In the 1860s, an inventor chased an ivory substitute and helped push celluloid into history

In the 1860s, a billiard ball competition ignited a quest for substitutes for ivory. John Wesley Hyatt's groundbreaking ...
Wired

May 2, 1887: Celluloid-Film Patent Ignites Long Legal Battle

__1887: __The Rev. Hannibal Goodwin files a patent application for camera film on celluloid rolls. He beats the Eastman Kodak company by two years and sets off a 27-year legal battle. Goodwin was an ...
Times of San Diego

Celluloid Ceiling Study Shows Women Remain Underrepresented

A woman filmmaker. Courtesy SDSU Center for the Study of Women in Television and Film. The number of women working in leadership roles on top-grossing films has increased by just 7% over the past 25 ...
Tech.co

Get Seamless, Flawless Movie Trailer Streaming on Celluloid

“I love watching trailers before my feature film at the theater; they’re a big part of the movie going experience and I never miss watching them if I can help it,” explains Zack Anton, CEO and founder ...
Phys.org

First successful substitutes for ivory billiard balls were made with celluloid reinforced with ground cattle bone

In the 19th century, the market for ivory products increased to an alarming point. This high demand led to the search for artificial substitutes, but ivory properties were nearly impossible to ...
The Hollywood Reporter

Image inks deal with Celluloid Dreams

Image Entertainment has inked a three-film distribution agreement with independent production company Celluloid Dreams, furthering its premerger plans to focus more on feature-film distribution. By ...