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Tour hits Fort York Garrison Commons. Doors 4 pm, $51.50. PDR, RT, SS, TW. The ruLeS oF The gaMe NOW’s Norman Wilner introduces Jean Renoir’s masterpiece, screening as part of TIFF’s Summer In France series at the Lightbox. 9 pm. $9.50-$12. 416-599-TIFF.
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sion on women, politics and spirituality with Renee Pilgrim. 6:45 pm. $15. Toronto Women’s Bookstore. 416-9228744.
iconic folk singer/songwriter at this free show at Yonge-Dundas Square. 7:30 pm. MichaeL ShapcoTT Housing expert offers his take on the affordable housing problem, TCHC and the future. 6:30 pm. Free. Ralph Thornton Centre. martine.august@utoronto.ca.
voured indie rock band plays an all-ages show w/ Little Scream. Sound Academy. 8 pm. $35-$50. RT, SS, TM. porch vieW DanceS This guided tour/dance event in Seaton Village opens tonight and runs to Jul 22. 7 pm. By donation. Meet at 84 London. 416-5166030.
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deranged art folk out of Calgary, w/ Cousins and Dusted. Virgin Mobile Mod Club. 8 pm. $20. RT, SS, TW. The SunShine boYS Neil Simon’s classic comedy about two estranged vaudevillians who reunite for a show opens tonight at the Young Centre. 8 pm. $32-$68. 416-866-8666.
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G20 optimism misplaced while i can appreciate ellie kirzner’s optimism at the recommendations in Justice John Morden’s report on G20 policing, I remain skeptical about any significant change coming to policing in Toronto. Decades ago people of African ancestry were being shot with impunity. Today it’s people with mental disabilities. On a daily basis, people living in poor and racialized neighbourhoods face the type of police violence exhibited for all to witness on the final weekend of June 2010. Ted Turner Toronto
Sad People mention the comedy shows at the fringe this year look and sound amazing (NOW, July 5-11). There are so many talented performers being showcased. However, I’m a little surprised that you didn’t mention Tony Ho’s Sad People [in your Fringe guide]. It’s amazingly funny, touching and unique – a show not to be missed. Hanna Puley From nowtoronto.com
No card, no pot, no more regarding the arrest of medical pot activist Matt Mernagh (NOW Daily, July 4). Health Canada’s forthcoming changes to the Marihuana Medical Access Regulations include the fact that no paperwork or [documentation] card will be required by medical users. What will the cops do then? I guess everyone will get the Mernagh treatment and be arrested. Take some lube with you for the cavity search. Jack Draak From nowtoronto.com
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Lily-white Pride Guide if now ever doubted who its readership is, it doesn’t have to any more. You’ve just clarified how white, able-bodied, male and middle-upperclass your mag is with the Pride issue (NOW, June 28-July 4). Talk about only showing one body type. The week before that, you ran an article about saving public housing and, a few pages later, a spread on how to decorate and manage one’s condo life. This is why I stopped reading two years ago. Karen Cao Toronto
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the great queer year feature in your Pride Guide (NOW, June 28-July 4) states that Elio Di Rupo became the first openly gay leader of an EU country in December 2011. This is incorrect. The first openly queer leader of an EU country is Iceland’s current prime minister, Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir. Sigurðardóttir became that country’s leader in 2009, and Iceland became part of the EU in 2010. Micol Kates Toronto
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So ignorant it hurts i never respond to the laughable crap people spout in your letters section, but today I must. Laurence Gottlieb of Aurora, you should be ashamed of yourself. You are such a bigoted fool that you cannot see beyond your own prejudices to form an intellectual thought, let alone a comprehensive plan for resolving gun violence. Ignorance like yours hurts many
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website, now the envy of much of the federation. He created a detailed elec tronic service delivery architecture that gives citizens, visitors and businesses better access to services. He ruled over $500 million in projects, and oversaw a staff of 700. Most of all, he launched Toronto’s opendata movement into orbit. Open data is an energy field created by all living things. It surrounds and penetrates us. It binds the galaxy together. It liberates census and local administrative databases, allowing Toronto to better understand itself through information. Wellbeing Toronto, found at toronto.ca/wellbeing, is an opendata galaxy and Wal lace’s crowning achievement as CIO. It’s an interactive, evidencebased, data visualization map that brings to gether health, income, crime and other data collected by city departments. The TTC, our hosipitals and other in stitutions use Toronto’s open data, and many other jurisdictions now look to it as a guide. Furthermore, there are more such projects to come. In the city’s words, Wallace’s role was to make access to local govern ment happen “anywhere, anytime, for everyone.” That goal he did achieve. What I most admire about him is his
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Fresh Eyes, the first commission of the Toronto 2015 Arts and Culture Advisory Council for the Pan Am Games, officially launched at Nathan Phillips Square on Tuesday, July 10. The 100-metre-long photo installation across the windows of councillors’ offices facing onto the square is aimed at getting our pols to see through the eyes of new Canadians and understand the value of new Canadians’ perspectives. Read more at arrivals.ca.
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spacecase Putting the info back in Astral Media’s info pillars was the theme of cARTographyTO’s latest guerrilla art project, a response, says the group, to “the erosion and privatization of public space.” Some 30 local artists donated their work to the effort as a way of showing “new possibilities” for the spaces. The group says the city has mismanaged its contract with Astral, relaxing enforcement and allowing the outdoor advertising company to redesign the pillars with far less info. cARTographyTo is calling on local businesses not to advertise on the structures.
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A bid by locals to turn a long-vacant provincially owned parcel of land on the southwest corner of Wellesley and Bay into parkland has hit a snag. The residents association pushing for the greening thought they had the support of local MPP Glen Murray, but now they say the province is intent on selling the land. Local councillor Kristyn Wong-Tam has filed a motion at council this week asking the city to investigate acquiring the land from the province.
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EXIT OF CHIEF OF STAFF AMIR REMTULLA SIGNALS DEEP DYSFUNCTION IN MAYOR’S OFFICE By ENZO DiMATTEO
For a Ford administration lollygagging through the dog days of summer, the defection of chief of staff Amir Remtulla, announced Saturday in a hastily slapped together press release, is yet another explosive twist in a meandering political narrative that seems destined to end badly. Remtulla is leaving on July 20 to become VP of external partnerships for the Pan Am Games. For those keeping score, that’s nine staffers gone from the mayor’s office from a complement of 25 in just over a year and a half since he took office. That kind of turnover points to a level of dysfunction that should have even Ford supporters worried. Except, when you’re talking about the current mayor and his meddlesome older brother Doug, the councillor for Ward 2, that fun fact can’t come as a total surprise. And truth is, around 100 Queen West Remtulla’s leaving had been rumoured for months, ever since the mayor’s embarrassing Sheppard subway defeat. You could say there was a falling out over that, although Remtulla might be too polite to characterize it that way. The mayor wanted someone to blame for that political slap upside the head, and Remtulla, made a convenient fall guy, though the mayor didn’t really get up off his ass to marshal the votes for his subway schemin’. According to one Queen’s Park source, it was around then that Remtulla started working on his exit strategy, letting PR firms know that if the right opportunity came along he’d be willing to jump. Once that juicy tidbit reached higher-ups in the McGuinty government, it was just a matter of time before the wheels were set in motion to turn the info to political account – and make life more complicated for arch-enemy Ford.
For the province, Remtulla’s Pan Am appointment does two things, besides throwing a grenade in the Ford camp. First, it’s great optics to have a member of a visible minority in the Pan Am fold in charge of ethnic outreach and pushing the Games’ diversity theme. Second, it neutralizes a Tory opposition that’s been happy to pounce on management of the Games as a “mess.” Not so easy to do when you’ve got a high-profile Tory like Remtulla helping to run the show. There were hints, not so obvious, that Remtulla was keeping his options open even while acting as Ford’s chief of staff. His status as a registered lobbyist at Queen’s Park for his former employer, Molson Coors, was only deactivated in March, more than a year after he took the job in the mayor’s office. It’s not entirely clear why that was. Remtulla didn’t respond to a request for comment from NOW. “An oversight” is how the mayor’s press secretary, George Christopoulos, who called in Remtulla’s stead, characterized it. In the press release from the mayors’s office announcing his departure Saturday afternoon, July 7 (it should be noted that this was hours after the Sun caught a whiff of a possible exit), Remtulla is credited with piloting a number of the mayor’s key initiatives, among them the Core Services Review, the outsourcing of garbage west of Yonge, and contract negotiations with the city’s unions. By all accounts, Remtulla was an honest broker. As one City Hall insider put it, “Amir did a tremen-
dous amount to help the mayor in ways His Worship may not realize.” But clearly, some of the accolades thrown his way by the Ford team were meant to disguise the fact that all wasn’t honky-dory in that relationship. “Pure PR” is how one councillor described the seeming good vibrations on both sides. Remtulla discovered what others who’ve worked for Ford and jumped ship know
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MARK TOWHEY Currently Rob Ford’s director of policy and strategic planning. Going for him Crisis management background, which came in handy for getting early parts of Ford’s agenda through council. Going against him Highly ideological. Towhey is a polarizing figure who’s
burned bridges with many councillors. Catch-22 for Ford Passing over Towhey would be a tricky proposition, especially since job opportunities await in the private sector. (Towhey’s got his own consulting company.)
ANDREW PASK Currently VP of municipal affairs for lobbying outfit Sutherland & Associates Going for him Was Ford’s council liaison and senior policy adviser. Queen’s Park and Parliament Hill connections (maybe too many) to burn. Going against him Highly publicized falling out with former Ford chief of staff Nick Kouvalis. Catch-22 for Ford The stink of going backwards. Out with the old, in with the older.
all too well: he’s an unmanageable package. Let’s also recall that Remtulla’s was a purely patronage appointment. A member of Ford’s transition team, he came to the mayor’s office via his connection to former Lastman deputy Case Ootes, Ford’s go-to guy in the early days of his fledgling administration. Those early news stories on his appointment talked about the calming influence he’d have on an insular admin still trying to find its feet. But the opposite would prove true. In the light of those early expectations, Remtulla’s tenure can only be seen as having been designed to give the illusion that Ford and Co. were prepared to work with the rest of council, when in reality they were not. Brother Doug was undermining Remtulla at every turn, just as he had Adrienne Batra, the mayor’s former press secretary, who has since landed at the Sun. It’s difficult to square the departing tributes for Remtulla with the downward spiral that started with the mayor’s big budget embarrassment, the defeat that proved the last straw for mushy middlers and a few right-wing allies of the mayor, too. Council has been happily charting its own course ever since. The question now is who will fill Remtulla’s shoes. Ford being a creature of habit, it’s unlikely he’ll look any further than his immediate orbit. So far, Mark Towhey, his director of policy and strategic planning, and Andrew Pask, his former council liaison, are the two names being kicked around. Neither would be a prudent political choice (see sidebar). The mayor would be well advised to think outside the box, but it may be too late for that. Absent a serious agenda, what reasonable person would be willing to take on a job that’s tantamount to glorified office manager? Some say the rumoured departure of interfering brother Doug for provincial politics will clear the way for smoother sailing, whoever takes over from Remtulla. But don’t count on the elder Ford going anywhere soon. His victory would be far from assured in a runoff in Etobicoke North. And he’s already said he won’t be giving up his council seat if he does decide to run provincially. Plus ça change.... 3
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f there is any such thing as a focus at City Hall these days, large-scale transit seems to be it. But even if these grand plans are completed – which looks less likely now that discussions around funding have been deferred – not enough people will be taken off the roads to dramatically reduce congestion. Ponder that for a moment. If either The Big Move (the Metrolinx plan) or OneCity gets fully implemented, the percentage of morning commuters that take transit will rise only 10 per cent – at a cost of around $40-$50 billion and an additional $500 mil or more a year to operate and maintain. Clearly, we need to think about other ways for people to get around – ways that are more, shall we say, pedestrian in nature. While only about 15 per cent of us self-identify as pedestrians, most of us walk regularly, even if it’s not our primary mode of travel. For example, 70 per cent of the 900,000 people who use the TTC every day start or end their
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trips on a bus or streetcar and often walk at least a couple of hundred metres to and from stops. That alone is a lot of travelling mileage. Additionally, between 10 and 15 per cent of residents walk the whole way to work. Some do it for the health benefits or to save money. A growing number of people (between 40 and 50 per cent) who live in condo-dominated neighbourhoods downtown choose to walk to work and elsewhere because it’s the fastest and most efficient mode of transit. This suggests that if we create the right conditions, more people will join the walk-to-work contingent and push for companies to set up shop in the downtown core – a great way to boost local economic development. For each 1 per cent of morning commuters shifting to walking, the city saves around $5-$6 million a year in TTC operating costs. (Each passenger requires a $1 dollar operating subsidy.) Given our growing population and the environmental and economic challenges faced by the TTC, such savings would make a difference. After all, the alternative – expanding roads to meet increased car volumes – is not a realistic approach; the space isn’t there, and highways are expensive. And yet walking strategies are dramatically underfunded. Toronto spends around $1.7 billion a year on operating and maintaining transportation infrastructure, but less than 2 to 3 per cent of that goes to pedestrian-realm issues. Beyond budget and congestion worries, six or seven pedestrians are hit by cars every day, some fatally, according to Toronto police. Surely, that deserves attention. In April, the Board of Health initiated a discussion on lowering speeds on residential streets to 30 km per hour. But speed limits alone won’t solve the problem of fatalities. Streets need to be redesigned to slow traffic. Narrowing roads and adding planters would change driving habits faster than police enforcement. Nothing’s free, but luckily, walking isn’t a big-ticket item. If the city spent only 5 per cent of our total transportation dollars on walking, well below the proportionate share (remember, walkers are 15 per cent), we could dramatically improve our neighbourhoods and lead to savings. At the most basic level, walking requires good-quality pavement. We
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don’t tolerate large potholes in city streets, and we should be just as proactive about fixing sidewalks. And though it’s hard to think about ice in this summer’s heat, we need to do a better job of plowing sidewalks and enforcing snow shovelling bylaws. Pilot projects have shown that such enforcement increases compliance from 60 to 90 per cent. If we’re reluctant to go that route, then the city needs to start clearing downtown sidewalks and park paths. This could cost around $15 million a year. In addition, we need to improve street plowing by stopping the practise of pushing snow off roads and onto sidewalks. But that could easily run into tens of millions of dollars. Toronto has wonderful neighbourhoods that provide great backdrops for walking adventures or commutes. We have to start planning walkways the way we plan roads – by thinking about who will use them and how. The elderly and mothers of small children need benches, joggers appreciate drinking fountains, and everyone needs shade. We could also do a better job of using the side lots of buildings on corners to create little patches of public space with benches, green space and trees to encourage community life as was done on Dundas in 2010. Finding ways to plant trees so they can grow to full size will require improved soil conditions and more watering. (Trees in parks can have expansive root systems, whereas street trees are severely confined.) Trees also need trunk guards to prevent damage. Street life could be further improved by more public art and the right mix of stores and restaurants. Pilot projects, like closing off Gould to cars, are a good way of modelling change. Of course, if done incorrectly, a fully pedestrianized street can become a dead zone, like Sparks Street in Ottawa, making it harder to get support for the next project. The final frontier for pedestrianism is the suburbs. Many streets there lack sidewalks, and the spreadout nature of its communities often make motorized travel the only practical way to get around. In these areas, the city needs to use the coming LRTs to encourage density along main avenues and more groundlevel retail. We need to get people to hang around; that’s how a walking culture is built. Toronto was one of the first cities in the world to have a Pedestrian Charter – it’s time to build on that success. 3 news@nowtoronto.com twitter.com/nowtorontonews
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Social movements guru Chris Hedges imagines next Occupy By PAUL WEINBERG through his signature owlish metal-rimmed glasses, former foreign correspondent and Pulitzer Prize winner Chris Hedges surveys a packed hall of rapt listeners at U of T’s Innis Town Hall. He’s just been asked what activists ought to do following the apparent dissipation of the Occupy uprising. “I am not going tell people what to do,’’ he says. “I just tell what I do.” Hedges is being modest, of course. The “minister pretending to be a journalist,” as some have called him, is probably the most read movement commentator in North America these days on all matters of protest against privilege and power. He’s already spilled thousands of words of advice to Occupy – dump the black bloc, keep faith with non-violence – in his weekly column at Truthdig.com. The Princeton-based writer is in T.O. on a tour promoting his 12th book, Days Of Destruction, Days Of Revolt, authored with graphic artist Joe Sacco. Hedges’s first book, War Is A Force That Gives Us Meaning (a pacifist, not a hawk document), left its mark on pop culture when a passage from it turned up as the opening quotation in the film The Hurt Locker. Days Of Destruction examines the hellish Mad Max world of America’s decayed corners – “sacrifice zones” in a country where the marketplace rules and social supports are nil. “When you fall in America, you fall straight to the bottom,” he maintains. Canadians, though, shouldn’t be complacent. “We set the worst example in the world – and yet you follow,” he says, feisty like the former boxer that he is, in a tone belying his cazh light green sports jacket. Before this phase of his life, Hedges spent more than two decades covering civil wars and military repression, mostly for the New York Times in places like Yugoslavia, El Salvador and Gaza. At one point, he was imprisoned in Saddam Hussein’s Iraq. But he parted ways with the Times in 2003 after being reprimanded for his early critique of the Iraq war.
RESUME CHRIS HEDGES
Born 1956 in St. Johnsbury, Vermont, son of a Presbyterian minister Education BA in English, master of divinity from Harvard Divinity School Journalism 1980s and 90s: • Six years covering Latin America • Studies Arabic and heads to the Mideast; becomes bureau chief there for the New York Times • Leaves for Sarajevo in 1995 to report on the war in Bosnia and later Kosovo Wins 2002: part of a team of New York Times investigative reporters awarded the Pulitzer Prize for coverage of global terrorism • Amnesty International Global Award for Human Rights Journalism FarEWEll to thE timEs 2003: reprimanded by the paper for speaking out against the Iraq war, Hedges resigns, giving up a 15-year career as a journalist and foreign correspondent. Political commEntator 2002: publishes bestselling first book, War Is A Force That Gives Us Meaning 2000s: publishes 11 more, including I Don’t Believe In Atheists, Collateral Damage and Death Of The Liberal Class 2008: Film The Hurt Locker opens with a quote from War Is A Force activist 2010: arrested in front of the White House with Pentagon Papers whistle-blower Daniel Ellsberg during a protest against the war in Afghanistan and Iraq 2011: becomes chief commentator on and booster of Occupy • Arrested in front of the headquarters of Goldman Sachs with Occupy, following a “people’s trial.”
Leaving, he said later, was the only choice; staying would have violated the integrity principles laid down by his radical Presbyterian minister of a father. “The moral life requires a perpetual alienation from the centres of power, an adversarial relationship [to] the centres of power,” he said in another context. And, yes, he did do all his course work at Harvard Divinity School, though he was never formally ordained. It’s easy to visualize a younger Hedges preaching at funerals in the Roxbury district of Boston, something he did as a seminarian working in a housing project. “I have respect for the tradition I come out of. I am not going to demonize it the way the new atheists do,” he tells me at a pre-meeting interview at the Toronto Street offices of Random House. While the press is busy writing off Occupy, he says, the impulse that fed the protest persists. “Unfettered corporate capitalism is, as Karl Marx understood it, a revolutionary force that knows no limits on its own,’’ he says. “It commodifies everything, and it will push and push and push until something pushes back.’’ What exactly will be the next push back? he asks the audience. “When will it come? That I don’t know.” One thing he stresses is that the next expression has to be tougher, more focused and not get derailed looking after troubled people on the streets. “[Occupy] activists were up all night in de-escalation teams. Look, this is a political movement, not a homeless shelter.” In the meantime, he says, the Montreal student protests are some of the “most important in the world.” A supporter of the U.S. Green Party, Hedges nonetheless turned down an offer to be its vice-presidential candidate. “I don’t invest any intellectual or emotional energy in elections. It is all movements now – that’s all we have left.” 3 news@nowtoronto.com twitter.com/nowtorontonews
In Memoriam Kyle Scanlon 1969-2012
The trans activist passed away last weekend, leaving a huge gap in the queer community. Scanlon was the 519’s trans program coordinator and then education, training and research coordinator. A groundbreaking leader and mentor, he trained front-line service workers in ways to increase access for trans people. Though he was able to open up to so many who came to him for help, he lost his own battle with depression and took his own life. A reception following Scanlon’s funeral takes place at the 519 (519 Church) Friday (July 13) at 2:30 pm. A community memorial service is planned for July 19, 7 pm at Cawthra Park (behind the 519). 18
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How can I stay cool without AC? Technically, my brain should have melted into a puddle at my feet by now. I’m sitting in my second-storey home office on a 37° day and I feel all right, thank you very much. My rental actually has a new central air unit parked outside, but since the ducts are so messed up in this old house, it wouldn’t actually reach most of the unit even if I were to turn it on. So, it’s off. Right now I’ve got a fan blowing about 10 inches from my face instead, and as the temperature goes up another degree with the late afternoon sun-bake, my plan involves getting an ice pack from my freezer and stepping on it. Try it if you’re sitting around at home. You’ll see. At first it’s painfully cold, but just like we lose a lot of heat without a toque in winter, icing your feet will cool your whole core in a jiffy. Awesome if you want to sit around and watch a movie or read a book. What other tricks can keep you cooler in summer? I’ll assume you’ve got your basics covered. You know, keeping windows open overnight, then shutting ’em and your blinds early in the morning to lock the cooler air in. Taking cold showers (short ones!) and downing cold food/drinks (unless you subscribe to the Middle Eastern theory that a hot tea can cool you down). You can always try making your own evaporative air conditioner, aka a “swamp cooler.” They’re ideal in dry heat, since they can add moisture to the air, but, hey, they do still cool the
air in humid climates, so give it a go. (How much more humid could it get?) How ambitious you get depends on how much Bob Vila you were exposed to as a child. The web is full of plans that involve a cooler full of ice and a fan as well as things like an aquarium pump, copper wire (your conductor), plastic tubing and zip ties. Just google “make your own air conditioner” and you’ll get the specs. It can get a lot more basic, too. My grandfather used to put ice cubes in front of fans to circulate cooler air. Back then you could buy fans that had slots built in for your ice.
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Since you probably haven’t seen one of those in recent decades, these days you have to put a bowl full of cubes in front of a fan. A wet sheet hung in front of a fan works, too. And what fan should you invest in? It all depends. For sheer efficient power, get yourself an aerodynamic Turbo-Aire High Velocity from Home Depot, Canadian Tire, etc. It uses less energy than a 100 watt bulb and delivers 100 per cent more air than a regular fan. This is a particularly great fan for pushing cooler air upstairs from basements or main floors since it tilts well. If you’re looking to create a cross current, get yourself some reversible window fans. Set one up to suck wind in from one of your windows and the
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SHARING Sharing tools no longer crowd up the article you’re trying to read. They’re still there, just off to the left of the page. Tweet, Like, Pin or Reddit your favourite content from anywhere on the page! other to push it out, and presto, you have your own wind tunnel. Got an overhead fan that doesn’t seem to be doing much? Well, first, make sure it’s set to counter clockwise – pushing air down – versus clockwise – pulling air up. If you’re rolling your eyes at me right now, having already ruled that problem out, it may be time to look into a new Energy Star ceiling fan. They’re a whopping 50 per cent better than regular ceiling fans at getting the job done. And the feds say they can save you $165 in energy costs over the fan’s lifetime. Keep in mind that fans mostly cool people, not rooms. So don’t leave ’em on day and night if you’re gone at work. Regardless, fans will break down after a while. After my large stainless steel one flatlined, I brought it over to my local appliance repair shop, Butler’s, on Coxwell, and they fixed it, thus avoiding me having to send it to the dump. I recommend you try doing the same. Now, if you’ve got an ancient air conditioner lying around, I’d put a “do not resuscitate” order on that baby. If you’re thinking of getting an AC to turn on before bed, it’ll save us all
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some energy-burning if you opt for a new Energy Star model instead. Own your home? Let’s add “beef up attic insulation” to your to-do list. BC Hydro says a well-insulated attic can cut cooling energy use from 20 to 60 per cent. Also, consider a whole-house fan. Mounted on the attic ceiling, the fan when flicked on at night sucks out hot air and refreshes your whole house with a giant gust. As for sleeping cooler wherever you live, try misting your top sheet with cold water before you go to bed (or rinse/wring out a sarong as your top sheet). Snuggle up to a soft ice pack (like the buckwheat ones you can toss in the freezer) or toss a frozen halffilled water bottle in your bed. Mattress too hot? Lay a cheap straw mat over it, under your fitted sheet. Finally, if you’re lying awake muttering that you’ve got a furnace for a boyfriend/wife (hey, people generate a lot of heat – it’s not their fault), shake things up with a little ice play to help keep things cool on a hot summer night.
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Speakers, music and discussion on the antiimperialists imprisoned in Palestine, Northern Ireland, India and the USA. 7 pm. Free. 460 Spadina. practoronto.wordpress.com. art Battle Dance party Live competitive painting and dance party with audience voting and an auction. 8 pm. $15, stu $10. Great Hall, 1087 Queen W. artbattleto.com. Basma alsHarif The artist talks about her exhibition This Story Begins And Ends With Us. 7 pm. Free. Trinity Square Video, 401 Richmond W. 416-593-1332. Ccarnival fitness Learn Afro cardio fitness and get ready for the Caribbean Carnival. 6 pm. Free. York Woods Library, 1785 Finch E. 416-395-5980. rcHris mckHool kiDs’ sHoW Concert for kids. 7 pm. Free. Barry Zukerman Amphitheatre, 4169 Bathurst. toronto.ca/parks/events/ zukerman-theatre.htm. DancinG on tHe pier Learn global dance trends with house band Dancing on the Pier. 7 pm. Free. Harbourfront Centre, 235 Queens Quay W. harbourfrontcentre.com.
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Presentation on the urgent challenges facing global biodiversity, with videos and live animal appearances. 10:30 & 11 am, noon, 1 & 2 pm. Free w/ admission. Royal Ontario Museum, 100 Queen’s Park. 416-586-5797. rHarBourfront summer camps One-, two- and four-week day camps for kids three to 17 include culinary arts, glee club, digital media and much more. To Aug 31. $195$875. Harbourfront Centre, 235 Queens
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rBrickfete LEGO fan festival and expo, with displays, demos and more. $10, kids $5. Hilton Hotel, 5875 Airport Rd (Mississauga). brickfete.com. Jul 14 and 15 rcariBBean carnival toronto The annual festival of all things Caribbean features musical performances, rugby, the Junior Carnival, Calypso Monarch Finals, the parade, art exhibits and much more. Various prices, some events free. torontocaribbeancarnival.com. Jul 17 to Aug 5 Days of Heaven anD HaDes: Greek film retrospective Festival of films focused on
classic Greek cinema. Free. Danforth Music Hall, 147 Danforth. torontogreekfilms.com. Jul 12 to 14 rfestival of inDia A parade down Yonge Street to Queens Quay followed by performances, yoga, a vegetarian feast, South Asian bazaar and more on Centre Island. Free. festivalofindia.ca. Jul 14 and 15 ririe music festival mississauGa Wayne Wonder and Bunji Garlin perform, plus visual arts, spoken word, kids’ activities and more. Free. Mississauga Celebration Square, 301 Burnhamthorpe W. iriemusicfestival. com. Jul 14 and 15 sHinseDai cinema festival New generation Quay. Pre-register 416-973-4093, harbourfrontcentre.com/camps.
rinsiDe tHe Horse: BeHinD tHe scenes at War Horse Go behind the scenes at the
blockbuster play and find out how the show was devised. 2 pm. Free. Princess of Wales Theatre, 300 King W. Pre-register 416-8721212, mirvish.com. a moveaBle feast Backyard art party with dinner and performances. 8 pm. $155. Gendai Workstation, 1265 Bloor W. gendaigallery. org/workstation/blog. tHe nature of Queer art Panel discussion on the 10 X 10 photography project. 7 pm. Free. Gladstone Hotel, 1214 Queen W. 416531-4635. on screen movie niGHt Outdoor screening of Hugo. 8 pm. Free. Mississauga Celebration Square, 300 City Centre. mississaugacelebrationsquare.ca.
palestine to pHilippines: it’s our riGHt to reBel Discussion with Martha Roberts of Alliance for Peoples Health Gaza and BAYAN Canada’s Alex Felipe. 6:30 pm. Free. OISE, rm 5-250, 252 Bloor W. opirg.org.
toronto’s transit future: moBility HuBs & tHe BiG move Panel discussion with Metro-
linx planner Elana Horowitz and others. 6:30 pm. $17.50. ING Café, 221 Yonge. Pre-register egb2012july12.eventbrite.ca. your riGHts at Work Info session on the Employment Standards Act. 4:45 pm. Free. Lillian Smith Library, 239 College. Pre-register 416-393-7746.
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alternate reality maD culture niGHt Mad Pride presents an open mic for people to per-
ances by André Laplante, Stephen Ralls, Seoul Spring Festival Ensemble, Louis Dufort & Friends and many others plus masterclasses. $26 and up, passes $111-$560. Edward Johnson Bldg (80 Queen’s Park), Koerner Hall (273 Bloor W), Hart House (7 Hart House Circle. torontosummermusic.com. Jul 17 to Aug 4 unity festival Celebration of urban arts culture including beatboxing, breakdancing, rap and more from emerging youth artists and pros. Check website for details. Various venues in Toronto. unitycharity.com. Jul 12 to 15
continuing tHe frinGe Plays, dance works, sketch com-
Japanese film festival with J-horror, docs, features and more. Revue Cinema, 400 Roncesvalles. shinsedai.ca. Jul 12 to 15 slamtario 2012 Ontario Slam Poetry Championships, featuring 10 teams. $25 adv pass. 918 Bathurst Centre for Culture, Arts, Media & Education. events@cytopoetics.ca. Jul 13 and 14 sounDclasH Genre-bending music fest, with Orchestre Poly-Rhythmo de Cotonou, the SoundClash Music Award competition and a DJ dance battle. Harbourfront Centre, 235 Queens Quay W. 416-973-4000, harbourfrontcentre.com. Jul 13 to 15 toronto summer music festival International classical music festival with performform or rant, a monologue by Helen Posno, theatre performances and more. 5 pm. Free. May Robinson Apartments, 20 West Lodge. madprideto.com. rBat niGHt Learn all about bats with expert Brock Fenton and take a bat hike. 8:30 pm. $2. Grenadier Restaurant, High Park. highparknaturecentre.com. niGHt it up! Asian-style night market with food truck eats, a sports zone, live stage performances, a community art project, outdoor movie screenings and more. Today 7 pm-midnight; tomorrow noon-midnight; Jul 15 noon-8 pm. Free. Markham Civic Centre, 101 Town Centre. nightitup.com. out to luncH LGBTQ/Mad Pride dinner and discussion. 5:30 pm. Free. 246 Sackville. facebook.com/events/165172280282344.
party in tHe pits: tpff outDoor film screeninG Toronto Palestine Film Festival
presents an outdoor screening of Budrus plus Palestinian games and treats. 7 pm. Free. Christie Pits Park, Bloor and Christie. facebook.com/events/308587222566523.
rom connectinG: lookinG up – toronto Goes HiGHrise Meet-and-mingle for singles,
edy, solo shows and more by local and international companies. Sinle shows $10-$11, 5-pack $45, 10-pack $82. Various venues. fringetoronto.com. To Jul 15 maD priDe toronto Arts, culture and heritage festival created by psychiatric survivors, consumers and mad people. madprideto. com. To Jul 15 open roof festival International films, documentaries, indie music acts and more every Thu on the patio. $15. Amsterdam Brewing Co, 21 Bathurst. 416-921-9797. To Aug 23 summerlicious More than 180 restaurants across the city offer special 3-course prixfixe menus. Lunch $15-$25, dinner $25-$45. toronto.ca/special_events/summerlicious. To Jul 22
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(Jamaica’s Windsor community) Live entertainment, guest speakers, massages, a silent auction and more. 10 am-5 pm. Donation of $1 or new school supplies. Masaryk-Cowan Community Centre, Queen and Cowan. directabundance.com. Great ttc knitalonG (Sistering) Groups of knitters and crocheters tour the city on the TTC, visiting knitting stores and knitting onboard. 11 am-7 pm. $10. Pre-register ttcknitalong.blogpost.com. rpaint-a-tHon (Make a Wish/Power Unit Youth Org) Communal painting, live entertainment and local artisans. 2-7 pm. Free. Markham Civic Centre, 101 Town Centre. paintathon.com.
runDercover BrotHer BarBecue funDraiser (Herizon House Shelter for Women &
Children/COGOP’s Durham West Worship Center) Food, performances, sports and raffles including the game The Hunt. 10 am-8 pm. $12, child $5. Neilson Park, Neilson and Finch. theundercoverbrotherbbq.weebly.com.
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with a talk by architecture critic Christopher Hume. 7 m. $50, adv $45. Royal Ontario Museum, 100 Queen’s Park. 416-5865797.
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Soc of Architects walking tour of contemporary buildings related to art. 10 am. $20, stu/srs $15. torontoarchitecturetours.com. rcat sHoW A people’s choice competition, talks with breeders and more. Today and tomorrow 11 am-5 pm. Free. PawsWays, 245 Queens Quay W. pawsways.ca.
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Architects walking tour of musuems and cultural centres. 1:30 pm. $20, stu/srs $15. torontoarchitecturetours.com. culture niGHt Music, art, comedy, poetry and crafts. 8 pm. Free. Smiling Buddha, 961 College. 416-516-2531. Dance Dance party party All-women, alcohol-free dance party. 3:30 pm. $8. Mad for Dance, 263 Adelaide W. ddpptoronto@gmail. com. Docents Gone WilD Performance artists, thespians, drag queens and comedians lead guided performance tours through the hotel. 1 pm. $15. Gladstone Hotel, 1214 Queen W. 416-531-4635. 1849: tHe reBel returns! Walking tour of William Lyon Mackenzie’s Yonge Street. 10 am. Free. Mackenzie House, 82 Bond. 416392-6915. fasHion camp Industry guest speakers including ET Canada producer Angela Smith, an intern job fair and more. 8 am-7 pm. $250. George Brown College Casa Loma Campus, 175 Kendal. Pre-register fashweekly.com/ fashion-camp.
tHe Great escape BeD pusH paraDe anD party Mad Pride march/roll down the side-
walks of Queen West to celebrate the escape from asylums back into the community, with drumming, costumes, speeches, music and more, plus an after-party. 12:30 pm. Free. CAMH, 1001 Queen W. madprideto.com.
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Overnight cycling holiday along 720K of the Waterfront Trail. $100-$230. waterfronttrail. org/gwta_web. kink in tHe city Evening of fetish art spontaneity, with appearances by Dwayne Bryk and others. 10 pm. Free. Black Eagle, 457 Church. blackeagletoronto.com. performance niGHt Art exhibit, live music, poetry readings, sketch comedy, crafts and more. 8 pm. Free. Smiling Buddha, 961 College. 416-516-2531. rrouGe park GuiDeD Walk Explore the urban wilderness in the Rouge. Today and tomorrow. Free. Various locations throughout Rouge Park. rougepark.com/hike. unity concert Day of urban performance art including beatboxing and break dancing plus an all-styles dance battle. 1-10 pm. Free. Yonge-Dundas Square. unitycharity.com/ festival. rWest Won community festival Live music including hip-hop, Latin and Bollywood, dancing, a fashion show, kids’ fun zone and more. 1-8 pm. Free. Weston btwn Jane and Eglinton. westwonfest.com.
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Gaza cHarity run/Walk (Run for Pales-
tine) A 5K run and 1K walk in the park raise funds for humanitarian oganizations in Palestine. 10:30 am. $20-$29. High Park, Bloor and Keele. runforpalestine.com. rlatin american funDraiser (Latin American and Caribbean Solidarity Network) Music, soccer, a barbecue and more. Noon. $10/plate. High Park, Area 15, 1873 Bloor W. Pre-register rburbano@hotmail. com. ontario oyster festival (Environmental Defence) Oyster-shucking
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CCaribbean Carnival ChurCh ServiCe All are welcome to this community event. 4 pm. Free. Revival Time Tabernacle, 4340 Dufferin. torontocaribbeancarnival.com. PoSt a letter SoCial aCtivity Club Afternoon of letter-writing at a historic post office. 1-4 pm. Free (pwyc stationery). Toronto’s First Post Office, 260 Adelaide E. pal-sac.com. roSedale ii Guided ROM walk. 2 pm. Free. Park Rd and Bloor. 416-586-8000, rom.on.ca. Smyth Park: the evolution of a Creek valley
Heritage Toronto walk. 1:30 pm. Free. Jane and Alliance. 416-338-3886, heritagetoronto.org. toronto monologue Slam Up-and-coming actors deliver style performances. 7 pm. $15, adv $10. Six Degrees, 2335 Yonge. toslam.com. towerS tour Toronto Soc of Architects walking tour of tall buildings. 1:30 pm. $20, stu/srs $15. torontoarchitecturetours.com.
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Lost rivers walk. 2 pm. Free. Runnymede subway. 416-593-2656. yoga meltdown Outdoor yoga classes and demos, mantra meditation, vegan cooking, theatre performances, a South Asian bazaar and more. Noon-5 pm. Free. Centre Island (ferry at foot of Bay). yogameltdown.com.
408 Queen W. 416-703-0811. eagle Staff ProCeSSion Assembly of First Nations procession to Fort York for a War of 1812 commemorative memorial service. 2 pm. Free. David Crombie Park, 131 the Esplanade. chiefs-of-ontario.org/afnhostcommittee.
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Canada abroad: doeS eConomiC growth riSk aCademiC freedom? Discussion on Can-
yorkville exotiC Car Show (Prostate Cancer Canada) Display of more than 160 vehicles. Noon-5 pm. Free (donations appreciated). Bloor btwn Bay and Avenue.
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adian business practices with Amnesty International’s Shanaaz Gokool and Freddy Osor. 7:30 pm. Free. Duke of York, 39 Prince Arthur. Pre-register wsicjuly2012.eventbrite.com. Celebration of Sybil goldStein Memorial celebrating the life and work of the late visual artist and co-founder of ChromaZone Collective. 6 pm. Free. Cameron House Back Room,
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Saturday (July 14). Grab a costume, pyjamas, a hats or a musical instrument and join the procession along with MPP Cherie DiNovo, MP Peggy Nash and Councillor Gord Perks to promote anti-discriminatory policies. Party kicks off at 12:30 pm; parade starts at 3:30 pm. Queen and Shaw. Check madprideto.com for the entire schedule. Six nationS all-Star talent ShowCaSe Per-
evolving consciousness salon on women, meditation, feminism and spirituality happens every Tue in July. $15. Toronto Women’s Bookstore, 73 Harbord. 416-922-8744. rfairy hike Family nature walk through magical woodlands where fairies and gnomes roam. 1 pm. $2. High Park Nature Centre, 440 Parkside. highparknaturecentre.com.
formances by musicians Derek Miller and Murray Porter, actor Gary Farmer, former Boston Bruin Stan Jonathan and others plus dance exhibitons, lacrosse players and more. 6 pm-1 am. Free. Metro Convention Centre 255 Front W. facebok.com/events/293633677400197. toronto muSiC garden tourS Tours of the garden’s unique design and history, led by a botanical guide. Wednesdays 11 am and Tuesdays 5:30 pm. Free. West end of the garden, 475 Queens Quay W. torontomusicgarden.ca.
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CroSSing borderS (Toronto Burlesque Festival) An exhibition of burlesque-themed photographs and drawings opens with performances by the Painted Lady Bartop Burlesque Dancers and others and runs to Jul 22.
Community meeting on the future of tenants and TCHC, with speakers including housing activist Michael Shapcott and tenants. 6:30 pm. Free. Ralph Thornton Centre 765 Queen E. martine.august@utoronto.ca. deSigning the ballet Panel discussion on ballet costumes, sets, lighting and architecture. 6:30 pm. $10. Design Exchange, 234 Bay. 416-363-6121. free fliCkS: when we were kingS Outdoor film screening. 9 pm. Free. Harbourfront Centre, 235 Queens Quay W. 416-973-4000, harbourfrontcentre.com. rkidS’ CbC dayS CBC kids’ characters including Huckle from Busytown Mysteries, performances by the Doodlebops and activities including a monster math squad and maskmaking, for kids two to six. Today and tomorrow 10 am-2 pm. Free. CBC Broadcasting Centre Atrium, 250 Front W. cbc.ca/parents. rom & itS neighbourS Guided ROM walk. 6 pm. Free. Royal Ontario Museum, 100 Queen’s Park, Bloor doors. 416-586-8000, rom.on.ca. tiff in the Park: raiSing arizona Outdoor film screening. 9:15 pm. Free. David Pecault Square, behind 55 John. tiff.net.
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Design road trip MADE’s (madedesign.ca) Shaun Moore and Julie Nicholson are bringing a bit of Toronto design flavour to the Visual Arts Centre of Clarington (143 Simpson, 905-623-5831, Bowmanville) this month with their Made: Directions And Intersections In Current Canadian Design exhibition. On until August 5, the show features furniture and housewares by Brothers Dressler Dressler, Kerry Croghan, Elsworthy Wang, Grant Heaps, Katherine Morley and others.
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1. Camper yellow and beige sandals ($169, Imelda, 123 Roncesvalles, 416-516-1333, frock.ca).
2. Aldo white and fluorescent yellow sandals ($29.98 on sale, Eaton Centre, 220 Yonge, 416-597-3809, and others, aldoshoes.com).
3. Tiger of Sweden blue sandals ($129, Heel Boy, 773 Queen West, 416-362-4335, heelboy.com).
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Stylegarage has just released a DIY table solution for outdoor entertainers. For $395, the furniture shop provides a pair of made-in-Toronto Tshaped stainless steel bases that can be topped with a variety of surfaces, from handsome cedar planks to reclaimed boards or builder-basic plywood. All you need to complete the project are a drill, measuring tape and some screws. 938 Queen West, 416-534-4343, stylegarage.com.
