as in film
the art or business of making a movie
a master director who is one of the most revered figures of filmland
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Recent Examples of filmland
Assayas employs the standard tropes of vampiric lore — endless nights, sleepy days, doomed relationships that can only last so long — to poignantly parallel the lives of those bloodsucking monsters of filmland with the lives of those who inhabit them on screen.
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Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 27 Aug. 2022
This year, filmland ushered in a new Scream Queen: Jenna Ortega.
—Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 28 Dec. 2022
As an event in filmland the first unfolding of ‘The King of Kings’ on the screen took precedence even over the opening of a theater that in itself is a revelation of art and beauty.
—Laura Blasey, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2022
Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 27 Aug. 2022
This year, filmland ushered in a new Scream Queen: Jenna Ortega.
—Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 28 Dec. 2022
As an event in filmland the first unfolding of ‘The King of Kings’ on the screen took precedence even over the opening of a theater that in itself is a revelation of art and beauty.
—Laura Blasey, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for filmland
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Then, in February, Amazon MGM Studios, Michael G. Wilson, and Barbara Broccoli announced a new joint venture to house the intellectual property rights of James Bond, meaning that Amazon MGM would gain creative control of the franchise, which has spawned 25 films to date.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
26 June 2025
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Reza Ghassemi and Jacob Stein executive-produced the film, along with Nicholas Donnermeyer, who will be representing the distribution rights on behalf of the filmmakers.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
26 June 2025
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This new Running Man is one of many Stephen King TV/movie adaptations in the works.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
1 July 2025
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One of Netflix’s big movie plays for July is the sequel to its very silly but very fun action fantasy film The Old Guard.—
Abid Rahman,
HollywoodReporter,
1 July 2025
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However, the Chinese film studios intend on preserving the spirit of the originals while breaking new ground in filmmaking.—
Michael Kan,
PC Magazine,
19 June 2025
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Streamer Tubi has pacted with Kickstarter to offer distribution opportunities for 20 or more producers who are tapping the crowdfunding platform to support independent filmmaking.—
William Earl,
Variety,
12 June 2025
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The star, who turns 71 on Wednesday, April 9, 2025, became a silver screen heartthrob as the leading man of romance films like The Big Easy and Tough Enough, along with his memorable role as Lindsay Lohan’s father in The Parent Trap.—
Brendan Le,
People.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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The two form an unlikely bond as Molina recounts the plot of a Hollywood musical starring his favorite silver screen diva, Ingrid Luna.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
24 Jan. 2025
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However, that film was embraced by audiences and managed to endure at the box office, ultimately ending its big screen run with $155 million domestically and $496 million globally.—
Rebecca Rubin,
Variety,
22 June 2025
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Prior to Pearl Harbor, Beckinsale – who is the daughter of late UK TV comedy star Richard Beckinsale but has long made her home in Hollywood – made her big screen breakthrough in Kenneth Branagh’s Much Ado About Nothing (1993).—
Caroline Frost,
Deadline,
14 June 2025
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“Filmland.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/filmland. Accessed 6 Jul. 2025.
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