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as in film
the art or business of making a movie
felt that the cinema was one of the most challenging and fulfilling forms of artistic expression
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as in theatre
a building or part of a building where movies are shown
got a job cleaning the cinemas at the multiplex
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Recent Examples of cinema
The possibility of losing Miami Beach's only art house cinema is disturbing to Tabsch, a filmmaker whose 2018 documentary The Last Resort, was about Miami Beach's Jewish community in the 1970s.
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Mandalit Del Barco, NPR, 15 Mar. 2025
Black Bag is a tremendous example that a film need not be making an explicit political point or obsessed with the political dimensions of its narrative to be worthwhile cinema.
—Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 14 Mar. 2025
And third: Summit’s tendency to most often describe his life not in terms of music but cinema.
—Katie Bain, Billboard, 6 Mar. 2025
But above all, the Luxembourg City Film Festival wants to celebrate cinema and provide some escapism for its audiences.
—Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Mar. 2025
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Mandalit Del Barco, NPR, 15 Mar. 2025
Black Bag is a tremendous example that a film need not be making an explicit political point or obsessed with the political dimensions of its narrative to be worthwhile cinema.
—Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 14 Mar. 2025
And third: Summit’s tendency to most often describe his life not in terms of music but cinema.
—Katie Bain, Billboard, 6 Mar. 2025
But above all, the Luxembourg City Film Festival wants to celebrate cinema and provide some escapism for its audiences.
—Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cinema
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Eight people died on Mount Everest in May 1996, but the film only highlights five of the deceased: guides Andrew Harris (Martin Henderson), Hall and Fischer, as well as clients Doug Hansen (John Hawkes) and Yasuko Namba (Naoko Mori).—
Samantha Stutsman,
People.com,
22 Mar. 2025
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Director James Mangold’s film about the legendary singer, musician and songwriter was released in theaters on Dec. 25, 2024.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes,
22 Mar. 2025
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As Hollywood finds its footing in a post-strike world, indies like The True Beauty of Being Bitten by a Tick are shattering the industry’s arbitrary rules of filmmaking.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
25 Mar. 2025
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The Fort Worth campus will house an extension of A&M’s Visual Production Institute, a high tech center that will teach students to use cutting edge filmmaking and graphics technology.—
Kate Marijolovic,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
25 Mar. 2025
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Best Amazon Presidents Day Sales on Baby Toys Spring is on the way, so save now on an indoor-outdoor playhouse, complete with a baby swing and slide.—
Chaunie Brusie, RN,
Parents,
12 Feb. 2025
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The playhouse was unable to produce the festival this year, citing budget issues and other reasons.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
10 Mar. 2025
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In March 2023, Alibaba — a sprawling company that does everything from food delivery to cloud computing and movies — decided to split into six separate business groups, each with the ability to raise outside funding and go public.—
Arjun Kharpal,
CNBC,
28 Mar. 2025
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The star of cultural touchstones such as Sesame Street and The Muppet Show, among other movies and specials, has inspired graduates before.—
Jessica Wang,
EW.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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Jenna Ortega and Paul Rudd’s horror comedy Death of a Unicorn is new in theaters this weekend.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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Level Best Books, 298 pages, $19.95 The late Stephen Sondheim is, arguably, the greatest composer of musical theater who ever lived.—
Oline H. Cogdill,
Sun Sentinel,
27 Mar. 2025
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“Cinema.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cinema. Accessed 1 Apr. 2025.
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