>I **have not gone** to the cinema in a long time  
I **have not been** to the cinema in a long time  
I **have not seen** a movie in a theatre for a long time

All have basically the same meaning that you have not seen a movie, eating popcorn and drinking soda, in a building for **a while**.

The **present perfect** is used since it was a situation which **began in the past and continues**