Special effects (which typically refers to visual effects in live-action moving-image media but also includes audio effects and other possibilities) are the methods used to produce on-screen (or on-air) events and objects that are physically impossible...

The illusions used in the film, television, and entertainment industries to simulate the imagined events in a story are traditionally called special effects (a.k.a. SFX or SPFX). In modern films, special effects are usually used to alter...

"Sneaky" Pete Kleinow, a steel guitar prodigy who rose to fame as one of the original members of the Flying Burrito Brothers, has died. He was 72.Kleinow, who also worked in film as an award-winning animator and special effects artist, died Saturday at a Petaluma...

Warren Beatty leaned down to chat face-to-face with Kirk Douglas. Sylvester Stallone chomped on pineapple and glanced across the bar at Clint Eastwood. Angela Lansbury gawked at Jack Nicholson. Julie Andrews laughed with Billy Crystal.The American Film Institute threw itself a 40th birthday party on...

Today's digital cameras can do a lot, but wisely chosen camera accessories can help take your photography skills to the next level.   Zoom Lenses Most digital cameras come with a zoom lens that provides a focal length range of perhaps 35 mm to...

A museum that tells the Bible's version of Earth's history _ that the planet was created in a single week just a few thousand years ago _ attracted thousands to its opening as protesters rallied outside.The dozens of demonstrators argued Monday that the Creation Museum's...