14 Sounds You Probably Didn't Realize Were Trademarked
Registering an aural trademark with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office is difficult, but these sounds made the cut.
Registering an aural trademark with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office is difficult, but these sounds made the cut.
With prosthetics virtually obscuring the familiar faces of legendary actors Al Pacino and Dustin Hoffman, its matte paintings, and its unique color schemes, Warren Beatty’s big-screen take on Chester Gould’s Dick Tracy comic strip was—and remains—singular
The Hunt for Red October is one of the best submarine films ever made, and a favorite of dads everywhere. It was a blockbuster when it came out (the sixth-highest grossing film of 1990), and an Oscar nominee for its achievements in sound and editing.
The script shows just how dramatically the tale changed from George Lucas' early drafts.
In his engrossing new book, The Billion Dollar Spy, David E. Hoffman takes readers into the CIA’s Moscow station during the Cold War, telling the astonishing story of how spies recruited agents, and what happened when things went wrong.
We can assure you that this list is very real.
Nearly 35 years after its debut, Vicki the Robot and 'Small Wonder' are simultaneously remembered with fondness and outright scorn.
Erik Sass is covering the events of World War I exactly 100 years later.
(And why so many people have never heard of it.)
When Chuck Jones decided to make the short film “Rikki-Tikki-Tavi,” he faced a challenge: How could he imbue the cobra-killing mongoose with a sense of personality, all without taking away from the fact that it was an animal?
On May 21, 1980, 'The Empire Strikes Back'—the second film in the Star Wars series—arrived in theaters and thrilled audiences.
Bill Haley & His Comets’s "(We’re Gonna) Rock Around The Clock" might not have been the first rock ‘n’ roll song, but it’s widely regarded as the song that brought rock to the mainstream.
Whether you prefer the 1925 movie featuring Lon Chaney, the original Broadway production, or the 2004 Gerard Butler remake, there’s no question that the chandelier crash scene is one of the most iconic moments in The Phantom of the Opera.
On May 16, 1990, Jim Henson passed away. In the months that followed, a pair of memorial services paid tribute to the man who changed the entertainment landscape.
Steven Spielberg almost directed, Randy Newman played the Singing Bush, and Steve Martin developed permanent tinnitus.
Michael Corleone as Han Solo? A look back at the many iconic roles that could’ve been for Oscar-winning actor Al Pacino.
Phil Alden Robinson's Oscar-nominated baseball movie is still being talked about, more than 30 years after its initial release.