COVID-19 pandemic alters the Utah film industry
The Broadway Theater, located in Salt Lake City, has temporarily closed due to COVID-19. (Mickey Randle)
The movie theater has been an American cultural staple almost as long as moving pictures have existed. Yet, the death of the institution is entirely possible and may happen sooner rather than later.
The idea that the film industry is constantly in a state of flux is not a new one. One study even asserts that the cyclical nature of the business is simply the way it works. This claim is based on the fact that theaters have been competing with new technology since the introduction of the television set in the 1950s.