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the art or business of making a movie
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Recent Examples of silver screen
More than a decade after Gone With the Wind’s silver screen debut, O’Connor published a story satirizing the gala’s pageantry.
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Ellen Wexler, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Mar. 2025
In her recent book, An Intimate Look at Broadway, Hollywood, and the Age of Glamour, actor Nancy Olsen Livingston opined on the personal tribulations that the former silver screen heroine may have endured in her longest starring role as that of Rainier III’s spouse.
—Rob Crossan, JSTOR Daily, 21 Mar. 2025
Salvaging silver screens: As local movie houses close, residents in smaller U.S. towns are forming nonprofits to save them.
—Natasha Frost, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2025
But now in the 21st century, the unnamed narrator mourns, cinema is less about how to see than what to see, as viewers now rely on personal screens much more than on silver screens for their viewing pleasure.
—The Know, The Denver Post, 9 Mar. 2025
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Ellen Wexler, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Mar. 2025
In her recent book, An Intimate Look at Broadway, Hollywood, and the Age of Glamour, actor Nancy Olsen Livingston opined on the personal tribulations that the former silver screen heroine may have endured in her longest starring role as that of Rainier III’s spouse.
—Rob Crossan, JSTOR Daily, 21 Mar. 2025
Salvaging silver screens: As local movie houses close, residents in smaller U.S. towns are forming nonprofits to save them.
—Natasha Frost, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2025
But now in the 21st century, the unnamed narrator mourns, cinema is less about how to see than what to see, as viewers now rely on personal screens much more than on silver screens for their viewing pleasure.
—The Know, The Denver Post, 9 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for silver screen
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The film was likewise a success and served as a launching pad for Elgort's career.—
Angela Andaloro,
People.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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The longest the world has ever gone without a Bond movie since the first movie, Dr. No, was released in 1962 was six years — between the Timothy Dalton–starring 1989 film License to Kill and Pierce Brosnan’s introduction in 1995’s GoldenEye.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
1 Aug. 2025
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Known for his wit and charisma, The Rock has become the most accomplished actor of all professional wrestlers, starring in movies such as The Scorpion King, Fast Five, and Jumanji.—
Mark LaSota,
Forbes.com,
27 July 2025
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One night, the poster and Mark came home from the gym ready to relax and watch a movie, only to find Daisy hosting a group of friends in their living room.—
Ashley Vega,
People.com,
27 July 2025
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In filmmaking, Glasgow is often used as a stand-in for NYC, which is easier to film in than actual NYC.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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Bringing together wildlife filmmaking with reality competition is unusual.—
Peter White,
Deadline,
14 July 2025
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The concert’s big screen captured two executives from the data company Astronomer in an embrace, and their reactions suggest they weren’t supposed to be seen together.—
Dan Bernstein,
Sportico.com,
22 July 2025
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The social media viral frenzy over a photo of them on a stadium big screen raises serious privacy issues that should not be ignored.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
21 July 2025
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“Silver screen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/silver%20screen. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
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