Author Archives: James McNally

TIFF 2009: Preliminaries, Part 3

Today the full schedule was announced and I picked up my TIFF programme book. There are way more films than I’ll be able to see, but here are a few more that I’m hoping not to miss: Mr. Nobody (Director: … Continue reading

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Rough Cut

Rough Cut (Yeong-hwa-neun yeong-hwa-da) (Director: Jang Hun): The Korean title of the film translates roughly as “A Movie is a Movie” and that captures a bit of the flavour of this gangster/buddy movie set within another film shoot. Written by … Continue reading

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Wholphin Issue 9

Alerted by a tweet from Joseph Gordon-Levitt, I was happy to discover that the upcoming Wholphin Issue 9 will feature his directorial debut, Sparks (review), which I thoroughly enjoyed at this year’s Worldwide Short Film Fest. Two other films I … Continue reading

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Black

Black (Director: Pierre Laffargue): I was a little concerned when I saw that the Toronto After Dark Film Festival had programmed two films with similar blaxploitation styles (and even similar titles). After seeing the rollicking Black Dynamite (review) a few … Continue reading

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Franklyn

Franklyn (Director: Gerald McMorrow): Featuring a fairly high-profile cast (Ryan Phillippe, Eva Green, Sam Riley), this film from first-time director Gerald McMorrow was making its North American premiere at Toronto After Dark, nearly a year after it premiered in London. … Continue reading

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