Film & Television History

During the Golden Age, Hollywood actors were basically considered the property of major film studios, making this era a living hell for its most glamorous stars.

In 1938 megastar Clark Gable, Rhett Butler in "Gone With The Wind," was alerted by young actor Lennie Bluett to segregation on the lot during the making of the film, and demanded that it be ended.

In today's article, we take a look at one of the most important times in horror/thriller cinema history.

Kanab, Utah's long association with Hollywood westerns began in 1924, when portions of "Deadwood Coach", starring Tom Mix, were filmed in this picturesque Utah town.

Read about the history of Betamax, VHS, LaserDics, HD DVD, Blu-ray and streaming. Look at the ways people watch movies at home.

With women still fighting for representation today, it may be hard to believe that female-dominated films existed as far back as the 1930s.

Movies can have significant social impact. They can educate, raise awareness, and alter public consciousness. Here are 10 films that took it a step further, inspiring laws, legislation, and politics.

LGBTQ film is often considered a relatively new genre. But these themes have been present in cinema since the silent era, sometimes subtle and sometimes surprisingly overt.

Though most films made before 1930 have been lost, these ten have maintained the distinction of being the first known films adapted from books, plays, and short stories.

Back when the film industry was just emerging, gender restrictions hadn’t been established yet. Women could freely seize opportunities to work behind the camera.

Several decades before The Terminator (1984) and Back to the Future (1985), time-travel movies were already gaining profit and popularity.

Color, sound, remakes, found footage - these are all part of the movie-going experience that we take for granted. Few realize just how far back some of these tropes and innovations go.

These days, biopics are a common means of Oscar bait, so it's not surprising that the genre goes back to the beginnings of film itself.

Although racial diversity in Hollywood leaves something to be desired, people of color have achieved some victories throughout the years.

Judging from the the recent release of Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, dinosaur movies are a lucrative genre - a genre that goes as far back as the 1910s.

In case you're planning a horror movie marathon this Halloween, here are a couple more films to add to the watch list.