Chronicling the complete history of filmmaking, this important survey dates back to silent-era sensations such as D.W. Griffiths controversial The Birth of a Nation and the immortal Little Tramp movies of Charlie Chaplin. It then covers blockbusters of the more recent past like Gone with the Wind, A Clockwork Orange, Avatar, and The Black Swan. Also described are Hollywoods most memorable musicals, great dramas, screwball comedies, experimental 'New Wave' films from 1950s and 60s Europe, major