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Insurance fraud raids a win for all drivers: Chief Blair

37 people accused of staging fraudulent accidents, making phoney medical claims

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Will silence be golden on Oscar night?

From top, left to right: Viola Davis (The Help), Brad Pitt (Tree of Life, Moneyball), Meryl Streep (The Iron Lady), Bérénice Bejo and Michel Hazanavicius (The Artist), Michelle Williams (My Week With Marilyn), Rachel McAdams and Woody Allen (Midnight in Paris), George Clooney (The Descendants, The Ides of March), Gary Oldman (Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy) and Rooney Mara (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo). Metro’s Academy Awards coverage, pages 48-49.

An extensive investigation into a multimillion-dollar auto-insurance scam led to the arrest of 37 people in early-morning raids across the GTA on Thursday.

The investigation — which stemmed from one suspicious accident report made in 2009 — examined 77 crashes that police say were staged so those allegedly involved could profit from insurance claims.

At a news conference Thursday, Toronto police Chief Bill Blair said the arrests, which resulted in more than 130 charges, were a “very important result for every citizen of Ontario,” since insurance fraud results in premium increases provincewide.

The scheme, allegedly headed by 10 ringleaders, accounted for millions of dollars in losses, said Insp. Gord Jones, of the Toronto traffic services division.

A specific figure was not provided, but State Farm Insurance said its losses alone amounted to $4 million.

“The victims of this crime are all of us who operate motor vehicles.”

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In these fraudulent accidents, police investigations would be started following accidents involving damage to vehicles. Reports would be generated, and then those involved would claim to be injured. They would seek the assistance of paralegals — some of whom are also accused — who would then file all the required paperwork with the insurance company.

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Student charged in campus shooting TONY BOCK/TORSTAR NEWS SERVICE

A first-year law student has been arrested after shots were fired in a dormitory Saturday morning at York University.

Police were called to 360 Assiniboine Rd., on the southern boundary of the campus, around 6:45 a.m.

Police said someone fired a shotgun at the door, causing projectiles to go

through it and into the apartment. A female student was inside but didn’t suffer any injuries.

During the investigation, police learned the occupant of the apartment had issues with the door and its lock.

“We believe that somebody was tampering with her door, but we don’t know the reasons why,”

Det. Sgt. Al Coulter told a news conference Thursday.

“I would like to express my deep concern that the alleged suspect, a York student, so seriously compromised the safety of everyone at York,” Mamdouh Shoukri, York president and vice-chancellor, said in a news release.

Andrew MacDonald, 35,

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is charged with three counts of mischief, two counts of attempted breakand-enter and five other weapons-related charges.

Police seized a 12-gauge Remington 870 shotgun and a .22-calibre rifle along with a substantial number of rounds of ammunition for each gun.

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York’s president Mamdouh Shoukri

Ford mulls parking tax Consultants estimate levy could bring in more than $90 million a year

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On the web at metronews.ca The Ford brothers are going to have two uninterrupted hours every Sunday to tell “the straight goods” to Toronto directly without a media filter.

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Ford brothers to host radio show A father has been sentenced for letting his nine-year-old drive when he was drunk. Security cameras recorded a portion of the drive. Watch at metronews.ca/ video Follow us on Twitter @metrotoronto

Mayor Rob Ford and his outspoken brother Doug are taking over Newstalk 1010’s The City radio program, which was previously hosted by Coun. Josh Matlow. The City airs Sundays from 1 to 3 p.m.

Fired TTC chief stands to pocket more than $560K TARA WALTON/ TORSTAR NEWS SERVICE

Fired TTC chief general manager Gary Webster will get more than $560,000 in salary over two years, staying on the payroll seven months longer than if he were allowed to continue working.

A copy of Webster’s con-

tract obtained by the Toronto Star states that, if relieved of duties without just cause, he will continue to be a TTC employee with full salary and benefits for 24 months but not do any work.

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For the first time since launching his subway crusade more than a year ago, Mayor Rob Ford has signalled he is willing to use modest taxation to pay for construction.

Specifically, he has indicated he is open to implementing a parking levy.

Exactly what Ford has in mind isn’t clear, but members of his inner circle say what has been discussed is a per-space fee, which would be passed on to owners of large parking lots — malls and movie theatres, which typically offer free parking, as well as pay lots.

For the latter, the added cost would probably be passed on to drivers.

Ideally, the strategy would be implemented across the GTA, so there isn’t a situation where parking lots on the city limits struggle to compete.

“The best way to go is through development charges and TIFs (tax incre-

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Court hears vicious details of girl’s murder BRAMPTON. Milena Firgan held up well as she listened to evidence of how hundreds of drops of blood from her daughter Aleksandra were splashed

ment financing)” but parking levies are on the table, Ford told reporters Thursday morning. “You can’t have a closed mind. All the options are there,” he said, referencing Gordon Chong’s report on ways to finance a Sheppard subway extension.

Reached Thursday, Chong said this was a great step.

“He’s been pretty adamant about not raising taxes, fees, etc. … so this was a pleasant surprise,” he said.

Ford’s statements also came as a surprise to TTC chair Karen Stintz.

“The big question for Mayor Ford to answer is: How is he going to get his financing? It appears as if he is now wrestling with that question.”

Until now, Ford has shied away from endorsing revenue tools to fund his subway vision.

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in the bedroom of the man accused of killing her.

But she wept hard and alone when a nude black and white autopsy photo of her 13-year-old was shown on a courtroom screen, allowing the jury to study some of 37 stab wounds on her daughter.

Rafal LaSota and Michelle Liard are accused in the murder of FirganHewie in December 2008.

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Cop charged with murder for 2010 shooting

A majority of university students don’t like shorter, three-year degrees — and most take longer than the standard four years to complete a degree as it is, says a new study that comes just as an Ontario government paper suggests making four years of post-secondary education a thing of the past.

In Ontario, about 94 per cent of university students graduate with a four-year honours bachelor degree, the study found, but less than half had finished that degree in four years.

‘We’re appalled and shocked,’ says police union president of the charge Eric Osawe, 26, died from a Toronto police officer’s bullet to the back two years ago, the lawyer for the victim’s family says.

Julian Falconer made the surprise revelation Thursday after a charge of second-degree murder was laid against Const. David Cavanagh, believed to be the first Toronto cop charged with murder while on duty.

He had previously been charged with manslaughter.

“In terms of police accountability, there is very little doubt this is a historic day,” Falconer said. “It’s obviously a very solemn process.... It is by no means a day of celebration.”

An angry Toronto Police Association union president Mike McCormack called the murder charge “over the top,” saying there is no new evidence against the 35year-old officer. “The Crown has had this case for two years.

Nothing has changed,” he told reporters.

Osawe, a Nigerian-born father of two, was shot, and his younger brother, Ebony, 23, was arrested on weapons charges on Sept.

29, 2010, during a raid on an apartment on Dunbloor Road, near Kipling Avenue.

The guns and gangs unit and emergency task force officers had stormed the unit at about 1:30 a.m.

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Top marks for four-year degrees, survey shows

Winter storm brewing The sister of Eric Osawe leaves 361 University court on Thursday. Toronto police officer Const. David Cavanagh, who was originally charged with manslaughter in the shooting death of Eric Osawe, has had his charge upgraded to second-degree murder.

A low-pressure system over the American Midwest is expected to arrive with a vengeance in the GTA Friday, dumping between five and 10 centimetres of snow and making driving

And among the 850-plus students surveyed, 64 per cent said four years has the most value, 29 per cent said the two degrees are of equal value, and five per cent felt the shorter bachelor degree was preferable.

The province is looking at reforming the postsecondary system. It has a discussion paper outlining ways to do so, including the shorter degree, year-round classes and allowing students to earn more than half of their credits online.

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Snow is expected to fall well into the afternoon with an accumulation of another five centimetres blanketing the region, Environment Canada meteorologist Geoff Coulson warned.

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Crowd Wu-ed by fashion designer CHRIS YOUNG/THE CANADIAN PRESS

Fashionistas flock for a piece of Jason Wu’s collection at pop-up shop At 9 a.m., there were already 30 people in line.

And there was still three hours to go before the pop-up shop selling the Jason Wu collection would be open to the public.

David Page, 47, who works in finance, was first in line Thursday at 6:45 a.m. He was there to get his hands on a few items for his wife.

“She is a bit of a fashion girl. She loves Jason Wu and has some of his stuff,” he says of his spouse who was out of town this week. He wanted to buy her the items as a surprise.

Security, dressed in red puffy jackets, patrolled the line and kept a head count.

One shopper who had stepped away to get

Rise to fame Gowns. Jason Wu, a New York-based designer who rose to fame when U.S. First Lady Michelle Obama wore one of his gowns to the Presidential Inauguration ball in 2009, collaborated with mass retailer Target for a limited edition collection of ladylike dresses, pretty bow-tied blouses, pleated skirts and cat print scarves with prices as low as $10.

coffee was questioned when she returned to her spot. Apparently the strict control was due to the fact that the first 25 people in line would be allowed in the shop 10 minutes earlier.

A customer peers around a changing room door as she tries on an outfit designed by Jason Wu at a Target pop-up shop in Toronto on Thursday.

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Popular U.S. retailer Targets Torontonians CHRIS YOUNG/THE CANADIAN PRESS

Since the first Target store in Canada would not be opening until 2013, this pop store that was only open for six hours, served as a sort of love letter to Toronto — judging from the huge red symbols (a bullseye, heart and maple leaf) at the location at the corner of King Street West and Blue Jays Way. It also gave Toronto a taste of the popular retailer’s low prices and savvy designer collaborations.

Designer Jason Wu at a Target pop-up shop in Toronto on Thursday.

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Inside the retail space — which used to be a condo showroom — Target’s deep pockets were in evidence.

Pop-up shops are typically barebone spaces with just racks of clothes. But this one redefined the concept with plush carpeting, chandeliers, windows painted to look like a stately mansion, and a VIP area with patent white sofas where a British bulldog — the Target mascot — and the designer himself held court.

“I wanted to translate my designs for a broader audience,” said Wu, who spent some of his early years studying in Vancouver.

But it appears his simple shapes and pretty prints seem to have found favour with even those who can afford his more expensive main line — like the First Lady who was photographed wearing one of the $35 dresses from his Target collection.

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T.O. woman helps save 30 lives Resident took part in what became longest connection of kidney transplants constructed — Chain 124 Transplants involved 60 people

Kidney donor Josephine Bonventre in her Vaughan home.

When Toronto realtor Josephine Bonventre discovered a distant cousin needed a transplant, she decided to donate a kidney.

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The domino chain of 30 transplants involving 60 people began with Californian Rick Ruzzamenti, who after hearing of someone who donated a kidney to an ailing friend, made a decision to donate too.

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NDP to Tories: Come clean on dirty tricks

Conservatives pleaded guilty last year to topping campaign spending limit in 2006 Accused now of using ‘robocalls’ to mislead voters SEAN KILPATRICK/THE CANADIAN PRESS

Prime Minister Stephen Harper insists the Conservative party had nothing to do with a dirty-tricks campaign aimed at discouraging opposition supporters from voting in last spring’s election.

But given his party’s history of illegal or questionable campaign tactics, New Democrats and Liberals aren’t buying it.

They say the latest revelations are more proof that the Conservatives have systematically subverted the democratic process in order to win elections.

They compared the matter to the notorious Watergate scandal that toppled U.S. President Richard Nixon.

New Democrat MP Pat Martin predicted the magnitude of the scam “will be enough to make Richard Nixon blush.”

The opposition charges came Thursday after a company that did campaign work for Conservatives, including Harper, was linked to harassing or misleading automated phone calls received by voters in some 18 hotly contested ridings just before the May 2 election.

The robocalls falsely advised voters that Elections Canada had changed the location of their polling stations. In other instances, voters received harassing late-night or

NDP MP Charlie Angus makes a point in the House of Commons last Thursday.

The opposition is comparing a pre-election “robocall” campaign by a Conservative-linked company to the Watergate scandal that toppled Richard Nixon.

“Our party has no knowledge of these calls. They are not part of our campaign.”

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early-morning calls that purported to be from an opposition campaign office.

Edmonton-based RackNine Inc. confirmed Thursday that its automated calling service was used to deliver the phoney messages and that Elections Canada and the police are investigating.

The RCMP refused to

confirm or deny it is part of an investigation, but said it may work with government departments or agencies if it is asked.

For his part, Harper denied any knowledge of the scams.

“I have absolutely no knowledge on anything about these calls but, obviously, if there's anyone who has done anything wrong, we expect that they will face the full consequences of the law,” he said during a visit to Iqaluit.

Conservative party campaign manager Jenni Byrne said her party “ran a

clean and ethical campaign and would never tolerate such activity,” though she left open the possibility that a rogue local party worker may have been involved.

But opposition parties scoffed at the notion of a rogue Tory acting independently in ridings from Nova Scotia to Manitoba.

They noted that whoever organized the calls had to have access to lists that identified each voter’s party preference — typically only available to local and national party campaign headquarters.

No early end to rebates: Premier PAWEL DWULIT/THE CANADIAN PRESS

Ontario’s cash-strapped government will not follow a recommendation to save $1.1 billion a year by eliminating the 10 per cent rebates on electricity bills earlier than planned, Premier Dalton McGuinty said Thursday.

The Liberals introduced the Clean Energy Benefit on Jan. 1, 2011, to offset the impact of the costs of rebuilding the aging power grid and of their green energy policies, both of which were sending hydro bills soaring.

Economist Don Drummond’s report on reforming government services to eliminate the $16 billion deficit within five years recommended scrapping the electricity rebates “as quickly as possible.”

But McGuinty said the rebates will stay in place for the full five years, as originally scheduled, to coincide with the time that the existing Debt Retirement Charge is finally eliminated from hydro bills.

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“There’s a cost associated with that and we want to help families and businesses alike manage that.”

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City sells Yorkville parking garage for a cool $76M Toronto Parking Authority received 10 offers

Coun. Peter Milczyn, an architect by training, is chair of council’s planning and growth management committee.

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What began as a City of Toronto surface parking lot in the mid-1950s and morphed into a 1,000-space parking garage in 1974 is being sold to a condo developer for $76 million.

Under a deal that goes to city council for approval March 5, Minto will pay $44 million in cash and build 800 spaces of under-

ground Green P parking worth $32 million along with two condo towers on a key site in Yorkville.

“See, you should have invested in parking garages,” quipped Coun.

Peter Milczyn, chair of council’s planning and growth management committee.

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Yonge and Bay Streets, has frontage on both Cumberland and Yorkville Avenues, and is near the new Four Seasons hotel and condo complex.

“In a location like that, the land will always retain its value,” Milczyn said.

The city will end up with the cash and there’s no shortage of worthy proj-

ects to fund, Milczyn said.

“We have a backlog in road repairs, we have a backlog in parks and recreation repairs, and we have no money to complete the East Bayfront LRT, which is crucial to supporting development that’s already happening on the waterfront,” he said.

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U of Calgary study suggests text messaging has negative impact on ability to interpret, accept words

‘Constrained type of language’ Lee believes that individuals who tend to text more are getting a lot more exposure to what she describes as “a constrained type of language.”

The predominant language of texting is colloquial. But in traditional media, the language presented is “characterized by professional writing,” explained Lee. So those who read see “more variety of words and sentence structures which may help them,” said Lee. By seeing more words and sentence structures, Lee believes they are able to tolerate or acacknowledge new items as words even though they’ve never seen them before.

A businesswoman on her smartphone.

Writing and reading text messages narrows the use of language, according to a recent study conducted by a University of Calgary student for her masters in linguistics.

The study found that text messaging has a negative impact on linguistic ability to interpret and accept words. The results have raised eyebrows, especially since many academics had suggested texting encouraged unrestrained language.

“I was trying to identify whether there was a fundamental change in language as a result of texting,” explained Joan Lee in a phone interview. Linguistics often looks at the boundaries of a language, and test word acceptability or tolerance, she added.

“I was interested in

working on a problem that was of interest to the general public and could be accessible to everyone, even those who didn’t know about linguistics.”

So Lee decided to look at how texting affects word acceptability — whether or not a word is considered a real word in different languages. In this case, she used English.

She studied a group of 33 university students, all of whom spend time texting to some degree or another. But the amount varied widely. One person received 3,000 texts a month, while another in the group received two texts. The average in the sample of university students was 700 texts a month.

Lee also established how much the participants read

what she described as traditional media, such as books and newspapers.

Among the sample there was quite a range, she said.

Turns out that those individuals who tend to receive and send more text messages “were less accepting of items that were not really English words,” Lee said. “The people who read more books were more accepting of all words, both fictitious and real.”

Lee concludes that texting is changing the language of individuals or groups who text a lot.

“Their boundaries of what is acceptable in language are narrowing and getting smaller. They’re only tolerating words that are more commonly known to them.”

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PM to boost employment skills for high school dropouts in Arctic Critics say more money needed Prime Minister Stephen Harper flew to a frigid Iqaluit to deliver $27 million for adult education in the North, an attempt to help high-school dropouts qualify for jobs.

The money will be spread over five years, and shared by three colleges, one in each of the territories.

“By improving access to adult basic education, we are giving Northerners the tools they need to seek higher education and secure employment in sectors that contribute to

Canada’s economic growth,” Harper said in a statement.

Part of the funding was announced in last June’s budget, which put $9 million over two years to adult basic education. Thursday’s announcement extends the funding time frame and increases the annual allotment slightly.

Harper has frequently stressed that education levels among aboriginal peoples need to improve if they are ever to find prosperity. But he is under intense pressure from native

Alberta parents of mauled newborn baby speak out An Alberta couple whose pet husky killed their twoday-old baby says all the

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leaders to ante up serious money.

That pressure may have persuaded Harper to spend a day at a short news conference and a photo op on the ice at -26 C. Back in the south, the Liberal aboriginal affairs critic called Harper’s announcement paltry compared to the needs of the North.

“The prime minister’s drive-by announcement today provided nowhere near the kind of resources for education, social housing, mental health, drug treat-

Rob and Rhonda Fradette said in a news release Thursday that they also attended seminars by the Calgary Humane Society, before bringing the baby home. THE CANADIAN PRESS

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By the numbers Inuit Tapiriit Kapanami, a non-profit group, has estimated that only a quarter of Inuit students finish high school.

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Putin has seen support slip amid public frustration with corruption and his controls over the political scene.

He has tried to discredit protesters by accusing their leaders of being paid agents of the United States working to weaken Russia. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

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Act now or pay the price, world leaders were warned Thursday in London at an international conference addressing the problems that have plagued Somalia for two decades.

“This is not just the largest gathering of countries and organizations that have ever come together to discuss the issues in Somalia, it’s also the most influential,” British Prime Minister David Cameron said in opening remarks.

“If the rest of us just sit back and look on, we will pay a price for doing so.”

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton praised Wednesday’s endorsement by the United Nations Security Council to increase the number of African Union (AU) troops in Somalia to almost 18,000. The AU troops, known as AMISOM,

British Prime Minister David Cameron talks to U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton during the Somalia Conference at Lancaster House in London, Thursday.

have propped up Somalia’s Transitional Federal Government (TFG) and managed to expel the al-Qaida-linked Al Shabab from Mogadishu.

Al Shabab was mentioned in many addresses — highlighted as the major obstacle to Somalia’s peace.

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the group issued its own statement Thursday, warning that the London conference was a gathering of Christian “crusaders” intent on dividing Somalia.

While Somalia’s TFG leaders have advocated negotiations with Al Shabab, Clinton indicated that the U.S. would not support

such talks.

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7 marines killed in night training exercise Crash follows several recent accidents involving marines in California Three killed in separate helicopter crashes at Camp Pendleton COURTESY OF U.S. MARINE CORPS/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Afghans shout anti-U.S. slogans in Laghman province, east of Kabul, on Thursday.

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Obama apologizes for Qur’an burning President Barack Obama apologized Thursday for the burning of copies of the Muslim holy book at a U.S. military base this week, as violent protests raging nationwide led a man dressed in an Afghan army uniform to

kill two U.S. troops.

The Afghans’ furious response to the Qur’an burning — three days of riots in several cities — reflected the anger at what they perceive as foreign forces’ disrespect for Afghan laws and culture.

In a letter sent to Afghan President Hamid Karzai, Obama expressed his “regret and apologies over the incident in which religious materials were unintentionally mishandled,” a White House spokesman said.

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Seven U.S. marines were killed when two helicopters collided in the California desert during night training exercises, the latest of several Marine Corps training accidents in the region.

“We’re still gathering a lot of details as the sun comes up,” said Lt. Maureen Dooley with the Miramar Air Base in California.

The crash happened around 8 p.m. Wednesday and involved an AH-1W Cobra that carried two crew members and a UH-1 Huey utility helicopter carrying five service members from the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing.

It will be at least 24 hours before the marine

This undated image provided by the U.S. Marine Corps shows a UH-1 Huey helicopter. One of the two helicopters involved in the crash was similar to this one.

corps releases the names of those killed.

The aircraft collided in a remote portion of the Yuma Training Range Complex.

The U.S. military and its

allies train in the hot, desert area ringed by mountains because the conditions are similar to Iraq.

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Drunk dad gets probation Allowed nine-year-old daughter to drive van since he had been drinking

Attorney David Steingold, left, talks to Shawn Weimer, who was sentenced to two years probation in a court in Detroit Thursday.

A U.S. man who allowed his nine-year-old daughter to drive him around because he had been drinking was sentenced Thursday to two years of probation.

Shawn Weimer pleaded guilty in December to sec-

ond-degree child abuse and allowing an unlicensed minor to operate a motor vehicle. He pleaded guilty on the condition he’d receive no jail time.

Weimer was arrested Oct. 8 when police pulled

over his van and found his daughter behind the wheel.

Weimer said he made a mistake in asking his daughter to drive, but that he had been thinking about how he used to drive at his family’s farm and junkyard

when he was her age.

The girl testified in November that her father had consumed half a bottle of whiskey that night and that she had agreed to drive but felt a “little scared.” THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

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An Alabama woman whose nine-year-old stepdaughter died after authorities say she was punished with a forced three-hour run gave birth on the same day she was arrested and charged with murder.

Etowah County District Attorney Jimmie Harp says Jessica Mae Hardin is under guard at a hospital after giving birth Wednesday.

Hardin and her motherin-law, Joyce Hardin Garrard, were charged with murder in the death of Savannah Hardin.

Police say the nine-yearold girl was made to run non-stop for three hours as punishment for having eaten a chocolate bar.

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SYRIA. Medics stitch wounds with thread used for clothing. Hungry residents risk Syrian government sniper fire or shelling to hunt for dwindling supplies of bread and canned food on the streets of the besieged city of Homs.

