The light goes on at J.J. Abrams' Bad Robot Fans of technological pioneers, 120 year-old cineastes and anyone with even a passing interest in the intricacies of copyright law, rejoice! A new Thomas Edison movie has entered that magical place we call “the works” with a view to bringing the inventor’s life to the big screen.The real Thomas Edison, far from his inventor-of-the-lightbulb lore, was actually an incredibly canny and ruthless businessman.
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- This famous shack was the first movie studio ever — and, after refurb, you can visit it
Now he was back. He'd come to witness the unveiling of a detailed, full-scale replica of The Black Maria, the world's first commercial movie studio — which got its odd nickname from the black police ...
11/7/2024 - 8:52 pm | View Link - The First Special Effect Shot In Cinema History Was Done 129 Years Ago In A Film Produced By Thomas Edison
This was a full year before the 1896 movie, Arrival of a Train at La Ciotat ... The novelty of special effects is likely why Thomas Edison signed on for the project, and without his help, special ...
10/2/2024 - 12:48 pm | View Link - More
- The Current War (2017)
The Current War: Directed by Alfonso Gomez-Rejon. With Benedict Cumberbatch, Oliver Powell, Sophia Ally, Tuppence Middleton. The dramatic story of the cutthroat race between electricity titans Thomas A. Edison and George Westinghouse to determine whose electrical system would power the modern world.
11/13/2024 - 2:26 pm | View Website - Tesla (2020)
Tesla: Directed by Michael Almereyda. With Ethan Hawke, Eve Hewson, Eli A. Smith, Josh Hamilton. A freewheeling take on visionary inventor Nikola Tesla, his interactions with Thomas Edison and J.P. Morgan's daughter Anne, and his breakthroughs in transmitting electrical power and light.
11/5/2024 - 9:28 am | View Website - Edison (2005)
Edison: Directed by David J. Burke. With Morgan Freeman, Kevin Spacey, Justin Timberlake, LL Cool J. Upon discovering a den of corrupt policemen, a fresh-faced journalist makes shaky allies in a jaded reporter and investigator for a powerful district attorney.
11/3/2024 - 7:14 am | View Website - Thomas A. Edison
Director: The Trick Cyclist. Thomas A. Edison was born on February 11, 1847 in Milan, Ohio, USA as Thomas Alva Edison. He was a producer and director, known for silent movies such as, The Trick Cyclist (1901), The Patchwork Girl of Oz (1914) and Bicycle Trick Riding, No. 2 (1899).
11/1/2024 - 11:16 am | View Website - Edison, the Man (1940)
Edison, the Man: Directed by Clarence Brown. With Spencer Tracy, Rita Johnson, Lynne Overman, Charles Coburn. 82-year-old inventor and entrepreneur Thomas Alva Edison is honored in 1929 and he reflects back on his sixty-year career of scientific achievement.
10/31/2024 - 4:22 am | View Website - More
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