moving pictures
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Once audio technology caught up with moving pictures, many of his peers embraced the “talkies” or bowed out.
From Salon ● Aug. 22, 2026
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
He was among the first openly gay filmmakers and a pioneer in using soundtracks as counterpoints to moving pictures.
From Seattle Times ● May 24, 2023
Ernaux’s narration fills in the gaps, explaining what was really going on in and around all those grainy moving pictures of a smiling mom and her happy-looking kids.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 23, 2022
Lying on my stomach on our blanket next to Meng and Eang, I hold my breath as moving pictures of America flash on the makeshift screen.
From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung
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