Bloor Cinema

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The Bloor Cinema in 2006.

The Bloor Cinema is an independent theatre in The Annex district of downtown Toronto, Canada, located at 506 Bloor Street West, near its intersection with Bathurst Street and the TTC's Bathurst station.

The Bloor offers some of the lowest prices in Toronto for both movies and snacks.^{[citation needed]} The Bloor cinema is a popular choice for many film festivals.^{[citation needed]} The Bloor is a second-run theatre, meaning, it shows movies that have already been in theatres, usually before they are released on video and DVD. The theater screens classic films, art films, and cult classics. The Rocky Horror Picture Show is traditionally screened with a live cast on Halloween and the last friday of every month. The Bloor Cinema has repeatedly been selected as the best repertoire cinema in Toronto by Eye Weekly.

The theatre was originally part of Moonrise Theatres Ltd., but is now independent. The Bloor Cinema was reopened after renovation in 2000, and celebrated the 100th anniversary of its building in 2005.

As of January 2006, regular movie tickets at Bloor Cinema cost $8, which includes $3 annual memberships. After the first ticket is purchased and a valid membership card is shown, every other movie seen at the Bloor is $5 for the next year, until the membership expires. No membership is required for seniors and children they are always $3. On top of the already low prices, there are "happy hour" prices for the first film of the day at around 2:30 in the afternoon, and all of Monday.

The mockumentary series Pure Pwnage also show their episode premiers at the Bloor Cinema.

This cinema is a main venue for Toronto's annual Hot Docs festival.