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Alcan Omnimax in Science World at 1455 Quebec St, T 4437443. Wrap-around screen and sound, technologically the best venue in town. Blinding Light!!, 36 Powell St, T 8783366. Microtheatre in the back of a café showing very serious, alternative films and documentaries. Denman Place Discount Cinema, 1737 Comox, T 6832201. Cheap near-current shows and double-bills. Fifth Avenue Cinemas, 2110 Burrard, T 2222991. Specializes in mainstream international films, with a good screen on which to see them. Granville Cineplex Odeon Cinemas, 855 Granville St, T 6844000. The most convenient Downtown location but smallish screens. Hollywood, 3123 W Broadway, T 7383211, http://www.hollywoodtheatre.ca Well-chosen and intelligently paired double bills for $5, usually quality films just off the first-run circuit, or less known but consistently worthwhile repertory choices. Shows usually change weekly. Imax, Canada Place, T 6824629, http://www.imax.com/vancouver At least seven shows per day from noon. 40-minute documentary films $10.50, $8.50 concessions, feature films $12, $10 concessions. Pacific Cinematheque, 1131 Howe St, T 6883456, http://www.cinematheque.bc.ca The main venue for rep, independent, art-house, foreign or just plain off-the-wall films. Shows change nightly. $9.25, $9.75/double bill, including membership fee. Also has a first-class film-reference library. Ridge Theatre, 3131 Arbutus St/16th Av, T 7386311, http://www.RidgeTheatre.com The finest cinema in town. Built in 1950, this delightful venue is the last to still offer a glassed-in crying room for parents with babies or noisy children. Double bills for $5 along the same lines as the Hollywood, but changing every two or three days.
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