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cinema

[sin-uh-muh] / ˈsɪn ə mə /


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Running may not be the most appealing subject for cinema, though “Learning to Fly” is emphatically cinematic.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026

Paramount also enlisted major Hollywood unions, the Directors Guild of America and the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, and prominent cinema chains to drop their opposition to the deal.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2026

The problem is that the world outside the cinema is far more complex than those binary ways of thinking allow.

From Salon ● Sep. 19, 2026

A woman gave birth in a cinema after going into labour in the middle of a movie, with the newborn's birth certificate officially recording the unusual place of birth.

From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026

Not a single light shone in the entire cinema, and the darkness that had settled on the eaves and window ledges seemed denser than the night.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny

Many theatres, like cinemas, ask audiences to switch off their mobile phones during performances.

From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026

Taxes paid by pubs, hotels and cinemas in Wales will fall after the Welsh government announced a 30% cut in some business rates.

From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026

After swinging from victory to victory, the Tom Holland and Zendaya-led blockbuster caught second place this weekend, bringing in another $8.4 million, for a global total of $2.45 billion over its seven weeks in cinemas.

From Barron's ● Sep. 13, 2026

The two leaders called for action to safeguard independent cinemas and diversity in film and pledged to invest substantially in the audiovisual sector.

From Barron's ● Sep. 7, 2026

“Films that cinemas were trashing. If a theater shut down, we raided the basements. And occasionally, if we liked a film enough when we saw it, we’d have a...er...word with the projectionist about it.”

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny




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