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Recent Examples of B movie
Burton devoured everything from horror films to Ray Harryhausen animations, science fiction B movies and Japanese Kaiju monster films.
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Tacita Quinn, CNN, 31 Oct. 2024
Produced by Julie Corman, there’s more than meets the eye to this kids’ B movie and home video triumph from New World Pictures.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 13 Sep. 2024
First came Cocaine Shark, a B movie about mutant, murderous sharks (which, apparently, never did the drug).
—Byerik Stokstad, science.org, 19 July 2024
Lopez is unable to decide whether Atlas is a serious entry in the action canon or a B movie.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 24 May 2024
More stories Roger Corman, the independent-cinema pioneer known as the king of B movies, has died at 98.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2024
For the rest of the decade, Corman produced and directed B movies in a number of then-popular genres: Westerns, sci-fi creature features, and the rock & roll teen pictures Corman would later translate into ‘60s counterculture fare, like 1966's The Wild Angels and 1967's The Trip.
—Katie Rife, EW.com, 12 May 2024
Roger Corman, who for decades dominated the world of B movies as the producer or director of countless proudly low-budget horror, science fiction and crime films, died on Thursday at his home in Santa Monica, Calif.
—Aljean Harmetz, New York Times, 12 May 2024
The electric blue of Florida’s keys provide a fresh, picturesque backdrop to a lot of B movie pulp, but the rest is properly familiar.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 9 Mar. 2024
Tacita Quinn, CNN, 31 Oct. 2024
Produced by Julie Corman, there’s more than meets the eye to this kids’ B movie and home video triumph from New World Pictures.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 13 Sep. 2024
First came Cocaine Shark, a B movie about mutant, murderous sharks (which, apparently, never did the drug).
—Byerik Stokstad, science.org, 19 July 2024
Lopez is unable to decide whether Atlas is a serious entry in the action canon or a B movie.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 24 May 2024
More stories Roger Corman, the independent-cinema pioneer known as the king of B movies, has died at 98.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2024
For the rest of the decade, Corman produced and directed B movies in a number of then-popular genres: Westerns, sci-fi creature features, and the rock & roll teen pictures Corman would later translate into ‘60s counterculture fare, like 1966's The Wild Angels and 1967's The Trip.
—Katie Rife, EW.com, 12 May 2024
Roger Corman, who for decades dominated the world of B movies as the producer or director of countless proudly low-budget horror, science fiction and crime films, died on Thursday at his home in Santa Monica, Calif.
—Aljean Harmetz, New York Times, 12 May 2024
The electric blue of Florida’s keys provide a fresh, picturesque backdrop to a lot of B movie pulp, but the rest is properly familiar.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 9 Mar. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for B movie
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Olivia Rodrigo went vintage for Halloween this year, opting to dress up as the iconic animated cartoon character, Betty Boop.Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 31 Oct. 2022
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To the narcissist, all other people are cardboard cutouts, two-dimensional animated cartoon characters, or symbols.Olivia Muenter, Woman's Day, 14 June 2022
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Nevertheless, old movies did creep onto TV through the 1950s, beginning with B pictures on local stations and gradually progressing to A pictures in network prime time.Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 1 Aug. 2023
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Right now, everything was riding on Dumbo, the studio’s B picture.Jake S. Friedman, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 July 2022
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Ugas, who holds the W.B.A. title that the organization stripped from Pacquiao last year because of his inactivity, was scheduled to face Cristian Maidana in the cofeature bout but was promoted to the main event when Spence withdrew.New York Times, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2021
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In the other cofeature, Hart, 28, will fight Demond Nicholson of Laurel, Md., at 168 pounds.Don Steinberg, Philly.com, 26 Apr. 2018
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Some of the still photos from the show appear for the first time in the documentary, says Cutler, who mined John’s archives.Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 14 Dec. 2024
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The documentary Beatles '64, produced by Martin Scorsese, restores rare footage of the rock stars Paul McCartney, John Lennon, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr, and their adoring—screaming—fans, which was filmed by documentarians Albert and David Maysles.Olivia B. Waxman, TIME, 13 Dec. 2024
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The Kids actress also appears in Magic Farm, the sophomore feature of El Planeta filmmaker and performance artist Amalia Ullman.Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 11 Dec. 2024
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One feature involves the NCAA, schools and conferences paying athletes about $2.8 billion over a 10-year period as compensation for depriving athletes of NIL, video game and broadcast opportunities in recent years.Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 11 Dec. 2024
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