Cinerama

[ sin-uh-ram-uh, -rah-muh ]

Movies, Trademark.

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

Cinerama

/ 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

Example Sentences

The event marked a defining moment for the newly opened theater: While the COVID-19 pandemic, economic headwinds and changes in the theatrical film model have led to the closure of several popular L.A.-area cinemas, such as Hollywood’s Arclight Cinerama Dome, Westwood’s Regency Village and Fox Bruin theaters and Landmark’s Westside Pavillion location, Esparza is moving in the opposite direction, taking a multimillion-dollar gamble with the opening of Milagro at the Norwalk Town Square shopping mall.

From Los Angeles Times

As celebrities began walking the Oscars red carpet on Sunday afternoon, several hundred protesters chanted “Cease-fire now” and “Long live Palestine” in front of the Cinerama Dome in Los Angeles, a closed movie theater about a mile away from the Dolby Theater, where the awards ceremony is being held.

From New York Times

The Former Cinerama, is popping chocolate popcorn as we speak; go, and enjoy.

From Seattle Times

The pair are wistful about their life before the national stage, recalling shows at the Hollywood Bowl or seeing movies at the now shuttered Cinerama Dome on a Sunday afternoon.

From Los Angeles Times

Sara Nelson, Seattle City Councilmember for District 9, described a banner year for film in Seattle, citing the empaneling of the new Seattle Film Commission, the opening of Harbor Island Studios, and the “roar of delight” from the Seattle International Film Festival opening-night crowd when the purchase of the former Cinerama was announced.

From Seattle Times