The phrase "a screening of highlights" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to a presentation or showing of selected moments or key points from an event, such as a sports game or a film.
Example: "The film festival will feature a screening of highlights from the best films of the year."
Alternatives: "a showcase of highlights" or "a presentation of highlights."
She was part of the throng on Sunday, a beautiful young woman just turned 18, bound for Yale in the fall, who watched a twilight screening of highlights from Pagnol films, including the one called "Fanny".
"He's thrown the ball very nicely," Groh said yesterday at a screening of the Jets' 1999 highlight video in Manhattan.
The panel believe there should be a single list of protected live events, unlike the current two-tier arrangement which also safeguards free-to-air screening of highlights.
The pace had already slowed with the screening of highlights — and the introduction of two recipients, Roger Corman and Lauren Bacall — from an honorary-awards ceremony that had been moved off-camera to a November date, precisely to keep the show from slowing.
Now in its 10th year, the festival has gained a reputation for its innovative programming with pop-up cinemas in unusual venues (last year's highlights were a screening of The Warriors in the bowels of the Glasgow subway system and a Calamity Jane barn dance at the Grand Ole Opry).
Other highlights include a screening of Suede's new film Night Thoughts accompanied by a Q&A, maverick composer and one-time Pink Floyd collaborator Ron Geesin in conversation, 20s Ukrainian silent film Arsenal with a live score, and a new Frank Zappa concert film.
Highlights include a screening of photographer William Eggleston's Mississippi street documentary Stranded In Canton, with a specially commissioned score from Spiritualized's J Spaceman; artist Tacita Dean presenting Alain Resnais's little-seen Providence; and Iain Forsyth and Jane Pollard talking about their Nick Cave film 20,000 Days On Earth.
Some of the other highlights include a screening of the new film "The Social Network," followed by a discussion with the film's stars, Jesse Eisenberg and Justin Timberlake; a panel featuring the cast of "Saturday Night Live"; "The Tea Party": a panel featuring Dick Armey and others about the rise of the right; a panel called "The Vampire Revival" featuring Stephen King.
Highlights will include a screening of Kenneth Lonergan's "Margaret," ranked No. 20 on Film Comment's Best Films of 2011 poll, and Joshua Marston's "The Forgiveness of Blood," a thriller about a feud in the Balkans.
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