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the origins of cinema one hundred years ago, cinema—a word that can mean movies in general or a movie theater itself—was a far more obscure form of entertainment. in the early 1900s movies were only beginning to enter the mainstream of american culture, and before that, films were almost non - existent. this short history makes cinema a relatively new medium, or form of expression. before the advent of film, almost all artistic and literary expression was done through newspapers, books, and plays. eventually, movies would offer a more universal form of expression: one that could transcend time, space, and linguistic and cultural differences. hundreds of millions, perhaps billions, of people around the world today have seen such popular and critically acclaimed films as the trilogy of the lord of the rings, spiderman and spiderman 2, and titanic. the man who was credited with the invention of the light bulb, phonograph, and quite a few other very important innovations was the same man who created the first movie camera. that man was thomas alva edison, the eccentric genius from west orange, new jersey. with the help of an assistant, kennedy laurie dickson, edison developed a motorized motion picture camera in 1890. they called their invention... what is another good title for this passage? options: the development of the movie theater, the early history of film, thomas edison: movie pioneer, how movies are made

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The passage starts by talking about cinema's obscurity a hundred years ago, then its entry into mainstream culture, and also mentions Edison's contribution to early motion picture technology. It covers the early development and history of film, so "The Early History of Film" is the most appropriate title. The other options focus too narrowly (e.g., "The Development of the Movie Theater" is too specific, "Thomas Edison: Movie Pioneer" focuses only on Edison, "How Movies are Made" is not about the making process here).

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The Early History of Film