June 5, 1989, BEIJING – Around the world, the image of a man staring down tanks in China’s Tiananmen Square became etched in our collective memory. The live CNN broadcast was a journalism milestone. Like any competitive newsman, Rupert Murdoch marveled at the accomplishment but must have been rankled by his rival’s success […]
Category Archives: Heritage
Fox Archives: Storyboards from ‘Independence Day,’ ‘Alien 3,’ ‘Ever After: A Cinderella Story’ and ‘Spy’
A storyboard is a sequence of drawings representing the shots planned out by production, typically with some direction and dialogue, though it all depends on the film and the artist. We have a wonderful and wide variety of storyboards in our art department collection. Here is a selection of storyboards from different genres of 20th […]
Fox Archives: A look at the history of the Fox lot’s Building 86, dressing room to the stars
This photo, taken in 1934, shows the site where Building 86 would be built: The formal French garden, flanked by Avenue E on the left and Avenue D on the right, has “Movietone City” (the original name of the Fox lot, so named in honor of the sound-on-film process patented by Fox) sculpted in the […]
Fox Archives: 50 years ago…’Batman’ (1966)
The Caped Crusader made his feature film debut 50 years ago in “Batman,” produced and distributed by 20th Century Fox Film. The superhero movie was released on July 30, 1966, in Austin, Texas. Here are the original publicity posters, including those for French, German and British audiences: The one-sheet poster for “Batman” in the U.S. […]
Fox Archives: 15 years ago…‘Planet of the Apes’ (2001)
The 2001 sci-fi action movie “Planet of the Apes,” produced and distributed by 20th Century Fox Film, was adapted from the 1968 classic of the same name. It was released in U.S. theaters on July 27, 2001, and went on to finish as one of the top 10 worldwide grossing movies of the year. The plot centers […]
Fox Archives: The glamorous history behind the ‘Shirley Temple Bungalow’ on the Fox lot
Building 69 on the West Pico Boulevard Fox lot is a rather inauspicious little structure that has a fun (and even glamorous) history, about which even most people at 20th Century Fox Film studio are unaware. This is Building #69 today. This is what Building #69 looked like when it was constructed in the 1930s […]
Fox Archives: 20 years ago…‘Independence Day’ (1996)
“Independence Day” conquered theaters around the globe in 1996, finishing the year as the top worldwide grossing movie with an $817.4 million haul, despite lukewarm reviews. Thus, a film franchise was born. The legacy of the action-adventure sci-fi blockbuster, produced and distributed by 20th Century Fox Film and released in U.S. theaters on July 3, […]
Fox Archives: 30th anniversary for ‘The Omen’ (1976)
“The Omen,” produced and distributed by 20th Century Fox Film, was the first in the horror movie series. It was released in U.S. theaters on June 25, 1976. Here’s the original publicity poster for the film, as well as the trailer: “When Kathy Thorn (Lee Remick) gives birth to a stillborn baby, her husband Robert […]
Fox Archives: Rare photos of the 1938 premiere of ‘In Old Chicago’ at the Four Star Theatre in Los Angeles
As part of the Fox Archives’ Notable Title project, I am currently processing (organizing, rehousing and cataloging) the film “In Old Chicago,” which was produced and distributed by 20th Century Fox Film in 1938. In addition to being almost 80 years old, this film: Won two Oscars and was nominated for another four (one of […]
Fox Archives: From horse barn to armory props storage to sound effects studio, history lives on the Fox lot
The unassuming Building #41, one of the oldest buildings on the 20th Century Fox Film lot, has been in the same location since the 1920s. It was originally a barn used by actor, director and writer Tom Mix for his horses when he was allowed to come out to the country and ride around the […]
