moviemaker
Americannoun
Other Word Forms
- moviemaking noun
Etymology
Origin of moviemaker
Example Sentences
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Amazon on Thursday closed a $8.5 billion deal to buy MGM, combining the fabled moviemaker behind “Rocky” and James Bond with the Seattle-based retailing giant as it looks to draw consumers through more streaming video.
From Reuters • Mar. 19, 2022
I'm a moviemaker, so I have so much love for the '60s, '70s, '80s movies.
From Salon • Sep. 22, 2021
Jerome Hellman, 92, a passionate and combative independent moviemaker who was the driving force behind several barrier-breaking films in the 1970s, died May 26 at his home in South Egremont, Massachusetts.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 4, 2021
Back then, however, taking the step from spectator to moviemaker — without the advantages of today’s digital tools — was a trickier endeavor.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 19, 2020
Cortot has gone so far as to declare that he recognizes the stage as one used by a now out-of-business minor moviemaker with whom Cortot had various dealings several decades ago.”
From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick
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