The Downtown Theatre
Eric VeilletteThe ongoing history of film exhibition in Toronto.
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David Secter's Winter Kept Us Warm
Winter Kept Us Warm was shot on the University of Toronto campus and cast with students. Credit Canadian International Pictures.
Hi everyone! Digging into the archives for this week’s dispatch, but keep your eyes out for another arti...
Gordon Lawson's "The Censor"
Back in 2010, through a series of surprising and unexpected circumstances, I became one of the custodians of an immense collection of 16mm films. Over 6000 cans, give or take, which had been part of the Toronto Public Library’s circulating...
Waiting for Jaws
Roy Scheider in Jaws.
With a new Spielberg film arriving in theatres this weekend, it seems like a good moment to revisit the Toronto release of Jaws, the film that forever changed how blockbusters were marketed, distributed and exhibited....
Danielle Ouimet on "Daughters of Darkness"
Danielle Ouimet in Daughters of Darkness (1971).
Welcome to all the new subscribers! And it was nice meeting some of you long-time readers on Saturday at the launch of the Curious Minds series I’m hosting at Hot Docs. I was really happy wi...
Cinecity: Part one
City of Toronto Archives.
This month, Severin Films is releasing a new 4K restoration of The War Game. I worked on its release with executive producer Kier-la Janisse, directing a short featurette, The War Game at Cinecity, which lo...
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Arts journalist & media producer in Toronto | Regular contributor to the Globe & Mail, Toronto Star, CBC/Radio-Canada | Author: “In the Dark: A history of moviegoing in Toronto” (ECW Press, 2027) | Editor: The Downtown Theatre | Franco-ontarien
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