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Peace Garden for the trees

given that the atomic bombing of Hiroshima killed all forms of life – people, trees, birds, etc – you’d think Toronto’s Peace Garden monument wouldn’t be disrespected in the man­ ner it has been during demolition (NOW, September 16­22).

All the mature trees were cut down

because they were “too big to move,” said the workers at the site.

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Tree Bylaw that prohibits the cutting down of mature trees on private property. Moving the Peace Garden is one thing, but the wholesale destruction of the life at a peace monument is just plain shameful.

Brian Markle Toronto

Social media no safety net

thank you for joshua errett’s article on Diaspora (NOW, September 16-22). We live in such a naive culture when it comes to social networking.

Coverage in the local media reads like the blind leading the blind.

Meanwhile, some reporters portrayed me as a kook for being at all concerned about social ownership.

Your article was a ray of light.

If “your” social networking isn’t decentralized and owned by you, then it isn’t yours.

Facebook is as futile as trying to socialize freely in North Korea. Ultimately, nobody and nothing can socialize for you. Socializing is one thing each of us has to do for him- or herself.

Leif Harmsen Toronto

Star-crossed contradiction

i am confused. your decidedly left-wing magazine holds corresponding values such as pro-artistic, anticorporate, anti-American, anti-mass market, etc.

You show disdain for the lack of intelligence and taste of the mainstream consumer and his or her choices in all manner of things. Fair enough.

However, are you able to tell me why, then, every year at this time, your magazine is absolutely full of fawning coverage of Hollywood stars (NOW, September 16-22) and even includes advice on where to go “starspotting”?

Isn’t celebrity-worship one of the most mindless, useless, anti-intellectual pursuits in which one can engage, especially when the majority of these celebrities star in Hollywood movies that are almost all vapid trash by definition?

I am very interested in your explanation of this apparently massive ideological contradiction.

Andrew Matthews Toronto

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tive campaign (NOW, September 1622) with an eye toward attracting those Torontonians who do (largely) like the work that’s been done at City Hall.

Joseph Durocher Toronto

Off the census track

wayne roberts is exactly right to conclude that the Harper government has abandoned the compulsory long-form census as part of its goal to privatize public information (NOW, September 16-22).

But that’s not the half of it. Harper’s ultimate objective is to destroy the public sector through defunding (Rights and Democracy, KAIROS, etc).

Stephen Harper sees himself, ideally, not as prime minister of this country but as both CEO and chair of the board of Canada, Inc.

His government is undoubtedly the most secretive and anti-democratic in Canada’s history. Where is the principled opposition when our future depends on it?

Terry O’Connor Toronto

Precious little in TIFF review

cousins of mine in israel are curious to know what exactly Susan G. Cole means in her review of the TIFF film Precious Life when she says, “The people of Israel are prepared to oppress an entire Palestinian nation.”

They are certainly not prepared to do that. Since when did sweeping generalizations and personal political opinions become part of film reviews?

Dan Greenstein Toronto NOW welcomes reader mail. Address letters to: NOW, Letters to the Editor, 189 Church, Toronto, ON M5B 1Y7. Send e-mail to letters@nowtoronto.com and faxes to 416-364-1166. All correspondence must include your name, address and daytime phone number. Letters may be edited for length.

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In Beaulieu we trust

i have lived near bloor and Lansdowne since 2006. My support is going to Kevin Beaulieu (NOW, September 16-22), because I like the progress we’ve seen in my neighbourhood over the last few years. There’s been a lot of change for the better. In my experience, Beaulieu gets along with people and really understands the issues.

I trust him to keep things going in a positive direction.

Paul

Delusional in Davenport

the problem in davenport (NOW, September 16-22) has nothing to do with partisanship and everything to do with political party machines, particularly those that exploit the substantial nonEnglish-speaking Portuguese and Italian communities.

The truth is that most of the leading candidates stand for exactly the same bland, vacant platform that talks a good game about “community,” “neighbourhood” and “listening” but doesn’t offer anything beyond these platitudes.

Heralding Hema Vyas as the antidote to decades of political neglect on the basis that “she’s different” is disingenuous at best, delusional at worst.

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Private TTC, no thanks

regarding public debate on Private Transit (NOW Daily, September 20). When has privatization worked out well for anybody but company shareholders and executives? In the long term, never. A corporation’s main obligation, legally, is to make profits for its shareholders. Somewhere after that comes the service itself.

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Rossi’s magic tunnel

i know rocco rossi doesn’t like bike lanes on main streets (NOW Daily Online, September 17).

However, I do have a suggestion for him: how about one day each year when cyclists can ride on the Gardiner Expressway and Don Valley Parkway? These cyclists can raise money for some charity. I’m not sure if Rossi would like that idea. He doesn’t like bike lanes on main streets. Perhaps, Rossi can propose a bike charity ride through a magical tunnel.

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Monarch-spotting The great fall migration of the butterflies to their winter home in Mexico is in full flight. Spotted any wandering from the pack?

Scary Rob Ford’s surge in the polls sparks the city’s progressive forces into action. It’s C4LD all over again.

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This billboard sponsored by the Polytechnique Students and Graduates for Gun Control and erected in NDP leader Jack Layton’s bailiwick on the Danforth takes aim at the NDP over a bill to kill the long-gun registry. Thankfully, there’s no chance of that happening. The NDP has said it will vote against the proposal. The ad is still a valuable reminder. Ecole Polytechnique mass murderer Marc Lépine used a long gun in his rampage.

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The pot-puffing masses ended up staging an impromptu march down Queen. Medpot activists are calling on the feds to agree to the recommendation of a U.S. judge and allow Emery to serve his five-year sentence for selling mail-order pot seeds in a Canadian jail. Long live the Prince of Pot.

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Yet panicky progressives, fuelled

by Toronto Star hysteria, are already talking about holding their noses and voting for this hit-and-miss politician who did so little for Toronto while occupying one of the top elected spots in Ontario as Dalton McGuinty’s second-in-command. What part of Smitherman’s right-lurching campaign has earned him the de-

Joe Pantalone – the political veteran’s ideas sound fresh.

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This city has been well served by dreamers, from David Crombie to David Miller, so let’s honour that legacy by not reining in our aspirations so early in the race.

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Here’s looking at Joe Check out Pantalone – it’s too early to consider uncomfortable compromise while the municipal election race already seems like it’s been on forever, the remaining 32 days to the vote is only a little shorter than an entire federal election campaign, so it’s too early to be thinking in terms of best-of-a-bad-lot compromises.

This is still vision time, still time to dream of electing a great mayor for a great city.

Punchline-turned-poll-topper Rob Ford has over-defined the race so far,

and the conversation has devolved into who has the best chance of stopping the disaster that would be a Ford mayoralty rather than who has the best ideas.

In fact, Ford’s unlikely rise to the top of polls shows just how volatile and in play this election is. Months ago, this was then-front-running Liberal George Smitherman’s race to lose, while Ford was stuck mid-pack with the other candidates.

Well, supposedly unstoppable Smitherman may have found a way to lose, and Ford’s invective-fuelled charge has put him out in front, proof that in politics as in sports, you actually have to play the game before declaring a winner. Folks, the game is still on, and anyone can win.

The latest poll results show no single candidate as an obvious Fordkiller, despite all the hand-wringing efforts of Smitherman’s team to con-

David Miller’s living legacy It’s easy to forget his list of accomplishments in the barrage of big lies coming from some of those running to replace him. But take a look at the record. David Miller’s seven years at the helm have been transformative for Toronto.

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Under Miller, we’ve witnessed more movement on the waterfront than at any other time in recent history: The Don, East Bayfront, new beaches, WaveDecks, parks and connectivity to the water’s edge. It wasn’t an accident.

The mayor put himself on the Waterfront Toronto board to make it happen.

This internationally recognized program retrofits aging social housing apartment buildings, converting them into lean, green and healthier living machines.

regenT Park revITalIzaTIon A brilliant plan leveraged the value of the wide-open spaces created

fault support of progressive Torontonians at this point?

We’re certainly no strangers to dramatic election turnarounds. In the 2003 mayor’s race, Barbara Hall fell from first to worst, and a lefty with a vision stole the vote despite starting September with single-digit polling numbers.

That would be David Miller, and mainstream media portrayals to the contrary, Miller has helmed one of the greatest periods of municipal change in this city’s history, a legacy that only one candidate, Pantalone, seeks to protect and expand.

As Smitherman, Rocco Rossi and Sarah Thomson all shamelessly try to sound more and more like Ford with irrational anti-tax, slash-andburn promises, only Pantalone consistently puts forward progressive and proven positions.

It’s too early to hand this race to any politician. Make them earn it.

Pantalone has run a quiet race, too quiet, but he’s turning up the volume, and if you’re proud of much of what’s been done in Toronto in the last seven years, you’ll like what you

hear. Pantalone is a veteran, but his ideas remain new and inventive, and he has the experience to actually get them accomplished.

Can we really take candidates who demand tax cuts and freezes seriously at the same time as they trade in pie-in-the-sky subway fantasies? The last time a subway was attempted in Toronto – the Eglinton West Line – Ford’s cousins, the Harris Tories, actually spent millions of dollars to fill in the tunnel. Ford worries about waste at the same time justifying the hundreds of millions of dollars it would take to rip up Transit City.

Smitherman, too, would mess with the well-honed plan by adding pricey subways and unproven private financing.

While other candidates trade in insults and accusations, Toronto’s atrisk neighbourhoods remain cut off from the core and the jobs that live there. The ready-to-roll Transit City light rail solution is the quickest and cheapest way to correct this volatile and unjust situation.

It’s time to take a good look at Pantalone’s positions and not stuff our hopes down into some dark memory hole. This city has been well served by dreamers, from David Crombie to Miller, so let’s honour that legacy by not reining in our aspirations, certainly not at this still early stage of the race.

And in a city that prides itself on its multiculturalism, are we really ready to dismiss a smart man whose thoughtful words are spoken in a voice that announces that, yes, like so many of Toronto’s citizens, he comes from somewhere else?

It’s incredible that rich kid Ford can be depicted as an Everyman when Pantalone and his parents arrived in this city in poverty to emerge as yet another in the millions of success stories Toronto is so proud to tell.

So don’t be bullied because of fears of a possible Ford nightmare. Consider voting for someone you can be proud of.

This is a city of miracles, a progressive, inclusive town that the rest of the world is in awe of. It will take less than a miracle to keep us on this ascendant path; it just requires that we as voters do not narrow the race too soon.

You still have plenty of choices before election day October 25, so take a look at the little man with big ideas before rushing to judgment.

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TransIT CITy How could we forget the crowning glory of the Miller legacy? A 21stcentury transit plan, the largest of its kind in North America, to connect priority neighbourhoods isolated from the downtown and propel Toronto into a greener future. continued on page 18 œ

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Miller making moves Mayor set to make his presence felt in the race to replace him By ENZO DiMATTEO who’ll save our city from the Hun Rob Ford now that he’s surged to a seemingly insurmountable lead in the latest public opinion poll?

Tough guy Rocco Rossi? (See story page 20). George Smitherman in his new role as the great conciliator? Joe Pantalone, who’s keeping his cool?

I’m hearing through the grapevine that Ford’s rise is motivating a C4LDlike revolution of progressives. Have you seen the Don’t Vote for Frod (pronounced fraud) bumper stickers?

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After all, it’s his legacy that’s at stake. How long can Miller stand on the sidelines and watch?

The answer is, he hasn’t been. He’s already bern involved in subtle and not so subtle ways.

It began, unofficially, a couple of weeks back, when the good mayor strode into council chamber holding a fistful of dollars just before the can-

didate registration deadline, making like he’d had second thoughts about running. He hadn’t.

He was there to deliver a message to the public: there’s lots at stake. Get out there and vote.

The subtext wasn’t lost on his supporters.

Then late last week, Miller turned up at Dufferin station to canvass with former Adam Giambrone EA Kevin Beaulieu, who’s running for council in the area.

Anybody who knows the mayor knows he doesn’t throw around endorsements lightly, which is why lending his name to a first-time candidate like Beaulieu comes as a bit of a surprise – but not if you consider the Giambrone connection. Lest we forget, it was Giambrone who inherited the mantle of heir apparent from Miller before he became the err apparent and his mayoral bid splintered into so many little pieces.

Detractors will point out that it’s folly for Miller to wade into the race.

It’s partly at his feet that they lay the blame for the anger that’s feeding Ford’s rise.

Don’t believe it. The mayor’s still got loads of political capital. The polls all tell us he’d win if he’d decided to run again.

For now, Miller’s keeping whatever plans he has for the remainder of the campaign under wraps. (He was unavailable for an interview with NOW.) Not even staff are in the loop.

One close council colleague says the most important reason compelling Miller to get involved is his sense of duty. He feels he owes it to the people of Toronto. We wouldn’t expect anything less from Miller.

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Those first wow gardens and small projects to reclaim orphaned plots of land changed a city’s collective headspace and sparked a public space revolution.

livaBility We have labour peace with police and the safest streets in the coun­ try, with the lowest crime rate in decades. And, oh yeah, no more guy named Fantino sowing discord.

finanCial integrity Critics say the budget’s in a sham­ bles, but when the province and the feds left the city to fend for it­ self, the mayor sought and won the power to create new revenue streams. We have the lowest resi­ dential property taxes in the GTA. And Moody’s has boosted the Mil­ ler administration rating for the way it’s stickhandled the budget through thick and thin.

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the environment Our record’s the envy of the world.

The mayor wasn’t chair of the C40 Cities group until recently for noth­ ing. Our beaches are cleaner, roofs greener and parks system bigger and better because of Miller et al.

Waste diversion from landfill is at 50 per cent. A bike culture has taken firm root.

squeaky-Clean government Toronto is the first municipality in Canada to create an office of the integrity commissioner.

PolitiCal aCCountaBility Miller has levelled the political playing field. Corporate and union donations have been banned.

There’s an election code of conduct for councillors. This is the guy who rode in on a broom, remember?

Customer serviCe at City hall Rob Ford didn’t invent the concept.

Miller did. See Toronto 311.

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Rare shot in Rosedale Kyle Rae’s and Adam Vaughan’s choices go head-to-head in changing core

By JOSH HUME the rosedale park playground is in terrible shape, yet the city won’t pony up for a new one. There’s no room in the capital budget for the needed half-mil until at least 2020.

So instead, the North Rosedale Ratepayers Association (NRRA) is raising its own funds. That’s possible around here. Rosedale residents probably wish they had their own ward, or at least that’s what you might have gathered at the all-candidates debate September 16 at Rosedale United Church on Roxborough.

Customer service resonates well among homeowners on these labyrinthine streets: give them smooth roads, cut grass and timely garbage pickup.

So this may not have been the best place to get a sense of the challenges facing Ward 27, one of the city’s most socially and economically diverse, with homeless shelters at one end, multi-million-dollar mansions at the other and everything in between.

Whoever represents the ward vacated by Kyle Rae, who’s held it since 1991, will by

default have to be a council heavyweight. After all, 27 is the downtowniest part of downtown. It envelops Yonge Street, City Hall, the Eaton Centre and two university campuses.

It spans Church and Wellesley, Yorkville and Moss Park, and that most contentious patch

of asphalt, the Jarvis bike lanes. No hiding in parochial ward politics here.

It’s a wide-open race, in which 15 candidates are vying to replace Rae. But you can tell who the front-runner is at the debate when an opponent attacks her before she’s uttered a single word.

Among all the hopefuls, Kristyn Wong-Tam, co-founder of the Church Wellesley Village BIA, exhibits the most polish. She’s endorsed by Adam Vaughan and pov-

erty activist Cathy Crowe and identifies development in Ward 27 as one of the key campaign issues. It’s not so much that it’s happening, she says, but how residents are consulted along the way. She’s also a strong advocate for the arts, Transit City and cycling.

The gallery owner and former real estate agent’s outlook offers a refreshing positivity: “The city is not falling apart,” she insists. “I’m hoping not to get caught up in this downward conversation about how we’re going to tear this city apart.”

Ken Chan is another strong contender. A police officer in the GTA for four years before moving to Queen’s Park as an aide to then minister of health George Smitherman, in 2008 he began a stint as an adviser to London, England’s mayor, Boris Johnson.

His resumé is no doubt credible (he brings it up a lot), and he’s collected endorsements from Rae and Smitherman. Chan gets points for acknowledging that tax dollars serve a higher purpose than just a simple exchange of goods and services.

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“I do not hear any of the mayoral candidates talk about social inclusion and what it is to tackle issues of poverty and homelessness and affordable housing,” he says.

Lawyer Joel Dick, who’s done advocacy work in the area, impresses with his wariness of potential public entanglements with the private sector, particularly when it comes to transit.

“It’s not all about cost recovery,” Dick says. “It’s about citizenship and making our cities work. You need to service communities that most need it, and that’s only ever going to be done in a public model.”

Candidate Chris Tindal has campaign experience with the Green party, and his platform includes keeping transit public, building complete streets and raising Toronto’s green development standard.

Sentimental underdog and onetime mayoral candidate Enza Anderson advocates term limits and an overhaul of City Hall red tape. She’s absolutely for real, despite the fact that groups keep forgetting to invite her to debates. “It’s frustrating,’’ says Anderson, who won’t say outright that the cold shoulder has anything to do with the fact she’s transgendered. “Maybe people are afraid of me,” she says.

This incumbent-less race is a rare opportunity: whoever wins will likely still be around when the Rosedale redo finally happens.

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I’m not sure whether to be offended or amused by mayoral candidate Rocco Rossi’s Mafioso-inspired ads. A Goodfella? Wise guy? Bocce balls?

The radio spots released alongside the posters, complete with My Cousin Vinnie-esque voice-over, are downright tasteless for a classy gumba like Rossi. Note to the Rossi campaign: we don’t live in Brooklyn or the Jersey Shore.

Part of me wants to laugh, but not in that funny-ha-ha way.

Another part of me wonders if Rossi’s misguided stab at humour is any less insensitive than, say, Rob Ford’s crack about Asians working like dogs?

What does it say about our view of these stereotypes that groups so up in arms when Mob hit the Sopranos offended mainstream sensibilities just shrug now?

Have we come so far that we’re no longer disturbed by cultural clichés? Or, more likely, are these caricatures now acceptable, the new normal?

I’ll leave that up to the voters to decide. But of one thing I am sure: Rossi’s attempt to recast himself as the tough guy who’ll scare City Hall straight doesn’t exactly turn the Italian gangster stereotype on its head, which was reportedly the intent.

The ads were meant to grab headlines. The Rossi campaign has been on that kick since Labour Day. But his handlers must have known they were playing with fire. Besides, who’s calling the shots here? Rossi or his handlers?

Rossi has an image problem – and may, in fact, have a self-image problem.

At the risk of playing the race card, I have to ask what message his campaign’s trying to convey. That Rossi’s more man than testosterone-fuelled, football-playing front-runner Ford?

That he’d rather be feared than respected? Curious.

For the better part of this race, Rossi’s been trying to brand himself as the son of Italian immigrants, someone who made good through hard work, winning scholarships to Upper Canada College and from there to Ivy League Princeton.

At debates, he gets weepy recalling how the United Way liberated his mom, who couldn’t speak a word of English, from the isolation of their east-end home when volunteers came knocking one day with the offer of English lessons.

Rossi’s made a point of stoking his immigrant cred, complete with campaign pics of family in the backyard helping Mamma can tomatoes a couple of weeks back. Can’t get more Italian than that, right?

How strange, then, Rossi’s big, bad boss reincarnation, which, compared to his earlier image, makes him come across as straight-up conflicted about his Italian-ness.

Understandable on one level. Rossi wouldn’t be the first Italo-Canadian to wrestle with identity issues. It’s a class thing.

But he’s got no cause to feel out of place. Unlike the other paisan in this race, one Joe Pantalone, Rossi was actually born in this country. Now ain’t that a kick in the head.

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Kick in the privates Four of five mayoral candidates toy with public-private transit plans – cue the alarms By PAUL TEREFENKO there were some confused looks in the roomful of journalists gath­ ered at the Sheraton early Monday, September 20. We were there to hear the announcement of a major initia­ tive from the Public Transit Coalition (PTC). Left to imaginings, you might think they’d be making a big push for Transit City.

So when the presser turned out to be part of a $500,000 initiative to

educate Torontonians about the pit­ falls of privatization, the reaction was “Really? Isn’t that kind of specific?”

Well, specific is just what the coali­ tion (comprising the Toronto Envi­ ronmental Alliance, Amalgamated Transit Union Local 113, Greenpeace and nearly 40 other groups) wants voters to get when they parse mayor­ al candidates’ transit plans.

All the hopefuls – except Joe Panta­

lone – are expressing their willing­ ness to dance with public­private partnerships, though details are in short supply.

• Rocco Rossi wants to sell Hydro to pay for transit, and to expand on air rights, land­value capture and “al­ ternative financial arrangements” with developers – a plan that’s hilari­ ous in its creepy vagueness given his Mafia­themed ad blast.

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• George Smitherman’s transit plan, subways and all, calls for public/pri­ vate partnerships (P3s), only he calls it a hybrid “second wave” P3 approach.

• Rob Ford would finance his subway system (no Transit City or streetcars, thank you) by selling $1 billion worth of public land to developers along possible routes.

So almost everyone wants to play with the private sector. But what are the chances we’d get a good deal?

Not good, says TTC chair Adam Giambrone. He says the property val­ ues aren’t there to sell air space over

P3 deals can work on a small scale, but T.O. transit is simply too big to mess with.

stations, and the realities of construc­ tion constraints make it a headache for developers.

“We looked into selling air space over the Bus Terminal [which the TTC has owned since the 1920s],” says Giambrone. But in the end, the cash gain just wasn’t there. High­density Rosedale was another option but ran into community opposition.

And the cash wouldn’t be huge if they did get it. “We’d be taking $8 million here, $10 million here. Not that you wouldn’t get a billion in de­ velopment, but that would go to the private sector,” says Giambrone.

He mentions a way some places do cash in – cities like Los Angeles. “L.A. expropriates half a kilometre on ei­ ther side [of transit properties], takes ownership, rezones and sells it off.”

In Canada, that’s virtually impossi­ ble, because you can only expropri­ ate what you need.

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transit deals well say that when you start Those are the kinds of details, says “Unions have had problems with tallying the sketchy factors in toying Redlin, that are often kept quiet this and have had requests for inforwith private interests, you risk decwhen politicians pump arrangemation denied after being told it’s to ades of regrets. ments with the private sector. protect business or commercial sePrivatization expert Blair Redlin, a He offers warning examples from crets,” says Ivanova. former transportation minister in Australia, and the well known MetroAnd what’s not often calculated, BC’s provincial government and exnet disaster in London, UK. There, an she says, is the added cost of accounpresident of the Transportation Asinternational consortium just folded tants, consultants and lawyers all sociation of Canada, thinks we ought when its demands for more cash getting their cut throughout this to be very nervous. weren’t met, leaving taxpayers payprocess.

“P3s are always complicated, buring huge out-of-pocket sums to clean Cautions Redlin, “You don’t want eaucratic and lengthy processes,” he up the P3 Tube experiment. to get stampeded into giving land says. So any politician promising a There goes the myth of risk mitigaaway.” Unfortunately, public negotimagic bullet is firing blanks. tion. “People who push P3s are often ators have a tendency to make bad Redlin outlines the tangled trip doing so from an ideological perspecdeals; if they weren’t bad, developers private partnering has delivered in tive as opposed to real-world experiwouldn’t bite. “The public sector BC. Take the Canada Line, a 19-kiloence,” says Redlin. needs to be cagey in negotiations, metre rapid transit link built for the Smitherman’s plan, some experts and somebody independent needs to Olympic Games and meant to consay, is better than most privatization take a look.” nect downtown Vancouver to the airschemes. He’s calling for air space It’s not that all P3s are tragedies. port and Richmond. Its P3 plan was rights, not gift-wrapped deals that al- Small-scale projects like park rejuveshoved down the throats of a hesilow private companies to cash in on, nations or something like the TTC’s tant transit board. say, running a subway line once new headquarters make sense be“For everybody involved, the overall they’ve taken the risks of building a cause they’re relatively simple and costs were a lot higher [$2.1 billion system. don’t lock into 40-year contracts with compared to a $1.5 bil projection],” he “That’s better than most P3s,” says multinational corporations. says. But costs aside, little details really Canadian Centre for Policy AlternaWith those decades-long megatell the tale. Once the partnership was tives economist Iglika Ivanova. But, deals there’s just too much risk, says in place, the public lost its muscle. she says, “at the end of the day these the PTC. “Nothing would make us “The original plan changed from a projects get paid out of public money. happier than to have mayoral candideep-bore tunnel to a cut-and-cover,” We’re essentially subsidizing [the pridates say no to public-private parthe says. Businesses were powerless as vate sector] with public dollars.” nerships and other forms of privacrews dug up their streets instead of Then she points to the long, drawntization,” says the coalition’s Franz moving underneath. The governout contract negotiations on these Hartmann. ment also gave private stakeholders kinds of projects between transit of“That’s our ideal outcome. We’re a guarantee of 100,000 daily riders. ficials and private money and the asking Torontonians to look at other If the target wasn’t met, private interfact that it all happens behind closed cities and conclude that privatization Ad Number ests would cash in, so nearby bus doors, so the public paying the bills Publication would be a disaster.”

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By WAYNE ROBERTS sorry to report that the fallout from the parliamentary debate this week on Bill 391, repeal of the long-gun registry, will wreak havoc for a long time to come.

The deep urban-rural fracture we’re supposedly seeing is manufactured by the Tories. It’s a gift that will keep on giving for them; it won’t do so much for the rest of us.

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someone bashes the elite, so when I saw that Conservative enforcer John Baird had lambasted the Toronto elite the week before the showdown, I checked out the story on the off chance that he was taking on Bay Street bankers and speculators.

But then I saw who (or whom, the grammatical elite may say) Baird was targeting: Jack Layton and Michael Ignatieff.

Layton rose to national prominence as a champion of the homeless, and Ignatieff spent most of his career in the field of international human rights. Neither cause is recommended in any career guide I’m familiar with as a good way to suck up to elites.

No matter. And no matter either that Baird’s appeal was to the voterich rural areas so over-represented in Parliament – an issue the Toronto elite seldom complains about.

Far-right strategists take ruthless advantage of the “red meat” issues their hardliner interest-group friends care about, usually sensitive cultural or personal matters that would once have fallen outside the respectable political spectrum.

The beauty of this strategy, Thomas Frank showed in his exposé of conservative populism, What’s The Matter With Kansas?, is that the more losses right-wingers suffer on issues related to sex and crime, the more frantic and driven their base becomes.

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There is thus no incentive whatsoever for leaders to find workable compromises or reduce divisiveness, neither of which has symbolic play.

Wedging 101. That’s why we’re in such trouble.

Whatever the long-standing differences between country mice and city mice, the rural-urban divide has been largely created by far-right politicians.

History shows that radical movements came from rural farm areas, Kansas, Minnesota and Saskatchewan, home of North America’s first socialist government, being the most obvious examples. And leave us not forget Salt Spring, the people’s republic of, an instance of the environmental progressivism that can come from a rural island of 10,000 people.

As for rural non-farm areas, they are mostly quite urbanized strongholds of loggers, miners and meatpackers – think Cape Breton, Sudbury, Kirkland Lake – who have entire chapters of radical labour history dedicated to them.

Many of these urban “rural’’ cities are held by the NDP federally: Sudbury, Timmins-James Bay, Sault Ste. Marie, Nickel Belt, Thunder BayRainy River, Thunder Bay-Superior North, Algoma-Manitoulin-Kapuskasing. And all but one riding in this particular list put Liberals in second place in the last election.

The “rural” heritage the Tories might be expected to admire is alive and well in Quebec, where progressive Quebec nationalists hold sway and the Tory far right has no prospects. Not all farm country votes like Alberta.

Areas outside the metropolis face severe identity challenges: the labour heritage is depleted, and locals have a hard time organizing resistance to mall monoculture. Blame the de-industrialization that flowed from the far right’s championing of free trade deals, since many of the plants and mines have been shut down and

moved offshore.

This strip-mining of rural social structure is most evident today in the cities’ relations with farmers, a majority of whom once worked close to urban centres, serving local markets, enjoying mutually beneficial relations with neighbouring towns.

Despite the power of the local food movement, government policies have long encouraged what U of T sociologist Harriet Friedmann calls “monocultural export zones” in farm areas that foster few relationships within a depopulated rural community and virtually none with a nearby urban one. This is what long-distance food, which triumphed during the 1980s and 90s thanks to Conservative PM Brian Mulroney’s free trade deals, has produced socially, environmentally and politically.

In a bitter irony, the Tories’ citybashing resonates at a time when governments refuse to deal with rising inequality, and resentment of that inequality can be directed at cosmopolitan trendies and creatives.

The only shortcomings the Tories can dredge up against the cosmo crowd are their liking for expensive cafe lattes and progressive personal, cultural and social politics, and their insensitivity to the way populist envy and resentment are triggered by political correctness.

Far-right politics is based on the conflict of each against all, and that conflict flourishes when reciprocity in economic and social relations is shattered. The nice feedback loop for them is that they create more political estrangement by creating more economic estrangement.

If you can fake sincerity, you’ve got it made, it’s often said. But anti-elitism pays off even better.

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Where have all the green clothing stores gone?

Spring is in the air in the world of catwalks. But just as Fashion Weeks across the planet roll out green forecasts, eco fashionistas in Toronto may be wondering how they got left in the cold.

This month alone sees the kickoff of Vancouver’s first Eco Fashion Week and the inclusion of a ModEthik show in Montreal Fashion Week, right after New York’s Eco Fashion Week, aka The GreenShows, draws to a close.

And this is no green sideshow.

Hell, London Fashion Week just cleared prime runway time for a sustainable catwalk show for the first time ever, featuring high-profilers like Stella McCartney and Vivienne Westwood.

All things considered, it’s little wonder every eco blog I pop on is littered with hyper-fresh, show-stopping designs made from a gamut of sustainable textiles. And yet tracking some down in Toronto seems only to have gotten tougher.

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Luckily, we still have a couple of dedicated green clothing stores in this city, namely Preloved, Thieves and Freedom Clothing Collective.

And you’ll find a solid handful of clothing items at eco home stores like Ecoexistence, Grassroots and Anami.

Indy fashion boutiques like my neighbourhood fave, Nathalie-Roze, Distill, Black Daffodil, The Rage and Shop Girls also carry excellent green lines.

Across Canada, we’ve got at least 40 sizeable eco designers, 14 of which were nominated for FTA’s first-ever Design Forward Award recognizing Canada’s green talent. (It also pushed

nominees to step up to the plate with greater transparency and accountability around green textiles.)

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If you want to see more of them in stores, you’ll have to ask for them.

It’s up to all of us to create demand for sustainably made clothing and buy it when we see it, keeping in mind that it does cost a little more for fabrics that don’t ravage the planet with pesticides and petrochemicals and salaries that don’t leave workers in poverty.

Just buy a little less, knowing that quality items last season after season – something a $50 pair of pants just can’t promise.

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Run by the Swiss or not, Toronto has more in common with San Francisco than New York.

Examine the evidence. Both T.O. and S.F. have good transit systems with

streetcars, a strong bike population, a large Pride culture and more cafés per capita than necessary.

“But we don’t have a Google,” points out Sarah Prevette, the founder of Sprouter, a Toronto-born social network connecting entrepreneurs, startups and early-stage tech businesses.

“Look up and down Silicon Valley and there’s Facebook, Google, Apple and on and on. We don’t have that yet.

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Prevette speaks on Friday, and Sprouter co-hosts the weekend’s closing party.

In the last 20 years, there have been two major peaks in global web business, and Toronto missed out on both.

First was the notorious late-90s boom-bust cycle in No-Cal that launched mega-firms like Amazon and Google. (This also briefly and hilariously put the Ottawa Valley on the map as quote-unquote Silicon Valley North.)

That was followed by the more recent Facebook-inspired social web explosion, also based in California.

But in thepast few years, Toronto’s energetic web community has made serious inroads.– almost all without government help. “We’re burgeoning,” says Prevette. “Look at the number of exits [businesses that sell to larger firms], the talent [developers, designers and engineers], the capital [$$$], the mentorships [established businesses assisting newer start-ups].”

That list of ingredients makes up

BumpTop, a three-dimensional

desktop tool designed by a U of T grad just went to Google for a reported $30 million.

Viigo is an applications developer or-

ganizing weather, news, travel and other applications for BlackBerrys – and was just sold to Waterloo’s RIM. Viigo CEO Mark Ruddock speaks at Startup Weekend.

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CommunityLend is a peer-to-peer

lending site, allowing users to take out loans. After some legal hurdles, the Toronto-made service is looking to become an effective alternative to the big banks.

Endloop is an iPhone app that lets

what is called an ecosystem – a selfsustaining business environment where entrepreneurs can start a business, hustle for funding, gain exposure and ultimately innovate. If a start-up fails, as many do, its owners can pick up and try again. If it succeeds, they become mentors to up-and-comers.

The knock on Toronto, to this day, is that there’s no way to fund a business.

Hunting down an investor for a business idea very often means going to northern California. For instance, early stage venture capital in the province went from $1.5 billion in 2000 to just $236 in 2007.

But Prevette sees that changing.

“We could do more to get access to

developers mock-up an application right on their iPhone. Already has some influential supporters. (Hello, Robert Scoble.)

UP-AND-COMERS

TeamSave is a Toronto-based entry

into a crowded field of group buying sites. Currently leading the way is the American Groupon, but TeamSave is on a viral tear, expanding to underdeveloped markets like, um, Buffalo.

GuestListApp is a smart way to manage an event. It can sell tickets, account for guests and collect payments, and it has a home for event details. Made by employees of popular invoice tool FreshBooks in their spare time, it’s another sign of a robust start-up ecosystem.

JE capital and draw capital to Toronto. But we certainly have financiers in our backyard – we have VCs, angel groups, individual angels,” she says.

And it shows. In July, The Wall Street Journal counted more than 200 mobile application companies in Toronto – many of them recent start-ups.

According to Prevette, “the disconnect is between the talented people and the people with money,” which is where Sprouter comes in.

When Toronto starts effectively matching smart ideas with smart investments, that’s one more in the San Francisco column. joshuae@nowtoronto.com twitter.com/joshuaerrett

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rAbilities Arts FestivAl Celebration of disability arts and culture and diversity with music by Martin Deschamps, break dancing, films, forums, art and a children’s program. Various venues, some events free. abilitiesartsfestival.org.

Sep 24 to Oct 24 rblAck creek brews Fest Ontario craft beer, food, and music by Brown Ale, Dan Reiff and others.$15, srs $14, child $11.

Black Creek Pioneer Village, 1000 Murray Ross. 416-736-1733, blackcreekbrewery.ca.

Sep 25 and 26 brAziliAn Film FestivAl Contemporary Brazilian films by Fabio Barreto, Luiz Villaça and others plus workshops. $10, stu/srs $8, pass $65. Bloor Cinema, 506 Bloor W. 416516-2330, brafftv.com.

Sep 23 to 26 smAll world music FestivAl Performances by Nomadica, Darbazi, K’naan, Sashar Zarif, Kinobe and many others plus Small World on the Street. Various prices and venues. smallworldmusic.com.

Sep 23 to Oct 3 rsommet/mAndingue/summit West African dance and drum festival with performances, workshops, films, photography and a marketplace. Various prices. Innis Town Hall (2 Sussex), George Ignatieff Theatre & Larkin Bldg (15 Devonshire). baobabarts.org.

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Thursday, September 23

Benefits

Anti-sociAl 2010 (Kidney Fdn) Reception and art sale. 6-10 pm. Free. Norman Felix Art Gallery, 192 Spadina. 416-366-6676.

Art to boot (Sketch) Auction of Blundstone boots decorated by artists. 6 pm-midnight. $16. Gladstone, 1214 Queen W. 416-531-4635. the wild bAll (Toronto Wildlife Centre) Live music, entertainment, food, and live and silent auctions. 7-11 pm. $100. Sunnyside Pavilion, 1755 Lake Shore W. thewildball.com.

Events

rculture dAys kick-oFF CBC celebrates the art of broadcasting with live radio broadcasts, a kids’ interactive zone, sports personalities, TV stars, music and a performance by Cirque du Soleil. 9 am-9 pm. Free. YongeDundas Square. cbc.ca/culturedays.

environmentAl Priorities mAyorAl de-

Friday, September 24

bAte Candidates discuss their eco commitments. 7 pm. Donation. St Simon the Apostle Church, 525 Bloor E. torontoenvironment.org. euroPeAn dAy oF lAnguAges Sample language lessons, multilingual storytelling, opera and more. 4 pm. Free. Italian Cultural Institute, 496 Huron. 416-921-3802.

Benefits

...And it tAsted like bitter Almonds (Toronto Rape Crisis Centre/Multicultural Women Against Rape) Charity fashion show with art, live music and fashions. 9 pm. $50. Thrush Holmes Empire Art Gallery, 1093 Queen W. 416-319-4318.

Artbound (Free the Children) 80s Famethemed fundraiser with food and entertainment. Doors 9 pm. $85-$95. Maison, 15 Mercer. artbound.ca/theparty. lemons & limes (March of Dimes) Entertainment with Justine Hines. 11 am-3:30 pm. Free.

Metro Hall, 55 John. marchofdimes.ca.

PoP with brAins #28 (Centre for Addiction and Mental Health) Music by Fast Romantics, Northamorica, the Box and others. 9 pm. $5.

Rivoli, 332 Queen W. 416-596-1908.

how to live with celiAc And gluten intolerAnce Lecture. 7-8:30 pm. Free. Big Car-

rot, 348 Danforth. 416-466-2129.

JAne Ash PoitrAs The First Nations artists discusses history, culture and environment with Greg Hill. 7-8 pm. $17. Royal Ontario Museum, 100 Queen’s Park. 416-586-8000. toronto triAngle squAres Open house and sign-up night for Toronto’s LGBTQ-positive square dance club. 7 pm. Free. 519 Church Community Centre. trianglesquares. com.

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screening and discussion. 7 pm. $4. OISE, rm 2-212, 252 Bloor W. 416-535-8779.

Breakdancers​​ B​Boy​Jam​do​ their​thing​at​ Manifesto.

selF-helP AwAreness week community FAir

Learn about the benefit of peer-to-peer support groups and where to find them. Today and tomorrow, 10 am-4 pm. Free. Yonge-Eglinton Centre, 20 Eglinton W. selfhelp.on.ca. unique Fish hAbitAt Talk on South American rivers by curator Hernán López-Fernández. 6 pm. Free w/ admission. Royal Ontario Museum, 100 Queen’s Park. 416-586-8000.

Saturday, September 25

Benefits

continuing rAllende Arts FestivAl Art, music, dance,

poetry and more to celebrate art as an instrument for social change. Free. George Brown (230 Richmond E), Artscape Wychwood Barns (601 Christie). allendefestival.com.

To Sep 25

commFFest community Film FestivAl

Global films. Rainbow Cinema (80 Front E) and other venues. commffest.com.

To Sep 27 dine Around the dAnForth Restaurants offer special prix fixe menus and entertainment. $10-$30. Danforth from Jones to Westlake. danforthmosaicbia.com/blog.

To Sep 30

women’s Arm wrestling (Red Door Women’s Shelter) Lumberjackie, Scarlett O’Terror and others duke it out. 10 am-2 pm. $2-$3.

751, 751 Queen West. Pre-register classyladiesarmwrestling@gmail.com.

Events

AboriginAl militAry trAil Urban heritage walk. 6:15 pm. Free. E Gate to Fort York, Bathurst and Front. 416-593-2656. beFore the emPire: new light From eArly qin ArchAeology Lecture by professor Li

Feng. 7-8 pm. $28, stu $25. Royal Ontario Museum, 100 Queen’s Park. 416-586-8000. the clothing show Runway shows, designer and vintage clothing, accessories and more.

Today 3-9 pm, tomorrow 11 am-8 pm, Sep 26 11 am-6 pm. $10, online $8; srs $5, online $4; children free. Better Living Centre, Exhibition Place. theclothingshow.com.

common ground – schools As community

get on the boAt! (Canada Boat Gaza) Cruise to send a Canadian boat to Gaza with Arabic music, belly dancing, auctions and Middle Eastern food. 6:30-11 pm. $75-$1,000. Jubilee Queen, 539 Queens Quay W. 416-716-4010. rstArlight wAlk For smile (Starlight Children’s Fdn) Fundraising walk, entertainment and games. 9 am-1:30 pm. Pledges. Woodbine Park, Lake Shore and Northern Dancer.

