From Japanese samurai flicks to gritty war movies, the visual language and tonal atmosphere of Star Wars is rooted in decades ...

among the most indelible being the curvaceous lady robot portrayed by Brigitte Helm in Fritz Lang’s “Metropolis” (1926). Lang’s picture is the centerpiece of “A.I. From Metropolis To Ex Machina” and ...

Both George Lucas and Star Wars concept artist Ralph McQuarrie referenced Lang's Metropolis and the character of "Maria" (played by Brigitte Helm) to come up with the look of C-3PO. Of course ...

It’s true: In Fritz Lang’s 1927 “Metropolis” (on Sunday, Tuesday and Jan. 20), the rabble-rousing robot that impersonates Maria (both are played by Brigitte Helm) showed early on how ...

In 1927, Fritz Lang directed Metropolis, a silent pro-labor fantasy film written by his wife, Thea von Harbou. That movie featured Brigitte Helm as Maria the Machine Person, one of the first robots in ...

A man not guilty of his wife's murder and a mother sentenced for the death of her three daughters are just some of the big ...

The Japanese conductor amazed audiences with the lithe physicality of his performances during three decades at the helm of the Boston ... June 2. Brigitte Bierlein, 74. The former head of Austria ...

The Japanese conductor amazed audiences with the lithe physicality of his performances during three decades at the helm of the Boston ... June 2. Brigitte Bierlein, 74. The former head of Austria ...