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Back to the Bloor

Before Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema was a central hub for documentary lovers and filmmakers it was the Madison Picture Palace, the Midtown, the Capri, and of course, for you nostalgic types, the Bloor. Back to the Bloor revisits the Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema's most recent previous incarnation, when from 1980-2010 it was known as the Bloor Cinema.   

Revel in the rich theatrical history of Toronto's beloved repertory cinema with multi-month holdover hits, cult and midnight movie madness, and mainstay classics.  

Tickets are $7.50 for all films in this series. Please bring a donation of cash or non-perishable food item to support Spadina-Fort York Community Care.

Spadina-Fort York Community Care was founded in 2020 as a direct response to the overwhelming rise in homelessness and food insecurity. They serve over 5,000 people every week through direct outreach to people experiencing homelessness, grocery delivery to housebound seniors and individuals, and multiple food bank locations. Donate online (Spadina-Fort York Community Care in the drop-down menu).

Series runs Returns December 28

Saturday, December 28, 9:00 PM

Michael Cera holding a guitar surrounded by smoke

Scott Pilgrim vs. the World

In a magically realistic version of Toronto, a young man must defeat his new girlfriend's seven evil exes one by one in order to win her heart.
  • D: Edgar Wright
  • USA, United Kingdom, Canada, Japan
  • 2010
  • 112 min
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Sunday, December 29, 12:00 PM

Man with a guitar

School of Rock

After being kicked out of his rock band, Dewey Finn becomes a substitute teacher of an uptight elementary private school, only to try and turn his class into a rock band.
  • D: Richard Linklater
  • USA
  • 2003
  • 108 min
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Friday, January 3, 9:00 PM

Renee Zellweger smoking a cigarette

Bridget Jones's Diary

Bridget Jones is determined to improve herself while she looks for love in a year in which she keeps a personal diary.
  • D: Sharon Maguire
  • United Kingdom
  • 2001
  • 96 min
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Saturday, January 4, 9:00 PM

Godzilla terrorizing Japan

Godzilla

Underwater hydrogen bomb testing awakens a fire-breathing monster from its centuries-long sleep, and it soon starts to terrorise Japan.
  • D: Ishiro Honda
  • Japan
  • 1954
  • 98 min
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