized Wall-E Robot
Japanese Traders Believe Showings of Studio Ghibli Movies Augur Terrible Job Numbers
When beloved films like Spirited Away, Princess Mononoke or My Neighbor Totoro air on television, the traders know to gear up for a loss
Tatooine Is About To Be Reclaimed by the Desert
The Star Wars set is about to be buried, but in the mean time it's helping scientists do real research
Take a Ride on the New York Subway Circa 1905
Pioneering cinematographer Gottfried Wilhelm “Billy” Bitzer shot this silent film about a year after the subway's first line opened.
The CIA May Have Taken Cues From 1960s-Era James Bond
CIA director Allen Dulles admired James Bond creator Ian Fleming, and the two struck up a mutually beneficial relationship
2001: A Space Odyssey’s HAL 9000 Was Originally a Female
Who knows, perhaps if HAL had been a lady, we'd all be scared of disembodied female voices and Siri would be a man's voice
Wander Harry Potter’s Diagon Alley With Street View
The Diagon Alley set from Harry Potter has been added to Google Street View
Is the New Tonto Any Better Than the Old Tonto?
A new film revives The Lone Ranger, but has it eliminated the TV series’ racist undertones
Jurassic Park’s Stars Would Be Very Different Animals If the Film Were Made Today
In the past 20 years our knowledge about dinosaurs has grown, meaning that some dinosaur-related points depicted in the film are either outdated or wrong
The Real Reasons Child Stars Lose Their Minds (According to Matilda’s Mara Wilson)
All the odds are stacked against you once you enter showbiz as a kid
Ray Harryhausen, the Godfather of Stop Motion Animation, Dies
Producer and animator Ray Harryhausen, who invented a kind of stop motion model animation called 'dynamation,' died today
IBM Engineers Pushed Individual Atoms Around to Make This Amazing Stop-Motion Movie
IBM was the first to draw with atoms, and now they're making them dance
The Earliest Stop Motion Animations Are Weirdly Wonderful
These animations remind us that you don't need Pixar's budget to make something wonderful
Are Animal Rules for TVs And Movies Strict Enough?
The rules are extensive, but after three horses died in the filming of the HBO show "Luck," some are wondering if they're strict enough
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