celluloid
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Take the case of Laurence Stallings and Truman Talley’s “The First World War,” released in 1934 by the Fox Film Corp. and described by Variety as “a celluloid anthology of the world’s greatest wholesale slaughter.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
Pop star Sabrina Carpenter wears a dress made out of celluloid film strips.
From BBC ● May 4, 2026
The dialogue-heavy chamber piece -- basically a theatrical play on celluloid -- is the fruit of Hawke's decades-long collaboration with director Richard Linklater, which began more than 30 years ago with 1995's "Before Sunrise."
From Barron's ● Feb. 27, 2026
Cinematographer Malik Hassan Sayeed exactingly photographed the soul-stirring scene, channeling legends Sven Nykvist and Gordon Willis to craft a 1980s-inspired aesthetic of celluloid grain and realistic lighting, shaped by a lone 35mm lens.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 16, 2025
It was called that to differentiate it from a celluloid collar which was what poor men wore because it could be laundered simply by being wiped with a wet rag.
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
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