As I returned to the movies as recently as last Friday, this sort of escaped me. A theater chain Arclight has shuttered seemingly permanently. They did have an outpost in Lincoln Park here in Chicago where I've never went to the movies, but I did see their lobby in addition to a lounge and their concession stand also had a place to buy merchandise. This news just shows the longterm effects of this pandemic's mitigations efforts.
I first got wind of this learning that a landmark in Los Angeles will be shuttered the Cinerama Dome. I have never been there unfortunately and here's hoping that landmark may reopen and likely under new ownership in the future. Perhaps on my next trip to the west coast this will be one destination worth visiting.I contributed to this article about the closing of the Arclight. This news should be a wake-up call to the industry that we must value the theatrical experience or it will go away. My hope is that this can be solved. https://t.co/bZjKGA7nky
— sean baker (@Lilfilm) April 14, 2021
