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Definitions
Wiktionary
- n. One of the poles used to hold up a tent.
- n. US, attributive, figuratively, film, television, theater Of or pertaining to a large-scale entertainment production which is a major source of revenue for its studio, television network, or investors.
Etymologies
- tent + pole (Wiktionary)
Examples
“Jobs spent a good chunk of the event discussing the seventh "tentpole" - a centralized mobile ad network called (as rumored) "iAd.”
“(More time is given, it seems, to the studio's first real star -- and original "tentpole" -- Rin Tin Tin.)”
“TDTESS is described as a tentpole film for WB so I think they are expecting big things.”
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“They don't answer the larger questions: Are movie studios simply better at giving us the sequels we want -- the so-called tentpole films: Spider-Man, X-Men, Bourne, Harry Potter -- or are we clinging to the familiar and escapist more than ever this decade, because, in this decade, we have more to escape?”
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“In recent years Hollywood studios have become increasingly reliant on so-called "tentpole" movies, which are given huge production budgets in the hope of making very large profits.”
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“When a high-quality, full-length work print of X-Men Origins: Wolverine surfaced on Internet bittorrent sites last night, early speculation was that this was a doomsday scenario for Fox and the filmmakers behind the tentpole, which is not due to be released until May 1.”
“tentpole" - filled keynote if it was all ready to go on it, but the eternal optimists within us would like to believe that the merest glimpse of the app would instantly reveal a front facing camera on whatever new iPhone hardware is in the works, therefore relegating the app to secrecy.”
“Apple adds seven major features, 100 minor features in iPhone 4.0 (AppleInsider) iPhone OS 4 will introduce seven major "tentpole" feature and a long list of minor enhancements this summer, Steve Jobs has announced at Apple's release preview event.”
“To anyone saying "District 9," please keep in mind that that movie only had to compete against GI Joe, a "tentpole" that was given wide clearance by most but wound up delivering fairly mediocre box office performance.”
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“Every year, the major studios scramble to produce "tentpole" and "blockbuster" films, and, every year, without exception, these are science fiction and fantasy extravaganzas.”
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cryptofascistbbq "n. something, such as a commercial undertaking, a story franchise, or a fictional character, that serves as primary support (for a company, television program, etc.), especially a blockbuster movie which compensates for a studio’s flops."
Source: http://www.doubletongued.org/index.php/dictionary/tent_pole/ Apr 7, 2011