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Curtains at Cineforum?

Quirky living room cinema busted for bylaw breach

By Paul Terefenko 

Back in the day, Reg Hartt could just phone Jane Jacobs and she’d set things right at City Hall. Unfortunately, now that his champion is gone, Hartt’s Bathurst row-house rare ?film theatre, Cineforum, languishes in undignified closure, or at best a prolonged intermission.
Two weeks ago, Hartt received a notice of violation from the city’s Licensing and Standards division. At issue was the fact that he’s running his theatre in a residence. Not wishing to tempt “further action,” the quirky film archivist closed his doors.

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