cinema
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The Venice Film Festival kicks off on the sun-splashed Lido with a bang on Wednesday, with the glamorous cinema showcase handing George Clooney a lifetime achievement award on its opening night.
From Barron's ● Sep. 2, 2026
As a longtime keeper of the flame for cinema, what does this moment feel like to you?
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026
It can also be a potent aspect of documentary cinema.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
Nigeria's huge film industry, Nollywood, is in mourning after the death at 66 of veteran actor and star of Yoruba-language cinema Taiwo Hassan, popularly known as Ogogo.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026
Shortly before the meeting was to begin, a police officer saw Walter and me outside the cinema talking with Father Huddleston, one of the leaders of the opposition to the removal.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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The same year “Rocky Horror Picture Show” hit cinemas in 1975, its Broadway run at the Belasco Theatre shuttered after 45 showings and negative reviews.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
For its first five years Wong sold mochi to restaurants and cinemas before she saved enough money to invest in branding and move into supermarkets.
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
"I knew Homer was from these lands, but I didn't know he was specifically from Izmir. We are incredibly lucky," said teacher Safak Tosun outside one of the city's cinemas where the film is showing.
From Barron's ● Aug. 17, 2026
The couple spent their courtship sharing fun Covid-era activities, like stealing toilet paper, enjoying empty cinemas and stadiums, and taking selfies in front of dumpster fires, all to the tune of Taylor Swift’s “Love Story.”
From Salon ● Aug. 1, 2026
They passed book shops and music stores, hamburger restaurants and cinemas, but nowhere that looked as if it could sell you a magic wand.
From "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" by J.K. Rowling
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