[Wikipedia-l] "(film)" vs. "(movie)"

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Eddie Murphy in Bowfinger:
"we're making a movie, not a film"

;-)

Brion VIBBER wrote:

> lcrocker at nupedia.com wrote:
>
>> I notice that we have about 50-60 pages titled "XXX (movie)",
>> and maybe a dozen titled "XXX (film)".  I'd like to see these
>> merged, and obviously it's less work to settle on "(movie)"
>> as our standard.  Are there any film buffs out there with a
>> good argument why our standard should be "(film)", or why there
>> might actually be a distiction?
>
>
> "Film" is slightly more highbrow. (But still below "pièce du 
> cinéma"...)  Using "movie" won't hurt nuthin' but my pride.
>
> -- brion vibber (brion @ pobox.com)
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