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interviews the writer/filmmaker as part of the Authors Festival. 8 pm. $18. Fleck Theatre. readings.org. dalai laMa offers his unique approach to the issue of world peace. 2 pm. $20-$50. Rogers Centre. ticketmaster.ca.

Take Back The niGhT Celebrate 30 years of feminist resistance with a community fair and rally, 4 pm, and march, 8 pm, Yonge-Dundas Square. Free. trccmwar.ca.

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canZine 2010 Zine fair and fest of alt culture features Mark Sedore, Teri Vlassopoulos and others. 1-7 pm. $5. Great Hall. brokenpencil.com/canzine. +Ryuichi SakaMoTo The legendary pianist tickles the ivories at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre. 8 pm. $37.50. TM.

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this is in response to michael Hollett’s Strategic Stink (NOW, October 14-20). Toronto is in a Bush vs.

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michael hollett is wrong to call Joe Mihevc “supposedly left-wing” simply because Mihevc did not endorse Joe Pantalone. Mihevc has more than earned his progressive cred by fighting to eliminate poverty, implement sustainable food policies and include more immigrants in local politics.

But the real disappointment in Hollett’s piece is his failure to mention that a ranked ballot, where voters rank their preferred candidates in order, would essentially eliminate the entire problem of strategic voting.

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done it before, but I’ve thought long and hard. Despite supporting Joe Pantalone since the start, I’m voting George Smitherman to stop Rob Ford.

I’ve decided the right choice is to compromise my personal views in favour of the overall better result.

If the polls were divided 30-30-30 then I would be voting Joe Pantalone, hands down. They are not. It’s time to wake up to reality and stop the wishful thinking. Pantalone is our Nader.

He’s not going to win. We will get our Bush. Our electoral system sucks.

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When Pantalone speaks, I believe him.

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Polls mess with electorate

i wonder how many candidates would have dropped out, and how many voters would do so strategically, if there weren’t polls (of questionable merit) constantly paid for and spewed out by big media.

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The nightly news just before the election reported he was trailing. And he won.

Perhaps if we vote for who we think might best represent the city and less for who might strategically kill off the others, we’ll get the mayor we deserve.

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Poachers in High Park?

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Signs state unequivocally that any fishing is “catch and release,” so why are people with buckets and fish-filled coolers catching fish that are not even six inches long every weekend?

I have seen fish painfully suffocating in buckets not even large enough for them to lie straight, caught by parents, of course, teaching their two young children the right way to respect parks and wildlife.

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been entitled Oil Of Oy Vey – that many are concerned about global fish stocks due to the demand for omega-3 fatty acid food and supplements (NOW, October 7-13).

She neglects to mention that fish do not produce omega-3 fats but either consume algae that produce them or small fish that eat the algae.

So why not eat the algae directly and use them to produce the supplements?

As an added benefit, algae are at the bottom of the food chain and thus contain very low levels of environmental toxins like heavy metals.

Also it’s cheaper to harvest algae than catch and process fish. So why kill massive amounts of fish just for the by-products of the food they eat?

Moses Shuldiner Toronto

Mirvish Village idiocy

how can you have an article about Mirvish Village (NOW, October 14-20) and not mention Toronto’s only vegan health food store, Panacea?

Laura Thompson 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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susan g. cole chastises the dailies for generalizing in their coverage of Colonel Russell Williams’s rape and murder trial that “all men who fetishize girlie underwear are serial killers.”

But isn’t she guilty of her own gross generalizations in this article?

She asks, “Why do men feel the need to document their crimes?” as if all men are criminals. Don’t you mean “male criminals”? Aside from some famous examples, does this really indicate some sort of male criminal behaviour trend? Aren’t there likely many criminals – male and female – who don’t document their crimes?

Jack the Ripper? Manson?

Look at the examples you cite.

Two are high-level politicians. Add this to Williams, a high-ranking military officer. We’re not looking at your run-of-the-mill men.

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excellent article on the pr around the Chilean mine rescue efforts (NOW Daily, October 13).

Bravo. I have to wonder, too, while the whole world is watching this rescue in Chile, how many have died in workplace accidents? How many have been “moved” or murdered for their land. How many life-saving regulations have been discarded with a simple campaign contribution?

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i just saw the video this morning in the Officer Bubbles vs. Google case (NOW Daily, October 18) and I am on the side of the cop.

Sorry! These cops are hired to do a job. Why blow bubbles in their faces? The police had been harassed for hours during the G20, and trying to get a reaction out of them by blowing things in their eyes was really unnecessary. In 10 years, this protester will look back at this video and cringe with embarrassment. Want to make a difference?

Go stand in front of City Hall with your bubbles.

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Voter’s guide the mayoral race is sucking up all the attention, but the real fate of the city will be in the hands of the 44 councillors we choose monday. here are our picks for a progressive t.o.

Ward 1 EtobicokE North

the main contenders Suzan Hall, Vincent Crisanti NoW’s pick Suzan Hall Hall’s vulnerable. She’s more seen than heard. Scores straight As on the Toronto Environmental Alliance’s eco report card, but lists as one of her claims to fame the fight to keep garbage collection private in Etobicoke, which isn’t winning her any union support. But no candidate here is getting the union vote. Crisanti is a Ford sycophant, right down to the redwhite-and-blue motif and Respect for Taxpayers slogan. Little-known Peter D’Gama has the most progressive platform but hasn’t run anything resembling a campaign. Can we get any more lukewarm?

Ward 2 EtobicokE North

the main contenders Doug Ford, Cadigia Ali NoW’s pick Cadigia Ali Other than inheriting a printing business from his father and being a prominent Rotarian, Ford is awfully short on qualifications for councillor.

And being so busy managing his younger brother’s mayoral campaign, he apparently never bothered to put together a local platform. Ali is the very antithesis of these nepotistic shenanigans. A Somali Canadian, a physician by training, dedicated volunteer and health educator, Ali has proven to be a voice for the underrepresented, and as councillor she would be on the side of progressive environmental, housing and transit policies.

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Ward 3 EtobicokE cENtrE

the main contenders Doug Holyday, Ross Vaughan, Peter Kudryk NoW’s pick Waiting for Godot A repeat of the 2006 race here essentially, with former Etobicoke mayor Holyday, who won 70 per cent of the vote last time, looking to repeat.

Some describe him as principled and fair, but he’s endorsing Rob Ford, which makes him a bit nuts, too. Vaughan has an interesting plan to fill the Western Gap and create a 20-hectare park. He’s scored a respectable B- on the Toronto Environmental Alliance’s report card. But the rest of his platform is all Ford, all the time. Kudryk, meanwhile, seems to be relying more on the fact that he was on the 1972 Grey Cup champion football team than an actual platform to win him a seat.

Ward 4 EtobicokE cENtrE

the main contenders Gloria Lindsay Luby, John Campbell NoW’s pick Gloria Lindsay Luby Lindsay Luby’s record is a spotty one. Voted the wrong way on a fixed link to the Island Airport and banning corporate political donations, but the right way on the city pesticide ban, raising residential development charges and the St. Clair right- of-

way. She’s the only one among Etobicoke’s hard-right contingent who has managed to wiggle her way into Miller’s inner circle, with seats on the Executive and Striking committees.

Campbell, a former school board chair, boasts some credible local endorsements and supports road tolls, but is running a Fordish campaign based on cost-cutting and doing away with the land transfer tax. It’s Lindsay Luby, a little reluctantly, given the lack of a more progressive choice. And she seems to have the backing of the community, grabbing 69 per cent of the vote last time out.

Ward 5 EtobicokE LakEshorE

the main contenders Peter Milczyn, Morley Kells, Justin Di Ciano NoW’s pick Leaning toward Peter Milczyn Milczyn’s a tough one to figure.

He’s been a respected voice on planning and urban design issues and has done some notable work on the revitalization of the old Lake Shore motel strip. But he’s also aligned himself with council’s anti-Miller faction when it suits him. Former Tory MPP Kells’s entry into this race has complicated matters for Milczyn, as has former Grit MP Jean Augustine’s backing of businessman Di Ciano, who’s supporting Ford. Go figure.

Ward 6 EtobicokE-LakEshorE

the main contenders Mark Grimes, er....

NoW’s pick Mark Grimes Grimes hasn’t exactly distinguished himself in seven years on council.

Made an ass of himself post- G20 with that resolution supporting the cops’ mad, over-the-top behaviour. But he’s managed to score an important seat on the city’s Economic Development committee and Board of Governors of Exhibition Place. Boasts endorsements from a cross-section of current and former councillors (which means he’s either a complete charmer or has pulled the wool over their eyes). But he’s won praise for work on the waterfront around the old Town of Mimico. Weird thing: scored a big fat F on Toronto Environmental Alliance’s report card. Another one of those tweener wards suffering from the lack of a credible alternative. Not even the Labour Council could bring itself to endorse either of the two lefty challengers, Michael Laxer or Jem Cain, a vice-chair of the LAMP Community Health Centre and member of the Toronto Environmental Alliance who lost to Grimes by 2,700 votes in 2006.

Ward 7 York WEst

the main contenders Giorgio Mammoliti, Larry Perlman, Nick Di Nizio, Sharon Joseph NoW’s pick Sharon Joseph Mammoliti, who abandoned his mayoral run to seek re-election in the ward he’s represented seemingly for-

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ever, has been engaged in a battle of signs and words with Di Nizio, who copped Rob Ford’s endorsement early (good luck). Perlman, who tallied a mere 586 votes in 2006 (Mammoliti collected 5,877 votes, 63 per cent of the total ballots cast), has the Star’s endorsement. He’s hit on a touchy subject, Mammoliti’s close ties (some say too close) to the Emery Village BIA. But it’s Jane-Finch-area community worker Joseph, a very long shot, who’s speaking to the real issues affecting the community: poverty, unemployment and education.

York West is one of our poorest ridings, with the fourth-highest rate of low-income families.

Ward 8 York West

the main contenders Anthony Perruzza, Peter Li Preti NoW’s pick Anthony Perruzza Voters are being asked to go back in time in challenged Ward 8, which includes the priority Jane-Finch community, and vote for Li Preti, who represented the area on North York council before being bounced by Perruzza. Perruzza’s got labour backing and a record of helping defend tenants in his ward, as well as seats on important boards and commissions, including the TTC. Noteworthy: George Smitherman’s estranged brother Arthur, who has endorsed Ford, is also running here.

Ward 9 York CeNtre

the main contenders Maria Augimeri, Gus Cusimano NoW’s pick Maria Augimeri There’s something about Augimeri, the somewhat accidental lefty who’s held this seat for seemingly eons and is unpredictable in her voting, especially when her own self-interest is at stake. But, then, you can say that about most politicians. Unfortunately, it’s increasingly been the rule more than the exception for Augimeri, who has a parochial streak that’s frankly out of step with true city building. A bit of an enigma who has distinguished herself this term for her blow-up over the Sunrise explosion. New blood would be a welcome change, but the current roster offers little in the way of a reasonable alternative. She has labour’s backing. Hold your nose.

ward-by-ward picks & pans

ed by Mike Feldman, the endorsation war rages. Right-wingers Feldman, Mel Lastman, Michael Thompson, Denzil Minnan-Wong and Case Ootes are backing Oomen, Feldman’s EA. She’s playing heavily on her experience in the ward, but it’s clear who politically claims her. Shifman, exec director of Smart Commute NTV, a green transportation non-profit, is backed by Kathleen Wynne and Shelley Carroll, as well as ex-Tory Ontario cabinet minister Dan Newman and Elizabeth May. Though his program isn’t gripping, he’s got Labour Council support and a respect for sustainable transit, so we second the motion.

