“The head of the Edinburgh International Film Festival today hit out at the proposed redevelopment of one of the city’s most famous cinemas. Only the art deco facade of the former Odeon in Clerk Street will be retained under plans to demolish the historic building to make way for a restaurant and bar and a 240-room student housing complex. The controversial proposal has disappointed film chiefs and heritage watchdogs, who have called for the cinema to be saved from the bulldozer.”