Circuit breaker anniversary: Rise of home cinema

Anya Taylor-Joy stars in Netflix's The Queen's Gambit. PHOTO: NETFLIX
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SINGAPORE -For a while, it looked as if the pandemic had knocked cinemas out cold.

The venues were in a trap: With cinemas closed around the world, producers pulled films from release.

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