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Yosemite National Park, California

The Ahwahnee Hotel

The interior of the Overlook Hotel in "The Shining" was based on this Yosemite original.

Odessa, Ukraine

Darth Vader Statue

A monument to Lenin has been transformed into a statue of everyone's favorite black-helmeted, fool-choking Sith Lord.

Behind the Scenes With the Horses of Hollywood

How equine members of the film industry prepare for on-camera roles.

Eric Grundhauser March 22, 2016

How Pollution Spawned a Gang of 1990s Cartoon Villains

Hexxus, Captain Pollution, and the heyday of animated eco-villains.

Eric Grundhauser March 15, 2016

The Secrets of Set Decoration from 'Working Girl'

Staten Island, Wall Street and the story behind Joan Cusack's hair.

Andy Wright March 7, 2016

Malham Cove

North Yorkshire, England

Malham Cove

Harry Potter once visited this massive limestone cliff, which was carved by an ancient glacial river.

Lake Lure

Lake Lure, North Carolina

Lake Lure

Practice your Dirty Dancing lifts in the manmade lake where Johnny Castle himself did.

During WWII, the Only Men Getting Plastered for Oscar Night Were the Statuettes

Ella Morton February 26, 2016

The Explosive Truth Behind the Movie Theater Projection Room

Romie Stott February 24, 2016

objects of intrigue

Object of Intrigue: The Juvenile Oscars

Ella Morton February 23, 2016

space exploration

FOUND: An Unaltered, Original Star Wars Print

Sarah Laskow February 22, 2016

The Oscar for Best Forgotten Film Pioneer Goes to this Black Director

Stephanie Weber February 16, 2016

Places You Can No Longer Go: 'The Matrix Reloaded' Highway

Lucas Adams February 4, 2016

Falcor!

Grünwald, Germany

Bavaria Filmstadt

This German version of Universal Studios holds a vault of treasures from the NeverEnding Story.

A series of images from the countdown sequence of Fritz Lang's Woman in the Moon.

space exploration

NASA Stole the Rocket Countdown From a 1929 Fritz Lang Film

Cara Giaimo February 1, 2016

How the ‘Einstein of Sex’ Kept the World’s First LGBT Movie Safe from Nazis

Sarah Laskow January 26, 2016

Photo of the Week: Hands On Fire

Anika Burgess January 25, 2016

How Victor Hugo Helped Create The Joker

Eric Grundhauser January 22, 2016