motion picture

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"She actually looked at a motion picture and went, 'I get it! He's going to be the villain and they're going to do this'," he recalled.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

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

From Slate • May 25, 2026

At the same time, the motion picture academy was tweaking its rules for determining the shortlist for the international feature award, opening voting to more members.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 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

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