Rendering of restored Revue Cinema with elements of 1911 façade. Now that the Revue has steadied after re-opening, the Revue Film Society is turning its attention to restoring the façade that fell in February of 2007 (breaking not only the marquee, but several filmgoers' hearts too). The Society has brought in preservation architect Michael McClelland and his team from E.R.A. Architects Inc. to help restore the Revue's exterior. Make sure to voice your opinion......

After last month’s inaugural open-mic-esque short film program at the Revue was so chock-a-block full of awesome, Tim Bourgette and co. wasted no time looking ahead to a sequel. Thus, Drop Your Shorts 2 (electric boogaloo) opens for submissions this Sunday. Toronto filmmakers, no matter their level of radness/awfulness/professionalism/lack thereof, are invited to throw down whatever artsy weirdness they have on back catalog for a public screening/execution on March 6. Films can be any genre......

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, to conclude our series, we look at the next immediate steps for rep cinema. Photo by Flashfonic. The story of rep cinema in Toronto is......

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......

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 fall of Festival Cinemas, which sparked fears that rep cinema would disappear from the city. In 2006, the future of repertory......

Do you fear that just one night of Spice won't suffice? Did you sleep in when tickets went on sale the first time... then again, and again, and again once more? If you wannabe at the concert and can't make it, or are in need of a Posh place to see and be seen, drop by 400 Roncesvalles Avenue this weekend for a matinée version of the next best thing: Spice World Extravaganza. The......

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......

Contributor Tony Makepeace is taking us for some spins around our city with his fantastic VR panoramas. You can look up, down, side to side, in and out—pretty much every direction but back at yourself, which would be kind of creepy. Say hello to Panoramaist: the Toronto shoe-gazer's worst enemy. Click on the preview image above to launch the QuickTime VR panorama in a new window. Panoramaist is best viewed on a fast computer.......

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......

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......

The hard working people over ath the North Ronces Blog have linked to a petition to try and save the Revue Cinema. Torontoist also knows that city council is trying to designate (or has designated) many of these theatres as heritage sites which we think means their facades must remain intact. Susan Flanagan has more info on this on her site. This measure won't save the theatres but will at least make it harder for......

Kung Fu Fridays starts again tonight after a hiatus for the Toronto Film Festival, with a blistering October Schedule and a new location. Due to the (recently) traditional Royal Cinema being hired out regularly for festivals and so on this month, tonight the biweekly dose of Kung Fu action is being shown at the Revue Cinema at 400 Roncesvalles Ave (that’s 3 blocks south of Dundas West Station, for anyone unfamiliar with it). And......