From our neighbours to the south – who are always innovating ways to be closer to food while avoiding exercise – comes the Cruzin Cruiser 300 Watt Electric Cooler/Scooter. With a top speed of 20 km/h, range of 24 km and cargo capacity for a two-four of beer plus ice – plus the fact that it fits in the trunk of your car – it saves you that arduous walk from the parking lot to your picnic table. $449 from cruzincooler.com
5. H&M purple sandals ($17.95, 1 Dundas West, 416-593-0064, and others, hm.com).
Junction design destination Mjölk (2959 Dundas West, 416-551-9853) is getting into the publishing game with its first book and catalogue. Mjölk: Volume 1 features designer workshop profiles, interviews, home tours and travel tips focused on Scandinavian and Japanese style. Pick it up in the shop or online at the recently relaunched web shop (mjolk.ca) for $27.
Summer style read Shoppers are fixated on the approachable price tags and disposable trends of fast fashion these days, but New York author Elizabeth A. Cline could change that with her buzzy new book Overdressed: The Shockingly High Cost Of Cheap Fashion (Penguin, $27.50). The confessed clotheshorse examines how we’ve evolved from shoppers who valued quality and longevity in our wardrobes to shoppers whose retail habits have hollowed out domestic garment manufacturing, reduced fair wages for workers and created tons upon tons of fashion waste. Read it before you start stocking your closet for fall.
Sweet deals The more menswear you buy, the more you save at Gotstyle’s (62 Bathurst, 416-260-9696, gsmen.com) Multiple O Sale. Get 10 per cent off if you buy one item, 20 per cent for two, 30 per cent for three and 40 per cent for four. At Ella + Elliot (188 Strachan, 416-850-7890, ellaandelliot.com), Saturday and Sunday’s (July 14 and 15) clearance sale features 20 to 75 per cent discounts on gifts, baby gear, clothing, toys and more. You can also find weekend furniture deals at their Etobicoke warehouse (249 Norseman). NOW JULY 12-18 2012
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Pairing cross-fit trainers with local design aficionados in one space might not seem like the most obvious retail mashup, but it works in the Academy of Lions General Store. Created in collaboration with Dufferin Grove-based collective Tinsel and Sawdust (tinselandsawdust.com) as a kind of multi-purpose community centre, the Ossington address combines a café outfitted with for-sale furniture by Toronto makers like Nico Soule, Karcass and C.R. Fieldhouse and a boutique selling exercise and vintage game gear including New Balance sneakers and retro croquet sets. There’s also a two-storey workout area in the back where young and old, fit and could-be-fitter alike gather to hang off gymnastic rings and lift mammoth tires. The design buys rotate in and out of the space in four-month cycles and are all available by special order, with relatively quick turnaround. Academy of Lions General Store picks: Fugitive Glue’s Bomba stool made from reclaimed propane tanks wouldn’t look out of place hoisted over someone’s head in a cross-fit class, $700; the multicoloured croquet set is $60; the Academy of Lions Foundation works with homeless and at-risk youth on projects like creating its in-house collection of T-shirts and tanks, $25 each. Look for: A naturopathic and holistic health clinic opening on the building’s third floor in September. Hours: Monday to Friday 6 am to 9 pm, Saturday and Sunday 9 am to 5 pm.
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What the experts say “Choose zinc oxide and toxin-free sunblocks: Badger SPF 30, Devita Solar Block SPF 30+ and Green Beaver. Wear a wide-brimmed hat and UV-resistant clothing. Choose wraparound Polaroid sunglasses with 100 per cent UVA and UVB protection. Stay hydrated, and eat 10 colourful fruits and vegetables a day for their healing, antioxidant effects. Aloe vera gel removes heat and stinging from sunburn. As well, treat sunburn with calendula cream with vitamin E (organic is best) and the homeopathic remedy cantharis. Avoid alcohol and caffeine, which cause water loss. Mix powdered calcium, magnesium and potassium in water, or take supplements before you exercise, because they get depleted. Take them as well if treating heat exhaustion: water with 2 teaspoons of salt per litre every few minutes, as salt increases depletion.’’ ZORANA ROSE, naturopathic doctor, Toronto “One of the hazardous ingredients in sunscreens is a form of vitamin A called retinyl palmitate. Research by the FDA and the National Toxicology Program [in the U.S.] suggests this chemical may increase the risk of skin cancer. Oxybenzone is another ingredient to avoid. It was found in more than 50 per cent of products we looked at. It’s associated with hormone disruption, and easily penetrates the skin. We suggest consumers look for titanium dioxide and zinc oxide, the basis of mineral sunscreens. These are less hazardous and provide protection against both UVA and UVB rays.” NNEKA LEIBA, senior research analyst, Environmental Working Group, Washington, DC “Sunscreen has to be broad-spectrum, and the SPF should be at least 30. Look for water-resistant or -repellant products. Sunscreens that feature the logo for the Canadian Dermatology Association tend to be more reliable. Sometimes people put on sunscreen and think it’s foolproof, but it needs to be reapplied regularly. There have been suggestions that some ingredients can increase carcinogenicity. There is no clear evidence for that. More of an issue is not reapplying sunscreen; that’s how we get skin cancer. Even living in Toronto’s climate, those who get
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Aries Mar 21 | Apr 19 During an author tour a few
years ago, I was a guest on San Francisco radio station KFOG. For a while, the host interviewed me about my book and astrology column. Then we moved into a less formal mode, bantering about psychic powers, lucid dreams and reincarnation. Out of nowhere, the host asked me, “So who was I in my past life?” Although I’m not in the habit of reading people’s previous incarnations, I suddenly and inexplicably had the sense that I knew exactly who he’d been: Savonarola, a controversial 15thcentury Italian friar. I suspect you may soon have comparable experiences, Aries. Don’t be surprised if you are able to glean new revelations about the past and come to fresh insights about how history has unfolded.
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tantalize, Taurus. Be pithy and catchy and provocative. Don’t go on too long. Leave ’em hanging for more. Wink for dramatic effect. Perfect your most enigmatic smile. Drop hints and cherish riddles. Believe in the power of telepathy. Add a new twist or two to your body language. Be sexy in the subtlest ways you can imagine. Pose questions that no one has been brave or smart enough to ask. Hang out on thresholds, crossroads and any other place where the action is entertaining.
GeMini May 21 | Jun 20 American political leaders who have never been soldiers tend to be more gung-ho about sending U.S. fighting forces into action than leaders who have actually served in the military. So said former Marine captain Matt Pottinger in TheDailyBeast.com. I recommend that you avoid and prevent comparable situations in your own life during the coming weeks, Gemini. Don’t put yourself under the influence of decisionmakers who have no direct experience of the issues that are important to you. The same standard should apply to you, too. Be humble about pressing forward if you’re armed with no more than a theoretical understanding of things. As much as possible, make your choices and wield your clout based on what you know firsthand. CAnCer Jun 21 | Jul 22 Let’s hypothesize that there are two different kinds of freedom possible for you to pursue. One is simplistic and sterile, while the other is colourful and fertile. The first is characterized by absence or emptiness, and the second is full of rich information and stimulating experiences. Is there any doubt about which is preferable? I know that the simplistic, sterile freedom might be easier and faster to attain. But its value would be limited and short-lived, I’m afraid. In the long run, the tougher liberation will be more rewarding.
Leo Jul 23 | Aug 22 Some people believe that a
giant sea serpent lives in a Scottish lake. They call it the Loch Ness Monster, or Nessie for short. The evidence is anecdotal and skimpy. If the creature actually lurks in the murky depths, it has never hurt any human being, so it can’t be considered dangerous. On the other hand, Nessie has long been a boon to tourism in the area. The natives are happy that the tales of its existence are so lively. I’d like to propose using the Loch Ness monster as a template for how to deal with one of your scary delusions. Use your rational mind to exorcise any anxiety you might still be harbouring, and figure out a way to take advantage of the legendary story you created about it.
VirGo Aug 23 | sep 22 “The soul should always
stand ajar,” said 19-century Emily Dickinson poet in one of her poems, “That if the heaven inquire, He will not be obliged to wait, Or shy of troubling her.” Modern translation: You should keep your deep psyche in a constant state of readiness for the possible influx of divine inspiration or unexpected blessings. That way, you’re likely to recognize the call when it comes and respond with the alacrity necessary to get the full benefit of its offerings. This is always a sound principle to live by. But it will be an especially valuable strategy in
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LibrA sep 23 | oct 22 Some people wonder if I’m more like a cheerleader than an objective reporter. They think that maybe I minimize the pain and exaggerate the gain that lie ahead. I understand why they might pose that question. Because all of us are constantly besieged with a disproportionate glut of discouraging news, I see it as my duty to provide a counterbalance. My optimism is medicine to protect you from the distortions that the conventional wisdom propagates. Having said that, I’d like you to know that I’m not counterbalancing at all when I give you this news: You’re close to grabbing a strategic advantage over a frustration that has hindered you for a long time. sCorpio oct 23 | nov 21 “Life always gives us exactly the teacher we need at every moment,” said Zen teacher Charlotte Joko Beck. “This includes every mosquito, every misfortune, every red light, every traffic jam, every obnoxious supervisor (or employee), every illness, every loss, every moment of joy or depression, every addiction, every piece of garbage, every breath.” While I appreciate Beck’s advice, I’m perplexed why she put such a heavy emphasis on lessons that arise from difficult events. In the weeks ahead, you’ll be proof that this is shortsighted. Your teachers are likely to be expansive, benevolent and generous. sAGiTTArius nov 22 | Dec 21 A lathe is a machine
that grips a chunk of metal or wood or clay and rotates it so that someone wielding a tool can form the chunk into a desired shape. From a metaphorical point of view, I visualize you as being held by a cosmic lathe right now. God or fate or whatever you’d prefer to call it is chiselling away the non-essential stuff so as to sculpt a more beautiful and useful version of you. Although the process may be somewhat painful, I think you’ll be happy with the result.
CApriCorn Dec 22 | Jan 19 I’m hoping you will take maximum advantage of the big opportunity that’s ahead for you, Capricorn: an enhancement of your senses. That’s right. For the foreseeable future, you not only have the potential to experience extra-vivid and memorable perceptions. You could also wangle an upgrade in the acuity and profundity of your senses, so your sight, smell, taste, hearing and touch will forevermore gather in richer data. For best results, set aside what you believe about the world, and just drink in the pure impressions. In other words, focus less on the thoughts rumbling around inside your mind and simply notice what’s going on around you. For extra credit: cultivate an empathetic curiosity about everything you’d like to perceive better.
AquArius Jan 20 | Feb 18 What kind of week will
it be for you? It will be like you’re chewing gum while walking down a city street and then suddenly you sneeze, catapulting the gooey mess from your mouth onto the sidewalk in such a way that it gets stuck to the bottom of your shoe, which causes you to trip and fall, allowing you to find a $100 bill that is just lying there unclaimed and that you would never have seen had you not experienced your little fit of “bad luck.” Be ready to cash in on unforeseen twists of fate, Aquarius.
pisCes Feb 19 | Mar 20 Having served as executive vice-president of the Hedonistic Anarchists Think Tank, I may not seem like the most believable advocate of the virtues of careful preparation, rigorous organization, and steely resolve. But if I have learned anything from consorting with hedonistic anarchists, it’s that there’s not necessarily a clash between thrill-seeking and self-discipline. The two can even be synergistic. I think that’s especially true for you right now, Pisces. The quality and intensity of your playtime activities will thrive in direct proportion to your self-command. Homework: Even if you don’t send it, write a letter to the person you admire most. Share it with me at http:///freewillastrology.com.
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T.O.’s loco for tacos La Carnita takes the latest food craze to the next level LA CARNITA (501 College, at Pal-
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merston, 416-964-1555, lacarnita. com) Complete meals for $40 per person, including tax, tip and a pint of micro-suds. Average taco $5. Open Tuesday to Sunday 5 to 11 pm. Closed Monday, holidays. Licensed. Access: one step at door, washrooms in basement. Rating: NNNN
the 14-year-old in our posse is outraged. “Thirteen bucks and change for a 40 of Old English? That’s twice what it costs at the liquor store.” Welcome to La Carnita, kid, the permanent pop-up taqueria where a ghetto-sized bottle of malt liquor goes for a major chunk of your weekly allowance, and tacos are five bones a pop. But what tacos! Co-owner/chef Andrew Richmond’s take on the fork-free snack du jour may be as authentically Mexican as the funky cantina’s fauxpainted walls, but there’s no denying his considerable kitchen skills. Take his signature In Cod We Trust,
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a fresh white-corn tortilla from Kensington’s La Tortilleria generously piled with beautifully battered wild Atlantic cod, pickled red cabbage and tart Granny Smith apple. A healthy squirt of lime and lashings of both mellow crema fresca and what chef calls Voltron sauce (a spicy tamaribased concoction named for the 80s anime super-robot, the 14-year-old informs us) send the sustainable fish into overdrive. As its name suggests, Pollo Frito sees great chunks of Southern-style fried chicken dressed in peanut mole sauce, barely pickled napa cabbage and roughly chopped tomato salsa. Just as delish, crisply deep-fried cubes of buttery avocado play against sour epazote-stewed beans and peppery chipotle sauce, a leafy sprig of coriander to garnish. Richmond keeps it relatively simple with Carne Asada – seared strips of rare skirt steak tossed with sweet mango salsa and crumbled Parmesan-like queso anejo – and offsets his
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terrific house-made chorizo with pickled red onion and sharp cojita cheese. Those offended by offal should steer clear of Tostada de Lengua (translation: a deep-fried taco topped with tender beef tongue, grilled pineapple and beet sprouts in an incendiary hot sauce that could spark a nuclear meltdown). There’s more to La Carnita than a whack o’ tacos, including starters like halved avocados stuffed with ripe mango, toasted pumpkin seeds and Hostess Hickory Sticks cleverly fashioned from deep-fried plantain ($7). A meant-to-share tray of tortilla chips dusted with powdered ancho chili comes sided with chipotle-spiked chicken liver pâté ($6.50), while perfectly charred corn on the cob arrives slathered in yogurty crema fresca and more anejo cheese ($7 for two). You won’t want to share these suckers. Desserts are not to be missed. Think of paletas as the Mexican equicontinued on page 29 œ
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430-1/2 College, at Bathurst, 416-9618424, thekoreantaco.com. Multi-culti tacos served with a slammin’ side of retro hip-hop might not be the most original thing going, but first-time restaurateurs Michael and Jason Jang do the food truck staple better than most. Best: soft flour tortillas stuffed with strips of rare bulgogi beef, iceberg lettuce, sweetly pickled cuke and halved baby grape tomatoes splashed with mayo and pepper sauce; pulled pork tacos in Indo-spiced tomato with guacamole and banh-mi-style pickled daikon ‘n’ carrot; minced chicken tacos with caraway coleslaw; tofu ’n’ chive pan-fried mandu dumplings. Complete meals for $22 per person, including, tax, tip and a shot of 40-proof soju. Average main $8. Open Tuesday to Saturday 5 pm to close. Closed Sunday, Monday, holidays. Licensed. Access: short step at door, washrooms on same floor. Rating: nnn
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565 Yonge, at Wellesley, 647-748-6666, comoencasa.ca. Is this the best Mexican grub in town? Not by a long shot. But Carlos Rios’s low-key cantina in the old Pita Break space makes up for the missing glitz with low-prices and dishes made from scratch. Like Agave and El Sol, fast food this ain’t. Best: grilled white flour tacos stuffed with sweetly shredded chicken, beef or pork or grilled veggies as well as cheese, lettuce and tomato; bountiful burritos stuffed with tomato-tinted rice, creamy refried beans and roasted corn and a raft of fixings; slow-braised adobo chicken in tangy tomato sauce; housebaked empanadas. Complete meals for $10 per person, including tax, tip and a soda.
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1330 Queen W, at Elm Grove, 416627-3459, grandelectricbar.com. Now that ex-Black Hoof chef Colin Tooke’s super-hot Parkdale taqueria has more than doubled in size with the addition of a 40-seat patio, scoring a no-reserve table should be twice as easy. Wrong! But show up at 6, get on the list and come back in an hour or so – no problemo. Best: soft-shell tacos stuffed with sweetly pulled pork belly and grilled pineapple salsa; shredded chicken with árbol pepper and pickled red onion; braised beef cheeks with avocado and jalapeños; Bajastyle deep-fried tilapia with radish, red onion and lime; shareable plates like chunky tuna ceviche tostada; deep-fried calamari drenched in Sriracha-like hot sauce; Chicken Frito, miscellaneous deepfried chicken parts in a spicy Vietnamesestyle hot sauce; Mason jars of key lime pudding. Complete meals for $40 per person, including tax, tip and a cocktail. Average main $10. Open nightly from 6 pm. No reservations. Licensed. Access: one step at door, washrooms in basement. Rating:
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214 Augusta, at Baldwin, 416-6585001. If you’ve always wanted to try one of the few authentic Mexican cantinas in town but have been put off by the trek to Rogers Road and Dufferin, here’s your chance to experience the real deal a little closer downtown. Minimal food-court seating. Also: 126 Rogers, at Boon, 416658-5001. Best: fresh, soft La Tortilleria’s corn tortillas stuffed with tender-sweet slow-roasted pork shoulder carnitas, caramelized onion and coriander; spicy
shredded achiote chicken laced with sweet bell peppers; chewy beef tongue with cubed potato; fresh cactus salad in citrus vinaigrette; for the seriously hung over – pozole, a slightly greasy spice-fortified goulash thick with pulled pork and starchy hominy kernels and garnished with chopped iceberg lettuce, raw onion, ore≠gano and corn chips. Complete meals for $10 per person, including all taxes, tip and a soda. Average main $6. Open Thursday to Sunday 11:30 am to 7 pm. Closed Monday to Wednesday. Unlicensed. Cash only. Access: three steps at door, no washrooms. Rating: nnnn
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392 Queen W, at Spadina, 416-3630588, banhmiboys.com. After a short run last December, the Boys return with a much slicker operation than the original slapdash pop-up. Expanded seating and a much-improved takeout corner ensure that lines move even faster than before. New on the menu: kimchee fries, duck confit subs, beef cheek steamed bao and squid tacos! Best: Korean tacos – grilled Indian paratha flatbread stuffed with the likes of spicy bulgogi beef, lemongrass chicken thigh or pulled sesame pork dressed with pickled carrot ’n’ daikon, diced jalapeños, English cucumber, fresh coriander, kimchee, house-made hoisin and Sriracha; Saigon-style subs stuffed with veal meatballs in tomato sauce or grilled pork belly in five-spice; steamed Chinese buns layered with deep-fried tofu, pickled yellow radish and miso sauce. Complete meals for $10 per person, including tax, tip and an Orange Crush. Average main $5. Open Monday to Friday 11 am to 10 pm, Saturday 11 am to 9 pm. Closed Sunday, some holidays. Unlicensed. Access: barrier-free, washrooms in basement. Rating: nnnnn 3
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valent of popsicles, from sorbet-style strawberry to a convincing spin on retro key lime pie coated with crushed graham crackers. Salting caramel is nothing new, but Richmond ups the ante by sprinkling both his dulce de leche paletas (all $4) and the dulce de leche that accompanies his doughnutlike churros ($5) with flaky sea salt and chicharrón, aka pulverized pork rinds. Draining the last of our $11 Who Shot Ya? cocktails – bourbon sours named for a Biggie Smalls tune, which explains the smirk from the 14-yearold – we can no longer ignore the 800-pound gorilla in the 78-seat airconditioned room: is La Carnita better than the very similar Grand Electric? On food alone, the two are on par,
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though GE gets the advantage on price – $3.50 per taco versus 5 bucks. The noisy Christmas-tree-lit restos look virtually identical, but Grand Electric wins out with one of the better backyard patios in town, always a major draw. Hence the lineup. Both have fast and friendly servers, most notably the food runner at La Carnita, who could qualify for the 100-yard dash at the next Olympics. But the scene on College is far less frantic than on Queen. You can walk in most times, score a table and it doesn’t feel like someone’s staring at your back with a stop watch in hand. The next time we’re in the mood for trendy tacos – and a 40 – we know where we’ll be heading. 3
Now that everyone except Tim Hortons is cranking out tacos, could quesadillas be the next big culinary craze? That’s an affirmative if you’re Gabriela Ituarte and Ivan Wadgymar, the owners of the newly launched Maizal (133 Jefferson, at King West, 416-8024155) in Liberty Village. The two first-time restaurateurs don’t use store-bought tortillas, instead hand-grinding local CSA corn to produce a crumbly-textured tortilla that’s almost twice as thick as usual and three times as tasty. The grilled spinach and cheese quesadillas ($5.50) are particularly delish.
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Although they won’t be featuring a Led Zeppelin tribute band like they did last summer, they will be blasting the tunes when Jamie Kennedy’s Gilead Café (4 Gilead, at King East, 647288-0680, jamiekennedy.ca) hosts a Back Door Burger bash Saturday (July 14). The rockin’ block party runs from 11:30 am to 2 pm, when 5 bucks’ll get you a burger and a side of Humble Pie.
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Deep in the downtown core, the sex-themed lounge Laide (138 Adelaide East, at Jarvis, 416-8502726, laide.ca) will be showing its last vintage porno loop on Sunday (July 15), another victim of relentless condofication. And over in Leslieville, dim sum spot Sea Breeze (1342 Queen East, at Greenwood, 416-406-6060) is throwing in the towel after an almost 20-year run on September 16, since the building’s been sold. We’ll miss the crocodile dumplings. The shrimp SD tacos? Not so much. Got some insider dish to share? Contact stevend@nowtoronto.com
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Rating: NNNN You don’t go to a Dirty Projectors show for the showmanship or visual gimmicks, and that’s absolutely fine. If band leader Dave Longstreth does get around to addressing the crowd, there’s a good chance he’ll forget to talk into the microphone, while any movements he makes seem unintentional and charmingly awkward. Co-vocalist/guitarist Amber Coffman, on the other hand, prowls the stage with confidence and exudes pop charisma when she takes the lead. Her Mariah Careyesque octave leaps on crowd favourite Stillness Is The Move are a highlight. Ultimately, though, the show is about the group’s stunningly intricate harmonies, jagged rhythms and oddly beautiful songs. If fans were disappointed that the set focused mainly on brand-new album Swing Lo Magellan, it didn’t show.
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New songs got just as much applause as oldies, and the band executed both with impressive precision while maintaining a casual fluidity that keeps even their out-there tendencies accessible BENJAMIN BOLES and intimate.
FIONA APPLE at Sound
ñAcademy, Wednesday, July 4.
Rating: NNNN Fiona Apple doesn’t even have to glance at the audience to resonate. That’s the power of her self-involved art. Speaking to the crowd just once – to introduce the final song – she spent most of her Sound Academy show unaware, though not dismissive, of the flock hanging on her every yelp and flinch of sinewy limb. The set list was a loopy best-of cabaret. Older songs like Fast As You Can, Shadowboxer and Get Gone were comfortingly intact but smokier, elevated by wanton guitar solos and lingering crests of noise. When it was just her, piano and percussion, things grew quiet and
Shows that rocked Toronto last week
still like an early morning. Songs from June’s weary The Idler Wheel played fuller than the record’s sparse mix. Apple gives every note, syllable and semantic twist weight thanks to a voice older than its corporeal source. Sixteen years after the slinky adolescent cri de coeur of Criminal, that voice is now middle-aged. It’s flinty and dramatic, wavering only when she sings with such force that you can see her veins ANUPA MISTRY bulge from the back row.
NORAH JONES at Massey Hall, Friday, July 6. Rating: NNN
Norah Jones makes it look easy, switching between electric and acoustic pianos, bass and guitar with cool confidence. Ten years after Come Away With Me thrust her into the spotlight, she’s definitely the main attraction, yet gives plenty of room for her excellent new band to shine. The set, which included many songs from her new album, Little Broken
Hearts, along with favourites Chasing Pirates and Don’t Know Why, flowed seamlessly – a little too seamlessly. There was little change in tempo or dynamics for most of the night. Whether Jones was dipping into her jazzier side alone at the piano or taking a stab at the Grateful Dead’s It Must Have Been The Roses, her energy never altered. Despite the varying genres and lyrical themes, each song was given an easygoing, mild-mannered sheen. While her return to Toronto was pleasant, it could have been much more JOANNE HUFFA than that.
EL-P and KILLER MIKE at the Hoxton, Monday, July 9. Rating: NNN
It’s interesting to witness the career revival of an underground legend. El-P has updated, but not deviated, from the spacey, dense, ranting style of hiphop found on 2002’s Fantastic Damage. So while the latest record, Cancer For Cure, has fresh appeal for those
who missed out on his early-00s heyday, the majority at last night’s Hoxton show were life-long fans. Opening for El-P was the indefatigable Killer Mike, playing his third Toronto set in under a month. This one was special since El-P, who produced Mike’s new album, R.A.P. Music, was on hand for their collaboration song, Butane. As usual, Mike easily stirred up the crowd with his varied, classic discography, ending on the Big Boi posse cut Kryptonite. El-P performed Cancer For Cure in its entirety, backed by two band members. The percussion and synth reinforcement added depth to the venue’s muddy sound. Energy peaked when the openers and auxiliary hype men crowded onstage for a frenzied familial moment to perform Oh Hail No and Tougher Colder Killer. But performance-wise, ElAM P’s best moments came solo.
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youtH lagoon, FatHer JoHn Misty Opera House (735 Queen East), tonight (Thursday, July 12) Left-field singer/ songwriters. sounD in Motion Festival w/ Pheek, Arthur Oskan, Murr, Black Light Smoke, Francis Harris and many more Various venues, Friday to Sunday (July 12 to 14) Grassroots electronic music festival. young MotHer, MausoleuM, ostriCH tuning, tetragon Get Well (1181 Dundas West), Friday (July 13) See preview, page 37. trust, ligHt asyluM The Great Hall (1087 Queen West), Friday (July 13) Dark and spooky dance pop. king kHan & bbQ sHow Lee’s Palace (529 Bloor West), Friday (July 13) Recently reformed soul-punk duo.
Dog Day, Marine DreaMs, Hut Parts & Labour (1566 Queen West), Friday (July 13) See preview, page 42. Digits, Parallels, Dark ages, Miss elizabetH The Garrison (1197 Dundas West), Saturday (July 14) See preview, page 44. sHaDowy Men on a sHaDowy Planet Lee’s Palace (529 Bloor West), Saturday (July 14) See preview, page 36. Hot CHiP Sound Academy (11 Polson), Sunday (July 15) See cover story, page 38. sPoek MatHaMbo Drake Hotel Undergrond (1150 Queen West), Monday (July 16) South African dance/rock/ rap. lower Dens, no Joy Lee’s Palace (529 Bloor West), Tuesday (July 17) Dark ambient drone rock.
tickets
Just announced girl unit, DJ sliink The Great Hall Black Box Theatre $12.50. TW. July 20.
Don MClean Canadian National Exhib-
sHuFFle DeMons CD release Lula
arkells, tHe DarCys Canadian Na-
Lounge 8 pm, $10-$15. July 26.
salt-n-PePa Festival Of Beer Exhibition
Place Bandshell 4:30 to 11 pm, $38.50. beerfestival.ca. July 27.
QuiQue esCaMilla & banD, ManinHo Costa & batuCaDa CarioCa, DJ elMan, DJ general eCleCtiC Uma Nota Five-Year Anniversary Party The Great Hall doors 10 pm, $15-$20, adv $12. umanota.ca. July 27.
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Full Flex exPress tour Make all the jokes you want about how brostep is ruining dance music, but even cynics have to admit that Skrillex is attempting something truly ambitious and unique with the Full Flex Express Tour. Inspired by the 1970 Festival Express tour, he and a diverse cast of performers will travel across Canada on a train, which will even have a recording studio in one of the cars. The impressive lineup includes Diplo, Grimes, Pretty Lights and others. At the Fort York Garrison Commons (250 Fort York), Friday (July 13), doors 4 pm. $51.50. PDR, RT, SS, TW.
ition 7:30 pm, free w/ admission. August 24.
tional Exhibition Bandshell 7:30 pm, free w/ admission. August 29. hibition Bandshell 7:30 pm, free w/ admission. August 31.
Mt. eerie, wyrD visions The Great
Hall 8 pm, $15. TW. September 10.
wye oak Horseshoe doors 8:30 pm, $12.50. HS, RT, SS, TM. September 17. antibalas Lee’s Palace doors 8 pm, $20. HS, RT, SS, TM. September 18.
big wreCk Festival Of Beer Exhibition
ranDy baCHMan Canada’s Walk Of Fame Festival Winter Garden Theatre 8 pm, $59.50-$173. WG. canadaswalkoffame.com. September 20.
HEartland Punk
saraH MClaCHlan & k’naan Can-
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Place Bandshell 1:30 to 8 pm, $38.50. beerfestival.ca. July 29.
a PlaCe to bury strangers, lioness, young MotHer, og MeloDy, CanaDian winter anD otHers The All Caps! Island Festival Art-
ada’s Walk Of Fame Festival Massey Hall 8 pm, $59-$149. RTH. canadaswalkoffame.com. September 20.
scape Gibraltar Point gates 3 pm, $17, festival pass $30. RT, SS. wavelengthtoronto.com, galleryAC.com. August 12.
Jann arDen Canada’s Walk Of Fame Festival Massey Hall 8 pm, $59-$99. RTH. canadaswalkoffame.com. September 22.
big sugar, FlasH ligHtnin’ Canadian National Exhibition Bandshell 7:30 pm, free w/admission. August 18.
JoHnny reiD Canada’s Walk Of Fame Festival Massey Hall 8 pm, $59-$129.50. RTH. canadaswalkoffame.com. September 23.
FreDDie MCgregor Canadian National Exhibition Bandshell 7:30 pm, free w/ admission. August 22.
slasH Sound Academy doors 7:30 pm.
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All listings are free. Send to: music@nowtoronto.com, fax to 416-364-1166 or mail to Music, NOW Magazine, 189 Church, Toronto M5B 1Y7. Include artist(s), genre of music, event name (if any), venue name and address, time, ticket price and phone number or website. Deadline is the Thursday before publication at 5 pm. Weekly events must confirm their listing once a month.
Thursday, July 12 PoP/Rock/HiP-HoP/Soul
AlleycAtz Ascencion (R&B/soul/funk). AmsterdAm Brewery Open Roof Festival:
Outdoor Film And Music Series The Little Black Dress 7:30 pm. Annex wreckroom Unity Fest Beat Box Challenge Reeps One, Krnfx, Mouthpeace, Kevin Park 9 pm. Bovine sex cluB This Is Death Valley, Like Animals, Galgamex, Constellations, DJ Misty. cAmeron House Fedora Upside Down 10 pm. tHe centrAl Music Parlor 10 pm, Christie Pits Film Fest Fundraiser 6 pm. comfort zone Radio Moscow, Biblical, Littlefoot Longfoot doors 8:30 pm. dAkotA tAvern Dan Griffin, Lou Canon 9 pm, Selina Martin Triplets 7-9 pm. drAke Hotel underground Summer Lovin’: benefit for James Massey Memorial Music Scholarship Clara Venice (pop) doors 8 pm. el mocAmBo EP release The Stormalongs, Lazybones, Noel Johnson 9 pm. glAdstone Hotel melody BAr Nathaniel Edgar, Cameron Delaat, Black Hearts 4 Breakfast & the Folk 9 pm. grAffiti’s The Honey Bucket 7 pm, Bright Blue Motels 5 to 7 pm. grossmAn’s Rock’n Robin Harp 10 pm. HABits gAstropuB Sarah Broadfoot 8:30 pm. Holy oAk cAfe New Civilization (reggae) 10 pm. HorsesHoe Reignwolf, the Archives, Dane Hartsnell (blues rock & roll) 9 pm. inter steer Ronnie Hayward Trio (rockabilly) 8 to 11 pm. lee’s pAlAce Moore, Modified, Android Meme. lulA lounge Rastafest Launch House of David Gang, Jah Kettle, Avetha, Petra, Patrick Roots (reggae) doors 9:30 pm. molson AmpHitHeAtre Jason Aldean, Luke Bryan, Rachel Farley, DJ Silver doors 5:30 pm.
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gentleMen HusbanDs Festival Of
Beer Exhibition Place Bandshell 1:30 to 8 pm, $38.50. beerfestival.ca. July 28.
Music listings appear by day, then by genre, then alphabetically by venue. Event names are in italics. See Music Club Index, page 44, for venue address and phone number.
Springsteen comparisons followed the release of the Gaslight Anthem’s American Slang album in 2010. (It helps that both are from New Jersey.) Handwritten, the band’s just-released new one, however, supposedly returns the four-piece to their punk rock roots, though we’re not really hearing it. It’s simply tough, soaring rock ’n’ roll, delivered with fire. At Lee’s Palace (529 Bloor West), Monday (July 16), doors 8 pm. $22.50. RT, SS, TM.
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NATHAN PHILLIPS SQUARE Tasty Thursdays The Arsenals (ska/rocksteady/pop) noon to 2 pm.
NGOMA LOUNGE Xperience Thursdays: Roots
& Reggae Open Mic Jam DJ Red Out, 3 Star, DJ Nic, Charlie Bobus, King Ujah, Humble, Quentin Vercetty (live hip-hop/R&B). OPERA HOUSE Youth Lagoon, Father John Misty doors 8:30 pm. THE PISTON Toledo, Whirly Birds, Revolvers 9 pm. SAZERAC GASTRO LOUNGE The Capitol Beat (funk/soul/R&B) 10 pm. THE SISTER The Tristones. SOUTHSIDE JOHNNY’S Skip Tracer (rock) 9:30 pm. VIRGIN MOBILE MOD CLUB James Vincent McMorrow, Grey Kingdom 7 pm.
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ASPETTA CAFFE Open Mic/Jam 8 pm. CASTRO’S LOUNGE Jerry Leger & the Situation
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(country/folk/rock) 9 pm.
C’EST WHAT Oliver Pigott (singer/songwriter)
9 pm.
CLINTON’S Bones & Blackstars Michael O’Hara,
Dan Clark (folk Radiohead tribute band) doors 9 pm. EMMET RAY BAR Box Full of Cash (blues) 9 pm. ETON HOUSE Keith Jolie (folk) 7:30 pm. HOLY OAK CAFE Lost Girl (old time) 7:30 pm. HONEST ED’S PARKING LOT Koffler Gallery Off-Site Summer Special The Pining (country/indie folk all-girl ensemble) 6 pm. HUGH’S ROOM CD release Suzie Vinnick 8:30 pm. THE LOCAL Ronley Teper & Her Lipliners (experimental pop). ROSE THEATRE GARDEN SQUARE Lunchtime Concert Moira Nelson & Elena noon to 2 pm. THE RUSTY NAIL Open Jam Steph Armstrong, Tommy Flanagan & Brian Law 10 pm. SILVER DOLLAR Oli Brown (blues). TORONTO BOTANICAL GARDEN The Edwards Summer Music Series Emma-Lee (singer/songwriter) 7 to 8:30 pm. TRANZAC SOUTHERN CROSS The Free Whiskey String Band (bluegrass) 9:30 pm, Bluegrass Thursdays Houndstooth (bluegrass/old-time) 7:30 pm.
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BOILER HOUSE Melissa Boyce Trio (soulful jazz)
8 pm.
HARBOURFRONT CENTRE Dancing On The Pier Pablo Terry & Sol de Cuba, Toronto All-Star Big Band 7 pm. REPOSADO The Reposadists (Gypsy-bop jazz). REX Lord Bubba 9:30 pm, Kevin Quain 6:30 pm. SOMEWHERE THERE STUDIO Avesta Nakhaei (jazz/improv) 8 pm. TORONTO MUSIC GARDEN Summer Music In The Garden: Wassho! Nagata Shachu (taiko drumming troupe) 7 pm.
DANCE MUSIC/DJ/LOUNGE
THE BASE STATION Sweat It Out CUBS, Music
Parlour DJs 10 pm. CHEVAL Brand’d DJ PG-13 (house/hip-hop/ club anthems). COOPER COLE GALLERY Zagga Zow Summer Group Show DJ Michelle Williams 6 to 10 pm. DRAKE HOTEL UNDERGROUND NoSuchThing Amy Traphouse, Freezachin, LewyV doors 11 pm. EPIPHANY RESTAURANT & LOUNGE Epiphany Thursdays DJ DLimit (Afro/dancehall/hip-hop/ old school/soca). GOODHANDY’S T-Girl Parties.5 THE HOXTON Simian Mobile Disco (DJ set) doors 10 pm. INSOMNIA DJ Ron Jon (funk/soul/house). THE LOCAL COMPANY Fashion Lovers Pop-Up DJ Lynx, DJ Soundbwoy 8:30 pm. PEOPLE’S CHICKEN Happy Hour DJ Michael Williams (Motown classics/smooth jazz/northern soul/Canrock) 6 pm. RIVOLI UPSTAIRS Riv ‘ER DJ Plan B (hip-hop). RIVOLI Music City: Round 2 7 pm.
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Friday, July 13 POP/ROCK/HIP-HOP/SOUL
ALLEYCATZ Ascencion (R&B/soul/funk). THE BALLROOM Wednesdays Engine 10 pm. BAR ITALIA UPSTAIRS Shugga (funk) 9:30 pm. BETTY’S Oji (reggae/blues) 9 pm. BOVINE SEX CLUB Teenage X, Convalescents,
Unbelievers, the Cola Heads. BÏZUNE Sound In Motion Festival Pheek, Arthur Oskan, Matt & Mark Thibideau, Knowing Looks, Murr 10 pm to 4 am.
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BAR NEON Feel Fridays: Proceeds for Home Building for Needy Philippines Families DJ Mike C (funk/soulful grooves/classic house) 10 pm. BRASSAII Love Me Till I’m Me Again DJ Bobby K (house/hip-hop/club anthems). CAPITOL EVENT THEATRE Funkabelly Dance Party And Bellydance Cabaret Nomadica doors 8 pm. CHEVAL DJ Whoo Kid. CLINTON’S Fuck It DJs Bangs & Blush (80s/90s/00s guilty pleasures) doors 10 pm. DRAKE HOTEL UNDERGROUND DJ Your Boy Brian doors 11 pm. DRAKE HOTEL LOUNGE Jukebox: Rock & Soul Dance Party doors 10 pm. EMMET RAY BAR DJ Funky Flavours (funk/soul) 10 pm. EMPIRE LOUNGE Black Flyday Black Reaction, Perfect Storm, Jynx. FLY Grapefruit DJ Shane Percy, DJ Aural.5 FOOTWORK Luv This City Fridays doors 10 pm. FORT YORK GARRISON COMMONS Full Flex Express Train Tour Skrillex, Pretty Lights, Diplo, Grimes, Koan Sound & Tokimonsta doors 4 pm. GLOBAL VILLAGE BACKPACKERS Sound In Motion Festival Kickoff Sylvermayne, Pursuit Grooves, Chris Larsen 5 to 8 pm. GOODHANDY’S Spectra DJ Todd Klinck doors 10 pm.5 INSOMNIA Funkn’ Fresh Fridays Boots Boogie (house/breaks). MAISON MERCER Robbie Rivera, Hot Mouth 10 pm. LA PERLA HER DJs Produzentin, John Caffery & the Robotic Kid, OMGBLOG.COM 10:30 pm. THE PISTON Floored DJ Fathom (breaks/hiphop/soul) 10 pm. SAVIARI TEA + COCKTAIL LOUNGE Elevation: Music With Feeling DJ Yogi (house/Afro-soul/ Latin/soul/funk) doors 9 pm. SUPERMARKET A Beautiful Weekend: Communal Dinner & Dance Party.
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SHADOWY MEN ON A SHADOWY PLANET Never say never, learns the reunited Toronto band By JOANNE HUFFA
SHADOWY MEN ON A SHADOWY PLANET with CATL and DANIEL ROMEO at Lee’s Palace (529 Bloor West), Saturday (July 14), 9 pm. $15. HS, RT, SS.
In the mid-80s and 90s, Toronto’s Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet were everywhere. Their instrumental rock ’n’ roll was used as the theme song and incidental music on The Kids In The Hall TV show, and the video for Musical Interlude was a MuchMusic standard. The trio of Reid Diamond, Brian Connelly and Don Pyle split in 1996 after over a decade of effervescent shows and albums. They embarked on new but separate musical ventures, and when bassist Diamond died of cancer in 2001, it seemed that Shadowy Men’s music would live on only in memories and on turntables. However, the reissuing of their catalogue by Toronto’s Mammoth Cave Recording Co. earlier this year has brought the surviving members back together, if only for a few shows. “For many years, [staying broken up] wasn’t even a decision,” says drummer Pyle. “There simply was no Shadowy THE CENTRAL The Gigi Sisters 7 pm. DRAKE HOTEL UNDERGROUND The Pecan Sand-
ies, Harder Than Your Husband doors 8 pm. EL MOCAMBO Purpine Goodralph, Air Marshall Landing, Boxfull of Groundhogs, Olaroks doors 9 pm. FOXY’S BAR & GRILL Camel Joe. GET WELL Album release Young Mother, Mausoleum, Ostrich Tuning, Tetragon (rock). See preview, page 37. GLADSTONE HOTEL MELODY BAR The Jeanine Mackie Band 9 pm. GLADSTONE HOTEL BALLROOM The R.E.A.L. Party DJs David James & Joonya T, Sasha De LaSoul, the ubReal2 Band 9 pm. GRAFFITI’S Rocking For Sick Kids Hospital Paul Martin (classic covers) 5 to 7 pm. THE GREAT HALL Trust, Light Asylum doors 9 pm. GROSSMAN’S Stevie Ray Vaughan Experience 10 pm. HARBOURFRONT CENTRE SoundClash Festival Orchestre Poly-Rythmo 9:30 pm, Maylee Todd 8 pm. HORSESHOE JC Brooks & the Uptown Sound, Speaking Tongues, the Mercy Now doors 8:30 pm. KOOL HAUS Tyga, A-Game doors 8 pm. LEE’S PALACE King Khan & BBQ Show doors 9 pm. THE LOADED DOG Area of Freedom (rock/pop) 8:30 pm.