Pre-register 905-752-7827.

green building FestivAl Speakers, green

building tours, workshops, exhibits and more. Direct Energy Centre, Exhibition Place. greenbuildingfest.com.

To Sep 25 mAniFesto Youth-led festival of urban music and art with performances by Saukrates, Bilal and others plus films, art and a dance contest. Free-$20. Various venues. themanifesto.ca.

To Sep 26 sound trAvels Festival of sound art with performances, installations, sound walks, workshops and the Toronto Electroacoustic Symposium. NAISA Space, 601 Christie and other venues. naisa.ca.

To Sep 25

hubs Symposium. 9 am-5 pm. Free. Ontario

Events

AFter the g20: lessons For the Anti-cAPitAlist leFt Workshop. 1-5 pm. Free. Sanford

Fleming Bldg, 10 King’s College Rd. workingclassfightback@gmail.com. buddhist Art oF dunhuAng Slide talk by Ksanti Ling of China’s Dunhuang Academy.

2-4 pm. Free. New College William Doo Auditorium, 45 Willcocks. 416-910-4858.

cAnAdiAn PAciFic rAilwAy’s lAmbton yArd – Forgotten women’s heritAge Urban herit-

Bar Assoc Conference Centre, 20 Toronto. Preregister 416-351-0095 ext 251. rhArbourFront culture dAys Music, art and architecture exhibits, artist’s gardens, crafts demos, kids’ skating and more. Today, tomorrow and Sep 26. Free. Harbourfront Centre, 235 Queens Quay W. 416-973-4000. keith cAmPbell Artist talk. 6 pm. $10, stu/srs $8.50. Gardiner Museum of Ceramic Art, 111 Queen’s Park. Pre-register 416-586-8080. meet the directors Talk on filmmaking with Atom Egoyan, Penelope Buitenhuis and others. 7 pm. Free. Isabel Bader Theatre, 93 Charles W. Reserve hengel@dgc.ca. oAAg AwArds Ontario Assoc of Art Galleries awards presentation with band She King and artist RM Vaughan. 4 pm. Free. Hart House Great Hall, 7 Hart House Circle. oagg.org.

Plunder: the crime oF our time Rebel Films

age walk. 2 pm. Free. Dundas and Runnymede.

416-593-2656.

A city For everyone Forum and workshop on city building with Joe Berridge of Urban Strategies, 8:80 Cities’ Gil Penalosa and others. 10 am-3:30 pm. Free. Ryerson School of Urban and Regional Planning, 105 Bond. Pre-register peopleplantoronto.org. costume on stAge Presentations on the process of costume creation. 10 am-1:30 pm. $40, stu $15. Royal Ontario Museum, 100 Queen’s Park. 416-586-8000, rom.on.ca. rculture dAys Arts workshoP Stamp and colour in a Mexican school room. 1-4. Free. Red Head, 401 Richmond W #115. 416-504-5654. curAtoriAl tour Tours of the Edmond Place design exhibition. Today 1-2 pm and tomorrow 1-2 pm. Free. Gladstone, 1214 Queen W. 416-531-4635.

For women’s liberAtion through sociAlist revolution Trotskyist League/Spartacus

Youth club forum. 7 pm. Free. OISE, rm 5170, 252 Bloor W. icl-fi.org. g ross lord PArk Nature walk with Toronto

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Go Global Expo Info on working and studying abroad. Today noon-6 pm and tomorrow 11 am-5 pm. Free. Hyatt Regency, 370 King W. letsgoglobal.ca. rHarvEstinG social rEsponsibility Outdoor community Sukkes celebration with sukkah decorating, a nature walk, holiday music and more. 11 am. Free. Camp Naivelt, 8596 Creditview, Brampton. winchevskycentre.org.

Hill symposium Studying the life and work of African Canadian historian and social activist Daniel Grafton Hill III. 9:30 am-4 pm.

Free. Founders College (York U), 4700 Keele.

Pre-register tubman@yorku.ca.

Hot and botHErEd: sExuality, GEndEr and aGinG disGracEfully Panel discussion for

older LGBTQ women and those who lust after them. 12:30-5 pm. Free. 519 Church Community Centre. 416-961-0113 ext 123. malsEn + mEHra Artist talk. 1 pm. Free.

Drake Hotel, 1150 Queen W. 416-531-5042. naisa artist salon John Kamevaar discusses his work. 1:30 and 3 pm. Free. Artscape Wychwood Barns, 601 Christie. naisa.ca. nortH york art tour & salE Visit artist studios in the area. Today, tomorrow and Oct 2, 11 am-6 pm; Oct 3, 1-6 pm. Free. nyva.ca. tEa & cookiEs Cabaret with storytelling by Ryan Ringer, comedy by Bobby Mair and more.

4:30 pm. Free. Project 165, 165 Augusta. methinkspresents.org/project165. rtEt trunG tHu Mid-autumn Asian celebra-

tion with a lion dance ceremony, music, a lantern parade and more. 3-7:30 pm. Free.

Harbourfront Centre, 235 Queens Quay W. 416-973-4000.

toronto botanical GardEns and Edwards GardEns Heritage Toronto walk.

10:30 am-noon. Free. Toronto Botanical Garden, 777 Lawrence E. heritagetoronto.org. wEstEnd storiEs Evening of storytelling for adults. 7-9 pm. Free. River Trading Co, 1418 Queen W. 416-908-7118.

Sunday, September 26

Benefits

rtoronto watErfront maratHon A fullmarathon, half-marathon, 5K marathon and kids’ run/walk. 7:30 am-2 pm. Free. Starts at Nathan Phillips Square, Queen and Bay. 647273-7009, torontowaterfrontmarathon.com. rwalk n’ roll party fundraisEr (Better Living Health and Community Svs) A walkathon, live music, rock climbing, a barbecue and more. 1-5 pm. Pledges. Shops at Don Mills, 1090 Don Mills. betterlivinghealth. org/content/walk-nroll-street-party. world Jazz for Haiti (Canadian Red Cross Haiti Relief Fund) Music by John McDermott, Laila Biali and others. 8:30 pm. $25, adv $22.50. Hugh’s Room, 2261 Dundas W. 416531-6604.

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ranimaction! French-language animation workshop for kids six to 13. 1 pm. Free. NFB

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Mediatheque, 150 John. Pre-register 416-9733012.

BOlIvIA: THE RISE OF INSURGENT SOCIAl MOvEMENTS Toronto Bolivia Solidarity discussion. 2

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Does Nuit Blanche, that magical artistic remake of the city slated this year for October 2, influence the art market? Artsies, including artists Jennifer Marman and Daniel Borins, the Toronto Arts Council’s Will Huffman and Gallery TPW curator Kim Simon, ponder the economic fallout from this outpouring of creative expression.

Carol-Ann Ryan, instructor at the Art Gallery of Ontario and MOCCA, moderates the panel. Wednesday (September 29), 7 pm, at Harbourfront’s Brigantine Room (235 Queens Quay West). Free. scotiabanknuitblanche.ca.

WANNABES ON GREEN

Mayoral candidates tackle environmental priorities tonight (Thursday, September 23), 7 pm, and it’s about time. Look for Green Energy Act honcho George Smitherman to face off with Joe Pantalone, the city’s tree advocate and green roof strategist.

Meanwhile, are eco issues even on Rob Ford’s radar? And do Sarah Thomson and Rocco Rossi have any enviro record to speak of? Watch the green sparks fly. Environmental Commissioner Gord Miller moderates.

Donation. St. Simon the Apostle Church (525 Bloor East). torontoenvironment.org.

BOOT UP FOR STREET YOUTH

Blundstones decorated or transformed into art pieces by T.O. celebs would be cool enough, but when the cash you spend on them goes to Sketch, an org that gets youth at risk involved in the arts, then you’re really getting your money’s worth. This year’s Art To Boot auction of altered boots by the likes of Lucid’s Michelle Mawby takes place tonight (Thursday, September 23), 7 pm, at the Gladstone (1214 Queen West). $16.

416-531-4635, blundstone.ca/ arttoboot.

pm. Free. Centre for Social Justice, 489 College. torontoboliviasolidarity@gmail.com. rGO ElECTRIC! MUSIC FESTIvAl Clean Train Coalition festival and barbecue in support of electrified transit on the Georgetown Corridor, with local musicians, speakers and kids’ activities. 1-6 pm. Free. Sorauren Park, Sorauren S of Dundas. cleantrain.ca. rPEdESTRIAN SUNdAYS IN KENSINGTON Celebrate global harvest traditions on car-free streets of the market. Noon-10 pm. Free.

Kensington Market, College and Augusta. pskensington.ca.

TORONTO WATERFRONT MARATHON A marathon, half-marathon, 5K and kids run/walk.

7:30 am. Free. Nathan Phillips Square, 100 Queen W. torontowaterfrontmarathon.com. rWORd ON THE STREET Readings, author talks, signings, a literary scavenger hunt, kids’ events, books for sale and more. 11 am-6 pm.

Free. Queen’s Park. thewordonthestreet.ca.

YORKvIllE Heritage Toronto walk. 11 am12:30 pm. Free. NW corner Yonge and Bloor. heritagetoronto.org.

Monday, September 27 dAvId FRUM Speaking on the state of political

journalism. 11:30 am. $75. Royal York Hotel, 100 Front W. canadianclub.org. lA MAlAPIANTA Q&A on the criminal organization ‘Ndrangheta. 6:30 pm. Free. Northrop Frye Hall 003, 73 Queen’s Park. Pre-register 416-921-3802 ext 221.

WHEN lANdlORdS BECOME TENANTS Discussion on the 1828 Council at Fort York. 7:30 pm. $10. Fort York, 250 Fort York Blvd. 416-3926907 ext 221.

Tuesday, September 28 FACE COvERINGS SHOUld BE BANNEd IN PUBlIC PlACES Toronto Debating Soc meets. 7:30

pm. Free. Swansea Town Hall, 95 Lavinia. debating.ca.

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From Galleries To alleys Panel discussion on repositioning art from galleries into public space wth multidisciplinary artist Mediah and others. 7-8 pm. Free. Gladstone, 1214 Queen W. scotiabanknuitblanche.ca.

Green Pub niGhT Danforth Greens pub night for green-minded folk. 7 pm. Free. Gabby’s, 729 Danforth. danforthgreens.ca. i’ll Drink To ThaT: booze in hoGTown Presentation by labour historian/author Craig Heron. 7 pm. Free. Annette Library, 45 Annette.

416-393-7692.

you CoulD live a lonG Time: are you reaDy? Sociologist Lyndsey Green discusses her new book. 1 pm. Free. Reference Library, 789 Yonge. 416-395-5577.

Dundas W. artsvotetoronto.ca.

whaT’s The Plan: reviTalizaTion anD The roaD aheaD Discussion with journalist John Lorinc. 7 pm. Free. Reference Library, 789 Yonge. 416-395-5577.

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Thursday, September 30

Benefits

eyes beyonD (Centre for Addiction and Men-

tal Health) Film screening and performances by musicians Rosita Stone and others. 7 pm-2 am. $30-$35. Revival, 783 College. eyesbeyondmentalhealth.com/event. unPluGGeD (Fife House) Entertainment by

Hayley Sales, Mark Masri and others. 6:30 pm. $75. Berkeley Church, 315 Queen E. 416205-9888. walk a mile in her shoes (White Ribbon Campaign) Men walk in high heels to help end violence against women. Noon-2 pm.

Pledges. Yonge-Dundas Square. Pre-register walkamiletoronto.org.

Events

arT sPin Bicycle-led art tour. 6:30-9 pm. Free.

Trinity Bellwoods Park gates, Queen and Strachan. artspin.ca. onCe uPon a PuPPeT Lecture on Pinocchio and fairy tales in contemporary culture. 8 pm. Free. Lillian H Smith Library, 239 College.

416-393-7746.

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Wednesday, September 29

Benefits

GeT GrounDeD (Canadian Mental Health) Concert. 7:30 pm. $15. Underground @ The Drake Hotel, 1150 Queen W. 416-531-5042.

Events

DisenTanGlinG The G20 ClusTerF&%k Teachin and film screening. 4:30-8:30 pm. Free.

York U Student Centre, rm 313, 4700 Keele. g20.torontomobilize.org.

Does nuiT blanChe inFluenCe The arT markeT? Panel discussion with gallerists, artists and dealers including Jennifer Marman.

7-8:30 pm. Free. Harbourfront Centre, 235 Queens Quay W. scotiabanknuitblanche.ca.

Du PaCquier PorCelain Lecture. 6 pm. $15, stu/srs $12. Gardiner Museum of Ceramic Art, 111 Queen’s Park. 416-586-8080.

From queensTon To kinGsTon: The hiDDen heriTaGe oF onTario’s shoreline Illustrated talk by geographer/travel writer Ron Brown.

7:30 pm. Free. Northern District Library, 40 Orchard View. 416-393-7610. rPan am sTreeT ParTy Official launch party for the 2015 games. 11 am. Free. Maple Leaf Square, in front of Air Canada Centre, 40 Bay. 416-467-9954.

TerraCoTTa warriors – alive! Exhibition tour and a recitation by poet Gary Geddes.

6-9 pm. $85. Royal Ontario Museum, 100 Queen’s Park. 416-586-8000, rom.on.ca.

ToronTo mayoral arTs DebaTe Candidates debate arts issues with moderator John Tory.

7-8:30 pm. Free. Art Gallery of Ontario, 317

TONIGHT Sept. 23rd!

Blundstone presents

“Art toBoot” Get down with Blundstone and Sketch - working arts for street-involved and homeless youth, for our 7th Annual “Art to Boot” fundraiser for Sketch.

Live and silent auctions for 25 pairs of boots,painted, decorated,or otherwise artistically enhanced by renowned artists,personalities and celebrities.

All proceeds go to SKETCH. www.sketch.ca

Travel Talks The Adventure Travel Company will be hosting free Travel Talks starting in October. Look for our Travel Talk schedule in upcoming issues of Now. SWAP Work Abroad October 6 at 6:30pm Indochina (Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand) October 20 at 6:30pm Nepal November 3 at 6:30pm More to come!

Thursday, September 23, 2010 7pm til late NEW LOCATION - Gladstone Hotel, 1214 Queen St. West Tickets available at all Australian Boot Company stores. $15 in advance, $20 at door, 16 and under get in free.

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The Anglican Church welcomes you back to church.

Visit your place of worship this weekend. www.toronto.anglican.ca/findachurch (416) 363-6021 or 1-800-668-8932

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Fall colour

stylenotes The week’s news, views and sales Toronto invasion

This season we’re falling for nature-inspired jewellery in rich autumn hues.

The Toronto designers are coming!

Fashion Week (montrealfashionweek. ca) hits the Marché Bonsecours in Old Montreal September 27 to 30, and our city is sending some its top talent to participate. David Dixon, Ezra Constantine’s Stephen Wong and Kirk Pickersgill, LOVAS’s Wesley Badanjak, and Paria Lambina join Quebec names like Denis Gagnon and Dimitri Chris on the catwalk. We’ll be posting reviews next week at nowtoronto.com/daily.

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Speaking of Dimitri Chris, the Montreal menswear designer-on-the-rise is working with travelling made-tomeasure service Modasuite on his 2010 Trive collection. You can order custom suiting and shirts online at modasuite.com, or stop by the Pantages Hotel (200 Victoria) September 29 to October 1 from 11 am to 9 pm for a hands-on, semi-custom experience. Can’t make next week’s dates?

The team is back October 22 to 24 at 99 Sudbury Studio (99 Sudbury).

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DAVID HAWE

1. Michael Michaud swamp-white oak brooch ($145, Labour of Love, 242 Carlton, 416-923-8988, thelabouroflove.ca).

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2. Richard Wyman orange resin bracelet ($75, Made You Look, 1273 Queen West, 416-516-9595, madeyoulook.ca).

3. Mizdragonfly Empress ring with jasper stone ($125, Labour of Love).

4. Femm Boutique leaf earrings ($69, Made You Look).

5. Erwin vintage wood bead necklace ($90, Labour of Love).

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The Dr. Martens Toronto store (391 Queen West, 416-585-9595, drmartens.com) hosted its official opening this week with a spring product preview, but we’re still focused on fall footwear offerings like suede brogues and glossy leather desert boots. Classic eight-eye boots and rubber-soled oxfords are, of course, also available in an abundance of colours.

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Blame stress and bad habits for “likes” and “you knows” By ELIZABETH BROMSTEIN so, like, the overuse of the words “like” and “you know” are really, like, getting on my nerves lately. You know? It’s driving me batty.

Most commonly, it seems, we use “like” before introducing something

someone said: “He was like, ‘You can’t come in here!’ and I was like, ‘Says who?’” And we use it to qualify just about everything we say. “It was, like, cold outside.” “I didn’t want to, like, make a fuss.”

Then there’s “you know,” which I use less but encounter a lot. Someone I know has two university degrees and is working on a

third and says “you know,” like, every fifth word.

It seems like we’re radically dumbing down our communication, making ourselves poor candidates for media appearances and job interviews – remember how Caroline Kennedy messed up her Senate bid with too many “you knows.’’

There’s some suggestion that faulty

breathing may be at the root of these verbal tics. Other theories suggest there’s a stress component – a social anxiety about one’s arguments being sound and a consequent need to put the mind on hold for a sec while we rummage around for a thought.

So how much of this is a psychological function and how much just plain cultural habit? And can we break the syndrome?

It’s, like, hard. You know?

word, you will say it less. You also need something else to do instead instead.

We call that a competing response. It needs to be something that’s incompatible with the problem behaviour so you can’t do both at the same time. Suppose, when you catch yourself about to say it, you gently bite your lip.”

JAMES CLAIBORN, PhD, psychologist, author of The Habit Change Workbook: How To Break Bad Habits And Form Good Ones, Maine

you speak when you don’t use those language patterns. Under what situation does the unwanted behaviour come up, and what needs to be present in the experience? Often it’s some nervousness. Or it might be the reverse of nervousness. When people get really comfortable, they talk like they’re talking to their friends even when they’re not. I recommend that people start observing themselves when they’re being articulate and fluent, and building up those conditions internally or externally. Maybe it’s that you need to be relaxed or looking into the face of the person you’re talking to.”

LINDA FERGUSON, NLP Canada Training Inc., Toronto 3

What the experts say “Most people, when they use filler words, should instead be taking a breath and learning to be comfortable with that silent in-breath instead of the filler word. Most people aren’t breathing enough when they speak.

It’s part of communication to say ‘uh’ or ‘um’ or ‘like.’ I don’t get overzealous about eradicating it. It only becomes an issue when it’s so noticeable, we think we should be counting.”

JAY MILLER, speech coach, Toronto “One way of purging language is to get people to remind you when you [are using the words]. We use video tape.

These phrases can come up with nerves. It’s often a lack of confidence.

The more relaxed and prepped you are,

the more articulate you will be.”

LIZ HOLLAND, The Career Council, Toronto “All of human language serves a purpose. I think ‘you know’ is saying to your interlocutor, ‘Here’s a piece of information I think we share.’ It’s telling the conversation partner, ‘I’m telling you things you already know, establishing common ground so I don’t need to go into more detail.’ And it is a bit of a lazy move. A linguist would say it’s efficient. ‘Like’ is a way of saying ‘This person communicated something like the following.’ So when we say, ‘And then he was like, “Can you believe it?”’ the technical way to do it would be to give a literal quote, but what ‘like’ sig-

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ARIES Mar 21 | Apr 19 Right-wing talk

show host Rush Limbaugh is a person whose ideas and attitudes repel me. But in the dream I had last night, I enjoyed hanging out with him. He was affable and humorous. We had several fun adventures together. Here’s how I interpret the dream: It doesn’t necessarily mean that Limbaugh is a better human being than my bias allows me to imagine. Rather, I think I’m becoming more relaxed about people I disagree with. I’m less susceptible to being motivated by hatred. I’m able to maintain a live-and-let-live approach to things that used to knock me off centre.

You’re now set up for a similar shift, Aries.

I hope you take advantage.

TAURUS Apr 20 | May 20 You have entered a phase in your astrological cycle when your best lessons will come from doing hard work. I mean that in the most literal way: intensifying your commitment to doing your job with maximum integrity and intelligence and excellence.

But I also mean that you should concentrate on what needs fixing, refinement and upkeep in other areas of your life.

Could your best relationships use some tweaks that would pump up the collaborative energy? Would you consider making a course correction in your spiritual path?

Is there any part of your rhythm that could use more discipline and organization?

GEMINI May 21 | Jun 20 I’m getting ex-

cited to see what you’ll create in the coming weeks. You’re slipping into the most expressive groove you’ve been in for a

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while. I’m guessing that any minute now your imagination will start churning out a wealth of fresh perspectives and new approaches. Half-rotting problems that have just sat there immobile for weeks or even months will begin morphing into opportunities as you zap them with your frisky grace. Misunderstandings that have festered far too long will get cleansed and salved by your tricky ingenuity. Get the party started!

CANCER Jun 21 | Jul 22 As I stood by the

creek at dusk, the silhouette of a woman in a kayak came flowing my way. The last crease of the orange sun hovered on the horizon behind her. I spied the reflection of the planet Venus shimmering in the violet water before I saw it in the sky. The temperature was balmy. A translucent spider floated nearby at the end of an airborne silk strand. Nine geese in V formation trumpeted as they soared overhead.

When the woman got close enough for us to see each other’s faces, she addressed me. “We win!” she exclaimed jubilantly, then paddled onward. I agreed. We were basking in a great victory, paradise having temporarily descended into our midst.

This is the kind of triumph I expect you’ll be capable of achieving several times over in the coming week.

LEO Jul 23 | Aug 22 Focus on what’s small

and slippery, Leo. Turn your gaze away from what’s big and obvious. Exult in the salamander on the rock and a friend who has a new trick and the guilty pleasure you just discovered; excuse yourself from obsessing about the state of the econ-

nals is that the speaker isn’t claiming to be giving a literal rendition. He or she is indicating, ‘I’m paraphrasing.’ So it serves an .” important function.”

CATHERINE CALDWELL-HARRIS, professor of psychology, member of the applied linguistics faculty, Boston University “The simple act of record-keeping tends to focus your attention on the behaviour you want to change. So if you want to stop saying ‘like,’ you can set up a system; if you make a little mark on a sheet every time you say the

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SCORPIO Oct 23 | Nov 21 My proposed

omy, the meaning of life and the clash between science and religion. Your pleasurable duty is to love what’s in the midst of changing, and not fixate on trying to make arrangements that will supposedly last forever. Don’t just grudgingly attend to the mercurial details; dive in as if playing with them were your central purpose.

assignment for you would be fun, but it wouldn’t be easy. It would require you to dissolve at least one of your fixations, escape at least two of your habits and override at least three of your dogmatic beliefs. I’ll completely understand if you’re not up for the challenge. But if you’re game, read the following excerpt of a poem by Pablo Neruda (translated by Alastair Reid), and incorporate its attitude into your daily rhythm. “I have a mind to confuse things, unite them, make them new-born, mix them up, undress them, until all light in the world has the oneness of the ocean, a generous, vast wholeness, a crackling, living fragrance.”

VIRGO Aug 23 | Sep 22 “Artists suffer for

SAGITTARIUS Nov 22 | Dec 21 I love to lis-

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their work, but they don’t mind,” read the headline in the San Francisco Chronicle.

The attached article featured brief interviews with five artists who all said they enjoy doing their creative work so much that they gladly put up with the privations it causes them. That’s the spirit I’d like you to embrace in the coming weeks, Virgo. See if you can immerse yourself in a labour of love with so much enthusiastic devotion that you drive away some of your aches and anxieties.

LIBRA Sep 23 | Oct 22 Albert Einstein was extremely famous during his lifetime. Although he had no publicity machine promoting him, his face became an iconic symbol for genius. “Einstein” was, in effect, a brand name that made people think of creativity, wisdom and imagination. There were times that bothered him. “I am no Einstein,” he said, preferring to be his raw self rather than the idol on a pedestal. I offer his example up to you, Libra. You can benefit from slipping away from, ignoring and even rebelling against your image right now. Return to the source of your ever-evolving life energy.

ten to DJ Schmeejay on San Francisco radio station KUSF. Like a throwback to the Golden Age of FM radio in the 1970s, he plays a “visceral, cinematic” mix that delights you with a flow of unpredictable juxtapositions. Unlike some music experts who harbour haughty elitist prejudices, the dude is an open-minded aficionado. His playlist may include a psychedelic tune, flapper jazz, a pretty pop song, a barbershop quartet, 1960s folk, polka and trip-hop. He understands that good entertainment keeps you guessing about what’s going to come next. I urge you to borrow his approach as you cruise and schmooze in the coming weeks.

Charm people with good surprises.

Expand your bag of tricks, and use everything in it.

CAPRICORN Dec 22 | Jan 19 I’m not a big believer in the idea that dreams are prophetic. I’ve recorded thousands of my own dreams, and just three of them have foreshadowed waking-life events that actually occurred. However, I have often found it valuable to regard my dreams as pointers on how to develop unripe aspects of myself. For example, when I was

19, I had a series of dreams suggesting that the best way to become a writer was simply to write at least three hours every day. I acted on those prompts, and they worked. I bring this to your attention, Capricorn, because it’s prime time for you to tap into your own dreams for tips on how to create your best possible future.

AQUARIUS Jan 20 | Feb 18 In his opening

comments on an episode of his TV show, Stephen Colbert announced, “I have butterflies in my stomach. I just ate a cocoon quesadilla.” If I’m reading the omens correctly, you, too, will soon have fluttering sensations in your gut, but not because of your food choices. Rather, you’re likely to be quivery and atwitter due to encounters with the Great Unknown – arrivals from beyond the Wild Blue Yonder that will blow your mind and recalibrate your philosophy of life. Don’t worry.

Your appointments with the numinous are likely to be stirring, even awe-inspiring, but not frightening. P.S. You should celebrate the fact that you feel free enough to go exploring so far and wide.

PISCES Feb 19| Mar 20 “If we wish to out-

line an architecture that conforms to the structure of our soul,” wrote Friedrich Nietzsche, “it would have to be conceived in the image of the labyrinth.” I take this to mean that clarity, assuredness and single-mindedness are luxuries the ego may indulge in, but they are not the natural state of our deepest selves. Rather, at our core, in the essential primal source that sustains us, we are complicated and meandering... mysterious and exploratory... curious and questioning. In other words, it’s perfectly healthy to be in a labyrinthine state of mind. I hope this meditation helps you enjoy your upcoming Season of Soul.

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It’s a typically Torontonian way to see a city that is slowly but constantly being gentrified.

Filling in the blanks of abandoned stores and empty lots can shift an area’s fortunes entirely.

Take Cabbagetown, for example. It’s unquestionably one of downtown’s most historic, architecturally interesting and naturally beautiful areas, with its leafy streets connecting the Victorian blocks at Parliament and Carlton with Riverdale Farm and the Don Valley to the east.

But one debut is doing a lot for the neighbourhood this fall: the opening of a new boutique by Propaganda’s Regina Sheung.

“Have you checked out Labour of Love?” Cabbagetown locals and interlopers alike asked when they learned the area was next on our Toronto Living hit list. Yes indeed, and we’re not surprised that the boutique (242 Carlton, 416923-8988, thelabouroflove.ca) is generating such buzz. Sheung has converted a dream storefront, with soaring ceilings, brick walls and massive windows, into an airy home for gift and jewellery shoppers.

One wall is lined with magnetic cases holding baubles by Elaine Ho, Mimi & Marge, Holly Yashi, Silver Seasons and more. Necklaces, earrings and bracelets all share a handcrafted quality and natural materials.

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gift and local fashion finds Propaganda on Yonge is known for. There are colourful garden gnome figures and Valerie Dumaine frocks. A small selection of vintage furniture rounds out Labour of Love’s stock.

When I ask Sheung which neighbouring shops have caught her eye, she refers me to Mi Casa (238 Carlton, 416-929-1913, micasatoronto. com) two doors west. The condo-sized furniture specialists fill their store with sectionals, dining sets and statement lighting. An extensive collection of Jonathan Adler ceramics includes horsehead statues, gourd-shaped vases and sculptural bowls.

Decor-wise, Cabbagetown is also home to lighting spot Lamp Cage (557 Parliament, 416686-5350, lampcage.com). Chandeliers range from traditional hurricane fixtures to iron pendants in the forms of spheres and birdcages.

Favourite tabletop finds have trophy-style bases, while floor options include articulated pieces with opaque glass shades.

For furniture and housewares, there’s also Parliament Furniture (465 Parliament, 416-9640884, parliamentfurniture.com), Barracuda Home & Garden Accessories (527 Parliament, 416-923-8505, barracuda.ca), Green’s Antiques (529 Parliament, 416-925-1556, greensantiques. com) and Simmons Flowers (540 Parliament, 416-920-6580, simmonsflowers.com).

While Labour of Love’s arrival is guaranteed

to boost Cabbagetown’s retail traffic, its foodie scene is already well developed. Across from the store is sushi at Omi (243 Carlton, 416-920-8991), and a few doors closer to Parliament is caterer Daniel et Daniel’s Food Shop (248 Carlton, 416968-9275, danieletdaniel.com). I dare you to resist the sweet tarts, cheese selection, take-home dinners and lunchtime sandwiches.

Around the corner at Gourmet Burger Co. (482 Parliament, 647-344-5103), it’s tough to choose between the Aussie patty layered with fried egg and pineapple and the mushroom melt drowning in caramelized onions and Brie.

There are also baked goods at Absolute Bakery & Café (589 Parliament, 416-929-2700), gelato at Sweet Creamery (521 Parliament, 647351-3554, sweetcreamery.com), plus fine dining at Big Mamma’s Boy (554 Parliament, 416-9271593, bigmammasboy.ca), Pear Tree (507 Parliament, 416-962-8190, peartree.sites.toronto. com), Rashnaa (307 Wellesley East, 416-9292099, rashnaa.com) and Butter Chicken Factory (556 Parliament, 416-964-7583).

The bar scene ranges from karaoke at the Grasshopper (460 Parliament, 416-323-1210) to a quiet cocktail at the Cobourg (533 Parliament, 416-913-7538). Enjoy the balmy fall weeks on the patio at Ben Wicks (424 Parliament, 416-9619425, benwickspub.com) or the House on Parliament (456 Parliament, 416-925-4074, houseonparliament.com). continued on page 43 œ

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Nor would I have them serve what they call a North American bistro card that’s all over the map and tastes like it like it fell off the back of a Sysco truck.

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Barbecue StockyardS SmokehouSe & Larder ñ 699 St Clair W, at Christie, 416-658-9666,

thestockyards.ca. Everyone’s a backyard bbq expert, but only Tom Davis puts his South Carolina ’cue on the line. Sadly, until the self-taught pit boss is happy with the quality, they’re only available Tuesdays, Fridays and Sundays from 5 pm. Best: grain-fed, air-dried barbecued chickens in garlicky cumin rub; St. Louis-cut racks of pork side ribs; maple-glazed Southern fried chicken; house-smoked pastrami that rivals Caplansky’s; dairy-free potato salad in lemony vinaigrette; at brunch, Eggs Tommy, flaky buttermilk biscuits topped with house-cured Cajun sausage, shrimp, hollandaise and deep-fried poached eggs, porchetta-spiked home fries on the side; dulce de leche beignets. Complete dinners for $30 per person (lunches/brunches $20), including all taxes, tip and a house-made limeade. Average main $13/$10. Open Tuesday to Friday 11:30 am to 9 pm, Saturday 11:30 am to 8 pm, Sunday 9 am to 8 pm. Brunch Sunday till 3 pm. Closed Monday, holidays. No reservations. Unlicensed.

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Gameren’s diner offshoot of their insanely popular Black Hoof offers all-day charcuterie-based breakfasts by day and sophisticated cocktails ’n’ offal after dark. Best: to start, sugar-dusted six-packs of minidonuts laced with bone marrow and cherry jam (Saturday and Sunday only); Suckling Pig Eggs Benny, flaky buttermilk biscuits topped with sweet Carolina-style pulled pork, poached free-range eggs and pickled jalapeño hollandaise sided with arugula tossed with house-made pork rinds; house-baked brioche slathered with crème fraîche and gingery peach compote upgraded with seared foie gras; glutenfree buckwheat pancakes dressed with sous-vide rabbit, crumbled house-made ricotta and boozy blueberries; to drink, pink peppercorn vodka Caesars with Marmite syrup, rimmed with dehydrated horseradish. Open for breakfast/brunch Thursday to Monday 10 am to 4 pm, cocktails and nibbles 6 pm to 2 am. Closed Tuesday, Wednesday, some holidays. No reservations. Licensed. Cash only. Access: six steps at door, washrooms in basement.

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Best: the basic model, 5 ounces of ground naturally raised Cumbrae brisket and chuck on a Brick Street Bakery bun grilled to order and dressed with lettuce, tomato, onion, and mayo – hold the mustard and ketchup; Voodoo burgers topped with guacamole, salsa and optional pickled jalapeños; Danforth-style lamb burgers with red peppers, feta and tzatziki; house-made veggie patties run through the garden; to side, correctly crisp Yukon Gold fries; a proper Greek salad with tangy kalamata

olives; avoid doughy onion rings. Complete meals for $15 including all taxes, tip and a soda. Average main $7. Open daily 11 am to 11 pm. Unlicensed. Access: two steps at door, no washrooms. Rating: nnn

Caribbean cariBfuSion southeast corner King W, at Bay, 647ñ 704-5139. If success in the resto biz is all about location, Bridgette Pinder’s sidewalk Caribbean food cart at the crossroads of the Financial District has it made. Best $5 lunch in the core? Best: gently jerked and grilled boneless chicken breast dressed with two salads – crisp romaine, purple cabbage and carrot, the other sweet ripe mango and bell pepper strips in a spicy Thai vinaigrette – doused with both islandstyle barbecue and hot sauces, and wrapped in a grilled whole wheat pita or dalpoori roti; daily curried chicken roti or Tuesday and Wednesday curried beef roti with stir-fried veggies; oxtail with rice ’n’ peas and mango salad Friday; to finish, skewers of grilled pineapple dusted with sugar and cinnamon. Complete lunches for $10 per person, including all taxes, a bottle of water and a tip, you cheap bastards.

Average main $6. Open Monday to Friday 11 am to 4 pm. Closed Saturday, Sunday, holidays. Unlicensed. Cash only. Access: barrier-free. Rating: nnnn✺

Chinese Dim Sum crown PrinceSS 1033 Bay, at Irwin, 416-923-8784, ñ crownprincessfinedining.com. Sister of

the equally OTT Crown Prince in Scarborough, this opulent Chinese dining room – think Versace does Versailles – may be pricey at dinner but offers substantial value earlier in the day, especially before 11 am, when most dim sum dishes are only $3.10. Servers in French maid costumes and Strauss waltzes on the soundsystem only add to the luxury. Best: translucently wrapped dumplings stuffed with chopped scallops; the inevitable siu mai upgraded with foie-gras-like goose liver mousse and black caviar; classic shrimp har gow and pan-fried turnip cake with Chinese sausage; Chiu Chow dumplings with ground pork, chives and crunchy peanuts; ridiculously tender octopus tentacles in five-spice powder; to finish, perfectly flaky milk custard tarts with birds’ nest; by the pot, Iron Buddha oolong tea. Complete dim sum meals for $20 per person, including all taxes, tip and tea. Open daily for dim sum 9 am to 4 pm, à la carte menu 11 am to 11 pm. Licensed. Access: barrierfree. Rating: nnnn✺

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The improbable performance succeeded purely on the strength of a few factors: Gonzales is simply an amazing pianist, undeniably talented. And he’s actually really funny, mixing up his abrasive quips with enough self-deprecating honesty to make them much weightier than just a bunch of jokes about music.

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Bandleader Lizzie Powell looked as surprised as anyone by the response, at one point sarcastically wondering if the energetic fans in the front row had all taken MDMA. But she also seemed prepared for it. The Montreal band’s indie pop songs may be built around her voice, but it’s her unconventional guitar heroics that really sells them.

The band alternated between a familiar trio configuration and an inflated seven-member set-up that included most members of buzz-worthy openers Suuns. Even when surrounded by the extra musicians, Powell commanded attention. She’s finally accepted Land of Talk as her own project, and the spotlight looks good on her.

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To replace late frontman Layne Staley, Alice in Chains have picked a consummate entertainer, and he’s invigorating their nostalgia-driven reunion tours.

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Wild horses

INDIE ROCK

They may not have won the Mercury Prize, but Brit rockers Foals still feel like winners By JORDAN BIMM

JP, Chrissie & the Fairground Boys Feat.

Chrissie hynde and JP Jones

FOALS with ESBEN & THE WITCH at Lee’s Palace (529 Bloor West), Monday (September 27), 9 pm. SOLD OUT.

w/ Amy CorreiA

THURSDAY OCTOBER 7 THE PHOENIX

After touring their hyped debut album, Antidotes, in 2008, Oxford-based fivepiece Foals pulled off what few of their indie rock contemporaries ever manage: improving on an already stellar formula.

Eleven weeks of a pad thai diet and 18-hour days recording in a live-in studio in Gothenburg, Sweden, produced Total Life Forever (Transgressive). It’s a dazzling step forward that nudges their melodic, mathy dance punk in the direction of post-Kid A Radiohead and earned them a 2010 Mercury Prize nom. (They lost to The xx.)

Singer/guitarist Yannis Philippakis admits he felt “content, if slightly crazed” upon emerging from the marathon sessions.

“It was tense at times, definitely,” he says over the phone from Oxford.

“Recording will always be [like that for

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THURSDAY OCTOBER 14 THE PHOENIX

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w/ Colleen Brown

THURSDAY OCTOBER 14 THE GREAT HALL (1087 Queen st. west)

MiKe Posner

w/ FAr eAst movement, stephen JerzAk, 2Am CluB, BAd rABBits, Xv FRIDAY OCTOBER 15 THE MOD CLUB

The drUMs w/ the hAirs

SATURDAY OCTOBER 16 THE MOD CLUB

Lissie

w/ dylAn leBlAnC

TUESDAY OCTOBER 19 EL MOCAMBO

PhoeniX

w/ tokyo poliCe CluB, wAvves FRIDAY OCTOBER 22 RICOH COLISEUM

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Jay’s Manifesto

us], because we actually like the combative aspect of making records. The conflict, the turmoil, the grit. The mood was totally bipolar, but I wouldn’t like it without that.”

One of the lyrical themes is paranoia about technology and the future, which Philippakis says was reinforced by reading Ray Kurzweil’s books about spiritual machines and the prospect of a technological singularity.

“I find Kurzweil’s ideas to be equal parts thrilling and terrifying,” he says, stressing that Total Life Forever isn’t a concept record. “I fear that a lot of what he says is eventually going to happen, that it’s an ineluctable fate for humans to be preceded by their own creations. But I don’t think it’s going to happen in my lifetime.”

For now, Philippakis and his Foals are focused on the here and now, which includes a North American tour he describes as “a mission” and work on album number three.

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HIP-HOP

He may not have an album out, but everyone’s talking about Jay Electronica By JASON RICHARDS JAY ELECTRONICA with J. PERIOD & BLACK THOUGHT, SAUKRATES, RICH KIDD, MZ. CHAWLS, NOMADIC MASSIVE, D-SISIVE, ETERNIA , MASIA ONE and others as part of MANIFESTO MAIN EVENT at YongeDundas Square, Sunday (September 26), noon-11 pm. Free. themanifesto.ca.

For someone with only a handful of released songs and no album, there’s been a lot of hoopla about Jay Electronica over the past couple of years.

Some of that might have to do with the New Orleans-born, Brooklyn-based rapper/producer’s high-profile connects. J Dilla helped put him on. He’s produced for Nas. Diddy is a good friend. Erykah Badu is the mother of his daughter. (It’s his child she was tweeting about while giving birth.)

Beyond the fact that he’s probably BBMing with Mos Def as you read this, the scant few tracks he’s dropped have been pretty fucking scalding.

He’s got no problem with releasing a nine-minute number flipping Jon Brion’s Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind soundtrack (Act 1: Eternal Sunshine) or an ode to the Notorious B.I.G. featuring an incessantly ad libbing Diddy that clocks in at 6:35 (The Ghost Of Christopher Wallace).

And then there’s the mysterious way he releases music: via obscure message boards, a disappearing/reappearing MySpace page, teasers on YouTube coupled with exotic visuals.

No wonder he’s considered an enigma, an image he claims not to get.

“I don’t really know where that comes from,” he says from his apart-

ment while playing with an iPhone-controlled quadricopter. (Google that.)

“I don’t consider myself mysterious. If you listen to my music, it’s pretty open and genuine. To me, the mystery is ‘Where is this tag of mysteriousness coming from?’”

