before the positive turn, the cinema’s doors were set to close for good this long weekend. thousands of fans signed an online petition to save toronto’s longest-running movie theatre.
a change.org petition was started by a former employee after the west-end cinema announced on social media this week that it was being forced to close by july 1.
in an instagram post thursday , the revue film society said it was unable to secure a renewal of their lease.
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the revue opened its doors on roncesvalles ave. in 1912 and was used as a playhouse and cinema in its early years despite protests from toronto board of education officials who had concerns that moving pictures would have a corruptible influence on schoolchildren.