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THE QUEEN’S LEGS Tracey Gallant (70s/80s
rock/pop). RIVOLI The Livin’ Art, J’Nai, Cousin Rufu, Max Phoenix, Hot Mess doors 8:30 pm. SNEAKY DEE’S Living With Lions (pop/rock). SOUND ACADEMY Konshens & Family (dancehall) doors 10:30 pm. SOUTHSIDE JOHNNY’S Mena Hardy & Shotgun (Southern rock) 10 pm. TRANZAC SOUTHERN CROSS Big Brave, Man Made Hill (indie/electro) 10 pm. VELVET UNDERGROUND Perfeck Strangers, DJ Law (hip-hop/rap) 10:30 pm. VIRGIN MOBILE MOD CLUB Conor Maynard doors 6:30 pm, all ages. YONGE-DUNDAS SQUARE Indie Fridays Zeppelinesque (Led Zeppelin tribute) 8 to 10 pm.
FOLK/BLUES/COUNTRY/WORLD
ASPETTA CAFFE Luke Walker, Sadeh Adam, Ivy James 7 to 11 pm.
CAMERON HOUSE Graham Nicholas 10 pm,
Patrick Brealey (folk rock/roots) 8 pm, David Celia (folk/rock) 6 pm. HABITS GASTROPUB Mark Martyre (singer/ songwriter) 8:30 pm. HUGH’S ROOM McKenna Gibson Band 8:30 pm.
LULA LOUNGE Salsa Machine, DJ Suave (salsa)
10:30 pm, Friday Jazz Series Plakaso (rumba flamenca/Middle Eastern) 8 pm. MEL LASTMAN SQUARE Cultura Festival Autorickshaw (Canadian-Indian fusion) 7:30 to 8:30 pm. REPOSADO The Reposadists (Gypsy-bop jazz). THE SISTER Julianna Riolino, Hinindar. TRANE STUDIO Ranzie Mensah (world music/ Afro-jazz Ghanian singer) 8 pm. TRANZAC SOUTHERN CROSS Rob McLaren (bluegrass/folk) 7:30 pm.
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BENARES HISTORIC HOUSE On The Verandah Concert Moira Nelson and Elena Jubinville 7:30 pm. BOILER HOUSE Tyler Yarema Trio (jazz/blues) 8 pm. THE GRAYDON PUB Andy De Campos & the SpeekEZ Trio 6:30 to 10 pm. OLD MILL INN HOME SMITH BAR Hot Summer, Cool Jazz Chase Sanborn, Mark Eisenman 7:30 pm. PEOPLE’S CHICKEN Melissa V Band 9:30 pm. PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL Jazz For The Soul Series Bill McBirnie & Bernie Senensky 12:30 pm. REX Vaughan Misener Trio 9:45 pm, Artie Roth Four 6:30 pm, Hogtown Syncopators 4 pm.
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ALLEYCATZ Groove Marmalade. BOILER HOUSE Lester McLean Trio (soul/funk/
pop) 8 pm.
BOVINE SEX CLUB Rock Candy 3 Little Foot
Long Foot, the Lying Cheats, DJs Sir Ian Blurton, Erin Donnelly. THE CENTRAL UPSTAIRS Janice Kwan 12 pm. THE CENTRAL Eric Rogerson 6 pm. COMFORT ZONE Cromlech, Black Absinthe, Black Elyisium, the Rough Boys (heavy metal/ doom metal) doors 8:30 pm. DAKOTA TAVERN Dave Hause doors 7:30 pm. DOMINION ON QUEEN Ronnie Hayward Trio (rockabilly) 4 to 7:30 pm. DOWNSVIEW PARK Edgefest Billy Talent, Death from Above 1979, Silversun Pickups, the Sheepdogs, Young the Giant, the Dirty Heads, USS, the Pack A.D., the Balconies, Yukon Blonde and others 1 pm. DRAKE HOTEL UNDERGROUND Ava Luna doors 8 pm. THE DUKE LIVE.COM Band Warz. EL MOCAMBO Balboa, Jackson Live, the Lakeford Falls Academy for Ukulele doors 9 pm. FORT YORK GARRISON COMMONS Bicentennial Commemoration Of The War Of 1812: On Common Ground Sarah Harmer, Shad, Rural Alberta Advantage, Alex Cuba. THE GARRISON Digits, Parallels, Dark Ages, Miss Elizabeth. See preview, page 44. THE GREAT HALL PARC After Dark: Music And Wellness Unite! Parkdale Activity Recreation Centre Benefit Cowboy Junkies, Brian MacMillan, Tallulah Miles, Del Bel, Wild Domestic, Jessica Kaya, Michael Johnston, Marty Kolls doors 6 pm. HARBOURFRONT CENTRE SoundClash Festival Elzhi (hip-hop) 9:30 pm. HORSESHOE And So I Watch You from Afar, Zechs Marquise, Greys doors 9 pm. KOOL HAUS Shockwave Festival Tour Fear Factory, Voivod, Cattle Decapitation, Misery Index, Revocation, Havok, Dirge Within, Last Chance to Reason, Vildhjarta, the Browning, Forged in Flame doors 2:30 pm, all ages. LEE’S PALACE Exclaim Anniversary Concert Series Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet, catl & Daniel Romano doors 9 pm. See preview, this page. THE LOADED DOG Murphy’s Law (pop rock) 8:30 pm. THE LOCAL Ronnie Hayward Trio (rockabilly) 10 pm.
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Felker, Elek Semilla, Meg Mazurek 4 to 11 pm. CAMERON HOUSE Tequila Jay & the Diablos 10 pm, Whitney Rose (country) 8 pm, Big Tobacco & the Pickers (country) 6 to 8 pm. C’EST WHAT Graham Greer 8 pm. DAVE’S... ON ST CLAIR Mark Ripp (folk/rock) 4 to 7 pm. DOMINION ON QUEEN Jon Knight’s Soulstack (blues) 9 pm. GLADSTONE HOTEL MELODY BAR Country Saturdays Box Full of Cash (country) 9 pm. GRAFFITI’S Blood Orange 8 pm, John Borra Band (alt country) 4 to 7 pm. GROSSMAN’S Chloe Watkinson & the Crossroads 10 pm, the Happy Pal 4:30 to 8 pm. HARBOURFRONT CENTRE SoundClash Festival: Billy Bryans Tribute La Maquina de la Salsa 3:30 to 4:30 pm. HIRUT FINE ETHIOPIAN CUISINE Country Jam Murray Powell 2 to 6 pm. THE LISH New Music Night Micheil Gray (singer/songwriter) 9:30 pm. THE LOCAL Arthur Renwick (blues) 5 pm. LULA LOUNGE Salsa Summer Salsotika, DJ Jorge Elmiro (salsa) 10:30 pm. MEL LASTMAN SQUARE Pan American Latin Jazz Festival Carlos Bastidas, Hilario Durán, Laura Fernández, Alicia Borisonik, Pablo Gutierrez, Samba Toronto, Rob Tardik and others 1 to 10 pm. REBAS CAFÉ & GALLERY Open Mic Saturdays Wonderful Will 1 to 4 pm. TRANZAC SOUTHERN CROSS Scott B Sympathy (folk) 6:30 pm.
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YOUNG MOTHER Sax-touched four-piece doesn’t want to be a blog-hyped band By RICHARD TRAPUNSKI
YOUNG MOTHER with MAUSOLEUM, OSTRICH TUNING and TETRAGON at Get Well (1181 Dundas West), Friday (July 13). $6 at the door.
In an email to NOW in May, Young Mother frontman Jesse James Laderoute wrote that the band had been around in various forms for two years but that they’d only been a “good band” for six of those months. Nearing the release show for their debut album, Future Classics (Telephone Explosion), we reconnected over Scotch at the Caledonian, where Laderoute elaborated on that simultaneously selfdeprecating/boastful statement. “When I started putting the band together, I didn’t really know what I wanted it to be. Did I want
to sound like a weird punk band? A band influenced by Krautrock? Did I want it to be arty or noisy or psychedelic? I didn’t really know, so I’d just throw things at the wall and see what stuck.” Early Young Mother shows were often loose and messy. The lineup changed from gig to gig and used Laderoute’s song sketches as a guideline, improvising freely with horns, feedback or TV static (depending on the night). Eventually, the members coalesced into a permanent four-piece, and when the time came to enter the studio they had a well-defined aesthetic: tightly wound bass and drum rhythms surrounded by spacy organ grooves, nimble guitar leads, squelching saxophone and punk-influenced vocals. They’ll be one of the first performers to take the stage at new Dundas West bar Get Well, owned and
managed by Young Mother bassist Alan Kelly. “If I have a philosophical approach to my music at all, it’s that I don’t want it to be instantly gratifying in the way a blog hype band usually is – rising quickly and flaming out just as quickly,” says Laderoute, lowering his gaze to his Scotch glass. “Take the culture of whisky. Few things are made that way any more, with so much attention to detail and quality that it takes 12 or 15 years just so I can have this beverage in my hand. “I want to make a record that stands up to repeated listenings and avoids the laziness, empty hype and other pitfalls that our current culture of immediacy has encouraged. In a lot of ways, Young Mother are a pre-internet kind of band.” 3 music@nowtoronto.com twitter.com/nowtorontomusic
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BEERBISTRO The Gene Pool Boys (soulful swinging jazz) 8:15 pm. DE SOTOS Wendy Weiler (jazz) 9 pm. HUGH’S ROOM The Singer’s Jazz Series – Summer Samba Laura Fernandez, Laura Marks, Julie McGregor, Norman Amadio, Duncan Hopkins 8:30 pm. MÉLANGE Jazz Jam Norman Marshall Villeneuve’s Jazz Message Trio 7 to 10 pm. NOW LOUNGE Jazz Blues Soul Ken Skinner, Owen Tennyson, Lee Saba Hutchinson, Grant Lyle (jazz/blues/soul) 8:30 pm. OLD MILL INN HOME SMITH BAR Hot Summer, Cool Jazz Barry Elmes, Mike Murley, Steve Wallace 7:30 pm. PEOPLE’S CHICKEN Melissa V Band 9:30 pm, Climax Jazz Band 4 to 7 pm. REX Nick Teehan 9:45 pm, Laura Hubert Band (jazzy pop) 3:30 pm, Brunch Matinee Laura Marks (vocal jazz) noon. TRANE STUDIO Scott Marshall Quintet 8 pm.
DANCE MUSIC/DJ/LOUNGE
ANNEX WRECKROOM White Girl Wasted! Kid
MK, James Redi, the Bass6 10 pm. CENTRE OF GRAVITY WEST Sound In Motion Festival Alka Rex, John Roberts, Francis Harris, Black Light Smoke, Frivolous, Thee Deep North Crew, Koki, Martin Fazekas, Zaid Edghaim & Zeina. CLINTON’S Shake, Rattle & Roll (60s dance party) doors 10 pm. DRAKE HOTEL UNDERGROUND Quatro Conor Cutz, Rouge doors 11 pm. DRAKE HOTEL LOUNGE DJ Dougie Boom doors 10 pm. EMMET RAY BAR DJ Chris Cruz (hip-hop/soul) 10 pm. FLY Mischief DJ Deko-Ze, DJ Dickie, DJ Catacomb doors 10 pm.5 FOOTWORK Amirali & Russ Yallop doors 10 pm. GLADSTONE HOTEL BALLROOM Goin’ Steady 7-Year Itch Anniversary Party 10 pm. GOODHANDY’S Animal Haus DJ Chez doors 10 pm.5
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hat’s the first name that comes to mind when you read the words “power ballad”? Mariah? Céline? Hot Chip? London-based electro-pop outfit Hot Chip have become an increasingly reliable source of heartwarming pop ballads, a fact that band coleader Alexis Taylor says is lost on music scribes who fixate on the eccentricities and spastic silliness of their earlier material. A fan of sad songs and waltzes by the likes of Willie Nelson, Will Oldham, Bob Dylan, R. Kelly and Prince, Taylor is one of the most unassuming belters on today’s pop landscape.
“It’s as if people don’t HOT CHIP with notice that side of [our THE MAGIC at music] that much, whereas Sound Academy I feel like it’s coming out (11 Polson), Sunday really explicitly,” he says (July 15). 8pm. over the phone from his $25-$35. RT, SS, TM. home in London. “Maybe I don’t really understand what it is we’re doing, or maybe we’re not doing it quite how I think we’re doing it. “I get the most from music when it’s sad and affecting,” he adds. “I’m not sure what it is or why it touches a nerve. It’s a hard thing to put your finger on, and yet it’s visceral at the same time. It actually makes you break down. I like that a lot, and that’s what I try to get out in my own music.” That earnestness is essential to the band’s songwriting, even though it’s been hard to categorize “the Hot Chip sound.” The quintet has gone from playfully riffing on R&B and soul conventions on their 2005 debut, Coming On Strong, to the hooky left-field pop of their Grammy-nominated 2006 breakthrough The Warning, to serious detours into techno, electro and folk in recent years and the more streamlined – yet persistently peculiar – pop of their fifth album, In Our Heads (Domino).
More than any of their previous albums, it’s the one on which Taylor’s understated falsetto and co-songwriter Joe Goddard’s burly baritone flow most melodiously across their pulsating mix of escapist dance beats, uplifting choruses, zany lyrical non sequiturs and melancholic balladry. Many pop artists falter attempting to emulate youthfulness as they get older. Hot Chip, refreshingly, prefer to keep it age-appropriate, extolling the virtues and tackling the complexities of long-term love in songs like Look At Where We Are and These Chains. All the band members are in long-term relationships. Taylor has a three-year-old, and Goddard has a one-year-old and one-month-old, making it tricky for the band, which also includes guitarist Owen Clarke, programmer/ keyboardist Felix Martin and multi-instrumentalist Al Doyle, to juggle musical commitments and family obligations. “Definitely there’s a push and pull in the lyrics,” explains Taylor. “There’s quite a lot of talk about striving toward something rather than everything being as it should be. “Whatever comes out of my way of expressing myself is always affected by the fact that it’s in combination with Joe’s songwriting,” he con-
tinues. “The music we make together is never going to be one-dimensional. The sentiment in each song is quite confused – more confused than if it were written by just one person.” The emotional complexity in Hot Chip’s lyrics is mirrored in the music’s eclecticism, something the band works toward by tossing contradictory elements into the mix as they’re composing. If a bass line starts to sound, say, too disco, the band will cook up something to counteract its retro quality. “We get uncomfortable when anything sounds too conventional,” says programmer and synth player Martin in a separate interview. “If a song starts to sound too much like a polished dance track, we put weird guitar in it or do something that wasn’t meant to be there. We’re quite perverse in that way.” He points to the epic seven-minute dance track Flutes, one of In Our Heads’ most euphoric numbers, as an example. Its repetitive rhythm is structured like a Balearic house track, but as it progresses it encompasses aerobic chanting, spacey synths, drum breakdowns and woodblock percussion over pop verses.
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Of all the tracks on the album, it’s the most influenced by the members’ experiences as DJs. “We’ve got back into understanding the dynamics of really good dance records and letting them have an influence, albeit a subtle influence, on the kind of pop music we’re making,” says Martin. In the past year, Hot Chip have splintered into several side projects (see sidebar, this page) that helped inform the recording of In Our Heads in various ways. Taylor put together the improvisational band About Group, Goddard is one-half of house revivalist duo the 2 Bears, and Martin and Doyle formed the band New Build. Taylor’s interest in improv plays out in Hot Chip through those weird guitar and piano solos that help disrupt the pop orderliness. “There are things about the tracks that I don’t really understand still, which I quite like,” he says. “Flutes is one of my favourites, and yet when we were making it I was thinking it was good but kind of unfocused because it doesn’t really have a chorus of any kind; it doesn’t have verses in a regular way. It just seems to be quite unorthodox. Now I like that.” On that track, the first song composed for the album, Taylor wrote and sang his part in half an hour after Goddard had sent him the music. Any changes after that were mi-
nor. He says that quick way of working was essential to the album’s evenness of tone despite its odd flourishes. “That’s part of the reason it’s still hard to know exactly what the song is doing, despite its working – if that makes sense,” Taylor says. “It’s not something I spent a long time poring over. It was quite a natural process of writing.” That kind of intuitive shorthand only comes from familiarity. Taylor and Goddard have known each other since their early teens. Before he joined the band, Martin had met Taylor in a record shop when he was 19, and knew Doyle even before that. Both Taylor and Martin consider In Our Heads to be “quite clearly” Hot Chip’s best album. So how is it they all continue to work so well together? “We have an underpinning respect for each other’s opinions. Without that, it’s hard to make suggestions and accept it when you don’t get your own way,” offers Martin. “When you trust that someone else’s judgment might be right, you have a partnership that can work over a long period. “More often than not, when people aren’t willing to respect one another, they have to stop working together.” And then, adopting a wry tone, he adds, “We probably will get to that one day, won’t we?” 3
chips oN the side the 2 BeArs Since releasing their debut LP, Be Strong, earlier this year, Joe Goddard and London DJ Raf Rundell have kept busy turning tracks by the likes of Santigold, Sainte Etienne and Metronomy into deep dance floor bangers under their vaguely gay pop-house moniker. They put out the remix album Be Strong Remixed at the end of July.
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In between Hot Chip tour dates, Alexis Taylor has new solo material on the go along with a collaboration with Ger-
man techno producer Justus Köhncke, and he’s wrapping up another album with About Group, his jazz improv quartet with Charles Hayward of This Heat, John Coxon of Spiritualized and Pat Thomas. Fans of Sun Ra’s cosmic jazz, Hot Chip have a history of improvisation. Early on, the band performed without set lists, throwing unplanned and unrehearsed versions into the mix. Taylor started About Group after meeting Coxon at an improv night he used to run at London’s now defunct Red Rose Club. Their debut LP, Start And Complete, dropped last year.
New Build Felix Martin and Al Doyle have been making music for 10 years, long before either joined Hot Chip. Two years ago they formed New Build with engineer/ composer Tom Hopkins had have since expanded into a seven-piece. In March they released their debut, Yesterday Was Lived & Lost, an album of leftfield pop with expansive electronic soundscapes reminiscent of Brian Eno KR and Peter Gabriel.
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Dog Day’s Seth Smith and Nancy Urich live by a DIY rule of thumb. The Halifax lo-fi rockers record their own albums, design and screen-print their album art and merchandise, release music on their Fundog label and shoot their own videos. That approach applies to touring, too. “Just before we left, I made a little bed out of milk crates inside our minivan,” says singer/guitarist Smith, from a stopover at a McDonald’s in North Dakota. (The fast food chain, they discovered, has free WiFi.) “It’s great – we’re avoiding those sketchy times when a person says you can stay at his house but really means your bed is the couch in front of the TV
and he’s going to play Guitar Hero on you all night.” The milk crate bed wouldn’t have worked so well a few years ago, when Dog Day were a four-piece. But for their third album, 2011’s dark, raw and melodic Deformer, the married Smith and Urich moved to the country, trimmed down the lineup, and Urich learned to play drums. “I really love being a two-piece. Only two people have to be tight, you know?” Smith says, laughing. “It’s pretty hassle-free. We just go onstage and play, without a lot of set-up. In the early years I used to worry a lot before we played, always had butterflies in my stomach. Now I don’t, because I’m comfortable with what we can do.” Their current tour – they left in early June – is their first lengthy one in years. They’ve been kept hard at work for the last two on their featurelength film debut, Lowlife, about a lonely musi-
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HARBOURFRONT CENTRE SoundClash Festival Freedom Writers, JD Era 8 to 9 pm, DJ Tasha Rozez 7:30 & 9 pm. HOLY OAK CAFE DJ Mike Smith 10 pm. INSOMNIA Sense Saturdays DJ Charles (deep house). LOU DAWG’S RYERSON Bras For A Cause DJ KSmooth, Jeff Cole 9 pm. MARO Red Carpet Saturdays DJ Undercover 10 pm. NOCTURNE EBM Party W/ Retro Room DJ Chris Way, DJ Lazarus 10 pm. PARTS & LABOUR Bitch Craft DJs Blonde & Redhead (hip-hop) 10 pm. THE PISTON Shoplifters Will Be Prostituted 10 pm. RIVOLI UPSTAIRS Bump N’ Hustle DJs Paul E Lopes & Mike Tull (soul/funk/house/ disco/Latin/hip-hop/boogie) doors 10 pm. RIVOLI A Night To Remember RARE Sounds 10 pm. SNEAKY DEE’S Shake A Tail (60s pop & soul) 11 pm.
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CASTRO’S LOUNGE Bright Blue Motels 4 pm. THE CENTRAL Robin Holmes 7 pm. C’EST WHAT Clockwise (pop/twang) 7 pm. DOMINION ON QUEEN Rockabilly Brunch 11 ATRE Vans Warped Tour Taking Back Sunday, All Time Low, the Used, New Found Glory, Streetlight Manifesto, Yellowcard, Pierce the Veil, We the kings, Breathe Carolina, Miss May I and others doors 11 am, all ages. HOLY OAK CAFE Emilie Mover (pop) 9 pm. MISSISSAUGA CELEBRATION SQUARE Iriefest Mississauga Wayne Wonder, Bunji Garlin. PHOENIX CONCERT THEATRE The Smoker’s Club: One Hazy Summer Tour Juicy J, Smoke DZA, Chip Tha Ripper, Fat Trel, Joey Bada$$, Pro Era. POLYHAUS Feast In The East 15 Absolutely Free, Zacht Automat, Tenderness 9 pm, all ages. SOUND ACADEMY Hot Chip doors 8 pm, all ages. See cover story, page 38. SOUTHSIDE JOHNNY’S Open Jam Rebecca Matiesen & Phoenix 9:30 pm. WINCHESTER KITCHEN & BAR Porter.
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STELLA CAFE Crunchy Nuggets Radio Fuzz Duppy (electro dancehall/bass) 9:30 pm. SUGAR BEACH Sound In Motion Festival Sammy Dee, Dualism, Billy Dalessandro, Konque, Demas, Yes Ma’am, Fairmont, Elextra, Cee Cee Cox noon to 10:30 pm. SUPERMARKET Do Right Saturdays! DJ John Kong & MC Abdominal 10 pm. SUTRA TIKI BAR The Bridge DJ Triplet (old skool hip-hop). THIS IS LONDON London Is Calling 4Korners & Joe Ghost (top 40/house/mashup) 10 pm. VIRGIN MOBILE MOD CLUB UK Underground DJ MRK, Tigerblood (dubstep/indie/electro/rock) 10 pm. XS NIGHTCLUB Manuel De La Mare & Trent Cantrelle 10 pm.
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cian’s addiction to psychotropic slugs – living drugs – that lead her to an island and a talking dog. Co-produced by Urich and co-written, directed and produced by Smith, it premieres later this month at Montreal’s Fantasia International Film Festival. “I’m kind of a secretive guy, so I hadn’t shown it to anyone,” Smith explains. “I don’t know why. Halifax is a small town. I’m just like that. Fantasia were the first people to see it, and they really liked it, so that was very exciting.” I mention its super-trippy trailer. “Yeah, it is a drug movie, essentially. But more so it’s a mystery, leaning toward film noir. It’s not for everybody, but I’m really proud of it. I accomplished what I set out to do with it. So even if no one else likes it, I still do.”
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FOLK/BLUES/COUNTRY/WORLD
ASPETTA CAFFE Tessa Nikopoulos, Daniel
Greer, Strange Specimens, Shaalone, Jules Verne 1 to 6 pm.
CAMERON HOUSE The Cameron Brothers Band 10 pm.
C’EST WHAT Bill Colgate (singer/songwriter) 3 pm.
CLINTON’S Unplugged Darren Eedens & the
Old Salts 9 pm.
THE GARRISON Crosswires Feral Children, Joseph & the Mercurials, Mantler, ñ Brian Dunn & the Gentle Northwestern 9:30 pm.
GLADSTONE HOTEL MELODY BAR Acoustic
Family Brunch 9 am to 4 pm. GROSSMAN’S Blues Jam Brian Cober Band 10 pm. HIRUT FINE ETHIOPIAN CUISINE Open Stage Gary 17 3 to 6 pm. THE LISH Stir It Up Sundays Open Mic 10:30 pm. THE LOCAL Dave Celia 10 pm, Frank Evans 5 pm. LULA LOUNGE Cuban Son Duo noon. MCGRADIES TAP AND GRILL Open Jam Dan Walek (R&B) 6 to 10 pm. REBAS CAFÉ & GALLERY Sunday Matinees Ken Yoshioka w/ James Thomson (blues) 1 to 4 pm. REX Dr Nick & the Rollercoasters (blues) 3:30 pm. RIVOLI Daisy Blue Groff, Melissa Murphy 7 pm. SPIRITS Kim Jarrett (folk rock) 9 pm. SUPERMARKET Freefall Sundays Open Mic/ Jam 7 pm. TRANZAC SOUTHERN CROSS Québecois Jam noon. THE WINCHESTER ARMS Open Mic Porter 9 pm.
JAZZ/CLASSICAL/EXPERIMENTAL
AMADEUS Rick Donaldson & the Jazz Cats 6:30 pm. DOMINION ON QUEEN Jazz Jam Noah Leibel 4 to 7 pm.
GROSSMAN’S New Orleans Connection All Stars (jazz) 4:30 to 8 pm.
MEL LASTMAN SQUARE Sunday Serenades Uptown Swing Band 7:30 to 9 pm.
OPTICIANADO Matt Newton, Michael Davidson 1 to 4 pm.
PEOPLE’S CHICKEN Bentroots Band 3 to 7 pm. REX Ben Ball Quartet 9:30 pm, Bernardo
Padron (Latin jazz) 7 pm, Brunch Matinee Excelsior Dixieland Jazz noon.
Solara Mediterranean Conversation Piece
THE DAKOTA TAVERN
Trio 4 to 7 pm.
toronto MuSic Garden Summer Music In The Garden: From The Gardens Of India Bageshree Vaze, Vineet Vyas (voice, tabla) 4 pm. trane Studio The Robi Botos Gospel Funk Ensemble 8 pm. tranzac Southern croSS A Series of Tubes (jazz) 7:30 pm, Monk’s Music (jazz) 5 pm.
Dance Music/DJ/Lounge
Bovine Sex cluB B.Y.O.DJ. cuBe Hot Stepper Sundays DJs Mike Tull & Paul
E Lopes 3 to 10 pm. inSoMnia Sunday Mass DJ TvT (old school hiphop/disco/funk). Sound acadeMy Get Wet Pool Party DJs Manzone & Strong, Joey Seminara, Louie Temps, Couture.
Monday, July 16 PoP/Rock/HiP-HoP/souL
the central Jam Night 10 pm. drake hotel underGround Spoek
Mathambo (electro/rap) doors 8 pm. ñ Graffiti’S Dave Martin 3 to 5 pm.
GroSSMan’S No Band Required. horSeShoe Shoeless Monday Yellowteeth,
Nights & Weekends, Dreams of Reason 9 pm. lee’S Palace The Gaslight Anthem, Dave Hause doors 8 pm. PartS & laBour Dent May, Sam Coffey & the Iron Lungs 8 pm. the WilSon 96 Jordan John, Prakash John & Al Cross (soul/funk) 8 pm.
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air canada centre Enrique Iglesias, Jennifer
Lopez, Wisin & Yandel. Bovine Sex cluB CD release The Skullians, Brutal Youth, Bourbon DK, Web Society. caMeron houSe Friendly Rich & the Lollipop People 10 pm. caStro’S lounGe Tom Waits Appreciation Congregation (Tom Waits covers) 8 pm. the central Acres of Lions 9:30 pm. c’eSt What Stand One Records Showcase 9 pm. drake hotel underGround Elvis Monday...On A Tuesday doors 9 pm. holy oak cafe Culture Reject (pop) 9 pm.
Palace Lower Dens, No Joy doors 8 pm. ñlee’S
FoLk/BLues/countRy/WoRLD
caMeron houSe Ben Rough 6 pm. drake hotel lounGe Memphis Tuesdays Hill &
the Sky Heroes (country) doors 9 pm. Graffiti’S Tony Allen (bluegrass) 7 pm, Jeff Osourren 5 to 7 pm. GroSSMan’S Mz Debbie & the Don Valley Stompers 9:30 pm.
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Digits New wave Soul
Alt Altman is making you work (a little) for your download code By BENJAMIN BOLES
Showcase Derek Miller, Murray Porter Band, Cheri Maracle, Stoneridge Bluegrass, the Six Nations Women Singers, the Old Mush Singers, Elizabeth Hill Trio, Rebecca Miller Band, Faron Johns Band, the Healers, the Pappy Johns Band 6 pm. PAssion lounge Open Stage & Jam Nicola Vaughan (pop rock) 9 pm. the rusty nAil Open Jam Kevin Davies 9 pm.
JAzz/CLASSiCAL/ExPERiMENTAL
AlleyCAtz Carlo Berardinucci Band (swing/jazz) 8:30 pm.
dominion on Queen Hot Club Of CorkTown Django Jam 8:30 pm.
eArl BAles PArk BArry zukermAn AmPhitheAtre Tuesday Night Live North York Concert
Band 7 pm.
PAlAis royAle In The Mood: Fundraiser for Epilepsy Cure Initiative The Glenn Miller Orchestra, Margaret Maye 7:30 pm. rex Rex Jazz Jam Justin Gray 9:30 pm, Jim Gelcer Trio 6:30 pm. royAl ConservAtory of musiC koerner hAll
digits with PArAllels, dArk Ages and miss elizABeth at the Garrison (1197 Dundas West), Saturday (July 14). $8 advance, $10 at the door. RT, SS.
Debates about the changing music industry are so fragmented that it often seems like there’s no middle ground between the “all music should be free” and “file-sharing is killing music” camps. There’s something refreshing, then, about the quirky approach Berlinbased Toronto expat Digits (aka Alt Altman) is taking with his new Where Do You Belong? EP. He’s selling conventional CDs (albeit with unique handmade packaging), but adding a twist to the digital download aspect. “I’m selling downloads, but if someone wants a free one and has bought
something from another artist in the last two months, he or she can email me a photo of what was bought and I’ll send a download link. I feel like if you buy something every couple of months, that’s way more than the average listener. Of course, if you want to support musicians more often [than that], that’s even better.” The concept arose out of Altman’s resistance to the idea that it’s immoral to get music for free, mixed with the reality that making an album costs money and time and that refusing to support the music economy can make for an uneven playing field. “[File-sharing] disadvantages some types of artists over others. All your money has to come from live performances, and that’s not what all musicians are about, especially electronic
producers, who might not perform that much or even be able to.” On first listen to Where Do You Belong?, Altman seems to fall into the latter category. His introspective R&Binfluenced synth pop has little in common with a conventional guitars-anddrums rock band. But he’s aware of how boring karaoke-style electronic shows can be, and therefore relies as little as possible on pre-sequenced backing tracks. Traces of that thinking are evident in the EP’s tight minimalism. “When I first started making music as Digits, I didn’t have [minimalism] in mind as much, and the arrangements were a lot more difficult to play live,” Altman says. “But my tastes are also going in that direction now.” 3 benjaminb@nowtoronto.com twitter.com/benjaminboles
Toronto Summer Music Festival: Organ Toccata André Laplante (piano) 7:30 pm. ten restAurAnt & wine BAr Don Breithaupt, Chris Smith 9 pm. trAnzAC southern Cross Mark Godfrey Trio (jazz) 10 pm, Kyle Brenders (jazz) 7:30 pm.
DANCE MUSiC/DJ/LOUNGE
goodhAndy’s T-Girl Lust DJ Todd Klinck doors 8
July 12-18 2012 NOW
Johns Band, Robbie Antone’s Blues Machine, the Clearing doors 8 pm. trAnzAC southern Cross The Autumn Portrait (indie rock) 10 pm. winChester kitChen & BAr Kayt Lucas Band (pop/folk/rock) doors 9 pm.
FOLK/BLUES/COUNTRY/WORLD
AlleyCAtz Citysoul (swinging blues/vintage R&B) 8:30 pm.
BlACk swAn Open Stage & Jam Nicola
Vaughan (pop rock) 9:30 pm. emmet rAy BAr Alistair Christl (folk/rock) 9 pm. eton house Danforth Jam 8 pm. grAffiti’s Matt Bajcar 8 pm, Julian Fauth (barrelhouse) 5 to 7 pm. grossmAn’s Bruce Domoney 10 pm, Matt Bajcar 8 pm. hirut fine ethioPiAn Cuisine Gary 17s Acoustic Open Stage Alan Moffat 8 pm. hugh’s room Danny Brooks 8:30 pm. nAthAn PhilliPs sQuAre Fresh Wednesdays Andre Roy Trio 10 am to 2 pm. silver dollAr High Lonesome Wednesdays Crazy Strings (bluegrass jam) 9 pm. slACk’s Open Mic 10 pm.5 trAne studio Liberty Wednesdays Noah Zacharin (folk) 8 pm. yonge-dundAs sQuAre Buffy SainteMarie, DJ Bear Witness 7:30 pm.
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dominion on Queen Corktown Uke Jam 8 pm. gAte 403 Lara Solnicki Jazz Band (piano, bass) 9
pm.
pm.5
rex Harley Card Quintet 9:30 pm, Elena Kape-
insomniA Soulful Tuesdays D-Jay. the Piston Thrillwave DJ Shemca (indie mix) 10
rivoli The Box Salon Chris Cummings, Lo Bill,
pm.
Air CAnAdA Centre Enrique Iglesias, Jennifer Lopez, Wisin & Yandel. the CentrAl Astro Droids 9 pm, Jessica Ackerley 6 pm. Clinton’s Atom & the Volumes, Shabamzy, Mr Pharmacist, Hey Brother! doors 9 pm. gAte 403 Sarah Burton 9 pm. holy oAk CAfe Hopeful Monster (pop) 10 pm. horseshoe IceAge, Milk Music doors 8:30 pm. the Piston Taylor Knox, the Hylozoists (indie/
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Toronto Summer Music Festival: Songs Of Europe Gerald Finley & Stephen Ralls 7:30 pm. trAnzAC southern Cross Marie Goudy’s Tentet (jazz) 7:30 pm.
Wednesday, July 18 POP/ROCK/HiP-HOP/SOUL
leris (swing) 6:30 pm.
royAl ConservAtory of musiC koerner hAll
rePosAdo Alien Radio DJ Gord C.
DANCE MUSiC/DJ/LOUNGE
BrAssAii Les Nuits DJ Undercover 10 pm. glAdstone hotel BAllroom We Heart Romania Fundraiser The Lovelocks 7 to 10 pm.
goodhAndy’s T-Girl Lust DJ Todd Klinck doors
10 pm.5
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album reviews Beatles influence is also echoed in the hard left/right panning of the instruments and stripped-down (by modern standards) production style. Every element is given space to shine – a nice break from the overproduced bedroom-recording sound that’s become standard in indie rock. Top track: About To Die BB
album of the week FRANK OCEAN Channel Orange
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The deeply personal note Frank Ocean posted to his Tumblr page in response to speculation about his sexuality was an indisputably historic moment, but any fears that his private life might overshadow his music are obliterated by his major label debut, which just got a surprise early release. Channel Orange is a stunningly ambitious soul album that establishes Ocean as one of the most creative artists in modern popular music. It’s simultaneously of the moment and an undeniable classic. It’s easy to see why Stevie Wonder is one of Ocean’s more high-profile sup-
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SMASHING PUMPKINS Oceania (EMI) Rating: NNN Billy Corgan is not an easy guy to root for. Between firing his entire band but keeping up the Smashing Pumpkins name, pompously mouthing off about everything and everyone and “abandoning” the album format only to return with Oceania, Corgan seems to be actively destroying any goodwill he might still have had since the band’s run of seminal classics in the early to mid-90s. So I was fully expecting to hate Oceania (billed as an album “within” the incrementally released 44-song epic Teargarden By Kaleidyscope), but I just can’t. Despite playing with a band of young scabs, Corgan has recaptured the old Pumpkins magic barely seen since their pre-reunion, pre-Zwan, pre-Machina heyday. Guitars soar with the same distinctive psychedelic/shoegaze tone of Siamese Dream, and even the ballads recall altradio classics like Disarm. Sure, it’s bloated and loaded with overreaching, pretentious lyrics, but it wouldn’t be the Pumpkins otherwise. Top track: Quasar RICHARD TRAPUNSKI DENT MAY Do Things (Paw Tracks)
Rating: NNN As far as descriptive album titles go, Dent May’s last, The Good Feeling Music of Dent May And His Magnificent Ukulele, pretty much says everything you need to know. For his follow-up, the Oxford, Mississippi, native drops his magnificent uke but doubles down on the good-feeling music. Replacing his former instrumentation with synths, drum machines and a serious disco vibe, May delivers an album full of breezy melodies, sticky hooks and sunny sentiment. There’s also an obvious Beach Boys influence (not a huge stretch for a
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porters: Channel Orange is an R&B concept album in the vein of Innervisions, though it doesn’t rely on cheap throwback clichés to assert its weightiness. There are moments when his unconventional approach to lyrics verges on awkward, but that conversational, impressionistic aspect also makes his storytelling engrossing. You could say the brief interludes between songs aren’t necessary, but they effectively establish mood and movement. His infamous open letter was incredibly brave, but this album is even more of a game changer. Top track: Pyramids Frank Ocean plays the Guvernment July 31. BENJAMIN BOLES
band on Animal Collective’s Paw Tracks imprint label), but the multi-tracked harmonies (sung entirely by May) are a lot more palatable than the label’s more avant-garde acts. But while Do Things is “easy” music, music that sounds great on a boat in the sun or accompanying front-porch Coronas, it’s not likely to stick with you after a listen or two. Top track: Fun Dent May plays Monday (July 16) at Parts & Labour. RT
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Nootropics (Ribbon) Rating: Androgynous-voiced singer/songwriter Jana Hunter has spent her fair share of time in the freak folk circles that sprang up around Devendra Banhart in the early aughts. She can be heard on albums by CocoRosie, Phosphorescent, Castanets and Indian Jewelry, to name just a handful. It’s the Baltimore musician’s voice – sometimes ethereal, sometimes husky, usually intoning long-held Thom Yorkeesque notes from her diaphragm – that breathes life into her most recent project, Lower Dens. The four-piece reveals no hint of Hunter’s folk past, but just embraces all the weirder parts: drone, ambience, experimentalism. The sophomore album’s 10 songs, said to be inspired by Kraftwerk and Brian Eno, are minor-key and unsettling, growing with guitar swirl and synthscapes before trimming down to basic, motorik rhythms. A few, like Lion In Winter Pt. 1 and 12-minute closer In The Beginning Is The End, test your patience, while others, like Nova Anthem and Lamb, become so surprisingly transcendent that they vanquish any and all tedium. Top track: Lamb Lower Dens play Lee’s Palace on Tuesday (July 17) with No Joy. CARLA GILLIS
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Confess (4AD) Rating: There is quite a lot of crying – of the necessary and unnecessary varieties – on Twin Shadow’s sophomore album, which picks up right where his emotionally charged debut left off. (Indeed, the track listing on the physical edition starts with the number 12 rather than one.) The songs are about hindsight, words that should’ve been said and endless relationship frustration, all sung with equal parts urgency and cool-headed precision by George Lewis Jr., who solidifies his reputation as a pop-rock balladeer of the finest order, unafraid to indulge in either sentimentality or spitefulness. Yet for all his angsty reflection, you get the distinct sense he isn’t wallowing: he’ll do it all over again. Production-wise, Confess is more polished and expansive than its predecessor. Lewis self-produced the record, and paces each song like a mini chase scene, a tone set by lead single Five Seconds’ palpitating, turbo-charged beat. Each song builds with layer upon layer of wistful guitar riffs, shuffling bass lines, soaring choruses and catchy melodies. An endlessly listenable album. Top track: Run My Heart KEVIN RITCHIE
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JOEY BADA$$ 1999 (Cinematic)
Rating: NNN For parochial hip-hop fans, here’s something that won’t harsh your purist vibes: Brooklyn rapper Joey Bada$$. Seen by some as the second coming of Nas, the verbally lithe 17-year-old wasn’t even zygote status when Illmatic dropped. Labelling Bada$$ the god’s son isn’t entirely out of line; the kid is a dazzling rapper. Watching his progress will be interesting, since technical proficiency doesn’t always equate with marketability. In the meantime, there’s his debut mixtape, 1999, a fascinating homage to mid-90s NYC rap in both delivery and production. Diarizing instead of dickwagging, Bada$$ subverts the kicky nostalgia-act tag. And couplets upon couplets (plus weird condiment puns like “They gon’ catch up fuck what you must heard”) prove he’s a righteous emcee. Top track: Hardknock, featuring CJ Fly Joey Bada$$ plays the Phoenix on July 15. ANUPA MISTRY
NEW TRADITIONS: ISLAND MUSIC AND ARTS FESTIVAL The first annual festival was held on the grounds of the Artscape Gibraltar Point on Toronto Island, Saturday June 30th. OF MONTREAL COME TO TORONTO Of Montreal brought a bunch of strange costumes to NXNE from their home base in Athens, Georgia. MICHAEL KIWANUKA GOES ACOUSTIC Before his June 19 show at the Phoenix, British soul singer Michael Kiwanuka dropped into Soundscapes to perform Tell Me A Tale from his latest record, Home Again.
