Films
Jaws Created the Summer Blockbuster
Before Jaws (1975), studios released films year-round with no "season." Spielberg's shark film pioneered the concept of the summer blockbuster and changed Hollywood's release strategy forever.
Films
The Wizard of Oz Was Originally in Black & White on Purpose
The Wizard of Oz (1939) used sepia tones for Kansas and colour Technifilm for Oz deliberately — one of the earliest uses of colour as a narrative storytelling device.
Films
Psycho Was the First Film to Show a Toilet Flushing
Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho (1960) was the first major Hollywood film to show a toilet flushing on screen. Censors had previously forbidden it as indecent.
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