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A retired Michigan teacher discovered a lost 1897 film by cinema pioneer Georges Méliès in a family trunk that sat in attics and barns for a century. The 45-second silent movie was part of his potato-farming great-grandfather's traveling film show in rural Pennsylvania.
A passionate new documentary proves women have always been horror's driving force, from silent films to modern masterpieces. Director Donna Davies and scholar Alexandra Heller-Nicholas shatter the myth that horror is a boys' club.
A lost 1897 silent film featuring the earliest known robot in cinema history has been discovered and restored by the Library of Congress. The one-minute comedy by pioneering filmmaker Georges Méliès sat forgotten in basements and garages for decades before its 2025 discovery.