animated cartoon

noun

Definition of animated cartoonnext
as in motion picture

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  1. motion picture
  2. short subject
  3. feature
  4. documentary
  5. moving picture
  6. cartoon
  7. short
  8. film
Noun
  • Even after her 1995 novel was turned into a major motion picture starring Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman, Hoffman wasn’t convinced that Practical Magic 2 would ever be possible.
    — Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Trish Reilly, President’s Award A lifelong love of cooking and a deep familiarity with the motion picture industry have shaped Trish Reilly’s career as a food stylist.
    — Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of motion picture
Noun
  • The film was nominated in the best short subject category, but lost to Snow Bear.
    — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 23 Feb. 2026
  • The festival begins Friday and continues through Saturday with more than a dozen film selections, both full features and short subjects.
    — Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 18 Feb. 2026
Definition of short subject
Noun
  • The Grand Highlander has the roomiest third row of the three family SUVs and the Telluride is the best in terms of cabin quality, standard tech and features.
    — Charles Singh, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Since this is an Android Drop rather than a Pixel Drop, these features are coming to a wider range of devices.
    — Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of feature
Noun
  • Sharma noted the documentary arrives nearly eight years after Nizamdeen’s arrest, and pointed to the Australian Federal Government’s July 2026 response to the country’s first national report on Islamophobia, which accepted 35 of its recommendations.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Hot Docs, the world-class documentary film festival in Toronto, has announced some major personnel moves – elevating Diana Sanchez to president and bringing in Mara Gourd-Mercado to succeed Sanchez as executive director.
    — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of documentary
Noun
  • Musique concrète is often referred to as a moving picture for the ear, a description that feels especially pertinent given Rossetto’s longstanding interest in theater and performance.
    — Levi Dayan, Pitchfork, 9 June 2026
  • Or take in a moving picture show at whatever cinema may still exist in your part of the world.
    — Ed Silverman, STAT, 15 May 2026
Definition of moving picture
Noun
  • The story is breezy, but punctuated by shockingly good performances and that whimsical Saturday morning cartoon feel.
    — George Yang, Space.com, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Multiple movies, spin-off TV shows and children's books have also been created based on the cartoon.
    — Julia Gomez, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of cartoon
Noun
  • His foray into film began in Philadelphia with a 1-minute experimental short created for an art contest, which eventually secured him an American Film Institute grant to make The Grandmother (1970).
    — Robert Lang, Deadline, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Some consistency will ultimately be needed, but not being able to escape a certain amount of volatility may not be the worst thing for the group, at least in the short-to-medium term.
    — Lyndsey Havens, Billboard, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of short
Noun
  • The film spawned the sequels Ocean’s 12 in 2004 and 2007’s Ocean’s 13, in which both of them reprised their roles.
    — Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Joie de Vivre is produced by MeMo Films, the production company co-founded in 2010 by entrepreneur and fashion designer Gabriele Moratti and distributor and film producer Francesco Melzi d’Eril.
    — Zac Ntim, Deadline, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of film
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