Somehow, I don't think it's a mere coincidence that Attack the Bloc: Cold War Science Fiction from Behind the Iron Curtain launches in the dead of winter. There's a sense of "anywhere but here" in this program, a great distraction for Torontonians, and a great incentive to leave the house to head to the TIFF Bell Lightbox. This strategically placed program is a charming mixture of quality artistic works by cherished directors such as Andrei Tarkovsky, bizarre and curious genre works like Who Wants to Kill Jessie? and an interesting selection of films that were born of the Soviet propaganda machine.

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 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.

As we enter awards season, Fifty Years of Discovery: Cannes Critics Week heats up at the TIFF Bell Lightbox, featuring highlights from the beloved festival. From Anna Karina's devastating affair in Living Together, to contemporary slacker classic Clerks, the difficult nature of history and cruel childhood in the Spanish film Spirit of the Beehive to the over-the-top violence found in Man Bites Dog, there's something for everybody in this series, walk, don't run. Also at TIFF, Attack the Bloc: Cold War Science Fiction from Behind the Iron Curtain begins this week, opening up with classics by Andrei Tarkovsky. Combine that with a musical documentary, short films and zombies, mix it all up, add an olive and you have This Week in Rep Cinema!

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.

In a city with a film festival for every nation, ethnicity, genre and hobby, short films tend to get the... well, short end of the stick. The Canadian Film Centre, with its Worldwide Short Film Festival and the monthly World of Shorts screenings is the only real juggernaut that screens shorts on a regular basis. But this week, another party enters the ring, Shorts That are Not Pants, a new quarterly series featuring quality Canadian and international shorts at the NFB Mediatheque this Friday.

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 Fox Theatre loves alliteration this week, screening not just My Week With Marilyn and Margin Call, but also Martha, Marcy, May, Marlene for good measure. The Lightbox takes a bit of a break with programming to focus on Canada's Top Ten this week, all is still silent at the Underground, but there's more than enough to see this week with a kung-fu double bill at the Projection Booth, the return of Silent Sundays at the Revue and Free Friday Films at Innis Town Hall. The dog days of (early) January are apparently over!