The document outlines key events and innovations in cinema history from 1895 to 2009, including Lumiere's first film screening, the opening of the first purpose-built cinema in the UK, the release of the first talking picture and animated Disney film, the use of special effects like stop motion and Technicolor, the introduction of 3D and Dolby sound, the rise of home video, the opening of the first multiplex, and films like Titanic and Avatar that pushed boundaries with CGI and motion capture. Cinema attendance fluctuated over the decades, peaking at over 1.3 billion in the 1940s and declining to a low of 53.8 million in the 1980s with the rise of home video.