Your computer probably makes the odd bleep now and then, maybe the occasional bloop. But the giant, glowing, blinking machines of Hollywood fame have a much larger library of bings, pings, and whistles. Read More >>

If you've ever wondered how film makers chop up and reassemble a two hour film into a two minute trailer, you need wonder no longer. The New York Times has visualised the contents of five recent film trailers, so you can see how they're put together. Read More >>

Last night the Americans had this thing called the "Super Bowl" going on. Apparently it's some sort of rugby-type sport, not a giant bowl of noodles. Anyway, here are the trailers for both Iron Man 3 and Star Trek Into Darkness which aired last night — without any sport involved. Read More >>

Talk about pot calling the kettle nasty names. There's some pretty damning new evidence showing that Hollywood studios, the very ones who cry their eyes out over revenue lost to all those nasty pirates, are in fact guilty themselves of using a bit of BitTorrent on the side. Oops. Read More >>

In the days before movies had soundtracks, it's easy to assume that going to the cinema was a silent experiences. Not so. In fact, movie theatres were packed with innovations to create dramatic soundscapes and keep viewers engaged. Read More >>

Back in the 1950s, the movie theatre was a venue for radical experimentation. As the home TV kept people rooted to their sofas and out of cinemas, Hollywood was bold in the way it used technology to lure people back to the silver screen. Cinerama was just one of those ideas — but one that crashed and burned. Read More >>

The New York Times is reporting that 20th Century Fox is going to offer high-quality movie downloads weeks ahead of Blu-ray release using the DRM locker service UltraViolet. Costing around £10 a pop, it's planning to start with the upcoming release of Prometheus. Read More >>

Station Saint-Martin along Paris's Metro Line 8 & 9 was closed in 1939, at the start of WWII, and although reopened once the war had ended, the station was ultimately shut for good due its close proximity (100m) to another Metro station. Read More >>

While movie stars aren't drug-free zones, movie sets are at least supposed to be. Which is why, during filming, actors have to make do with stunt-double drugs. An article in Wired neatly summarises some of the most common stand-ins; here are a few of the best. [Wired] Read More >>

James Bond is the kind of man who gets shot at an awful lot. In fact, he's lucky to even be alive because, during his 22-film Hollywood career, the secret agent has managed to dodge a total of 4,662 bullets. Read More >>

Pictures hacked from Hollywood stars' email accounts and phones seem to be a mainstay of popular culture these days. Chris Chaney, one of the most prolific celebrity hackers to date, was recently arrested—but GQ has a wonderful profile of the man which you really have to read. Read More >>

Manhattan's SoHo neighbourhood is mostly filled with bored models and stupid-expensive boutiques. But on one grimy, absolutely ignorable corner is the entrance to a cavern stuffed with guns, rockets, cocaine, and riot shields. This is where Hollywood locks and loads. Read More >>

Imagine if your favourite films were written and acted during a different period of time: the actors and director would be different, the style it was shot in completely alien. These film posters by Peter Stults are an amazing glimpse into how Hollywood could've been. Read More >>

You might be forgiven that LoveFilm is being a bit forgotten with Netflix grabbing all the headlines. But the Amazon-backed original UK film streamer is fighting back, securing a deal with Warner Brothers. Read More >>

RED has their Epic camera. Alli has their Alexa camera. And now Canon has the C300, a digital video camera that's soley intended for professional film production, promising accurate colour reproduction and awesome low and natural light performance. Read More >>