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Film encompasses individual motion pictures, the field of film as an art form, and the motion picture industry. Films are produced by recording images from the world with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or special effects.

Films are cultural artifacts created by specific cultures, which reflect those cultures, and, in turn, affect them. Film is considered to be an important art form, a source of popular entertainment and a powerful method for educating — or indoctrinating — citizens. The visual elements of cinema gives motion pictures a universal power of communication. Some films have become popular worldwide attractions by using dubbing or subtitles that translate the dialogue.

Traditional films are made up of a series of individual images called frames. When these images are shown rapidly in succession, a viewer has the illusion that motion is occurring. The viewer cannot see the flickering between frames due to an effect known as persistence of vision, whereby the eye retains a visual image for a fraction of a second after the source has been removed. Viewers perceive motion due to a psychological effect called beta movement.

The origin of the name "film" comes from the fact that photographic film (also called film stock) had historically been the primary medium for recording and displaying motion pictures. Many other terms exist for an individual motion picture, including picture, picture show, photo-play, flick. A common name for film in the United States is movie, while the Europeans prefer cinema. Additional terms for the field in general include the big screen, the silver screen, the cinema and the movies.

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Satire, gore propel 'Machete' - Daily Utah Chronicle (blog)

2010-09-03

Globe and Mail

Satire, gore propel 'Machete'
Daily Utah Chronicle (blog)
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The Top Five: George Clooney movies - Dallas Morning News

2010-09-03

The Top Five: George Clooney movies
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2010-09-03

Bad Boy Abides: Top 10 Matt Dillon Movies
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Rentrak Announces Top Ten Movies-on-Demand Titles Week Ending August 29, 2010
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Too many movies, too little time: Here comes TIFF - Seattle Times (blog)

2010-09-03

Too many movies, too little time: Here comes TIFF
Seattle Times (blog)
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3-D surcharges heat up Hollywood's summer numbers - Los Angeles Times

2010-09-03

Los Angeles Times

3-D surcharges heat up Hollywood's summer numbers
Los Angeles Times
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Movie clips: Aronofsky's new movie explores world of ballet - Detroit Free Press

2010-09-03

The Guardian

Movie clips: Aronofsky's new movie explores world of ballet
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