Cinema entertainment in Toronto
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Cineforum
Though there have been a few attempts to shut it down, an off-the-wall experience (or perhaps on-the-wall) still awaits at Cineforum. Irascible Torontonian character Reg Hartt wraps posters around telephone poles advertising his cinema – the front room of his house where he showcases classic and avant-garde films. Animation retrospectives are his specialty, as are Salvador Dalí prints. Come prepared for idiosyncratic lectures designed to expand your consciousness (like ‘What I Learned from LSD’), sometimes delivered while movies are playing. Seats 20; bring your own food and drink.
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Royal Cinema
By the time you read this, the newly renovated Royal – a funky art deco Little Italy landmark – will have opened its doors and made a triumphant return to the Toronto alternative cinema scene. Well, that's what they have planned… Expect documentaries, second-run and repertory releases – anything from Monty Python to Hong Kong punch-'em-up flicks.
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National Film Board Mediatheque
Aiming to 'reconnect Canadians with their past, present and future on film, ' the NFB has opened its vast collection of 3200 audiovisual gems to the public. Attend a low-cost (or sometimes free) film screening in an intimate, 80-seat cinema, or try one of the personal touch-screen viewing stations. Rare DVDs and videotapes are available for rent or purchase.
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Fox Cinema
Behind a cute little art deco shopfront among The Beaches cafés is this arty cinema, screening offbeat Hollywood fare (think Half Nelson, Black Dahlia, An Inconvenient Truth) and classics by Woody Allen and David Lynch. 'Movies 4 Moms' sessions happen on Wednesday afternoons.
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Scotiabank Theatre
This gargantuan multiplex shows new releases and the latest IMAX technology, including 3-D. It always screens a dozen movies or more, with some offbeat ones found among mainstream releases.
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Alliance Atlantis Cumberland 4
The pint-sized Cumberland 4 multiplex screens a mix of independent films and hand-picked, left-of-centre Hollywood releases. There is a slightly more mainstream branch at The Beaches.
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Bloor Cinema
This art-deco theater with a two-tiered balcony screens a wonderfully varied schedule of new releases, art-house flicks, shorts, documentaries and vintage films.
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Docks Drive-in Theatre
A drive-in in downtown Toronto? Cool! Double bills of first-run blockbusters start around dusk at this lakeside yard; the usual fast-food suspects are on hand.
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Cineplex Odeon Varsity
Screening a range of movies, from Hollywood blockbusters to small-budget indie releases, this state-of-the-art multiplex has VIP theaters and smaller screens.
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Cineplex Odeon Carlton
Cineplex’s downtown branch attracts a diverse crowd for major independent films and some truly bizarre offerings.
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