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as in film
the art or business of making a movie
felt that the cinema was one of the most challenging and fulfilling forms of artistic expression
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as in theater
a building or part of a building where movies are shown
got a job cleaning the cinemas at the multiplex
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Recent Examples of cinema
As the film makes its way into U.S. cinemas this week, thanks to the revered arthouse distributor Janus Films, Walker is floored to have worked on a project that has been so lovingly embraced by the international film community.
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Marya E. Gates, IndieWire, 17 Apr. 2026
GoPro is positioning it as an action cinema camera that blends imaging capabilities usually found in professional systems with a robust, small form factor.
—New Atlas, 16 Apr. 2026
Manicured hedges and stone retaining walls soften the geometry outside, where a pool, spa, padel court, and outdoor cinema capitalize on the tranquil vantages and extend daily life into the landscape.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 16 Apr. 2026
That strategy, known as windowing, became a more contentious issue after the pandemic when some studios began to reduce the amount of time films were in cinemas before audiences could view them at home.
—Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2026
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Marya E. Gates, IndieWire, 17 Apr. 2026
GoPro is positioning it as an action cinema camera that blends imaging capabilities usually found in professional systems with a robust, small form factor.
—New Atlas, 16 Apr. 2026
Manicured hedges and stone retaining walls soften the geometry outside, where a pool, spa, padel court, and outdoor cinema capitalize on the tranquil vantages and extend daily life into the landscape.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 16 Apr. 2026
That strategy, known as windowing, became a more contentious issue after the pandemic when some studios began to reduce the amount of time films were in cinemas before audiences could view them at home.
—Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cinema
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His portrayal of Scottish Tourette syndrome activist John Davidson is a truly stunning turn, but ironically, the events of that evening also proved why the film is so necessary right now.—
Katie Walsh,
Boston Herald,
24 Apr. 2026
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Now the film ends during the Bad tour in 1988.—
Rebecca Rubin,
Variety,
23 Apr. 2026
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Others believe the context clues of a show happening in a theater should make that clear enough.—
Rachel Treisman,
NPR,
23 Apr. 2026
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There’s an almost-friendship-ending rift over husbands (Brent Thiessen is Cee Cee’s, a cool-guy theater director; Ben Jacoby is Bertie’s, a rich jerk) that feels deeply dated and, in the context of the women’s tell-each-other-everything friendship, just plain weird.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
23 Apr. 2026
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At the same time, independent filmmaking took off as low-budget, low-risk films, including Reservoir Dogs and Slacker, proved to have huge revenue upside.—
Maxwell Adler,
Vanity Fair,
19 Mar. 2026
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Emma Penrose Penrose is a Director of Photography with a focus on narrative and analog experimental filmmaking.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
17 Mar. 2026
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The precinct included the Blackfriars playhouse, which Shakespeare part-owned.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
15 Apr. 2026
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But not just that, our theater and dance department, which is in the top five departments of the country, uses the playhouse as the experiential basis for our MFA program, so our students get trained there.—
Carlos Rico,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Apr. 2026
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For many years, Libby Gelman-Waxner, then an assistant buyer in juniors’ activewear, moonlighted for Premiere magazine and Entertainment Weekly as the world’s most beloved and irresponsible movie critic.—
Libby Gelman-Waxner,
New Yorker,
21 Apr. 2026
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On the same day as the New York movie premiere, Hathaway was also named PEOPLE's World's Most Beautiful for 2026.—
Catherine Santino,
PEOPLE,
21 Apr. 2026
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“Cinema.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cinema. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.
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