Image source, Getty Images By James Hanson & Harriet Robinson & Clara Bullock BBC News The closure of an iconic art deco cinema after 88 years is a "shame", but there are hopes it can be turned into something new. The Odeon cinema in Weston-super-Mare has shut its doors, after operators said it was "no longer viable". Paul Batts, chairman of the Business Improvement District, said he was sad about the "iconic" cinema closing. "Hopefully, something good will come out of this," he added.