That tag should start going away after the release of his years-inthe-making debut album, Act II (Control Freaq). Electronica was pushing for it to be released on his birthday, September 19. At this juncture, he’s not at liberty to say much about the album or its guest appearances. So mysterious.

A recurring theme in his songs is that the rap game isn’t the same as it used to be, that someone needs to bring the energy back. Refreshingly, the rapper puts a new spin on that tired backpacker lament: optimism.

“I’m very hopeful about it. Even though we regularly hear a lot of things that sound the same, good music still exists that’s starting to come to light. I don’t even call it hope.

It’s inevitable.

“I’m inevitable.”

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Interview clips at nowtoronto.com

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“There were so many good performances. My favourite, though, was Caribou.”

Isabella Mise

SOUND CHECK

Music fans have their say

“It’s hard to say. Of course I wanted Shad to win, but based on performance, I’d say maybe Owen Pallett.”

Gaurav Sawhney (Shad’s manager)

the event: The Polaris Music Prize after-party @ the Drake Hotel, Monday, September 20 the QUeStIOn: Who should have won?

“Well, actually I had a lot of love for Shad and Broken Social Scene, and I thought Owen Pallett’s Heartland was amazing. In general, I thought the performances were amazing, and Karkwa were absolutely incredible. I couldn’t be more thrilled for them to take it home.”

Dan Mangan

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“Shad stole the show.”

Christine Law

“I actually predicted Karkwa when I first walked in.”

Jeff Roman (Sirius)

September 23-29 2010 NOW

photos by zach slootsky

“I was rooting for Shad.” Diamond Rings

“I wanted Caribou to win.”

Romy Lightman (Tasseomancy/Ghost Bees) “I wasn’t really rooting for anyone. I had no idea what was going to happen.”

Gentleman Reg

“I was just rooting for an album that was special and that would really represent this award.” Shad

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CARL CRAIG, GREG GOW, DERRICK RAMIREZ, NITIN Footwork 416-913-3488. October 10.

MELISSA AUF DER MAR Tattoo Rock Parlour

CALVIN HARRIS, STEVE AOKI, INFECTED MUSHROOM, COSMIC GATE, BURNS, DJS MARK OLIVER, MANZONE & STRONG Guvernment/Kool

Haus 14th Anniversary Guvernment/Kool Haus doors 10 pm, $35. 416-869-0045, guvernment.com. October 10.

MAYER HAWTHORNE & THE COUNTY Opera House doors 9 pm, $17.50. PDR, RT, SS, TM. October 15.

JEFF MILLS, BIG ZANG, DJS JAMIE KIDD, MARTIN FAZEKAS X Avant New Music Festival: Trading Spaces Polish Combatants Hall 9 pm, $15$20. RT, SS, TW. October 16.

TicketIndex CB – CIRCUS BOOKS AND MUSIC 866 Danforth. 416-925-6116, circusbooksandmusic.com.

EF – EARTH & FIRE 489 Queen W. 416-203-4138.

HS – HORSESHOE 370 Queen W. 416-598-4753, horseshoetavern.com.

LL – LULA LOUNGE 1585 Dundas W. 416-588-0307, lula.ca.

$10. tattoorockparlour.com. November 4.

ALL THAT REMAINS, ASKING ALEXANDRIA, BORN OF OSIRIS, AND SHE WHISPERED Phoenix Concert Theatre doors 7 pm, all ages, $20.75. RT, TM. November 9.

ARIEL PINK’S HAUNTED GRAFFITI, OS MUTANTES Opera House doors 8 pm, $20. RT, SS,

Music listings appear by day, then by genre, then alphabetically by venue. Event names are in italics. See Music Club Index, page 60, for venue address and phone number.

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How to place a listing

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, September 23 POP/ROCK/HIP-HOP/SOUL

BOVINE SEX CLUB Endast, Vilipend, Black Faxes.

CAMERON HOUSE FRONT ROOM Corin Ray-

mond 6 pm, Sean Cotton 10 pm.

CAMERON HOUSE BACK ROOM Shawnathan.

THE CENTRAL Indie Night.

C’EST WHAT Monica Schroeder (alt pop) 9 pm.

DAKOTA TAVERN Baby Eagle (garage/ folk).

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Academy doors 8 pm, all ages, $30. HS, RT, SS, TM. December 9.

pm, all ages, $48. RT, TM. December 12.

DWEEZIL ZAPPA Dweezil Zappa Plays Zappa

Queen Elizabeth Theatre doors 7 pm, $49.50$67.50. RT, SS, TM. December 15.

TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA Air Canada Cen-

FRED EAGLESMITH Hugh’s Room 8:30 pm, $35$37.50. 416-531-6604. December 29 and 30.

BRANDON FLOWERS Sound Academy doors 8

FINNTROLL, ENSIFERUM, ROTTEN SOUND, BARREN EARTH Opera House doors 7 pm, all ages,

LN – LIVE NATION livenation.com.

PDR – PLAY DE RECORD 357 Yonge. 416-586-0380, playderecord.com.

RCM – ROYAL CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC 273 Bloor W. 416-408-0208, rcmusic.ca.

RT – ROTATE THIS 801 Queen W. 416-504-8447, rotate.com.

RTH – ROY THOMSON HALL/GLENN GOULD/MASSEY HALL 60 Simcoe/250 Front W. 416-872-4255, roythomson.com.

SB – SHANTI BABA 546 Queen W. 416-504-5034.

SC – SONY CENTRE FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS 1 Front E. sonycentre.ca.

$28.50. RT, TM. February 22, 2011.

SM – STEVE’S MUSIC 415 Queen W. 416-593-8888.

SS – SOUNDSCAPES 572 College. 416-537-1620, soundscapesmusic.com.

TCA – TORONTO CENTRE FOR THE ARTS 5040 Yonge. 416-733-9388, tocentre.com.

TM – TICKETMASTER 416-870-8000, ticketmaster.ca.

TMA – TICKETMASTER ARTSLINE 416-872-1111, ticketmaster.ca.

TW – TICKETWEB ticketweb.ca.

UE – UNION EVENTS unionevents.com.

UR – ROGERS UR MUSIC tickets.urmusic.ca.

FOLK/BLUES/COUNTRY/WORLD

EL MOCAMBO CD release The Coast (indie rock). ñ THE GARRISON Eve & the Ocean, Joel Battle,

AQUILA Tres Hombres (blues/rock) 9 pm.

BLUE MOON Open Jam Saxman Lou 9 pm.

FAT CAT WINE BAR Alan Small (guitar) 7 pm.

FREE TIMES CAFÉ Jordana Talsky 8 pm.

THE LOCAL Michael Laderoute.

LOLA Brian Cober (solo acoustic blues) 9 pm.

LOU DAWG’S Don Campbell 6:30 pm, Mike

GLADSTONE HOTEL MELODY BAR Thursday

LULA LOUNGE Small World Music Festival:

Sarah Burton (pop/electroacoustic) 9 pm.

Night Confidential Tomboyfriend & Betty Burke 9 pm.

GRAFFITI’S The Marcus Walker Band 8 pm.

HOLLYWOOD ON THE QUEENSWAY CD release Johnny Max 8 pm.

HORSESHOE Teenage Fanclub, Elephant Stone 9 pm.

LEE’S PALACE Cast of Kings, Derbert Plaza, Avery Island.

MITZI’S SISTER CD release Gerry Alvarez Odyssey (psych rock/garage).

NOT MY DOG The DoneFors (pop/folk) 9:30 pm.

OPERA HOUSE Comeback Kid, A Wilhelm Scream, Madball, Living with Lions, Devil in Me (hardcore punk) doors 6:30 pm, all ages.

THE OSSINGTON More Times Anela Q, Hard Dough (hip-hop).

THE PADDOCK Jake Wilkinson 10 pm.

RANCHO RELAXO 5 Dollar Rap Show.

RIVOLI The Big Money Shot Amos the Transparent, the Draculas, St Joe’s Mission.

ROC N DOC’S Druckfarben Jam (rock) 9 pm.

SILVER DOLLAR The Hey Now, the Prince Bros, Buddy Black, the Desert Trees 9:15 pm.

TATTOO ROCK PARLOUR CD release Elos Arma, the Imports 10 pm.

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NEON INDIAN

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OCT 4 - THE PHOENIX

OCT 12 - LEES PALACE

DIMMU BORGIR, ENSLAVED, BLOOD RED THRONE, DAWN OF ASHES Sound Academy doors 6:30

BLIND GUARDIAN, HOLY GRAIL, SEVEN KINGDOMS Kool Haus doors 7 pm, all ages, $28.50.

this week How to find a listing

BROKEN SOCIAL SCENE, SUPERCHUNK Sound

tre 4 and 8 pm, $25-$62.50. TM. December 23.

pm, $28.50. RT, SS, TM. December 4.

OCT 9 - KOOL HAUS

OCT 12 - WRONGBAR

TM. November 17.

RT, TM. November 26.

MIIKE SNOW

SEPT 25 - 99 SUDBURY

OCTOPUS PROJECT & STARFUCKER

GET YOUR TICKETS BEFORE THESE SHOWS SELL OUT ATARI TEENAGE RIOT Phoenix Concert Theatre 7 pm, $20. TM. October 4.

w/ Annie Mac, SonicC, & More!

Constantini 10:30 pm.

Funkabelly Nomadica, DJ Medicineman (gypsy funk) 9 pm.

MOD CLUB Glenda Del Monte, Escalante.

MOLSON AMPHITHEATRE Toby Keith, Trace Adkins doors 6:30 pm.

MONARCHS PUB Jerome Godboo, George Oliver, Neil Chapman, Steve Pelletier, Danny Lockwood 9 pm.

REBAS CAFÉ David Crighton 7 pm.

TRANZAC SOUTHERN CROSS Bluegrass & Oldtime 7:30 pm, David Newberry, David Lang, Canary Mine 10 pm.

TRANZAC MAIN HALL Vox Toronto Culture Pub Lauren Maylon, Deb Whalen 7 pm.

JAZZ/CLASSICAL/EXPERIMENTAL

DE SOTOS Open mic/Jam Double A Jazz 8 pm.

FOUR SEASONS CENTRE FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS RICHARD BRADSHAW AMPHITHEATRE

Encuentro en la Habana Hilario Durán (jazz/ Afro-Cuban) noon to 1 pm.

GATE 403 Bobby Hsu Jazz Band 5 pm, Eliana Cuevas Jazz Duo 9 pm.

GLENN GOULD STUDIO Manteca (jazz) 8 pm.

METROPOLITAN UNITED CHURCH Noon at Met Dr Paul Jessen (organ) 12:15 to 12:45 pm.

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OCT 15 - LEES PALACE

HALLOWEEN’S DIGITAL FREAKOUT

W/ Dj Marky, Datsik, Spy, Tc, 12Th Planet, Gaslamp Killer, Daedelus

RUSKO

OCT 30 - SOUND ACADEMY

OCT 16 - OPERA HOUSE

DIGITAL ft. CROOKERS w/ AC Slater, L-Vis 1990, SBTRKT & More!

JAMAICA

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OCT 19 - WRONGBAR

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OCT 21 - WRONGBAR

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TWO DOOR CINEMA CLUB

PVT (formerly Pivot)

DIAMOND RINGS

OCT 25 - THE PHOENIX

OCT 26 - WRONGBAR

OCT 26 - THE GARRISON

MAT & KIM w/ Donnis

SHOUT OUT OUT

OCT 29 - THE PHOENIX

NOV 4 - WRONGBAR

ABANDON ALL SHIPS

w/ Structures, Woe Is Me & Liferuiner

OCT 27 - THE PHOENIX

BONOBO NOV 5 - THE PHOENIX SEPT 25 - LAZARO CASANOVA & ANDREW ROSS THE SOCIAL SEPT 30 - MOUNT KIMBE THE DRAKE UNDERGROUND OCT 2 - SOUL CLAP & ART DEPTARTMENT THE SOCIAL OCT 21 - RAS G THE DRAKE UNDERGROUND OCT 23 - DROP THE LIME W/ ZEDS DEAD THE SOCIAL

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NOV 18 - THE MOD CLUB OCT 1 - HUDSON MOHAWKE OCT 8 - DJ ZINC MOD CLUB OCT 15 - GET ER’ DONE TOUR feat.

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(solo piano) 7:30 pm. rex Kevin Quain 6:30 pm, Jonathan Kreisberg Quartet 9:30 pm. rOy tHOMSOn Hall Mahler Resurrection Symphony Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Isabel Bayrakdarian, Susan Platts, the Toronto Mendelssohn Choir 8 pm. tequila BOOkwOrM CD release Angerville 9 pm. trane StudiO Ron Davis Trio (jazz) 7 pm. trinity St Paul’S CHurCH Lyrical Baroque Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra, Eric Hoeprich, Shannon Mercer 8 pm.

Dance Music/DJ/Lounge

alleyCatz Back In Time: Michael Jackson

Tribute DJ Remedy.

Century rOOM Fam Glam Thursdays DJs Tito, Crunch, doors 10 pm.

COrnerStOne PuB DJ Dazz (old school) 10 pm. dOuBle dOuBle land Artstars Dance Party DJ Renee Crawfrod, Max Mohenu (50s Motown/hip-hop/blues) 10 pm. drake HOtel undergrOund Sound Battle Royale DJ MelBoogie doors 10 pm. gOOdHandy’S Wall To Wall T-Girls DJ Sumation doors 8 pm.5

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inSOMnia DJ Ron Jon (funk/soul/house). levaCk BlOCk Walmer Thursdays DJs the Dirty

Frenchman & Plan B (hip-hop/electro/B-more/ dancehall/bass).

PartS & laBOur Thunderous Thursdays DJ Gymbo Jax (hard rock/heavy metal/punk). raSPutin vOdka Bar Czar (queer dance party).5 rivOli POOl lOunge deejayscoots (roots/hiphop/rock/reggae/R&B/disco/electro) 10 pm. tattOO rOCk ParlOur Main rOOM Tattoo Thursdays DJ Millhouse Brown (new rock/alternative) doors 10 pm. tattOO rOCk ParlOur BaSeMent Tattoo Thursdays Bangs & Blush (Motown/Britpop).

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alleyCatz Lady Kane. annex wreCkrOOM All 90s Night Odario, Grand Analog 10 pm.

aquila Cadre (roots) 9 pm. aSPetta Caffe Tres & Brandon, Ramon Perdi-

gao, Bryn McCauley (acoustic/Brazilian folk/ blues/pop) 7 pm.

BOvine Sex CluB The Red 5 Massacre, Rackula, Always Die Fighting.

CaMerOn HOuSe BaCk rOOM Shawnathan. tHe Central Hector Mayer. dC MuSiC tHeatre Indie Night Westlake, Alliston Rising and others all ages.

tHe garriSOn Wavelength 507 Fond of Tigers, Minotaurs, Eucalyptus, Secretary ñ City (indie rock/Afrobeat/prog rock/calypso jazz) doors 9 pm.

graffiti’S Classics For Sick Kids Paul Martin

(classic covers) 5 to 7 pm. tHe great Hall Manifesto: TO Meet NYC Jean Grae, Citizen Kane, 4th Pyramid, Mr Mecca, Son Real, KJ, L, DJ Serious & the Yume Experiment w/ Kena Anae 9:30 pm.

Hart HOuSe great Hall Ontario Association of Art Galleries Awards She King 4 pm.

HOrSeSHOe The Watchmen, Bird of Wales (alt rock) doors 9 pm.

OPera HOuSe Rogue Wave, Midlake, Peter Wolf Crier (indie rock) doors 8 pm.

Original’S Ascension (rock). tHe OSSingtOn Some Old Bullshit Azuree, Carl (60s/70s greaser sock hop). ranCHO relaxO The Formalists, the Withouts, Locomotive 8. rivOli Pop With Brains: benefit for CAMH Fast Romantics, Northamorica, Rodrigo Wilde, the Box Tiger, the Peace Leeches, the FranDiscos doors 9 pm. rOC n dOC’S The Product 10 pm.

Silver dOllar Brutal Knights, the Statues, No No Zero, Germ Attack, Dead Wife doors 9 pm. tattOO rOCk ParlOur Die Mannequin, Darlings of Chelsea, Dearly Beloved 8:30 pm. tranzaC SOutHern CrOSS Mystery Stew (pop) 10 pm. unit C Loft Party Ruby Coast 8 pm. village vaPOr lOunge Kim Jarrett 9 pm.

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Blue gOOSe tavern Fiddlestix (Celtic rock).

CadillaC lOunge Tim Hus, the Mad Hatters 9 pm.

CaMerOn HOuSe frOnt rOOM Bidini Band 6

pm, James Hummel 10 pm.

CHurCH Of Saint tiMOtHy Culture Days Nathaniel Dett Chorale 6 pm.

COrnerStOne PuB Two by Four (acoustic blues/R&R).

BRANDI CARLILE THE BACON BROTHERS

with Luke McMaster Wed. Oct. 6, 2010

Thu. Feb. 3, 2011

graffiti’S Slocan Ramblers Bluegrass Outfit.

HarleM Julian Fauth (barrelhouse) 7:30 pm.

HigHway 61 SOutHern BarBeque Dylan Wickens & the Little Naturals 8 pm.

HOly Oak Cafe The Pining (country) 10 pm.

HugH’S rOOM CD release Mary Gauthier, Tania Elizabeth 8:30 pm. ñ laMBadina Intimate & Interactive Open Mic

Natasha Waterman vs Aion Clarke doors 10 pm. lee’S PalaCe The Tallest Man on Earth, S Carey (acoustic folk) doors 9 pm. lOu dawg’S Paige Armstrong 9 pm.

MiSSiSSauga CiviC Centre Culture Days: Open Mic Abeena Samm (singer/songwriter) 7 pm.

Mitzi’S SiSter Brian Dunn, the Dust Poets.

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BOiler HOuSe Bill McBirnie & the Louis Simao

Trio 7 pm.

HARRY MANX and DAVID LINDLEY

COWBOY JUNKIES

Fri. Apr. 1, 2011

Fri. Nov. 19, 2010

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Brian Wilson (left) with Van Dyke Parks during the 1966 Smile sessions

Van Dyke sparks Beach Boy collaborator heading out on his first-ever tour – and being clever about it By Joshua ErrEtt Van Dyke Parks with Clare & The reasons at the Music Gallery (197 John), Wednesday (September 29), doors 7 pm.

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Van Dyke Parks eats tempura with Rufus Wainwright. He relaxes on weekends with Timothy B. Schmit, the bassist for the Eagles. And he’s fre­ quently seen chopping it up with Beach Boy number one, Brian Wilson.

With friends like these, Parks is like a 67­year­old socialite.

Due to that behind­the­scenes ap­ proach, his Wednesday show at the Music Gallery is part of his first­ever tour. “That’s 40 years ago that Song Cycle [his debut] appeared,” says the lyric virtuoso. “I feel like Moses coming back with the 11th Commandment!”

Parks has played many styles of folk music, from Americana to calypso. But throughout his varied career he’s never been short on words, even if some of them don’t make sense. “I’ve been in this town so long that back in the city I’ve been taken for lost and gone and unknown for a long long time” was his famously esoteric opening to Heroes And Villains. The line was so obscure and anti­commercial, it effect­ ively ended his relation­ ship with the Beach Boys.

“When I came out to Los Angeles to play in cafés in 1963, I was thinking about beat poetry, art,” he remem­ bers. “No one thought of getting recognized or

receiving money.”

But eventually, he admits, he start­ ed thinking about saving up for his re­ tirement and concentrated on writing hits. In his recent work with younger bands like his tour­mates Clare and the Reasons and on a new album that’s in the works, he’s atoning for that.

“Songs should provoke thought, they should say things, and they re­ serve the right to be wrong. And over­ all, they make things better for people.

There is no profit motive.”

So today he embraces “the road less travelled”: an approach that’s sophisticated but modest, inelegant but manageable. “It’s not like being at a Jimmy Buffett concert,” he says.

While his successful friends stay in “eight­star hotels,” he’ll take the Kerouac route. “I won’t sleep in the car, but I’ll drive it to a parking lot and get a room.”

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(hip-hop/funk/soul/rocksteady reggae) 9 pm.

OUR HOUSE BAR Hard & Soul Reunion Alton Miller, Andy Roberts.

THE PAINTED LADY DJ Phantastik (hip-hop/ reggae) 10 pm.

PARTS & LABOUR Cocksucker Blues DJs Matt, Travis & Richard (rock/punk/glam/disco).5 RASPUTIN VODKA BAR El Niño Mr. Tunes (Balkan/Latin/dancefloor jazz) 10 pm.

751 Women’s Arm Wrestling For Red Door Women’s Shelter 10 pm.

SUPERMARKET Tear It Like A Ferret! DJ No Big Deal, Serb Superb.

THIS IS LONDON Sander Kleinenberg.

THYMELESS Vibes Monthly Louie Don, Reggie Niceness (reggae/lovers/roots).

WRONGBAR Horse Meat Disco DJs Jim Stanton, James Hillard (disco/Italo/rarities).

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EMBASSY BAR Joint Session (indie rock/electro)

10 pm.

ETON HOUSE Singles Night DJ Phil (top 40) 9 pm.

FLY Dance Camp 5th Anniversary Party DJ Mark Falco 10 pm.5

FOOTWORK Deko-ze, Jayforce, YM doors 10 pm.

GOODHANDY’S Mandy Goodhandy Variety

Hour DJ Ralph Ham doors 10:30 pm.5 HYDE In The Know DJs Mike Toast, Matt Karpf 10 pm.

INSOMNIA DJ Adam Davis (house/breaks).

LAMBADINA DJ AfroSonic (Afrobeat/disco).

LOKI LOUNGE I’ll House You DJs Cozmic Cat, Dalia, Lucie Tic (house) doors 10 pm.

LULA LOUNGE Frankie Gunns, C64, elle-b-mc, General Lee, Capro (old school/jungle vinyl) 10 pm.

MIDPOINT Fondle Em Fridays DJ NV, DJ Standfast

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When we first noticed Modern Superstitions, some of their members were legally too young to be in the bars they were playing. At the time, they were called the Superstitions (inspired by a dream that guitarist Matthew C. Aldred had), and while their classic guitar pop tunes were infectiously catchy, they lacked the onstage confidence that only experience could bring. However, after touring with Sloan, changing their name, and hooking up a distribution deal with Last Gang, they’re ready for the big time.

“I thought it would be more intimidating opening up for Sloan than it was,” admits Aldred as we munch on sandwiches at a deli.

“If anything, it was easier playing for people we don’t know,” adds vocalist Nyssa Rosaleen. “And it’s really exciting when you see that the audience is actually into it.”

Sloan’s Patrick Pentland also came on board to produce All The Things

We’ve Been Told (Pink Noise), their first official release. Though he brings a wealth of experience and songwriting talent to the table, it turns out he was happy to sit back and help the players find guitar tones rather than push his producer vision on them.

“We had pretty strong ideas about things, and he would step back and let us work through them ourselves,” recalls Aldred.

The Sloan connection is obviously a big boost for the band, but it wouldn’t mean much if you couldn’t buy their album, which is where Canadian indie heavyweight Last Gang comes in. Except instead of signing the band, the label is simply providing the distribution network, an arrangement that suits the band just fine.

“We don’t technically have a deal with them,” explains Aldred. “We own all the masters, and everything is in our control. It’s pretty important, when you look at how things work now. I’m not giving my masters to someone in exchange for a $15,000 advance – you just don’t need that much money to record a good album any more.” benjaminb@nowtoronto.com

AquilA The New Mynah Birds, Jake Chisholm (R&B) 9 pm.

AspettA CAffe Strange Audio, Save Rock, Kate Sloan (rock) 7:30 pm.

BAr itAliA James King Band (funk/disco) 10 pm.

Bovine sex CluB Skate 4 Cancer Party Wel-

come to Paradise, DJs Rob, Bill. the CentrAl Che Dorval.

ChAlkers puB Serious Old School Jeanine Mackie Band, DJ Andy Romero (old school) 9:30 pm.

DC MusiC theAtre Metal As F$#@% Fest A Necessary Evil, Violent by Design, Against RA, Night if the Snake, Adversary Number 7 and others all ages. the GArrison Young Rival, the Pack A.D., Rattail 9 pm.

GrAffiti’s Dodge Fiasco (rock) 7 pm. horseshoe The Watchmen, Bird of Wales (alt rock) doors 9 pm. lee’s pAlACe Best Coast, Male Bonding (punky surfy power pop) doors 9 pm.

MoD CluB The Gracious Few, Medallions doors 6:30 pm. operA house Rana Farhan Band (Persian pop) doors 8 pm. oriGinAl’s Ascension (rock). pArts & lABour BBQ aka Mark Sultan, the Sphinxs, Ell V Gore (garage/punk) 10 pm. phoenix ConCert theAtre Justin Nozuka, Sweet Thing, the midway State 7 pm, all ages. revivAl Luv to Bhang Panjabi MC. roC n DoC’s Dan Walek (R&B) 4 pm, Darkest Side of the Moon (rock) 10 pm. silver DollAr Cadillacs, Cadavres, the Scarlet Fever, Dentata, Snakepit 10:30 pm. sneAky Dee’s Venomous Concept, Nails, Murder Squad T.O., Bastard Child Death Cult doors 9 pm. trAnzAC southern Cross Joe Hall (pop) 6:30 pm, Jaron Freeman Fox & Steven Cox (pop) 10 pm.

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projeCt 165 Tea & Cookies R Mirsky (cabaret) 4:30 pm. rex David Rotundo & Jerome Godboo 3:30 pm, Ernesto Cervini Trio 7 pm, Pat LaBarbera & Kirk MacDonald Quintet 9:30 pm. roy thoMson hAll Mahler Resurrection Symphony Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Isabel Bayrakdarian, Susan Platts, the Toronto Mendelssohn Choir 8 pm. royAl CineMA Hilario Duran & his Latin Jazz Band 8:30 pm. trinity presByteriAn ChurCh A Tale Of Two Tenors ‘Two’ Edward Franko, Lenard Whiting, Brett Kingsbury 7:30 pm. trinity st pAul’s ChurCh Lyrical Baroque Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra, Eric Hoeprich, Shannon Mercer 8 pm. yonGe-DunDAs squAre NAISA Sound Travels: 3-Sided Square & New Music Marathon Richard Windeyer, Michelle Irving, Matt Miller, Eric Powell, the Ambient Ping, Allison Wiebe, Wallace Halladay and others 2 to 10 pm.

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danCe musiC/dJ/lounge

Annex wreCkrooM Massive Saturdays 10 pm.

BABAlúu DJ Carlitos (salsa) 10 pm.

Clinton’s Shake A Tail (60s/70s retro dance night).

Cornerstone puB DJ Dazz (RnR) 10 pm.

DrAke hotel unDerGrounD Edumacation DJ

Fase (hip-hop) doors 11 pm.

DrAke hotel lounGe Members Only DJs doors 10 pm.

fly DJ Isaac Escalante, Jeremy Khamkeo, DJ

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Kevin Bailey 10 pm.5 footwork Josh Wink doors 10 pm.

GooDhAnDy’s Dude Sex Party DJ Rolls Royce doors 9 pm.5 hyDe Hyde After Dark DJs M-Kutz, Mikeo (mashups) 10 pm. insoMniA Sense Saturdays DJ Charles (deep house). lAMBADinA DJ AfroSonic (Afrobeat/disco/top 40) 11 pm.

MAro Red Carpet Saturdays DJ Undercover (house/hip-hop/club anthems).

MiDpoint DJs the Dirty Frenchman, Plan B (hip-hop/dancehall/b-more/bass) 9 pm. the ossinGton Pacific High – Dymaxion House Scott Seewhale, Colin Bergh. the pAinteD lADy DJ Salazar (funk/soul) 10 pm. rivoli Footprints DJs General Eclectic, Jason Palma, DJ Stu, Lybido 10 pm. sounD ACADeMy Digital Simian Mobile Disco (DJ Set), Annie Mac, Downlink, SonicC. suBA Black & Gold Affair Jester, DJ Anonymous, JJ Rock, DJ Missy B, DJ Trini doors 10 pm. superMArket Do Right Saturdays DJs Fase, John Kong, MC Abdominal 11:30 pm. sutrA Triplet On The Decks DJ Triplet (old skool hip-hop). trAne stuDio DJ D’Boys, DJ Kush Nubia (Afro-fusion) 10 pm.

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CAMeron house Kevin Quain & the Mad Bastards 10 pm.

the CentrAl Good Vibes.

Cherry ColA’s roCk n’ rollA CABAret & lounGe

Johnny Favourite & the Troubadours 9 pm. the GArrison The Elwins, Almonds, Cohen 9 pm.

GeorGe’s plAy Elvis Presley tribute Ori Dagan, Eric St Laurent, Jorda O’Connor, Sly Juhas, Terra Hazelton 9 pm.5 GrAffiti’s Blackmetal Brunch 11 am to 5 pm.

GrAffiti’s Pedestrian Sunday Michael Brennan 3 to 7 pm. horseshoe Murder by Death, Samantha Crain, Schomberg Fair (gothic alt country punk) doors 8 pm. lee’s pAlACe !!!, Folchen doors 8 pm. the loCAl Dan Boniferro noon, G Mark Weston 5 pm, Gord Zubrecki Band 10 pm. roC n DoC’s The Bottle Devils (rock) 9 pm. sneAky Dee’s Sonny and the Sunsets, Kelley Stoltz (garage punk) 10:20 pm. sounD ACADeMy Wiz Khalifa, Yelawolf (hip-hop) doors 8 pm, all ages. See preview, page 58. wronGBAr Maple Sizzurp G-Side, Skratch Bastid, Ghettogoldmatt (Southern hip-hop) 10 pm.

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Folk/Blues/Country/World

AspettA CAffe Sarah Teitel, Good Clean Feeling, Mirian Katrib, the Craigs List Trio (acoustic/folk/bluegrass/jazz) 2 to 7 pm.

Axis GAllery & Grill Julian Fauth (barrelhouse) noon-3 pm, Box Full of Cash (blues/ country) 9 pm.

Betty oliphAnt theAtre Small World Music Festival Vishwa Mohan Bhatt, Pooran Maharaj, Steve Oda, Vinay Bhide, Vineet Vyas (Indian classical music) 7 pm.

Blue Goose tAvern Fiddlestix (Celtic rock).

CAMeron house front rooM Lil Jimmy’s Chicken Pickers 6 pm, Bradley Boy 10 pm.

CAMeron house BACk rooM Steve Gleason.

DAkotA tAvern Little Miss Higgins (blues/ folk/roots) 7 pm. eton house The Broad Belly Band (country) 4-7 pm, Emma Street Band 9 pm.

GlADstone hotel MeloDy BAr Country Saturdays Joanne Mackell & Tru Grit 7 pm.

GrAffiti’s Russell Leon’s Singer/Songwriter’s Night. hiGhwAy 61 southern BArBeque Rick Taylor (blues) 8 pm. the loCAl Chris Gostling, Al Piggins (rock). lou DAwG’s Lonely Commotion 10 pm. lulA lounGe Allende Arts Festival Closing Party Lady Son y Articulo Veinte 9 pm.

Mitzi’s sister Big Trouble matinee, Freeman Dre and the Kitchen Party (roots). reMArks BAr & Grill Open Mic Jam Johnny Blue Quartet 4 to 8 pm. rex Danny Marks (blues) noon. tiMothy’s puB The Meteors (blues) 4:30 pm. trAnzAC southern Cross Jamzac (folk) 3 pm.

Jazz/ClassiCal/experimental

BeerBistro The Gene Pool Boys (jazz) 8 pm.

C’est whAt The Hot Five Jazzmakers 3 pm.

ChAlkers puB Saturday Night Jazz Shannon

Gunn Quartet 6 pm.

DrAke hotel lounGe Ed Vokurka Ensemble (jazz) doors 8 pm. eMMet rAy BAr D-Boom Trio, Derek Ullenboom (jazz) 9 pm.

GAllery 345 New Works From Mackenzie Post-Digital Residency John Kameel Farah 8 pm.

GAte 403 Bill Heffernan 5 pm, Wendy Weiler Jazz Band 9 pm. hArBourfront Centre Tet Trung Thu: Mid Autumn Celebration Liang Lin, Christine Doky, Thien Nguyen, Michelle Doky, Indo Youth Band 3 to 7:30 pm. hArleM ZimZum 7:30 pm. olD Mill inn hoMe sMith BAr Piano Masters Paul Read Trio, Kieran Overs, Kevin Dempsey 7:30 pm.

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present

Yonge-DunDas square Manifesto Festival J. Period & Black Thought, Jay Elecñ tronica, Saukrates & Rich Kidd, Mz. Chawls,

“One of the godfathers of electronic music”

HOWARD JONES

Nomadic Massive, Eternia, D-Sisive, Lindo P, Masia One and others (hip-hop/roots/rap/ funk) noon to 11 pm. See preview, page 49.

Folk/Blues/Country/World

aquila Sunday Junction Jam (blues) 3:30 pm.

BettY oliphant theatre Small World Music

Festival Vishwa Mohan Bhatt, Pooran Maharaj, Steve Oda, Vinay Bhide, Vineet Vyas (Indian classical music) 7 pm.

CaDillaC lounge Songwriters’ Expo Ron Leary, Jory Nash, Lily Cheng, Monique Barry 4 to 7 pm.

C’est What Stephen Stanley (singer/songwriter) 10 pm.

DistillerY DistriCt trinitY square Mark Stafford, Darran Poole (blues) 1 pm. glaDstone hotel MeloDY Bar Marc Roy & Houndstooth 6 pm. grossMan’s Blues Jam Brian Cober 9:30 pm. hugh’s rooM World Jazz For Haiti CD launch: benefit for the Canadian Red Cross Haiti Relief Fund John McDermott, Laila Biali, Holly Cole, Mike Murley, Luanda Jones, Shuffle Demons, Norm Amadio, Jane Bunnett and others 8:30 pm. lake affeCt patio Bar stage 1 The Meteors (blues) 5:45 pm.

Maple leaf house Homeless Band (blues) 4:30 pm.

Mitzi’s sister Laura Hubert 5-7 pm, Allison Brown, Scott Cook (acoustic folk) eve.

Mulligan’s Mulligan’s Stew (blues) 5 pm. queen’s park Small World Music Njacko Backo,

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Hyped-up Pittsburgh rap phenom prepares for his long-awaited major label debut By Andrew rennie

Thu Sept 23

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Since 2005, he’s released eight official mixtapes and two full-length albums. His forthcoming as-yet-untitled major-label debut (Atlantic) is already getting a heap of blog buzz.

He describes the album and its chill-inducing leadoff single, Black & Yellow, as “experimental.” No stranger to genre-bending, Khalifa sampled Alice Deejay’s trance monster Better Off Alone in his 2007 single Say Yeah.

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roc n doc’s Marshall Dane (new country/pop) 9 pm.

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Piano Virtuoso Series: Fantasy Darrett Zusko (piano) noon to 1 pm.

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be impressed by the rich tones and unconventional arrangements.

Plant’s vocals are subtle and restrained throughout, which suits the introspective mood but also turns out to be the weak point. In a bid to refrain from Led Zeppelin histrionics, he’s gone a little too far in the opposite direction. It’s nice that he’s managed to keep things tasteful, but instead of quiet intensity, it comes across more as overly cautious and timid – not exactly what he was aiming for. Still, it’s far more adventurous than what most of his contemporaries are churning out.

Top track: Even This Shall Pass Away BB

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Pop/Rock

SMALL SINS Pot Calls Kettle Black (Small Sins Music/Arts & Crafts) Rating: NNNN Following a lengthy absence that included some way-too-early retirement deliberation, synth pop songwriter Thomas D’Arcy’s third Small Sins album is his most collaborative yet.

Involving his whole band throughout the recording sessions and enlisting the production expertise of Tortoise luminary (and recent Broken Social Scene collaborator) John McEntire, D’Arcy has finally given his songs the treatment they deserve.

Replacing the lo-fi thinness of earlier recordings with crisp drumbeats and fullsounding guitars and synths, the “real band” treatment adds depth to his popleaning compositions.

D’Arcy is still obviously enamoured of big, stick-in-your-head hooks, but he employs them here with a subtlety that skirts the cloying tawdriness often rooted in electro-pop. Tracks like the funky k-os collaboration Déjà Vu and the chilled-out title track manage to make their melodic point without resorting to over-the-top theatrics.

Sometimes a hiatus isn’t such a bad idea.

Top track: Pot Calls Kettle Black Small Sins play the Horseshoe on Tuesday (September 28).

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Le Noise (Reprise) Rating: Neil Young’s distinctive sound was defined so early in his career that any serious attempt he’s made to reinvent himself has been hampered by listeners’ desire for more of the same. It’s got to be a frustrating situation – he can do Crazy Horse distortion or Harvest-style acoustic folk, and that’s about it. With Le Noise, he owes producer Daniel Lanois some major thanks for finally managing to find a new sound for Young that still embodies everything we love about him.

The concept is deceptively simple.

Notorious studio tinkerer Lanois devised a quirky system of modified guitars and layers of effects with Young’s playing in mind, and then turned these new sonic toys over to him to go wild with. This means that what could have been a sleepy solo acoustic album has turned into a futuristic fuzzsoaked and echo-drenched tribute to both Young’s songwriting and his unique guitar heroics.

What makes this work so beautifully is that the sound is completely unique and modern and yet couldn’t be confused for anyone else.

Top track: Hitchhiker BENJAMIN BOLES

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WOMEN Public Strain (Flemish Eye)

Rating: NNN Like their first, Women’s second album throws a number of challenges at the listener. Will you tolerate the brash guitars and deadpan vocals for 45 minutes? Will the ocean of reverb soaking everything leave you feeling untethered and disconnected? Will the spikes of cacophonic experimentation grate or gratify?

Smartly, the Calgary post-rock foursome keep their tunes succinct and forward-moving, while that ocean of reverb smoothes out some of the harsher angles.

Recorded by Cowtown hero Chad VanGaalen, Public Strain is front-loaded with some of the more patience-testing tunes, but stick with it to discover some astonishing beauties.

The surreal Locust Valley sounds like Robyn Hitchcock gone indie rock, the mellow Venice Lockjaw has a pleasing vulnerability, while final track Eyesore blends Beach Boys-ish breeziness and warmth with an art rock twist.

Top track: Eyesore Women play Lee’s Palace Wednesday (September 29).

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ROBERT PLANT Band Of Joy (Rounder) Rating: NNN The question on everyone’s mind is whether Robert Plant can repeat the triumph of his Grammy Award-winning Alison Krauss collaboration, Raising Sand, with his newest foray into Americana. Well, the good news is that if you loved the last instalment, you’ll like this one. The bad news is that you probably won’t love it.

Nashville icon Buddy Miller had done an amazing job producing. He infuses the disc with a ton of murky atmosphere, and manages a careful balancing act between rootsy and modern. It’s impossible not to

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MAROON 5 Hands All Over (Universal)

Rating: NNN Maroon 5 are already one of the slickest bands to make frequent visits to the north end of the top-40 charts, so it’s crazy to think there’s a producer out there who felt they needed a bit of polishing up. But Mutt Lange isn’t just any producer, and when he summons you to his Swiss castle/ studio, there’s a high probability that you’ll leave with an album that makes your record label drool.

Hands All Over is hit-laden with singles and no filler. Songs like Misery and Stutter are economically written, no tune goes over four minutes, and the structures are tight and cohesive, because Lange wouldn’t dream of angering the pop rock gods by letting a band experiment outside radio’s conventional parameters. It’s an accomplished record for singer Adam Levine and his faceless group, even if the whole affair sometimes sounds clinical in its approach.

Top track: Out Of Goodbyes JASON KELLER

DOOBIE BROTHERS World Gone Crazy (Warner) Rating: NN In a song called Young Man’s Game on the Doobie Brothers’ 13th studio album, their first in a decade, singer Tim Johnston insists rock ’n’ roll is ageless. But as the album lumbers on, we’re inclined to agree with the song title.

There’s no recreating the magic of the Doobies’ 70s output, even though Johnston’s voice sounds almost identical to his Listen To The Music glory years, and the band’s fearlessly positive attitude (A Brighter Day) persists. This is rock music for the casino crowd, and Mike McDonald’s lone vocal contribution, the blandly titled Don’t Say Goodbye, feels mostly lifeless. The acoustic Far From Home has some beautiful harmonies in the chorus, but certainly nothing to dislodge The Captain And Me or Minute By Minute from your Doobies collection.

Top track: Far From Home JK

that, on the band’s fourth album, results in sputtering post-rock à la early Flaming Lips that varies wildly from song to song.

