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The Lazarus Libraries

What happens when “lost” films and television shows become found once again—and what that does to the work’s cultural legacy.

Keep Your Composure

What’s it like to be a film composer, anyway? An expert on the subject pads our knowledge of film composition, what might be cinema’s most subtle art form.

No Comment

The audio commentary track, a staple of films on optical media, may not last into the age of streaming. Is it a victim of indifference by Netflix?

Streaming Before Netflix

In 1998, a Hong Kong telecom firm spent $1.5 billion trying to make video-on-demand happen. iTV was so ahead of its time that it beat Netflix's DVD service.

Between the Bars

A fateful decision by the movie industry six decades ago created a long-term compatibility problem between film and television. The solution? Letterboxing.
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