silver screen

noun3

1. •
   Any cinema screen onto which films are projected.
2. •
   Movies, or that which is related to movies or cinema.

   • Stars of the stage and the silver screen gathered for the awards ceremony.
3. •
   (historical) An early type of cinema screen which had a coating of silver or another shiny metal.

   • The smooth silver screen is well suited to color reproduction for its metallic particles emphasize colors and increase brightness above the level of the matte white screen. — 1967