How to Use film in a Sentence

film

1 of 2 noun
Definition of filmnext
Synonyms for filmnext
  • Have you bought any film for the camera?
  • A film of ice covered the sidewalk.
  • We haven't had the film developed yet.
  • He studied film in college.
  • He's interested in making films about war.
  • We'll start the film at 10:00.
  • Some of the gussets are made with polyester and polyurethane film.
    — Daley Quinn, Verywell Health, 13 Sep. 2023
  • Those scenes were probably the most planned out of the film.
    — TIME, 2 Feb. 2024
  • The 1950 film raised the spectre of ageism in Hollywood.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 1 Oct. 2023
  • Once the agreement is reached, the film’s talent are free to promote it.
    — Jada Yuan, Washington Post, 1 Sep. 2023
  • The film was shot in Birmingham and Argo in just 12 days.
    — Ben Flanagan | Bflanagan@al.com, al, 13 Sep. 2023
  • There’s the scene within the film where Barry’s rescuing us from the shootout.
    — Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 29 May 2023
  • Kai Bird consulted on the new Christopher Nolan film, and the book served as a source text.
    — Chris Klimek, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 July 2023
  • This year he's just continued to work on reads and watch film and study things.
    — Dustin Dopirak, The Indianapolis Star, 10 Jan. 2024
  • In fact, even Oregonians may not be aware of some of the films that have shot here.
    — Kturnqui, oregonlive, 9 June 2023
  • The buzzy film represents a high-stakes gamble for A24.
    — Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 3 Apr. 2024
  • At the time, Richard Corliss gave the film accolades in Time magazine.
    — Erica Lamberg, Fox News, 11 June 2023
  • The actress, 42, and film producer, 44, were snapped on the streets of Beverly Hills.
    — Kirsty Hatcher, Peoplemag, 1 Sep. 2023
  • Now, Fox was in the position of having to grieve her while promoting the film.
    — Ej Dickson, Rolling Stone, 30 Sep. 2023
  • In three of these films, Boston plays a supporting role.
    — Odie Henderson, BostonGlobe.com, 13 Sep. 2023
  • However, the track's callback isn't the only Easter egg from the 2004 film.
    — Ilana Kaplan, Peoplemag, 15 Feb. 2024
  • Abel Korzeniowski is in charge of the horror film’s music.
    — Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 27 Feb. 2024
  • There’s a disturbance in the Force, and the film: The Cerveza Cristal logo appears in the center of the screen, its catchy jingle ringing in the background.
    — Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 10 Mar. 2024
  • Dreijer sings, their voice coated in a downy, fungal film.
    — Pitchfork, 12 Dec. 2023
  • Powers spent much of his time on the film directing actors in the recording studio.
    — Sydney Odman, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 June 2023
  • And then there are those soundtracks to cult films, whose badness is their entire appeal.
    — Stephen Deusner, SPIN, 22 Jan. 2024
  • To most of the general public, short films are just the spanner that’ll always mess up your Oscars pool.
    — Jada Yuan, Washington Post, 3 Feb. 2024
  • What were people in the industry’s feelings about a film starring Kevin Spacey?
    — K.j. Yossman, Variety, 27 July 2023
  • Audiences were far more pleased with the film, with 95% giving it a thumbs up on Rotten Tomatoes.
    — David Goldman, CNN, 29 May 2023
  • Marguerite Clark: The stage and film actor, born in Avondale, was briefly America’s darling during the silent film era of the 1910s.
    — Jeff Suess, The Enquirer, 10 Mar. 2024
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film

2 of 2 verb
  • She filmed the children playing.
  • Television news crew members came to film the interview.
  • But in the three days since it was filmed, the clip has taken on a life of its own.
    — Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 28 Feb. 2024
  • In the fourth and fifth videos, Baldwin stops filming to check on the safety of the crew.
    — Chloe Melas, NBC News, 16 Nov. 2023
  • Some of the attack was even filmed by Hunter's group, and the agency shared the video online.
    — Kerry Breen, CBS News, 20 Sep. 2023
  • Sinon spends around six hours a day filming live streams and goes live around two to three times a day.
    — Rebecca Aizin, Peoplemag, 13 Sep. 2023
  • The crew let Tung drive around listening to the song over and over while filming the scene in the early hours of the morning.
    — Malia Mendez, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2023
  • The director filmed a cameo with Ford for his 1982 classic E.T.
    — Tommy McArdle, Peoplemag, 8 June 2023
  • Many of those movies will be filmed with the company’s cameras and lenses, as well.
    — Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 4 Apr. 2024
  • In the end, filming Yellowstone twice a year simply wouldn’t work for him.
    — Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 12 Sep. 2023
  • The Fieri came in for two days of intensive work, filming his portion of three episodes each day.
    — Lawrence Specker | Lspecker@al.com, al, 8 June 2023
  • The directors filmed for a full year, shooting more than four hundred hours of footage.
    — John Hoffman, The New Yorker, 10 Jan. 2024
  • Among the tasks Tweto was filmed tackling were airdrops, in which gear is dropped off a plane midflight.
    — Ben Brasch, Washington Post, 18 June 2023
  • In the first clip shared, James filmed the spherical interior of the venue before the band played.
    — Escher Walcott, Peoplemag, 2 Oct. 2023
  • The look of the scenes in the prison is flat and drained of color and life, while the girls are filmed in a way that evocatively captures the hope of their lives, dreamy and ominous at once.
    — Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Jan. 2024
  • Ahead of a June 2 premiere date, Glover’s cameo was one of the finishing touches on the movie, filmed just two months prior on April 5.
    — Sydney Odman, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 June 2023
  • Martin Scorsese filmed the event, which was released in 1978 under the title The Last Waltz.
    — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 9 Aug. 2023
  • The only criteria for the video was to find a director who could fly us to New York and film it within the budget.
    — Liza Lentini, SPIN, 15 June 2023
  • Hamas militants filmed the video and texted it to Yaakov’s siblings, Pessah said.
    — Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2023
  • For a movie that hardly requires any special effects, so much of it feels like it might as well have been filmed in front of a green screen.
    — Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 8 Mar. 2024
  • The exteriors, meanwhile, will film on location in the streets of Paris.
    — Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 29 Sep. 2023
  • By Valerie Trapp What is the correct distance from which to film a dictator?
    — Valerie Trapp, The Atlantic, 9 Mar. 2024
  • LaBeouf reveals that Mamet wants to film an adaptation of the play for the big screen, although those details are still being worked out.
    — Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Oct. 2023
  • One of the young women is seen in the video attempting to block Lin from filming them, before returning to her seat.
    — Kimmy Yam, NBC News, 8 Aug. 2023
  • But You's cast and crew faced while filming in Australia earlier this year.
    — Tommy McArdle, Peoplemag, 12 Dec. 2023
  • The message has a timestamp for Aug. 9, well before the Instagram callout was filmed.
    — Natalie B. Compton, Sofia Andrade, Hannah Sampson, Gabe Hiatt, Reshma Kirpalani, Andrea Sachs, The Washington Post, Anchorage Daily News, 18 Aug. 2023
  • Selling Sunset also filmed here in episode three of season one.
    — Michelle Duncan, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Nov. 2023
  • The series, which is now filmed elsewhere, is currently in its 17th season.
    — Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 26 July 2023
  • Both Yandel and Ewing filmed the product campaign in New York.
    — Jessica Roiz, Billboard, 12 Dec. 2023
  • Deadpool 3 is just one of the big-budget features to have been put on hold, having been filming in Pinewood Studios.
    — Alex Ritman, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 July 2023

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