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the art or business of making a movie
a list of the top 100 stars of the silver screen
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Recent Examples of silver screen
The two form an unlikely bond as Molina recounts the plot of a Hollywood musical starring his favorite silver screen diva, Ingrid Luna (Lopez).
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Marina Watts, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2025
Molina, who is fascinated by silver screen legend Ingrid Luna (Jennifer Lopez), distracts himself and Valentín with a recounting of his favorite film of hers — The Kiss of the Spider Woman.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Sep. 2025
The two form an unlikely bond as Molina recounts the plot of a Hollywood musical starring his favorite silver screen diva, Ingrid Luna, played by Lopez.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 20 Aug. 2025
Expect a drop dead gorgeous, talented cast, complete with beautiful scoring and choreography that is silver screen worthy.
—Shivani Vora, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025
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Marina Watts, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2025
Molina, who is fascinated by silver screen legend Ingrid Luna (Jennifer Lopez), distracts himself and Valentín with a recounting of his favorite film of hers — The Kiss of the Spider Woman.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Sep. 2025
The two form an unlikely bond as Molina recounts the plot of a Hollywood musical starring his favorite silver screen diva, Ingrid Luna, played by Lopez.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 20 Aug. 2025
Expect a drop dead gorgeous, talented cast, complete with beautiful scoring and choreography that is silver screen worthy.
—Shivani Vora, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for silver screen
Noun
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If only the music were able to keep pace with the dynamism of the film’s visual design.—
Kambole Campbell,
IndieWire,
7 Nov. 2025
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Sinners and Wicked were also included in the best score soundtrack for visual media category, which includes film and television, where the music from those films will compete against How To Train Your Dragon, Severance and The Wild Robot.—
Katherine Schaffstall,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Nov. 2025
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Pointing his finger at me, Tommy laid out the next fifty years of my movie business existence.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Nov. 2025
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Designed by Oscar Niemeyer, who envisioned the city, Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil hosts art exhibitions, international movies, and other events.—
Greyson Ferguson,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Nov. 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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Great political filmmakers, by confronting not only the complacencies of popular political filmmaking but the doctrinal comfort zone of the art-house audience, revitalize their own art.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
30 Oct. 2025
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Nick Jonas will have to dip into his music bag for his next big screen role.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
29 Oct. 2025
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But the perspective, when seen on a big screen, provides a dizzying view of the exposure climbers face on the peak.—
Frederick Dreier,
Outside,
23 Oct. 2025
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“Silver screen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/silver%20screen. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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