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Eclipse Participatory Science Film - NASA Science
Levels Intermediate (6-8) Advanced (9-12+) Material Type Film/Documentary/Show Heliophysics Big Ideas Big Idea 2.3 – The Sun is the primary source of light… NGSS ESS1 - Earth's Place in the Universe ETS1 - Engineering Design PS2 -…
'Everybody Digs Bill Evans' Is A New Film About Jazz, Grief And Genius
Everybody Digs Bill Evans film poster The first notes you hear on Miles Davis's Kind of Blue, widely regarded as the best-selling jazz album of all time, are by Bill Evans at the piano. It is a fitting introduction to a musician whose influence…
The 25 Genre Films We're Most Excited to See This Fall
We know it may not feel like it at this very moment, but it's coming. Cooler temperatures. Leaves changing colors. Spooky season. Heavy jackets. Snow. All of it. Yes, the summer is still here, but it's going away. Fall and winter are approaching…
Filming of 'The Batman 2' disrupted by cheeky Irn-Bru-stashing Scots
Cheeky Scots have plagued filming of the highly anticipated film 'The Batman: Part 2' by attempting to stuff cans of Irn Bru onto the set. The film, which will see Robert Pattinson reprise his role as the Caped Crusader following the smash-hit 2023…
West Yorkshire offal spill was 'like a horror film', says driver
Piles of offal brought a busy road to a 'standstill' earlier after intestines spilled from a lorry in West Yorkshire. The spill prompted the closure of the westbound exit slip road at Junction 26 of the M62 at Hartshead Moor Top at about 05:25 BST.
Mel Brooks' 20 favorite films to be screened in LA for 100th birthday
Twenty of Mel Brooks ' favorite films of the past century will be screening this fall in Los Angeles, as part of a film series the 100-year-old comedian and director programmed himself. The American Cinematheque, Los Angeles' year-round nonprofit…
Dolly Parton's most memorable film and TV roles
Dolly Parton brought her star power to both stage and screen, appearing opposite Hollywood actors including Jane Fonda, Burt Reynolds and Queen Latifah. 9 to 5 (1980) Parton made her acting debut in 1980 starring as Doralee Rhodes opposite Fonda…
Surprising movies filmed in Ireland
Ireland has a wonderful history on the silver screen. From John Wayne's famous 'The Quiet Man' to Roddy Doyle's utterly irreplaceable 'The Commitments,' Ireland has a huge legacy in the film world. However, there are a couple of movies filmed in…
The Films That Foretold Fascism
On April 15, 1941, the small steamship Nyassa slipped out of Lisbon carrying 816 refugees, nearly double its legal capacity of 457. Among them were Siegfried Kracauer, former film and literature editor of the Frankfurter Zeitung, and his wife…
Motherhood Horror Film 'Vagina Dentata,' 'From The Eclipse' Director Nataša Urban, Boarded by Romanian Partner Manifest Film (EXCLUSIVE)
“Vagina Dentata,” the new film from Norwegian filmmaker Nataša Urban, whose “The Eclipse” won top honors at CPH:DOX in 2022, has been boarded by Manifest Film. The Romanian outfit will co-produce “Vagina…
Dolly Parton's most iconic film and TV roles from 9 to 5 to Hannah Montana
Dolly Parton brought her star quality to both the stage and silver screen, sharing the spotlight with Hollywood stars including Jane Fonda, Burt Reynolds and Queen Latifah. Tributes are tonight being paid to Dolly Parton, who has died at the age of…
How a Chinese film shot in dialect is finding a global audience
The buzziest film in China this year was shot almost entirely in a southern Chinese dialect that most Chinese viewers need subtitles to understand. Yet “Dear You” has become China's second-highest-grossing film of the year. Now it is…
SXSW Film 'And Her Body Was Never Found' Heads To TIFF Market
EXCLUSIVE: U.S. sales firm Mavryk has acquired worldwide rights ahead of the TIFF market to sell And Her Body Was Never Found, the experimental thriller that world-premiered at SXSW this year. The film marks the feature directorial debut of Polaris…
Brad Bird, Andrew Haigh and Aleshea Harris to Be Honored at 2026 Austin Film Festival
Brad Bird, Andrew Haigh and Aleshea Harris will be honored at Texas' 2026 Austin Film Festival on Oct. 31. Bird, who is the creator of “The Incredibles” franchise and the filmmaker behind “Ratatouille,” “The Iron…
The Three Best Films to Watch Tonight to Celebrate Dolly Parton's Life
Rest in peace to Dolly Parton, one of the few people on the planet we can say is truly universally loved without it being even the slightest exaggeration. On Tuesday, August 25, the musical legend's family released a statement announcing that she…
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