The
cinema
has
always
been
an
important
part
of
American
culture
.
The
French
brothers
Auguste
and
Louis
invented
moving
pictures
,
but
America
created
the
cinema
.
In
1914
a
district
in
Los
Angeles
called
became
the
centre
of
the
film
industry
.
At
that
time
films
were
,
but
they
were
very
popular
and
cinemas
were
opening
all
over
the
country
.
Between
1905
and
1907
4000
cinemas
opened
across
America
.
Americans
loved
going
to
the
cinema
or
,
as
they
say
,
going
to
the
'movies'
Some
people
realized
they
could
make
a
lot
of
money
from
films
,
so
they
opened
big
film
studios
in
Hollywood
.
In
1927
the'
arrived
.
These
exciting
new
movies
with
talking
and
music
made
the
cinema
more
popular
than
ever
before
!
Big
studios
,
like
MGM
and
,
made
the
firms
and
they
also
owned
the
cinemas
,
so
they
became
very
rich
.
Today
,
some
of
these
big
studios
still
dominate
the
American
film
industry
.
They
now
produce
-
big
,
expensive
films
with
famous
actors
and
excellent
special
effects
.
Some
examples
of
famous
blockbusters
include
Avatar
,
and
the
Harry
Potter
films
.
These
films
are
usually
very
expensive
to
make
,
but
they
make
a
lot
of
money
for
the
studios
,
too
.
America
made
the
movies
famous
.
But
movies
have
made
America
famous
,
too
!
City
,
for
example
,
as
appeared
in
lots
of
films
and
visitors
here
should
always
see
some
of
the
city's
iconic
movie
locations
.
This
is
the
State
Building
.
it
opened
in
1931
.
It
became
famous
all
over
the
world
two
years
later
when
it
appeared
in
King
Kong
,
one
of
the
most
famous
films
of
all
time
.
This
is
Flushing
Meadows
Park
.
It's
famous
for
tennis
and
.
But
today
it's
more
famous
for
the
ending
of
?
Men
in
Black
?
,
when
a
UFO
crashes
into
this
sculpture
:
the
.
New
York's
streets
,
buildings
.
even
its
alleyways
are
all
famous
!
This
is
Cortlandt
Alley
.
It
doesn't
look
very
special
,
but
this
alley
has
appeared
in
lots
of
films
and
TV
shows
,
like
?
Crocodile
Dundee
?
and
?
NYPD
Blue
?
.
The
USA
has
always
been
passionate
about
movies
.
Today
there
are
over
6
,
000
across
the
country
,
and
the
USA
still
produces
most
of
the
world's
best
films
.