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the art or business of making a movie
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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, which includes the role of the spider woman, who kills her prey with a kiss.
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Zack Sharf, Variety, 26 Jan. 2025
Even the lounge noir aesthetic of those scenes—blood-red drapes, geometric flooring, tragic women done up like silver screen idols—has seeped into musicians’ visual lexicon.
—Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 17 Jan. 2025
There are several rogue characters from the Sonic universe aiming for their silver screen debut.
—Ash Parrish, The Verge, 19 Dec. 2024
The musical, released in theaters nationwide last month, has raked in $580 million at the global box office since its silver screen debut.
—Ana Rocío Álvarez Bríñez, The Courier-Journal, 27 Dec. 2024
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Zack Sharf, Variety, 26 Jan. 2025
Even the lounge noir aesthetic of those scenes—blood-red drapes, geometric flooring, tragic women done up like silver screen idols—has seeped into musicians’ visual lexicon.
—Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 17 Jan. 2025
There are several rogue characters from the Sonic universe aiming for their silver screen debut.
—Ash Parrish, The Verge, 19 Dec. 2024
The musical, released in theaters nationwide last month, has raked in $580 million at the global box office since its silver screen debut.
—Ana Rocío Álvarez Bríñez, The Courier-Journal, 27 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for silver screen
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The film is produced by Fernando Bovaira at Mod Producciones, Himenóptero and Misent Producciones in co-production with Propaganda Italia, with the participation of Netflix, RTVE and RAI Cinema, and the support of ICAA, Generalitat Valenciana and Eurimages.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
26 Feb. 2025
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Sign up for Entertainment Weekly's free newsletter to get the latest trailers, celebrity interviews, film reviews, and more.—
Lauren Huff,
EW.com,
26 Feb. 2025
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And also cast availability, where this is the main project for all three of those actors, even if ones like Gomez dip out for a movie ever so often.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes,
4 Mar. 2025
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Nina Dobrev and Teresa Palmer also star in the ensemble movie which is filming in Australia.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
4 Mar. 2025
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The first market took place in Westwood on March 21-31, 1981, and Meyers saw its creation as a response to the rise in independent filmmaking and the need for an event to facilitate film sales in Hollywood.—
Mike Barnes,
The Hollywood Reporter,
4 Mar. 2025
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However, the discomfort surrounding AI in filmmaking comes from a misunderstanding of its purpose and the ethical dilemmas surrounding data training sets.—
Jennifer Jay Palumbo,
Forbes,
4 Mar. 2025
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Captain America: Brave New World marks a new beginning for the titular hero, as Anthony Mackie officially takes over the role for his first big screen mission carrying the shield.—
Sydney Bucksbaum,
EW.com,
14 Feb. 2025
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The series, set to span more than 10 years, is currently expected to debut late next year or in early 2027, over a quarter of a century after the first big screen blockbuster in 2001.—
Jami Ganz,
New York Daily News,
13 Feb. 2025
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“Silver screen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/silver%20screen. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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