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  "textContent": "They were small, shabby and sometimes a bit smelly. But small, local cinemas were also a formative joy for generations of movie-goers. There was a time when most towns had one: a small local cinema with one or perhaps two screens. Some larger towns even had more than one. For this writer, growing up in ...  The fading joy of small town cinemas\n\nThe post The fading joy of small town cinemas appeared first on Film Stories.",
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