This links talks about the issues of the political side of the film industry. Redbox has had some legal issues with the studios companies. maybe there are more links about this we could find out about.
Redbox is definately an important player in the industry. Financially speaking, it has given some headache to film corporations but at the same time it helped them.
Sound was very important in the film industry. This link shows us who invented sound and how it became so popular with the help of Edison's inventions.
This device set a footprint for photography and the film industry. The device is very old and can be counted as an contribution or an important piece of technology for our industry.
Talks about all the inventions and the milestones achieved by Hollywood from the beggening to present. Information includes pictures besides the article. THIS LINK IS VERY VALUEABLE
This link is very informative about how visual effects started in the movie theaters. It also talks about lots of inventions such as a device called a praxinoscope.