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Actor Jimmy Stewart, the star of black-and-white classics like Mr. Smith Goes to Washington and It's a Wonderful Life though colorizing Bedford Falls would be worse than it becoming Pottersville. Photo accessed on the JM L Flickr account. Reposted here under the terms of a creative commons license.

Computer adds color to movies

Michelle Banks, staff reporter
January 2, 2025

In Hollywood’s attempt to capture a younger audience, some movie and television firms have decided to add a dazzling array of rainbow shades to classic black-and-white films. This will be made possible...

Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman starred in the 1957 classic, "Casablanca." The movie was filmed in black-and-white and was colorized by Turner Broadcasting. Photo courtesy of American-Statesman and caption by unknown staff writer.

THROWBACK THURSDAY: Computer colors movies

Michelle Banks, staff writer
May 11, 2023

In Hollywood's attempt to capture a younger audience, some movie and television firms have decided to add a dazzling array of rainbow shades to be classic black-and-white films. This will be made possible...

Catherine Oxenberg, Michael Nader and Joan Collins star in the nighttime soap opera "Dynasty." Students in 1986 criticized the show, along with other nighttime soaps, for showing explicit sex scenes.

THROWBACK THURSDAY: Sex and prime time

Michelle Banks, Shield staffer
October 20, 2022

One quiet evening at home, you decide to venture downstairs to the kitchen to find some munchies while studying for your chemistry test. On the way, you pass the den where your little brother (between...

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