I had the pleasure of working at the Uptown for 4 years, volunteering for the Toronto International Film Festival. The rumours apparently had been going on for years that they were going to close the place down, no one really wanted to believe it. When it finally happened, it very much saddened me. I went by the location this past friday (dec 5), and saw the initial demolition of the balmutto backstage area, and almost started crying. I am saddened by the death of such a young man in the accident on Monday, and i am also saddened by the lost of one of the most beautiful theatres i have ever had the pleasure of seeing films in. Some of the films i saw there for the first time: Rushmore, Blade 2, Spun, Bubba Hotep, Cypher, Grass, The Mother, Safety of Objects,….the list goes on and on….
I had the pleasure of working at the Uptown for 4 years, volunteering for the Toronto International Film Festival. The rumours apparently had been going on for years that they were going to close the place down, no one really wanted to believe it. When it finally happened, it very much saddened me. I went by the location this past friday (dec 5), and saw the initial demolition of the balmutto backstage area, and almost started crying. I am saddened by the death of such a young man in the accident on Monday, and i am also saddened by the lost of one of the most beautiful theatres i have ever had the pleasure of seeing films in. Some of the films i saw there for the first time: Rushmore, Blade 2, Spun, Bubba Hotep, Cypher, Grass, The Mother, Safety of Objects,….the list goes on and on….