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 11Theater 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 13Don 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 28TheBabelsberg Studio nearBerlin, the earliest large-scale film studio complex (founded 1912). Today its one of the major film studios worldwide. (fromHistory of film)
Image 29TheBabelsberg 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 30A scene fromRaja Harishchandra (1913) – credited as the first full-length Indian motion picture. (fromFilm industry)
Image 31Original script from the 1989 film Batman (fromHistory of film)
Image 50Flyingpelican captured by Marey around 1882. He created a method of recording several phases of movement superimposed into one photograph (fromHistory of film technology)
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Ingmar Bergman, taken during production ofWild Strawberries (1957). Bergman was aSwedishfilm,stage, andopera director. He found bleakness and despair as well as comedy and hope in his explorations of thehuman condition. He is recognized as one of the greatest and most influential filmmakers of modern cinema.
Wahlberg was born inBoston. As a youth, he took part in a number of violent and racially motivated attacks, resulting in a felony conviction. He gained fame as a member of thehip hop groupMarky Mark and the Funky Bunch in the 1990s, with whom he released the albumsMusic for the People (1991) andYou Gotta Believe (1992). Wahlberg made his screen debut inRenaissance Man (1994) and had his first starring role inFear (1996). He received critical praise for his performance as porn actor Dirk Diggler inBoogie Nights (1997). (Full article...)
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Ajith in 2010 Ajith Kumar is an Indian actor who works mainly inTamil cinema. Apart from a small role in the 1990 Tamil filmEn Veedu En Kanavar, his professional career began three years later with his debut as a lead actor inTamil cinema withAmaravathi (1993). Despite being a moderate success, the film helped him obtain more modelling assignments. He followed it up the same year withPrema Pusthakam, his onlyTelugu film to date. AfterAmaravathi's release, Ajith opted against acting, and instead tried pursuing a career inauto racing. While training for an amateur race, he injured his back and underwent three major surgeries, leaving him bed-ridden for a year and a half. After recovering from the injury, he played supporting roles inPaasamalargal (1994) andPavithra (1994). After this, he co-starred withVijay inRajavin Parvaiyile (1995). That same year, he had his breakthrough with the romantic thrillerAasai. His performance earned him critical acclaim and established him as an up-and-coming actor in Tamil cinema.
He was next seen as the main lead inAgathiyan'sepistolaryKadhal Kottai (1996), a critical and commercial success. In 1997, he had five releases, all of which were commercial failures. Ajith's dual portrayal of twin brothers—where one isdeaf-mute—inS. J. Suryah'sVaalee (1999) won him his firstFilmfare Award for Best Tamil Actor. Impressed with his performance in that film,Rajiv Menon cast Ajith in the ensemble dramaKandukondain Kandukondain (2000) which was also commercial and critical success. The following year, he collaborated with debutant directorAR Murugadoss on the action filmDheena. The film was successful in establishing his reputation as anaction hero and earning him the nickname "Thala" ("leader"). He earned critical acclaim for his dual role performance in thevigilante filmCitizen (2001), and the film was commercial success. and a Best Actor nomination at Filmfare for the dramaPoovellam Un Vasam (2001). His last release of the year wasSantosh Sivan'sHindi filmAśoka, where he played a brief antagonistic role oppositeShah Rukh Khan. His -role performance as twin brothers inK. S. Ravikumar's filmVillain (2002) won him a second Filmfare Award for Best Tamil Actor. (Full article...)
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Guillermo del Toro won several accolades for directing and co-writingThe Shape of Water.
The AMPAS has invited the film industries of various countries to submit their best film for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film since 1956, while The Foreign Language Film Award Committee oversees the process and reviews all the submitted films. They vote viasecret ballot to determine the five nominees for the award. As of 2025, Vietnam was nominated once forTrần Anh Hùng'sThe Scent of Green Papaya (1993). It was the first nomination received by a Southeast Asian country in the category. (Full article...)
Acollaboration betweenproduction houses from the United States, Australia, and Denmark,The Lego Movie premiered in Los Angeles on February 1, 2014, and was released in the United States on February 7. Produced on a budget of $60–65million, it grossed $468.1million worldwide. On thereview aggregator websiteRotten Tomatoes, the movie boasts a 96% approval rating, derived from 253 critiques. (Full article...)
Kaif in 2016 Katrina Kaif is a British actress who predominantly appears inBollywood films. She made her film debut in the 2003heist filmBoom, abox office bomb. She then played the titular princess in theTelugu filmMalliswari (2004). Kaif had her first success in Bollywood when she appeared oppositeSalman Khan inDavid Dhawan's romantic comedyMaine Pyaar Kyun Kiya?. The 2006 musical romanceHumko Deewana Kar Gaye saw Kaif pair oppositeAkshay Kumar for the first of many films, though the film was a critical and financial failure. Beginning withNamastey London, the year 2007 marked a turning point in her career when all four releases proved to be successful at the box-office. Among these were two of the highest grossing productions of the year, the comediesPartner andWelcome. following year, Kaif appeared in three films including the action comedySingh Is Kinng.
In the early 2010s, McConaughey became better known for his dramatic roles. This reinvention was cited in the media as the "McConaissance" and started when he playedMickey Haller in the adaptation of theMichael Connelly novel of the same nameThe Lincoln Lawyer, and reunited with Linklater on theblack comedyBernie (both 2011). In the same year he played the title role in theSouthern Gothic crime filmKiller Joe, for which he received theSaturn Award for Best Actor. The following year he starred in the coming-of-age dramaMud (2012), and also played a supporting role in theSteven Soderbergh-directed comedy dramaMagic Mike (2012). (Full article...)
It seems to me that the great gift of the film form, to the director, is that we are not forced to think of the audience. In fact, it is impossible to think of our audience. If I write a play, I must inevitably be thinking in terms of Broadway or the West End. In other words, I must visualize the audience that will come in; its social class, its prejudices and so on. But with a film, we never think of the public at all, we simply make the film the same way you sit down and write a book, and hope that they will like it.
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