Film directors walk viewers through one scene of their movies, showing the magic, motives and the mistakes from behind the camera. Film directors walk viewers through one scene of their movies, showing the magic, motives and the mistakes from behind the camera. Source link

The bonds of an eccentric mother and daughter, of residents of New Orleans and of the family and friends of a kidnapping victim are explored in this month’s documentary picks. Source link

Self-driving eighteen-wheelers are now on highways in states like California and Texas. But there are still human “safety drivers” behind the wheel. What will it take to get them out? Source link

Sigourney Weaver and Kevin Kline star in a film that hides a story about alcoholism inside a soft focus romance. Source link

A unique research project is tracking hundreds of people at risk for suicide, using data from smartphones and wearable biosensors to identify periods of high danger — and intervene. Source link

He invented a visible red-light diode. His 41 patents also included lasers that enabled DVD and CD players. Source link

The extent of the damage was difficult to comprehend, even for residents who had survived and rebuilt after other powerful storms. Source link

In the film, he channels his relationship angst into something hopeful: “I was like, ‘Why is the fictional version of me happier than I am?’” Source link

A dentist with a parallel career as a political scientist, he drew attention to a program that made millions of Americans unwitting guinea pigs. Source link

After nearly three years, Google has decided to winnow its video game ambitions because Stadia was less popular than it had anticipated. Source link