moviehouses
Where films screen
Moviehouses is a plural form of moviehouse, an older or regional term for a movie theater—a building where films are shown to a paying audience.
The word evokes the era before multiplexes, when standalone theaters with ornate facades and single screens were common in towns and cities.
The old moviehouses downtown have been converted to apartments.
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- matineeDaytime theatrical performance
- premiereFirst public performance
- double featureTwo movies, one admission
- trailersTowed vehicles or film previews
previews · showtime · intermission · surround sound · big screen · sold out · opening night · midnight showing
Buildings for screening films
- theatersVenues for live performance
- multiplexesMulti-auditorium cinema venues
- picture palacesLavish early cinemas
- nickelodeonsFive-cent entertainment venues
drive-ins · screenings · auditoriums · box office · marquee · lobby · concession stand · projection booth
Theatrical variety entertainment
- silent filmsMovies without soundtracks
- talkiesMovies with audible dialogue
- golden agePeriod of peak prosperity
- studio systemVertically integrated film production
Radio City · art deco · grindhouse · fleapit · bijou · Roxy
popcorn
Heated grain that puffs
- matineeDaytime theatrical performance
- premiereFirst public performance
- double featureTwo movies, one admission
trailers · previews · showtime · intermission · surround sound · big screen · sold out · opening night · midnight showing · audience
cinemas
Buildings for screening films
- theatersVenues for live performance
- multiplexesMulti-auditorium cinema venues
- picture palacesLavish early cinemas
nickelodeons · drive-ins · screenings · auditoriums · box office · marquee · lobby · concession stand · projection booth · balcony
vaudeville
Theatrical variety entertainment
- silent filmsMovies without soundtracks
- talkiesMovies with audible dialogue
- golden agePeriod of peak prosperity
studio system · Radio City · art deco · grindhouse · fleapit · bijou · Roxy
moviehouseshome theaters
Residential movie-watching systems
living rooms · private screening · couch · television · home entertainment
moviehousesstreaming services
On-demand video delivery platforms
Netflix · digital platforms · video on demand · online streaming · Amazon Prime Video
moviehousesplayhouses
Venues for dramatic performances
concert halls · opera houses · arenas · nightclubs · comedy clubs