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The Birth of Cinema: A Journey Through the Magical Kingdom of Shadows

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“The Birth of Cinema” is a wonderful short film that shows us some of the earliest pioneers and films in the history of motion pictures. Like fun house mirrors, motion pictures over the past hundred years have reflected, challenged, influenced and altered our visions of ourselves and the world. Today, moving pictures are so much a part of modern life that it's hard to imagine a time before their invention. “The Birth of Cinema” takes us back to see some of the pioneering moving picture inventors; it gives us a look at some of the important first films and at many of the popular actors in the early days of film, including Charlie Chaplin, Buster Keaton, Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks.

This detailed article includes a number of great vintage photographs, as well as the delightful short film, “The Birth of Cinema.”
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    • Hi wayseeker,

      Yes, it is a great short film. By the way, by any chance were you viewing it in Internet Explorer? I know that IE screws up viewing WordPress sites. In my actual posting, everything looks fine to me.

      Best wishes to you!

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    • What a great film. About 1/4 of the picture was off the screen but I saw enough to appreciate it. I had no idea they were doing special effects so early. It seems like right at the time movie cameras were invented there were stage artists ready to be a part of it as if they were just waiting for it to happen. People who were born to be actors and directors.

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