Column briefly mentions iconic characters primarily associated with the cinema (6)
I believe the answer is:
filmic
'associated with the cinema' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.
'column briefly mentions iconic characters primarily' is the wordplay.
'column' becomes 'file'.
'briefly' means to remove the last letter.
'primarily' suggests taking the first letters.
The initial letters of 'mentions iconic characters' is 'mic'.
'file' with its last letter taken away is 'fil'.
'fil'+'mic'='FILMIC'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Another definition for filmic that I've seen is " Cinematographic".)