We’re continuing our discussion of nineteenth-century American theater with a look at some upsetting parts of the US's theatrical past. In the nineteenth century, race and racism contributed to a unique and troubling performance...

Before the Hayes Code was enacted, movies were a lot more brazen than we sometimes tend to think. Director/Producer Lois Weber spent much of her career making movies that challenged audiences. Her film, "Where Are My Children" is no...

After the Lumiere brothers and Thomas Edison got the ball rolling with Vaudeville acts and Actualites, the time was coming for movie magic and fiction to make an appearance. The time was coming of filmmakers like Georges Melies and Alice...

In which John Green teaches you about Kurt Vonnegut's most famous novel, Slaughterhouse-Five. Vonnegut wrote the book in the Vietnam era, and it closely mirrors his personal experiences in World War II, as long as you throw out the time...

Nosferatu: a Symphony of Horror is a visual retelling of Bram Stoker's famous novel, Dracula. This 1922 German Expressionist, silent film has become a pilar of the horror genre and inspired over a hundred years of vampire movies....

Knock's condition has worsened and drawn attention from authorities. Knock, the real estate agent who facilitated Count Orlok's interest in moving to Wisborg has grown increasingly agitated and erratic as the vampire travels closer....

Count Orlok and his coffin are onboard an unsuspecting ship. Most of the crew quickly falls victim to the vampire plague. When it is down to the Captain and the last crew member, the crewman goes below deck to investigate and is met...

In this famously awkward scene, the young real estate agent, Thomas Hutter eats dinner while Count Orlok watches attentively. As the clock strikes midnight, Hutter accidentally slices his thumb while cutting a piece of bread. The...

In one of the final scenes of Nosferatu, Ellen defeats Count Orlok by enticing him to stay out until sunlight. When the sunlight hits his skin, he disolves and disappears. This dramatic scene deviates from the original Dracula novel...

Thomas Hutter is growing concerned that the vampire stories he's heard are true and the Count Orlok is the vampire they speak of. When the clock strikes midnight, he hears a strange noise and opens the door to find Count Orlock...

This video is a visual summary of Nosferatu features many of the famous scenes from the film and takes viewers through the main plot points of the story. For those who do not have the time or itnerest in watching the complete film,...

Ellen decides to sacrifice herself to defeat Count Orlok once and for all. When Count Orlok's vampire powers wake her up in the middle of the night again, she makes the difficult decision to open the window and invite him in. She...

A Silent Film in honor of #DayofSilence to clarify the differences between angular, tangential, and centripetal accelerations