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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 theatre
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 Like the film itself, Golijov’s score is wildly eclectic and constantly referencing old cinema. Tim Greiving, Los Angeles Times, 20 Nov. 2024 Along with housing Associated Bank's Milwaukee-area offices, the office tower's tenants include the headquarters of hotel and cinema operator Marcus Corp. The Post-Modern building was known as the Milwaukee Center at its 1987 opening. Tom Daykin, Journal Sentinel, 20 Nov. 2024 Though Aryan Khan himself grew up surrounded by the film industry, the series logline largely reflects his father’s experience of moving to Mumbai at a young age and breaking into cinema with no industry connections. Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 19 Nov. 2024 This is where the LG G4 really excels, with colors that are just as accurate and much closer to covering the full digital cinema color space. PCMAG, 6 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for cinema 
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  • Mercifully, Lo left the kitchen and bathrooms intact, as well as the front of the loft where the film shoots take place.
    Suzanne Seggerman, Curbed, 14 Nov. 2024
  • This isn’t the only gentleman-on-gentleman peck cut from the film.
    Bethy Squires, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2024
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  • Film Bazaar’s popular Knowledge Series panels will feature sessions on festival strategy with Cannes’ Christian Jeune, streaming content acquisition, and AI in filmmaking.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 21 Nov. 2024
  • And through her mesmerizing filmmaking, Kapadia creates a world that didn’t seem possible — which, of course, reinforces how imaginary this new place might prove to be.
    Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 15 Nov. 2024
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  • On Broadway, these historic buildings were built long before the existence of modern amplification and sit side by side, playhouses sharing walls with musical houses.
    Michaela Zee, Variety, 4 Nov. 2024
  • The Angels even had a playhouse of their own on 17th Street.
    Mark Grochowski, Curbed, 28 June 2024
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  • The Buckeye location will feature a movie theater in the same building as the entertainment venue, unlike the Harkins BackLot in Happy Valley, which is separate from the movie theater.
    Reia Li, The Arizona Republic, 21 Nov. 2024
  • The actor has done his share of holiday movies, as well, starring in the ABC Family Original movie Christmas Cupid and the Hallmark Christmas movies Five Cards for Christmas, Write Before Christmas, Too Close for Christmas, and Love in Winterland.
    Lissete Lanuza Sáenz, StyleCaster, 21 Nov. 2024
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  • Wicked—Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande’s movie adaptation of the classic Broadway musical—is new in theaters.
    Tim Lammers, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
  • The Buckeye location will feature a movie theater in the same building as the entertainment venue, unlike the Harkins BackLot in Happy Valley, which is separate from the movie theater.
    Reia Li, The Arizona Republic, 21 Nov. 2024

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“Cinema.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cinema. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.

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