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1530 Albion Road, in Etobicoke |
Indian cinema, in the northwest corner of the city. |
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24 Spadina Road |
French cultural institution shows films in its intimate 140-seat Spadina Theatre |
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Longtime downtown arthouse multiplex is now part of the Imagine Cinemas chain after previously being run by Rainbow Cinemas and Cineplex Odeon. Cinemas are on the small side. Programming has shifted to a combination of first-run wide releases, second-run arthouse films, the occasional first-run indie and week-long runs of repertory titles. |
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377 Burnhamthorpe E, in Mississauga |
Indian cinema, west of the city. |
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129 Spadina, down the alley |
Unassuming experimental film venue is nestled behind tall buildings in the downtown core. |
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All over the city (and the country). |
Canada's dominant cinema chain, having swallowed its major competitor Famous Players in 2005 and scooped up some AMC screens left behind when that exhibitor left the Canadian market. It enjoys a near monopoly (especially in Toronto) on first-run wide Hollywood releases. Most locations are noisy modern multiplexes with stadium seating. Higher profile arthouse fare is usually programmed at the Varsity and the Scotiabank. True IMAX screens are located within the Scotiabank, Vaughan and Mississauga locations. In an example of marketing run amuck, the Scotiabank location has been so branded despite the fact that it is neither a bank nor located in Nova Scotia. |
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10909 Yonge St, in Richmond Hill |
Part of the Imagine Cinemas chain. |
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1176 Bloor W |
Cult-movie video rental emporium boasts a back-of-store microcinema hosting a steady stream of offbeat programming. |
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in the Beaches at 2236 Queen E. |
One-time Festival Cinemas second-run house survived the June 2006 collapse of that chain to begin a new life as an independent second run cinema. As of October 2007, the reins were transferred to new owners who also currently run Kitchener's Apollo and Ottawa's Bytowne. Programming is a mix of first-run arthouse fare and second-run screenings of recent releases with an increased focus on repertory programming. |
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100 University Ave, North Tower, 2nd Floor |
The Toronto chapter of the German cultural institution programmes German films of past and present, both in its own space and at other city venues. |
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In the Annex at 506 Bloor W, just east of Bathurst |
Venerable Toronto theatre once known as the Bloor Cinema, now renovated and rebranded by the Hot Docs festival thanks to an influx of cash from Rogers. Programming is unsurprisingly documentary-heavy but also looks back to it previous incarnation with cult favourites. Due to financial pressures on the festival, Hot Docs has reduced the number of days the cinema is open and is currently looking for a buyer. |
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On the downtown University Of Toronto campus, on the ground floor of the Innis College building, 2 Sussex Ave (at St. George). |
Medium-sized lecture hall venue, recently renovated, on the University of Toronto campus. |
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93 Charles St. W, on the downtown University of Toronto campus. |
Soft-seat University Of Toronto lecture hall. Used by some festivals, has no film programming of its own. |
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6 Sakura Way (formerly Garamond Court) |
Japanese cultural institution shows movies monthly in its large, if not especially comfortable, Kobayahi Hall. |
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2 Bloor St E, #300 |
The gateway through which Japanese culture often passes into Toronto. |
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3030 Bloor W, near Royal York subway station |
One-time Festival Cinemas second-run house reopened in January 2009. Programming currently consists of week-long runs of recent Hollywood fare, arthouse hits and high profile indies in addition to a weekly 35mm series. |
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1137 Dupont |
The Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto. |
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350 King West, at John |
The Toronto International Film Festival's home base, featuring five screens of varying size. Programming is a mix of first-run arthouse releases and Cinematheque screenings of world cinema classics and rarities. Cinematheque screenings are free to members, which can make tickets go fast. |
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Somwhere in Kensington Market |
Microcinema surveying the breadth of international and homegrown cinema. |
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100 McCaul |
Downtown art-school university occasionally hosts screenings for students and the general populace. |
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1006 Bloor W |
One-time Festival Cinemas second-run house was belatedly revived in 2019 as a multi-purpose cinema/performance space with adjoining bar and restaurant. Programming consists of cult favourites and world cinema classics slotted into both ongoing and monthly themed series. |
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1 Promenade Circle, in Thornhill |
Part of the Imagine Cinemas chain. |
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1300 Gerrard E, near Greenwood |
East-end performance space has occasional film programming. |
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at 400 Roncesvalles, south from Dundas West station |
One-time Festival Cinemas rep/second-run house was saved from certain death by a community campaign and a white knight landlord. As of Oct 2007, it is operating as an independent repertory cinema run by the Revue Film Society. A hostile takeover by the landlord was thwarted in 2024. Programming is focused on repertory screenings centered around several monthly themed series, filled out with second run screenings of recent arthouse or genre fare. The old neighbourhood theatre is on the narrow side with a high screen, making sitting in the first five or ten rows ill-advised. |
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608 College |
One-time Festival Cinemas venue was saved from clubland/condo takeover by Theatre D to become Toronto's premier cult cinema, but a long pandemic closure gave the Revue the opening to nab that title for itself. The theatre is now primarly a comedy venue, with only occasional rentals programming films. |
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115 York Blvd, in Richmond Hill |
Indian cinema, just north of the city. |
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4700 Keele |
University campus in Northwest Toronto. |
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