as in film
the art or business of making a movie that will go down in the annals of filmdom as the worst movie ever

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Recent Examples of filmdom Takala, however, suspected that his work might be more complex than the stereotype of filmdom’s bumbling Paul Blart. Lauren Collins, The New Yorker, 12 June 2023 But no worries: Why try to duplicate one of the most memorable moments in American filmdom? David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 May 2023 And while traditional Hollywood debates the impact of Netflix’s ramp-up on filmdom overall, Sarandos firmly believes the streamer’s titles don’t need a theatrical release to have a cultural impact. Jennifer Maas, Variety, 17 May 2023 For many of those invited to join filmdom’s most prestigious organization this year, the news was received as both a profound honor and a welcome sign of the changing times. Josh Rottenberg, latimes.com, 26 June 2018 But just know that the loud and long sequence gradually becomes yet another of superhero filmdom’s senseless tempests, logic invented—or forgotten—as necessary. Richard Lawson, VanityFair.com, 25 Apr. 2017 But just know that the loud and long sequence gradually becomes yet another of superhero filmdom’s senseless tempests, logic invented—or forgotten—as necessary. Vanityfair.com, VanityFair.com, 25 Apr. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for filmdom
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  • The film debuted at the 2025 Cannes International Film Festival.
    Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
  • In May 2025, IndieWire reported that Murphy was in talks to star opposite Daniel Craig in Damien Chazelle’s next film.
    Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 13 Aug. 2025
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  • Also getting a North American bow is The Girl Who Cried Pearls, the latest stop-motion animated short from the National Film Board of Canada filmmaking duo of Chris Lavis and Maciek Szczerbowski, Oscar nominees for their earlier film Madame Tutli-Putli.
    Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 7 Aug. 2025
  • Her films explore themes of identity, gender, and cultural displacement, frequently blurring the lines between documentary and fiction for a truly singular voice in the history of independent filmmaking.
    Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 6 Aug. 2025
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  • In a March interview with the Standard, the actress urged the writing of more movies about real-life women spies in place of a female 007.
    Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 19 Aug. 2025
  • The comedy reunites Epps with Barris after the comedian appeared in Barris’ 2023 Netflix movie You People.
    Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 19 Aug. 2025
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  • The Imax theater deal also arrives shortly after Apple brought a lawsuit for using the Apple Cinemas name on the front of a San Fransisco cinema, while having no relation to the tech giant.
    Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 7 Aug. 2025
  • In a work as captivated with pastoral landscapes as the haunting glow of a tube TV, Vermette extracts possibility from every shot, down to crossfading that recalls the expressiveness of silent cinema.
    Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 7 Aug. 2025

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“Filmdom.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/filmdom. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.

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