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film

[film] / fɪlm /


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take photographs
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Kit Connor, who plays Charlie's boyfriend Nick, says the "content works well as a film and final chapter" as "we've been through so much with these characters".

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

He adds that "making a show or film like Heartstopper will forever be important".

From BBC Jul. 16, 2026

“In a Charley Chase film life often seems like a stream of unfortunate coincidences designed primarily to embarrass, incriminate, or otherwise inconvenience Chase in his bid to be a good solid citizen.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 15, 2026

In the other hand, she held what Boaz recognized as a storage box for the silver nitrate film from the Grand Dame’s archive room.

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

Most of Chase’s own films are now available on YouTube or DVD.

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

It would be an understatement to say that the site’s library of films available for logging, rating and reviewing is extensive.

From Salon Jul. 15, 2026

Her X-rays and CT films were mounted in a viewer for Farmer to study.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French

After Argentina's dramatic 3-2 win over Egypt in the last 16, players were filmed singing a chant referencing the islands and Argentina greats Diego Maradona and Lionel Messi.

From BBC Jul. 14, 2026

One of his main breakthrough roles was filmed in the UK in the early 1980s, when he appeared as Damien Thorn, son of the devil, in the supernatural horror Omen III: The Final Conflict.

From BBC Jul. 13, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 12, 2026

The businessman filmed people making off with over six containers of lighting equipment the morning after the tremors, appealing for help on social media but to no avail.

From Barron's Jul. 11, 2026

The Muppets, then, were only seen with other Muppets, and the scenes filmed on Sesame Street itself involved only real adults and children.

From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell

As a boy, Adrian is enchanted by McElwee’s filming.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 16, 2026

All I see when I close my eyes is the man who was filming it.

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

Cameramen began filming Nation of Islam scenes around our mosques in New York, Chicago, and Washington, D.C.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey




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