Here are some key Warner films through the decades:

“My Four Years in Germany” (1918) – The Warners Brothers’ first hit, a propaganda epic made five years before they founded the studio.

“Lights of New York” (1928) – The first all-talkie introduced the term “take him for a ride.”

“Baby Face” (1932) – Still-shocking pre-code drama wherein Barbara Stanwyck sleeps her way up the corporate ranks.

“Taxi!” (1932) – Tough hack Jimmy Cagney chews somebody out in Yiddish.

“The Adventures of Robin Hood” (1938) – Errol Flynn battles political corruption in Olde England.

“Jezebel” (1938) – Bette Davis scandalizes the old South by wearing a red dress – in a black and white film many swear is in color.

“Casablanca” (1942) – Cynical saloonkeeper Humphrey Bogart is shocked, shocked at turn of events.

“Mission to Moscow” (1943) – Pro-Soviet propaganda epic reportedly commissioned by President Roosevelt to support our World War II ally.

“Mildred Pierce” (1946) – Joan Crawford wins an Oscar as the ultimate self-sacrificing mom in a feminist noir.

“Rebel Without a Cause” (1956) – James Dean as a definitive juvenile delinquent; released posthumously.

“The Searchers” (1957) – John Wayne’s darkest role in John Ford’s greatest film.

“A Face in the Crowd” (1957) – Andy Griffith as a phony radio personality in perhaps Warners’ most cynical movie ever.

“Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf” (1966) – Groundbreaking use of adult language toppled the old Production Code.

“Bonnie and Clyde” (1967) – Gangster epic pushed the envelope by combining extreme violence and comedy.

“Deliverance” (1972) – Male rape depicted on screen for the first time.

“Dog Day Afternoon” (1975) – Al Pacino plays the first leading gay character in an American studio movie.

“The Shining” (1980) – The only hit among Stanley Kubrick’s uncompromising films for the studio.

“Batman” (1989) – Tim Burton offers an unforgettably dark and striking view of Gotham City.

“Goodfellas” (1990) – Crime epic, arguably Martin Scorsese’s greatest film.

“Unforgiven” (1992) – Clint Eastwood wins Best Picture and Best Director for a bleak revisionist western.

“The Matrix” (1998) – Visionary sci-fi set in an alternate universe.