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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
Yet over the years, its reputation has waned somewhat; in spite of its pleasures as a big screen experience, it’s rarely revived in repertory theaters and more or less forgotten by cinephiles.
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Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 8 May 2025
The American Pie characters from the 1999 classic movie last got together in 2012’s American Pie Reunion — the film franchise’s fourth big screen installment — to catch up 13 years after their high school graduation.
—Brian Anthony Hernandez, People.com, 17 May 2025
The Little Sister stars big screen debutant Nadia Melliti as 17-year-old Fatima, who is grappling with her attraction to women, and her loyalty to her caring French-Algerian family, attempting to stay true to herself while reconciling different parts of her identity.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 15 May 2025
There’s a comfy couch and big screen TV bathed in low light, and a quiet room to maybe close their eyes for a few minutes.
—Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 May 2025
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Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 8 May 2025
The American Pie characters from the 1999 classic movie last got together in 2012’s American Pie Reunion — the film franchise’s fourth big screen installment — to catch up 13 years after their high school graduation.
—Brian Anthony Hernandez, People.com, 17 May 2025
The Little Sister stars big screen debutant Nadia Melliti as 17-year-old Fatima, who is grappling with her attraction to women, and her loyalty to her caring French-Algerian family, attempting to stay true to herself while reconciling different parts of her identity.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 15 May 2025
There’s a comfy couch and big screen TV bathed in low light, and a quiet room to maybe close their eyes for a few minutes.
—Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for big screen
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Derrickson told The Hollywood Reporter that the film switches up the idea of ghosts.—
Emily Zemler,
Rolling Stone,
2 June 2025
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The first film grossed $161 million against an $18 million budget, with another installment announced in 2023.—
Samantha Bergeson,
IndieWire,
2 June 2025
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Robbie's next movie, A Big Bold Beautiful Journey, opens on Sept. 19.—
Rachel Flynn,
People.com,
28 May 2025
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Overseas, Lilo & Stitch likewise went up against Final Reckoning nearly everywhere, although the M:I movie began rolling out in a handful of major markets last weekend via previews.—
Pamela McClintock,
HollywoodReporter,
27 May 2025
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What is your stance on using AI in filmmaking? Pandora is out of the box.—
Ramin Setoodeh,
Variety,
28 May 2025
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Aside from his own filmmaking, Lakhdar Hamina ran Algeria’s news service, the l’Office des Actualités Algériennes (OAA) from shortly after the revolution to 1974, and was also head of the Algerian National Office for Commerce and the Film Industry between 1981 and 1984.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
28 May 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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