American cinema

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American cinema is the film industry and body of motion pictures produced in the United States, best known for Hollywood’s global influence on popular culture and filmmaking.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf film industry
national cinema
alsoKnownAs Hollywood films
surface form: Hollywood cinema

U.S. cinema
associatedWithAward Academy Award
surface form: Academy Awards

Golden Globe Award
surface form: Golden Globe Awards
associatedWithFestival Sundance Film Festival
Tribeca Film Festival
country United States of America
surface form: United States
culturalExport American popular culture
distributionModel home video
streaming platforms
theatrical release
dominantPeriod 20th century
early 21st century
economicModel independent film production
studio system
firstMajorEra silent film era
hasGlobalMarketShare high share of worldwide box office
historicalImpact development of star system
globalization of film distribution
standardization of narrative filmmaking
historicalOriginPeriod late 19th century
includesMovement American independent cinema
Classical Hollywood cinema
New Hollywood
influences global popular culture
world cinema
introducedTechnology Technicolor
computer-generated imagery
synchronized sound
widescreen formats
knownFor blockbuster films
feature films
genre innovation
language English
mainProductionCenter Hollywood
mainProductionCity Los Angeles
mainProductionState California, United States
surface form: California
majorCenter Hollywood studios
surface form: Hollywood studio system
majorStudio 20th Century Fox
surface form: 20th Century Studios

Columbia Pictures
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Paramount Pictures
Universal Pictures
Walt Disney Studios
Warner Bros. Entertainment
surface form: Warner Bros.
producesGenre action films
film noir
horror films
musicals
romantic comedies
science fiction films
superhero films
western films
ratingSystem MPA film rating system
regulatoryBody Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America
surface form: Motion Picture Association

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James Foley basedIn American cinema
this entity surface form: United States film industry
David Myers activeIn American cinema
this entity surface form: United States film industry
Tom Stern partOf American cinema
this entity surface form: American film industry
Andrew Laszlo areaOfActivity American cinema
this entity surface form: American film industry
Milan Ray partOf American cinema
this entity surface form: American film industry
Don Payne activeIn American cinema
this entity surface form: American film industry
Robert Fryer activeIn American cinema
this entity surface form: American film industry
Chung Chung-hoon activeIn American cinema
this entity surface form: Hollywood cinema
Bill Gerber activeIn American cinema
this entity surface form: United States film industry
Paul Seydor hasWrittenAbout American cinema
this entity surface form: Hollywood cinema
Roland Totheroh partOf American cinema
this entity surface form: American film industry
Leonard Bercovici partOf American cinema
20th Century Fox movie ranch associatedWithIndustry American cinema
this entity surface form: American film industry
John Goldwyn partOf American cinema
this entity surface form: American film industry
Van Nest Polglase partOf American cinema
this entity surface form: American film industry
Ursula Parker basedOn American cinema
this entity surface form: United States film and television industry
Herbert Spencer areaOfActivity American cinema
this entity surface form: American film industry
Justin Henry activeIn American cinema
this entity surface form: American film industry
Quinn K. Redeker participatedIn American cinema
this entity surface form: American film industry
Arthur J. Ornitz partOf American cinema
this entity surface form: American film industry
Autumn Durald Arkapaw partOf American cinema
this entity surface form: American film industry
Walter Abel partOf American cinema
this entity surface form: American film industry
Etta Moten workLocation American cinema
this entity surface form: American film industry
Hal Borne partOf American cinema
this entity surface form: American film industry
David Bauer partOf American cinema
this entity surface form: American film industry
Michael Ferris activeIn American cinema
this entity surface form: American film industry
Jim Haynie partOf American cinema
this entity surface form: American film industry
Victor Slezak partOf American cinema
this entity surface form: American film industry
Peter Lyons Collister activeIn American cinema
this entity surface form: United States film industry
Annie Potts participatedIn American cinema
this entity surface form: American film industry
Florrie Dugger partOf American cinema
Peggy Rajski activeIn American cinema
this entity surface form: United States film industry
Jean Muir placeOfActivity American cinema
this entity surface form: United States film industry
Sheila Kelley activeIn American cinema
this entity surface form: United States film industry
Virginia O'Brien industry American cinema
this entity surface form: American film industry
Kerr Smith partOf American cinema
this entity surface form: American film industry
Donald Kushner basedOn American cinema
this entity surface form: United States film market
Dennis Burkley workedIn American cinema
this entity surface form: American film industry
Rain Phoenix activeIn American cinema
this entity surface form: United States film industry
Billy Green Bush workedIn American cinema
this entity surface form: American film industry
Sal Velez Jr. partOf American cinema
this entity surface form: American film industry
Earl Hurd workedIn American cinema
this entity surface form: American film industry
Christopher Tellefsen activeIn American cinema
this entity surface form: American film industry
Hazel Brooks partOf American cinema
this entity surface form: American cinema of the 1940s
Leonard Schrader workedIn American cinema
this entity surface form: United States film industry
Simon Oakland partOf American cinema
this entity surface form: American film industry
Ned Sparks industry American cinema
this entity surface form: American film industry
Aggie Herring basedOn American cinema
this entity surface form: United States film industry
Jeff Cronenweth activeIn American cinema
this entity surface form: American film industry
Here's looking at you, kid. notableIn American cinema
subject surface form: "Here's looking at you, kid."