The Forgotten First Film—and the Murder That Almost Killed Cinema
Before Thomas Edison claimed credit for inventing movies, another inventor mysteriously vanished—taking cinema’s true origin story with him.
The Murder That Almost Ended Movies Before They Began
Nineteenth-century audiences weren’t ready for cinema’s first death scene, nearly ending the entire film industry before it began.
Movie Previews Are Called “Trailers” Because They Originally Trailed the Movie
Originally, movie previews appeared after the main feature, which explains their puzzling name “trailers” – but why did theaters change this practice?