Celebrating 100 years of the cinema, this new edition introduces the entire history of the motion picture from the dawning of the photographic image to the blockbuster films of the 1990s. The events that shaped the industry are presented year-by-year, day-to-day as they happened, creating a sense of living history. Each year is introduced by a panel listing key Academy Award winners and other pertinent facts. The book reviews the great silent classics of the 20s, the the talkies of the 30s, and the classic western and then journeys forward to the controversial protest films of the 60s and 70s that shocked the world.