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
Noun
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The film, which will release in theaters May 23, will feature Tom Cruise behind the wheel of a Jeep Wrangler 4xe, Stellantis said.—
Liam Rappleye,
USA Today,
22 May 2025
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Affleck portrayed the Caped Crusader in multiple films, including 2017's Justice League.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
EW.com,
22 May 2025
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Today, the average date night tends to be a bit more than just dinner and a movie, something that Donald is fully aware of.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
15 May 2025
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The team was documented in a must-see sports movie featuring Brad Pitt, derived from a book by Michael Lewis.—
Joshua Kloke,
New York Times,
15 May 2025
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This is purposeful filmmaking, firm in its convictions.—
Stephanie Bunbury,
Deadline,
15 May 2025
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His gaze has reinvented the forms of contemporary filmmaking, creating a historiography in images that has exerted an incalculable influence on countless film directors.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
15 May 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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The American Pie characters from the 1999 classic movie last got together in 2012’s American Pie Reunion — the film franchise’s fourth big screen installment — to catch up 13 years after their high school graduation.—
Brian Anthony Hernandez,
People.com,
17 May 2025
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The Little Sister stars big screen debutant Nadia Melliti as 17-year-old Fatima, who is grappling with her attraction to women, and her loyalty to her caring French-Algerian family, attempting to stay true to herself while reconciling different parts of her identity.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
15 May 2025
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“Filmland.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/filmland. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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