CINEMA YEAR BY YEAR 1894-2004

"The Kid" meets "The Jazz Singer" and "It's a Wonderful Life" as they have "Breakfast at Tiffany's" before "The Empire Strikes Back" and "Harry Potter" casts a cinematic spell. From the birth of film in the 1890s to 2003's technical wizardry, this year-by-year guide to the films, the stars, the Oscars and the innovations, with over 3000 illustrations, brings the silver screen to life and provides a detailed visual history of cinema.