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Torontoist looks at the Toronto Underground Cinema, the city's newest repertory movie theatre. With a tentative opening date of May 14th, the theatre will screen its films in a revamped basement of an old movie theatre at 186 Spadina.
"If you've ever been a regular at your local repertory cinema, then chances are you've romanticized the idea of rebuilding your own independent movie house in the style of Cinema Paradiso or The Majestic. For three Toronto guys, the dream is quickly materializing in a long-defunct screening space at Spadina Avenue and Queen Street West. Alex Woodside, Charlie Lawton, and Nigel Agnew have revamped the space in the basement of the building at 186 Spadina Avenue�formerly home to a popular Chinese cinema�rebranded it as the Toronto Underground Cinema, and are currently preparing it to open its doors (tentatively) on May 14."
"And while there's little doubt as to the vibrancy of Toronto's film culture, the question of whether the city can sustain another rep cinema hangs over the heads of the Underground's eager managers, especially given their proximity to the Scotiabank, NFB Mediatheque, and Rainbow Market Square. "Once we get rolling we are interested in attracting more independent film, first run stuff, to this location," says Woodside. "Being so close to Queen West and being so close to OCAD might be pretty good for us. If we get some film in that has some buzz in those kinds of scenes, they can come see it here."
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