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  2. Grindhouse - Wikipedia

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    In the film Lady of Burlesque (1943) one of the characters refers to one such burlesque theatre on 42nd Street as a "grindhouse," but Church points out the primary definition in the Oxford English Dictionary is for a movie theater distinguished by three criteria: [2] Shows a variety of films, in continuous succession; Low admission fees

  3. Killing of Fernando Rios - Wikipedia

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    However, the other two rejected the idea of gay bashing and instead went to a movie theater. [27] Following the movie, the three went to the French Quarter, parking their car near the St. Louis Cathedral on Royal Street. [27] The two went to Pat O'Brien's Bar and a steakhouse, where they all consumed alcoholic beverages.

  4. List of words having different meanings in American and ...

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    theatre (UK & US), theater (US) (or operating theatre) hospital room for surgical operations (US: operating room) a place where stage plays are performed; the dramatic art in general ("He got his training in theatre.") a principal region of conflict in a war cinema ("movie/motion picture theater") tick the symbol (US: check mark)

  5. Glossary of motion picture terms - Wikipedia

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    A type of film distribution in which a film is shown in just a small fraction of the movie theaters available in a region or country, typically only in major metropolitan markets and often at small-scale independently owned theaters; in the U.S. and Canada, a limited release is defined as a film released in less than 600 theaters nationwide.

  6. Theatre (disambiguation) - Wikipedia

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    Theatre or theater refers to representational performing arts, and semantically related to a stage. It may also refer to: Theater (structure), the structural building containing stage and audience seating for performances; Movie theater, a building used to show films to an audience; Theatrical troupe, a group of actors or acting company

  7. The Accused (1988 film) - Wikipedia

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    The Accused was released in limited theatres in North America on October 14, 1988, and premiered the following year at the 39th Berlin International Film Festival, where it competed for the Golden Bear. The film was highly controversial upon release due to its graphic portrayal of gang rape.

  8. List of commonly misused English words - Wikipedia

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    Because it is most commonly used in conjunction with a nine-month academic year [114] or a nine-month term of human pregnancy, [115] it is sometimes wrongly assumed that trimester is a synonym for one third of a year or other period. [116] [117] Standard: One calendar year contains four trimesters.

  9. Ohio Theatre (Columbus, Ohio) - Wikipedia

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    The Ohio Theatre is a performing arts center and former movie palace on Capitol Square in Downtown Columbus, Ohio. Known as the "Official Theatre of the State of Ohio", the 1928 building was saved from demolition in 1969 and was later completely restored. [3] [4] The theater was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1977. [3] [5]