In case you were worried, Cinematheque Ontario will deliver a second screening of David Lean's 1962, and very very long, masterpiece Lawrence of Arabia, after the first showing in late November sold out faster than hotcakes. Like two weeks ago.

My source at the Cinematheque box office says they've already moved about a quarter of their tickets for the second screening on December 7th.

In addition to the ongoing David Lean retrospective, Cinematheque Ontario will be screening all fifteen intense hours of Berlin Alexanderplatz over three days, starting December 12th. There's also the monumental and ongoing retrospective of Nagisa Oshima's ouvre, which blogTO's own Danielle D'Ornellas beat me to the punch on last week.

Oh, and happy Barack Obama Day.

What do the world's first superhero to arise from a pool of toxic nuclear waste, a beachball with claws wreaking havoc on a spaceship, racist cops, and sexual liberation in Amsterdam have in common?

They're all going to be on the big screen at the Fox Theatre this coming Saturday night, as Shock and Awe: The Grindhouse Experience returns for an all-night homage to classic grindhouse films.

An all-nighter marked by a lineup of not-so-serious B-movies brings serious enjoyment, and this unique experience is a way to ensure that we'll be thoroughly entertained on Saturday night, sleeping on Sunday, and groggy enough on Monday. It wouldn't be grindhouse any other way!

blogTO has tickets to give away to a few lucky readers. Check out the trailers and read on for contest entry details.

Brandon Cronenberg, son of David, headlines the final six nominees just announced today for this year's Enroute Student Film Festival. Teamed with Jonathan Hodgson he's created what some might call a Cronenberg-esque 8 minute short called Broken Tulips. I thought this was going to be about flowers. Ah, not so much.

The first film of the 2008/09 Doc Soup weekly documentary series will screen this Wednesday at the Bloor Cinema. Trouble the Water (trailer above) tells the story of the disaster that was Hurricane Katrina and includes extensive raw footage of a New Orleans family's experience before and after the storm hit.

The Regent Park Film Festival may not get as much love as some other film festivals in the city, but now embarking on its 6th year of screenings it has certainly earned its spot as one of the most ambitious.

Situated in Toronto's largest and oldest inner city neighbourhood, the festival programs all its films and panel discussions at Nelson Mandela Public School (440 Shuter Street) and throws its closing night party at the nearby Dominion on Queen.

I had no idea that this coming Tuesday was World Animation Day. Anyway, take my word for it. And NFB's. It is. And to celebrate the NFB (at the corner of John and Richmond Streets) will be screening a series of free animated films.

It all goes down October 29th and 30th. The screening is the same each night. It starts at 7pm and will feature 10 short films in 75 minutes. And for those who can't make it, two films - Flutter and At Home with Mrs. Hen - can be viewed in their entirety on the event web site.