big screen
Britishnoun
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Netflix’s strategy of mainly releasing movies on its platform instead of doing large theatrical windows also was a turnoff for some talent who wanted to see their work on the big screen, some sources said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026
"Stories about corporate intrigue, money and power have found a home on TV. They lack the cinematic qualities that excite big screen audiences, like emotion, spectacle and fantasy," Gross said.
From Barron's ● Oct. 11, 2026
Inside Newlands, the operator of the big screen – working independently from Naicker – showed the same footage.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
Watch an unhinged new thriller: Verity, starring Anne Hathaway, Dakota Johnson, and Josh Hartnett, brings Colleen Hoover’s most bonkers book to the big screen.
From Slate ● Oct. 5, 2026
So I said great, terrific, I’d meet him in front of the big screen for a bit of bonding and bodychecking.
From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx
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