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The Flying Ace Turns 100
A forgotten Black disabled actor's role in 1926 film celebrates 100 years of disability representation.
IndieWire · 1m
Romero's feminist witch drama was marketed as porn
George A. Romero's 1973 film Season of the Witch was a slow-burn feminist occult drama, but the studio sold it as softcore porn and cut 40 minutes, dooming it at the box office.
The Verge · 1m
5 Sci-Fi Movies That Bombed But Changed Culture
Five sci-fi films that flopped at the box office but became cultural touchstones.
SlashFilm · 2m
First Motion Picture Public Audience in 1870
Philadelphia hosted the first public motion picture screening at the Academy of Music in 1870.
PhillyVoice · 1m
Karina Longworth digs into old Hollywood's bisexuals
The "You Must Remember This" host has stopped watching modern Hollywood and turned her ear to the industry's buried bisexual history.
Variety · 1m