Author Archives: James McNally

Y’en aura pas de facile (Tough Luck)

Y’en aura pas de facile (Tough Luck) is screening as part of Cinefranco on Friday March 25 at 9:30pm at TIFF Bell Lightbox. Y’en aura pas de facile (Tough Luck) (Director: Marc André Lavoie): After seeing the amiable Rémy Girard … Continue reading

Posted in Cinéfranco, Film Festivals | Tagged , | Comments Off on Y’en aura pas de facile (Tough Luck)

Cinéfranco 2011

Cinéfranco is Toronto’s festival of films in the French language. The 14th annual festival takes place for the very first time at the TIFF Bell Lightbox (with additional screenings at the NFB Mediatheque) from March 25th through April 3rd, featuring … Continue reading

Posted in Cinéfranco, Film Festivals | Tagged , , , , , , | Comments Off on Cinéfranco 2011

Controversial Directors in Nayman’s Terms

Eye Weekly film critic Adam Nayman has been teaching a series of film classes with the cheeky tag “in Nayman’s Terms.” I was privileged to attend a couple of classes in the last series, on the concept of national cinema … Continue reading

Posted in Critics, Special Events | Tagged , | Comments Off on Controversial Directors in Nayman’s Terms

Sound It Out

Sound It Out is screening again on Tuesday March 15 at 8:45pm at the Alamo Ritz 2, and Thursday March 17 at 3pm at the Alamo Ritz 1. Sound It Out (Director: Jeanie Finlay): Nostalgia is bound to be a … Continue reading

Posted in Documentaries, Film Festivals, SXSW | Tagged , , | 1 Comment

A Bag of Hammers

A Bag of Hammers (Director: Brian Crano): Based upon the trailer I watched before SXSW, I guessed that this film might make a funny little diversion from my schedule. The jokey title and the pair of likeable goofs in formal … Continue reading

Posted in Film Festivals, SXSW | Tagged | Comments Off on A Bag of Hammers