The phrase "silver screen" refers to the movie industry or cinema. It comes from the old days when movie screens were made of a silvery material, giving them a shiny appearance. Full definition
The»80s and early»90s were a boom time for silver screen sex scenes, but their decline has been sudden and dramatic. (relevantmagazine.com)
The classic crew movies didn't always look tremendous but they were always much better looking than the original show, they always had real silver screen moments. (rottentomatoes.com)
Silver screen representations of artificial intelligence are hardly unfamiliar; in fact they are as frequent in modern filmmaking as portraits of dystopian futures or cliché - ridden teen angst. (flickeringmyth.com)