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Swing Lo Magellan (Domino) Rating: NNNN Dirty Projectors go for a more conventional pop approach on Swing Low Magellan, but don’t worry, they’re still a million miles away from normal. They’ve traded African pop influences for nods to 60s folk rock, but you’d never mistake it for the current crop of retro rock revivalists. The focus is still the exciting friction between Dave Longstreth’s wistful, wandering vocal melodies and the highly structured harmonies by Amber Coffman and Haley Dekle, grafted over deconstructed impressions of R&B rhythms. What’s new is how much Longstreth’s songwriting now evokes Paul McCartney’s jazzier moments, albeit with the latter’s schlockier tendencies replaced by ambitious experimentation. The unexpected
I Can See The Future (Yep Roc) Rating: NNNN L.A. songwriter Eleni Mandell’s eighth album is full of triumphantly sad, vivid recollections of past lovers, dreamlike hopes for the future and occasional bursts of joy. Written after the dissolution of a several long-term relationships, it’s confident, slow and sultry, and ripe with midsummer magic. The classic, elegant sound owes part of its charm to string and horn arrangements and excellent backup vocals by Mandell’s Living Sisters bandmates Becky Stark and Inara George. But the prettiness is tempered by enough gritty guitar, synth and drums to keep things modern. Mandell’s vocal delivery remains fascinating: laid-back but prone to sudden airy leaps, as on the soaring ending of Now We’re Strangers. If only all songwriters were this articulate. Top track: Looking To Look For SARAH GREENE
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THE SHUFFLE DEMONS ClusterFunk (Linus) Rating: NNN It’s a great cosmic coincidence that, due to streetcar track repairs, the Spadina bus is running again just when the Shuffle Demons have reformed for a comeback. (It’s also an opportunity to revisit their 80s jazz-funk hit Spadina Bus on the actual bus.) If you’ve been missing the fun-loving Toronto band, you’ll be glad to hear that they haven’t changed much since their glory days. On the other hand, their goofier aspects haven’t aged so well. While the vocals sound painfully dated, the horn arrangements show what a lifetime of playing can do for your skills. ClusterFunk is a helpful reminder that jazz isn’t just music for sitting quietly and clapping politely to. Surprisingly, though, the less overtly funky moments are the strongest. When the band goes for a more traditional jazz approach and moodier melodies, they prove themselves far more than a novelty act. Top track: On The Runway Shuffle Demons play Lula Lounge July 26. BB
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Opening THE BEST BROTHERS by Daniel MacIvor (Stratford Festival). Two very different ñ brothers learn about each other and their
mother after her death. Opens Jul 12 and runs in rep to Sep 16. $30-$70. Studio Theatre, 34 George E, Stratford. 1-800-567-1600, stratfordfestival.ca. BLUE SUEDE SHOES: MEMORIES OF THE KING by Colin Stewart and Chris McHarge (Drayton Entertainment). This musical tribute features the songs of Elvis Presley. Opens Jul 17 and runs to Jul 21, Tue-Sat (see website for times). $40, previews $32, stu $20. Huron Country Playhouse, 70689 B Line, Grand Bend. 1-888372-9866, draytonentertainment.com. FOREVER PLAID by Stuart Ross (Rose Theatre). Four young singers get a posthumous chance to fulfill their dreams in this musical revue. Opens Jul 13 and runs to Jul 28, Tue-Sat 7:30 pm, mat Sun and Wed 2 pm. $32-$37. 1 Theatre Lane, Brampton. rosetheatre.ca. HARVEY by Mary Chase (Drayton Entertainment). A man with an imaginary friend vexes his society-conscious sister in this comedy. Opens Jul 18 and runs to Aug 4, Tue-Sat, see website for times. $40, previews $32, stu $20. King’s Wharf Theatre, 97 Jury, Penetanguishene. draytonentertainment.com. HAVING HOPE AT HOME by David S Craig (Blyth Festival). A woman goes into labour at a tense family gathering. Previews to Jul 12. Opens Jul 13 and runs to Aug 18, see website for schedule. $30-$34, previews $22-$26, stu $15. Blyth Memorial Hall, 431 Queen, Blyth. 1-877-8625984, blythfestival.com. HENRY V by William Shakespeare (Stratford Festival). England’s new king invades France in this drama. Previews to Jul 12. Opens Jul 13 and runs in rep to Sep 29. $49-$95, srs $35-$55, stu $15-$25. Festival Theatre, 55 Queen, Stratford. 1-800-567-1600, stratfordfestival.ca. HIRSCH by Alon Nashman and Paul Thompson (Stratford Festival). This drama looks at the life of theatre director John Hirsch, who came to Canada as a Hungarian refugee orphaned by the Holocaust. Opens Jul 12 and runs in rep to Sep 14. $30-$70. Studio Theatre, 34 George E, Stratford. stratfordfestival.ca. A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM by William Shakespeare (Driftwood Theatre Bard’s Bus Tour). Lovers mingle in an enchanted forest in this classic comedy performed outdoors. Jul 12-13, Thu-Fri 7:30 pm (Bard’s Bus Tour continues to Aug 19, see website for dates and cities). Pwyc. Todmorden Mills, 67 Pottery. 905-576-2396, driftwoodtheatre.com. MR. MARMALADE by Noah Haidle (Outside the March). A four-year-old’s imaginary friend is a violent drug addict in this
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black comedy. Previews Jul 16. Opens Jul 17 and runs to Jul 28, Mon-Sat 7:30 pm. $20, under 30 $10 (Mon & Wed only). Holy Family Catholic Church School, 1372 King W. outsidethemarch.ca. SPEED-THE-PLOW by David Mamet (Soulpepper). Movie industry big shots use sex and schemes to succeed in Hollywood. Previews to Jul 14. Opens Jul 16 and runs to Sep 22, see website for schedule. $51-$68, stu $32; rush $22, stu $5. Young Centre for the Performing Arts, 50 Tank House Lane. 416866-8666, soulpepper.ca.
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(Lighthouse Festival Theatre). Two lifelong friends look to reconnect on a fishing trip after years of estrangement. Previews Jul 17-18. Opens Jul 19 and runs to Aug 4, see website for schedule. $27-$33. 247 Main, Port Dover. 1-888-779-7703, lighthousetheatre.com. HELEN’S NECKLACE by Carole Fréchette (Shaw Festival). A visitor looks for her lost necklace in a Middle Eastern city scarred by a recent war. Previews Jul 15-Aug 10. Opens Aug 11 and runs in rep to Aug 31. $50. Studio Theatre, 10 Queen’s Parade, Niagara-on-theLake. 1-800-511-7429, shawfest.com. THE SUNSHINE BOYS by Neil Simon (Soulpepper). Two vaudeville veterans must overcome their mutual dislike to reunite for a TV special. Previews Jul 14-25. Opens Jul 26 and runs to Sep 22, see website for schedule. $51-$68, stu $32; rush $22, stu $5. Young Centre for the Performing Arts, 50 Tank House Lane. 416866-8666, soulpepper.ca.
One-Nighters
CHRIS MCKHOOL KIDS SHOW (City of Toronto Family Fun Theatre Series). The eco-troubadour performs a musical family show. Jul 12 at 7 pm. Free. Earl Bales Park, 4169 Bathurst, Barry Zukerman Amphitheatre. 416-395-7873. ODDS AND ENDS FUNDRAISER (Newborn Theatre). This funder for the company’s upcoming production features musical and theatrical performances. Jul 13, doors 7 pm. $10. El Mocambo, 464 Spadina. oandefest.weebly.com. TORONTO BURLESQUE FESTIVAL OPENING GALA
(Toronto Burlesque Festival). The fifth edition of the fest kicks off with the Crossing Borders art exhibit, performances by Naked Girls Reading, musical guests and more. Jul 18 at 6 pm. Free. The Painted Lady, 218 Ossington. torontoburlesquefestival.com. TORONTO MONOLOGUE SLAM (TMS). Upcoming actors deliver intimate and energetic performances. Jul 15 at 7 pm. $10-$15. Six Degrees, 2335 Yonge. toslam.com.
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ADVENTURES IN SLUMBERLAND (Frolick). This all-ages show about a young boy’s dream world is an adaptation of Winsor McCay’s comic strip Little Nemo In Slumberland. Runs to Aug 26, Wed-Sun 11 am, noon, 1 and 2 pm. $10 or pwyc. Olympic Island Lagoon Theatre, near Centre Island ferry dock, over the bridge. frolick.ca. APPRENTICE TO MURDER (Mysteriously Yours... Dinner Theatre). This dinner-theatre whodunit features corporate back-stabbing and boardroom intrigue. Runs to Sep 15, Fri-Sat and some Thu; dinner from 6:30 pm, show 8 pm. $66-$71. 2026 Yonge. mysteriouslyyours.com. AVENUE Q by Robert Lopez and Jeff Marx (Lower Ossington Theatre). This intimate revival of the Broadway smash delivers all the fun of puppets behaving badly. Songs about racism, porn and being in the closet are hilarious, honest and performed well by a strong cast of singers and puppeteers challenged by a few technical restraints. Runs to Oct 7, ThuSat 8 pm, mats Sat 2 pm, Sun 4 pm. $45-$60. 100A Ossington. 416-915-6747, lowerossingtontheatre.com. NNN (Jordan Bimm) DISNEY’S BEAUTY AND THE BEAST by Alan Men-
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Ishai Buchbinder and Amy Keating play around in superb Mr. Marmalade. ken, Howard Ashman, Linda Woolverton and Tim Rice (Dancap Productions). This musical is based on the animated film. Runs to Jul 22, Tue-Sat 7:30 pm, mats Sat-Sun and Wed 2 pm. $42-$150. Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts, 145 Queen W. 416-644-3665. HELLO (Huge Picture Productions). The leader of a vigilante group wrestles with existential questions during an alien invasion in this multimedia musical. Runs to Aug 31, Thu-Sat 8 pm. $25. Electric Theatre, 299 Augusta. 416317-8715, hugepictureproductions.com. THE LAST 5 YEARS by Jason Robert Brown (Rose Theatre). Different views on a relationship are revealed in regular and reverse chronology in this musical. Runs to Jul 28, Tue-Sat 7:30 pm, mat Sun and Wed 2 pm. $27. 1 Theatre Lane, Studio, Brampton. rosetheatre.ca. A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM by William Shakespeare (Canadian Stage Shakespeare in High Park). This magical outdoor theatre spectacle – celebrating its 30th summer – delivers a hilarious take on the Bard’s classic comedy about lovers who take to a forest populated by mischievous fairies. Packed with action, comedy and eye candy, this Dream has something for everyone, young and old. Runs to Sep 2, Tue-Sun 8 pm. Pwyc ($20 sugg), 14 and under free. High Park Amphitheatre, Bloor W and Parkside. canadianstage.com. NNNN (Jordan Bimm) MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET by Colin Escott and Floyd Mutrux (Dancap Productions). This musical recounts the 1956 impromptu jam session featuring Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins, Jerry Lee Lewis and Elvis Presley at a record company studio. Runs to Jul 29, Tue-Sat 7:30 pm, mats Sat-Sun and Wed 2 pm. $51-$180. Toronto Centre for the Arts, 5040 Yonge. 416644-3665, dancaptickets.com. ODYSSEO (Cavalia). This entertaining follow-up to 2003’s equine escapade Cavalia features some Cirque du Soleil glitz, a bit more hunky human flesh and some jaw-dropping production values. The horses are the stars, galloping, clearing fences and performing in unison, sometimes with brave riders jumping over them (and in one eye-popping case, under them). Runs to Jul 22, Tue-Sat 8 pm, mat Sat 3 pm, Sun 2 pm. $30-$120. White Big Top, 324 Cherry. 1-866-999-8111, cavalia.net. NNN (GS) TORONTO FRINGE FESTIVAL (Fringe Toronto). The annual festival offers more than 150 shows featuring plays, dance, comedy and kids’ shows, plus art, music, talks and multidisciplinary events. Reviews start on page 48; more reviews available online at
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nowtoronto.com/fringe. Runs to Jul 15, various venues, dates and times, see website for details. $10 (adv $11), passes $45-$82. 416966-1062, fringetoronto.com. WAR HORSE based on a novel by Michael Morpurgo, adapted by Nick Stafford (National Theatre of Great Britain/Mirvish). The story’s familiar – boy gets horse, boy loses horse, etc – but the stagecraft on display in War Horse is like nothing else. Handspring Puppet Company’s equines come to life with Rae Smith’s spectacular design, which uses projections to convey the First World War battlefields where Albert (an excellent Alex Ferber) seeks the horse he loves. We appreciate the anti-war message, as well, but it’s the magic theatre can create that’ll make you weep. Runs to Sep 30, Tue-Sat 7:30 pm, mats Sat-Sun and Wed 1:30 pm. $35$130, rush $29. Princess of Wales Theatre, 300 King W. 416-872-1212, mirvish.com. NNNNN (Susan G Cole)
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COME BACK, LITTLE SHEBA by William Inge
(Shaw Festival). A couple confront their past and future 20 years later when a young woman rents a room in their home. Runs in rep to Oct 19. $35-$90, stu mats $24. Royal George Theatre, 85 Queen, Niagara-on-theLake. 1-800-511-7429, shawfest.com. CYMBELINE by William Shakespeare (Stratford Festival). A bogus claim of infidelity leads a king’s daughter to risk everything for love. Runs in rep to Sep 30. $49-$95, srs $35-$55, stu $15-$25. Tom Patterson Theatre, 111 Lakeside, Stratford. stratfordfestival.ca. 42ND STREET by Michael Stewart, Mark Bramble, Harry Warren and Al Dubin (Stratford Festival). A director falls for a chorus girl while trying to keep his musical production afloat. Runs in rep to Oct 28. $49-$106, srs $41-$66, stu $19-$29. Festival Theatre, 55 Queen, Stratford. 1-800-567-1600, stratfordfestival.ca. HARVEY by Mary Chase (Drayton Entertainment). A man with an imaginary friend vexes his society-conscious sister. Runs to Jul 14, Thu-Sat, see website for times. $40, stu $20. Playhouse II, 70689 B Line, Grand Bend. HIS GIRL FRIDAY adapted by John Guare (Shaw Festival). This comedy is based on Howard Hawks’s 1940 film and Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur’s play The Front Page. Runs in rep to Oct 5. $35-$110, stu/srs mats $24-$45. Festival Theatre, 10 Queen’s Parade, Niagara-onthe-Lake. 1-800-511-7429, shawfest.com. MACBETH by William Shakespeare (Humber
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River Shakespeare Co). Ambition leads to murder in the classic tragedy presented outdoors in this travelling show. Runs to Jul 21, Tue-Sun 7 pm (tour continues in GTA Jul 22-Aug 5). Pwyc. Bolton, Schomberg, Aurora, Kettleby, Richmond Hill, Kleinburg and Alton Mills, see website for location details. 416-209-2026, humberrivershakespeare.ca. A MAN AND SOME WOMEN by Githa Sowerby (Shaw Festival). A man seeks a new life but feels duty-bound to his wife and unmarried sisters. Runs in rep to Sep 22. $35-$90, stu mats $24. Court House Theatre, 26 Queen, Niagara-on-the-Lake. 1-800-511-7429, shawfest.com. THE MATCHMAKER by Thornton Wilder (Stratford Festival). A materialistic merchant hires a matchmaker to find him a wife in this comedy. Runs in rep to Oct 27. $49-$95, srs $35-$55, stu $15-$25. Festival Theatre, 55 Queen, Stratford. 1-800-567-1600, stratfordfestival.ca. THE MILLIONAIRESS by Bernard Shaw (Shaw Festival). The richest woman in England and an Egyptian doctor fall in love, but have conflicting family obligations. Runs in rep to Oct 6. $35-$90, stu mats $24. Court House Theatre, 26 Queen, Niagara-on-the-Lake. 1-800511-7429, shawfest.com. MISALLIANCE by Bernard Shaw (Shaw Festival). A bored heiress finds adventure when a plane crashes into her home during a dull party. Runs in rep to Oct 27. $35-$90, stu mats $24. Royal George Theatre, 85 Queen, Niagara-onthe-Lake. 1-800-511-7429, shawfest.com. MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING by William Shakespeare (Stratford Festival). Stellar performances by Ben Carlson and Deborah Hay as the warring Benedick and Beatrice anchor director Chrisopher Newton’s warm-hearted show. Other production elements are also strong, though the subplot’s comedy involving the watch isn’t very funny. Runs in rep to Oct 27. $49-$95, srs $35-$55, stu $15-$25. Festival Theatre, 55 Queen, Stratford. 1-800-567-1600, stratfordfestival.ca. NNN (JK) THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE by WS Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan (Stratford Festival). A young pirate apprentice must choose between love and duty in this comic operetta. Runs in rep to Oct 27. $49-$106, srs $41-$66, stu $19-$29. Avon Theatre, 99 Downie, Stratford. 1-800567-1600, stratfordfestival.ca. PRESENT LAUGHTER by Noël Coward (Shaw Festival). An actor deals with people vying for his attention in this comedy. Runs in rep to Oct 28. $35-$110, stu/srs mats $24-$45. Festival Theatre, 10 Queen’s Parade, Niagara-onthe-Lake. 1-800-511-7429, shawfest.com. QUEEN MARIE by Shirley Barrie (4th Line Theatre). This musical comedy is based on the life of Marie Dressler, a Canadian who found fame on the vaudeville stage and Holllywood screen. Runs to Aug 4, Tue-Sat 6 pm (and Jul 30). $26-$30. Winslow Farm, 779 Zion Line, Millbrook. 4thlinetheatre.on.ca. RAGTIME by Terrence McNally, Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty (Shaw Festival). Turn-of-the-century America is seen through the eyes of three very different families in this musical. Runs in rep to Oct 14. $35$110, stu/srs mats $24-$45. Festival Theatre, 10 Queen’s Parade, Niagara-on-the-Lake. 1-800-511-7429, shawfest.com. TROUBLE IN TAHITI by Leonard Bernstein (Shaw Festival). This one-act opera looks at the 1950s American dream through the eyes of a seemingly perfect couple. Runs in rep to Oct 7. $32. Court House Theatre, 26 Queen, Niagaraon-the-Lake. 1-800-511-7429, shawfest.com. WANDERLUST by Morris Panych and Marek Norman (Stratford Festival). This musical comedy is based on the life and poems of Robert Service. Runs in rep to Sep 28. $49$106, srs $41-$66, stu $19-$29. Tom Patterson Theatre, 111 Lakeside, Stratford. 1-800567-1600, stratfordfestival.ca.
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THE WAR OF 1812: THE HISTORY OF THE VILLAGE OF THE SMALL HUTS, 1812-1815 by ñ Michael Hollingsworth (Stratford Festival/
VideoCabaret). This history play looks at the war and its effects on a native confederation that fought in defence of Canada. Runs in rep to Aug 12. $50, child $25. Studio Theatre, 34 George E, Stratford. 1-800-567-1600. 3
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Thursday, July 12 ABSOLUTE COMEDY presents Rick Currie, Jess
Salomon, Darryl Orr and host DeAnne Smith. To Jul 15, Thu 8:30 pm, Fri 9 pm, Sat 8 & 10:45 pm, Sun 8 pm. $10-$15. 2335 Yonge. 416-4867700, absolutecomedy.ca. EAST SIDE REPRESENTS Red Sandcastle Theatre presents a monthly comedy revue w/ Juliana Barclay, Jeanie Calleja, Becky Bays, Rose Giles, Fiona Carver, Precious Chong and others. 8 pm. $10. 922 Queen E. 416-845-9411, redsandcastletheatre.com. LIVE WRONG AND PROSPER Second City presents its latest revue of sketch and improv, written and performed by a fine sextet and directed with note-perfect precision by Chris Earle. Standout sketches take on the economic crisis in Europe, political attack ads (and how they affect a family vacation), bad reality TV and social media. There’s a sinister edge to one improvised bit about a pair of cops who brag about internet surveillance, but overall there’s lots of physical comedy – including one sketch about a woman trying to join an orgy and a man (the fearless Jason DeRosse) getting ejected from a kinky sex date. Don’t order any whipped cream. To Jul 15, Thu-Sat 8 pm, plus Sat 10:30 pm, Sun 7 pm. $24-$29, stu $15. 51 Mercer. 416-3430011, secondcity.com. NNNN (GS)
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YUK YUK’S WEST presents Rob Ross. To Jul 14, Thu 8 pm, Fri-Sat 9 pm. $12-$20. 5165 Dixie, Mississauga. 416-967-6425, yukyuks.com.
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sents the podcast host in a live show. To Jul 14, Fri-Sat 8 & 10:30 pm. $20. Comedy Bar, 945 Bloor W. empirecomedylive.com. LIVE WRONG AND PROSPER See Thu 12. PREMIUM COMEDY Comedy Lounge presents Dom Pare, K Trevor Wilson, host Kris Bonaparte and others. 8 pm. $10. Grotto Lounge, 647 College. comedylounge.ca. SAVED BY THE GRIND Second City presents urban stand-up and sketch w/ the Boom, Rick & Chuck, Ron Josol, Trevor Boris and host Keith Pedro. 11 pm. $20. 51 Mercer. secondcity.com. SHOCK THERAPY Eli Jakeman presents comics sharing their dark pasts w/ Darren Pyle, Justin Laite, Scott Dell and host Hannah Hogan. 8 pm. $10-$15. Dominion on Queen, 500 Queen E. shock.therapy.july13@gmail.com. TEXAS COMEDY MASSACRE 2 Fox & Fiddle Wellesley presents stand-up w/ Jy McFly, Alex Nussbaum, Dom Pare, Camille Cote, Tim Golden, Tim Nasiopoulos, host Xerxes Cortez and others. 8:30 pm. Pwyc. 27 Wellesley E. 416-580-4153, texascomedymassacre2.com. YUK YUK’S DOWNTOWN See Thu 12. YUK YUK’S VAUGHAN See Thu 12. YUK YUK’S WEST See Thu 12.
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Bar presents a live recording of the podcast show w/ Jimmy Pardo and host Todd Van Allen. 10 pm. $20. 945 Bloor W. heyitstva.com. JIMMY PARDO See Fri 13. LIVE WRONG AND PROSPER See Thu 12. THEATRESPORTS Bad Dog Theatre presents un-
scripted comedy battles. Undercard warm-up event at 7 pm, main event at 8 pm. $12, stu $10 (one or both shows). Comedy Bar, 945 Bloor W. 416-491-3115, baddogtheatre.com. YUK YUK’S DOWNTOWN See Thu 12. YUK YUK’S VAUGHAN See Thu 12. YUK YUK’S WEST See Thu 12.
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ABSOLUTE COMEDY presents Pro-Am Night w/
night comedy cabaret w/ Xerxes Cortes, Adam Wallace Downey, Danny Freedman, Michael Flamank, Sadie Hawkins Day and host Jim Kim. 10 pm. Pwyc. Second City, 51 Mercer. 416-343-0011. HAPPY HOUR @ EIN-STEIN presents Robert Mundenge, Adam David, Robert Schlesinger, Ben Bankas, Max Magas, Jesse Owens, host Dave Paterson and others. 8 pm. Free. EinStein, 229 College. ein-stein.ca. LIVE WRONG AND PROSPER See Thu 12. SUNDAY NIGHT LIVE The Sketchersons present weekly sketch w/ guest hosts and musical acts. 9:30 pm. $8. Comedy Bar, 945 Bloor W. thesketchersons.com. YUK YUK’S DOWNTOWN See Thu 12.
Justin Laite, Camille Cote, Joel Buxton, Hannah Hogan, Alex Pavone and host Andrew Evans. 9 pm. Pwyc. The Local, 396 Roncesvalles. 416535-6225. FALL 2012 MAINSTAGE REVUE Second City presents a collection of sketches, songs and improvisations. Indefinite run, Tue-Sat 8 pm (plus late show Sat 10:30 pm), Sun 7 pm. $24$29, stu $15. 51 Mercer. 416-343-0011, secondcity.com. THE SECOND CITY’S IMPROV ALL-STARS Second City presents a fast-paced, completely improvised weekly show. 8 pm. $20. 51 Mercer. 416343-0011, secondcity.com. SKETCH COMEDY LOUNGE Rivoli presents Goodbye John Hastings, a farewell/ birthday celebration before he goes to the UK w/ Dom Pare, Matt O’Brien, Dylan Gott, host Graham Kay and more. 9 pm. Pwyc. 332 Queen W. sketchcomedylounge.com. STANDING ON THE DANFORTH Eton House presents Justin Sanchez, Martha O’Neill, Joe Tuccitto, Troy Stark, Rob Pue, Kristeen von Hagen, Ron Sparks, host Jo-Anna Downey and more. 9 pm. Free. 710 Danforth. 416-466-6161.
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ALTDOT COMEDY LOUNGE Rivoli presents Sean Cullen, Kristeen von Hagen, Eddie Della Siepe, DeAnne Smith, Rebecca Kohler, Keith Pedro, Levi MacDougall, MC Dave Merheje and others. 9 pm. Pwyc. 332 Queen W. altdotcomedylounge.com. THE BEST OF THE SECOND CITY presents classic and original sketch and trademark improvisation. 8 pm. $14. Second City, 51 Mercer. 416343-0011, secondcity.com. THE JOKEBOX Impulsive Entertainment presents Rulers of the Universe w/ Catherine McCormick, John Hastings, hosts James Dalzell and Deanna Palazzo and more. 8 pm. $5. Comedy Bar, 945 Bloor W. impulsiveent.com. LAUGHABLE – COMEDY BAR EDITION presents Dom Pare, Catherine McCormick, Gilson Lubin, Graham Kay, Evany Rosen and host Nick Flanagan. 9 pm. $5. Comedy Bar, 945 Bloor W. comedybar.ca.
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TORONTO COMEDY BRAWL: QUARTERFINALS YUK YUK’S DOWNTOWN presents the Humber School of Comedy at 7:30 pm, and stand-up Amateur Night at 9:30 pm. $4. 224 Richmond W. 416-967-6425, yukyuks.com.
Moody McCarthy, Elaine Dandy, Josh Elijah, Nader Mansour, Nicholas Rizzi, JP Hodgkinson and host Trent McClellan. 8:30 pm. $6. 2335 Yonge. 416-486-7700, absolutecomedy.ca. BAD DOG PRESENTS: Bad Dog Theatre presents a weekly showcase. 8 pm. $12, stu $10. Comedy Bar, 945 Bloor W. baddogtheatre.com. CHUCKLE CO. PRESENTS weekly stand-up. 9:30 pm. $5. Comedy Bar, 945 Bloor W. facebook. com/ChuckleCo. FALL 2012 MAINSTAGE REVUE See Tue 17. HUMPDAY HUMOUR Muoi Nene Productions present weekly Afrocentric comedy w/ Raïs Muoi and others. 7 pm. Free. Hakuna Matata Sports Bar, 326 Parliament. 416-519-1569. LAUGHS @ SLACK’S presents a weekly open mic w/ host Catherine McCormick. Doors 8 pm. Free. Slack’s, 562 Church. facebook.com/ LaughsAtSlacks. SPIRITS COMEDY NIGHT presents Andre Arruda, Peter Aterman, Martha O’Neill, Kristeen von Hagen, Christophe Davidson, Noor Kidwal, Darren Frost, host Jo-Anna Downey and others. 9 pm. Free. Spirits Bar & Grill, 642 Church. 416-967-0001.
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Empire Comedy Live presents amateur comedians competing for a $1,000 grand prize. To Jul 19, Mon-Thu 8 pm. $5. Crown & Tiger, 414 College. empirecomedylive.com. YUK YUK’S DOWNTOWN presents Kate Rigg. To Jul 15, Thu-Sat 8 pm (plus Fri-Sat 10:30 pm), Sun 8:30 pm. $12-$20. 224 Richmond W. 416-967-6425, yukyuks.com. YUK YUK’S VAUGHAN presents Richard Lett. To Jul 14, Thu 8 pm, Fri-Sat 9 pm. $12-$20. 70 Interchange Way. yukyuks.com.
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AL KHAIMA Arabesque Dance Studio presents
belly dance soloists performing in an Arabian tent. Jul 14 at 8 pm. $15-$20. 1 Gloucester. 416-920-5593, arabesquedance.ca. FUNKABELLY Capitol Event Theatre presents bellydance and live music. Jul 13 at 9 pm. $25. 2492 Yonge. 416-322-3322, funkabelly.com. NIGHT OF ESSENCE Bold Movement Production and Diva Dollz Entertainment presents a dance and entertainment showcase. Jul 15 at 8:30 pm. $20-$25. The Great Hall, 1087 Queen W. nightofessence.com. SOUNDCLASH FESTIVAL Harbourfront Centre presents an urban arts festival, including the Bragging Rights DJ dance battle and Kidz Dance Movement family outdoor workshop. Jul 13-15, see website for schedule. Free. 235 Queens Quay W. harbourfrontcentre.com.
Continuing TORONTO FRINGE FESTIVAL presents dance, movement and dance-theatre ñ performances including works by Ten Toes,
KOKUS, Ink on Paper, Kiri Figueiredo Dance, Olga Barrios and others. See reviews, page 48. (Reviews also at nowtoronto.com/fringe). Runs to Jul 15, various venues, days and times, see website for details. $10-$11, passes $45$82. 416-966-1062, fringetoronto.com. 3
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by Vincenzo Aliberti. Annex Theatre. Jul 13 at 9:45 pm, Jul 14 at 11 pm. Rating: NNNN From the moment the theatre doors open, a clown funeral director (Marcel Dragonieri) awaits, interacting with and seating people – a clever technique to warm up the audience for something that is more an event than a play. What follows is the funeral for a dead clown whose spirit (Geoffrey Armour) has not yet left, attended by his family, (Valerie Cina, Isaac Kessler and Kat Letwin) and a professional mourner (Joanne D’Angelo) – also clowns. Lewin plays the deceased’s narcoleptic brother with exquisite innocence, and quick costume changes help the versatile Dragonieri reappear as a multitude of visitors to great comedic effect. This bizarre and adventurous show, well written by Vincenzo Aliberti and thoughtfully staged by Teodoro Dragonieri, both sends up and confronts the complexities of human relationships through strong characterizations, small details and big laughs. DF-G
reviews By jon kaplan, glenn sumi, jorDan Bimm, DeBBie fein-golDBach, kathleen smith & sean DaviDson
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featuring 155 local, national and international companies at 27 venues. Runs to July 15. $10 or less, surcharge on advance sales, discount passes. Advance tickets sold up to three hours prior to showtime online, by phone or from July 4 at the festival box office at the Fringe Club (581 Bloor West). At least half of all tickets go on sale at the venue one hour before showtime. No latecomers. See complete Fringe listings at nowtoronto.com/ fringe. 416-966-1062, fringetoronto.com 48
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AeriAl Allusions by Azana Pilar & Jason Morneau. Jul 12 at 7:30 pm, Jul 14 at 9:15 pm. Rating: NN This awkwardly performed two-hander includes some aerial silk work but nonetheless fails to fly. Random monologues about life, violent stylized beatings and some clumsy dance duets stall this amateurish effort in which only rare flashes of artistry (mostly when Azana Pilar is high above the ground working the silks) grab your attention. KS
GreG ellwAnd’s BreAd! by Greg Ellwand. Jul 12 at 3:30 pm, Jul 13 at 8 pm, Jul 15 at noon. Rating: NNN Greg Ellwand comes across like that eccentric high school teacher who expounds about obscure topics but really expands your point of view. Through a blend of song, recitation and memories, he presents a sort of variety show about bread, with musician Dan Imbrogno providing effec tive accompaniment. Ellie Ellwand, his daughter, joins him onstage for a duet and a particularly moving scene in which they knead dough together. Ellwand also tackles controversial foodrelated topics like low-carb diets, eating disorders and our ever-increasing consumption of processed foods. Some sections feel uneven and moralizing, but mostly it’s a unique and very personal homage to a dietary staple. DF-G
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rico Garcia Lorca. Jul 13 at noon, Jul 15 at 7:30 pm. Rating: NNNN A domineering matriarch (Darlene Spencer) struggles to keep her five daughters chaste and her family name honourable in 1930s Spain. Director Bruce Pitkin, who also adapted this version, makes great use of the theatre’s levels. He and choreographer Suzanne Liska provide beautiful visuals, including the sewing sequence that begins Act 2, the incorporation of flamenco dance and some lovely staging with tablecloths – a nice contrast to the heavy dialogue. The young ensemble handles the difficult material skilfully, and the production further benefits from their beautiful musical harmonies. Costumers Horacio Ramirez Barba and Stan Borges find ways to differentiate the characters within a predominantly black colour palette. DF-G
The Judy MonoloGues by Darren Stewart-Jones. Jul 12 at 1:45 pm, Jul 14 at 2:15 pm, Jul 15 at 1:45 pm. Rating: NNN Based on audio tapes recorded by Judy Garland for an autobiography she never got to write, this tribute show expresses her despair due to mistreatment by the industry, the press and her ex-husband. Darren Stewart-Jones conceived and directed the show, and also performs along with Philip Cairns and Michael Hughes (who had his own Garland play in last year’s Fringe). Uncanny look-alike Kimberly Roberts joins them onstage, but with no lines serves mostly as Garland eye
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candy. Music stands with scripts sometimes get consulted, giving the show a workshop-like quality, but the performers do evoke Garland’s spirit. DF-G
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The dinner by Jason Murray. Jul 13 at noon, Jul 15 at 7 pm. Rating: NNN Under the tutelage of Sky Gilbert, up-andcoming writer Jason Murray has crafted a tense and emotional ensemble piece about a group of old friends that finally reaches its breaking point. The biggest problem is a slow beginning, but once the players and stakes are established, the show becomes a riveting psychological and philosophical battle between Greg (Jeff Madden), a rich, self-obsessed doctor, and Ronnie (Jason Jazrawy), a struggling actor. Madden makes his douchebag doc a wonderfully heinous villain, something like an evil version of Steve Carell’s Michael Scott. The show isn’t perfect yet but is definitely worth seeing for the final 30 minutes. JB GAy nerds
by JP Larocque. Jul 12 at 4 pm, Jul 13 at 7:30 pm, Jul 14 at 4 pm. Rating: NNN A group of gay friends (and one stranger) get stuck in a Fringe play in this breezy but meandering comedy that tries to be clever and postmodern but doesn’t always succeed. JP Larocque’s script features some hilarious one-liners, and charming per form-
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ances by Robert Keller and Ryan Kerr as a couple of contrasting roommates enliven the show. But apart from some whimsical fantasy sequences (one involving LOTR’s Gandalf), it could use a few more gay geekdom references, and fewer theatrical parodies, to live up to that title. And Larocque, the director, needs to clarify the action in a key scene that takes place at a Pride party to add depth to the comedy. GS
nuMBers by Lukas Press. Jul 12 at 5:45 pm, Jul 14 at 5:45 pm, Jul 15 at 1:45 pm. Rating: NN A young Jewish girl (the precocious Rebecca Reinhart) lives through the Holocaust in this well-meaning yet terribly misguided show. When not merely recounting the Second World War’s grim statistics about fatalities, the play – strangely devoid of much Jewish culture – delivers dance sequences which, while energetically performed, are in questionable taste. Nazis grooving to hip-hop? Exploited Jewish women shaking their booty to Usher? OMG indeed. The distracting presence, on opening night, of a painter executing a watercolour next to the stage during the show only added to the bizarre experience. GS speAre – pArTs 1 & 2
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by Brian Kennington. Jul 12 at 2:15 pm, Jul 14 at 2:15 pm. Rating: NNNN If you’ve ever wondered how Shakespeare’s Edmund and Iago became such evil schemers, Brian Kennington’s delightfully inventive prequel to Lear and Othello (and sequel to The Merchant Of Venice and
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Up-to-the-minute reviews and reports at nowtoronto.com/fringe Twelfth Night) provides some amusing answers. Kennington, who also efficiently directs the two-part show (and plays Lear and Malvolio), wisely doesn’t attempt to oneup the Bard’s language, providing clear narration and dialogue (with several allusions to other plays), all performed by a talented crew, with stand-outs that include Roger McKeen, Brendan Shoreman and Maya Woloszyn. Part 2 feels cluttered and claustrophobic, and the attempt at a jokey conclusion seems like a bit of a cheat, but if you know your Shakespeare you’ll have plenty of fun. GS
nice pair, since both deal with inappropriate courtships. In The Bear, a wealthy widow is pursued by a debt collector, first for her money, but later her heart, while Lady With A Lap Dog catalogues a protracted affair between a middle-aged Muscovite and a younger woman. Ellen Hurley’s traditional stagings work well, as does the haunting trombone accompaniment by Steve Ward. The only stumbling block is Jamie Polatynski’s turn as Popova which is less believable than the much stronger performances of castmates John Fray and Lisa Hamalainen. JB
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noon, Jul 14 at 7:30 pm. Rating: NNN In this promising debut, writer/performer Màiri Mason adapts the titular ancient Scottish ballad into a disturbing musical about a cruel fairy queen that’s steeped in Gaelic tradition (except for the acoustic guitar – not exactly sure what that was doing there). Some parts need polish, and the whole show could benefit from a livelier pace, but looking to forgotten folklore for inspiration yields a number of vivid moments, including a full-on gore scene that kinda comes out of nowhere but looks pretty cool nonetheless. Keep an eye on these kids. JB
and Daniel Pagett. Jul 12 at noon, Jul 13 at 4:30 pm, Jul 14 at 3:30 pm. Rating: NNN Here’s further evidence, if more were needed, against self-taught life coaches. But there’s much more than a cautionary tale in this oft comical sit-down between an amoral fast talker (a manic, strutting, couch-jumping Daniel Pagett) hired to boost the courage of his client (the sadeyed Tim Walker). It’s more about what, if anything, keeps us good even when we really, really want to be bad. And though it’s a shame the supposed twist is telegraphed loudly and repeatedly, that does little to spoil the intense verbal sparring between Walker and Pagett, which takes us on a rocket ride through some very murky morality. SD
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by Frank Manzo. Jul 13 at 5:45 pm, Jul 14 at 11:30 pm. Rating: NNN Frank Manzo’s unusual show uses live dance and video to tell a familiar story about a couple of queer friends bouncing back from being dumped and/or fired. What this “dansical” (Manzo’s term) lacks in narrative cohesion and character development it makes up for in range of dance numbers, which include a couple of moody solos and one raunchy scene in an SM club. A director other than Manzo might have played more successfully with the play’s rhythms; it’s never good to begin a musical with two ballads. But the hoofers are attractive and energetic, and the video (by Kody McWilliams and Casey McWilliams) sharp. Terrific musical choices, too. GS
10:15 pm, Jul 13 at 6:45 pm, Jul 15 at 7:45 pm. Rating: NNN British performance poet Jem Rolls has been wowing Toronto Fringe audiences since 2001 with his motoric spoken-word assaults. In this show, his first in T.O. since 2009, he tackles the subject of language, spinning 10 fast, repetitive, sometimes Seuss-like poems with admirable vigour. His best bits – a poem about a group of
unwelcome partiers who take over his flat and a Kafkaesque story about the British postal system – score big laughs and deliver keen insights. His style is a bit of an acquired taste, and can be a little grating in large doses, but his sense of humour and brave approach ultimately shine through. JB
Life in The raW by Barbara Larose and Rick Jones. Jul 12 at 2:15 pm, Jul 14 at 9:45 pm. Rating: NNN Here’s a musical drama that shouldn’t have been a musical. This otherwise classic tale of family ties in hardscrabble times does itself no favours with its original songs, which either rehash what’s already been made plain by the script or info-dump needlessly into the already crowded story. (It doesn’t help that one of the cast is as flat as a piece of paper.) Making up for this are the compelling female players, including Kaitlin Lane, who makes musical lemonade out of lemons, and Denise Norman as the overwrought mother, a spot-on personification of pride undermined by privation. SD neiGhbourS by Allie Bell. Jul 12 at 8 pm, Jul 15 at 5:30 pm. Rating: NNN Allie Bell offers a unique and intriguing absurdist vision of America along the lines of Terry Gilliam’s Brazil. The show’s strongest element is the clever and constantly entertaining alternate dialect Bell has invented for the inhabitants of “Micarae” (it’s an anagram). As the war-on-terror interrogation narrative unfolds, it’s fun and rewarding to translate the characters’ babble. The show’s well acted, but unfortunately, the story doesn’t show us more of Bell’s richly conceived and frightening world. JB
peTer n’ chriS and The mySTery of The hunGry hearT moTeL by Chris Wilson and Peter Carlone. Jul 13 at 2:45 pm, Jul 14 at 8 pm. Rating: NNN Like horror movie tropes? You know… killer motel managers, hedge mazes, “Let’s split up” and so on? Then you’re in for a treat with this brisk and whip-smart send-up that merrily mashes up Bruce Springsteen lyrics and flashlight-under-the-face camp. The many characters are perhaps too much for just Chris Wilson and Peter Carlone to carry – our heroes are enjoyable but indistinct to the point of interchangeability – but these are trifles considering the big laughs and bigger energy that keep this one racing along like a Scooby-Doo chase sequence, right up to the final mugto-the-crowd twist. SD
pLuTo’S revenGe by Meg Dryden. Jul 13 at 10:45 pm, Jul 14 at 1:45 pm. Rating: NN This supremely silly play about Pluto’s planetary status feels like Mean Girls meets Cosmos. While it’s intermittently clever, the script doesn’t capitalize on the personification-of-planets device to say anything meaningful about social politics or cosmology, and the dance feels tacked on. But each member of the cast (Emma Letki, Kelly Morden, Natasha Joselyn and Aria Evans) has a charming moment or two. And the onstage band almost steals the show with its deadpan delivery of wacky orchestrations. KS
fiShboWL by Mark Shyzer. Jul 12 at 7:45 pm, Jul 13 at 1:45 pm, Jul 14 at 3:30 pm. Rating: NNN Equal parts sad and snarky, this solo show by the Buddies in Bad Times alum takes a long, poignant look at isolation and hidden connections. The four characters through which he quick-changes are archetypes of loneliness – nerd, old man, goth teen, boozy divorcée – and as such often border on clichés. But there’s real, understated power in his performance, and wry observations about the profound and the mundane in his script. SD
LiTTLe Lady Jul 12 at 11:15 pm, Jul 14 at 7 pm, Jul 15 at 4 pm. Rating: N See review online at nowtoronto.com/fringe.
