Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Lighting technician Greg Nadal moves equipment in between backdrops from "Someone to Watch Over Me" and "The House With a Clock in ...
On top of a hill in Valencia, where the wind blows most days, the buildings are big, new and absolutely nonforthcoming. They could house anything — a doctor’s office, a car dealership, a secret ...
The Theatre Museum of Repertoire Americana in Mount Pleasant has been open for more than 50 years. Its collection of memorabilia and scenic pieces span the late 1800s to early 1900s, and it’s believed ...
A walk through the National Arboretum last week included sights of lush greenery, vibrant gardens and … an open flame? The arboretum served as the test kitchen on June 5 for “Cooking With Science,” a ...
It’s a celebration of cinematic fakery. A new exhibition of vintage movie backdrops in Florida lets cinephiles clamber on Mount Rushmore with Cary Grant and gaze out at ancient Rome with Charlton ...
The painted movie backdrop is a dying art, obviated by the rise of the green screen. But there’s still something enchanting about those old Hollywood matte paintings; they lent a theatrical tone and ...
What would “The Sound of Music” be without the sweeping, snowy Swiss Alps? “The Wizard of Oz” without its winding yellow brick road in the distance? Or “North by Northwest” without the stony visages ...