B picture

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Recent Examples of B picture 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 Right now, everything was riding on Dumbo, the studio’s B picture. — Jake S. Friedman, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 July 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for B picture
  1. B movie
  2. cofeature
  3. animated cartoon
  4. feature
  5. motion picture
  6. short subject
  7. documentary
Noun
  • And Answers For Saturday, March 8 Cult classics often come in the form of horror flicks, thrillers and B movies.
    — Travis Bean, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2025
  • Moore’s second big-screen film role comes in a schlock-horror B movie (C movie?) about Dr. Paul Deen (Michael Shoob), who is traversing the postapocalyptic United States while incubating a deadly parasite.
    — Eddie Mouradian, Vulture, 24 Feb. 2025
Definition of B movie
Noun
  • 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
  • In the other cofeature, Hart, 28, will fight Demond Nicholson of Laurel, Md., at 168 pounds.
    — Don Steinberg, Philly.com, 26 Apr. 2018
Definition of cofeature
Noun
  • 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
  • To the narcissist, all other people are cardboard cutouts, two-dimensional animated cartoon characters, or symbols.
    — Olivia Muenter, Woman's Day, 14 June 2022
Definition of animated cartoon
Noun
  • At the end of the day, no app feature can replace good old-fashioned conversations about balance and well-being.
    — Annabelle Canela, Parents, 11 Mar. 2025
  • While this research is an important first step, future research will need to expand these datasets, use satellite tracking to follow potential neonate movement, and explore whether other environmental factors, such as deep-sea features or seasonal cycles, play a role in whale shark reproduction.
    — Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
Definition of feature
Noun
  • Hartman’s contributions came at a time of rapid transformation in photography, motion pictures, and ocean exploration.
    — Bill Gourgey, Popular Science, 13 Mar. 2025
  • Although the motion picture memory of the war is in newsreel black and white, Technicolor was used to valorize America’s warriors, as if the prestige format should not be reserved exclusively for Hollywood entertainment.
    — Thomas Doherty, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Mar. 2025
Definition of motion picture
Noun
  • Full Frame is a qualifying festival for the Academy Award documentary film short subject.
    — Addie Morfoot, Variety, 11 Mar. 2025
  • At the Oscars in February 1954, Walt Disney won four Oscars (all for different films): best documentary feature (The Living Desert), best documentary short subject (The Alaskan Eskimo), best cartoon short subject (Toot, Whistle, Plunk and Boom) and best two-reel short subject (Bear Country).
    — Paul Grein, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019
Definition of short subject
Noun
  • As a long-standing fan of the Emmy-award winning documentary that has chronicled the ownership of Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney, the former England international was already well versed in not only the Welsh club’s rise, but also the local characters.
    — Richard Sutcliffe, The Athletic, 14 Mar. 2025
  • The documentary is brought to audiences by the SHEBA brand, with Cravalho attached as an associate producer.
    — Matt Minton, Variety, 13 Mar. 2025
Definition of documentary

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