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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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