History

The Story Behind the Special Olympics is Getting the Big Screen Treatment

By  Farah Cheded 

Ken Kwapis’ ‘Special’ will shine a light on the underdog who helped create the Games.

‘Cool Hand Luke’: A 50th Anniversary of Resilience and Defiance

By  Emily Kubincanek 

In a time of war and political turmoil, ‘Cool Hand Luke’ found lasting defiance in Hollywood’s most charming man.

That Time Orson Welles Hijacked Halloween and The American Consciousness

By  Cooper Peltz 

How the mind behind Citizen Kane went a little too hard for Halloween.

James Dean: A Man for All People

By  Cooper Peltz 

Why conservative America and the LGBT community both claim James Dean as their own.

‘Hidden Figures’ Scribe to Pen Film About Uber’s Sexual Harassment Scandal

By  Sheryl Oh 

Susan Fowler’s exposé of the tech giant is coming to the big screen.

The Satanic Panic: A Cinematic Syllabus

By  Meg Shields 

Your essential guide to giving Lucifer a film history high five before Halloween.

How Much of ‘Professor Marston and The Wonder Women’ Actually Happened?

By  Max Covill 

It would seem a lot more of the Professor Marston story is fabricated than we knew.

Matt Damon’s Next Role is His Weirdest Yet

By  Farah Cheded 

The actor will be snipping goat gonads in Charlatan.

‘Gold Diggers of 1933’ and the Allure of Pre-Code Cinema

By  Danny Bowes 

Witness the rise of a star, Joan Blondell, in a deeply fascinating era of film history.