Cinema: year by year, 1894-2005

Birth of an industry, 1900 to 1919

The silent era, 1920-1929

Movies find a voice, 1930 to 1939

War and after, 1940 to 1949

The swing of the pendulum, 1950 to 1959

The New Wave, 1960 to 1969

Strange bedfellows, 1970 to 1979

The Reagan years, 1980 to 1989

Towards the millennium, 1990 to 2004

Special features. The development of sound / Joel W. Finler. The studio system / Joel W. Finler. Color and widescreen / Joel W. Finler.

The Oscar story / Ronald Bergan. Cameras / Joel W. Finler. Box office hits / Joel W. Finler. Reel music / Ronald Bergan. Special effects: Tricks of the trade / Joel W. Finler. The irresistible rise of the independent movie / Edel Brosnan.