1. Classic Film

2. What Makes for an Amazing Film?
1. Was it thoughtfully created? Original?
2. Did the film move your emotions? Was it memorable?
3. Did the film have something important and original to say?

3. 5 Star Rating How would you rate our last movie?
5 Star- One of the best films (3)
4 Star- Very Good film worth watching again (19)
3 Star- Okay (7)
2 Star- Poor movie- not engaging
1 Star- One of the worst films I’ve seen

4. The Great Depression

5. The Golden Age of Hollywood

9. The Studio System

10. MGM Louis B Mayer

11. 20th Century Fox Daryl F. Zanuck

12. Paramount Adolph Zucker

13. Warner Brothers Jack Warner

14. RKO
Colombia, Universal, United Artists were the 3 biggest of the smaller studios

15. Directors

16. Hollywood Royalty

17. Using the Press- Gossip Columns and Society Papers

18. Film as an Art Form

19. The Silent Era

20. The Jazz Singer The First Sound 1927

21. The Artist- Our First Film
Silent Film, Romantic Comedy
For 2011, It was nominated for ten Academy Awards and won five,[14] including Best Picture for Langmann, Best Director for Hazanavicius, and Best Actor for Dujardin, making him the first French actor ever to win in this category. It was also the first French produced film to win Best Picture,[15] and the first mainly silent film to win since 1927's Wings won at the 1st Academy Awards in It was also the first film presented in the 4:3 aspect ratio to win since 1953's From Here to Eternity. Additionally, it was the first black-and-white film to win since 1993's Schindler's List; it was the first 100% black-and-white film to win since 1960's The Apartment.

22. Douglas Fairbanks