Ward 11 York south-WestoN

the main contenders Frances Nunziata, Fulvio Sansone, Leo Marshall NoW’s pick Anybody but Nunziata Nunziata has been taking up space at City Hall for the better part of the last seven years. A so-called Liberal, Nunziata, who has relied on her Italian community connections and lawand-order obsessions to be returned time after time, has tacked so far right it’s hard to reconcile her current incarnation with the socially conscious councillor who all those years ago almost single-handedly shone the light on corruption on York council. The Labour Council’s endorsing Marshall, but she has little in the way of a definable platform. Sansone looks to be the more qualified, but has a red flag in his resumé, having served as an EA to two of council’s most right-wing voices (Giorgio Mammoliti and Michael Thompson).

He’s currently a staffer with the province’s Family Responsibility Office.

Ward 12 York south-WestoN

the main contenders Frank Di Giorgio, Rick Gosling, Vilma Filici NoW’s pick Vilma Filici Di Giorgio, a throwback to the Mel Lastman days in North York, has never quite fit in on council, or in this working-class ward straddling parts of the old city of York, which he inherited post-amalgamation. Gosling, who founded the Toronto Children’s Breakfast Club, has a notable track record in the area of race relations and is pushing an interesting platform that includes encouraging tenants to grow food hydroponically on their balconies. But it’s immigration consultant, community activist and educator Filici who gets our nod for more than a decade of service in the area.

Ward 13 Parkdale-high Park

the main contenders Bill Saundercook, Sarah Doucette NoW’s pick Sarah Doucette How does a guy who’s been on council for more than a decade go so unnoticed? Saundercook, an early proponent of recycling, scored an A+ on Toronto Environmental Alliance’s report card. But he’s seen his support in his ward erode markedly over the years and has little to show (at least on his website) in the way of policy positions in this runoff. To put it bluntly, Saundercook has name recognition going back to his time on York council to thank for his longevity. Doucette, by contrast, has an enviable record as a local activist going back a decade. She supports Transit City and electric, not diesel, trains in the Junction Triangle.

Ward 14 Parkdalehigh Park

the main contenders Gord Perks NoW’s pick Gord Perks We’ll keep it simple here.

Perks has one operating principle – he prioritizes issues that lessen the city’s socio-economic divide and favour a

Ward 10 York CeNtre

the main contenders Nancy Oomen, James Pasternak, Brian Shifman NoW’s pick Brian Shifman In the ward vacat-

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paign, which puts him among the minority in this election. He would be a strong voice on council for reforming Toronto’s food system and has worked for the last five years at The Stop Community Food Centre as a civic engagement worker. Incumbent Palacio has been inaccessible and undistinguished in his two-term council career.

Ward 18 daveNPort

the main contenders Rob Davis, Josh Colle NoW’s pick Josh Colle The big issue here is the Lawrence Heights redevelopment. Candidate Colle recognizes flaws in the plan but doesn’t want to ditch it outright. He would make a pragmatic councillor, able to balance constituent needs with a larger vision for the city. We’ll give it to conservative Davis that he’s persistent. Ousted after a stint on council in the Lastman era, he has haunted city elections ever since, but is a little too tormented by outgoing councillor Howard Moscoe than seems healthy. Did we mention the law-and-order hot button he keeps pushing?

the main contenders Kevin Beaulieu, Ana Bailão NoW’s pick Kevin Beaulieu Former Adam Giambrone assistant Beaulieu is not his ex-boss, so let’s get that out of the way. Sure, he’s all for Transit City and unapologetic about some of the outgoing councillor’s controversial moves (parking on Dundas, narrowing Lansdowne), but he gets points for not turning against his old mentor for political expediency. Beaulieu knows the ward intimately and doesn’t shy away from talking specifics, where his opponent Bailão relies too much on platitudes.

There are still unanswered questions about her cozy relationship with local developers and construction companies.

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Ward 19 triNitY-sPadiNa

the main contenders Karen Stintz, Terry Mills, Michael Coll NoW’s pick Frankly, we’re confused.

Incumbent Stintz has been a thorn in the side of council’s left flank from the beginning and has angered quite a few residents in her ward over her rubber-stamp support for development projects. Enter Mills, whom locals have drafted to oppose Stintz much in the same way they drafted Stintz to run against Anne Johnston over her support of the Minto Towers in 2006. How the worm has turned.

The Labour Council is backing Coll, but it’s hard to see why. His platform talks more about fiscal accountability than social responsibility.

Ward 17 daveNPort

the main contenders Cesar Palacio, Jonah Schein NoW’s pick Jonah Schein Community activist and social worker Schein has a grassroots ethic. He has made dealing with poverty a pivotal part of his cam-

the main contenders Mike Layton, Karen Sun, Sean McCormick NoW’s pick Mike Layton Sun boasts a great resumé of lefty causes on women’s and environmental issues and enjoys the backing of noted NDPers like Judy Rebick, Tam Goossen and Winnie Ng. Ditto for environmentalist Layton, whose roster of backers includes the outgoing local councillor and wannabe mayor Joe Pantalone. Pants’s nod tips the scales slightly in Layton’s favour, all the other variables (like Layton being the son of the federal NDP leader Jack) aside. Thirty years of service in the area has to count for something. Former sports anchor McCormick, meanwhile, has been more dud than dude in his first foray into politics.

Ward 20 triNitY-sPadiNa

the main contenders Adam Vaughan NoW’s pick Adam Vaughan Let’s just say it: Vaughan rocks, and if the universe unfolds as it should, the former broadcaster will take the mayor’s chair in 2014. From his intelligent interventions on the Police Services Board to his fight for familysized condos, no one’s got as penetrating a concept of citizen democracy and community as the brave and loquacious Vaughan. continued on page 18 œ

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green future. Over the years, since his days as an enviro campaigner, he’s remained charmingly consistent.

We’re so glad. A glance at his election platform tells the tale: he aims to keep services public, strengthen diversity, send light rail into the city’s priority neighbourhoods, build resilience against climate change and develop local food sources. We are so down with this.

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Ward 21 St. Paul’S

the main contenders Joe Mihevc and a troika of no-names NOW’s pick Joe Mihevc Mihevc had to beat back challenges from John Sewell and Tory John Adams in this mixed-income ward in 2006, and did so handily with 57 per cent of the vote. No such high-profile challengers this time, with all due respect to others on the ballot here.

But Mihevc is wearing egg on his face for his mishandling of the St. Clair streetcar right-of-way and among progressives for backing Liberal George Smitherman for mayor. Still, Citizen Joe’s good works as vicechair of the TTC board and member of the Board of Health before that can’t be ignored. He deserves kudos, too, for the Artscape Wychwood Barns redevelopment.

Ward 22 St. Paul’S

the main contenders Josh Matlow, Chris Sellors, William Molls NOW’s pick William Molls Former trustee Matlow’s got some nifty policies, like ending the OMB’s purview and fighting for tenant rights. But cue the credibility gap.

Matlow wants a “closer” relationship between the TTC, Metrolinx and Queen’s Park. Get out. The latter two bodies have totally different interests than T.O. – but the coded language does spell out that Matlow’s a Lib fellow-traveller and ergo, will follow orders from Queen’s Park. Think of his unbelievably stupid campaign against an Afrocentric school, just like the preem’s. Sellors, retiring Michael Walker’s former EA, isn’t much

better. He wants to investigate contracting out, keep bike lanes off major roads and ditch the Eglinton LRT for a subway. Time to go outside the box: young Molls has zero experience and no real campaign, but, hey, he’s a major Transit City enthusiast and scored a cool A+ from TEA. Better than the other bears.

Ward 23 WillOWdale

the main contenders John Filion, Peter Clarke NOW’s pick John Filion This one’s a cinch: Filion’s no hardassed lefty, but he’s aimed to bolster the common good through his role as Board of Health chair. There he did what he ought, campaigning to defeat diesel trains, enforce idling violations and push the Port Authority to release Island Airport pollution data. Clarke, on the other hand, wants zero-based budgeting for all city departments and, gosh, random drug testing for councillors and staffers. No joke.

ward-by-ward picks & pans idea: cast your ballot for absolute novice Loo. His program’s pretty foggy – he favours sustainability (en générale), more bike lockups and community (en générale). But he’s young and, holy smoke, he’s got an endorsation from Adam Giambrone and an A+ from TEA.

Ward 25 dON Valley WeSt

the main contenders Cliff Jenkins, Jaye Robinson NOW’s pick Jaye Robinson The wealthiest ward in the city is not where you’d expect an electoral revolution, but incumbent Jenkins has a fight on his hands – again – courtesy of Robinson, who’s back for a rematch after losing in 2003 by 80 votes and looks to be winning the sign wars in parts of the ward. Robinson, a manager in the city’s Economic Development department, had a hand in bringing Nuit Blanche to

Ward 24 WillOWdale

the main contenders David Shiner, Sonny Cho, Eugene Loo NOW’s pick Eugene Loo Tory Shiner, once a close ally of Mel Lastman’s, is a cantankerous rightwinger who wants to scrap the land registry tax and ditch Transit City to build subways. Rival Cho seeks to reduce council size, outsource to control overtime and end new taxes. So what’s a Ward 24er to do?

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the main contenders Pam McConnell NOW’s pick Pam McConnell She may not be supporting the natural choice of progressives for mayor (she’s backing George Smitherman), but there’s no denying McConnell’s lefty cred and hard work. She’s served the area for going on three decades, beginning in 82 as a school trustee for 12 years before making the leap to council. She’s vice- chair of the Police Services Board and sits on all the priority-setting committees at City Hall. Scores big votes for hand in Regent Park revamp and has the Labour Council’s endorsement. Consultant Howard Bortenstein, who ran in 2006 after his daughter came across used drug syringes in a park, finished a very distant second in 2006. A sign McConnell’s not taking him seriously: she has no election website.

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ity ties and strong positions on condo development and reforming local consultation. She’s also got Adam Vaughan’s backing. She will be a star councillor, a forceful foil to the right, and we bet she’ll stand by progressive views despite the conservative vogue. Former cop and Smitherman aide Chan has credentials but can take a guarded, feeble stance on issues such as QuAIA’s participation in Pride. At least we know where Wong-Tam stands.

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the main contenders John Parker, Mohamed Dhanani NOW’s pick Mohamed Dhanani Tory Parker pumps hysteria about the city’s faux fiscal crisis and backs Rob Ford; the sooner he’s trounced, the better. The good news is that Dhanani, an activist with the Flemingdon food bank who lost by a mere 200-some votes last time, is running strong again. Though Dhanani once worked for George Smitherman at Queen’s Park, he doesn’t urge a tax freeze and is eloquent on the need for more public services in the challenged ward. An opportunity for an upset if ever there was one.

