Performing Arts
The Artist: Making Silents Safe Again
Old techniques from the latest Oscar contender can change the way you look at modern movies
November 23, 2011 |
By Daniel Eagan
News from the Preservation Front
Why we need to save orphan films as well as blockbusters
November 18, 2011 |
By Daniel Eagan
More on Fatty Arbuckle: His Films and His Legacy
Notorious for a career-ending scandal, the comedian deserves to be remembered for his work in movies
November 16, 2011 |
By Daniel Eagan
Saluting Veterans in Film
Veterans have generally been treated with dignity and respect in Hollywood films, but there are always the exceptions
November 11, 2011 |
By Daniel Eagan
More Free Streaming Video Sites
Watch films ranging from Chinese cartoons to deadly sharks on these free resources for online movies and shorts
November 09, 2011 |
By Daniel Eagan
From D.W. Griffith to the Grapes of Wrath, How Hollywood Portrayed the Poor
In the era before the Great Depression and ever since, the film industry has taken a variety of views on the lower classes
November 04, 2011 |
By Daniel Eagan
Arthur Radebaugh’s Shiny Happy Future
For five years, a popular comic strip gave us a preview of life in Suburbatopia
November 04, 2011 |
By Matt Novak
Q and A with Alan Alda on Marie Curie
A new play explains how despite the many challenges, the famous scientist didn’t stop trailblazing after her first Nobel
November 03, 2011 |
By Casey Rentz
Paranormal Activity and the Roots of Faked Footage
The horror movie franchise is just the latest in a long history of movies using so-called "recovered" films
November 02, 2011 |
By Daniel Eagan
Hopping Vampires and Other Screen Bloodsuckers
Forget Twilight and True Blood, these overlooked vampire gems are perfect for Halloween viewing
October 28, 2011 |
By Daniel Eagan
“Chinglish” Dramatizes China-U.S. Muddles
In the new Broadway play by David Henry Hwang, an American in Beijing misinterpreting the signs
October 28, 2011 |
By Susan Spano
3-D Movies Through the Years
The current craze has its roots in the 19th century
October 26, 2011 |
By Daniel Eagan
Mixing Movies and Politics
From Mrs. Miniver to Avatar, how big studio films have influenced public opinion
October 24, 2011 |
By Daniel Eagan
Thomas Edison’s Brief Stint As A Homemaker
The famous inventor envisioned a future of inexpensive, prefabricated concrete homes.
October 21, 2011 |
By Matt Novak
George Clooney Meets the Press
The star campaigns for two new movies, one of which might win him an Oscar
October 19, 2011 |
By Daniel Eagan
To Save and Project: Screening Restored Movies
A film festival at MoMA highlights those titles, either beloved and well-known or obscure yet fascinating, that may never reach the home market
October 14, 2011 |
By Daniel Eagan
Joe Temperley’s Ageless Sax
The Scottish baritone saxophone musician recalls his 60-year career and the famous singers he’s accompanied
October 13, 2011 |
By Jeff Greenwald
Celebrating Home Movie Day
Is there really no such thing as a boring or banal home movie?
October 12, 2011 |
By Daniel Eagan
Dinosaur Drive-In: Tammy and the T-Rex
A 1990s high school romance flick takes an odd turn when an animatronic dinosaur gets the Frankenstein treatment
October 12, 2011 |
By Brian Switek
Classic Movie Theaters: The Colonial, Phoenixville, Pennsylvania
A recurring series about movie theaters of the past
October 07, 2011 |
By Daniel Eagan