(Also, all three members take turns singing lead.) While some tunes are overly halting and fragmented, others showcase a madcap genius. The Blur-ish TAOS is pure inspired glee and bombast, BOTE’s head-spinning arrangements and emotive vocals excite, and Five Little Rooms together with Sleeping Beauty evoke a fantastic fairy tale.

Top track: Five Little Rooms Menomena play the Mod Club Tuesday (September 28).

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The Foundling (In the Black/Razor & Tie) Rating: NNNN Many songwriters mine their autobiography for material, but few have lives as suited to mythologizing as Mary Gauthier’s. Abandoned by her birth mother in 1962 in New Orleans, she went from an orphanage to a troubled adoptive home, and ran away at 15. A late-comer to music (she released her first album at 35 after a career in the restaurant business), Gauthier’s become a veteran. Known for songs like I Drink, she owns her toughness on Foundling, her sixth album.

Recorded in Toronto by Michael Timmins (Cowboy Junkies) with a Canadian band that includes Margo Timmins on backup vocals and Garth Hudson on piano and accordion, the music provides an appropriate palette for Gauthier’s story. Ranging from a mournful, quiet opening reminiscent of Leonard Cohen to the circus swagger of Sideshow and through noisy Blood Is Blood, the album manages an emotional purge. March 11, 1962 (a conversation with Gauthier’s birth mother) and soaring country toe-tapper Goodbye are particularly poignant.

Top track: Goodbye Mary Gauthier plays Hugh’s Room Friday (September 24).

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Mines (Barsuk) Rating: Menomena are the quintessential 00s band. Children of the digital age, the three write songs using a Digital Looping Recorder, or Deeler, a software program that member Brent Knopf wrote in college. The Portland experimental rockers use it to capture an improvised riff or beat, which then gets looped. Another member improvises a new idea overtop the loop, also captured, and then someone adds something else. On and on until a song is built.

It’s a slow, über-democratic process

Continent & Western (Drip Audio) Rating: NNNN Vancouver’s Fond of Tigers keep ideas flowing at a good clip on their masterful third full-length album. Post-rock guitars march and swirl courtesy of head honcho, Stephen Lyons, free-jazzy trumpets squeal, two drummers drum in polyrhythmic glee. The mostly instrumental septet explores new, more accessible territory on standout Vitamin Meathawk, on which Sandro Perri adds gentle, husky vocals.

Another guest appears on the album’s most challenging tune, the seemingly formless Grandad, featuring Mats Gustafsson on a noisy sax that screams its way over anarchic guitar- and violin-string scraping until all goes quietly ambient seven minutes in. That’s the beauty of Fond of Tigers: they’re equally adept at loud and soft, cacophony and harmony, traditionalism and experimentalism. This album showcases that best.

Top track: Vitamin Meathawk Fond of Tigers play the Garrison September 24.

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Don’t let that fragile exterior fool you. in plays like The Mill and The russian play, Michelle Monteith has shown she’s an ingenue with an iron core. Now she’s ready to take on one of the most controversial plays of the past two decades.

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BLASTED by Sarah Kane, directed by Brendan Healy, with David Ferry, Michelle Monteith and Dylan Smith. Presented by Buddies in Bad Times (12 Alexander). In previews, opens Tuesday (September 28) and runs to October 17, Tuesday-Saturday 8 pm, matinee Sunday 2:30 pm. Pwyc-$33. 416-975-8555, buddiesinbadtimes.com.

as theatregoers know, michelle monteith is electric onstage, exuding a girlish innocence – there really is no other word for it – with a tough core. If you haven’t seen her in recent shows like Waiting For The Parade or The Mill, imagine Amy Ad-

ams crossed with Amy Ryan to get some idea of her range.

So I’m a little taken aback when I meet her in person. She’s not timid or self-effacing, exactly, but she doesn’t seem comfortable. We’ve never met before, and I’m at an advantage, having seen her more times than she’s seen me.

“What you don’t realize is that I was a very, very, very, very shy person growing up,” says Monteith (no relation to Glee’s Cory, although both grew up in BC), settling in behind a Buddies in Bad Times boardroom table after a gruelling rehearsal of the company’s season opener, Blasted.

“The thing about shy people is that they might want or need to do something, but they do it quietly and in their own way.” She pauses, trying to find the right words. “In high school, I had to choose between drama and music. Drama felt safer. It can somehow feel safe to live through someone’s else’s words and experiences. I think that’s why a lot of actors do this. Because they’re shy.”

There’s still a bit of that ner vousness – the sudden laugh, the stretch of silence to collect her thoughts, a slight formality to her diction. (“I endeavour to do that,” she says several times, instead of the more colloquial “I try.”)

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This week there’ll be no room for onstage inhibition as she takes on one of her biggest challenges yet.

Blasted is an early script by Sarah Kane, revised shortly before her suicide at 28. It includes scenes of rape, masturbation and cannibalism.

When it premiered in London in 1995, some critics were outraged, one going so far as to call it “a disgusting feast of filth.” Playwrights like Caryl Churchill, Harold Pinter and Edward Bond came to the writer’s defence.

Monteith, whose character Cate has a history of abuse and at one point simulates biting her partner, Ian’s, genitals, says she understands how some people could be disturbed by it.

“It shows us a part of ourselves that we don’t want people to see,” she says, excitedly extracting her copy of the script to show me a quotation from the playwright she’s scrawled in pen.

“Sarah Kane said, ‘I wrote Blasted to write the truth. Of course, that’s shocking. Take the glamour out of violence and it becomes utterly repulsive.’

“I love that, because it’s supposed to be disturbing. It’s supposed to show us how awful we can be to each other, and yet in spite of that there are still great acts of love. If an audience member takes the time and courage to identify with all the characters, I think you’ll find empathy, and I think any time you find empathy with someone, it can be frightening.”

This is the second Kane play Monteith’s done professionally. The first was Nightwood Theatre’s powerful production of Crave. Her character, C, like Blasted’s Cate, was also abused.

“Until Brendan [Healey, the play’s director] mentioned it, I didn’t realize that,” she says. “I don’t think Cate sees herself as a victim, whereas I think the character in Crave knew she had been victimized and was struggling with how she couldn’t move past that in her life. Cate knows that Ian has done things, but she doesn’t feel she’s been victimized.”

A couple of weeks before opening night, the scenes of overt violence aren’t the most challenging. She says she couldn’t have asked for a safer environment, and Healy and co-star David Ferry are constantly checking

in with her to see if everything’s okay.

The biggest hurdle is a scene later on in the play when her character arrives and confronts Ian with a baby.

“On the page it seems like the simplest scene, but it’s been a big struggle. Nothing frightening occurs. But trying to capture the state and show what we’ve both been through and what that leaves us with is difficult.

It’s been the trickiest road map to figure out: to find the motivation behind it and be truthful.”

Finding the truth in a character is key to Monteith, who over six or seven seasons, since moving east from Vancouver to join Bill Glassco’s Young Company, has triumphed in several roles that could so easily have descended into treacle: Laura in The Glass Menagerie; the young girl who revisits her past in the Our Town-inspired play Revisited; and, in her favourite experience to date, the dual parts of a frail woman betrayed in love and a hard-nosed narrator in The Russian Play.

“Everything stems from that,” she says about Hannah Moscovitch’s script, which was remounted several times. “It helped change how I saw

myself and how people saw me as an actor. The role demanded parts of me I hadn’t had the chance to explore: the wry, fearless, no-bullshit side.”

Clearly, she channelled that fearlessness into her role in last season’s Waiting For The Parade, where she played a dissatisfied army wife who finds comfort elsewhere. And she’s not shy talking about her experience at Stratford, where she went in 2008.

“I went for the experience to soak up what was there, to work with some amazing directors,” she says. “I didn’t have a lot to do work-wise, and I knew that going in, but I tried to get as much as I could.”

She would have gone back, but the offer didn’t attract her as much as the more interesting work waiting in Toronto: like The Mill, and Theatrefront’s Ubuntu.

“I didn’t feel I was leaving Stratford having made an imprint that was significant enough that I knew I could come back,” she says. “But it was a good lesson, a defining moment. I was driven by artistic choices. That’s not to say I wouldn’t like to go back there again. But a very wise person said to me once, ‘This place disappoints everyone, so you’ve got to

make your decision based on what’s in front of you now.’”

For now, she’s doing just fine. In early 2011, she debuts the final section of The Mill and reprises her roles in the three previous parts of the historical horror cycle. And she had to miss a few workshops of Blasted to head to Chester, Nova Scotia, to tape one of her first big TV roles, a recurring part in the Stephen King series Haven.

“I play Julia Carr, a young doctor who grew up in Haven but left because of the troubles and the bad things happening,” she says. “She returns, becomes friends with the main girl, who’s got some mysteries, and helps uncover them and her own involvement with what’s happened in the small town.”

The show airs on the Sci-Fi channel in the U.S. and on Showcase here.

They haven’t had word yet about a second season, or whether she’ll be involved.

“My character didn’t die,” she says.

“So that could be a good sign.”

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Sometimes that new script needs a polish, the director’s got unusual ideas or the choreographer’s repeating herself. But a really good performer (like Michelle Monteith) can make you forget all this. Here are a few artists who’ll definitely get you talking during intermission.

JOSEPH ZIEGLER AND NANCY PALK in DEATH OF A SALESMAN Has a real-life couple ever played Willy and Linda Loman, the tragic pair at the heart of Arthur Miller’s critique of the American Dream? As Ziegler and Palk proved in their scene-stealing work in last summer’s A Month In The Country, they’re a delight to watch. Count on them to bring new insights to these familiar parts.

October 16 to November 13 at the Young Centre.

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LES BALLETS C DE LA B in OUT OF CONTEXT – FOR PINA There’s more to Belgium than good chocolates, as this troupe of dancers proves with each visit.

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SEANA McKENNA in THE YEAR OF MAGICAL THINKING Stratford maven McKenna’s brought clarity and intelligence to some of the toughest classics (Medea, Orpheus Descending) and contemporary plays (Wit, Doubt: A Parable). Expect more of the same in this adaptation of Joan Didion’s memoir about losing her daughter and husband within two years.

November 2 to December 12 at the Tarragon.

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THE IMPONDERABLES at THE CANADIAN COMEDY AWARDS Recently named one of the top 10 comedy acts to watch in Variety, the fab foursome of the sketch scene – who also just taped a pilot in L.A. – make a rare local appearance at the annual awards blowout. October 14 to 18. canadiancomedy.ca. And although the Toronto Sketch Comedy Festival lineup hasn’t been announced yet, the quartet might just show up for a set. November 1 to 7. torontosketchfest.com.

ANUSREE ROY in ROSHNI In Pyaasa and Letters To My Grandma, the Dora Award-winning Roy displayed enough theatrical energy to light up a city block. In her new play, she and equally electric actor Byron Abalos play two young beggars in a Calcutta train station. Don’t miss this ride; get your tickets now. November 18 to December 11 at Theatre Passe Muraille. 416-5047529.

RUBBERBAND DANCE GROUP in LOAN SHARKING You can’t get more contemporary than RUBBERBANDance Group, a sexy young company that combines breakdancing, ballet and contemporary with modern technology. Count on their new show, Loan Sharking, created by Victor Quijada, to pay off spectacularly. November 26 and 27 at the Enwave.

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SHARRON MATTHEWS in GLOBAL CABARET FESTIVAL Last year, NOW called Matthews Toronto’s best cabaret performer. Since her headline-making appearances at NYC’s Joe’s Pub and the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, she’s one of the world’s best. So count on her to stand out even among names like Carole Pope, Molly Johnson, Sarah Slean and Patricia O’Callaghan when the Young Centre mounts 60 concerts in its inaugural Global Cabaret Fest. September 30 to October 3.

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Matthew Jocelyn is set to remake Canadian Stage By JON KAPLAN FERNANDO KRAPP WROTE ME THIS LETTER: AN ATTEMPT AT THE TRUTH by Tankred Dorst, translated and directed by Matthew Jocelyn, with Ngozi Paul, Ashley Wright, Ryan Hollyman and Walter Borden (Canadian Stage). At the Bluma Appel Theatre (27 Front East). Opens tonight (Thursday, September 23) and runs to October 16, Monday-Saturday 8 pm, matinees Wednesday 1:30 pm and Saturday 2 pm. $22-$99, some rush.

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matthew jocelyn, the new head of canadian Stage, reminds me that we first met in the 80s, when he directed a show in a nowdefunct Avenue Road church.

It was one of the earliest productions he ever helmed, before Jocelyn headed off to work in Europe for most of the next 25 years, including a 10-year stint as head of the Atelier du Rhin in Alsace. The only time in recent years when local theatregoers had a

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chance to see his work was a 2006 production of Corneille’s The Liar at Stratford.

Now he’s home and about to open his first programmed season at Canadian Stage, an exciting and thoughtful bill that includes the work of Canadian and European playwrights, straight scripts and dance evenings, local productions and others from across the country.

“I was lucky to have been given the job in March 2009, with a year before my first season premiered,” says Jocelyn, just as personable and articulate now as he was when I first interviewed him. “The 2009-10 season was already in place, so I took the time to meet people in various cultural worlds, here and across Canada, to figure out what was going on.”

He knows that his premiere production, Tankred Dorst’s Fernando Krapp Wrote Me This Letter: An Attempt At The Truth, will bring a quizzical look to most theatregoers’

faces, even knowledgeable ones. He not only directs the play, but also translated it.

In a script dealing with madness, jealousy, extramarital affairs and the nature of reality, an outspoken woman is wooed and won by a rich man.

“There’s a symbolic value to all that happens in the first season of a company with a new mandate, headed by a new artistic director, in a theatre that has a huge, complex history and an essential place in the ecology of Toronto theatre.

“I can’t,” he laughs, “get away with what I could in my fourth season.”

He wants to share the work of Dorst, whom he considers a pivotal German artist of the 70s and 80s, because the playwright uses “a new theatrical vocabulary. He has the capacity to deal directly and in a playful way with large mythological subjects. By that I mean archetypal situations and relationships that are still active in our lives, hearts and thought processes today.”

Excited by the ideas he discusses, Jocelyn has the ability to inspire an equal excitement in his listeners.

“I chose this play because it’s punchy, direct – very much a style of writing that we don’t see on a Canadian stage. At the same time, it’s accessible and deals in an extremely blunt fashion with the relationship between love and power, desire and frustration, truth and non-truth.”

What stimulates Jocelyn about the piece is that “it leads us with incredible dexterity to its conclusion, using a specifically theatrical vocabulary. There’s nothing to make it real or televisual, no trying to smooth or ease the corners of its theatrical architecture.”

He likes the challenge of such a script, one with a well-defined story that’s realistic one moment and dreamlike the next.

“It’s the kind of work that calls for a theatrical presentation, one that can explore a narrative’s universe in a way that’s not naturalistic, logical or even fully explainable.”

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You won’t find Broadway or West End hits in this year’s Canadian Stage season, nor productions that feature company regulars or have an easy recognition factor for subscribers.

Under artistic director Matthew Jocelyn, Toronto’s largest theatre is reconfiguring its shows to reflect our changing makeup.

“What struck me is the huge demographic change in the past 30 years, with something like 50 per cent of people not having been born in Canada. What, I ask myself, does it mean to be a Canadian in Toronto?

“I want Canadian Stage to reflect that idea: that we are a home for productions and people from around the world. I encourage the porousness between the institution and the world we live in.”

One way he’s doing this is by programming the work of artists from across the country we rarely see here and who have an international reputation. They include Robert Lepage’s The Andersen Project (October 21-30); Vancouver director Kim Collier’s production of Studies In Motion (November 22-December 18); and La La La Human Steps’ Edouard Lock’s dance work Untitled (May 26-June 1).

Jocelyn has a great admiration for Quebec artists, and one of the shows he’s bringing to town is the National Arts Centre’s production of Michel Tremblay’s Saint Carmen Of The Main, directed by the wonderful Peter Hinton and featuring the Centre’s resident acting company (February 7-March 5).

The always innovative Jennifer Tarver directs Scottish playwright David Greig’s The Cosmonaut’s Last Message To The Woman He Once Loved In The Former Soviet Union (April 16-May 14).

“We also want to shine an annual spotlight on a country, language or geographic area that has a strong representation in Toronto,” says Jocelyn. This year’s focus is on Italy (March 15-26).

“The four Italian theatre and dance companies we’re bringing in are explorers, artists pushing boundaries, playing with tradition and recognized as being at the forefront of their respective art JK forms.”

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Cirque Eloize’s wheel deal Refurbished Sony Centre launches 50th season with an acrobatic mashup “There’s not a detailed story, but the audience gets the sense of two opposing gangs, each of which is trying to express itself differently,” notes Levasseur, a former gymnast who was turned on to acrobatic circus work when she saw Cirque du Soleil on TV. “My character doesn’t like fights or confrontations, but she has a sister in the rival gang with whom she’s reunited at the end.”

She’s impressed by the production’s video, which she describes as a blend of “a cartoon vision of street people and images from a video game.”

And if the Cyr wheel didn’t give Levasseur enough of a workout, she’s also one of the performers in the TrampoWall sketch, which suggests – with the help of an invisible trampoline – that the characters are walking up and down a wall.

As exhilarating as it is to work with, does the Cyr wheel, which she always assembles herself, have its drawbacks?

ID by Cirque Eloize. Sony Centre (1 Front East). Opens October 1 and runs to October 9, October 1-2 and 7-9 at 8 pm, matinee October 3 at 2 pm. $35-$77. 416-8722262, sonycentre.ca.

you probably played with a hula hoop as a child. Ever think about riding inside it instead of having it ride around you?

That’s what performer Josianne Levasseur does in iD, the new Cirque Eloize production that opens the refurbished Sony Centre, celebrating its 50th-anniversary season (see sidebar, this page).

The device – think of bracing yourself, hands and feet, inside a large hoop that spins around the stage – is actually called the Cyr wheel, designed and named for former company member Daniel Cyr. “It was built for me and is as tall as I am,” says the 5-foot-2 Levasseur, who’s been with the company for the past decade and here gets to perform her first solo act. “The spinning is the easy part. I just have to be sure to use my body as a counterweight to do all the routine’s moves.

If the wheel were bigger than I am, I wouldn’t be able to balance inside it.”

The show, a blend of acrobatics and projections, has an urban setting. It’s been described as a mashup of West Side Story and hip-hop circus.

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“Yes,” admits Levasseur with a smile. “It took me a while to learn to lift my fingers so I didn’t roll over them. In the beginning, I had lots of bruised knuckles.” 3 jonkap@ nowtoronto.com

Josianne Levasseur is living out her hoop dreams.

Front and Centre It’s been under construction for months, but 1 Front Street is finally ready for its close-up. At the end of this month, the Sony Centre unveils its new look – and its 50th-anniversary season. Here are some highlights.

Don’t feel like running away with Cirque Eloize (see story, this page)? The newly reopened Sony Centre offers a year’s worth of other performances, and it’s one of the most culturally diverse mixes in town.

The season includes The Merchants Of Bollywood, featuring 40 performers from Mumbai (November 4-14), Chinese dance-drama Dream Of The Red Chamber (October 12-13) and dance companies from the Philippines (Bayanihan National Dance Company, November 1) and Poland (Mazowsze, November 20).

Theatregoers won’t want to miss Canada’s international star Robert Lepage and dancer Sylvie Guillem in Eonnagata, which uses the Kabuki tradition of cross-dressing to examine the Chevalier d’Eon, an 18th-century spy who favoured women’s clothing (November 18-19).

The Christmas show, Dr. Seuss’ How The Grinch Stole Christmas!

The Musical, has general family appeal; let’s hope it’ll be spectacular to look at (December 17-January 2).

Dance mavens will want to get their tickets months ahead for the Kirov Ballet performing Swan Lake (March 1-6). There’s also Stars Of the 21st Century, featuring ballet artists from around the world, including members of the National Ballet of Canada (October 14).

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Factory Theatre, where it begins previews this week and opens September 28. factorytheatre.ca.

AIDA Forget that silly Elton John/Tim Rice musical; see the original. Verdi’s masterpiece is the quintessential grand Italian opera, full of spectacle, a

BILLY TWINKLE: REQUIEM FOR A GOLDEN BOY Tongues were wagging in 2008-09 when word got out that Ronnie Bur­ kett’s latest creation, about a middleaged cruise ship puppeteer who puts on a marionette nightclub show, was playing everywhere but Toronto.

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huge orchestra and lots of pomp. But what makes it gripping is the love triangle involving an Ethiopian princess who’s loved by an Egyptian military commander, who’s in turn loved by the pharaoh’s daughter. Tim Albery, who recently handled first-time opera composer Rufus Wainwright’s ego, directs, with music director Johannes Debus conducting the COC orchestra and a fine cast that includes Sondra Radvan­ ovsky in the title role (Canada’s Mi­ chele Capalbo also sings it). October 2 to November 5 at the Four Seasons.

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A RAISIN IN THE SUN Soulpepper’s revival of Lorraine Hans­ berry’s 1959 play about an African-American family struggling to get ahead resonated beautifully two years ago – on the eve of Obama’s victory.

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THE MIDDLE PLACE A sold-out hit at SummerWorks 2008, Andrew Kushnir’s hard-hitting play constructed from interviews with residents at a Rexdale youth shelter returns to its original venue, Theatre Passe Muraille. October 26 to November 20.

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Sure enough, a few hours after our interview, 50 Cent was tweeting about flying to L.A. to have dinner with Handler. (She’s single. Her brief courtship with Ontario-born aniComic Chelsea Handler raps up a mal, er, handler slash Discovery great year By JASON RICHARDS Channel personality Dave Salmoni ended last month.)

There are strong notes of CHELSEA HANDLER with CHRIS FANJOLA 90s hip-hop’s “keep it real” at Massey Hall (178 Victoria), December ethos in Handler’s act, 11, 8:30 pm. $69.40-$89.50. 416-872which trades in blunt 4255. honesty and dry observational huwith all the exmour. Like this: posure from her E! asked what she talk show and three expects when New York Times-bestshe visits Canada Chelsea Handler to selling books, it’s imposfor her December Perez Hilton: “Oh, fuck off.” sible to argue that Chelsea show at Massey Hall, Handler’s not up there with she says, “I’m expecting Silverman, Sykes and Griffin as to see a lot of Canadians.” one of the hottest female comics in “I look at everything the game. Well, you could argue it, through the same-hued glasses,” but you’d lose. she says of her acidic perspective. “I Her recent gig hosting the 2010 wouldn’t call them rose-coloured MTV Video Music Awards confirmed glasses, it’s more like a grey stain.” as much, though it was a polarizing Maybe 50’s interest was piqued performance that received mixed reby rumours of her sex tape, which views, including a jab from Perez HilRadar Online, home of the leaked ton. (Her reply: “Oh, fuck off.”)

Mel Gibson phone calls, has been Speaking from the Chelsea Lately teasing for weeks. studio in L.A., the flinty, no-bullshit “Whatever,” Handler says. “It’s comedian says the negative renot a sex tape. It’s something I sponses didn’t really get to her. did to be funny as a comedian.

“If I paid attention to critics, I pear on her show. Diddy It’s like 10 seconds of me and wouldn’t have a career,” she says. “It recently tweeted that she’s my boyfriend simulating sex. was one of the highest-rated shows appealing “in a white woman It cuts to me making funny MTV’s had in 10 years. People who divorced 2 years ago living faces into the camera between didn’t know me were probably like, next door kinda way.” doing stand-up.

‘Oh my god, who is that?’ But we She’s also puzzled by her appar“I would tell everybody not had a good time, so I was surprised ent chemistry with folks like Lil Jon to get their hopes up.”

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Tim Steeves is one of those stand-ups I love seeing every few years, just to see his brutal, no-bull take on where we’re at as a society. The New Brunswick-born comic’s a smart guy – his day job’s writing for The Rick Mercer Report, and he wrote for four seasons for This Hour Has 22 Minutes. So although he still tours around the world, most recently with Louis C.K., his appearances are becoming rare. Once a regular at the now-defunct Laugh Resort, he headlines at Yuk Yuk’s this week for the first time in over a decade. See Comedy Listings, page 78.

This is the first time you’ve headlined at Yuk Yuk’s in 15 years. How come it’s been so long?

Sure, 15, let’s go with that. I’m just a whore who worked the other corner for a while – no big deal.

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Did you and [Yuk Yuk’s Mark] Breslin finally hug it out?

Mark and I have always had a good rapport. We would see each other at festivals and always take a minute to catch up. I think we both knew we’d work together again at some point.

You’ve worked with many of the comedy greats. Who left the biggest impression on you?

Mike MacDonald, Sam Kinison, Louis C.K. I had a puff with Sam once – you never forget that.

How do you explain Dane Cook’s success?

A lot of people are willing to pay to see him do that. I’m just a man; I can’t understand many things that happen in the universe.

How did your three Canadian Comedy Awards and three Gemini Awards change your life?

I’m now legal to drive a triple-axle truck.

Solution to Toronto’s bedbug problem?

Don’t we usually just call in the army when we’re out of ideas?

Where will Justin Bieber be in five years?

Suing his parents.

You wrote for This Hour for four seasons and still write for The Rick Mercer Report. Which news item has the most comedy potential: the long-form census, the long-gun registry or Kory Teneycke?

Well, those are all so sexy it’s hard to pick one. The gun registry will probably have the most legs and supply the most fertile ground.

Advice to Toronto’s mayoralty candidates?

GLENN SUMI Fight dirty.

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his passion after losing his job. Previews Sep 24-26, Fri-Sat 8 pm, Sun 7 pm. Opens Sep 28 and runs to Oct 24, Tue-Sat 8 pm, Sun 2 pm. $25-$48, previews $15-$25, Sun pwyc. 125 Bathurst. 416-504-9971, factorytheatre.ca. blAsted by Sarah Kane (Buddies in Bad Times Theatre). Sex, violence and the horrors of war are explored by a man and woman sheltering in a hotel (see cover story, page 65). Previews to Sep 26. Opens Sep 28 and runs to Oct 17, Tue-Sat 8 pm, Sun 2:30 pm. $23-$33, Sun pwyc. 12 Alexander. 416975-8555, buddiesinbadtimes.com. blood by Tom Walmsley (Doghouse Riley). A prostitute in need of drug money considers an incestuous three-way hook-up. Opens Sep 24 and runs to Oct 3, Wed-Sat and Mon 8 pm, Sun 2 pm. $15. Somewhere There Studio, 227 Sterling, unit 112. dhproductions.com.

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In 1860, it wasn’t enough for French daredevil Charles Blondin to tightropewalk across Niagara Falls. He had to inch out to the centre of the wire, sit down, produce a small stove and then cook and eat an omelette – all while balancing more than 50 metres above the deadly churn. However, Blondin’s feat was soon topped by an upstart Canadian rival called The Great Farini.

The competitors never actually met, but choreographer Sharon B. Moore’s The Great Farini Project: A Harrowing Dance Of One-Upmanship (which opens September 22) imagines an epic showdown between the Victorian risktakers. See Listings, page 79.

How did you discover this story, and why did it inspire you?

I spotted Shane Peacock’s The Great Farini in a Book City sale section. I was drawn to Farini’s invention, bravado and all-out extravagant creations. He was afraid of nothing, pursued his dreams doggedly and came up with breathtaking acts that changed the circus world.

What was your choreographic approach to the theme of oneupmanship?

I immersed myself in researching Farini and Blondin – to get them in my heart and mind so every move I made in the studio had a piece of what I’d gleaned from their worlds. One-upping is the form, but it’s what’s inside the form that’s important. It’s possible to explore a wide emotional journey as the characters push each other to the brink, creating ingenious strategies to take out the other guy.

Can you tell me a bit about Sven Johansson’s aerial choreography in the show?

His ingenious illusion of levitation by counterweight isn’t something just anyone would create. The stuff is gorgeous and very emotional [to watch].

As a choreographer, do you see links between funambulism – tightrope walking – and dance/movement?

Yes, but not in an obvious way. The link for me is that dance symbolizes states of being, and tightrope walking embraces a particular state of being. In funambulism, the only person who can truly understand that state of being is another wire walker, and it is this that binds Farini and Blondin in the show.

What is it about the possibility of watching someone plummet to their death that is so appealing to spectators? Why are we infatuated with risktakers?

We’re all risk-takers at heart. Some people spread their risk out over many things and some consolidate it into one thing. For instance, Farini consolidated his in one area and lost his wife when she fell off his back on a wire in Havana in 1862.

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The Company Theatre’s production of Franz Xaver Kroetz’s Through The Leaves is absorbing, but nearly unbearable in its intimacy – offering the sick pleasure that comes from reading a stranger’s diary.

Martha, a proud but lonely female butcher (the expert Maria Vacratsis), keeps a journal to mark, page-bypage, the arc of her relationship with the loutish Otto (Nicholas Campbell), who’s the kind of

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rumpled figure you see shuffling around Yonge and Dundas in a greasy suit. He comes and goes from Martha’s life, as palindromic as his name.

The actors are captivating; a few openingnight slips in pacing only emphasized how naturally they respond to one another. Director Philip Riccio’s restrained staging puts the performances in the foreground, while John Thompson’s set beautifully suggests the recessions in their relationship, the foul butcher-shop backroom of the heart. Buzzing neon lights add a harsh, clinical theatricality to the wide playing space.

Kroetz’s dialogue is witty and packed with telling details about the two complex characters, the dialogue full of double and treble meanings. Animal and meat imagery abounds.

The play can be disturbing – filled with subtle pain and then not-so-subtle pain, riding through the tension of an unremarkable relationship. It’s hard to know when or why the play will end, but when it does, it cuts right to the bone.

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Shpeel, however, is like visiting an ice cream parlour and walking out with a single scoop.

A self-proclaimed “new style of production,” it ditches the tent and moves to a theatre stage (the Canon) for a thinly scripted story about a loud-mouthed showman named Schmelky (Danny Rutigliano) and his vaudeville-style troupe trying to put on a show.

With no room for aerial acrobatics or massive, detailed sets, the kind of routines often used as Cirque filler become the show itself. Acts include tap dancing, juggling, contortionists and clowns, but the wow factor gets really dialed back. Long-time Cirque fans especially will find it feels reduced, reused and recycled.

Some parts do stand out. A balancing act by the abdominally awe-inspiring Dmitry Bulkin receives much applause, and clown Claudio Carneiro charms as a Latin playboy. He performs a date scene with an audience member that elicits the few genuine reactions in a highly contrived show.

Dominique Lemieux gives the costumes the 1920s vaudeville treatment, producing some (literally) sparkling results, and an onstage eightpiece jazz band evokes the era even more during the musical dance numbers. DEBBIE FEIN-GOLDBACH

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Faye Bakker are performed. Sep 24-26, Fri-Sat 8 pm, Sun 3 pm. $10. 299 Augusta. 416-336-3399, breadandcircus.ca.

FERNANDO KRAPP WROTE ME THIS LETTER: AN ATTEMPT AT THE TRUTH by Tankred Dorst (Canadian ñ Stage Company). A millionaire uses deceit and manipula-

tion to get his betrothed to love him in this metaphysical fable (see story, page 68). Opens Sep 23 and runs to Oct 16, Mon-Sat 8 pm, mats Wed 1:30 pm, Sat 2 pm. $22$99. Bluma Appel Theatre, 27 Front E. 416-368-3110, canadianstage.com.

METAMORPHORICALLy SPEAKIN’: A NEW MUSICAL by Michael Cohen-Vallins (Annex Theatre). An upper-class Londoner tries to appear working class in order to be a rock star. Sep 23-26, Thu-Sun 8 pm, mat Sun 2 pm. $23.

730 Bathurst. 416-293-1029, metamorphoricallyspeaking.com.

OPERA BRIEFS (Tapestry New Opera). Five-minute creations by librettists Maja Ardal, David Brock, Michael Pollard and Charles Hayter are performed. Sep 23-25 at 8 pm. $25, stu $20. Ernest Balmer Studio, 55 Mill, bldg 58, studio 315. tapestrynewopera.com.

SEx, PIES AND A FEW WHITE LIES by Monica Parker (City Playhouse Theatre). Parker performs her solo comedy about learning to love your body. Sep 24-26, Fri-Sat 8 pm, Sun 2 pm. $25, stu $20 (mat $10). 1000 New Westminster, Vaughan. 905-882-7469, cityplayhouse.ca.

THIRD EyE LOOMING by Ed Roy (Workman Arts). Theatre,

movement, dance and text are used to journey into the heart of madness. Sep 24-25, Fri-Sat 8 pm, mat Sat 2 pm.

Free. Workman Theatre, 651 Dufferin. workmanarts.com.

[TITLE OF SHOW] by Jeff Bowen and Hunter Bell (Angelwalk Theatre). Two writers struggle to write and produce a musical in only three weeks for a theatre festival. Previews to Sep 23. Opens Sep 24 and runs to Oct 10, WedSat 8 pm, mat Sat-Sun 2 pm. $25-$45. Toronto Centre for the Arts, 5040 Yonge, Studio Theatre. 416-872-1111, angelwalk.ca.

TWELFTH NIGHT by William Shakespeare (Direct Flight Theatre/GromKat Productions). Shakespeare’s comedy is set in the present-day Gladstone Hotel. Opens Sep 26 and runs to Oct 6, Sun-Tue (and Oct 6) 7:30 pm, mats Sep 26 (preview) Oct 5-6 at 2 pm. $25, stu $15. Gladstone Hotel, 1214 Queen W. directflighttheatre.com. yOU ARE HERE by Daniel MacIvor (Alumnae Theatre). A woman relives her choices alongside those close to her and learns how to be happy. Opens Sep 24 and runs to Oct 9, Wed-Sat 8 pm, Sun 2 pm. $20, Wed 2-for-1, Sun pwyc. 70 Berkeley. 416-364-4170, alumnaetheatre.com.

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One-Nighters CHARANDAS CHOR by Habib Tanvir (Rasik Arts/

Culture Days). Join performers in a staged reading of the satiric play about greed. Sep 24 at 7 pm. Free. Palmerston Library Theatre, 560 Palmerston. rasikarts.com.

THE DEGA AND THE DELBASID (Friendly Spike Theatre Band). The company’s new play gets a workshop production. Sep 24 at 7 pm. Free.

May Robinson Auditorium, 20 West Lodge Ave. 416-516-4740, friendlyspike.ca.

IMPROMPTU SPLENDOR (National Theatre of the World). An improvised play is presented in the style of The Farm Show, with guests Miles Potter and Raoul Bhaneja.

Sep 26 at 9 pm. $12. Theatre Passe Muraille, 16 Ryerson. thenationaltheatreoftheworld. com.

LITERARY CAFE (Theatre of Change). The collective presents an evening of words and sounds. Sep 24 at 7 pm. Free. The Big Guy’s Little Coffee Shop, 2861 Lake Shore W. 416503-4129, theatreofchange@hotmail.com.

ONE NIGHT ONLY (Scarborough Music Theatre).

This open mic fundraiser for SMT allows participants to sing on stage, plus raffle and door prizes. Sep 25, doors 7 pm. $25 cover, $2 per song. Chinchilla Lounge, 513 Danforth. theatrescarborough.com/onenightonly.

A PERSONAL HISTORY OF MAGIC (Majlis Multidisciplinary Arts). This benefit for the arts centre features magician/performer Merlin. Sep 25 at 8 pm. $15. 163 Walnut. majlisarts.com.

SEA CHANGE (Theatre Caravel). This multidisciplinary performance showcase features works

by Darren O’Donnell, Keith Eager, Teodoro Dragonieri and others. Sep 24 at 8 pm. $7.

CineCycle, 129 Spadina. theatrecaravel.com.

THE SEDINA SHOW (Sedina Fiati). Cabaret performer Fiati performs with Cat Bent, plus a free music theatre workshop as part of Culture Days. Sep 26 at 7 pm. Pwyc. The Central, 603 Markham. sedinashow.com.

THE SPADINA MONOLOGUES by Christine Estima (Foundry Theatre Company). Estima’s play about a first date on a streetcar gets a reading.

Sep 27 at 7 pm. Pwyc. The Rearview Mirror, 193 Baldwin. firstdrafttoronto@gmail.com.

TARRAGON 40TH ANNIVERSARY (Tarragon Theatre). Theatre critic Richard Ouzounian talks with playwrights Morwyn Brebner, Judith Thompson, David French, Michael Healey and Hannah Moscovitch. Sep 28 at 7 pm. Free. Toronto Reference Library, 789 Yonge, Bram & Bluma Appel Salon. tarragontheatre.com.

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Youth Theatre Group). A woman survives an abusive relationship and struggles to support her family. Runs to Oct 2, Wed-Sat 8 pm, mat Sat 2 pm. $25. Berkeley Street Theatre, 26 Berkeley. 416-368-3110, baobabtheatregroup.com.

ALLENDE ARTS FESTIVAL (LACAP). Art exhibits, music, dance, artist talks, kids activities, film and more celebrate art as a force for social change. Runs to Sep 25, see website for details. Free (closing party $15). Artscape Wychwood Barns, 601 Christie, and other venues. allendefestival.com.

BANANA SHPEEL by David Shiner (Cirque du Soleil). This production combines slapstick comedy, dance, circus acts, acrobatics and music (see review, page 76). Runs to Oct 10, Tue-Sat 7:30 pm, Sun 6:30 pm, mats Sat-Sun (and some Wed) 1:30 pm. $25-$110. Canon Theatre, 244 Victoria. 416-872-1212, mirvish.com. NNN (Debbie Fein-Goldbach) THE CLOCKMAKER by Stephen Massicotte (Tarragon Theatre). A man is intrigued by a married woman who brings a broken clock to his shop. Runs to Oct 24, TueSat 8 pm, mats Sat-Sun 2:30 pm. $23-$44, Fri & Sun rush $10. 30 Bridgman. 416-531-1827, tarragontheatre.com.

CLOSER by Patrick Marber (Parkdale Players).

Two London couples engage in a game of partner swapping and self destruction. Runs to Oct 2, Wed-Sat 8 pm. $15, stu $12. Unit 102 Theatre, 46 Noble, unit 102. parkdaleplayers.wordpress.com.

CODEx NOCTURNO by Tatiana Jennings (Kadozuke Kollektif). The collective presents a multimedia fusion of theatre and performance art. Runs to Sep 25, Thu-Sun 8 pm. $20, stu $15. 1581 Dupont. 647-367-1015, zuke.ca.

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THE CODFATHER (Murder Mystery Toronto).

Mobsters seek a murderer in this interactive dinner-theatre comedy. Limited run, Sat 7 pm. $65. Forget About It!, 325 King W. 416855-3306, murdermysterytoronto.com.

DR. JEKYLL, THERE’S NOWHERE TO HYDE (Mysteriously Yours... Dinner Theatre). A dead body turns up at a criminology conference in this interactive comedy. Runs to Oct 30, FriSat 8 pm. $40-$45. 2026 Yonge. 416-4867469, mysteriouslyyours.com.

THE GREAT FARINI PROJECT by Sharon B Moore (Harbourfront NextSteps). This dance-theatre piece portrays a rivalry between two high-wire walkers (see story, page 75). Runs to Sep 25, Thu-Sat 8 pm. $34, stu/srs $28.50.

Enwave Theatre, 231 Queens Quay W. 416973-4000, harbourfrontcentre.com.

HAPPYVIEW P.S. by Michael McMurtry and Derek Williams (Spicy Mike Productions). The audience plays the role of students at a school assembly in this family comedy. Runs to Oct 3, Sat-Sun 2 pm. $10.

Palmerston Library Theatre, 560 Palmerston.

416-539-8437, spicymike.ca.

LOVE, LOSS, AND WHAT I WORE by Nora Ephron and Delia Ephron (Michael Rubinoff/ Daryl Roth). The Ephron sisters use Ilene Beckerman’s picture-filled book of autobiographical reminiscences about clothing as a springboard for dozens of stories connecting fashion and women’s lives. The pieces are a mixed bag, ranging from a beautifully written monologue about a shirt (with a subtext about the end of a relationship) to an awkward anecdote about boots and rape. The Canadian premiere of the New York stage hit has been cast with some of our biggest talents, who are mostly fine. Runs to Oct 2, Tue-Sat 8 pm, mats Wed and Sat 2 pm. $35$65. Panasonic Theatre, 651 Yonge. 416872-1212, lovelossonstage.ca. NNN (GS) MY GAzA, ’TIS OF THEE by Alex Rubin and Jiv Parasram (Pandemic Theatre/UC Drama). A peace agreement that hinges on an Israeli soldier’s release from a Gaza prison is at risk when he refuses to leave his cell. Runs to Sep 26, Fri-Sun 8 pm. $15, stu/srs $12. Helen Gardiner Phelan Playhouse, 79A St. George. pandemictheatre.com.

