Early cinema turned magnifying glasses into windows to the weird, wonderful, and sometimes unsavory. In 1900s films, magnifying glasses emerged as a favorite storytelling device in early "trick films.

Making movies can be expensive, and making blockbuster movies can be appallingly expensive. But how does it compare to ...

These days, Hollywood is the movie-making capital of the world. But had Los Angeles not lured filmmakers to go west, we might be hearing “Lights, Camera, Action!” in Jacksonville, and the River City ...