How to Use cinema in a Sentence

cinema

noun
  • We drove by the cinema to see what was playing.
  • His late uncle, who was a film buff, introduced Handler to classic cinema.
    Myrna Petlicki, Chicago Tribune, 23 Feb. 2023
  • Browning also did some directing, taking the helm for some of cinema's most memorable scenes in film.
    Tracey Harrington McCoy, Peoplemag, 1 Mar. 2023
  • Two decades since its debut, Ray continues to be celebrated as one of the most powerful biopics in cinema.
    Okla Jones, Essence, 29 Oct. 2024
  • So Spielberg recalled taking some change from a family savings jar and going to see The Searchers on his own at the cinema.
    Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Feb. 2023
  • The festival is an 11 day celebration of Latino cinema, arts and culture.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Feb. 2023
  • After years of effort, though, the former cinema equipment specialist has finally arrived at a framework with demonstrable synergy.
    Dade Hayes, Deadline, 19 Oct. 2024
  • Have your picks in place for the busy fall movie season at the cinema?
    Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 20 Sep. 2024
  • Eight years later, Sorelle is now a rising star in the world of cinema.
    C. Isaiah Smalls Ii, Miami Herald, 8 May 2024
  • Every time a new film came out, my mum would take me and my sister to the cinema at the weekend.
    Tish Weinstock, Vogue, 17 Aug. 2023
  • Many art-house cinemas have come and gone in that time, but Film Forum has thrived.
    Alexandra Schwartz, The New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2023
  • There are few things as tried and true in cinema as the tragic tale of the price of fame (see: four versions of A Star Is Born).
    Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 16 May 2024
  • It is also equipped with a Jacuzzi, a lounge, an outdoor cinema, and a bar.
    Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 27 Oct. 2023
  • The standard set up and pay-off from mainstream cinema is nowhere to be found.
    Scott Phillips, Forbes, 21 Apr. 2023
  • So that era of cinema with all of these beasties and things was due for a moment back in the spotlight.
    Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Feb. 2024
  • The cinema was full and everyone was crying at the end.
    Marta Balaga, Variety, 10 Apr. 2024
  • It is being awarded in the same cinema, the Kursaal, where Erice saw his first film.
    Liza Foreman, Variety, 29 Sep. 2023
  • Abang Adik was among the surprise packets to emerge from Southeast Asian cinema over the past 12 months.
    Mathew Scott, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Mar. 2024
  • The next installment in the Scream franchise is due out March 10 in cinemas.
    Lars Brandle, Billboard, 3 Mar. 2023
  • That’s not the Native woman that you’re used to seeing in cinema.
    Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 4 Feb. 2024
  • That then, leads me to that perennial discussion – what’s the best place to sit in a cinema?
    Benny Har-Even, Forbes, 26 Mar. 2023
  • There is also lounge seating for cozy evenings in front of the outdoor cinema.
    Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 12 Jan. 2024
  • The Marvel world and a lot of the cinema that’s going on, those worlds are so plastic and so CGI, and anything can happen.
    Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 27 May 2023
  • The Spirit of the Beehive (1973) is one of Spanish cinema’s most beloved treasures.
    Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 25 May 2023
  • The best montages in cinema have been montages that tell the story and move the story forward.
    Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2024
  • The Golden Raspberry Awards (the formal name for the Razzies) celebrate the best of the worst in cinema.
    Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 22 Jan. 2024
  • But instead of at the cinema, you could be treated to this lantern every day in your own backyard.
    Madison Yauger, Peoplemag, 20 June 2023
  • For Frank, working meant being in good company—and cinema was the way to be with beloveds.
    Carlos Valladares, ARTnews.com, 4 Oct. 2024
  • David Lynch, 2006) David Lynch might be cinema’s most wide-eyed pessimist.
    Indiewire Staff, IndieWire, 12 Aug. 2024
  • On the evolution of horror-comedy in Indian cinema, Aaryan observes that the genre has matured beyond traditional tropes.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 29 Oct. 2024

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