the silver screen

noun

old-fashioned

: a screen in a movie theater

one of the greatest films ever to hit the silver screen

: movies in general

stars of the silver screen

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Hollywood films have gripped audiences by bringing the wild into the spotlight and onto the silver screen. —

Scott Travers, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025 But Grande has a career that stretches far beyond the silver screen. —

Violet Goldstone, WWD, 16 Feb. 2025 On the silver screen, Howard has acted alongside Clint Eastwood in 1983’s Sudden Impact, James Caan in 1988’s Alien Nation and Charles Bronson in 1982’s Death Wish II. —

Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 15 Feb. 2025 And Zegler, 23 — a Golden Globe winner for Steven Spielberg's remake of West Side Story — recently crossed over to the stage from the silver screen, bringing her acting chops to her first Broadway production last year in Romeo + Juliet. —

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