The opposition stronghold was being destroyed â&#x20AC;&#x153;inch by inchâ&#x20AC;? by government forces while Western and Arab leaders hoped to silence the guns long enough to rush in relief aid.

shootings relentlessly pounded Iraqis on Thursday, killing at least 55 people and wounding more than 225 in a widespread wave of violence the government called a â&#x20AC;&#x153;frantic attemptâ&#x20AC;? by insurgents to prove the country will never be stable.

Cars burned, school desks were bloodied, bandaged victims lay in hospitals and pools of blood were left with the wounded on floors of bombed businesses after the daylong series of attacks in 12 cities across Iraq.

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Blast rattles border town of Peshawar Car bomb was loaded with nearly 45 kilograms of explosives No group has claimed responsibility for deaths Dilawar Khanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s son had stopped off at his tea shop on his way back from school when a powerful car bomb exploded outside it. The 12-year-old was among the dozen killed in Thursdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s blast in Peshawar, Pakistan, at a bus terminal for passengers wanting to travel to the lawless border regions with Afghanistan.

The explosion tore through a dozen vehicles waiting to transport passengers from the city of Peshawar to other areas of the country. Some of the minibuses were blackened and destroyed. There were 32 wounded, including women and children, officials said.

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In the chaos, Khan initially thought his other son had been killed, but he turned up at home later. â&#x20AC;&#x153;What have my sons done wrong,â&#x20AC;? said the 45year-old shopkeeper, beating his face with his hands.

Violence has dropped off in Peshawar and some other areas of Pakistan over the past year following offensives against the Pakistani Taliban in the northwest. But bombings

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Speaker of the House of Commons Andrew Scheer stands on the Speaker’s Chair in the in Ottawa last June.

Scheer narrowly missed witnessing a dust-up between two British MPs when he led a delegation this week to London.

Brit MP suspended following bar brawl Bar where the incident took place one of several watering holes inside the renowned Parliament buildings While visiting the Mother of all Parliaments in London, Canadian House of Commons Speaker Andrew Scheer just missed the mother of all punchups between two British MPs. Scheer, who led a delegation this week to the British House of Commons, had left the Strangers Bar within the British Parliament before the dust started to fly between Labour MP Eric SPORTS SCANDAL

Hockey team under scrutiny at Boston U Boston University is forming a task force to study the “culture and climate” of its men’s hockey team after two players were arrested for allegedly assaulting female students this season.

In a letter sent to students, trustees and employees, BU president Robert Brown said the

Joyce and Conservative MP Stuart Andrew.

“He left earlier and read about it in the paper like everyone else,” Heather Bradley, a spokesperson for the Speaker’s office in Ottawa, told the Toronto Star Thursday, adding that Scheer was on his way back to Ottawa.

According to reports, Joyce, the member for Falkirk, was overly refreshed and began shoutcharges in the two cases “understandably lead to questions about whether the hockey team’s culture and climate have contributed in some way to the actions of the two individuals.”

In December, Corey Trivino, a leading goal scorer, was arrested on indecent assault and battery charges. Earlier this week, junior defenceman Max Nicastro was charged with raping a female student.

Both players have pleaded not guilty. They were both suspended from the team.

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ing at Tory MPs, spilling his drink on some, before head-butting Andrew, the Tory MP for Pudsey. After punching a few more people, he head-butted Andrew a second time, witnesses told reporters there.

Labour said Joyce has been booted from the opposition party’s parliamentary caucus until police finish investigating the one-man melee.

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50 dead in train accident

People in Buenos Aires look at lists of the injured.

Argentina’s deadliest train accident in decades was foreseeable and preventable, the nation’s auditor general complained Thursday, saying there had been years of failed safety tests

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and other problems.

Rail-safety experts, meanwhile, said modern trains are built to withstand the kind of hard stop that killed 50 passengers and injured more than 700 in

Buenos Aires Wednesday.

President Cristina Fernandez declared two days of mourning and sent at least four cabinet ministers out to give news conferences describing the gov-

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Mubarak defiant in letter to court Egypt’s former President Hosni Mubarak told the court trying him for complicity in the killing of protesters during last year’s uprising that he was saddened by what he called “baseless” claims against him and expressed confidence in the judicial system and history to clear his name.

Mubarak’s remarks were made in a memo published in the Tahrir newspaper on Thursday, a day after the former president’s defence lawyers delivered their closing remarks in a seven-month

trial that has transfixed the nation.

In the letter, which filled three columns on the daily’s front page, Mubarak, 83, struck a defiant tone, speaking in the third person and telling the court he has worked to defend his nation’s honour and his people’s blood.

“The unjust accusations and the baseless allegations I am facing sadden me. I am not someone who would shed his people’s blood. I have spent my life defending them.”

Foreigners returned to prison in Indonesia

hostages as tensions at the prison showed no signs of easing. Fourteen foreigners who had rejected being transferred were among 31 inmates initially moved out earlier in the evening.

The most famous foreign prisoner in the jail is Australian Schapelle Corby, a former beauty school student serving a 20-year sentence for smuggling 4.2 kilograms of marijuana into Bali. Her case garnered intense interest in Australia, where many people believe she was innocent.

Indonesian authorities trying to move foreigners, women and children out of a prison hit by two days of riots have returned 13 of them to the tense, overcrowded jail on the resort island of Bali.

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The voice like Jagger?

Rolling Stones frontman says Barack Obama did ‘very well’ during impromptu blues session

The reviews are in, and Mick Jagger sizes up President Barack Obama’s singing of the blues this week as nothing short of “courageous.”

The Rolling Stones frontman said Thursday the president did “very well” when bluesman Buddy Guy successfully prodded him to join in on a few lines of Sweet Home Chicago, the blues anthem of the president’s adopted home town,

during a concert earlier in the week.

Jagger, Guy and other blues greats played the East Room on Tuesday as part of an “In Performance at the White House” concert that will air Monday on PBS. “I thought he was courageous, because there was some element of reluctance,” Jagger said, adding that “it was a hard moment for the president to get out of.”

Jagger, in a phone interview, also said he was pleased to see that first lady Michelle Obama was wearing a dress that night designed by L’Wren Scott, his longtime girlfriend, who had a front-row seat for the concert.

Jagger, 68, said he had never been invited to play at the White House before, and he described it as a “surreal gig experience.”

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Ex-mistress gets hands on Edwards sex tape The former mistress of John Edwards has won ownership of a sex tape she filmed with the former presidential candidate as he was running for the White House.

Rielle Hunter sued former Edwards aide Andrew Young and his wife in 2010 over the intimate tape and other personal items the couple claimed she abandoned. Hunter lived with the Youngs in 2007, while

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Canadians rely heavily on home value: B of C Central bank fears impact of a housing correction U.S.-style housing collapse not anticipated Canadians are becoming increasingly vulnerable to a housing correction, exposing them to a perfect storm of high debt and falling assets, the Bank of Canada warns.

In a book of four research papers released Thursday, the bank suggests many Canadians have constructed their finances on a house of cards, with ever rising home values the key and vulnerable support.

Bank economists explain that home prices have risen sharply in the past dozen or so years along with debt, as households needed both bigger mortgages to buy homes and used equity from higher home values to finance other purchases.

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prices can facilitate the accumulation of debt,” the report notes. “Households therefore experience a significant shock if house prices were to reverse.”

It adds that falling home prices could have a “relatively large impact on consumption” as equity disappears and the ability to borrow is diminished. It calculates that a 10 per cent drop in home prices could generate a one per cent decline in consumption.

TD Bank chief economist Craig Alexander says this is not unrealistic given that it is the over-valuation figure the International Monetary Fund gives for Canadian housing stock. Alexander himself believes it could be as much as 15 per cent.

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Net. Worth Michael Sabia, chief executive of Quebec’s Caisse de Depot pension fund, announces the fund’s results at a news conference on Thursday in Montreal.

Bank on debt Household debt has risen as a percentage of income from 110 per cent in 1999 to 153 per cent presently.

Debt to household equity has risen as well, even as home prices have soared.

The central bank says this is due to growing incomes, super-low interest rates and unrealistic expectations that home values will keep rising.

Of particular concern is that much of the debt increase is not mortgages, but loans secured by home equity, which Canadians spent on consumer items and home renovations.

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Quebec pension fund’s assets up Canada’s largest pension fund manager reported its net assets grew to $159 billion at the end of 2011 from $151.7 billion at the end of 2010 despite market challenges. Net investment income was $5.7 billion, plus $1.5 billion in net deposits.

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The study, from U.S.based market-research firm comScore, found that BlackBerry had 32.6 per cent of the Canadian smartphone market in 2011, with

Austerity cuts not for us: Flaherty

Europe, that have run up deficits for a long period of time, accumulated substantial debt and must really act dramatically,” Flaherty said.

His comments seemingly run counter to signals of a painful, cost-slashing budget next month. Government departments and agencies have been ordered to cut spending by up to 10 per cent. Few details on cuts have been released.

Ottawa will take a moderate approach to government cost-cutting in the budget instead of following in Europe’s austerity-driven footsteps, Finance Minister Jim Flaherty said Thursday.

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Priorities: Even in recession, our society manages to fund organizations like the Kinsey Institute’s Condom Use Research Team (CURT). The Journal of Sexual Health recently published research that states, “Condom misuse is an epidemic.” Kinsey’s Richard Crosby went so far as to say, “We underestimate how complicated condom use can be.” Really? Have we tried funding an organization that prevents dummies from

having sex?

Roll up the RIM: This week RIM announced the launch of its BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.0. It includes many things that should have been on the original, but they are still slightly behind their competitors, primarily pertaining to apps. My thought?

How about an app that teaches people how to use a condom?

Sorry Charlie: Charlie Sheen wrote a letter to Ashton Kutcher, apologizing for recent “disrespectful” comments. Sheen’s management stated, “Why is anyone still listening to Charlie?”

Auto child: Toronto couple Robbie and Esther Stern gave birth to a baby boy in the front seat of their Dodge Avenger. What happens now? Do they get free Dodges for life? Is the kid automatically born with a driver’s licence? Free gas? Either way, it’ll make a great ad: “Dodge Avenger: From one generation to the next!”

Wise-guy witness: After years of suspicion that organized-crime groups were controlling publicworks contracts in Quebec, an inquiry has finally been launched. Now Quebec is asking the public to help gather evidence via anonymous email or toll-free phone calls. In unrelated news, the Canadian government has cut funding to the witness-protection program.

Dating for dummies: Canada is on the realityshow bandwagon: Canada’s Got Talent airs next week, and auditions for The Bachelor Canada are underway. Next, I suggest a combo show wherein the bachelor actually chooses his companion based on her talent. Women can juggle, dance or sing (my money’s on the contortionist). Hey, maybe they can finally find a partner for Susan Boyle.

Poetic justice: A fugitive, who had been convicted of 12 counts of sexual misconduct with a minor and who had appeared on America’s Most Wanted, was arrested in Montreal upon returning from Venezuela.

He lived in Vancouver for 10 years under an assumed Canadian identity. With a 169-year sentence looming, he probably felt he should take time off to travel. Let’s hope he’s imprisoned alongside other most-wanted criminals.

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Academy Awards: A word of advice for the Oscars.

If you win the award for best short film, please ensure your speech is shorter than the actual project.

Here’s lookin’ at you, Kid: Native Montrealers lost an icon last week when Gary (The Kid) Carter passed away at age 57. In 2003 he became the first player to enter the Baseball Hall of Fame as an Expo. The bond between Carter and Montreal was so strong that, even after playing for three other teams, he returned for one final season in 1992. He will be dearly remembered, and forever missed. RIP.

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Ratings: Richard: 1111 Mark: 1111 In Wanderlust, Paul Rudd and Jennifer Aniston play a big-city couple who leaves it all behind to live in a commune.

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Hippie hilarity

Wanderlust is the funniest movie since Bridesmaids, says Richard Crouse The cast and script bring a freshness to the hippie satire Richard: Mark, Wanderlust is something we haven’t seen for a while — a Jennifer Aniston movie that doesn’t stink. In fact, it’s really good. Great supporting cast, loads of laughs and a great hallucination scene. The only thing that stinks is the hippie hygiene. What did you think?

MB: Ah, but most Paul Rudd movies are pretty good. He has a great track record of choosing good scripts, and Aniston had the good sense to attach herself to it. This is really one of the funniest movies I’ve seen in a long time. I started laughing at the opening scene in the realtor’s office and didn’t stop for 90 minutes. It’s smart,

well-cast, timely, and I can’t find any flaws. If you liked writer/director David Wain’s offbeat, loopy work in The State or Wet Hot American Summer, you’re going to love this picture.

RC: Agreed. I haven’t laughed like that in a movie since Bridesmaids last year. Rudd dies a mirror pep talk scene that is raunchy, funny and kind of surreal. Speaking of surreal, the hallucination sequence is trippy and hilarious. I’ve seen loads of drug scenes in movies but this one made me feel high ... with laughter.

MB: The film feels like Martha Marcy May Marlene reimagined as a come-

dy with, yes, a Bridesmaids spirit. It’s been a long while since we’ve seen a hippie commune satire, and it’s long overdue. So much to like here — Alan Alda’s acid-head paterfamilias, Malin Ackermann’s love goddess, the nudist writer/winemaker, the boorish brother, his neglected trophy wife, and Justin Theroux as the cult leader lost in the ’90s.

RC: I think the reason the movie works so well, aside from the very funny script, is that each of the characters you mentioned could have been the focus of the story and it still would have been a good movie.

There isn’t a character in the movie that feels extra-

neous. Also, I loved the uber hippie jokes. Where else would you find a placenta as soup stock joke?

MB: Saturday Night Live had a ‘placenta helper’ mock commercial some time ago that was heavily censored. But you’re right – the movie gets the details right. It’s an ayahuasca ceremony that they take part in, peyote being so ... 2003. And maybe that’s the thrill of finally seeing Ms. Aniston in a comedy that’s not only funny but original as well.

She’s been performing for focus groups far too long.

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Movie reviews Act of Valor Genre: Action Directors: Mike McCoy, Scott Waugh Stars: Alex Veadov, Roselyn Sanchez 111⁄2

There’s something simultaneously startling and uncomfortable about watching real-life Navy SEALS starring in a fictional action film based on their professional exploits: at times, Act of Val-

or feels like the live-action equivalent of a kid slamming his GI Joes together.

The film is relatively wellmade around its strange gimmick, and if it’s unusually jingoistic by the standards of most post Iraq-war blockbusters, that’s the whole idea: faulting the filmmakers for heroizing their subjects is sort of missing the point.

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not doing audiences a good deed by releasing his latest film, Good Deeds, in general release. The melodramatic story of a rich man (Tyler Perry) who learns about love and life from a woman (Thandie Newton) who works for him isn’t just a bad movie, it's what I call a ‘seatbelt movie;’ a film so bad you’ll need a seatbelt to keep you from walking out halfway through.

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tary but overuse of broad archival footage, and academic discourse, keeps a sluggish pace. STEVE GOW

Genre: Comedy Director: Mike Dowse Stars: Seann William Scott, Jay Baruchel, Allison Pill 1111

Mike Dowse’s mighty hockey comedy splits the difference between Slapshot (gory rink violence) and the director’s previous Fubar films (wellmeaning boneheads try-

ing their best not so screw up). Seann William’s performance as a bouncer-turned-enforcer is a beautiful balance of guilelessness and thuggery, and the script gives him and the other actors plenty of space to breathe while still squarely hitting the necessary sports-flick beats.

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Flowers of War Genre: Drama Director: Yimou Zhang Stars: Christian Bale, Ni Ni, Xinyi Zhang 111

Christian Bale finds himself trapped in a convent during the Japanese rape of Nanking during the Second World War. An opportunistic American mortician, he finds himself posing as the priest, taking responsibility for the convent’s schoolgirls and a group of prostitutes who seek refuge while staving off Japanese soldiers. Bale’s presence is

distracting given the Chinese cast, but he plays his part well. However the film’s alternating tone, between mellow drama and brutal reality, distracts from this historical story.

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Rampart Genre: Crime Director: Oren Moverman Stars: Woody Harrelson, Ben Foster, Sigourney Weaver 1111⁄2

Like so many movies released in the last year, Rampart is a so-so movie dominated by a performance by its lead star.

Donovan’s Echo Genre: Crime Director: Jim Cliffe Stars: Bruce Greenwood, Danny Glover 111⁄2

Donovan Matheson returns home after a 30-year absence and becomes con-

Doppelganger Paul (Or a film about how much I hate myself)

Woody Harrelson is Dave Brown an amoral LAPD cop with a drinking problem, a complicated love life and a huge legal problem. Set just a few years after the Rodney King beatings, Brown’s life is turned upside down when he is videotaped beating a suspect.

With the release of Rampart, Harrelson proves himself to be one of the most versatile actors working today. From comedy to drama, he can do it all, and in Rampart he transcends the material, delivering a powerful, compelling performance.

Genre: Dark Comedy Directors: Dylan Akio Smith, Kris Elgstrand Stars: Tygh Runyan, Brad Dryborough 111

The Prodigies Genre: Animation Director: Antoine Charreyron Stars: Jeffrey Evan Thomas, Lauren Ashley Carter, Moon Dailly 111⁄2

The Prodigies was received with sneers at Cannes last year, but its sour reputation isn’t entirely deserved. A French computer animated sci-fi thriller geared towards young adults, the film’s most glaring flaw is that it doesn’t really know what its market is. The film is far too violent for kids (rape and decapitation are featured prominently) and the simplistic narrative is too goofy and familiar for more sophisticated audiences. CHRIS ALEXANDER

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vinced that a little girl is in danger. A supernatural murder mystery and strong performances carry the film’s slow pace. Donovan’s Echo will test the patience of viewers who prefer more realistic fare.

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Following a near death experience involving an energy drink, Karl (Runyan), a lonely trust-fund baby who spends his days writing a 20,000 page manuscript about how much he hates himself, becomes obsessed with Paul (Dryborough), a shaggy-haired machinist he meets on the street. Despite the glaringly obvious fact that Snow Genre: Drama Director: Rohan Fernando Stars: Kalista Zackhariyas, Ria Mae, Mohan Fernando 11⁄2

When Parvati (Zackhariyas) loses her family in the 2004 tsunami, the 24-year-old Sri

the two bear no physical resemblance to one another, Karl is convinced that Paul is his doppelgänger — and he sets out to prove this to him.

When the two finally meet, a series of absurd and hilarious events unfold, which force the duo on a bizarre quest.

This is an original, weird and wonderful film Lankan is forced to start a new life in Canada. Haunted by her loss, Parvati struggles to move forward in a strange country with relatives she’s never met.

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When I sit down to talk to British director Nima Nourizadeh at the W Hotel in Hollywood, there’s a tray full of liquor bottles and martini-making tools on the table between us. It’s not even 10 in the morning.

“Do you want a drink?” he offers, before joking, “This is the second tray they’ve brought me, by the way.

I’ve already had one.” That sense of humour makes him a perfect fit for Project X, his directorial debut, about a teenage house party that gets beyond out of control.

This movie looked like a lot of fun to make for the actors but

I mean, honestly, it was one of the most challenging things that I’ve ever done.

We had a short amount of time to shoot quite an insane movie. But it was like this controlled chaos, you know? It was a lot of fun, but you hit an age where you’re just like, after one night of partying you just want to chill and watch TV. And for me it was like I had to keep the energy up for four and a half weeks of night shoots.

That’ll certainly take a toll on you.

Oh, it did, it did. I had to stay in that schedule at the weekends as well. It was really quite an isolating experience for me. I came out here [from London] to shoot the movie, and for the time

being I’m still here. I actually came out here to have a meeting, and I thought I’d be out here for a couple of weeks, and I never went back. Can you believe that?

I didn’t even have a sendoff!

So how does the movie match up to your own party experiences?

I don’t even know if I can even talk about it. (laughs) My party experiences tend to be I have an amazing time, and then I wake up. I literally wake up and I’m still at the party and no one else is there. That’s happened to me loads of times, actually. And then you hear about what happened in that time period. Actually, that sounds a bit like the Hangover. (laughs) It’s like people texting you and

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Me less than maybe the producers knew what we could and couldn’t get away with. And on top of that we’ve got this realistic approach to the movie, so we have to touch on some things that maybe normally you wouldn’t, like the drug use, some of the sex. I just wanted to do as much as possible, and I felt like

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you’re like, “Oh s---, that didn’t happen, did it?”

kids today have seen so many things. It wasn’t like when I was growing up — you had to get a VHS and that was the only way you would see some of this stuff. We didn’t have the Internet. If you wanted to see some boobs you had to maybe watch a movie that was rated R. I just think this kind of material is so much more accessible to kids right now that it probably won’t seem as outrageous to them as it does to someone my age.

Yet there’s no cigarette smok-

ing in the movie, from what I could see.

You might actually see one. (laughs) No no no. I’m not sure if it was a conscious thing or not, but we just never really wanted to show it. Like, there’s nothing really glamorous about it — I’m not saying that everything else is glamorous, but there was no value in having any cigarettes.

I don’t think anyone was missing out on seeing a cigarette being smoked in the film. There was too many other things to keep your eye on.”

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The actor’s tickets to the award show were pulled after the Academy got wind of Cohen’s plan to show up on the red carpet decked out as Aladee, who may or may not be modeled after Muammar Gaddafi, the former ruler of Libya who was run out of his position in a civil war and killed by opposition fighters in August

2011. As Deadline reports, Cohen, who is an Academy member and one of the stars of Hugo (which is a Best Picture contender), was told he cannot attend the 84th annual Academy Awards.

However, after a bit of backlash, the Academy then said Cohen could come if, and only if, he promises not to show up in costume or promote The Dictator on the red carpet.

“We would love to have Sacha Baron Cohen at the Oscar show,” an Academy spokesperson told CNN. “We have expressed [to Cohen] that we don’t like our red carpet to be used as a promotional stunt.

We’re waiting to hear from him. We’ve put the

“We have expressed [to Cohen] that we don’t like our red carpet to be used as a promotional stunt.”

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ball in his court.”

Knowing Cohen, this is just the type of scenario he’d love, so we’re anxiously awaiting to see how he turns this awkward situation into a hilarious stunt for another upcoming movie.

Meanwhile, all the publicity is no doubt sparking plenty of interest in said film.

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Kevin Clash is not a monster. He has simply lent his voice and movement to one for the past 20 years.

In Being Elmo, which opens next Friday, viewers get to meet the man behind one of Sesame Street’s most beloved furry creatures.

And what a unique man he is, with an against-the-odds back story as a teenage outcast in Baltimore with a passion for puppets. But that all turned around when Clash got a local gig on a morning TV show, which led to him meeting the puppeteers in Jim Henson’s circle. Being Elmo footage captures this precious moment in time like a fly on the wall, but it raises the question of how anybody knew to have a fly there. “That’s the question that everybody asks for every film festival we go to,” says Clash.

