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Watch an Armless, Legless Man Light a Cigarette

Prince Randian, a top-billed sideshow performer, did everything with his lips alone.
Molly McBride Jacobson January 3, 2017
Complete with a plastic Steve Buscemi leg
Fargo, North Dakota

Fargo Wood Chipper

"...I guess that was your accomplice in the wood chipper?"
Selig's Chicago studios, extant building in the foreground
Chicago, Illinois

Former Site of Selig Polyscope Film Studios

Chicago was once a major hub of film production, but being silent film you don’t hear much about it.
Tokyo, Japan

Godzilla Head

Not quite the menace it once was, this monster still has some chops.
A still from <em>Starting Over Again</em>.
film

The World's Most Accidentally Romantic Email Service

Letter Me Later was super low-key until a Filipino rom-com turned it into a busy hub for the lovelorn.
Muira McCammon December 8, 2016
Dorothy Gibson, a Titanic survivor who - less than one month later - starred in a film about the tragedy.
disasters

The First Movie About the Titanic Starred a Titanic Survivor

It was released only a month after the ship sank.
Stephanie Weber December 7, 2016
film

Watch Faux Japanese Acrobats Perform Death-Defying Stunts

Can you figure out this trick of early cinema?
Molly McBride Jacobson December 7, 2016
Oh Gimli...
film

Why Do Dwarves Sound Scottish and Elves Sound Like Royalty?

Blame Tolkien and time.
Eric Grundhauser December 7, 2016
Hayakawa with his wife Tsuru Aoki and dog "Dynomite", from the 1922 issue of <em>Photoplay</em> magazine.
film

One of the First Hollywood Heartthrobs Was a Smoldering Japanese Actor. What Happened?

Today, there aren't many Asian film hunks. But in 1915, Sessue Hayakawa was among the first sex symbols.
Rachel King December 5, 2016
Techatticup Mine.
Nelson, Nevada

Techatticup Mine

This famous Nevada gold mine, once a hotbed of Wild West shenanigans, is now open for tours.
The opening scene of the Bond film <em>Spectre</em>, showing a Day of the Dead parade in Mexico City.
film locations

Mexico City’s New Day of the Dead Parade is Based on a James Bond Film

The cultural event first appeared in "Spectre."
Simon Schatzberg November 11, 2016
film

Watch a Hollywood Star Perform a Tap Dance Routine With a Dog

Buttons has quite the soft-paw shuffle.
Mariana Zapata November 3, 2016
RUN!
film

Did a Silent Film About a Train Really Cause Audiences to Stampede?

A closer look at an enduring tale of movie-induced panic.
Eric Grundhauser November 3, 2016
Estudios "Baja Studios", El Rosarito
Playas de Rosarito Municipality, Mexico

Baja Film Studios

This seaside production studio was built to film 'Titanic' and has been the wet set of choice for other Hollywood productions since.
<em>Friday 13th Part VI: Jason Lives</em>.
31 days of halloween

How the Hidden Sounds of Horror Movie Soundtracks Freak You Out

From altered voices to "infrasound," these audio tricks spook and unsettle.
Natalie Zarrelli October 31, 2016
Katharine Hepburn and Cary Grant in the film <em>The Philadelphia Story</em>.
film

How a Fake British Accent Took Old Hollywood By Storm

The story behind the strange way Katharine Hepburn (and others) spoke.
Dan Nosowitz October 27, 2016
Vin Diesel and Paul Walker in <em>The Fast and the Furious</em>.
cars

How the ‘Fast and Furious’ Set Designers Made SoCal the Focus

The humans were dressed to be cars, basically.
Andy Wright October 25, 2016
film locations

America’s Real-Life Horror Movie Houses, Mapped

The U.S. is rotten with real homes used in famous horror films.
Eric Grundhauser October 14, 2016