The summer movie season, when blockbusters and sequels featuring major stars generate big box office numbers, is always of critical importance to the studios that make the movies and the theaters that screen them. But no prior summer movie season has been of more importance than this one.
This summer will determine if audiences are willing to come back to the theaters following a pandemic that closed them for roughly a year.
They will if writer-director-actor John Krasinski has anything to say about it â which, happily, he does. Krasinskiâs âA Quiet Place Part II,â which was shelved 15 months ago as the COVID-19 pandemic erupted, opened Memorial Day weekend and is not only as heartfelt and heart-stopping as his 2018 original, it offers a sensory experience that is best enjoyed in a theater with a big screen and state-of-the-art sound. A strong advocate of the theatrical experience, Krasinski has been jetting around the country to drop in on screenings of his fil
Culross, Fife It’s not just for Outlander fans, you know. Visiting this handsomely preserved village beside the Forth is like time-travelling back to the 18th century. Cobbled streets, a palace, and, if you walk to the top of the town, a small but impressive abbey. Pop into the Biscuit Cafe on the way down the hill. Visit nts.org.uk
Tak ma doon Road, Kilsyth One for eager cyclists, this road out of Kilsyth climbs to more than 300ft in less than three miles. At the top there’s a car park with impressive views over the Forth Valley (if the weather is kind).
Scotland reopens: 15 historic houses, castles and gardens to wander round
Hopetoun House and New Hopetoun Garden Centre, South Queensferry, Edinburgh Often called, the Scottish Versailles, the 17th-century house and its sweeping grounds, are open to explore from April 30, but book online beforehand. On-site events include May day bank holiday Itison Drive In Movies. After a visit, it’s worth taking a detour to nearby New Hopetoun Garden Centre to pick up a few plants to posh up your own garden. Visit hopetoun.co.uk and newhopetoungardens.co.uk/
Logan Botanic Gardens, Port Logan, Dumfries and Galloway On the Rhins of Galloway is one of Scotland’s most exotic gardens, home to plants from farflung parts – palm trees, tree ferns, groves of eucalyptus. Among its special features is a conservatory, the first in the UK to be heated by all green energy.
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