The LiTTLe mermaid by Hans Christian Andersen. Jul 12 at 6 pm, Jul 13 at 11 pm, Jul 15 at 5:45 pm. Rating: NNN Belly dance by the Sisters of Salome anchors this retelling of the Hans Christian Andersen tale about a mermaid who trades her fin for feet, with tragic consequences. Attention is paid to crowd-pleasing production values (lots of sequins and marine effects using fabric and fans), and there are also a few standout performances, like Victoria Buston’s over-the-top Sea Witch, and the dignified ensemble who enact a wedding processional with candles balanced on their heads while they undulate. As the story unfolds, character development is shallow to nonexistent, but it’s quite clear why devotees of the dance form are legion. KS
medicine by TJ Dawe. Jul
12 at 12:15 pm, Jul 14 at 11 pm. Rating: NNNN In his most personal memoir yet, master storyteller TJ Dawe chronicles his experiences at a spiritual retreat led by Gabor Maté involving group therapy, shamans and a drug called ayahuasca. Delivered in his characteristic genial style – which becomes an important theme in the show – Dawe attempts to get to the root of a recurring disturbing image that has plagued him throughout his life. His discoveries, interspersed with a few bits of amusing trivia, are cathartic and never less than fascinating. GS
James Everett. Jul 12 at 7:30 pm, Jul 13 at 11 pm, Jul 15 at noon. Rating: NNN This somewhat unbalanced fusion of song (played and sung live by musician/ composer James Everett) and dance (Patricia Allison’s choreography for four dancers) explores love, loss and perseverance. At times the two disciplines sync up too neatly; at others they compete. It’s like having two talkative friends simultaneously tell you their version of the same story, one in each ear. That said, the combo is occasionally moving, and some committed performances (notably Camille Stopps and Virgilia Griffith in their lengthy duet) may win you over. KS
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8:30 pm, Jul 14 at 5:45 pm. Rating: NNNN Memo to the Occupy movement: hire a 10-year-old girl as your spokesperson. Specifically the titular agitator in this sweetly comical and over-the-top tale of little kids and library cuts, given full voice and high drama (in the tween girl sense of the word) by the delightful Jessica Moss. Matthew MacKenzie’s script cleverly reroutes the soap box-isms of the activist set through the idealism of Tick and her hyperkinetic friends, a strong adult cast that also includes the rubber-limbed Nathan Barrett. The action sometimes gets muddled by the cast’s own mania, but the result is a funny and touching reminder that real political power flows through books. SD NOW July 12-18 2012
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something from nothing by Phoebe Gilman. Jul 13 at
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7:45 pm, Jul 14 at 2:15 pm, Jul 15 at 3:30 pm. Rating: NNN This charming piece, based on Phoebe Gilman’s book, is about a boy who so loves the baby blanket his grandfather gave him that he won’t give it up as he matures. When the material becomes worn or damaged, his zaide (Yiddish for grandpa) keeps cutting it down until it becomes a beloved button. Director Jerry Silverberg’s production, fleshed out with Yiddish songs and Jewish traditions as well as a family of puppet mice that parallels the human family, is delightful, with actors Andrew Joseph Richardson, Dan Cook and Dana Fradkin bringing extra warmth to the show. JK
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by Laura Salvas and Mandy Sellers. Helen Gardiner Phelan Playhouse. Jul 12 at 9:30 pm, Jul 13 at 5:15 pm, Jul 14 at 1:45 pm. Rating: NNNN Laura Salvas and Mandy Sellers sizzle with smarts and silliness in this high-energy, entertaining and explosive sketch comedy show. Some of their subjects include confronting death, competitive egg salesmanship (competition is a recurring theme) and the wedding of a former high school classmate. The pacing, under director Kirsten Gallagher, seldom lags and, even in their weaker sketches the duo exude a go-for-broke style that takes them through to the unexpected, laugh-as-you-leavethe-theatre end. These ladies are going places. GS
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Water by Lauren Spring. Jul 12 at 7 pm, Jul 14 at 5:45 pm, Jul 15 at 1:45 pm. Rating: NNN Young Olive, who hates swimming in the ocean, wishes all the water in the world would disappear. When her wish is granted, she discovers the error of her desire, both personally and globally. A talented cast brings the show to life using narrative and music, with Kimberly Persona a standout as the talkative, rubber-faced Olive. While audience participation is great in family shows, the action here – which touches gently on ecological concerns – is interrupted too often by having the kids offer comments or advice. The story, in fact, is strong enough to work on its own, without a narrator (author Lauren Spring) helping to move it along. JK
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the empire of the magiC Beanstalks by Daniel J Karpenchuk. Jul 13 at 11:15 am, Jul 14 at 7:30 pm. Rating: NNN A fairy tale riff on The Little Mermaid, Rapunzel and Jack And The Beanstalk, Daniel J. Karpenchuk’s play is a tongue-incheek adventure story with some winning performances – especially Natalie Metcalfe’s fine verbal and physical work as the lovelorn mermaid Kaia – and a too-full storyline. The plot involves Jack’s conniving mother trying to grow richer from the family’s beanstalk franchise, rival princes, a mermaid who loves a mortal but must find a cure for her people’s man-made environmental woes, and lots more. The result is a big, sometimes messy play with 17 actors, ambitious and often entertaining. JK
the lion, the WitCh and the WardroBe by CS Lewis. Jul 12 at 12:45 pm, Jul 13 at 2:45 pm, Jul 15 at 5:15 pm. Rating: NNN This cut-down version of C.S. Lewis’s first Narnia book – done in 50 minutes with two actors – captures the essence of the classic story that pits good against evil. Performers Marla Brennan and Stevie Jay are energetically winning in this blend of storytelling and acting, shining in particular as the power-hungry White Witch and the self-centred Edmund. Creating characters using only a few props, they throw themselves physically into the roles, especially in the mimed journey to the stone table that figures prominently in the plot. But the truncated narrative means that story and character details are sometimes crammed in or left out altogether, so sometimes there’s no chance to create the tale’s magic. JK
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maBel moon meets the milky Way by Virginia Cowan. Jul 12 at 4 pm, Jul 14 at 1 pm, Jul 15 at 7 pm. Rating: NN Mabel Moon (playwright Virginia Cowan), with the help of her friend Silvertoes (Danielle Cowan), a white-costumed figure who speaks with R2D2 electronic sounds, shares some of the secrets of the sky with her young audience. Cowan clearly wants to engage her viewers, but hasn’t yet found the right tone for her script. The youngest audience members are encouraged to use their imagination and hear a song about the importance of friends, but they’re also given scientific information about heavenly bodies that’s suited to much older viewers. Running less than half an hour, the underdeveloped show needs further work, including the brief bit where an audience member is used as an alien. JK
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roCkgarden party – an interaCtive Children’s musiCal by Charlie Kert. Jul 12 at 2:30 pm, Jul 13 at 6:15 pm, Jul 14 at 11:30 am. Rating: NNN SkaterDude (writer/performer Charlie Kert), a city dweller, gets lost looking for a rock concert and finds himself in a rock garden populated by creatures from the natural world. With the help of a talking stone, a green drummer and a butterfly-like Earth Angel, Kert’s skateboarder/musician (initially carrying the stench of the city) learns the importance of living harmoniously with Mother Nature. Though it’s more a children’s concert/ dance party than a play, the show, fuelled by Kert’s engaging charm, captures the young audience by drawing them into active participation and a demonstration of the magic of making music. It’s perfectly suited to children three to eight, an age group whose interest can be hard to capture in the theatre. JK
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pm, Jul 14 at 2:15 pm, Jul 15 at 5:15 pm. Rating: NN This sketch show starts and ends strong with all eight cast members performing an original song and its reprise, but a hodgepodge of ideas falls in between. They deliver the material earnestly, but the weak writing in most sketches garners little more than chuckles. A sitcom spoof called Cheque Please is amusing enough; revisiting it two more times is torture. The best material includes musical numbers about Toronto neighbourhoods and a Katharine Hepburn monologue. DF-G
the Ballad of herBie Cox by Victoria Chiu and Roland Cox. Jul 12 at 3:30 pm, Jul 13 at noon, Jul 14 at 12:30 pm. Rating: NNN In this unusual blend of storytelling, music, dance and physical theatre, Aussie couple Victoria Chiu and Roland Cox harvest family stories going back several generations. With props as simple as a Kleenex and athletic dance moves that eat up the floor, this hugely talented pair animate tales of ghosts and grandmothers and brothers lost to drug addiction. It takes a while to get into their casual
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performance rhythm, and I can’t help but wonder what the piece would have looked like in a more intimate space, but this Ballad is full of beauty. KS
the Chairs by Eugene Ionesco. Jul 12 at noon, Jul 13 at 9:15 pm, Jul 15 at 3:30 pm. Rating: NN In Ionesco’s play, first produced in 1952, an old man and woman living together by the sea recall their lives as they await the arrival of guests for whom they set up many, many chairs. The guests are invisible, but by the end a third person, a deaf orator, has joined them onstage. Actors Dawn E. Crysler, Michael Greves and Devon Jones play off each other well, and director Jack Wieler incorporates interesting sound effects to echo the eventual chaos onstage, but the show suffers from slow pacing and monotonous delivery of lines. DF-G
eat, poo, love by Paul Clement, Evan Mackay and Dan Mackay. Jul 12 at 11 pm, Jul 14 at 5:45 pm, Jul 15 at 1:45 pm. Rating: NNNN This inventive show recounts the true story of Paul Clement (engagingly played by Dan Mackay), a 47-year-old piano tuner who learns he has colon cancer and leads the audience through the steps of his journey to fight it. Director Ed Sahely makes good use of the piano at centre stage, turning it into an operating table and a CT scanner, and using it to shield Mackay during toilet scenes. Mackay shines as an Everyman suddenly caught in a health crisis. Excellent writing makes the show funny and informative while it avoids being morose, preachy or scary. The writers (Dan Mackay, Evan Mackay and Clement) deserve further credit for tackling side issues like friends’ reactions and dealing with humourless doctors. At the very end, the real-life Clement performs an uplifting musical cameo. DF-G
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mum and the Big C by Lynne Kamm. Jul 13 at 1:45 pm, Jul 14 at 9:15 pm. Rating: NN A daughter (Elvira Kurt) – lesbian, single and underemployed – moves home to a suburb west of Toronto to help her mom (Janet-Laine Green) who has breast cancer, then gets entangled in a relationship with Mom’s oncologist (Megan Fahlenbock). The cancer storyline is mostly incidental, as the play focuses more on the fraught relationships. Writer/director Lynne Kamm succeeds in exposing the challenges many mothers and adult daughters face relating to one other. Although comic Kurt delivers some trademark zingers, the production contains few genuine moments beyond cartoonish arguing. DF-G
one in a million (a miCromusiCal) by Ron Fromstein and Samuel Sholdice. Jul 12 at 7:30 pm, Jul 13 at 3:30 pm, Jul 15 at noon. Rating: NNN An army platoon of sperm sets out on a quest to fertilize the egg of their dreams in this lighthearted 60-minute musical comedy by Ron Fromstein and Sam Sholdice. The concept is hilarious, with an eyecatching opening scene and a twist at the end. The book is quite strong, but the score falls short, lacking any memorable numbers. Extremely well cast, the superb performers fully commit to the zaniness. Aurora Browne and Shaina Silver-Baird make a standout comic duo as handmaidens to Blair Irwin’s loopy Egg, and David Lopez, Mark Allan, Jeff Giles and Russell Tyson Clark perform swimmingly as the sperm. Director Steven Morel gets very creative using props and costumes on a bare stage, adding funny visual elements. DF-G
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by Tom McGee and William ‘Shakey-Shake’ Shakespeare. Palmerston Library Theatre (FringeKids). Jul 12 at 11 am, Jul 13 at 4:30 pm, Jul 15 at noon. Rating: NNNN Returning after last summer’s successful Romeo And Juliet, puppets Shakey-Shake (aka Shakespeare), Zip and their friends offer a shortened version of the Bard’s last play of magic, love and forgiveness, with a few nods to Harry Potter along the way. There are also sly references to The Wizard Of Oz, Lady Gaga and even a send-up of last year’s R&J. The company – by which I mean the manipulators as well as the Muppet-like puppets, which include a mini-version of Glee’s Rachel Berry, a shirtless werewolf, a monosyllabic trunk (Shakespeare’s Trinculo becomes Trunkulo) and a few sock puppets – is as agile and entertaining as ever, with laughs for adults as well as kids. A winning cast in a delightful production. JK
Sex, Bollywood & other lieS by Ashima Suri. Jul 13 at 11 pm, Jul
14 at 4 pm. Rating: NNN The goofy exuberance of Bollywood drives this exploration of sexuality and self-image as two wannabe film actors (Ashima Suri and guest choreographer/actor Imran Mohammed) hook up and then deal with the ensuing drama and doubts. Suri’s script treads too familiar turf, but frequent flashes of humour (some in-jokes aimed directly at Bollywood aficionados) and genuinely inventive choreography that fuses Bollywood, kathak and contemporary dance styles save the day. KS
U.S. drag by Gina Gionfriddo. Jul 12
at 5:15 pm, Jul 14 at 11 pm. Rating: NN “Drag” is the operative word in this tedious, overly long show about two friends (Samara Stern and Zoe Gamache) seeking the quickest route to fame and wealth in New York City. The eight-person cast does its best to overcome Gina Gionfriddo’s clichéd script. Actor Josh Vokey succeeds as an emotionally damaged creative non-fiction author. However, the play undertakes too many themes, and ends up a vapid look at a vapid culture. DF-G
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the gravity hoUr by Kiri Figueiredo, Michael Caldwell and Shannon Litzenberger. Jul 12 at 8:30 pm, Jul 13 at 4 pm, Jul 14 at 3:30 pm. Rating: NNN A clutch of Toronto dance stalwarts join forces to present four (mostly) new contemporary dance works. There’s a ton of seasoned choreographic and performance accomplishment on display here: Kiri Figueiredo performing her own atmospheric solo in a swooshy ball gown for Woman Kneeling In A Dress; the primal pairing of Jesse Dell and Jordana Deveau in an animalistic death-match duet for Shannon Litzenberger’s The Den. But it’s Stéphanie Tremblay Abubo’s
detailed and nuanced interpretation of a woman struggling to answer the simple question “What happened?” in Michael Caldwell’s solo, Mary, that really gave me goosebumps. KS
like a dog by Matthew Gorman. Jul 12 at 10:15 pm, Jul 13 at 9:15 pm, Jul 15 at 4:30 pm. Rating: NNN In this mystical look at life and death, a doctor (Andy Trithardt) struggles to comprehend the needs of his patients: a dying, elderly man with a questionable past (Peter C. Wylde) and a single mom (Jennetta Lamb) with a premature baby. Writer/director Matthew Gorman gives the play a strong structure and keeps things engaging with excellent pacing, witty asides and able performances. The monologues sometimes meander, but Wylde savours each one, imbuing them with ornery vigour, while Trithardt’s anxious doc, dressed in scrubs, provides the play’s understated yet affecting final few beats. DF-G
raw by Rob Salerno. Jul 13 at 5:45 pm, Jul 14 at noon. Rating: NNN Rob Salerno’s two-hander lives up to its suggestive, multilayered title. A gay man (Jason R. Stroud) brutally confronts another (Salerno) who may have given him HIV while having bareback sex in a bathhouse. The themes are topical – involving the legality of HIV non-disclosure – and there’s lots of fine writing in the script, particularly in a fantasy sequence involving a childhood toy and a moving monologue near the end, although the latter is delivered by Stroud so quietly you can barely hear it. At times it feels like Salerno’s more concerned with pushing buttons and raising stakes than with exploring character. But with some tweaking, this has definite commercial potential. GS rememBering the FarewellS by Olga Barrios. Jul 13
at noon, Jul 14 at 5:15 pm. Rating: NNN Created while Colombia-born Olga Barrios was nursing a severe knee injury, this solo dance cleverly builds theatrical reconstruc-
tions from diverse memories. Youthful parties, abusive encounters, the pain of limited mobility – the images she fashions are squirm-makingly clear. When she violently spins on an office chair, her feet not touching the floor, or faces the audience with her cheeks squished together by her own hand, we recognize what she’s remembering. If the piece feels self-indulgent at times (the many lengthy wardrobe changes wear thin), Barrios is a compelling performer with great gifts of articulation, musicality and endurance. KS
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the Stain by Andrew Domingues Frade. Jul 13 at 1:45 pm, Jul 14 at 9:15 pm. Rating: NNN This intense and emotional ensemble drama by writer Andrew Domingues Frade finds aging couple Mary and Paul (Marta Legrady and Peter Higginson) struggling to cope after their son’s murder. Things get interesting when, after a quick jump in time, Mary, now divorced, rents a room to her son’s paroled killer (Sean Kaufmann). Although well-written and acted, the show is slightly hampered by frequent fades to black that accommodate Frade’s filmic style but also trip up the momentum. Captivating performances by Legrady and Higginson, and an intriguing plot, keep the 90-minute show from feeling over-long. JB
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Tony ho’s sad PeoPle by Roger Bainbridge, J Adam Brown, Adam Niebergall and Miguel Rivas. Jul 12 at 1 pm, Jul 13 at 11:30 pm, Jul 14 at 1:45 pm. Rating: NN The local four-man comedy troupe swells its ranks with rotating guest stars in this very loosely held-together series of vignettes, an unpredictable showcase of this and that touching on the absurd, gruesome and sad. Bright spots include a straight-up sketch about an estranged father and son, but most bits are either dead on arrival (we’re looking at you, Leather Fetish Musical Number) or fizzle out after going on far too long (and you, Lovelorn Burn Victim). SD
viva! by Noah Izak. Jul 12 at 5 pm, Jul 13 at 7:30 pm, Jul 15 at 1 pm. Rating: NN The writer of last year’s Video-Games: The Musical returns with what seems like a staged pilot for a shitty TV sitcom about odd-couple roommates. Jeremy (John Leung) is a hard-working culinary student who constantly pesters Matt (Lee J. Poichuk), a happy-go-lucky unemployed stoner, to clean up his act. The weak plot finds Matt suddenly influencing a large protest movement from his couch via social media as a messy love triangle takes shape. Predictable and poorly staged, Viva’s biggest sin is that Matt’s buddy Sasha (Jesse Perreault) – the show’s comic relief – is modelled way too closely after Charlie Kelly from It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia. JB
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Bad ConneCTions? by Michael Levesque. Jul 13 at 4 pm, Jul 14 at 10:30 pm. Rating: NNN In this solo drama, the versatile Paul Cosentino juggles nine different characters (including an Indian guru, a Jewish housewife and a four-year-old Italian kid) in a narrative about interconnected New Yorkers that’s too complex for its own good. Despite Cosentino’s confident and energetic performance, scenes lag and become muddled, and the whirling crowd of people gets disorienting. Dropping a few
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characters and expanding some of the many intriguing nuggets in the script, like the brief subplot about elderly suicide, would help give direction to this competent yet confusing show. JB
The Blind seal/an rón dall by Dara McGee and William H Maxwell. Jul 12 at 1:45 pm, Jul 14 at 8:45 pm. Rating: N
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Jul 14 at 3:30 pm. Rating: NN British performance poet Jem Rolls impresses with strong writing and acting in his other Fringe play, Ten Starts And An End, but as the writer of this solo show about a Sarah Palin-modelled Canadian (Priscilla Yakielashek) who becomes president in 2084, he struggles to describe an engaging vision of the future that strikes the right balance between humour and social critique. There’s a compelling show in the story’s set-up (a political strategist hacks the brain of said president during an important speech, with strange effects), but sadly, this isn’t it. JB
a madhouse dramedy by Scott Garland. Jul 12 at noon, Jul 13 at 8 pm, Jul 14 at 1:45 pm. Rating: NNN Two brothers and one brother’s wife seek help from a dead family therapist in this dark, absurd story of sex and family dysfunction. There are two chairs onstage, but the setting is never clarified, so Scott Garland’s play exists in an ambiguous abyss. Adding to the confusion, three characters are inexplicably called two different names. The depiction of love is endlessly bleak, yet the humorous and intricately rhymed script keeps the audience engrossed, and actors Alexander Offord, Nicole Wilson, Graeme Black Robinson and Geneviève Trottier impress with their confident, breakneck delivery. DF-G
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too) on the road to recovery from parental death and abandonment. Jamie Arfin seems to struggle early on as the fallen, formerly successful one but turns into one of the stronger players by the later scenes, clicking well with the enjoyable Morgan Norwich as the responsible, de facto mother. Johnnie Walker’s script is funny and disarming, subverting expectations at every turn as he plays with that other reliable standard – the trio of women with a knack for the other-worldly. SD
r u smarTer Than an irishman Jul 12 at 11 pm, Jul 13 at
11:30 pm, Jul 14 at 5:15 pm. Rating: NNN Not actually a quiz show, RU Smarter Than An Irishman is a thinly veiled vehicle for Irish-cum-Australian magician/comedian Paddy McCullagh to crack jokes, tell stories and perform an array of simple yet entertaining sleight-of-hand illusions. He’s no David Blaine, but his rough-hewn charm and ability to work and interact with a crowd make his tricks with string, dice and dollar bills funny family-friendly fare. JB
The shaPe oF Things by Neil LaBute. Jul 13 at 6:15 pm, Jul 15 at 1 pm. Rating: NN Neil LaBute’s seemingly standard romcom begins as a story about a dork who falls for a free spirit, then makes a slow and cringe-inducing turn into shouty speech-making about art. The unpleasant show generates more heat than light, and it’s played out by four characters with only one dimension between them. Christian Smith is admirable as the stoppered-up leading man, and there’s real chemistry between him and Jennifer Neales. But both struggle under the weight of LaBute’s overbearing script. SD
The soaPs – a live imProvised soaP oPera Jul 12 at 9:15 pm, Jul 13 at 12:30 pm, Jul 15 at 2:45 pm. Rating: NNN Reprising last year’s hit concept, this incarnation of The Soaps finds some of Toronto’s best improvisers (including Chris Gibbs, Jan Caruana and Jim Annan) crafting melodramas about the War of 1812. Trash-talking generals and a draftdodging coward are two of their funniest characters, and Matt Baram scores big laughs as the booming-voiced old-time announcer. The performance I caught felt a bit flat and jumbled, but each show is totally different, and them’s the breaks
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by Wesley J Colford. Jul 12 at 7 pm, Jul 15 at 4:30 pm. Rating: NNNN Believe the buzz. You will groan at the puns, feel the smack of the slapstick and weep for the death of vaudeville by the end of this rollicking meta-tale of two orphans, their path to stardom and the inevitable woman who comes between them. Wesley J. Colford’s bittersweet musical comedy does for the bygone days of music hall acts what Kavalier & Clay did for comics, and owes much to the understated but powerful turn by Derek Scott as the older and perhaps more tragic sibling. Watch also for the note-perfect gem of Lorretta Bailey’s big song. SD
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and Tom Arthur Davis. Jul 13 at noon, Jul 14 at 8:45 pm. Rating: NNNN The very talented Tara Grammy plays a trio of characters – an Iranian taxi driver who’s been in Canada 25 years, a gay Spanish cologne salesman and a young Iranian-Canadian woman who wants to be an actor – with great energy and lots of affection. From the moment the lights come up onstage and before she opens her mouth, Grammy establishes a strong onstage presence. The script, by Grammy and director Tom Arthur Davis, weaves the characters’ lives together in surprising ways, mixing sensitive and sombre moments with the laughs. Some of the figures could use some further fleshing out, and the script as a whole needs a proper ending; at the moment, its action simply stops without resolving the situations of people we’ve come to care about. JK
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annaBelle’s Tails From Jail by Morgonn Ewen. Jul 12 at 3:30 pm, Jul 13 at 1:45 pm, Jul 15 at 7:30 pm. Rating: NNN The guitar-playing Annabelle (writer/composer/performer Morgonn Ewen) has an hour’s reprieve from her time in the slammer to tell us her story and sing a few C&W songs that explain how she ended up in jail. Under Bruce Hunter’s direction, the flirtatious Annabelle is a woman who’s constantly disappointed in life and love but turns away from her pessimistic past to look toward an optimistic future. Her 13th-to-last ex, whom she calls The Biter, is a special mistuned note in the melody of her life; no matter how much she retunes her memories of him, he still sounds sour. Good thing she’s allowed to express her anger through music. Moving from light material to sadness and dark laughs, Ewen is an engaging performer and skilled vocalist; her honeysweet voice contrasts nicely with the seriousness of the material. JK
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at 5:15 pm, Jul 14 at 10:30 pm. Rating: NN Playing 21 characters and a whale, writer/ performer Stacey Bernstein recounts the ups and downs of her professional and personal life, some of which are mildly amusing, but it’s not enough. The piece needs a fundamental structure, some themes (an opening sequence where she’s paddling a kayak through a foggy sea hints at some motifs, but they never materialize)and a sense that the main character changes in ways that matter. Bernstein has the vocal and physical chops to differentiate her characters, but at one point the way she lowers her voice to a seductive drawl suggests she could really do wonders if she had decent material to work with. SuSaN G. Cole
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by the Cast. Jul 12 at 8:45 pm, Jul 13 at 3:30 pm, Jul 14 at 5:15 pm, Jul 15 at 1:45 pm. Rating: NNN A monster ravages the earth, and a boy king is assigned the job of bringing her to heel in this improv comedy show whose thin storyline spins off plot developments and jokes. While the four performers (Daniel Nimmo, Amy J. Lester, Nicole Ratjen and Kristian Reimer) have obvious chemistry, the reviewed performance had too many flat moments. Still, the cast’s physical character work (involving, among others, an oracle, an evil temptress and the Lord of Khaos himself) is strong. A reminder that humour is idiosyncratic: what some see as misfired laughs has others – there were fans in the house – responding appreciatively. JK
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Up-to-the-minute reviews and reports at nowtoronto.com/fringe Piecing TogeTher Pauline by Chris Coculuzzi and Roxanne Deans. Jul 12 at 7:30 pm, Jul 15 at 5:15 pm. Rating: NNN Writers Chris Coculuzzi and Roxanne Deans pack a three-act play’s worth of information about 19th-century opera singer and muse Pauline Viar dot, who opted for a life (and career) as a priestess of art rather than the role of a traditional wife and mother, into a 90-minute script. The ambitious, time-jumping show, filled with historic and biographical information about Viardot, her musical family and European artists of her time, is generally well knit together though often overwhelming. Still, some of the material – which involves not only the singer’s life but also her influence on Turgenev, Gounod, Clara Schumann and Berlioz – is fascinating. As the elder and younger Pauline, Elva Mai Hoover and Kristen Zaza offer strong, heartfelt portraits, with some good support from the large cast. JK
rare by Judith Thompson. Tarragon Mainspace. Jul 13 at 7 pm, Jul 14 at 2:15 pm. Rating: NNNNN Nine people with Down syndrome collaborate with director Judith Thompson to tell their stories, filled with warmth, humour, moments of anxiety and anger and a strong honesty that wins over the audience from the show’s start. They support and encourage each other’s moments in the spotlight – every performer has several – as they talk about love, sex, loss, prejudice, independence and dreams, in a smooth blend of dialogue (in several languages), song and dance. There are also snippets of Shakespeare, William Blake and Emily Dickinson that reflect on these people’s lives. You won’t find a Fringe show more packed with humanity, presented by a group of actors – a real ensemble – who are truly rare. JK
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Jul 12 at 2:15 pm, Jul 14 at 9:45 pm, Jul 15 at 3:30 pm. Rating: NNNN When Elbow, Saskatchewan, librarian Esther discovers she’s been nominated for an acting award for an amateur porn film she forgot she made, she heads off to California for the ceremony. Esther’s very funny story involves her TV evangelist mother, her dead sister and an ambisexual female Dan Savage-style columnist. Though the writing in this early Chris Craddock play isn’t always inspired, it’s filled with riotous humour and narrative surprises, and director Byron Laviolette helms a sharp cast that includes Amy Lee as Esther, Heather Marie Annis as her helltrapped sister, Lynne Griffin as their Sarah Palin-supporting mother and Sarah Mennell as the seductive columnist. Sure to be a Fringe hit. And wait for the touching moment at the end. JK
Samkon and FranciS go Swimming (ParT 1) by Vladimir Jon Cubrt. Jul 13 at 3:30 pm, Jul 14 at 8 pm. Rating: NN Two men – a sometimes narrow-minded white guy and his young black partner, a recent African immigrant – deliver a load of lumber to Little Italy and run afoul of the troubled woman who placed the order. Writer/director Vladimir Jon Cubrt gets good vaudeville-style performances from Shawn Lawrence and Emmanuel Kabongo as the delivery duo; they work well as the traditional cocky,
know-it-all leader and his sweet, innocent follower. Too bad the playwright hasn’t given much to the third actor, Birgitte Solem, to work with. In fact, the writing is weak and, for a self-styled comedy, rarely funny. The penand-ink-style set by John Coburn and Jolene Kessler, though, is a model of artistic economy. JK
a SlighT ache by Harold Pinter. Jul 12 at 9:45 pm, Jul 13 at 1:45 pm, Jul 15 at noon. Rating: NN A quarrelling middle-class couple invite into their house a silent match seller who stands daily at their back gate; the action precipitates a drastic change in their relationship. This Harold Pinter one-act should be as tense as the couple’s marriage, but only Christopher Kelk, a strong and believable presence as the wordless match seller, suggests the script’s sense of menace. Maybe the problem – as a note in the program informs viewers – stems from the loss of the show’s director a week before opening. Whatever the reason, the production only begins to develop an ominous tone in its last few minutes. JK
SPychaSerS by Alexandra Rambusch, Mairy Beam, Dvora Levinson and Cathy Shilton. Jul 14 at 12:30 pm, Jul 15 at 7:30 pm. Rating: NN Adapted from a John Buchan novel about 1939 wartime espionage, the action follows a British officer who travels around the British Isles seeking the spy who leaks covert information to the Germans. Playing multiple roles, the large cast relies on simple performance devices to help move the plot along. With its short scenes, the production has a stop-and-start quality, and the actors’ emotional range could be wider, especially given the thrills inherent in the story. If you have friends or family in the cast, you’ll probably like the show; others may be less entertained. JK
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pm, Jul 13 at 8:45 pm, Jul 14 at 4:30 pm. Rating: NN Andrew Morrisey hits mostly superficial notes in his cabaret-like show about growing up gay in small-town Nova Scotia, discovering musical theatre, falling in love and then having his heart broken. With a couple of exceptions, his singing style feels grating and mannered, and his between-song banter relies heavily on campy innuendo and irritating delusions of grandeur. More honest revelations about his family, relationships or his affinity for musicals might have added context and emotional resonance to the songs. Iain Stewart’s keyboard accompaniment is merely serviceable. GS
PaT BurTScher’S PaToPoTamooSe by Pat Burtscher. Jul 13 at 7 pm, Jul 14 at 6:15 pm, Jul 15 at 12:30 pm. Rating: NNN Canadian-born, UK-based alternative stand-up Pat Burtscher begins with a silly light show and discussion of the goofy prop suggested by the title before launching into a casual routine that touches on bullet-proof phones, economic injustice and cocaine being the root of all evil. At least that’s what he discussed at the performance I attended. Like someone with ADHD, Burtscher gets easily distracted, eating banana bread, chatting up the audience and – oh yeah, how could I forget? – singling out that reviewer who’s scribbling down notes. He’s got a refreshing take on things and a likeable vibe, but fans of more traditional comedy might come away dissatisfied. GS
TinFoil dinoSaur Jul 13 at 10:30 pm, Jul 14 at 8 pm. Rating: NNN In this charming solo show, U of Vic grad Sam S. Mullins recalls anxiety about performing in a dreadful production during his final term of theatre school, and his life the following year in Yaletown, Vancouver, as he pursues his acting dreams while trying to survive as a waiter. Strong writing allows him to include amusing asides without sacrificing structure. Sometimes, however, he hides behind the humour; a deeper examination of his feelings of loneliness and loss would add poignancy. But he’s an engaging storyteller who makes you want to run onstage and give him a hug. Mullins mines
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his youthful naïveté for laughs about coming of age that everyone can relate to. DF-G
ZACK AdAMS: A CoMpLete hiStory of ZACK AdAMS by S Adamczak. Jul 12 at 6:15 pm, Jul 15 at 2:15 pm. Rating: NNN Australian comic Zack Adams spends an hour telling us about the travails of attempting to become a show business success; he realizes he’s actually travelled “a long road to mediocrity.” Combining geeky personal charm and funny experiences told through music, dance and some intentionally bad jokes, Adams offers a life story that’s entertaining in a simple, easy-going manner. Highlights: his exit line in a school talent contest, the problems of working on the British reality TV show Big Brother 7, and the hassles of being a recipient of benefits from Centrelink, Australia’s public welfare system. JK
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by Julia Lederer. Theatre Passe Muraille Backspace. Jul 12 at 1 pm, Jul 13 at 3:30 pm, Jul 14 at 4:30 pm. Rating: NNNNN In a brash, poetic and fiercely original voice that’s equal parts pee-your-pants funny and get-out-that-Kleenex poignant, Julia Lederer interweaves two stories involving subway rides, cassette tapes and offering up one’s heart to strangers. Director Andrew Lamb finds novel ways to theatricalize Lederer’s playful universe, in which packages appear out of nowhere, organs have names and Google dispenses psychotherapy. The cast (Lederer, Robin Archer and Mar tha Ross in a lovely turn as a middle aged woman who embarks on speed dating) is fully committed to each wild stop on the ride. Keep your eye on Lederer, who’s got huge potential. GS
miere of UK playwright Debbie Tucker Green’s 2003 play is like a cross between a Beckett ghost play and Trainspotting. In a London tenement, three tortured souls share a wall and knowledge of dark happenings that get progressively worse. They babble in a poetic dialect rich in slang and hidden meanings that is beautifully constructed but also confusing on first pass. Director Jack Grinhaus strikes just the right balance between humour and hopelessness, and creates a number of understated yet visually stunning moments, including the use of red sand as dripping blood. JB
fAKe neWS fAngirL by Sharilyn Johnson. Jul 12 at 4:30 pm, Jul 13 at 10:30 pm, Jul 14 at 8 pm. Rating: NNN With honesty and humour, comedy blogger Sharilyn Johnson takes us deep into her obsession with comics Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert, which involved trips to their show tapings, taking classes in writing for them and, as recounted in the terrifically written climax, one brutal fan smackdown. Johnson is a likeable and sincere performer who uses her inexperience on the stage to gain some audience sympathy. But what’s missing from her script is more
insight into why she was drawn to comedy (and these men) in the first place. More details about the rest of her life, perhaps, would have given the show a richer emotional context. GS
it’S My ShoW: i don’t CAre by George Westerholm and Patrick McKenna. Jul 12 at 9:45 pm, Jul 15 at 4 pm. Rating: NNN Affable middle-aged rocker George Wes terholm appears to be trying out for a gig hosting late-night TV – and based on this show, he should get it. He alternates between humorous monologues, strings of quick jokes and hilarious songs about vegan zombies, Irish astronauts and atheist Rastafarians, showcasing clever lyrics and chops in a variety of musical genres. If the loose structure gets tightened and he memorizes all his jokes, this could be the core of a great cable special. It’s genuinely funny stuff. JB
the no BuLL$#!% hiStory of CAnAdA by Kyle Allatt. Jul 12 at 6:15 pm, Jul 13 at 5:15 pm, Jul 14 at 1 pm. Rating: NN Hit-or-miss Montreal comedian Kyle Allatt delivers his rundown of “the nine most in-
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7 pm, Jul 15 at 2:15 pm. Rating: NN Colleen Osborn’s play about a young woman’s search for her birth mother lives up to that unfortunate title. The narrative and setting are utterly confusing, with too many fantasy sequences showing off rather than revealing things about the protagonist’s situation. That said, the talented ensemble of Caro line Millen, Lesley Robertson, Alex Vin cent and Olivia Lloyd have fun playing, among other things, a group of dolls come to life. GS
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the CAnAry WALLpAper by Alice Irene. Jul 12 at 8:45 pm, Jul 13 at 4:30 pm, Jul 14 at 3:30 pm. Rating: NNN In two works that pay homage to literary heroines including Charlotte Perkins Gil man, Sylvia Plath and Virginia Woolf, Alice Irene mixes projected text with polished choreography for herself and a cast of wonderful performers. Her delicate probing of the connections between character and creator extracts subliminal ideas about female empowerment and creativity. And her movement vocabulary – as embodied by Jaimee Horn, Heather BerryMacPhail, Bo Lam and Irene herself – has a refinement and understated macabre sense of humour that make these dances an elegant alternative to brasher Fringe fare. KS
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ends) meet and discuss him, each other and their broken dreams in this intriguing look at women in history. The first half of Kate Kudelka and Lise Maher’s script lacks tension, the end comes abruptly and Kudelka’s direction could be tighter throughout; one of the show’s key moments happens so far upstage, it’s difficult to see and hear. But the rich theme, some amusing dialogue and several fine performances (especially by Maher as Anne Boleyn and Jan Ku delka as the devout Katherine of Aragon) earn a recommendation, especially for history buffs. GS
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teresting people in Canadian history.” Coming off like a rejected Cracked.com article, his list-show is sensationalized Whig history, presenting Canada’s past as an affair of old, rich, white men. With barely a mention of women (filles du roi collectively make the list, and Kim Campbell gets a passing jab) and no mention of any aboriginal people, Allatt just riffs off the dusty bios of John A. Macdonald, Charles Tupper and Samuel de Champlain, adding bad accents and dumb dick jokes. Compared to VideoCabaret’s stunning series The History Of The Village Of The Small Huts, No Bullshit History is simply bullshit. JB
Pomme is french for apple, but it’s also Caribbean slang for the female genitalia. In this hilarious and fearless sketch show, Liza Paul and Bahia Watson repeatedly morph into their characters’ vaginas to discuss all sorts of sexy and sexual issues, from the gender politics of primping to disappointing lovers – even itchy clits – from this unique perspective. Thanks to this pair’s infectious energy and natural chemistry, pomme’s fastpaced West Indian-inflected humour steamrolls over taboos and quickly wins over the entire room. JB
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by Matthew Sarookanian. Jul 12 at 3:30 pm, Jul 14 at 7 pm, Jul 15 at 1 pm. Rating: NNNN At a bus stop, a businessman (Jordan Mechano) meets a creepy stranger who seems to know everything about him in this intriguing, tense little gem of a play. Writer Matthew Sarookanian, who also plays the stranger (in a costume that absolutely nails his character), is obviously familiar with absurdist theatre, and offers some satisfying twists that shouldn’t be spoiled. Director Joanne Williams gets fresh, spontaneous performances from the cast, who alternately challenge our sympathies; she also makes fine use of lighting to suggest different moods and layers of reality. GS
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Up-to-the-minute reviews and reports at nowtoronto.com/fringe TransiT Diaries by Meesha Albano. Jul 12 at 10:30 pm, Jul 15 at 4:30 pm. Rating: NNN This cute and endearing ensemble drama explores those tantalizing tidbits you glean about others while riding the TTC. The rom-com-styled stories revolve around two young couples, the first dealing with marriage and a sick parent, while in the other, friction between a girl and her new douchebag boyfriend threatens her relationship with her lesbian roommate. Writer Meesha Albano offers up some great comedic and dramatic writing, with Robert Rainville’s TTC driver getting big laughs recounting his on-the-job observations (and off-the-job predilections), while Candy Pryce’s secretive Mom shares a touching monologue that tugs at your heartstrings. The staging could be better in places, but the large cast is put to good use in interesting scene transitions and rich background business. Lots of potential here. JB
Site-Specific venueS CHrisTCHrisTCHrisT by the Collective. Walmer Baptist Church (188 Lowther). Jul 12 at 7:30 pm, Jul 13 at 2:30 pm. Rating: NNN A psychiatrist brings visitors to St. Rita’s Psychiatric Institute to watch a therapy session with a trio of inmates, all of whom claim to be the reincarnated Jesus Christ. (St. Rita, by the way, is the patron saint of impossible cases.) This collectively created work is most successful in the three men’s competition and clashing personalities; those episodes fuel a concept that needs further filling out, not just with the central trio but also the relationships going on around them involving the doctor, his germaphobic grad student and the starched, disapproving nurse who admits us. You might be reminded of a cut-down, contemporary Marat/Sade. Stick around for the silent “post-show,” which you can watch through the windows of the session room; there’s more texture here than in much of the spoken material. JK
THe ConTraCT by Richard Enos. Cameron House (408 Queen West). Jul 12 at 3:30 pm, Jul 13 at 3:30 pm, Jul 14 at 3:30 pm, Jul 15 at 3:30 pm. Rating: N see review online at nowtoronto.com/fringe. liTTle Tongues
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by Sasha Singer-Wilson. Loft 404 (263 Adelaide West). Jul 12 at 7 pm, Jul 12 at 10 pm, Jul 13 at 8 pm. Rating: NNNNN There’s no conventional seating for this stellar off-site debut by writer Sasha Singer-Wilson; the action unfolds all around in a loft that looks and feels just like a family’s kitchen, dining room and living room. Free to move about with this ghostlike, fly-on-the-wall perspective, you witness what’s supposed to be a cordial dinner between grown members of a broken family, but things slowly spiral out of control as deeply held secrets and toxic animosities surface and clash. The total commitment to realism is stunning, with strong dialogue and outstanding performances by the entire seven-member ensemble, building an absorbing and deeply emotional narrative.
Director Paul Lampert’s meticulous attention to detail rewards close watching; sometimes a single knowing glance or loaded question indicates where things are headed. Bring Kleenex. JB
QuanTum Taxis by Paul Steinsland. Honest Ed’s Underground Parking (581 Bloor West). Jul 12 at 8 pm, Jul 13 at 8 pm, Jul 14 at 8 pm, Jul 15 at 2 pm. Rating: N see review online at nowtoronto.com/fringe.
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by Amanda Barker and Daniel Krolik. Six20Seven (627 Queen West). Jul 12 at 9 pm, Jul 13 at 4:30 pm, Jul 14 at 8 pm. Rating: NNNN Writer/performers Amanda Barker and Daniel Krolik use the bizarre shenanigans of outlaws Randy and Evi Quaid to comment on celebrity culture and loss in this layered, complex piece set, intriguingly, in an art gallery and featuring some unique audience participation. (You’ll be asked to use your smartphone.) Some clever use of parody and play acting tells us lots about the characters and their motivations, although not everything in the script works, including some songs. But under director Jack Grinhaus, the talented, versatile performers handle the many time, character and mood shifts superbly, resulting in a piece that’s as funny as it is disturbing. GS
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Smith. The Centre (316 Dupont). Jul 12 at 9:30 pm, Jul 13 at 7:30 pm, Jul 14 at 7:30 pm, Jul 15 at 3 pm. Rating: NNNN Fringe veteran Tracey Erin Smith deals with the unthinkable in her latest solo show: the 2010 suicide of her father. She handles the material with intelligence, brutal honesty and a lot of dark humour, and the result is a theatrical roller coaster. Smith structures her story according to the outline of the hero’s journey by mythology expert Joseph Campbell, interweaving past and present, regrets and hopes for healing. Her father, plagued by economic troubles in his later years, comes into focus, particularly through his love of 80s music; but other questions remain unanswered, particularly about other family members. Still, Smith has delved deeply into her own life and the issue of suicide, providing an invaluable resource for suicide survivors. Anita La Selva’s direction is tasteful and unfussy, and it’s fitting that this emotionally wrought tale takes place in a soothing, wood-panelled space off Dupont. GS
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NNNN Set in a pub – you can drink during the show – this version of Shrew benefits from energetic performances, the actors’ freshness and spontaneity, and strong, clear handling of the text. The comedy is all here, along with a growing sense of closeness between Katherina and Petruchio (Julia NishLapidus and James Wallis); it’s clear the angry, rejected Kate has never met anyone like this man, and their developing love and trust anchor the production. The action takes place on the small stage as well as in the audience, with the detailed work by the cast – directed by Eric Double, who also plays Christopher Sly in the play’s induction – making every character a well-rounded figure of fun. JK
THaT BooB sHow by Mandy E MacLean and Matthew James Hines. Secrets from Your Sister (560 Bloor West). Jul 12 at 8 pm, Jul 13 at 8 pm, Jul 14 at 7 pm. Rating: NN see review online at nowtoronto.com/fringe.
