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Author Topic: Theater or Theatre? Thomas Pitt Master Film Handler Posts: 266 From: Leeds, West Yorkshire, UK Registered: May 2007 posted 06-05-2007 05:30 PM                     What do you call a place where movies are shown? It's my understanding that Theater is the US spelling and Theatre is the UK spelling, but we call them 'cinemas' over here. In the UK, a Theatre is a place with a stage and live actors doing a performance! I've seen "Theater", "Theatre" and "Cinema" used interchangeably on this forum - is there one proper correct term?  |  IP: Logged Joe Redifer You need a beating today Posts: 12859 From: Denver, Colorado Registered: May 99 posted 06-05-2007 05:34 PM                        Theater. "Theatre" looks pretentious and, well, retarded.  |  IP: Logged Tim Reed Better Projection Pays Posts: 5246 From: Northampton, PA Registered: Sep 1999 posted 06-05-2007 05:50 PM                       This topic has been raised before. FWIW, we decided to require the industry to use the spelling: THEATRE.  |  IP: Logged Jim Bedford Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 597 From: Telluride, CO, USA (733 mi. WNW of Rockwall, TX but it seems much, much longer) Registered: Jun 99 posted 06-05-2007 05:58 PM                        Both are acceptable in almost all dictionaries (other than Joe's.) "Theatre" has been more commonly used for performing art venues (live and film) and "theater" for other uses (theatre of war, medical operating theater, etc.) Many newer film venues use "theater" to prove they are modern and up-to-date. As usual, Wiki has a good overview Wikipedia Theatre/Theater Luci and I run the Nugget Theatre in Telluride, CO, but then there are the Nugget Theaters in Hanover, NH. (America's only two Nuggets BTW.) We decided on "Theatre" because it is cool, retro, says performing arts, we didn't want to be confused with that other Nugget and is only slightly pretentious. You want retarded, this is retarded....  |  IP: Logged Mike Blakesley Film God Posts: 12767 From: Forsyth, Montana Registered: Jun 99 posted 06-05-2007 06:16 PM                        Ours is a "Theatre" because that's the way it's always been and there's no reason to change it, especially to kow-tow to the modern media.  |  IP: Logged

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