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as in film
the art or business of making a movie
felt that the cinema was one of the most challenging and fulfilling forms of artistic expression
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as in theatre
a building or part of a building where movies are shown
got a job cleaning the cinemas at the multiplex
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Recent Examples of cinema
Godard injected art cinema with a playfulness it hadn’t really seen before, opening the eyes of hundreds of filmmakers.
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Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 18 Apr. 2025
Malone, who hosts the TCM Imports block on Turner Classic Movies, is releasing a new book about world cinema.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 18 Apr. 2025
Rae throws on a vintage tuxedo and replaces character Alex Palmer, a medicine doctor who rescues the day in a fictional cinema classic.
—Malik Peay, Essence, 17 Apr. 2025
Among its proposals are additional tax incentives to benefit independent films, support for independent cinemas, and the streaming tax.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 10 Apr. 2025
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Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 18 Apr. 2025
Malone, who hosts the TCM Imports block on Turner Classic Movies, is releasing a new book about world cinema.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 18 Apr. 2025
Rae throws on a vintage tuxedo and replaces character Alex Palmer, a medicine doctor who rescues the day in a fictional cinema classic.
—Malik Peay, Essence, 17 Apr. 2025
Among its proposals are additional tax incentives to benefit independent films, support for independent cinemas, and the streaming tax.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 10 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cinema
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The Guardian newspaper reports that the former Doctor Who star – who appeared in the 2005 film adaptation of Rowling’s book Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire – gave his opinion of Rowling in answer to questions posed by a group of neurodivergent young adults in ITV’s show The Assembly.—
Caroline Frost,
Deadline,
27 Apr. 2025
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Minaret Station | New Zealand’s South Island Those who watched the Lord of the Rings film series will recall the raw, ever-changing beauty of New Zealand’s South Island.—
Michael Verdon,
Robb Report,
27 Apr. 2025
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The lineup also says a lot about currents, both artistic and industrial, coursing through contemporary Brazilian filmmaking.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
4 May 2025
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Prime Focus Group has signed a deal with the Government of Maharashtra to create a $400M entertainment hub in the heart of Mumbai’s filmmaking industry, the home of Bollywood.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
2 May 2025
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The new playhouse would be managed and programmed by GableStage, an award-winning small company that now operates at the Biltmore Hotel in Coral Gables and would be renamed GroveStage.—
Andres Viglucci,
Miami Herald,
15 Apr. 2025
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Somewhat counterintuitively, since the show plays into a lot of very old Irish storytelling stereotypes, the playhouse and director Danielle Paccione have cast performers who are all in their 20s or 30s.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
24 Mar. 2025
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Created by Tina Fey, Lang Fisher, and Tracey Wigfield — all 30 Rock alums — the series riffs on the 1981 movie of the same name.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
3 May 2025
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The German movie follows Sara Wulf (Jeanne Goursaud), a former Special Forces soldier, who desperately tries to find her son after he's kidnapped in the US Consulate in Frankfurt.—
Caroline Blair,
People.com,
3 May 2025
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After years of lawsuits and courtroom drama, director Joel Souza (who was also injured in the incident) finished the movie (now in theaters and on demand).—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
3 May 2025
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Before he was known as a musical theater composer, Yazbek was in rock bands.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
2 May 2025
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“Cinema.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cinema. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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