Technically, the season of films that you may have paid a premium to see early began last week—though admittedly, often with talent in attendance—at TIFF, with Midnight Madness opener Jennifer's Body receiving a full release (while TIFF was still on, too!). This week sees the release of TIFF films Bright Star and The Boys are Back, both of which have received decent enough reviews. But we're not especially interested in that, because there's a film festival currently running that rivals TIFF for its importance, NNAFF—the Nollywood North America Film Festival (though admittedly, it's all the way out in Mississauga). We've previously mentioned our fascination with Nollywood, and the documentary which covers what is reputedly the world's most productive film industry, Nollywood Babylon, plays this afternoon at at 5 p.m.

Newsstand: November 19, 2009