art house

noun

|Updated on: 9 Aug 2018

Definition of art house

: art theater

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Recent Examples of art house from the Web

The addition of Drafthouse would bring more choices to Detroit's underserved film fans — and some new competition for existing art house movie theaters, the sources of titles outside the studio mainstream supply of superheroes and action thrillers.

— julie hinds, Detroit Free Press, "Alamo Drafthouse planned for Midtown Detroit," 6 June 2018
As usual, independent and art house releases included more LGBTQ characters.

— NBC News, "GLAAD study finds LGBTQ representation in film fell in 2017," 23 May 2018
As usual, independent and art house releases included more LGBTQ characters.

— NBC News, "GLAAD study finds LGBTQ representation in film fell in 2017," 23 May 2018
Work Without Author, the new film from Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck (The Lives of Others) promises a similar box-office boost on the art house side.

— scott roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, "German Box Office Drops 17 Percent in First Half," 4 July 2018
As usual, independent and art house releases included more LGBTQ characters.

— NBC News, "GLAAD study finds LGBTQ representation in film fell in 2017," 23 May 2018
As usual, independent and art house releases included more LGBTQ characters.

— Washington Post, "GLAAD study finds LGBTQ representation in film fell in 2017," 22 May 2018
Rival Consoles approached his new album from an intriguing perspective -- through the lens of the alternately confounding and invigorating art house classic Persona (1966) by Swedish filmmaker Ingmar Bergman.

— joe lynch, Billboard, "How Ingmar Bergman's 'Persona' Inspired Rival Consoles' Electronica," 23 Apr. 2018
All four of the productions nominated for Best Musical, Frozen, SpongeBob SquarePants: The Broadway Musical, Mean Girls, and The Band’s Visit (based on a 2007 art house film) originated on the small or silver screen.

— chloe schama, Vogue, "10 Things to Know About the 2018 Tonys," 1 June 2018

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