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Girls Rock!

Posted on April 21, 2007 by James McNally

Girls Rock! (Directors: Arne Johnson, Shane King, USA, 2006): I’m a sucker for documentaries with kids in them. At every festival, often full of dark films about human greed and violence, I always try to pick a film with kids … Continue reading →

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Yoga Inc.

Posted on April 21, 2007 by James McNally

Yoga Inc. (Director: John Philp, USA, 2006): A fascinating excursion into the world of “for-profit” enlightenment, Yoga Inc. suffers from having just too many good stories to tell. First, there’s the explosion of yoga all over the Western world, with … Continue reading →

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Orange Revolution

Posted on April 21, 2007 by James McNally

Orange Revolution (Director: Steve York, USA, 2006): Coming straight from a screening of How It’s Done to this film already had me feeling wary of the folksy populism of Ukrainian presidential candidates Viktor Yuschenko and Viktor Yanukovych. The interesting thing … Continue reading →

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How It’s Done

Posted on April 21, 2007 by James McNally

How It’s Done (Director: Marcel Lozinski, Poland, 2006): Piotr Tymochowicz is a Polish political consultant and this film, shot over four years, follows him as he molds a group of young hopefuls into political contenders. The task is interesting because … Continue reading →

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Let’s All Hate Toronto

Posted on April 20, 2007 by Jay Kerr

Let’s All Hate Toronto (Directors: Albert Nerenberg, Rob Spence, Canada, 2006): Let’s All Hate Toronto premiered tonight to a sold out audience at the Bloor Cinema in, well, Toronto. There was quite a buzz around this film. I was eager … Continue reading →

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