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Recent Examples of silver screen
What every film on this list has in common is that their horrors are more than just boogeymen and spirits projected upon a silver screen, but a conduit into which deeper real-life fears are made manifest.
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Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 17 Sep. 2024
Korine thinks this is the future of cinema, a cinema swallowed up by home streaming devices and video gaming that deserves something better, fitter, happier than the images passively projected on silver screens.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 31 Aug. 2024
Debuting in Borderlands 2, Tina hasn’t previously been one of the core four protagonists in any of the games, so she’s gotten an upgrade in that regard as one of the leads for the series’ silver screen outing.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 9 Aug. 2024
Glover made his silver screen debut in 1979's Escape from Alcatraz, moving on to '90s favorites like The Color Purple, Mandela, Lethal Weapon and Lonesome Dove and more current hits including Dreamgirls, Saw and The Royal Tenenbaums.
—Kate Hogan, Peoplemag, 31 July 2024
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Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 17 Sep. 2024
Korine thinks this is the future of cinema, a cinema swallowed up by home streaming devices and video gaming that deserves something better, fitter, happier than the images passively projected on silver screens.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 31 Aug. 2024
Debuting in Borderlands 2, Tina hasn’t previously been one of the core four protagonists in any of the games, so she’s gotten an upgrade in that regard as one of the leads for the series’ silver screen outing.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 9 Aug. 2024
Glover made his silver screen debut in 1979's Escape from Alcatraz, moving on to '90s favorites like The Color Purple, Mandela, Lethal Weapon and Lonesome Dove and more current hits including Dreamgirls, Saw and The Royal Tenenbaums.
—Kate Hogan, Peoplemag, 31 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for silver screen
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Mercifully, Lo left the kitchen and bathrooms intact, as well as the front of the loft where the film shoots take place.Suzanne Seggerman, Curbed, 14 Nov. 2024
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Since many of the men in the study haven’t been extensively interviewed, the National Geographic series does say something new, a feat, given there have been a number of films — some good, some bad — focused on the subject.Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
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This is a movie that exists in its own strange world.Nate Jones, Vulture, 9 Nov. 2024
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But because this is a horror movie, there are, of course, more immediate existential threats lurking behind doors one and two.Katie Walsh, Twin Cities, 7 Nov. 2024
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Industries like filmmaking, design and art, once limited to those with specialized skills or access to expensive tools, are now being revolutionized by AI.Justin Maier, Rolling Stone, 4 Nov. 2024
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Releasing in theaters on November 8 and on Netflix on November 22, filmmaking is apparently an intrinsic gene within the DNA of the Washington family.Malik William, Essence, 4 Nov. 2024
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Both chains reported a day after big screen theater tech giant Imax disclosed revenue of $91.5 million for the latest financial quarter, down 12 percent from the year-ago period when Oppenheimer made its run in theaters.Erik Hayden, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Oct. 2024
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This will be followed by Gunn’s big screen rendition of Superman on July 11, 2025. DC’s HBO series The Penguin continues to break viewership records averaging 1.8 million U.S. cross-platform viewers, the drama’s strongest single-day performance for the overall series in the states on Oct. 20.Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 31 Oct. 2024
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“Silver screen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/silver%20screen. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.
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