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featurette

noun

Definition of featurette

as in documentary

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Recent Examples of featurette Bonus features include a feature-length commentary, a gag reel, and four behind-the-scenes featurettes, plus a new Lady Gaga and Doechii music video. — John Archer, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026 The film will feature an exclusive making-of featurette offering a glimpse behind the curtain. — Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Jan. 2026 In the featurette, Springsteen, 76, recalls watching the movie with one of sisters for the first time. — Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE, 19 Dec. 2025 Watch the Ice Spice SpongeBob Movie featurette below. — Michael Saponara, Billboard, 17 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for featurette

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Noun

Giannis Antetokounmpo, for example, rolled out Improbable Media in 2024 with a feature-length documentary about his life story.

— Justin Birnbaum, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2026
Dumont worked with a cast of non-professional young actors and adopted a documentary-like approach to the film, which was shot against the red cliffs and blue waters of the Mediterranean.

— Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of documentary

Noun

Factory floor gets smarter One of the main features planned for BIC North is ASML’s new flow factory, a manufacturing model designed for its TWINSCAN lithography systems.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 9 Sep. 2026
When the device is closed, a smaller exterior screen on the front cover provides quick access to key apps and features.

— Alexei Oreskovic, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of feature

Noun

To make matters worse, his short film didn’t get into Sundance, but his mom doesn’t seem to be surprised by that.

— Tom Smyth, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2026
In many ways, Therese is the picture of earnestness (right down to her appearance in Rooney Mara’s film portrayal—her eyes wider than the rims of Carol’s martini glasses).

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of film

Noun

His foray into film began in Philadelphia with a 1-minute experimental short created for an art contest, which eventually secured him an American Film Institute grant to make The Grandmother (1970).

— Robert Lang, Deadline, 2 Sep. 2026
Some consistency will ultimately be needed, but not being able to escape a certain amount of volatility may not be the worst thing for the group, at least in the short-to-medium term.

— Lyndsey Havens, Billboard, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of short

Noun

There are also two DVDs that contain two hours and 30 minutes of concert footage, along with a new edit of the 1982 movie Joy Division – A Malcolm Whitehead Film.

— Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 8 Sep. 2026
The film was famously dropped by Amazon MGM Studios, which developed and financed the project then walked away from distributing the movie after announcing a $50 billion partnership and investment that involved OpenAI.

— James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of movie

Noun

The audience gave a festival-best 22-minute standing ovation to the ticking-clock docudrama about efforts to save a 5-year-old Palestinian girl killed by the IDF.

— Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2026
Either way, the age of the football docudrama looks here to stay.

— Tim Spiers, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of docudrama

Noun

And as a cartoon, its job is not just to tell you a story, but to give you something fresh to look at, something to set itself apart while offering easy access to its world and people.

— Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026
The first sixteen pages of last year’s annual report consisted of a cartoon about a globe-trotting Pegasus.

— Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of cartoon

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