ByTowne Cinema
bytowne cinema onescreen repertory movie theatre located ottawa ontario cinema one ottawa main venue independent foreign film seat cinema located rideau street nelson several block east rideau centre closed december final week screening shown february march cinema reopened new ownership september onescreen cinema built hyman berlin throughout fall winter opened february nelson theatre bytowne cinema always called always located rideau st – towne cinema located beachwood avenue new edinburgh district ottawa theatre built name linden theatre theatre renamed towne cinema operated germain cadieux father actress annemarie cadieux since best known one ottawa first repertory cinema showing cult classic production foreign independent film time unique distinct format new ontario cinema towne also became ottawa alternative movie house many successful year operation towne cinema closed june renovated retail space – nelson theatre opened rideau st nelson one city leading cinema decade admission cent general seating cent upper loge two year berlin leased nelson famous player chain cinema time famous player lease advertised available air conditioning huge banner suspended marquee famous player longer interested running singlescreen cinema subsequently cinema periodically closed chain moved multiplex berlin family sold cinema operator towne cinema name origin nelson theatre original name time opening logical name since located corner rideau st nelson st however name actually selected mr jh goyette naming contest contest received suggestion mr jh goyette cash prize – – bytowne cinema october bruce white jean cloutier reopened cinema renamed bytowne honour bytown ottawa original name january second cinema owner towne cinema beachwood avenue bytowne cinema began showing alternative repertory film different film day december white announced bytowne cinema would permanently close dec due part loss incurred ongoing covid pandemic cinema sold new owner daniel demois andy willick toronto reopened name september timeline theatre operation beechwood avenue linden theatre – towne cinema – rideau street nelson theatre – bytowne cinema – bytowne cinema –present beginning towne cinema jean cloutier usher asked become manager former operator towne also bruce white began graphic designer towne cinema programme cadieux sold towne cinema jean cloutier bruce white bruce white jean cloutier bought nelson theatre similar towne cinema pair transformed nelson repertory cinema name bytowne cinema towne bytowne operated simultaneously month slightly different program june white moved entire operation bytowne closed towne cinema bytowne cinema closed december sold new owner daniel demois andy willick reopened name september cinema built prolific architect harold kaplan abraham sprachmanfrom onward bytowne made many improvement renovation screen projection completely renovated washroom installed new seat legroom theatre renovated early sixty add wider plusher seat reducing seating capacity likewise mm projection facility along new sound system wider screen installed cinema renovated old bytowne seat replaced one hundred fifty airlinestyle seat salvaged recently closed capitol square multiplex queen street seat installed known best seat town equipped high back cupholders seating bytowne cinema reduced renovation cost march order pay renovation garage sale held bytowne cinema movie poster cd film reel offered sale item fall cinema installed christie digital projector although two mm projector remained operational may bytowne renovated auditorium ground level seat replaced new greystone madrid chair total number seating reduced general admission nonmember bytowne cinema offer full year membership bytowne member receive discounted admission price well free movie month birthday senior purchase bytowne membership fulltime student purchase bytowne membership bimonthly bytowne cinema self published bytowne guide full listing film would play cinema next two month publication also included many picture local advertising review commentary form advertisement originates towne cinema el cid space odyssey exorcist made debut cinema later cinema hosted big boxoffice bestseller jaw raider lost ark star trek well sequel popular film displayed cinema limited year slave adventure tintin ferdinand gone girl help la la land perk wallflower musical sound music showed long period amongst previously shown musical subsequently many notable musical like funny girl willy wonka chocolate factory screened bytowne best known showing wide variety independent nonmainstream cult international film african election ai weiwei never sorry le femmes du e étage habemus papam pope happiness insult kandahar journal patang kite throne blood breadwinner september bytowne cinema hosted red carpet screening breadwinner film screening part ottawa international animation festival repertory cinema bytowne mayfair theatre show canadian foreign film major chain however past year repertory theatre financial difficulty especially new rule set hollywood distributor even harder repertory cinema sustain example buena vista picture prohibits showing disney film family matinee repertory theatre bytowne cinema produced profit canadian independent foreign film owner bruce white explained book film distributor canadian owned say never business american extra grief generate inversely proportionate amount business white also added disney isnt worth hassle trying change mind big company pointless ongoing public health restriction covid pandemic saw cinema face series temporary closure reduction available seating course challenge alongside decline viewership pandemic contributed cinema temporary closure end list ottawagatineau cinema revival house official site