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First film ever made
A bet over whether or not a horse has all 4 feet off the ground at any point led to the accidental discovery of motion picture. It was discovered by Eadweard Muybridge. He won the bet. -
Theatres
The very first movie theatre is built and opened in Pittsburgh named The Nickelodeon. A nickelodeon is a theatre meant for large crowds. -
Birth Of A Nation
Birth Of A Nation becomes the first ever blockbuster movie. Director D.W. Griffith used editing techniques revolutionary for their time. -
Jazzy Movie
The Jazz Singer becomes the first movie to have recorded audio played over it. It was the first film known as a "talkie" -
Gorillas and film
King Kong broke box office records and saved RKO studios from bankruptcy. Highly praised for it's stop motion, the film was a major success for RKO. -
Awards for movies?
The first golden globe ceremony is held at 20th century fox studios. Henry King won best director with his film The Song of Bernadette. The film also won best picture. -
Cold War's influence?
In 1952, the paranoia of the Cold War helped spark the ideas for movies like War of the Worlds and Invasion of the Body Snatchers. War of the Worlds represented the fear of a communist invasion while Invasion of the Body Snatchers was the Fear of communism spreading in America and capitalism dying. -
Production companies
Th year 1964 saw the major growth of independent film producers, power of actors grew, and Hollywood's Traditional style declined. Mary Poppins was released the same year on August 27th. -
Sharks and space
In 1972 Steven Spielberg created the blockbuster movies JAWS and Close Encounters of the Third Kind. 1972 was also a big year for George Lucas with his film, Star Wars -
VCR
1980 was a big year with the invention of VCR (videocassette recorder) more and more people are able to watch movies from the comfort of their own homes -
Toys
Pixar creates the first full length computer-animated feature, Toy Story, which issued in a new era of animated film. Disney and Pixar had much competition after the release of this film. -
IMAX
The Dark Knight becomes the first major feature to have been shot partially in IMAX. while IMAX was created in 2001, it hadn't been used in any major feature films till The Dark Knight was released. -
Sinking Ships
TITANIC is re-released in 3D to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the real ship under the same name. Directed by James Cameron, the film a a huge success when it was originally released.
