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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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Mark Anthony Green wrote and directed the film, which is his feature directorial debut.—
Abigail Lee,
Variety,
21 Jan. 2025
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Shot in under two weeks, with little to no rehearsal time, the film thrives on the strength of its cast—particularly Liang, who gives a tremendous performance as the emotionally bereft Chloe.—
Elissa Suh,
Vogue,
21 Jan. 2025
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Cameron Diaz's movie comeback, Back in Action, won't have a premiere.—
Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell,
Newsweek,
15 Jan. 2025
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The Palisades Charter High School, which has become recognizable to millions as a location where multiple movies and television series have been filmed inside its halls and exterior, is seeking a temporary campus after 40 percent of the property was scorched in the ongoing Palisades Fire.—
Kevin Dolak,
The Hollywood Reporter,
15 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 28 Jan. 2025.
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