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The Worst Dinosaur Ever

There are plenty of awful movie dinosaurs, but the tyrannosaur in a 1990 rip-off of The Fly is the worst of all

September 17, 2012

What’s Their Bacon Number? Let Me Google That For You

If you’ve ever wondered what someone’s Bacon number is, you now have to look no further than a quick Google search

September 17, 2012

Spielberg’s ‘Lincoln’ Nails the President’s Surprising, High Voice

For his new movie role as Abraham Lincoln, Daniel Day-Lewis obviously did his homework

September 14, 2012

The World’s Oldest Color Movie Dates to 1901

A goldfish, a macaw, and some happy children were captured in color video from the early 1900s

September 13, 2012

What We Do (And Don’t) Know About the Movie Muslim Innocence

Everything you thought you knew about Sam Bacile, the movie , and the riots, is probably wrong

September 13, 2012

How an Obscure Video Sparked International Protests

Sam Bacile’s movie was hardly seen at all in the United States, yet it incited a string of riots and the assassination of an American ambassador

September 12, 2012

Happy Birthday to Alfred Hitchcock, the Master of Suspense

The master helped director shape both modern cinema, and the minds of a generation

August 13, 2012

Images of Paris the researchers used to tease out the city’s essence.

New Tech Identifies that Special ‘Je Ne Sais Quoi’ That Makes Paris Paris

Science provides an answer on what details in an urban street scene clue people in on what city it is from.

August 9, 2012

Illustration in Science and Invention magazine, explaining the special effects for Metropolis (1927)

1927 Magazine Looks at Metropolis, “A Movie Based On Science”

How filmmakers created a gorgeous, dystopian future

July 19, 2012

Where Are the Great Revolutionary War Films?

You’d think the 4th of July would inspire filmmakers to great works, but they have been unable to recreate the events that led to the founding of America

July 3, 2012

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 2, 2012

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

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

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

Your Kid’s New Dermatologists: Barney and Kung Fu Panda

June 22, 2012

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