The paradox of progress is ever-present in “America’s Stairway,” the documentary about the Flight of Five Locks that will be shown for the first time next week at the Historic Palace Theatre, during ...

Experience the innovation of modern engineering with our latest feature: the "Machine That Can Jump In Place." Explore the technology and design behind this groundbreaking invention that defies ...

Cornell Engineering researchers have demonstrated that, by zapping a synthetic thin film with ultrafast pulses of ...

Locally set movies about crypto ("$Positions") and a kombucha startup ("Kombucha") will screen at the Chicago Underground ...

The next big plastic alternative doesn't come from a lab or a factory; it comes from a vineyard. Researchers have transformed ...

The documentary series “American Experience” begins an abbreviated schedule this week. A victim of the federal funding take-back, it has suspended production and laid off its staff. By Mike Hale The ...

Victor Wembanyama has learned a thing or two from Tim Duncan. The first was staying level-headed. Despite the hype that came with standing 7-foot-4 at 19 years old, Wembanyama keeps a tight schedule ...

While the true crime documentary fever has mostly died down over the past decade or so, the zeitgeist seems to have largely moved on to dramatized series that offer a fictionalized perspective of high ...

Snoop Dogg made controversial comments about LGBTQ+ representation in film during a recent podcast interview. “What you see is what you see, and they’re putting it everywhere,” the rapper, 53, said on ...

As the fall festivals start to roll out, awards season will take shape, best-of-the-year lists will firm up, and some of our favorite filmmakers will debut new work.