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. 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
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  • Deadline, however, projects a stronger international take for A Minecraft Movie and is pegging the film to open with $140 million in global ticket sales.
    Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
  • Sign up for Entertainment Weekly's free newsletter to get the latest trailers, celebrity interviews, film reviews, and more.
    Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 4 Apr. 2025
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  • In March 2023, Alibaba — a sprawling company that does everything from food delivery to cloud computing and movies — decided to split into six separate business groups, each with the ability to raise outside funding and go public.
    Arjun Kharpal, CNBC, 28 Mar. 2025
  • Bills quarterback Josh Allen signed a deal with the company earlier this month, per the Hollywood Reporter. Chiefs fans and others had all kinds of funny jokes about the Bills movie coming out after the Kansas City version.
    Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 28 Mar. 2025
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  • Created and directed by a British actor Stephen Graham, the four-part series is reminiscent of ’60s-era documentary filmmaking.
    Peter Bart, Deadline, 10 Apr. 2025
  • In a win for independent cinema and the future of filmmaking, six projects have been unveiled today as part of Antigravity Academy‘s flagship incubator, the Antigravity Academy Screenwriters Camp.
    Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 10 Apr. 2025
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  • The star, who turns 71 on Wednesday, April 9, 2025, became a silver screen heartthrob as the leading man of romance films like The Big Easy and Tough Enough, along with his memorable role as Lindsay Lohan’s father in The Parent Trap.
    Brendan Le, People.com, 9 Apr. 2025
  • The two form an unlikely bond as Molina recounts the plot of a Hollywood musical starring his favorite silver screen diva, Ingrid Luna.
    Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 24 Jan. 2025
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  • Fortunately, the Big Spring Deal sees a deep 20% discount on this bright and beautiful big screen, so get yours while the sale lasts.
    John Mihaly, PC Magazine, 31 Mar. 2025
  • The fantasy flick was due to be directed by Michael Gracey, who went on to helm The Greatest Showman and Better Man, last year's big screen biopic about the life of singer Robbie Williams.
    Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 30 Mar. 2025

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“Filmland.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/filmland. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.

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