Steven Spielberg, Alexander Payne, David Fincher and Ken Jennings also are headed to the April 18-21 event in Hollywood. By Mike Barnes Senior Editor Those attending the 15th annual TCM Classic Film ...

In the 1920s, Hollywood studios were riding high. There was skepticism when a new technology came along that would let movie audiences hear actors talking. But Warner Brothers took a gamble and wired ...

If you know about Vitaphone shorts, the news that a newly restored selection is ready for public viewing courtesy of the UCLA Film & Television Archive is all the information you need. If you haven’t ...

The film discusses the introduction of the Vitaphone, a groundbreaking technology for synchronized sound and picture in motion pictures, highlighting its technical aspects and historical context. It ...

1926: The Vitaphone sound-on-film process is announced by Warner Bros. studio. It’s the death knell for the age of silent films. Vitaphone was prone to human error, since the alignment of the film ...

Those attending the 15th annual TCM Classic Film Festival in Hollywood next month will have an opportunity to engage with Mel Brooks and Vitaphone, both born in 1926. One’s extinct, the other’s still ...