Cinematic Structures: Illustrating Famous Film Architecture
Some cinematic experiences are defined by their built environments, be it the minimalist architectural plan outlines of Dogville or the lavish Mid-Century Modern estate from the Big ...
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Landing Stripped: 8 Grounded & Abandoned Spaceships
If abandoned spaceships weren't so hard to find (please don't look for any in Antarctica), we wouldn't have to make them for movies, TV, art or just for fun. ...
Trouble Feature: 10 Abandoned Drive-In Movie Theaters
Drive-in movie theaters stand for the great American auto-centric suburban dream, though as time goes by fewer and fewer of the outdoor screens remain standing. ...
Abandoned on Film: 15 Terrifying Desolate Movie Settings
Sometimes, the setting of a film is almost more important than the plot itself, and that's particularly true with abandoned places. Crumbling ruins of hospitals, prisons, houses, schools and ...
Cranking Out Memories: Analog Playback for Digital Videos
Being able to store old videos in digital formats has helped preserve some of the world's most important footage. It has also helped us keep all of our old family memories intact without worrying ...
Game, Cassette, Match: 10 Abandoned Video Stores
Once as common as the VHS and Betamax tapes they rented out, video stores these days are fading away faster than the images on a well-worn cassette someone forgot to rewind. These 10 abandoned ...
Clock Watching: 15 Amazing Movie & TV Time Machines
Time travel is a relatively modern concept first popularized by British author H. G. Wells in his pioneering sci-fi classic The Time Machine. Over a century of virtual time exploration has given us ...
Screen Bean Machines: 10 Classic TV and Movie MINIs
The iconic economic “box on wheels” that is the Mini has been the auto de facto face of the United Kingdom for over a half a century. Most recently seen in the Opening Ceremonies of the 2012 ...
Floating Cinema Deserves a Standing (or Swaying) Ovation
When the scenery is this beautiful, who could blame you for letting your attention wander away from the movie screen? Beijing-based architect Ole Scheeren constructed a temporary floating cinema ...
Into Abyss: World’s Largest Deserted Underwater Film Set
The psychological stress and real-life danger of being stuck on an experimental underwater oil platform, teetering on the edge of a deep-water trench, was captured with eerie perfection in James ...
