Celluloid
noun
A type of plastic that was used a lot in the past to make things like films and toys.
Old movies were usually filmed on celluloid.
Often appears as...
- celluloid film
- celluloid toys
noun
Something artificial or insincere.
Her smile was as fake as celluloid.
Often appears as...
- celluloid smile
- celluloid sincerity
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Disapproving
Idiomatic
noun
A type of plastic that was used a lot in the past to make things like films and toys.
Old movies were usually filmed on celluloid.
Often appears as...
- celluloid film
- celluloid toys
noun
Something artificial or insincere.
Her smile was as fake as celluloid.
Often appears as...
- celluloid smile
- celluloid sincerity
Usage tips
Disapproving
Idiomatic
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Pro Tip 1/3Historic Material
Celluloid is an early form of plastic, indicating historic or vintage items when mentioned.
They found reels of celluloid in the antique shop.
Pro Tip 2/3Early Film
Celluloid refers to a medium used in early photography and cinema.
Classic films were often shot on celluloid strips.
Pro Tip 3/3Flammability Warning
Historical celluloid was highly flammable; context may imply risk or fragility.
Store these celluloid items carefully to prevent fire.
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Plastics 101 PIPE National...
synthetic plastics like celluloid and Bakelite, made their debut and were used for decades. On the molecular level, plastics are made of polymers which are long flexible chains of chemical compounds. This structure allows plastics to be easily molded
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The legacy of dead...
celebrities even a listers fade away like the celluloid that made them famous but the few who make it to the posthumous a list are perpetuated in advertising campaigns circuses even bobblehead dolls and coffee mugs in life
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The single biggest...
men get fat when we watch people become obese where do men get fat right here it's just a focal right there where do women get fat all over celluloid here cellulite here so we said look women look like they're pretty good
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The birth of virtual...
isn't complete yet. It's not using physical celluloid or paper or TV signals. It actually employs what we use to make sense of the world. We're using your senses as the paints on the canvas, but only two right now.
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Plastics 101 PIPE National...
synthetic plastics like celluloid and Bakelite, made their debut and were used for decades. On the molecular level, plastics are made of polymers which are long flexible chains of chemical compounds. This structure allows plastics to be easily molded
Video examples
The legacy of dead...
celebrities even a listers fade away like the celluloid that made them famous but the few who make it to the posthumous a list are perpetuated in advertising campaigns circuses even bobblehead dolls and coffee mugs in life
Video examples
The single biggest...
men get fat when we watch people become obese where do men get fat right here it's just a focal right there where do women get fat all over celluloid here cellulite here so we said look women look like they're pretty good
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The birth of virtual...
isn't complete yet. It's not using physical celluloid or paper or TV signals. It actually employs what we use to make sense of the world. We're using your senses as the paints on the canvas, but only two right now.
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Steven Spielberg
American Director
Remember, science fiction's always been the kind of first level alert to think about things to come. It's easier for an audience to take warnings from sci-fi without feeling that we're preaching to them. Every science fiction movie I have ever seen, any one that's worth its weight in celluloid, warns us about things that ultimately come true.
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Martin Scorsese
American Director
The cinema began with a passionate, physical relationship between celluloid and the artists and craftsmen and technicians who handled it, manipulated it, and came to know it the way a lover comes to know every inch of the body of the beloved. No matter where the cinema goes, we cannot afford to lose sight of its beginnings.
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Tahir Raj Bhasin
Indian Actor
On the sets of the movie 'Manto,' I found that one of the challenges of embodying real-life stories is the mixed medium of facts and imagination, and how one's collage of experiences colour ones representation on celluloid.
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Amber Benson
American Actress
Acting is fantastic, but to be able to create a whole world on celluloid is amazing. It's like taking your dreams straight from your head and projecting them onto a screen.
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Gary Oldman
English Actor
I like celluloid, I like film, I like the way that when a movie is projected it sort of breathes a little in the gate. That's the magic of it to me.
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Saswata Chatterjee
In 'Black Coffee' I am not the celluloid avatar of 'Meghe Dhaka Tara' director any more. How can you portray similar characters in two films?
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Stephen Rea
Irish Actor
I'd like to own a movie camera - a proper one, with film, not a digital thing. Celluloid has more character.
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Alfred Hitchcock
English Director
This award is meaningful because it comes from my fellow dealers in celluloid.
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Orson Welles
American Actor
Ecstasy is not really part of the scene we can do on celluloid.
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Marilyn Monroe
American Actress
I want to be an artist, not... a celluloid aphrodisiac.
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Steven Spielberg
American Director
Remember, science fiction's always been the kind of first level alert to think about things to come. It's easier for an audience to take warnings from sci-fi without feeling that we're preaching to them. Every science fiction movie I have ever seen, any one that's worth its weight in celluloid, warns us about things that ultimately come true.
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Martin Scorsese
American Director
The cinema began with a passionate, physical relationship between celluloid and the artists and craftsmen and technicians who handled it, manipulated it, and came to know it the way a lover comes to know every inch of the body of the beloved. No matter where the cinema goes, we cannot afford to lose sight of its beginnings.
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Tahir Raj Bhasin
Indian Actor
On the sets of the movie 'Manto,' I found that one of the challenges of embodying real-life stories is the mixed medium of facts and imagination, and how one's collage of experiences colour ones representation on celluloid.
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Amber Benson
American Actress
Acting is fantastic, but to be able to create a whole world on celluloid is amazing. It's like taking your dreams straight from your head and projecting them onto a screen.
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Gary Oldman
English Actor
I like celluloid, I like film, I like the way that when a movie is projected it sort of breathes a little in the gate. That's the magic of it to me.
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Saswata Chatterjee
In 'Black Coffee' I am not the celluloid avatar of 'Meghe Dhaka Tara' director any more. How can you portray similar characters in two films?
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Stephen Rea
Irish Actor
I'd like to own a movie camera - a proper one, with film, not a digital thing. Celluloid has more character.
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Alfred Hitchcock
English Director
This award is meaningful because it comes from my fellow dealers in celluloid.
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Orson Welles
American Actor
Ecstasy is not really part of the scene we can do on celluloid.
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Marilyn Monroe
American Actress
I want to be an artist, not... a celluloid aphrodisiac.
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