motion picture
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During the initial years of the motion picture, cameras, for example, were “too cumbersome” to capture anything but a “scheduled event,” Mr. Doherty writes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
What we’re likely to be left with is an adaptation that hits all of the beats of the hundreds of motion picture takes on the story with all of their charms and idiosyncrasies smoothed away.
From Salon ● Jul. 22, 2026
Bureau of Labor Statistics estimated that in 2023, there were 2,610 motion picture projectionists employed in the U.S. — an increase from 1,900 in 2022.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
If approved, the combined titan would control nearly a third of the US theatrical motion picture market and basic cable programming.
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026
I told Wyatt Gosnell that I wasn’t gonna set a toe in his motion picture house until he could start showin’ some family entertainment.”
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
