film history
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Let There Be Lumières: The Early Days of Cinema, Explained
Turns out that making bank on technological spectacle is at the backbone of movie making. Cool.
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Film History Comes to Life in ‘Hollywood Home Movies: Stars at Work and Play’
From all-star tennis to Alfred Hitchcock eating a banana, these Academy Film Archive home movies show a different side of Hollywood throughout history.
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The Great (and Silent) History of Hollywood’s First Female Director
Lois Weber was one of the most powerful filmmakers in Silent-era Hollywood and we should talk about it more.
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The Past and Present of Censorship in America
Looking at the Hays Code and beyond, we learn from the past to understand the debate about censorship today.
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The Evolution of Watching Movies at Home
From old Hollywood releases on television to the new Spike Lee Joint on Netflix, we look at how watching movies at home has evolved since the 1950s.
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Movies to Watch With The New Season of ‘You Must Remember This’
Polly Platt is the subject of the newest season of Karina Longworth’s podcast. If you don’t know her films yet, we’ve got you covered.
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The Real LGBT Stars of Old Hollywood
Read about the LGBT members of Hollywood that shaped the industry, even if their personal lives weren’t always out in the open.
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Retracing Hollywood’s Fascination with the Remake
Just like the stories they rehash, remakes can be traced to the beginning of Hollywood itself.
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The 20th Century Studios Logo Represents History Repeating Itself
The 20th Century Fox emblem was also the result of a studio rebranding itself.
