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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
Paddington Bear has found a new pair of writers to come up with his next big screen adventure and looks to have secured a director as well.
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Alex Ritman, Variety, 26 May 2026
Crave a big screen and style to match?
—K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 25 May 2026
The Golden State Warriors and Valkyries’ Thrive City big screen at Chase Center is one, along with China Basin at Mission Rock near the San Francisco Giants’ ballpark.
—ABC News, 22 May 2026
The pub is decked out with big screen TVs and patrons really do settle in to watch all three periods.
—Kaitlyn McInnis, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
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Alex Ritman, Variety, 26 May 2026
Crave a big screen and style to match?
—K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 25 May 2026
The Golden State Warriors and Valkyries’ Thrive City big screen at Chase Center is one, along with China Basin at Mission Rock near the San Francisco Giants’ ballpark.
—ABC News, 22 May 2026
The pub is decked out with big screen TVs and patrons really do settle in to watch all three periods.
—Kaitlyn McInnis, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for big screen
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Here's what to know about the real-life case and how accurately the film depicts it.—
Emily Blackwood,
PEOPLE,
29 May 2026
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The prominence of beef in Texas has also created a subindustry that showcases and preserves it, which is reflected in film and broader cultural storytelling about the state.—
Rebecca Morin,
USA Today,
29 May 2026
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Plans call for a nine-screen movie theater spanning 40,000 square feet, restaurants and bars, retail shops, and a 773-space parking garage, which has already been completed.—
Brian Maass,
CBS News,
2 June 2026
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Lord’s video is shot from the back seat of a car cruising down Sunset, the camera tracking other street ads beyond the windshield, centering a lasso-wielding Marlboro Cowboy, a Star Wars movie billboard, and one for the box-office flop Perfect (1985), starring Jamie Lee Curtis and John Travolta.—
Jonathan Odden,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
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For Washington, having a say in who directs — and in many other aspects of filmmaking that have more to do with what goes on behind the camera than in front of it — has made producing a priority.—
Jim Hemphill,
IndieWire,
2 June 2026
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Anyone interested in the physical side of pre-CG large-scale filmmaking will be fascinated by close-up glimpses of movie magic, like the transformation of the Spanish landscape into snowbound Russia for Doctor Zhivago or the construction of an entire Irish coastal village for Ryan’s Daughter.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
27 May 2026
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Look no further than Gen-X silver screen icon Ethan Hawke.—
Nate Freeman,
Vanity Fair,
19 May 2026
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The first edition falls on the 70th anniversary of the day Carmen Jones, Otto Preminger’s seminal musical starring Black silver screen pioneers Dorothy Dandridge and Harry Belafonte, debuted at Cannes.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
11 May 2026
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In comparison, the Jewel Changi Airport shopping mall has been truly embraced as a travel destination, with visitors flocking to its extremely Instagramable artificial waterfall to take pictures.—
Chris Lau,
CNN Money,
28 May 2026
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But Hanna has gotten some great pictures, starting with that epic shot of closer Lucas Erceg in April.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
28 May 2026
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“Big screen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/big%20screen. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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