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as in film
a story told by means of a series of continuously projected pictures and a sound track
there was much excitement when it was announced that the popular children's book would be turned into a movie
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as in filmmaking
movies plural
the art or business of making a movie
many a small-town girl has gone to Hollywood, dreaming of making it big in the movies
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Having worked together in theater and then at the BBC, the pair actually ran a prodco called Flickers back in the 1980s, which made projects including Liam Neeson movie Lamb and Adrian Dunbar TV drama Reasonable Force.
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Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 29 Oct. 2025
Many divisions of Paramount Skydance will be impacted, from the iconic movie studio to CBS News to Comedy Central.
—Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 29 Oct. 2025
For a more relaxed vibe, consider keeping things simple with tasty finger foods and letting everyone settle in for a Halloween movie marathon once the kids return home.
—Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Oct. 2025
The Canadian anthology series will channel both Carpenter’s visual style and musical sensibility as the legendary director wrote the scores and soundtracks for almost all of his movies.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 17 Oct. 2025
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Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 29 Oct. 2025
Many divisions of Paramount Skydance will be impacted, from the iconic movie studio to CBS News to Comedy Central.
—Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 29 Oct. 2025
For a more relaxed vibe, consider keeping things simple with tasty finger foods and letting everyone settle in for a Halloween movie marathon once the kids return home.
—Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Oct. 2025
The Canadian anthology series will channel both Carpenter’s visual style and musical sensibility as the legendary director wrote the scores and soundtracks for almost all of his movies.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 17 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for movie
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Conceived as a kaleidoscopic mosaic spanning from Kafka’s birth in 19th-century Prague to his death in post–World War I Vienna, Holland’s film captures both the man and the myth, revealing the writer’s creative vision, alienation, and lasting cultural imprint.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
31 Oct. 2025
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Godard’s ode to American movies that required only a girl and a gun begat freak-flag-flying films like Slacker, which begat Linklater’s career, characterized by him following his own muse.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
31 Oct. 2025
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The main culprit is Towne’s way-too-precious filmmaking, but Farrell’s performance also offers little in the way of surprise or inspiration.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
30 Oct. 2025
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Deol also expresses nostalgia for earlier eras of filmmaking.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
16 Oct. 2025
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Breakthrough producer nominations go to Wyn Baptiste for activism documentary Shoot the People, Charlotte Knowles for cross-border doc Palestine Comedy Club, Joann Kushner for screenlife heist movie LifeHack and Dhiraj Mahey for social-realist coming-of-age drama Ish.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Nov. 2025
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Fujimoto shoots in an almost documentary-like, fly-on-the-wall style from the very beginning, but this isn’t to say that the film is cold or analytical in its depiction of this story.—
Kambole Campbell,
IndieWire,
3 Nov. 2025
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“Movie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/movie. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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