Room for Squares (Free Movies at Dundas Square)

Posted on Author Ryan McNeil

As I continue to wait for a summer movie to dazzle me, at least I can take solace in the fact that I can see some assured fun times on a big screen in Toronto this summer. Unfortunately, they are primarily fun times I’ve already seen, but they still make for a good night out never the less.

Dundas Square is a little patch of our city that looks like something out of BLADE RUNNER, and every summer they show free movies outside once a week (including, apropriately enough, BLADE RUNNER two summers ago). Sometimes you see things you’ve never seen on a big screen before, sometimes you have to laugh as things like streetcars and fire engines distract your concentration, and sometimes you even get rained on. Still – lots of fun.

This year they’re calling it the “Safecracker Series”. Here’s what’s on deck, and there’s a few I’m already circling on the calender…

THE HOT ROCK – July 6th, 8:30pm
A FISH CALLED WANDA – July 15th, 8:30pm
OUT OF SIGHT – July 20th, 8:30pm
THOMAS CROWN AFFAIR Double Feature – July 27th
(’68 Original 6:30: ’99 Remake 9pm)
OCEAN’S 11 Double Feature – August 3rd
(’60 Original 6:30, ’01 Remake 9pm)
CATCH ME IF YOU CAN – August 10th, 8:30pm
INSIDE MAN – August 17th, 8:30pm
THE BANK JOB – August 24th, 8:30pm
THE ITALIAN JOB Double Feature
(’69 Original 6:30: ’03 Remake 9pm)

11 Replies to “Room for Squares (Free Movies at Dundas Square)”

  1. Damn, that's pretty cool. Would love to have an excuse to see Out of Sight and Catch Me if you Can on an outdoor big screen. Looks like I'm moving to Toronto.

  2. I'm coming too. Hatter, you better clear out another room in your current dwelling space!

    I've seen movies on an outdoor bigscreen just twice in my life, but both times it was a fun experience.

  3. Funny… they don't even have a movie theatre in the city I live in, let alone free movie events.

    *cry*

    Anyways, that sounds pretty sweet, I would definitely attend if I lived in that area.

  6. @ Aiden… Come on up! Looks like it's gonna be a hot summer up here, so great times to be outside soaking it up rather than in dark quiet theaters. OUT OF SIGHT is one of my all-time faves, looking forward to seeing it on a big screen again.

    @ Meredith… Two people coming to town? Damn, I'm gonna have to get more beer.

    You have me curious – what did you see at your outdoor big screen?

    @ Atroxion… No theater??!! I'd be forced to move. As it is I'm spoiled by the fact that I can walk to four different theatres.

    @ Celtic… I vote you try to organize such a thing in your city.

    @ Bryce… Honestly, I was gonna skip that one, but perhaps I'll go give it a look.

  7. You're a man after my own heart, Hatter. Out of Sight is also one of my favs. It has just been bumped to the top of the queue. I expect some love in the comments section when the review comes around.

  9. Would love to have something like that here. Was in Toronto and in Canada backpacking 2 years ago. Toronto is a great city, wouldn't mind going back for a week or so, sometime soon. Ah well..

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