film in Edinburgh

dinburgh has some wonderful cinemas which are almost the direct opposite of soul-less multiplexes all showing the same films.

There's the family-owned and run Dominion, which has adapted over the years to keep up with changes elsewhere, and has a warm, welcoming atmosphere. The Cameo looks a bit run down from the outside these days, but it's still a magnificent building inside. Plans to demolish it were withdrawn after public protest.

I didn't visit either of these on my recent trip to Edinburgh. Instead, I went twice to the Filmhouse. This has grown over many years from a small, makeshift affair to a three-screen venue for the annual Edinburgh Film Festival and has a large resturant/bar area.

There are plans for a complete rebuild of this too, but as they're highly ambitious, it may be a long time before anything takes shape.

The Filmhouse programme is very varied. On consecutive days I saw the wonderful 'Where the Sidwalk Ends' from 1950, shown as part of the 'Good Cops? Bad Cops!' season, followed by the charming 'Lost Embrace', from 2004, an Argentinian film set in a shopping centre full of interesting characters.

For the rest of this month, the Filmhouse is showing a selection of films from Film Festivals over 59 years, showing just how much has been introduced there.

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