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Recent Examples of cinematheque
Prestigious institutions like Cineteca di Bologna, a world leader in film preservation, and other major European cinematheques, as well as specialist private outfits like Films du Jeudi, have attended the Rendez-vous.
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Lise Pedersen, Variety, 21 Oct. 2023
The organization — part pop-up cinematheque, part artists’ cooperative — distributed experimental films by now-famous directors like Hammer, Clarke and Peggy Ahwesh.
—Sean Malin, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2023
After his meeting with Il Papa, Scorsese is set to put on a master class for a Roman film school and to attend a retrospective of his films at Rome’s Casa del Cinema cinematheque.
—Vulture, 29 May 2023
With the exchanges and collaborative efforts among foundations, archives and cinematheques, the realm of film conservation offers a model of international cooperation.
—Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Mar. 2023
However much has been lost, glimpses of the vaults at the Library of Congress and the voluminous holdings in archives and cinematheques around the world are daunting: That’s a lot of material to keep at optimal temperature.
—Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Mar. 2023
The film programs are especially welcome not just because nothing celebrates moving images better than movies themselves, but also because these screenings fill a yawning gap left when the neighboring Los Angeles County Museum of Art gutted its vaunted cinematheque back in 2009.
—David Mermelstein, WSJ, 5 Jan. 2022
These giddy delights often turn up on the great virtual American cinematheque, TCM.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 15 Aug. 2022
The Fullerton Avenue cinematheque managed to weather an approximate 50 percent drop in revenue during the worst of the 2020 pandemic closures.
—Michael Phillips, chicagotribune.com, 22 Dec. 2020
Lise Pedersen, Variety, 21 Oct. 2023
The organization — part pop-up cinematheque, part artists’ cooperative — distributed experimental films by now-famous directors like Hammer, Clarke and Peggy Ahwesh.
—Sean Malin, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2023
After his meeting with Il Papa, Scorsese is set to put on a master class for a Roman film school and to attend a retrospective of his films at Rome’s Casa del Cinema cinematheque.
—Vulture, 29 May 2023
With the exchanges and collaborative efforts among foundations, archives and cinematheques, the realm of film conservation offers a model of international cooperation.
—Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Mar. 2023
However much has been lost, glimpses of the vaults at the Library of Congress and the voluminous holdings in archives and cinematheques around the world are daunting: That’s a lot of material to keep at optimal temperature.
—Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Mar. 2023
The film programs are especially welcome not just because nothing celebrates moving images better than movies themselves, but also because these screenings fill a yawning gap left when the neighboring Los Angeles County Museum of Art gutted its vaunted cinematheque back in 2009.
—David Mermelstein, WSJ, 5 Jan. 2022
These giddy delights often turn up on the great virtual American cinematheque, TCM.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 15 Aug. 2022
The Fullerton Avenue cinematheque managed to weather an approximate 50 percent drop in revenue during the worst of the 2020 pandemic closures.
—Michael Phillips, chicagotribune.com, 22 Dec. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cinematheque
Noun
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Constructed in 1963, the three-screen Cinema Village is billed as the oldest continuously operating movie theater in Greenwich Village and one of the oldest art theaters in the city.—
Katie Kilkenny,
The Hollywood Reporter,
5 Apr. 2024
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The film released last week to widespread fanfare and critical acclaim, in Indianapolis and beyond, that has shattered the art theater box initially placed around it, propelling it into chain theaters and early award conversations.—
Rory Appleton,
The Indianapolis Star,
13 Apr. 2022
Noun
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Many of the biggest names in international art house cinema got their start in the sidebar.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
14 Apr. 2025
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His knowledge of cinema, from action franchises and Oscar winners to obscure indies and the international art house, rivals that of any film geek.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
28 Mar. 2025
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But then there was also the megaplex.—
Mackenzie Farkus,
The Christian Science Monitor,
27 Feb. 2025
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So, what happens at the megaplex?—
Mackenzie Farkus,
The Christian Science Monitor,
27 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Wiener then oversaw Cineworld’s acquisition of the UK and Ireland operations of French cinema company UGC in 2005, comprising another 42 multiplex sites, for £120m ($168m), as well as the addition of the Picturehouse Cinema chain to its portfolio in 2012.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
11 Mar. 2025
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Best markets are South Central, Mountain and West for the Alex Parkinson directed adult skewing title with the AMC Century City the best multiplex gross in the national with around $10K so far.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
1 Mar. 2025
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“Cinematheque.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cinematheque. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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