PAINT YOUR WAGON by Frederick Loewe and Alan J Lerner (Civic Light Opera Company).

This musical is set in a Gold Rush-era mining town in California. Runs to Sep 25, Thu-Sat 8 pm, mat Sat 2 pm. $25. Fairview Library Theatre, 35 Fairview Mall. 416-755-1717, civiclightoperacompany.com.

RICHARD III by William Shakespeare (Hart House Theatre). A ruthless Duke marries and murders his way to the top. Runs to Oct 2, Wed-Sat 8 pm, mat Oct 2 at 2 pm. $25, stu/ srs $10-$15. 7 Hart House Circle. uofttix.ca.

ROCK OF AGES by Chris D’Arienzo (Mirvish).

Mashed together from the 80s glam rock catalogue, this critic-proof jukebox musical is essentially a glorified version of rock week at American Idol. It’s well sung and played, but the story – about an aspiring actor (Elicia MacKenzie) and musician (Yvan Pedneault) in L.A. – is silly without being witty. A narrator (Aaron Walpole) keeps popping in to remind us that we’re watching a cheesy musical. Mamma Mia! and We Will Rock You have affection for the genre, but RoA mocks it, which leaves a nasty aftertaste. Runs to Dec 19, Tue-Sat 8 pm, Sun 7 pm, mats Sat-Sun 2 pm. $28-$99. Royal Alexandra Theatre, 260 King W. 416-872-1212, mirvish.com. NN (GS) THE SHADOW OF A BOY by Gary Owen (Royal Porcupine Productions). An orphaned boy living with his grandma turns to a comic book hero for support. Runs to Sep 26, ThuSat 8 pm, mat Sun 2:30 pm. $20-$30, mat $15. Lower Ossington Theatre, 100A Ossington. 416-915-6747, royalporcupineproductions.com.

THE 3RD DEGREE by Anthony Rein and Terence Vince (Chicken Coop Theatre). A Broadway star, young actors, a broke producer and a shady publicist are part of this musical murder mystery. Runs to Sep 25, Thu-Sat 8 pm, mat Sat 2 pm. $30. Al Green Theatre, 750 Spadina. the3rddegree.webs.com.

THIS IS THE THING by Jeff Jones (Charcoal Sketch Productions). Songs and stories evoke memories for a man standing at the edge.

Runs to Sep 25, Thu-Sat 7:30 pm, mat Sat 2:30 pm. $20, stu $15. Theatre Passe Muraille, 16 Ryerson, Backspace. 416-504-7529, charcoalsketchproductions.com.

THROUGH THE LEAVES by Franz Xaver Kroetz (Company Theatre). This drama looks at the relationship between a female butcher and her abusive companion (see review, page 76). Runs to Oct 3, Tue-Sat 8 pm, Sun 2:30 pm. $20-$40. Tarragon Theatre, 30 Bridgman, Extra Space. 416-531-1827, companytheatre.ca. NNNN (Naomi Skwarna) 3

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All listings are free. Send to: stage@nowtoronto.com, fax 416-364-1166 or mail to Comedy, NOW Magazine, 189 Church, Toronto M5B 1Y7. Listings may be edited for space. Deadline is the Thursday before publication at 5 pm.

Thursday, September 23 ABSOLUTE COMEDY presents Mike Paterson, Dave Merheje and host Frank Spañ done. To Sep 26, Thu 8:30 pm, Fri 9 pm, Sat-

Sun 8 pm (and Sat 10:45 pm). $10-$15. 2335 Yonge. 416-486-7700, absolutecomedy.ca.

BAD DOG THEATRE presents Next Big Thing, new and veteran improvisers perform scenes.

8 pm. The Jam, an open improv jam session.

9:15 pm. $5. 138 Danforth. 416-491-3115, baddogtheatre.com.

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COMES Second City presents its 66th sketch comedy revue, and it’s the most consistently funny show in years. Director Chris Earle has a theatrical eye, edgy sense of humour and knows which topical references will capture the zeitgeist yet also remain classic.

The talented, versatile cast takes on G20 protests, tech annoyances and pushes the limits of comedy with a ballsy scene about the Israel/Palestine situation. The final moments are a brilliant nod to several earlier sketches, and you’ll be humming Caitlin Howden and Matthew Reid’s song parody as you leave. TueSat 8 pm (plus Sat 10:30 pm), Sun 2 pm. $24$29, stu $15. 51 Mercer. 416-343-0011, secondcity.com. NNNNN (GS) TORONTO IMPROV FESTIVAL Impatient Theatre Co presents performances by Chet Watkins, Lumberjack Tsunami, Stripper’s Picnic, Space Cadettes and others. To Sep 25, Mon-Sat 8 & 10 pm, plus All-Stars late shows Fri-Sat 11:59 pm. $10, pass $25. Comedy Bar, 945 Bloor W. 2010.torontoimprovfestival.ca.

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Comedy Above The Pub presents a benefit for the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation w/ Bob Kerr, Christina Walkinshaw, Ron Josol, Carolyn Bennett, Fraser Young, Peter Anthony, Gavin Stephens, Jim McAleese, Steve Scholtz and host Todd Van Allen. 9 pm. $5. McVeigh’s Irish Pub, 124 Church. 416-364-9698.

YUK YUK’S DOWNTOWN presents Tim Steeves (see Q&A, page 74). To Sep 25, Thu-Sat 8 pm (and Fri-Sat 10:30 pm). $12-$20.

224 Richmond W. yukyuks.com.

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Friday, September 24 ABSOLUTE COMEDY See Thu 23.

ATHEIST COMEDY SHOW! Centre for Inquiry

presents Bryan O’Gorman, Hunter Collins and Barry Taylor. 8 pm. $15, stu $10. 216 Beverley. cfiontario.org.

BAD DOG THEATRE presents Troubadour, competitive musical improv. 8 pm. $10-$12. That Friday Show, a one-act play by BDT students.

8:30 pm (Studio #2). Pwyc. Macro Neato, improv variety show. 10 pm. $10-$12. 138 Danforth. 416-491-3115, baddogtheatre.com.

COMEDY ON THE DANFORTH Timothy’s World News Café presents improv with Dan’s Mix ‘95 (Dan Hershfield, Tom MacKay, Devon Hyland, Carly Heffernan). 9 pm. Pwyc. 320 Danforth.

416-461-2668, comedyonthedanforth.com.

KNOCKOUT COMEDY NIGHT TKO’s Pub presents Amanda Day, Chris Brazeau, Kevin MacDonald, Dave Martin, Ron Sparks, Todd Graham and host Scott McCrickard. 10 pm. Free. 1600 Danforth. 416-466-1965.

NORM MACDONALD The Union presents the former SNL star in a stand-up show.

Doors 7 pm. $36.50-$44.50. Queen Elizabeth Theatre, 190 Princes’ Blvd. 416-870-8000.

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SOMETHING WICKED AWESOME THIS WAY COMES See Thu 23.

TORONTO IMPROV FESTIVAL See Thu 23.

YUK YUK’S DOWNTOWN See Thu 23.

YUK YUK’S WEST presents Chris Quigley. To

Sep 25, Fri-Sat 9 pm. $20. 5165 Dixie, Mississauga. 416-967-6425, yukyuks.com.

Saturday, September 25 ABSOLUTE COMEDY See Thu 23.

BAD DOG THEATRE presents Theatresports,

competitive improv. 8 pm. Welcome To Town, an improvised documentary about two small

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towns. 10 pm. $10-$12 each. 138 Danforth.

416-491-3115, baddogtheatre.com.

THE COCKY VARIETY HOUR Buddies in Bad Times presents Ted Morris, Stephen Sharpe, Doug Taylor and guest Kathleen McGee. 8 pm. $12-$15. 12 Alexander. 416-975-8555.

LAST STOP COMEDY NIGHT Fitzgerald’s Pub presents weekly Pro/Ams w/ hosts Jordan Foisy and Matt Shury. 8:30 pm. Pwyc. 2298 Queen E. 416-698-8588.

SHAUN MAJUMDER Living Arts Centre presents the actor/comic. 8 pm. $40-$75.

4141 Living Arts, Mississauga. 905-306-6000.

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SOMETHING WICKED AWESOME THIS WAY COMES See Thu 23.

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Sunday, September 26 ABSOLUTE COMEDY presents The Stand-Up

101 Graduation show, w/ host Ted Bisallion and new comics. 3:30 pm. $5. Evening show, see Thu 23. 8 pm. 2335 Yonge. 416-486-7700.

Second City presents Sabrina Jalees and the SC cast. 8 pm. $21-$25 (proceeds to the Canadian Red Cross). 51 Mercer. 416-3430011, secondcity.com.

LAUGH SABBATH presents The Hour Of Power w/ Nick Flanagan, Hunter Collins, Deborah Robinson, Chris Locke, Fraser Young, host Sara Hennessey and others. 8:30 pm. $5.

Rivoli, 332 Queen W. laughsabbath.com.

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Daye, Debra DiGiovanni, Keith Pedro, Keesha Brownie, Eddie King and host Kenny Robinson.

8:30 pm. $17. 224 Richmond W. 416-967-6425.

SOMETHING WICKED AWESOME THIS WAY COMES See Thu 23.

SUDDENLY SUNDAY Pantages Martini Bar pre-

sents an open mic w/ host Melissa Story. 8:30 pm. Free. 200 Victoria. 416-362-1777.

Monday, September 27

pm. Pwyc. The Annex Live, 296 Brunswick.

416-929-3999.

SKETCHCOMEDYLOUNGE Rivoli presents Marissa Gregoris, Danielle Leger, a Classy Affair, Adjective Nouns, Ron Sparks, MC Arthur Simeon and others. 9 pm. Pwyc. 332 Queen W. sketchcomedylounge.com.

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SOMETHING WICKED AWESOME THIS WAY COMES See Thu 23.

Wednesday, September 29 ABSOLUTE COMEDY presents Pro-Am

night w/ Jocko Alston, Brian Zeller, Joel Buxton, Keesha Brownie, Sharif Musah, Steve Patrick Adams and host Fraser Young. 8:30 pm. $6. 2335 Yonge. 416-486-7700, absolutecomedy.ca.

BAD DOG THEATRE presents Mortal Ymprov, four improvisers compete for supremacy. 8 pm. $10.

138 Danforth. baddogtheatre. com.

CORKTOWN COMEDY Betty’s presents an open mic w/ Marc Hallworth, Danny Polishchuk, host Brian Coughlin and others. 9 pm. Free. 240 King E. corktowncomedy.com.

THE DOOR PRIZE SHOW Zelda’s Living Well presents a weekly talent contest w/ host Vicki Licks. 8 pm. Pwyc. 692 Yonge, upstairs. 416922-2526, zeldas.ca.

ALT.COMEDY LOUNGE Rivoli

Muraille presents the comic/actor in a standup show. 8 pm. $15. 16 Ryerson. 416-5047529, brownpapertickets.com/event/122099.

TORONTO IMPROV FESTIVAL See Thu 23.

WINNERS NEVER QUIT The Understudies present a 10th anniversary/retirement show, featuring the best of their repertoire. 8 pm. $15. Tranzac, 292 Brunswick. totix.ca.

YUK YUK’S DOWNTOWN See Thu 23.

YUK YUK’S WEST See Fri 24.

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NUBIAN DISCIPLES ALL BLACK COMEDY REVUE Yuk Yuk’s Downtown presents ñ Cedric Newman, Patrick Hay, Ben Mathai, Roy

presents Debra DiGiovanni, ñ Arthur Simeon, Daniel Woodrow,

Rob Bebenek, Trevor Thompson, Marco Bernardi, Lenny Bernardi, Todd Van Allen, MC Nick Beaton and others. 9 pm. Pwyc. 332 Queen W. altdotcomedylounge. com.

SECOND CITY presents Live In 3D, sketch comedy featuring scenes and songs from SC history, plus new material.

8 pm. $12. 51 Mercer. 416343-0011, secondcity.com.

Tuesday, September 28 MASTERS OF CEREMONY presents high-class comedy with a dress code w/ the Specials, Phil Luzi, Mae Martin, the Dick Mime, Christina Walkinshaw, Phil Moorhead, Adam Christie and hosts Sandra Battaglini and Deborah Etta Robinson. 7:30

SOMETHING WICKED AWESOME THIS WAY COMES See Thu 23.

YUK YUK’S DOWNTOWN presents Sabrina Jalees helps benefit Pakistan Sunday.

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CANADA PRO DANCE CHAMPIONSHIP Mani-

festo Festival presents the competition for the Canada Pro Cup featuring Supernaturalz, Twisted Ankles, Albino Zebrah, Fam and others. Sep 25 at 8 pm (BBQ from 6 pm). $15 adv (ticketpicket.com). Manifesto Warehouse, 376 Dufferin. themanifesto.ca.

DARBAZI Small World Music Festival presents Georgian music and dance featuring the Darbazi choir and dance troupe Kakheti. Sep 24 at 8 pm. $25-$30. Royal Conservatory of Music, 273 Bloor W. smallworldmusic.com.

DOUBLE BILL #2 Harbourfront NextSteps and Dancemakers present choreography by Michael Trent and k.g. Guttman.

Opens Sep 29 and runs to Oct 2, Wed-Sat 8 pm, mat Sat 3 pm. $20-$38. Enwave Theatre, 231 Queens Quay W. 416-973-4000, dancemakers.org.

I-DENTITY Triple 7 Movement presents a fusion of spoken word and dance by Melanie Haywood, about the challenges of having a mixed cultural identity. Sep 23-25 at 8 pm. $20-$25. Harbourfront Centre, 235 Queens Quay W, Studio Theatre. 416-973-4000, triple7movement.com.

SERIES 8:08 presents a monthly choreographic performance workshop with Meryem Alaoui, Kinetic Elements, Jonathan Osborn, Zita Nyarady and Aaron Water. Sep 25 at 8:08 pm (dance film screening at 7:40

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pm). $10, stu $8. Pia Bouman School, 6 Noble. series808.ca.

SOMMET/MANDINGUE/SUMMIT Baobab Afrikan Arts presents a West African drum and dance festival with performances, workshops, kids’ activities and more. Opens Sep 29 and runs to Oct 3, see website for schedule. Free-$15. George Ignatieff Theatre/Larkin Building, 15 Devonshire. baobabarts.org.

Harbourfront Centre presents an East Asian festival with music and dance festivities. Sep 25 from 2 pm (see website for details). Free.

235 Queens Quay W. harbourfrontcentre. com.

WATER, GO RIVERING Sashar Zarif Dance Theatre presents a dance creation that shows how water can be used to explore identity. Opens Sep 23 and runs to Oct 2, Wed-Sat 8 pm, Sun 2:30 pm. $22, stu/srs $18. Theatre Centre, 1087 Queen W. 416538-0988.

Continuing THE GREAT FARINI PROJECT Harbourfront NextSteps presents a dance-theatre piece by Sharon B Moore about a rivalry between two hi-wire walkers (see story, page 75). Runs to Sep 25, Thu-Sat 8 pm. $34, stu/srs $28.50. Enwave Theatre, 231 Queens Quay W. 416-973-4000, farini.org.

RHYTHM OF THE DANCE The National Dance Company of Ireland presents live music and dance celebrating Irish culture and art. Runs to Sep 25, Wed-Sat 8 pm, mat Fri 2 pm (short version). $59, stu $39, Wed gala $85-$150, mat $26. Markham Theatre for the Performing Arts, 171 Town Centre. 905-3057469, markhamtheatre.ca.

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Dense and intense Caplan’s works tilt to the grotesque By DAVID JAGER BEN X CAPLAN at Shopgirls Gallery Boutique (1342 Queen West), to September 30. 416-534-7467. Rating: NNN

Celebrating 5 Years!

2010 marks the five-year milestone of Scotiabank Nuit Blanche.

Join the celebration and attend one of the following free, special programs:

Some Enchanted Evenings September 20 - October 3, 2010 Fujiko Nakaya, Fog In Toronto #71624, 2006

A Scotiabank Nuit Blanche 5th Year Retrospective Exhibition Scotia Plaza, 40 King Street West, East Lobby

Nuit Talks September 28 - October 3, 2010

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Five lectures in five venues over five days, exploring the boundaries of contemporary art: • From Galleries to Alleys 09/28/10, 7pm, Gladstone Hotel • Does Scotiabank Nuit Blanche influence the Art Market?

09/29/10, 7pm, Studio Theatre - Harbourfront Centre • An intimate conversation with Artist Daniel Lanois 10/01/10, 7pm, Rotunda - City Hall • When Curators Speak...

10/02/10, 3pm, Jackman Hall - AGO • When Critics Speak...

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in the backroom gallery at the Shopgirls Boutique are the drawings of Ben X Caplan, a self-described obsessive draftsman who labours intensively over a drawing for as long as four or five years.

Caplan’s unique line seems less to flow along the page than to metastasize: lines seethe and grow into images, accretions of ink that fuse into forms both recognizable and sinister.

Under the surface of each apparently normal face and object lurks the threat of infection or mutation.

Caplan’s vision shares something with the dystopian narrative terrain of William S. Burroughs and J.G. Ballard. Like their writing, his drawings open onto our current world as seen through the lens of a nightmarish scifi delirium. A prim woman in tennis whites, sprouted like a diseased vine from a planter, pats the head of a beleaguered dwarf squatting protectively next to a woman in a burka.

They’re the focus of patronizing amusement at a posh garden tea party.

George W. Bush is shown at his Oval Office desk with the rills and growing cheek pads of a baboon, while Kim Jong-il appears to be grinning and decaying simultaneously. In other scenes, women and men sport insect or alien limbs, humans morph into biogenetic goo, and glum Third World

There’s a lot going on in Ben X Caplan’s drawing set at a posh garden tea party.

extraterrestrials lurk in the background at café tables.

These are strong, often blatantly political allegories of our present global dysphoria. As with Bosch or Bruegel, the ordinary is always on the verge of sliding full-tilt into the grotesque.

Caplan’s dense, obsessive drawings are spurred by a strong personal vision that can often jump right off the page. In other works, his approach is more hermetic and meandering, leaving viewers feeling they’re witnessing a private exercise.

Whether or not his crushingly anxious vision resonates with you, there is no shortage of compelling things to look at in each drawing.

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THIS WEEK IN THE MUSEUMS ART GALLERY OF MISSISSAUGA New media:

Julie Andreyev, to Oct 31. 300 City Centre (Mississauga). 905-895-5088.

ART GALLERY OF ONTARIO Drama And Desire: Artists And The Theatre, to Sep 26 ($25.50, srs $21.50, stu $14.50). Will Munro, to Sep 26 (free). Frans Masereel, to Oct 10.

Shary Boyle, to Dec 5. Film/painting: Julian Schnabel; photos: The Grange Prize; Eva Hesse, Betty Goodwin and Agnes Martin, to Jan 2, 2011. $18, srs $15, stu $10, free Wed 6-8:30 pm. 317 Dundas W. 416-979-6648.

ART GALLERY OF YORK UNIVERSITY Video/performance/photos: Terrance Houle, to Dec 5.

4700 Keele, Accolade E bldg. 416-736-5169.

BATA SHOE MUSEUM Beauty, Identity, Pride: Native North American Footwear; Socks: Between You And Your Shoes, ongoing. $12, srs $10, stu $6. 327 Bloor W. 416-979-7799.

DESIGN EXCHANGE Bent Out Of Shape: Canadian Industrial Design 1945-Present, to Oct 10. New Work: Will Alsop, to Oct 18, reception/panel ($12-$25) 6:30 pm Sep 29 (free). $10, stu/srs $8. 234 Bay. 416-363-6121.

GARDINER MUSEUM OF CERAMIC ART Toronto Potters’ Association, to Sep 26 (museum shop, free). Hot Commodity: Chinese Blue And White Porcelain, to Jan 9, 2011. $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 Traffic: Conceptual Art In Canada 1965-1980, to Nov 28. 7 Hart House, 416-978-8398 (also at Blackwood Gal-

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lery , Doris McCarthy Galleries and U of T Art Centre).

OAKVILLE GALLERIES Diabolique group show, to Nov 14. Centennial, 120 Navy; Gairloch, 1306 Lakeshore E (Oakville). 905-844-4402.

McMICHAEL CANADIAN ART COLLECTION Painting: Bruno Bobak, to Dec 5. Traditional Stories: Unikkaaqtuat/Modern Stories: Unikkaat, to May 8, 2011. $15, stu/srs $12. 10365 Islington (Kleinburg). 905-893-1121.

MOCCA Installation: David Hoffos, to Dec 31.

952 Queen W. 416-395-0067.

THE POWER PLANT RBC Canadian Painting Competition, Sep 25-Oct 3. 231 Queens Quay W. 416-973-4949.

ROYAL ONTARIO MUSEUM Photos: Mark Nowaczynski, to Oct 11. ICC: Walls And Barriers, Sep 25-Oct 23. The Warrior Emperor And China’s Terracotta Army, to Jan 2, 2011 ($31, stu/srs $28, child $19.50; Wed after 3 pm $15, child $11.50). $22, stu/srs $19; $11, stu/srs $9.50 Fri 4:30-9:30 pm; free Wed 4:30-5:30 pm. 100 Queen’s Park. 416-586-8000.

TEXTILE MUSEUM OF CANADA Stephen Schofield, Lia Cook and David R Harper, to Oct 17.

Drawing With Scissors: Molas From Kuna Yala, to Feb 13, 2011. $12, srs $8, stu $6; pwyc Wed 5-8 pm. 55 Centre. 416-599-5321.

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narwHal art proJECts The Dazzle: A Cab-

inet Of Wonder group show, to Oct 17. 680 Queen W. 647-346-5317. pari nadimi Collage/installlation: Chris Hanson and Hendrika Sonnenberg, to Oct 16. 254 Niagara. 416-591-6464. pEak GallEry Installation: Alexander Pilis, to Oct 2. 23 Morrow. 416-537-8108. prEfix Video installation: Lars Laumann, Helen Reed and Althea Thauberger, Sep 23Nov 27, reception 7-10 pm Sep 23. 401 Richmond W. 416-591-0357. rEd HEad GallEry Installation: Dianne Pearce, to Sep 25, Culture Days interactive event 1-4 pm Sep 25. 401 Richmond W #115. 416-504-5654. sCotiaBank plaza Some Enchanted Evenings: Nuit Blanche retrospective, to Oct 3.

40 King W. 416-392-2489. tiff BEll liGHtBox Essential Cinema, to Oct 23. 350 King W. tiff.net. toronto imaGE works Photos: Sean Galbraith, to Oct 2. 80 Spadina. 416-703-1999.

VtapE Tomorrow Never Knows, Sep 25-Nov 6, reception 2 pm Sep 25. 401 Richmond W. 416-351-1317. warC 3-D video: Etsuko Yoshida and others, to Oct 16. 401 Richmond W #122.

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Canadian art GallEry Hop Panel 11 am (OCAD, 100 McCaul), tours/talks 1-5 pm, magazine launch (Angell Gallery, 12 Ossington) 5:30 pm Sep 25. canadianart.ca/ zgalleryhop.

CEntrE for womEn’s studiEs Book-based works: Lezli Rubin-Kunda, Sep 27-Oct 31, reception 5:30-7 pm Sep 27, artist’s talk noon-1 pm Sep 29. OISE/UT, 252 Bloor W, second fl. 416-978-2080.

ContaCt GallEry Film (TIFF Future Projections): Harun Farocki, to Oct 9. 80 Spadina #310. 416-539-9595.

Corkin GallEry Installation: Ian Baxter&, to Nov 7. 55 Mill. 416-979-1980. diaz ContEmporary Sculpture/painting: Ricardo Rendón and Nick Ostoff, to Oct 16.

100 Niagara. 416-361-2972.

GallEry 44 Photos: Melanie Friend and Lara Rosenoff, to Oct 16. 401 Richmond W #120. 416-979-3941.

JEssiCa BradlEy art + proJECts Sculpture/ photos: Nicolas Baier, to Oct 9. 1450 Dundas W. 416-537-3125. mErCEr union Installation: Fennel Plunger Corporation, to Oct 16. 1286 Bloor W. 416-

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Star Talks: Tarragon Theatre 40th Anniversary with Richard Ouzounian Tuesday, September 28, 7 pm torontopubliclibrary.ca/appelsalon Doors open at 6 pm

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i’m having trouble grasping the genre called young adult fiction. On the one hand, my daughter never read a line of it, wanting to get her hands on grown-up stuff by the time she was 15. On the other, as an adult, I’ve read material in the category – notably by Michael Chabon – which I found wholly satisfying.

I feel the same way about Kenneth

Oppel’s Half Brother. It’s written from the perspective of a 13-year-old, but it effectively raises all kinds of important questions about nurturing and love.

Ben’s mother and father move the family to Victoria, where they’re conducting an experiment on baby chimpanzee Zan. The idea is to bring Zan up at home as part of the family and teach him sign language to see just how “human” he can be.

At first, Ben’s not so into a new school and having an animal around the house, but he turns out to be one of the people most skilled at connecting to Zan. Soon, he joins the team of

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Writer Mark Bittman loves to eat well and responsibly – and he wants to keep it simple. In The Food Matters Cookbook ($39.99, Simon & Schuster), the champion of conscious eating offers 500 recipes designed to save the planet – and your health – and they’re all relatively simple. Best of all, his range is wide. He concentrates on veggies, but he’s got lots for carnivores.

He just doesn’t make meat the dish’s focus. And he doesn’t skimp on desserts either. Testimony to Bittman’s commitment to the earth and to community is his decision to launch his book at Wychwood Barns on Monday (September 27).

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researchers. When the project collapses and Zan is shipped off to a facility operated by an unscrupulous scientist, Ben takes a risk to save his half-brother.

The book is about which relationships matter. Ben’s dad is a cold guy who treats Zan like the object of an experiment, not a living creature, which infuriates Ben. He already wonders what’s more important to his father, the project or his own son.

Ben’s also trying to fit into a ritzy private school where he’s making some not very smart decisions about how to make friends with the cool kids.

Oppel’s plainly done a whack of research on primates and their abilities, and the animal rights twist in the tale gives it real urgency.

A very engaging read – and not for SUSAN G. COLE young adults only.

Oppel reads on the Bestsellers Stage, The Word On The Street, Sunday (September 26), 11:15 am.

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READINGS THIS WEEK Thursday, September 23 KATHERINE GOVIER Talk. 7 pm. Free. Reference

Library, 789 Yonge. 416-395-5577.

WILLIAM DEVERELL Talk. 7 pm. Free. Runnymede Library, 2178 Bloor W. 416-393-7696.

Friday, September 24 LOUISE PENNY Talk. 12:30 pm. Free. Reference Library, 789 Yonge. 416-395-5577.

TORONTO POETRY SLAM Spoken word competition. 7:30 pm. $5. Drake Underground, 1150 Queen W. 416-312-3865.

WEDNESDAY SEPT. 29 7:30 PM York Quay Centre Harbourfront Centre 235 Queens Quay West Toronto $10/FREE for members, students & youth For more info and to purchase tickets: Call 416-973-4000 Visit readings.org

Saturday, September 25 DAVID SUZUKI (Canada) discusses his new book, The Legacy. A short Q&A follows.

Presented in partnership with Greystone Books and the David Suzuki Foundation.

JOEY COMEAU Reading. 7-8:30 pm. Free. Holy Oak Cafe, 1241 Bloor W. 647-345-2803.

VAGABOND TRUST Liz Howard, Julie Cameron Gray and others. 5:30 pm. Free. Ossington, 61 Ossington. 416-850-0161.

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Gibb and others. 10 am. $45. King Edward Hotel, 37 King E. Reserve benmcnallybooks.com.

THE WORD ON THE STREET READINGS Yann Martel, Kim Echlin, Kenneth Oppel, ñ Richard B Wright and others. 11 am-6 pm.

Free. Queen’s Park. thewordonthestreet.ca.

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DOUG SAUNDERS In conversation with Mark Kingwell. 7-8:30 pm. Free. Reference Library, 789 Yonge. torontopubliclibrary.ca.

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DAWN PROMISLOW Launch. 7-9 pm. Free. Type Books, 883 Queen W. 416-366-8973.

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As you may have heard, the TIFF Bell Lightbox declared itself a permanent fixture on the Toronto’s cinema scene last week during the Toronto Film Festival.

And now that the festival is over, it’s time for the King and John complex to prove its worth for the other 354 days of the year – which is why it’s blasting forward with an elaborate mixture of repertory and first-run programming.

In addition to opening with exclusive runs of Uncle Boonmee Who Can Remember His Past Lives, A Film Unfinished and Heartbeats (reviews, this page), the Lightbox is also launching the fall season of TIFF Cinematheque.

The Essential Cinema program – saluting 100 films chosen by an international jury of critics and programmers – gets under way with limited runs of Citizen Kane and L’Avventura, and two screenings of David Cronenberg’s prescient 1983 thriller Videodrome.

Cronenberg will be present to introduce his film at both screenings – tonight (Thursday) at 9:15 pm and tomorrow (Friday) at 9:30 pm. I had the pleasure of introducing him to a Cinematheque audience last year when Videodrome screened in the Toronto On Film series at the old Jackman Hall location. I imagine this will be a bit of a bigger deal. nOrmAn Wilner Details at tiff.net. See Indie & Rep Film, page 98.

It’s liftoff for the Lightbox A Film Unfinished is a searing look at Nazi propaganda.

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Raw horrors A Film UnFinished (Yael Herson-

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ski). 89 minutes. Some subtitles.

Opens today (Thursday, September 23) at the TIFF Bell Lightbox. See Times, page 96.

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There are literally dozens of documentaries about the Warsaw Ghetto, but A Film Unfinished is unique in a very horrible way. The bulk of the footage in Yael Hersonski’s searing exploration of image-craft and cultural memory comes from a Nazi propaganda film shot in May 1942.

As Hersonski demonstrates through

archival testimony, interviews with survivors and the invaluable diaries of a ghetto resident, the German film crew commandeered the locals into performing in staged scenes designed to depict them as alien and unknowable. Circumcisions and ritual baths were filmed in harsh light; beggar children wander busy streets dressed in rags. In one sequence, well-dressed, healthy Jews are shown eating large meals in restaurants while ignoring their starving neighbours outside.

The project was never completed, for reasons that remain unknown. Perhaps someone realized that with the ghetto’s residents scheduled to be shipped off to Treblinka in three months, there was no need to persuade good Aryans why the Warsaw Jews needed to be exterminated. But the raw footage survived, a compelling, repugnant product of the Nazi propaganda machine. Hersonski’s witnesses place it in the appropriate horrific context, but the images speak loudly enough for themselves. nW

Well, Xavier Dolan at least has better hair than Godard.

romantic comedy

Egotist Dolan heArtbeAts (Xavier Dolan). 102 minutes.

Subtitled. Opens today (Thursday, September 23) at the TIFF Bell Lightbox. See Times, page 96. Rating: nnn

A year after wowing the festival circuit with I Killed My Mother, Xavier Dolan returns for a second round of ersatz Godardian preening with this tale of two Montreal pals (Dolan and Anna Karina ringer Monia Chokri) who enter

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into ferocious passive-aggressive competition for the same vacuous dreamboat (Niels Schneider).

My problems with Heartbeats are essentially the same ones I have with Dolan’s first feature: the thing plays like a mirror maze of narcissism, its every moment designed to reinforce the director’s assertion of his own genius. He’s a cinematic magpie, borrowing shiny images from this film and that, but strip out the self-love (both figurative and literal) and there’s no there there.

Heartbeats is a hollow production that tells us nothing about its creator beyond the fact that he loves 2 Or 3 Things I Know About Her and will never miss an opportunity to shoot himself shirtless – and I knew that going in.

All that said, I actually enjoyed this one a little more than I Killed My Mother. The romantic-farce plot is nicely structured, the characters are written more sharply, and Stéphanie Anne Weber Biron’s glossy images are a pleasure to behold.

But the whole thing’s a pastiche that never finds a way to stand on its own. nW

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UNCLE BOONMEE WHO CAN RECALL HIS PAST LIVES (Apichatpong Weerasethakul) Rating: NNNNN Apichatpong Weerasethakul’s Cannes sensation – which took this year’s Palme d’Or over the more illustrious competition – is a lovely magic-realist study of a Thai man (Thanapat Saisaymar) who welcomes visits from friends and relatives both living and spectral as his own passing looms.

Shooting with an unfussy vérité aesthetic, Apichatpong crafts a delicate, enveloping spell, creating a world where the intrusion of the supernatural is almost commonplace. (Offered a chance to move from the city to a rural farm, a character balks: “How can you expect me to live here, with all the ghosts and migrant workers?”)

The film’s generosity and warmth practically radiate off the screen, and you can’t help but be pulled along on Apichatpong’s odd, wonderful journey. If you’ve seen Syndromes And A Century or Tropical Malady, you already know and love his distinctive tone. If you haven’t, you’ll pick it up quickly NW enough.

Michael Douglas (left) and Shia LaBeouf don’t have that original Sheen.

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Winning the Palme d’Or hasn’t changed Thailand’s finest director By NORMAN WILNER UNCLE BOONMEE WHO CAN RECALL HIS PAST LIVES written and directed

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by Apichatpong Weerasethakul, with Thanapat Saisaymar. A filmswelike release. 108 minutes. Subtitled. Opens today (Thursday, September 23) at the TIFF Bell Lightbox. See Times, page 96.

there are certain perks to winning the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival. For Apichatpong Weerasethakul, one was being suddenly considered a viable commercial prospect – despite the fact that he specializes in idiosyncratic, moody and defiantly personal movies.

“A French guy actually offered me a big-budget commercial film, to shoot in Thailand, about boxing,” says the director, whose sumptuous magic-realist fable Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives opens today at the TIFF Bell Lightbox.

“I said, ‘Okay, I’d like to do it, but it has to be my own style.’ He said okay, and then he emailed me that it had to be like this, and the action had to be like that.”

The temptation to imagine Apichatpong making a Wallace Beery boxing picture à la John Turturro in Barton Fink is irresistible.

But the Thai writer/director would probably handle it with the same equanimity and calm with which he conducts himself in conversation. At a press day during TIFF, he’s utterly at ease, even when talking about win-

ning the biggest honour in international cinema.

“For a director, Cannes is a very good platform to make you become more mature,” he explains, “because you have to be able to accept any response to what you’ve created. I call it a masochists’ club; some people just like being attacked. And I was also a jury member before, so I know the mechanism, the back and front. It was quite amazing that they’d celebrate this private stuff.”

“This private stuff” refers to Uncle Boonmee, an almost indefinable dream-state of a movie that blends rural fables and modern attitudes to tell the story of a dying man (Thanapat Saisaymar) who spends his final days surrounded by family and friends – some living, some dead.

“It started as a narrative piece,” Apichatpong says, “a script influenced by my travels and a book about a man who claimed to remember his lives. And then it just took on a very organic form. It no longer resembled the original book; it kind of changed the narrative form of the script. My style of working is hard to stick on paper. Otherwise, I’d just write a book, not a film.”

The movie wanders through a series of vignettes, mirroring the drifting consciousness of its dying protagonist – which explains the interlude where a lonely princess may or may not have carnal knowledge of a fish.

“Each location is a different tone, a

different style and a different tribute to a certain kind of movie,” he says.

“For example, the royal costume drama referenced in the princess scene is very obvious for Thai people.

I think you can link in your own cinema history. [The idea of] talking animals – not in the cinema, but from a fable or a novel – is a universal thing.

I hope the audience can bring their own memory to it.”

I ask how he’d describe his style, since I’ve been struggling with a way to express it for years.

“It’s just a reflection of my interests, of my life in particular places, especially Thailand,” he says. “Not that it represents Thai-ness, or Thailand in general, but it’s very specifically me. I grew up in this environment, and this is a place that has hybrid feelings and contrasts – a feeling that coexists very well between beauty and ugliness, between peace and violence. And [my style] is still evolving, in a way. It’s like an animal.

A monster, I’d say.”

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INEVITABLE SEQUEL

Stone cold

WALL STREET: MONEY NEVER SLEEPS (Oliver Stone). 132 minutes. Opens Friday (September 24). For venues and times, see Movies, page 88. Rating: NN

Remember how, after the dust settled on Oliver Stone’s George W. Bush biopic-comedy, W., you couldn’t really figure out why he’d made it, other than to be able to say he’d weighed in? Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps has the same problem.

Set in 2008, it tracks America’s looming financial collapse through the eyes of bright-eyed, morally upstanding money manager Jake Moore (Shia LaBeouf), whose engagement to Winnie Gekko (Carey Mulligan) brings him into the sphere of her estranged father, Gordon (Michael Douglas), whom you may remember from the last movie as

Yan Ni shoots blanks in unfunny remake.

COMIC THRILLER

Soggy Noodle A WOMAN, A GUN AND A NOODLE SHOP (Zhang Yimou). 95 minutes.

Opens Friday (September 24). Subtitled.

For venues and times, see Movies, page 88. Rating: NN

A Woman, A Gun And A Noodle Shop is acclaimed director Zhang Yimou’s remake of the Coen brothers’ first feature, Blood Simple, a noir thriller about a mean husband, his

something of a schemer.

But as Jake gets closer to the elder Gekko, he learns about the real predators of America’s financial sector – “moral hazards” like conniving Bretton James (Josh Brolin), who may have engineered the destruction of Jake’s firm, which led to the suicide of his beloved mentor (Frank Langella).

The real story of the economic meltdown is examined in nauseating detail in Charles Ferguson’s stirring documentary Inside Job, which just screened at the Toronto Film Festival.

But Stone isn’t a details guy; he’s all about grand pronouncements, and his opinion here is that the collapse of 2008 cost everyday Americans their innocence as well as their homes and pensions.

It’s a bit obvious, especially as interpreted through LaBeouf’s sad-puppy gaze. Say what you will about Charlie Sheen – at least the guy could make you believe he was pissed off about NORMAN WILNER being used.

cheating wife, her not-so-bright lover and a greedy investigator.

Zhang has moved the setting to an isolated roadside restaurant in 19thcentury China, where guns are a rarity, and changed the flick to a comedy. It isn’t very funny. The best moments come in the set-up. A Persian merchant sells the wife (Yan Ni) a gun, and she reacts with a wicked glee that suggests big trouble for all concerned. A few minutes later, the restaurant staff perform a dough-twirling routine that’s pure delight. It’s all downhill from there.

Xiao Shenyang plays the lover with perpetual trembling and yelling panic, like he thinks he’s one of the Three Stooges in a haunted house. At the other end of the spectrum, Sun Honglei plays the mercenary cop with tight-lipped stoicism like it’s 40s noir.

The wife and servants line up with the lover, the husband with the cop, and nobody meets in the middle, so the movie never finds its tone.

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“No, dudes, I am not Zach Galifianakis.”

Major Tom WHATEVER IT TAKES (Christopher C.C. Wong). 92 minutes. Opens Friday (September 24) at the Carlton. See times, page 88. Rating: NNN

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Still weird I’M STILL HERE (Casey Affleck). 106 minutes. Opens Friday (September 24). For venues and times, see Movies, page 88.

Rating: NNN I’m Still Here is a bizarrely watchable yet frustrating film “about” Joaquin Phoenix, who from all appearances gave up a successful career as a leading man (two Oscar nominations) to let his hair and beard grow out, don shades and make a half-assed attempt to become a hip-hop musician.

Friend, director (and brother-in-law) Casey Affleck has intimate access to Phoenix, whose cry for help – he complains that he’s tired of “playing Joaquin” – begins to sound increasingly self-indulgent and narcissistic, espe-

cially as he throws tantrums to his fans, friends and assistants, one of whom gets back at him in a major way.

Affleck announced last week that the film was a hoax, which explains some of the more outrageous sequences involving hookers and cocaine.

But I’m not entirely convinced.

Phoenix’s physical and emotional flame-out seems frighteningly authentic. He’s always been a good actor, but is he really that good? And check out his imdb.com page; nothing since 2008’s Two Lovers.

The film’s a touch repetitive and lacks a discernible arc – unless you call Phoenix’s infamous appearance on Late Night With David Letterman a climax. But even that seems to support the theory that this isn’t fiction. After all, real life seldom has a tidy end.

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Usually, the stars of a documentary about schools are the students. But in Whatever It Takes, principal Edward Tom is definitely the centrepiece.

The film lovingly tracks the inaugural year of the Bronx Centre for Science and Mathematics, a school designed to improve the local kids’ academic performance. Charismatic principal Tom spends most of his time trying to motivate his at-risk students, especially Sharifea, who starts the year with fourth-grade math skills.

Tom is a fascinating character who wanted to be rich until he discovered his true calling. He struggles with the issue of discipline: Will too much shut these kids down? Will too little set them up for failure?