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The main contenders Jane Pitfield, Mary Fragedakis, Jennifer Wood noW’s pick Mary Fragedakis This is the seat vacated by dinosaur Case Ootes, whom Pitfield deems her closest council friend from her last stint at the Hall. To jog the memory, it was Pitfield who tried to topple David Miller last time. Back then, she was toasted by rabid Harper minister Peter Kent and favoured a tax freeze and incineration. Now she’s had an epiphany – poof, she’s your community candidate. Fragedakis, an anti-big-box activist, has Jack Layton’s nod and wants more bike lanes, trees and Transit City. Some of this doesn’t differ too much from what Pitfield’s saying, but, get real, who you gonna trust? Wood, a lawyer for RBC, boasts volunteer work and Liberal party backing. Could be the spoiler.

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The main contenders Paula Fletcher, Liz West noW’s pick Paula Fletcher No surprise. West, a former TV personality whose political views skew right, has star appeal – check out the endorsements on her web page.

She’s done some commendable charity work but has had little in the way of a real presence in the ward pre-election and is hoping to ride in on the wave of perceived taxpayer discontent. Sensible Fletcher, a

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The main contenders Shelley Carroll noW’s pick Shelley Carroll No contest here. The city budget chief’s resumé stands head and shoulders above the rest. Touted early on as a potential candidate of the left even before Adam Giambrone blew up, Carroll resisted the urge to throw her hat in the ring in favour of a possible future bid for the mayor’s chair. A prudent political style – and hand with the numbers – make Carroll a force to be reckoned with around the clamshell at City Hall. Will be a major player no matter who is wearing the chain of command come October 26.

The main contenders Sandra Bussin, Mary-Margaret McMahon noW’s pick Sandra Bussin Right-wing forces have targeted Bussin over her involvement in the city’s lease agreement with the Boardwalk Cafe. Two lesser lights in this race have dropped out and are coales-

WARD 31 BeAches-eAsT YoRk

The main contenders Janet Davis noW’s pick Janet Davis Davis is a bit of an odd duck. Or maybe we should say, an oddly quiet bird of a different feather, a throwback from

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cing around foodie McMahon, a greenhorn with a green thumb whose local involvement has been mostly around food and community garden initiatives. Commendable work, but those Tory connections in her campaign team make you wonder. It’s Bussin here, a political force at City Hall whose tenure hasn’t been without controversy but who’s served her community ably.

sleepy East York who has done good work on behalf of tenants, children and employee labour relations at City Hall. Won handily despite a strong challenge last time. Another reason she’s likeable: she’s supporting Pantalone for mayor.

powerful Miller backer and force on council who’s become a bit of a target over her well-publicized meltdown against a taxpayer during budget deliberations, is very grassroots and well-liked. Her accomplishments include some good work on the waterfront and the environment and saving Leslieville from big-box development. Fletcher won with 60 per cent of the vote last time and boasts endorsements from progressives in labour, the environment and arts.

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the main contenders Denzil Minnan-Wong, Peter Karl Youngren noW’s pick Peter Karl Youngren Incumbent Minnan-Wong’s the ringleader of that unsavoury right rump opposing all things David Miller. He’s hot on contracting out but characteristically fought the land transfer tax, the pesticide ban, the Bombardier local-sourcing deal and most stuff we like. But there’s a real choice: Youngren, minister of a non-denominational church (sexual orientation not an issue with him) and former Oxfam refugee worker in the camps of Rwanda. Youngren heads an antiviolence, youth mentorship charity.

Sure, there’s a risk; take it anyway.

contest is more civil this time, but some of the same charged language is nevertheless coming from the Berardinetti camp around the so- called “war on the car,” etc... She’s promising “no more bike lanes.” Strange words coming from a self-described liberal, but Berardinetti is counting more on her connections at Queen’s Park courtesy of her MPP husband,

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Lorenzo, to win. Here, though, it’s Heaps who has the cred and big Liberal endorsement – from the big kahuna himself, David Peterson.

WARD 36 scARboRough southWest

the main contenders Robert Spencer, Gary Crawford, noW’s pick Robert Spencer Brian Ashton was councillor here for 26 years, and his retirement has left an open field with no apparent front-runner. But we’re unambivalent: Spencer, a former Board of Education chair and environmental consultant, has the stuff. The sophisticated former 60s radical is pushing co-op housing programs, local food development, a green jobs policy and turning schools into community hubs. And he’s a rare Scarberian with the courage to back wind farms off the Bluffs. Talk about a dream candidate.

WARD 37 scARboRough centRe

the main contenders Michael Thompson, Fawzi Bidawi, Isabelle Champagne noW’s pick wobbly endorsement for Isabelle Champagne We definitely have a problem. Rightwing Thompson wants a task force to

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Main contenders Glenn De Baeremaeker, Glenn Middleton noW’s pick Glenn De Baeremaeker Long-distance cycling commuter and ex-chair of the powerful Works committee, De Baeremaeker has miles of eco cred. The one-time Rouge saviour has championed bike lanes, a plastic bag tax, the anti-toxin Right To Know bylaw and an expansion of the Greenbelt. No surprise, TEA tossed

the main contenders Adrian Heaps, Michelle Berardinetti noW’s pick Adrian Heaps Round two of what has to rate as one of the nastiest election races last time out. Lawsuits flew after Heaps won in a recount. The Adrian Heaps, Ward 35

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make panhandling illegal and opposes the land transfer tax, David Miller’s campaign to ban handguns and the Jarvis bike lane. Bad news. And there’s little relief: Bidawi, owner of a security guard firm, backs Rob Ford, and Champagne wants to “fix overtime, strikes and councillors’ political powers,” whatever that means. She’s a know-nothing, sure enough, but Sergio Otoya Salazar has no program at all, and we’re desperate.

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Last time, De Baeremaeker bagged over 60 per cent of the vote – one status quo we want to keep.

WARD 39 SCARBOROUGHAGINCOURT

The main contenders Mike Del Grande, Caldwell Williams, Kevin Xu NOW’s pick Caldwell Williams Actually, Del Grande, who took 68 per cent of the vote last time, doesn’t have real opposition. The one-time school trustee is a Rob Fordite and has expressed hopes he will be

named budget chief in an anti-gravytrain regime. We shudder to think. He scores a decisive F in both the TEA and ArtsVote survey. Xu is making stuff up – he wants more tourist events, multi-level corridors on the DVP and revenue-raising casinos.

Williams, a young person of colour, has organized youth events and advocates for more daycare spaces and services for the vulnerable. Sure, he’s a newbie, but given the options, we’re going with him.

WARD 40 SCARBOROUGHAGINCOURT

The main contenders Norm Kelly, Ken Sy, Bryan Heal NOW’s pick Bryan Heal Inveterate right-winger Kelly has overstayed his political welcome by about, oh, several decades now. But he’s hard to ditch, taking 79 per cent of the votes last time. His key rival, entrepreneur Sy, isn’t much of an improvement, favouring the ditzy idea of voter recall and chopping council seats. Take a leap to Heal, a consultant to non-profits who urges job creation in urban agriculture and nutritious food for those on fixed incomes. Bonus, he scores four stars from ArtsVote and an A from TEA.

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The main contenders Chin Lee, Danny Chien NOW’s pick Get yourself some worry beads.

Weird, you hear nary a peep from conservative Lee normally, but there he was a few months back banning kites from Milliken Park. Despite his lack of profile, we’ve got his number: the guy is in chronic tax revolt, voted against the Jarvis bike lane and scored an F from TEA. You don’t want to further this career. But the options suck. Chien, another member of the anti-tax brigade, aims to whittle down City Hall’s mandate to “core services.” And subway-addled Patricia Sinclair’s out to kill Transit City.

Yikes. Colour yourself too busy to vote Monday.

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The main contenders Raymond Cho, Neethan Shan NOW’s pick Neethan Shan A little reluctant at first to come over to David Miller’s supporters on the left side of council, Cho, a former so-

cial worker, has proved a useful vote for Milleristas, a valuable change-up from the right-leaning morass east of Vic Park. But Cho’s also been the benefactor, winning much-needed help for his Malvern constituents as part of the Priority Neighbourhoods file, even if his politics sometimes veer to the right. Here, though, Shan, a decade-long community activist and advocate for children, youth and immigrants in Malvern, deserves a shot. He’s got the Labour Council’s support.

cerns Ontario. Getachew supports turbines. He says they’ll make a great source of alternative energy. Good enough for us.

WARD 44 SCARBOROUGH EAST

The main contenders Ron Moeser, Diana Hall NOW’s pick Sitting firmly on your hands Time for muted right-winger Moeser to get out of the road – he’s represented Scarborough in one way or another since 1988 and only scooped the riding by a mere 61 votes last time. The woman who came second, Hall, who urged incineration back then, is nipping at his heels again.

John Tory’s backing her, so maybe he can figure out what she stands for outside of “fresh thinking,” the elimination of the land transfer tax and goodbye to Transit City. Heath Thomas is no better, pushing for lower taxes and garbage privatization. Sheesh.

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The main contenders Paul Ainslie, John Laforet, Samuel Getachew NOW’s pick Samuel Getachew Ethiopian-born Getachew represents the new face of multi-ethnic Scarborough, while the other guys running represent the old. Getachew’s focus on crime is somewhat unfortunate, but we welcome his push on housing issues. Liberal incumbent Ainslie is the most polished of the bunch but hasn’t shown real leadership on the hot button in this race: Toronto Hydro’s plan to put wind turbines in Lake Ontario. He’s pushing for a moratorium. Ditto for Laforet, who heads something calls Wind Con-

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Joe Pantalone By michael Hollett i’m voting for joe pantalone for mayor, as are many of us at NOW Magazine, because he is the only candidate with rock-solid progressive credentials demonstrated in over 30 years of public service.

He has a proven track record and has been part of significant, proud advances in city-building, especially over the last seven years working as David Miller’s deputy mayor to repair a council once floating in gravy, grease and greed.

It was a municipal government filled with grimy and grim conservatives like Rob Ford, where lobbyists and backroom buddies ruled the roost and inquiries into scandal were routine as clouds of corruption engulfed City Hall’s iconic towers.

But even before Miller, Pantalone’s adept skills at city-building saw him working effectively and in the interests of a progressive agenda with mayors that included Art Eggleton, June Rowlands, Barbara Hall and even Mel Lastman.

It was during Lastman’s ridiculous regime that the focused Pantalone managed to wring a tree-planting initiative that has seen the development of a real urban canopy expanding from 9,500 new trees in the ground a year to 109,000. And Pantalone’s green-roofs bylaw is pioneering in North America; we have one at NOW. Pantalone’s a champion of Transit City, a realistic plan to repair the decades of neglect that have defiled mass transit in this city and cut off

our less prosperous suburbs. The other two candidates, Rob Ford and Compact Ford George Smitherman, scream for destructive tax cuts, privatization and reductions in staffing, yet also claim they can build subways and not slash valued services.

