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film

[film] / fɪlm /


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take photographs
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The film explores conversations around eating disorders, mental health, alcohol dependency and difficult family dynamics.

From BBC Jul. 16, 2026

The film is a reminder that conformity is never compulsory, and that putting yourself out there is the only way to find out who’s ready to catch you.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 16, 2026

Whenever we watch a silent film, it is helpful to remember that we are encountering an extraordinary survivor, for the vast majority of them are lost forever.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 15, 2026

The film is a mood piece, albeit a fascinating one.

From Salon Jul. 15, 2026

“That Boris Karloff film, the one that’s lost,” he said.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny

The distinctive photography sets it apart cinematically from other films in this genre — just like Margarita herself, who visually stands out from the other girls.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 16, 2026

In 1920 he began working for the Hal Roach Studios, and started starring in films for Roach three years later.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 15, 2026

This is frequent complaint with Nolan films, external because of his tendency to only use audio that was recorded on set, rather than have actors re-record certain lines later.

From BBC Jul. 15, 2026

Like others, I have my own system of beliefs about how the platform is best used and how films should be logged.

From Salon Jul. 15, 2026

A list of all the films in Halliday’s collection at the time of his death was included in the appendices of Anorak's Almanac.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline

It was at this point that he was filmed by some of the demonstrators who then posted video online, where it was shared by Robinson to his two million followers.

From BBC Jul. 15, 2026

After Argentina's 3-2 win over Egypt in the last 16, their players were filmed singing a chant referencing the islands.

From BBC Jul. 15, 2026

It began in 1894 with a boxing match filmed with Thomas Edison’s new invention.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 12, 2026

Was the song already in your repertoire when you filmed “Old School?”

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 10, 2026

Marti Peterson during her filmed interrogation at Lubyanka Prison, with the contents of the dead-drop package laid out on the table.

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau

Beg was in fact filming an anti-immigration demonstration which had earlier forced him and his children, along with other families, to leave the park in the city's Gorbals area.

From BBC Jul. 15, 2026

That came later, and quieter, when I finally showed up before dawn and did the actual work where no one was filming.

From Salon Jul. 15, 2026

Thinking back on the last two years of his life full of album releases, filming schedules and tour dates, Finn Wolfhard requires squint-inducing concentration to keep it all straight.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 14, 2026

A racing driver who was in the car with Andrew "Freddie" Flintoff when he crashed while filming Top Gear in 2022 is suing BBC Studios.

From BBC Jul. 12, 2026

This year, a network was filming a reality show about Erlan’s family.

From Absolutely Almost by Lisa Graff




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