A Cinematic Journey: Milestones and Masterpieces of Film History

Film: 1903 first shooting and action film: the great train robbery

controversial 1915 movie D.W Griffiths masterpiece: birth of a nation 

2 leading actors in the silent era: mary Pickford and charlie Chaplin(British) 

the first film that introduced sound (Oct. 1927): the jazz singer 

first film to win academy award (best picture 1928): wings

became a millionaire before age 6 being one of the biggest box offices the early 1930s: Shirley temple 

original "blonde bombshell" had a short career in the 1930s (death at 26.): Jean Harlow

1937 became the first full length animated film: snow white and the seven dwarfs

called goat in movie history (1939) colored film won the lions share of Oscars at the years academy: Gone with the Wind 

colour film in 1939 that lost out to gwtw: Wizard of Oz

1941 often tops the goat polls: but only won one award at academy awards: Citizen Kane

male and female leads in the 1943 classic Casablanca: Humphery Bogart and Ingrid Bergman 

1946 film starring James steward and donna reed plated every Christmas: it's a wonderful life 

2 singing crooners who won Oscars in the 1940s and 19650s: Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra 

British director made several blockbuster suspense films in 1940,50s and 60s: Alfred Hancock 

"blonde bombshell" became a huge box office draw during the 50s, but the only film she acted won best picture in earlier roles in 1950: Marilyn Monore 

1959 film holds the record by winning 11 Oscars, including best picture: Ben Hur

four musicals won oscar for best picture during the 60s: (61 west side story) (65 sound of music) (64 my fair lady) (68 Oliver!)

male and female leads in the 1967 classic bonnie and Clyde: warren berating and Faye Dunaway

1968 classic there is no dialogue in  the first 25mins and last 23 mins of the film: 2001 (a space odyssey) 

2 best actor winners refused their Oscars in 1970 and 1972: George C. Scott, Marion Brando

disturbing 1971 classic meaningless violence often as one of Stanley Kubrick's best films: a clockwork orange

original film and its sequel to win the best picture oscar: the godfather and the sequel 

1975 Stephen Spielberg classic was the first of the summer blockbuster film" Jauls or jaws

1988 space film spawned 9 films: star warts

1978 summer musical about 1950s, east coast actor and Australian singer: Grease 

1978 film starring Jamie Lee Curtis started slash horror: Halloween

(female) first acting oscar nomination in 1979 and since then been nominated than everyone: Meryl Streep

1982 fantasy film by Stephen Speilberg highest-grossing film of decade: E.T 

1982 comedy starred Dustin Hoffman in both male/female role: Tootsie 

1985 summer blockbuster starred actor from Burnaby BC (2 sequels): Back to the future 

decades biggest box office draws made many action movies during 80s and comedy in 1988: Arnold Schwarzenegger 

1990 and 1992 best picture winners are 2 of the only 3 western films: Dances with wolves (90) and unforgiven (92) 

1993 film about the holocaust: Schindlers list

last actor to win back to back acting Oscars in 93 and 94: tom hanks 

the film cost more to make smashed all box office records: Titanic

a film that lost to titanic featured 2 new actors: good will hunting 

1998 foreign film won 3 Oscars: Life is beautiful 

the actor starred in both 2000/2001 academy award-winning best picture: Russel Crowe 

controversial actor won 2 best actor Oscars in the 21st century bet never won for I am sam: sean Penn

African American actor nominated in 2004 famous blind singer: Jamie Foxx

2005 film about gay cowboys lost to crash: Brokeback mountain

2011 movie became the only second silent film to win: The artist