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Star Trek Day TO

By Dork Shelf
September 1, 2011

Star Trek Day TOSponsored by the Silver Snail

Star Trek Day TO, a Nerd Mafia collaborative extravaganza that celebrates everything Star Trek, will be hosted at the Toronto Underground Cinema on October 02, 2011.

Why Star Trek? Star Trek represents a hopeful vision of the future — a future that promotes collaboration, inclusiveness and responsibility. Celebrating Star Trek not only honours the ground-breaking work the franchise has already done, it also shows our commitment to internalizing these values and making them reality.

This fun-filled event will cater both to the casual fan and the hardcore Trekker with trivia, a costume contest, musical performances, comedy, the screening of Star Trek feature films and a 19+ after party for mature Star Trek fans.

Tickets are available for pre-order on Brown Paper Tickets: https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/185549.

Tickets are also available in person at the Silver Snail.

Daytime Programming:
* Star Trek 101 – an introduction to Star Trek, for those new to the franchise.
* Star Trek Geek Off – trivia contest
* Costume Contest (categories TBA)
* MOVIE: Wrath of Khan
* MOVIE: Star Trek (2009)

Evening Programming:
* Comedy by Nerdy Little Secret, featuring Gavin Stephens
* Music by Nerds with Guitars
* Burlesque by The Cinnamon Hearts and Nerd Girl Pinups
(Additional acts TBA)

Additional sponsors: Polaris, FutureCon

Official Star Trek Day TO website here.
Facebook Event Page here.

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Free screening of Clue and Jurassic Park!

By Dork Shelf
May 13, 2011

Ladies and Gentlemen, the Toronto Underground Cinema is celebrating our one year anniversary on May 15th. We’ve survived our first year, it’s taken a lot of blood sweat and beers, but we made it. So we’re going to celebrate the only way we know how… by showing movies! Not just any movies, but two of our favourites, films that are near and dear to our hearts: Clue & Jurassic Park! Continue reading →

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Defending the Indefensible: Alien Resurrection & Freddy Got Fingered

By Dork Shelf
February 28, 2011

Andrew Parker and Toronto Underground Cinema proudly present the DEFENDING THE INDEFENSIBLE film series starting MARCH 4, 2011. Film criticism is a strange business these days. In years prior to the rise of the Internet, it seemed like only a … Continue reading →

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Breakin’ – ’80s breakdance classic hits Toronto

By Dork Shelf
February 24, 2011

9:00PM! Saturday Feb 26, 2011! At the Toronto Underground Cinema! From the director of RAPPIN’ and LAMBADA! From the producers of BLOODSPORT and TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE 2! Get ready to pop, lock, flare & freeze! After over 25 years, BREAKIN’ … Continue reading →

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Crime Wave @ Toronto Underground Cinema

By Dork Shelf
November 30, 2010

Join us for an impossibly funky evening at the Toronto Underground Cinema. Mike White, cinematic provocateur and author of Impossibly Funky: A Cashiers du Cinemart Collection will discuss his book. For 14 years, White’s movie zine championed offbeat and obscure movies like John Paizs’s Canadian classic Crime Wave. http://www.impossiblefunky.com/
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FILM SCHOOL CONFIDENTIAL presents David Lynch’s WILD AT HEART

By Dork Shelf
November 30, 2010

Film School Confidential is thrilled to be screening a crisp 35mm print of David Lynch’s Wild at Heart, a masterpiece of weird movie-making magic. FANGORIA editor and FSC host Chris Alexander will introduce the film and add context about Lynch’s unique creative aesthetic. Continue reading →

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Good Canadian Cinema?

By Noah Taylor
November 30, 2010

When was the last time you saw a good Canadian film? How many Canadian films can most people even name? Maybe that’s because unlike music and television, there are no government enforced quotas for Canadian content in our movie theatres, allowing Hollywood to dominate our screens. the city’s newest rep theatre, the Toronto Underground Cinema is taking long overdue measures to remedy this. Starting this Thursday, the Underground is dedicating all 8 of its weekend screenings to great Canadian films. Continue reading →

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Free Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World Screening

By Dork Shelf
November 4, 2010

On Friday, November 5th at 7:00 PM the Bloor Cinema presents a FREE fan screening of Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World to be followed by a Q&A with director Edgar Wright, creator Bryan Lee O’Malley and actress Ellen Wong, with special guest moderator Don McKellar. Also, as a special treat for the hardcore Pilgrim fans we’ll be screening the ‘Making of’ documentary featured on the Blu-Ray/DVD. Continue reading →

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Free Screening of Exit Through the Gift Shop

By Will Perkins
April 24, 2010

Anyone familiar with the street art movement knows the name Banksy. Though no one knows the true identity of the illusive urban artist, his distinctive graffiti art can be seen in cities all over the world. If you’re a fan … Continue reading →

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Dork Shelf Double Bill a Success

By Will Perkins
August 7, 2009

DorkShelf.com just wanted to thank everyone for coming out to Visioneers and Zach Galifianakis: Live at the Purple Onion last night.  We had a great turnout for the event. Congratulations to our trivia contest winners who went home with a … Continue reading →

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Free Screening of Visioneers Starring Zach Galifianakis

By Will Perkins
July 16, 2009

Those of you who have seen The Hangover or are familiar with Tim and Eric Awesome Show Great Job will recognize the great Zach Galifianakis.  The bearded comic is on the verge of becoming a huge star, something we’re all … Continue reading →

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