At this time yesterday, I was on the free (for me, ha-ha!) X56 bus from Edinburgh to Perth, to watch the 16:25 showing of the Oscar-winning film
Parasite at the Perth IMAX:
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I've been to Perth before, including only three weeks ago, and I noticed that there were far fewer people walking about the streets than normal. Including my teacher friend from Kinross whom I mentioned in my unconventional A Quiet Place thread and I, there were only
five people attending the showing, in a screen that could hold over a hundred. So I'm not surprised that Odeon and Vue cinemas have closed today. As has
the Cameo independent cinema in Tollcross, Edinburgh. However,
for now the Filmhouse (venue of the annual Edinburgh film festival) website is still advertising films:
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And of course, the closures are terrible for those employed in the entertainment industry. However, as Mr Withers said, this is where my home cinemas come to the fore, although I won't be hosting any of my occasional gatherings to watch particular films any time soon.