The two tear-down contenders are pushing impossible dreams and invoking imagined nightmares to cynically sell themselves.

Pantalone has helped turn Exhibition Place from a money pit into a money-maker, and his skill at private/ public initiatives has led to the construction of the thriving BMO Stadium. We have so much to be proud of in Toronto, where only seven years ago we were ashamed of the civic cesscontinued on page 26 œ

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But the threat of a Ford win is not a i’m voting for george smitherman on Monday, and I hope you do, fear. It’s an evidence-based likelitoo. Especially you, my beloved left- hood. And the “hope” of a Joe Pantalone win means betting the future of wing friends, and of course those of the city against ridiculous odds (the you who may be wondering if you polling margin of error is within 4.4 will even bother to vote. points, 19 times out of 20).

The alarm bells are ringing loud Dear Joe supporters, I think it is and clear. When you’re at the edge of useful to remember that there is a a disaster, it’s time to pull together reason why David Miller didn’t run instead of pulling apart. in this election. He wasn’t expecting For traditional lefties, choosing to he would receive the love, and by the lend your X to Joe Pantalone is a comway, part of blame has to fall on Panfortable and righteous symbolic gesture. I get it. We are talking about a talone’s shoulders.

As deputy mayor, Pantalone was a legacy political strategy with a lot of key part of the Miller team. But he history and tradition behind it. brought little to the table in terms of Well-loved as it is, the dark reality extending the popularity of Miller’s of the Rob Ford threat in this civic election screams that it’s time to put administration. Now Pantalone’s own personal ability to grow support that overtired baby to bed. The sun beyond the limited constituency of has set on the day when well-intenan even smaller base has been tested tioned citizens could self-righteously pretend that compared to the value throughout the campaign.

And sadly, it’s lacking. It would of self-defeating symbolic gestures, long-term political outcomes aren’t have been nice if it had turned out differently but like it or not, pollsters really that important are pretty good at tracking election If we wake up to Ford as the mayor outcomes with only a few days to go, of this awesome city, it will be the especially when a candidate is as far electoral idealists who have tragicbehind as Pantalone is. ally done us in again.

But let’s say there is a slender Democracy is not soul food. Electhread of chance that the seas will tions are not some romantic ideal part for Pantalone. What kind of city designed to inspire potential voters. builder plays election roulette when, They are duke-outs for the reins of if we lose, the whole city pays? real power. They absolutely have conTo justify asking us to bet on the sequences that affect us all, and they longest of long shots, he must assert demand a healthy, critical rationality.

God save us from the electoral that losing the bet doesn’t really matter. There really is no difference beidealists who want you to “vote with tween Ford and Smitherman. your heart.” Time after time, they are He actually said on Metro Morthe right-wing’s secret weapon. ning this week that he would spoil Pantalone, god love him, has to pehis ballot rather than make a choice tition your spirit, because if you use your mind, you will not be choosing between the two.

Yes, Smitherman is a typical Libhim. Voting from a place of passion eral who has been comfortable with has made the unconscious, lizarda right-leaning campaign. But he brained bully Ford a phenomena.

Mimicking that same black-and- brings a significant public service rewhite psycho stance on the left will cord to the table, most notably, the Green Energy Act. His experience at only serve to make Ford mayor.

There are shades of grey, dear City Hall was with working at the friends. And knowing what we know, side of progressive former mayor Barbara Hall. His program equals voting for Pantalone just demands 897578A02_FCB 7,key 2010 Pantalone’sOct in the areas of the too much make-believe. and the environment.

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complex thinking and he is engaging intelligent, progressive advisers like the team headed by John Sewell to help figure out useful ways to shake up a complacent bureaucracy.

If we elect a progressive city council, and we can do that (see pages following), these are the trends that will be supported and enhanced.

Ford, on the other hand, will use the heightened powers of the mayor’s office to explode every arts, charitable sector and civil society initiative that dares to raise its head.

He will set back every step of progress that Miller has made and make the next four years a time of anger, despair and depletion. And he will be a beacon, encouraging other angry tea-baggers into the public eye.

Pantalone’s refusal to discern a distinction between choices as textured and distinct as Smitherman vs.

Ford doesn’t speak well to his ability to discern the best of hard choices that must be made at City Hall.

Any decision-maker who wouldn’t go with a second-best over a slap in the face like Ford is letting self-importance get in the way of judgment.

Pantalone and his supporters will

have a lot to answer for if Ford gets to unleash his tsunami of misery on the city because they have downplayed the risks.

There was a time pre-Mike Harris when leftists could argue convincingly that the differences between liberals and conservatives was just a mirage of self-presentation. Tweedledum and Tweedledee was the way we used to describe this and it is the term Pantalone used this week.

Well, back in the day, the rightwing was made up of people like the stellar city visionary and former mayor and former Progressive Conservative David Crombie. But the right-wing has transformed. It is not as it ever was, and Ford is a clear example. You have to be willingly blind not to see that.

As Adam Vaughan, one of our best and brightest city councillors, says in his endorsement of Smitherman, “You have to fight the election you’re dealt, not the one you want.”

Beware of politicians and commentators who ask you to vote with your conscience instead of your full consciousness. There is too much at stake to fritter away the franchise.

The evidence-based election calculus says a vote for Joe Pantalone is very likely going to elect Rob Ford. That’s an outcome I can’t live with.

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pool that was devoid of transparency.

Back then, connections trumped communities and buddies could bake budgets. And I’m voting for Pantalone because I insist on casting my vote for a candidate I truly believe in. Expedient strategic voting epitomizes a wasted vote. Imagine the inevitable electoral hangover when a hold-yournose candidate, if elected, inevitably begins to show his true colours and when the reality of impossible “cut revenues but don’t cut services” promises start to manifest.

Smitherman is not quite as crude and rude as Ford, but like the loony loudmouth, Smitherman has happily climbed into the gravy boat, trying to match the ignorant councillor in his claims of out-of-control spending and expense-account bloat.

When Smitherman failed to ignite this election, despite his huge early lead in the polls, and Ford seized the agenda, the opportunist ex-deputy premier attempted to slug it out with the slug, debasing the civic debate with irrational, immature claims of civic excess. When Smitherman faced off with the NOW editorial board last week, we called him out on joining Ford in trying to make excessive photocopying and the rent-

ing of bunny suits on councillors’ office budgets a make-or-break issue.

When NOW news editor Ellie Kirzner pointed out how infinitesimal councillors’ budgets are compared to overall city spending, he squirmed and admitted such expenses were a drop in the bucket. He spoke of attending Kyle Rae’s ill-advised goodbye party – money stupidly spent but, c’mon, it was $12,000 bucks – and claimed to take the high road by ordering his staff to “keep your hands in your pockets. No canapés or drinks.”

Laughable stuff if it wasn’t helping support Ford’s efforts to convince this impressive city that we are somehow in a death spiral despite a string of economic and quality-of-life reports to the contrary. And, by the way, Toronto has the lowest property taxes in the GTA, though you wouldn’t know it listening to the two Rusty Fords.

The mayor is only one vote on council and has to be able to commune with the 44 other members; Ford is unlikely to be able to do that.

Almost all the hare-brained schemes he floated as councillor have failed, and the incumbent-heavy, progressive council-to-be is unlikely to be any readier to embrace his vision.

But the connected and ambitious Smitherman, with his shiny promises of provincial and federal payoffs for compliant councillors, might be

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able to sell his contemptuous policies, trading tax cuts and slashing of city services for an inside track with his Liberal Party buddies.

Smitherman is just as guilty as Ford in cheapening the debate. But Ford was bred this way. He grew up sharing a dinner table with his cruelly Conservative dad, a Mike Harris disciple, where he learned how to wage war on the public realm.

Smitherman knows better, but his lust for power has him embracing what he thinks he can sell, so he panders and parries. He is diminishing the very meaning of our vote and encouraging the electorate to be derisive of their electoral rights and vote for him by default, not desire. And like some ego-driven boss, say Mr. Smithers on The Simpsons, he wants all the runners to drop out of the race so he can win. Hardly inspiring.

Let’s look to Calgary for inspiration, where they just elected a progressive new mayor in an upset win.

Naheed Nenshi was polling around 20 per cent October 12 with the other two candidates close to 35. But in Monday’s election, he won.

So can Joe Pantalone. Don’t let polling pre-empt the actual act of voting. Go out and choose a mayor you can believe in and a city you can be proud of.

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Joe’s the city builder

His fiscal plan is the only one that adds up

By Mayor David Miller we all know that in toronto, we have an incredible city, one that is diverse, modern, inclusive and a place where we cherish values of social justice and opportunity for all.

Over the past seven years as mayor, I am proud of the renaissance that has begun.

We have taken bold steps to build an even better city. We have invested in priorities like public transit, community safety, priority neighbourhoods, the environment, arts and culture, the rejuvenation of our public housing stock, the waterfront, jobs and economic development. We also reached out to help Torontonians hurt by the global recession.

Toronto still has challenges, but we need to step back and appreciate what we have built together.

Just last Friday, for example, we received the first of our new made-inOntario subway cars. They are sleek and modern, but more importantly they are more accessible, can carry more people more comfortably, and with the connection to an automated

train control system, they can run closer together, meaning more frequent service.

This is the kind of investment Torontonians wanted, and that is what we delivered.

I’m proud of what we have accomplished together. I am not, however, proud of this mayoral campaign.

What I see are two candidates who don’t believe in Toronto and only one – deputy mayor Joe Pantalone – who does. The two are describing a place I don’t recognize and a place Torontonians don’t believe in.

The reality is that despite the fiscal challenges the city faces as a result of the downloading of provincial social services and transit funding, we have made sound decisions, sometimes difficult ones, that have led to a rejuvenation of Toronto.

We are cleaner, more prosperous and a city where nobody gets left behind.

On Monday, Torontonians have a clear choice to make.

Deputy mayor Joe Pantalone is the

only candidate who has consistently worked to build this city and who believes in continuing that work. He’s also the only candidate with a fiscal plan grounded in reality and facts.

The other two have never been there when we needed them most.

I voted with my heart and head when I voted for Joe in an advanced poll.

Some people, however, seem afraid to vote for who they want and will instead choose someone they don’t want to stop a candidate they dislike more. I don’t agree with this.

In elections we should support the best candidate.

Look at what happened in Calgary, where after trailing badly in the polls, Naheed Nenshi won the race.

Calgarians clearly believe in a diverse, innovative, sustainable city for all and voted for Nenshi.

Torontonians can do the same on Monday.

We need Joe Pantalone to keep building this great city.

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End the Craigslist crusade In defense of Craigslist’s adult services ads By nowtoronto.com editor JOSHUA ERRETT Next thing you know, the Ontario government will want to ban sidewalks because that’s where prostitutes work.

That modest proposal is a lot like shutting Craigslist’s adult services section, which the province is presently demanding. Craigslist is merely a portal, a platform in which to advertise. It is essentially a sidewalk.

The revolutionary San Francisco classifieds site finds itself in the crosshairs of a number of populist politicians across North America for its prostitution-related advertising.

