Hollywoodesque
Like film industry
Hollywoodesque describes something resembling or evoking Hollywood—particularly its glamour, spectacle, or dramatic sensibility.
The term often carries a faint note of excess or artificiality: The wedding had a Hollywoodesque quality, with paparazzi and a red carpet.
It can apply to anything with the polished, larger-than-life feel of American movie culture.
Lacking depth or substance
- manufacturedMade by machinery
- formulaicFollowing a set template
- clichedOverused and unoriginal
- predictableAble to be foreseen
idealized · sanitized · airbrushed · unrealistic · fantasy · facade · polished · glossy
Movie production hub
- golden agePeriod of peak prosperity
- studio systemVertically integrated film production
- Sunset BoulevardIconic West Hollywood road
- TinseltownSlang for Hollywood
silver screen · star system · Oscar · backlot · soundstage · marquee · billboard · talent agent
Enormously successful entertainment property
- dramaticStrikingly expressive or sudden
- scriptedWritten out beforehand
- melodramaticExaggeratedly emotional in expression
- plot twistSudden narrative redirection
soundtrack · slow motion · montage · climactic · love interest · leading role · casting · screen test
Ceremonial welcome flooring
- starletRising young actress
- paparazziAggressive celebrity photographers
- premiereFirst public performance
- glitzOstentatious showiness
limousine · designer gown · sunglasses · entourage · velvet rope · champagne · photogenic · spotlight
superficial
Lacking depth or substance
- manufacturedMade by machinery
- formulaicFollowing a set template
- clichedOverused and unoriginal
predictable · idealized · sanitized · airbrushed · unrealistic · fantasy · facade · polished · glossy · contrived
dream factory
Movie production hub
- golden agePeriod of peak prosperity
- studio systemVertically integrated film production
- Sunset BoulevardIconic West Hollywood road
Tinseltown · silver screen · star system · Oscar · backlot · soundstage · marquee · billboard · talent agent · matinee
blockbuster
Enormously successful entertainment property
- dramaticStrikingly expressive or sudden
- scriptedWritten out beforehand
- melodramaticExaggeratedly emotional in expression
plot twist · soundtrack · slow motion · montage · climactic · love interest · leading role · casting · screen test · cinematographic
red carpet
Ceremonial welcome flooring
- starletRising young actress
- paparazziAggressive celebrity photographers
- premiereFirst public performance
glitz · limousine · designer gown · sunglasses · entourage · velvet rope · champagne · photogenic · spotlight · celebrity
Hollywoodesquerealistic
True to life
naturalistic · understated · gritty · documentary-style · raw
Hollywoodesquelow-budget
Costing relatively little
indie · minimalist · no-frills · shoestring · homemade
Hollywoodesqueunconventional
Departing from standard practice
ambiguous · avant-garde · experimental · challenging · art-house
Hollywood, Hollywoodize, Hollywoodian, Hollywoodish, Hollywoodized, Hollywoodizing, Hollywoodization