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Originally Posted by mr. John
Who would want to see a movie downtown when the parking cost more than the movie admission? Another fine example of our great mayor running the city into the ground. The area around the forum already looks like the south Bronx of the 70's, and this fool is talking about building billion dollar tramways.
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a large number of downtown moviegoers get to the theatre by transit. in any case, doesn't parking at AMC and paramount cost only $3?
south bronx? give me a break. there is one dilapidated block east of the forum. i guess you've never seen any photos of the south bronx in the 1970s? you know, the miles and miles of rubble-filled vacant lots, abandoned buildings, torched cars.
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Yes but there is a limited number of people your talking about,the cinema industry relies on families for a good portion of its profits ,why do you think they try to avoid an R rating at all cost? how much money has the Grindhouse made? trust me I worked in cinema industry for over 6 years I know what I'm talking about.
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that only describes a portion of the movie industry. montreal's downtown theatres serve a different client base --- they emphatically do not rely on families. in fact, i don't think i've ever seen a family at AMC, paramount, cinema du parc or ex-centris.
in any case, cinemas have nothing to do with film ratings. and it's not like hollywood studios try to avoid MPAA "R" ratings --- there are tons of "R"-rated movies. maybe you're thinking of "NC-17," but even then, that's completely irrelevant for canada. if you worked in the cinema industry you know that each province has a different rating system, right?
in any case, with the exception of paramount, all of the downtown theatres have a stronger focus on independent and foreign films than the typical suburban multiplex. film ratings don't really matter because very few of their clients are families or kids under 16 to begin with.
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Originally Posted by malek
t'as l'air sure de toi... moi je suis pas sur de ca.
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according to the new census maps, virtually all downtown census tracts experienced growth --- in some cases by more than 10 percent. and of course the census doesn't count many of the thousands of students who live downtown.