In fact, the film comes from a PBS-syndicated show

“I had about five or six voices that I was comfortable with; and when I saw Elmo, that was the voice that I thought would be right for him.”

“We know what these characters represent, even if we don’t have kids around,” he says.

Kevin Clash, left, is the voice behind Elmo.

“AN INTENSE PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLER.” Mike Androsky, ENTERTAINERS

KEVIN CLASH

called Big Blue Marble that aired in the ’70s. “We were very lucky that we got that footage, because there’s a lot in there about what I was doing at the age of 17,” he says.

Being Elmo is also full of little-known tidbits, like the fact that Elmo originally spoke like a caveman. “Two puppeteers only did a couple of shows before they stopped performing the character, so nobody really got to know Elmo,” says Clash.

“I had about five or six voices that I was comfortable with; and when I saw Elmo, that was the voice that I thought would be right for him.”

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Amanda Seyfried rocks as the

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“CHILLING.”

Sacha Baron Cohen as General Aladee.

The Dictator Is slated to be released on May 11.

Stars: Sacha Baron Cohen, Anna Faris and John C. Reilly.

Plot: The film follows a ‘heroic’ dictator who willingly risks his life to ensure that democracy doesn’t come to his beloved nation.

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Mark Ronson

It’s not easy to throw Mark Ronson for a loop. Having produced such varied acts as Amy Winehouse, Duran Duran and Nas, he was eager to get involved in a fish-out-of-water musical experience like Re:Generation, the new film which pairs producers with unlikely musicians.

“I came from being a hip-hop DJ in New York, starting off in the ’90s and that’s what you did, you brought genres together,” says Ronson. “That has always appealed to me.”

For his part, Ronson brings one of his favourite backing bands, the DapKings, to New Orleans to create a jazz song with Erykah Badu, Trombone

Shorty, Mos Def and drummer Joseph (Zigaboo) Modeliste.

“We were all pretty much just going into it with Zigaboo as a complete hero of all of ours,” says Ronson. “The way he plays drums and his drum breaks from the early Meters stuff are pretty much the DNA of hip-hop and funk, and we were all excited beyond belief to play with him. And he still plays and sounds like he did on those records that we grew up listening to!”

Elsewhere in the film, DJ Premier (Preem) visits Boston to work with the Berklee Symphony Orchestra, Skrillex works with the surviving members of The Doors in Los Angeles, The Crystal Method go to Detroit to work with Martha Reeves of the Van-

dellas and the Funk Brothers, while Pretty Lights struggles to create something country with LeAnn Rimes and Dr. Ralph Stanley.

“I saw it in the trailer that there’s a little tension and some serious culture and generational gaps going on, and I’m a little bit concerned that our thing is going to seem a bit boring,” says Ronson, whose composition really does seem to come together quite organically. He says a key to the kinship was hanging out.

“We all just learned a lot and had a great time down in New Orleans,” he says. “We went to this kind of alternative scene bar where like 80 per cent of the dudes had full face tattoos and they were playing this music called bounce,

and we just absorbed all of New Orleans, not just its traditional culture.”

Premier premieres

DJ Premier may have had the assignment that was least similar to what he regularly does. The hiphop producer, known for his work with rappers like Snoop Dogg and Kanye West, had to create a piece of classical music.

“I really enjoyed having the chance to learn something new,” says Premier.

Granted access to classical greats, Preem sampled various composers to piece his ideas together. Then he collaborated with Berklee professor Stephen Webber, who transcribed the samples into written music.

“Working with everyone on this was just dope,” says Premier.

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DOWNTOWN BLOOR THEATRE 506 Bloor St., 416-516-2330 Listings not available at press time.

CARLTON 20 Carlton St., 416-494-9371 Café de Flore (14A) Fri-Tue 1:30-4-6:55-9:35 Wed 1:30-4-9:35 Thu 1:30-4-6:55-9:35 Chronicle (14A) Fri-Thu 1:50-3:50-7:15-9:10 Coriolanus (STC) Fri-Thu 6:45-9:20 A Dangerous Method (14A) Fri-Thu 1:40-7 Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance (14A) Fri-Thu 1:45-3:55-7:25-9:40 The Grey (14A) Fri-Thu 1:35-6:40 In the Land of Blood and Honey (14A) Fri-Thu 4:05-9:05 Safe House (14A) Fri-Wed 1:55-4:25-7:05-9:25 Thu 1:55-4:25-9:25 Shame (18A) Fri-Thu 4:20-9:15 The Vow (PG) Fri-Thu 2-4:30-7:20-9:30 Wanderlust (STC) Fri-Thu 1:25-4:15-7:10-9:45 War Horse (PG) Fri-Thu 1:20-4:10

CUMBERLAND CINEMAS 159 Cumberland Ave., 416-646-0444 The Descendants (14A) Fri-Sat 1:15-4-6:409:30 Sun-Thu 2:30-5:10-8 My Week With Marilyn (14A) Fri-Sat 1:203:45-6:30-9 Sun-Thu 2:15-5-7:30 Snow (STC) Fri-Sat 1:30-4:15-7-9:15 Sun-Thu 2:50-5:30-8:10 Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (14A) Fri-Sat 13:50-6:50-9:45 Sun-Thu 2-4:50-7:50

SCOTIABANK THEATRE 259 Richmond St., 416-368-5600 Chronicle (14A) Fri-Thu 2:10-4:30-7:10-9:40 A Dangerous Method (14A) Fri 1:30-4:206:45-9:10 Sat 7:45-10:30 Sun 1:30-4:20-6:45-9:10 Mon 1:30-4:20-6:45 Tue 6-7:30-10 Wed 1:304:20-9:30 Thu 1:30-4:20-6:45-9:10 The Descendants (14A) Fri-Sun 12:45-3:306:10-8:50 Mon-Tue 1-3:30-6:10-8:50 Wed 12:453:30-10:10 Thu 1-3:30-6:10-8:50 Wed 6:45 Donovan’s Echo (STC) Fri-Thu 2:45-5:10-7:4010:10 Ernani (STC) Sat 12:55 The Flowers of War (STC) Fri-Sun 1-4:107:20-10:30 Mon 1:15-4:10-7:15-10:20 Tue 1:154:10-7:10-10:20 Wed 1:15-4:10-7:15-10:20 Thu 1:10-4:10-7:15-10:20 Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance 3D (14A) Fri-Sun 12:50-3:10-5:30-8-10:20 Mon-Thu 3:10-5:30-8-10:20 The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (18A) Fri 3-6:30-10 Sat-Sun 6:30-10 Mon-Tue 3-10 Wed 3-6:30-10 Thu 3-10:25 Goon (18A) Fri-Tue 1:40-4:15-7-9:30 Wed 1:404:15-7-10 Thu 1:40-4:15-7-9:30 The Grey (14A) Fri-Sun 2-5-7:50-10:30 Mon 2:50-6-8:40 Tue 2:50-8:40 Wed 2:50-9:15 Thu 2:50-6-8:50 Hugo 3D (PG) Fri-Sun 12:40-3:20-6:20-9 MonWed 3:20-6:20-9 Thu 3:20-7:20-10 Leonardo Live (STC) Sun 12:55 The Metropolitan Opera: Faust - Live (STC) Mon 6:30 Mission: Impossible — Ghost Protocol: The IMAX Experience (PG) Fri-Thu 1:10-4-6:50-9:50 National Theatre Live: The Comedy of Errors (STC) Thu 7 Project X (18A) Thu 10 Star Wars: Episode I — The Phantom Menace 3D (STC) Fri-Wed 2:30-6:15-9:45 Thu 1-4-7 Tyler Perry’s Good Deeds (STC) Fri-Sat 1:20-3:50-6:45-9:20 Sun 1:20-3:50-6:40-9:20 Mon-Thu 1:20-3:50-6:45-9:20 Wanderlust (STC) No Passes Fri-Thu 1:50-4:457:30-10:15

MARKET SQUARE

80 Front St., 416-494-9371 The Artist (PG) Fri 5:10-7:15-9:25-11:30 Sat-Thu 5:10-7:15-9:25 Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance (14A) Fri-Sun 1-3:15-5:20-7:35-9:45 Mon 1-3:15 Tue-Thu 1-3:15-5:20-7:35-9:45 Gone (14A) Fri 1:20-3:30-5:30-7:30-9:40-11:35 Sat-Thu 1:20-3:30-5:30-7:30-9:40 Journey 2: The Mysterious Island (PG) Fri-Sat 1:10-3:10 Sun-Mon 3:10 Tue 1:10-3:10 Wed 3:10 Thu 1:10-3:10 Sun-Mon 1:10 Wed 1:10 Safe House (14A) Fri-Thu 1:25-4:05-7-9:35 This Means War (14A) Fri 1:05-3:05-5:157:25-9:30-11:35 Sat-Wed 1:05-3:05-5:15-7:25-9:30 Thu 3:05-5:15-7:25-9:30 Wanderlust (STC) Fri 1:30-4-7:05-9:20-11:25 Sat 1:30-4-7:05-9:20 Sun 4-9:20 Mon-Thu 1:30-47:05-9:20 Sun 1:30-7:05

REVUE CINEMA 400 Roncesvalles Ave., 416-531-9959 Miss Representation (STC) Tue 6:45 The Muppets (G) Sat-Sun 2 Pina (G) Fri-Sat 7 Mon 7 Wed-Thu 9:15 Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (14A) Fri 9:15 Sat 4:15-9:15 Mon 9:15 Tue 9:30 Wed 1-6:45 Thu 6:45 Wings (STC) Sun 4:15

THE ROYAL 608 College St., 416-466-4400 BAMN Short Films (STC) Thu 7 Doppelganger Paul (STC) Fri-Sat 7 Sun 4:30 Mon-Tue 7 Wed-Thu 9:30 Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (14A) Sat 9:30 Mon-Tue 9 Wed 7 Young Adult (14A) Fri 9:30

VARSITY 55 Bloor St. W., 416-961-6304 Albert Nobbs (14A) Fri-Wed 12:35-3:45-6:359:35 Thu 12:35-3:45-10 The Artist (PG) Fri-Thu 12:40-3:30-6:20-9:10 Fri-Sun 12:15-2:35-4:55-7:15-9:55 Mon-Thu 1:354:15-6:55-9:25 The Descendants (14A) Fri-Sun 12:25-2:455:05-7:35-10:05 Mon-Thu 1:05-3:45-6:35-9:35 Hugo 3D (PG) Fri-Thu 12:20-3:25-6:25-9:40 In Darkness (14A) Fri-Thu 12:25-3:40-6:5010:05 Fri-Sun 12:45-3:35-6:35-9:45 Mon-Thu 12:35-3:35-6:45-9:45 The Iron Lady (PG) Fri-Thu 1-3:50-6:40-9:20 Monsieur Lazhar (PG) Fri-Thu 1:20-4-7-10 FriSun 12:35-3:05-5:15-7:25-9:35 Mon-Thu 12:453:05-5:15-7:25-9:55 A Separation (14A) Fri-Thu 1:10-4:10-7:1010:10 We Need to Talk About Kevin (14A) FriThu 12:30-3:20-6:30-9:30

CANADA SQUARE 2200 Yonge St., 416-646-0444 The Artist (PG) Fri 4:10-6:40-9:10 Sat-Sun 1:204:10-6:40-9:10 Mon-Thu 4:10-6:40 The Descendants (14A) Fri 3:50-6:45-9:25 Sat-Sun 1:10-3:50-6:45-9:25 Mon-Thu 3:50-6:45 Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close (PG) Fri 4-6:50-9:40 Sat-Sun 1-4-6:50-9:40 Mon-Thu 46:50 Gone (14A) Fri 4:50-7:30-9:45 Sat-Sun 2-4:507:30-9:45 Mon-Thu 4:50-7:30 The Iron Lady (PG) Fri 4:15-7-9:30 Sat-Sun 1:30-4:15-7-9:30 Mon-Thu 4:15-7 My Week With Marilyn (14A) Fri 4:307:10-9:35 Sat-Sun 1:40-4:30-7:10-9:35 Mon-Thu 4:30-7:10 The Secret World of Arrietty (G) Fri 4:206:55-9:15 Sat-Sun 1:50-4:20-6:55-9:15 Mon-Thu 4:20-7:05 The Woman in Black (14A) Fri 4:40-7:209:40 Sat-Sun 2:10-4:40-7:20-9:40 Mon-Thu 4:407:20

MT. PLEASANT THEATRE 675 Mt.Pleasant Rd., 416-489-8484

The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (18A) Fri 9:25 Sat 9:30 Sun 4:30 Tue 7 Hugo (PG) Fri 6:50 Sat 4-6:50 Sun 1:50 Wed-Thu 7 No Films Showing Today (STC) Mon

REGENT THEATRE 551 Mt.Pleasant Rd., 416-480-9884 No Films Showing Today (STC) Mon Wed War Horse (PG) Fri 7 Sat 4-7 Sun 4 Tue 7 Thu 7

YONGE-EGLINTON CENTRE 2300 Yonge St., 416-544-1236 Act of Valor (14A) Fri 1:10-3:55-6:40-9:45 Sat 12:30-3:35-6:40-9:45 Sun 12:30-3:35-6:40-9:20 Mon-Thu 1:10-3:55-6:45-9:20 Chronicle (14A) Fri 4:25-9:50 Sat 9:50 Sun 4:059:50 Mon-Thu 4:25-9:40 Ernani (STC) Sat 12:55 Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance 3D (14A) Fri 1:30-4:30-7:15-9:55 Sat 12:40-7:15-9:55 Sun 12:40-3:45-7:15-9:55 Mon-Thu 1:30-4:306:50-9:35 Goon (18A) Fri 2-4:45-7:30-10:15 Sat-Sun 1:454:45-7:30-10:15 Mon-Wed 2-4:45-7:30-10 Thu 24:45-7:30-10:30 Journey 2: The Mysterious Island (PG) Fri 1:35 Sun 1 Mon-Thu 1:35 Journey 2: The Mysterious Island 3D (PG) Fri 4:05-6:30-9:10 Sat-Sun 3:50-6:30-9:10 Mon-Wed 4:05-6:30-9:10 Thu 4:05-6:30 Leonardo Live (STC) Sun 12:55 National Theatre Live: The Comedy of Errors (STC) Thu 7 Project X (18A) Thu 10:15 Safe House (14A) Fri 1:50-4:40-7:20-10:10 Sat 1:05-4:20-7:20-10:10 Sun 1:20-4:20-7:20-10:10 Mon-Thu 1:50-4:40-7:20-9:50 Star Wars: Episode I — The Phantom Menace (PG) Fri 1-6:45 Sat-Sun 6:45 Mon-Wed 1-6:45 Thu 1 This Means War (14A) Fri 1:40-4:20-7-9:40 Sat-Sun 12:50-4:30-7-9:40 Mon-Thu 1:40-4:207:05-9:30 The Vow (PG) Fri 1:20-3:50-6:50-9:30 Sat-Sun 1:10-4-6:50-9:30 Mon-Tue 1:15-3:50-6:40-9:10 Wed 3:50-6:40-9:10 Thu 1:15-3:50-6:40-9:10 Star & Strollers Screening Wed 1 Wanderlust (STC) No Passes Fri 1:45-4:107:10-10:05 No Passes Sat 1:30-4:10-7:10-10:05 No Passes Sun 1:30-4:10-7:10-10 No Passes Mon-Tue 1:45-4:10-7-9:45 No Passes Wed 4:10-7-9:45 No Passes Thu 1:45-4:10-7-9:45 Star & Strollers Screening, No Passes Wed 1

YONGE & DUNDAS 24 10 Dundas St East, 416-977-2642 Act of Valor (14A) Fri 2:30-4:15-5:15-7-8-9:4510:45 Sat-Sun 10:45-11:45-1:30-2:30-4:15-5:15-78-9:45-10:45 Mon-Thu 2:30-4:15-5:15-7-8-9:45-10:45 The Artist (PG) Fri 4:35-7:10-9:40 Sat-Sun 11:20-1:50-4:35-7:10-9:40 Mon 4:35-7:10-9:40 Wed 4:35-7:10-9:40 Gone (14A) Fri 3:30-6-8:30-11 Sat-Sun 10:45-13:30-6-8:30-11 Mon-Thu 3:30-6-8:30-11 The Iron Lady (PG) Fri 2:05-4:45-7:05 Sat-Sun 11:55-2:05-4:45-7:05 Mon-Thu 2:05-4:45-7:05 Jodi Breakers (STC) Fri 3-6:20-9:30 Sat-Sun 11:50-3-6:20-9:30 Mon-Thu 3-6:20-9:30 Journey 2: The Mysterious Island (PG) Fri 6-10:55 Sat-Sun 1-6-10:55 Mon-Thu 6-10:55 Journey 2: The Mysterious Island — An IMAX 3D Experience (PG) Fri 2-4:307:15-10 Sat-Sun 11:30-2-4:30-7:15-10 Mon-Thu 24:30-7:15-10 Journey 2: The Mysterious Island 3D (PG) Fri 3:35-8:30 Sat-Sun 10:30-3:35-8:30 MonThu 3:35-8:30 Love (STC) Fri 4:10-7:10-10:10 Sat-Sun 10:351:20-4:10-7:10-10:10 Mon-Thu 4:10-7:10-10:10 The Prodigies 3D (STC) Fri 3-5:15-7:25-9:50 Sat-Sun 10:35-12:45-3-5:15-7:25-9:50 Mon-Thu 35:15-7:25-9:50 Rampart (STC) Fri 2:15-4:50-8:15-10:45 Sat-Sun 11:35-2:15-4:50-8:15-10:45 Mon-Thu 2:15-4:50-

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8:15-10:45 Safe House (14A) Fri 3:15-4-6:15-7:15-9:159:45-10 Sat-Sun 10:30-12:15-1:15-3:15-4-6:157:15-9:15-9:45-10 Mon-Thu 2-5-8-10:50 Fri 2-5-8-10:50 Sat-Sun 11:15-2-5-8-10:50 Mon-Thu 3:15-4-6:15-7:15-9:15-9:45-10 The Secret World of Arrietty (G) Fri 23:45-4:30-6:15-7:15-8:45 Sat-Sun 10:45-11:301:15-2-3:45-4:30-6:15-7:15-8:45 Mon-Thu 2-3:45-4:30-6:15-7:15-8:45 Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (PG) Fri 4:15-9:45 Sat-Sun 10:50-4:159:45 Mon-Thu 4:15-9:45 Tere Naal Love Ho Gaya (STC) Fri 3:106:40-10:05 Sat-Sun 11:40-3:10-6:40-10:05 MonThu 3:10-6:40-10:05 This Means War (14A) Fri 2:30-3:30-5-6:15-77:45-9-10:15 Sat-Sun 10:30-11:55-1-1:45-2:303:30-5-6:15-7-7:45-9-10:15 Mon-Thu 2:30-3:30-5-6:15-7-7:45-9-10:15 Underworld: Awakening (18A) Fri-Thu 9:45 The Vow (PG) Fri 2:30-3:30-4:30-5:15-6:307:30-8:15-9:30-10:15-11 Sat-Sun 10:30-11-11:4512:45-1:30-2:30-3:30-4:30-5:15-6:30-7:30-8:15-9:3 0-10:15-11 Mon-Thu 2:30-3:30-4:30-5:15-6:307:30-8:15-9:30-10:15-11 The Woman in Black (14A) Fri-Thu 2:455:20-7:45-10:45

TIFF BELL LIGHTBOX 350 King St. West, 416-599-8433 Les Anges du Péché (PG) Sun 8:30 Au Hasard Balthazar (PG) Sun 5 Thu 6 Dreamer (G) Sat 10:30 Grease Sing-Along (PG) Fri 7 Sat 2-7 Sun 7 Habibi (14A) Thu 8 Monsieur Lazhar (PG) Fri 1:30-4:30-7:159:45 Sat 1:30-4:30-7:15 Sun 1:30-4:30-7:15-9:45 Mon 7:15-9:45 Tue-Thu 1:30-4:30-7:15-9:45 Mouchette (PG) Wed 6:30 The Oscar Nominated Short Films 2010: Live Action (STC) Fri 1:15-4:15-9:30 Sat 12:30-7 Sun 4:15-9:30 Tue 4:15-9:30 Wed 12:30-7 Thu 4:15-9:30 The Oscar Nominated Short Films 2011: Animated (STC) Fri 12:30-3:45-7 Sat 4:15-9:30 Sun 12:30-7 Mon 9:30 Tue 12:30-7 Wed 4:15-9:30 Thu 12:30 Pickpocket (14A) Thu 8:45 Pina 3D (G) Fri-Sun 12:45-3:30-6:15-8:45 Mon 6:15-8:45 Tue-Thu 12:45-3:30-6:15-8:45 Raising Arizona (PG) Sat 10 Reel Talk: Contemporary World Cinema (STC) Sun 10 Run for Cover (PG) Sun 1 Tue 6:30 Special Flight (14A) Wed 8

WEST END ALBION CINEMAS 1530 Albion Rd., 416-742-3456 Jodi Breakers (STC) Fri 6:45-9:30 Sat-Sun 1:156:45-9:30 Mon-Thu 6:45-9:30 Pata Nahi Rabb Kehdeyan Rangan Ch Raazi (PG) Fri-Thu 3:45-6:45 Tere Naal Love Ho Gaya (STC) Fri 4-9:45 Sat-Sun 1-4-9:45 Mon-Thu 4-9:30

QUEENSWAY 1025 The Queensway, 416-503-0424 Act of Valor (14A) Fri 2-4:45-7:40-10:30 Sat 11:15-2-4:45-7:40-10:30 Sun 2-4:45-7:40-10:30 Mon-Thu 1:10-3:50-6:35-9:30 The Adventures of Tintin (PG) Fri-Thu 1:10 Big Miracle (STC) Fri-Wed 1:05-3:55 Thu 1:053:35 Chronicle (14A) Fri 12:55-3:20-5:50-8:10-10:30 Sat 5:50-8:10-10:30 Sun 12:55-3:20-5:50-8:1010:30 Mon-Thu 1:55-4:45-7:10-9:35 Contraband (14A) Fri-Sun 6:45-9:40 Mon 9:40 Tue-Wed 6:45-9:40 Thu 9:40 The Descendants (14A) Fri 1:15-4:10-7:1510:05 Sat 1:15-4:10-7:15-10:10 Sun 1:15-4:107:15-10:05 Mon-Thu 1:15-4:10-7:15-10:10 Ernani (STC) Sat 12:55

Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance 3D (14A) Fri 1:45-4:40-7:30-10:05 Sat 1:40-4:15-7:3010:05 Sun-Thu 1:45-4:40-7:30-10:05 Gone (14A) Fri 12:30-2:55-5:30-8:40-10:40 SatSun 12:30-2:55-5:30-8:05-10:40 Mon-Tue 2:054:35-10 Wed 4:35-10 Thu 2:05-4:35-10 Star & Strollers Screening Wed 1 Goon (18A) Fri-Sun 12:50-3:15-5:45-8:15-10:45 Mon-Thu 2-5:15-7:50-10:15 The Grey (14A) Fri-Thu 3:50-6:50-9:50 In Darkness (14A) Fri-Sun 12:40-4-7:20-10:40 Mon-Thu 1:25-4:50-8:20 The Iron Lady (PG) Fri 1:30-4-6:40-9:20 Sat 6:40-9:20 Sun 4-6:40-9:20 Mon 1:30-4-6:40 TueWed 1:30-4-6:40-9:20 Thu 1:30-4-6:40 Journey 2: The Mysterious Island (PG) Fri-Sun 12:25 Mon-Thu 1:50 Journey 2: The Mysterious Island 3D (PG) Fri-Sun 2:50-5:25-7:55-10:20 Mon-Thu 4:206:50-9:25 The Land Before Time (PG) Sat 11 Leonardo Live (STC) Sun 12:55 The Metropolitan Opera: Faust - Live (STC) Mon 6:30 National Theatre Live: The Comedy of Errors (STC) Thu 7 Project X (18A) Thu 10 Safe House (14A) Fri-Thu 1-4:05-7-10 The Secret World of Arrietty (G) Fri 12:35-2:55-5:20-7:50-10:25 Sat 11:30-1:50-4:156:45-9:10 Mon-Thu 1:20-3:45-6:45-9:10 Star Wars: Episode I — The Phantom Menace 3D (STC) Fri-Sun 12:45-3:50-7:05-10:15 Mon-Thu 12:55-4-7:05-10:10 This Means War (14A) Fri 1:40-4:15-6:559:45 Sat 11-1:40-4:15-6:55-9:45 Sun-Thu 1:404:15-6:55-9:45 The Vow (PG) Fri-Sun 12:30-3-5:35-8:10-10:45 Mon 1:35-4:10-7:10-10:05 Tue-Wed 1:50-4:307:10-9:55 Thu 1:35-4:10-6:45-10:20 Wanderlust (STC) No Passes Fri-Sun 12:30-35:30-8-10:35 No Passes Mon-Tue 1-4:25-7:20-9:55 No Passes Wed 4:25-7:20-9:55 No Passes Thu 14:25-7:20-9:55 Star & Strollers Screening, No Passes Wed 1 The Woman in Black (14A) Fri-Sun 12:403:05-5:30-7:55-10:20 Mon-Thu 2:15-5-7:35-10:15

WOODBINE CENTRE 500 Rexdale Blvd., 416-213-1998 Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance (14A) Fri-Thu 1:05-4:05-7:10-9:30 Goon (18A) Fri-Thu 1:30-3:50-7:20-9:25 Journey 2: The Mysterious Island 3D (PG) Fri-Thu 12:55-3:55-6:50-9:15 Safe House (14A) Fri-Thu 1:10-4:10-7-9:35 This Means War (14A) Fri-Thu 1:20-4-7:059:20 Tyler Perry’s Good Deeds (STC) Fri-Thu 1:15-4:10-6:55-9:25 The Vow (PG) Fri-Thu 1:25-4:20-7:10-9:40 Wanderlust (STC) Fri-Thu 1:30-4:15-7:15-9:45

KINGSWAY THEATRE 3030 Bloor St. West, 416-232-1939 Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked (G) Sat-Sun 11:30 The Artist (PG) Fri-Thu 1-7:30 Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close (PG) Fri-Thu 5 Hugo (PG) Fri-Thu 2:50 Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (PG) Fri-Thu 9:30

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The Adventures of Tintin (PG) Fri-Thu 1 The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (18A) Fri-Thu 7 The Iron Lady (PG) Fri-Thu 5 My Week With Marilyn (14A) Fri-Thu 3 The Woman in Black (14A) Fri-Thu 9:45

EAST END

BEACH CINEMAS 1651 Queen St. E., 416-699-5971 The Descendants (14A) Fri 4:20-7:10-9:50 Sat 1:40-7:10-9:50 Sun 1:40-4:20-7:10-9:50 MonWed 7:10-9:50 Thu 9:50 Ernani (STC) Sat 12:55 Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance 3D (14A) Fri 4:30-6:50-9:10 Sat-Sun 2:10-4:30-6:509:10 Mon-Thu 6:50-9:10 Goon (18A) Fri 4:50-7:20-9:30 Sat-Sun 2-4:507:20-9:30 Mon-Thu 7:20-9:30 Journey 2: The Mysterious Island (PG) Sat-Sun 1:10 Journey 2: The Mysterious Island 3D (PG) Fri-Sun 3:50-6:30-9 Mon-Thu 6:30-9 Safe House (14A) Fri 4:10-7-9:40 Sat 1:20-4:207-9:40 Sun 1:20-4:10-7-9:40 Mon-Wed 7-9:40 Thu 7:10-9:40 The Vow (PG) Fri-Sat 4-6:40-9:20 Sun 1:20-46:40-9:20 Mon-Thu 6:40-9:20

FOX THEATRE 2236 Queen St. E., 416-691-7330 The Adventures of Tintin 3D (PG) Sat-Sun 2 Carnage (14A) Fri-Sat 9:30 Mon-Tue 9:15 Wed 7 Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (14A) Fri 7 Sat 4:15-7 Sun 4:15 Mon-Tue 6:45 Wed 1:30-9

NORTH YORK SHEPPARD GRANDE 4861 Yonge St., 416-590-9974 Act of Valor (14A) Fri 4:40-7:40-10:20 Sat 1:304:30-7:40-10:20 Sun 1:40-4:40-7:30-10 Mon-Thu 4:40-7:30-10 The Artist (PG) Fri 3:20-6:20-9:20 Sat 4:056:30-9:20 Sun 12:40-3:20-6:20-9:20 Mon-Thu 3:20-6:20-9:20 Ernani (STC) Sat 12:55 Hugo 3D (PG) Fri 3:40-6:30-9:30 Sat-Sun 12:303:40-6:30-9:30 Mon-Thu 3:40-6:30-9:30 In Darkness (14A) Fri 3:30-6:40-9:55 Sat 12:20-3:30-6:40-9:55 Sun 12:25-3:30-6:35-9:50 Mon-Thu 3:30-6:40-9:50 The Iron Lady (PG) Fri 3:50-7-9:40 Sat 7-9:40 Sun 3:50-7-9:35 Mon 3:50-9:35 Tue-Thu 3:50-79:35 Leonardo Live (STC) Sun 12:55 The Metropolitan Opera: Faust - Live (STC) Mon 6:30 National Theatre Live: The Comedy of Errors (STC) Thu 7 The Secret World of Arrietty (G) Fri 4:156:55-9:25 Sat-Sun 2-4:15-6:55-9:25 Mon-Thu 4:156:55-9:25 A Separation (14A) Fri 4-6:50-9:45 Sat 1-7:059:45 Sun 1-9:45 Mon 6:50 Tue-Wed 4-6:50-9:40 Thu 4 This Means War (14A) Fri 4:30-7:30-10 Sat 1:30-4:30-7:30-10 Sun 1:30-4:30-7:20-9:55 Mon 4:30-7:25-9:55 Tue-Thu 4:30-7:20-9:55 The Vow (PG) Fri 4:10-7:10-9:50 Sat 1:10-4:107:10-9:50 Sun 1:10-4:10-7:10-9:45 Mon-Thu 4:107:10-9:45 Wanderlust (STC) No Passes Fri 4:20-7:2010:10 No Passes Sat 1:20-4:20-7:20-10:10 No Passes Sun 1:20-4:20-7:20-10 No Passes Mon-Thu 4:20-7:20-10

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SILVERCITY YORKDALE 6 3401 Dufferin St., 416-444-3456 Act of Valor (14A) Fri-Sat 2:30-5:10-7:50-10:30 Sun 1:50-4:30-7:20-10:10 Mon-Thu 1:45-4:307:05-9:55 Beauty and the Beast 3D (G) Fri-Thu 2:154:40

scene Chronicle (14A) Fri-Tue 7:10-9:35 Wed 10 Thu 7:10-9:35 Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance 3D (14A) Fri-Sun 12:35-3-5:20-7:45-10:10 Mon-Thu 2:20-4:50-7:25-9:50 Gone (14A) Fri-Sat 12:55-3:20-5:45-8:10-10:35 Sun 12:40-3:05-5:30-7:55-10:20 Mon-Thu 2:204:50-7:20-9:45 Goon (18A) Fri-Sat 1:10-3:30-5:50-8:15-10:40 Sun 1-3:20-5:40-8:05-10:30 Mon-Thu 2-4:45-7:159:40 Journey 2: The Mysterious Island (PG) Fri-Sun 12:30 Mon-Thu 2:30 Journey 2: The Mysterious Island 3D (PG) Fri-Sun 2:55-5:25-7:55-10:25 Mon-Wed 57:30-10 Thu 5-7:30 Project X (18A) Thu 10 Safe House (14A) Fri-Sat 2-4:45-7:30-10:20 Sun-Thu 1:30-4:15-7-9:50 This Means War (14A) Fri-Sat 12:30-3-5:30-810:30 Sun-Thu 2:30-5-7:30-10 Tyler Perry’s Good Deeds (STC) Fri-Sat 2:20-5:15-8:05-10:45 Sun 2:05-5-7:50-10:30 MonThu 1:45-4:30-7:10-9:55 The Vow (PG) Fri-Sun 2:10-4:55-7:40-10:15 Mon-Thu 1:15-4:10-6:50-9:30

SILVERCITY FAIRVIEW 1800 Sheppard Ace. E., 416-644-7746 Act of Valor (14A) Fri-Sat 2:10-4:50-7:35-10:20 Sun 1:40-4:20-7:05-9:50 Mon-Thu 1:30-4:20-7:059:45 Chronicle (14A) Fri 3:45-6-10:45 Sat 6:05-10:45 Sun 3:15-5:30-10:10 Mon-Thu 5:20-10:15 Ernani (STC) Sat 12:55 Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance 3D (14A) Fri 2:50-5:30-8:10-10:40 Sat 12:20-2:505:30-8:10-10:40 Sun 2:20-5-7:40-10:05 Mon-Thu 2:30-5-7:35-10 Goon (18A) Fri 1:30-3:50-6:10-8:30-10:50 Sat 11:10-1:30-3:50-6:10-8:30-10:50 Sun 1-3:20-5:408-10:15 Mon-Thu 2:40-5:10-7:45-10:10 Journey 2: The Mysterious Island (PG) Fri 2:20 Sat 11:40 Sun-Thu 1:50 Journey 2: The Mysterious Island 3D (PG) Fri 5-7:40-10:10 Sat 2:20-5-7:40-10:10 Sun 4:30-7:10-9:40 Mon-Thu 4:25-7-9:35 The Land Before Time (PG) Sat 11 Safe House (14A) Fri-Sat 1:50-4:40-7:30-10:25 Sun 1:20-4:10-7-9:45 Mon-Thu 1:40-4:30-7:2010:05 This Means War (14A) Fri 2-4:30-7:20-10:15

Sat 11:30-2-4:30-7:20-10:15 Sun 1:30-4-6:50-9:35 Mon-Tue 2:10-4:40-7:10-9:40 Wed 4:40-7:10-9:40 Thu 2:10-4:40-7:10-9:40 Star & Strollers Screening Wed 1 The Vow (PG) Fri 2:30-5:10-7:50-10:30 Sat 11:50-2:30-5:10-7:50-10:30 Sun 2-4:40-7:20-9:55 Mon-Thu 2-4:35-7:15-9:50 Wanderlust (STC) No Passes Fri 2:40-5:20-810:35 No Passes Sat 12:10-2:40-5:20-8-10:35 No Passes Sun 2:10-4:50-7:30-10 No Passes Mon-Tue 2:20-4:50-7:25-9:55 No Passes Wed 4:50-7:259:55 No Passes Thu 2:20-4:50-7:25-9:55 Star & Strollers Screening, No Passes Wed 1 The Woman in Black (14A) Fri 1:25-8:20 Sat 8:20 Sun 12:55-7:50 Mon-Thu 2:50-7:50

SCARBOROUGH COLISEUM SCARBOROUGH 300 Borough Dr., 416-290-5217 Contraband (14A) Fri-Sat 12:25-3:10-5:458:20-10:55 Sun 1:20-4-6:50-9:40 Mon-Thu 1:20-46:50-9:45 Ernani (STC) Sat 12:55 Gone (14A) Fri-Sat 12:50-3:20-5:45-8:10-10:40 Sun-Thu 1:40-4:20-6:50-9:15 Goon (18A) Fri 1:15-3:45-6:05-8:25-11 Sat 11:101:25-3:45-6:05-8:25-11 Sun-Thu 1:45-4:30-7:209:50 Journey 2: The Mysterious Island (PG) Fri 12:40 Sat 11:45 Sun-Thu 1 Journey 2: The Mysterious Island 3D (PG) Fri 3:05-5:30-7:55-10:20 Sat 2:30-5:15-7:5510:20 Sun-Wed 3:40-6:30-9:25 Thu 3:40-6:30 The Land Before Time (PG) Sat 11 Leonardo Live (STC) Sun 12:55 Muppozhudhum Un Karpanaigal (STC) Fri 2:10-6:10-9:40 Sat 2:30-6:10-9:40 Sun-Thu 2:10-6:10-9:40 National Theatre Live: The Comedy of Errors (STC) Thu 7 Project X (18A) Thu 10:05 Safe House (14A) Fri-Sat 2-4:50-7:45-10:40 Sun-Thu 1:10-4:05-7:10-10:15 The Secret World of Arrietty (G) Fri 12:15-2:55-5:20-7:45-10:10 Sat 11:50-2:20-6:459:10 Sun 1:30-4:50-7:25-10:05 Mon-Wed 1:304:10-6:45-9:10 Thu 1:30-4:10-7-10:30 This Means War (14A) Fri-Sat 12:35-3:055:30-8-10:30 Sun-Thu 1:50-4:25-6:55-9:20 Tyler Perry’s Good Deeds (STC) Fri 2:054:50-7:40-10:25 Sat 11:30-2:20-5-7:40-10:25 SunThu 1:35-4:25-7:05-10

Underworld: Awakening 3D (18A) Fri 1:20-3:40-6-8:30-10:50 Sat 5:40-8:30-10:50 Sun 4:40-7-9:30 Mon-Wed 2:15-4:40-7-9:30 Thu 2:154:40-9:30 The Vow (PG) Fri-Sat 12:20-3:05-5:40-8:1010:45 Sun-Thu 1:05-3:55-6:40-9:55 Wanderlust (STC) No Passes Fri-Sat 12:30-35:35-8-10:35 No Passes Sun-Thu 1:25-4:15-7:1510:10

EGLINTON TOWN CENTRE 1901 Eglinton Ave. E., 416-752-4494 Act of Valor (14A) Fri-Sun 2:35-5:10-7:50-10:30 Mon 3:30-7:10-9:50 Tue 3:30-7:30-10:15 Wed-Thu 3:30-7:10-9:50 The Adventures of Tintin (PG) Fri-Sun 1:30 Big Miracle (STC) Fri-Sun 1:25-4:10-7-9:45 Mon 4:10-7-9:45 Tue 4:10-6:50-9:45 Wed 4:10-7-9:45 Thu 4:10-7 Chronicle (14A) Fri 12:55-3:10-5:40-8:05-10:30 Sat 5:40-8:05-10:30 Sun 12:55-3:10-5:40-8:0510:30 Mon 4:40-8:05 Tue 4:40-8:05-10:15 WedThu 4:40-7:45-10 Ernani (STC) Sat 12:55 Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance 3D (14A) Fri 12:50-3:25-5:55-8:20-10:45 Sat 12:503:25-5:50-8:20-10:45 Sun 12:20-2:50-5:25-7:5510:20 Mon-Thu 5-7:35-10 Gone (14A) Fri-Sat 1-3:20-5:45-8:10-10:40 Sun 12:45-3:10-5:35-8-10:30 Mon 3:45-7:20-10:15 Tue 3:45-7:15-10:30 Wed-Thu 3:45-7:40-10:15 Goon (18A) Fri-Sat 12:50-3:15-5:45-8:15-10:45 Sun 12:15-2:45-5:15-7:45-10:15 Mon 4:45-7:4010:15 Tue 4:45-7:20-10:05 Wed-Thu 4:45-7:4010:15 Journey 2: The Mysterious Island (PG) Fri-Sun 12:30 Journey 2: The Mysterious Island 3D (PG) Fri-Sun 2:55-5:25-7:55-10:20 Mon-Thu 4-79:40 The Land Before Time (PG) Sat 11 The Metropolitan Opera: Faust - Live (STC) Mon 6:30 Mission: Impossible — Ghost Protocol (PG) Fri-Sun 3:45-6:55-9:55 Mon 3:45-9:55 Tue 3:45-7-10:10 Wed-Thu 3:45-7-10 Project X (18A) Thu 10 Safe House (14A) Fri-Sun 1:40-4:20-7:10-10 Mon-Thu 4:20-7:10-9:55 The Secret World of Arrietty (G) Fri-Sun 12:35-3-5:20-7:45-10:10 Mon 3:50-7-9:45 Tue 3:40-7-9:40 Wed-Thu 3:40-7-9:45 Star Wars: Episode I — The Phantom

Menace 3D (STC) Fri-Sun 12:45-3:50-7:05-10:10 Mon-Thu 3:50-7:05-10:10 This Means War (14A) Fri-Sun 1:15-4-6:509:20 Mon 4-6:50-9:35 Tue 4-6:50-9:45 Wed-Thu 4-6:50-9:35 Tyler Perry’s Good Deeds (STC) Fri-Sun 1:45-4:30-7:15-10:05 Mon 4:30-7:15-10:05 Tue 4:30-7:15-10:10 Wed-Thu 4:30-7:15-10:05 Star & Strollers Screening Thu 1 The Vow (PG) Fri-Sun 2:05-4:45-7:35-10:15 Mon-Thu 4:45-7:20-10 Wanderlust (STC) No Passes Fri 12:30-3-5:308-10:30 No Passes Sat 12:35-3-5:30-8-10:35 No Passes Sun 12:30-3-5:30-8-10:30 No Passes MonThu 4:30-7:30-10:05 Star & Strollers Screening, No Passes Thu 1 The Woman in Black (14A) Fri-Sun 12:403:05-5:35-7:55-10:25 Mon 5-7:45-10:10 Tue 5-7:4510:20 Wed-Thu 5-7:45-10:10

401 & MORNINGSIDE 785 Milner Ave., 416-281-2226 Act of Valor (14A) Fri 3-5:30-8-10:35 Sat 12:303-5:30-8-10:35 Sun 12:30-3-5:30-8-10:30 Mon 5:25-8 Tue 3-5:30-8-10:30 Wed-Thu 5:25-8 Chronicle (14A) Fri 4:10-10:30 Sat 4:40-10:30 Sun 4:40-10:10 Mon 4:45 Tue 4-10 Wed-Thu 4:45 Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance 3D (14A) Fri 3:50-6:10-8:30-10:45 Sat 1:30-3:50-6:108:30-10:45 Sun 1:20-3:40-6-8:15-10:30 Mon 6:108:25 Tue 3:40-6-8:15-10:30 Wed-Thu 6:10-8:25 Gone (14A) Fri 3:40-6-8:20-10:40 Sat 1:20-3:406-8:20-10:40 Sun 1:15-3:35-5:55-8:10-10:30 Mon 5:55-8:20 Tue 5:10-7:45-10:10 Wed-Thu 5:55-8:20 Goon (18A) Fri 3:30-5:50-8:10-10:35 Sat 1:103:30-5:50-8:10-10:35 Sun 1:10-3:30-5:50-8:1010:25 Mon 5:45-8:10 Tue 3:30-5:50-8:10-10:25 Wed-Thu 5:45-8:10 Journey 2: The Mysterious Island (PG) Sat-Sun 12:30 Journey 2: The Mysterious Island 3D (PG) Fri 4:30-7:20-9:50 Sat-Sun 2:45-5-7:20-9:50 Mon 5-7:20 Tue 4:20-7:20-9:45 Wed-Thu 5-7:20 Safe House (14A) Fri 5:05-7:40-10:20 Sat 2:205:05-7:40-10:20 Sun 2:20-5:05-7:40-10:15 Mon 5:05-7:40 Tue 5-7:40-10:15 Wed-Thu 5:05-7:40 Star Wars: Episode I — The Phantom Menace (PG) Fri 7:10 Sat-Sun 1:40-7:10 Mon 7:10 Tue 7 Wed-Thu 7:10 This Means War (14A) Fri 3:20-6:05-8:2510:45 Sat 1-3:20-6:05-8:25-10:45 Sun 1-3:15-5:408:05-10:20 Mon 6-8:25 Tue 3:15-5:40-8:05-10:20 Wed-Thu 6-8:25

Tyler Perry’s Good Deeds (STC) Fri 4:507:30-10:05 Sat-Sun 2-4:50-7:30-10:05 Mon 4:507:30 Tue 4:50-7:30-10:05 Wed-Thu 4:50-7:30 The Vow (PG) Fri 3-5:25-7:50-10:15 Sat-Sun 12:35-2:55-5:20-7:50-10:15 Mon 5:15-7:50 Tue 4:30-7:10-9:50 Wed-Thu 5:15-7:50 Wanderlust (STC) No Passes Fri 3:10-5:35-7:5510:25 No Passes Sat 12:45-3:10-5:35-7:55-10:25 No Passes Sun 12:45-3:10-5:35-7:55-10:15 No Passes Mon 5:35-7:55 No Passes Tue 3-5:20-7:5010:15 No Passes Wed-Thu 5:35-7:55

