LET THERE BE LIGHT
Photographers chase this brief window just after sunrise when natural light turns warm and soft.
Golden Hour
1994? "Pulp Fiction", "The Shawshank Redemption" & this comedy about 2 numbskulls who drive a mini-bike to Aspen.
Dumb and Dumber
Bridal, soul, bullet
train
This 1980 film inspired a sitcom, then clocked in on Broadway in 2009 with music & lyrics by Dolly Parton.
9 to 5
Sufferers of this phenomenon wake unable to move, sometimes reporting a shadowy figure sitting on their chest.
sleep paralysis
Without this process by which light is converted to chemical energy, Earth would be populated only by bacteria.
photosynthesis
1999? "The Sixth Sense", "The Matrix" & this rom-com about a movie star who falls for a floppy-haired bookstore owner.
Notting Hill
Cinnamon, honor, Rick
roll
This bouncy Lou Bega tune subtitled "A Little Bit Of..." says, "A little bit of you makes me your man."
"Mambo No. 5"
Phantasmagoria is a synonym for this post-bedtime event; sweet dreams!
a nightmare
This rare event briefly turns day into night when the moon slides perfectly between Earth and the sun.
1986? "Ferris Bueller's Day Off", "Aliens" & this coming-of-age drama about 4 boys who go looking for a dead body.
Stand By Me
Cutie, mud, pizza
pie
Andy Samberg & Andre Braugher cop out in this sitcom about police officers in New York City.
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
In this rare sleep state, the dreamer becomes aware they're asleep and can sometimes take control of the narrative.
lucid dreaming
Laser interference patterns — not mirrors or smoke — are what create this ghostly three-dimensional light image.
hologram
2007? "There Will Be Blood", "No Country for Old Men" & this drama starring George Clooney as a law firm fixer.
Michael Clayton
Herb, rock, zen
garden
A Disney team built a 40-foot squid with 50-foot feelers for this 1954 sci-fi adaptation.
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
Lady Macbeth famously did this while muttering 'out, damned spot' in one of Shakespeare's most iconic scenes.
sleepwalking
This phenomenon is the change in direction of a ray of light as it moves from one medium into another.
refraction
1939? "The Wizard of Oz", "Gone with the Wind" & this Jimmy Stewart classic about a young senator who takes on corruption.
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
The bucket, bad habits, a football
things you kick
Before the movie, this 1950s jury drama was a TV production that won Franklin Schaffner the 1st directing Emmy.
12 Angry Men
Folklore names 3 a.m. as this spooky window when supernatural activity is said to peak.
witching hour