Celluloid refers to a type of plastic material invented in the past. It was used to make film for movies and other objects like combs and jewelry. Full definition
Two miniature sculptures in the show take the form of a shipwreck and a shack, their walls formed by strips of celluloid prints of Varda's first two feature films, La Pointe Courte and Le Bonheur. (artnews.com)
One of the high watermarks of our experience with ZombieSmash has been the «Finish Him» cam (a throwback to Mortal Kombat fatalities) where time freezes and you can bestow immeasurable pain on the last zombie of each level — all recorded in celluloid for you to seamlessly email to your friends, send to facebook or save them to your phone without leaving the game. (toucharcade.com)
It's a fact that illustrates the evolution of world cinema on queer issues — a rather positive evolution after decades of the «celluloid closet.» (hornet.com)