KENNEDY COMMONS 20 33 William Kitchen Rd., 416-335-5323 Act of Valor (14A) SDDS Digital Fri-Sun 111:50-4:40-7:20-10:10 SDDS Digital Mon-Thu 1:504:40-7:20-10:10 Agneepath (14A) Fri-Sun 10:30-2:15-6-9:45 Mon-Thu 2:15-6-9:45 Albert Nobbs (14A) Fri-Sun 11:15-5:20 MonThu 5:20 AMC 2012 Best Picture Showcase Day Two: February 25th (STC) SDDS Digital Sat 11 The Artist (PG) Fri-Sun 11:05-1:40-4:05-6:359:05 Mon-Thu 1:40-4:05-6:35-9:05 The Descendants (14A) Fri-Sun 11:20-2:155:05-7:50-10:30 Mon-Thu 2:15-5:05-7:50-10:30 Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu (PG) Fri-Sun 10:30-1:204:10-7-9:50 Mon-Thu 1:35-4:10-7-9:50 Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close (PG) Fri-Sun 10:40-1:30-4:25-7:25-10:25 Mon-Thu 1:304:25-7:25-10:25 The Flowers of War (STC) SDDS Digital FriSun 11:25-2:30-5:45-9 SDDS Digital Mon-Thu 2:30-5:45-9 Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance (14A) SDDS Digital, Special Engagement Fri-Sun 12:303-5:30-8-10:30 SDDS Digital, Special Engagement Mon-Thu 3-5:30-8-10:30 Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance 3D (14A) SDDS Digital, Special Engagement Fri 11:151:15-2-3:45-4:30-6:15-7:15-8:45-9:45 SDDS Digital, Special Engagement Sat 11:15-2-4:30-7:15-9:45 SDDS Digital, Special Engagement Sun 11:15-1:15-2-3:45-4:30-6:15-7:158:45-9:45 SDDS Digital, Special Engagement Mon-Thu 2-3:45-4:30-6:15-7:15-8:45-9:45 The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (18A) Fri-Thu 2-8:15 The Help (PG) SDDS Digital Sat 1:20

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10:15 Mon-Thu 1:30-4:15-7:15-10:15 In Darkness (14A) SDDS Digital Fri-Sun 10:502:10-5:40-9 SDDS Digital Mon-Thu 2:10-5:40-9 The Iron Lady (PG) Fri-Sun 11:10-1:45-4:156:45-9:15 Mon-Thu 1:45-4:15-6:45-9:15 Love (STC) SDDS Digital Fri-Sun 10:45-1:45-4:457:40-10:30 SDDS Digital Mon-Thu 1:45-4:45-7:4010:30 Midnight in Paris (PG) SDDS Digital Sat 9:05 Nanban (PG) Fri-Sun 12:30-4:30-8:30 Mon-Thu 2-6-10 Star Wars: Episode I — The Phantom Menace 3D (STC) Fri-Sun 11:30-2:30-5:30-8:30 Mon-Thu 2:30-5:30-8:30 Tere Naal Love Ho Gaya (STC) SDDS Digital Fri-Sun 10:45-3:30-7-10:15 SDDS Digital Mon-Thu 3:30-7-10:15 Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (14A) Fri-Sun 10:45-1:35-4:35-7:30-10:20 Mon-Thu 1:35-4:357:30-10:20 War Horse (PG) Fri-Sun 10:35-1:40-4:45-8 Mon-Thu 1:40-4:45-8

WOODSIDE CINEMAS 1571 Sandhurst Circle, 416-299-3456 Jodi Breakers (STC) Fri-Sun 4-6:45-9:30 MonThu 6:30-9:15 Kadhalil Sodhappuvadhu Yeppadi (STC) Fri-Sun 4-7-10 Mon-Thu 7-10 Tere Naal Love Ho Gaya (STC) Fri-Sun 4:157-9:45 Mon-Thu 6:30-9:30

PEEL REGION CINÉ STARZ 377 Burnhamthorpe Rd. E., 905-290-2401 The Adventures of Tintin (PG) Fri 3:305:20-7:15 Sat-Sun 12-1:50-3:45-5:35-7:30 Mon-Thu 3:30-5:20-7:15 Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close (PG) Fri 1:15-9:10 Sat 9 Sun 6:15-9 Mon-Thu 1:15-9:10 The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (18A) Fri 1-3:40-6:20-9 Sat-Sun 6:15-9 Mon-Thu 1-3:406:20-9 Happy Feet Two (PG) Sat-Sun 12-1:45 Hugo (PG) Fri 1-5:15 Sat-Sun 12-2:10-4:25 MonThu 1-5:15 Joyful Noise (PG) Fri 3:10-7:30-9:30 Sat-Sun 9:25 Mon-Thu 3:10-7:30-9:30 The Muppets (G) Sat-Sun 3:35 Puss in Boots (G) Sat-Sun 12-1:35

War Horse (PG) Fri 1-3:40-6:20-9 Sat-Sun 6:409:15 Mon-Thu 1-3:40-6:20-9

COLISEUM 10 309 Rathburn Rd., 905-275-3456 Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked (G) Fri 2-4:30-6:30 Sat 11:50-24:30-6:30 Sun-Thu 2-4:30-6:30 Chronicle (14A) Fri 2:30-4:50-7:20-9:30 SunThu 2:30-4:50-7:20-9:30 Ernani (STC) Sat 12:55 Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance (14A) Fri-Thu 9:10 Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance 3D (14A) Fri-Sat 2:20-5:10-7:45-10:15 Sun-Thu 2:205:10-7:40-10 Gone (14A) Fri-Sat 2:50-5:20-7:50-10:20 Sun-Tue 2:50-5:20-7:50-10:15 Wed 5:20-7:50-10:15 Thu 2:50-5:20-7:50-10:15 Star & Strollers Screening Wed 1 Goon (18A) Fri 2:40-5-7:30-10 Sat 12:15-2:40-57:30-10 Sun-Thu 2:40-5-7:15-9:45 The Grey (14A) Fri 1-3:40-6:20-9 Sat 12:403:40-6:20-9 Sun-Thu 1-3:40-6:20-9 Journey 2: The Mysterious Island (PG) Fri 12:50 Sat 11:10-1:30 Sun-Thu 12:50 Journey 2: The Mysterious Island 3D (PG) Fri 3:20-6-8:30 Sat 3:50-6:10-8:40 Sun-Wed 3:20-6-8:30 Thu 3:20-5:40-8 Sat 12 The Land Before Time (PG) Sat 11 Mission: Impossible — Ghost Protocol (PG) Fri-Thu 1:20-4-6:50-9:40 National Theatre Live: The Comedy of Errors (STC) Thu 7 Project X (18A) Thu 10 Safe House (14A) Fri-Sat 1:50-4:40-7:40-10:30 Sun-Thu 1:50-4:40-7:30-10:15 Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (PG) Fri-Wed 12:50-3:30-6:40-9:20 Thu 12:50-3:30 Sat 7:20-10:05 Star Wars: Episode I — The Phantom Menace 3D (STC) Fri-Thu 1:10-4:10-7:10-10:10 Tyler Perry’s Good Deeds (STC) Fri-Tue 1:40-4:20-7-9:50 Wed 4:20-7-9:50 Thu 1:40-4:207-10:15 Star & Strollers Screening Wed 1

COURTNEY PARK 16 110 Courtney Park Dr., 905-362-1210 Act of Valor (14A) Special Engagement Fri-Sun 11:55-2:50-5:30-8:20-11 Special Engagement Mon-Thu 2:50-5:30-8:20-11 Chronicle (14A) Fri-Sun 12-4:45-9:25 Mon-Thu

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4:45-9:25 Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance (14A) Special Engagement Fri-Sun 12:45-3:30-5:45-810:20 Mon-Thu 3:30-5:45-8-10:20 Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance 3D (14A) Special Engagement Fri-Sun 11:30-2-4:30-79:45 Mon-Thu 2-4:30-7-9:45 Gone (14A) Special Engagement Fri-Sun 11:101:45-5:15-8:15-10:50 Special Engagement MonThu 1:45-5:15-8:15-10:50 Goon (18A) Special Engagement Fri-Sun 10:4012:55-4:05-6:15-8:30-10:45 Special Engagement Mon-Thu 4:05-6:15-8:30-10:45 The Grey (14A) Fri-Thu 2:05-6:50 Journey 2: The Mysterious Island (PG) Fri-Thu 2 Sat 10 Journey 2: The Mysterious Island — An IMAX 3D Experience (PG) Fri-Sun 11:45-2:45-5-7:15-9:30 Mon-Thu 2:45-5-7:15-9:30 Journey 2: The Mysterious Island 3D (PG) Fri 11-4:15-6:30-8:50 Sat 4:15-6:30-8:50 Sun 11-4:15-6:30-8:50 Mon-Thu 4:15-6:30-8:50 Project X (18A) Special Engagement Thu 10 Safe House (14A) Fri-Sun 11:15-2-4:45-5:457:30-10:10-10:55 Mon-Thu 2-4:45-5:45-7:3010:10-10:55 The Secret World of Arrietty (G) Special Engagement Fri-Sun 11:05-1:30-3:50-6-8:20-10:35 Mon-Thu 1:45-3:50-6-8:20-10:35 This Means War (14A) Special Engagement Fri-Sun 12:30-3-5:20-7:45-10:30 Mon-Thu 3-5:207:45-10:30 Tyler Perry’s Good Deeds (STC) Special Engagement Fri-Sun 11:50-2:30-5:25-8:10-10:40 Special Engagement Mon-Thu 2:30-5:25-8:1010:40 The Vow (PG) Fri-Sat 10:30-12:15-2:40-3:155:10-7:45-8:20-10:15 Sun 12:15-2:40-3:15-5:107:45-8:20-10:15 Mon-Wed 2:40-3:15-5:10-7:45-8:20-10:15 Thu 2:40-3:155:10-8:20 Wanderlust (STC) Special Engagement Fri-Sun 10:45-1-3:20-5:40-8:10-10:45 Special Engagement Mon-Thu 3:20-5:40-8:10-10:45 The Woman in Black (14A) Fri-Sun 1:153:35-5:50-8:10-10:40 Mon-Thu 3:35-5:50-8:1010:40

ORION GATE GRANDE 20 Biscayne Cr., 905-455-1590 Act of Valor (14A) Fri 4:30-7:30-10:05 Sat 1:404:30-7:30-10:05 Sun 1:40-4:30-7:20-10 Mon-Thu 4:30-7:20-10

Chronicle (14A) Fri-Thu 9:10 Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance 3D (14A) Fri 4:50-7:50-10:15 Sat 2-4:50-7:50-10:15 Sun 2-4:50-7:35-9:55 Mon-Thu 4:50-7:35-9:55 Gone (14A) Fri 4:10-7-9:45 Sat 1:20-4:10-7-9:45 Sun 1:20-4:10-7-9:35 Mon-Thu 4:10-7-9:35 Star & Strollers Screening Wed 1 Goon (18A) Fri 4:40-7:40-10:10 Sat 1:50-4:407:40-10:10 Sun 1:50-4:40-7:30-10 Mon-Thu 4:407:30-10 Journey 2: The Mysterious Island (PG) Sat-Sun 12:30 Journey 2: The Mysterious Island 3D (PG) Fri-Sat 3:30-6:30-9:20 Sun-Thu 3:30-6:309:15 Safe House (14A) Fri 4-7:10-10 Sat 1:10-4-7:1010 Sun 1:10-4-7:10-9:50 Mon-Thu 4-7:10-9:50 This Means War (14A) Fri 3:45-6:45-9:30 Sat 12:50-3:45-6:45-9:30 Sun 12:50-3:45-6:45-9:20 Mon-Thu 3:45-6:45-9:20 The Vow (PG) Fri 3:50-6:50-9:40 Sat 1-3:506:50-9:40 Sun 1-3:50-6:50-9:30 Mon-Thu 3:506:50-9:30 Wanderlust (STC) No Passes Fri 4:20-7:20-9:55 No Passes Sat 1:30-4:20-7:20-9:55 No Passes Sun 1:30-4:20-7:05-9:40 No Passes Mon-Thu 4:207:05-9:40 Star & Strollers Screening, No Passes Wed 1 The Woman in Black (14A) Fri 3:40-6:40 Sat-Sun 12:40-3:40-6:40 Mon-Thu 3:40-6:40

SILVERCITY BRAMPTON 50 Great Lakes, 905-789-6797 Act of Valor (14A) Fri 4:30-8-10:45 Sat 12-2:355:10-8-10:45 Sun 2-4:45-7:40-10:15 Mon-Thu 4:457:40-10:15 Chronicle (14A) Fri-Sat 7:20-9:40 Sun-Thu 7:059:20 Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu (PG) Fri 3:40-6:45-9:45 Sat 12:45-3:40-6:45-9:45 Sun 12:45-3:40-6:459:50 Mon-Thu 3:40-6:45-9:50 Ernani (STC) Sat 12:55 Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance 3D (14A) Fri 5:45-8:05-10:25 Sat 12:50-3:20-5:458:05-10:25 Sun 2:20-5-7:30-9:55 Mon-Thu 5-7:309:55 Gone (14A) Fri 5:45-8:15-10:40 Sat 12:55-3:155:45-8:15-10:40 Sun 1:10-3:50-7-9:30 Mon-Thu 3:50-7-9:30 Goon (18A) Fri 3:30-6-8:20-10:40 Sat 1:15-3:306-8:20-10:40 Sun 12:40-3-5:20-7:45-10:15 MonThu 5:20-7:45-10:15 Journey 2: The Mysterious Island (PG)

Sat-Sun 12:30 Journey 2: The Mysterious Island 3D (PG) Fri 5:10-7:35-9:55 Sat-Sun 2:45-5:10-7:359:55 Mon-Wed 5:10-7:35-9:55 Thu 5:10-7:35 The Land Before Time (PG) Sat 11 Pata Nahi Rabb Kehdeyan Rangan Ch Raazi (PG) Fri 6:30-10 Sat 11:15-2:30-6:30-10 Sun 2:30-6:15-9:45 Mon-Thu 5:30-9 Project X (18A) Thu 10:05 Safe House (14A) Fri 4:50-7:45-10:35 Sat 1:454:30-7:45-10:35 Sun 1:45-4:30-7:20-10:10 MonThu 4:30-7:20-10:10 The Secret World of Arrietty (G) Fri 5:207:50-10:10 Sat 12:35-2:55-5:20-7:50-10:10 Sun 1:20-3:45-6:50-9:10 Mon-Thu 3:45-6:50-9:10 Star Wars: Episode I — The Phantom Menace 3D (STC) Fri 4:10 Sat 1-4:10 Sun 12:503:55 Mon-Thu 3:55 Tere Naal Love Ho Gaya (STC) Fri 4-7:1010:15 Sat 1:05-4-7:10-10:15 Sun 1:05-4-7:10-10:05 Mon-Thu 4-7:10-10:05 This Means War (14A) Fri 4:20-7-9:30 Sat 1:45-4:20-7-9:30 Sun 1:40-4:10-6:40-9:15 MonThu 4:10-6:40-9:15 Tyler Perry’s Good Deeds (STC) Fri 5-7:4010:20 Sat 11:45-2:20-5-7:40-10:20 Sun 1:50-4:407:20-10 Mon-Thu 4:40-7:20-10 The Vow (PG) Fri 5:40-8:10-10:45 Sat 12:15-35:40-8:10-10:45 Sun 1:30-4:20-7:15-10 Mon-Thu 4:20-7:15-10 Wanderlust (STC) No Passes Fri 5:30-7:5510:30 No Passes Sat 12:40-3:05-5:30-7:55-10:30 No Passes Sun 1-3:30-7-9:35 No Passes Mon-Thu 3:30-7-9:35 The Woman in Black (14A) Fri 4:40-7:309:50 Sat 7:30-9:50 Sun 2:10-4:50-7:25-9:50 MonThu 4:50-7:25-9:50

SILVERCITY MISSISSAUGA 3055 Vega Blvd., 905-569-3373 Act of Valor (14A) Fri-Sat 1:10-4-7:10-9:55 Sun 1:10-4-7:05-9:50 Mon-Thu 4-7:05-9:50 Big Miracle (STC) Fri-Sat 1-3:55-6:40-9:25 Sun 1-3:55-6:40-9:20 Mon-Thu 3:55-6:40-9:20 The Descendants (14A) Fri-Sat 12:45-3:356:25-9:20 Sun 12:45-3:35-6:25-9:10 Mon-Thu 3:35-6:25-9:10 Ernani (STC) Sat 12:55 Gone (14A) Fri 2-4:45-7:20-10:15 Sat 2-4:307:20-10:15 Sun 2-4:45-7:30-10 Mon 3:45-7:30-10 Tue-Thu 4:45-7:30-10 Hugo 3D (PG) Fri-Sat 12:30-3:30-6:35-9:35 Sun 12:30-3:30-6:35-9:30 Mon-Thu 3:30-6:35-9:30

The Iron Lady (PG) Fri-Sun 12:55-4:10-6:459:15 Mon 4:10-6:45 Tue-Thu 4:10-6:45-9:15 The Metropolitan Opera: Faust - Live (STC) Mon 6:30 The Secret World of Arrietty (G) Fri-Sat 1:30-4:30-7-9:40 Sun 1:30-4:30-7-9:35 Mon-Thu 4:30-7-9:35 Star Wars: Episode I — The Phantom Menace 3D (STC) Fri 12:35-3:45-6:55-10:05 Sat 6:55-10:05 Sun 12:35-3:40-6:50-10 Mon 3:40-10 Tue-Thu 3:40-6:50-10 The Vow (PG) Fri-Sat 1:50-4:35-7:30-10:10 Sun 1:50-4:35-7:20-9:55 Mon-Thu 4:35-7:20-9:55 The Woman in Black (14A) Fri-Sat 1:404:25-7:15-9:50 Sun 1:40-4:20-7:15-9:40 Mon-Thu 4:20-7:15-9:40

SQUARE ONE 100 City Centre Dr., 905-275-2640 Act of Valor (14A) Stadium Seating Fri-Sun 1:15-4-6:45-9:40 Stadium Seating Mon-Thu 46:45-9:40 Ek Deewana Tha (PG) Stadium Seating FriSun 2 Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu (PG) Stadium Seating Fri-Thu 5:45-8:45 Jodi Breakers (STC) Stadium Seating Fri-Sun 2:15-6-9:20 Stadium Seating Mon-Thu 6-9:20 Pata Nahi Rabb Kehdeyan Rangan Ch Raazi (PG) Stadium Seating Fri-Sun 1:45-5:30-9 Stadium Seating Mon-Thu 5:30-9 The Secret World of Arrietty (G) Stadium Seating Fri-Sun 1-3:45-6:50-9:30 Stadium Seating Mon-Thu 3:45-6:50-9:30 Tere Naal Love Ho Gaya (STC) Stadium Seating Fri-Sun 2:30-6:15-9:15 Stadium Seating Mon-Thu 6:15-9:15 This Means War (14A) Stadium Seating FriSun 1:10-4:10-7:10-9:50 Stadium Seating MonThu 4:10-7:10-9:50 The Vow (PG) Stadium Seating Fri-Sun 1:204:15-7-9:45 Stadium Seating Mon-Thu 4:15-7-9:45 Wanderlust (STC) Stadium Seating Fri-Sun 1:40-4:30-7:30-10 Stadium Seating Mon-Thu 4:307:30-10 The Woman in Black (14A) Stadium Seating Fri-Sun 1:30-4:20-7:20-10:10 Stadium Seating Mon-Thu 4:20-7:20-10:10

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AURORA CINEMAS 15460 Bayview Ave., 905-841-1789 Act of Valor (14A) Fri 4-6:55-9:55 Sat-Sun 1:154-6:55-9:55 Mon-Thu 6:45-9:35 The Descendants (14A) Fri-Sat 3:45-6:409:20 Sun 1-3:45-6:40-9:20 Mon-Thu 6:35-9:20 Ernani (STC) Sat 12:55 Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance 3D (14A) Fri 4:50-7:35-9:40 Sat-Sun 1:50-4:50-7:3510:05 Mon-Thu 7:30-10 Goon (18A) Fri 4:10-7:10-9:45 Sat-Sun 1:404:10-7:10-9:45 Mon-Thu 7:20-9:45 Journey 2: The Mysterious Island (PG) Sat-Sun 12:45 Journey 2: The Mysterious Island 3D (PG) Fri 5:30-7:50-10:10 Sat-Sun 3:05-5:30-7:5010:10 Mon-Wed 6:30-9 Thu 6:30 Project X (18A) Thu 10 Safe House (14A) Fri 3:50-6:45-9:35 Sat-Sun 12:50-3:30-6:45-9:35 Mon-Thu 6:40-9:30 This Means War (14A) Fri 4:20-7:15-10 SatSun 1:20-4:20-7:15-10 Mon-Thu 7:10-9:55 The Vow (PG) Fri 4-7-9:40 Sat-Sun 1:10-4-7-9:40 Mon-Thu 7-9:40 Star & Strollers Screening Thu 1 Wanderlust (STC) No Passes Fri 4:45-7:20-9:50 No Passes Sat-Sun 1:45-4:45-7:20-9:50 No Passes Mon-Thu 7:15-9:50 Star & Strollers Screening, No Passes Thu 1 The Woman in Black (14A) Fri 4:40-7:3010:15 Sat 1-7:30-10:15 Sun 2-4:40-7:30-10:15 Mon-Thu 6:50-9:25

COLOSSUS 19 3555 Hwy 7 West, 905-851-1001 Act of Valor (14A) Fri 1:50-4:40-7:30-10:30 Sat 2-4:40-7:30-10:30 Sun 1:50-4:40-7:30-10:30 MonThu 4:05-6:45-9:30 The Artist (PG) Fri-Sun 1-3:35-6:15-9:10 MonThu 3:45-6:25-9 Big Miracle (STC) Fri-Sun 1:10-3:50-6:40 MonThu 3:35-6:10 Chronicle (14A) Fri-Sun 1:45-4:50-7:25-9:40 Mon-Thu 4:35-7-9:10 The Descendants (14A) Fri 12:55-3:40-6:309:20 Sat 12:50-3:40-6:30-9:20 Sun 12:55-3:406:30-9:20 Mon-Thu 3:50-6:35-9:15 Ernani (STC) Sat 12:55 Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance 3D (14A) Fri-Sun 9:30 Mon-Thu 9:20 Fri 12:40-3-5:207:50-10:20 Sat 12-3-5:20-7:50-10:20 Sun 12:40-35:20-7:50-10:20 Mon-Thu 4:50-7:20-9:50 Gone (14A) Fri 1:40-4:20-7:10-10 Sat 1:25-4:207:10-10 Sun 1:40-4:20-7:10-10 Mon-Thu 5-7:30-10 Goon (18A) Fri 12:45-3:10-5:40-8:15-10:45 Sat 12:20-3:10-5:40-8:15-10:45 Sun 12:45-3:10-5:408:15-10:45 Mon-Thu 5:20-7:50-10:15 Journey 2: The Mysterious Island (PG) Fri 12:50 Sat 11:15-1:40 Sun 12:50 Journey 2: The Mysterious Island 3D (PG) Fri 3:30-6:20-9 Sat 4:15-6:55-9:30 Sun 3:306:20-9 Mon-Thu 3:30-6-8:30 The Land Before Time (PG) Sat 11 Mission: Impossible — Ghost Protocol (PG) Fri-Sun 1:15-4:25-7:25-10:25 Mon-Thu 3:35-6:30-9:30 Project X (18A) Thu 10 Safe House (14A) Fri-Sun 1:05-4:10-7:05-10:05 Mon-Thu 4:25-7:10-10:10 Star Wars: Episode I — The Phantom

scene Menace 3D (STC) Fri-Sun 12:30-3:45-6:45-9:45 Mon-Wed 3:40-6:40-9:40 Thu 3:40-6:40 This Means War (14A) Fri 1:25-4:05-6:559:55 Sat 11:30-1:50-4:15-6:55-9:55 Sun 1:25-4:056:55-9:55 Mon-Thu 4:30-7:15-10:05 Tyler Perry’s Good Deeds (STC) Fri 1:304:30-7:20-10:15 Sat 11:40-2:10-4:45-7:20-10:15 Sun 1:30-4:30-7:20-10:15 Mon-Thu 4:10-7:05-9:45 Underworld: Awakening 3D (18A) Fri 25-7:40-10:35 Sat 7:40-10:35 Sun 2-5-7:40-10:35 Mon-Thu 5:30-8-10:15 The Vow (PG) Fri-Sun 1-4-7-9:50 Mon-Thu 46:50-9:35 Wanderlust (STC) No Passes Fri 1:20-4:15-7:1510:10 No Passes Sat 11:10-1:35-4:30-7:15-10:10 No Passes Sun 1:20-4:15-7:15-10:10 No Passes Mon-Thu 4:20-7-9:55 The Woman in Black (14A) Fri 12:35-3:055:30-8-10:40 Sat 12:45-3:05-5:30-8-10:40 Sun 12:35-3:05-5:30-8-10:40 Mon-Thu 4:15-6:55-9:25

