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a story told by means of a series of continuously projected pictures and a sound track
watched a film on the Hopi Indians at the multicultural center
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Recent Examples of films
Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 20 Sep. 2025
As with her previous films, Zhao indulges in natural imagery while evoking the humanity of her protagonists, played by Paul Mescal and an especially good Jessie Buckley.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 20 Sep. 2025
After so many years, having a Chinese actor receive this award again shows the world that Chinese films are still going strong.
—Jenny S. Li, Variety, 20 Sep. 2025
Hulu’s The Dropout chronicled Elizabeth Holmes and Theranos, Apple TV+’s WeCrashed dramatized Adam Neumann and WeWork, while older films put the lives of Steve Jobs and Mark Zuckerberg on screen.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 20 Sep. 2025
Gein's gruesome crimes have also inspired films, including Psycho, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre and The Silence of the Lambs.
—Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 20 Sep. 2025
My articles are aimed at Culture Vultures who love to seek out the most interesting exhibitions, films, theatre, museums or other cultural events.
—Lee Sharrock, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
But Fellowes remains cryptic when asked about possible spinoff series or films.
—Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 13 Sep. 2025
These films are very influential in how comedy stories are told.
—Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 13 Sep. 2025
Verb
Founded in 2015, AFS is a creative and cultural hub that champions Armenian films and empowers Armenian filmmakers.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 20 Sep. 2025
As with her previous films, Zhao indulges in natural imagery while evoking the humanity of her protagonists, played by Paul Mescal and an especially good Jessie Buckley.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 20 Sep. 2025
After so many years, having a Chinese actor receive this award again shows the world that Chinese films are still going strong.
—Jenny S. Li, Variety, 20 Sep. 2025
Hulu’s The Dropout chronicled Elizabeth Holmes and Theranos, Apple TV+’s WeCrashed dramatized Adam Neumann and WeWork, while older films put the lives of Steve Jobs and Mark Zuckerberg on screen.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 20 Sep. 2025
Gein's gruesome crimes have also inspired films, including Psycho, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre and The Silence of the Lambs.
—Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 20 Sep. 2025
My articles are aimed at Culture Vultures who love to seek out the most interesting exhibitions, films, theatre, museums or other cultural events.
—Lee Sharrock, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
But Fellowes remains cryptic when asked about possible spinoff series or films.
—Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 13 Sep. 2025
These films are very influential in how comedy stories are told.
—Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 13 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for films
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These days, Christmas movies, broadly and charitably defined, seem to be synonymous with the brassy, hokey, sickly sweet sort of fare that has a permanent home on the Hallmark Channel and is in perpetual rotation on Netflix.—
Peter Tonguette,
The Washington Examiner,
19 Sep. 2025
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Head to the charming downtown for shopping and dining, or follow the Bastrop County, Texas Film Trail to see filming locations for movies like the seasonally appropriate horror classic The Texas Chainsaw Massacre.—
Beth Luberecki,
USA Today,
19 Sep. 2025
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Some on the far right disseminated the footage and still images from it in order to further a clearly racist agenda.—
Miles Klee,
Rolling Stone,
8 Sep. 2025
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Still images from a baby monitor camera showing a 2-year-old toddler boy sitting up in his crib.—
Daniella Gray,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Aug. 2025
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Only the last photo during the end credits pictures the fiery aftermath of Hutch’s ultimate battle with Ladeena.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
16 Aug. 2025
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Nelson photographs Volcano Bay, a water park in Orlando that’s built around a two-hundred-foot-tall model of Krakatau, and the Longleat safari park, west of London, which offers close encounters with animals usually found in Africa, South America, and Australia.—
Elizabeth Kolbert,
New Yorker,
9 Aug. 2025
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“Films.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/films. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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