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GCheng620 Posted 12 years ago
Vocabulary

Movies that start at midnight

What do Americans call these movies?
In Chinese we call it "midnight-hour movies"

THanks in advance:)
  

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I've never heard of this exact concept at a move theater. On TV I've seen something like the midnight movie, but more often it's just the late, late show (talk-show probably) or movie. The term would certainly be good for the concept.

— Philip

  • I've never heard of this exact concept at a move theater.
  • On TV I've seen something like the midnight movie, but more often it's just the late, late show (talk-show probably) or movie.
  • The term would certainly be good for the concept.
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I've never heard of this exact concept at a move theater. On TV I've seen something like the midnight movie, but more often it's just the late, late show (talk-show probably) or movie. The term would certainly be good for the concept.
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I'd call it a "midnight show".
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VorparI'd call it a "midnight show".
Oh my, I'm sorry that I didn't further elaborate my idea.
I meant those movies at the MOVIE THEATERS, not shows/movie that air on TV.

Sorry again for the confusion.
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GCheng620 VorparI'd call it a "midnight show".Oh my, I'm sorry that I didn't further elaborate my idea.I meant those movies at the MOVIE THEATERS, not shows/movie that air on TV.Sorry again for the confusion.
I understood. The movie theaters here refer to their schedule as "showtimes", so they might refer to a midnight movie as a "midnight show".
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In the US, movies usually don't start at midnight, since there would be few customers for such a showtime. However, sometimes yet-to-be-released movies are shown, in their entirety, and at no extra charge, after the last showtime, say, the 9:30 PM show. So the people who see the 9:30 PM show can see a movie that has not been released yet in theaters, free of charge afterwards. These types of sc
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Anonymous These types of screenings, at around midnight, are advertised as a "Sneak Preview." I personally have never seen one of these.
I've seen only one, way back in the 60's: "Carry On, Nurse", the first of the British "Carry On" series. As we walked out, everyone was handed a daffodil. Had to be there!
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Almost every big movie has a midnight screening in California, and yes you do have to pay for it.

Regular midnight shows are rare, though, usually in art-house theaters. In Berkeley, they used to screen a movie at midnight every Friday and Saturday nights.
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VorparAlmost every big movie has a midnight screening in California, and yes you do have to pay for it.Regular midnight shows are rare, though, usually in art-house theaters. In Berkeley, they used to screen a movie at midnight every Friday and Saturday nights.
Cool info, Vorpar!:)
Now as I recall, a midnight screening of a movie can be referred to as "the
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AnonymousIn the US, movies usually don't start at midnight, since there would be few customers for such a showtime. However, sometimes yet-to-be-released movies are shown, in their entirety, and at no extra charge, after the last showtime, say, the 9:30 PM show. So the people who see the 9:30 PM show can see a movie that has not been released yet in theaters, free of char
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