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The Rise and Fall of the Silent Film Era The silent film era began in 1906 with Charles Tait directingThe Story of the Kelly Gangin Australia. As the first-ever feature-length movie,The Story of the Kelly Gangwas received well and succeeded financially. But it wasn’t until 1915 that so-called “movies” began to catch on as a mainstream artform. That’s when D.W. Griffith madeThe Birth of a Nation, after which the American film industry was truly born....

10. Master Hand (Super Smash Bros) Master Hand definitely isn’t the scariest boss on this list, but there’s just something frightening about fighting a detached hand. If you think about it, this hand comes out of nowhere—whose hand is it, and why is it the final boss at the end of everySuper Smash Bros. game? This just makes both Master Hand and Crazy Hand even creepier. Related:Every Super Smash Bros. Game, Ranked...

8. The City Hunter in Predator 2 (1990) Here we have the Predator who operated in the city of Los Angeles, earning him the name “City Hunter.” He scored several kills among drug dealer groups, which got the attention of a police officer. Though he was a truly merciless killer like other Predators, he still follows the Yautja race’s code of honor, as seen when he spares the lives of a pregnant woman and the baby she carries....

5. The Lady Caked in Makeup (Snakes on a Plane) The plane is flying. Snakes are all out and about. The lady is sleeping peacefully. Then, we see something moving within her top… something crawling in between her breasts. It’s obviously a snake,weknow it’s a snake, but she seems to like it. In her sleep, she smiles in enjoyment. Despite it being a small moment inSnakes on a Plane, it’s a depiction that’d be crass regardless of what the woman looks like—but she’s clearly and intentionally shown as overweight and covered in makeup....

What Does the Writer Do for a Film? The writer has only one job:write the script. Writing the script involves conceiving story ideas, building the world, designing characters and personalities, weaving the story, tightening up the dialogue, and combine it all into a cohesive narrative experience. The writer only needs to write what’s absolutely necessary for the story to be told, like the structure of plot points and how character dynamics change....