Ontario cabinet minister Laurel Broten, along with a chorus of her

more reactionary colleagues, want the site to censor its sex ads. Not only is this the epitome of hopeless nannying, but this seemingly perfunctory gesture could throw all aspects of prostitution – including the policing of it – into disarray for years to come.

Craigslist has been functioning in Ontario since it landed in Toronto in April 2003, but only now are MPPs making hay about the sex services being shopped on it.

For the most part, those making the most noise about Craigslist’s adult services after almost eight years are trolling for votes, clearly. Clamping down

on unregulated sex ads makes lawand-order types salivate.

But that’s not the issue here. This is not about prostitution and the morals surrounding it. It’s about control.

Craigslist is self-policing, and effective at it. It has a very efficient flagging system, where any anonymous user – no need for an account or to login – can alert a dedicated staff of moderators to an illegal ad. Enough flags and the ad comes down automatically.

Response times have proven to be lightning-fast. And, as a result, the sex ads on Craigslist are a non-starter in the overall discussion of sex trafficking

or child prostitution..

But let’s pretend, as the reactionaries are, that Craigslist is this “Walmart of sex trafficking.” Is shutting it down the best way forward?

One of the older sites online, Craigslist, founded by Craig Newmark in 1995, hasn’t changed much in more than a decade. But it’s not as old as the oldest profession.

With or without Craigslist, sex work will endure.

So, armed with that knowledge, why would anyone want Craigslist’s adult services site closed? It’s a fairly comprehensive repository of prostitution, all organized neatly on one page. Police can go through it one ad at a time and easily pick off any sex traffickers. And they do.

Close the site and those networks of sex ads are forced to go elsewhere, hiding in dark corners Minister Broten has probably never even imagined.

There’s no way of patrolling that.

Isn’t it better to keep all this in plain view?

Though Broten wants to shut it down, she is at least giving Craigslist CEO Jim Buckmaster a meeting. Ontario could make a common-sense decision to work with the site instead of simply shutting it down.

It’s the same principle as Napster.

In the heyday of Napster, all the illegal downloaders were in one place. The music industry could have made a deal that might have made Napster the first version of iTunes, or kept it open and prosecuted the most egregious offenders. Instead, it shut Napster down, scattering file-sharers and damaging the music industry for a decade.

Broten is threatening to do the same to Craigslist. Could someone remind her she picked the wrong decade to start overseeing the internet? joshuae@nowtoronto.com twitter.com/joshuaerrett

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Which is more efficient, a toaster oven or a regular oven?

It’s sweater season and our bellies are calling out for warmth. That means Canadians are busy baking/roasting/ toasting/broiling and any other verb that melds heat and food.

As long as wearing a tank top is possible, my oven stays off. I grill/ grate/saladify every vegetable on the planet. But this, right now, is when our hearths come alive. The old romantic wood stove may be gone, but it wasn’t particularly efficient or clean-burning anyway.

So what is an efficient way to bake or roast? Personally, I squeeze as much of my baking as I can into my toaster oven. It takes a little while to heat up to where it needs to be, and mine is weirdly noisy in getting there, but it happily accommodates half-batches of scones, muffins, biscuits, mini-pizzas – perfect for households of one or two.

From a technical standpoint, both toaster ovens and conventional electric ovens are equally efficient in converting energy to heat. But they don’t draw the same amount of energy from the socket.

A typical electric oven runs on 2,500 to 5,000 watts (depending on the model, age and mode it’s in) and set to 350° uses an average 2 kilowatt hours (kWh) of energy for 60 minutes of cooking time. A 1,200watt toaster oven set to 450° for 50 minutes uses only 0.9 kWh, according to BC Hydro.

Some argue that since conventional ovens are often better insulated (especially if they have self-cleaning features built in), they’re better at retaining heat energy for longer periods of time and are therefore the right choice for ambitious all-day cooks.

Still, it really depends on what

toaster oven you’ve got. These days you can score one with a convection oven built in, making it even more energy- and time-efficient. (Convection features circulate the air around the food, making it cook faster and more evenly.)

Of course these bad boys have higher wattage (up to 1,800 for a convection toaster oven large enough to roast a chicken), though they compensate by getting that bird roasted in up to 33 per cent less time.

But you really don’t want to fire these up just to toast a little spelt bread in the morning. If you’ve got room for both, a regular upright two-piece toaster can run on as little as 800 watts. If you’re eyeing a 1,200watt upright toaster, spare the environmental cost of manufacturing two appliances and just use a run-ofthe-mill toaster oven full-time.

Hard-core conservationists will tell you that with a good toaster oven and a two-burner electric hot plate, you needn’t also invest in a full-sized metal appliance that’s destined to gather dust – a point dinner-party warriors are sure to heartily contest.

By the way, just because a toaster oven is a bigger energy saver than a full-size oven doesn’t mean it’s the greenest cooker in town. A typical

Crock-Pot/slow cooker maxes out at 200 or 250 watts. Even when it’s on for seven hours, it uses a meagre 0.7 kWh of electricity, which easily beats 50 minutes in a toaster oven and an hour in a full-size oven.

Many respected greens like David Suzuki will remind you that the most energy savings come from popping your dinner into the microwave.

It’s true that microwaves use a fraction of the energy of a toaster oven and even less than a slow cooker (just 0.36 kWh for a whole 15 minutes on high). It’s also true they take way less time getting the job done. But I wouldn’t recommend it for cooking anything of delicate nutritional value.

One study in the Journal of Science of Food and Agriculture found that microwaving sucked out 97 per cent of flavonoids in broccoli versus 11 per cent from steaming and 66 per cent from nutrient-leaching boiling.

And while studies have found overheating breast milk wipes out infection-fighting antibodies, a Stanford study found that even microwaving on low killed some of the ilks anti-infective properties.

If you do turn on an oven, big or small, keep in mind that you don’t have to preheat unless you’re baking and turn it off a few minutes before the food’s done to coast on free heat.

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chair aFFair (Furniture Bank) Silent auction of artist-designed chairs. 6 to 9:30 pm. $100.

Steam Whistle Brewery, the Roundhouse, 255 Bremner. furniturebank.org/chairaffair. the children’s war (GuluWalk) Documentary screening. 7 pm. $20. Varisty Cinemas, 55 Bloor W. guluwalk.com. ecoJustice 20th-anniversary (Ecojustice) Cocktail reception and silent auction of art

by Ed Burtynsky and others. 6-9 pm. $75. U of T Faculty Club, 41 Willcocks. ecojustice. ca/20years. hometown Fair (local community groups) Show and sale of handmade gifts. Today 10 am-9 pm; tomorrow 10 am-9 pm; Oct 23, 9:30 am-6 pm. Free. Sherway Gardens, QEW and hwy 427. 416-621-1070. york cares (Oxfam Canada) Evening of dance for Pakistan flood relief with students from the graduate program. 8 pm. $20. Accolade E Bldg, York U, 4700 Keele. 416-7365888.

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asperGers 101 Workshop. 7-9 pm. Free. Jewish Family & Child Services, 4600 Bathurst, 416-638-7800.

the autonomy myth: a theory oF dependency Lecture by author Martha Albert-

son Fineman. 5:30 pm. $35. Oakham House, 63 Gould. linnbaran@sympatico.ca. christopher kelk The artist/actor/classics specialist reads and acts. 8-10 pm. $2. Chaska, 125 Lower Jarvis. 647-989-9326.

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Festivals this week

Brazilian Film Festival Contemporary films by Fabio Barreto, Luiz Villaça and others plus workshops. $10, stu/srs $8, pass $65. Royal Cinema, 608 College. brazilfilmfest.net.

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Pwyc (sugg $5). Various venues. 7a-11d.ca.

Oct 21 to 31 toronto Jewish Book Fair Readings and talks, books with authors including Marek Halter, David Grossman and Anna Porter. $10 & $25. Beth David Synagogue, 55 Yeomans.

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Oct 23 to 31

Singer​​ Martin​​ Deschamps​ plays​the​​ Abilities​​ Arts​​ Festival.

Fool – Festival oF oral literatures

Storytelling, performance poetry and theatre with Hilary Peach, Laura Simms and many others. $20-$30. Various venues. foolfestival.ca.

Oct 21 to 24 rFrancophonie en Fête Franco-Ontarian music, kids’ performances, workshops and more. Various prices, some events free. Distillery District (55 Mill), Tranzac Club (292 Brunswick), Glenn Gould Studio (250 Front W). francophonie-enfete.com.

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latin-aFro-south asian Festival Music, dance, videos

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Lula Lounge (1585 Dundas W) and other venues. lulalounge.ca.

Oct 22 to Nov 5 7a*11d International festival of performance art with video/performance screenings, talks and workshops.

587 Mt Pleasant. torontocameraclub.com. di patwa BaiBl Talk on translating the Bible into Jamaican Creole. 2:30-4 pm. Free. 280N York Lanes, York U, 4700 Keele. yorku.ca/ cerlac.

keepinG the city clean: portuGuese women in toronto’s cleaninG industry, 1970-1990 Presentation by Susana Miranda.

7 pm. Free. Bloor/Gladstone Library, 1101 Bloor W. 416-393-7674.

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Globe And Mail editor-in-chief John Stackhouse talks with CBC Radio producer Ira Basen. 6:30 pm. $15, stu free. Innis Town Hall, 2 Sussex. cjfglobe.eventbrite.com. paul raFF The architect talks on radical solutions. 6:30 pm. Free. OCAD, 100 McCaul.

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the reality and Future oF Genetically enGinered Foods Lecture. 7-8:30 pm. Free.

pm. $25. Oakham House, 73 Gould. linnbaran@sympatico.ca. orGanizinG in crisis Discussion on anticapitalist dilemmas and priorities with Nick Dyer-Witheford. 7 pm. Free. OISE, 252 Bloor W, rm 5250. opirguoft.org. playFul plasticine Sculpting workshop for adults. 6:15-9:15 pm. $65. Miles Nadal JCC, 750 Spadina. Pre-register 647-343-7844.

continuing raBilities arts Festival Celebration of

disability arts and culture with music, break dancing, films, forums and visual art. abilitiesartsfestival.org.

To Oct 24 estdocs Estonian documentary film festival. $10-$20. Glenn Gould Studio (250 Front W), Tartu college (310 Bloor W). 647-7236632, estdocs.com.

To Oct 22

roBert Bateman: art and the environment Talk and book signing by the wildlife

artist. 8-9 pm. $25. Royal Ontario Museum, 100 Queen’s Park. 416-586-8000, rom.on.ca. take Back the niGht Toronto Rape Crisis Centre/Multicultural Women Against Rape celebrates 30 years of struggle, resistance and liberation with a community fair and rally (4-8 pm), a march (8-9:30 pm) and an afterparty wth DJs (9:30-11 pm). YongeDundas Square. trccmwar.ca. the yes men Fix the world Rebel Films screening and discussion. 7 pm. $4. OISE, rm 2-212, 252 Bloor W. 416-535-8779.

imaGinenative Film & media arts Festival Works by indigenous filmmakers and

media artists. $7. Various cinemas. 416585-2333, imaginenative.org.

To Oct 24 international Festival oF authors Readings, panels, interviews and more with authors including Jane Urquhart, Priscila Uppal, Dave Bidini and Michael Winter.

