Montreal’s Imperial Cinema may close its doors in January — unless more funding comes through

Strapped for cash and in need of repairs, Montreal's Imperial Cinema, a heritage building and regular venue for film premieres and festivals, may soon close its doors for good on Jan. 31 unless it says it's handed a lifeline by the federal government. Nestled on Bleury Street in downtown Montreal's Quartier des Spectacles, the landmark cinema welcomed audiences for the first time in 1913 and formerly housed a vaudeville theatre but has fallen on difficult financial times. Over the last six years