Every day this week, Torontoist is exploring the future of repertory cinema in Toronto. We spoke to the theatre managers of four major rep cinemas to hear if rep cinema is dying, what it's like to exist in a YouTube society, and what original programming has them most excited. Today, we look at the rebirth of the Revue Cinema and its focus on the Roncesvalles community. Photo of Revue Cinema reopening by Mike Charbonneau. Nobody......

Torontoist is ending the year by naming our Heroes and Villains of 2007––the people, places, and things that we've either fallen head over heels in love with or developed uncontrollable rage towards over the past twelve months. Get your dose, starting Boxing Day and running into the new year, three times a day––sunrise, noon, and sunset. When the Festival Cinemas chain was shut down last year by supervillains The McQuillain Kids (after inheriting the business......

As the unofficial fansite of Roncesvalles' favourite success story (and one of the oldest operating movie theatres in this country), Torontoist is pleased to tell you about another exciting event being staged by the good folks at the Revue Film Society. This time, money will be going towards brand-new educational initiatives the theatre aims to have up and running in early 2008, including a film school for neighborhood kids. This particular event, starting at......

After much patient waiting (and after $74,000 in donations), the Revue Film Society announced tonight that the Revue Cinema will re-open its doors on Thursday, October 4, 2007. Instead of having a set screening lined up, the Society is asking fans to vote for what the first film ought to be on their website, until September 19. You can choose between Some Like It Hot!, The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, Touch of......

Now that the keys to the building have officially changed hands, Roncesvalles is a step closer to getting its old buddy back. While the theatre is still technically closed for business (with mumblings of a September opening!), the not-for-profit Revue Film Society will be holding a big open house this Saturday. This marks the first time the theatre will be open to the public since its closure last June. Those attending the jam will......

A month ago, Torontoist brought you "Great News About the Revue Cinema"—remember? We're not the type to leave our readers hanging, so we have an update! The ever-optimistic Revue Film Society released the following on July 9th: "Realtor Matt Mysak has a challenge for fellow real estate agents in the High Park area: Match my donation. Mysak has contributed $2,000 to the campaign to save the Revue Cinema on Roncesvalles Ave. 'I consider it......

Sure, the Revue's marquee collapsed in February, but nothing—nothing—could stop the Revue Film Society from accomplishing their mission to re-open the beloved west-end theatre. Sure enough, earlier tonight, the society sent the following message out to their mailing list, with the huge heading: "Great News About the Revue Cinema." And great it is: Have you heard the great news about the Revue Cinema? Local residents Danny and Letty Mullin are in the process of......

Torontoist Flickr pool contributor bitefight brings us photos of the shuttered Revue cinema, which suffered a spectacular collapse of its marquee yesterday. The structure fell Sunday morning around 3 a.m. and there were no apparent injuries. The drippy marquee was well-known for its tendency to collect snow and water, and it seems that the weight of the recent snowfall is the cause behind the collapse. Opened in 1912, the Revue is a heritage property, and......

A couple of months ago when we posted about the impending demise of Festival Cinemas we got an outpouring of concern from this city's many film lovers. So we hope that it won't be hard for the Revue Film Society to raise the $20,000 it needs to save the west-end theatre. They're looking for 700 people to donate at least $20 in the next month so they can take over operations of the theatre. "The......