ELGIN MILLS 10 10909 Yonge St., 905-770-6998 Act of Valor (14A) Digital Fri 4:15-7:10-9:40 Digital Sat-Sun 1:45-4:15-7:10-9:40 Digital MonThu 6-8:20 Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked (G) Digital Fri 3:30-6:20 Digital Sat-Sun 1:15-3:30-6:20 Digital Mon-Thu 5:40 Chronicle (14A) Digital Fri-Sun 8:50 Digital Mon-Thu 7:50 Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance (14A) Digital Sat-Sun 1:30 Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance 3D (14A) Fri-Sun 4-7-9:30 Mon-Thu 6:40-9 Gone (14A) Digital Fri 4:20-7:15-9:45 Digital SatSun 1:50-4:20-7:15-9:45 Digital Mon-Thu 5:45-8 Goon (18A) Digital Fri 4:40-7:30-10 Digital SatSun 2:10-4:40-7:30-10 Digital Mon-Thu 6:10-8:30 Journey 2: The Mysterious Island (PG) Digital Sat-Sun 1:40 Journey 2: The Mysterious Island 3D (PG) Fri-Sun 4:10-6:45-9 Mon-Thu 6:15-8:40 Safe House (14A) Digital Fri 3:40-6:30-9:10 Digital Sat-Sun 1-3:40-6:30-9:10 Digital Mon-Thu 5:30-8:10 This Means War (14A) Digital Fri 4:30-7:209:50 Digital Sat-Sun 2-4:30-7:20-9:50 Digital MonThu 6:20-8:45 The Vow (PG) Digital Fri 3:45-6:40-9:15 Digital Sat-Sun 1:10-3:45-6:40-9:15 Digital Mon-Thu 5:50-8:15 Wanderlust (STC) Digital Fri 3:50-6:50-9:20 Digital Sat-Sun 1:20-3:50-6:50-9:20 Digital MonThu 6:30-8:50

FIRST MARKHAM PLACE 3275 Hwy 7 E., 905-474-5101 Act of Valor (14A) Fri 4:10-7:10-10 Sat 1:104:10-7:10-10 Sun 1:10-4:10-7:05-9:50 Mon-Thu 7:05-9:50 Chronicle (14A) Fri 4:05-6:40-9 Sat 6:40-9 Sun 12:40-3:40-6:40-9 Mon-Wed 6:40-9 Thu 6:40 Ernani (STC) Sat 12:55 Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance 3D (14A) Fri 4:40-7:40-10:15 Sat 1:40-4:40-7:40-10:15 Sun 1:40-4:40-7:25-10 Mon-Thu 7:25-10 Gone (14A) Fri 4:15-7:15-9:50 Sat 1:15-4:157:15-9:50 Sun 1:15-4:15-7:10-9:45 Mon-Thu 7:109:45 Goon (18A) Fri 4:30-7:30-10:10 Sat 1:30-4:307:30-10:10 Sun 1:30-4:30-7:20-9:55 Mon-Thu 7:20-9:55 Journey 2: The Mysterious Island (PG)

metronews.ca WEEKEND, FEBRUARY 24-26, 2012

Fri 3:45-6:30-9:10 Sat-Sun 12:30-3:30-6:30-9:10 Mon-Thu 6:30-9:10 Project X (18A) Thu 10 Safe House (14A) Fri 3:55-6:50-9:30 Sat-Sun 12:50-3:50-6:50-9:30 Mon-Thu 6:50-9:30 The Secret World of Arrietty (G) Fri 3:506:45-9:20 Sat-Sun 12:45-3:45-6:45-9:20 Mon-Thu 6:45-9:20 This Means War (14A) Fri 4:20-7:20-9:45 Sat 1:20-4:20-7:20-9:45 Sun 1:20-4:20-7:15-9:40 MonThu 7:15-9:40 The Vow (PG) Fri 4-7-9:40 Sat 1-4-7-9:40 Sun 14-7-9:35 Mon-Thu 7-9:35

INTERCHANGE 30 30 Interchange Way, 905-760-1911 The Adventures of Tintin (PG) Fri 2-4:307:20-9:50 Sat-Sun 10:25-2-4:30-7:20-9:50 MonThu 4:30-7:20-9:50 Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked (G) Fri 2:30-4:45-7:20-9:30 SatSun 10:05-12:15-2:30-4:45-7:20-9:30 Mon-Thu 4:45-7:20-9:30 Contraband (14A) Fri 2:45-5:15-7:45-10:15 SatSun 10:45-2:45-5:15-7:45-10:15 Mon-Thu 5:157:45-10:15 Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu (PG) Fri 3:05-7:05-9:35 Sat-Sun 12:30-3:05-7:05-9:35 Mon-Thu 7:05-9:35 Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close (PG) Fri 2:15-7:15-10:05 Sat-Sun 11:15-2:15-7:15-10:05 Mon-Thu 4:20-7:15-10:05 The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (18A) Fri-Thu 5:35-9:30 The Grey (14A) Fri 4-7:25-10:15 Sat-Sun 10:501:30-4-7:25-10:15 Mon-Thu 4-7:25-10:15 Haywire (14A) Fri 7:25 Sat-Sun 1:25-7:25 MonThu 7:25 Hugo 3D (PG) Fri 4:20-7:05-9:45 Sat-Sun 10:151:15-4:20-7:05-9:45 Mon-Thu 4:20-7:05-9:45 The Iron Lady (PG) Fri 3-7:15-9:50 Sat-Sun 10:05-12:35-3-7:15-9:50 Mon-Thu 4:30-7:15-9:50 Red Tails (PG) Fri 3:30-9:40 Sat 10:35-3:30-9:40 Sun 3:30-9:40 Mon-Thu 4:05-9:40 The Secret World of Arrietty (G) Fri 3:155:30-7:45-10 Sat 10:30-12:45-3:15-5:30-7:45-10 Sun 12:45-3:15-5:30-7:45-10 Mon-Thu 5:30-7:4510 Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (PG) Fri 4:15-7:10-10:10 Sat-Sun 10:20-1:20-4:15-7:10-10:10 Mon-Thu 4:15-7:1010:10 Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (14A) Fri-Thu 410:05 War Horse (PG) Fri 7 Sat-Sun 10-1:10-7 MonThu 7 We Bought a Zoo (PG) Fri 2:45 Sat-Sun 10:10-1:05 Mon-Thu

PROMENADE MALL 1 Promenade Circle, 416-494-9371 Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance (14A) Fri-Thu 1:30-4:30-7:15-9:35 Journey 2: The Mysterious Island (PG) Fri-Thu 1:15-3:50-7:10-9:10 Safe House (14A) Fri-Thu 1-4-7-9:25 This Means War (14A) Fri-Thu 1:25-4:157:20-9:30 The Vow (PG) Fri-Sun 1:20-4:10-6:50-9:15 Mon 4:10-6:50-9:15 Tue-Thu 1:20-4:10-6:50-9:15 Wanderlust (STC) Fri-Thu 1:10-4:20-6:55-9:20

SILVERCITY NEWMARKET 18151 Yonge St., 905-953-2792

Act of Valor (14A) Fri 5:10-7:50-10:30 Sat 122:35-5:10-7:50-10:30 Sun 12:45-2:45-5:10-7:5010:30 Mon-Tue 5:10-7:50-10:30 Wed 2:35-5:10-7:50-10:30 Thu 5:10-7:50-10:30 Big Miracle (STC) Fri 4:45-7:20 Sat-Sun 2:104:45-7:20 Mon-Tue 4:45-7:20 Wed 1:45-4:45-7:20 Thu 4:45-7:20 Chronicle (14A) Fri-Sat 6:10-8:30-10:45 Sun 1:30-3:50-6:10-8:30-10:45 Mon-Tue 6:10-8:3010:45 Wed 3:50-6:10-8:30-10:45 Thu 5-10:45 Contraband (14A) Fri-Thu 9:55 Ernani (STC) Sat 12:55 Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance 3D (14A) Fri 5:50-8:20-10:50 Sat-Sun 12:50-3:20-5:508:20-10:50 Mon-Tue 5:50-8:20-10:50 Wed 3:205:50-8:20-10:50 Thu 5:50-8:20-10:50 Gone (14A) Fri 5:45-8:10-10:40 Sat-Sun 12:553:20-5:45-8:10-10:40 Mon-Thu 5:45-8:10-10:40 Star & Strollers Screening Wed 1 Goon (18A) Fri 6:05-8:25-10:50 Sat-Sun 1:253:45-6:05-8:25-10:50 Mon-Tue 6:05-8:25-10:50 Wed 3:45-6:05-8:25-10:50 Thu 6:05-8:25-10:50 Journey 2: The Mysterious Island (PG) Sat-Sun 12:25 Journey 2: The Mysterious Island 3D (PG) Fri 5:15-7:40-10:05 Sat-Sun 2:50-5:15-7:4010:05 Mon-Tue 5:15-7:40-10:05 Wed 2:50-5:157:40-10:05 Thu 5:15-7:40 The Land Before Time (PG) Sat 11 Leonardo Live (STC) Sun 12:55 National Theatre Live: The Comedy of Errors (STC) Thu 7 Project X (18A) Thu 10:05 Safe House (14A) Fri 4:50-7:45-10:40 Sat-Sun 2-4:50-7:45-10:40 Mon-Tue 4:50-7:45-10:40 Wed 2-4:50-7:45-10:40 Thu 4:50-7:45-10:40 The Secret World of Arrietty (G) Fri 5:207:45-10:10 Sat-Sun 12:30-2:55-5:20-7:45-10:10 Mon-Tue 5:20-7:45-10:10 Wed 2:55-5:20-7:4510:10 Thu 5:20-7:45-10:10 Star Wars: Episode I — The Phantom Menace 3D (STC) Fri 4:25-7:30-10:35 Sat 1:204:25-7:30-10:35 Sun-Thu 4:25-7:30-10:35 This Means War (14A) Fri 5:30-8-10:25 SatSun 12:40-3:05-5:30-8-10:25 Mon-Tue 5:30-810:25 Wed 1:05-3:05-5:30-8-10:25 Thu 5:30-8-10:25 Star & Strollers Screening Wed 1 The Vow (PG) Fri 5:35-8:10-10:45 Sat-Sun 12:30-3-5:35-8:10-10:45 Mon-Tue 5:35-8:10-10:45 Wed 3-5:35-8:10-10:45 Thu 5:35-8:10-10:45 Wanderlust (STC) No Passes Fri 5:30-8-10:35 No Passes Sat 12:30-3-5:30-8:05-10:35 No Passes Sun 12:30-3-5:30-8-10:35 No Passes Mon-Tue 5:30-8-10:35 No Passes Wed 3-5:30-8-10:35 No Passes Thu 5:30-8-10:35

SILVERCITY RICHMOND HILL 8771 Yonge St., 905-709-3199 Act of Valor (14A) Fri 2:30-5:10-8-10:45 Sat 1:30-4:30-8-10:45 Sun 2:15-4:50-7:25-10:10 MonWed 4:55-7:30-10:05 Thu 1:20-4:55-7:30-10:05 The Adventures of Tintin (PG) Fri-Sat 1:10 Sun 1 Chronicle (14A) Fri 3:40-6:05-8:15-10:25 Sat 5:25-7:50-10 Sun 3:05-5:30-7:55-10:05 Mon 3:459:50 Tue-Wed 3:45-6:40-9:35 Thu 3:45 Ernani (STC) Sat 12:55 The Flowers of War (STC) Fri-Sat 2:30-6:309:50 Sun 12:25-3:30-6:45-9:55 Mon-Thu 3:306:45-9:55 Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance 3D (14A) Fri 2:55-5:20-7:45-10:15 Sat 12:50-3:205:45-8:05-10:25 Sun 3-5:20-7:45-10:15 Mon-Thu 5:20-7:45-10:05

Gone (14A) Fri 3:10-5:30-7:50-10:10 Sat 12:553:15-5:45-8:15-10:40 Sun 2:45-5:25-7:50-10:10 Mon-Thu 5:25-7:50-10:10 Star & Strollers Screening Thu 1 Goon (18A) Fri 3-5:25-8:20-10:40 Sat 1:15-3:306-8:20-10:40 Sun 2:05-4:35-7-9:30 Mon-Wed 4:357-9:30 Thu 1:30-4:35-7-9:30 Journey 2: The Mysterious Island (PG) Fri 12:45 Sat 11:10-1:40 Sun 1:40 Journey 2: The Mysterious Island 3D (PG) Fri 3:15-6:50-9:45 Sat 4:15-6:50-9:45 SunThu 4:15-6:55-9:20 The Land Before Time (PG) Sat 11 Leonardo Live (STC) Sun 12:55 The Metropolitan Opera: Faust - Live (STC) Mon 6:30 Mission: Impossible — Ghost Protocol (PG) Fri 4:05-7:10-10:25 Sat 4:05-7:05-10:20 Sun 3:50-6:50-9:50 Mon-Thu 3:40-6:50-9:50 National Theatre Live: The Comedy of Errors (STC) Thu 7 Project X (18A) Thu 10:15 Safe House (14A) Fri 2-4:40-7:55-10:35 Sat 24:55-7:45-10:35 Sun 2-4:50-7:35-10:15 Mon-Wed 4:50-7:35-10:15 Thu 1:40-4:50-7:35-10:15 The Secret World of Arrietty (G) Fri 2:505:15-7:40-10 Sat 12:20-2:55-5:15-7:40-10:10 Sun 2:10-4:45-7:05-9:25 Mon-Thu 4:35-7:05-9:25 Star Wars: Episode I — The Phantom Menace 3D (STC) Fri 1-4-7:05-10:20 Sat 1:054:10-7:15-10:15 Sun 1:05-4-7-10 Mon 3:50-6:50 Tue-Wed 4-7:05-10:10 Thu 4-7:05 This Means War (14A) Fri 2:25-5-7:30-9:55 Sat 12:10-2:40-5:05-7:30-9:55 Sun 2:40-5:05-7:3010 Mon-Thu 5-7:25-10 The Vow (PG) Fri 2:45-5:35-8:10-10:45 Sat 11:45-2:25-5-7:35-10:05 Sun 1:50-4:40-7:15-9:45 Mon-Wed 4:40-7:15-9:45 Thu 1:40-4:40-7:15-9:45 Wanderlust (STC) No Passes Fri 3:05-5:308:05-10:30 No Passes Sat 12:40-3:05-5:30-7:5510:30 No Passes Sun 1:55-4:45-7:10-9:40 No Passes Mon-Thu 4:30-7:10-9:40 Star & Strollers Screening, No Passes Thu 1

HALTON GALAXY CINEMAS MILTON 1175 Maple Ave., 905-864-1666 Act of Valor (14A) Fri 7-9:50 Sat-Sun 12:503:40-7-9:50 Mon-Thu 7-9:50 Ernani (STC) Sat 12:55 Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance 3D (14A) Fri 6:35-9:05 Sat-Sun 1:15-4-6:35-9:05 MonThu 6:35-9:05 Goon (18A) Fri 7:15-10 Sat-Sun 1:25-4:15-7:1510 Mon-Thu 7:15-10 Journey 2: The Mysterious Island (PG) Sat-Sun 1 Journey 2: The Mysterious Island 3D (PG) Fri 6:55-9:20 Sat-Sun 3:30-6:55-9:20 MonThu 6:55-9:20 The Land Before Time (PG) Sat 11 Safe House (14A) Fri 7:20-10:05 Sat-Sun 12:553:50-7:20-10:05 Mon-Thu 7:20-10:05 This Means War (14A) Fri 7:10-9:40 Sat-Sun 1:20-4:10-7:10-9:40 Mon-Wed 7:10-9:40 Thu 17:10-9:40 The Vow (PG) Fri 6:45-9:30 Sat-Sun 12:45-4:056:45-9:30 Mon-Wed 6:45-9:30 Thu 1-6:45-9:30 The Woman in Black (14A) Fri-Sat 6:30-9 Sun 1:05-3:45-6:30-9 Mon-Thu 6:30-9

SILVERCITY BURLINGTON 8 1250 Brant St., 416-646-0444

Act of Valor (14A) Fri 5:10-7:50-10:30 Sat-Sun 12-2:35-5:10-7:50-10:30 Mon-Thu 7:50-10:30 Big Miracle (STC) Fri 4:45-7:20-9:55 Sat-Sun 11:30-2:10-4:45-7:20-9:55 Mon-Wed 7:20-9:55 Thu 7:20 The Descendants (14A) Fri-Sat 4:50-7:2510:10 Sun 1:50-4:50-7:25-10:10 Mon-Wed 7:109:45 Thu 9:45 Ernani (STC) Sat 12:55 Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance 3D (14A) Fri 5:20-7:40-10 Sat-Sun 2:45-5:20-7:40-10 Mon-Thu 7:40-10 Gone (14A) Fri 5:40-8:10-10:40 Sat 12:55-3:205:40-8:10-10:40 Sun 12:55-3:20-5:40-8:10-10:30 Mon-Thu 8:10-10:30 Star & Strollers Screening Wed 1 Goon (18A) Fri 5:50-8:20-10:45 Sat 12:50-3:205:50-8:20-10:45 Sun 12:50-3:20-5:50-8:20-10:30 Mon-Thu 8:05-10:25 The Iron Lady (PG) Fri 5:05-7:35-10:15 Sat 2:30-7:35-10:15 Sun 5:05-7:35-10:15 Mon-Thu 7:15-9:50 Journey 2: The Mysterious Island (PG) Sat-Sun 12:25 Journey 2: The Mysterious Island 3D (PG) Fri 5:15-7:45-10:05 Sat-Sun 2:50-5:15-7:4510:05 Mon-Wed 7:10-9:30 Thu 7:10 The Land Before Time (PG) Sat 11 Leonardo Live (STC) Sun 12:55 National Theatre Live: The Comedy of Errors (STC) Thu 7 Project X (18A) Thu 10 Safe House (14A) Fri 4:40-7:30-10:20 Sat-Sun 1:55-4:40-7:30-10:20 Mon-Thu 7:35-10:20 This Means War (14A) Fri 5:35-7:55-10:25 Sat-Sun 12:25-3:10-5:35-7:55-10:25 Mon-Thu 7:5510:15 The Vow (PG) Fri 5:55-8:25-10:45 Sat 12:403:15-5:55-8:25-10:45 Sun 12:30-3-5:30-8:05-10:30 Mon-Thu 7:25-10:10 Wanderlust (STC) No Passes Fri 5:30-8-10:35 No Passes Sat 12:45-3-5:30-8-10:35 No Passes Sun 1:45-3-5:30-8-10:30 No Passes Mon-Thu 8-10:25 Star & Strollers Screening, No Passes Wed 1

SILVERCITY OAKVILLE 3531 Wyecroft Road, 905 827-7173 Chronicle (14A) Fri-Sun 9:50 Mon-Thu 10:10 The Descendants (14A) Fri 1:05-4:05-7:0510:05 Sat 4:05-7:05-10:05 Sun 1:05-4:05-7:0510:05 Mon 6:50 Tue-Wed 6:50-9:50 Thu 9:50 Ernani (STC) Sat 12:55 Sat 12:55 Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance 3D (14A) Fri-Sun 1:30-4:30-7:30-10:10 Mon 7:15-9:40 Tue-Thu 7:10-9:55 Fri-Sun 10:30 Mon-Thu 10 Goon (18A) Fri-Sun 1:40-4:40-7:40-10:20 MonThu 7:25-10:05 Fri 2-4:50-7:15-10 Sat 1:45-4:507:15-10 Sun 2-4:50-7:15-10 Mon-Thu 7-9:45 Journey 2: The Mysterious Island (PG) Fri-Sun 12:30 Journey 2: The Mysterious Island 3D (PG) Fri-Sun 2:50-5:15-7:15-9:45 Mon 7:10-9:55 Tue-Thu 7:05-9:35 Leonardo Live (STC) Sun 12:55 The Metropolitan Opera: Faust - Live (STC) Mon 6:30 National Theatre Live: The Comedy of Errors (STC) Thu 7 Safe House (14A) Fri-Sun 12:50-3:50-6:50-9:40 Mon-Wed 6:55-9:45 Thu 6:55-10:25 Fri 1-3:506:45-9:30 Sat 3:50-6:45-9:30 Sun 1-3:50-6:45-9:30 Mon-Thu 6:45-9:30 Star Wars: Episode I — The Phantom Menace 3D (STC) Fri 12:40-3:40-6:40 Sat

scene 12:40-6:40 Sun 12:40-3:40-6:40 Tue-Thu 6:45 This Means War (14A) Fri-Sun 1:20-4:206:55-9:30 Mon 7:15-9:50 Tue-Thu 7:15-9:40 The Vow (PG) Fri 1:10-4:10-7:10-9:55 Sat 1:107:10-9:55 Sun 1:10-4:10-7:10-9:55 Mon 7:05-9:35 Tue-Thu 7-9:30 Fri 1:30-4:20-7:45 Sat 1:30-7:45 Sun 4:20-7:45 Mon-Thu 7:15 Wanderlust (STC) No Passes Fri-Sun 1-4-7-10 No Passes Mon-Thu 7:20-10

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Even cartoons need their Cons The Gorillaz are back

Check out the cartoon band’s new sound and kicks with the one and only: Converse

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feel.” So true, no wannabe hipster wants to rock up in shiny new shoes — you’ll be bullied.

