as in movie
a story told by means of a series of continuously projected pictures and a sound track
a popular novel that was made into a major motion picture
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Recent Examples of motion picture
The inauguration of William McKinley in 1897 was the first to be recorded by motion picture cameras.
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Kurt Snibbe, Orange County Register, 17 Jan. 2025
Moore and Qualley’s performances in particular are receiving much awards buzz, with Moore picking up a Golden Globe for best performance by a female actor in a musical or comedy motion picture.
—Issy Ronald, CNN, 16 Jan. 2025
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Since its inception in 1990, the PGA Award for best theatrical motion picture has gone to the subsequent Oscar winner for best picture on all but 10 occasions.
—Paul Grein, Billboard, 16 Jan. 2025
Achievements receiving Scientific and Technical Awards must demonstrate a proven record of contributing significant value to the process of making motion pictures.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 27 Jan. 2025
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Kurt Snibbe, Orange County Register, 17 Jan. 2025
Moore and Qualley’s performances in particular are receiving much awards buzz, with Moore picking up a Golden Globe for best performance by a female actor in a musical or comedy motion picture.
—Issy Ronald, CNN, 16 Jan. 2025
Explore Ariana Grande Bob Dylan Cynthia Erivo See latest videos, charts and news
Since its inception in 1990, the PGA Award for best theatrical motion picture has gone to the subsequent Oscar winner for best picture on all but 10 occasions.
—Paul Grein, Billboard, 16 Jan. 2025
Achievements receiving Scientific and Technical Awards must demonstrate a proven record of contributing significant value to the process of making motion pictures.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 27 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for motion picture
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Jean-Baptiste, 57, reunites with director Mike Leigh for Hard Truths, 28 years after their movie Secrets & Lies that nabbed her an Oscar nomination.—
Jen Juneau,
People.com,
8 Feb. 2025
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Kelsey Mann is the director behind the year’s top-grossing movie, Inside Out 2.—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
8 Feb. 2025
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The story is deceptively simple, but the way the animators create moving pictures to mimic medieval-style stained glass is singular.—
Josh Spiegel,
Vulture,
24 July 2024
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Throughout all of his work, perhaps most memorably in the warped noir of his television series Twin Peaks, Lynch steered composers to create music as inexplicably haunting as his moving pictures.—
Madison Bloom,
Pitchfork,
17 Jan. 2025
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Which brings up why no one has pitched a film idea based on the life of Dax to Hollywood producers.—
Charles Selle,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Feb. 2025
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The Berlin Film Festival is historically the most political of all the major film festivals, and this year is no exception.—
Nick Vivarelli,
Variety,
14 Feb. 2025
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What To Know The Netflix documentary series American Murder: Gabby Petito will include text messages, video footage and excerpts from Petito's personal journals.—
Marni Rose McFall,
Newsweek,
17 Feb. 2025
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Like American Epic, the new documentary was deeply researched and took years to complete.—
Steve Appleford,
SPIN,
17 Feb. 2025
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“Motion picture.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/motion%20picture. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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