blockbuster
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Few actors of her generation have moved as comfortably between the machinery of blockbuster filmmaking and the more unpredictable corners of independent cinema.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 11, 2026
Plus, fresh valuation focus on Anthropic’s blockbuster IPO.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 10, 2026
The controversy only intensified their rivalry, setting up a blockbuster rematch at Wembley in front of 80,000 fans six months later.
From BBC ● Nov. 10, 2026
Anthropic had been expected to begin pitching its blockbuster IPO this week, according to reports.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 9, 2026
Imagine a blockbuster movie about a world united in battle against Nazi oppression.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
An interesting mix of about a half dozen blockbusters and indies also seem like good bets, while at least three of the 10 slots are fully up for grabs.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2026
Alejandro González Iñárritu cast the Hollywood star as a bombastic Texas oil baron in “Digger,” bringing the actor back to art-house cinema after almost two decades focused largely on action blockbusters.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
It is hard to say how much to chalk up to AI, rather than longer-running trends like the decline of newspapers, record sales and Hollywood blockbusters.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
Film fans have had plenty of chances to spot Glasgow on the big screen in recent years, from superhero blockbusters to futuristic sci-fi thrillers.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
The conventional bombs of World War II were called blockbusters.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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