Buster Keaton behind bars in black and white
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Buster Keaton’s Humor Had a Dark Side

The dark side of Buster Keaton's comedic work
Black and white images of Humphrey Bogart lighting his trademark cigarette and Buster Keaton posed behind bars side-by-side
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Don’t Say Cheese! The Smiles of Buster Keaton and Humphrey Bogart

Some celebrities like Buster Keaton and Humphrey Bogart are recognized for not smiling—and when they do, it comes across as, well, unnatural.
Do the Right Thing (1989) Spike Lee, Danny Aiello Credit: Universal Pictures/Courtesy Neal Peters Collection
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Forming a Critical Sense of Race with Spike Lee’s “Do the Right Thing”

Interpretations of the film may differ by race, media scholar Kelli Marshall finds.
Illustration of a conductor at the front of the stage directing a framed painting
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Animated Gifs: A Throwback to Cinema’s Beginnings

Animated gifs function like early cinema in several ways.
By Unknown; distributed by Epoch Film Co. [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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“Birth of a Nation”: 100 Years Later

The Birth of a Nation—1915's blockbuster hit and the most popular movie of its day—was released 100 years ago this month.
Godzilla attacking a hotel in the 1954 film.
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Interview with Godzilla

The awesome destructive power of the beast is widely understood to be a metaphor for nuclear weapons. Is this too facile an idea?