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by David Fono, Martha Haldenby, Trevor Haldenby, Byron Laviolette and Elenna Mosoff. Annex Wreckroom (794 Bathurst). Jul 12 at 7:30 pm, Jul 13 at 7:30 pm, Jul 14 at 7:30 pm, Jul 15 at 7:30 pm. Rating: NNNN This first instalment of the ambitious local sci-fi alternate reality game/immersive role-playing theatre experience that’s happening between now and November introduces “volunteers” to the upper echelons and inner workings of Byologyc, a fictional biotech corporation, through a mock corporate team-building exercise. Over the course of 90 minutes you interact with dozens of actors, each offering different bits that sow the seeds of the apocalyptic drama to come. Like John Hammond in the similarly themed Jurassic Park, the production crew behind ZED.TO have spared no expense. Along with the slick branding, small details like action during the admission line, cellphone robo calls, and even a protester flyering on the way out, all make for an exciting, anything-can-happen set-up. JB
Camp sCHeCky. a play on a Bus by the company. Honest Ed’s Parking Lot (581 Bloor West). Jul 12 at 7:30 pm, Jul 13 at 10 pm, Jul 14 at 2 pm, Jul 14 at 3:30 pm, Jul 15 at 2 pm and 3:30 pm. Rating: NNNN Hell may be other people, especially when you’re trapped in a yellow school bus taking you to Camp Schecky, but this funny and spirited bit of participatory theatre does just about everything a successful show should. In the course of the drive, the talented cast (led by Nicki Gallo as Counsellor Ducky) engage, entertain and humiliate audience members with upbeat energy; there’s no place to hide, so don’t even try. You may wind up in kangaroo court accused of smuggling booze by the nerdy Counsellor Scoots (Steve Boleantu) or have your ethnicity loudly noted by Counsellor “I’m 1/16 Métis!” Lexie (Allison Brennan). Just have faith that by the end of the ride, justice will prevail, evil will be ousted, new friends will be made and love will conquer all. KS
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PETER N’ CHRIS AND THE MYSTERY OF THE HUNGRY HEART MOTEL Presented by
2012 Canadian Comedy Award Nominees & 2012 Just For Laughs Best Comedy Winner
at the 2012 Toronto Fringe Festival
July 13th 2:45 pm | July 14th 8 pm
George Ignatieff Theatre | 15 Devonshire Place (South of Bloor St) | www.peterNchris.com
Tickets:
416.220.8174 or visit www.guildfestivaltheatre.ca
Directed by Sten Eirik Songs & music by David Buchbinder
Poster graphic by Rachel Natalie Rawlins Design by Nicole Hirtz
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Souther Salazar balances shape, form and colour in magical works By DAVID JAGER SOUTHER SALAZAR at Narwhal Art
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childhood is a rich source of intuitive imagery, but rarely is it mined with Souther Salazar’s visually inventive charm. You And Me And The Mouse In The Moon is a series of Salazar’s paintings based on his own poetic writings. As a California teenager in the 90s, Salazar made cut-and-paste zines until attending art school in Pasadena. Since then, his bricolage aesthetic
has morphed into paintings of kooky storybook dreamscapes populated with all manner of amorphous and curious beings. Two space-suited figures float hand in hand against a starry eggplant-coloured sky over a city of happy protoplasmic buildings and animals. Constellations of geometric shapes and starry jellyfish swirl around a satellite moon housing the mouse of the show’s title. In A Secret Bridge Slowly Unfolds, a couple looks across a plum-coloured valley where the bridge – a fine latticework of improbable white lines – recedes and
THIS WEEK IN THE MUSEUMS ART GALLERY OF MISSISSAUGA Contemporary
Jamaican Art, Jul 12-Sep 8, reception 6 pm Jul 12 (bus from Gladstone, 6 pm). 300 City Centre (Mississauga). 905-896-5088. ART GALLERY OF ONTARIO Picasso, to Aug 26 ($25, stu $16.50). Katie Bethune-Leamen, to Aug 5 (free). Iain Baxter&, to Aug 12. Berenice Abbott; Zhang Huan, to Aug 19. Max Dean, to Sep 9. Michael Snow, Jul 18-Dec 9, reception 6:3-8:30 pm Jul 18. $19.50, srs $16, stu $11, free Wed 6-8:30 pm (special exhibits excluded). 317 Dundas W. 416-979-6648. BATA SHOE MUSEUM Beauty, Identity, Pride: Native North American Footwear; Roger Vivier, ongoing. $14, srs $12, stu $8. 327 Bloor W. 416-979-7799. CITY OF TORONTO ARCHIVES Picturing Immigrants In The Ward; Susan Dobson, to May 30, 2013. 255 Spadina Rd. 416-397-0778. DESIGN EXCHANGE The Tutu Project (pwyc); 60 Years Of Designing The Ballet, to Sep 2, panel 6:30-8:30 pm Jul 18 ($10). $10, stu/srs $8. 234 Bay. 416-363-6121.
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Britannia! 400 Years Of British Ceramics, to Sep 16. Connections: British And Canadian Studio Pottery, to Dec 30. $12, stu $6, srs $8; Fri 4-9 pm half-price, 30 and under free. 111 Queen’s Park. 416-586-8080. JUSTINA M. BARNICKE Douglas Walker, to Aug 18. Ron Benner, to Sep 30 (SE corner near Queen’s Park). 7 Hart House. 416-9788398. McMICHAEL CANADIAN ART COLLECTION Rabindranath Tagore, to Jul 15. Fashionality, to Sep 3. $15, stu/srs $12. 10365 Islington (Kleinburg). 905-893-1121. MOCCA trans/FORM; The Shape Of Things, to Aug 12. 952 Queen W. 416-395-0067. MUSEUM OF INUIT ART Sculpture/prints/drawing from the collection; Jessie Kenalogak, ongoing. $6, stu/srs $5, weekends free. 207 Queens Quay W. 416-640-7591. OAKVILLE GALLERIES Freedom Of Assembly, to Sep 2. Gairloch, 1306 Lakeshore E; Centennial, 120 Navy (Oakville). 905-844-4402.
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ning BriannaSusannaAlana, looks at three sisters’ reactions to a murder that occurred down the block. Birrell obviously knows how young girls face up to – and avoid – trauma. In the brilliant, ambitious tale Frogs, a Romanian immigrant science teacher and former Ceausescu stooge helps a Somali high school student get an abortion. How many issues can
READINGS THIS WEEK Thursday, July 12
Countries Poor? 6:30 pm. Free. Toronto Women’s Bookstore, 73 Harbord. 416-922-8744.
MILTON ACORN SELECTED Launch of the late poet’s selected works, In A Springñ time Instant, with a talk by editor James
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Deahl. 6:30 pm. Free. Parliament Library, 269 Gerrard E. 416-393-7798.
MARIANA MOTO PRADO AND MICHEL TREBILCOCK Launching their book What Makes Poor
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SLAMTARIO 2012 Ontario Slam Poetry Championships, featuring 10 teams. Today and tomorrow. $25 adv pass. 918 Bathurst Centre for Culture, Arts, Media & Education. events@cytopoetics.ca.
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wends its ways toward a distant rising sun with rainbow-coloured rays. Salazar’s effectiveness stems partly from his grab bag of sources: fine art, illustration and pop culture. A nod to Saul Bass’s vintage graphic design elegance rubs up against forms inspired by primitive and outsider art, Paul Klee’s cartoons and the odd collage element. Despite the show’s overall tone of simple, wide-eyed wonder, each image is a finely tuned balancing act of shape, form and colour. The result is magical. 3 art@nowtoronto.com
POWER PLANT Dissenting Histories: 25 Years
Of The Power Plant, to Aug 26. Tools For Conviviality, to Aug 26. 231 Queens Quay W. 416973-4949. ROYAL ONTARIO MUSEUM Larry Towell and Donovan Wylie, to Jul 15. Jorinde Voigt, to Oct 12. Ultimate Dinosaurs: Giants From Gondwana, to Jan 6, 2013. Todd Ainslie, to Feb 24, 2013. Soveriegn Allies/Living Cultures: First Nations Of The Great Lakes, ongoing. $15, stu/srs $13.50; Fri 4:30-8:30 pm $9, stu/srs $8. 100 Queen’s Park. 416-5868000. TEXTILE MUSEUM OF CANADA Perpetual Motion: Material Re-use In The Spirit Of Thrift, Utility And Beauty; Portable Mosques: The Sacred Space Of The Prayer Rug, to Sep 3. Dreamland: Textiles And The Canadian Landscape, to Sep 30. $15, srs $10, stu $6; pwyc Wed 5-8 pm. 55 Centre. 416-599-5321. VARLEY ART GALLERY (Da bao) (Take-out), to Sep 3. $5, stu/srs $4. 216 Main (Unionville). 905-477-9511. 3
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Souther Salazar’s inventive dreamscapes are both childlike and sophisticated.
MUST-SEE SHOWS ALTERNATIVE GROUNDS A Child’s View From Gaza, to Jul 31. 333 Roncesvalles. 416-5346335. A SPACE GALLERY Video: Basma Alsharif, to Jul 14, reception/artist talk 5-7 pm, workshop at Trinity Square Video 7-9 pm Jul 12. 401 Richmond W #110. 416-979-9633. BAU-XI PHOTO Lori Nix, to Jul 21. 324 Dundas W. 416-977-0400. BEZPALA BROWN GALLERY Mixed media: Alice Zilberberg, to Jul 31, reception 6-9 pm Jul 14. 17 Church. 416-907-6875. BULTHAUP Painting: Anda Kubis, to Sep 28, reception 6-8 pm Jul 12. 280 King E. 416361-9005. CENTRE SPACE Painting/video: Kent Monkman, to Aug 11. 65 George. centre-space.ca. COOPER COLE GALLERY Zagga Zow; Accidental Archives group shows, Jul 12-Aug 20. 1161 Dundas W. 647-347-3316. DANIEL FARIA GALLERY Installation: Shannon Bool, to Jul 21. 188 St Helens. 416-538-1880. DIAZ CONTEMPORARY Sculpture/film: BGL and Robert Arndt, Jul 12-Aug 18, reception 6-8 pm Jul 12. 100 Niagara. 416-361-2972. DRAKE HOTEL When Sparks Fly group show, to Aug 28. 1150 Queen W. 416-531-5042. THE EAST GALLERY Burma – These Days group show, to Aug 6. 334 Dundas W. 416705-4331. FRAN HILL Buried Treasures: Gallery Artists And Their Archives, to Jul 22. 285 Rushton. 416-363-1333. GALLERY TPW Video/photos: Francisco-Fernando Granados, Igor Grubic and Emily
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Birrell take on without weighing down a narrative? A ton, and even add an ironic tone to the proceedings. Death lurks in many of Birrell’s stories. Along with the opener, three related entries address the suicide of a family friend inside a prison, and the sudden collapse of the family patriarch. There’s an unsettling quality to the way Birrell insinuates tragedy into her narratives. Even a wedding has its sad side, as in Impossible To Die In Your Dreams, where the relationship-challenged older sister of the bride tries to hook
up at the reception, and the bride’s grandmother recalls how her best friend and wedding date, Bea, once slept with her husband. It’s a tribute to Birrell’s chops that the saddest part of the story – the absence of the bride’s mother – is barely mentioned but casts a pall over the whole thing. Best in my view is the title story about a woman waiting for a mammogram who makes an unexpected connection with a black teenaged boy slouched on a chair in the waiting room. Birrell excels at being surprising, here in very poignant ways. An excellent collection and proof again that small press Coach House SUSAN G. COLE matters deeply.
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SUNDAY POETRY Poetry honouring Charles
LIMB-O Readings by Jenny Sampirisi, Gregory Betts, a rawlings, Clifton Joseph, Susan Holbrook and others. 7 pm. Pwyc (sugg $10-$20). Trane Studio, 964 Bathurst. facebook.com/ events/467481926613612.
Roach from Arnold Itwaru, June Pepper Harris, Chai Kalevar and others. 11:30 am. Free. Ellington’s Cafe, 805 St Clair W. 416-6529111. TORONTO POETRY SLAM Poetry competition featuring Michelle Dabrowski and Joel McKerrow. 8 pm. $5. Drake Hotel, 1150 Queen W. 416-312-3865.
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Wednesday, July 18 KELLEY ARMSTRONG Visit by the author of The Darkest Powers trilogy. 7 pm. Free. Lillian H Smith Library, 239 College. 416-393-7746. 3
Roysdon, to Jul 21. 56 Ossington. 416-6451066. GLADSTONE HOTEL Photos: 10 X 10 group show, to Jul 15, panel 7-9 pm Jul 12, panel 1-4 pm Jul 15. Photos: Erin Simkins, Jul 1415. We [Heart] Romania (benefit for Romanian orphans), 7-10 pm Jul 18 ($20, impactromania.com). The Sketchbook Project, Jul 18-22. Dirty Work: The Keyhole Sessions group show, Jul 18-24. Docents Gone Wild performance tour, to Aug 25, Andrya Duff Jul 14 (1-2 pm, $15 w/ Mimosa). 1214 Queen W. 416-531-4635. JESSICA BRADLEY ART + PROJECTS Threshold group show, to Aug 4. 1450 Dundas W. 416537-3125. KATHARINE MULHERIN Drawing: Shauna Born, to Jul 29. 1082/1086 Queen W. 416-993-6510. MERCER UNION Red Sky At Night group show, to Jul 29. 1286 Bloor W. 416-5361519. OPEN STUDIO GALLERY Prints: Tom Ngo and Derek Sullivan, Jenn Law, to Jul 28. 401 Richmond W #104. 416-504-8238. QUEEN GALLERY Four Weeks Of Cuba group show, to Aug 1, Jorge Delgado Gutierrez reception 6:30-9 pm Jul 12. 382 Queen E. 416-361-6045. STEPHEN BULGER Photos: Joseph F Rock, to Jul 21. 1026 Queen W. 416-504-0575. URBANSPACE Berlin On The Go: Towards A Pedestrian-Friendly City, to Jul 31. 401 Richmond W. 416-595-5900. WYNICK/TUCK GALLERY Gallery artists, to Sep 1. 401 Richmond W #128. 416-5048716.
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Audio clips from interviews with MIRA SORVINO AND MARTIN DONOVAN • Friday column on TIFF’S SUMMER IN FRANCE SERIES • and more Mira Sorvino, seen here at last fall’s Film Festival promoting Union Square, fell in love with her character, the hyper-emotional Lucy, when she read the script.
Sorvino straight-up Mira Sorvino talks candidly about improv, Union Square and Oscar
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Savoca, written by Savoca and Mary Tobler, with Mira Sorvino, Tammy Blanchard and Patti LuPone. 80 minutes. A VSC release. Opens Friday (July 13). For venues and times, see Movies, page 61.
as i walk into the hotel room to interview Mira Sorvino, she’s ripping the paper off a box of chocolates and tucking into a chunk of candy. She snacks on the sweets throughout our encounter, but not in the voracious way that makes conversation difficult. She’s consistently voluble – talking a mile a minute when she’s excited about something. And nothing can stop the articulate actor from expressing her passion for Union Square. Director Nancy Savoca was definitely a draw for Sorvino, but the main attraction to the movie was her character. Lucy rides a constant roller coaster of emotions (it comes across as bipolar disorder, though that’s never said explicitly) as she tries to get to the root of major family problems. “The character is to die for,” says Sorvino, chewing delicately. “You don’t get one written as well as this, with as much range, as much humanity and so many conflicted sides to her. Just when you think you know who she is, she comes up with a new truth or a new aspect of herself.”
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Beautiful Boy BOY (Taika Waititi). 87 minutes. Opens Friday (July 13) at TIFF Bell Lightbox. See Movie Times, page 66. Rating: NNN
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It’s a fiercely independent flick – shot in 12 days on a scrawny budget. “I remember asking the producer, ‘It’s gonna be a real movie, right?’ I made $90 dollars a day and paid $200 a day to my nanny. So it was a loss financially but a win in a life way.” Indie filmmaking has always been Sorvino’s passion. She explains that on Amongst Friends, her first film project, she was the assistant producer, casting director, assistant director and wound up acting, too. “I bought the donuts, I drove the van, I was acting in it. We made it for $60,000, and then it went to Sundance.” Not surprisingly, given the breakneck speed with which Union Square was shot (who had time for rehearsal?), improv played a big role in its process. “I love improv,” Sorvino says, slightly smacking her lips. It was American Place Theatre artistic director Wynn Handman who gave her the best improv exercise, known as the character interview. You enter in character, dressed in character and answer questions in character. She could see that the emotion is what counts, not the actual lines of dialogue. “Ad libbing helps you find reality. My dad used to say, ‘If you can’t get the dialogue to be naturalistic, change it into your own words and
REVIEW UNION SQUARE (Nancy Savoca) Rating: NNN As Union Square opens, Lucy (Mira Sorvino) is at the titular subway station on her cell, trying to convince her married boyfriend to meet her. He’s obviously not that into her, which makes her a shrill mix of needy and demanding. When she turns up unexpectedly at Jenny’s (Tammy Blanchard) apartment and aggressively settles in, endlessly mocking Jenny’s wholesome lifestyle, she’s become insufferable. But Savoca knows how to tell a story. Soon you discover the nature of Lucy’s connection to Jenny and start to relax. The film is shambolic and lacks texture, lurching from one emotional moment to another but, as information steadily leaks out – most of it surprising – it becomes wholly absorbing. Look for Patti LuPone in a gem of a small role. SGC
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then go back to it. Get down to the nuts and bolts of what you’re feeling.” Dad is veteran actor Paul Sorvino, the man she thanked when she received her Oscar for Mighty Aphrodite and who could be seen in the audience weeping. “He gave me all my technique from the time I was eight on,” she recalls, reaching for another chunk of chocolate. “He’d teach me how to prepare emotionally, how to substitute something that did work when something else didn’t. “‘Don’t exhale before you say the line,’ he’d tell me, ‘because you’re killing your first instinct and going with an intellectual choice.’ “After school performances, the other parents came backstage, and they’d say, ‘Honey, you were wonderful.’ And he’d say, ‘I just have two notes for you,’ and he’d sit me down for three hours and break it down.” As we’re getting set to part, I can’t resist asking, “Like chocolate much?” “I like it when I’m tired, and it gives me energy,” she says, reddening slightly. “I have a newborn at home, born May 3. There’s my breast pump over there. “Or is that too much information?”
It’s slight and a little bit predictable, but Boy, a story set in a Maori community, has so much charm it’s hard to resist. Writer/director Taika Waititi stars as Alamein, a negligent dad who returns home after his seven-year prison term to dig up the money he stashed before he went into the slammer. His son, Boy (James Rolleston), whose mother died giving birth to younger brother Rocky, is home alone, taking care of Rocky and his cousins while his grandma is away. Boy greets Alamein as a returning hero, but soon discovers he’s chosen the wrong role model. There’s nothing new in the plot department, but the script has real insight about the fantasies kids generate as survival mechanisms. An important underlying theme is how American pop culture works to undermine New Zealanders’ own history and traditions. Boy is a Michael Jackson fanatic, something Alamein hopes to exploit. Waititi is charismatic as the reprobate dad – the other “boy” in the pic – and he’s found a great young actor in Rolleston. Not exactly earth-shattering, but SUSAN G. COLE Boy has a lot of appeal.
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Martin Donovan (left) and David Morse make superb Collaborators.
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directed by Martin Donovan, with Martin Donovan, David Morse, Olivia Williams and Melissa Auf der Maur. An eOne Films release. 87 minutes. Opens Friday (July 13). For venues and times, see Movies, page 61.
martin donovan has spent his entire career working for other peo ple. People like Hal Hartley, with whom he made Trust, Simple Men, Amateur and The Book Of Life, and Christopher Nolan, who cast Dono van as Al Pacino’s partner in Insom nia. He’s done runs on Ghost Whis perer, Weeds, The Dead Zone and The Firm – and now, finally, he’s broken free and made his own movie. Collaborator, which Donovan wrote and directed, tells the story of
a famous playwright (Donovan) who finds himself held hostage in his mother’s home by a neighbour (Da vid Morse). It’s a small, intimate thriller – a twohander for Donovan and Morse – and like most actors who finally step behind the camera, Don ovan says he’s had this in him for a very long time. “Another 20 years of therapy and I still wouldn’t know why it took so long,” he says in a phone interview. “I mean, I remember being a teenager and trying to scribble out stuff, want ing to make films and be a director, but [my] mind was just not focused and organized to accomplish that. With acting, you use different parts of the brain, the emotional core; I threw my energies into that. But I’ve always wanted to extend the range of my creative endeavours.”
Donovan started working on the script that would become Collaborator in 2003. “If I was gonna do the lead role, there was never any doubt in my mind that it had to be a small, intimate piece,” he says. The trick was keeping the focus on Collaborator’s characters rather than its thriller mechanics, he says. And that’s where his decades as a working actor came in. “An actor looks at a script differently than everyone else, perhaps,” he offers. “So I was in the heads of all the charac ters, and really allowed the characters to drive. When I found myself drifting into hostage [movie] territory, I would immediately put the brakes on, and in most cases it organically shifted into other directions that were consistent with what was going on in each of the characters’ lives.”
But modest, characterdriven mo vies are hard to make these days, even with legendary indie producer Ted Hope on board. “By 2007 we were sending a draft around for finan cing,” Donovan says, “and it wasn’t until we found Canadian financing that we got it made, because it was not gonna be made in the U.S.” Ultimately, Donovan wound up shooting most of the picture in Sault Ste. Marie. How do you fake a Los An geles suburb in northern Ontario? “Well, you only do the interiors there,” he laughs. “For instance, [Da vid Morse] coming in, in the opening scene, with his beer in the kitchen, having a conversation with his mom: he was shot in Sault Ste. Marie and Mom was shot in L.A.” 3 normw@nowtoronto.com twitter.com/nowfilm
Neil Young opens up like never before in Journeys.
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Forever Young Neil YouNg JourNeYs (Jonathan Demme). 87 minutes. Opens Friday (July 13). For venues and times, see Movies, page 61. Rating: NNN Jonathan Demme likes Neil Young, and obviously the feeling’s mutual. Neil Young Journeys is their third concert picture in six years, and finds Young opening up to Demme’s camera more than ever. Shot in May of last year, the doc interweaves Young’s Massey Hall solo shows with handheld footage of his drive into Toronto from his hometown of Omemee. Accompanied by his brother Bob, Young shows us the sights, reminiscing about this vanished school or that little outpost by the lake where the Young boys knocked around as children. Eventually he gets to Toronto, observing that things sure look different these days. (Young’s diehard fans will obviously get more out of this than the uninitiated.) Echoing the looking back/moving forward theme of the road trip, the concert’s song selections contrast Young’s early 70s compositions with tracks written in 2010; Demme helpfully identifies each track with an on-screen super, along with the year of its composition. He also provides some historical context when Young plays the song Ohio, putting up footage of U.S. National Guardsmen tromping across the Kent State grounds, memorializing the students killed there through archival photographs. Surely we all know the story, but it makes sense for this movie. Neil Young Journeys is about a man knowing where he comes from, and that song came from somewhere awfully specific. NorMAN WilNer
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Collaborator is a gimmick movie, but the gimmick is sound. In actor Martin Donovan’s economic directorial debut, a two-hander about a damaged playwright, Robert (Donovan) finds himself trapped in his childhood home by Gus (David Morse), a working-class neighbour with a gun and an incoherent grudge. By taking the time to establish Robert in the outside world before springing his thriller mechanism, Donovan (who also scripted) makes the theatricality of the situation less of an issue. He also does a great job of disguising his Sault Ste. Marie locations as a suburb of Los Angeles, something I wouldn’t have thought possible. And he gets a terrific performance out of Morse as a lifelong fuck-up who’s finally beginning to understand the role he’s played in NW his own misery.
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ICE AGE: CONtINENtAL dRIft (Steve Mar tino, Michael Thurmeier). 94 minutes. Opens Friday (July 13). For venues and times, see Movies, page 61. Rating: NN
After 10 years, the Ice Age movies have exhausted their characters and what ever charms they had to offer, leaving the fourth instalment, Continental Drift, scrambling for material and feel ing laboured in the process. The gags are prehistoric. Manny the mammoth (Ray Romano), Diego the sabretooth tiger (Dennis Leary) and Sid the dimwitted sloth (John Leguizamo) are now faced with Pangaea breaking apart into con tinents. Separated from his family by land on the move, Manny must brave the seas with Sid and Diego in tow to get back home, while a persistent monkey pirate (Peter Dinklage) gets in their way.
While the plot hinges on natural forces, Continental Drift seems overly schematic, as if written in a board room. The overstuffed story hits all the predictable notes: lessons about fam ily and individuality; a romantic sub plot involving Diego and another catty sabretooth (Jennifer Lopez); pintsized critters that make adorable noises; and pirates, because no family fran chise would be complete without them. Kids won’t mind the familiar elements, but adults will be bored and puzzling over which of the bland new creatures are voiced by Drake and Nicki Minaj, who are here as a ploy to show that Ice Age can still be hip instead of ex tinct. RAdhEYAN sIMONPILLAI
Quvenzhané Wallis fishes for really deep metaphors in Beasts Of The Southern Wild.
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to the selfreliance of plain folks who just want to stay in their homes after a disaster not unlike Hurricane Katrina has rendered those homes entirely un safe. Seen through the eyes of sixyear old Hushpuppy (Quvenzhané Wallis), who narrates in a voiceover that’s supposed to be simple yet profound, Beasts Of The Southern Wild establish es a hazy, dreamlike state, especially when it checks in on the aurochs, a herd of prehistoric bison monsters Hushpuppy imagines have awaked from millennia of frozen sleep to race toward the Bathtub. Zeitlin’s take on cowriter Lucy Alibar’s stage play feels like what might result if Spike Jonze went out drinking with Terrence Malick (or George Wash ingtonera David Gordon Green any way). The film’s early movements have a powerful, intuitive sort of energy.
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Wildly uneven BEAsts Of thE sOuthERN WILd (Benh Zeitlin). 93 minutes. Opens Friday (July 13). For venues and times, see Movies, page 61. Rating: NN I haven’t seen many movies as vivid – or as infuriating – as Beasts Of The Southern Wild. I doubt there are many more. Benh Zeitlin’s allegorical drama about the spirited, predominantly black inhabitants of a fictitious New Orleans district known as “the Bath tub” – so named because it’s a flood zone just waiting to happen – posi tions itself as a ragged, poetic tribute
And Wallis is terrific, utterly open and radiating emotion in every scene. But think about what you’re watch ing for even two seconds and the whole thing collapses. Every support ing character, including Hushpuppy’s ferociously proud father (Dwight Henry), is so broadly drawn as to be a caricature of brusque resourcefulness, and so many of them are required to act like idiots – some literally killing themselves for the sake of home steading – that it’s impossible not to see them as mere narrative devices. It probably worked a lot better on stage, where Hushpuppy’s squalid, dangerous environment was largely left to the imagination; here, con fronted with the horrible reality of the postapocalyptic Bathtub, you just want these morons to get the hell out and leave it to the aurochs. NORMAN WILNER
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(Timur Bekmambetov) is a spectacular mutant beast, the likes of which we’ve never quite seen before. This is a movie where a vampire picks up a horse and throws it at Abraham Lincoln, and that’s just the first beat of one of two incredible action set pieces in which director Bekmambetov mashes the conceptual gas pedal to the floor and simply dazzles with the kinetic imagery he’s pulling out of his pulsing brain. The bones of the story are ridiculous – a stiff, clumsy retelling of salient points in the real Lincoln’s career, reflected through screenwriter Seth Grahame-Smith’s gonzo notion that Lincoln (Benjamin Walker) balanced his storied life as a shop clerk, lawyer and politician with nightly acts of vampire slaying, coached by a good bloodsucker (Dominic Cooper). But we’re there to see a movie that’s as batshit crazy as its title promises – and you get one. 105 min. NNNN (NW) Canada Square, Carlton Cinema, Coliseum Scarborough, Colossus, Eglinton Town Centre, Grande - Yonge, Kennedy Commons 20, Queensway, Yonge & Dundas 24
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BATTLESHIP (Peter Berg) is a generic thriller
with an alien invasion serving as a catalyst for a maverick hero (Taylor Kitsch) to get his shit together and become a leader. The CG is state-of-the-art, as is expected from a production of this scale, and the action for the most part visually interesting and easy to understand. If all you want are war movie clichés and a few aliens, Battleship will satisfy you. It might also leave you with minor hearing damage. Some subtitles. 132 min. NN (NW) Kennedy Commons 20
BEASTS OF THE SOUTHERN WILD (Benh Zeitlin) 93 min. See review, page 60. NN (NW) Opens Jul 13 at TIFF Bell Lightbox BERNIE (Richard Linklater) is half true-crime
documentary and half dramatic feature, starring Jack Black as Bernie Tiede, a beloved mortician in Carthage, East Texas, who did something very, very bad. Conceptually, it’s pretty involving for the first half-hour or so, but director Linklater’s talking-heads structure means he’s constantly backing his film up over itself to act out the anecdote that’s just been related to us. 104 min. NN (NW) Mt Pleasant
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Madden) is a middling, manipulative movie that’s saved by a first-rate cast that includes Maggie Smith, Judi Dench and Tom Wilkinson. They play assorted British retirees who get lured to a once glorious, now dilapidated Indian hotel for seniors run by a spirited but scattered manager. 124 min. NNN (GS) Canada Square, Grande - Yonge, Interchange 30, Kennedy Commons 20, Kingsway Theatre, SilverCity Mississauga, Varsity
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makes the story even more urgent and personal. Lifting elements from Disney and Studio Ghibli, directors Andrews and Chapman have constructed an entirely new myth – rooted in Scots mysticism, human pride and a very relatable mother-daughter conflict – and built a gorgeous movie around it, filled with spectacular visuals, inventive action sequences and a passionate heart. See it before people spoil it for you. 93 min. NNNN (NW) 401 & Morningside, Beach Cinemas, Coliseum Mississauga, Coliseum Scarborough, Colossus, Courtney Park 16, Eglinton Town Centre, Grande - Steeles, Grande - Yonge, Humber Cinema, Queensway, Rainbow Market Square, Rainbow Promenade, Rainbow Woodbine, SilverCity Fairview, SilverCity Mississauga, SilverCity Yonge, SilverCity Yorkdale, Varsity, Yonge & Dundas 24
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Cosmopolis (David Cronenberg) adapts Don DeLillo’s 2003 tale of a financial wizard’s (Robert Pattinson) personal and professional meltdown during an endless limo ride across Manhattan. The film glides along on dreamy inertia, with characters popping up for random conversations before vanishing from the narrative. The result is more interesting as an intellectual experience than as entertainment. 108 min. NNN (NW) Carlton Cinema Dark Horse (Todd Solondz) walks the line, like all his films, between humour and despair, keeping the audience off-balance with unlikeable characters doing all the wrong things. Jordan Gelber plays Abe, an immature loser who still lives with his parent, works for his father and is obsessed with action figures. When sullen beauty Miranda (Selma Blair) says yes to his advances, Abe thinks he’s getting lucky. Of course, there’s a catch. Brilliantly cast as Abe’s parents, Mia Farrow and Christopher Walken step into Solondz’s wonky universe with just the right energy, Walken deadpan and weird, Farrow terrifyingly perky. The relentlessly cheerful indie pop soundtrack is used to great ironic effect. Too bad Solondz has moved away
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from his ensemble approach. With only a single narrative thread, Dark Horse feels a bit thin. 85 min. NNN (SGC) TIFF Bell Lightbox
tHe DiCtator (Larry Charles) reunites
Borat and Brüno’s Sacha Baron Cohen and director Charles for this politically incorrect look at a fictional tyrant who, after a botched assassination attempt, goes undercover to reclaim his title. Of the endless stream of jokes, some work while others fall flat. But Cohen’s demented leader is oddly lovable, and everyone around him plays it straight, intensifying the laughs. And a scathing monologue near the end proves silly comedy can be dead serious. 84 min. NNN (GS) Coliseum Mississauga
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(Nathan Morlando) gives the notorious Canuck criminal a film worthy of his legacy. Scott Speedman delivers an appropriately charismatic performance as the impoverished family man who skilfully robbed banks, becoming a beloved national celebrity and public enemy number one. Nice guy; too bad these sorts of stories don’t have happy endings. Morlando’s stylish directorial debut is a giddy rush of entertainment with melancholic undertones, shot through an evocative newsreel
aesthetic. (The black-and-white rear projection used in driving scenes is a nice touch). The innocent spirit behind Boyd’s crime spree is captured without shying away from the damage his exploits inflicted on his family. Canadian movies are rarely this slick and entertaining. Come to think of it, period crime movies rarely play so well. 105 min. NNNN (Phil Brown) Regent Theatre
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(Emad Burnat, Guy Davidi) stands out among docs on the Palestine conflict with its unique and personal perspective. Burnat, a farmer, records his fellow villagers’ resistance to Israeli settlements in footage that’s raw and unnerving, more so because he’s not a filmmaker by profession. The a family man brings his kids into the mix, which makes for questionable parenting but compelling cinema. Subtitled. 90 min. NNNN (RS) Carlton Cinema
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(Morten Tyldum) is an energetic Norwegian cat-and-mouse thriller about a corporate recruiter who moonlights as an art thief (Aksel Hennie). When his scheme goes wrong, our hero must go on the run – or at least that’s why he thinks he’s running. Director Tyldum keeps the plot twisting in a manner that feels both surprising and logical, but be warned: this is decidedly not for the squeamish. Subtitled. 101 min. NNNN (NW) Carlton Cinema
tHe HuNger games (Gary Ross) adapts Suzanne Collins’s futuristic novel about a young girl – an excellent Jennifer Lawrence – who must participate in a televised fightto-the-death spectacle. The cast is great and the film looks terrific, but it sanitizes the material in what could have been a devastatingly dystopic film event. A missed opportunity. 142 min. NNN (SGC) Interchange 30, Kennedy Commons 20 Hysteria (Tanya Wexler) is not as risqué as its premise, the invention of the vibrator, though it’s certainly pleasurable enough. Hugh Dancy stars as a Victorian doctor who cures women’s mental ailments by using his fingers to... umm... provide a deep tissue massage. Dancy, an ideal romantic lead, has a fine foil in Maggie Gyllenhaal’s character, who embodies the women’s emancipation movement. The charming pair rise above the pandering, lightweight material. 99 min. NNN (RS) Kingsway Theatre
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Mike Thurmeier) 94 min. See review, page 60. NN (RS) Opens Jul 13 at Beach Cinemas, Carlton Cinema, Coliseum Mississauga, Colossus, Courtney Park 16, Eglinton Town Centre, Empire Theatres at Empress Walk, Grande - Steeles, Hum-
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THE INTOUCHABLES (Olivier Nakache, Eric
