In Kentucky, just two dedicated art house cinemas are still in operation following the recent closure of Louisville's Baxter Avenue Theatres.

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The Battleground Avenue theater says the closure is effective immediately; its final screening was last week.

Mostly, “An Ark” resembled a webinar with a staring contest, one that no human could win. There will be future applications of “mixed reality,” I’m sure, and I hope they work with funkier material.