Afilm,movie, ormotion picture is a work ofvisual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, emotions, or atmosphere through the use of moving images that are generally, since the 1930s,synchronized with sound and sometimes using other sensory stimuli.
Films are produced byrecording actual people and objects withcameras or by creating them usinganimation techniques andspecial effects. They comprise a series of individual frames, but when these images are shown rapidly in succession, the illusion of motion is given to the viewer. Flickering betweenframes is not seen due to an effect known aspersistence of vision, whereby the eye retains a visual image for a fraction of a second after the source has been removed. Also of relevance is what causes the perception of motion: a psychological effect identified asbeta movement. (Full article...)
Image 9TheBabelsberg Studio nearBerlin was the first large-scale film studio in the world (founded 1912) and the forerunner toHollywood. It still produces global blockbusters every year. (fromFilm industry)
Image 13Flyingpelican captured by Marey around 1882. He created a method of recording several phases of movement superimposed into one photograph (fromHistory of film technology)
Image 14TheBabelsberg Studio nearBerlin, the earliest large-scale film studio complex (founded 1912). Today its one of the major film studios worldwide. (fromHistory of film)
Image 22Discounted DVD home video film releases sold in the Netherlands (fromFilm industry)
Image 23Theater ticket sales revenue has declined since the mid-2010s. Theater revenue did not fully recover from declines during theCOVID-19 pandemic when many theaters were closed. (fromFilm industry)
Image 24A scene fromRaja Harishchandra (1913) – credited as the first full-length Indian motion picture. (fromFilm industry)
Image 43Don Juan is the first feature-length film to use the Vitaphone sound-on-disc sound system with a synchronized musical score and sound effects, though it has no spoken dialogue. (fromHistory of film)
Grant was born into an impoverished family inBristol, where he had an unhappy childhood marked by the absence of his mother and his father's alcoholism. He became attracted to theatre at a young age when he visited theBristol Hippodrome. At 16, he went as a stage performer with the Pender Troupe for a tour of the US. After a series of successful performances in New York City, he decided to stay there. He established a name for himself invaudeville in the 1920s and toured the United States before moving to Hollywood in the early 1930s. (Full article...)
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Studio publicity photo of Hitchcock in 1955 Alfred Hitchcock (1899–1980) was an English filmmaker. Popularly known as the "Master of Suspense" for his use of innovative film techniques inthrillers, Hitchcock started his career in the British film industry as a title designer and art director for a number ofsilent films during the early 1920s. His directorial debut was the 1925 releaseThe Pleasure Garden. Hitchcock followed this withThe Lodger: A Story of the London Fog, his first commercial and critical success. It featured many of the thematic elements his films would be known for, such as an innocent man on the run. It also featured the first ofhis famous cameo appearances. Two years later he directedBlackmail (1929) which was his firstsound film. In 1935, Hitchcock directedThe 39 Steps; three years later, he directedThe Lady Vanishes, starringMargaret Lockwood andMichael Redgrave.
Joker premiered at the76th Venice International Film Festival on August 31, 2019, where it received an eight-minute standing ovation and won theGolden Lion. It was released theatrically in several markets on October 3, and in the United States and United Kingdom on October 4. Produced on a budget of $55 million, the film grossed $1.079 billion worldwide, becoming thehighest grossing R-rated film of all time, the first R-rated film to surpass $1 billion at the box office, and thesixth-highest-grossing film of 2019. Critical reception was polarized, with praise for the screenplay, musical score, cinematography and Phoenix's performance, and some criticism directed at its dark tone, portrayal of mental illness and depiction of violence. The latter also drew concerns of inspiring real-life violence. On thereview aggregator websiteRotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 68% based on 598 reviews. (Full article...)
Brad Pitt is an American actor and film producer. His acting career began at age 23 in 1987 with roles in the hit Fox television series21 Jump Street. He subsequently appeared in episodes for television shows during the late 1980s and played his first major role in the slasher filmCutting Class (1989). He gained recognition inThelma & Louise (1991),A River Runs Through It (1992),Cool World (1992) andKalifornia (1993).
Kelly made hisHollywood film debut inFor Me and My Gal (1942), co-starring withJudy Garland. Afterward, he went on to work as an actor, dancer and subsequently, choreographer, in a series of musical films. In these films, his choreography included experiments with a combination of dance and animation (Anchors Aweigh andInvitation to the Dance) and dance scenes involving special effects (including the "Alter Ego" number fromCover Girl and the split-screen dance number fromIt's Always Fair Weather). In addition to his work as an actor and choreographer, Kelly directed or co-directed several films, some of which did not feature him in an acting role. Kelly appeared in several non-musicaldramatic andcomedy films as well. (Full article...)
TheAcademy Award for Best Actor is an award presented annually by theAcademy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS). It has been awarded since the1st Academy Awards to an actor who has delivered an outstanding performance in aleading role in a film released that year. The award is traditionally presented by the previous year'sBest Actress winner. However, in recent years, it has shifted towards being presented by previous years' Best Actor winners instead.
Columbia Pictures initially provided a limited release toAmerican Hustle at six theaters on December 13, 2013. It was later given a wide release at over 2,500 theaters in the United States and Canada on December 20. The film grossed a worldwide total of over $251 million on a budget of $40 million. As of 2019, it is also Russell's highest-grossing film to date.Rotten Tomatoes, areview aggregator, surveyed 280 reviews and judged 93% to be positive. (Full article...)
Affleck emerged a star withMichael Bay's top-grossing science fiction filmArmageddon (1998). In 2000, Affleck co-formed a production company namedLivePlanet, which producedProject Greenlight (2001–05, 2015), a television series that provides training to first-time filmmakers. Affleck starred in Bay's war filmPearl Harbor (2001), which despite negative reviews was a box office hit. His career subsequently went through a period of decline when he starred in a series of critical and commercial failures, includingGigli (2003). He made a comeback with the biopicHollywoodland (2006), in which his portrayal ofGeorge Reeves earned him aGolden Globe nomination. (Full article...)
It's what I've chosen to do ... I like to see people jump out of their seats. In that sense, I'm as much of a whore as the vaudevillians were, and proud of it.
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