as in film
the art or business of making a movie that will go down in the annals of filmdom as the worst movie ever

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Recent Examples of filmdom Takala, however, suspected that his work might be more complex than the stereotype of filmdom’s bumbling Paul Blart. Lauren Collins, The New Yorker, 12 June 2023 But no worries: Why try to duplicate one of the most memorable moments in American filmdom? David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 May 2023 And while traditional Hollywood debates the impact of Netflix’s ramp-up on filmdom overall, Sarandos firmly believes the streamer’s titles don’t need a theatrical release to have a cultural impact. Jennifer Maas, Variety, 17 May 2023 For many of those invited to join filmdom’s most prestigious organization this year, the news was received as both a profound honor and a welcome sign of the changing times. Josh Rottenberg, latimes.com, 26 June 2018 But just know that the loud and long sequence gradually becomes yet another of superhero filmdom’s senseless tempests, logic invented—or forgotten—as necessary. Vanityfair.com, VanityFair.com, 25 Apr. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for filmdom
Noun
  • The film is produced by Fernando Bovaira at Mod Producciones, Himenóptero and Misent Producciones in co-production with Propaganda Italia, with the participation of Netflix, RTVE and RAI Cinema, and the support of ICAA, Generalitat Valenciana and Eurimages.
    Leo Barraclough, Variety, 26 Feb. 2025
  • After reported tension with its longtime producers, which media company now has creative control over the James Bond film franchise?
    Megan Poinski, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
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  • The first market took place in Westwood on March 21-31, 1981, and Meyers saw its creation as a response to the rise in independent filmmaking and the need for an event to facilitate film sales in Hollywood.
    Mike Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Mar. 2025
  • However, the discomfort surrounding AI in filmmaking comes from a misunderstanding of its purpose and the ethical dilemmas surrounding data training sets.
    Jennifer Jay Palumbo, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
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  • His cohorts include director/editors like Steven Soderbergh (who also shoots his movies), Frederick Wiseman (who holds the boom mic while directing camera), and, on his smaller productions, David Lynch (who also did his own sound design).
    Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 4 Mar. 2025
  • And also cast availability, where this is the main project for all three of those actors, even if ones like Gomez dip out for a movie ever so often.
    Paul Tassi, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
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  • And third: Summit’s tendency to most often describe his life not in terms of music but cinema.
    Katie Bain, Billboard, 6 Mar. 2025
  • But above all, the Luxembourg City Film Festival wants to celebrate cinema and provide some escapism for its audiences.
    Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Mar. 2025

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“Filmdom.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/filmdom. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.

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