Hey guys, we here at CINSSU are big fans of the various Rep Cinemas in Toronto. At out Cinema Sessions Seminar in March, we had Daniel Demois of Fox Theatre talk to the U of T undergrads. We also have members that work at the Bloor Cinema and we also appreciate a lot of the stuff going on at The Royal.  So it’s a great pleasure to see that former CINSSU member Alex Woodside along with Charlie Lawton and Nigel Agnew are opening a new 700- seat Rep Cinema in Chinatown: The Toronto Underground Cinema. The Underground was formerly known as Golden Harvest Cinema and specialized in Hong Kong movies, but has been defunct now for more than a decade. However these new managers are hoping to bring in cult films and festivals for the whole city. Or as they explain it:

Located at Queen and Spadina, The Toronto Underground Cinema is the city’s newest operating movie house. With 700 seats it is the second largest single screen theatre in town. Run by and for film fans the Toronto Underground Cinema will be the premiere event cinema venue. We will be screening cult classics, seldom seen treasures and popular favourites.

The first two movies shown at the new cinema will be the film adaptation of Clue and, fittingly considering the new theatre’s location, John Carpenter’s Big Trouble in Little China. Both of these films will be shown for FREE this Friday, May 14th. I encourage you all to go and have a good time.

You can find the Facebook Event page for Clue and Big Trouble here, and the Facebook group for Toronto Underground here.