as in film
the art or business of making a movie
plans to attend New York University to learn filmmaking
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Recent Examples of filmmaking
The main culprit is Towne’s way-too-precious filmmaking, but Farrell’s performance also offers little in the way of surprise or inspiration.
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Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2025
Rose, did Mary’s background as a therapist enhance the filmmaking in that scene, or others?
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 9 Oct. 2025
FilmNorth’s new hub for local filmmaking opened in the neighborhood earlier this summer, too.
—Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 19 Sep. 2025
The threat has been taken care of, by way of the kind of kinetic filmmaking that might make anyone punch the air.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 15 Aug. 2025
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The film, and Jordan's dual performance, are major players in this year's awards race.—
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This month, a film adaptation directed by Kristen Stewart and starring Imogen Poots hits theaters nationwide.—
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This opening scene establishes a human, forgiving tone for a movie in which we are often encouraged to laugh with our heroes but never at them.—
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In 2014, the actress won another SAG Award for outstanding performance by a female actor for playing attorney Linda Kenney Baden opposite Al Pacino in David Mamet's 2013 TV movie Phil Spector.—
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“Filmmaking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/filmmaking. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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