Before revision: Common terms for the field, in general, include "the big screen", "the silver screen ", "the movies ", and "cinema"; the last of these is commonly used, as an overarching term, in scholarly texts and critical essays.
After revision: Common terms for the field, in general, include "the big screen", "the movies ", "the silver screen ", and "cinema"; the last of these is commonly used, as an overarching term, in scholarly texts and critical essays.