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The music

It’s a mash-up of the entire Gorillaz back catalogue — but don’t worry, it doesn’t get messy. The band’s bassist says: “It’s hip-hop, it’s funk, it’s rock, it rolls — it’s got it all. It does its thing, y’know.”

Yep, thanks for that, mate.

Ten years, four shoes

So, just how did the guys decide which designs would make the four shoes cut? Well, Murdoc keeps it simple, saying: “It’s always been four pairs of shoes.

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2D. But the whole history of this band has been just four pairs of shoes.” There you have it — another lucid explanation from the Gorillaz spokesman.

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The Cons come in a camoprint, military-insignia

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The Converse and Gorillaz sneaker collaboration hits stores this week. But it’s no eye-rolling music-meetsfashion collaboration.

The cartoon band — led by lead singer Damon Albarn — employed the help of their art and video director Jamie Hewlett, a smart move judging by his epic videos.

There’s a fresh sound too, thanks to the Converse Three Artists One Song, titled DoYaThing featuring Gorillaz, James Murphy and Outkast’s Andre 3000, which is available to download from converse.com. (The band’s collection of singles is also out now.)

Here’s a taste of what to expect with the help of band member Murdoc.

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THE FUTURE OF THE REUNION MEGATOUR SOUND CHECK

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The music industry has been lousy at creating new legendary acts over the last dozen years.

Outside of Jack White and Coldplay, try to name more rock acts that emerged from the 2000â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s that have turned into oldschool global rock â&#x20AC;&#x2122;nâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; roll superstars with long careers still ahead of them.

This has contributed to two things: Megatours by legacy artists (U2, Madonna, Rush, the Rolling Stones) and the explosion in reunions.

Ever since Michael Cohn and Arthur Fogel â&#x20AC;&#x201D; the two Canadians who invented the megatour when they convinced the Rolling Stones to get back together for the Steel Wheels roadtrip in 1989 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been an ever-increasing amount of money to be made in getting

the band back together.

Unlike newer acts, these productions can fill arenas and stadiums. And when all the receipts are counted, everybody makes a LOT of money.

No wonder promoters are willing to drop their pants to put together insanely huge offers for reunion tours.

But this well is starting to run dry as age takes its toll on the older and most profitable legacy acts.

Black Sabbath (collective age: 252) had to cancel its 2012 reunion tour over Tony Iommiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s health issues, leaving a potential gross of $170 million on the table.

The Rolling Stones (collective age: 270) probably have one last tour in them. The Beach Boys â&#x20AC;&#x201D; or whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s left of them (collective age: 340) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; will do this 50th anniversary tour and then perhaps pack it in.

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caved. The Van Halen brothers finally agreed to tolerate David Lee Roth for a little while.

Even cult-y acts like At the Drive-In, Jesus and Mary Chain and My Bloody Valentine have jumped aboard this train.

How much money would someone be willing to pay The Smiths for them to get back together?

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Big love for Mike & Molly

the popular girls’ clique she’s dying to join isn’t so interested in her quirky friend Imogen.

Meanwhile, Jake hopes to take his relationship with Clare to the next level.

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of Degrassi return with back-to-back episodes Friday after a long hiatus.

Fiona has two goals — make new friends and carve out a new reputation. Unfortunately

In Harry’s Arctic Heroes, Prince Harry joins four soldiers severely wounded in the war in Afghanistan on an ambitious charity trek to the North Pole.

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It’s a birthday for Mike Biggs, the goodhearted, heavyset hero of Mike & Molly, and Molly Flynn, his plussize love, presents him with the cake.

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Most viewers also occupy this world, and an average weekly audience of 11 million fans clearly identify with Mike & Molly, making it a Top 20 fixture in its sophomore season.

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As Mike struggles to shed a few pounds (a relatable issue to viewers, fat or thin), the show doesn’t shy from wisecracks about the lovers’ generous waistlines.

“Everybody always asks me, ‘Does it bother you about the fat jokes?’” says Gardell during a recent interview. “At the beginning, we had to address that issue, because we’re a show in a world of shows where everybody’s perfect — and we’re not! But as the show went on, it has become

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Becoming Mike Gardell, whose TV credits include Yes, Dear and My Name is Earl, is a veteran standup comic with an easygoing earnestness.

The X Factor is hiring Cowell wants 2 female judges, 2 hosts for singing contest’s new season HANDOUT

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Twist of fate: “It was the last audition of pilot season for me,” says Gardell, thinking back just two short years ago as he braced to leave Los Angeles for a possible radio gig in the Midwest.

Getting off the road: He was aiming to cut down on his 42-weeks-a-year touring schedule as a comic. It had begun to wear him down as he approached age 40, with a wife and a young son he seldom saw.

Grateful: “For every guy like me, there’s 20 guys who put the time in and have the talent that didn't get the break,” he says. “As a comic, I’ve heard gunshots while I’m trying to get to sleep...

Now I always tell my castmates when something seems to go wrong, ‘I’ve been in real trouble, and THIS ain’t it!’”

Simon Cowell is playing it coy about rumours that Fergie, Britney Spears and Janet Jackson are being considered for The X Factor.

Two judges’ spots on the Fox TV singing contest opened up when Paula Abdul and Nicole Scherzinger left after the first season. Cowell told a teleconference Wednesday that two women will replace them, but he declined to comment on who’s being considered.

“There’s been a load of speculation, some true, some not true,” Cowell said. He added that he waited to see who was interested enough to ask about joining the show before focusing on the search.

Meetings will be held

over the next few weeks with “a number of people,” Cowell said, primarily to make it clear to contenders how much of a time commitment X Factor represents.

He didn’t shed much light on the departures of Abdul and Scherzinger, saying only that shows evolve and “this time it was decided to do it sooner or later.”

He said the two have been “incredibly gracious and respectful” and he’s looking forward to working with them again.

With host Steve Jones’ exit, Cowell said he wants to switch to a two-host format that would better suit the show and the amount of information that needs to be explained, entertainingly, to viewers.

From left: Nicole Scherzinger, Steve Jones, Simon Cowell, Paula Abdul and L.A. Reid

He didn’t say who might be hired but said they could be people who don’t have “host” on their resumé.

He’s not looking far for new judges and emcees, Cowell indicated, saying,

“it’s important we have more Americans on the show.”

Cowell, who’s a judge on the Fox show he based on his hit British series, is English. Jones is Welsh.

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Oscars: Who will win, and should While the Academy has finished voting and the Oscar winners are all but decided, we thought we’d give some experts one last chance to weigh in on the year’s best CONTRIBUTED

Alonso Duralde, theWrap.com BEST PICTURE Will win: The Artist. It’s a feel-good movie that, beyond being silent and black-andwhite, plays it pretty safe, and it’s got the Weinstein machine behind it.

Should win: The Descendants.

When people look back at this period of filmmaking decades from now, the humanity and the wit of Alexander Payne’s movies will continue to resonate.

Should have been nominated: I know that movies like Weekend or Attack the Block would never in a million years get the nod from Oscar, so I’ll go with Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy. BEST DIRECTOR Will win: Michel Haznavicius (The Artist), more as part of the sweep for The Artist than out of a collective love of the OSS 117 series.

Should win: Alexander Payne, The Descendants.

Should have been nominated: Bennett Miller, for making Moneyball so fascinating to non-sports fans like me.

BEST ACTOR Will win: Jean Dujardin (The Artist). He’s way more appeal-

more inventive tribute to the history of film.

Should have been nominated: Shame, by far one the best — and most depressing — films of the year.

BEST DIRECTOR Will win: Michel Hazanavicius, The Artist.

Should win: Martin Scorsese, Hugo.

Should have been nominated: David Fincher, Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.

The Artist looks like a favourite to collect some serious hardware on Oscar night.

ing than Roberto Benigni, but if he wins, he’ll be lumped together with him for all eternity.

Should win: All of these performances are great in their own way, but I’d love to see Gary Oldman get it, both for making such small choices resonate so deeply in Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy and as a tribute to 25 years of unpredictable work.

Should have been nominated: Steve Coogan in The Trip. Playing “yourself” is tricky business, and he makes his obnoxious on-screen alter ego eminently watchable.

BEST ACTRESS

Will win: Viola Davis (The Help), who gives an extraordinary performance in the service of a toxic movie.

Should win: Davis, if only for having the role that relies the least on prosthetics/makeup/ costume.

Should have been nominated: Vera Farmiga, for her luminous work as a woman who begins to question her commitment to her faith in the wonderful and little-seen Higher Ground, which she also directed.

Kyle Buchanan, Vulture BEST PICTURE Will win: The Artist.

Should win: Moneyball.

Should have been nominated: Drive.

BEST DIRECTOR Will win: Michel Hazanavicius, The Artist.

Should win: Either Woody Allen (Midnight in Paris) or Terrence Malick (Tree of Life), simply because they won’t show up and the lack of a speech will help bring the show in on time.

Should have been nominated: Bennett Miller, Moneyball.

BEST ACTOR Will win: Jean Dujardin, The Artist.

Should win: Brad Pitt, Money-

ball.

Should have been nominated: Michael Shannon, Take Shelter.

BEST ACTRESS Will win: Viola Davis, The Help.

Should win: Viola Davis, The Help.

Should have been nominated: Kristen Wiig, Bridesmaids.

Ned Ehrbar, Metro World News BEST PICTURE Will win: The Artist, a decent tribute to the history of film, but too light for my tastes.

Should win: Hugo, a much

BEST ACTOR Will win: Jean Dujardin, The Artist Should win: Gary Oldman, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy. Should have been nominated: Michael Fassbender, Shame.

BEST ACTRESS Will win: Meryl Streep, The Iron Lady.

Should win: Streep, because really, it’s time. And she made Margaret Thatcher human.

Should have been nominated: Tilda Swinton, We Need to Talk About Kevin.

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR AND ACTRESS Smart money’s on Christopher Plummer for Beginners and Octavia Spencer for The Help.

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Gazing into the future It’s been a long and exhausting awards season, so before the awards are even handed out, let’s move on to next year. Here are some random, completely unfounded predictions for next year’s Oscars: BEST PICTURE:

Life of Pi. Ang Lee taking on a best-selling novel about a

boy and a bunch of animals lost at sea? Can’t lose.

BEST ACTOR:

Daniel Day-Lewis, Lincoln.

The award-winning — and notoriously picky — actor taking on the Great Emancipator as directed by Stephen Spielberg? Exactly the kind of combination the Academy goes gaga for.

BEST ACTRESS:

Carey Mulligan, The Great Gatsby. With nothing to base an opinion on, why not be super-optimistic about Mulligan’s turn as Daisy Buchanan in Baz Lurhmann’s 3D version of the literary classic?

Leonardo DiCaprio, though, will continue to not win an Oscar. METRO

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Professional makeup artist Mariam Jensen — who has styled celebrities from Rihanna to Richard Branson — breaks down what the stars will be doing to wow on the red carpet this year.

1. Strong lips in bold orange and red shades are trending on the red carpet, as seen on stars such as Christina Hendricks at this year’s BAFTAS. Orange and red are actually quite wearable, yet many women shy away from trying them. Red lipstick dresses up an outfit — I often tease my clients that red lips are like heels minus the pain! Some gorgeous, wearable reds to try are MAC Lady Danger, Tom Ford Cherry Lush, and for the first-timers try JK Jemma Kidd Air Kiss Shine Lip Gloss in Dress 2 Impress.

2. False eyelashes are huge on the red carpet. At the Grammys, we saw Carrie Underwood, Kelly Rowland and Jessie J rocking long, thick, doll-like lashes. I am a huge fan of Shu Uemura Smokey Layers, which

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add the length, volume and drama to the eyes, yet are much more user-friendly than some of the versions the celebs are wearing.

If you’re not ready to have super-obvious false eyelashes, try another huge celeb secret: mink eyelashes. I love Velour Lashes are soft, cruelty-free and look very natural on the eyes.

3. Flawless skin is another huge trend we are seeing on the red carpet. Gone are the days of sheer tints, as celebs are strutting the red carpet with mannequin skin. To get a perfect, flawless finish, try products like My Face Cosmetics My Mix Foundation, which provides a gorgeous light-weight finish.

For those that need more coverage, I am a huge fan of Cover Fx Total Coverage Cream Foundation, which covers every imperfection under the sun with little effort. This miracle product covers acne, pigmentation, rosacea and even tattoos. (Angelina Jolie apparently is a huge fan.)

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Actor Colin Firth, winner of the award for best actor in a leading role for The King’s Speech, attends the Governors Ball last year.

5 things you didn’t know about the Academy Awards NED EHRBAR

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On-site engraving: It used to be that winners were given a dummy Oscar and would have to wait weeks for the real thing to arrive, but beginning last year the Academy started setting up an engraving station at the Governor’s Ball right after the ceremony. No word on how much winners would have to bribe the engravers to embellish the accolades, but if you notice a plaque that says “Viola ‘Suck it, Meryl!’

Davis,” you’ll know it’s possible.

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work: One of the cushiest gigs in Hollywood for an extra is that of an Oscars ceremony seat-filler. The well-dressed group waits backstage to sit in for presenters, winners or anyone else who needs to get up without leaving the auditorium looking a little less star-filled. The seatfillers even get to walk the red carpet before the ceremony.

Even more tuxedos: The Oscars is a black-tie event for everyone, down to the stagehands, caterers and lowly press mulling about backstage. While the more physically demanding jobs — like hauling cameras around the auditorium — get a pass on the bow-tie, the crew members still have to look presentable.

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Extended acceptance speeches: While winners tend to be swept off the stage after a minute or less of giddiness, there’s a camera setup backstage that streams online where they can add in any friends or family members they didn’t get a chance to mention — or completely forgot.

Attendees people are paying for drinks: While the Golden Globes offer an open bar throughout the ceremony, the lobby drink stations at the Kodak Theater still charge during the ceremony. So if you see folks heading up the aisle at commercial breaks, assume they’re reaching for their wallets.

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The Oscar drinking game Awards shows can get pretty long and tedious, even for movie buffs. This Academy Awards Viewing Party Drinking Game should help enliven the dull moments. The rules are simple. Take a drink every time: 1. The orchestra attempts to “play off” a winner during their acceptance speech (take two if it’s during an acting category) 2. Someone reference’s Michael Fassbender’s nude scenes in Shame 3. You don’t recognize someone during the In Memorium montage 4. The Artist wins an award — but do it quietly 5. Someone makes a lame joke about The Artist being a silent film 6. A loser pretends to be cool about losing, but you know they’re really angry 7. Billy Crystal makes you laugh NED EHRBAR Our man in Hollywood, Ned Ehrbar will be tweeting live backstage at the Academy Awards. Follow him at @nedrick

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The big brother you never had Glamour’s ‘Jake’ advises single gals HEIDI PATALANO

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Jake has been around the Glamour magazine offices since 1956, doling out advice to single women. Many men have shared his name, and the title can be held only as long as the man giving the advice is still single.

Well, one Jake in particular had to hang up his columnist hat recently, but he has continued to share his wisdom with a new book. Always Hit on the Wingman ... And 9 Other Secret Rules for Getting the Love Life You Want offers 10 great tips that will help women relax and learn to love the dating game.

This advice about hitting on the friend of the person you’re interested in is great, but I’m wondering if you could offer additional advice about fending off the slightly misled wingman.

Eye contact. It’s all about eye con-

tact. While you’re making chit-chat with his nice but neutered friend, give your target the odd glance. You don’t need to shoot arrows directly into the target’s bull’s-eye, just send a few warning shots his way. Let him know his friend doesn’t have all your attention.

Men say that they love to be hit on, but there’s the school of thought that insists that men want to be the ones to chase. Thoughts?

We definitely love to chase.

That doesn’t mean we don’t want to be hit on. This backand-forth defines the art of flirting — and to some extent, the art of dating. It happens from the very first glance (who looks at who first?) to the first intimate moment (who undresses who?). It’s the world’s most complicated and hilarious and maddening and sexy game of tag. You’re it.

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Darling of a novelist Cristina Alger ditched a prestigious career in law to pen her first book The Darlings teaches us that more money can often mean more problems DEBORAH FEINGOLD

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Cristina Alger, 32, has achieved more professionally than most people can dream of: an undergrad degree from Harvard, followed by a gig at Goldman Sachs, then New York University for law school, capped off with a stint as a bankruptcy lawyer at a white-shoe firm.

All of her high-profile accomplishments led up to the most recent addition to her resumé: author. Her novel, The Darlings, about a privileged New York family who are ensnared in a Madoff-esque Ponzi scheme, is out now.

Alger talked to Metro about how, even though she is now a novelist, she still has a hard time saying it.

What is it about rich people that makes them such good material for writers?

It’s funny, I was much more taken with the themes of family loyalty and the universality of those themes than just the wealth of The Darlings. But I do think it’s more enjoyable to watch such themes play out in prettier settings.

Did you find it difficult to tackle the financial and legal themes in The Darlings in an approachable manner?

I did. I sent [drafts] to non-

lawyer and non-finance friends to see if it resonated with them. I find white-collar crime interesting, but it can be really dry on the page.

So, do you call yourself a novelist now?

For a while, the long answer was, “I was a lawyer but now I’m working on a book.” It’s taken me a little while to get my head around the fact I’m now a professional writer. It’s a profession I sort of babystepped into. I was writing while I was working a bazillion hours a week as a bankruptcy attorney. But once I started with my agent, I started thinking about it as a full-time occupation.

Cristina Alger’s book tells the story of a wealthy family that gets entangled in a Ponzi scheme.

lot more sleep, and it’s a lot more fun.

The downside? You now get a writer’s paycheck.

[Laughs] Yes, but it pays in other ways, though! I get a

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Bobby Brown plans Whitney tell-all book Friends furious at his attempts to cash in on her death, ditching funeral

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Bobby Brown is reportedly looking to write a tell-all memoir about his time with Whitney Houston — but it’s not the first time he’s had the idea, according to the Huffington Post.

“Back in 2008, the interest in a book on Whitney Houston wasn’t that great.

Whitney had fallen off the radar back then,” a source says.

“But now, following her tragic death, the market has changed. Now is the time for a book that details an honest look into the life of Whitney.”

Friends of the late singer aren’t surprised by Brown’s supposed interest.

“This is a man who left his ex-wife’s funeral because he didn’t like his seats and went to a paying

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“You seem to be getting your life back on track, and that’s what we’ve all hoped for.”

JUDGE STEPHANIE SAUNTER

community service, but Judge Saunter did give her permission to leave the state of California for work, meaning Lohan is clear to host Saturday Night Live next week.

Lindsay Lohan

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Moore to remain in rehab It doesn’t look like Demi Moore’s stay at a Utah treatment facility will come to an end anytime soon.

“Demi is really doing well in rehab. She was about to hit rock bottom but now things are looking up for her,” a source tells Radar Online.

“Demi has been doing

Celebrity tweets

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Rihanna still chasing after Chris Brown THIS GENERATION’S WHITNEY HOUSTON

Rihanna and Chris Brown seem determined to get back together — both professionally and personally — and that reportedly has friends of both performers worried, according to TMZ. Sources tell the website that Rihanna is still head over heels for Chris and would have already gotten back together with him were it not for the media and fan objections.

“You can’t hold back love,” a source says.

“I'm considering @ElizabethBanks changing my Twitter avatar. This decision is momentous. Feel like I should focus group it.” @charliesheen

“I've waited 25 years for last night. it was worth every second .... welcome back Dave Roth. Rock has a new sherriff.” @joelmchale

“There's four kids at this playground named Cody.

Buffalo Bill would be so proud.” @BillyCrystal

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would have wanted him to entertain his fans, he did it to get a paycheck — the same reason he now wants to write a tell-all book."

Lohan will be hosting SNL Lindsay Lohan finally had a good day in court at her latest probation hearing.

“Miss Lohan, you’re in the home stretch,” Judge Stephanie Saunter told the actress, according to TMZ. “The probation officer is pleased with your progress. You seem to be getting your life back on track, and that’s what we’ve all hoped for.”

Lohan still has to return to court in a month for another checkup and complete 14 more hours of

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“She was about to hit rock bottom but now things are looking up.” SOURCE so well in treatment but the people around her aren’t expecting she’ll get out yet. She has a lot of work to do still to be and stay healthy.” METRO

Demi Moore

“Great news! Hosting Oscars counts five hours toward my community

Baby girl on the way for Simpson?

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Jessica Simpson is having a baby girl, sources speculate — and her recent shopping trip to L.A.’s Bel Bambini boutique suggests they’re right.

“Jessica and her mom (Tina Simpson) spent over an hour at the store,” an observer tells People magazine.

“She took her time picking out the perfect baby items.”

And those items all happened to be of the pink variety, the source adds.

METRO

Witherspoon wants to add to her family ANOTHER FUTURE BREAD WINNER

Reese Witherspoon is up for the idea of having a baby with new husband Jim Toth, according to Hollyscoop.

“I’d love that,” the Oscar-winner says. “I feel really good and I’m at a really good place in

service!”

my life.”

Witherspoon already has two children — 12year-old Ava and 8-year-old Deacon — with exhusband Ryan Phillippe, and she admits another kid would mean more people to embarrass around the house.

“The other day I was dancing around the house when they came in and literally stared at me like, ‘Oh my God, that's so embarrassing,’” she says of her children.

“But I didn’t stop.

You can’t stop dancing.”

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Many Academy Award parties offer themed dishes Try sophisticated Smoked Salmon Oscar Bites instead If you want a theme, serve beverages inspired by best picture nominees EMILY RICHARDS

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Governors Ball chef Wolfgang Puck has once again created a delicious array of dishes for the stars to dine on following the 84th Academy Awards.

This year, instead of a formal sitdown dinner, the chef will offer 50 dishes for a buffetstyle event.

Among the delicacies are lobster, pot pie, gold dusted chocolate Oscars and more.

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The last time I was on stage, I had a non-speaking role in a Grade 8 Christmas play. So, I guess you could say that I’m closer to a date with supermodel Kate Upton than I am to ever winning an Oscar.

That said, I’ve been addicted to the Academy Awards show since I stayed up past my bedtime to watch The Godfather Part II beat The Towering Inferno for best picture in 1974 (I’m still shocked).

With acting out of the question, I’m celebrating what’s proved to be a pretty good year for movies by coming up with a liquid match for the front runners vying for the top prize this Sunday.

The Artist

What the heck? A black and white silent film from France is this year’s best bet for Best Picture?

