picture houses
Where films screen
Picture houses is a British term for movie theaters, now somewhat old-fashioned.
The name reflects early cinema's primary function: showing moving pictures to paying audiences.
The singular picture house appears in nostalgic contexts or when referring to historic cinema buildings, while the plural often evokes a bygone era of moviegoing.
The old picture houses have mostly been converted to multiplexes or torn down.
- movie palaceOpulent vintage cinema
- projectorLight-casting display device
- film reelCylinder holding movie footage
- screeningEvaluative selection process
- cinemaMotion picture theater
usher · multiplex · nickelodeons · coming attractions · film · auditorium · marquee · opening night · talkies · theater · silver screen · matinee · balcony seating · Wurlitzer · box office · ticket stub · silent films · features
picture housesliving room
Home's social space
home cinema · home entertainment · home theater · private screening · mobile viewing
picture housestheaters
Venues for live performance
playhouses · opera houses · concert halls · music halls · comedy clubs
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