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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.
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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
The film earned Weaver an Oscar nod for Best Actress, and her performance as an action star was credited with elevating the film beyond typical B movie fare.
—Johnny Loftus, EW.com, 14 Nov. 2023
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
The film earned Weaver an Oscar nod for Best Actress, and her performance as an action star was credited with elevating the film beyond typical B movie fare.
—Johnny Loftus, EW.com, 14 Nov. 2023
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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The documentary features musician Ketch Secor, a Nashville resident and founding member of the band Old Crow Medicine Show.Matthew Carey, Deadline, 26 Oct. 2024
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Gomez shared her bipolar disorder diagnosis in 2020 on Instagram, and chronicled her experience more intimately in the 2022 documentary Selena Gomez: My Mind & Me.Alexa Mikhail, Fortune Well, 26 Oct. 2024
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These sneakers also boast an attractive aesthetic, and the slip-on feature is helpful for seniors with arthritic hands who may have trouble tying laces.Trina Gray, People.com, 24 Oct. 2024
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The report did not specify how complex those generative AI features would be.Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2024
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“B movie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/B%20movie. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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