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.
All labels observed (10)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| American film industry | 101 |
| United States film industry | 52 |
| American cinema canonical | 13 |
| Hollywood cinema | 11 |
| United States (film production) | 2 |
| United States film and television industry | 2 |
| American cinema of the 1940s | 1 |
| Hollywood filmmaking | 1 |
| Hollywood films | 1 |
| United States film market | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2094915 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: American cinema Context triple: [Paul Dubov, partOf, American cinema]
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Chinese American cinema
Chinese American cinema is a body of film work created by or about Chinese Americans that explores their cultural identity, history, and experiences within the United States.
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New American Cinema
New American Cinema was an influential 1960s independent film movement in the United States that rejected Hollywood conventions in favor of low-budget, experimental, and personal filmmaking.
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C.
United States theatre
United States theatre refers to the tradition and industry of live dramatic performance in the U.S., encompassing Broadway, regional theatres, and a wide range of commercial and experimental stage productions.
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D.
Bollywood cinema
Bollywood cinema is the mainstream Hindi-language film industry based in Mumbai, India, known for its song-and-dance musicals, melodrama, and massive cultural influence across South Asia and the global Indian diaspora.
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E.
New Hollywood
New Hollywood was a transformative era in American cinema, roughly from the late 1960s to early 1980s, when a new generation of directors introduced more experimental, auteur-driven, and socially conscious films that broke from traditional studio formulas.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: American cinema Target entity description: 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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A.
Chinese American cinema
Chinese American cinema is a body of film work created by or about Chinese Americans that explores their cultural identity, history, and experiences within the United States.
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B.
New American Cinema
New American Cinema was an influential 1960s independent film movement in the United States that rejected Hollywood conventions in favor of low-budget, experimental, and personal filmmaking.
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C.
United States theatre
United States theatre refers to the tradition and industry of live dramatic performance in the U.S., encompassing Broadway, regional theatres, and a wide range of commercial and experimental stage productions.
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D.
Bollywood cinema
Bollywood cinema is the mainstream Hindi-language film industry based in Mumbai, India, known for its song-and-dance musicals, melodrama, and massive cultural influence across South Asia and the global Indian diaspora.
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E.
New Hollywood
New Hollywood was a transformative era in American cinema, roughly from the late 1960s to early 1980s, when a new generation of directors introduced more experimental, auteur-driven, and socially conscious films that broke from traditional studio formulas.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (57)
| 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
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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
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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
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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
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| 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.
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| producesGenre |
action films
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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
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surface form:
Motion Picture Association
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Subject: American cinema Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (185)
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