The Birth and Evolution of Cinema

The history of cinema is filled with exciting and surprising details. Who knew, for example, that the first moving pictures were a type of magic trick? Or that the first feature-length film was a silent version of “Hamlet”? The art of filmmaking has come a long way since the first moving image was recorded by inventor Thomas Edison in 1891. In our articles, you will find masses of information about the history of cinema and how film evolved into the spectacular spectacle it is today.