Producers, Directors, Screen Actors, and Writers Guild Awardsġ995 wide-release films January–March Opening Toy Story was both a commercial and critical success, and is considered by film historians as a significant turning point in film history. November 22 – Toy Story is released, marking the first feature-length film created completely using computer-generated imagery.November 17 – After a six-year hiatus, the James Bond film series resumes with the successful GoldenEye with Pierce Brosnan as James Bond.November – Carolco Pictures files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.June 16 – Batman Forever is released in theaters and scores the highest-opening weekend of all time, generating a total of $52.8 million.The film received mixed reviews but was a commercial success at the worldwide box office. June 10 – Pocahontas has the largest premiere ever for a movie, premiering in Central Park, New York City, with an audience of 100,000 and free admission.The injury paralyzed him from the shoulders down, and he depended on a ventilator to breathe. May 27 – Actor Christopher Reeve injures his spinal cord after falling off his horse in an equestrian competition.Directed by and starring Mel Gibson, it will go on to win 5 Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Director. May 24 – Braveheart is released to critical and commercial success.May 19 – Die Hard With a Vengeance is released in theaters and becomes the year's highest-grossing film ( Toy Story overtook it in re-releases in 2014).sells 80% of MCA Inc., owner of Universal Pictures, to Seagram Company for $7 billion. April 10 – Matsushita Electric Industrial Co.March 13 – The Dogme 95 movement is officially announced in Paris by Danish directors Lars von Trier and Thomas Vinterberg.^ Excluding the gross from subsequent re-releases.

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