Performing Arts
Big Things Ahead… But Keep Your Shirt On
Americans in the 1940s had wondrous expectations about the post-war world. Meet one author who advised them to curb their enthusiasm
May 25, 2012 |
By Matt Novak
A Restored Version of Let There Be Light Available Online
Here's your chance to see a haunting and long suppressed WWII documentary about PTSD
May 25, 2012 |
By Daniel Eagan
Summer Movie Forecast: More of the Same
Hollywood has always loved sequels, and judging from the box office viewers do too
May 23, 2012 |
By Daniel Eagan
Events May 22-24: Shade-Grown Coffee, Public Observatory Project, and Tot Rock
This week, try a cup of organic shade-grown coffee, see spots on the sun, and bring your toddlers to rock out with Shine and the Moonbeams.
May 21, 2012 |
By Aviva Shen
Whitewash or Fair Use: Portraying Race on Film
How much does context matter when looking at instances of racism in movies? A journey back to the earliest instances of unapologetic stereotypes to this week's release of The Dictator
May 18, 2012 |
By Daniel Eagan
For the Love of Film Blogathon III: The White Shadow and Streaming Restored Films Online
Catch Casablanca streaming live on Facebook tonight and read about the opportunity to view a recently restored version of one of Alfred Hitchcock's first films
May 16, 2012 |
By Daniel Eagan
What to Watch This Mother’s Day
From saints to sinners, some Mother's Day movies you may have overlooked
May 11, 2012 |
By Daniel Eagan
Hollywood Goes to China
From animation studios to movie stars to box office tallies, China has become the next frontier in film production
May 10, 2012 |
By Daniel Eagan
Why Hollywood Loves Comic Books
And why some critics can't stand them
May 04, 2012 |
By Daniel Eagan
Film vs. Digital: Archivists Speak Out
Pros and cons of "perforated plastic with photographic emulsion"
May 02, 2012 |
By Daniel Eagan
Matt Groening Reveals the Location of the Real Springfield
Twenty-five years after The Simpsons made their TV debut, the show's creator talks about Homer's odyssey—and his own
May 2012 |
By Claudia De La Roca
Los Tres Reyes Remember The Age of the Tríos
The Latin American artists discuss how their career began over 50 years ago
May 2012 |
By Aviva Shen
Resurrecting the Dead With Computer Graphics
As computer graphics improved in the 1980s and 1990s, people imagined that actors like Clark Gable, Marilyn Monroe and even a Laurence Olivier/Abraham Lincoln mash-up would star in the movies of tomorrow
April 30, 2012 |
By Matt Novak
From Summer Blockbusters to Orphan Films
Three recent gatherings celebrate movies big and small
April 27, 2012 |
By Daniel Eagan
Edgar Allan Poe: Hollywood’s Favorite Mad Genius
Tracing the work of the famed writer through movies
April 25, 2012 |
By Daniel Eagan
Hollywood Takes on the Environment
Even the earliest films had something to say about the state of the planet
April 20, 2012 |
By Daniel Eagan
What to See at the Tribeca Film Festival
The eleventh installment of the festival is underway in Manhattan
April 19, 2012 |
By Daniel Eagan
Events April 17-19: Just a Dream, Craft Show Benefit, and Claudia Acuña
This week, bring the family to a play about eco-friendly practices, preview the Smithsonian Craft Show, and kick back to a Latin jazz concert.
April 16, 2012 |
By Aviva Shen
Classic Movie Theaters: The Palace, Lake Placid, New York
Thanks to the Clark family, a 1926 movie theater serves as a hub for this Adirondack resort
April 13, 2012 |
By Daniel Eagan
Film vs. Digital: The IMAX Edition
Filmmaker Greg MacGillivray discusses imminent changes to the IMAX format
April 11, 2012 |
By Daniel Eagan
