Ironically, it was movies that helped accustom American viewers to television in the first place, writes Richard Koszarski.

During the Cold War, both the West and East Germany film industries made popular westerns. Yes, westerns. What was that all about?

In its hunt for communists in Hollywood, the FBI criticized the 1946 classic It's "A Wonderful Life" as subversive propaganda.

Drive-ins embodied the suburbanization of middle class families -- and created an entirely new way of watching the movies.

For more than a century, Hollywood has been offering Americans lifestyle advice on how to live better, and the public has been gobbling it up.

The Birth of a Nation—1915's blockbuster hit and the most popular movie of its day—was released 100 years ago this month.