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Trak Cinema 445 Toorak Road, Melbourne, VIC

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Ross Simpson writes - on October 11, 2021 at 10:03 pm - The Trak Cinema was the last single screen cinema built in Melbourne, also one of the earliest pioneers of Late Shows sessions. 1970s best remembered for 2001:A space odyssey.

1980s moved from circuit to independent ownership. World record-breaking box office seasons of operas such as La Traviata, Carmen,

The Pirates of Penzance. 1990s moved to continental/european and Eastern interest film mix in competition with several Melbourne cinemas offering similar genre saw seasons of Cyrano de Bergerac, Romuald et Juliette, My Father’s Glory/My Mother’s Castle, the Music Teacher, Raise the Red Lantern, The Last Emperor. Thrown in mix were popular new releases Crocodile Dundee, Indiana Jones series, Batman and Jurassic Park.

Pioneer of the Ladies' Luncheon raising funds for charities monthly for 20 years. Helped many thousands of Melbournians experience the magic of cinema on the big screen for over 30 years before it shut down.

Contributed by Greg Lynch -