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12 Places to Enjoy a Retro Movie Experience

Stepping into these classic theaters is like a blast from the past.
Jonathan Carey February 24, 2023
Los Angeles, California

Site of Charlie Chaplin Studios

The Hollywood home of Kermit the Frog and Yoda used to be Charlie Chaplin's film studio.
film

Podcast: The Westgate With Rico Gagliano

The inside story of a flop that changed one theater's history.
The Podcast Team February 2, 2023
The Covington Film Garden
Covington, Georgia

The Covington Film Garden

An ode to this small town's big film history.
Wildlife filmmaker Bertie Gregory became obsessed with going to Antarctica to capture the largest known whale gatherings in the world.
nature

Capturing the Mysterious Antarctic Whale Gathering on Film

No one was sure about the size of these almost-mythical wildlife events—until we got it all on camera.
Bertie Gregory January 12, 2023
film

Podcast: Making Films With Sky Hopinka

A Native American filmmaker and Genius Grant recipient on what he's searching for on the road.
The Podcast Team January 9, 2023
Film archive
Lisbon, Portugal

Cinemateca Portuguesa

In addition to showing films, this one-screen arthouse cinema from the late 1940s is a museum of old film equipment.
The shadow of Count Orlok is long.
vampires

A New Look at Nosferatu’s Bloody Legacy

An exhibition in Berlin celebrates a century of one of the most famous, and complicated, vampire stories.
Diana Hubbell December 15, 2022
Snow globes were invented at the turn of the 20th century but didn't often feature Christmas characters until after World War II.
objects of intrigue

This Family Gave the World the Snow Globe

But did they create the famous one with a starring role in Citizen Kane?
Carole Rosenblat December 15, 2022
nature

Thoughtful, Surprising Last-Minute Gifts

A gift guide from the Atlas Obscura team.
Atlas Obscura December 2, 2022
The Grady sisters, from Stanley Kubrick's <em>The Shining</em>, played by Lisa and Louise Burns, are among the most iconic pop culture twins.
haunted

The Psychology Behind Why Identical Twins Inspire Fascination—and Fear

A history of othering, experimentation, and mystery.
Sarah Durn November 22, 2022
Los Angeles, California

Tony Scott’s Grave

A tiny rock climber scales the headstone of a beloved director.
William Selig's 1898 short film <em>Something Good-Negro Kiss</em> is considered one of the earliest black films depicting black intimacy on screen.
museums

How 20 Seconds of Film Changed Movie History

This kiss is more than just a kiss.
Line Sidonie Talla Mafotsing October 21, 2022
Glasgow, Scotland

'Empire'

This neon sign is an homage to an Alfred Hitchcock film.
Best Video Film and Cultural Center
Hamden, Connecticut

Best Video Film & Cultural Center

This Connecticut video store has a vast and varied archive that contains everything from 'Koyaanisqatsi' to 'The King's Speech.'
Hidden Figures Way
Washington, D.C.

Hidden Figures Way

A street in front of NASA's D.C. headquarters has been named in honor of the Black women who were essential to early spaceflight.
Atlanta, Georgia

Starlight Drive-In Theatre

Georgia’s last drive-in movie theater is a relic of a bygone era.
TikTok star Mamadou Ndiaye (@mndiaye_97) is obsessed with ruining animals for people.
monkeys

How the NSFW Side of the Animal World Became a TikTok Sensation

Putting the wild in wildlife.
Mamadou Ndiaye July 29, 2022