moving pictures
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To mention the most popular moan, the silver screen has been losing its monopoly on displaying moving pictures since the arrival of TV in the 1940s.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 9, 2025
In the middle of the 20th century, skeptical intellectuals of the left, right and center mistrusted the power that moving pictures could wield over the masses, turning active citizens into passive spectators.
From New York Times ● Sep. 7, 2022
One of cinema’s great wonders is the way a few moving pictures on a flat screen — composed and choreographed just so — can make a viewer’s palms sweat and heart race.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2022
"In the early days of film, most people had never seen moving pictures," said David Looser, chairman of the Harwich Electric Palace Trust.
From BBC ● Mar. 31, 2022
"All countries look just like the moving pictures."
From "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway
