Films that (probably) did something the first time
The Crowd , 1928 (showed a bathroom with a toilet)
Westworld (1974) (first use of computer graphics in a movie)
Cabiria , 1914 (credited by many as having the first tracking shot)
Tillie’s Punctured Romance, 1914 (said to be the first instance of “film within the film”)
The Power of Love, 1922 (credited as the first 3D film shown to a commercial audience)
Men Who Have Made Love To Me , 1918 (The first film to break the fourth wall)
Films that (probably) did something the first time
The Crowd , 1928 (showed a bathroom with a toilet)
Westworld (1974) (first use of computer graphics in a movie)
Cabiria , 1914 (credited by many as having the first tracking shot)
Tillie’s Punctured Romance, 1914 (said to be the first instance of “film within the film”)
The Power of Love, 1922 (credited as the first 3D film shown to a commercial audience)
Men Who Have Made Love To Me , 1918 (The first film to break the fourth wall)
The Jazz Singer , 1927 (the first talkie)
Films that (probably) did something the first time
The Crowd , 1928 (showed a bathroom with a toilet)
Westworld (1974) (first use of computer graphics in a movie)
Cabiria , 1914 (credited by many as having the first tracking shot)
Tillie’s Punctured Romance, 1914 (said to be the first instance of “film within the film”)
The Power of Love, 1922 (credited as the first 3D film shown to a commercial audience)
Men Who Have Made Love To Me , 1918 (The first film to break the fourth wall)
The Jazz Singer , 1927 (the first talkie)
Cinderella, 1899 (first dissolve on screen to denote a scene change)
Films that (probably) did something the first time
The Crowd , 1928 (showed a bathroom with a toilet)
Westworld (1974) (first use of computer graphics in a movie)
Cabiria , 1914 (credited by many as having the first tracking shot)
Tillie’s Punctured Romance, 1914 (said to be the first instance of “film within the film”)
The Power of Love, 1922 (credited as the first 3D film shown to a commercial audience)
Men Who Have Made Love To Me , 1918 (The first film to break the fourth wall)
The Jazz Singer , 1927 (the first talkie)
Cinderella, 1899 (first dissolve on screen to denote a scene change)
Young Sherlock Holmes , 1985 (first full-length film to feature a completely computer-generated character)
Films that (probably) did something the first time
The Crowd , 1928 (showed a bathroom with a toilet)
Westworld (1974) (first use of computer graphics in a movie)
Cabiria , 1914 (credited by many as having the first tracking shot)
Tillie’s Punctured Romance, 1914 (said to be the first instance of “film within the film”)
The Power of Love, 1922 (credited as the first 3D film shown to a commercial audience)
Men Who Have Made Love To Me , 1918 (The first film to break the fourth wall)
The Jazz Singer , 1927 (the first talkie)
Cinderella, 1899 (first dissolve on screen to denote a scene change)
Young Sherlock Holmes , 1985 (first full-length film to feature a completely computer-generated character)
Sallie Gardner at a Gallop , 1878 (using a fast-motion series of 24 cameras Eadweard Muybridge films a horse in motion, proving that all four hooves were off the ground at the same time)
Foreign films that were successful at the U.S. box office
Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon , China
Foreign films that were successful at the U.S. box office
Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon , China
Parasite , Korea
Well, at least the streaming Netflix box office anyway
Nonsuch
October 27, 2022, 10:18pm
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Foreign films that were successful at the U.S. box office
Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon , China
Parasite , Korea
Das Boot, Germany
Bayaker
October 28, 2022, 12:00pm
7010
Foreign films that were successful at the U.S. box office
Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon , China
Parasite , Korea
Das Boot, Germany
La Cage aux Folles , France
Foreign films that were successful at the U.S. box office
Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon , China
Parasite , Korea
Das Boot, Germany
La Cage aux Folles , France
Pan’s Labyrinth
Foreign films that were successful at the U.S. box office
Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon , China
Parasite , Korea
Das Boot, Germany
La Cage aux Folles , France
Pan’s Labyrinth
Amarcord , Italy
Mike_H
October 28, 2022, 3:14pm
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Foreign films that were successful at the U.S. box office
Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon , China
Parasite , Korea
Das Boot, Germany
La Cage aux Folles , France
Pan’s Labyrinth
Amarcord , Italy
The Gods Must be Crazy , South Africa
Foreign films that were successful at the U.S. box office
Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon , China
Parasite , Korea
Das Boot, Germany
La Cage aux Folles , France
Pan’s Labyrinth
Amarcord , Italy
The Gods Must be Crazy , South Africa
Life Is Beautiful , Italy
Foreign films that were successful at the U.S. box office
Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon , China
Parasite , Korea
Das Boot, Germany
La Cage aux Folles , France
Pan’s Labyrinth
Amarcord , Italy
The Gods Must be Crazy , South Africa
Life Is Beautiful , Italy
The Road Warrior (a.k.a. Mad Max 2 ), Australia
Foreign films that were successful at the U.S. box office
Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon , China
Parasite , Korea
Das Boot, Germany
La Cage aux Folles , France
Pan’s Labyrinth
Amarcord , Italy
The Gods Must be Crazy , South Africa
Life Is Beautiful , Italy
The Road Warrior (a.k.a. Mad Max 2 ), Australia
Hero , China
Panned by critics, loved by the public
Sister Act 2
Panned by critics, loved by the public
Sister Act 2
Black Adam
Nonsuch
October 28, 2022, 7:04pm
7018
Panned by critics, loved by the public
Sister Act 2
Black Adam
Dumb and Dumber
Panned by critics, loved by the public
Sister Act 2
Black Adam
Dumb and Dumber
But I’m a Cheerleader
Panned by critics, loved by the public
Sister Act 2
Black Adam
Dumb and Dumber
But I’m a Cheerleader
Final Destination
Panned by critics, loved by the public
Sister Act 2
Black Adam
Dumb and Dumber
But I’m a Cheerleader
Final Destination
Any Adam Sandler film
Except Punch Drunk Love, Uncut Gems and maybe Funny People which were all loved by critics but the audience was “Meh”.
Panned by critics, loved by the public
Sister Act 2
Black Adam
Dumb and Dumber
But I’m a Cheerleader
Final Destination
Any Adam Sandler film
Weekend at Bernie’s