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final cut

n. 1 (context idiomatic English) In the movie industry, the final released version of the film. 2 (context idiomatic by extension English) A group, after a selection process getting rid of other candidates.

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final cut

n. the final edited version of movie as approved by the director and producer

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Final cut

Final cut or Final Cut may refer to:

  • "Final Cut" (Battlestar Galactica), a 2005 episode of Battlestar Galactica
  • Final Cut (1980 film), an Australian film by Ross Dimsey
  • Final Cut (1998 film), a British film starring Jude Law
  • Final cut (film editing), the version of a film approved for release
  • Final Cut, a novel featuring the Hardy Boys
Final Cut (1998 film)

Final Cut is a film released in 1998, jointly written and directed by Dominic Anciano and Ray Burdis (who also appear in the film). This film features several of the actors / actresses from the Primrose Hill set. It was nominated for the Golden Hitchcock at the 1999 Dinard Festival of British Cinema. All the characters (except Tony, played by Perry Benson) in this film share their forename with the actors / actresses who play them, a gimmick used in the directors' later film Love, Honour and Obey (2000).

Final Cut (Battlestar Galactica)

"Final Cut" is the eighth episode of the second season of the reimagined Battlestar Galactica television series. It aired originally on the Sci Fi Channel on September 9, 2005.

In the episode, journalist D'Anna Biers tapes a report on life aboard Galactica and uncovers a plot against Colonel Saul Tigh. She discovers the pregnant Number Eight copy (Sharon) being held secretly aboard the ship, but Commander William Adama forbids her to include it in her final report. However, Biers is a Cylon, and she shares the footage of Sharon with her Cylon brethren.

"Final Cut" received mixed critical reception.

Final Cut (1980 film)

Final Cut is a 1980 Australian thriller film directed by Ross Dimsey. It was the first movie funded by the Queensland Film Corporation, who provided half the budget. The Australian Film Commission and private investment provided the rest of the finance. It was originally envisioned as a tele movie but then developed into a feature.

It was shot at Surfers Paradise.

Usage examples of "final cut".

Then they cut slowly around the head until it rocked easily and a final cut took it off.

His face a mask of hatred, disbelief and pain, Aghrid made a final cut at Adren even as he landed, but she avoided it with an almost casual step then finished him with a single savage blow.

But one final cut toward the conclusion was as substantial nearly as the excise of the passage on the slave trade, and it appears to have wounded Jefferson deeply.

As he mounted the final cut between the snow-dusted boulders standing twice his height, Richard was able at last to take in the entire statue guarding the pass.

The final cut took the final rope, and the bridge, anchored only at the far side, swung down and across the chasm, to smash into the cliff Conan had climbed down and up earlier in the day.

The girl had been standing just a little behind Chalcus on the other side of the wisteria when Ilna made the final cut.