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a list of the top 100 stars of the silver screen
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To escape the horrors of his imprisonment, Molina imagines movies starring Aurora as a classic silver screen diva, which includes the role of the spider woman, who kills her prey with a kiss.
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Zack Sharf, Variety, 26 Jan. 2025
Even the lounge noir aesthetic of those scenes—blood-red drapes, geometric flooring, tragic women done up like silver screen idols—has seeped into musicians’ visual lexicon.
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Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 17 Jan. 2025
There are several rogue characters from the Sonic universe aiming for their silver screen debut.
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Ash Parrish, The Verge, 19 Dec. 2024
The musical, released in theaters nationwide last month, has raked in $580 million at the global box office since its silver screen debut.
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Ana Rocío Álvarez Bríñez, The Courier-Journal, 27 Dec. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1918, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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“Silver screen.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/silver%20screen. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.
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