Film History

The early silent film Traffic in Souls (1913) remains just as timely as when it was released 100 years ago. The sex slave trade today operates with the same methodology …

For over 100 years now, from episode to episode and sequel to sequel, whether serial or series or saga, these entertainments have drawn the interest and attention of vast audiences.

I am a war baby who grew up in Texas before leaving for a larger world that included living in Manhattan for 22 years and moving to Los Angeles to …

I was fortunate to fall into picture editing.

The American Experience had a unique style and zeitgeist. The stories were never pat interpretations of historical figures and events, nor did they shy away from the chronicles of lost causes, …

‘The Inventor and the Tycoon’ is an engrossing book that could have been made sleeker and more significant.

As the motion picture industry grew during the silent era, Hollywood borrowed the serialization of stories from magazines and the cliffhanger from popular drama to create the movie serial.

From Here to Eternity (1953) is a transitional film in the American motion picture industry. It is probably the first major Hollywood release to express anti-establishment themes and the new …

Letters from our readers concerning our article on ‘Hud’ as well as issues regarding documentary editing awards.

They say that dogs are man’s best friends. The problem is that I didn’t have a dog when I grew up in the small town of Edinburg, Texas.