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Cinema in Ontario, Canada
The
Carlton Cinema
is a
cinema
in
Toronto
,
Ontario
, Canada.
[1]
It is located on
Carlton Street
on the original premises of the historic
Odeon Theatre
and is known for playing films that the
larger chain theatres
ignore.
[2]
History
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Founded in 1981 on the original premises of the historic
Odeon Theatre
?which was operated between 1949 and 1973 as the Canadian flagship of
Odeon Cinemas
?the Carlton Cinema became the first
multiplex
in Toronto to focus on
art-house
content.
[3]
It ran continuously for 28 years before being closed in 2009 by
Cineplex Odeon
.
[3]
In 2010, it was re-opened under new management,
Rainbow and Magic Lantern Theatres
,
[2]
[4]
who ran the cinema until 2016, when it was acquired by
Imagine Cinemas
.
[5]
[6]
It was subsequently reopened in 2017.
[1]
The cinema is well known in Toronto for playing
foreign
,
arthouse
, and
independent films
that are often ignored by
larger chain theatres
.
[7]
[8]
See also
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References
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External links
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