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2. Marquee (structure) - Wikipedia

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   A marquee outside The Anthem advertises a sold-out Bon Iver concert. The current usage of the modern English word marquee, that in US English refers specifically to a canopy projecting over the main entrance of a theater, which displays details of the entertainment or performers, was documented in the academic journal American Speech in 1926: "Marquee, the front door or main entrance of the ...

3. Movie theater - Wikipedia

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   A giant inflatable movie screen used at a temporary outdoor movie theater (open air cinema) [28] 1967 Bedford mobile cinema. Some outdoor movie theaters are just grassy areas where the audience sits upon chairs, blankets or even in hot tubs, and watch the movie on a temporary screen, or even the wall of a building. Colleges and universities ...

4. List of drive-in theaters - Wikipedia

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   Signage for 66 Drive-In, Carthage, Missouri. This is a list of drive-in theaters. A drive-in theater is a form of cinema structure consisting of a large outdoor movie screen, a projection booth, a concession stand, and a large parking area for automobiles. Within this enclosed area, customers can view films from their cars.

5. Outdoor cinema - Wikipedia

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   Around 1916, outdoor cinemas first arrived in Berlin, Germany. [2] During the 1920s, many "rooftop theatres" converted to cinema use. [citation needed] One example of this was the Loew's New York, located on Times Square. [citation needed] In 1951, National Theater (Manhattan) rooftop theatre re-opened as a cinema. [3]

6. Atmospheric theatre - Wikipedia

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   An atmospheric theatre is a type of movie palace design which was popular in the late 1920s. Atmospheric theatres were designed and decorated to evoke the feeling of a particular time and place for patrons, through the use of projectors, architectural elements and ornamentation that evoked a sense of being outdoors.

7. Backlot - Wikipedia

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   Some movie studios build a wide variety of sets on the backlot, which can be modified for different purposes as need requires and "dressed" to resemble any time period or look. These sets include everything from mountains, forests, ships, to small-town settings from around the world, as well as streets from the Old West , to whole modern-day ...