Most events $18, stu free. Harbourfront Centre, 207/235 Queens Quay W. 9734000, readings.org.

To Oct 30 soundplay NAISA festival of new media and sound art. Pwyc-$15, pass $20-$25, some events free. Wychwood Barns (601 Christie), Gladstone (1214 Queen W). soundplay.ca.

To Nov 27 x avant new music Festival v Music and dance performances based on the theme “What is real?” Free-$25. Various venues. musicgallery.org.

To Oct 24

Saturday, October 23

Benefits

Black & white FundraisinG Gala (Design Exchange) A dinner and party with designer Bruce Mau supports camps for young designers. $175 & $500. Design Exchange, 234 Bay. 416-216-2119. resilience: stories oF sinGle Black mothers (Literature For Life) Film screening and panel discussion. 7 pm. $10 or pwyc. Innis Town Hall, 2 Sussex. literatureforlife.org.

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HrBoo at the zoo Harvest stage, critters

Big Carrot, 348 Danforth. 416-466-2129. room Book club discussion of the Emma Donoghue novel. 7-8:30 pm. Free. Type Books, 427 Spadina Rd. 416-487-8973.

sumptious scents & tantalizinG tastes

Tea and flower blending workshop. 7-9 pm. $50. Toronto Botanical Gardens, 777 Lawrence E. Pre-register 416-397-1341. swinGin’ out Queer swing dancing and beginner lesson (no partner necessary). 7 pm. $5. 519 Church Community Centre. swinginout.ca. youth leaders theatre proJect Children’s Peace Theatre open house. 4:30 pm. Free.

Children’s Peace Theatre, 305 Dawes. Preregister 416-752-1550.

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late-themed gala with Disco Inferno, DJs, a silent auction and more. $150. Palais Royale, 1601 Lake Shore W. thechocolateball.com. dare to wear love (Stephen Lewis Fdn) Fashion show featuring clothing by Canadian designers including Adrian Wu and Brian Bailey. 8 pm. $50 & $300. Heritage Court, 100 Princes’, Exhibition Place. daretowearlove.com.

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dalai lama His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama teaches on human approaches to world peace. 2 pm. $20-$50. Rogers Centre, 1 Blue Jays Way. 416-870-8000, ticketmaster.ca.

Ghost hiGhway: don roadway Urban heritage walk. 6 pm. Free. Queen and River.

416-593-2656. iF women counted: a new Feminist economics Lecture by author Marilyn Waring. 8

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Toronto Zoo, Meadowvale N of 401. 416392-5929.

Hdia de los muertos Mexican Day of the Dead celebration with music, magic, belly dancing, burlesque,an after-party and more.

Today 2-7 pm and 8 pm-2 am. Free, party $10.

El Mocambo, 464 Spadina. 416-777-1777. an eveninG with e.o. wilson Interactive video presentation by the biodiversity expert. 7-9 pm. $12. Royal Ontario Museum, 100 Queen’s Park. 416-586-8000, rom.on.ca.

Fall FlinG Echo Women’s Choir celebrates autumn with a square dance. 7-10 pm. $10, underwaged $8. Church of the Holy Trinity, 10 Trinity Sq. 416-588-9050 ext 3.

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dare to FigHt aids Fashion Week closes with a stylin’ fundraiser for the Stephen Lewis Foundation. Programmed by Hoax Couture’s Jim Searle and Chris Tyrell, the second annual Dare To Wear Love event, Friday (October 22), showcases 25 of Canada’s top designers. They each use 6 yards of African fabric to create spectacular outfits worn by celebrity models who hit the runway at 8 pm. Proceeds support the millions of Africans, especially grandmothers and orphans, living with the effects of the HIV/AIDS pandemic. Runway show $50, Heritage Court (100 Princes’, Exhibition Place). daretowearlove.com.

HrHalloween Hijinx A Halloween howl,

creepy critters, a bat talk and more. 10 am-3 pm. $10/event. Toronto Botanical Garden, 777 Lawrence E. 416-397-1341.

HrHalloween Howl Outdoor event with a presentation on wolves, First Nations drumming and stories, and tips on how to howl.

6:30-8 pm. $18. Toronto Zoo, Meadowvale N of 401. Pre-register 416-392-5929.

HealtH, Food, Creativity Wellness fair. Today and tomorrow 10 am-7 pm. $10, stu/srs $6, children free. LucSculpture, 663 Greenwood. sites.google.com/site/ healthfoodcreativity.

HrHowling Hootennany Kids enjoy a haunted maze, pumpkin carving and apple slingshot. Today and tomorrow 11 am-5 pm.

Free w/ admission. Black Creek Pioneer Village, 1000 Murray Ross. 416-736-1733. look inside Ontario College of Art & Design open house with tours, demos and more. 11 am-2 pm. Free. 100 McCaul. 416-977-6000.

Search byMake rating, rMaP FaMily saturday fansprice and miniatures withneighbourhood, Art Gallery of Ontario artgenre, ists. 2 pm. Free. review Lilliah H and Smithmore!

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MonarCH Migration Toronto Entomologists’ Assoc talk. 1:15 pm. Free. Victoria College, rm 206, 140 Charles W. ontarioinsects.org. rnature Hike in tHe woodlands Fall nature walk. 1-3 pm. $2. High Park Nature Centre, 430 Parkside. highparknaturecentre.com. ruMi Fest 2010 Music, art and poetry honouring mystical poet Jalaud’din Rumi. 6:30 pm. $20-$30. Trinity-St Paul Centre, 427 Bloor W. 416-985-6664. skePtiCaMP toronto Meet to learn about science, skepticism, conspiracy theories and more. Noon-5 pm. Free. Centre for Inquiry, 216 Beverley. skepticamp.org. soCial teCH CaMP Social technology presentations and discussion groups. 9 am-5 pm.

Free. OISE, 252 Bloor W. Pre-register stcu. freegeektoronto.org. rtake a walk on tHe riverside Art exhibits, workshops, food tastings, acrobats, guided tours and more. 1-6 pm. Free. Queen from Don Valley Pkwy to Degrassi. riversidedistrictbia.com. rtiFF FaMily Fun Drop-in activities for kids five to 12 include costumes and makeup.

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If you’re female and concerned about violence against women, head over to the 30th annual Take Back The Night as it takes to the streets Friday (October 22). Before the trek, get attuned to the dangers facing many of our sisters in the city by participating in a town hall meeting (3 pm), a community fair (4 pm) and rally (6 pm). Events take place at Yonge-Dundas Square. The march heads out at 8 pm and returns by 9:30 to a DJ party. Free. trccmwar.ca.

G20 protests were a blast (except for the actions of police), but just how strong are social movements anyway in the global sphere? Nick DyerWitheford, author of Cyber-Marx:

Cycles And Circuits Of Struggle In High Technology Capitalism and professor of information and media studies at the U of Western Ontario, examines today’s anti-capitalist movements and the extent to which they promote or impede social change. Friday (October 22), 7 pm.

Free. OISE (252 Bloor West, room 5250). opirguoft.org.

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toronto roller derby Semi-finals with

Chicks Ahoy! vs Death Track Dolls. 7:30 pm. $18, adv $12. The Hangar, Downsview Park, 75 Carl Hall. torontorollerderby.com. toronto sPeCFiC ColloquiuM Readings and lectures by Canadian speculative fiction authors. 10 am-midnight. $35. Hart House Music Rm, 7 Hart House Circle. specfic-colloquium.com.

HZoMbie walk Dress up and join other zombies for a walk ending at Christie Pits. 3 pm. Free. NW corner Trinity Bellwoods Park (Dundas and Gore Vale). torontozombiewalk.ca.

Hvanilla? Northbound Leather fetish party featuring a theatrical spectacular on how kink has infiltrated mainstream culture. 11 pm. $55, adv $45. Sound Academy, 11 Polson. 416-972-1037, northbound.com.

Sunday, October 24

Benefits

best buddies CHallenge (Best Buddies Can-

ada) Olympic medallists and other celebrities take part in a 1-10 K walk/run. 8 am. $15-$60 registration. Shops at Don Mills, 1090 Don Mills. audibestbuddieschallenge.com.

Canvas For Cause (Samaritan Fdn) Art raffle fundraiser with theatrical performances, live music, comedy and more. 7 pm-2 am. $5. C’est What, 67 Front E. 416-867-9499. world reCord brides (Windfall Clothing) Help set the Guinness World Record for the most people dressed as brides at the same time. 1-4 pm. $30, adv $20. Sheraton Centre, 123 Queen W. windfallbasics.com.

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Dare To Wear Love, programmed by Hoax Couture’s Jim Searle (left) and Chris Tyrell, hits the runway October 22.

CanZine Zine fair and festival of alternative culture with readings, workshops, bookpitching and more. 1-7 pm. $5. Great Hall, 1087 Queen W. brokenpencil.com/canzine. el anatsui Curatorial tour of the exhibition with Ontario Black History Soc president Rosemary Sadlier. 2 pm. Free w/ admission.

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HHalloween Mask Making Family workshop for kids six and up. 1-4 pm. $10, child $5. Todmorden Mills Museum, Pottery E of Bayview. 416-396-2819.

HrHigH Park PuMPkin Float Carve a pumpkin, light it and set it to sail on the wading pool. 4-6 pm. $2/pumpkin. Colborne Lodge, High Park. 416-392-6916. rHigH Park tales Fall nature walk. 1-3 pm. $2. High Park Nature Centre, 430 Parkside. highparknaturecentre.com.

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FRESH FINDS THE FEATHERS East end local features an impressive selection single malts and beers on tap, tasty traditional pub grub, live bands every Saturday, and a Sunday Coronation St. Brunch.

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THE PURPLE THUMB The clothing and accessories boutique supports handmade and ethically-produced products, featuring 45 Canadian designers at two locations: 1887 Queen St. East 647-349-1009; and 652 Queen St. West 647-857-6688 www.thepurplethumb.net

FLESH AND BLOOD Rising art star Shary Boyle is featured in this major exhibition of her work, depicting primal scenes inhabited by intricate porcelain figurines, until December 5 at the Art Gallery of Ontario. www.ago.net

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life empowerment. 9 am to 4 pm. $100$200. Tibetan Canadian Cultural Centre, 40 Titan. dalailamatoronto2010.org. rMusliM Heritage Day Islamic artifacts, a scavenger hunt, performances and more. 10 am-4 pm. Free w/ admission. Royal Ontario Museum, 100 Queen’s Park. 416-586-8000.

Observing tHe birtHplaces Of tHe universe Lecture by professor Michael Fich. 3

pm. Free. Macleod Auditorium, 1 King’s College Circle. 416-977-2983. saMba caMp Samba Squad beginner drumming workshop for ages 16 and up. 11:30 am-1:30 pm. $10. Drum Artz, 27 Primrose. slamdog@sympatico.ca. tHey never talkeD abOut it Journalist Ted Barris lectures on war veterans. 10:10-10:50 am. Free. St Clement’s Church, 59 Briar Hill.

416-483-6664.

