When your first film is "Hiroshima Mon Amour" or "Eraserhead" it sets an impossibly high bar - but these directors reached it.

“Insurgent solidarity”: we could all use a lot of it as human society seems to wobble wildly on its axis. The meaning of the ...

The production was almost derailed by a lawsuit. While developing The Elephant Man, Sanger discovered that a play of the same name, also based on Joseph Merrick’s life, had opened in New York.

The notorious "elephant man" may have suffered from two rare disorders, according to scientists. They believe Joseph Merrick, who lived in Britain more than 100 years ago, could have suffered from ...

In his play The Elephant Man, based on real life, Bernard Pomerance wrote this about Joseph Merrick, the physically distorted man who suffered greatly from the cruelty of others: “He has seen ...

Studies have shown that people are living longer. To see how many additional years may be added to your current age this year, check out our calculator below.

The Hearst Television Data Team has developed a tool to estimate your life expectancy using actuarial data from the Social Security Administration. Try it here: ...