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
On April 16, the TV Academy in North Hollywood was packed to the gills for a screening of the season two finale — which looked particularly stunning on a big screen — followed by an impressive Q&A and reception with Thornton, Larter, Elliott, Moore, Randolph, Lofland and Chávez.
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Scott Feinberg, HollywoodReporter, 28 Apr. 2026
Verity is the latest Hoover story to make the jump from novel to big screen.
—Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 28 Apr. 2026
Agnes sits in a dark room where Commander Judd asks her questions as a bunch of men watch, their faces stacked on a big screen, like Hollywood Squares but hellish.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 22 Apr. 2026
The famed Concorde Square — with its iconic Egyptian Obelisk — will again show matches on a big screen for free during the second week from June 3-7.
—ABC News, 16 Apr. 2026
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Scott Feinberg, HollywoodReporter, 28 Apr. 2026
Verity is the latest Hoover story to make the jump from novel to big screen.
—Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 28 Apr. 2026
Agnes sits in a dark room where Commander Judd asks her questions as a bunch of men watch, their faces stacked on a big screen, like Hollywood Squares but hellish.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 22 Apr. 2026
The famed Concorde Square — with its iconic Egyptian Obelisk — will again show matches on a big screen for free during the second week from June 3-7.
—ABC News, 16 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for big screen
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The lawsuit also alleged Cameron’s actions were hypocritical of his films’ messaging and detailed public backlash Cameron and the films faced for its depictions of Native groups.—
Alexandra Del Rosario,
Los Angeles Times,
8 May 2026
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The juxtapositions of text and image, which strongly suggest the widening distance between mother and daughter, build in emotional and intellectual power over the film’s ninety-minute duration.—
Rachel Syme,
New Yorker,
8 May 2026
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The new study used daily imagery, a change Seto describes like turning on a movie camera.—
Bree Shirvell,
Hartford Courant,
12 May 2026
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The movie’s editors cleaned up those early miscues and Insolera and Toscano eventually got far more connected as the cameras rolled.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
11 May 2026
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Alongside the award presentation, ICDA will host a series of panels and masterclasses exploring the craft and impact of casting in contemporary filmmaking, with several dozen international casting directors in attendance.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
6 May 2026
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Following The Staircase docuseries and show, Margaret produced a documentary, Subject, which premiered at the 2022 Tribeca Festival and shed light on the impact that documentary filmmaking can have on its subjects.—
Caroline Blair,
PEOPLE,
26 Apr. 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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Several silver screen adaptations followed, including Peter Brook’s 1963 take and Harry Hook’s 1990 movie.—
Connor Sturges,
Condé Nast Traveler,
6 May 2026
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Fallon showed framed pictures of him hanging out with F1 CEO Stefano Domenicali and posing with racecar studs Max Verstappen and Isack Hadjar at the Miami International Autodrome in Miami Gardens.—
Madeleine Marr,
Miami Herald,
7 May 2026
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Rittenhouse also posted pictures of himself in a hospital bed as well as a close-up shot of the spider's bite mark.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr,
USA Today,
7 May 2026
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“Big screen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/big%20screen. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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