Entertainment

February 15, 2020

Photographer Captures the Cast of ‘Little Women’ in Traditional Wet Plate Portraits

Greta Gerwig’s Little Women celebrated the beloved coming-of-age story of the four March sisters living in 1800s Massachusetts. Recently, the award-winning movie released vintage portraits of the cast—including Saoirse Ronan, Timothée Chalamet, and Florence Pugh—taken by acclaimed cinema photographer Wilson Webb. These dramatic, sepia-toned photographs were made using the collodion process—a photography style invented in 1851.

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February 10, 2020

‘Parasite’ Fans Are Celebrating the Ingenious Film With Their Own Alternative Movie Posters

The South Korean film Parasite made Academy Award history on Sunday, February 9, 2020. The comedy-thriller broke boundaries by becoming the first film that’s not in the English language to win Best Picture. But the top prize wasn’t the only award Parasite earned that night. Director Bong Joon-ho won for Best Director, Best Original Screenplay (shared with Han Jin Won), and Best International Feature, too.

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February 1, 2020

Groundhog Day: An Age-Old Tradition Rooted in Fun and Folklore

Every February, people in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania brave the cold to catch a glimpse of one very special groundhog. Known as Punxsutawney Phil, this tiny resident is much more than a rodent; in fact, he’s an international celebrity, attracting tens of thousands of bundled-up visitors to his burrow every year. What makes this woodchuck so popular? According to local legend, Phil can foresee six weeks’ worth of weather.

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