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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
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The Edison Corporation produced the first western short film in 1903.
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The New York times published the first movie review .The report was on D.W. Griffith's Pippa Passes
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The invention of television
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The Waterfront nearly sweeps Academy Awards in 1854 Winning Best Picture,Best Actor,Best Support Actress and Best Director.
James Dean died later in a car accident at age 26 -
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.
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West Side story is ready for the big screen and soon will win Oscars for Best picture,Supporting Actor,Supporting Actress and Directing
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George C. Scott gave one of the most memorable performances in Patton. He won Best Actor Oscar but refused to take the gold statuette
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Star wars hits the theaters for the first time.
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Warner Bros announces a 11 year old British actor will play a titular wizard in Harry Potter and the Sorceror's Stone
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With improving tech. 3D films became more popular.New IMAX facilities offering larger format screens were constructed
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The Walt Disney co.pays 7.4 billion Pixar Animation Studios.The studio also created Toy Story films,Monster inc, Finding Nemo, etc
