the silver screen
noun
old-fashioned
1
: a screen in a movie theater
one of the greatest films ever to hit the silver screen
2
: movies in general
stars of the silver screen
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Conclave isn’t the first time Hollywood has portrayed the Vatican on the silver screen.
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Mckinley Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 7 May 2025
Review: 'The White Lotus' Season 3 is on the edge of anarchy
Anitta's viewing taste for the silver screen provides similar food for thought.
—Edward Segarra, USA Today, 3 Apr. 2025
Bad Bunny will be back on the silver screen this summer.
—Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2025
Val Kilmer, who starred in a string of high-profile films such as Batman Forever and The Doors before receding from the silver screen amid health issues, died on Tuesday at the age of 65.
—Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 2 Apr. 2025
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Mckinley Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 7 May 2025
Review: 'The White Lotus' Season 3 is on the edge of anarchy
Anitta's viewing taste for the silver screen provides similar food for thought.
—Edward Segarra, USA Today, 3 Apr. 2025
Bad Bunny will be back on the silver screen this summer.
—Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2025
Val Kilmer, who starred in a string of high-profile films such as Batman Forever and The Doors before receding from the silver screen amid health issues, died on Tuesday at the age of 65.
—Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 2 Apr. 2025
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“The silver screen.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20silver%20screen. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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