MOVING PICTURES Synonyms: 20 Similar Words

moving pictures

noun

plural of moving picture

as in movies

a story told by means of a series of continuously projected pictures and a sound track in the 20th century moving pictures became an important form of artistic expression

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Recent Examples of moving pictures No combination of stilettos and old-fashioned shoe-leather can temper the fact that integrity, talent, hard work, and a dedication to treating everything from fashion to the moving pictures with seriousness is in perpetual danger of extinction. — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 29 Apr. 2026 The Polk Theatre, an ornate 1928 Italianate venue, has been screening films in Lakeland’s downtown square since before moving pictures had sound. — Kelsey Glennon, Southern Living, 28 Dec. 2025

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Sarandos was a voracious consumer of movies and television, a passion that stretched back to his days working at home-video stores.

— Preston Fore, Fortune, 29 Sep. 2026
Paramount still needs to deliver on an aggressive slate of 30 movies per year across the two studios, so there’s plenty of opportunity to go around.

— Brian Welk, IndieWire, 29 Sep. 2026

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Several approaches to solving the Rendering Equation in the production of still and motion pictures have arisen in the intervening years.

— Artforum, Artforum, 28 Sep. 2026
The Costume Designers Guild includes more than 1,000 costume designers, assistant costume designers and illustrators working in motion pictures, TV, commercials, music videos and new media programs throughout the world.

— Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 18 Sep. 2026

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The main competition at Tokyo will feature 15 films, all competiting for the Tokyo Grand Prix/Governor of Tokyo Award.

— Abid Rahman, HollywoodReporter, 1 Oct. 2026
Cage previously starred in the first two Ghost Rider movies, a franchise now being revived by Ryan Gosling, and as Spider-Noir in both the animated Beyond the Spider-Verse films and the live-action series Prime Video just canceled.

— Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2026

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