As we witness the rapid progression in artificial intelligence and automation all around us, these movies feel more relevant than ever.
Cinema history has always been linked to technology, but a recent find pushes back ...
A long-lost silent film that’s believed to be the first depiction of a robot in motion pictures was rediscovered in Michigan. And it’s a great reminder for film history fans that you shouldn’t give up ...
The Library of Congress announced that it discovered and restored a long-lost silent film, which many consider to feature the first robot in cinema. Titled Gugusse and the Automaton, the 45-second ...
The “plot,” such as it is, is a very short, very slapstick take on The Terminator, as a man’s hubris (turning a crank to make an artificial person move) begets conflict (the robot starts hitting him ...
It’s official: Eight Democrats and two Republicans say they have filed paperwork for the June 2 primary ballot in the ...
A newly rediscovered 1897 short by famed French filmmaker Georges Méliès is being hailed as the first-ever depiction of a ...
A piece of techno-cinematic history has emerged as the US Library of Congress releases the restored video of the oldest film to feature a "robot." Dating from 1897, the silent film Gugusse et ...
In the brief silent film, Méliès portrays a magician named Gugusse who is showing off an “automaton” in what looks like a proto–robot manufacturing facility. The automaton is dressed as a clown and ...
Pioneering science fiction filmmaker George Méliès short, "Gugusse and the Automaton," was discovered in Michigan and can now be streamed.
The Wild Robot (2024) Film Review from the 68th Annual London Film Festival, a movie directed by Chris Sanders, written by Chris Sanders and starring Lupita Nyong’o, Pedro Pascal, Kit Connor, Bill ...
Parenthood is an act often taken for granted. I know this personally as the mom of a 6-year-old daughter and a 4-year-old son. I also understand it as a daughter; my mom died before I had the ...