The magic lantern was invented in the 1600’s, probably by Christiaan Huygens, a Dutch scientist. It was the earliest form of slide projector and has …
Hollywood: Perhaps no other place on earth evokes the same air of show-business magic and glamour. The legend of Hollywood began in the early 20th …
The World’s First Horror Movie: Le Manoir du Diable (The Devil’s Castle) made in 1896.
In a little over a century, film has evolved from a technological novelty into one of the world’s most popular forms of entertainment. Here are …
Scene from The Great Train Robbery (1903), directed by Edwin S. Porter. From a private collection History of the motion picture, history of cinema from the 19th century …
IF THE FILM is rare, highly flammable, and was made before 1951, there’s a good chance it’ll end up on George Willeman’s desk. Or more specifically, …
