Enthusiasts argue that retrofitting classic cinema destroys original artistic intent and historical precision.

After 110 years hidden in a tin at the National Media Museum in Bradford, UK, researchers have discovered what are believed to be the world’s oldest color films. Created by cinematic pioneer Edward ...

Inside the color systems of ‘Sinners,’ ‘Frankenstein’ and ‘Hamnet’—three Oscar-nominated films where palette and set design do as much work as the script. Jacobi Jupe stars as Hamnet, Bodhi Rae ...

In 1986, Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert dedicated a full episode of their syndicated series “At the Movies” to sounding the alarm about the industry’s fascination with colorizing black-and-white films.