Cinema
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- | :"[[Voyeurism]] is not just one of the primary tools of [[cinema]], but of [[literature|written fiction]] too." | + | |
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- | ==Programming== | + | |
- | Movie theaters may be classified by the type of movies or when they are shown: | + | |
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- | *''First-run theater'': A theater that runs primarily [[mainstream]] film fare from the major film companies and [[film distributor|distributors]], during the initial new release period of each film. | + | |
- | *''Second-run'' or ''discount theater'': A theater that runs films that have already shown in the first-run theaters and presented at a lower ticket price. (These are sometimes known as [[dollar theaters]] or "Cheap Seats".) | + | |
- | *''Repertoire/repertory theater'' or ''arthouse'' or ''[[revival house]]'': A theater that presents more alternative and [[art film]]s as well as second-run and classic films (often known as an "Independent Cinema" in the UK). | + | |
- | *A ''sex theater'' or ''adult theater'' specializes in showing [[pornographic movie]]s. | + | |
- | *A ''[[grindhouse]]'' which shows [[exploitation]] films | + |
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