Discover the History of Film & Cinematic Artistry, where storytelling and visual expression brought groundbreaking innovations.
Charles Dickens’s "A Christmas Carol" created the archetype of a redemption tale rooted in Christmas. Alexander Payne’s 2023 film "The Holdovers" reimagines this theme.
The stories of King Arthur and his knights have been entertaining audiences for more than a millennium. How have the classic tales been represented on film?
The history of the American West has long been mythologized. In the 1960s, the work of Italian filmmakers subverted the myth and birthed a subgenre.
Warwick Thornton has contributed to decolonizing Australian cinema by opening a much-needed window into the lives of Aboriginal Australians.
Georges Méliès created worlds of magic and adventure that revolutionized filmmaking when filmmaking itself was still a novelty.
Charlie Chaplin was a wonderful actor and filmmaker who rose from the depths of poverty to the heights of Hollywood fame.
In the late 1960s and early 1970s, a new generation of filmmakers rescued the Hollywood studios from a financial fade-out. What was this New Hollywood?
Grace Kelly was the embodiment of an American icon whose legacy continues today in many ways.