This Week in Rep Cinema features second-run and classic film selections from cinemas such as the Bloor Hot Docs Cinema, The Fox, The Revue, The Royal, Toronto Underground Cinema, the Projection Booth, TIFF Bell Lightbox, and more.

It's the long weekend, but don't let that fool you--that means we still have a week left of the Inside Out LGBT Film Festival, just a few short weeks before my favourite music film festival, NXNE, and the World Wide Short Film Festival. In the meantime, the Revue Cinema is cranking out some good programming this week, the Royal matches with some contemporary masterpieces, and TIFF offers a preview of the filmmakers of the future.

The 22nd annual Inside Out LGBT Film Festival begins this long weekend, featuring the best in queer cinema and stories. No matter what your preferred genre, Inside Out has it all--from steamy stealthy romances to hard-hitting documentaries about drug addiction. You'll also find films on Uganda's anti-homosexuality bill, shorts programmes dedicated to trans-issues, lesbian encounters and Scandinavian men and finally, even comedies about dysfunctional families and gay science fiction fan clubs.

To help you sift through all the selections, here are 5 films you shouldn't miss.

This Week in Rep Cinema features second run and classic film selections from cinemas such as the Bloor Hot Docs Cinema, The Fox, The Revue, The Royal, Toronto Underground Cinema, the Projection Booth, TIFF Bell Lightbox, and more.

Festival frenzy continues at a fever pitch this week, as the Inside Out LGBT Film Festival begins on Thursday (look for our preview in a few days) and an assortment of other festivals are coming around the bend. On the smaller-side, the Viscera Film Festival will be hosted at the Projection Booth this Tuesday, the Revue begins a new film series, and the Toronto Underground Cinema turns two years old.

This Week in Film rounds up noteworthy new releases in theatres, as well as key DVD / Blu-Ray releases, festivals, and other cinema-related events happening in Toronto.

This year, TIFF has dramatically (and wisely) split its bloated Sprockets Film Festival into two smaller entities: TIFF Kids for the under-12 lot and TIFF Next Wave for those with a bit more experience under their belts. The former wrapped up a few weeks ago and was a massive hit, filling the Lightbox with sprawling mass of children and showcasing some engaging family programs (and some glaring Disney promotions as well..) but now the tide has turned to TIFF Next Wave, the film festival specifically geared to and partially curated by teenagers.

This was an intriguing year for the Hot Docs Film Festival — their new cinema was put to the test with pure festival chaos, it was the most popular year in festival history with over 165,000 attendees, it had the most films at 189, and the People's Choice Award (Chasing Ice) was completely unpredictable! Some of the best films that blogTO writers saw and loved were also appreciated and rewarded at the Hot Docs awards ceremony. While we've already raved about a few, here are some of the other great films from the festival.