Movies & TV

The history of film is a journey through various movements and technological advancements, each shaping the way stories are told and experienced.

Jul 16, 2001

Jurassic Park III premiered in Los Angeles, California.

Jul 9, 2001

The British TV series ''The Office” first aired on the BBC.

Jul 12, 2000

The 'X-Men' film premiered in New York on Ellis Island.

Feb 2, 2000

The Oxygen TV Network debuted on cable.

Sep 10, 1999

Fight Club, starring Brad Pitt, premiered at the Venice International Film Festival.

Jan 31, 1999

'Family Guy' by Seth MacFarlane premiered on Fox.

Jan 10, 1999

The Sopranos, the hit American crime drama, debuted on HBO.

Dec 11, 1998

American science fiction movie 'Star Trek: Insurrection' was released in the US.

Sep 4, 1998

International TV game show 'Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?' was shown for the first time in the UK, with Chris Tarrant as the host.

Jul 24, 1998

The epic war film directed by Steven Spielberg, 'Saving Private Ryan,' was released in theaters.

Jul 17, 1998

American swashbuckler film 'The Mask of Zorro' was released in the United States.

Mar 1, 1998

James Cameron's Titanic became the first film to gross more than $1 billion worldwide.

Dec 23, 1997

Rom-com movie ''As Good as It Gets” was released in theaters in the US.

Aug 13, 1997

South Park premiered on Comedy Central, with the first episode titled 'Cartman Gets an Anal Probe.'

Feb 23, 1997

The full-length, uncensored version of Schindler's List aired on NBC, receiving 65 million viewers.

Feb 9, 1997

The Simpsons aired its 167th episode, making it the longest-running animation in TV history.

Dec 20, 1996

The horror film classic 'Scream,' starring Neve Campbell and Courteney Cox, was released.

Oct 7, 1996

Fox News Channel began broadcasting.

Feb 23, 1996

The movie 'Trainspotting' arrived in UK cinemas.

Jan 20, 1996

NASA mission STS-72 landed at the Kennedy Space Center after eight days in space.

Nov 22, 1995

The first of Disney's 'Toy Story' movies were released to theaters in the United States.

Sep 15, 1995

The psychological crime thriller movie 'Se7en,' starring Morgan Freeman, premiered in New York.

Sep 4, 1995

The fantasy TV series 'Xena: Warrior Princess' premiered on NBC in the US.

Nov 2, 1994

Cobb, a film about the baseball player Ty Cobb and starring Tommy Lee Jones premiered.

Sep 23, 1994

The American Drama movie 'The Shawshank Redemption' by Frank Darabont was released in the US.

Sep 22, 1994

'Friends' debuted on NBC and continued for ten seasons.

Jul 6, 1994

The Forrest Gump movie was released in the US.

Dec 14, 1993

Philadelphia premiered in Century City, California. It was one of the first mainstream films about AIDS, directed by Jonathan Demme.

Sep 19, 1993

Production of the Pixar film Toy Story began.

Sep 10, 1993

The pilot episode of the science-fiction series 'The X-Files' aired on FOX in the US & Canada.

Nov 18, 1992

The movie 'Malcolm X,' starring Denzel Washington, was released in the US.

Nov 12, 1992

British comedy TV series 'Absolutely Fabulous' aired for the first time.

Oct 18, 1991

American independent adventure movie 'My Own Private Idaho,' starring River Phoenix and Keanu Reeves, was released.

Jul 1, 1991

Court TV was launched on American cable television.

Nov 10, 1990

American Christmas comedy 'Home Alone' with Macaulay Culkin premiered in Chicago, US.

Oct 19, 1990

The 1991 Best Picture, 'Dances With Wolves,' premiered in Washington, D.C.

Oct 17, 1990

IMDB (Internet Movie Database) was founded. It was incorporated as a website in January 1996.

Sep 19, 1990

The biographical crime film 'Goodfellas' was released in the United States.

Sep 13, 1990

The legal drama TV series 'Law & Order' aired for the first time on NBC.

Dec 17, 1989

The first full-length episode of The Simpsons aired on FOX.

Dec 13, 1989

Driving Miss Daisy, directed by Bruce Beresford, was released.

Sep 22, 1989

American drama TV series 'Baywatch' premiered on NBC.

Sep 5, 1989

The Joan Rivers American daytime TV talk show aired for the first time.

Jul 5, 1989

American sitcom ''Seinfeld” debuted on NBC.

Dec 12, 1988

Rain Man, directed by Barry Levinson, starring Dustin Hoffman and Tom Cruise, premiered in New York.

Jul 15, 1988

American action film 'Die Hard' was released in the US.

Dec 11, 1987

Wall Street film directed by Oliver Stone starring Michael Douglas and Charlie Sheen, was released.

Sep 28, 1987

The science-fiction TV series 'Star Trek: The Next Generation' first aired on CBS.

Sep 15, 1986

The drama TV show 'L.A. Law' premiered on NBC.

Sep 12, 1986

The American neo-noir mystery film 'Blue Velvet' premiered in Toronto, Canada.