Behind the Scenes

Cars erupting into fireballs when they crash is a common movie trope, but it doesn't happen in real life.

By Hal Sosabowski

When the right technology didn't yet exist, these seven filmmakers created the tools they needed to make cinema history.

By Dylan Ris

The composer who gave us the scores for movies such as "Star Wars," "E.T. The Extra Terrestrial" and "Jaws" has just marked his 90th birthday.

By Dan Golding

They've become commonplace in Hollywood moviemaking, but green screens aren't just for big-budget films. They're popular with vloggers and YouTubers now, too.

By Mark Mancini

Ah, the '90s. We're still watching this glorious decade's campy disaster flicks for the action scenes and nostalgia value. But accuracy was never their forte. Just for kicks, let's look at the science of "Twister," "Volcano" and more.

By Mark Mancini

Antagonists. We need them to provide balance to the protagonists of our stories and myths. Because, really, what kind of world would it be if we all just got along?

By Oisin Curran

Join us as we highlight some legendary Hollywood's stuntmen and the roles that put them on the map. The post Legendary Hollywood Stuntmen And Their Famous Roles appeared first on Goliath.

By Jonny Hughes

Ever since Marvel Studios revealed the future of the MCU would introduce newcomers like the Eternals and Shang-Chi to the ranks, we couldn’t help but reminisce about all the Marvel movies that led up to this moment. It got us thinking about our favorite movie, coolest fight scene, and tearful goodbyes, but most all, we […] The post Hidden Details You May Have Missed In The Marvel Movies appeared first on Goliath.

By Riley Jones (@moviemanjones)

When it comes to the greatest blockbuster movie franchises of all time, we’d rank Indiana Jones right up there with Star Wars. Steven Spielberg and George Lucas’ ode to 1940s adventure serials produced some of the best films of the 80s and introduced audiences to one of the most iconic heroes in movie history in […] The post 31 Hidden Details You May Have Missed In The ‘Indiana Jones’ Film Franchise appeared first on Goliath.

By Nick Steinberg

There's a musical name for dread, and it is 'Dies Irae.' How did this 13th-century Latin hymn become the go-to tune for conjuring up movie scares?

By Alia Hoyt

What happens when movie marketers try to get audiences into the cinema by misrepresenting the film they're trying to sell?

By Chris Opfer

We think we know what gets censored out of movies shown on airplanes – like language and plane crashes. But the rise of streaming has changed the rules and added some cultural dimensions.

By Dave Roos

Kanopy is looking to bring libraries and universities into the streaming age with access to its vast collection.

By Chris Opfer

The Iron Man trilogy may not be the most beloved set of films within the larger Marvel Cinematic Universe, but it’s most certainly been an important one for the franchise. After all, there really wouldn’t be an MCU without the first Iron Man movie, which not only helped revive Robert Downey Jr.’s acting career, but […] The post 26 Hidden Details You May Have Missed In The ‘Iron Man’ Movies appeared first on Goliath.

By Nick Steinberg

Horror movies can be downright scary. But in some cases, the events that took place on horror movie sets were more terrifying than the fictional films they produced. In fact, many of the biggest and most successful horror movies of all-time had a number of truly strange and horrifying things happen during filming, or shortly […] The post 10 Terrifying Events That Happened on Horror Movie Sets appeared first on Goliath.

By Jack Sackman

In the world of Harry Potter, being a wizard in the United States is a lot different than being a wizard in England. Now who’s up for a game of quodpot?

By Bryan Young

The black female mathematicians who worked at NASA during the Space Race were scientific savants who helped make some pretty amazing advances in aeronautics.

By Alia Hoyt

As No-Majs, or muggles, we can't see the world's magical creatures. Luckily, they're everywhere in the new film set in the wizarding world of Harry Potter. We meet three.

By Bryan Young

Companies that make prop money for movies and videos have to walk a fine line between making cash that looks realistic, but not crossing into counterfeit.

By Dave Roos

With such a vast and detailed comic book history, it’s hardly surprising that Marvel stuffs their films with as many callbacks and Easter eggs as possible. The Marvel Cinematic Universe is definitely accessible to those without a shred of comic knowledge, but the films also reward observant viewers who have more than a passing knowledge […] The post 24 Hidden Details You May Have Missed In The ‘Captain America’ Movies appeared first on Goliath.

By Nick Steinberg

As everyone knows, the Harry Potter novels are a beloved series later adapted into popular high-grossing films. The biggest obstacle the film conversions had to overcome was finding room for the lengthy content of the novels in a feature-length film. Due to this time constraint, the series had to be shrunk down and several key […] The post The 10 Most Significant ‘Harry Potter’ Moments Left Out Of the Films appeared first on Goliath.

By Colin Anderson

Is it possible — just maybe — that spoilers don't actually (spoiler!) spoil all the fun?

By Oisin Curran

At this point in time, there’s probably not much use in complaining about product placement in movies. The battle has been lost and product placements are now ubiquitous in films. Marketers invest heavily to get their products featured in popular movies or to have movie characters hold up their product for a few seconds. Filmmakers […] The post The 10 Worst Movie Product Placements Ever appeared first on Goliath.

By Jack Sackman

A good movie transports you to another universe. But what if that universe is so authentic it's visually jarring? Step into the debate about hyper-real high frame rate films!

By Debra Ronca

Moviemaking is not a profession without its own dangers, but for all the fake gore and dismemberment in the movies, there are tragic true tales of filming gone wrong.

By Christine Venzon