motion picture

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To display his photographs in rapid succession, Muybridge invented a device that birthed the motion picture.

From Slate • May 25, 2026

“Going to the movies must be more affordable again,” Tom Rothman, chairman of Sony Pictures’ motion picture group, told a crowd of exhibitors at the recent CinemaCon industry convention in Las Vegas.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026

It also snagged a Golden Globe for original song and the movie won for animated motion picture.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 15, 2026

KPop Demon Hunters has become a critical and awards powerhouse, winning best animated motion picture and best original song at the Golden Globes.

From BBC • Mar. 12, 2026

In Mecca, too, I had played back for myself the twelve years I had spent with Elijah Muhammad as if it were a motion picture.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey