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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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Recent Examples of silver screen
Steven Spielberg paid upwards of half a million dollars each for two awards formerly belonging to silver screen icons Clark Gable and Bette Davis.
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Jordan Runtagh, People.com, 2 Mar. 2025
More than three decades after the actor made his silver screen debut in the coming-of-age comedy The Sandlot in 1993, Renna is passing on his wisdom to the next generation of young baseball players.
—Kayla Grant, People.com, 18 Feb. 2025
The two form an unlikely bond as Molina recounts the plot of his favorite Hollywood musical starring his favorite silver screen diva, Ingrid Luna, played by Lopez.
—Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Jan. 2025
While there’s not a specific formula for what makes a silver screen featured city a tourist boom town, destinations looking to leverage interest from TV shows and movies should enhance the dialogue with movie productions and consider targeted branding operations, Soligo says.
—Brittany Anas, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
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Jordan Runtagh, People.com, 2 Mar. 2025
More than three decades after the actor made his silver screen debut in the coming-of-age comedy The Sandlot in 1993, Renna is passing on his wisdom to the next generation of young baseball players.
—Kayla Grant, People.com, 18 Feb. 2025
The two form an unlikely bond as Molina recounts the plot of his favorite Hollywood musical starring his favorite silver screen diva, Ingrid Luna, played by Lopez.
—Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Jan. 2025
While there’s not a specific formula for what makes a silver screen featured city a tourist boom town, destinations looking to leverage interest from TV shows and movies should enhance the dialogue with movie productions and consider targeted branding operations, Soligo says.
—Brittany Anas, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for silver screen
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Eight people died on Mount Everest in May 1996, but the film only highlights five of the deceased: guides Andrew Harris (Martin Henderson), Hall and Fischer, as well as clients Doug Hansen (John Hawkes) and Yasuko Namba (Naoko Mori).—
Samantha Stutsman,
People.com,
22 Mar. 2025
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Director James Mangold’s film about the legendary singer, musician and songwriter was released in theaters on Dec. 25, 2024.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes,
22 Mar. 2025
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Each episode in Season 3 has felt like a movie, with many stretching out to 70+ minutes.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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The star of cultural touchstones such as Sesame Street and The Muppet Show, among other movies and specials, has inspired graduates before.—
Jessica Wang,
EW.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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As Hollywood finds its footing in a post-strike world, indies like The True Beauty of Being Bitten by a Tick are shattering the industry’s arbitrary rules of filmmaking.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
25 Mar. 2025
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The Fort Worth campus will house an extension of A&M’s Visual Production Institute, a high tech center that will teach students to use cutting edge filmmaking and graphics technology.—
Kate Marijolovic,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
25 Mar. 2025
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Beyoncé has starred in a number of films, but according to Tina Knowles, the 35-time Grammy winner’s big screen days are behind her.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
11 Mar. 2025
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In recent years, one of the busiest weeks in the publishing calendar has seen something of a small and big screen invasion, as producers and agents sniffing out the next Normal People, Lessons in Chemistry or Conclave descend on the English capital to see what’s what.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
10 Mar. 2025
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“Silver screen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/silver%20screen. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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