Movies Slang, Jargon, and New Words from Double-Tongued Dictionary

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elective cinema n. Ross’s friend Walter Salles, who directed “The Motorcycle Diaries,” and who first suggested the Brazil trip to him, coined the term “elective cinema”: in the cyclorama you’d have to choose which section of the screen to watch. Ross pointed to the parapet of the Belvedere Castle, a couple of hundred yards away, and said, “Imagine if you could go over there and see, say, a murder, or two people falling in love—or have multiple narratives going on at once.” [English Entertainment Movies New or Nonce] [full cite] (Aug. 15, 2006)

favored-nation n. All of the actors were getting paid the same amount of money to do the flick, in a “favored-nations” deal. [English Movies Slang] [full cite] (Jan. 12, 2008)

fil-lim n. If the conceit holds true—industry insiders say the word “Oscar” comes up in serious movie pitches as much as “and” and “the”—people who care about serious “fil-lims” should skip the marathon of Iranian documentaries on Feb. 24 and assemble some friends and nachos to watch this year’s Oscars, with Jon Stewart as host. [English Entertainment Movies] [full cite] (Nov. 4, 2007)

filmanthropy n. And fellow owner Ted Leonsis? Let him tell it: “I coined a term called “filmanthropy’” he said, referring to the $2 million he poured into a movie about violence in Nanking, China, in the 1930s. “That would be movies that you know won’t make money, but they need to be made. Right now, the WNBA is still a passion play. Helping to empower women and be role models to girls is important.” [English Money & Finance Movies] [full cite] (Jul. 18, 2007)

five-day weekend n. Coming in third place was the Paramount Pictures” family fantasy “The Spiderwick Chronicles” which had about $27 million in box office sales for what the movie industry calls a five-day weekend. [English Entertainment Movies Jargon] [full cite] (Feb. 19, 2008)

fockerize v. Locals like to use the lines of famous actors or personalities, specially from a latest movie, concert, or press statement for the sheer effect of the word. An example is the term “fockerize” that has been used in the movie “Meet the Fockers.” Nowadays, I often hear people talking about going to a party and “fockerizing” the others. “Pagkatapos ng introduction, i-fockerize natin sila para naman masaya at walang pormalan.” (After the introduction, we “fockerize” them so it would be more fun and (the party) won’t be so formal.) [English Entertainment Movies] [full cite] (Mar. 5, 2005)

four-quadrant film n. But the bigger a film budget becomes, the more it’s thought necessary to attract EVERYONE to see it in order to pay off that budget (making it a “four-quadrant” film, in current parlance). So the more expensive the film, the more it will be driven by male characters. [English Movies Jargon] [full cite] (Apr. 8, 2008)

fourwalling v. How, in these inflationary times, do you persuade the public to pay $23 million to watch your old home movies, mixed in wish some stock wildlife footage? Answer: You call the confection the “Great American Something,” or simply the “American Something"—and you four-wall it.…This new marketing technique, so-called because the film-maker literally rents the theater’s foour walls himself, has already made fortunes.…Dub’s astonishing success is due almost entirely to his adroit use of four-walling. [English United States Entertainment Movies Jargon] [full cite] (Oct. 15, 2004)

fourwalling v. The example of “Billy Jack” is being studied by everyone in the industry. Tom Laughlin, the producer, director and star of the 1971 film, was dissatisfied with Warners’ distribution of the film, so he went out and dealt directly with the exhibitors. Under his careful strategy, the film was recently re-released by Warners to astonishing business.…John Rubel, vice president of Billy Jack Productions, explains Laughlin’s “four-walling” scheme that proved so successful on re-release: “Instead of the usual percentage deal, we rent the theater for a week so that we become in effect the exhibitor of the film.” [English United States Entertainment Movies Jargon] [full cite] (Oct. 15, 2004)

French hours n. During Phone Booth, no lunch breaks were taken because all of the staff agreed not to take lunch breaks (food was simply available for crew to grab and eat when they could) versus normal movies where there a very specifically set times or hour metrics that determine exactly when each meal must occur and the entire production stops while the crew eats. In short, French Hours mean moving more quickly and more efficiently while still retaining the same quality. [English United States Business Movies] [full cite] (Jul. 25, 2004)

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