The term "viral" is thrown around a bit too loosely nowadays, especially when it comes to videos related to a specific city. So I'm going to avoid using that tag for the offerings below, even if in some cases you could make the argument that they deserve it. Most of these would be more like local viruses that spread within a given community, in this case Toronto.

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

The holiday season brings about Christmas classics at the TIFF Bell Lightbox, the Toronto Underground Cinema and The Projection Booth, as well as some not-so-classic flicks as well (I'm looking at you, Santa Claus vs the Martians!). In non-holiday fare, there are also some great selections from the Grace Kelly and Roman Polanski retrospectives at the Lightbox this week such as High Society, The Country Girl and Repulsion, while Dragonslayer, Take Shelter and some other best-of-2011 films screen at the Royal Cinema. Aside from this programming, most rep cinemas are taking a break this weekend. That being said, there is nobody playing Gremlins this year, so I'm throwing an "occupy-my-living-room" if anybody is interested.

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.

With 2011 nearing its end, the end of year lists a storm of end of year lists are on the way. One of the more noteworthy ones &mdash especially for film lovers — is the annual Toronto Film Critics Association Awards, the winners of which were announced earlier today. The gala ceremony won't take place until January 10th, at which time the best Canadian film award will be revealed, but it's worth taking a look at the Association's picks for the best of 2011 in all the other categories, if only to know what flicks to look out for at Rep Cinemas over the holidays and new year.

Here's the list of winners.

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

The Midnight-in-Paris-watch is still on, as the Carlton appears as though it'll never let go of this film. The Projection Booth unleashes the scares on Tuesday with a double bill of horror, starting with monthly short-film showcase Little Terrors at 8 p.m. and followed by the festive feature Christmas Evil at 10:30 p.m. A Roman Polanski retrospective begins on Saturday at the TIFF Bell Lightbox with Knife in the Water (look out for a feature on Polanski mid-week), and, last but not least, The Room returns to the Royal Cinema this Friday — have your spoons ready!

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.