It began as the “Siberia” of studios but went on to win more Oscars than any other. Now it’s one of the last Hollywood majors still standing. From Spider-Man’s boots to Sidney Poitier’s blazer, studio ...

Ang Lee was pulling his hair out. He was in preproduction in China on his ambitious martial arts movie Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon when a silent investor pulled out. “It was the toughest movie I’d ...