Toronto’s historic Revue Cinema obtains Ontario Superior Court injunction staving off closure

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The injunction prevents landlords from interfering with Revue’s business operations until a trial has taken place

Tuesday June 06, 2006 Front view of Revue Cinema on Roncesvalles Ave. The theatre, that has been in continuous operation since 1911 is closing its doors at the end of the month. Photo by: Fernando Morales/The Globe and Mail

On Thursday, the Revue’s board announced to patrons and staff that they might be forced to close as soon as July 1 after failing to reach an agreement for a new commercial lease with the building’s longtime landlords, Danny and Leticia Mullin. After months of negotiations, which included the Revue agreeing to a hike in rent from $10,000 per month to $15,000, discussions broke down, with the Mullins abruptly announcing to staff that they would instead take over the theatre and dissolve the board.

“They wanted me to save the movie house, so I saved it,” Danny Mullin said. “Over 17 years they haven’t done any nothing, none of the maintenance work. They’re socialists. Wake up and smell the daisies.”

 

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