The Camera Technology That Turned Films Into Stories
(via The Atlantic) In the late 19th century, filmmakers had a problem they couldn’t have anticipated: how to make a
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The Brilliant ‘Special Effects’ Used By Silent Movies
(via digg) These days, you can do pretty much anything with CGI . But back in the early days of
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5 People Who Were Basically Indiana Jones
(via Neatorama) Explorers, archaeologists, treasure hunters, there were many men who inspired the tales of intrepid adventurers that were eventually
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What It Feels Like to Be a Stormtrooper
(via Great Big Story) Ralph Morse was a stormtrooper in Star Wars episodes V and IV. He tells us what
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The First Movie About the Titanic Starred a Titanic Survivor
(via Atlas Obscura) It can feel like modern Hollywood is too quick to make entertainment out of tragedy, but it
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35 Festive Facts About Your Favorite Holiday Movies
(via mental_floss) It’s that time of year again: You’re gathering with friends and family. Wrapping presents. And spiking the eggnog
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“Rocky” The Movie Turns 40; Rocky The Boxer Wouldn’t Have Made 30
(via Den of Geek) Rocky, the scrappy strip of celluloid, has endured with the same stamina that drove the upstart
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The Smithsonian Saved the Ruby Slippers—and the Scarecrow’s Costume Is Next
(via mental_floss) The Smithsonian has officially raised enough money to save Judy Garland’s iconic ruby slippers. Now, Smithsonian.com reports, the
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40 Fascinating Facts About Your Favorite Horror Movies
(via mental_floss) Today’s the day when we pull out all of the scary movies in our collections and pile them
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How 10 Iconic Movie Monsters Were Created
(via mental_floss) Movie monsters have been through an evolution as wild and nuanced as Charles Darwin’s. Back in the days
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13 Creepy, Kooky Facts About ‘The Addams Family’
(via mental_floss) Starting in 1938, Gomez, Morticia, Uncle Fester, Lurch, Grandmama, Wednesday, Pugsley, and Thing appeared in The New Yorker
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The Nuclear Bunker Preserving Movie History
(via Great Big Story) America’s movie and film archive is located in an underground bunker in Culpepper, Virginia. The bunker
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