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2 days ago · The film industry or motion picture industry comprises the technological and commercial institutions of filmmaking, i.e., film production companies, film studios, cinematography, animation, film production, screenwriting, pre-production, post-production, film festivals, distribution, and actors.
4 days ago · Hollywood, district within the city of Los Angeles, California, whose name is synonymous with the American film industry. It was laid out as a real-estate subdivision in 1887 by Harvey Wilcox, and H.J. Whitley, known as the ‘Father of Hollywood,’ later transformed it into a wealthy and popular residential area.
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- Hollywood is a district within the city of Los Angeles, whose name is synonymous with the American film industry. It is also called Tinseltown.
- Hollywood is in Los Angeles, California. Lying northwest of downtown Los Angeles, it is bounded by Hyperion Avenue and Riverside Drive (east), Beve...
- Hollywood was laid out as a subdivision in 1887 by Harvey Wilcox, who was a prohibitionist from Kansas. However, real-estate magnate H.J. Whitley t...
- Daeida Wilcox gave Hollywood its name. She was the wife of Harvey Wilcox, who owned the area and in 1887 submitted a subdivision map to the Los Ang...
- The iconic Hollywood sign was originally erected in 1923. However, the sign did not read “Hollywood” but “Hollywoodland”; its purpose was advertisi...
3 days ago · Film noir (/ n w ɑːr /; French: [film nwaʁ]) is a cinematic term used primarily to describe stylized Hollywood crime dramas, particularly those that emphasize cynical attitudes and motivations. The 1940s and 1950s are generally regarded as the "classic period" of American film noir.
2 days ago · The industry holds the Guinness World Record for the largest film production facility in the world, Ramoji Film City. The Prasads IMAX located in Hyderabad is one of the largest 3D IMAX screens, and is the most attended cinema screen in the world.
4 days ago · List of the best Timothy Hutton movies, ranked best to worst with movie trailers when available. Timothy Hutton's highest grossing movies have received a lot of accolades over the years, earning millions upon millions around the world.
3 days ago · history of film, history of cinema, a popular form of mass media, from the 19th century to the present. (Read Martin Scorsese’s Britannica essay on film preservation.)
4 days ago · From having been the site of one of New York City’s largest explosions to containing the training facilities for the NBA’s Brooklyn Nets, Industry City houses countless secrets ready to be ...
