Afilm 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 some times using other sensory stimulations.
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 21Don 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)
Image 25TheBabelsberg Studio nearBerlin, the earliest large-scale film studio complex (founded 1912). Today its one of the major film studios worldwide. (fromHistory of film)
Image 28TheBabelsberg 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 29Animated GIF ofProf. Stampfer's Stroboscopische Scheibe No. X (Trentsensky & Vieweg 1833) (fromHistory of film technology)
Image 30Flyingpelican captured by Marey around 1882. He created a method of recording several phases of movement superimposed into one photograph (fromHistory of film technology)
Image 34Theater 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)
... thatFūka Izumi became a voice actress despite initially doubting that she could be one?
... that voice actressYurie Igoma considers Mickey Mouse to be her mentor?
... that real paramedics were hired to portrayEMTs inMongrel, and they responded to a medical emergency that occurred in a village where they were filming?
... that after a British Sikh physician could not find any recent mainstream English film led by a woman that resembled her, sheco-wrote and co-produced her own?
Made on a budget of approximately₹410 million (US$4.8 million),Barfi! opened worldwide on 14 September 2012 to widespread critical acclaim. It was a major commercial success, grossing₹1.88 billion (US$22 million) at the box office.Barfi! has received various awards and nominations, with praise for its direction, the cast's performances, cinematography, screenplay, musical score, costume and production design. As of June 2015, the film has won 70 awards. (Full article...)
YRF's first release came in 1973 with the Chopra-directedDaag, a drama aboutbigamy, starringRajesh Khanna,Raakhee andSharmila Tagore. The company had four more releases in the 1970s, including the ensemble romantic dramaKabhi Kabhie and the action filmKaala Patthar, both of which starredAmitabh Bachchan and Raakhee. YRF's sole commercial success in the 1980s was theSridevi-starring romantic musicalChandni. The year 1995 marked the directorial debut of Chopra's elder sonAditya Chopra with the highly successful romantic dramaDilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge. StarringShahrukh Khan andKajol, the film has the longest theatrical run in Indian cinema history. Other successful releases of the 1990s wereDarr (1993) andDil To Pagal Hai (1997), both starring Khan. (Full article...)
American actressMichelle Williams' first screen appearance was at age thirteen in a 1993 episode of the television seriesBaywatch, and she made her film debut as the love interest of a teenage boy inLassie (1994). She had guest roles in the sitcomsStep by Step andHome Improvement, and played the younger version ofNatasha Henstridge's character in the science fiction filmSpecies (1995). Greater success came to Williams for playing the sexually troubled teenagerJen Lindley in the teen drama seriesDawson's Creek (1998–2003). In 1999, she made her stage debut with theTracy Letts-written playKiller Joe.
In the 2000s, Williams eschewed parts in big-budget films in favor of roles with darker themes in independent productions such asMe Without You (2001) andThe Station Agent (2003). Despite positive reviews, these films were not widely seen. This changed in 2005 when Williams played the neglected wife ofHeath Ledger's character inBrokeback Mountain, a drama about star-crossed gay lovers, which became a critical and commercial success; Williams gained a nomination for theAcademy Award for Best Supporting Actress. Her career did not progress much in the next few years, butKelly Reichardt'sWendy and Lucy (2008), in which she starred as a drifter searching for her missing dog, was critically acclaimed.Martin Scorsese's thrillerShutter Island (2010), starringLeonardo DiCaprio, in which Williams had a supporting part, became her most widely seen film to that point. (Full article...)
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Hathaway in 2018 Anne Hathaway is an American actress. She made her acting debut in the short-lived television drama seriesGet Real (1999–2000) before starring in her breakthrough role ofMia Thermopolis in the successfulDisney comedyThe Princess Diaries (2001). It established her as a teen idol and she later reprised the role in its sequel,Royal Engagement. The following year, Hathaway made her New York stage debut in theEncores! production ofCarnival!. This was followed by a string of family films such asNicholas Nickleby (2002) andElla Enchanted (2004), which were box office flops. In 2005, she transitioned to more mature roles with the acclaimed romantic dramaBrokeback Mountain. In 2006, Hathaway starred oppositeMeryl Streep in the highly successful comedy-dramaThe Devil Wears Prada and portrayedJane Austen in the biographical dramaBecoming Jane the following year.
Dharma Productions' first release came in 1980 with theRaj Khosla–directedDostana, starringAmitabh Bachchan,Shatrughan Sinha andZeenat Aman, which was a commercial success. However, their subsequent releases,Duniya (1984) andMuqaddar Ka Faisla (1987) performed poorly at the box office. Their first release of the 1990s, the Bachchan-starring thrillerAgneepath (1990) garnered critical acclaim but was a commercial failure. The company's next releases were the thrillerGumrah (1993) and the comedyDuplicate (1998), both directed byMahesh Bhatt. In 1998, Yash Johar's son,Karan Johar made his directorial debut with the romantic dramaKuch Kuch Hota Hai, starringShah Rukh Khan,Kajol,Rani Mukerji andSalman Khan. The film was the highest-grossing Bollywood film of 1998, and established Dharma Productions as a leading production company in India. Their subsequent releases, the ensemble family dramaKabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham (2001), and the romantic comedy-dramaKal Ho Naa Ho (2003) and the musical romantic dramaKabhi Alvida Naa Kehna (2006), all starring Shah Rukh Khan, were top-grossing Hindi films in domestic and overseas markets. (Full article...)
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Roshan in 2024 Hrithik Roshan is an Indian actor known for his work inHindi-language films. As a child, he made uncredited appearances in three films directed by his maternal grandfather,J. Om Prakash, the first of which was inAasha (1980). In 1986, Roshan played the adopted son ofRajinikanth's character in Prakash's crime dramaBhagwaan Dada. Roshan subsequently worked as an assistant director on four films, includingKhudgarz (1987) andKaran Arjun (1995), all of which were directed by his father,Rakesh.
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...)
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Aquino on the set ofAstray in 2012
Filipino actressAngel Aquino has appeared in film, television, and stage productions. She made her screen debut with a minor role in the action dramaMumbaki (1996), and appeared in supporting roles in the dramasGoodbye America (1997),Bata, Bata... Pa'no Ka Ginawa? (1998), andSerafin Geronimo (1998). Her first television appearance was as a presenter of the lifestyle showF! (1999). In 2000, Aquino had her breakthrough in the erotic dramaLaro sa Baga, for which she received aStar Award for Best Supporting Actress. She made her stage debut in 2002 with theFolk Arts Theater production ofEve Ensler's playThe Vagina Monologues, portraying aBosnian woman subjected to rape.
In 2008, Adams played a naive nun in the dramaDoubt, oppositePhilip Seymour Hoffman andMeryl Streep, for which she received her second Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actress. She then appeared in the comedy-dramaJulie & Julia, co-starring Streep, and playedAmelia Earhart in the adventure comedy sequelNight at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (both 2009). The following year, she expanded into dramatic roles by playing a tough barmaid inDavid O. Russell's sports dramaThe Fighter (2010), which gained her a third Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress. Following a role in the musical comedyThe Muppets (2011), Adams played the strong-willed wife of a cult leader inPaul Thomas Anderson's dramaThe Master, opposite Hoffman. Her performance in the latter earned her a fourth Best Supporting Actress nomination at the Oscars. (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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