Step into the crowded 1939 theater and feel how the world changed when Oz burst into color — audiences gasped as sepia Kansas gave way to Technicolor splendor. The premiere proved that Technicolor ...

The exquisitely exacting and expensive process (three to four times more costly than reliable black and white) was a major gamble — and win — for the nascent entertainment industry. Then came the copy ...

There was something truly magical about the golden era of film, a nearly intangible feeling of wonder, sparkle, and awe that we rarely see on screen anymore. While the general shift in tone has ...

One common misconception about cinema history is that color film was invented sometime in the 1930s. It's easy to understand why people assume this — the films most commonly identified as classics of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. If you have the requisite cones and rods, the moment is imprinted on your retina: Dorothy Gale awakens from a nasty bump on the ...