However, as radical plans unveiled last night revealed, films will continue to be screened at Edinburgh's former Odeon cinema when the building is revamped as a hotel complex.

The main auditorium at the movie theatre, in the city's southside, will be demolished under the plans drawn up by developer Duddingston House Properties.

But the £20 million construction will feature an 80-capacity lecture theatre equipped with projection equipment and an outdoor courtyard where films will be shown on a giant glass screen.