the big screen

noun phrase

: movies and the movie industry especially when they are being compared to television
She was a star of the big screen.
The television show was adapted for the big screen.

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From playing on the sandy fields of their town, then stealing bases at the Phoenix’s Chase Field and to watching their story on the big screen during the Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival (LALIFF), there is nothing impossible for these women. Los Angeles Times Staff, Los Angeles Times, 26 Dec. 2024 Here are the most Wisconsin moments in movies in 2024, along with some other state connections on the big screen this past year. Chris Foran, Journal Sentinel, 26 Dec. 2024 Thanks to the film’s costume designer Arianne Phillips, the star is a total dead-ringer for Dylan on the big screen, slipping into his effortlessly-cool wardrobe of Levi’s flares, leather blazers, and silk shirts. Christian Allaire, Vogue, 24 Dec. 2024 Though the incident occurred nearly a couple of months ago, police are looking for the man wearing all red and possibly disguised as the comic character played by Ryan Reynolds on the big screen. Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 23 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for the big screen 

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“The big screen.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20big%20screen. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.

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