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 Harry Potter original motion picture soundtrack will be available in a 16-LP box set on Nov. 29.
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Kalia Richardson, Rolling Stone, 28 Oct. 2024
Trending on Billboard Remarkably, their only songwriting collaboration to receive a Grammy nomination was the soundtrack to the 1971 teen romance film Friends (no relation to the later TV megahit), which won best original score written for a motion picture or a television special.
—Paul Grein, Billboard, 23 Oct. 2024
For Greta Gerwig’s comedy drama Lady Bird (2017), Feldstein and the cast were nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award for outstanding performance by a cast in a motion picture.
—Julie Tremaine, People.com, 19 Oct. 2024
This article originally appeared in the September/October 2022 issue of ESSENCE
Major motion pictures have been centered around the Historically Black College and University (HBCU) homecoming—from Spike Lee’s iconic 1988 School Daze to the 2002 dramedy Drumline.
—Bridgette Bartlett Royall, Essence, 15 Oct. 2024
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Kalia Richardson, Rolling Stone, 28 Oct. 2024
Trending on Billboard Remarkably, their only songwriting collaboration to receive a Grammy nomination was the soundtrack to the 1971 teen romance film Friends (no relation to the later TV megahit), which won best original score written for a motion picture or a television special.
—Paul Grein, Billboard, 23 Oct. 2024
For Greta Gerwig’s comedy drama Lady Bird (2017), Feldstein and the cast were nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award for outstanding performance by a cast in a motion picture.
—Julie Tremaine, People.com, 19 Oct. 2024
This article originally appeared in the September/October 2022 issue of ESSENCE
Major motion pictures have been centered around the Historically Black College and University (HBCU) homecoming—from Spike Lee’s iconic 1988 School Daze to the 2002 dramedy Drumline.
—Bridgette Bartlett Royall, Essence, 15 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for motion picture
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European movies actually account for more than half (52 percent) of the total films in circulation globally, the group said.Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Nov. 2024
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The 16-title competition will feature standout movies from the Arab region, Asia and Africa.Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 21 Nov. 2024
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He himself is represented in moving pictures as a conductor.Cuneyt Dil, Axios, 6 Sep. 2024
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Get the gent talking about the moving pictures in any way, shape or form, however, and the result always tends to fall between mind-expanding and mind-blowing.David Fear, Rolling Stone, 18 July 2024
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Defenses continue to watch film on Darnold, but O'Connell could draw up some trickery by adding Jones to the mix.Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2024
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Following the success of The Tattooist of Auschwitz drama, a new documentary film is being made with Gary Sokolov, the son of Gita and Lali Sokolov, the protagonists of the series.Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 28 Nov. 2024
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Ver appeared in an HBO documentary about the origins of Bitcoin.Bloomberg, The Mercury News, 14 Nov. 2024
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Post-Credit Scenes • My scene of the week comes early in the episode, when Pat is recording different versions of a line to be spliced into the making-of documentary that will end up on the Tecto Blu-ray.Jack King, Vulture, 10 Nov. 2024
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“Motion picture.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/motion%20picture. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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