film

VERBS

watch a film

• He stayed in and watched a film on TV.

see a film

• We saw a good film last night at the cinema.

appear in a film

• She once appeared in a film with Al Pacino.

star in a film (=be one of the main characters in a film)

• Robert Mitchum starred in a film called 'River of No Return' with Marilyn Monroe.

direct a film

• The film was directed by Jean-Luc Godard.

edit a film

• The film was edited using the latest digital technology.

make/shoot a film

• Sutton has been making a film for Australian television.

show/screen a film

• The film is being shown in cinemas all across the country.

distribute a film

• Warner Bros became the first major studio to distribute its films over the Internet.

a film stars/features somebody

• The film starred Brad Pitt.

a film is released/comes out (=it is made available for people to see)

• The film is due to come out in May.

a film is showing (also a film is on British English) (=it is being shown at a cinema)

• The film is on at the Odeon Cinema.

ADJECTIVES/NOUN + FILM

a horror/adventure/war film

• He likes watching horror films.

a cowboy/gangster etc film

• John Wayne was best-known for his roles in cowboy films.

a feature film (=a full-length film shown in the cinema)

• Shane Meadows’ first feature film was 'Twenty Four Seven'.

a documentary film

• He has just completed a documentary film about Thomas Jefferson.

an independent film (=a film made by a small film company)

• Young directors began making small independent films.

a foreign-language film (=a film in a language that is not the audience’s native language)

• Foreign-language films seldom do well at the box office.

a low-budget film

• He’s currently producing his own low-budget film.

a big-budget film

• a big-budget film aimed at the mass market

a silent film (=made in the time before films had sound)

• a star of silent films

FILM + NOUN

the film industry

• Scorsese is a highly respected figure in the film industry.

a film company/studio (=a company that produces films)

• a European film company trying to compete with the major Hollywood studios

a film studio (=a special building where films are made)

• Many of the scenes were shot in a film studio.

a film actor/star

• John Voight, the American film star, is perhaps best known for his Oscar winning performance in 'Midnight Cowboy'.

a film director

• This year’s festival includes a tribute to the French film director Bertrand Tavernier.

a film producer (=someone who controls the preparation of a film)

• British film producer Alexander Korda decided to make a movie about Vienna.

a film maker (=someone who makes films, especially as a director)

• He is one of several exciting young film makers.

a film soundtrack (=the recorded music for a film)

• The film’s soundtrack was composed by Ennio Morricone.

film music

• In 'La Strada', Nino Rota demonstrates the poetic power of film music.

a film festival

• The Berlin Film Festival attracted more than 400 films from around the world.

a film premiere (=the first showing of a film)

• Film premieres tend to be glamorous occasions.

a film crew/unit (=a group of people working together to make a film)

• The film crew are making a documentary about village life.

a film camera

• The company produces digital film cameras.

a film buff (=someone who is interested in films and knows a lot about them)

• Film buffs will enjoy reading 'The 100 Best Movies of All Time'.

a film critic

• The review was written by 'The Daily Telegraph’s' film critic.

a film school

• He graduated from film school in 1998.

film studies

• She’s studying for a diploma in film studies.