Méliès’ film, a minute-long work titled Gugusse and the Automaton, contains what might be the first on-screen depiction of a robot.

A newly rediscovered 1897 short by famed French filmmaker Georges Méliès is being hailed as the first-ever depiction of a ...

It’s official: Eight Democrats and two Republicans say they have filed paperwork for the June 2 primary ballot in the ...

The Library of Congress’ National Screening Room is a massive online repository that puts cinema’s most influential films at the tips of your fingers.

A piece of techno-cinematic history has emerged as the US Library of Congress releases the restored video of the oldest film to feature a "robot." Dating from 1897, the silent film Gugusse et ...

The Library of Congress has found and restored a long-lost silent film by Georges Méliès. The famed 19th century French filmmaker is best known for his groundbreaking 1902 science fiction adventure ...

The Cinecon Pop-up Classic Film Festival will return for a second year to the Old Town Music Hall in El Segundo on March 21, and will feature television and movie rarities, along with special guests.

A pioneering but little-known Black filmmaker will be celebrated in a free screening and talk on Sunday, March 22 at The Last ...

Georges Méliès short Gugusse et l’Automate resurfaces after a century, scanned and stabilized for online viewing in 4K.

Be careful carrying lots of cash in your trunk — the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals has ruled circumstantial evidence “deemed drug courier profile evidence” is enough to convict defendants of ...

The legacy of the robot in film is a long and storied one, whether we’re considering such synthetic cinematic luminaries as Andy Kaufman’s character Val in 1981 comedy Heartbeeps, or Bernadette Peters ...