Monthly Archives: March 2011

Halal police d’État (Halal Five-O)

Posted on March 27, 2011 by James McNally

Halal police d’État (Halal Five-O) is screening as part of Cinefranco on Thursday March 31 at 9:00pm at TIFF Bell Lightbox. Halal police d’État (Halal Five-O) (Director: Rachid Dhibou): French comedy duo Eric and Ramzy (Eric Judor and Ramzy Bedia) … Continue reading →

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Room in Rome

Posted on March 21, 2011 by James McNally

eOne released Room in Rome on DVD in Canada on March 1, 2011. Help support Toronto Screen Shots by buying it on Amazon.ca. Room in Rome (Director: Julio Medem): My disillusionment with the work of Julio Medem continues. After one … Continue reading →

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Y’en aura pas de facile (Tough Luck)

Posted on March 21, 2011 by James McNally

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 →

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Cinéfranco 2011

Posted on March 20, 2011 by James McNally

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 →

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Controversial Directors in Nayman’s Terms

Posted on March 17, 2011 by James McNally

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 →

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