Meanwhile, long-running independent arthouse cinemas, known in Japan as mini-theaters, have been closing one after another, and the culture now survives mainly in Tokyo and other big cities.
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Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
23 Oct. 2026
Think theaters, cinemas, museums, galleries, restaurants, cafés, parks, and more.
London had been ravaged by plague since the summer of 1592, with high mortality rates in the city and suburbs meaning the playhouses were closed for business for twenty of the following twenty-two months.
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Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 Oct. 2026
Collectors and parents began sending Hoban photos of their own childhood playhouses, helping identify rare models, missing accessories and even how certain sets originally looked.
In 2013, a group wanted to build a 72,000-square-foot entertainment center there with movie theaters, bowling and laser tag.
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Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
27 Oct. 2026
One attack, on August 9, 1931, received massive publicity when two senior police detectives were murdered and three other people were injured outside the Babylon Cinema in Bulowplatz, one of the biggest movie theaters in Berlin.
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