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motion picture

[moh-shuhn pik-cher] / ˈmoʊ ʃən ˈpɪk tʃər /


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When it comes to scary movies, the motion picture academy has historically been a bit squeamish.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

“There was a general philosophy in Hollywood that the billion-dollar-movie box-office days were behind us,” said Sanford Panitch, president of the motion picture group at Sony Pictures.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026

“Together,” Mr. Doherty notes, “the film inventory and the expert commentary created the archival documentary, the motion picture genre that preserves and rewinds our history.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026

What we’re likely to be left with is an adaptation that hits all of the beats of the hundreds of motion picture takes on the story with all of their charms and idiosyncrasies smoothed away.

From Salon ● Jul. 22, 2026

Here is the answer to the cynics who give the motion picture no place in the family arts .

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu




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