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the art or business of making a movie
many actors now take roles for both television and the big screen
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As is now tradition nationwide, the film will play on a big screen while shadowcasts reenact the scenes live.
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Steph Solis, Axios, 10 Oct. 2024
The show references iconic witches like Glinda and the Wicked Witch of the West from The Wizard of Oz (who are coincidentally coming soon to a big screen near you), not to mention Stevie Nicks.
—Christian Holub, EW.com, 28 Oct. 2024
The best way to watch any sort of network programming for free on a big screen is with a good HD antenna.
—Bychris Morris, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2024
Remarkably, Secret Invasion cost even more to make than many of Marvel's big screen blockbusters including Doctor Strange, Guardians of the Galaxy, Thor: The Dark World and Captain America as shown in the chart below.
—Caroline Reid, Forbes, 19 Oct. 2024
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Steph Solis, Axios, 10 Oct. 2024
The show references iconic witches like Glinda and the Wicked Witch of the West from The Wizard of Oz (who are coincidentally coming soon to a big screen near you), not to mention Stevie Nicks.
—Christian Holub, EW.com, 28 Oct. 2024
The best way to watch any sort of network programming for free on a big screen is with a good HD antenna.
—Bychris Morris, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2024
Remarkably, Secret Invasion cost even more to make than many of Marvel's big screen blockbusters including Doctor Strange, Guardians of the Galaxy, Thor: The Dark World and Captain America as shown in the chart below.
—Caroline Reid, Forbes, 19 Oct. 2024
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Mercifully, Lo left the kitchen and bathrooms intact, as well as the front of the loft where the film shoots take place.Suzanne Seggerman, Curbed, 14 Nov. 2024
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Since many of the men in the study haven’t been extensively interviewed, the National Geographic series does say something new, a feat, given there have been a number of films — some good, some bad — focused on the subject.Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
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This is a movie that exists in its own strange world.Nate Jones, Vulture, 9 Nov. 2024
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But because this is a horror movie, there are, of course, more immediate existential threats lurking behind doors one and two.Katie Walsh, Twin Cities, 7 Nov. 2024
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Releasing in theaters on November 8 and on Netflix on November 22, filmmaking is apparently an intrinsic gene within the DNA of the Washington family.Malik William, Essence, 4 Nov. 2024
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Industries like filmmaking, design and art, once limited to those with specialized skills or access to expensive tools, are now being revolutionized by AI.Justin Maier, Rolling Stone, 4 Nov. 2024
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Suddenly, all across the page and silver screen, teenagers were fighting for their lives in apocalyptic settings.Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 20 Oct. 2024
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The show even made its debut at the Venice Film Festival, further underlining the increasingly amorphous delineation between the small and silver screen.Emma Specter, Vogue, 11 Oct. 2024
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“Big screen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/big%20screen. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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