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as in film
the art or business of making a movie
felt that the cinema was one of the most challenging and fulfilling forms of artistic expression
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as in theatre
a building or part of a building where movies are shown
got a job cleaning the cinemas at the multiplex
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Recent Examples of cinema
Delivered in Spanish, her performance was a breakthrough moment for international and bilingual cinema (Variety).
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Jennifer Jay Palumbo, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
Baker said the industry urgently needs to support the commercial health of brick-and-mortar theaters, especially independent cinemas hit hard by the early years of the pandemic.
—Daniel Arkin, NBC News, 3 Mar. 2025
The Oscars love a medley inspired by a cinema classic film.
—Mathew Rodriguez, Them, 3 Mar. 2025
The 75th Berlin Film Festival has concluded after nine days of fearless cinema in Germany.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 22 Feb. 2025
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Jennifer Jay Palumbo, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
Baker said the industry urgently needs to support the commercial health of brick-and-mortar theaters, especially independent cinemas hit hard by the early years of the pandemic.
—Daniel Arkin, NBC News, 3 Mar. 2025
The Oscars love a medley inspired by a cinema classic film.
—Mathew Rodriguez, Them, 3 Mar. 2025
The 75th Berlin Film Festival has concluded after nine days of fearless cinema in Germany.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 22 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cinema
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Oberon had too many romances, too many films, too many unfortunate twists of fate to mention them all here.—
Carolyn Kellogg,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Feb. 2025
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Sign up for Entertainment Weekly's free newsletter to get the latest trailers, celebrity interviews, film reviews, and more.—
Lauren Huff,
EW.com,
26 Feb. 2025
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The first market took place in Westwood on March 21-31, 1981, and Meyers saw its creation as a response to the rise in independent filmmaking and the need for an event to facilitate film sales in Hollywood.—
Mike Barnes,
The Hollywood Reporter,
4 Mar. 2025
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However, the discomfort surrounding AI in filmmaking comes from a misunderstanding of its purpose and the ethical dilemmas surrounding data training sets.—
Jennifer Jay Palumbo,
Forbes,
4 Mar. 2025
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Related Articles Alma Elizabeth Meagher, family matriarch, dies The converted school opened as a theater in 1975 after Center Stage suffered a multi-alarm fire at its previous playhouse on East North Avenue in what had been an Oriole Cafeteria.—
Jacques Kelly,
Baltimore Sun,
15 Feb. 2025
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The residences were happy places, with a playhouse for kids on the porch.—
Stephen Rodrick,
Rolling Stone,
13 Feb. 2025
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And also cast availability, where this is the main project for all three of those actors, even if ones like Gomez dip out for a movie ever so often.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes,
4 Mar. 2025
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Nina Dobrev and Teresa Palmer also star in the ensemble movie which is filming in Australia.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
4 Mar. 2025
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The good news is that a few Oscar contenders still did some business in theaters this weekend.—
Brian Welk,
IndieWire,
3 Mar. 2025
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But what unfolded in the White House on Friday was a striking departure—an unprecedented display of hostility, arrogance, and political theater that raises serious concerns about America's global leadership.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
3 Mar. 2025
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“Cinema.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cinema. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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