ALICE IN WONDERLAND was released 75 years ago today.
Child actress Kathryn Beaumont didn’t just voice Alice. Disney filmed her acting out entire scenes in costume so the animators could study her movements and expressions frame by frame.
Revenge of the Nerds turns 42 today, a film that arguably reshaped modern culture, economics, and entertainment, as tech-savvy outcasts conquer jocks.
The world’s richest people, Elon Musk, Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg, and Jeff Bezos, are real-world versions of Lewis and Gilbert.
Christopher Walken’s white-suit tap dance during NIGHT OF 100 STARS (1982) at Radio City Music Hall is pure showmanship. A joyful reminder of just how effortlessly he could command a stage.
THE SIMPSONS (1989– ) parodying THE GODFATHER (1972) is proof that no reference was ever too ambitious for the show at its peak. One of its funniest homages.
Your window is a security camera now.
No drilling. No wiring. No outdoor outlet.
Just stick the Wyze Window Cam to the glass and watch your driveway from your couch.
ROBIN HOOD: MEN IN TIGHTS (1993) works through how completely committed Mel Brooks is to the joke. The movie follows every classic swashbuckling adventure beat perfectly, then stops every few minutes to make fun of the fact it’s doing exactly that.
From its very first frame, THE DARK KNIGHT (2008) announces itself as something special. The opening bank heist remains one of the greatest introductions in cinema.