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| animate |
to fill (a movie or the like) with animated figures or objects. [1/9 definitions] |
| commissary |
a cafeteria or eating area in a workplace, esp. in a movie or television studio or in a factory. [1/2 definitions] |
| cosplay |
the activity of wearing clothes, makeup, and accessories associated with a particular character in a movie, comic book, or the like. In addition, cosplay involves roleplay along with others who are engaging in cosplay. Cosplay developed in Japan and is practiced by fans of Japanese anime both in Japan and in other countries. |
| digital video disc |
a movie or other video recording stored on such a disc. [1/2 definitions] |
| double feature |
a movie theater program that offers two feature films for the price of one admission. |
| feature |
the main film in a movie theater. [1/9 definitions] |
| film |
a motion picture; movie. [3/11 definitions] |
| filth |
something that is thought to be immoral or obscene, such as a movie, book, painting, or utterance. [1/3 definitions] |
| first night |
the opening performance of a play, opera, movie, or the like, or the night on which this occurs. |
| flashback |
a past event that interrupts the forward action of a play, movie, novel, or the like. [1/2 definitions] |
| footage |
a portion of movie or video film, such as one or several scenes, or all the frames pertaining to a single event. [1/2 definitions] |
| golden oldie |
(informal) a song, record, movie, or the like that was very popular in the past and continues to be so. |
| holdover |
a movie, play, or the like that continues to be shown or performed after an announced closing date. [1/2 definitions] |
| mise en scène |
(French) the way in which performers and props are arranged or directed for a theatrical or movie production. |
| motion picture |
a dramatic or documentary narrative or the like that is presented by means of such images, usu. with accompanying sound; film or movie. [1/2 definitions] |
| movie star |
a movie actor who has attained celebrity and usu. plays lead roles in movies. |
| newsreel |
formerly, a short film showing recent news events, shown in movie theaters. |
| nickelodeon |
formerly, a movie theater for which the admission charge was a nickel. [1/2 definitions] |
| picture |
a motion picture; movie; film. [1/8 definitions] |
| screenwriter |
one who writes or adapts a script for a movie. |
| script |
the written text of a dialogue, play, movie, or the like. [1/5 definitions] |
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