as in filmmaking
the art or business of making a movie
a director with 25 years of experience at moviemaking
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Recent Examples of moviemaking
And yet, there are several elements of the film that are — in their own quiet ways — daring in their retro simplicity that swim against the currents of tentpole moviemaking.
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James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 23 Mar. 2026
Around that time, he got involved with moviemaking, appearing opposite Bruce Lee in Return of the Dragon.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 20 Mar. 2026
But the nominees themselves are all about moviemaking.
—New York Times, 14 Mar. 2026
The stills photographer must hover unobtrusively on the sidelines of moviemaking, taking pictures that will be used to promote a film.
—Naomi Fry, New Yorker, 14 Mar. 2026
This Sunday, the 98th annual Academy Awards will bring Hollywood’s shiniest stars together to finally determine who among them did this year’s best moviemaking.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 11 Mar. 2026
Edgily eager to shoot their scenes and get a move on with their acting lives, the increasingly tetchy trio are stuck in virtual drydock as all actual moviemaking has drained away.
—Christopher Smith, Oc Register, 10 Mar. 2026
The move came after dozens of local film and television workers and union leaders, including SAG-AFTRA Los Angeles Local President Joely Fisher, once again dominated the public comment portion of the meeting to stress the importance of reviving what was once considered the home of moviemaking.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 4 Mar. 2026
Now the big five looks like it’s destined to become the big four, including Universal and Sony, and the business of Hollywood moviemaking is once again in a time of profound transition.
—Lindsey Bahr, Fortune, 28 Feb. 2026
James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 23 Mar. 2026
Around that time, he got involved with moviemaking, appearing opposite Bruce Lee in Return of the Dragon.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 20 Mar. 2026
But the nominees themselves are all about moviemaking.
—New York Times, 14 Mar. 2026
The stills photographer must hover unobtrusively on the sidelines of moviemaking, taking pictures that will be used to promote a film.
—Naomi Fry, New Yorker, 14 Mar. 2026
This Sunday, the 98th annual Academy Awards will bring Hollywood’s shiniest stars together to finally determine who among them did this year’s best moviemaking.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 11 Mar. 2026
Edgily eager to shoot their scenes and get a move on with their acting lives, the increasingly tetchy trio are stuck in virtual drydock as all actual moviemaking has drained away.
—Christopher Smith, Oc Register, 10 Mar. 2026
The move came after dozens of local film and television workers and union leaders, including SAG-AFTRA Los Angeles Local President Joely Fisher, once again dominated the public comment portion of the meeting to stress the importance of reviving what was once considered the home of moviemaking.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 4 Mar. 2026
Now the big five looks like it’s destined to become the big four, including Universal and Sony, and the business of Hollywood moviemaking is once again in a time of profound transition.
—Lindsey Bahr, Fortune, 28 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for moviemaking
Noun
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At the same time, independent filmmaking took off as low-budget, low-risk films, including Reservoir Dogs and Slacker, proved to have huge revenue upside.—
Maxwell Adler,
Vanity Fair,
19 Mar. 2026
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Emma Penrose Penrose is a Director of Photography with a focus on narrative and analog experimental filmmaking.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
17 Mar. 2026
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The film also showed an important difference between his approach and Farhadi’s.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
27 Mar. 2026
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Salim will co-write and co-produce the film alongside Pearce and Charred Pictures.—
Jennifer Maas,
Variety,
26 Mar. 2026
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In 1996, the bookseller opened a two-story location in downtown’s Sundance Square, on Commerce at East 3rd streets, around the corner from the AMC Palace movie theater.—
Matt Leclercq,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
31 Mar. 2026
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In this simian spin on the slasher movie, college kid Lucy (Johnny Sequoyah) returns home to Hawaii for a visit with family and Ben, a super-smart chimp and her late mom's research project.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
31 Mar. 2026
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“Moviemaking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/moviemaking. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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