as in film
the art or business of making a movie
a master director who is one of the most revered figures of filmland
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Recent Examples of filmland
Assayas employs the standard tropes of vampiric lore — endless nights, sleepy days, doomed relationships that can only last so long — to poignantly parallel the lives of those bloodsucking monsters of filmland with the lives of those who inhabit them on screen.
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Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 27 Aug. 2022
This year, filmland ushered in a new Scream Queen: Jenna Ortega.
—Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 28 Dec. 2022
As an event in filmland the first unfolding of ‘The King of Kings’ on the screen took precedence even over the opening of a theater that in itself is a revelation of art and beauty.
—Laura Blasey, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2022
Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 27 Aug. 2022
This year, filmland ushered in a new Scream Queen: Jenna Ortega.
—Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 28 Dec. 2022
As an event in filmland the first unfolding of ‘The King of Kings’ on the screen took precedence even over the opening of a theater that in itself is a revelation of art and beauty.
—Laura Blasey, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for filmland
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Trump's Case On May 30, a Manhattan jury found Trump guilty of 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in the case, which involved a hush money payment to adult film actress Stormy Daniels shortly before the 2016 election.Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
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Jr on the original 1997 horror film set, the weather caused them to be stuck in a tunnel for almost an hour.Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 11 Dec. 2024
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This 75-inch TV is the biggest television on this list and will make any game or movie come to life.Kasey Caminiti, USA TODAY, 3 Dec. 2024
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No audience scores below an 80%, even with being the focal point of a lot of DCEU fanbase controversy, and only two movies below a 90% from critics.Paul Tassi, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
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This is painfully personal filmmaking that’s principled and diagnostic regarding the practical and ethical conflicts of the art. 5.Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 5 Dec. 2024
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Does that foothold in edgier genre filmmaking offer something unique that complements your music?August Brown, Los Angeles Times, 3 Dec. 2024
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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.Katcy Stephan, Variety, 21 Nov. 2024
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Suddenly, all across the page and silver screen, teenagers were fighting for their lives in apocalyptic settings.Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 20 Oct. 2024
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Half-watching a big screen while scrolling social media on a smaller screen.Julia MacCary, Variety, 7 Dec. 2024
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But Barton points to a theme in Knightley’s movie career where her big screen characters have two sides to them: a public persona and private wants, with the heart yearning for one thing and having to settle for another.Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Dec. 2024
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“Filmland.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/filmland. Accessed 18 Dec. 2024.
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