hobby1. 1  an activity or interest pursued for pleasure or relaxation and not as a main occupation: Her hobbies include stamp-collecting and woodcarving. 2  a child's hobbyhorse. 3  Archaic. a small horse. 4  ride a hobby, to concern oneself excessively with a favorite notion or activity. Also, ride a hobbyhorse.
Even in 1915, D.W. Griffith's Civil War epic caused a stir for its stereotypical depiction of African-Americans. This groundbreaking, landmark American film masterpiece about two families during the Civil War and Reconstruction periods was also extremely controversial and explicitly racist.
List of most expensive films. Ben-Hur (1925) was the most expensive film of the silent-era, possibly holding the record for over twenty years. Due to the secretive nature of Hollywood accounting it is not clear which film is the most expensive film ever made. Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides officially holds the record with a budget of $378.5 million, while The Hobbit trilogy stands as the most expensive back-to-back film production with combined costs of $623 million after tax credits.