as in film
the art or business of making a movie
many actors now take roles for both television and the big screen
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Recent Examples of big screen
While the movie works as an effective concert film, especially seen on a big screen, it is intercut with other archival footage and interviews to bring a fresh focus on Lennon and Ono’s personal struggles and fierce activism during this moment in time.
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Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 12 Apr. 2025
This is the last in the trilogy of big screen continuations of the British TV drama phenomenon.
—Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 2 Apr. 2025
And the thieving magicians’ third big screen heist adventure won’t be their last — a fourth film is in development with Ruben Fleischer returning to direct.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 1 Apr. 2025
There’s also a new big screen in the right field, which really emphasizes the fact that there are no seats out there.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 1 Apr. 2025
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Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 12 Apr. 2025
This is the last in the trilogy of big screen continuations of the British TV drama phenomenon.
—Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 2 Apr. 2025
And the thieving magicians’ third big screen heist adventure won’t be their last — a fourth film is in development with Ruben Fleischer returning to direct.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 1 Apr. 2025
There’s also a new big screen in the right field, which really emphasizes the fact that there are no seats out there.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 1 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for big screen
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Versions of these battles were playing out at the U: a Latino student group, Mecha, blocked the entrance to a film screening about transgender kids who had detransitioned, hosted by the Young Americans for Freedom.—
Emma Green,
New Yorker,
14 Apr. 2025
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Cheshire hopes the film, which was directed by Gina LeVay and screened April 7 as part of the ReelAbilities NY Film Festival, inspires audiences from any walk of life.—
Jen Reeder,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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The actress, who had shaved her head in 2024 for a movie role, managed to keep her lack of hair hidden until the awards show.—
Brittany Talarico,
People.com,
21 Apr. 2025
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What might work in a fantasy show, or a campy horror movie, comes off as weirdly goofy here.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
21 Apr. 2025
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The Academy also issued its first formal guidance on AI in filmmaking.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
21 Apr. 2025
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Screenwriters, who were treated by the front office as the disposable help, got a measure of revenge by portraying their employers as idiots or vulgarians whose sole role in filmmaking was to write the checks and gum up the works.—
Thomas Doherty,
HollywoodReporter,
20 Apr. 2025
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The star, who turns 71 on Wednesday, April 9, 2025, became a silver screen heartthrob as the leading man of romance films like The Big Easy and Tough Enough, along with his memorable role as Lindsay Lohan’s father in The Parent Trap.—
Brendan Le,
People.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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The two form an unlikely bond as Molina recounts the plot of a Hollywood musical starring his favorite silver screen diva, Ingrid Luna.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
24 Jan. 2025
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