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THE MOVIE MAKER: CHARLES O. BAUMANN: 100 Years of Hollywood

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Jillian Ada Kelly Releases New Book: THE MOVIE MAKER: CHARLES O. BAUMANN Great-granddaughter of early 1900s silent film pioneer writes how he discovered Chaplin, Sennett, and many more GOLD COUNTRY, Calif., March 25, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Charlie Chaplin and Mack Sennett have been household names for 100 years, but few people know how they got their start in the film industry. Who were the career-makers of the early 1900s in film? They were brave pioneers like author Jillian Ada Kelly's great-grandfather Charles O. Baumann who helped forge a new industry and set the standard for how films are made to this day. Photo - http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20150324/194203 Before there was ever a Hollywood, there were great filmmakers, producers, directors, and movie executives in New York and New Jersey, those who paved the way for the greatest industry in the world, the movie industry. In the new book THE MOVIE MAKER: CHARLES O. BAUMANN Silent Era Film Pioneer Who Discovered

“American Sniper” is the Highest-Grossing Film of 2014

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“American Sniper” is the Highest-Grossing Film of 2014 March 8, 2015 The Clint Eastwood-directed drama, starring Bradley Cooper and Sienna Miller, has also crossed $500 million worldwide and counting Burbank, CA –Warner Bros. Pictures’ and Village Roadshow Pictures’ “American Sniper” has surpassed two more major milestones, emerging as the top-grossing domestic release of 2014. The film has also surpassed half a billion dollars worldwide, and still climbing. The announcement was made today by Dan Fellman, President of Domestic Distribution, Sue Kroll, President of Worldwide Marketing and International Distribution, Veronika Kwan Vandenberg, President, International Distribution, and Greg Silverman, President, Creative Development and Worldwide Production, Warner Bros. Pictures. To date, the film has grossed an estimated $337.2 million at the domestic box office, and still counting, making it the highest-grossing film in director Clint Eastwood’s long and illustrious ca

The Ritual Initiation of a Nigerian President by Cultists

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