The film industry as a whole may be divided into three interdependent segments: production, distribution, and exhibition. Production is what most people think of when they think of Hollywood— the actual creation of motion pictures. Distribution...

The film industry defines the United States and the American people as does no other medium. The movies demonstrate to global audiences all the strengths, weaknesses, and contradictions of the nation—art versus commerce, economic opulence versus...

The process of getting from the early "magic lantern" inventions to the modern motion picture industry has involved a multitude of incremental steps taken to advance both the technology of film and the economic structure that supports the...

The film director Billy Wilder once said, "Audiences don't know somebody sits down and writes a picture. They think the actors make it up as they go along." In reality, it takes years and a virtual army of artists to make a film....

The film industry consists of the technological and commercial institutions of filmmaking: i.e. film production companies, film studios, cinematography, film production, screenwriting, pre-production, post production, film festivals, distribution; and...

Even in hard times, Haitians go to the movies. Now they're also making them in record numbers _ about 10 feature films a year _ rivaling Cuba as the Caribbean's biggest movie producer and often outselling better-financed imports.The ultimate dream? To transform the impoverished, politically...

A U.S. film industry group said it won damages Friday in a lawsuit against Chinese film pirates but said the ruling might mean little amid the huge scale of violations.A Shanghai court ordered the Shanghai Le Ying AV Products Co. to pay 177,142 yuan ($23,230)...

The achievements and influence of French women in the 20th century film industry.