For the Toronto cinema chain and even some outside of it, this couldn’t be further from the truth. A petition in change. org seeking help from Councilmember Gord Perks, MP Bhutila Karpoche, Mayor Olivia Chow, MP Arif Virani and “all elected officials who care about Toronto” has already garnered more than 20,000 signatures and received support through the Academy. Award-winning filmmaker Guillermo Del Toro, who has worked in Toronto several times and is a well-known film patron.
Priestly also “strongly disagreed” with the Mullins’ claim that Film Society Review had violated previous lease agreements, stating that although the construction did not belong to them and therefore did not belong to them, they did. in any case by the intelligence of the institution.
“We’ve spent over a million dollars essentially improving someone else’s build over the last 17 years to achieve the experience,” Priestly told IndieWire. “We renovated the lobby, we renovated the cinema, we installed new virtual projectors, we have new ticketing systems. We’ve made cable upgrades. We replaced pipes that were more than a hundred years old. We believe that we have done an enormous job for cinema.
However, according to Priestly, making money literally hasn’t been a problem. Many of his projections are exhausted, and none of his existing disruptions are due to his inability to pay rent. He added that while the Mullins think they might accept if the process is finished and staff will continue to work, he believes that is not the case. Even parts such as, for example, the spotlights deserve to be removed, as they do not belong to their owners.
“Actually, the reason we sell our products is not just because we’re in a prime location in a large part of Toronto. We sell ourselves through our people’s paintings, the intellectual assets, and the social networks we’ve built. And none of this would be transferred to a new owner. They would have to start from scratch,” he said Priestly. Al discussing the appeal that the Revue Film Society has developed around theatre, he added: “When you live in a big city like Toronto or Los Angeles and it’s very expensive and it can be very inconvenient and there are a lot of downsides to why do it. I need to live in one of those places, but one of the reasons you’d need to live in one of those cities is because of things like the Revue.
“They told us very explicitly that the explanation they chose their location in front of the Review is because it’s in front of the Review,” Priestly told IndieWire. There is enormous synergy between our consumers, between our consumers and our sponsors. So we worked a lot with them to make special programs. It turns out that if Revue Cinema and Revue Film Society have done anything wrong, it is because they have been too successful. In fact, it was such a success that others now need to intervene. . Even if the long-term future of Revue Cinema remains uncertain, in the short term they will continue to do what they do best: present cinema and bring other people together. However, with legal fees on the rise and the prospect of long-term demanding situations, donations are incredibly appreciated and can be made directly on their website.