Its late ’20s setting made me thirsty for an ice cold martini made with France’s best know neutral spirit Grey Goose Vodka ($44.99 $49.99). Shaken, not stirred, of course.

The Descendants

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Alexander Payne directed the now classic winethemed Sideways.

Celebrate his latest masterpiece (and George Clooney’s great performance) with anything

but merlot. Think a food friendly, Californian red like Robert Mondavi’s 2008 Private Selection Pinot Noir ($15.95 $19.99). My money is on The Descendants to win.

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The Help

This excellent ensemble piece is set in the southern USA during the days when the Civil Rights movement was just getting going. American whisky is the tipple of choice in that part of the world so reach for a chilled shot of Maker’s Mark Bourbon ($35.95 - $39.99). Scared of bourbon sans mix? Make the south’s most famous cocktail: The mint julep.

Midnight In Paris

An American in Paris travels back in time to the City of Lights’ heyday. Toast the return of Woody Allen with the old school, fruit forward goodness of Georges Duboeuf’s 2010 Brouilly ($15.78 - $22.49) from France’s Beaujolais region.

Baguette, optional.

Moneyball

Take Brad out to the ball game. Though Mr. Pitt’s performance is champagne worthy, nothing goes better with this flick’s sports theme then a cold brew. Crack open a can or two of Coors Light (15 x 355 ml, $22.32 - $27.29).

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The Academy Awards is a pretty elaborate affair. So why not make your party just as fancy with these Smoked Salmon Oscar Bites.

The lemon works well to balance the smoked salmon.

Look for the little cups in grocery store shelves around the deli or in the cracker aisle.

These are also just as delicious on kettle chips for a quick change.

Smoked Salmon Oscar Bites

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Using electric hand mixer, beat cream cheese until fluffy. Beat in horseradish, shallot, capers, garlic, lemon rind and juice until smooth.

Place croustade cups onto serving platter and pipe or dollop a small amount of the mixture into cups.

Cut smoked salmon into thin strips and place decoratively on top of cream cheese mixture. Sprinkle with chives before serving.

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Ingredients: • 1/2 cup (125 mL) light cream cheese, softened • 1 tbsp (15 mL) horseradish • 1 tbsp (15 mL) minced shallot • 2 tsp (10 mL) minced capers • 1 small clove garlic, minced • 1 tsp (5 mL) grated lemon rind • 1 tbsp (15 mL) lemon juice • 1 box (40 g) siljans croustade cups • 1 pkg (85 g) sliced smoked salmon • 2 tbsp (25 mL) chopped fresh chives

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Saturday night’s Good Shepherd Gala at the Paramount Conference Centre in Woodbridge is a fundraiser for Good Shepherd Ministries, which provides support and services to Toronto’s disadvantaged and homeless.

Help support this great cause in notable fashion while mixing with other sociallyconscious Torontonians.

From March 1st to 4th, take a jaunt down to the Queen Elizabeth Building at Exhibition Place and take in a heavy dose of art and culture at this year’s The Artist Project. Featuring over 200 artists’ and their magnificent original works, The Artist Project’s fifth year is sure delight the senses and showcase Canada’s artistic talent.

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Oscar chef Wolfgang Puck shares his tips on how to host a glamorous dinner party at home as you watch the awards this Sunday night.

Drink:

“Great champagne makes a celebration. If you are having a viewing party at home, prepare a few freshly squeezed juices such as cranberry, blood orange or peach, to mix in with a glass of champagne for an elegant cocktail.”

Chef Wolfgang Puck poses at the 84th Academy Awards Governors Ball preview in the Grand Ballroom at Hollywood & Highland Center last week.

Eat:

“Instead of having a standard three course dinner, follow some of our recipes this year for an informal tasting menu. Make it easy by preparing our Mac & Cheese or Chicken Pot Pie the day before, so you can enjoy your guests. Our Mini Kobe Burgers, Spicy Tuna Tartare in Sesame Miso

Cones and signature pizzas are simple enough to make at home and elegant enough to impress your guests! Sherry’s Chocolate Mousse can be chilled in a martini glass or demitasse cup as the perfect finale.”

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Kings land Carter Jeff Carter is on his way to the West Coast.

The L.A. Kings acquired the centre from the Columbus Blue Jackets on Thursday night for defenceman Jack Johnson and a conditional first-round pick.

The deal is pending both players passing a physical Friday.

Carter, 27, missed 20 games this season due to a broken foot and a separated shoulder. He had three goals in the Blue Jackets’ last game and has 15 goals and 10 assists in 39 games.

“I am obviously excited. I am familiar with the team and a lot of guys on the team,” Carter said. “I looked at the Kings at the start of the year as being a club in a good position to win. I look forward to coming to L.A. and being a part of it all.”

Columbus acquired Carter from the Philadelphia Flyers last summer for Jakub Voracek and first- and third-round picks in 2011.

He signed an 11-year, $58-million US contract with Philadelphia in November 2010.

“Jeff is a proven goal scorer in our league. He brings goal-scoring abilities, speed and at his age he is entering the prime of his career,” Kings president and general manager Dean Lombardi said in a statement. “We also like his versatility as he can play both centre and wing.”

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Leafs keep sliding Marleau scores two goals as Sharks edge struggling Maple Leafs The Toronto Maple Leafs are giving Brian Burke plenty to think about ahead of the NHL trade deadline.

Patrick Marleau scored twice Thursday as the San Jose Sharks edged Toronto 2-1, sending the stumbling Leafs to their seventh loss in eight games.

Burke put the team on alert when he told a Toronto radio station Wednesday that he was in the market for a goaltender. Judging by the team’s play of late, he probably won’t stop there.

James Reimer earned the start in goal against the Sharks and did his part with 24 saves. Marleau was the only player to beat him

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with a pair of second-period goals that lifted the Sharks (32-20-7) to their first win in five games.

Jake Gardiner replied for the Maple Leafs (29-257), who fell to 1-6-1 since

Feb. 7.

The teams took some time to feel their way into the game, producing a tepid opening 20 minutes.

But Marleau put the Sharks ahead early in the second period by quickly firing a Joe Thornton pass over Reimer’s shoulder just 32 seconds in.

That put Toronto back on its heels and allowed San Jose to gain some momentum.

Marleau scored his 25th of the season — and second of the night — just 17 seconds after Luke Schenn was penalized for interference.

The forward stood at the top of the crease and tipped

a Logan Couture shot past Reimer.

There was an uneasy feeling in the Air Canada Centre as the horn sounded on the second period with San Jose ahead 2-0. A smattering of boos could be heard in the otherwise silent arena.

Burke will only get one more opportunity to watch his team before the trade deadline passes on Monday afternoon. The Leafs face Washington on Saturday night — and will likely have fallen outside of the top eight in the Eastern Conference when the puck drops on that one.

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Ottawa Senators goalie Craig Anderson is out indefinitely with a hand injury.

The Senators say Anderson accidentally cut his right hand while preparing a meal Thursday.

He was treated in hospital and is expected to make a full recovery.

The 30-year-old Anderson has appeared in 56 games this season, posting a 2.85 goals-against average and 29-19-6 record.

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Braun’s 50-game suspension tossed Ryan Braun’s 50-game suspension was overturned Thursday by arbitrator Shyam Das, the first time a baseball player has successfully challenged a drug-related penalty in a grievance.

The decision was announced Thursday by the Major League Baseball Players Association, a day before the 28-year-old outfielder was due to report to spring training with the Milwaukee Brewers.

Braun’s urine tested positive in October for elevated testosterone. ESPN revealed the positive test

in December.

Braun has insisted that he did not violate baseball’s drug agreement.

“I am very pleased and relieved by today’s decision,” he said in a statement. “It is the first step in restoring my good name and reputation. We were able to get through this because I am innocent and the truth is on our side.”

MLB executive vice-president Rob Manfred said management “vehemently disagrees” with Das’ decision.

Travis Tygart, chief exec-

Sample slip-up?

The collector didn’t send the sample to the laboratory until Monday, thinking it would be more secure at home than at a FedEx office during the weekend.

MLB’s drug agreement

states: “Absent unusual circumstances, the specimens should be sent by FedEx to the laboratory on the same day they are collected.”

“To have this sort of technicality of all technicalities let a player off ... it’s just a sad day for all the clean players and those that abide by the rules within professional baseball,” Travis Tygart, CEO of the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency, said.

utive officer of the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency, called the decision “a real gut-kick to

clean athletes.”

During the hearing, Braun’s side challenged the

Ryan Braun’s urine sample was collected Saturday, Oct. 1, the day the Brewers opened the NL playoffs.

chain of custody from the time the urine sample was collected by Comprehensive Drug Testing Inc. to when it was sent, nearly 48 hours later, to a World AntiDoping Agency-certified laboratory in Montreal, two people familiar with the case said. They spoke on condition of anonymity because the hearing was supposed to be confidential.

Das, baseball’s independent arbitrator since 2000, informed the sides of his decision and has 30 days to provide a written opinion.

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Shortstop Omar Vizquel said Thursday he will likely retire after this season. The 11-time Gold Glove winner, who turns 45 in April, is in the Toronto Blue Jays’ spring training camp on a minor-league deal.

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Darvish takes to the mound Star Japanese pitcher makes much-hyped camp debut CHARLIE RIEDEL/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

The Texas Rangers would love to hear Yu Darvish’s best go at “y’all.”

“Some Texas twang, any type of slang,” said fellow starter Colby Lewis, who spent time pitching in Japan in the opposite division as Darvish. “He’ll have fun. It’s going to be good.”

Give him a little time, gang. Darvish most certainly would prefer to show off his powerful arm and remarkable athletic abilities before he delves into learning the lingo of the Lone Star State or belting out “Deep in the Heart of Texas.”

Darvish, with his shaggy, orange-tinted hair and a dark goatee, pulled a blue long-sleeved Rangers work-

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out shirt over his head Thursday and chatted up teammate Justin Miller as nearly everybody in the clubhouse eagerly watched.

“It’s definitely not normal,” Darvish said. “Even now, am I the type of player who should get all this attention? I still don’t know.”

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At six-foot-five, he’s quite a presence even before considering that the Rangers spent more than $107 million US this winter to land him.

The team’s prize off-season pickup looked plenty comfortable in his new surroundings on the first day for pitchers and catchers at Surprise Stadium, where dozens of Japanese reporters arrived early to record the right-hander’s every move.

Darvish threw for five minutes in the bullpen followed by five minutes on the mound against live hitters, throwing 19 pitches during that session against a pair of minor leaguers.

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GP 58 58 58 59 59 60 62 61 62 60 59 60 60 61 61

W 38 36 27 35 33 34 32 29 29 29 27 26 25 24 23

L OTL SL GF GA Pts Home Away 15 1 4 161 118 81 19-7-0-2 19-8-1-2 20 1 1 194 134 74 18-10-1-1 18-10-0-0 20 5 6 144 162 65 14-8-1-6 13-12-4-0 20 1 3 168 162 74 16-10-0-3 19-10-1-0 19 2 5 198 181 73 14-10-1-4 19-9-1-1 21 2 3 186 160 73 18-8-2-0 16-13-0-3 22 6 2 190 185 72 16-11-2-1 16-11-4-1 25 4 3 182 186 65 16-10-3-2 13-15-1-1 26 4 3 157 175 65 18-9-1-2 11-17-3-1 26 2 3 161 173 63 19-8-0-2 10-18-2-1 26 3 3 166 197 60 18-9-1-1 9-17-2-2 27 3 4 150 176 59 15-11-3-4 11-16-0-0 27 5 3 139 171 58 13-14-5-0 12-13-1-2 27 2 8 160 167 58 11-14-2-6 13-13-0-2 26 7 5 160 184 58 16-12-0-4 7-14-7-1

Last 10 7-3-0-0 4-6-0-0 5-5-0-0 8-1-0-1 4-5-0-1 5-4-0-1 5-3-2-0 3-6-1-0 5-4-1-0 3-6-0-1 5-3-2-0 5-3-0-2 4-5-0-1 5-4-0-1 5-2-2-1

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Last 10 7-2-0-1 7-1-0-2 3-6-1-0 6-4-0-0 5-3-0-2 4-6-0-0 8-1-0-1 2-6-1-1 5-2-2-1 4-4-1-1 4-4-1-1 7-1-0-2 2-6-0-2 5-4-1-0 5-4-1-0

Strk L1 L1 W1 L2 W2 W4 W3 L4 L1 W1 W1 W1 W1 W1 W1

WESTERN CONFERENCE d-Detroit d-Vancouver d-San Jose St. Louis Nashville Chicago Phoenix Los Angeles Calgary Dallas Colorado Anaheim Minnesota Edmonton Columbus

GP 61 60 59 60 60 61 60 61 60 60 61 61 59 59 60

W 41 38 32 36 35 33 30 27 28 30 30 26 26 23 18

L OTL SL GF GA Pts Home Away 18 1 1 191 141 84 26-2-1-0 15-16-0-1 16 0 6 195 147 82 18-6-0-4 20-10-0-2 20 4 3 172 149 71 18-9-2-0 14-11-2-3 17 1 6 152 121 79 26-4-1-3 10-13-0-3 19 3 3 168 155 76 19-7-2-2 16-12-1-1 21 4 3 191 179 73 21-6-1-3 12-15-3-0 21 3 6 157 151 69 16-10-2-2 14-11-1-4 22 5 7 129 135 66 15-13-0-4 12-9-5-3 23 5 4 143 161 65 16-9-1-1 12-14-4-3 26 1 3 155 167 64 16-12-0-2 14-14-1-1 27 3 1 155 169 64 17-13-0-1 13-14-3-0 25 4 6 157 173 62 15-13-2-0 11-12-2-6 24 2 7 131 154 61 14-10-1-3 12-14-1-4 30 2 4 159 178 52 15-10-2-2 8-20-0-2 35 2 5 142 198 43 11-16-1-2 7-19-1-3

d — division leaders ranked 1-2-3 regardless of points; a team winning in overtime or shootout is credited with two points and a victory in the W column; the team losing in overtime or shootout receives one point which is registered in the OTL (overtime loss) or SL (shootout loss) column.

Last night’s results San Jose 2 Toronto 1 Anaheim 3 Carolina 2 (OT) Minnesota at Florida Vancouver at Detroit St. Louis at Nashville Tampa Bay at Winnipeg Dallas at Chicago Phoenix at Calgary, 9 p.m.

Philadelphia at Edmonton Wednesday’s results Ottawa 5 Washington 2 Boston 4 St. Louis 2 Colorado 4 Los Angeles 1 Tonight’s games (All times Eastern) Vancouver at New Jersey, 7 p.m.

N.Y. Rangers at N.Y. Islanders, 7 p.m.

Montreal at Washington, 7 p.m.

Colorado at Columbus, 7 p.m.

Boston at Buffalo, 7:30 p.m.

Minnesota at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.

Tomorrow’s games Tampa Bay at Pittsburgh, 1 p.m.

St. Louis at Winnipeg, 2 p.m.

Phoenix at Edmonton, 4 p.m.

Chicago at Los Angeles, 4 p.m.

Washington at Toronto, 7 p.m.

Boston at Ottawa, 7 p.m.

Buffalo at N.Y. Rangers, 7 p.m.

Florida at Carolina, 7 p.m.

Colorado at Detroit, 7 p.m.

San Jose at Nashville, 8 p.m.

Philadelphia at Calgary, 10 p.m.

SHARKS 2, LEAFS 1

First Period No Scoring.

Penalties — None.

Second Period 1. San Jose, Marleau 24 (Thornton, Wingels) 0:32 2. San Jose, Marleau 25 (Couture, Boyle) 10:43 Penalties — Schenn Tor (interference) 10:27, Grabovski Tor (goaltender interference) 12:29.

Third Period 3. Toronto, Gardiner (Kessel, Schenn) 3:53 Penalties — Vandermeer SJ, Brown Tor (fighting) 2:48.

Shots San Jose Toronto

7 5

9 9

9 16

25 30

Goal — San Jose: Niemi (W,24-14-6); Toronto: Reimer (L,11-9-4). Power plays (goalschances) — San Jose: 1-2; Toronto: 0-0.

Att.— 19,493 (18,819) at Toronto.

DUCKS 3, CANES 2 (SO)

First Period 1. Carolina, Samson 2 (E.Staal, Tlusty) 13:52 2. Anaheim, Sbisa 4 (Bonino, Smith-Pelly) 14:40 Penalties — Ryan Ana (boarding) 5:19, E.Staal Car (delay of game) 11:18.

Second Period 3. Carolina, McBain 6 (Spacek, Stewart) 5:40 (pp) Penalties — Ryan Ana (tripping) 4:20, Bra.Sutter Car (hooking) 20:00.

Third Period 4. Anaheim, Perry 30 (Getzlaf, Fowler) 9:35 (pp)

Penalties — Dwyer Car (delay of game) 2:04, Skinner Car (high-sticking) 9:19, Samson Car (delay of game) 14:02.

Overtime No Scoring.

Penalties — None.

Shootout Anaheim wins 1-0 Anaheim (1) — Selanne, miss; Koivu, goal; Perry, miss.

Carolina (0) — Skinner, miss; E.Staal, miss; Bra.Sutter, miss.

Shots Anaheim Carolina

13 10 9 5—37 8 13 10 1—32

Goal — Anaheim: Hiller (W,23-20-10); Carolina: Peters (L,2-3-1). Power plays (goalschances) — Anaheim: 1-5; Carolina: 1-2.

Att. — 16,564 (18,680) at Raleigh, N.C.

LATE WEDNESDAY AVS 4, KINGS 1

First Period 1. Colorado, Olver 2 (D.Jones, Winnik) 7:04 2. Colorado, Stastny 15, 13:04 3. Colorado, McClement 8 (O’Reilly, Kobasew) 17:22 Penalty — Downie Col (tripping) 14:16.

Second Period 4. Colorado, Stastny 16 (Landeskog, Duchene) 12:45 Penalties — J.Johnson LA, Clifford LA, Wilson Col (roughing), Nolan LA, Kobasew Col (misconduct) 8:58, Landeskog Col (holding) 10:13, O’Byrne Col (cross-checking) 13:56.

Third Period 5. Los Angeles, Brown 15 (Doughty, Richards) 4:35 Penalties — None.

Shots Los Angeles Colorado

10 14 11 11

9 5

33 27

Goal (shots-saves) — Los Angeles: Quick (L,24-17-11)(11-8), Bernier (start second)(1615); Colorado: Varlamov (W,16-18-2). Power plays (goals-chances) — Los Angeles: 0-3; Colorado: 0-1.

Att. — 15,907 (18,007) at Denver.

SCORING LEADERS Malkin, Pgh Stamkos, TB Giroux, Pha Spezza, Ott Kessel, Tor H.Sedin, Vcr Lupul, Tor D.Sedin, Vcr Karlsson, Ott Pominville, Buf Datsyuk, Det Eberle, Edm Kovalchuk, NJ Tavares, NYI Hossa, Chi Neal, Pgh Toews, Chi Hartnell, Pha Elias, NJ Ra.Whitney, Phx Parenteau, NYI Selanne, Ana Thornton, SJ Vrbata, Phx St. Louis, TB

G 33 42 23 27 31 13 23 26 13 23 16 26 25 24 23 30 29 28 19 16 12 20 13 30 18

Not including last night’s games

A 40 28 47 39 33 51 39 35 47 36 43 32 33 34 35 27 28 28 37 38 42 33 40 22 34

PT 73 70 70 66 64 64 62 61 60 59 59 58 58 58 58 57 57 56 56 54 54 53 53 52 52

SOCCER EUROPA LEAGUE SECOND ROUND First Leg Yesterday’s results Athletic Bilbao (Spain) 1 Locomotiv Moscow (Russia) 0 (2-2 on aggregate; Athletic Bilbao advances on away-goal rule) FC Brugge (Belgium) 0 Hannover (Germany) 1 (Hannover advances 3-1 on aggregate) PAOK Thessaloniki (Greece) 0, Udinese (Italy) 3 (Udinese advances 3-0 on aggregate) PSV Eindhoven (Netherlands) 4 Trabzonspor (Turkey) 1 (PSV advances 6-2 on aggregate) Standard Liege (Belgium) 0, Wisla Krakow (Poland) 0 (1-1 on aggregate; Standard Liege advances on away-goal rule) FC Twente (Netherlands) 1, Steaua Bucharest (Romania) 0 (FC Twente advances 2-0 on aggregate) Valencia (Spain) 1, Stoke (England) 0 (Valencia advances 2-0 on aggregate) Anderlecht (Belgium) 0, AZ Alkmaar (Netherlands) 1 (AZ Alkmaar advances 2-0 on aggregate) Atletico Madrid (Spain) 1 Lazio (Italy) 0 (Atletico Madrid advances 4-1 on aggregate) Besiktas (Turkey) 0, Braga (Portugal) 1 (Besiktas advances 2-1 on aggregate) Manchester United (England) 1 Ajax (Netherlands) 2 (Manchester United advances 3-2 on aggregate) Metalist Kharkiv (Ukraine) 4 Salzburg (Austria) 1 (Metalist Kharkiv advances 8-1 on aggregate) Olympiakos (Greece) 1 Rubin Kazan (Russia) 0 (Olympiakos advances 2-0 on aggregate) Sporting Lisbon (Portugal) 1 Legia Warsaw (Poland) 0 (Sporting Lisbon advances 3-2 on aggregate) Schalke (Germany) 3 Viktoria Plzen (Czech Republic) 1 extra time (Schalke advances 4-2 on aggregate)

TRANSACTIONS MLB MLBPA—Announced the 50-game suspension of Milwaukee OF Ryan Braun was overturned by by baseball arbitrator Shyam Das.

AMERICAN LEAGUE

NEW YORK YANKEES—Agreed to terms with 3B Eric Chavez on a one-year contract.

NATIONAL LEAGUE

HOUSTON ASTROS—Agreed to terms with OF Jason Bourgeois, RHP David Carpenter and LHP Wesley Wright on one-year contracts.

LOS ANGELES DODGERS—Claimed OF Matt Angle off waivers from Baltimore and added him to the 40-man roster. Placed RHP Rubby De La Rosa on the 60-day DL. PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES—Promoted Kevin Gregg to manager, baseball communications.

NFL TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS—Named Ron Cooper secondary coach.

CFL WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS—Acquired P Eric Wilbur from Edmonton for a conditional 2013 sixth round draft pick.

CURLING

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At Red Deer, Alta.

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L 7 8 12 14 13 14 18 17 18 20 24 23 25 26 28

Pct .794 .771 .636 .588 .629 .588 .486 .469 .419 .394 .314 .303 .286 .212 .125

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least late morning as crews clean up the mess and haul one of the trucks back up the steep bank. A cause of the collision is also under investigation. (The Canadian Press)

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