Matinée
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Matinee or Matinée may refer to:
- A showing of a movie or theatrical performance in the afternoon. More generally, a musical, social or other public event held at a time other than in the evening and occasionally stretched to include the early A.M. hours, e.g., "midnight matinee". Sometimes further characterized or specialized, e.g., "bargain matinee", "kiddie matinee", "shoppers' matinee".
- By a mistaken understanding of the title of the PBS program Matinee at the BijouMatinee at the BijouMatinee at the Bijou was a television series that premiered nationally on PBS in 1980. It recreated the American moviegoing experiences of the 1930s and '40s, with trailers, a cartoon, one or more selected short subjects, a cliff-hanging serial chapter “to be continued,” and a tightly edited...
, a practice used in many US movie theaters in the early to mid-20th century in which the showing of a single feature-length film was supplemented by the showing of several much shorter films such as a comedy, a cartoon, a newsreel, a travelogue, an episode of a serial, etc., as well as the usual previews of coming attractions. In fact, this practice was not specific to daytime performances and the word "matinee" was not understood to promise such a presentation. - "The Dark of the MatinéeThe Dark of the Matinée"The Dark of the Matinée", also known simply as "Matinée" is a song by Scottish rock band Franz Ferdinand. It was released as the fourth track on the self-titled album Franz Ferdinand on 9 February 2004...
", a single by Franz Ferdinand also called simply "Matinée" - Matinee, a software tool involved in controlling characters in machinima-based game production
- a tool for keyframing properties of actors within a scene over time, typically used for cutsceneCutsceneA cutscene is a sequence in a video game over which the player has no or only limited control, breaking up the gameplay and used to advance the plot, strengthen the main character's development, introduces enemy characters, and provide background information, atmosphere, dialogue, and clues...
s made with an in-game camera (as opposed to separately produced material).
- a tool for keyframing properties of actors within a scene over time, typically used for cutscene
- Matinée (album)Matinée (album)Matinée is the debut album from British singer-songwriter Jack Peñate. It was released on 8 October 2007 on XL Recordings. The album reached number one on the UK Indie Albums chart, and number seven on the UK Albums Chart...
, by Jack Peñate - Matinee (film)Matinee (film)Matinee is a 1993 period comedy film directed by Joe Dante. It is an ensemble piece about the home front in the Cuban Missile Crisis combined with a tribute to independent filmmaker William Castle. The film stars John Goodman, Cathy Moriarty, Simon Fenton, Omri Katz, Lisa Jakub, and Kellie Martin...
, a 1993 film by Joe Dante Jr.