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Recent Examples of cinematheque
Prestigious institutions like Cineteca di Bologna, a world leader in film preservation, and other major European cinematheques, as well as specialist private outfits like Films du Jeudi, have attended the Rendez-vous.
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Lise Pedersen, Variety, 21 Oct. 2023
The organization — part pop-up cinematheque, part artists’ cooperative — distributed experimental films by now-famous directors like Hammer, Clarke and Peggy Ahwesh.
—Sean Malin, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2023
After his meeting with Il Papa, Scorsese is set to put on a master class for a Roman film school and to attend a retrospective of his films at Rome’s Casa del Cinema cinematheque.
—Vulture, 29 May 2023
With the exchanges and collaborative efforts among foundations, archives and cinematheques, the realm of film conservation offers a model of international cooperation.
—Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Mar. 2023
However much has been lost, glimpses of the vaults at the Library of Congress and the voluminous holdings in archives and cinematheques around the world are daunting: That’s a lot of material to keep at optimal temperature.
—Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Mar. 2023
The film programs are especially welcome not just because nothing celebrates moving images better than movies themselves, but also because these screenings fill a yawning gap left when the neighboring Los Angeles County Museum of Art gutted its vaunted cinematheque back in 2009.
—David Mermelstein, WSJ, 5 Jan. 2022
These giddy delights often turn up on the great virtual American cinematheque, TCM.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 15 Aug. 2022
The Fullerton Avenue cinematheque managed to weather an approximate 50 percent drop in revenue during the worst of the 2020 pandemic closures.
—Michael Phillips, chicagotribune.com, 22 Dec. 2020
Lise Pedersen, Variety, 21 Oct. 2023
The organization — part pop-up cinematheque, part artists’ cooperative — distributed experimental films by now-famous directors like Hammer, Clarke and Peggy Ahwesh.
—Sean Malin, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2023
After his meeting with Il Papa, Scorsese is set to put on a master class for a Roman film school and to attend a retrospective of his films at Rome’s Casa del Cinema cinematheque.
—Vulture, 29 May 2023
With the exchanges and collaborative efforts among foundations, archives and cinematheques, the realm of film conservation offers a model of international cooperation.
—Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Mar. 2023
However much has been lost, glimpses of the vaults at the Library of Congress and the voluminous holdings in archives and cinematheques around the world are daunting: That’s a lot of material to keep at optimal temperature.
—Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Mar. 2023
The film programs are especially welcome not just because nothing celebrates moving images better than movies themselves, but also because these screenings fill a yawning gap left when the neighboring Los Angeles County Museum of Art gutted its vaunted cinematheque back in 2009.
—David Mermelstein, WSJ, 5 Jan. 2022
These giddy delights often turn up on the great virtual American cinematheque, TCM.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 15 Aug. 2022
The Fullerton Avenue cinematheque managed to weather an approximate 50 percent drop in revenue during the worst of the 2020 pandemic closures.
—Michael Phillips, chicagotribune.com, 22 Dec. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cinematheque
Noun
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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
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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
Noun
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Check out the schedule of indy, art house, foreign films, and documentary screenings along with live performances at the Center for Contemporary Art next door.—
Chadd Scott,
Forbes.com,
3 July 2025
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Then again, neither had Bale when he was cast — this was pre-Batman, when his résumé leaned to more art house fare like Velvet Goldmine.—
Benjamin Svetkey,
HollywoodReporter,
11 June 2025
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But then there was also the megaplex.—
Mackenzie Farkus,
The Christian Science Monitor,
27 Feb. 2025
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So, what happens at the megaplex?—
Mackenzie Farkus,
The Christian Science Monitor,
27 Feb. 2025
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The Falls, which has boasted a multiplex since the mall’s opening in 1980, will see its Regal movie house revamped, reopened and renamed the Regal Bistro at The Falls in late summer.—
Howard Cohen
July 11,
Miami Herald,
11 July 2025
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Clumping bamboo such as Chinese Dwarf Bamboo (Bambusa multiplex ) can offer an evergreen screen or an accent to an Asian garden.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
28 June 2025
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“Cinematheque.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cinematheque. Accessed 23 Jul. 2025.
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