100 Years of Movies - a very good introduction to movie history over the past 100 years.

Kytherians have been involved in the screening of movies for almost a century.

In some research and photographs, movie posters are referreed to, or appear in the background.

A good resource which can be used to date references and photographs can prove helpful.

A web-site that provides a good brief and readable background history of movies over the past century can be found at

http://www.filmsite.org/filmh.html

Categories include:

Early Cinematic Origins
Pre-1920s Film History
1902 | 1903 | 1914 | 1915 | 1916 | 1919

The Pre-Talkies and Silent Era
1920s Film History
1920 | 1921 | 1922 | 1923 | 1924 | 1925 | 1926 | 1927 | 1928 | 1929

The Talkies and 'The Golden Age of Hollywood'
1930s Film History
1930 | 1931 | 1932 | 1933 | 1934 | 1935 | 1936 | 1937 | 1938 | 1939

The War and Post-War Years
1940s Film History
1940 | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 | 1945 | 1946 | 1947 | 1948 | 1949

The Cold War and Post-Classical Era
1950s Film History
1950 | 1951 | 1952 | 1953 | 1954 | 1955 | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | 1959

The End of the Hollywood Studio System, and the Era of Independent, Underground Cinema
1960s Film History
1960 | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 | 1965 | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 | 1969

The Last Golden Age of American Cinema (the American "New Wave"), and the Advent of the Block-buster Film
1970s Film History
1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979

Teen-Oriented Angst Films, and the Dawn of the Sequel, with More Blockbusters
1980s Film History
1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989

The Era of Mainstream Films and
Alternative or Independent Cinema; and the Rise of Computer-Generated Films; also the Decade of Remakes, Re-releases, and More Sequels
1990s Film History
1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999

The New Millenium
2000s Films
2000 | 2001 | 2002