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Recent Examples of silver screen
To escape the horrors of his imprisonment, Molina imagines movies starring Aurora as a classic silver screen diva, including a role of the spider woman, who kills her prey with a kiss.
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Katcy Stephan, Variety, 21 Nov. 2024
Suddenly, all across the page and silver screen, teenagers were fighting for their lives in apocalyptic settings.
—Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 20 Oct. 2024
The show even made its debut at the Venice Film Festival, further underlining the increasingly amorphous delineation between the small and silver screen.
—Emma Specter, Vogue, 11 Oct. 2024
The 16-piece collection for men and women features styles inspired by silver screen icons, including Marilyn Monroe, Audrey Hepburn, Grace Kelly and Elizabeth Taylor.
—Violet Goldstone, WWD, 10 Oct. 2024
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Katcy Stephan, Variety, 21 Nov. 2024
Suddenly, all across the page and silver screen, teenagers were fighting for their lives in apocalyptic settings.
—Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 20 Oct. 2024
The show even made its debut at the Venice Film Festival, further underlining the increasingly amorphous delineation between the small and silver screen.
—Emma Specter, Vogue, 11 Oct. 2024
The 16-piece collection for men and women features styles inspired by silver screen icons, including Marilyn Monroe, Audrey Hepburn, Grace Kelly and Elizabeth Taylor.
—Violet Goldstone, WWD, 10 Oct. 2024
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Directed by Barry Jenkins and featuring songs by Lin-Manuel Miranda, the film traces how Mufasa came to be king of the Pride Lands, and why Scar ended up so bitter and vengeful toward his older brother.Ashley Lee, Los Angeles Times, 22 Dec. 2024
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This film answers those questions – unearthing his story from childhood under USSR domination to the heady days of show business stardom, always surrounded and supported by devoted friends, family and colleagues.Matthew Carey, Deadline, 22 Dec. 2024
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Muschietti was originally picked in 2023 due to how much James Gunn raved about The Flash, a movie that would go on to be a massive DCEU loser for WB.Paul Tassi, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024
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Also known as thumb drives or memory sticks, flash drives provide storage to back up precious photos, play movies on the big screen, or copy files from one phone or laptop to another.Simon Hill, WIRED, 28 Dec. 2024
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The Shyer tradition of filmmaking has extended to the next generation with Hallie.Chris Koseluk, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Dec. 2024
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One of the most baffling choices in blockbuster filmmaking the past decade has been Sony’s desire to make a Spider-Man-free Spider-Man universe using a collection of assorted villains from the comics.Paul Tassi, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
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With her latest big screen role, Lily-Rose Depp had the chance to flip the script on a classic film with a feminist skew.Melanie Brooks, Deadline, 13 Dec. 2024
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While countless stars intrigued us on the red carpet, stage and big screen, including PEOPLE's cover star Taylor Swift, others made a huge impact on smaller screens.Kelsie Gibson, People.com, 4 Dec. 2024
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“Silver screen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/silver%20screen. Accessed 2 Jan. 2025.
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