Author Archives: James McNally

Blind Spots: Cabaret

Warner released Cabaret on Blu-ray in Canada on February 5, 2013. Help support Toronto Screen Shots by buying it on Amazon.ca. Cabaret (Director: Bob Fosse): I’m generally not a fan of musicals. I find the way they use songs as … Continue reading

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Marvin, Seth and Stanley

Marvin, Seth and Stanley (Director: Stephen Gurewitz): At this point, I’m sure I’d see anything with Alex Karpovsky in it. He brings intensity to everything he does, and is usually the most magnetic presence on the screen. He’s also a … Continue reading

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Canada’s Top Ten 2012: Shorts

If you love short film, I’ll remind you that my next Shorts That Are Not Pants screening will be held on Thursday January 17th at the Carlton Cinemas. We’ll be showing Chloé Robichaud’s very funny Chef de meute from this … Continue reading

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2012 CAST Awards Announcement

A convincing win for Wes Anderson’s Moonrise Kingdom   Update: Check out the second annual CASTcast pod­cast organ­ized by the Mamo.ca guys! It’s hosted by our friends over at Row Three. Hear me and six other loud­mouths debate the res­ults … Continue reading

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Best Films of 2012

It’s almost impossible for me to make lists, and yet I compulsively am drawn to making them, or reading other people’s. This is especially true with film, where for me the pleasures of discovery outweigh any sense of satisfaction of … Continue reading

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