Film History

It was March 31, 1981. I was celebrating my second anniversary of becoming a union story analyst by watching the 53rd Academy Awards. The host was Johnny Carson and the …

There are no shortage of Huds in high places in our society today.

It was the film serials, from the early days of cinema, that were the true forerunners of contemporary franchise pictures and tent-pole releases.

Of the many crafts essential to making movies, only editing came into existence because of the medium itself.

Sixty-five years after the semi-documentary film The Naked City (1948) premiered in March 1948, it still reveals much about New York City that has not changed.

If I had been asked 20 years ago whether a glass of rippling water would become one of the most iconic and recognizable images in cinematic history, I probably would’ve …

Letters from our readers regarding ‘black hawk down’ and the history of post-production sound.

Mae West has become a folklore icon as well as a movie star. Anecdotes abound about her on- and off-screen behavior, and her quips fill an entire page in most …

My love for Chinatown has only deepened as my affection for LA has grown more complicated.

Director Ridley Scott’s award-winning film ‘Black Hawk Down’ was based on a distinguished nonfiction book entitled ‘Black Hawk Down: A Story of Modern War’ by Mark Bowden.