The phrase "a time when cinemas" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to refer to a specific period in the past or a particular moment related to cinemas or the film industry.
Example: "I often think back to a time when cinemas were the main source of entertainment for families on weekends."
Alternatives: "an era when cinemas" or "a period when cinemas".
Auditorium: The wonderful main auditorium harks back to a time when cinemas had a bit of character.
Rather than risk more dissent overseas Disney may need step up its relations with international exhibitors, particularly at a time when cinemas are getting edgier about the future of their business.
A time when cinemas were for watching films, not drinking; and pubs were for getting pissed, not eating £8 scotch eggs.
A time when cinemas were for watching films, not drinking; and pubs were for getting pissed, not eating $13 scotch eggs.
Theater chains such as AMC have been investing heavily in new technologies and premium services as a way to attract new moviegoers at a time when cinemas face rising competition from Netflix and other entertainment options that give consumers less incentive to leave their homes for the multiplex.
Apollo 13 began in September 1995 with £2.36m on its way to a £12.3m UK total – at a time when cinema tickets were significantly cheaper than today.
The son of Leslie Norman, a producer and director at Ealing studios, he cannot remember a time when cinema was not a part of his world.
"There was a time when cinema sprang from the trees and rose from the sea, when man with his magic machine stopped in squares, went into cafes, when all screens opened a window on infinity," wrote the film critic and archivist Henri Langlois.
They harken to a time when cinema was America's greatest pastime and a primary form of representation.
At a time when cinema was about documenting actualities, magician and pioneer filmmaker Georges Méliès extended the medium in incredibly novel ways to conjure impossible realities and define bold new conventions for film.
At a time when film and TV on-demand allows audiences to watch anything anytime, cinema still has a role to play in gathering people together.
