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cinemas

noun

plural of cinema

as in theaters

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 cinemas Tenzing is in select cinemas on October 9, and globally on Apple TV on October 16. — Tamara Southward, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Oct. 2026 Participating exhibitors include Regal, AMC, Cinemark, select theater chains and independent cinemas. — Jack Dunn, Variety, 15 Oct. 2026 Inevitably, Kreutzer’s film was tarnished by association and even withdrawn from some cinemas. — Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2026 According to the letter, Skolnick was fired largely due to his decision to supplement his salary at the CAC — which this year reached $75,000 — by working as a freelance film booker for other indie cinemas. — Adam B. Vary, IndieWire, 9 Oct. 2026 The Iraq War, the Covid-19 pandemic, the billionaire bubble and a social media audit are among the heady subjects tackled in cinemas this month. — David Faris, TheWeek, 7 Oct. 2026

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The movie will play in theaters for 49 days before hitting the streaming service on April 2.

— Hilary Lewis, HollywoodReporter, 13 Oct. 2026
The feature will be released by Tamasa in a DVD/Blu-ray box set and then in theaters in 2027 as part of a retrospective of Renoir’s silent films.

— Ed Meza, Variety, 13 Oct. 2026

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Collectors and parents began sending Hoban photos of their own childhood playhouses, helping identify rare models, missing accessories and even how certain sets originally looked.

— Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 2 Sep. 2026
Her Mame years kicked off with a national tour in 1965, followed by summer engagements, bus & truck tours and stops in Las Vegas, playhouses and dinner theaters.

— Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 23 July 2026

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