Monday, October 25

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Diabetes Walk fOr HOpe (Diabetes Hope Fdn) Fundraising walk. 9:39 am-1 pm. Pledges.

Etienne Brule Park, Old Mill Rd and Old Mill Dr. diabeteshopefoundation.com.

WilD, WilD junctiOn 2 (Boom Time Artists/ Mentors Program) Junction Historical Soc historical mystery tour and pub crawl. 3 pm. $25.

Axis Gallery and Grill, 3313 Dundas W. 416763-3408.

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la Dany Trans Inclusion Group screening and

discussion. 6 pm. Free. Centre for Women and Trans People, 563 Spadina. 416-978-8201. electiOn nigHt party Watch election results roll in. 9 pm. Free. Cadillac Lounge, 1296 Queen W. 416-536-7717. glObal HealtH aDvOcacy 101 Residents Without Borders interactive workshop. 6:30 pm. Free. Location tba. Pre-register saterkuile@yahoo.ca. vegetable garDening in tHe city Talk by Young Urban Farmers’ Chris Wong. 8 pm. Free.

St Luke’s Church, 3200 Bayview.

gardenontario.org.

Tuesday, October 26

Benefits

stanD up fOr kiDs (Dixon Hall Summer Day

Camp/Eva’s Initiatives/Trails) Steven Wright, Demetri Martin and other comics perform. $75. Royal Conservatory of Music, 273 Bloor W. 416-408-0208, standupforkids.ca.

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cake is better tHan pie Toronto Debating Soc

meets. 7:30 pm. Free. Swansea Town Hall, 95 Lavinia. debating.ca. get aniMateD! Animation workshop for adults. 7 pm. Free. NFB Mediatheque, 150 John. 416-973-3012. glenn gOulD: tHe nature Of genius Screening of Genius Within and a talk by professor George Leroux. 7-8:30 pm. $25. Royal Ontario Museum, 100 Queen’s Park. 416-586-8000. green Drinks Toronto-Danforth Greens hold a pub night. 7 pm. Free. Gabby’s, 729 Danforth. danforthgreens.ca.

HgrinDHOuse gHOulies Halloween spooktacular with Skin Tight Outta Sight burlesque, vaudeville tattoo and magician Danny Proctor. 9 pm. $15. Mitzi’s Sister, 1554 Queen W. skintightouttasight.com.

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Talk by local history specialist Barbara Myrvold. 6 pm. Free. Riverdale Library, 370 Broadview. riverdalehistoricalsociety.com.

Wednesday, October 27

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Street Mission) Gala reception and dinner. 6 pm. $125-$350. Carlu, 444 Yonge, 416-9299614, brightlightsevent.com.

Walk tHe Walk (Windfall Clothing) Fashion show and more. $20. Shopgirls Gallery Boutique, 1342 Queen W. 416-534-7467.

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entrepreneursHip 101 Class on the nuts

and bolts of starting a business. 5:30-6:30 pm. Free. MaRS Auditorium, 101 College.

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ils Global health symposium. 12:30-5 pm.

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Jarana Workshop Mexican traditional music workshop with Alec Dempster. 7 pm.

Pwyc. Naco, 1665 Dundas W. nacogallery.com.

Modern FaMily Talk on Jewish family life in the 21st century with author Ben Schlesinger. Noon-1 pm. Free. Koffler Centre School of the Arts, 4588 Bathurst. 416-6361880.

Mounting Washi Workshop on mounting Japanese papers. 6:30-9 pm. $50. Japanese Paper Place Warehouse, 77 Brock. Pre-register 416-538-9669. priMary health Care Matters Symposium on environmental health issues, LGBT patient-centred care and more. 9 am-5 pm.

Free. Banting Instit Lecture Hall, 100 College. Pre-register 416-978-8329.

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7:30 pm. Free. Rivoli, 332 Queen W. torontobabel.com. the trilliuM and toronto island Presentation by local historian/author Mike Filey.

7:30 pm. Free. Northern District Library, 40 Orchard View. 416-393-7610.

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(Art Gallery of Ontario) Gala party to kick off the exhibition and art sale. 6:30-10 pm. $200. Metro Toronto Convention Centre, 255 Front W. tickets.ago.net.

WoMen’s post Fall Fashion and health shoW (Women of Baycrest) Gala inspired by the golden age of Hollywood with a fashion show, live jazz, prizes and more. 7 pm. $90$125. Capitol Event Theatre, 2492 Yonge. womenspostevents.com.

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Talk by author Richard Palmisano. 7 pm.

Free. Richview Library, 1806 Islington. Preregister torontopubliclibrary.ca.

Hrghosts oF the garrison Tour the fort at night and hear ghost stories. To Oct 30, 7:30-9:30 pm. $10-$15, child $5. Fort York, 250 Fort York Blvd. 416-392-6907.

HrhalloWeen hauntings Tales of terror for kids eight and up (today 7 pm) and for adults (tomorrow 7 pm). $20, stu/srs/child $15. Todmorden Mills Museum, Pottery E of Bayview. 416-396-2819.

Hrhaunted high park Listen to ghostly tales about the Lodge and the park. Today and tomorrow 7-8:30 pm. $10, child $5. Colborne Lodge, High Park. 416-392-6916. 3

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Fashionably early

Toronto’s Fashion “Week” started Tuesday, October 12, with Evan Biddell’s Kingdom collection and continues until tomorrow (Friday, October 22), when a Stephen Lewis Foundation benefit called Dare To Wear Love closes the official catwalk schedule. Here’s our take on five designers who jumped the gun with four days of off-site presentations.

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Evan Biddell (evanbiddell.ca)

Some people disliked the billowing, calico print pieces in Evan Biddell’s otherwise hard-edged and shapely spring 2011 show. Wrapped with leather belts studded with spikes, those pieces felt right-on to me, especially from a designer who consistently juxtaposes materials and silhouettes.

Sure, the black jersey maxi dresses that opened the show will sell, but it was the rebellious mix that kept this collecAS tion signature Biddell.

Philip Sparks (philipsparks.com)

The wet weather outside Philip Sparks’s presentation on October 13 was a PR girl’s dream. The collection is inspired by rain, and this season’s special treat is womenswear. Sparks didn’t miss a beat, seamlessly coupling his mainstay dandy with the coed lasses across the quad – not just in style, but fabric, too, keeping the two collections thematically close with shared plaids, butter leathers and chambray. They’re subtly accented with a cherry blossomprint fabric that appears throughout, creating the impression that picnics, clambakes and Nantucket summers StEfAniA YArhi are but a frock away.

Ashley rowe (ashleyrowe.com)

Forget fashion’s calendar, Ashley Rowe designs her increasingly experimental collection on a continuum. Last “season’s” black and white paint-splattered pieces have evolved into a colourful lineup of tie-dye caftans and silk maxi pants presented around a vintage claw-foot tub at a Queen and Dufferin gallery on October 14. The oversized fit will be tough for many to wear, but the rainbow of textiles is undeniably fresh.

Juma (jumastudio.com)

“We’re focusing on taking inspiration from the countries we’ve travelled to,” said Alia Juma at her and brother Jamil’s Spoke Club presentation on October 15. Their time in the Congo is translated into high-contrast water buffalo, flamingo and Masai warrior photo prints on baggy blouses, jumpers and leggings. Favourite men’s options include hooded windbreakers and AS draped suiting in olive Tencel.

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Greta Constantine (gretaconstantine.com)

Stephen Wong and Kirk Pickersgill diversified their Greta Constantine collection this season, and you only had to track the three looks supermodel Coco Rocha wore on the runway to sense the switch-up. Her opening outfit, an ivory cowl-neck top and suede shorts, was the most casual and everyday wearable option we’ve seen from the duo. Next up, a full-length, mushroom-coloured jersey gown pared down their usually over-the-top draping. Her last exit was signature GC, a sheer, champagne goddess gown AS cinched with a tan leather belt.

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According to the fashion pundits who made their way from New York to Paris to cover the international catwalk circuit that wrapped earlier this month, a return to glamour is coming for spring 2011. Sounds great, but right now we’re on our way to winter, so the most sparkle we can muster is Deborah Lippmann’s glittering nail polish collection. Lacquers with names like Red Ruby Slippers, Happy Birthday and Across The Universe are all toluene-, formaldehyde- and DBP-free but full of trendsetting sparkle. $20, Donato Salon + Spa, Yorkdale, 3401 Dufferin, 416-789-4332, and others, donato.ca.

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The Future of Frances Watson

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You’d think opening a store would be enough work to keep you busy for a while, but not so for The Future of Frances Watson’s Meg Watson and Kerry Butt. A mere month after launching their Parkdale boutique, the duo officially debuts its clothing collection today (Thursday, October 21). Vintage-inspired pieces include one-sizefits-all Tencel blouses with burnished

The week’s news, views and sales Catwalk talk

What better way to decompress from 11 days of spring 2011 runway shows than by getting together with the same people you’ve sat with for the past two weeks to talk about 11 days of spring 2011 runway shows? All sarcasm aside, the Drake’s (1150 Queen West, 416531-5042, thedrakehotel.ca) seasonal Fashion Hangover event Saturday (October 23) at 12:30 pm always promises great catwalk talk and existential conversation about the future of fashion from a panel of industry experts.

Fetish fashion

Northbound Leather’s (586 Yonge, 416-972-1037) annual fetish party and fashion show is also Saturday (October 23). Vanilla? takes place at Sound Academy (11 Polson) starting at 9 pm, with the fashion show at 11 pm. As for the dress code, leave your “it” bags and statement heels at home and sport some leather, drag, uniforms or steampunk gear. Tickets are $45 to $125. Go to northboundlive.com for more info.

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Windfall, Canada’s only new clothing and basic needs bank, is out to break the Guinness World Record for the largest gathering of people dressed as brides. Visit windfallrecordbrides. com to register for the Sunday (October 24) event at the Sheraton Centre (123 Queen West). Advance registration $20 or $30 at the door, 1 to 4 pm.

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metal zippers and velvet smocks with gold braid trim on their sleeves.

About 70 per cent of the store’s merch is menswear, including Penfield windbreakers with buffalo check trim and cable knit toques. For women, there are sheer Alternative Apparel T-shirts in shades of navy, cream and blush. Both sexes can slip into denim from Levis, Nudie and Cheap Monday.

A housewares area full of found curiosities and industrial knick-knacks is curated by Cody Cochrane, who launches her own store on Dundas West in the next two months.

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Architect Bruce Kuwabara and designer Bruce Mau go head-to-head at the Design Exchange’s (dx.org) first design forum Friday (October 22). The free debate at the Isabel Bader Theatre (93 Charles West) starts at 6:30 pm and focuses on the challenges of designing beautiful things in an ecoconscious, socially responsible way.

The following evening, Mau is honoured at DX’s (234 Bay) annual Black & White Fundraising Gala. Tickets are $175, members $150. 416-2162119.

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Deadly deliberations Chatting with the departed can ease the sorrow By elizaBeth Bromstein that spooky time of year is almost upon us. The ancient Celts believed that on Samhain, the ancient Halloween, the veil between this world and the Otherworld became thin.

That’s when folks could welcome back loved ones and scare bad spirits away with costumes and masks.

