motion pictures

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Presenting the world-class restorations turned out by UCLA’s Film & Television Archive, the festival, now in its 22nd edition, never fails to delight as it showcases the widest variety of motion pictures in impeccable condition.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

Netflix, which releases dozens of films online every year, isn’t currently planning to give any other motion pictures a robust worldwide theatrical release like “Narnia.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

In the 100 years since, the glamorous building style - evocative of neon-lit jazz bars and the golden age of big motion pictures - rapidly spread around the world.

From BBC • Nov. 22, 2025

The moments pay homage to one of history’s first motion pictures, a Lumière film of employees leaving a factory.

From New York Times • Dec. 5, 2024

Miss Maggie had told me about motion pictures, and I’d always wanted to see one.

From "Beyond the Bright Sea" by Lauren Wolk