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Noun
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Just how Canneseries achieved this says much about the lure of Cannes and a screening in the 2,300-seat Grand Theatre Lumière, one of the most iconic cinemas in the world.—
Marta Balaga,
Variety,
29 Apr. 2026 -
One of comedy’s best leading men returns to cinemas with … an action thriller?—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
27 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Riding and Bamford also display models of what else transfixed that public—magic lanterns, toy theaters, and so on.—
Julian Bell,
The New York Review of Books,
25 Apr. 2026
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Second Nature will be playing in theaters in Los Angeles on May 24 and in New York City on June 26.—
Toria Sheffield,
PEOPLE,
25 Apr. 2026
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“Drive-ins.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drive-ins. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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