celluloid
noun
cel·lu·loid
ˈsel-yə-ˌlȯid 
1
: a tough flammable thermoplastic composed essentially of cellulose nitrate and camphor
2
: a motion-picture film
a work … making its third appearance on celluloid—
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celluloid
adjective
Examples of celluloid in a Sentence
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Now, Times puzzles regularly include modern slang, internet speak, references to memes and films that weren’t shot on celluloid.
—Melissa Kirsch Andrew Lavallee Melissa Clark, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2024
In the early 20th century, products like celluloid could imitate ivory’s hardness.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 14 Mar. 2024
His 29 reels of silent black-and-white celluloid are now considered the definitive film record of the Great Migration of the 1920s.
—Brendel Hightower, Detroit Free Press, 13 Mar. 2024
The intertwining characters and their bizarre arcs and behavior are Hitchcockian in nature, standing as one of their best celluloid offerings.
—Tim Moffatt, EW.com, 26 Jan. 2024
Editing was to take place almost in real time, as a video rough cut that could then be applied to the celluloid version.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 18 Jan. 2024
Cooper, who also stars as the renowned composer and conductor in the Netflix drama, gravitated toward film and championed the use of celluloid after running a series of tests, the DP says.
—Carolyn Giardina, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Jan. 2024
Transpose your history-making, millions-grossing summer tour into celluloid and watch the seats fill up all over again.
—Chris Richards, Washington Post, 5 Dec. 2023
But film, especially black-and-white celluloid, requires a kind of light that modern LED lights, which are lightweight and easy to manipulate, do not emit.
—Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Dec. 2023
Melissa Kirsch Andrew Lavallee Melissa Clark, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2024
In the early 20th century, products like celluloid could imitate ivory’s hardness.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 14 Mar. 2024
His 29 reels of silent black-and-white celluloid are now considered the definitive film record of the Great Migration of the 1920s.
—Brendel Hightower, Detroit Free Press, 13 Mar. 2024
The intertwining characters and their bizarre arcs and behavior are Hitchcockian in nature, standing as one of their best celluloid offerings.
—Tim Moffatt, EW.com, 26 Jan. 2024
Editing was to take place almost in real time, as a video rough cut that could then be applied to the celluloid version.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 18 Jan. 2024
Cooper, who also stars as the renowned composer and conductor in the Netflix drama, gravitated toward film and championed the use of celluloid after running a series of tests, the DP says.
—Carolyn Giardina, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Jan. 2024
Transpose your history-making, millions-grossing summer tour into celluloid and watch the seats fill up all over again.
—Chris Richards, Washington Post, 5 Dec. 2023
But film, especially black-and-white celluloid, requires a kind of light that modern LED lights, which are lightweight and easy to manipulate, do not emit.
—Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Dec. 2023
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celluloid
noun
cel·lu·loid
ˈsel-(y)ə-ˌlȯid
1
: a tough flammable plastic
2
: a motion-picture film
watch a western on celluloid
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