Cinerama

American  

[sin-uh-ram-uh, -rah-muh] / ˌsɪn əˈræm ə, -ˈrɑ mə /

Movies, Trademark.

1. a wide-screen process using three adjacent, synchronized cameras for photographing and three corresponding projectors for showing the film.

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Cinerama British  

/ ˌsɪnəˈrɑːmə /

noun

1. wide-screen presentation of films using either three separate 35mm projectors or one 70mm projector to produce an image on a large deeply curved screen

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Example Sentences

At a moment when some of Los Angeles’ most storied movie houses remain dark — most notably the ArcLight Hollywood and Cinerama Dome — and many others are still fighting through a fragile recovery, one of its oldest is taking a significant step toward revival.

From Los Angeles Times

The ArcLight Hollywood and the adjacent Cinerama Dome, closed since 2020, took a small step forward this week when the Central Hollywood Neighborhood Council offered unanimous support for a conditional-use permit allowing the complex to serve alcohol.

From Los Angeles Times

In 2022, news that the property owners obtained a liquor license for the renamed “Cinerama Hollywood” fueled the L.A. film-loving community’s hope that the venue was still on track to return.

From Los Angeles Times

Dome Center LLC, the company that owns the property along Sunset Boulevard upon which the iconic movie venue stands, filed an application for a conditional-use permit to sell alcohol for on-site consumption at the Cinerama Dome Theater and adjoined multiplex Tuesday.

From Los Angeles Times

The Cinerama Dome, which first opened in 1963, has been closed since it was shut down at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020.

From Los Angeles Times