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the Edison corporation established the first kinetograph
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the first movie theater opened in Pittsburg
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Thomas Edison made the first kinetophone
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d w Griffith's civil war epic introduced the narrative close up
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walt disney made their first cartoon "Alice's wonderland"
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"it happened one night" won best picture, director, actor, and actress.
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actress greta garbo retired at age 36
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jean-luc, typical of the new French wave use of jump cut and the hand held camera
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"physco" introduced horror into the movie theater
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movie ratings like g, pg, r, and x were introduced to theaters
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Star Wars was introduced for the first time and became extremely popular and the 2nd highest grossing film of all time
