Cinema Paradiso
The megaplexes may have James Bond on multiple screens, but the small-scale theatres win top ratings for bargain tickets and rationally priced popcorn
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THE REVUE,
400 Roncesvalles Ave., 416-531-9959
The price: $6.50.
The perks: Coffee from neighbourhood fair-trade purveyor Alternative Grounds.
THE ROYAL,
608 College St., 416-534-5252
The price: Second-run movies $8, first-run $10.
The perks: Excellent sightlines and a 40-foot screen.
CINEMATHEQUE ONTARIO,
317 Dundas St. W., 416-968-3456
The price: Members $5.90, non-members $10.14.
The perks: Extremely quiet, reverential audiences.
RAINBOW MARKET SQUARE,
80 Front St. E., 416-494-9371
The price: Regular $8.50, matinées $6.
The perks: Two Toonie Tuesdays, and a gaudy, somewhat frightening stairwell mural depicting movies from 1940 to 1989.
THE NATIONAL FILM BOARD MEDIATHEQUE,
150 John St., 416-973-3012
The price: $2.
The perks: 4,700 films at personal viewing stations, which each have a searchable, touch-screen database and headrest speakers.
THE BLOOR CINEMA,
506 Bloor St. W., 416-516-2331
The price: $6.
The perks: A spacious balcony for canoodlers. Afternoon screenings are $5; $25 for a five-movie card.
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