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many actors now take roles for both television and the big screen
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David Fincher's 1999 big screen adaptation of author Chuck Palahniuk's 1996 novel opened in U.S. theaters 25 years ago today, wowing audiences with its distinctive style and no-holds-barred — if frequently misunderstood — examination of modern masculinity.
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John Russell, People.com, 15 Oct. 2024
Jackman also starred in big screen musicals like The Greatest Showman and Les Miserables.
—Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 9 Oct. 2024
In their new big screen appearance, Wallace and Gromit’s friendship is put to the test by the former’s invention of a smart gnome called Norbot, who takes on a life of his own, wreaking havoc in the process.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 12 Oct. 2024
Asus makes solid laptops at a variety of price points, and the Vivobook is a top pick for people who want a big screen and good functionality without a lot of weight.
—K. Thor Jensen, PCMAG, 8 Oct. 2024
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John Russell, People.com, 15 Oct. 2024
Jackman also starred in big screen musicals like The Greatest Showman and Les Miserables.
—Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 9 Oct. 2024
In their new big screen appearance, Wallace and Gromit’s friendship is put to the test by the former’s invention of a smart gnome called Norbot, who takes on a life of his own, wreaking havoc in the process.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 12 Oct. 2024
Asus makes solid laptops at a variety of price points, and the Vivobook is a top pick for people who want a big screen and good functionality without a lot of weight.
—K. Thor Jensen, PCMAG, 8 Oct. 2024
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Beyond that, however, the film’s pleasures are a bit harder to pin down.David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 4 Nov. 2024
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But the following musical number, a grand procession through the streets of Mexico City, also functions as a plea to the viewer — to buy in, to accept the film’s idiosyncratic world, one where Rita quickly gets entangled with a drug lord (Karla Sofía Gascón) seeking gender-affirming surgery.Paula Aceves, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2024
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Here's our list of the 25 best horror movies of the '80s.Katie Rife, EW.com, 29 Oct. 2024
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There, Depp premiered a movie as a director, Modi, Three Days on the Wing of Madness, starring Al Pacino.Jack Smart, People.com, 29 Oct. 2024
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San Francisco and the Bay Area has long been a hub of filmmaking, as early as the days of Charlie Chaplin.Matthew Carey, Deadline, 29 Oct. 2024
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The diversity of current Japanese filmmaking is further demonstrated in the dedicated Nippon Cinema Now.Patrick Frater, Variety, 28 Oct. 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 8 Nov. 2024.
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