When it comes to naming your furry sidekick, there’s something undeniably magical about turning to the big screen for inspiration. From Disney flicks to nostalgic childhood favorites and even quirky ...

Good news for theaters still recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic and other industry disruptions: A new UCLA study has found that teenagers’ favorite thing to do is going to the movies. The latest ...

Superheroes are saving the real world, too. A study published in The Journal of Psychology in August found that superhero movies can promote prosocial behavior — actions that benefits other people or ...

Researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology used functional MRI scans to track which brain regions activated when 176 young adults watched scenes from "The Social Network," "Home Alone" ...

The report from USC’s Annenberg Inclusion Initiative looked at the number of women and people of color directing last year's top-grossing movies. By Carly Thomas Associate Editor Little progress has ...

A recent brain-scan study sheds light on how people's brains divide continuous experiences into meaningful segments, like scenes in a movie. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...

A person's brain performs an intricate juggling act while watching a movie, a new study demonstrates. Scans showed that 24 different brain networks and regions engage from scene-to-scene, based on ...

Movie fans are desperately trying to figure out if the blockbuster new horror flick Weapons draws from real-life events. The thriller centers on a tight-knit town thrown into chaos when an entire ...