Cinema history

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A look back at the iconic images of Life magazine, presented by Getty Images.

As summer movie season begins in earnest, we remember the woman who inadvertently created a new kind of fame.

Jack Cardiff, one of the most influential cinematographers in film history, is now the subject of a documentary. Cameraman explores Cardiff's 90 years in the movie business, from his first movie job as an actor in a silent film to his honorary Oscar in 2001.

I was watching a dvr'd episode of Columbo called "Short Fuse"and was enjoying Anne Francis' performance so I did a little googling to explore her other...

75 years of Casablanca. Today I woke up in a friend’s house, without having slept too much. Still with half-closed eyes, I opened my phone and the news popped up: today it marks the 75 anniversary of Casablanca. I don’t know what the other passengers might have thought of me, colorizing frenetically in the train back home, while, of course, trying to not fall dead due to lack of sleep. Here it is, my last homage to one of the best films ever made.