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
This year, filmland ushered in a new Scream Queen: Jenna Ortega.
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Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 28 Dec. 2022
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.
—Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 27 Aug. 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
Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 28 Dec. 2022
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.
—Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 27 Aug. 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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Ryan Rothmaier edited the film and Bill Winters served as its director of photography.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
12 June 2026
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Jouin saw the film as a bit of a cautionary tale.—
Carrie Bell,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
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In 2015, footage of the crash was used in a trailer for Project Almanac, a movie produced by Michael Bay.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
16 June 2026
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Disclosure Day ends by establishing an entire universe of possibilities ahead of its characters — and some members of the cast already have ideas for where the story could go in a follow-up movie.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
15 June 2026
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For Washington, having a say in who directs — and in many other aspects of filmmaking that have more to do with what goes on behind the camera than in front of it — has made producing a priority.—
Jim Hemphill,
IndieWire,
2 June 2026
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Anyone interested in the physical side of pre-CG large-scale filmmaking will be fascinated by close-up glimpses of movie magic, like the transformation of the Spanish landscape into snowbound Russia for Doctor Zhivago or the construction of an entire Irish coastal village for Ryan’s Daughter.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
27 May 2026
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What happens when a silver screen icon meets an icon of Marxist revolution?—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
6 June 2026
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The Golden Age of Hollywood saw silver screen siren Sophia Loren take over global cinema.—
Bailey Bujnosek,
InStyle,
6 June 2026
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While once a joke in Hollywood, video game to big screen adaptations have become some of the most profitable ventures in filmmaking.—
Jack Dunn,
Variety,
15 June 2026
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Outside Madison Square Garden, a crowd watching on a big screen roared as the Knicks rallied from a 16-point deficit to beat the Spurs in San Antonio in Game 5 of the NBA Finals.—
Michael R. Sisak,
Fortune,
15 June 2026
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“Filmland.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/filmland. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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