celluloid
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While Bombay brought cinema to India, cinema lived on its streets and not just on celluloid.
From BBC • Apr. 3, 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
By 2013, more movies were being shot digitally than on celluloid.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 14, 2026
Roberts isn’t just chewing the scenery; she’s devouring the celluloid and licking her chops, hungry for more.
From Salon • Sep. 25, 2025
On those first celluloid Christmases I look as overdressed as the Infanta.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
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