home video
Americannoun
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a videotape recorded by camcorder generally for noncommercial use, especially for viewing at home.
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the business of renting or selling prerecorded videocassettes for viewing especially at home.
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Thanks to home video and cable TV, the film, not accounted as a success in its time, has become lodged in the childhood memories of several generations.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026
Top movie theater lobbyist Michael O’Leary called for Hollywood studios to hold back movies longer from home video and streaming, arguing that it would make the movie business more sustainable.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 4, 2025
Egoyan intersperses scenes set in the present with home video footage of Jeanine as a child, shot by her own father, blindfolded and doing strange dances in the woods.
From Salon ● Mar. 12, 2025
A home video of Sean playing and laughing with Sara at her second birthday party - just four months before the bomb - was shown to the inquiry.
From BBC ● Feb. 6, 2025
Appearing as part of the new BBC iPlayer documentary, Gavin & Stacey: A Fond Farewell, the short clip shows Uncle Bryn and Jason in a home video.
From BBC ● Jan. 2, 2025
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