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playlets

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plural of playlet

as in interludes

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And the folksy score and silly musical interludes help the audience speed through the story at a delightful, oh-so-welcome 78 minutes.

— Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 17 July 2026
These dull interludes stop the narrative dead in its tracks, recalling Sean Penn’s purgatorial wanderings in Malick’s The Tree of Life.

— David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 15 July 2026

Definition of interludes

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The Netflix series, based on the Ranson Canyon book series by Jodi Thomas, is similar to other cozy dramas like Virgin River and Sweet Magnolias, striking a perfect balance of relaxing and wildly entertaining.

— Barry Levitt, Time, 23 July 2026
Together, these nine films offer a rich panorama of contemporary regional cinema, spanning intimate family dramas, coming-of-age stories, social realism, and formally adventurous works.

— Leo Barraclough, Variety, 23 July 2026

Definition of dramas

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Today, the public largely remembers Holmes through magazine covers, courtroom sketches, documentaries, and television dramatizations.

— Walter Pavlo, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
For Dreams of Violets, every image and person in the film is AI generated, but the dramatizations are based on journalistic reports, photographs and eyewitness accounts from which AI video models were used.

— Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 27 May 2026

Definition of dramatizations

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Hard to believe, especially coming right off one of the most successful TV comedies of all time, that someone like Lorre would face a network and studio rejection.

— Michael Schneider, Variety, 22 July 2026
Previously contained by Happy Madison and the occasional Gary Sánchez outing, we’re now inundated by comedies about the leisurely arts.

— Bethy Squires, Vulture, 21 July 2026

Definition of comedies

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The school commissions Broadway writers to pen musicals for students each year and recently has added in a new summer musical, where commercial producers can workshop and develop shows.

— Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 25 May 2026
Founded in 2007 by Gary and Erin Lewis, the company produces stage musicals year-round, as well as musical readings and youth drama education programs.

— Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 May 2026

Definition of musicals

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