Toledano) is a well-acted, charming French buddy picture about a wealthy white quadriplegic (François Cluzet) who learns to re-embrace life through his friendship with a worldly-wise ethnic caregiver (Omar Sy). It feels like it’s been meticulously calibrated to hit the centre of some grand art house Venn diagram. Subtitled. 112 min. NNN (NW) Grande - Yonge, Varsity
THE ISLAND PRESIDENT (Jon Shenk) is a fas-
cinating look at an extraordinary personality: Maldives (former) president Mohamed Nasheed, who’s trying to slow global warming and arrest the rising water levels that will swallow his country. Shenk gains impressive access, and Nasheed’s backroom wheeling and dealing during the 2009 Copenhagen Climate Summit is thrilling. Surprisingly, it takes a tremendous amount of effort to get politicians to agree to save the world. Some subtitles. 101 min. NNN (RS) Carlton Cinema
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(Steven Spielberg) is the greatest American movie ever made, as well as the perfect summer blockbuster. It’s your duty, frankly, to see it at least once on a big screen. Universal’s splendid new digital restoration – overseen by director Spielberg – accurately renders Joe Butler’s slightly grainy cinematography, and gets the underwater footage back to its original brightness after decades of dull video transfers. The subtle surround remix hews closely to the original monaural audio, keeping most of the sound at the centre of the screen while expanding John Williams’s score into the back of the room. The 15-year-old print TIFF screened a couple of years ago was very nice, but this is gorgeous. You owe it to yourself to check out the upgrade. 124 min. NNNNN (NW) TIFF Bell Lightbox
JIRO DREAMS OF SUSHI (David Gelb) is an
attractive if slightly undercooked documentary about sushi master Jiro Ono, who rose from humble Japanese roots to become the only sushi chef to receive a three-star restaurant rating in the Michelin Guide. Gelb patiently takes us through each step of the sushi-making process, but there are some oddities; the omission of any mention of Ono’s wife sticks out like a rogue grain of rice on an otherwise impeccable plate. 81 min. NNN (GS) TIFF Bell Lightbox
KATY PERRY: PART OF ME (Dan Cutforth,
Jane Lipsitz) chronicles a year in the life of pop star Perry as she embarks on her first world-wide concert tour and tries to keep her marriage to comic Russell Brand alive. Copious concert footage shows her hard work and the candy-coloured, fairy tale universe she or her marketers have constructed, but we never get a clue about why she relates to this faux fantasy or what it’s feeding in her fans. An interview with Brand would have added edge to the earnest proceedings. Statements from Perry herself (“Follow your dreams!”) and her sycophantic handlers are so clichéd, they seem culled from a Christopher Guest mockumentary. And even though the singer’s stylist/hair guy is around, there’s no mention of how the retro Bettie Page look contributed to her image. 97 min. NN (GS) 401 & Morningside, Carlton Cinema, Coliseum Mississauga, Coliseum Scarborough, Colossus, Courtney Park 16, Eglinton Town Centre, Empire Theatres at Empress Walk, Grande - Steeles, Queensway, Rainbow Market Square, Rainbow Promenade, Rainbow Woodbine, SilverCity Fairview, SilverCity Yonge, SilverCity Yorkdale
MADAGASCAR 3: EUROPE’S MOST WANTED (Eric Darnell, Tom McGrath, Conrad Vernon) is zippy, silly and antic fun with Alex the lion and his team of continent-hopping friends. Making a break for New York City by trekking across Europe, the gang joins a travelling circus that includes a sneering Siberian tiger and a sleek jaguar (Jessica Chastain, oozing sex appeal even as a cartoon animal). On their tails is a villainous animal control chief voiced by the magnificent Frances McDormand with malevolent
glee. 85 min. NNN (RS) 401 & Morningside, Beach Cinemas, Canada Square, Carlton Cinema, Coliseum Scarborough, Colossus, Courtney Park 16, Eglinton Town Centre, Grande - Steeles, Grande Yonge, Queensway, Rainbow Promenade, Rainbow Woodbine, SilverCity Fairview, SilverCity Mississauga, SilverCity Yonge, SilverCity Yorkdale, Yonge & Dundas 24
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(Steven Soderbergh) is a brawny, brainy reworking of Flashdance inspired – and informed – by Channing Tatum’s early days as a male stripper. Tatum plays the eponymous (and entirely fictional) Mike, a self-styled entrepreneur who dreams of starting a furniture business but spends most of his time performing or trying to charm the unavailable sister (Cody Horn) of his underage protege (Alex Pettyfer). Soderbergh and screenwriter Reid Carolin weave a subtle commentary on various American notions of exploitation in between energetic, self-aware dance sequences, though Tatum saves the full force of his charisma for his scenes opposite Horn. And as we’ve come to expect, Matthew McConaughey steals every scene he can as the club’s cagey MC and occasional performer. 110 min. NNNN (NW) 401 & Morningside, Beach Cinemas, Carlton Cinema, Coliseum Scarborough, Courtney Park 16, Eglinton Town Centre, Grande Steeles, Grande - Yonge, Interchange 30, Queensway, Rainbow Market Square, Rainbow Promenade, Rainbow Woodbine, SilverCity Fairview, SilverCity Mississauga, SilverCity Yonge
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compared to a massive joint – and not just because there’s an obscene amount of ganja onscreen. Everyone will come away with a different kind of high. Hardcore Bob Marley fans will be astonished by the documentary’s depth and breadth, while those who only know his most popular tunes will walk away enlightened about the music and its roots. 145 min. NNNN (RS) TIFF Bell Lightbox
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(Joss Whedon) is, quite simply, an epic win – it’s tremendous fun, sprinting through its gargantuan adventure on a mixture of adrenaline, glee and wise-assery. That’s mostly due to director and co-writer Whedon, whose ability to render large, distinct casts of characters is exactly what’s required for a movie of this scale. Everything that happens is grounded in who these people are, not what they can do. And he’s the first filmmaker to crack the problem of the Hulk. Some subtitles. 143 min. NNNN (NW) Canada Square, Coliseum Mississauga, Colossus, Eglinton Town Centre, Empire Theatres at Empress Walk, Kennedy Commons 20, Queensway
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MEN IN BLACK 3 (Barry Sonnenfeld) sends
Will Smith’s Agent J back to 1969 to save Tommy Lee Jones’s Agent K from an alien assassin. Josh Brolin as the younger K turns out to be the movie’s best effect; he perfectly channels the cranky pragmatism that makes Jones’s performance so much fun. The problem is that the script never gives him or Smith anything substantial to do, bouncing the pair from one effects scene to the next. The movie evaporates almost as soon as it reaches your retinas. 105 min. NN (NW) Coliseum Mississauga, Colossus, Eglinton Town Centre, Empire Theatres at Empress Walk, Grande - Steeles, Kennedy Commons 20, Kingsway Theatre, SilverCity Yorkdale, Yonge & Dundas 24
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deau) is a tender and touching drama that captures the pulse of both primary school politics and Canadian immigration. Algerian refugee Bachir Lahzar (Fellag) becomes a substitute teacher to students struggling with grief after their former teacher’s suicide. Falardeau proves once again why he’s one of Canada’s premier talents in this focused and intelligent drama that never allows allegorical touches to overwhelm the very personal story at its centre. Subtitled. 94 min. NNNNN (RS) Regent Theatre
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choly as seen through the eyes of a handful of people on an isolated (fictional) island off the coast of New England in September 1965, when two 12-year-old pen pals (Jared Gilman, Kara Hayward) run off together. It’s also one of the saddest comedies you’ll ever see, though that’s not a criticism. 94 min. NNNN (NW) Canada Square, Grande - Yonge, Interchange 30, Kennedy Commons 20, Queensway, Varsity
NEIL YOUNG JOURNEYS (Jonathan Demme) 87 min. See review, page 58. NNN (NW) Opens Jul 13 at Bloor Hot Docs Cinema PEOPLE LIKE US (Alex Kurtzman) stars
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Chris Pine as amoral salesman Sam who, with the Federal Trade Commission on his tail, heads to his record producer father’s funeral in L.A. His mother (Michelle Pfeiffer) greets him with a slap in the face. Plainly, he’s got issues. When the family lawyer gives him a sack full of cash with instructions to give it to a certain Josh Davis, Sam discovers that his father had a daughter from another relationship, and 11-yearold Josh (Michael Hall D’Addario) is his nephew. Soon Sam is almost stalking his half-sister Frankie (Elizabeth Banks) and making friends with Josh, never giving away who he is. Sure, it’s soap, but Pine is riveting, Banks – both tightly wound and achingly vulnerable – is terrific, and Pfeiffer (finally playing her age) is in fine form. Plus D’Addario never makes cute. It’s great to see a well-acted, character-driven film in this season of actioners and half-baked sequels. 115 min. NNNN (SGC) 401 & Morningside, Canada Square, Coliseum Scarborough, Courtney Park 16, Eglinton Town Centre, Empire Theatres at Empress Walk, Interchange 30, Kennedy Commons 20, Queensway
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(Peter Lord) is as energetic and fearlessly goofy as anything to bear the stamp of England’s Aardman Animation, with an affable Pirate Captain (voiced by Hugh Grant) and his jolly crew (including Martin Freeman, Brendan Gleeson and Anton Yelchin) sailing merrily through a series of inspired set pieces while lustily reciting some very silly dialogue. 88 min. NNNN (NW) Kingsway Theatre
PROMETHEUS (Ridley Scott) follows a team of corporate explorers to a distant celestial body, where they encounter something very similar to what the crew of Nostromo found in Alien – or will find, since this film
takes place a good quarter-century before that one. But Prometheus doesn’t enhance or complement the original Alien as much as it builds a video-game module onto it, a weightless digital creation that can’t hold a candle to the original’s grimy analog impact. 119 min. NN (NW) 401 & Morningside, Canada Square, Coliseum Mississauga, Colossus, Courtney Park 16, Eglinton Town Centre, Empire Theatres at Empress Walk, Kennedy Commons 20, Queensway, Varsity
ROCK OF AGES (Adam Shankman) occasionally shows flashes of the funny, frisky and decidedly self-aware jukebox musical put on by a bunch of friends in a Los Angeles theatre back in 2005. But now it’s a great big expensive Hollywood musical, so we’re supposed to take it halfway seriously – which drains out all the fun. Director Shankman, who seemed to know what he was doing with the Hairspray movie, fumbles the project in the first five minutes and never manages to fully right the ship. The gleeful, goofy heart of Chris D’Arienzo’s original book can be glimpsed in the scenes between grizzled club owner Alec Baldwin and helper monkey Russell Brand, and Malin Ackerman gives a spectacular comic performance as a Rolling Stone reporter who succumbs to Tom Cruise’s aging sex cowboy. But they’re operating independently of the rest of the machine. 122 min. NN (NW) Coliseum Mississauga, Colossus, Kennedy Commons 20, SilverCity Mississauga, Yonge & Dundas 24
SAFE (Boaz Yakin) is a Jason Statham movie, which is always a safe bet for dumbeddown, non-stop action. He plays a prizefighter who protects a young Chinese girl from the Triads, the Russian Mob and corrupt cops. The dialogue is as brutal and inyour-face as Statham’s feet, but even when Safe is bad, it’s good. 95 min. NNN (RS) Interchange 30
SAFETY NOT GUARANTEED (Colin Trevor-
row) can’t really compete with the headier, more thoughtful lo-fi sci-fi of Another Earth and Sound Of My Voice. But as a hipster rom-com about people trying to shake off their pasts to make present-day connections, it’s a pretty satisfying tale about a trio of journalists (Jake Johnson, Aubrey Plaza, Karan Soni) on the trail of an eccentric physicist (Mark Duplass, of The League and Your Sister’s Sister) who claims he’s building a time machine. Everyone in the movie is chasing something they’ve lost, and Plaza and Duplass find real chemistry in
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their little hesitations and averted glances. The gentle growth of their relationship is pushed aside by an ending that overreaches badly, but it’s nice while it lasts. 94 min. NNN (NW) Carlton Cinema, Yonge & Dundas 24
SALMON FISHING IN THE YEMEN (Lasse Hallström) is a light comedy about a stuffy salmon expert (Ewan McGregor) and a troubled administrator (Emily Blunt) drawn to one another while working to stock the river of a wealthy Yemeni sheik (Amr Waked) with Atlantic salmon. No, seriously. 112 min. NN (NW) Mt Pleasant SAVAGES (Oliver Stone) stars Taylor Kitsch
and Aaron Johnson as Chon and Ben, drug kingpins thanks to the supercharged pot seeds Chon smuggled from Iraq. Theirs is the perfect partnership – war vet Chon handles security, Buddhist Ben handles the botany. They even share girlfriend Ophelia (Blake Lively). When Mexican queenpin Elena (Salma Hayek) muscles in on their territory (she motivates them with video of a decapitation execution), the boys resist. Until Elena kidnaps Ophelia. The secondary characters are what give this movie its kicks. Hayek is delicious as the vampy villain, John Travolta’s gloriously weaselly as a corrupt cop, and as Elena’s brutal thug, Benicio Del Toro steals the movie out from under all of them. Watch how he handles being spat in the face. Beware the silly narrative glitch in the last act. The characters, the violence, the kinetic energy – they’re all over the top. Like Stone in this mode? You’ll like this. 130 min. NNN (SGC) 401 & Morningside, Carlton Cinema, Coliseum Mississauga, Coliseum Scarborough, Colossus, Courtney Park 16, Eglinton Town Centre, Grande - Steeles, Grande - Yonge, Queensway, Rainbow Market Square, Rainbow Woodbine, SilverCity Fairview, SilverCity Yonge, SilverCity Yorkdale
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pert Sanders) adapts the classic fairy tale for Twihards who like their fantasies served with Kristen Stewart and some burning loins. In this admittedly Grimm take, Queen Ravenna (Charlize Theron, mugging passionately) dispatches the titular Huntsman (Chris Hemsworth) to capture an escaped Snow White (Stewart), who’s destined to lead a revolution. Director Sanders (who hails from the land of commercials) delivers eye candy through set design and costumes, particularly in scenes revolving around Theron’s vain queen. Isn’t it fitting
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(Lorene Scafaria) begins three weeks before the Earth is scheduled to collide with an asteroid the size of New Jersey, and follows the depressed, newly single Dodge (Steve Carell) and his slightly manic neighbour Penny (Keira Knightley) on a road trip to look up Dodge’s old girlfriend before everything ends. Making her directorial debut, screenwriter Scafaria (Nick & Norah’s Infinite Playlist) has constructed an intriguing, effects-free take on the apocalypse genre, shifting nimbly between dark comedy and outright despair. She’s great with her actors, too; Carell and Knightley are excellent, and Connie Britton, Patton Oswalt, T.J. Miller and Gillian Jacobs pop up for memorable cameos. Any similarity to Don McKellar’s Last Night – which envisioned a similarly lo-fi apocalypse back in 1999 – is entirely coincidental. 100 min. NNNN (NW)
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ment, but she’s reaching for it, and that makes all the difference. 116 min. NNN (NW) Canada Square, Grande - Yonge, Kennedy Commons 20, Kingsway Theatre, Queensway, SilverCity Mississauga, Varsity, Yonge & Dundas 24
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(Seth MacFarlane) is guaranteed to offend with jokes about race, sexual orientation and religion, but who cares when it’s this fucking hilarious? At least the cute, cuddly titular teddy spews quickwitted, toxic verbiage equally to every minority and majority – he’s very democratic. Family Guy creator MacFarlane makes the big screen his bitch in his feature debut, as co-writer, director and voice behind Ted, the knee-high toy bear who comes to life when the child who owns him makes a wish for a friend. Mark Wahlberg plays the grown-up child, John, who’s still attached to his bear. Ted, however, is now a pot-smoking, beerguzzling, hooker’s best friend who enables John to avoid responsibilities and arouse the ire of his long-time girlfriend (Mila Kunis). It may be immature, but the movie taps into the foul-mouthed man-child in all of us to deliver a raunchy good time. 106 min. NNNN (RS) 401 & Morningside, Beach Cinemas, Carlton Cinema, Coliseum Scarborough, Colossus, Courtney Park 16, Eglinton Town Centre, Grande - Steeles, Grande - Yonge, Queensway, Rainbow Market Square, Rainbow Promenade, Rainbow Woodbine, SilverCity Fairview, SilverCity Yonge, SilverCity Yorkdale, Yonge & Dundas 24
ThaT’s My Boy (Sean Anders) has Adam Sandler reiterating the same man-child routine he’s been doing since Billy Madison in 1995, here as a 40-year-old washout who attempts to reconnect with his estranged son at the latter’s wedding. Cue the barrage of generic toilet (and jizz) humour, fat jokes and unwarranted cameos (Vanilla Ice?). Sandler’s not bad at what he does; he’s just not doing much else. 116 min. N (RS) Colossus, Kennedy Commons 20, SilverCity Mississauga that a story about a vicious medieval beauty pageant can only be recommended for its aesthetics? The characters, while dressed to kill, lack substance, particularly Snow White. Stewart’s been hanging around vampires for so long that her performance is lifeless. Like that poison apple, SWATH looks inviting but offers nothing you’d want to chew on. 127 min. NN (RS) Canada Square, Carlton Cinema, Colossus, Courtney Park 16, Empire Theatres at Empress Walk, Kennedy Commons 20, Queensway, SilverCity Mississauga, Yonge & Dundas 24
Take This WalTz (Sarah Polley) takes a leap into far riskier territory after writer/ director Polley’s relatively conventional Away From Her. Emotional realism is paramount in this story of a young wife (Michelle Williams) considering an affair with a neighbour (Luke Kirby). The playful exchanges between Williams and her distracted husband (Seth Rogen, excellent) will have some squirming, but that’s what intimacy looks like from the outside. And the film takes an impressionistic approach to familiar Toronto locations: characters drift through a deserted, early-morning Kensington Market, have emotional breakdowns on the Scrambler at Centre Island or stop by an unlikely drum circle at the Trinity Bellwoods dog park. I’m not sure Polley accomplishes what she’s reaching for in the final move-
To RoMe WiTh love (Woody Allen) has multiple storylines, so when one plot line sags, another picks things up. Allen plays a failed opera director who tries to make his daughter’s fiancé’s dad (Fabio Armiliato) a star, though he can’t sing outside the shower. In another weak storyline, a justmarried guy gets a surprise visit from a happy hooker (Penélope Cruz); meanwhile, a nebbish (Roberto Benigni) becomes famous for no reason. In the best segment, an architecture student (Jesse Eisenberg) and his girlfriend welcome a house guest (Ellen Page) with home-wrecker written all over her, or so says the student’s imaginary friend (Alec Baldwin). These actors play it straight and let the comedy work for them. Betcha Page becomes the next Allen muse. Rome is gorgeous, but you still have to juggle Woody the creep with Woody the endearing schlep. One moment you’re howling at his fear of flying and the next rolling your eyes at a woman being sexually liberated by a thief wielding a handgun. Some subtitles 102 min. NNN (SGC) Canada Square, Grande - Yonge, Kennedy Commons 20, Queensway, SilverCity Mississauga, Varsity, Yonge & Dundas 24 TyleR PeRRy’s Madea’s WiTNess PRo TecTioN (Tyler Perry) sets out to be the
kind of comedy Martin Lawrence used to make (Big Momma’s House, anyone?). Perry dons the fat-suit and muumuu once again as Madea, a once reliable source of outrageous laughs who now seems neutered.
Madea opens her humble home to a CFOturned-witness (Eugene Levy) with a family of white people problems, including an undersexed wife (Denise Richards). That plot sounds ripe for hilarity, but Perry only delivers a few mild chuckles. You can’t help but assume that he’s is targeting a wider (read whiter) audience by casting Levy and Richards and focusing the plot on their characters. Unfortunately, he doesn’t have as firm a grasp on that world, and he’s forgetting to serve the audience that’s made him rich. Not that his previous movies were good, but they were never this bland. 114 min. NN (RS) 401 & Morningside, Coliseum Mississauga, Coliseum Scarborough, Colossus, Courtney Park 16, Eglinton Town Centre, Rainbow Woodbine, SilverCity Yorkdale
UNioN sqUaRe (Nancy Savoca) 80 min. See interview and review, page 57. NNN (SGC) Opens Jul 13 at Carlton Cinema WhaT To exPecT WheN yoU’Re exPecT iNg (Kirk Jones) offers vignettes about the
bumps on the road that a woman with a baby bump might encounter. The five couples’ nine-month journeys to parenthood are so chopped up that the people become less fleshed-out characters than types. Still, some stories ring surprisingly true, particularly Cameron Diaz’s controlfreak and Elizabeth Banks’s on-point depiction of a pregnancy from hell. The filmmakers neuter the emotional wreckage of a miscarriage with the standard pop-songmontage treatment, clearly trying to move on to the upbeat stuff as quickly as possible. That’s the biggest problem with What To Expect. For all the wisdom it may impart, the film would rather resort to immature humour for kicks. Many of these gags are so forcibly contrived that the movie seems like it’s going through labour to deliver them. 110 min. NN (RS) Interchange 30, Kennedy Commons 20
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The WoMaN iN The FiFTh (Pawel Pawli-
kowski) is an oblique, sensual study of an American writer (Ethan Hawke) who comes to Paris to visit his daughter and ex-wife and he meets a mysterious woman (Kristin Scott Thomas) who takes him into her bed for enigmatic reasons. It can be a little frustrating, but Hawke’s sympathetic performance creates an emotional continuity that seems to make sense of things even when things don’t make sense at all. Some subtitles. 83 min. NNN (NW) Carlton Cinema
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WWE match in high-def, featuring John Cena, Randy Orton, CM Punk and others. 180 min. Jul 15, 8 pm, at Coliseum Mississauga, Colossus, Eglinton Town Centre, Queensway, Scotiabank Theatre
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(Lynn Shelton) is another heavily improvised study of 30-somethings at a point of crisis by Humpday director Shelton, this one centred on a grieving man (Mark Duplass) who finds himself trapped at a summer cottage with the sister (Rosemarie DeWitt) of his best friend (Emily Blunt) for a very eventful weekend. Efficiently establishing that each character is keeping at least one secret from the others, Shelton lets the tension and awkward comic fumbling flow freely; all three of her actors adroitly dance on the edge of farce while keeping the drama at believably real levels. It’s rare to see a movie that throws around this much raw emotion and still gets laughs. 90 min. NNNN (NW) Carlton Cinema 3
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Bloor Hot Docs cinema (i) 506 Bloor st. W., 416-637-3123
Neil YouNg JourNeYs Fri-sun 6:30, 9:00 mon-tue 6:45, 9:00 Wed 9:45
carlton cinema (i) 20 carlton, 416-494-9371
3:40, 4:40, 6:50, 7:50, 10:00, 11:00 tue 12:00, 1:30, 3:10, 4:40, 6:20, 6:50, 7:50, 9:30, 10:00, 11:00 Wed 12:30, 1:30, 3:10, 3:40, 4:40, 6:20, 7:50, 9:30, 10:30, 11:00 the AmAziNg spider-mAN: AN imAx 3d experieNce (PG) thu-mon 1:00, 4:10, 7:20, 10:30 tue 1:20, 4:10, 7:20, 10:30 Wed 1:00, 10:30 the AmAziNg spider-mAN (PG) thu 2:30, 3:10, 5:40, 9:00, 9:45 Fri-Wed 2:00, 2:30, 5:10, 5:40, 8:30, 9:00 kAtY perrY: pArt of me 3d (PG) 12:30, 2:55, 5:20, 7:45, 10:10 mAgic mike (14A) 2:35, 5:15, 8:00, 10:50 sat-sun, tue 12:00 mat mArVel’s the AVeNgers (PG) 12:40 mArVel’s the AVeNgers 3d (PG) thu 3:50, 7:05, 10:20 Fri-Wed 4:00, 7:35, 10:55 mooNrise kiNgdom (PG) 12:50, 3:25, 5:50, 8:20, 10:40 people like us (14A) thu-mon 1:50, 4:50, 7:30, 10:15 tue 7:30, 10:15 Wed 12:40, 3:50, 10:15 prometheus 3d (14A) 2:05, 5:00, 8:10, 11:00 sAVAges (18A) 1:20, 4:20, 7:15, 10:35 tYler perrY’s mAdeA’s WitNess protectioN (14A) thu-Fri, sun-mon, Wed 1:10, 4:00, 7:00, 9:45 sat, tue 12:10, 2:50, 5:30, 8:15, 11:00 WWe moNeY iN the bANk 2012 sun 8:00
tiFF Bell ligHtBox (i) 350 king st W, 416-599-8433
beAsts of the southerN Wild (PG) Fri-sun, Wed 12:00, 2:30, 4:45, 6:15, 7:00, 8:30, 9:30 mon 6:15, 7:00, 8:30, 9:30 tue 12:00, 2:30, 4:45, 7:00, 9:30 boY Fri-sun, tue-Wed 2:15, 6:45 mon 6:45 dArk horse (14A) thu 2:30, 5:00, 7:15, 9:40 JAWs (14A) thu 1:30, 4:15, 7:00, 9:30 Fri-sun, tue-Wed 12:45, 3:30, 8:50 mon 8:50 Jiro dreAms of sushi (G) thu 12:45, 6:15 mArleY (PG) thu 2:45, 8:30 Fri-sun, tue-Wed 5:00, 8:00 mon 8:00
12:45, 4:00, 7:00 sAfetY Not guArANteed (14A) Fri-Wed 12:20, 2:40, 5:10, 7:40, 10:05 sNoW White ANd the huNtsmAN (PG) 12:15, 1:30, 3:25, 4:30, 6:25, 7:35, 9:25, 10:25 sat-sun 10:35 mat tAke this WAltz (14A) 1:15, 4:15, 7:15, 10:15 sat-sun 10:30 mat ted (14A) 12:30, 2:00, 2:45, 3:30, 5:00, 5:45, 6:30, 7:15, 8:00, 8:45, 9:30, 10:00, 10:30 sat-sun 11:00, 11:50 mat to rome With loVe (PG) 1:25, 4:10, 7:05, 9:50 sat-sun 10:40 mat
midtown canaDa square (ce) 2200 Yonge st, 416-646-0444
AbrAhAm liNcolN: VAmpire huNter (14A) thu 4:40, 7:10, 9:35 the best exotic mArigold hotel (PG) 4:20, 7:00, 9:45 sat-sun 1:10 mat mAdAgAscAr 3: europe’s most WANted (G) 4:40, 7:10, 9:35 sat-sun 1:50 mat mArVel’s the AVeNgers (PG) 3:50, 6:40, 9:30 sat-sun 1:00 mat mooNrise kiNgdom (PG) 4:50, 7:30, 9:40 sat-sun 2:00 mat people like us (14A) 4:30, 7:20, 9:45 sat-sun 1:40 mat prometheus (14A) thu 4:10, 6:50, 9:25 sNoW White ANd the huNtsmAN (PG) thu-Fri, monWed 3:55, 6:35, 9:15 sat-sun 1:00, 3:40, 6:20, 9:00 tAke this WAltz (14A) thu-Fri, mon-Wed 4:00, 6:30, 9:00 sat-sun 1:20, 4:00, 6:30, 9:10 to rome With loVe (PG) 4:10, 6:50, 9:25 sat-sun 1:30 mat
AbrAhAm liNcolN: VAmpire huNter (14A) thu 3:55, 9:45 cosmopolis (14A) Fri-Wed 3:55, 9:35 5 brokeN cAmerAs thu 4:10, 9:15 heAdhuNters thu 4:15 9:40 Fri-Wed 1:50, 4:15 ice Age: coNtiNeNtAl drift (PG) Fri-Wed 2:00, 4:25, 6:55, 9:05 the islANd presideNt (14A) thu 1:35, 6:40 kAtY perrY: pArt of me (PG) 7:10, 9:30 thu 1:50 mat, 4:30 mAdAgAscAr 3: europe’s most WANted (G) thu 2:00, 4:25, 6:55 mAgic mike (14A) 1:45, 4:20, 7:00, 9:20 sAfetY Not guArANteed (14A) Fri-Wed 1:55, 4:30, 7:05, 9:40 sAVAges (18A) thu 1:25 4:05 6:50 9:25 Fri-Wed 1:20, 4:00, 6:50, 9:25 seekiNg A frieNd for the eNd of the World (14A) thu 1:40, 3:50, 7:15, 9:35 Fri-sun, tue-Wed 1:40, 3:50, 7:15, 9:45 mon 1:40, 3:50 sNoW White ANd the huNtsmAN (PG) thu 9:05 ted (14A) thu 1:20 4:00 6:45 9:10 Fri-Wed 1:25, 4:05, 6:45, 9:10 toroNto film societY mon 7:30 uNioN squAre Fri-Wed 1:35, 4:10, 6:40, 9:15 the WomAN iN the fifth thu 1:55, 7:05 Fri-Wed 1:30, 7:20 Your sister’s sister (18A) thu 1:30, 7:20
varsitY (ce)
mt Pleasant (i)
55 Bloor st W, 416-961-6304
675 mt Pleasant rD, 416-489-8484
the AmAziNg spider-mAN 3d (PG) 1:30, 4:30, 7:30, 10:30 the best exotic mArigold hotel (PG) 1:10, 4:00, 6:45, 9:30 brAVe (PG) thu, mon-Wed 1:45 Fri-sun 12:20 brAVe 3d (PG) thu, mon-Wed 4:20, 6:50, 9:15 Fri-sun 2:50, 5:20, 7:50, 10:15 the iNtouchAbles (14A) 2:05, 4:45, 7:25, 10:05 mooNrise kiNgdom (PG) 1:00, 3:20, 5:40, 8:00, 10:15 prometheus (14A) 1:40, 4:35, 7:35, 10:25 tAke this WAltz (14A) 2:00, 4:40, 7:30, 10:10 to rome With loVe (PG) 1:35, 4:15, 7:00, 9:45
berNie (PG) Fri-sat 9:25 sun 7:00 sAlmoN fishiNg iN the YemeN (PG) thu-sat, tue-Wed 7:00 sun 4:30
rainBoW market square (i)
10 DunDas st e, 416-335-5323
market square, 80 Front st e, 416-494-9371
the AmAziNg spider-mAN (PG) 12:45, 3:45, 6:45, 9:45 brAVe (PG) thu 1:00, 3:35, 7:00, 9:20 ice Age: coNtiNeNtAl drift (PG) 1:00, 3:00, 5:00, 7:00, 9:00 Fri, tue 11:00 late kAtY perrY: pArt of me (PG) 1:05, 3:05, 5:05, 7:10, 9:10 Fri, tue 11:10 late mAgic mike (14A) thu 3:30, 7:05, 9:30 Fri, tue 1:10, 3:30, 7:05, 9:30, 11:40 sat-mon, Wed 1:10, 3:30, 7:05, 9:30 sAVAges (18A) thu 1:20 4:00 6:50 9:40 Fri-Wed 1:20, 4:05, 6:50, 9:40 ted (14A) 12:55, 3:40, 7:15, 9:35 Fri, tue 11:45 late
scotiaBank tHeatre (ce) 259 ricHmonD st W, 416-368-5600
the AfricAN queeN (PG) Wed 7:00 the AmAziNg spider-mAN 3d (PG) thu 12:30, 1:30, 2:00, 3:40, 4:40, 5:15, 6:50, 7:50, 8:30, 10:00, 11:00 Fri, mon 12:30, 1:30, 3:10, 3:40, 4:40, 6:20, 6:50, 7:50, 9:30, 10:00, 11:00 sat 12:00, 12:30, 1:30, 3:10, 3:40, 4:40, 6:20, 6:50, 7:50, 9:30, 10:00, 11:00 sun 12:00, 12:30, 1:30, 3:10,
VIP SCREENINGS
the AmAziNg spider-mAN (PG) thu, mon-Wed 12:45, 3:50, 6:55, 10:00 Fri-sun 12:45, 3:50, 7:00, 10:00 mooNrise kiNgdom (PG) 12:30, 2:55, 5:15, 7:35, 9:55 tAke this WAltz (14A) 1:15, 4:10, 7:05, 9:45 to rome With loVe (PG) 1:00, 3:40, 6:45, 9:30
Yonge & DunDas 24 (amc) AbrAhAm liNcolN: VAmpire huNter (14A) Fri-Wed 12:50, 3:30, 9:50 AbrAhAm liNcolN: VAmpire huNter 3d (14A) 2:15, 5:15, 8:00, 10:25 sat-sun 11:35 mat bol bAchchAN (PG) 2:55, 6:20, 9:40 sat-sun 11:20 mat brAVe (PG) 1:00, 2:15, 3:45, 5:00, 6:50, 7:45, 9:30, 10:15 sat-sun 11:30 mat brAVe 3d (PG) Fri-Wed 12:15, 3:00, 6:00, 8:45 cocktAil 2:40, 6:10, 9:40 sat-sun 11:20 mat collAborAtor (14A) 2:05, 4:25, 7:10, 10:00 sat-sun 11:40 mat ice Age: coNtiNeNtAl drift (PG) 12:15, 2:00, 2:45, 4:45, 5:30, 7:15, 8:00, 9:45, 10:30 sat-sun 11:15 mat ice Age: coNtiNeNtAl drift 3d (PG) 1:15, 4:00, 6:30, 9:00 sat-sun 10:30 mat mAdAgAscAr 3: europe’s most WANted (G) 1:00, 3:35, 6:15, 9:00 sat-sun 10:30 mat mAdAgAscAr 3: europe’s most WANted 3d (G) 2:00, 4:25, 7:15, 9:40 sat-sun 11:35 mat meN iN blAck 3 (PG) 1:30, 4:15, 7:05, 9:55 sat-sun 10:45 mat rock of Ages (PG) 2:50, 6:00, 8:50 sat-sun 11:45 mat rock of Ages: the imAx experieNce (PG) Fri-Wed
regent tHeatre (i) 551 mt Pleasant rD, 416-480-9884
edWiN boYd (14A) Fri-sat 8:55 sun, tue 7:00 moNsieur lAzhAr (PG) thu-sat, Wed 7:00 sun 4:30
silvercitY Yonge (ce) 2300 Yonge st, 416-544-1236
the AmAziNg spider-mAN 3d (PG) thu 12:45, 1:15, 3:55, 4:25, 7:05, 7:35, 10:15, 10:45 Fri 1:10, 4:25, 7:35, 10:45 satWed 1:10, 4:20, 7:30, 10:45 the AmAziNg spider-mAN (PG) thu 3:25, 6:35, 9:45 Fri-tue 12:40, 3:50, 7:00, 10:15 Wed 3:55, 7:00, 10:15 brAVe (PG) thu-Fri, mon, Wed 12:55 sat-sun, tue 12:50 brAVe 3d (PG) thu, mon, Wed 3:20, 5:45, 8:10, 10:35 Fri 3:20, 5:50, 8:15, 10:40 sat-sun, tue 3:15, 5:45, 8:10, 10:35 ice Age: coNtiNeNtAl drift (PG) 2:20, 4:40, 7:10, 9:40 sat-sun, tue 12:00 mat ice Age: coNtiNeNtAl drift 3d (PG) Fri 12:30, 2:55, 5:20, 7:45, 10:10 sat-sun, tue 12:30, 2:55, 5:25, 7:45, 10:10 mon, Wed 12:30, 2:50, 5:20, 7:40, 10:05 kAtY perrY: pArt of me 3d (PG) thu 12:30, 3:00, 5:25, 7:50, 10:20 Fri 12:45, 3:10, 5:35, 8:00, 10:25 sat-sun, tue 12:10, 2:45, 5:10, 7:35, 10:00 mon, Wed 1:20, 3:45, 6:40, 9:30 mAdAgAscAr 3: europe’s most WANted (G) thu 12:35 mAdAgAscAr 3: europe’s most WANted 3d (G) thu 2:50, 5:10, 7:30, 9:55 mAgic mike (14A) thu 1:25, 4:10, 6:50, 10:05 Fri 2:05, 5:00, 7:55, 10:55 sat 12:00, 2:35, 5:15, 7:55, 10:55 sun, tue 1:20, 4:00, 6:50, 9:50 mon 1:30, 4:10, 6:50, 9:50 Wed 4:50, 7:35, 10:20 sAVAges (18A) thu 1:05, 4:20, 7:20, 10:30 Fri 1:20, 4:15, 7:25, 10:30 sat-sun, tue 1:00, 4:10, 7:20, 10:25 mon 1:00, 4:00, 7:20, 10:25 Wed 12:45, 4:00, 7:20, 10:25 ted (14A) 12:30, 3:05, 5:40, 8:20, 10:50 thu 12:30 3:05 5:40 8:15 10:50 Fri only 12:30 3:05 5:40 8:20 11:00 sat only 12:20 3:05 5:40 8:20 11:00 sun only 12:20 3:05 5:40 8:20 10:50 tue only 12:20 3:05 5:40 8:20 10:50
Metro
West end HumBer cinema (i) 2442 Bloor st. West, 416-232-1939
the AmAziNg spider-mAN (PG) 1:00, 4:00, 7:00, 9:45 brAVe (PG) thu 2:00, 4:45, 6:45, 8:45 ice Age: coNtiNeNtAl drift (PG) Fri-Wed 2:00, 4:45, 6:45, 8:45
kingsWaY tHeatre (i) 3030 Bloor st W, 416-232-1939
the best exotic mArigold hotel (PG) thu 2:15 7:00 Fri-Wed 2:15, 7:15 hYsteriA (PG) thu 4:30 meN iN blAck 3 (PG) thu 9:15 the pirAtes! bANd of misfits (PG) 12:30 tAke this WAltz (14A) Fri-Wed 5:00, 9:25
queensWaY (ce)
1025 tHe queensWaY, qeW & islington, 416-503-0424 AbrAhAm liNcolN: VAmpire huNter (14A) thu 10:15 the AfricAN queeN (PG) Wed 7:00 the AmAziNg spider-mAN 3d (PG) thu 1:00, 1:30, 4:10, 4:40, 7:20, 7:50, 10:30, 11:00 Fri, mon, Wed 1:20, 3:20, 4:40, 6:30, 7:50, 9:45, 11:00 sat-sun, tue 12:10, 1:20, 3:20, 4:40, 6:30, 7:50, 9:45, 11:00 the AmAziNg spider-mAN (PG) thu 12:25, 3:10, 3:40, 6:20, 6:50, 9:30, 10:00 Fri-Wed 12:50, 4:00, 7:10, 10:20 big sat 11:00 brAVe (PG) thu 2:30, 5:00, 7:30 Fri, mon-tue 1:50, 4:30, 7:05 sat 11:15, 1:50, 4:30, 7:05 sun, Wed 1:50, 4:30 brAVe 3d (PG) thu 12:40, 3:15, 5:45, 8:15, 10:45 Fri, mon, Wed 2:35, 5:15, 7:45, 10:15 sat-sun, tue 11:55, 2:35, 5:15, 7:45, 10:15 ice Age: coNtiNeNtAl drift (PG) 1:45, 2:25, 4:10, 4:50, 6:40, 7:15, 9:00, 9:40 sat 11:20, 12:00 mat sun, tue 12:00 mat ice Age: coNtiNeNtAl drift 3d (PG) Fri-Wed 12:45, 3:10,
5:35, 8:00, 10:25 kAtY perrY: pArt of me 3d (PG) thu 12:30, 2:55, 5:20, 7:45, 10:10 Fri, mon, Wed 2:40, 5:10, 7:35, 10:00 sat-sun, tue 12:15, 2:40, 5:10, 7:35, 10:00 mAdAgAscAr 3: europe’s most WANted (G) thu 2:40 Fri-Wed 1:10 mAdAgAscAr 3: europe’s most WANted 3d (G) thu 5:05, 7:25, 9:55 Fri-Wed 3:30, 5:50, 8:15, 10:35 mAgic mike (14A) thu 2:35, 5:25, 8:10, 10:50 Fri, sunWed 2:10, 4:55, 7:40, 10:30 sat 11:30, 2:10, 4:55, 7:40, 10:30 mArVel’s the AVeNgers (PG) thu 12:35 3:45 7:00 10:15 Fri-Wed 12:40, 3:50, 7:00, 10:10 mooNrise kiNgdom (PG) thu 3:00, 5:30, 8:00, 10:35 Fri, mon-Wed 2:20, 4:45, 7:20, 9:50 sat 11:50, 2:20, 4:45, 7:20, 9:50 sun 2:20, 4:45, 7:20 people like us (14A) thu 2:05, 4:50, 7:35, 10:25 Fri-sat, mon-tue 9:35 sun 10:40 Wed 10:50 prometheus (14A) Fri-Wed 1:25, 4:20, 7:25, 10:35 prometheus 3d (14A) thu 2:15, 5:10, 8:05, 11:00 sAVAges (18A) thu 1:25, 4:35, 7:40, 10:40 Fri-sat, montue 1:20, 4:25, 7:30, 10:40 sun 1:20, 4:25, 7:30, 10:05 Wed 12:55, 3:55, 7:30, 10:40 sNoW White ANd the huNtsmAN (PG) thu 1:05, 4:05, 7:10, 10:20 Fri, sun-Wed 2:00, 5:00, 7:55, 10:55 sat 11:05, 2:00, 5:00, 7:55, 10:55 tAke this WAltz (14A) thu 1:20, 4:15, 7:05, 9:50 ted (14A) thu 3:05, 5:40, 8:20, 10:55 Fri, mon 2:45, 5:25, 8:05, 10:45 sat-sun, tue 12:05, 2:45, 5:25, 8:05, 10:45 Wed 5:25, 8:05, 10:45 to rome With loVe (PG) thu 1:45, 4:30, 7:15, 10:05 Frimon, Wed 2:50, 5:30, 8:10, 10:50 tue 12:10, 2:50, 5:30, 8:10, 10:50 WWe moNeY iN the bANk 2012 sun 8:00
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WooDBine centre, 500 rexDale BlvD, 416-213-1998 the AmAziNg spider-mAN (PG) 12:45, 3:45, 6:45 thu 9:45 brAVe (PG) thu 12:30, 2:45, 5:00, 7:10, 9:20 Fri-Wed 1:10, 4:10, 7:10 ice Age: coNtiNeNtAl drift (PG) Fri-Wed 12:35, 2:45, 4:55, 7:05 kAtY perrY: pArt of me (PG) 1:05, 4:00, 7:20 thu 9:25 mAdAgAscAr 3: europe’s most WANted 3d (G) 12:40, 2:45, 4:55, 7:00 thu 9:15 mAgic mike (14A) thu 1:10, 4:10, 7:05, 9:35 sAVAges (18A) 1:15, 4:05, 6:50 thu 9:40 ted (14A) thu 1:20, 3:50, 7:05, 9:45 Fri-Wed 7:05, 1:20, 3:50 tYler perrY’s mAdeA’s WitNess protectioN (14A) 12:55, 4:15, 6:55 thu 9:30
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3:40, 4:10, 6:50, 7:20, 10:00, 10:30 Fri-sat, Tue 1:00, 4:10, 7:20, 10:30 sun 1:15, 4:20, 7:25, 10:30 mon 12:25, 3:30 Wed 12:45, 3:50, 6:55, 10:00 the AMAzIng spIDer-MAn (PG) Thu 3:10, 6:20, 9:30 Fri 12:25, 3:30, 6:40, 9:50 sat, Tue 12:20, 3:30, 6:40, 9:50 sun 12:45, 3:50, 6:55, 10:00 mon 1:15, 4:20, 7:25, 10:30 Wed 4:20, 7:25, 10:30 bIg sat 11:00 brAve (PG) Thu 2:45 Fri 2:25 sat 11:55 sun-mon, Wed 1:40 Tue 12:00 brAve 3D (PG) Thu 5:20, 7:50, 10:20 Fri 4:55, 7:25, 10:00 sat 2:20, 4:55, 7:25, 10:00 sun-mon, Wed 4:15, 7:05, 9:40 Tue 2:25, 4:55, 7:25, 10:00 Ice Age: contInentAl DrIft (PG) Fri 2:15, 4:45, 7:10, 9:40 sat 11:50, 2:15, 4:45, 7:10, 9:40 sun-mon, Wed 2:00, 4:30, 7:00, 9:30 Tue 12:00, 2:20, 4:45, 7:10, 9:40 Ice Age: contInentAl DrIft 3D (PG) Fri 12:40, 3:00, 5:25, 7:50, 10:20 sat, Tue 12:30, 3:00, 5:25, 7:50, 10:20 sun-mon, Wed 12:35, 3:00, 5:25, 7:50, 10:20 kAty perry: pArt of Me 3D (PG) Thu 2:40, 5:10, 7:40, 10:10 Fri 5:15, 10:10 sat, Tue 5:10, 10:10 sun-mon, Wed 5:15, 10:05 MADAgAscAr 3: europe’s Most WAnteD (G) Thu 2:30, 4:50, 7:10, 9:40 MADAgAscAr 3: europe’s Most WAnteD 3D (G) 12:30, 2:55, 7:40 sat only 12:15 2:45 7:40 Tue only 12:15 2:45 7:40 MAgIc MIke (14A) Thu 1:30, 4:20, 7:00, 9:50 Fri 2:40, 5:20, 8:00, 10:40 sat 12:00, 2:40, 5:20, 8:00, 10:40 sunmon 1:50, 4:40, 7:15, 10:10 Tue 12:05, 2:40, 5:20, 8:00, 10:40 Wed 1:30, 4:25, 10:10 sAvAges (18A) Thu 12:50, 4:00, 7:15, 10:25 Fri-sat, Tue 1:20, 4:20, 7:30, 10:35 sun-mon, Wed 1:00, 4:10, 7:20, 10:25 teD (14A) Thu 2:00, 4:45, 7:30, 10:15 Fri 12:35, 3:05, 5:35, 8:10, 10:45 sat, Tue 12:10, 2:50, 5:30, 8:10, 10:45 sunmon, Wed 2:10, 4:55, 7:30, 10:15
