A Brief History On July 1, 1966, Canada had its first ever color television broadcast in Toronto, Ontario. Back when color TV hit the airwaves in the US, 1950 and 1951, no normal people had color TVs anyway. 1950s color TVs were horrible, with round screens that cut off a lot of the picture and garish colors like a bad cartoon. Digging Deeper TVs from the 1950s and early 1960s did not come with remotes, and they took forever to warm up, starting with a little dot of light in the middle that grew into a picture. Using CRTs and…
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A Brief History On June 20, 1975, the blockbuster movie, Jaws, starring a huge and hungry great white shark, was released in the US and immediately started setting box office records. The real star of the film is usually just called “Jaws,” but the movie prop actually had a name, “Bruce.” Digging Deeper While horror films have featured monsters such as semi-humans, ala Frankenstein, Dracula, and Hannibal Lecter, or even aliens or made-up monsters such as Godzilla, today, we ask you which movie monster based on actual critters is or are the most epic? Some to choose from include: King…
A Brief History Martial arts drama fans, here is your chance to be among the first in Cleveland, Ohio to see Karate Kid: Legends on Tuesday, May 27, 2025 at 7:00 PM at Cinemark Valley View 24 + XD, Aud #12, at 6001 Canal RD in Valley View, Ohio 44125! For your chance to get a family four pack of passes, please go to https://events.sonypictures.com/events/user/screening-info/KARATEHISTORY. Passes are first-come, first-serve. The theater is overbooked slightly to ensure a full audience. Therefore, seating is not guaranteed. So, please arrive early! Saving seats for other parties is prohibited. Digging Deeper In Karate Kid: Legends, after…
A Brief History On May 16, 2025, Final Destination Bloodlines was released in the United States by Warner Bros. Pictures. The sixth film in the franchise, Bloodlines will not disappoint and may indeed be the best film in the entire franchise. Digging Deeper Fans of Final Destination must make this movie a must see, and for fans of Tony Todd, horror movie icon, this film is the last chance to see this fine actor on the screen as he died on November 6, 2024, at the too young age of 69. With a superior cast and able directing by the…
A Brief History On April 29, 1953, Los Angeles television station KECA made the first public experimental broadcast of a 3D TV show, an episode of Space Patrol. Sadly, this attempt did not usher in an era of 3D TV for the masses, but it was another step in the advancements that have brought 3D TV to where it is today. Digging Deeper You may be surprised to know that the origins of 3D viewing go back to the 1800s, with a series of inventions concerning stereoscopic viewing of still pictures developed into moving 3D pictures of a sort with…