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B picture

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as in B movie

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Recent Examples of B picture Once upon a time, movie houses were full of all sorts of pictures — big pictures, little pictures, A pictures, B pictures, smart pictures, silly pictures. — Robert Lloyd, Boston Herald, 7 Aug. 2025 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

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Noun

At the same time, Lanterns comes with a set of expectations that will never burden Reacher, an extended B movie of a TV series adapted from a potboiler run of airplane novels.

— Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 14 Aug. 2026
Gone would be the days of strolling up to the box office, buying a cheap matinée ticket, and sitting in a mostly empty theatre to watch a B movie with your friends.

— Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 22 July 2026

Definition of B movie

Noun

While the bathrooms in most accommodations feature walk-in showers, a few of the upstairs rooms have bathtubs, making those rooms a good choice for families.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Oct. 2026
Introduced for 2024, the Equinox EV combines long range, a smooth ride quality, and a generous list of standard features at an affordable price.

— ABC News, ABC News, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of feature

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Only one sector, the motion picture and sound recording industry, saw a drop in pay between 2024 and 2025, the analysis shows.

— Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 27 Oct. 2026
Bohemian Rhapsody, Bryan Singer’s Freddie Mercury biopic, won best motion picture drama in 2018.

— Paul Grein, Billboard, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of motion picture

Noun

The film was nominated in the best short subject category, but lost to Snow Bear.

— Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 23 Feb. 2026
The festival begins Friday and continues through Saturday with more than a dozen film selections, both full features and short subjects.

— Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 18 Feb. 2026

Definition of short subject

Noun

The documentary premiered on the BBC first, which is how American embassy workers and journalists based in the UK got a look at the film — and started grumbling.

— Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026
Under this new ordinance, student filmmakers, documentary crews and ultra-low-budget projects will be able to obtain free permits.

— Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of documentary

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