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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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This film asserts an alternative to war and that another path is possible for humanity.—
Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
17 Oct. 2025
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Garrett Warren, a veteran stunt coordinator who has worked with Cameron on two Avatar movies plus such films as Logan and last year’s Road House reboot, is making his feature directorial debut with the project.—
Borys Kit,
HollywoodReporter,
17 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Such breezy asides suggest a movie that’s a little too eager to be liked.—
Ben Kenigsberg,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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The film, which is a sequel to the classic 1990 Christmas movie, follows the young and spirited Kevin McCallister (Macaulay Culkin), who mistakenly gets on a plane headed for New York City while the rest of the family flies to Florida.—
Lauren Huff,
Entertainment Weekly,
15 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Rose, did Mary’s background as a therapist enhance the filmmaking in that scene, or others?—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
9 Oct. 2025
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Chase Infiniti, One Battle After Another One Battle After Another, Sinners, and Sentimental Value present more than just thrilling filmmaking with enthusiastic supporters.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
4 Oct. 2025
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Cheers erupted from the crowd as images of the first hostages being released appeared on a big screen along with interviews of the hostages’ mothers and other family members.—
Yamiche Alcindor,
NBC news,
14 Oct. 2025
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This is your chance to bring home a big screen at a small price.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
13 Oct. 2025
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“Silver screen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/silver%20screen. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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