Performing Arts
Sherlock Holmes and the Tools of Deduction
Sherlock Holmes’s extraordinary deductions would be impossible without the optical technologies of the 19th century
July 31, 2012 |
By Jimmy Stamp
1927 Magazine Looks at Metropolis, “A Movie Based On Science”
How filmmakers created a gorgeous, dystopian future
July 19, 2012 |
By Matt Novak
The Mystery of 221B Baker Street
Our series on Design and Sherlock Holmes begins with an investigation into the location of the famous detective's London flat
July 18, 2012 |
By Jimmy Stamp
The Year Ahead in Archival Films
A guide to the movies being preserved now that will be available in future months
July 17, 2012 |
By Daniel Eagan
Where Are the Great Revolutionary War Films?
You'd think the 4th of July would inspire filmmakers to great works, but for the most part, they have been unable to recreate the events that led to the founding of America
July 03, 2012 |
By Daniel Eagan
1931′s Remote-Controlled Farm of the Future
The farmer of tomorrow wears a suit to work and sits at a desk that looks oddly familiar to those of us here in the year 2012.
July 02, 2012 |
By Matt Novak
Five Movies That No One Will Ever Be Able to See
What are the best films that were never put to celluloid? We look back at the passion projects of famous directors that never got off the ground
July 02, 2012 |
By Daniel Eagan
Happy 100th Birthday, Woody Guthrie!
New songs by the American folk legend keep turning up, a century after his birth
July 2012 |
By Abigail Tucker
Meet Ella Jenkins, the "First Lady of Children's Music"
The Grammy winner celebrates her 88th birthday with a new album that reflects her lifelong love of kids' music
July 2012 |
By Aviva Shen
An Opera for an English Olympic Hero
Lal White was forgotten by many, even residents of his small English factory town, but the whimsical Cycle Song hopes to change that
July 2012 |
By Franz Lidz
Multiple Sidosis and Disneyland Dream: Two Amateur Masterpieces
Your chance to see two hard-to-find independent shorts
June 27, 2012 |
By Daniel Eagan
1987 Predictions From Bill Gates: “Siri, Show Me Da Vinci Stuff”
The co-founder of Microsoft worried that, in the information age, people would prefer synthesized reality.
June 27, 2012 |
By Matt Novak
Nora Ephron, 71, Was Good At Endings
Nora Ephron died last night at 71, of pneumonia brought on by acute myeloid leukemia.
June 27, 2012 |
By Sarah Laskow
The Real Scottish Landscapes That Inspired Pixar’s “Brave”
Disney/Pixar's "Brave" is based on real places in Scotland. Now, "Brave"-centric vacations lets families experience the adventure first hand.
June 26, 2012 |
By Rachel Nuwer
Surgery, Security and Sales: The Future of Closed-Circuit Television
Just as people were experimenting with the potential uses of broadcast TV in the 1930s, so too were they envisioning ways to utilize closed-circuit TV in the 1950s
June 26, 2012 |
By Matt Novak
Documenting Sexual Assault in The Invisible War
A new documentary gives voice to victims in the military and may be a key force behind a new initiative to put an end to the violence
June 22, 2012 |
By Daniel Eagan
Your Kid’s New Dermatologists: Barney and Kung Fu Panda
Next time your kid has a pesky wart to remove, it could be everybody’s favorite big purple dinosaur who assists with the procedure. A new study indicates that children are less angsty when having their warts removed if they’ve first watched their favorite movie or TV show just before going under the knife. Reuters Health [...]
June 22, 2012 |
By Rachel Nuwer
We Are Already Living in Hollywood’s Dystopian Future
Not sure about you, but I wouldn’t want to live in a world where genetically engineered replicant robots prowled the dank, steel-and-microchip urban jungles a la Blade Runner. Likewise for the Minority Report future in which creepy pale kids call people out for murders they had not yet committed. It’s been 30 years since Blade Runner [...]
June 22, 2012 |
By Rachel Nuwer
Movie Mash-ups That Beat Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter
Mixing movie genres, from Abbott and Costello to SCTV
June 20, 2012 |
By Daniel Eagan
Father’s Day Roundup of Six Dads You Want to Avoid
Here are some films that give parenthood a bad name
June 15, 2012 |
By Daniel Eagan
