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The Shining (1980)

The Shining (1980)

How Kubrick staged the creepy Overlook Hotel set The Overlook Hotel's exterior was filmed at the Timberline Lodge, Oregon, while the interiors were built at Elstree Studios, England. The intense...

The Shining (1980)

How Kubrick staged the creepy Overlook Hotel set The Overlook Hotel's exterior was filmed at the Timberline Lodge, Oregon, while the interiors were built at Elstree Studios, England. The intense...

The Godfather (1972)

The Godfather (1972)

Marlon Brando aimed to give Don Corleone a distinctive appearance, and make him look like a bulldog, so he stuffed his cheeks with cotton wool for the audition.

The Godfather (1972)

Marlon Brando aimed to give Don Corleone a distinctive appearance, and make him look like a bulldog, so he stuffed his cheeks with cotton wool for the audition.

Taxi Driver (1976)

Taxi Driver (1976)

"A Taxi Driver's Diary" by Arthur, Travis, Squeaky and John Taxi Driver script drew inspiration from two real-life events: the 1972 shooting of candidate George Wallace by Arthur Bremer, whose...

Taxi Driver (1976)

"A Taxi Driver's Diary" by Arthur, Travis, Squeaky and John Taxi Driver script drew inspiration from two real-life events: the 1972 shooting of candidate George Wallace by Arthur Bremer, whose...

From Science Fiction to Cultural Icons

From Science Fiction to Cultural Icons

The cultural imagination of the 20th century, was ablaze with the captivating development of robots, computers, androids and artificial intelligence...

From Science Fiction to Cultural Icons

The cultural imagination of the 20th century, was ablaze with the captivating development of robots, computers, androids and artificial intelligence...

Bits, Bots, and Beyond: an AI Journey

Bits, Bots, and Beyond: an AI Journey

Let's step back to the early days of AI. The journey begin in 1943, when W. McCulloch and W. Pitts introduced the world to the “Al Logical Calculus of Ideas...

Bits, Bots, and Beyond: an AI Journey

Let's step back to the early days of AI. The journey begin in 1943, when W. McCulloch and W. Pitts introduced the world to the “Al Logical Calculus of Ideas...

The Artificial Impact

The Artificial Impact

AI didn't come to take your job. It came to take orders.The conversation around artificial intelligence tends to go one of two ways: utopia or apocalypse, depending on who's broadcasting....

The Artificial Impact

AI didn't come to take your job. It came to take orders.The conversation around artificial intelligence tends to go one of two ways: utopia or apocalypse, depending on who's broadcasting....