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: relating to movies or to the movie industry
She worked on the novel's big-screen adaptation.
Big-screen villains that resemble America's real-world enemies are as old as the movies themselves.—
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: having a large screen
a big-screen television
And in my experience testing big-screen phones …, it really is far more difficult to do anything on them one-handed, including typing.—John Gruber
John Gruber
: the motion-picture medium often as contrasted to television
a story adapted for the big screen
Synonyms
Examples of big-screen in a Sentence
Noun
many actors now take roles for both television and the big screen
Recent Examples on the WebKate Hogan, Peoplemag, 18 Apr. 2024
High-quality, big-screen televisions are ubiquitous in homes and bars, so fans need something more than a ticket to a nosebleed seat to entice them to attend a game.
—Kevin Draper Doug Mills, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2024
Aaron Taylor-Johnson Rumored to Have Been Offered Role as Next James Bond
Sean Connery became the first big-screen Bond with 1962’s Dr. No.
—Daniel S. Levine, Peoplemag, 9 Apr. 2024
Exhibitors are facing another shortage of big-screen releases after last year’s strikes forced Hollywood to delay several blockbusters.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 9 Apr. 2024
A couple of musicians will appear in the film, too, with Halsey making her second big-screen appearance (following last year’s crime film Americana) and Moses Sumney making his film debut after appearing in mini-series The Idol.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 8 Apr. 2024
Barry Sonnenfeld’s 1995 big-screen adaptation of the tome starred John Travolta, Gene Hackman, Rene Russo and Danny DeVito and became a critical and financial success.
—Matt Brennan, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2024
The actor also voiced Splinter in the 2014 big-screen remake of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and joined former Seinfeld costar Jason Alexander in 2020's Faith Based.
—Dustin Nelson, EW.com, 4 Apr. 2024
Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire made its epic big-screen debut on March 29.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 10 Apr. 2024
The Bronx rapper’s affirmations have manifested into the kind of big screen acting debut that young actors often dream of.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 10 Apr. 2024
So we got inspired by big screen divas like Sophia Loren, Gina Lollobrigida, Sylva Koscina, Italian stars of the ’60s.
—Tiziana Cardini, Vogue, 5 Apr. 2024
The production is in the early stages of development, so fans will have to wait and see if Grier’s story becomes a big screen biopic or a series.
—Angelique Jackson, Variety, 4 Apr. 2024
The film represents a big screen return for Smith, who has been mostly laying low since his March 2022 onstage attack of Chris Rock at the 94th Academy Awards after the comedian told a joke about Smith’s wife, actress Jada Pinkett Smith.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 26 Mar. 2024
Shadow the Hedgehog, Sonic's rival of alien origin, is also anticipated to make his big screen debut.
—Ray Padilla, The Courier-Journal, 23 Mar. 2024
While a success for the streamer, Sanders held on to ambitions of giving the story the full big screen treatment.
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Mar. 2024
The best way to watch any sort of network programming for free on a big screen is with a good HD antenna.
—Chris Morris, Fortune, 19 Mar. 2024
Adjective
Rick Moranis played the lead in the big-screen adaptation of the dark musical comedy Little Shop of Horrors, alongside fellow comedians like Steve Martin, Jim Belushi and John Candy and stars including Tisha Campbell, Tichina Arnold, Ellen Greene and Michelle Weeks.
—Kate Hogan, Peoplemag, 18 Apr. 2024
High-quality, big-screen televisions are ubiquitous in homes and bars, so fans need something more than a ticket to a nosebleed seat to entice them to attend a game.
—Kevin Draper Doug Mills, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2024
Aaron Taylor-Johnson Rumored to Have Been Offered Role as Next James Bond
Sean Connery became the first big-screen Bond with 1962’s Dr. No.
—Daniel S. Levine, Peoplemag, 9 Apr. 2024
Exhibitors are facing another shortage of big-screen releases after last year’s strikes forced Hollywood to delay several blockbusters.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 9 Apr. 2024
A couple of musicians will appear in the film, too, with Halsey making her second big-screen appearance (following last year’s crime film Americana) and Moses Sumney making his film debut after appearing in mini-series The Idol.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 8 Apr. 2024
Barry Sonnenfeld’s 1995 big-screen adaptation of the tome starred John Travolta, Gene Hackman, Rene Russo and Danny DeVito and became a critical and financial success.
—Matt Brennan, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2024
The actor also voiced Splinter in the 2014 big-screen remake of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and joined former Seinfeld costar Jason Alexander in 2020's Faith Based.
—Dustin Nelson, EW.com, 4 Apr. 2024
Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire made its epic big-screen debut on March 29.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
Noun
Fuqua is directing from a script by John Logan (Skyfall), The film stars Jackson’s real-life nephew Jaafar Jackson (Jermaine Jackson's son) in his big screen debut.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 10 Apr. 2024
The Bronx rapper’s affirmations have manifested into the kind of big screen acting debut that young actors often dream of.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 10 Apr. 2024
So we got inspired by big screen divas like Sophia Loren, Gina Lollobrigida, Sylva Koscina, Italian stars of the ’60s.
—Tiziana Cardini, Vogue, 5 Apr. 2024
The production is in the early stages of development, so fans will have to wait and see if Grier’s story becomes a big screen biopic or a series.
—Angelique Jackson, Variety, 4 Apr. 2024
The film represents a big screen return for Smith, who has been mostly laying low since his March 2022 onstage attack of Chris Rock at the 94th Academy Awards after the comedian told a joke about Smith’s wife, actress Jada Pinkett Smith.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 26 Mar. 2024
Shadow the Hedgehog, Sonic's rival of alien origin, is also anticipated to make his big screen debut.
—Ray Padilla, The Courier-Journal, 23 Mar. 2024
While a success for the streamer, Sanders held on to ambitions of giving the story the full big screen treatment.
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Mar. 2024
The best way to watch any sort of network programming for free on a big screen is with a good HD antenna.
—Chris Morris, Fortune, 19 Mar. 2024
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“Big-screen.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/big-screen. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.
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