Since you apparently couldn't, I googled "difference between movie film" and came up with pages of definitions that confirm I'm not the only one using these definitions; most Americans that know anything about cinema also use these terms. Since I'm so nice, I'll even post a few.
http://www.englishforums.com/English/FilmVsMovie/vhnjp/post.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Film
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_the_difference_between_a_movie_and_a_film
http://blogs.nlb.gov.sg/epcl/film/whats-the-difference-between-film-and-movie/
http://www.amazon.com/gp/richpub/syltguides/fullview/1GGTKVEDFUNJ1
IzzieWaru
The wiki article doesnt make any distinction between "movie" and "film".The wiki.answers page just mentions that the words can be used with these connotations (something which I didnt refute) and that they are for the most part interchangeable; not that the words have predominantly different uses.
The blog from the NLB cites some professional sources which are bound to be more technical with their terms. That though doesnt reflect the use of those two words by the ...common folk, if you will.
And the last link is one person's take on the matter. Good for him - but I dont see how that establishes any necessary distinction between the two terms.
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