low-budget
idiom
: involving a small amount of money : involving a relatively small cost
a low-budget movie
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Our hosts go into the weird story behind the song: Madonna wrote it with collaborator Stephen Bray, a low-budget home recording inspired by spying on a hot neighbor dancing in his apartment in the Lower East Side.
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Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 27 Mar. 2024
Let the small-market, low-budget teams sweat the small stuff and play between the margins.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2024
Tsutsui said the original movie, released in 1954, drew laughs in theaters from American audiences, interpreted as a low-budget cheesy monster movie.
—Kimmy Yam, NBC News, 11 Mar. 2024
The space itself, a windowless annex with cinderblock walls, gives the impression of a low-budget sitcom set in its ramshackle construction, somehow cozy and cold all at once.
—Michael Nordine, Variety, 20 Mar. 2024
Charvet eventually returned to acting, albeit in a handful of low-budget flicks, including 2013's Prisoners of the Sun.
—Kathleen Perricone, EW.com, 20 Mar. 2024
The low-budget recording actually benefits the overall vibe of the record lending the instruments a uniquely warm sound, providing the perfect bed for J [Mascis] to add various levels of volume and distortion at just the right moments for maximum impact.
—Liza Lentini, SPIN, 15 Mar. 2024
And what are some low-budget ways to view the eclipse?
—Jennifer Dixon, Detroit Free Press, 15 Mar. 2024
Premiering in the Visions section at SXSW, this low-budget striver of a feature may find berths with streamers, and ought to at least attract attention from casting directors looking for new talents.
—Leslie Felperin, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Mar. 2024
Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 27 Mar. 2024
Let the small-market, low-budget teams sweat the small stuff and play between the margins.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2024
Tsutsui said the original movie, released in 1954, drew laughs in theaters from American audiences, interpreted as a low-budget cheesy monster movie.
—Kimmy Yam, NBC News, 11 Mar. 2024
The space itself, a windowless annex with cinderblock walls, gives the impression of a low-budget sitcom set in its ramshackle construction, somehow cozy and cold all at once.
—Michael Nordine, Variety, 20 Mar. 2024
Charvet eventually returned to acting, albeit in a handful of low-budget flicks, including 2013's Prisoners of the Sun.
—Kathleen Perricone, EW.com, 20 Mar. 2024
The low-budget recording actually benefits the overall vibe of the record lending the instruments a uniquely warm sound, providing the perfect bed for J [Mascis] to add various levels of volume and distortion at just the right moments for maximum impact.
—Liza Lentini, SPIN, 15 Mar. 2024
And what are some low-budget ways to view the eclipse?
—Jennifer Dixon, Detroit Free Press, 15 Mar. 2024
Premiering in the Visions section at SXSW, this low-budget striver of a feature may find berths with streamers, and ought to at least attract attention from casting directors looking for new talents.
—Leslie Felperin, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Mar. 2024
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