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Noun
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Meanwhile the Sierra Madre Playhouse, built for the silents, has become the L.A. area’s newest performing arts center, where Wild Up will be in residence.—
Mark Swed,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Dec. 2024 -
Boles started his Hollywood career in the silents, but became a big star in the talkies.—
Michael Barnes,
Austin American-Statesman,
5 Nov. 2024
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John Waters thinks one of her films is the among the greatest features of all time.—
Samantha Bergeson,
IndieWire,
21 July 2025
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One unnamed feature on the intro sticks out though, complementing Tyler’s characteristic moxie with seasoned, head-of-state bravado.—
Olivier Lafontant,
Pitchfork,
21 July 2025
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Luckily, Jack steps in to save the day, and the scene ends with a sweet moment as Ozzy pulls his son into a hug to watch a documentary.—
Maya Salam,
New York Times,
23 July 2025
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But the Eagles documentary is another step in the direction of NFL content, outside of the live games that many consumers are accessing through streaming services via their Roku devices.—
Alex Weprin,
HollywoodReporter,
23 July 2025
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The collection will include men’s and women’s apparel and headwear, including swimwear, board shorts, volleys, fleeces, Ts, hats among other items.—
Lisa Lockwood,
Footwear News,
15 July 2025
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The fabric retains its Slim Aarons appeal today and continues to turn up in polos or lounge shorts, though some more creative labels have dared used it to craft guayaberas and even safari shirts.—
Eric Twardzik,
Robb Report,
14 July 2025
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Ben, now 24, was schooled from an early age in classic Disney cartoons from the 1920s, ’30s and ’40s, thanks to the great Disney Treasures DVD sets.—
Carole Horst,
Variety,
16 July 2025
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The cartoon highlights, the wavering white outline, the numbers—these were the visible sign of the machine’s digestion of my human features into a code, a set of coordinates, a faceprint.—
Michael W. Clune,
Harpers Magazine,
16 July 2025
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Following the film's financial and creative success, Corenswet is expected to reprise his role in a potential sequel, the actor revealed via Vanity Fair in June.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
20 July 2025
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The couple's former co-star Jennifer Love Hewitt also returned to play the original film's protagonist, Julie James.—
Ashley Hume,
FOXNews.com,
20 July 2025
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The docudrama also features a man who claims a friend, who is now dead, confessed his involvement to him 40 years ago.—
Kristine Phillips,
IndyStar,
15 July 2025
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Gordon-Levitt is currently working on an untitled AI thriller with Anne Hathaway, who starred in AppleTV’s tech founder docudrama WeCrashed with Jared Leto, about the rise and fall of the WeWork co-founders.—
Martine Paris,
Forbes.com,
13 July 2025
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Olivia Rodrigo went vintage for Halloween this year, opting to dress up as the iconic animated cartoon character, Betty Boop.—
Rania Aniftos,
Billboard,
31 Oct. 2022
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To the narcissist, all other people are cardboard cutouts, two-dimensional animated cartoon characters, or symbols.—
Olivia Muenter,
Woman's Day,
14 June 2022
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“Talkie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/talkie. Accessed 31 Jul. 2025.
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