Recent Examples on the WebA year after that, one of the most famous film directors of all time adapted it for the silver screen. Ella Feldman, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Sep. 2022 The movies are an example of how faithful adaptations of literature can keep devoted fans of an almost 70-year-old book series glued to the silver screen, and even gain some new fans along the way. Milan Polk, Men's Health, 1 Sep. 2022 Darling and Policeman make their big premieres at prestigious film festivals in Venice and Toronto late this summer, but Styles isn’t sure his pivot to the silver screen will be permanent. Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 22 Aug. 2022 What sounds like a plot perfect for the silver screen unfolds in a daily issue of the Indianapolis Star — a ghost story that comes with receipts. Lisa Bubert, Longreads, 15 June 2022 Anyway, the original Desdemona would have been too frail to withstand the filming process, and the slight stains—markers of a life once lived—not polished enough for the silver screen. Alice Newbold, Vogue, 29 Apr. 2022 No matter the time of day or the film format, on Sept. 3 people will not have to pay more than $3 (not including taxes or fees) to see a movie on the silver screen. Lateshia Beachum, Washington Post, 29 Aug. 2022 Her breakout role on the silver screen was as Gary Cooper’s wife in High Noon in 1951. Elise Taylor, Vogue, 10 Aug. 2022 Before television, Sussman made his name on the silver screen as quirky fan Lenny in Almost Famous, wisecracking divorce papers delivery man in Burn After Reading, and Mac Bailey, one-half of an assassin couple in the 2010 film Killers. Keith Nelson, Men's Health, 2 Aug. 2022 See More
Word History
First Known Use
1918, in the meaning defined at sense 1
silver screen
noun
as in big screen
the art or business of making a movie a list of the top 100 stars of the silver screen