Streaming giant Netflix will use New York’s historic Paris theatre, which had been shuttered earlier this year, for special events and screenings of its films – the latest twist in the company’s ongoing spat with the traditional film industry. The theatre – the city’s last single screen movie house, located in the heart of Manhattan on 57th Street, not far from Central Park and the Plaza hotel – closed in late August after 71 years in business. It had reopened in early November for what seemed like a one-off event – a limited theatrical run for Netflix’s Oscar contender Marriage Story by New York director Noah Baumbach. But it would seem that Netflix had bigger plans. “Now, the iconic theatre will be kept open and become a home for special Netflix events, screenings, and theatrical releases,” the company said in a series of Twitter messages. The Paris Theatre opened in 1948, when screen legend Marlene Dietrich cut the ribbon. It turned into one of the country’s most notable art house theatres, focusing on films often ignored by multiplexes.