He also has to cope with teachers who complain that they pay the price for whatever decisions he makes.

Sharifea is a compelling personality, too. Her intelligence shines through even as her grades are tanking. She’s the perfect example of a kid whose performance suffers the more household responsibilities she’s forced to take on.

Director Christopher C.C. Wong embellishes the film with lyrical graphic images, and you’re rooting for the school to succeed. Every student in every constituency everywhere deserves the kind of attention the kids get in this Bronx school. SUSAN G. COLE

Domhnall Gleeson (left), Carey Mulligan, Keira Knightley and Andrea Riseborough examine the meaning of life.

DRAMA

Subtle sci-fi NEVER LET ME GO (Mark Romanek).

103 minutes. Opens Friday (September 24). For venues and times, see Movies, page 88. Rating: NNNN

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The opening titles of Never Let Me Go mention something about a medical breakthrough that was made in the 1950s, radically increasing life expectancy.

It’s never mentioned again, but that notion hangs over every frame of Mark Romanek’s chilly adaptation of Kazuo Ishiguro’s novel, which traces the lives of three English children from their young days in the 1970s to their adulthood in the 90s.

A science-fiction story with virtually no science-fiction elements, it’s instead a subdued drama about people trying to figure out the purpose of

Read an exclusive interview with director Mark Romanek at nowtoronto.com/movies

their lives and come to terms with their limited time – which, of course, means it’s about everyone.

Carey Mulligan is terrific as Kathy H., our de facto guide to this world; Andrew Garfield and Keira Knightley are the friends she spends her life losing.

Charlotte Rampling and Sally Hawkins bring tremendous intelligence to small but very important roles as teachers at the boarding school that serves as the entire world to their young charges.

Rampling uses her severity as a sort of billy club, and Hawkins struggles to explain the nature of life to students who can’t even begin to comprehend what she’s talking about.

Romanek’s austere direction never looks away from the tragic truths at the story’s core, following Kathy H. and her friends into an adulthood for which they’re entirely unprepared. You could remove Ishiguro’s hook entirely and the story would work just as well.

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Geoffrey Rush “shines” as a baddie headmaster and priest.

Catfish could hook you with its look at internet relationships.

DOCUMENTARY MUSICAL

Dae dawns BRAN NUE DAE (Rachel Perkins). 88 minutes. Opens Friday (September 24). For venues and times, see Movies, page 88.

Rating: NNN

Australian film Bran Nue Dae is not for everybody. But if you’re a fan of the musical genre, it’ll definitely work for you.

It’s 1969, and Aboriginal teen Willie (Rocky McKenzie) loves Rosie (Jessica Mauboy), but Willie’s mother has sent him away from Broome, his hometown, to a private school in Perth, where he’s supposed to train for the priesthood.

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He runs away and hooks up with homeless Uncle Tadpole, and, when the two hitch a ride to Broome with a couple of hippies, Bran Nue Dae turns into a road movie.

The songs are catchy enough (loved the students belting I’d Rather Be An Aborigine), sometimes even soulful, though there’s no plot and the ending feels gloriously improbable.

Evidence of the respect Aussies have for the material is the presence of an over-the-top Geoffrey Rush as the baddie headmaster and priest.

Bran Nue Dae may be based on a 20-year-old stage show, but its First Nations-related issues still have traction. And as a road movie with a soundtrack, it’s an entertaining ride.

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Catfish copout

CATFISH (Ariel Schulman, Henry Joost). 94 minutes.

Opens Friday (September 24).

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Sharifea Baskerville tries to do the math.

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Catfish is a lightweight documentary that begins with an online friendship between young New York photographer Nev Schulman and Abby, an eightyear-old from Michigan who emails him for permission to make a painting from one of his photos. Online romance blossoms between the photographer and Abby’s

older sister, Megan, but when he goes for a face-to-face meeting, deception is revealed.

The deceiver is neither a drooling pervert nor obviously crazy, but the filmmakers don’t dig too deep. There’s no background check info or in-depth interview with the little girl.

Directors Ariel Schuman (the photographer’s brother) and Henry Joost toss in lots of computer imagery and effects. That keeps things moving until the mid-point slump. By then we’ve guessed what’s coming, but have to wait while the photographer tries and fails to arrange a meeting.

The eye candy makes a point about the plasticity of digital information, but in the end this is merely a cautionary tale about the dodginess of internet relationships – and that’s old news.

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Laugh riot i aM COMiC (Jordan Brady). 87 minutes.

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Kludd (voiced by Ryan Kwanten) and Nyra (Helen Mirren) are a real hoot.

animated adventure

Owl play

Legend Of The guardians: The OwLs Of ga’hOOLe (Zack Snyder). 94 minutes.

Opens Friday (September 24). For venues and times, see Movies, page 88. Rating:

nnn Legend Of The Guardians: The Owls Of Ga’Hoole plays like a young-adult version of The Lord Of The Rings, as directed by the guy who made Dawn Of The Dead and 300. Because it is.

Given the keys to the Australian digital animation studio that produced Happy Feet, Zack Snyder turns his sweeping adaptation of Kathryn Lasky’s fantasy novels into an intense, kinetic and slightly insane action movie populated entirely by photorealistic owls who don helmets and

battle gloves.

The story is the usual hero’s journey, with squabbling brothers Soren (voiced by Jim Sturgess) and Kludd (Ryan Kwanten) stolen from their idyllic home by a society of fascist owls who make war on their supposed inferiors. Soren escapes to find the legendary Guardians of Ga’Hoole, but Cludd chooses darkness and stays behind.

It’s technically dazzling – and even more so in 3-D – but the story races from one incident to the next with such speed that the characters aren’t the only ones left breathless.

Snyder takes a moment to breathe in the quiet scenes between Soren and his mentor (Geoffrey Rush), an old warrior who explains there’s no glory in battle. But then the movie goes right back to glorifying battle. nOrMan wiLner

I am a comedy nerd. I will watch standup comics and comedy writers talk about their craft for hours. I’ll buy the books, I’ll download the podcasts (Comedy Death-Ray Radio is consistently amazing, especially if you didn’t know Jon Hamm was funny), I’ll listen to the DVD commentary tracks.

I am therefore the perfect audience for I Am Comic, a fly-on-the-wall documentary that assembles interviews with dozens of very funny people for a look at the nuts and bolts of a working comedian’s life.

Director Jordan Brady was a standup himself back in the 1990s and, with

the help of fellow ex-performer Ritch Shydner, he’s lined up interviews with roughly four-fifths of everyone who’s anyone in the stand-up world: Bobcat Goldthwait and Roseanne Barr, Kathy Griffin and Louis C.K., Janeane Garofalo and Jim Gaffigan.

The result feels more like a featurelength bull session than a proper documentary, but that’s okay. It’s like sitting down at the bar with a bunch of comics after the end of a particularly long tour. Mostly, they’re just crabbing about things that haven’t gone as well as expected, but it’s well observed and entertaining crabbing because of the talent involved.

There’s even a narrative hook, with Shydner – who retired from performing a couple of decades ago – finding himself reinvigorated by the project and chasing new gigs. Here’s hoping he makes it to Comedy Death-Ray Radio one of these days. nOrMan wiLner Kathy Griffin and others talk shop in I Am Comic.

also opening

Curtis (left), Bell and White star in the ultimate chick flick.

You Again (D: Andy Fickman, 105 min) Here’s a chick flick that’ll appeal to moms and daughters. Kristen Bell and Odette Yustman play former high school rivals who reunite when Bell discovers her brother’s marrying... guess who? Bell’s mom is played by Jamie Lee Curtis, whose own high school nemesis is Yustman’s character’s aunt (Sigourney Weaver). And somehow Betty White’s involved, because how could she not be?

Opens Friday (September 24). Late press screening – see review September 24 at nowtoronto.com/movies.

Jack Goes Boating (D: Philip Seymour Hoffman, 90min) Oscar-winner Philip Seymour Hoffman debuts as a director in this drama about relationships among lonely people in the big city. Reviewed in last week’s issue. See review at nowtoronto.com/ movies.

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ALPHA AND OMEGA 3D (Anthony Bell, Ben Gluck) offers a lively mix of light laughs and thrills aimed at small children. The animation and 3-D don’t have the wow factor to impress kids over 10, but the well-constructed story might do the job.

Slacker wolf Humphrey (voiced by Justin Long) loves high-ranking Kate (Hayden Panettiere). Circumstance deposits them in Idaho, but Kate is desperate to return to their Jasper Park home and marry the alpha male from the neighbouring pack in order to avert a war. The film has some brisk set pieces, notably a climactic caribou stampede, the communal howl with its obligatory romantic duet and several wild sleigh rides. 88 min. NNN (AD) 401 & Morningside, Colossus, Courtney Park 16, Eglinton Town Centre, Grande - Steeles, Grande - Yonge, Kennedy Commons 20, Queensway, Rainbow Promenade, Rainbow Woodbine, SilverCity Fairview, SilverCity Mississauga, SilverCity Yonge, SilverCity Yorkdale, Yonge & Dundas 24 THE AMERICAN (Anton Corbijn) may not be the best thing ever, but it’s a mostly competent spin on the standard one-last-job thriller, with a solid performance by George Clooney as the resolutely closed-off lead.

Corbijn makes The American, his second feature (following 2007’s stark Ian Curtis biopic, Control), a gorgeous affair; there’s more Italian location porn here than in Eat Pray Love.

You can sink into the movie’s visuals without ever quite connecting to the story – which is the reason The American never snaps into focus for its final movement. It’s pretty, but its heart never beats as fast as it needs to.

Some subtitles. 104 min. NNN (NW) 401 & Morningside, Beach Cinemas, Canada Square, Colossus, Courtney Park 16, Eglinton Town Centre, Grande - Steeles, Grande Yonge, Kennedy Commons 20, Queensway, Rainbow Market Square, Rainbow Promenade, SilverCity Fairview, SilverCity Mississauga, SilverCity Yonge, SilverCity Yorkdale, Varsity, Yonge & Dundas 24 ANIMAL KINGDOM (David Michôd) is an en-

gaging but inconsistent Melbourne gangster drama whose most intense exchanges take place in the Ma Barker-style family’s living room. Michôd handles high drama and sudden shootouts like a pro, but loses confidence when his plot runs thin. 112 min.

NN (RS) Carlton Cinema

AVATAR: SPECIAL EDITION (James Cameron)

is a special edition of Cameron’s sci-fi adventure blockbuster, with nine extra minutes.

171 min.

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THE BACK-UP PLAN (Alan Poul) stars

Jennifer Lopez as singleton who decides to get pregnant rather than wait for Mr. Right. No sooner does she get artificially inseminated than she meets Stan (Alex O’Loughlin), who’s not sure he wants kids.

It’s all a predictable mix of misunderstandings and comic misfires, made unwatchable because the leads have zero chemistry. 106 min. N (GS) Canada Square

BRAN NUE DAE (Rachel Perkins) 88 min.

See review, page 86. NNN (SGC) Opens Sep 24 at Cumberland 4.

A cop tries to figure out what’s going on, while a security guy, a maintenance man and the fire department attempt a rescue.

A brisk pace and fluid editing that moves easily among the various groups keeps the proceedings lively but can’t disguise the thinness of the material. 80 min. NN (AD) 401 & Morningside, Beach Cinemas, Coliseum Mississauga, Coliseum Scarborough, Colossus, Courtney Park 16, Eglinton Town Centre, Empire Theatres at Empress Walk, Grande - Steeles, Queensway, Rainbow Market Square, Rainbow Woodbine, Scotiabank Theatre, SilverCity Fairview, SilverCity Yonge, SilverCity Yorkdale

DINNER FOR SCHMUCKS (Jay Roach) stars

Paul Rudd as a would-be corporate player tasked with bringing an idiot to his bossy’s dinner party, and Steve Carell as his dangerously literal-minded guest. It’s disappointing to see Rudd stuck in a conventional straight-man role, but Carell gets every opportunity to explore his character’s demented innocence. Could be much funnier – and shorter. NNN (NW) Colossus, Kennedy Commons 20, Scotiabank Theatre

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(Will Gluck) is a chipper riff on The Scarlet Letter, in which a high school senior (Emma Stone) is branded a slut after a white lie about losing her virginity goes viral. Gluck’s film occupies the CATS & DOGS: THE REVENGE same clear-headed OF KITTY GALORE (Brad space as 10 Things I Peyton) is a sequel that Hate About You and EXPANDED REVIEWS only infrequently sets its Mean Girls: it’s a nowtoronto.com sights on spy-movie spoofmovie you can reery, preferring instead a spect in the morning. string of dopey puns and Stone (Superbad, Zombieland) is terrific low-impact animal chases. The action is fun in her first leading role, and Patricia indifferent and the jokes unfunny. 85 min.

Clarkson and Stanley Tucci do their best to NN (NW) steal the picture as her eccentric parents.

Coliseum Scarborough, Eglinton Town 93 min. NNNN (NW) Centre 401 & Morningside, Beach Cinemas, ColiDESPICABLE ME (Chris Renaud, Pierre seum Mississauga, Coliseum Scarborough, Coffin) stars Steve Carell as the voice of a Colossus, Courtney Park 16, Cumberland 4, sneering schemer who adopts three girls Eglinton Town Centre, Empire Theatres at as part of an elaborate scheme to steal the Empress Walk, Grande - Steeles, Queenmoon. That subplot provides the movie sway, Rainbow Market Square, Rainbow with its most engaging and entertaining Promenade, Rainbow Woodbine, SilverCity moments; the other stuff, with Gru’s Fairview, SilverCity Yonge, SilverCity Yorktube-shaped minions jumping around at dale, Yonge & Dundas 24 us in 3-D, is a lot less interesting. 95 min.

NNN (NW) EAT PRAY LOVE (Ryan Murphy) offers audi401 & Morningside, Canada Square, Coliences the chance to vicariously accompany seum Mississauga, Colossus, Kennedy ComJulia Roberts as she retraces author Elizamons 20, Queensway, SilverCity Fairview, beth Gilbert’s best-selling odyssey of selfSilverCity Mississauga, SilverCity Yorkdale, embiggenment, travelling from one imposYonge & Dundas 24 sibly photogenic, sun-drenched location to another in a profoundly monotonous travDEVIL (Drew Dowdle, John Erick Dowdle) is elogue. 139 min. NN (NW) a modest supernatural thriller that Canada Square, Colossus, Courtney Park 16, manages to provide mild entertainment Eglinton Town Centre, Grande - Yonge, despite the limitations of its simple story.

Kennedy Commons 20, Queensway, ScotiaFive strangers are trapped in an office towbank Theatre, SilverCity Mississauga, er elevator. One of them is the Devil in disVarsity guise, here to torment sinners for fun.

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CATFISH (Ariel Schulman, Henry Joost) 94 min. See review, page 86. NN (AD) Opens Sep 24 at Grande - Yonge, Yonge & Dundas 24.

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(Banksy) is the story of Thierry Guetta, who told everyone he was working on an epic documentary about street art but never got around to doing anything with the raw footage, leading the artist who calls himself Banksy to take over the project – while Guetta chose to reinvent himself as a street artist. Enormous fun. 87 min. NNNN (NW) Carlton Cinema

THE EXPENDABLES (Sylvester Stallone) is a deliberate throwback to cheesy 80s actioners like Commando and Cobra, with director/co-writer/star Stallone and a cast of tough guys mowing down (or blowing up) scores of anonymous extras in a Latin American banana republic. People who liked that sort of thing in 1986 will get the warm fuzzies; everyone else will find themselves trying to digest a big ol’ slab of cheese. 103 min. NN (NW) 401 & Morningside, Canada Square, Coliseum Mississauga, Colossus, Courtney Park

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HEARTBEATS (Xavier Dolan) 102 min. See

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complex thriller/heist flick with Leonardo DiCaprio as the leader of an industrial-espionage team who extract valuI AM COMIC (Jordan Brady) 87 min. See able information by inserting themselves review, page 87. NNN (NW) into dreams. Tremendous, full-throttle Opens Sep 24 at Carlton Cinema. filmmaking. 146 min. NNNNN (NW) 401 & Morningside, Beach Cinemas, ColiI AM LOVE (Luca Guadagnino) stars seum Mississauga, ColiTilda Swinton as a seum Scarborough, woman who finds pasColossus, Courtney Park sion outside the fortress EXPANDED REVIEWS 16, Eglinton Town Cenof the upper-class Milantre, Empire Theatres at nowtoronto.com ese family she’s married Empress Walk, Queeninto. Guadagnino’s opersway, Scotiabank Theatic approach is gorgeous atre, SilverCity Fairview, SilverCity Missisto watch, and Swinton brings an intellisauga, SilverCity Yonge, Varsity gence and openness worthy of the literary heroines that inspired the script. 119 min.

THE INFIDEL (Josh Appignanesi) finds a NNNN (GS) mostly assimilated London Muslim (Omid Canada Square, Cumberland 4, Kingsway Djalili) rocked by the revelation that his Theatre, Varsity birth parents were Jewish. It’s a multi-

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the otheR guys (Adam McKay) is a buddy­cop comedy starring Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg as a pair of mis­ matched New York detectives who stum­ ble onto a massive corporate fraud case.

As quasi­satirical action movies go, it’s no Hot Fuzz, but it’s a damn sight better than Cop Out. 107 min. NNN (NW) Canada Square, Colossus, Courtney Park 16, Grande - Yonge, Kennedy Commons 20, Kingsway Theatre, Queensway, SilverCity Mississauga, Yonge & Dundas 24

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(Mark Romanek) 103 min. See review, page 86, and interview with Romanek at nowtoronto. com/movies. NNNN (NW) Opens Sep 24 at Varsity.

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White) plops Emma Thompson’s magical British governess down at Maggie Gyllen­ haal’s rundown farm to help five cousins learn to work together, respect one an­ other and appreciate the delights of digit­ ally enhanced farm animals. Small chil­ dren will enjoy the parade of CG critters – including the most adorable baby ele­ phant since Dumbo – and their parents can be amused by the parade of famous faces. Maggie Smith and a Harry Potter co­star who shall not be named turn up in cameos, Bill Bailey appears as a chipper farmer, and Rhys Ifans makes a play for Tim Curry’s fussy­villain career as Gyllen­ haal’s duplicitous brother­in­law. It may be disposable entertainment, but it’s still entertaining. 109 min. NNN (NW) Canada Square, Carlton Cinema, Eglinton Town Centre, Grande - Yonge, Kennedy Commons 20, Kingsway Theatre, Queensway, Rainbow Promenade, Rainbow Woodbine, SilverCity Mississauga, Yonge & Dundas 24

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(Gianni Di Gregorio) takes place over the Ferra­ gosto holiday weekend, in a small Italian apartment where middle­aged Gianni (writer/director Di Gregorio) lives with his aged mother (Valeria De Franciscis) and ends up taking care of three other elderly women. The movie tells its simple story lightly and with great affection for its characters. Expect to come out hungry.

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Director Anderson knows how to fling settles into being a typical entry in the stuff in your eye, but he’s more in love series (it’s the fourth), which means with 3­D’s potential for creating vertigin­ snappy zombie­killing action based on the ous depth with plunging overhead shots. franchise­launching video game and not They hit their peak when Alice has a Die much story. This time, our hero, Alice Hard moment involving a rooftop and a (Milla Jovovich), joins a group of survivors rope. 97 min. NNN (AD) holed up in a prison. They’re all looking for Arcadia, whose radio broadcasts promise & Morningside, Cinemas, ColiDN_3X7_0923.1NM._Layout 1 21/09/104016:01 PM Page Beach 1 continued on page 94 œ shelter and safety. But is Arcadia a trap?

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ford touches too briefly on some of the story’s ambiguities. At least there’s some fancy dancing. Some subtitles. 117 min.

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(Edgar Wright) is sheer pop delirium from the first frame to the last, as director and co-writer Wright turns Bryan Lee O’Malley’s six-part graphic novel into a hyper-stylized, vividly cinematic feat of genre fusion. It’s a love story, a kung-fu movie, an epic adventure and a rollicking slacker comedy, packed full of endearing performances and imaginative fight scenes. 112 min. NNNN (NW) Canada Square, Carlton Cinema, Coliseum Mississauga, Coliseum Scarborough, Empire Theatres at Empress Walk, Kennedy Commons 20, Queensway, Rainbow Market Square, Scotiabank Theatre

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(Juan Jose Campanella) travels back and forth through time, tracking retired Buenos Aires police investigator Esposito (sadeyed Ricardo Darín), who can’t let go of a 20-year-old case of rape and murder. A superbly complex meditation on memory, passion and regret. Subtitled. 129 min.

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THE SORCERER’S APPRENTICE (Jon Turteltaub) is a silly effects comedy with Nicolas Cage making wizard hands opposite a squirming Jay Baruchel. The big effects sequences are realized well enough, but the real entertainment value is in the performances. 108 min. NNN (NW) Kennedy Commons 20

THE TILLMAN STORY (Amir Bar-Lev) tracks the Army conspiracy designed to hide the fact that Pat Tillman, who left pro football to fight in Afghanistan, was killed by friendly fire. An inspiring story about a family who fought back, but too much detail leaches the film of its primary emotions, so that you walk away more sad than enraged. 94 min. NNN (SGC) Carlton Cinema

THE TOWN (Ben Affleck) is Affleck’s slicker follow-up to Gone Baby Gone. He directs himself as the brains behind a crew of Boston bank robbers who finds himself caught between the life and the heat when he falls for a hostage (Rebecca Hall) from his last job. Affleck is similarly strugSTEP UP 3D (Jon Chu) is a step backwards gling to reconcile his own interests (charfor the franchise. The choreographed seacter portraits, Boston neighbourhood quences are energetic, eye-popping and details) with the demands of the heist range widely in style, and the 3-D adds genre. It’d be a lot more satisfying if he’d texture and is only occasionally gimmicky. allowed himself to stretch out for three The story about an upcoming dance bathours, as Michael Mann did in Heat. Intle, however, is simply mind-numbingly stead, the result is an impeccably crafted bad. 104 min. NN (GS) but tonally wobbly studio picture that’s at Coliseum Mississauga, Colossus, Grande war with itself from one scene to the next.

- Yonge, Kennedy Commons 20, SilverCity Jeremy Renner and Jon Hamm do some Yorkdale fine work filling out their standard crazy-guy and THE SWITCH (Josh FBI-guy parts, though. 125 Gordon, Will Speck) EXPANDED REVIEWS min. NNN (NW) is supposed to be a nowtoronto.com 401 & Morningside, Beach comedy about unCinemas, Coliseum Scarborexpected fatherough, Courtney Park 16, Eglinhood, but it never finds ton Town Centre, Grande - Steeles, Grande an acceptable tone. Jason Bateman goes - Yonge, Queensway, Rainbow Market for broad laughs, while Jennifer Aniston Square, Rainbow Promenade, Rainbow dons that same flinty mask she sported in Woodbine, SilverCity Fairview, SilverCity The Break-Up and The Bounty Hunter. No Mississauga, SilverCity Yonge, SilverCity one’s idea of a good time. 101 min. NN Yorkdale, Varsity, Yonge & Dundas 24 (NW) Canada Square, Colossus, Courtney Park 16, TOY STORY 3 (Lee Unkrich) finds our plasEglinton Town Centre, Grande - Yonge, Kentic heroes facing the end of their usefulnedy Commons 20, Queensway, SilverCity ness as their owner, Andy, prepares to go Mississauga, Varsity, Yonge & Dundas 24 off to college. The movie has beats, and

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TAKERS (John Luessenhop) is a moderately entertaining caper flick about a gang of professional thieves whose armoured-car job goes wrong while the cop on the case slowly closes in. 115 min. NNN (AD) 401 & Morningside, Canada Square, Coliseum Mississauga, Coliseum Scarborough, Courtney Park 16, Eglinton Town Centre, Empire Theatres at Empress Walk, Grande - Steeles, Queensway, Rainbow Woodbine, SilverCity Fairview, SilverCity Yorkdale, Yonge & Dundas 24

even entire scenes, that recall the glories of the earlier chapters, but TS2 happened because Pixar had another story to tell, while TS3 is here because someone thought it was a surefire hit. 97 min. NNN (NW) Coliseum Mississauga, Coliseum Scarborough, Empire Theatres at Empress Walk, Queensway, Rainbow Promenade, Rainbow Woodbine, Yonge & Dundas 24

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sethakul) 108 min. See interview and review, page 85. NNNNN (NW) Opens Sep 23 at TIFF Bell Lightbox.

VAMPIRES SUCK (Jason Friedberg, Aaron

Seltzer) is a mediocre Twilight parody whose overworked gag is the slow-motion yearning look between the mopey teenaged girl and the vampire boyfriend who loves her too much to bite her. Now and then the movie erupts into silly fun, but like the original, Vampires Suck wastes too much time on fun-free exposition. 80 min.

NN (AD) SilverCity Mississauga

THE VIRGINITY HIT (Andrew Gurland,

Huck Botko) offers a slightly darker twist on the classic American Pie theme: teenage boys losing their virginity. After going with the same girl for two years, Matt (Matt Bennett) is ready to go all the way.

When that goes wrong, best friend Zack (Zack Pearlman) pushes him into a strange odyssey involving his adopted sister, a woman on the internet and finally a porn star. Some of Matt’s misadventures are surprising and funny, and the filmmakers inject an extra shot of realism by showing us everything through Zack’s minicam or cellphone. That also creates a creepy undertone of people detached from their own lives. 90 min. NNN (AD) Courtney Park 16, Eglinton Town Centre, Empire Theatres at Empress Walk, Kennedy Commons 20, Queensway, Rainbow Woodbine, SilverCity Mississauga, Yonge & Dundas 24

WALL STREET: MONEY NEVER SLEEPS

(Oliver Stone) 132 min. See review, page 85. NN (NW) Opens Sep 24 at 401 & Morningside, Beach Cinemas, Coliseum Scarborough, Colossus, Courtney Park 16, Eglinton Town Centre, Grande - Steeles, Grande - Yonge, Queensway, Rainbow Market Square, Rainbow Promenade, Rainbow Woodbine, Scotiabank Theatre, SilverCity Fairview, SilverCity Yonge, SilverCity Yorkdale, Varsity.

WHATEVER IT TAKES (Christopher C.C.

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ANIMAL KINGDOM (14A) Thu 12:55, 3:25, 6:40, 9:00 EXIT THROUGH THE GIFT SHOP (14A) Thu 12:45, 2:45, 4:45, 7:10, 9:05 Fri-Wed 12:30, 2:30, 9:35 FLIPPED (PG) Thu 12:40, 5:00 GET LOW (PG) Fri-Wed 12:40, 2:45, 4:50, 6:55, 9:10 THE GIRL WHO PLAYED WITH FIRE (18A) Thu 12:35 3:35 6:55 9:30 Fri-Wed 12:35, 3:35, 6:50, 9:30 THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO (18A) Thu 6:45, 9:40 GOING THE DISTANCE (14A) Thu 3:00, 7:30 I AM COMIC Fri-Wed 1:05, 3:00, 5:00, 7:15, 9:15 THE INFIDEL (14A) Fri-Wed 12:50, 3:05, 5:15, 7:25, 9:40 THE KIDS ARE ALL RIGHT (18A) Thu 2:40, 7:05, 9:15 LEBANON (18A) Fri-Wed 12:45, 2:50, 5:05, 7:10, 9:20 LIFE DURING WARTIME (14A) Fri-Wed 12:55, 2:55, 4:55, 7:05, 9:05 NANNY MCPHEE RETURNS (G) Thu 1:15, 3:30 PICHÉ: ENTRE CIEL ET TERRE Thu 12:30, 5:15, 9:45 SCOTT PILGRIM VS. THE WORLD (PG) Thu 1:20 3:40 7:00 9:20 Fri-Wed 1:20, 3:40, 6:45, 9:00 THE SECRET IN THEIR EYES (14A) Thu 1:00, 3:45, 6:50, 9:25 Fri-Wed 4:20, 7:00 THE TILLMAN STORY (14A) Thu 12:50, 2:50, 5:10, 7:20, 9:35 WHATEVER IT TAKES Fri-Wed 1:00, 3:10, 5:30, 7:30, 9:45

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BRAN NUE DAE (14A) Fri-Wed 1:15, 4:00, 6:45, 9:00 EASY A (14A) Thu 1:30 4:15 7:00 9:40 Fri-Wed 1:30, 4:15, 7:00, 9:30 I AM LOVE (18A) Fri-Wed 12:30, 3:30, 6:30, 9:20 THE INFIDEL (14A) Thu 1:00, 3:45, 9:30 LEBANON (18A) Thu 1:15, 4:00, 6:45, 9:10 LIFE DURING WARTIME (14A) Thu 1:45, 4:30, 7:15, 9:50 A WOMAN, A GUN AND A NOODLE SHOP (PG) Fri-Wed 1:45, 4:30, 7:15, 9:50

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THE AMERICAN (14A) Thu 1:30 3:50 7:05 9:30 Fri-Wed 1:30, 3:50, 7:05, 9:35 DEVIL (14A) Thu 1:10, 3:45, 6:45, 9:10 Fri-Sat 1:10, 3:45, 6:45, 9:45, 11:40 Sun-Wed 1:10, 3:45, 6:45, 9:45 EASY A (14A) 1:25, 4:00, 7:15, 9:40 LEGEND OF THE GUARDIANS: THE OWLS OF GA’HOOLE (PG) Fri-Wed 1:15, 4:10, 6:55, 9:10 RESIDENT EVIL: AFTERLIFE (18A) Thu 1:15, 4:10, 6:55, 9:45 SCOTT PILGRIM VS. THE WORLD (PG) Thu 6:30 THE TOWN (14A) Thu 3:40, 6:40, 9:35 Fri-Sat 12:40, 3:40, 6:40, 9:30, 11:55 Sun-Wed 12:40, 3:40, 6:40, 9:30

WALL STREET: MONEY NEVER SLEEPS (PG) Fri 12:30, 3:15, 9:20, 11:50 Sat 12:30, 3:15, 6:15, 9:20, 11:50 Sun-Wed 12:30, 3:15, 6:15, 9:20

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CASABLANCA Sun 1:00 DEVIL (14A) Thu 1:20, 2:00, 4:00, 5:00, 6:30, 7:30, 9:00, 10:00 Fri-Sat 1:30, 2:15, 4:30, 5:00, 7:15, 8:00, 9:45, 10:50 Sun-Mon 1:30, 2:15, 4:20, 5:00, 7:00, 7:30, 9:15, 10:15 Tue-Wed 1:30, 2:15, 4:30, 5:00, 7:00, 7:30, 9:15, 10:15 DINNER FOR SCHMUCKS (14A) Thu 1:15, 4:15, 7:15, 10:00 EAT PRAY LOVE (PG) Thu 12:45, 4:00, 7:10, 10:20 FriWed 12:10, 3:15, 6:20, 9:30 THE EXPENDABLES (18A) Thu 1:00, 4:00, 6:40, 9:15 Fri-Sat 1:40, 4:40, 7:30, 10:10 Sun-Tue 1:40, 4:40, 7:15, 9:45 Wed 7:15, 9:45 GOING THE DISTANCE (14A) Thu 2:30, 5:00, 7:40, 10:10 Fri-Sat, Mon-Tue 1:20, 4:00, 6:45, 9:20 Sun 4:00, 6:45, 9:20 Wed 1:20, 4:00, 9:40 INCEPTION (PG) Thu 2:30, 6:10, 9:30 Fri-Sat 12:20, 3:30, 7:00, 10:40 Sun-Wed 12:20, 3:30, 6:50, 10:10 INCEPTION: THE IMAX EXPERIENCE (PG) Thu 12:45, 3:50, 7:00, 10:15 LEGEND OF THE GUARDIANS: THE OWLS OF GA’HOOLE: AN IMAX 3D EXPERIENCE (PG) Fri-Wed 12:00, 2:25, 4:50, 7:20, 9:50 LEGEND OF THE GUARDIANS:THE OWLS OF GA’HOOLE 3D (PG) Fri-Tue 12:45, 3:40, 6:30, 9:10 Wed 12:45, 3:40, 6:30, 9:20 PHÈDRE Thu 7:00 PIRANHA 3D (18A) Thu 2:20, 4:40, 7:20, 9:40 RESIDENT EVIL: AFTERLIFE (18A) Thu 1:50, 4:20, 6:50, 9:20 RESIDENT EVIL: AFTERLIFE 3D (18A) Thu 2:50, 5:20, 8:00, 10:30 Fri-Sat 1:50, 5:15, 7:50, 10:20 Sun, Tue-Wed 1:50, 5:15, 7:45, 10:20 Mon 1:50, 4:10, 10:20 SALT (PG) Thu 12:50, 3:45, 6:20, 9:10 SCOTT PILGRIM VS. THE WORLD (PG) Thu 1:10, 2:10, 4:10, 4:50, 7:50, 10:30 Fri-Sat 1:10, 4:10, 6:50, 9:40 Sun, Tue 12:40, 3:10, 6:10, 9:40 Mon 12:40, 3:10, 6:10, 9:00 Wed 12:40, 3:10, 6:10, 9:10 WALL STREET: MONEY NEVER SLEEPS (PG) Fri-Sat 12:00, 12:30, 1:00, 2:00, 3:20, 3:50, 4:20, 5:30, 6:40, 7:10, 7:40, 9:00, 10:00, 10:30, 11:00 Sun 12:00, 12:35, 1:00, 2:00, 3:20, 3:50, 4:30, 5:30, 6:40, 7:10, 8:00, 9:00, 10:00, 10:30 Mon 12:00, 12:30, 1:00, 2:00, 3:20, 3:50, 4:30, 6:40, 7:10, 8:00, 9:30, 10:00, 10:30 Tue-Wed 12:00, 12:30, 1:00, 2:00, 3:20, 3:50, 4:30, 5:30, 6:40, 7:10, 8:00, 9:00, 10:00, 10:30

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JACK GOES BOATING (14A) Fri-Wed 12:20, 2:40, 5:00, 7:30, 9:50 JOAN RIVERS: A PIECE OF WORK (14A) Thu 1:30, 4:20, 6:40, 9:00 LEGEND OF THE GUARDIANS:THE OWLS OF GA’HOOLE 3D (PG) Fri-Wed 12:40, 3:20, 6:30, 9:10 NEVER LET ME GO (14A) Fri-Wed 12:50, 3:50, 6:40, 9:20 SALT (PG) Thu 1:10, 4:10, 6:55, 9:30 THE TOWN (14A) Thu 12:50, 3:50, 7:00, 10:10 Fri-Wed 1:00, 4:10, 7:10, 10:20 WALL STREET: MONEY NEVER SLEEPS (PG) Fri 12:10, 3:30, 10:10 Sat-Wed 12:10, 3:30, 6:50, 10:10

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THE AMERICAN (14A) Thu 1:15, 4:05, 6:35, 9:05 INCEPTION (PG) Thu 1:45, 5:00, 8:30 NEVER LET ME GO (14A) Fri-Wed 1:25, 4:25, 6:55, 9:45 THE SWITCH (PG) Thu 1:35, 4:25 THE TOWN (14A) Thu 12:35 3:25 6:45 9:45 Fri-Wed 12:35, 3:45, 6:45, 9:55 WALL STREET: MONEY NEVER SLEEPS (PG) Fri 12:25, 3:25, 6:25, 9:25 Sun 12:25, 1:05, 3:25, 4:05, 6:25, 7:15, 9:25, 10:05 Mon 12:25, 1:05, 3:25, 4:05, 6:25, 9:25 Tue 12:25, 1:15, 3:25, 4:15, 6:25, 9:25 Wed 12:25, 1:15, 3:25, 4:15, 6:25, 9:25, 10:05

YONGE & DUNDAS 24 (AMC) 10 DUNDAS ST E, 416-335-5323

ALPHA AND OMEGA (PG) Thu 2:50, 5:15, 7:25, 9:50 Fri, Mon-Wed 1:50, 4:00, 6:15 Sat-Sun 11:40, 1:50, 4:00, 6:15 ALPHA AND OMEGA 3-D (PG) Thu 2:00, 4:20, 6:45, 9:05 Fri, Mon-Wed 2:50, 5:00, 7:15, 9:30 Sat-Sun 12:40, 2:50, 5:00, 7:15, 9:30 THE AMERICAN (14A) Thu 2:10, 3:00, 4:45, 5:45, 7:30, 8:30, 9:55, 10:55 Fri, Mon-Wed 2:45, 5:35, 8:00, 10:35 Sat-Sun 12:05, 2:45, 5:35, 8:00, 10:35 CATFISH (14A) 3:20, 5:40, 8:15, 9:15, 10:45 Sat-Sun 11:00, 1:10 mat DESPICABLE ME 3D (PG) Thu 2:20, 5:10, 8:00, 10:40 Fri, Mon-Wed 2:00, 4:25, 6:45 Sat-Sun 11:25, 2:00, 4:25, 6:45 EASY A (14A) Thu 2:30, 3:00, 3:30, 4:30, 5:00, 6:00, 7:15, 8:15, 8:45, 9:30, 10:00, 10:30, 11:00 Fri 2:00, 2:30, 3:00, 4:00, 4:30, 5:00, 5:30, 6:30, 7:00, 7:30, 8:00, 9:00, 9:30, 10:00, 10:30 Sat-Sun 11:00, 11:45, 12:30, 1:30, 2:00, 2:30, 3:00, 4:00, 4:30, 5:00, 5:30, 6:30, 7:00, 7:30, 8:00, 9:00, 9:30, 10:00, 10:30 Mon-Wed 2:15, 3:00, 3:45, 4:45, 5:30, 6:15, 7:15, 8:00, 8:45, 9:45, 10:30 GREEN ZONE (14A) Thu 3:05, 5:40 I’M STILL HERE 2:40, 4:20, 5:20, 7:05, 8:05, 9:50, 10:50 Sat-Sun 11:10, 12:10, 1:40 mat THE LAST EXORCISM (14A) Thu 3:00, 3:50, 5:15, 6:00, 7:30, 8:20, 9:50, 10:40 Fri, Mon-Wed 3:10, 5:25, 7:45, 10:05 Sat-Sun 10:55, 1:05, 3:10, 5:25, 7:45, 10:05 MACHETE (18A) Thu 3:05, 5:40, 8:20, 10:50 Fri-Wed 2:05, 4:40, 7:20, 9:50 NANNY MCPHEE RETURNS (G) Thu 8:20, 10:50 THE OTHER GUYS (14A) 2:20, 5:00, 7:40, 10:10 Sat-Sun 11:50 mat SALT (PG) Fri-Sun, Tue-Wed 4:35, 9:40 Mon 10:50 THE SWITCH (PG) Thu 2:10, 4:30, 7:00, 9:40 Fri, TueWed 2:10, 7:10 Sat-Sun 11:35, 2:10, 7:10 Mon 2:10 TAKERS (14A) Thu 3:45, 6:35, 9:30 Fri, Mon-Wed 1:55, 4:45, 7:35, 10:25 Sat-Sun 11:20, 1:55, 4:45, 7:35, 10:25 THE TOWN (14A) Thu 2:00, 3:00, 4:30, 5:00, 6:00, 7:30, 8:00, 9:00, 10:30, 11:00 Fri, Mon-Tue 2:15, 3:00, 3:45, 4:30, 5:15, 6:15, 6:45, 7:30, 8:15, 9:15, 9:45, 10:30, 11:00 Sat-Sun 11:30, 12:00, 12:45, 1:30, 2:15, 3:00, 3:45, 4:30, 5:15, 6:15, 6:45, 7:30, 8:15, 9:15, 9:45, 10:30, 11:00 Wed 2:15, 3:00, 3:45, 5:15, 6:15, 6:45, 8:15, 9:15, 9:45, 10:30, 11:00 TOY STORY 3 3D (G) Thu 2:20, 4:55, 7:30, 10:10 Fri, Mon 2:05, 4:30, 7:00 Sat-Sun 11:15, 2:05, 4:30, 7:00 Tue-Wed 2:05 THE VIRGINITY HIT (18A) 3:35, 5:50, 8:10, 10:40 Sat-Sun 11:05, 1:20 mat YOU AGAIN (PG) 2:25, 4:05, 5:05, 6:50, 7:50, 9:35, 10:35 Sat-Sun 10:50, 11:25, 1:25 mat

Midtown CANADA SQUARE (CE) 2200 YONGE ST, 416-646-0444

THE AMERICAN (14A) Fri 4:40, 7:05, 9:30 Sat-Sun 2:00, 4:40, 7:05, 9:30 Mon-Wed 4:30 THE BACK-UP PLAN (PG) Mon-Wed 7:00

