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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Beloved Hollywood couple Alison Brie and Dave Franco have teamed up on the big screen a handful of times already but their new collaboration tests their coupledom in new and horrific ways.
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Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Jan. 2025
By the late '80s, however, their focus and energy shifted from the big screen to establishing and funding charitable organizations.
—Emily Weaver, People.com, 26 Jan. 2025
And in the week, The Athletic revealed Amorim caused damage to the big screen television in their dressing room during a furious critique of the performance.
—Laurie Whitwell, The Athletic, 25 Jan. 2025
On the big screen, De Mave appeared in such films as Blindfold (1966), 1776 (1972) and The Man Without a Face (1993).
—Marc Berman, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
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Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Jan. 2025
By the late '80s, however, their focus and energy shifted from the big screen to establishing and funding charitable organizations.
—Emily Weaver, People.com, 26 Jan. 2025
And in the week, The Athletic revealed Amorim caused damage to the big screen television in their dressing room during a furious critique of the performance.
—Laurie Whitwell, The Athletic, 25 Jan. 2025
On the big screen, De Mave appeared in such films as Blindfold (1966), 1776 (1972) and The Man Without a Face (1993).
—Marc Berman, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
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“The big screen.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20big%20screen. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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