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Tag: art
Alan Smithee: The Worst Director in Hollywood
For over 30 years, one name appeared again and again as the director of some of the worst movies ever made -Â Alan Smithee. But Alan Smithee wasn't a real person. He was a pseudonym used by Hollywood directors who wanted to disavow their finished films.
HAL 9000: This Lens is Cinema’s Most Memorable AI Villain
Stanley Kubrick's 1968 sci-fi epic 2001: A Space Odyssey gave the world one of cinema's most chilling villains - the malevolent AI known as HAL 9000. With his ominous glowing red "eye", HAL has become pop culture iconography for evil artificial intelligence.
Playing the oldest musical instruments
Imagine playing an instrument from history that's been around for longer than written language, the pyramids of Egypt, and even the concept of agriculture. Now imagine this instrument can still serenade you with a hauntingly beautiful tune.
Susume! Denpa Shonen: The bizarre Japanese reality show that went too far
Japan has a long fascination with eccentric game shows and reality TV concepts that often perplex Western audiences. But in the late 1990s, one show took this spectacle to alarming new heights, highlighting serious ethical risks of exploitation in entertainment.
The Origin of the Jump Scare
The jump scare is deeply woven into the DNA of horror cinema. Those jolting moments of popped tension, pounding scores, and flashing images make audiences jerk back and shriek instinctively.
Jazz…The first Pop genre
Long before hip hop and rock ruled the airwaves, jazz and blues innovators battled racial barriers to harness the power of radio and records - birthing pop music’s rise.
