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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.

Yes, a few weeks after our initial confusion over the Toronto International Latin Film Festival at the Royal Cinema, it's confirmed: The Royal Cinema (at 608 College St.) is re-opening its doors officially on December 15th, with the exclusive Toronto engagement of Monkey Warfare. Now, although we didn't like Monkey Warfare much (if at all), this is only good news. The aim of the new Royal cinema is in line with the other Theatre D Digital cinemas; as a post-production facility, but also for use for exhibitions, film festivals and special events.

news, we almost want to yell 'Terrible news, everyone!' Just to be contrary. And no, we're not talking about new episodes of Futurama on Comedy Central. This good news is far better than that - the Royal is going to continue being a theatre. Bought up for $2.3 million by Theatre D Digital, which currently operates the Regent Theatre on Mt. Pleasant, much like the Regent it will be used as a post-production facility during the day, and they will use the money from that to operate it as a movie theatre in the evening. We're told that whether it will remain a rep theatre is unclear - The Regent merely shows second-run movies at first-run prices.