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Ice Age: contInentAl DrIft (PG) Fri-Wed 12:15 Ice Age: contInentAl DrIft 3D (PG) Fri-Wed 2:30, 4:40, 6:50, 9:10 MADAgAscAr 3: europe’s Most WAnteD (G) Thu 1:30, 3:50, 6:30, 9:00 MAgIc MIke (14A) Thu 1:40 4:40 7:10 10:00 Fri-Wed 1:40, 4:30, 7:20, 10:00 teD (14A) 1:20, 4:00, 7:00, 9:30
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the AMAzIng spIDer-MAn 3D (PG) 2:00, 5:00, 8:00 Fri-sat, Tue 11:00 late the AMAzIng spIDer-MAn: An IMAX 3D eXperIence (PG) 1:00, 4:00, 7:00, 10:00 the AMAzIng spIDer-MAn (PG) 1:30, 4:30, 7:30, 10:30 Ice Age: contInentAl DrIft (PG) Fri-Wed 12:15, 2:30, 4:45, 7:15, 9:45 Ice Age: contInentAl DrIft 3D (PG) Fri-Wed 1:15, 3:45, 6:30, 9:15 kAty perry: pArt of Me (PG) Thu 2:15, 5:15, 8:15 Fri-Wed 12:45, 3:30, 6:40, 9:30 kAty perry: pArt of Me 3D (PG) Thu 1:15 4:15 7:15 10:15 Fri-Wed 1:45, 4:40, 7:40, 10:15 MArvel’s Avengers AsseMble (PG) Thu 1:10, 4:10, 7:10, 10:10 Fri-Wed 12:30, 4:10, 7:10 Men In blAck 3 (PG) Thu 1:40, 4:40, 7:40 Fri-sat, Tue 10:45 sun-mon, Wed 10:10 people lIke us (14A) Thu 12:45, 3:45, 6:45, 9:45 Fri-Wed 12:50, 3:50, 6:50 proMetheus (14A) Fri-Wed 1:20, 4:20, 7:20, 10:20 proMetheus 3D (14A) Thu 1:20, 4:20, 7:20, 10:20 snoW WhIte AnD the huntsMAn (PG) 9:50 Thu 12:50, 3:50 mat, 6:50
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AbrAhAM lIncoln: vAMpIre hunter (14A) 9:55 the best eXotIc MArIgolD hotel (PG) 1:15, 4:10, 7:00 brAve (PG) 12:30 brAve 3D (PG) 2:55, 5:20, 7:45, 10:15 the IntouchAbles (14A) 2:15, 5:05, 7:40, 10:10 MADAgAscAr 3: europe’s Most WAnteD (G) 1:55 Thu 4:20, 6:45, 9:10 MADAgAscAr 3: europe’s Most WAnteD 3D (G) FriWed 4:20, 6:45, 9:10 MAgIc MIke (14A) Thu-sun 2:30, 5:10, 7:50, 10:20 monWed 2:25, 5:05, 7:35, 10:15 MoonrIse kIngDoM (PG) 1:40, 4:00, 6:30, 9:00 sAvAges (18A) Thu-sun 1:30, 4:30, 7:30, 10:30 mon-Wed 1:20, 4:15, 7:15, 10:05 tAke thIs WAltz (14A) Thu, mon-Wed 12:40, 3:30, 6:50, 9:40 Fri-sun 12:40, 3:30, 6:50, 9:45 teD (14A) 1:45, 4:25, 7:10, 9:50 to roMe WIth love (PG) 2:00, 4:40, 7:20, 10:00
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FairviEW mall, 1800 shEppard avE E, 416-644-7746 the AfrIcAn Queen (PG) Wed 7:00 the AMAzIng spIDer-MAn 3D (PG) Thu 12:30, 1:00,
the AMAzIng spIDer-MAn 3D (PG) 1:00, 1:30, 4:10, 4:40, 7:20, 7:50, 10:30, 11:00 the AMAzIng spIDer-MAn (PG) 12:30, 3:40, 6:50, 10:00 bIg sat 11:00 brAve (PG) Thu 1:05, 3:30, 5:50 Fri, sun-mon, Wed 2:35 sat, Tue 12:00 brAve 3D (PG) 5:05, 7:35, 10:05 Thu, sat, Tue 2:35 mat Ice Age: contInentAl DrIft (PG) 2:25, 4:50, 7:15, 9:40 sat, Tue 12:00 mat Ice Age: contInentAl DrIft 3D (PG) Fri-Wed 12:30, 2:55, 5:20, 7:45, 10:10 kAty perry: pArt of Me (PG) Fri-Wed 12:35, 3:00, 5:25, 7:50, 10:15 kAty perry: pArt of Me 3D (PG) Thu 12:30, 2:55, 5:20, 7:45, 10:10 MADAgAscAr 3: europe’s Most WAnteD (G) 12:50, 3:15, 5:40, 8:05, 10:30 Men In blAck 3 (PG) Thu 8:10, 10:45 sAvAges (18A) Thu 1:30 4:30 7:30 10:30 Fri-Wed 1:30, 4:30, 7:45, 10:50 teD (14A) 2:45, 5:30, 8:10, 10:55 sat, Tue 12:00 mat tyler perry’s MADeA’s WItness protectIon (14A) Thu 2:20, 5:05, 7:50, 10:35
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the AMAzIng spIDer-MAn 3D (PG) Thu 12:40, 1:15, 4:00, 4:25, 7:10, 7:35, 10:10, 10:45 the AMAzIng spIDer-MAn (PG) Thu 12:15, 3:25, 6:45, 9:50 brAve (PG) Thu 12:30 brAve 3D (PG) Thu 2:55, 5:30, 8:00, 10:35 kAty perry: pArt of Me (PG) Thu 1:00, 3:35, 6:00, 8:30, 10:50 MADAgAscAr 3: europe’s Most WAnteD (G) Thu 1:30 MADAgAscAr 3: europe’s Most WAnteD 3D (G) Thu 3:45, 6:00, 8:20, 10:40 MAgIc MIke (14A) Thu 2:10, 4:40, 7:20, 10:10 people lIke us (14A) Thu 4:55, 10:30 proMetheus (14A) Thu 2:00, 7:40 sAvAges (18A) Thu 1:50, 4:50, 7:50, 10:55 teD (14A) Thu 12:20, 3:10, 5:40, 8:10, 10:55 tyler perry’s MADeA’s WItness protectIon (14A) Thu 1:40, 4:15, 7:00, 10:00
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AbrAhAM lIncoln: vAMpIre hunter (14A) Thu 8:30, 11:00 the AMAzIng spIDer-MAn 3D (PG) Thu 12:20, 1:30, 4:10, 4:40, 7:20, 7:50, 10:30, 11:00 the AMAzIng spIDer-MAn (PG) Thu 12:00, 3:40, 6:50, 10:00 brAve (PG) Thu 12:55, 3:25, 5:55 brAve 3D (PG) Thu 12:20, 2:50, 5:25, 7:55, 10:25 kAty perry: pArt of Me 3D (PG) Thu 12:30, 2:55, 5:20, 7:45, 10:10 MADAgAscAr 3: europe’s Most WAnteD (G) Thu 12:10 MADAgAscAr 3: europe’s Most WAnteD 3D (G) Thu 2:30, 5:05, 7:30, 9:55 MAgIc MIke (14A) Thu 12:05, 2:40, 5:15, 8:00, 10:50 people lIke us (14A) Thu 2:15, 5:00, 7:50, 10:35 sAvAges (18A) Thu 1:20, 4:30, 7:35, 10:45 teD (14A) Thu 12:35, 3:05, 5:40, 8:15, 10:55 tyler perry’s MADeA’s WItness protectIon (14A) Thu 1:50, 4:45, 7:40, 10:40
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AbrAhAM lIncoln: vAMpIre hunter (14A) Thu 2:25, 5:05, 7:45 the AfrIcAn Queen (PG) Wed 7:00 the AMAzIng spIDer-MAn 3D (PG) Thu 1:00 1:30 4:10
4:40 7:20 7:50 10:30 11:00 Fri-Wed 12:45, 1:30, 4:00, 4:40, 7:15, 7:50, 10:30, 11:00 the AMAzIng spIDer-MAn (PG) Thu 12:30, 3:10, 3:40, 6:20, 6:50, 9:30, 10:00 Fri, mon, Wed 3:15, 6:30, 9:45 sat, Tue 12:00, 3:15, 6:30, 9:45 sun 12:10, 3:20, 6:35, 9:50 bIg sat 11:00 brAve (PG) Thu 1:20, 4:00 Fri, mon 12:30, 3:05, 5:40 sat 12:00, 2:35, 5:15 sun 12:00, 2:35, 5:10 Tue 12:10, 2:50, 5:25 Wed 1:30, 4:15 brAve 3D (PG) Thu 2:00 4:45 7:30 10:10 Fri-Wed 2:00, 4:40, 7:30, 10:15 sat 11:20 mat Ice Age: contInentAl DrIft (PG) Fri, mon, Wed 1:45, 2:20, 4:10, 4:45, 6:35, 7:10, 9:00, 9:35 sat 11:10, 1:45, 2:20, 4:10, 4:45, 6:35, 7:10, 9:00, 9:35 sun, Tue 12:00, 1:45, 2:25, 4:10, 4:50, 6:35, 7:15, 9:00, 9:40 Ice Age: contInentAl DrIft 3D (PG) Fri-Wed 12:30, 3:00, 5:30, 8:00, 10:30 kAty perry: pArt of Me 3D (PG) Thu 12:30, 3:05, 5:40, 8:15, 10:50 Fri, mon, Wed 12:35, 3:05, 5:35, 8:05, 10:40 sat 11:45, 2:15, 4:45, 7:15, 9:45 sun, Tue 12:10, 2:40, 5:10, 7:40, 10:10 MADAgAscAr 3: europe’s Most WAnteD (G) Thu 12:35 Fri, mon, Wed 12:40, 3:10, 5:35, 8:05, 10:40 sat 11:15, 1:55, 4:20, 6:45, 9:10 sun, Tue 12:15, 2:40, 5:05, 7:30, 9:55 MADAgAscAr 3: europe’s Most WAnteD 3D (G) Thu 3:05, 5:35, 8:10, 10:35 MAgIc MIke (14A) Thu 4:00, 6:45, 9:40 Fri, mon, Wed 2:35, 5:20, 8:10, 10:55 sat 11:55, 2:35, 5:20, 8:10, 10:55 sun, Tue 12:05, 2:45, 5:20, 8:10, 10:55 MArvel’s the Avengers (PG) Thu 12:40, 3:50, 7:00, 10:10 Fri, sun-mon, Wed 1:00, 4:10, 7:20 sat, Tue 12:40, 3:50, 7:00 Men In blAck 3 (PG) Thu 10:20 people lIke us (14A) Thu 6:40, 9:30 Fri, sun-mon, Wed 10:35 sat, Tue 10:10 proMetheus (14A) Thu 1:40, 4:40, 7:40, 10:40 Fri, mon, Wed 2:00, 4:55, 7:50, 10:45 sat 11:10, 2:00, 4:55, 7:50, 10:45 sun, Tue 1:55, 4:50, 7:45 sAvAges (18A) Thu-sat, mon-Tue 1:20, 4:30, 7:40, 10:50 sun 1:20, 4:30, 7:50, 10:55 Wed 12:50, 4:00, 6:55, 10:10 teD (14A) Thu 2:45, 5:30, 8:15, 11:00 Fri, mon, Wed 2:30, 5:15, 8:00, 10:45 sat-sun, Tue 12:05, 2:45, 5:30, 8:15, 11:00 tyler perry’s MADeA’s WItness protectIon (14A) Thu 2:25, 5:15, 8:05, 10:55 Fri, mon 8:15, 11:00 sat 7:55, 10:45 sun 10:45 Tue 8:00, 10:50 Wed 10:35 WWe Money In the bAnk 2012 sun 8:00
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AbrAhAM lIncoln: vAMpIre hunter (14A) 3:40, 6:20, 9:00 Fri-sun 10:30, 1:00 mat bAttleshIp (PG) Thu 1:35, 4:35, 7:30, 10:25 the best eXotIc MArIgolD hotel (PG) 1:40, 4:40, 7:35, 10:20 Fri-sun 10:45 mat bol bAchchAn (PG) Thu 3:30, 6:45, 10:00 Fri-sun 12:15, 3:30, 6:45, 10:05 mon-Wed 3:30, 6:45, 10:05 cocktAIl 3:15, 6:45, 10:05 Fri-sun 11:40 mat ferrArI kI sAWAArI (PG) Thu 3:15, 6:45, 10:05 the hunger gAMes (14A) 2:15, 5:25, 8:45 Fri-sun 11:00 mat JAtt & JulIet 3:30, 6:50, 10:10 Fri-sun 11:50 mat MArvel’s the Avengers (PG) 3:00, 6:00, 9:00 Fri-sun 11:45 mat MArvel’s the Avengers 3D (PG) 1:30, 4:30, 7:30, 10:30 Fri-sun 10:30 mat Men In blAck 3 3D (PG) 2:30, 5:10, 7:40, 10:15 Fri-sun 11:40 mat MoonrIse kIngDoM (PG) 2:00, 4:25, 7:05, 9:30 Fri-sun 11:30 mat nAAn ee 3:40, 7:00, 10:20 Fri-sun 11:50 mat people lIke us (14A) Fri 10:25 sat-sun 10:35, 1:35, 4:35, 7:30, 10:25 mon-Wed 1:35, 4:35, 7:30, 10:25 proMetheus 3D (14A) 1:40, 4:30, 7:20, 10:10 Fri-sun 10:45 mat rock of Ages (PG) 4:00, 6:50, 9:50 Fri-sun 10:35, 1:15 mat roWDy rAthore (14A) Thu 3:45, 7:00, 10:25 seekIng A frIenD for the enD of the WorlD (14A) 1:45, 4:15, 6:45, 9:15 Fri-sun 11:15 mat snoW WhIte AnD the huntsMAn (PG) 2:00, 5:00, 8:15 Fri-sun 11:00 mat tAke thIs WAltz (14A) 1:50, 4:35, 7:15, 10:00 Fri-sun 10:50 mat terI MerI kAhAAnI (PG) 2:05, 5:00, 7:45, 10:30 Fri-sun 11:05 mat thAt’s My boy (18A) 1:30, 4:15, 7:10, 9:50 Fri-sun 10:50 mat to roMe WIth love (PG) 2:10, 4:45, 7:20, 10:00 Fri-sun 11:15 mat WhAt to eXpect When you’re eXpectIng (14A) Thu 2:45, 5:30, 8:00, 10:30
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ABrAhAm lincoln: vAmpire hunTer (14A) thu 12:45, 3:15, 5:50, 8:20, 10:55 Fri-Wed 9:15 The AmAzing Spider-mAn 3d (PG) 12:30, 1:30, 3:40, 4:40, 6:50, 7:50, 10:00, 11:00 The AmAzing Spider-mAn: An imAX 3d eXperience (PG) 1:00, 4:10, 7:20, 10:30 The AmAzing Spider-mAn (PG) 3:00, 6:20, 9:30 satsun, tue 12:00 mat Big sat 11:00 BrAve (PG) thu 1:20, 4:00, 6:45 Fri, sun-Wed 1:35, 4:05 sat 11:30, 2:05, 4:30 BrAve 3d (PG) thu 12:35 3:05 5:35 8:05 10:40 Fri-Wed 12:35, 3:05, 5:30, 8:05, 10:40 ice Age: conTinenTAl drifT (PG) 1:45, 2:25, 4:15, 4:50, 6:40, 7:15, 9:00, 9:40 sat 11:20, 12:00 mat sun, tue 12:00 mat ice Age: conTinenTAl drifT 3d (PG) Fri-Wed 12:45, 3:05, 5:35, 8:00, 10:25 KATy perry: pArT of me 3d (PG) thu-Fri, Mon, Wed 12:30, 2:55, 5:20, 7:45, 10:10 sat-sun, tue 12:20, 2:55, 5:20, 7:45, 10:10 mAdAgAScAr 3: europe’S moST WAnTed (G) thu 1:35, 4:25, 7:00 Fri, sun-Wed 1:40, 4:00, 6:30 sat 11:40, 2:10, 4:35, 6:55 mAdAgAScAr 3: europe’S moST WAnTed 3d (G) thu 12:50, 3:20, 5:45, 8:00, 10:15 Fri-Wed 12:35, 2:50, 5:05, 7:35, 9:50
mArvel’S The AvengerS (PG) thu 1:05, 4:15, 7:25, 10:25 Fri-Wed 12:50, 3:50, 6:55, 10:05 men in BlAcK 3 (PG) thu-Fri, Mon-Wed 12:55, 3:25, 5:55, 8:25, 10:55 sat 3:25, 5:55, 8:25, 10:55 sun 12:55, 3:25, 6:25 promeTheuS (14A) Fri-sat, Mon-Wed 1:25, 4:25, 7:25, 10:15 sun 1:25, 4:25, 10:15 promeTheuS 3d (14A) thu 1:10, 4:05, 6:55, 9:50 rocK of AgeS (PG) thu 9:40 SAvAgeS (18A) thu 1:40, 4:45, 7:40, 10:50 Fri, sun-Wed 1:50, 4:45, 7:40, 10:50 sat 11:10, 2:00, 4:55, 7:55, 10:50 SnoW WhiTe And The hunTSmAn (PG) thu 1:15, 4:20, 7:10, 10:05 Fri-Wed 7:05, 10:20 Ted (14A) thu 12:40, 1:55, 3:10, 4:30, 5:40, 7:15, 8:10, 9:55, 10:45 Fri, sun-Wed 12:40, 1:55, 3:10, 4:30, 5:40, 7:10, 8:10, 9:55, 10:45 sat 11:45, 12:40, 2:15, 3:10, 4:45, 5:40, 7:15, 8:10, 9:55, 10:45 ThAT’S my Boy (18A) thu 9:45 Tyler perry’S mAdeA’S WiTneSS proTecTion (14A) thu 2:20, 5:05, 7:55, 10:35 Fri-Wed 1:15, 4:20, 7:00, 9:45 WWe money in The BAnK 2012 sun 8:00
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festivals shinsedai cinema festival revue cinema, 400 roncesvalles.shinsedai.ca
thu 12-suN 15 – Showcase of new independent films from Japan. $12, stu/srs $10, fivefilm pass $50, deluxe pass $108. thu 12 – Ringing In Their Ears (2011) D: Yu Ire, and short film Back. 7 pm. Enter The Cosmos: Takashi Makino Special (2004-11) D: Takashi Makino, Intimate Stars (2004) D: Makino, Elements Of Nothing (2007) D: Jim O’Rourke, and In Your Star (2011) D: Machinefabriek. 9:30 pm. fri 13 – The Ghost Cat And The Mysterious Shamisen (1938) D: Kiyohiko Ushihara, and short film KiyaKiya. 7 pm. Zero Man Vs The Half Virgin (2011) D: Sakichi Sato, and short film Dark On Dark. 9 pm. sat 14 – The Naked Summer (2007) D: Kenji Okabe, and short film Tsuki-Yomi. 1:30 pm. From The Great White North: Yubari Fanta Special including The Student Wrestler (2010) D: Yumehito Imanari, Mrs Akko And Her Husband (2010) D: Kotaro Terauchi, and others. 4:30 pm. End Of The Night (2011) D: Daisuke Miyazaki, and short film Who Opens The Door? 7 pm. Pink Double Bill: Battle Girls & Bondage – Sexy Battle Girls (1986) D: Moto tsugu Watanabe, and New Tokyo Decadence: The Slave (2007) D: Osamu Sato. 9:30 pm. suN 15 – Hiroshima Nagasaki Download (2009) D: Shinpei Takeda, and On This Side (2010) D: Bunji Sotoyama. 1:30 pm. Good For Nothing (2010) D: Sho Miyake, and short film Socrates Excelsa. 4 pm. Beyond Anime: The Outer Limits program including Death Of Phonebook (2011) D: Cinema Iloobia, Fantasy Girl (2009) D: Hanamushi, Enchanted Forest (1994) D: Keiko Nakamura, Holiday (2011) D: Ryo Hirano, and others. 6 pm. Tentsuki (2011) D: Masafumi Yamada, and short film The Feet. 8 pm.
days of heaven and hades: greek film retrospective danforth music hall, 147 danforth. torontogreekfilms.com
thu 12-sat14– Festival of classic Greek cinema.
Free admission. Most films in Greek w/ s-t. thu 12 – Phaedra (1962) D: Jules Dassin. 8 pm. fri 13 – Iphigenia (1977) D: Michael Caco yannis. 7 pm. Brides/Nyfes (2004) D: Pantelis Voulgaris. 9:40 pm. sat 14 – What My Eyes Have Yet To See (1984) D: Thodoros Marangos. 1:30 pm. Fred & Vinnie (2011) D: Stee Skrovan. 4 pm. The Island/ Nissos (2009) D: Christopher Dimas. 7 pm. Rembetiko (1983) D: Costas Ferris. 9:30 pm.
cinemas Bloor hot docs cinema
506 Bloor W. 416-637-3123. Bloorcinema.com
thu 12 – Three Stars (2010) D: Lutz Hach-
meister. 6:45 pm. Coast Modern (2011) D: Mike Bernard and Gavin Froome, and Three Walls (2011) D: Zaheed Mawani. 9:15 pm. fri 13 – Three Stars. 3:30 pm. Jonathan Demme X 2: Neil Young Journeys. 6:30 & 9 pm. Stop Making Sense. 11 pm. sat 14 – Swimming To Cambodia (1987) D: Jonathan Demme. 3:30 pm. Neil Young Jour-
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Not just Kidding around FAT KID RULES THE WORLD
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Opening Friday (July 13) at the Projection Booth after a strong showing at TIFF’s Next Wave festival in May, Fat Kid Rules The World is the directorial debut of actor Matthew Lillard, whose intriguing CV includes geeking out in Scream, acting opposite an imaginary dog in Scooby-Doo and cuckolding George Clooney in The Descendants. Adapted from K.L. Going’s young-adult novel, it’s the empathetic and heartfelt story of miserable high schooler Troy (Jacob Wysocki), befriended more or less against his will by bipolar classmate neys. 6:30 & 9 pm. suN 15 – Gimme Shelter (1970) D: Albert and David Maysles and Charlotte Zwerin. 1 pm. Something Wild (1986) D: Jonathan Demme. 3:30 pm. Neil Young Journeys. 6:30 & 9 pm. MoN 16-tue 17 – Neil Young Journeys. 6:45 & 9 pm. Wed 18 – A World Of Shorts. 5 pm. $11. worldwideshortfilmfest.com. Shut Up And Play The Hits (2012) D: Will Lovelace and Dylan Southern. 7 pm. Neil Young Journeys. 9:45 pm.
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camera Bar
1028 Queen W. 416-530-0011. cameraBar.ca
sat 14 – House Of Flying Daggers (2004) D: Yimou Zhang. 3 pm. Free.
cinematheQue tiff Bell lightBox
reitman sQuare, 350 king W. 416-599-8433. tiff.net
thu 12 – First Peoples Cinema X 2: Ningla A-Na (1972) D: Alessandro Cavadini. 6:30 pm. Andrew Okpeaha MacLean X 2: On The Ice (2011), and Sikumi (2008). 9 pm. fri 13-suN 15, tue 17-Wed 18 – Jaws (1975) D: Steven Spielberg. 12:45, 3:30 & 8:50 pm. fri 13 – First Peoples Cinema: Walkabout (1971) D: Nicolas Roeg, and Taua (2007) D: Tearepa Kahi. 2 pm. Summer In France X 2: La Grande Illusion (1937) D: Jean Renoir. 6 pm. The Rules Of The Game (1939) D: Jean Renoir. 9 pm. sat 14 – First Peoples Shorts II: Deep Roots including Yellow Fella (2005) D: Ivan Sen, Foster Child (1987) D: Gil Cardinal, and others. 1 pm. Summer In France: French Cancan (1955) D: Jean Renoir. 5 pm. Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) D: James Cameron. 8 pm. suN 15 – Hollywood Classics: Touch Of Evil (1958) D: Orson Welles. 1 pm. Savages (1972) D: James Ivory. 5 pm. The Exterminating Angel (1962) D: Luis Buñuel. 8 pm. MoN 16 – Canadian Open Vault: Heater (1999) D: Terrance Odette. 6:30 pm. tue 17 – Summer In France: Army Of Shadows (1969) D: Jean-Pierre Melville. 6 pm. First Peoples Cinema: Walkabout and Taua. 9:15 pm. Wed 18 – The Free Screen presents Fractured Movement/Constituent Parts, including Venice Pier (1976) D: Gary Beydler, Couleurs
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Marcus (Matt O’Leary), who enlists him for his new band despite Troy’s apparent lack of musical ability. Lillard and his actors bore into the material. Wysocki and O’Leary are entirely convincing as symbiotic misfits, and Billy Campbell works wonders with the role of a rigid father, investing a potential cliché with depth and complexity Jacob Wysocki deals with some weighty issues. Mécaniques (1979) D: Rose Lowder, and others. 7 pm.
fox theatre
2236 Queen e. 416-691-7330. foxtheatre.ca
thu 12 – Moonrise Kingdom (2012) D: Wes Anderson. 7pm. The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2011) D: John Madden. 9 pm. fri 13 – Hysteria (2011) D: Tanya Wexler. 7 pm. Moonrise Kingdom. 9 pm. sat 14 – Snow White And The Huntsman (2012) D: Rupert Sanders. 2 & 7 pm. Hysteria. 4:30 pm. Moonrise Kingdom. 9:30 pm. suN 15 – Snow White And The Huntsman. 2 pm. Moonrise Kingdom. 4:30 & 9 pm. Hysteria. 7 pm. MoN 16 – Hysteria. 7 pm. Moonrise Kingdom. 9 pm. tue 17 – Moonrise Kingdom. 7 pm. Snow White And The Huntsman. 9 pm. Wed 18 – Snow White And The Huntsman. 1:30 pm. Moonrise Kingdom. 7 pm. Headhunters (2011) D: Morten Tyldum. 9 pm.
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graham spry theatre
cBc museum, cBc Broadcast centre, 250 front W, 416-205-5574. cBc.ca
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Monday to Friday, 9 am to 5 pm. Free. thu 12-fri 13 – Black Wave: The Legacy Of The Exxon Valdez. MoN 16-tue 17 – Arctic Meltdown: A Changing World.
national film Board 150 John. 416-973-3012. nfB.ca/mediatheQue
thu 12-Wed 18 – More than 5,000 NFB films available at digital viewing stations. Tue-Wed noon-7 pm, Thu-Sat noon-10 pm, Sun noon-5 pm. Free. fri 13 – Shorts That Are Not Pants Series including Bang (2012) D: Alex Kingsmill, A Morning Stroll (2012) D: Grant Orchard, Notes On Biology (2011) D: Will Madden, and others. 7 pm. $10, adv $8. shortsnotpants.com. Wed 18 – Free Favourites At Four presents FlicKeR (2008) D: Nik Sheehan. 4 pm.
ontario science centre
770 don mills. 416-696-3127. ontariosciencecentre.ca
thu 12 – To The Arctic. 11 am, 1, 3 & 5 pm.
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– and, in at least two scenes, some expert comic timing. There’s no attempt here, unlike in many YA adaptations, to blunt the edges of the material to avoid alienating some imaginary fragile teenage viewer. Lillard knows teens and adults alike can tell when they’re being coddled, and he lets things be as real as they need to be. Troy’s alienation and self-loathing aren’t soft-pedalled or mocked; instead, they’re part of who he is, and played straight. Though the material skews dark – this is, after all, a picture that opens with Troy imagining his own very messy suicide – the movie never loses its sense of playful humour. Lillard understands that when things get this grim, you have to laugh. Or at least get behind a drum kit. Screening daily through July 19 at the Projection Booth. NorMaN WilNer Rocky Mountain Express. Noon & 4 pm. Under The Sea. 2 pm. sat 14 – To The Arctic. 11 am, 1, 3, 5 & 8 pm. Rocky Mountain Express. Noon, 4 & 7 pm. Under The Sea. 2 pm. suN 15 – To The Arctic. 11 am, 1, 3 & 5 pm. Rocky Mountain Express. Noon & 4 pm. Under The Sea. 2 pm. MoN 16-Wed 18 – To The Arctic. 11 am, 1, 3 & 5 pm. Rocky Mountain Express. Noon & 4 pm. Under The Sea. 2 pm.
the proJection Booth
1035 gerrard e. 416-466-3636, proJectionBooth.ca.
thu 12 – A Place Called Los Pereyra (2009) D: Andrés Livov-Macklin. 12:30 pm. Patang (2011) D: Prashant Bhargava. 2 pm. To Make A Farm (2011) D: Steven Suderman. 3:30 pm. fri 13 – Portrait Of Wally (2012) D: Andrew Shea. 2:30 pm. To Make A Farm. 4 pm. Patang (2011) D: Prashant Bhargava. 5:30 pm. Fat Kid Rules The World (2012) D: Matthew Lillard. 7 pm. sat 14 – Fat Kid Rules The World. 2 & 7 pm. To Make A Farm. 4 pm. Patang. 5:30 pm. suN 15-Wed 18 – See website for schedule.
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reg hartt’s cineforum 463 Bathurst. 416-603-6643.
thu 12 – History Of French Horror Films. 5 pm. Famous Monsters Of Filmland. 7 pm. The Phantom Of The Opera (1925) D: Lon Chaney. 9 pm. sat 14 – Jacques Tati Film Fest. 5 pm. Best Of The Sex & Violence Cartoon Festival. 7 pm. The Salvador Dali Film Fest. 9 pm. suN 15 – Jane Jacobs: Urban Wisdom. 6 pm. Kid Dracula: Nosferatu (1922) D: FW Murnau, with music from Radiohead’s Kid A & OK Computer. 7 pm. Alice In The Wall: Alice In Wonderland (1951) D: Clyde Geronomi and Wilfred Jackson, with music of Pink Floyd’s The Wall. 9 pm. MoN 16 – The Marx Borthers Film Fest. 5 pm. Terry Thomas Film Fest. 7 pm. Charlie Chaplin Film Fest. 9 pm. tue 17 – Subversive Film Fest. 5 pm. El Topo (1970) D: Alejandro Jodorowsky. 7 pm. Metropolis (1926) D: Fritz Lang. 9 pm. Wed 18 – Anarchist Film Fest. 5 pm. Pepi, Luci, Bom (1980) D: Pedro Almodóvar. 7 pm. Fortune And Men’s Eyes (1971) D: Harvey Hart. 9 pm.
revue cinema
400 roncesvalles. 416-531-9959. revuecinema.ca
thu 12-suN 15– Shinsedai Cinema Festival. See listings, this page. MoN 16-tue 17 – Headhunters (2011) D: Morten Tyldum. 7 pm. Marley (2012) D: Kevin Macdonald. 9:15 pm. Wed 18 – Headhunters. 1:30 & 7 pm. Marley. 9:15 pm.
the royal 608 college. 416-534-5252. theroyal.to
thu 12 – The Dictator (2012) D: Larry Charles. 7 pm. Cosmopolis (2012) D: David Cronenberg. 9 pm. fri 13 – Seeking A Friend For The End Of The World (2012) D: Lorene Scafaria. 7 pm. Cosmopolis. 9 pm. sat 14-suN 15 – Hysteria (2011) D: Tanya Wexler. 7 pm. Seeking A Friend For The End Of The World. 9 pm. tue 17 – Hysteria. 7 pm. Seeking A Friend For The End Of The World. 9 pm. Wed 18 – Marina Abramovic: The Artist Is Present (2012) D: Jeff Dupre and Matthew Akers. 7 pm. ALPS (2011) D: Giorgos Lanthimos. 9 pm.
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toronto underground cinema 186 spadina ave, Basement. 647-992-4335, torontoundergroundcinema.com
thu 12-jul 31 – Closed for renovations.
other films thu 12-Wed 18 – The CN Tower presents Legends Of Flight 3D. Continuous screenings daily 10 am-8 pm. 301 Front W. 416-8686937, cntower.ca. thu 12-Wed 18 – Casa Loma presents The Pellatt Newsreel (2006) D: Barbra Cooper, a film and permanent exhibit on the history of Casa Loma and Henry Pellatt. Daily screenings 10 am-4:30 pm. Included w/ admission. 1 Austin Terrace. 416-923-1171, casaloma.org. thu 12 – Open Roof Festival Outdoor Film And Music Series presents China Heavyweight (2012) D: Yung Chang. 7:30 pm. $15. Amsterdam Brewery, 21 Bathurst. openrooffestival.com. The East Gallery presents a screening of the documentary They Call It Myanmar: Lifting The Curtain (2012) D: Robert H Lieberman. 8 pm. Free, limited seating (reserve seats at theycallitmyanmar.eventbrite.com). 334 Dundas W. theeastgallery.com. fri 13 – The Cultura Festival presents an outdoor screening of The First Grader (2010) D: Justin Chadwick. 9 pm. Free. Mel Lastman Square, 5100 Yonge. culturafestival.ca. Toronto Palestine Film Festival presents an outdoor screening of Budrus (2009) D: Julia Bacha. 7 pm. Free. Christie Pits Park (Bloor and Christie). tpff.ca. MoN 16 – The Toronto Film Society British Invasion Screening Series presents Too Many Crooks (1958) D: Mario Zampi, and The Dock Brief (1962) D: James Hill. 7:30 pm. $15. Carlton Cinema, 20 Carlton. 416-785-0335, torontofilmsociety.com. Early Monthly Segments #41 presents Ashes And Diamonds (1958) D: Andrzej Wajda. 8 pm. Gladstone Hotel, Art Bar, 1214 Queen W. earlymonthlysegments@gmail. com. tue 17 – City Cinema: Cult Classics presents an outdoor screening of Monty Python And The Holy Grail (1975) D: Terry Gilliam and Terry Jones. 9 pm. Free. Yonge-Dundas Square. ydsquare.ca. Wed 18 – Harbourfront Centre’s Free Flicks: Movies Under The Stars presents an outdoor screening of When We Were Kings (1996) D: Leon Gast. Screening at approximately 9 pm. WestJet Stage, 235 Queens Quay W. harbourfrontcentre.com/summer. Toronto Entertainment District BIA and TIFF present TIFF In The Park, an outdoor movie series: Raising Arizona (1987) D: Joel and Ethan Coen. 9:15 pm. Free. David Pecaut Square, 55 John. torontoed.com. 3
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(Criterion, 1935) D: Alfred Hitchcock, w/ Robert Donat, Madeleine Carroll. Rating: NNNN; DVD package: NNNNN The 39 Steps is a must-see for Hitchcock fans. It had a huge influence on his later work and the thriller genre in general, and it’s loaded with his signature techniques, themes and motifs, all dissected in the extras. It’s also enjoyable entertainment, short on gunfights, punch-ups and explosions but long on tense moments and surprising turns. Canadian bachelor Richard Hannay (Robert Donat) meets a woman who’s being hunted by spies. She gets a knife in the back, and Hannay goes on the run from the cops and the spies. His one clue leads to Scotland. Along the way, he’s handcuffed to beautiful young Pamela (Madeleine Carroll), who detests him. Donat and Carroll were top stars of their day and very good at mixing the banter and tension. The supporting cast is splendid, and Hitchcock gives them all strong moments without
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(Mongrel, 2011) D: Wim Wenders, w/ Pina Bausch, Regina Advento. Rating: NNNNN; Bluray package: NNNNN
Pina Bausch’s dancers make a huge splash.
Pina Bausch, celebrated and hugely influential modern dance choreographer and teacher, died two days before shooting was to begin on a project she and director Wim Wenders had been planning for 20 years. Wenders and Bausch’s troupe went ahead, and produced a riveting tribute in dance to Bausch’s work and spirit. Always accessible, energetic and emotional, the dances deal with human relations, joy, longing, pain, sorrow, all with occasional flashes of humour. Some of her best-known works, like Café Müller and The Rite Of Spring, are excerpted. Others are short ever slowing the pace. The highlight of the solid extras package is the 40 minutes of unedited interview footage from 1966. Hitchcock provides thoughtful extended answers to questions about his early life and work and his philosophy of filmmaking. This is a far better interview than the one with
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11-year-old daughter (Ariel Gade) he didn’t know he had or some romantic interest from a woman (Lucy Davis) almost as awkward as he. All three are funny and touching, but comedy honours go to Barry Bostwick, whose sheriff simultaneously channels Airplane and Twin Peaks. The commentary and making-of doc provide useful tips on low-budget filmmaking. And check out the very funny short film. EXTRAS Commentary, making-of doc, short film. English audio. No subtitles.
François Truffaut that’s also included, where translation slows the tempo and Hitchcock is more inclined to make jokes than to answer Truffaut’s wordy questions. EXTRAS Commentary, 1966 Hitchcock TV interview footage, Hitchcock-Truffaut audio interview segment, Hitchcock’s British career doc, 39 Steps visual essay, 1937 radio adaptation, print essay. B&w. English audio and subtitles.
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This feel-good movie is loaded with father-daughter bonding, an awkward romance, the power of friendship and a masked maniac with a taste for big blades and decapitation. Kevin Corrigan is effectively menacing as Ken, who’s back home after a long stretch in the loony bin and can’t handle the stress of meeting the
For a movie about a woman who is repeatedly raped on screen by an invisible supernatural being, The Entity is remarkably serious in its purpose. Yes, there’s a scene of invisible hands fondling bare breasts, but we’re far more
solo pieces that answer in dance questions that Bausch had asked the dancers. Many of these leave the stage and studio for dances in elegant or odd locations. Wenders’s unobtrusive, fluid camera keeps our focus on the movement. He avoids 3-D splashiness, but even in the 2-D version I screened, it’s clear that he has a fine eye for composition in depth. In the 40-minute makingof doc, he rhapsodizes over the value of 3-D for bringing out the human body’s expansion and contraction in space. He also goes into detail about the technique’s problems and shows some test footage. EXTRAS Making-of doc, deleted scenes. German audio. English, French subtitles. engaged with the protagonist and how her ordeal will affect the choices she has to make. Carla Moran (Barbara Hershey) is a single mother with a troubled personal history. When the attacks start, she heads straight for the local university’s psychological counselling service. When that doesn’t help, she turns to the parapsychology department. Her counsellor is enraged, and academic warfare is on, but neither group necessarily has Carla’s well-being in mind, and neither can cope with what happens. Hershey gives Carla a believable mix of hopelessness and grit, and Ron Silver strikes the right note as an over-assertive psychologist who may have more than a professional interest in the case. Director Sidney J. Furie keeps them in the foreground, but uses slightly offkilter angles to make his very ordinary settings creepy and cramped. The film opens with a declaration that The Entity is based on true events. We’ve heard that before, but without any extras, we’ll never know. EXTRAS English audio and SDH subtitles. 3 movies@nowtoronto.com
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Dump the devotee I’M a sMart, professIonal woMan In
my mid-30s who dates the same. I also happen to use a wheelchair; I was diagnosed shortly after my first birthday with a motor neuron disease. I have about as much physical strength as a quadriplegic, but I have full sensation. (Boy howdy, do I!) I am careful about who I date because of my physical dependence on the people around me. I am also wary of folks who call themselves “devotees.” These are individuals with disability-related fetishes. They gravitate toward amputees, but some are attracted to women in chairs. I’m not sure what about this bothers me so much; I suppose it feels reductionist, and I’ve spent my adult life becoming more than a girl in a chair. I’m sure you can see where this is going. I started dating a lovely, successful, witty, beautiful woman a little more than a year ago. As time progressed, it became clear that we were sexually compatible. Things have been great. At the eight-month point, I told my BFF that this might be “the one.” At the nine-month point, she confessed to being a devotee. I was crushed. But I trusted her, as I’d gotten no icky feelings from her. Then she said she wanted to try using my chair during sex – except with our roles reversed. Because I try to be GGG, I consented, as long as she agreed to couples therapy, which she did. In therapy, she said she’d had no idea I was in a chair before we met –
which is plausible, as it was a blind date – and she just felt lucky when I showed up in a chair and then didn’t know how to tell me. So… we’ve been working it out. Until last night. We were out with friends, she asked me to take a picture on her phone, and I found pics of me, from the neck down (clothed, thank god), and pics of my chair. I quickly sent them to myself and then, later, checked them on Google Images. My fears were confirmed: She’s been posting these photos, without my consent, to “devotee” websites. I feel sick and heartbroken. I haven’t confronted her yet. What do I do, Dan? In every other way, this woman’s a catch, and I really care about her. At the same time, I feel like my trust has been horribly violated. Is it time to DTMFA? Girl In Massive Pain Yes, GIMP, it’s time to DTMFA. And you gotta dump the motherfucker like you mean it. You can’t be a lesbian about this. No “taking a break,” no “putting things on hold,” no “scheduling an appointment” with your couples counsellor. You’re dumping her. The end. Your soon-to-be-ex-girlfriend needs to understand that, as a direct result of her unbelievably selfish actions, she was promptly and unambiguously dumped. It’s the only way this motherfucker will ever be able to wrap her head around just how thoroughly she violated you. (It doesn’t help that she lies to you – I mean, excuse me, but who sets a friend up on a blind date with someone in a wheelchair without mentioning that fact?) And now, thanks to her, pictures of you are floating around fetish websites. Your soon-to-be-ex-girlfriend destroyed your sense of sexual safety and shat all over the trust that had been placed in her by her dream girl. (That would be you, GIMP.) And for what? A cheap thrill? Bragging rights? Dump the motherfucker already. And then, GIMP, after your ex has had some time to wallow in regret (you were the girl of her dreams!) and selfrecrimination (how could she have been
so fucking stupid!), give her a call. Depending on what you hear – and hopefully you’ll hear an extended apology and that she’s in therapy – you can make up your mind about whether you wanna TTMFB: “take the motherfucker back.” It sounds like your girlfriend has many good qualities, GIMP, and it sounds like you two clicked. Maybe your girlfriend can be salvaged. Maybe losing you will be the shock she needs to get help. If it is – if she went and got help of her own accord, not because she thought it would win you back (because that wasn’t on the table) – then bizarro DTMFA (“date the motherfucker again”) might be an option. But you two should start seeing a counsellor together if you TTMFB, you should take things four times as slowly this time, and she should get a phone that doesn’t have a camera.
Yes means yes I’M a straIght 32-year-old woMan
who has been in a monogamous relationship with a guy for two years. Recently, we took the plunge and moved in. Before moving in, we had experimented with some kinky stuff. (I have never come so hard or fast as the first time I fucked him in the ass with a strapon.) Then he told me, after moving in, that he had given some thought to poly relationships before committing to me. Now I’m feeling insecure about the viability of this relationship. Although he claims no desire to be in a poly situation now, I can’t help but feel that I alone will ultimately not be able to fulfill him entirely. He is a soulmate I can see growing with over time. But I worry this relationship is doomed. Fem Fetish Frosh This probably isn’t what you want to hear, FFF, but here goes: You alone will ultimately never be able to fulfill your boyfriend entirely… just as he alone will never be able to fulfill you entirely. One person simply can’t be all things to another person – sexually or otherwise – and unmet needs, unfulfilled desires and unexplored possibilities are prices we
pay to be in LTRs. Monogamous, polyamorous, Femdom or whatever: All coupled people walk around feeling a little unfulfilled. (Single people, too.) Because no one gets everything they want. So, FFF, while some aspects of the polyamorous lifestyle appeal to your boyfriend, he has decided he prefers the kind of relationship he’s in now, with its perks and drawbacks, to the hypothetical polyamorous scenarios he used to contemplate, which would’ve had their own perks and drawbacks. I’d say your relationship is only doomed if you can’t bring yourself to take his “yes” – yes to you, yes to monoamory – for an answer.
Sex for weight loss? My husband and I have been togeth-
er for three years, and we’re not having as much sex as we used to. A big part of the problem: in the time we’ve been together, he’s put on a lot of weight. I’m not looking to blame his weight gain for my libido issues. I just need to shut up and put out more, and I’m working on that. But I’m wondering if it’s ethical to suggest incentivizing his weight loss with more sex. Sex every time he drops 3 pounds, followed by sex once a week once he hits his target weight? I don’t think losing the beer belly will make me want to drop my pants all the time, but it couldn’t hurt, right? Like Boys Slimmer If you think your husband would respond positively to the challenge – if he’s not weepily sensitive about his weight, if he likes set goals and specific rewards – then I think you should toss this proposal on the table right next to that bag of Doritos. Of course, I couldn’t give you the same advice if the genders were reversed because… well, it looks like we’re out of room. So we’ll have to leave the gendered politics of fat for a future column. Find the Savage Lovecast (my weekly podcast) every Tuesday at thestranger. com/savage. mail@savagelove.net @fakedansavage on Twitter
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