Chronological Units

Film History Units

The Invention of Movies: 1880s – 1910s
The Birth of an Industry:Late 1910s – Early 1930s
World Silent & Early Sound Cinema:1920s – 1930s
The Golden Age of Hollywood:1930s – Mid-1940s
European Cinema ThroughWorld War II: 1930s – Mid 1940s
Spectacle & Introspection in Hollywood: Mid-1940s –1950s
The End of the Studio System and the Invasion of World Cinema: 1960s
New Hollywood:Late 1960s – 1970s
The Return of the Studios and theRise of the Blockbuster:1980s
Burgeoning Budgets, American Indies, and the Arrival of Digital:1990s
CGI, Franchise Films, and anAnimation Renaissance:2000s
Streaming Goes Mainstream,Diversity, and Boldness:2010s – present