DESPICABLE ME (PG) Thu 6:50 Sat-Sun 2:30 EAT PRAY LOVE (PG) Thu 6:40, 9:45 Fri 4:00, 7:00, 10:00 Sat-Sun 1:00, 4:00, 7:00, 10:00 Mon-Wed 4:10, 7:20 THE EXPENDABLES (18A) Thu 7:40, 10:00 GET LOW (PG) Fri 4:05, 6:30, 9:10 Sat-Sun 1:30, 4:05, 6:30, 9:10 Mon-Wed 4:20, 6:45 GOING THE DISTANCE (14A) Fri-Sun 4:45, 7:15, 9:40 Mon-Wed 4:40, 7:10 I AM LOVE (18A) Fri 4:30, 7:10, 9:50 Sat-Sun 1:50, 4:30, 7:10, 9:50 Mon-Wed 5:00, 7:50 JOAN RIVERS: A PIECE OF WORK (14A) Fri 4:20, 6:40, 9:00 Sat-Sun 2:10, 4:20, 6:40, 9:00 Mon-Wed 4:50, 7:30 MACHETE (18A) Fri 4:50, 7:20, 9:45 Sat-Sun 2:20, 4:50, 7:20, 9:45 Mon-Wed 5:10, 7:40 MAO’S LAST DANCER (PG) Thu 6:45, 9:25 NANNY MCPHEE RETURNS (G) Thu 6:30, 9:00 Fri 4:10 Sat-Sun 1:40, 4:10 Mon-Wed 4:00 THE OTHER GUYS (14A) Thu 7:00, 9:30 SCOTT PILGRIM VS. THE WORLD (PG) Thu 7:10, 9:50 Fri-Sun 6:50, 9:25 Mon-Wed 6:30 THE SWITCH (PG) Thu 7:20, 9:40 TAKERS (14A) T hu 9:15

Metro

MT PLEASANT (I)

1025 THE QUEENSWAY, QEW & ISLINGTON, 416-5030424

675 MT PLEASANT RD, 416-489-8484 THE KIDS ARE ALL RIGHT (18A) Thu 7:00 MAO’S LAST DANCER (PG) Fri-Sat 7:00, 9:25 Sun 4:30 Tue-Wed 7:00 MID-AUGUST LUNCH (G) Sun 7:00

REGENT THEATRE (I) 551 MT PLEASANT RD, 416-480-9884

THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO (18A) Fri-Sat 9:10 Sun, Tue 7:00 THE SECRET IN THEIR EYES (14A) Thu 7:00 Fri-Sat 6:45 Sun 4:15

SILVERCITY YONGE (CE) 2300 YONGE ST, 416-544-1236

ALPHA AND OMEGA 3-D (PG) Thu 1:10, 3:40, 6:30, 9:00 Fri-Sun 12:50, 3:50, 6:40 Mon-Wed 12:40, 3:20, 6:20 THE AMERICAN (14A) Thu 1:20, 4:00, 9:15 DEVIL (14A) Thu 2:15, 4:30, 6:40, 9:00 Fri-Sun 2:00, 5:00, 8:00, 10:20 Mon-Wed 2:00, 5:00, 7:30, 9:35 EASY A (14A) Thu 1:15, 3:45, 7:30, 9:55 Fri-Sun 1:30, 4:30, 7:30, 10:10 Mon-Tue 1:30, 4:30, 7:10, 9:30 Wed 4:30, 7:10, 9:30 GOING THE DISTANCE (14A) Thu 1:30, 4:10, 6:45, 9:20 INCEPTION (PG) Thu 2:30, 6:20, 9:40 Fri-Sun 2:15, 6:20, 9:40 LEGEND OF THE GUARDIANS:THE OWLS OF GA’HOOLE 3D (PG) Fri-Sun 12:40, 3:15, 6:30, 9:05 Mon-Wed 12:50, 3:50, 6:30, 9:15 MACHETE (18A) Thu 2:00, 4:50, 10:00 PHÈDRE Thu 7:00 RESIDENT EVIL: AFTERLIFE 3D (18A) Thu 1:45, 4:40, 7:15, 9:50 Fri-Sun 1:45, 4:45, 7:45, 10:30 Mon 9:50 Tue 7:20, 9:50 Wed 1:45, 4:45, 7:20, 9:50 THE TOWN (14A) Thu 1:00, 3:50, 6:50, 9:45 Fri-Sun 1:00, 4:00, 7:15, 10:15 Mon-Tue 1:00, 4:00, 7:00, 10:00 Wed 4:00, 7:00, 10:00 WALL STREET: MONEY NEVER SLEEPS (PG) Fri-Sun 12:30, 3:35, 6:45, 9:20, 10:00 Mon-Wed 12:30, 3:35, 6:40, 9:00, 9:45 YOU AGAIN (PG) Fri-Sun 1:15, 4:15, 7:00, 9:45 Mon-Wed 1:15, 4:15, 6:50, 9:25

West End KINGSWAY THEATRE (I) 3030 BLOOR ST W, 416-232-1939

GET LOW (PG) 3:30 THE GIRL WHO PLAYED WITH FIRE (18A) 11:00 I AM LOVE (18A) 7:15 Thu 1:15 mat JOAN RIVERS: A PIECE OF WORK (14A) 5:30 NANNY MCPHEE RETURNS (G) Fri-Wed 1:15 THE OTHER GUYS (14A) Fri-Wed 9:30 SALT (PG) Thu 9:30

QUEENSWAY (CE)

ALPHA AND OMEGA 3-D (PG) 1:10, 4:20, 7:15, 9:55 THE AMERICAN (14A) Thu 12:25 3:15 6:30 9:20 Fri-Wed 12:25, 3:15, 6:25, 9:25 CASABLANCA Sun 1:00 DESPICABLE ME 3D (PG) Thu 1:15, 3:55, 6:35 DEVIL (14A) Thu 12:50, 3:10, 5:35, 8:00, 10:30 Fri-Wed 2:00, 4:50, 7:45, 10:15 EASY A (14A) Thu 1:00 1:50 3:50 4:40 6:40 7:30 9:30 10:10 Fri-Wed 12:50, 1:50, 3:40, 4:40, 6:30, 7:35, 9:20, 10:20 EAT PRAY LOVE (PG) Thu 12:30, 3:50, 7:10, 10:30 Fri-Wed 12:10, 3:25, 6:35, 9:55 THE EXPENDABLES (18A) Thu 12:35, 3:20, 9:45 GOING THE DISTANCE (14A) Thu 1:20, 4:10, 6:55, 9:40 INCEPTION (PG) Thu 12:20 3:40 7:05 10:35 Fri-Wed 12:05, 3:30, 7:05, 10:30 THE LAST EXORCISM (14A) Thu 7:40, 10:15 LEGEND OF THE GUARDIANS: THE OWLS OF GA’HOOLE (PG) Fri-Tue 1:25, 4:25, 7:20, 10:05 Wed 4:30, 7:20, 10:05 LEGEND OF THE GUARDIANS:THE OWLS OF GA’HOOLE 3D (PG) Fri-Wed 12:45, 3:55, 6:50, 9:40 MACHETE (18A) Thu 1:25, 4:25, 7:25, 10:05 Fri-Wed 9:10 NANNY MCPHEE RETURNS (G) Thu 2:00, 4:50 THE OTHER GUYS (14A) Thu 3:35, 6:25, 9:25 PHÈDRE Thu 7:00 RESIDENT EVIL: AFTERLIFE (18A) Thu-Sat, Mon-Wed 2:10, 5:00, 7:50, 10:25 Sun 5:00, 7:50, 10:25 RESIDENT EVIL: AFTERLIFE 3D (18A) Thu 1:30 4:15 7:00 9:50 Fri-Wed 1:30, 4:15, 7:00, 9:35 SCOTT PILGRIM VS. THE WORLD (PG) Thu 9:15 THE SWITCH (PG) Thu 12:40, 3:25, 6:15, 9:10 Fri-Wed 12:40, 3:35, 6:15 TAKERS (14A) Thu 1:45, 4:35, 7:35, 10:20 Fri-Wed 12:15, 3:10, 6:20, 9:15 THE TOWN (14A) Thu 12:20 3:45 6:50 10:00 Fri-Wed 12:20, 3:45, 6:45, 9:50 TOY STORY 3 (G) Thu 12:45 THE VIRGINITY HIT (18A) Fri-Wed 1:45, 4:35, 7:30, 10:10 WALL STREET: MONEY NEVER SLEEPS (PG) Fri-Sun 12:00, 12:30, 3:20, 3:50, 6:40, 7:10, 10:00, 10:30 Mon-Tue 12:00, 1:00, 3:20, 4:30, 6:40, 8:00, 10:00 Wed 12:00, 3:20, 4:30, 6:40, 8:00, 10:00 YOU AGAIN (PG) Fri-Wed 1:05, 4:00, 6:55, 9:45

RAINBOW WOODBINE (I)

WOODBINE CENTRE, 500 REXDALE BLVD, 416-213-1998 ALPHA AND OMEGA (PG) Thu 12:40 2:45 4:50 7:10 9:15 Fri-Wed 12:40, 2:45, 4:50, 7:10, 9:10 DEVIL (14A) Thu 1:05 4:10 6:55 9:20 Fri-Wed 1:05, 4:10, 7:20, 9:15 EASY A (14A) 12:40, 2:50, 5:00, 7:15, 9:40 LEGEND OF THE GUARDIANS: THE OWLS OF GA’HOOLE (PG) Fri-Wed 12:35, 3:45, 7:05, 9:20 NANNY MCPHEE RETURNS (G) Thu 2:45, 5:05, 7:20, 9:35 PIRANHA 3D (18A) Thu 12:35, 3:45, 7:05, 9:10 RESIDENT EVIL: AFTERLIFE (18A) Thu 1:30, 4:15, 7:15, 9:45 TAKERS (14A) Thu 1:15, 4:00, 7:00, 9:30 THE TOWN (14A) Thu 12:50 3:55 6:45 9:25 Fri-Wed 12:50, 3:55, 6:45, 9:35 TOY STORY 3 (G) Thu 12:30 THE VIRGINITY HIT (18A) Fri-Wed 1:30, 4:15, 7:15, 9:45 WALL STREET: MONEY NEVER SLEEPS (PG) Fri-Wed 1:00, 3:45, 6:40, 9:25 YOU AGAIN (PG) Fri-Wed 1:15, 4:00, 7:00, 9:30

96

SEPTEMBER 23-29 2010 NOW

East End BEach cinEmas (aa) 1651 QuEEn st E, 416-699-5971

The AmericAn (14A) thu 7:10, 9:50 Devil (14A) thu 7:30, 9:40 Fri 3:45, 6:40, 9:15 sat-sun 12:45, 3:45, 6:40, 9:15 mon-Wed 6:40, 9:15 eAsy A (14A) thu 7:40, 10:10 Fri 4:30, 7:30, 10:15 sat-sun 1:30, 4:30, 7:30, 10:15 mon-Wed 7:30, 10:15 incepTion (PG) thu 6:40, 10:00 legenD of The guArDiAns:The owls of gA’hoole 3D (PG) 7:20, 9:50 Fri 4:50 mat sat-sun 11:50, 2:20, 4:50 mat resiDenT evil: AfTerlife 3D (18A) thu 7:00, 9:30 Fri 4:15, 7:10, 9:40 sat-sun 1:15, 4:15, 7:10, 9:40 mon-Wed 7:10, 9:40 The Town (14A) thu 6:50, 9:45 Fri 4:00, 7:00, 10:00 satsun 1:00, 4:00, 7:00, 10:00 mon-Wed 7:00, 10:00 wAll sTreeT: money never sleeps (PG) 6:50, 10:10 Fri 3:30 mat sat-sun 12:10, 3:30 mat

north York EmpirE thEatrEs at EmprEss Walk (Et) 5095 YongE st, 416-223-9550

Devil (14A) thu 2:40, 5:10, 7:20, 9:30 Fri-sat 3:10, 5:40, 7:50, 10:00, 11:55 sun-Wed 3:10, 5:40, 7:50, 10:00 eAsy A (14A) 2:50, 5:20, 7:40, 10:05 Fri-sat 11:59 late encirclemenT thu 1:15, 4:00, 7:00, 10:00 incepTion (PG) thu 1:20, 4:30, 8:00 Fri-Wed 7:00, 10:15 legenD of The guArDiAns: The owls of gA’hoole (PG) 1:50, 4:20, 6:50, 9:10 Fri-sat 11:35 late legenD of The guArDiAns:The owls of gA’hoole 3D (PG) Fri-Wed 3:00, 5:30, 8:00, 10:20 mAcheTe (18A) thu 2:00, 4:40, 7:10, 9:40 Fri-Wed 2:05, 4:45, 7:10 resiDenT evil: AfTerlife 3D (18A) thu 2:30, 5:00, 7:30, 9:50 Fri-sat 2:10, 4:40, 7:05, 9:20, 11:40 sun-Wed 2:10, 4:40, 7:05, 9:20 sAlT (PG) thu 3:00, 5:30, 7:50, 10:15 Fri-Wed 1:45, 4:15, 6:40 scoTT pilgrim vs. The worlD (PG) thu 2:10, 4:50, 7:45, 10:20 Fri-Wed 9:35 TAkers (14A) thu 1:45, 4:20, 6:50, 9:20 Fri-sat 9:30, 11:50 sun-Wed 9:30 Toy sTory 3 3D (G) thu 1:30, 4:10, 6:40, 9:10 Fri-Wed 2:00, 4:30 The virginiTy hiT (18A) 2:40, 5:10, 7:30, 9:40 Fri-sat 11:45 late you AgAin (PG) 2:20, 4:50, 7:20, 9:50 Fri-sat 11:59 late

grandE - YongE (cE) 4861 YongE st, 416-590-9974

AlphA AnD omegA 3-D (PG) 4:10, 6:50 thu 9:30 late sat-sun 1:20 mat The AmericAn (14A) thu 3:40 6:40 9:40 Fri-Wed 3:40, 6:45, 9:30 sat-sun 12:50 mat cATfish (14A) 4:45, 7:15, 9:55 sat-sun 1:45 mat eAT prAy love (PG) 5:00, 8:40 sat-sun 2:00 mat going The DisTAnce (14A) thu 4:20 7:10 9:50 Fri-Wed 4:20, 7:05, 9:50 sat-sun 1:30 mat The infiDel (14A) thu 3:50, 6:30, 9:20 The lAsT exorcism (14A) thu 10:00 nAnny mcphee reTurns (G) thu 3:30 The oTher guys (14A) thu-Fri, tue 4:30, 7:20, 10:05 sat-sun 1:40, 4:30, 7:20, 10:05 mon, Wed 4:15, 7:10, 9:50 phèDre thu 7:00 sTep up 3D (PG) thu 4:25, 7:05, 9:55 Fri-Wed 9:40 The swiTch (PG) 4:05, 6:55, 9:45 sat-sun 1:15 mat The Town (14A) thu 4:00, 7:00, 10:00 Fri, tue 3:45, 7:00, 10:10 sat-sun 12:45, 3:45, 7:00, 10:10 mon, Wed 3:45, 7:00, 10:05 wAll sTreeT: money never sleeps (PG) Fri, tue 3:30, 3:50, 6:40, 7:10, 10:00, 10:30 sat-sun 12:00, 12:30, 3:30, 3:50, 6:40, 7:10, 10:00, 10:30 mon, Wed 3:30, 4:30, 6:40, 8:00, 10:00

silvErcitY FairviEW (cE)

FairviEW mall, 1800 shEppard avE E, 416-644-7746 AlphA AnD omegA 3-D (PG) thu 1:40, 4:10, 6:40, 9:10 Fri-sat, tue 12:45, 3:45, 6:40 sun 12:30, 3:45, 6:40 mon, Wed 12:50, 3:40, 6:40 The AmericAn (14A) thu 1:00, 3:50, 6:45, 9:15 Fri-sun, tue 9:20 mon, Wed 9:30 cAsAblAncA sun 1:00 DespicAble me (PG) thu 1:10, 3:40 Fri-sat, mon-Wed 12:30 Devil (14A) thu 2:15, 4:50, 7:30, 9:40 Fri-sat 2:00, 4:55, 7:05, 9:03 sun-Wed 2:00, 4:55, 7:05, 9:30 eAsy A (14A) thu 1:50, 4:30, 7:00, 9:20 Fri-sun 1:45, 4:45, 7:20, 10:30 mon, Wed 1:45, 4:45, 7:20, 9:45 tue 1:45, 4:45, 7:20, 10:20 going The DisTAnce (14A) thu 9:50 incepTion (PG) thu 2:30, 6:30 Fri-Wed 3:15, 6:30, 9:50 The lAsT exorcism (14A) thu 7:40, 10:10 legenD of The guArDiAns:The owls of gA’hoole 3D (PG) Fri 12:00, 2:30, 5:10, 7:45, 10:15 sat-sun, tue 12:00, 2:30, 5:10, 7:40, 10:15 mon, Wed 12:40, 3:50, 6:45, 9:25 resiDenT evil: AfTerlife 3D (18A) thu 1:20, 4:00, 6:55, 9:30 Fri-Wed 1:15, 4:15, 7:00, 9:40 TAkers (14A) thu 2:00, 4:40, 7:20, 10:00 The Town (14A) 1:00, 4:00, 7:10, 10:20 thu 1:30 4:20 7:10 10:15 sun only 12:45 4:00 7:10 10:20 wAll sTreeT: money never sleeps (PG) Fri-Wed 12:15, 3:30, 6:50, 10:10 you AgAin (PG) Fri-Wed 1:30, 4:30, 7:30, 10:00

silvErcitY YorkdalE (cE) 3401 duFFErin st, 416-787-4432

AlphA AnD omegA 3-D (PG) thu 12:30, 3:30, 6:30, 9:20 Fri-Wed 12:20, 3:20, 6:30 The AmericAn (14A) thu 12:50, 3:50, 6:50, 9:50

DespicAble me 3D (PG) thu 1:00 Devil (14A) thu 1:30 4:30 7:30 10:00 Fri-Wed 1:40, 4:30, 7:30, 10:15 eAsy A (14A) thu 1:15, 4:15, 7:00, 9:45 Fri-Wed 1:50, 4:40, 7:20, 9:55 going The DisTAnce (14A) thu 12:30, 3:20, 6:20 The lAsT exorcism (14A) thu 1:20, 4:20, 7:20, 9:45 legenD of The guArDiAns:The owls of gA’hoole 3D (PG) Fri-Wed 1:00, 3:50, 6:40, 9:30 mAcheTe (18A) thu 9:15 resiDenT evil: AfTerlife 3D (18A) thu 1:10, 4:10, 7:10, 9:55 Fri-sat 2:00, 4:50, 7:40, 10:30 sun-Wed 2:00, 4:50, 7:40, 10:15 sTep up 3D (PG) thu 3:45, 6:40, 9:30 Fri-Wed 9:15 TAkers (14A) thu 12:40 3:40 6:45 9:40 Fri-Wed 12:45, 3:45, 6:45, 9:45 The Town (14A) thu 12:45, 4:00, 7:00, 10:00 Fri-sat 12:30, 3:40, 7:00, 10:20 sun-Wed 12:30, 3:40, 7:00, 10:10 wAll sTreeT: money never sleeps (PG) Fri-Wed 12:10, 3:30, 6:50, 10:10 you AgAin (PG) Fri-Wed 1:10, 4:10, 7:10, 10:00

scarborough 401 & morningsidE (cE) 785 milnEr avE, scarBorough, 416-281-2226

AlphA AnD omegA 3-D (PG) thu 4:15, 6:50, 9:15 Fri-sun 1:20, 4:00, 6:40 mon-Wed 4:05, 6:30 The AmericAn (14A) thu 4:05, 6:30, 9:00 Fri-sun 1:00, 3:30, 6:00, 8:45 mon-Wed 3:45, 6:10, 8:40 DespicAble me (PG) thu 5:15 Devil (14A) thu 5:30, 7:35, 9:45 Fri-sun 2:00, 5:00, 7:40, 10:05 mon-Wed 5:15, 7:40, 9:55 eAsy A (14A) thu 4:40, 7:10, 9:40 Fri-sun 1:30, 4:20, 7:20, 9:45 mon-Wed 4:50, 7:20, 9:40 The expenDAbles (18A) thu 5:00, 7:25, 9:55 Fri-sun 1:40, 4:45, 7:30, 10:10 mon-Wed 5:00, 7:30, 10:00 going The DisTAnce (14A) thu 3:45, 6:10 incepTion (PG) thu 8:40 The lAsT exorcism (14A) thu 7:45, 10:00 legenD of The guArDiAns:The owls of gA’hoole 3D (PG) Fri-sun 1:50, 4:30, 7:10, 9:50 mon-Wed 4:35, 7:10, 9:45 resiDenT evil: AfTerlife (18A) thu, mon-Wed 4:00, 6:20, 8:50 Fri-sun 1:10, 3:50, 6:20, 9:00 resiDenT evil: AfTerlife 3D (18A) thu 4:50, 7:20, 9:50 Fri-sun 10:15 mon-Wed 9:15 TAkers (14A) thu 4:25, 7:00, 9:30 Fri-sun 12:50, 3:20, 6:10, 9:15 mon-Wed 4:10, 6:35, 9:00 The Town (14A) thu 3:50, 6:40, 9:35 Fri-sun 12:40, 3:35, 6:30, 9:30 mon-Wed 3:55, 6:40, 9:30 wAll sTreeT: money never sleeps (PG) Fri-sun 12:30, 3:40, 6:50, 10:00 mon-Wed 3:50, 6:50, 9:50 you AgAin (PG) Fri-sun 1:05, 4:10, 7:00, 9:40 mon-Wed 4:20, 7:00, 9:35

The swiTch (PG) thu 10:10 TAkers (14A) thu 4:15, 6:55, 9:55 Fri-Wed 7:35, 10:45 The Town (14A) thu 4:10, 7:20, 10:30 Fri-sun 12:30, 3:30, 6:50, 10:10 mon-Wed 3:30, 6:50, 10:10 The virginiTy hiT (18A) 3:45, 6:30, 9:30 Fri-sun 12:50 mat wAll sTreeT: money never sleeps (PG) 3:20, 3:50, 6:40, 7:20, 9:50, 10:30 Fri-sun 12:10, 12:40 mat you AgAin (PG) 4:00, 6:45, 9:45 Fri-sun 1:00 mat

kEnnEdY commons 20 (amc) kEnnEdY rd & 401, 416-335-5323

AlphA AnD omegA (PG) 3:30, 6:00, 8:30 sat-sun 1:00 mat AlphA AnD omegA 3-D (PG) 2:00, 4:30, 7:00, 9:30 satsun 11:30 mat The AmericAn (14A) 2:30, 5:00, 7:30, 10:00 thu 4:15 mat, 6:45, 9:15 late sat-sun 12:00 mat AvATAr: speciAl eDiTion (PG) thu 6:00, 9:20 DAbAngg (14A) 4:10, 7:00, 9:45 sat-sun 1:20 mat DespicAble me 3D (PG) thu 3:50 Dinner for schmucks (14A) thu 2:00 4:35 7:10 9:45 Fri-Wed 2:05, 4:35, 7:10, 9:45 sat-sun 11:20 mat eAT prAy love (PG) 3:45, 6:45, 9:40 sat-sun 12:45 mat The expenDAbles (18A) 2:50, 5:15, 7:40, 10:05 sat-sun 12:25 mat geT low (PG) 2:20, 4:40, 7:05, 9:35 sat-sun 12:05 mat The girl who plAyeD wiTh fire (18A) 3:50, 6:50, 9:40 sat-sun 12:50 mat going The DisTAnce (14A) 2:30, 5:00, 7:25, 9:50 sat-sun 12:00 mat The lAsT exorcism (14A) thu 3:25, 5:35, 7:45, 9:55 legenD of The guArDiAns: The owls of gA’hoole (PG) 3:30, 6:00, 8:30 sat-sun 1:00 mat legenD of The guArDiAns:The owls of gA’hoole 3D (PG) 2:00, 4:30, 7:05, 9:35 sat-sun 11:30 mat nAnny mcphee reTurns (G) thu 2:05 4:30 6:55 9:30 Fri-Wed 2:05, 4:35, 6:55, 9:30 sat-sun 11:25 mat The oTher guys (14A) 2:25, 4:55, 7:35, 10:00 sat-sun 11:55 mat sAlT (PG) 2:50, 5:10, 7:35, 9:55 sat-sun 12:30 mat scoTT pilgrim vs. The worlD (PG) 2:10, 4:40, 7:15, 9:50 sat-sun 11:25 mat The sorcerer’s ApprenTice (PG) thu 2:05, 4:35, 7:05, 9:35 sTep up 3D (PG) 2:25, 4:55, 7:30, 10:05 sat-sun 11:55 mat The swiTch (PG) 2:40, 5:05, 7:25, 9:50 sat-sun 12:15 mat The virginiTy hiT (18A) 3:15, 5:30, 7:45, 9:55 sat-sun 11:00, 1:05 mat we Are fAmily (PG) 2:15, 4:50, 7:20, 10:00 sat-sun 11:40 mat

GTA Regions

colisEum scarBorough (cE)

mississauga

cATs & Dogs: The revenge of kiTTy gAlore 3D (G) thu 12:35, 3:25, 6:15, 8:40 Fri-Wed 12:30, 3:25 Devil (14A) thu 1:00 4:00 7:20 10:00 Fri-Wed 1:05, 4:05, 7:00, 10:00 eAsy A (14A) thu 1:10, 4:10, 7:10, 10:10 Fri-Wed 1:00, 4:00, 7:05, 10:05 incepTion (PG) 2:30, 6:25, 9:50 mAcheTe (18A) thu 12:45, 3:35, 6:30, 9:15 phèDre thu 7:00 resiDenT evil: AfTerlife (18A) thu 12:30, 3:40, 6:45, 9:40 Fri-Wed 6:50, 9:40 resiDenT evil: AfTerlife 3D (18A) thu 1:30, 4:30, 7:30, 10:30 Fri-Wed 1:25, 4:25, 7:25, 10:25 sA ‘yo lAmAng (14A) thu 1:25, 4:25, 7:25, 10:25 Fri-Wed 12:45, 3:50, 6:30, 9:35 scoTT pilgrim vs. The worlD (PG) thu 1:20, 4:20, 10:20 TAkers (14A) thu 12:55 3:45 6:40 9:30 Fri-Wed 12:50, 3:45, 6:40, 9:45 The Town (14A) thu 1:15, 4:15, 7:15, 10:15 Fri-Wed 1:20, 4:20, 7:20, 10:20 Toy sTory 3 3D (G) thu 12:40 3:30 6:50 9:35 Fri-Wed 12:35, 3:30, 6:45, 9:30 wAll sTreeT: money never sleeps (PG) Fri-Wed 12:55, 1:30, 3:55, 4:30, 6:55, 7:30, 9:55, 10:30 you AgAin (PG) Fri-Wed 1:10, 4:10, 7:10, 10:10

colisEum mississauga (cE)

scarBorough toWn cEntrE, 416-290-5217

Eglinton toWn cEntrE (cE) 1901 Eglinton avE E, 416-752-4494

AlphA AnD omegA 3-D (PG) thu 4:30, 7:05, 9:45 Fri-sun 1:20, 4:15, 7:05, 9:55 mon-Wed 4:15, 7:05, 9:55 The AmericAn (14A) thu 3:55, 6:45, 9:40 Fri-sun 12:45, 3:40, 6:25, 9:20 mon-Wed 3:40, 6:25, 9:20 cAsAblAncA sun 1:00 cATs & Dogs: The revenge of kiTTy gAlore 3D (G) thu 3:45, 6:15 Devil (14A) thu 4:20, 7:00, 9:30 Fri-sun 2:00, 4:55, 7:40, 10:40 mon-Wed 4:55, 7:40, 10:40 eAsy A (14A) thu 3:50, 6:30, 9:10 Fri-sun 1:40, 4:40, 7:10, 10:00 mon-Wed 4:40, 7:10, 10:00 eAT prAy love (PG) thu 4:05, 7:15, 10:25 Fri-sun 12:20, 3:35, 7:00, 10:15 mon-Wed 3:35, 7:00, 10:15 The expenDAbles (18A) thu 4:40, 7:25, 10:00 Fri-sun 1:15, 4:30, 7:25, 10:35 mon-Wed 4:30, 7:25, 10:35 incepTion (PG) thu 6:25, 10:05 Fri-sat 12:00, 3:15, 6:35, 10:05 sun 3:25, 6:35, 10:05 mon-Wed 3:15, 6:35, 10:05 legenD of The guArDiAns: The owls of gA’hoole (PG) 4:50, 7:30, 10:20 Fri-sun 1:50 mat legenD of The guArDiAns:The owls of gA’hoole 3D (PG) 4:10, 6:55, 9:40 Fri-sun 1:10 mat mAcheTe (18A) thu 3:40, 6:35, 9:20 nAnny mcphee reTurns (G) thu 4:45, 7:30 Fri-sun 1:30, 4:20 mon-Wed 4:20 pirAnhA 3D (18A) thu 9:00 resiDenT evil: AfTerlife (18A) thu 3:30, 6:20, 9:15 resiDenT evil: AfTerlife 3D (18A) thu 4:00, 6:50, 9:50 Fri-sun 2:10, 4:45, 7:15, 10:25 mon-Wed 4:45, 7:15, 10:25 sA ‘yo lAmAng (14A) thu 4:50, 7:40, 10:20

sQuarE onE, 309 rathBurn rd W, 905-275-3456

cAsAblAncA sun 1:00 DespicAble me 3D (PG) thu 12:30, 3:00, 6:10, 9:00 Frisat 12:15, 3:00, 6:10, 9:00 sun 3:35, 6:10, 9:00 mon-Wed 12:30, 3:35, 6:10, 9:00 Devil (14A) thu 2:10, 5:10, 7:50, 10:05 Fri-sat 2:10, 5:10, 7:50, 10:20 sun-Wed 2:10, 5:10, 7:50, 10:15 eAsy A (14A) thu 1:00, 3:40, 7:00, 9:50 Fri-tue 1:00, 3:40, 7:05, 9:45 Wed 3:40, 7:05, 9:45 The expenDAbles (18A) thu 1:40 4:20 7:20 10:10 Fri-Wed 1:40, 4:20, 7:15, 10:00 incepTion (PG) 1:30, 5:00, 8:30 legenD of The guArDiAns: The owls of gA’hoole: An imAx 3D experience (PG) Fri-Wed 12:00, 2:25, 4:50, 7:20, 9:50 legenD of The guArDiAns:The owls of gA’hoole 3D (PG) Fri-Wed 12:50, 3:45, 6:30, 9:20 mAcheTe (18A) thu 1:50, 4:50, 7:40, 10:15 Fri-sat 7:40, 10:30 sun-Wed 7:00, 10:00 phèDre thu 7:00 resiDenT evil: AfTerlife (18A) thu 1:10, 2:00, 3:50, 4:40, 6:50, 7:45, 9:40, 10:15 resiDenT evil: AfTerlife 3D (18A) Fri-Wed 1:10, 3:50, 6:50, 9:40 scoTT pilgrim vs. The worlD (PG) thu 12:40, 3:20, 9:30 Fri-tue 12:30, 3:20, 6:20, 9:30 Wed 4:05, 6:40, 9:30 sTep up 3D (PG) thu 1:45 4:30 7:30 10:10 Fri-Wed 1:45, 4:30, 7:30, 10:15 TAkers (14A) thu 1:20 4:00 7:05 10:05 Fri-Wed 1:20, 4:00, 7:10, 10:05 Toy sTory 3 (G) Fri-Wed 12:40, 3:30 you AgAin (PG) Fri-Wed 1:15, 4:10, 7:25, 10:10

legenD of The guArDiAns: The owls of gA’hoole (PG) 1:20, 3:45, 6:15, 9:00 Fri-sun 10:50 mat legenD of The guArDiAns:The owls of gA’hoole 3D (PG) thu 12:01 Fri-sun 11:35, 2:00, 4:30, 7:00, 9:30 monWed 2:00, 4:30, 7:00, 9:30 mAcheTe (18A) thu 2:00, 5:00, 8:00 The oTher guys (14A) thu 1:10, 4:10, 7:05 Fri-sun 11:15, 5:00, 10:50 mon-Wed 5:00, 10:50 pirAnhA 3D (18A) thu 3:15, 5:45, 8:30 resiDenT evil: AfTerlife 3D (18A) thu 2:50, 5:30, 8:15, 11:05 Fri-sat 10:30, 1:00, 3:30, 5:55, 8:30, 11:00 sun 10:30, 1:00, 3:30, 5:55, 8:30, 10:55 mon-Wed 1:00, 3:30, 5:55, 8:30, 10:55 sAlT (PG) thu 4:25, 10:35 The swiTch (PG) thu 2:25, 8:20 TAkers (14A) thu 1:30, 4:30, 7:25, 10:25 Fri-sat 11:45, 2:30, 5:30, 8:20, 11:10 sun 11:45, 2:30, 5:30, 8:20, 11:00 mon-Wed 2:30, 5:30, 8:20, 11:00 The Town (14A) thu 1:05, 4:05, 7:15, 10:30 Fri-sun 10:35, 1:35, 4:35, 7:35, 10:45 mon-Wed 1:35, 4:35, 7:35, 10:45 The virginiTy hiT (18A) 2:25, 4:55, 7:25, 10:00 Fri-sun 11:55 mat wAll sTreeT: money never sleeps (PG) thu 12:01 Frisat 11:00, 1:15, 2:00, 4:30, 5:15, 7:30, 8:15, 10:40, 11:20 sun 11:00, 1:15, 2:00, 4:30, 5:15, 7:30, 8:15, 10:40 mon-Wed 1:15, 2:00, 4:30, 5:15, 7:30, 8:15, 10:40 you AgAin (PG) thu 12:01 Fri-sun 11:50, 2:40, 5:25, 7:55, 10:35 mon-Wed 2:40, 5:25, 7:55, 10:35

silvErcitY mississauga (cE) hWY 5, East oF hWY 403, 905-569-3373

AlphA AnD omegA 3-D (PG) 4:20, 7:00, 9:40 Fri-sun 1:20 mat The AmericAn (14A) thu 4:30, 7:30, 10:00 Fri-sun 1:50, 4:40, 7:30, 10:10 mon-Wed 4:40, 7:30, 10:10 DespicAble me 3D (PG) thu 3:50, 6:40, 9:20 Fri-sun 12:50, 3:50, 6:20, 9:20 mon-Wed 3:50, 6:20, 9:20 eAT prAy love (PG) thu 3:30, 6:50, 9:55 Fri-sun 12:30, 3:40, 6:40, 9:50 mon-Wed 3:40, 6:40, 9:50 incepTion (PG) 5:00, 9:00 Fri-sun 1:30 mat nAnny mcphee reTurns (G) thu 3:40, 6:30, 9:10 Frisun 12:40, 3:30, 6:30, 9:10 mon-Wed 3:30, 6:30, 9:10 The oTher guys (14A) thu 4:40, 7:20, 9:55 The swiTch (PG) thu 4:10, 6:45, 9:30 Fri-sun 1:10, 4:10, 6:50, 9:30 mon-Wed 4:10, 6:50, 9:30 The Town (14A) thu 4:00, 7:10, 10:00 Fri-sun 1:00, 4:00, 7:10, 10:15 mon-Wed 4:00, 7:10, 10:15 vAmpires suck (PG) thu 4:50, 7:40, 9:50 The virginiTy hiT (18A) 4:50, 7:40, 10:05 Fri-sun 2:00 mat you AgAin (PG) 4:30, 7:20, 10:00 Fri-sun 1:40 mat

north colossus (cE) hWY 400 & 7, 905-851-1001

AlphA AnD omegA 3-D (PG) thu 3:30, 6:40, 9:20 Fri-sun 12:45, 3:15, 6:30, 9:10 mon-Wed 3:15, 6:30, 9:10 The AmericAn (14A) thu 4:25, 7:10, 10:15 Fri-sun 1:20, 4:25, 7:45, 10:30 mon-Wed 4:25, 7:45, 10:30 DespicAble me 3D (PG) thu 3:10, 6:10, 8:50 Fri-sun 12:20, 3:00, 6:10, 8:50 mon-Wed 3:00, 6:10, 8:50 Devil (14A) thu 4:40, 7:40, 10:10 Fri-sun 2:00, 4:40, 7:40, 10:20 mon-Wed 4:40, 7:40, 10:20 Dinner for schmucks (14A) thu 3:55, 6:45, 9:40 eAsy A (14A) thu 3:20, 4:20, 7:10, 7:50, 9:45, 10:30 Fri-sun 12:40, 1:40, 3:40, 4:20, 6:45, 7:20, 9:20, 10:10 mon-Wed 3:40, 4:20, 6:45, 7:20, 9:20, 10:10 eAT prAy love (PG) thu 3:40, 7:00, 10:20 Fri-sun 12:15, 3:25, 6:55, 10:15 mon-Wed 3:25, 6:55, 10:15 The expenDAbles (18A) thu 4:30, 7:30, 10:20 Fri-sun 1:30, 4:30, 7:15, 10:05 mon-Wed 4:30, 7:15, 10:05 going The DisTAnce (14A) thu 4:35, 7:25, 10:05 incepTion (PG) thu 4:00, 8:00 Fri-sun 12:10, 3:30, 7:00, 10:15 mon-Wed 3:30, 7:00, 10:15 The lAsT exorcism (14A) thu 4:50, 7:20, 9:55

legenD of The guArDiAns: The owls of gA’hoole (PG) Fri-sun 1:10, 4:00, 6:50, 9:30 mon-Wed 3:10, 6:20, 9:00 legenD of The guArDiAns: The owls of gA’hoole: An imAx 3D experience (PG) Fri-sun 12:00, 2:30, 5:00, 7:30, 10:00 mon-Wed 4:30, 7:00, 9:30 legenD of The guArDiAns:The owls of gA’hoole 3D (PG) Fri-sun 12:30, 3:10, 6:20, 9:00 mon-Wed 4:00, 7:30, 10:00 mAcheTe (18A) thu 4:45, 7:35, 10:25 Fri-sun 1:50, 4:50, 7:35, 10:20 mon-Wed 4:50, 7:35, 10:20 The oTher guys (14A) thu 4:15, 7:15, 10:10 Fri-sun 1:00, 4:15, 7:00, 9:45 mon-Wed 4:15, 7:00, 9:45 resiDenT evil: AfTerlife (18A) thu 3:50, 6:50, 9:30 Frisun 12:50, 3:45, 6:50, 9:40 mon-Wed 3:45, 6:50, 9:40 resiDenT evil: AfTerlife 3D (18A) thu 5:00, 7:45, 10:30 Fri-sun 2:10, 5:10, 7:50, 10:25 mon-Wed 5:10, 7:50, 10:25 sTep up 3D (PG) thu 3:15, 6:20, 9:10 The swiTch (PG) thu 4:10, 7:00, 9:50 Fri-sun 1:15, 4:10, 7:05, 9:50 mon-Wed 4:10, 7:05, 9:50 wAll sTreeT: money never sleeps (PG) Fri-sun 12:00, 12:30, 3:20, 3:50, 6:40, 7:10, 10:00, 10:30 mon, Wed 3:20, 4:30, 6:40, 8:00, 10:00 tue 3:20, 3:50, 6:40, 7:10, 10:00, 10:30

rainBoW promEnadE (i)

promEnadE mall, hWY 7 & Bathurst, 905-764-3247 AlphA AnD omegA (PG) Fri-Wed 1:15, 4:15, 7:05, 9:10 AlphA AnD omegA 3-D (PG) thu 12:50, 3:00, 5:10, 7:20, 9:25 The AmericAn (14A) thu 4:00, 6:50, 9:30 eAsy A (14A) 1:00, 3:10, 5:20, 7:30, 9:35 going The DisTAnce (14A) thu 7:05, 9:15 legenD of The guArDiAns: The owls of gA’hoole (PG) Fri-Wed 1:20, 4:00, 6:55, 9:00 nAnny mcphee reTurns (G) thu 1:15, 4:10 resiDenT evil: AfTerlife (18A) thu 1:25, 4:20, 7:15, 9:40 The Town (14A) thu 1:05 3:50 6:45 9:20 Fri-Wed 1:05, 3:50, 6:50, 9:20 Toy sTory 3 (G) thu 1:20 wAll sTreeT: money never sleeps (PG) Fri-Wed 12:50, 3:45, 6:45, 9:30 you AgAin (PG) Fri-Wed 1:25, 4:20, 7:00, 9:15

West grandE - stEElEs (cE) hWY 410 & stEElEs, 905-455-1590

AlphA AnD omegA (PG) Fri, mon-Wed 3:50, 6:20 satsun 12:20, 3:20, 6:20 AlphA AnD omegA 3-D (PG) thu 3:50, 6:20, 9:05 The AmericAn (14A) thu 3:55, 6:55, 9:35 Fri 3:45, 6:45, 9:20 sat-sun 1:00, 3:45, 6:45, 9:20 mon-Wed 3:45, 6:35, 9:10 Devil (14A) thu 4:30, 7:05, 9:20 Fri 4:40, 7:20, 9:35 satsun 12:50, 4:40, 7:20, 9:35 mon-Wed 4:40, 7:20, 9:30 eAsy A (14A) thu 4:35, 7:00, 9:30 Fri 4:20, 7:40, 10:05 sat-sun 1:10, 4:20, 7:40, 10:05 mon-Wed 4:20, 7:00, 9:20 The expenDAbles (18A) thu 3:40, 6:45, 9:15 going The DisTAnce (14A) thu 4:00, 6:30, 9:00 legenD of The guArDiAns: The owls of gA’hoole: An imAx 3D experience (PG) Fri 4:50, 7:30, 10:00 sat-sun 11:55, 2:20, 4:50, 7:30, 10:00 mon-Wed 4:50, 7:15, 9:45 mAcheTe (18A) thu 4:40, 7:25, 9:50 Fri-sun 10:20 monWed 9:55 resiDenT evil: AfTerlife 3D (18A) thu 4:10, 7:30, 10:00 Fri 4:10, 6:50, 9:30 sat-sun 1:30, 4:10, 6:50, 9:30 monWed 4:10, 6:55, 9:25 TAkers (14A) thu 4:20, 7:15, 9:55 Fri, mon-Wed 4:30, 7:10, 9:50 sat-sun 1:40, 4:30, 7:10, 9:50 The Town (14A) thu 3:35, 6:35, 9:40 Fri 3:40, 6:40, 9:40 sat-sun 12:35, 3:40, 6:40, 9:40 mon-Wed 3:40, 6:40, 9:35 wAll sTreeT: money never sleeps (PG) Fri 3:30, 7:00, 10:15 sat-sun 12:10, 3:30, 7:00, 10:15 mon-Wed 3:30, 6:50, 10:00 you AgAin (PG) Fri 3:55, 6:30, 9:10 sat-sun 1:20, 3:55, 6:30, 9:10 mon-Wed 3:55, 6:30, 9:00 3

courtnEY park 16 (amc)

110 courtnEY park E at hurontario, 888-262-4386 AlphA AnD omegA 3-D (PG) thu 1:40, 4:20, 7:00, 9:45 Fri-sun 11:30, 2:00, 4:25, 6:45, 9:15 mon-Wed 2:00, 4:25, 6:45, 9:15 The AmericAn (14A) thu 1:20, 4:15, 7:20, 10:20 Fri-sun 12:00, 2:45, 5:20, 7:50, 10:20 mon-Wed 2:45, 5:20, 7:50, 10:20 Devil (14A) thu 1:15, 2:40, 3:45, 5:15, 6:15, 7:45, 8:45, 10:15, 11:15 Fri-sat 10:15, 11:10, 12:45, 1:30, 3:15, 4:00, 5:40, 6:20, 8:00, 8:45, 10:30, 11:15 sun 10:15, 11:10, 12:45, 1:30, 3:15, 4:00, 5:40, 6:20, 8:00, 8:45, 10:30, 11:00 mon-Wed 1:30, 4:00, 6:20, 8:45, 11:00 eAsy A (14A) thu 2:45, 5:25, 8:10, 10:55 Fri-sun 10:00, 12:30, 2:50, 5:15, 7:45, 10:15 mon-Wed 2:50, 5:15, 7:45, 10:15 eAT prAy love (PG) thu 1:00, 7:10 Fri-Wed 1:50, 7:40 The expenDAbles (18A) thu 5:10, 11:15 going The DisTAnce (14A) thu 1:35, 4:40, 7:40, 10:40 incepTion (PG) thu 2:55, 6:30, 10:10 Fri-sun 12:20, 3:45, 7:05, 10:30 mon-Wed 3:20, 7:05, 10:30 The lAsT exorcism (14A) thu 2:30, 5:20, 8:05, 10:50

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indie&rep film complete festivals, independent and How to find a listing

Repertory cinema listings are comprehensive and appear alphabetically by venue, then by date. Other films are listed by date.

