[1] The cinema also helped introduce new technologies to Toronto such as CinemaScope, Cinerama and 70 mm film Dolby Stereo.
[3] Its closing was delayed several times, with the Famous Players theatre chain trying, but not able, to sign a long-term lease.
[4] It shuttered soon after the 1986 film festival,[5] where it hosted the gala opening screening of The Decline of the American Empire.
These supports were meant to be temporary but were left in place for over a decade due to the early 1990s recession.
[7] The University Theatre's facade now serves as an entrance to a two-level store space, which was a Williams-Sonoma and Pottery Barn from 2002–2015.