as in film
the art or business of making a movie
many actors now take roles for both television and the big screen
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Recent Examples of big screen
The brothers’ parents, Joaquim and Isabel Silva, were VIP guests at this match and saw their late son honoured during the Portuguese national anthem, when a black-and-white image of him playing for Portugal was shown on the stadium’s big screen.
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Tim Spiers, New York Times, 17 June 2026
While once a joke in Hollywood, video game to big screen adaptations have become some of the most profitable ventures in filmmaking.
—Jack Dunn, Variety, 15 June 2026
Outside Madison Square Garden, a crowd watching on a big screen roared as the Knicks rallied from a 16-point deficit to beat the Spurs in San Antonio in Game 5 of the NBA Finals.
—Michael R. Sisak, Fortune, 15 June 2026
Outside Madison Square Garden, a crowd watching on a big screen roared as the Knicks rallied from a 16-point deficit to beat the Spurs in San Antonio in Game 5 of the NBA Finals.
—Michael R. Sisak, Los Angeles Times, 14 June 2026
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Tim Spiers, New York Times, 17 June 2026
While once a joke in Hollywood, video game to big screen adaptations have become some of the most profitable ventures in filmmaking.
—Jack Dunn, Variety, 15 June 2026
Outside Madison Square Garden, a crowd watching on a big screen roared as the Knicks rallied from a 16-point deficit to beat the Spurs in San Antonio in Game 5 of the NBA Finals.
—Michael R. Sisak, Fortune, 15 June 2026
Outside Madison Square Garden, a crowd watching on a big screen roared as the Knicks rallied from a 16-point deficit to beat the Spurs in San Antonio in Game 5 of the NBA Finals.
—Michael R. Sisak, Los Angeles Times, 14 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for big screen
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The stylistic eccentricities have been dialed back, including the use of old Hollywood film clips to reflect the action and possibly the thoughts of its main character, a cinephile from space, who is both practicing and enacting the work of a private detective.—
Robert Lloyd,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2026
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The coalition, including the Motion Picture Association and the Hollywood unions, is pushing for a carve-out that would exempt film credits from the new limitation.—
Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
19 June 2026
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With the 50/50 revenue breakdown between studios and movie theaters, a $250 million movie generally needs to reach $500 million globally to break even.—
Ian Miller OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
23 June 2026
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Matt Spicer directed the movie, written by Jarrad Paul and Andrew Mogel.—
Raven Brunner,
PEOPLE,
23 June 2026
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For Washington, having a say in who directs — and in many other aspects of filmmaking that have more to do with what goes on behind the camera than in front of it — has made producing a priority.—
Jim Hemphill,
IndieWire,
2 June 2026
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Anyone interested in the physical side of pre-CG large-scale filmmaking will be fascinated by close-up glimpses of movie magic, like the transformation of the Spanish landscape into snowbound Russia for Doctor Zhivago or the construction of an entire Irish coastal village for Ryan’s Daughter.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
27 May 2026
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What happens when a silver screen icon meets an icon of Marxist revolution?—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
6 June 2026
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The Golden Age of Hollywood saw silver screen siren Sophia Loren take over global cinema.—
Bailey Bujnosek,
InStyle,
6 June 2026
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Area law enforcement officials have previously released pictures of him.—
Nathan Pilling,
Kansas City Star,
19 June 2026
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But some users find clever ways to sidestep those controls, by disguising sensitive requests as role-playing games, poems or pictures, with many swapping tips and ideas online.—
Kevin Schaul,
Washington Post,
18 June 2026
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