Bo'ness Hippodrome makes UK's top cinemas list
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Famous for its annual silent film festival – which has become known as HippFest – the Bo’ness cinema features in Timeout.com’s recently published list of the best cinemas 50 and – as has become commonplace for the Hippodrome – gets a glowing review as it comes in at number 29.
Timeout.com’s listing stated: “Run by the not-for-profit Falkirk Community Trust this friendly seaside cinema keeps half an eye on its past. The original oak panelling and other original features are still in place, and there’s a popular annual silent film festival, HippFest, to take things back to when the place first opened in the 1910s.
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