Our fascination with vampires has spanned centuries, but it didn’t all start with Dracula. In fact, the first vampires (dating back to the 1800s!) were actually women. This genre of literature gave writers an outlet to explore female...

Black Kung Fu films reigned in the 1970s – a fusion of Blaxploitation and Kung Fu where protagonists took justice into their own hands…in style! These films were wildly popular, a welcome response to the anger many people felt against...

Insects make up 80 percent of the world’s species, so it's not all that surprising we’ve occasionally made them into monsters in science fiction and horror. What is staggering is why the “big bug” subgenre took off in the 1950s. Find out...

Why aren’t Native people– and their stories – ever the crux of your favorite films? From films used as a tool of genocidal propaganda, to award-winning Indigenous stories in Hollywood, how far has Indigenous media representation come...

Why do so many horror film scores today sound similar to The Exorcist from 1973? A lot of that is thanks to Krzysztof Penderecki, a Polish composer whose music was used by director William Friedkin to score The Exorcist. Penderecki's...

The belief that one should keep a critically ill/wounded patient awake is mostly a non-medical concept. In other words, this belief/practice doesn’t really have concrete scientific backing; it’s just a thing that has crept into our...

Discover how filmmaker R.G. Miller turns personal struggles into compelling home movies in Wichita.

Explore the captivating Atlas Studios in Morocco, a cinematic wonderland where iconic films like Gladiator and Game of Thrones were brought to life. This expansive studio, spanning over 300,000 square feet, offers diverse backdrops, from...

Tour the subterranean world of Pionen Data Centre, housed in a former nuclear bunker beneath Stockholm.

This video provides a glimpse into the life and legacy of Frank Sinatra, one of the greatest male popular song vocalists of all time. It showcases previously unseen home movies of Sinatra, highlighting his impeccable phrasing, timing,...

This video provides a fascinating overview of the life and legacy of Walt Disney, highlighting his humble beginnings as an artist and the creation of iconic characters like Mickey Mouse. It explores the evolution of Disney from a small...

Bollywood, the Mumbai-based Indian film industry, is known for its vibrant and colorful musicals that captivate audiences worldwide. With a unique blend of traditional Indian dance styles and modern Western influences, Bollywood films...

The IMAX DMR system revolutionizes the way films are seen by digitally scanning and enhancing 35mm film frames, resulting in a data stream that is printed onto a larger format. This process significantly improves the resolution,...

With close to 400 filmed adaptations and countless stage performances, A Christmas Carol is one of the most adapted works of all time. And so it should be no surprise that many of these versions draw harsh criticism from viewers and...

In a well-known TV show, a team of experts conducted an experiment to determine the effectiveness of water as a shield against bullets. They used different types of firearms, such as a 9mm pistol, shotgun, M1 Garand semi-automatic...

This video is answering the question of what is Hollywood.

In this lesson, you can see how to talk about movies in English.

What was the last film you saw? What kind of film was it? Did you like it or not? In this lesson, you’ll learn how to talk about movies and films and...

You may not know their names, but the theremin and the wilhelm scream are ubiquitous in horror films. Today, Danielle and special guest Dr. Emily Zarka tell the spooky tales of how these iconic sounds ended up in your favorite movies!

Voodoo' has come to represent something evil when it appears in popular culture. 'Black magic', witchcraft – it's always portrayed as something to be feared. But in reality, Vodou, as it's correctly written, is an official religion...

Have you ever noticed that in film and on TV, period dramas tend to have almost entirely white casts? It’s almost as if, at least in film and TV land, black people do not feature in British history at all. The Guardian’s Josh...

Kung fu references crop up a lot in black culture - Jim Kelly in Enter the Dragon, Wesley Snipes' Blade films and hip-hop artists like Wu-Tang Clan. This translates to the UK too. Josh Toussaint-Strauss watched a lot of martial arts...

Chinese scholar and literary translator Michael Berry (UCLA) discusses Chinese perceptions of America.

Turns out AI doesn't usually start making its own decisions. Nor does it fall in love with you. Sorry.

My own memories around 9/11.