Poem about the cinema (5)
I believe the answer is:
odeon
'cinema' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'poem about' is the wordplay.
'poem' becomes 'ode' (ode is a type of poem).
'about' becomes 'on' (as in a book 'on' a certain topic).
'ode'+'on'='ODEON'
'the' is the link.
(Other definitions for odeon that I've seen before include "old theatre" , "Ancient Greek theatre" , "Theatre of ancient Rome - picture house" , "Greek music hall" , "Large UK cinema chain" .)