as in B movie
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Recent Examples of B picture
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.
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Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 1 Aug. 2023
Right now, everything was riding on Dumbo, the studio’s B picture.
—Jake S. Friedman, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 July 2022
Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 1 Aug. 2023
Right now, everything was riding on Dumbo, the studio’s B picture.
—Jake S. Friedman, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 July 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for B picture
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Burton devoured everything from horror films to Ray Harryhausen animations, science fiction B movies and Japanese Kaiju monster films.—
Tacita Quinn,
CNN,
31 Oct. 2024
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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
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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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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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Volusion has a few interesting marketing features, like its Google integration.—
Robert Anderson,
PCMAG,
27 Feb. 2025
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Elizabeth Olsen doesn’t appreciate Alicia Vikander meddling in her plan to start a family in the trailer for the sci-fi feature The Assessment.—
Ryan Gajewski,
The Hollywood Reporter,
27 Feb. 2025
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Abraham’s performance in season 2 of The White Lotus earned him a Golden Globe nomination for best supporting actor in a limited series, anthology or motion picture made for television.—
Catherine Santino,
People.com,
16 Feb. 2025
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The motion picture business saw revenue and segment profit decreased to $309 million (from $443 million) and $83.6 million (from $100.4 million), respectively, on tough comparisons with last year’s theatrical releases of The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes and Saw X.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
6 Feb. 2025
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Movies were paired with overtures and intermissions rather than short subjects or promotional trailers.—
Cory Stillman,
IndieWire,
10 Feb. 2025
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The proliferation of platforms distributing short subject documentaries in recent years has led to an abundance of high-quality films that pack a punch.—
Addie Morfoot,
Variety,
7 Feb. 2025
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What To Know The Netflix documentary series American Murder: Gabby Petito will include text messages, video footage and excerpts from Petito's personal journals.—
Marni Rose McFall,
Newsweek,
17 Feb. 2025
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Yet in the best documentary category voters swerved the Palestinian-Israeli co-production No Other Land, the Oscar frontrunner, to award Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story, which is not even nominated.—
Sarah Crompton,
Vogue,
17 Feb. 2025
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“B picture.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/B%20picture. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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