Noun
The large viewing surface upon which films are projected in a cinema.
You should watch Star Wars on the big screen for the full effect.
(idiomatic, by extension) movies, or that which is related to movies or cinema.
Stars of the stage and the big screen gathered for the awards ceremony.
Jane Smith made her big-screen debut in 2005, appearing as a librarian in a Hollywood crime thriller.
Theatrically seeing a movie with a group of people and having a collective experience has an authenticity that you can't get with your big screen television. Christine Vachon
Sure, and that's the cool thing about DVD: you can pack stuff on the disc that would've been too much for the big screen because actually it would've only interested yourself and a bunch of fanboys, who wanna know everything. Quentin Tarantino
I always felt that the telefilm directors made wonderful films, which are even better than the big screen movies, but never got enough opportunities to showcase their talents on the big screens. Arin Paul
I gave up on the big screen. The Witching Hour was at Warner Bros. for 10 years and it just didn't work out. Anne Rice
You can't fix a bad script after you start shooting. The problems on the page only get bigger as they move to the big screen. Howard Hawks
There are definitely times where I am listening to the radio, and I think, 'That would be awesome. I would love to sing that.' It's this weird karaoke fantasy that I might someday get to live out on the big screen. Skylar Astin