as in cult
a group of people showing intense devotion to a cause, person, or work (as a film)
that mystery novelist, although long deceased, continues to have an enthusiastic audience
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The first trailer for the fantasy adventure feature soon had audiences questioning whether or not AI was used in production.
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Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 5 Nov. 2024
The show uses every trick in the book from fake snow (actually soap suds) raining down on the audience to towering puppets walking in, and acrobats swinging down with a huge arc of water spray fanning out from their feet behind them.
—Caroline Reid, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
Conway shared that her main political focus has been the new audience Vice President Harris has been working to capture.
—Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 5 Nov. 2024
The pic, which stars Angelina Jolie and debuted at this year’s Venice Film Festival, will screen for audiences at Thessaloniki’s Olympia Theatre following an opening ceremony.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 31 Oct. 2024
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Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 5 Nov. 2024
The show uses every trick in the book from fake snow (actually soap suds) raining down on the audience to towering puppets walking in, and acrobats swinging down with a huge arc of water spray fanning out from their feet behind them.
—Caroline Reid, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
Conway shared that her main political focus has been the new audience Vice President Harris has been working to capture.
—Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 5 Nov. 2024
The pic, which stars Angelina Jolie and debuted at this year’s Venice Film Festival, will screen for audiences at Thessaloniki’s Olympia Theatre following an opening ceremony.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 31 Oct. 2024
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