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Birth of a nation
it came out in 1915 and was the first blockbuster hit, it was the longest and most profitable film then produced, the film provides a highly subjective history of the civil war, reconstruction, and the rise of the kkk -
Theatres
Movie theaters are showing more feature length by now, most theaters are owned by production studios -
Talkie
The first talkie was released, previous films have been released with sounds on discs, but the jazz singer was the first to have dialogue synchronized during a film -
Drive in theaters
The first drive in movie theater opens in new jersey people could watch movies in the comfort of their own car -
Antitrust
Antitrust laws force hollywood studios to de-couple from the movie theaters that means that all films can be shown in any theater -
Sound
First movie theaters debuts stereophonic sound alongside a giant screen. -
King kong
king kong vs godzilla was the first godzilla film shot in color and in wide screen. -
MGM
the once powerful mgm studios abandoned most its movie making business because of a string of failures due to ownerships changes and bad production choices by head kirk kerkorian -
Jim Clark
jim clark founded silicon graphics, a cutting edge company that contributed to the growth of computer imaging and animation in films -
Toy Story
pixar and disney agreed to co-produce the first fully computer generated feature film, toy story released 4 years later -
Harry Potter
Up to this date the harry potter films became the highest grossing series of all time -
Bridemaids
bridemaids became the highest grossing r rated film female comedy of all time pushing out sex and the city