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The theatre was twinned in 1972 and renamed as Westmount Cinemas. [7] The theatre moved inside the mall with the opening of the four-screen Famous Players theatre on November 8, 1985. [ 8 ] In 2005, Cineplex Galaxy sold the theatre to Empire Theatres before it finally closed on February 27, 2011. [ 9 ]
The arrival of television was a disruptive force for Edmonton's cinemas. [24] The theatre was forced to close in 1958, [ 36 ] and the McKernan family sold the Princess Block soon after. [ 24 ] The Princess's last advertisement ran on July 19, 1958 advertising a double bill, Away All Boats and Day of Fury . [ 35 ]
Metro Cinema in 2011. Metro Cinema Edmonton is an independent cinema and non-profit organization in Edmonton, Alberta. Since 2011, Metro Cinema has operated out of the Garneau Theatre in the Strathcona district of Edmonton. Prior to that it operated out of the Zeidler Hall in the Citadel Theatre in downtown Edmonton. [1]
Cineplex Inc. (formerly Cineplex Entertainment and Cineplex Galaxy) is a Canadian operator of movie theater and family entertainment centers, headquartered in Toronto.It is the largest cinema chain in Canada; as of 2019, it operated 165 locations, and accounted for 75% of the domestic box office.
Magic Lantern Theatres was founded in 1984 in Edmonton, Alberta, while Rainbow Cinemas was founded in the early 1990s in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. The two chains merged and are now based in Edmonton. In May 2016, a strategic decision was made to sell all of the Ontario cinemas to Imagine Cinemas, except for the Cobourg location.
Scotiabank Theatre (French: Cinémas Banque Scotia) is a Canadian banner of multiplex cinemas owned by Cineplex Entertainment.The brand was established in 2007 as part of a wider partnership between Cineplex and Scotiabank on their new Scene loyalty program.
The Garneau became Metro Cinema's new home in July 2011, and was officially reopened in September 2011. [2] It was designated a Municipal Historic Resource on October 28, 2009. [3] Designed by noted Edmonton architect William Blakey and built in 1940, the Garneau is the only remaining theatre of the early modernist style and period in Alberta.
Landmark Cinema of Canada Inc. is a Canadian cinema chain. Based in Calgary, Alberta , Landmark operates 36 theatres with 299 screens, [ 2 ] primarily in Ontario and western Canada. Its holdings include much of the former Empire Theatres chain which it acquired in late 2013, and some Famous Players locations divested as part of that chain's ...