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All listings are free. Send to: movies@nowtoronto.com, fax to 416-364-1166 or mail to Rep Cinemas, NOW Magazine, 189 Church, Toronto M5B 1Y7. Include film title, year of release, names of director(s), language and subtitle info, venue, address, time, cost and advance ticket sales if any, phone number for reservations/info or website address. Deadline is the Thursday before publication at 5 pm.

Festivals brazilian Film & tv Festival

bloor cinema, 506 bloor w. 647-242-6646, 416-6546792, braFFtv.com.

Thu 23-SuN 26 – The festival showcases shorts, feature films, documentaries and ani­ mated films. $10, srs/stu $8.

Thu 23 – Lula, The Son Of Brazil (2009) D: Fa­ bio Barreto. 7 pm. fri 24 – The Midday Sun (2009) D: Eliane Caffé, and short film The Wind (2009) D: Marcio Salem. 7 pm. An Ordinary Man (2009) D: Caio Vacchio, and short film The Angels In The Middle Of The Square (2010) D: Alê Camargo and Camila Carrossine. 9:30 pm.

SaT 25 – B1 (2009) D: Felipe Braga and Eduardo H Moura, and short film Cold Tropics (2009) D: Kleber Mendonça Filho. 4:30 pm. Herbert Up Close (2009) D: Roberto Berliner and Pedro Bronz, and short film Ivan’s Distraction (2009) D: Cavi Borges and Gustavo Melo. 7 pm. Budapest (2009) D: Walter Carvalho, and short film Ernesto In Soccerland (2009) D: André Queiroz and Thaís Bologna. 9:30 pm.

SuN 26 – The Story Of Me (2009) D: Luiz Villa­ ça. 4 pm. Dzi Croquettes (2009) D: Tatiana Issa and Raphael Alvarez. 6:15 pm.

commFFest (Global) community Film Festival

malvern Public library, 30 sewells (ml); rainbow cinema market square, 80 Front e (rc); st lawrence historic hall, 157 kinG e (stl); u oF t new colleGe, 45 willcocks (ut). 416-362-5570. commFFest.com.

Thu 23-Sep 27 – Diverse films representing cur­

rent affairs and issues that affect our com­ munities. $10, srs $7; pass $80.

Thu 23 – Africas Lost Eden (2010) D: James Byrne, and short film Diamond Directed.

12:45 pm (RC). Rites Of Passage D: Sandie de Freitas 2:15 pm (RC). Meltdown In Tibet (2009) D: Michael Buckley. 3:45 pm (RC). DoBuy – The Fabric Of Faith D: Soniya K. 4:45 pm (RC). Destination Darfur D: Sierra Scott, and short film Without A Net. 6 pm (UT). No Asians...It’s Just Not My Thing D: Scott Eriksson, Heterosexual Privilige (2010) D: Odessa Clay, and Try Me D: Chantelle Kadyschuk. 6:15 pm (RC). The Way Of Rivers D: Liisa Rissanen, Welcome to La Hesperia D: Martin Edralin, and short film Basin. 7:30 pm (RC). City Of The Dawn (2009) D: Christopher Buhrman, and short film Do You Fro? 9:15 pm (RC). fri 24 – Paths Of Hope: Livelihoods In Three Caribbean Communities Of Costa Rica D: Franco Sacchi, and short films. 12:45 pm (RC).

Palayan: A Story Of Exodus D: Jeanne Yu. 2:30 pm (RC). The Exchange: Six Faces Of The Gambia D: Mathew Welsh. 3:15 pm (RC). Fire Burn Babylon (2009) D: Sarita Siegel. 4:45 pm (RC).

Where The Streets Have No Name (2010) D: Vijaykumar Mirchandani. 6 pm (RC). Hope, Ghana (2010) D: Zheng Wang. 6 pm (UT).

Aliens Among Us D: Martina Radwan, Te Whare D: Richard Green, Taught To Hate D: James Garcia Sotomayor, and short film What If.... 7:30 pm (RC). I Am Somebody: No Chance In Hell (2008) D: Aki Aleong. 9:15 pm (RC).

SaT 25 – Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey (2010) D: Harry Kloor. 12:15 pm (RC).

Short films: Without A Net, Knock Off, and A Mongolian Couch. 1 pm (ML). Animation shorts program. 1:20 pm (RC). Words Aloud

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Thu 23 – Under The Sea. Noon & 3 pm. IMAX Hubble. 1 & 2 pm. fri 24 – Legends Of Flight. Noon & 3 pm.

IMAX Hubble. 1 pm. Under The Sea. 2 pm.

SaT 25 – Under The Sea. 11 am. Legends Of Flight. Noon, 2, 3 & 9 pm. IMAX Hubble. 1, 4 & 8 pm.

SuN 26 – Under The Sea. 11 am. Legends Of Flight. Noon, 2 & 3 pm. IMAX Hubble. 1 & 4 pm. moN 27-Wed 29 – Legends Of Flight. Noon & 3 pm. IMAX Hubble. 1 pm. Under The Sea. 2 pm.

The fifth annual Community Film Festival – also known as COMMFFEST – settles in at Rainbow Cinemas Market Square through the weekend (to September 27), screening a selection of shorts and documentaries intended, in the festival’s own words, “to engage in a dialogue of social issues and cultural exchange through the powerful language of film.”

That mission statement allows the programmers to address every subject imaginable, from race relations to environmental issues, and everything in between. (There’s even a body-swapping comedy, Try Me, designed to tackle chauvinism.)

If there’s occasionally a disconnect between the subject and the manner in which it’s addressed by a given filmmaker, well, passion excuses a lot.

For example, Sandie de Freitas’s Rites Of Passage: Socio-Cultural Bridging For Afro-Canadian Youth And Elders (Thursday, 2:15 pm) is little more than a videotaped record of a Scarborough mentorship program designed to pair teens with adults and seniors willing to share their accrued wisdom. But the (2009) D: Elizabeth Zetlin. Screening followed by poetry reading. 2 pm (RC). The Oak Park Story D: Valerie Soe. 2 pm (ML). Disrupted Divas: Conflicting Pathways (2010) D: Amie Maciszewski. 3 pm (ML). POP (guys): Protecting The Disability Community D: Scott Robinson, No Pity D: Drew Goldsmith and short film Nothing Like Her. 3:30 pm (RC). Cat City D: Justine Pimlott, and short film AC Act. 4:30 pm (RC). A Far-Off Cry D: Claudia Adams.

6 pm (RC). Home Out Of Nothing (2010) D: Marina Shepeta, and Salt In The Salad: Sonata In Seven Parts D: Michael Kovensky. 7 pm (RC). The Desperate (2009) D: Ben Hur Sepehr, Um Médico Rural D: Claudio G Fer­ nandes, and short film En La Memoria. 8:45 pm (RC). The Parking Place D: Simon Griggs, Free F’alling At The Supermarket D: Edward Gal and other shorts. 10 pm (RC).

SuN 26 – Dare To Care D: Mike Hawley and Darcy Van Poelgeest, and short films. 12:30 pm. Remix To Rio (2009) D: Ravi Steve. 1:50 pm. The Rights Of Passage D: Sandie de Frei­ tas, and Dream Camp Wyoming D: Zack Karper. 3:10 pm. Our School (2010) D: Aaron Weiss. 4:45 pm. Mountains That Take Wing – Angela Davis & Yuri Kochiyama: A Conversation On Life, Struggles & Liberation D: CA Griffith and HLT. Quan. 6:15 pm. Amexica D: Ron Krauss, My Dangerous Loverboy D: Vir­ ginia Heath, Intersection D: Jae Woe Kim and short film Homekeeper. 8 pm. Breaking News Breaking Down D: Mike Walter, and short film The Recruit. 9:30 pm. All screen­ ings at RC. moN 27 – Closing Night: In My Hands-A Story Of Marfan Syndrome (2009) D: Brenda Siemer Scheider 7 pm. Panel discussion to follow screening. (STL).

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program’s interesting and the kids seem engaged, which makes it easier to forgive the editorial clumsiness and lack of storytelling skill.

Justine Pimlott’s Cat City (Saturday, 4:30 pm) is a little more elegant – and a lot more unsettling – in its look at Toronto’s problems with feline overpopulation.

Claudia Adams’s A Far-Off Cry (Saturday, 6 pm) is similarly unpolished, but here the lack of style seems a deliberate choice as Adams examines the class divide in Pakistan through the separate worlds of the educated upper class and street kids who spend their days in a haze of

solvent addiction.

If you want cinematic style, The Desperate (Saturday, 8:45 pm) has it by the bucketload. Iranian-Jewish filmmaker Ben-Hur Sepehr has spared no expense in producing his Second World War drama about a Jewish doctor (Peter Mark Richman) pulled from a concentration camp to save the life of a wounded Nazi officer. It’s awfully contrived, but Sepehr clearly believes in the story he’s telling – which is why his short is playing at this festival.

See listings, this page.

Thu 23 – Exit Through The Gift Shop D: Banksy. 4 pm. Brazilian Film & ñ(2010) TV Festival. See listings, this page. Repo! The

Zwart. 1:30 pm. The Kids Are All Right. 4 & 7 pm. Salt. 9:15 pm. Shock & Awe: The Grind­ house Experience. 11:30 pm (Sat only) $25­ $35. moN 27 – The Kids Are All Right. 7 pm. Lifeforce (1985) D: Tobe Hooper. 9:15 pm.

Tue 28 – The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo (2009) D: Niels Arden Oplev. 6:45 pm. The Girl Who Played With Fire (2010) D: Daniel Alfredson. 9:30 pm.

Wed 29 – The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo.

6:45 pm. The Girl Who Played With Fire.

9:30 pm.

Genetic Opera (2008) D: Darren Lynn Bous­ man. Screening w/ live shadow cast per­ formance. 9:30 pm. fri 24 – Soul Kitchen (2009) D: Faith Akin.

4:30 pm. Brazilian Film & TV Festival. See listings, this page. The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975) D: Jim Sharman. Screening w/ live shadow cast performance. 11:59 pm.

SaT 25 – Brazilian Film & TV Festival. See list­ ings, this page.

SuN 26 – Soul Kitchen. 1:30 pm. Brazilian Film & TV Festival. See listings, this page.

The Warriors (1979) D: Walter Hill. 9 pm. moN 27 – From Russia With Love (1963) D: Terence Young. 4:30 pm. Blue Velvet (1986) D: David Lynch. 7 pm. A Clockwork Orange (1971) D: Stanley Kubrick. 9:20 pm.

Tue 28 – The Warriors. 4:30 pm. From Russia With Love. 7 pm. Soul Kitchen. 9:20 pm.

Wed 29 – Soul Kitchen. 4:30 pm. Alfred Hitchcock X 2: North By Northwest (1959).

6:45 pm. Vertigo (1958). 9:20 pm.

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fri 24 – AluCine presents Shorts For Short

People, short films for children, as part of Cul­ ture Days. 3:30 pm. Free. alucinefestival.com SaT 25 – Le Schaphandre Et Le Papillon (2007) D: Julian Schnabel, and short film La Double Vie De Monsier G. 3 pm. Free.

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Thu 23 – Toronto Screamfest. 7 pm. $10. fri 24 – The Kids Are All Right (2010) D: Lisa

Cholodenko. 7 pm. Salt (2010) D: Phillip Noyce.

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Thu 23-Wed 29 – Continuous screenings 9 am to 5 pm. Free.

Thu 24 – Bin Laden’s Bodyguard: The Oath. moN 27-ocT 1 – Tiger Woods: The Rise And Fall.

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Thu 23-Wed 29 – More than 5,000 NFB films available at digital viewing stations. Tue­ Wed noon­7 pm, Thu­Sat noon­10 pm, Sun noon­5 pm. Free.

SaT 25 – The NFB and Culture Days present: Mon père, le roi (My Father, The King), Choeur d’une Culture (Together In Harmony) and Habiter la danse (Inhabiting Dance). 2 pm.

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Wed 29 – Nordic Nights presents Toinen Jalka Haudasta/One Foot Under (2009) D: Johanna Vuoksenmaa. 7 pm. Free.

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SaT 25-SuN 26 – No screenings.

Thu 23 – Cyrus (2010) D: Jay Duplass and Mark Duplass. 7 pm. Restrepo (2010) D: Tim Hetherington and Sebastian Junger. 9:15 pm. fri 24 – Eat Pray Love (2010) D: Ryan Murphy.

6:45 pm. Salt (2010) D: Phillip Noyce. 9:30 pm.

SaT 25 – Cats & Dogs: The Revenge Of Kitty Galore (2010) D: Brad Peyton. 2 pm. Eat Pray Love. 4 & 9 pm. Salt. 6:45 pm.

SuN 26 – Cats & Dogs: The Revenge Of Kitty Galroe. 2 pm. Salt. 4 & 9:30 pm. Eat Pray Love. 6:45 pm. moN 27 – Eat Pray Love. 1 & 9 pm. Salt. 6:45 pm.

Tue 28 – The Book Revue: From Page To Screen w/ Geoff Pevere – American Splendor (2003) D: Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini. 6:45 pm. Lebanon (2009) D: Samuel Maoz. 9:45 pm.

Wed 29 – The Epicure’s Revue presents Mostly Martha (2001) D: Sandra Netttelbeck. 7 pm. Lebanon. 9:30 pm.

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Thu 23 – Annie Hall (1977) D: Woody Allen. 7 pm. Solitary Man (2009) D: Brian ñ Koppelman and David Levien. 9 pm. fri 24-Wed 29 – Check website for schedule.

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Thu 23 – L’Avventura (1960) D: Michel­ angelo Antonioni. Noon & 9:30 pm. ñ Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives

(2010) D: Apichatpong Weerasethakul. 12:30, 7 & 10:15 pm. Les Amours Imaginaires (2010) D: Xavier Dolan. 12:15, 3:15 & 6:15 pm. Citizen Kane (1941) D: Orson Welles. 3:30 pm. A Film Unfinished (2010) D: Yael Hersonski. 4:15 & 10 pm. Videodrome (1983) D: David Cronenberg. 9:15 pm. fri 24 – A Film Unfinished. Noon, 2:45 & 6 pm. Citizen Kane. 3 pm. Les Amours Imaginaires. 12:15, 3:30, 6:15, 9:15 & 11:59 pm. Chronique D’Un Été (Paris 1960) (1961) D: Edgar Morin and Jean Rouch. Discussion w/ cinematographer Michel Brault and Hot­ Docs director Sean Farnel to follow screening.

6:30 pm. Videodrome. 9:30 pm. Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives. 10 pm.

SaT 25 – City Lights (1931) D: Charles Chaplin. 11:30 am & 2 pm. L’Avventura.

6:15 pm. La Jetée (2008) D: Geoffrey Alan Rhodes. 4:30 pm. Les Amours Imaginaires. 3, 6:30, 9:15 & 11:45 pm. Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives. Noon & 5:45 pm.

Citizen Kane. 9:45 pm. A Film Unfinished.

12:30, 3:30 & 9 pm.

SuN 26 – Sherlock Jr. (1924) D: Buster Keaton, silent film performed w/ a live score by the Fern Lindzon Sextet. 11 am, 12:30, 2 & 3:30 pm. Free.L’Avventura. 11:45 am. Les Amours Imaginaires. 3, 6:15 & 9:15 pm. Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives. 3:15 & 6:30 pm. Citizen Kane. 10:15 pm. A Film Unfinished. 12:15, 7 & 9:45 pm. moN 27 – A Film Unfinished. 6:30 pm.

Les Amours Imaginaires. 7 & 10 pm.

L’Avventura. 7:30 pm. Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives. 9:15 pm.

Tue 28 – L’Avventura. Noon & 9:45 pm. A Film Unfinished. 12:30 & 6:30 pm. Citizen Kane.

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3:30 pm. Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives. 3:45 pm. Les Amours Imaginaires.

7 & 10 pm. Passion Of Joan Of Arc (1982) D: Carl Theodor Dreyer. Silent film w/ live accompaniment by Voices Of Light. 8 pm. wEd 29 – A Film Unfinished. 11:45 am & 5:45 pm. Les Amours Imaginaires. 2:45 & 11:45 pm. L’Avventura. Noon & 6:30 pm. Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives. 8:30 pm. Citizen Kane. 3:30 & 10 pm. Passion Of Joan Of Arc. Silent Film w/ live accompaniment by Voices Of Light. 8 pm.

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THu 23 – Lady Terminator (1988) D: H. Tjut Djalil. 7 pm. Expolitation Alley classics program: The Cynic, The Rat And The Fist (1977) D: Umberto Lenzi. 9:30 pm. fRI 24 – The Human Centipede (First Sequence) (2009) D: Tom Six. 7 pm. Ilsa She Wolf Of The SS (1975) D: Don Edmonds. 9:30 pm.

SAT 25 – The Human Centipede (First Sequence). 7 pm.

SuN 26 – Kids’ Day. 1 to 6 pm. Cliffhanger (1993) D: Renny Harlin. 7 pm. The Human Centipede (First Sequence). 9:30 pm.

MoN 27-TuE 28 – The Human Centipede (First Sequence). 7 pm. wEd 29 – Crank (2006) D: Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor. 7 pm. The Human Centipede (First Sequence). 9 pm.

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The CN Tower presents The Ultimate Wave Tahiti 3D. Continuous screenings daily 11 am to 7 pm. 301 Front W. 416868-6937, cntower.ca.

THu 23-wEd 29 – 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 to 4:30 pm. Included w/ admission. 1 Austin Terrace. 416-923-1171, casaloma.org.

THu 23-SEp 30 – QueenSpecific presents Tracy Smashing Things D: Don McKellar, a video tribute to his late wife, actor Tracy Wright. Film plays continuously in the window exhibition space. 787 Queen W (next to Dufflet). queenspecific.com. fRI 24 – Planet In Focus presents Mixed Greens monthly films: Radioactive Waste: The Nuclear Nightmare (2009) D: Eric Gueret.

6:45 pm. Pwyc, $7 suggested. Gardiner Museum, 111 Queen’s Pk. 416-531-4689, planetinfocus.org.

Toronto Socialist Action Rebel Films presents Plunder: The Crime Of Our Time (2009) D: Danny Schechter. 7 pm. $4 donation. OISE, 252 Bloor W, rm 2-212. 416-535-8779, socialistaction-canada.blogspot.com.

SAT 26 – Canadian Lyme Disease Foundation presents Under Our Skin (2008) D: Andy Abrahams Wilson, a documentary about lyme disease. 1 & 7 pm. Screening followed by panel discussion and Q&A w/ director. $17, srs/stu $12 (416-978-8849, uofttix.ca). Isabel Bader Theatre, 93 Charles W. canlyme.com.

Toronto Film Society Film Buffet presents Search For Beauty (1934) D: Erie Kenton, and A Damsel In Distress (1937) D: George Stevens. 2 pm. $15. Innis Town Hall, 2 Sussex.

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Toronto Jewish Film Society presents The Wooden Gun (1979) D: Ilan Moshenson. 4 & 7:30 pm. Miles Nadal JCC, 750 Spadina. $10$15. 416-924-6211 ext 606, mnjcc.org. wEd 29 – Beit Zatoun presents the documentary Remembering Iinninimowin (2010) D: Jules Arita Koostachin, on her journey as a Cree woman. 7:30 pm. Free/donations. 612 Markham (near Honest Ed’s). beitzatoun. org.

Sommet/Mandingue/Summit: West African Dance & Drum Festival presents Moolaadé (2004) D: Ousmane Sembene. 7 pm. Sia, Myth Of The Python (2001) D: Dani Kouyate. 9 pm. Screening $3, free for youth and children. Innis Town Hall, 2 Sussex. baobabarts.org.

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(Sony, 2009) D: Juan José Campanella, w/ Ricardo Darín, Soledad Villamil. Rating: NNNN; DVD package: NNNN A gripping crime drama and an unusual love story blend in this meditation on love and memory, a worthy winner of this year’s Oscar for best foreign-language film.

A retired criminal investigator in Buenos Aires (Ricardo Darín) starts writing a novel about a 25-year-old rape-murder case that

Spartacus: Blood And Sand (Anchor Bay, 2010) Creator: Steven S. DeKnight, w/ Andy Whitfield, John Hannah. Rating: NNNN; DVD package: NNN A trash classic. Spartacus: Blood And Sand offers massive amounts of brutal violence and loads of sex, including fullfrontal male and female nudity, orgies, slave sex and more. In between, everybody schemes.

Spartacus (Andy Whitfield), a firstcentury BC Thracian, schemes to escape the Roman gladiator school where he’s enslaved. His chances are slim: top gladiator Crixus (Manu Bennett) hates him. Spartacus’ owner, Batiatus (John Hannah), manoeuvres to impress the local power elite and figure out who’s trying to kill him. Batiatus’s wife, Lucretia (Lucy Lawless), when she’s not boinking Crixus, who is falling in love with slave Naevia (Lesley-Ann Brandt), helps by befriending high-born über-sleaze Ilithyia (Viva Bianca), who wants to kill Spartacus.

The cast leaps into all this with energy and skill, clearly enjoying dialogue that’s neither modern English nor fake Shakespeare and relishing the ample

still haunts him. This puts him back in touch with his former boss (Soledad Villamil), whom he secretly loved.

Both case and love are still active, though neither takes the turns we expect.

The acting and filmmaking are flawless. Director Juan José Campanella moves fluidly between past and present, giving each a thematically resonant tone (the topic of his excellent commentary). He also has a deft approach to the comedy, action and suspense sequences.

EXTRAS Commentary, making-of doc. Widescreen. Spanish, French audio. English, French subtitles. opportunities to get seriously pottymouthed.

The various directors have big fun creating a highly stylized, CG-heavy world, rich in slow motion and blood.

Check out Michael Kurst’s informative episode-five commentary.

EXTRAS Three select episode commentaries, nine mini making-of docs.

Widescreen. English audio. English, Spanish subtitles.

Robin Hood (Universal, 2010) D:

Ridley Scott, w/ Russell Crowe, Cate Blanchett. Rating: NNN; DVD package: none If you can get past the preposterous plot, Robin Hood is perfectly acceptable light entertainment highlighted by some good acting and battle scenes.

After a crusade, ace archer Robin Longstride (Russell Crowe) returns to England, where Sir Walter Loxley (Max von Sydow), father of crusade-slain knight Sir Robert, invites him to stay and pose as his son and the husband of Lady Marion (Cate Blanchett). Longstride agrees, and – this is the ridiculous part – the peasants are completely fooled. You keep expecting someone to

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denounce the whole affair in tones suitable to Monty Python And The Holy Grail. But no.

Vainglorious buffoon Prince John (Oscar Isaac) imposes oppressive taxes. Longstride does some rob-fromthe-rich thieving, then – more foolishness – persuades the barons to unite with John to trounce the French, who are pulling a sneak invasion.

Blanchett stands out for the dignity and conflicted emotion she brings to Marion. In fact, she stands so far out she seems to be in another, better, movie, possibly a remake of Robin And Marian.

Ridley Scott directs competently, but there are none of the wow moments he’s been famous for since Alien. Maybe he blew out all his period-picture chops on Gladiator. Without extras, we’ll never know.

EXTRAS Theatrical and unrated versions. Widescreen. English, French, Spanish audio and subtitles.

Letters To Juliet (eOne, 2010) D: Gary Winick, w/ Amanda Seyfried, Vanessa Redgrave.

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Lavish use of beautiful Italian countryside and cities Verona and Siena, all bathed in golden light, makes this a dandy escape for a rainy Toronto evening. Of the two romances in the foreground, one is pure formula and not very thrilling, while the other has one heart-piercing moment of genuine romantic yearning and terror.

In the formulaic romance, Amanda Seyfried is an American in Verona not sure that she has the right fiancé. Up pops another man (Christopher Egan).

He’s the grandson of a woman (Vanessa Redgrave, who gets the one beautiful moment) who’s come to Italy in search of the one true love she ran away from 50 years earlier.

The device that brings them all together – Seyfried answers a letter

Redgrave’s character stuck in a wall all those years ago – is charming and loosely based on fact. Check out the extras’ little background doc.

EXTRAS Commentary, making-of doc, Juliet letters background doc. Widescreen. English, French audio.

Coming Tuesday, September 28 Iron Man 2 (Paramount, 2010) Robert Downey Jr. returns as the billionaire arms manufacturer who dons high-tech body armour to battle anybody who stands in the way of his obscene profits.

Get Him To The Greek (Universal, 2010) Russell Brand reprises his sexand drug-addled rock star, Aldous Snow, from Forgetting Sarah Marshall.

Jonah Hill plays the unfortunate record company intern assigned to escort him from London to L.A. The Killer Inside Me (eOne, 2010)

Michael Winterbottom directs Casey Affleck and Kate Hudson in an adaptation of Jim Thompson’s classic novel about the vicious psychopath who lurks inside an amiable small-town deputy.

Reel Injun (Mongrel, 2009) Smart, funny documentary uses lots of rare archival footage to trace the path of First Nations people in the movies, on screen and behind the scenes.

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Gerrard/Greenwood 2 bdrm., 1 bath. 1500 sq. ft., balcony, laundry, prkg., incl. util., close to TTC, $1600/mo., Call: 416-778-7077 bronwen7077@rogers.com

DUFFERIN/BLOOR area. 1 lrg. bdrm. apt., a/c, eat-in kitch., lrg. liv. rm./din. rm., $1000 all incl., Call 416-516-0852

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4 Hill Heights Rd, Newly Renovated suites, Bachelor $650., 2 Bedroom $900. Clean quiet building. Please call 416-236-9617

87, 90, 91, 140 & 146 Jameson Bachelor $669, 1 Bdrm $789 416-536-7805 www.metcap.com

Brand New Condominiums Dundas & Parliament Luxury

One Bedroom - $950. 10'-14' ceilings.

Fitness and recreation facilities, underground parking, air, 416-5161166 Rental Office Hours: MonThurs 8-7, Fri 8-5, Sat/Sun 12-4 www.standardlofts.com

FRONT & CHURCH Large 1 bdrm., 5 appliances, hrdwd. floors, granite, parking, $1400/mo.

Email: balor876@sympatico.ca Call 416-536-5527

Gerrard/Greenwood 2 bdrm., 1 prkg. $600+ util., zoo.three@hotmail.com or call 416-800-7419

Sheppard/ Wilson Heights New small 2 bdrm. apt with ex. location, close to Yorkdale & downsview station, good schools, quiet pets ok, $900 util. incl., high spd. i-net, Call Eric 416-624-3742 email: erickerzner@hotmail.com

Yonge/Eglinton 2 bdrm. furnished, $1895. and 1 bdrm. $1095 furn., both incl., hardwood, parking & close to subway, Call 416-733-0111, Email: 4rent@pathcom.com www.uptownrentals.ca

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416-588-8652 studio for rent Dupont/Lansdowne Studios and Workrooms $900. 10'-14' ceilings. Fitness and recreation facilities, underground parking, air, 416-516-1166 Rental Office Hours: Mon-Thurs 8-7, Fri 8-5, Sat/Sun 12-4 standardlofts.com

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ELEVEN SUPERIOR ELEVATES MIMICO AS TORONTO’S NEXT HOT SPOT groundbreaking condo projects across the greater GTA. Located in the heart of Mimico’s busy retail and restaurant hub, on the corner of Lake Shore Blvd West and Superior Ave., the intimate mid-rise condominium will feature 140 suites, and 3885 sq ft of storefront. “It’s a pioneering building. There have been no big developments in this area of the city for quite some time” says Roland Rom Colthoff, principal architect from RAWdesign working on the condo’s contextual design.

Eleven Superior by Davies Smith Developments (DSD) brings sophistication to Mimico’s lakeside living district filled with shops, restaurants and easy access to downtown.

Eleven Superior is DSD’s latest condo project that will help jump-start the much-anticipated revitalization of the intimate lakeside community, one of Toronto’s oldest waterfront districts.

“It’s a neighbourhood on its way up,” says Graham Chalmers of Davies Smith Developments, who is responsible for a number of

Featuring an elegant curved corner and two storey town-homes, Eleven Superior will be framed with carefully selected brown brick and stone to blend with the surrounding streetscape. “We have made Eleven Superior to fit with the neighbourhood’s history and charm” says Chalmers. Only ninestoreys high, the top three storeys will be set back to allow for a rooftop terrace.

CHIC NAUTICAL DESIGN Equipped with sleek amenities and fresh clean materials, Eleven Superior provides urban sophistication and modern comforts for young

professionals and families who want to live close to downtown while being immersed in a vibrant lake side community.

A contemporary nautical design is capped with 2695 sq ft of indoor rooftop amenity space that includes a 1385 sq ft lounge with a private dining area, TV room, billiards area and a fitness centre overlooking the water. All of the indoor amenity space connects to a generous wrap around terrace with an outdoor bbq.

TORONTO’S NEXT HOT SPOT PRICED AS LOW AS THE $190,000’s Starting at the $190,000s and priced up to the $400,000s, Eleven Superior offers one to two bedroom plus den suites and town-homes ranging from 486 sq ft to 1033 sq ft.

Perfectly situated adjacent to Mimico’s pedestrian friendly main street that offers a small town feel and all the basics which includes transit, boutique coffee shops, groceries, banks, and several mom and pop restaurants and pubs. Rich in culture and history, Lakeshore Arts also sits in the heart of the action, as a key organizer for hosting local artists and cultural events.

“We are happy to see the revitalization of such a prominent corner and are looking forward to its contribution to the vibrant street life of Mimico by the Lake” says David Pritchard, Mimico-bythe-Lake BIA board member and owner of Birds and Beans coffee shop located on the Lake Shore.

A Mimico revitalization plan is in the works by the City that includes a new bike path along Mimico’s waterfront and the extension of Superior Avenue with pedestrian friendly access running all the way down to the lake. With the recent launch of Mimico square in Amos Waites park by DSD, City of Toronto and community partners, Mimico by the lake is quickly becoming a hot spot for Torontonians who want to enjoy bustling retail by a serene waterfront landscape and clear views of Toronto’s skyline.

To register for Eleven Superior or to book an appointment for an exclusive sneak peek, please call 416-259-8882 or email info@elevensuperior.com. Visit elevensuperior.com today!

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Dufferin/Eglinton Furn. 2nd. flr. bdrm., Free TV set and cable service, Linens supplied and laundered, share four peice ceremic tiled bath. Tiled kitch., No smoke/pets, one block to shops, TTC & mins to Subway. $490/mth. incl. utilities. Call 416-785-6154

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By Dan Savage

I’m a gay male and have been seeIng a terrific guy for a couple of months. Two years ago, during an uncharacteristically wild few months in my life, I had a threesome with a couple, and as it turns out, my boyfriend is very good friends with them. We see them socially and have even all had dinner togeth­ er. Nothing has been mentioned by anyone, and I’ve never told my BF. I feel guilty – not because I slept with his friends, but because a threesome is inconsistent with his perception of me. I don’t view threesomes as morally wrong, but I’m worried he does. Should I tell him?

Threesome Complications Yes, TC, you should tell him.

He’s going to find out eventually – this isn’t the kind of secret that keeps – and the revelation will be much more damaging if he finds out about it from the couple or from a malicious third (fourth?) party. And while a threesome may be inconsistent with his current impres­ sion of you, TC, that’s something he might be able to get over. He’s much less likely to get over the realization that you were keeping this secret from him or that you’re so stupid as to think that this kind of secret can be kept.

And why are you so sure he would have a prob­ lem with it? Right now he’s operating under the assumption that his boyfriend isn’t the sort of guy who has threesomes. And you’re operat­ ing under the assumption that your boyfriend thinks threesomes are morally wrong. We know his assumptions about you are wrong – you are the sort of person who has threesomes – so it stands to reason that your assumptions about him could be wrong. He may not have any problem with threesomes. Or foursomes.

At a certain point in a new relationship, we have to bring our new partner’s perceptions of who we are in line with who we actually are.

You’re the kind of person who can have a threesome and remain on good terms with the couple involved, TC, and that’s a selling point,

something in your favour, and nothing you should be ashamed of. If your boyfriend re­ gards these facts about you – can have a three­ some, can remain on good terms – as nega­ tives, well, then you need to DTMFA.

The TIme has come for you To use your influence to pick a day between now and

the November election and declare it Mastur­ bate to Christine O’Donnell Day in either the state of Delaware or the entire United States of America. This needs to happen, and you’re the only guy who can do it.

Hiding At The Elusive Fuzz Under Christine’s Knockers For Savage Love readers who don’t read any­ thing else: Christine O’Donnell is the Tea Party wacko who won the Republican nomination for a U.S. Senate seat in Delaware. She’s fam­ ous for three things: getting her loony ass en­ dorsed by Sarah Palin, viciously gay­baiting her straight primary opponent, and opposing mas­ turbation because it makes the baby Jesus cry.

I’m all for masturbating to Christine O’Donnell, HATEFUCK, but why limit it to one day? So I hereby declare every day between now and November 2 – when O’Donnell’s nomination costs the GOP a Senate seat – to be Mastur­ bate to Christine O’Donnell Day. Rub one out for freedom, people!

I jusT read abouT a gay Teenager In Indiana – Billy Lucas – who killed himself after

being taunted by his classmates. Now his Face­ book memorial page is being defaced by peo­ ple posting homophobic comments. It’s just heartbreaking and sickening. What the hell can we do?

Gay Bullying Victim Who Survived Another gay teenager in another small town has killed himself – hope you’re pleased with your­ selves, Tony Perkins, and all you other “Chris­ tians” out there who oppose anti­bullying pro­

grams (and give actual Christians a bad name).

Billy Lucas was just 15 when he hanged himself in a barn on his grandmother’s property. He reportedly endured intense bullying at the hands of his classmates – classmates who called him a fag and told him to kill himself. His mother found his body.

Nine out of 10 gay teenagers experience bully­ ing and harassment at school, and gay teens are four times likelier to attempt suicide. Many LGBT kids who do kill themselves live in rural areas, exurbs and suburban areas, places with no gay organizations or services for queer kids.

“My heart breaks for the pain and torment you went through, Billy Lucas,” a reader wrote after I posted about Billy Lucas to my blog. “I wish I could have told you that things get better.”

I had the same reaction: I wish I could have talked to this kid for five minutes. I wish I could have told Billy that it gets better. I wish I could have told him that, however bad things were, however isolated and alone he was, it gets better.

But gay adults aren’t allowed to talk to these kids. Schools and churches don’t bring us in to talk to teenagers who are being bullied. Many of these kids have homophobic parents who believe they can prevent their gay children from growing up to be gay – or from ever com­ ing out – by depriving them of information, resources, and positive role models.

Why are we waiting for permission to talk to these kids? We have the ability to talk directly to them right now. We don’t have to wait for permission to let them know that it gets bet­ ter. We can reach these kids.

So here’s what you can do, GBVWS: Make a video. Tell them it gets better.

I’ve launched a channel on YouTube – youtube. com/itgetsbetterproject – to host these vid­ eos. My normally camera­shy husband and I already posted one. We both went to Christian schools and we were both bullied – he had it a

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lot worse than I did – and we are living proof that it gets better. We don’t dwell too much on the past. Instead, we talk mostly about all the meaningful things in our lives now – our fam­ ilies, our friends (gay and straight), the places we’ve gone and things we’ve experienced – that we would’ve missed out on if we’d killed ourselves then.

“You gotta give ’em hope,” Harvey Milk said.

Today we have the power to give these kids hope. We have the tools to reach out to them and tell our stories and let them know that it does get better. Online support groups are great, GLSEN does amazing work, the Trevor Project is invaluable. But many LGBT youth can’t picture what their lives might be like as openly gay adults. They can’t imagine a future for themselves. So let’s show them what our lives are like, let’s show them what the future may hold in store for them.

The video my husband and I made is up now – all by itself. I’d like to add submissions from other gay and lesbian adults – singles and cou­ ples, with kids or without, established in ca­ reers or just starting out, urban and rural, of all races and religious backgrounds. (Go to youtube.com/itgetsbetterproject to find in­ structions for submitting your video.) If you’re gay or lesbian or bi or trans and you’ve ever read about a kid like Billy Lucas and thought, “Fuck, I wish I could’ve told him that it gets better,” this is your chance. We can’t help Billy, but there are lots of other Billys out there – other despairing LGBT kids who are being bul­ lied and harassed, kids who don’t think they have a future – and we can help them.

They need to know that it gets better. Submit a video. Give them hope.

Find the Savage Lovecast (my weekly podcast) at thestranger.com/savage.

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