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film

[film] / fɪlm /


VERB
take photographs
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The film plays hard to get with its own ideas, frustrating audiences who just want to see Fanning fall in love.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 2, 2026

A stage adaptation of the popular film franchise proves insidiously effective—and refreshingly doesn’t rely on high-tech wizardry.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 2, 2026

"Ink" follows the relationship between Murdoch and his first editor of "The Sun", Larry Lamb, with the latter the main character in the film, Boyle told reporters.

From Barron's Sep. 2, 2026

But no one in their right mind would believe in this film.

From Salon Sep. 2, 2026

Molly had even expressed interest in finally getting around to digitizing their film collection as a pretext to learning how to edit video content for the internet, an interest that Clara had thankfully not questioned.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny

Dewan and Stiles discussed how their “DWTS” tenure lines up with milestone anniversaries for their beloved dance films “Step Up” and “Save the Last Dance,” respectively.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 2, 2026

August alone saw two other films of varying quality, “The Last House” and “Don’t Say Good Luck,” all but dumped onto the platform with relatively little to no fanfare.

From Salon Sep. 2, 2026

"I think I've always liked the characters in movies and films and books and stuff, not the hero of the story, but the guy who made the hero's sword," he said.

From BBC Sep. 2, 2026

But while the festival may lack mass-market blockbusters, there is no shortage of larger-than-life subjects, with films about Elon Musk, Rupert Murdoch and the volatile Gallagher brothers from the Britpop band Oasis on the calendar.

From Barron's Sep. 2, 2026

The films often had the opposite effect: Despite the mountains of evidence, many Hitler Youth told themselves that the films were exaggerated, if not invented by the Allies as propaganda intended to defame the Nazis.

From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti

Acme was filmed right as the steeply indebted Warner Bros. was merging with Zaslav’s Discovery Inc.; it then fell prey to the new CEO’s scythe.

From Slate Sep. 1, 2026

Thiele and Innanen spoke about Anton and Paul Baker’s slow-burn romance, the alternate ending they filmed and the fan response to their characters.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 31, 2026

When pitching “Sterling Point” to Amazon executives, Park said she used a sizzle reel cobbled together from home videos filmed in Muskoka.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 27, 2026

“It’s crazy that we filmed that a couple of years ago to talk about that issue, and it’s just gotten worse,” says Carretero.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 27, 2026

My mother’s, Spoony’s, my friends’, Clarissa’s, even the lady on TV who filmed everything—Claudia’s.

From "All American Boys" by Jason Reynolds

On Monday, the show's TV producer Edoardo Ferretti told fans on social media that the special had finished filming.

From BBC Sep. 2, 2026

After spending time in the Bahamas while filming “Pirates of the Caribbean,” Depp decided to secure a permanent piece of the tropical destination for himself.

From MarketWatch Sep. 1, 2026

A crowd gathers constantly in front of the gallery, with some people filming the rows of printed faces.

From Barron's Sep. 1, 2026

"I still think in my muscle memory I'm gearing up for filming again and just waiting for the scripts," she says.

From BBC Aug. 31, 2026

“Miss Dixon’s window of availability is extremely limited. She’s due to start filming a major motion picture in a couple of weeks.”

From "Hoot" by Carl Hiaasen




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