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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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Starring Robert Pattinson, Toni Collette, Steven Yeun, Naomi Ackie and Mark Ruffalo, the $118M blockbuster is Bong’s first feature since helming his history-making title, Parasite.—
Sara Merican,
Deadline,
10 Jan. 2025
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On the right team, that could be a feature, not a bug.—
John Hollinger,
The Athletic,
10 Jan. 2025
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The guild advised that Local 80, representing motion picture grips, crafts service, marine, first aid employees and warehouse workers has opened its Burbank stage as a relief shelter.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
10 Jan. 2025
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Qualifying for Best Picture eligibility According to the rules listed on the Academy’s website, motion pictures must be at least be lengthier than 40 minutes, and must have released in 35mm or 70mm running a minimum of three shows per day in theatres for seven consecutive days.—
Sweta Kaushal,
Forbes,
10 Jan. 2025
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Documentary feature Documentary short subject International feature film Makeup & hairstyling Music (original score) Music (original song) Animated short film Live-action short film Sound Visual effects When are the 2025 Oscars?—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
17 Dec. 2024
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Remember that depth of field is almost non-existent at short subject distances with a wide aperture.—
PCMAG,
PCMAG,
26 Mar. 2024
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Amazon put $40 million behind a Melania Trump documentary.—
Scott Rosenberg,
Axios,
11 Jan. 2025
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There is probably a perfectly reasonable explanation for why Amazon is reportedly paying $40 million for the rights to a documentary about Melania Trump.—
Benjamin Svetkey and Julian Sancton,
The Hollywood Reporter,
11 Jan. 2025
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“B picture.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/B%20picture. Accessed 24 Jan. 2025.
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