celluloid

Example Sentences

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Then he gloriously hams his way through every inch of proverbial celluloid in a way that makes you love him even more than you love hating him.

From Salon

The plan is to show how 20th century Hollywood looked at 18th century Rococo Europe in search of visual sources for everything from Sleeping Beauty’s Disneyland castle to celluloid Cinderella’s ballgown.

From Los Angeles Times

Elsewhere on the programme, Nighy's co-star Grant, who portrayed a fictional UK prime minister in Love Actually, said his famous Downing Street dance is "the most excruciating scene ever committed to celluloid".

From BBC

The result is a cinephiliac bad trip — “a hall of mirrors,” as actress Jocelin Donahue, who stars in the game, described it — giving the feeling of being in a darkened editing room strewn with celluloid.

From Washington Post

They might collect art nouveau pens, or celluloid pens like Pelletier’s, which became popular in the 1920s.

From Washington Post