| 1914/05/08 |
Utah theatre owner, W W Hodkinson with Jesse Lasky, Adolph Zukor, Hobart Bosworth and others, merge 11 film rental bureaus to create the first nation wide distributor of feature films, Paramount Pictures. |
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American Lightning - The Birth Of Hollywood |
| 1918/02/00 |
Famous Players Lasky Corporation absorbs Paramount Pictures, their distribution subsidiary into the company, combining production, distribution and exhibition in one company. |
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| 1920/00/00 |
Paramount Studios is originally built by Famous Players-Lasky to be close to the Broadway theater district. The Astor Room was the "commissary" for stars such as W C Fields, Gloria Swanson and the Marx Brothers in between takes in the movie studio. |
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Kaufman Astoria Studios |
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| 1923/02/11 |
Directed by Robert G Vignola, Paramount Pictures release "Adam and Eva", a comedy silent picture starring Marion Davies. Made at Marion Castle, the film was a hit at the box office, but only one reel survives at the Library of Congress. |
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Marion Castle, Terre Bonne |
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| 1926/01/07 |
"Moana " is released. |
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Moana |
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| 1926/03/01 |
The Plaza Theatre opens with a private showing of the romance film "Nell Gwyn" and several live events on stage. Produced and directed by Herbert Wilcox, "Nell Gwyn" is a British National Pictures starring Dorothy Gish, Randle Ayrton and Juliette Compton. |
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Paramount and Universal Cinemas, London |
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| 1927/00/00 |
Carlton Theatre is built for Adolph Zukor's Paramount Pictures Inc. |
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Cineworld Haymarket |
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| 1929/10/07 |
Directed by Rouben Mamoulian, "Applause" staring Helen Morgan, Jack Cameron and Joan Peers premieres at Criterion Theatre at 1514-16 Broadway, New York. Built for Oscar Hammerstein I as the Olympia Theatre in 1895, it was razed in 1935. |
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Applause |
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| 1931/08/31 |
"Tabu" is released. |
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Tabu: A Story of the South Seas |
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| 1936/11/27 |
"Popeye the Sailor Meets Sindbad the Sailor " is released. |
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Popeye the Sailor Meets Sindbad the Sailor |
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| 1937/05/30 |
"Republic Steel Strike Riot" is recorded by Paramount News. "At the Height of the Battle--Here are policemen using their nightsticks and tear gas to subdue the attackers." description in Chicago Tribune |
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Republic Steel Strike Riot Newsreel Footage |
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Illinois |
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| 1950/01/01 |
After many corporate name changes the company becomes the Paramount Pictures Corporation. |
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| 1950/12/27 |
In US District Court W D Oklahoma, Griffith Amusement Companies and hollywood film distributors are charged with monopolizing the exhibition of feature pictures and the operation of first and second run theatres in violation of the Sherman Act. |
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United States v. Griffith Amusement Co |
| 1954/00/00 |
"Sabrina" is released. |
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Sabrina |
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| 1955/00/00 |
"Artists and Models " is released. |
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Artists and Models |
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| 1962/04/13 |
"The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance" is released. |
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The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance |
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| 1963/00/00 |
"Donovan's Reef " is released. |
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Donovan's Reef |
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| 1969/06/05 |
Directed by Peter Collinson, "The Italian Job", heist film starring Michael Caine, Noel Coward, Benny Hill, Raf Vallone, Tony Beckley, Rossano Brazzi and Maggie Blye opens at the Plaza Cinema in London. |
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The Italian Job (1969 film) |
Paramount and Universal Cinemas, London |
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| 1969/10/15 |
"Paint Your Wagon " is released. |
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Paint Your Wagon |
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| 1972/03/15 |
The Godfather's New York premiere |
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The Godfather |
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| 1974/00/00 |
"The Conversation" wins the Palme d'Or at the 1974 Cannes Film Festival. |
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The Conversation |
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Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur |
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| 1974/12/20 |
"The Godfather, Part II " is released. |
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The Godfather, Part II |
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| 1981/00/00 |
"The Godfather 1902" is released. |
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The Godfather 1902-1959: The Complete Epic |
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| 1988/08/12 |
"Tucker: The Man and His Dream " is released. |
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Tucker: The Man and His Dream |
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| 1990/12/25 |
"The Godfather, Part III " is released. |
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The Godfather, Part III |
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| 1992/00/00 |
"The Godfather Trilogy: 1901" is released. |
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The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980 |
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| 1999/11/19 |
"Sleepy Hollow " is released. |
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Sleepy Hollow (film) |
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| 2002/03/01 |
"We Were Soldiers " is released. |
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We Were Soldiers |
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| 2003/05/30 |
Directed by F Gary Gray, "The Italian Job", heist film starring Mark Wahlberg, Charlize Theron, Edward Norton, Jason Statham, Seth Green, Mos Def and Donald Sutherland is released in the US by Paramount Pictures. |
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The Italian Job (2003 film) |
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| 2006/05/24 |
"An Inconvenient Truth" a documentary by US Vice President Al Gore opens in NYC and Los Angeles. The film states that "unless drastic measures to reduce greenhouse gasses are taken within the next ten years, the world will reach a point of no return." |
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Climate Change |
| 2011/00/00 |
"Thor " is released. |
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Thor |
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