The Sound Era of Film By dearjili Jan 1, 1920 Films with sound appeared Jan 1, 1940 Renaissanse in British Wartime progagando create a renaissance in the film industry in British Jan 1, 1950 Golden Age Golden Age of Asian Cinema Jan 1, 1960 Hollywood Declined The Studio system in Hollywood declined Jan 1, 1970 New Hollywood The New Hollywood or Post-clasical cinema Jan 1, 1980 Audience began to watch fims at home on VCRs Jan 1, 1990 New Special effects, Independent films and DVDs Jan 1, 2000 Globalization of Cinema Jan 1, 2010 3D film became the highest-grossing film