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First Public Display
The first film shown in public was in the 1890s. The theater the film was played in was built in 1899.Film companies began to built film studios around 1900 -
The Great Train Robbery
The Edison Corporation produced the first western short film in 1903. -
New York
The New York times published the first movie review .The report was on D.W. Griffith's Pippa Passes -
Television
The invention of television -
James Dean death
The Waterfront nearly sweeps Academy Awards in 1854 Winning Best Picture,Best Actor,Best Support Actress and Best Director.
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French New Wave
Jeans-Luc Godard's created Breathless. The French New Wave use the jump cut, Hand held camera and loose, improvised direction.They made 90,000 in just four weeks. -
West Side story
West Side story is ready for the big screen and soon will win Oscars for Best picture,Supporting Actor,Supporting Actress and Directing -
Patton
George C. Scott gave one of the most memorable performances in Patton. He won Best Actor Oscar but refused to take the gold statuette -
Star Wars
Star wars hits the theaters for the first time. -
Warner Bros
Warner Bros announces a 11 year old British actor will play a titular wizard in Harry Potter and the Sorceror's Stone -
3D films
With improving tech. 3D films became more popular.New IMAX facilities offering larger format screens were constructed -
Disney
The Walt Disney co.pays 7.4 billion Pixar Animation Studios.The studio also created Toy Story films,Monster inc, Finding Nemo, etc
