[General] Expression about a movie schedule

[bebroad]

When I want to talk about movie schedule, which expression is proper?

"the movie is scheduled at 2pm and 5pm."
"the movie is available at 2pm and 5pm."

 

[Rover_KE]

Welcome to the forum, bebroad.

No sentence is 'proper' unless it begins with a capital letter.

Use 'scheduled'.

 

[Matthew Wai]

"the movie is available at 2pm and 5pm."

Would it mean the movie is available for sales?

 

[tedmc]

The showtimes for the movie are 2.00 and 5.00 pm.

 

[emsr2d2]

In BrE, "The film is on at 2pm and 5pm".

 

[Matthew Wai]

The showtimes for the movie are 2.00 and 5.00 pm.

I think 'showtime' is uncountable, but I am not a teacher.

 

[mawes12]

I think 'shown' is another way to say it.

Not a teacher.

 

[tedmc]

I think 'showtime' is uncountable, but I am not a teacher.

Time is uncountable but showtime is not. It similar to saying dinnertime or party time.

This is from a UK website:

https://www.cineplex.com/Showtimes/any-movie/nearby-theatres?Date=8/15/2015

It is also called "session times" in Australia.

 

[Matthew Wai]

Ironically, the following dictionaries say 'showtime' is uncountable.

http://www.ldoceonline.com/dictionary/showtime
http://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/showtime?q=showtime
http://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/american-cobuild-learners/showtime?showCookiePolicy=true

 

[Rover_KE]

I think 'shown' is another way to say it.

You would have to give a full sentence to demonstrate that.

 

[mawes12]

You would have to give a full sentence to demonstrate that.

The movie is shown at 2pm and 5pm. Am I right?

 

[MikeNewYork]

Yes.

 

[Matthew Wai]

The movie is shown at 2pm and 5pm.

I think 'showing' can be used instead of 'shown', but I am not a teacher.