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What The First Color Film Really Is (It’s Not Wizard Of Oz)

The Wizard of Oz revolutionized cinema with its use of color and some might mistakenly believe it to be the first color movie, but it didn't even pioneer the use of color on film. Along with its ...
The Atlantic

Watch the World's First Color Films—Shot in 1902

"A little bit of history has been rewritten," Michael Harvey, the Curator of Cinematography at the U.K.'s National Media Museum, explains. British photographer Edward Raymond Turner patented color ...
The Hollywood Reporter

Films Directed by Women and People of Color Plateaued in 2024, Study Finds

The report from USC’s Annenberg Inclusion Initiative looked at the number of women and people of color directing last year's top-grossing movies. By Carly Thomas Associate Editor Little progress has ...
Los Angeles Times

Women and people of color drive ratings for streaming films, UCLA diversity report finds

Amid today’s heated streaming wars, it appears diversity is the secret weapon. Women and people of color played a pivotal role in driving ratings for streaming films in 2023, even as they continued to ...