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As much as cinephiles look back at French and other European cinemas of past decades from the perspective of great films, the reality is what boosted art theaters and distributors in the late 1950s was the greater freedom in subject matters that European films provided.
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Indiewire Staff, IndieWire, 28 Dec. 2025
Constructed in 1963, the three-screen Cinema Village is billed as the oldest continuously operating movie theater in Greenwich Village and one of the oldest art theaters in the city.
—Katie Kilkenny, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Apr. 2024
The film released last week to widespread fanfare and critical acclaim, in Indianapolis and beyond, that has shattered the art theater box initially placed around it, propelling it into chain theaters and early award conversations.
—Rory Appleton, The Indianapolis Star, 13 Apr. 2022
But Stein said most historic art theaters haven't been so lucky.
—Elizabeth Depompei, Indianapolis Star, 24 Apr. 2020
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Indiewire Staff, IndieWire, 28 Dec. 2025
Constructed in 1963, the three-screen Cinema Village is billed as the oldest continuously operating movie theater in Greenwich Village and one of the oldest art theaters in the city.
—Katie Kilkenny, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Apr. 2024
The film released last week to widespread fanfare and critical acclaim, in Indianapolis and beyond, that has shattered the art theater box initially placed around it, propelling it into chain theaters and early award conversations.
—Rory Appleton, The Indianapolis Star, 13 Apr. 2022
But Stein said most historic art theaters haven't been so lucky.
—Elizabeth Depompei, Indianapolis Star, 24 Apr. 2020
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“Art theater.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/art%20theater. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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