the big screen
noun phrase
: movies and the movie industry especially when they are being compared to television
She was a star of the big screen.
The television show was adapted for the big screen.
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Though he was fired from the sketch comedy show in 1995 (along with his close friend Adam Sandler), Farley found success on the big screen, appearing in Tommy Boy and Beverly Hills Ninja.
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Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 18 Dec. 2025
The mini-festival, conceptualized and programmed by the critic Godfrey Cheshire, offers New York audiences a chance to experience that body of work, alongside Kiarostami’s influential films, on the big screen.
—Elaina Patton, IndieWire, 18 Dec. 2025
Hollywood has cut back dramatically on diversity programs this year under MAGA pressure, but there’s a little bit of something for almost everyone in the latest round of California tax incentives for the big screen.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 17 Dec. 2025
Somehow, in an entertainment industry increasingly drawn to the artificial, actual people did extraordinary things, whether on the big screen, on the small screen, on a stage, or in a recording studio.
—Michael Schulman, New Yorker, 16 Dec. 2025
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Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 18 Dec. 2025
The mini-festival, conceptualized and programmed by the critic Godfrey Cheshire, offers New York audiences a chance to experience that body of work, alongside Kiarostami’s influential films, on the big screen.
—Elaina Patton, IndieWire, 18 Dec. 2025
Hollywood has cut back dramatically on diversity programs this year under MAGA pressure, but there’s a little bit of something for almost everyone in the latest round of California tax incentives for the big screen.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 17 Dec. 2025
Somehow, in an entertainment industry increasingly drawn to the artificial, actual people did extraordinary things, whether on the big screen, on the small screen, on a stage, or in a recording studio.
—Michael Schulman, New Yorker, 16 Dec. 2025
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“The big screen.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20big%20screen. Accessed 20 Dec. 2025.
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