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the art or business of making a movie
a list of the top 100 stars of the silver screen
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Related Articles From silver screen star to Monegasque royalty, Kelly is a real-life Cinderella story — and her wardrobe continues to captivate the public.
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Violet Goldstone, WWD, 22 Nov. 2024
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
Suddenly, all across the page and silver screen, teenagers were fighting for their lives in apocalyptic settings.
—Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 20 Oct. 2024
The show even made its debut at the Venice Film Festival, further underlining the increasingly amorphous delineation between the small and silver screen.
—Emma Specter, Vogue, 11 Oct. 2024
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Violet Goldstone, WWD, 22 Nov. 2024
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
Suddenly, all across the page and silver screen, teenagers were fighting for their lives in apocalyptic settings.
—Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 20 Oct. 2024
The show even made its debut at the Venice Film Festival, further underlining the increasingly amorphous delineation between the small and silver screen.
—Emma Specter, Vogue, 11 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for silver screen
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Melanie rose in notoriety as an actress in the 1988 film Working Girl and earned an Oscar nomination for her performance.—
Luke Chinman,
People.com,
21 Jan. 2025
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Purple: Medical professionals that may appear in film or on other products.—
Kristen Waggoner,
Newsweek,
21 Jan. 2025
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There are lots of great opportunities to dine; there are lots of awesome spaces on the boat; there’s shopping, there’s movies.—
Elizabeth Rhodes,
Travel + Leisure,
27 Jan. 2025
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As markets contract for movies, Ikusmira Berriak, which celebrates its 10th anniversary this year, has supported 50 film projects since 2015.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
27 Jan. 2025
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Insta 360 claims the Flow 2 Pro will set a new benchmark for smartphone filmmaking with stabilizers.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes,
16 Jan. 2025
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Miike Takashi and Saka Misako Miike Takashi delves into his philosophy on the art and craft of filmmaking.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
15 Jan. 2025
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Netflix operates and books big screen classic venues The Paris in NYC and the American Cinematheque Egyptian Theatre in LA.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
17 Jan. 2025
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Whenever Maher’s face was beamed onto the stadium’s big screen, huge cheers erupted from the thousands gathered in the Dolman Stand and South Stand.—
Caoimhe O'Neill,
The Athletic,
6 Jan. 2025
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“Silver screen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/silver%20screen. Accessed 31 Jan. 2025.
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