We the living have been trying to contact the departed since time immemorial.

And while the potential pitfalls of pulling back the veil are a common theme in horror movies, in real life, some say this attempted communication can be a helpful part of the healing process.

What the experts say “The whole course of human history shows people go to great lengths to try to make contact with our deceased; religious belief is connected to that. Individuals who need a sense of continued contact can be vulnerable to exploitation by unscrupulous mediums who can hook a person into

dependency. A lot of mediums believe they’re providing communication. Those people are not always harmful and can give a reassuring message, as in: “Your mother wants you to go on with your life.” The medium may be acting as a bereavement counsellor. Make sure the

medium is not trying to keep you coming back. The research testing mediums’ ability to give information not available to the living is not compelling.”

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“Induced after-death communication (IADC) is a therapy method that dramatically reduces grief. The technique uses bilateral stimulation (alternate stimulation of the right and left sides of the body) or EMDR (rapid eye movement desensitization reprocessing) to bring the subject into contact with the deceased. The psychotherapist is not a medium. He/ she only helps the experiencer to come into the unusual state of consciousness and then steps out of the way. Most experiencers insist that the method offered a real contact.

The result is highly therapeutic.

Deep-seated issues involving grief, the person’s relationship with the deceased and his or her perspectives on life are very often changed immediately.”

CRAIG HOGAN, PhD, co-author, Induced After Death Communication: A New Therapy For Healing Grief And Trauma

“Seeing deceased family, friends and loved ones is one of the most common universal dream themes. Symbolic dreams are more prevalent from a couple weeks to a few months after the person’s death. The dreams may also be genuine contact with the spirit of the deceased and often give practical guidance about our life.

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Mediumship is not a final answer to grief, but it can help people understand that their spirit people are doing well. If the departed is mourned for a long time, the spirit people can’t move on. One woman I knew mourned her son for 20 years, and he couldn’t move on because he hadRestauRa to neaRly 2,000 stay and look after her. Not letting go Search bysides rating, can be an issue on both of theprice, gen coin. If people who come to me have neighbourhood, review & an issue with this, I suggest they see a therapist.”

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“There is no one special way to communicate with the deceased. People have been trying different methods throughout history, like looking into mirrors or crystal balls. I don’t know a teenager who hasn’t tried a Ouija board. Sometimes people who live in a haunted home will talk to ghosts. I would say there are no serious dangers to doing so. As far as doing it in a dark and spooky environment, you might scare yourself, but a lot of people find it can be therapeutic.”

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Aries Mar 21 | Apr 19 ”There’s one ultim-

ate goal during sex,” says Cosmopolitan magazine, a renowned source of erotic guidance for women. That is “to be as sensually stimulated as possible.” I don’t quite agree with that assessment. Having emotionally pleasing fun should also be an important consideration, as well as creating a playful ambience and invoking spiritual grace. But sensual stimulation is good, too. So what, in the view of Cosmopolitan, is the key to cultivating maximum bliss? “Having lots of steamy info at your disposal.” That’s definitely sound advice for you right now, Aries.

You’re in a favourable phase for finding out more about everything that will enhance your access to delight, including the sexual kind.

TAurus Apr 20 | May 20 When the tide

is coming in, the creek I live next to flows vigorously toward the south. When the tide’s going out, the water reverses its course and heads swiftly north. Every day, there’s an in-between time when the creek seems confused. Some currents creep south and others slink north, while here and there eddies whirl in circles. According to my understanding of the astrological omens, Taurus, you are temporarily in a phase that resembles my creek’s time of contrary flows. It’s a perfectly natural place to be.

GeMini May 21 | Jun 20 In fifth grade I was in love with Calley, who was the by far prettiest girl in the school. Sadly, she didn’t return my affection, so I had to be content with adoring her from afar.

Eventually I moved away and lost touch.

Since then I’ve wondered if she suffered the fate that befalls too many gorgeous women: relying so entirely on her looks to make her way in the world that she never developed many skills. But recently I tracked Calley down via Google and discovered that she had beaten the curse: She has carved out a career as an activist bringing first-rate education to poor children. My question to you is this, Gemini: Are there any qualities you regarded as assets earlier in your life but that eventually turned into liabilities? Any strengths that became weaknesses? And what are

you doing to adjust? It’s a good time to address these themes.

CAnCer Jun 21 | Jul 22 Think back to the

last half of 1998. What was going on in your life back then? According to my astrological projections, you were probably carrying out experiments in a wild frontier... or getting your mind rearranged by rousing teachings and provocative revelations... or breaking through artificial limits that had been quashing your freedom... or all of the above. Now you’ve come around again to a similar phase of your grand cycle. Are you ready for action? If you’d like to gather up all the grace flowing in your vicinity, start having fun with escapes, experiments and expansions.

Leo Jul 23 | Aug 22 ”I wish I treated my

feet with the same tender loving care as I do my face,” wrote Catherine Saint Louis in The New York Times. “But I don’t.” She quotes a study that says more than half of all women are embarrassed about their feet, and notes that Facebook has many “I Hate Feet” groups. You Leos can’t afford to be under this spell right now. Even more than usual, it’s crucial for you to be wellgrounded. So I suggest you maneuver yourself into a state of mind where earthiness is beautiful and appealing to you. Find ways to celebrate your body and improve your relationship with it.

How to start? Love your feet better.

VirGo Aug 23 | sep 22 At this phase of

my life, I’m not canvassing door-to- door asking people to donate money to save old-growth forests. I’m not a member of groups fighting for an end to the war in Afghanistan or agitating in behalf of animal rights. My struggle for social and environmental justice is waged primarily through the power of my writing. I subscribe to the attitude of author Ingrid Bengis, who said, “Words are a form of action, capable of influencing change.” In the coming weeks, I suggest you increase your awareness of how you could transform your world with the power of your language. Is it possible to increase your clout through the way you communicate?

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2010 LibrA sep 23 | oct 22 In the weeks ahead, Libra, you’re going to be tested on your follow-through. People will want you to work harder on what has previously come fairly easily. You will be pressured to make good on your promises; you’ll be asked to refine the details that are central to the success of the good new ideas that are floating around. As much as you might be tempted to slip away and fly off in pursuit of things that are more fun, I encourage you to stick with the program. You can’t imagine how important it is for you to learn how to be a more committed builder. sCorpio oct 23 | nov 21 ”If you’re

strong enough there are no precedents,” said novelist F. Scott Fitzgerald. I think that describes you in the immediate future, Scorpio. I bet you won’t have to answer to ghosts or pay homage to the way things have always been done. You’ll be free to ignore icons that the conventional wisdom idolizes, and there’ll be no need for you to give undeserved respect to experts who have stopped being relevant.

By my astrological reckoning, you will be so smart and plucky and energetic that you can work wonders simply by emptying your mind, starting from scratch and making things up as you go along.

sensing, to come into one’s cycles, to find what one belongs to.” I would love to see you specialize in these wild and instinctual arts in the coming weeks, Capricorn.

According to my analysis of the astrological omens, you are ready to tap into the deeper reserves of your animal intelligence. Your body is primed to make you very smart about what you need and how to get what you need.

AquArius Jan 20 | Feb 18 When I think

of the extraordinary feats of strength you will be capable of in the coming weeks, my mind turns to a Chinese martial artist named Dong Changsheng. Last May, he attached one end of a rope to his eyelids and the other end to a small airplane, then pulled the thousand-pound load 15 feet in a minute. I don’t think your demonstration of power will be as literal as his, and I suspect it will be more useful and meaningful. But in certain re-

sAGiTTArius nov 22 | Dec 21 Scientists

have discovered an exotic animal that feeds on the bones of dead whales lying on the ocean floor. Known informally as the bone-eating snot-flower worm, it looks like a frilly pink plume growing up out of sheer bone. Believe it or not, Sagittarius, you could take a cue from this creature in the coming weeks. It will be a favourable time for you to draw sustenance from the skeletal remains of big things that were once vital.

CApriCorn Dec 22 | Jan 19 What is the wild and instinctual nature? Radiance magazine posed that question to storyteller Clarissa Pinkola Estés. Here’s her reply: “to establish territory, to find one’s pack, to be in one’s body with certainty and pride regardless of the body’s gifts and limitations, to speak and act in one’s behalf, to be aware, alert, to draw on the innate feminine powers of intuition and

spects it could be just as amazing.

pisCes Feb 19| Mar 20 Scottish scientists decided to see if they could find evidence for the existence of the Loch Ness monster. They took a research submarine down into the murky depths, scanning with sonar. The prehistoric creature was nowhere in sight, but a surprising discovery emerged: Thousands of golf balls litter the bottom of the loch, presumably because the place has been used as an unofficial driving range for years. I predict that you will soon experience a reverse version of this sequence, Pisces: You will go in search of your personal equivalent of lost golf balls – some trivial treasure – but on the way you will have a brush with a living myth.

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“It’s what everybody wants when they go to an Indian restaurant,” says Saffron Tree and Biryani House owner Gurinder Bedi.

To capitalize on Toronto’s collective craving for sweet meat and heat, Bedi has taken over the old Timothy’s Tikka House in Cabbagetown and transformed it into a temple dedicated to the Punjabi staple. And although he’s dubbed the new joint Butter Chicken Factory, it’s no assembly line.

The buttery bird comes three ways at the Factory, first as atypically moist

BUTTER CHICKEN FACTORY (556 Parliament, at Prospect, 416-964-7583) Complete dinners for $30 per person (lunches $20), including all taxes, tip and an Indian lager. Average main $13/$10. Open for lunch Monday to Friday 11:30 am to 2:30 pm, dinner Monday to Thursday 5 to 10 pm, Friday to Sunday and holidays 5 to 10:30 pm. Licensed. Access: barrier-free, washrooms on same floor. Rating: NNN

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stuffed with minced green chilies and chickpea channa masala, though crisp onion bhajia (both $4.99 with tamarind and mint chutneys) would better be described as pakoras rather than what the card calls onion rings.

Go with the Sizzler ($16.99 with naan) for the best of Factory’s smoky tandoor oven – yogurt-marinated chicken, skewered lamb kabobs, shell-on jumbo shrimp and blocks of charblistered paneer.

Veggies also get the tandoor treatment. Slow-cooked daal makhani arrives tossed with freshly chopped coriander and scented with charcoal, as does gingery eggplant bharta. “A true delicacy,” aromatic aloo gobhi adraki – i.e., potato-cauliflower casserole – is so deliciously tender, it virtually falls apart on the fork (all $9.99 with rice). Too bad they’re all finished

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Unless specified otherwise, the kitchen’s spicing is strictly milquetoast, though anyone with a death wish can ramp their lamb Vindaloo up to a cranium-melting degree. And better to pass on anything with goat in it, like Balti gosht (both $12.99 with rice) unless you’re a fan of hacked up bones and gristle, something I can’t imagine the well-heeled C-Town audience will enjoy.

But what other Indian restaurant in this price range sports linen napkins, glass stemware and formal service? And did we mention the weekday $9.99 all-you-can-eat thali at lunch?

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Unless you can tell your Syrah from your Spumante, ordering the right bottle of wine in a fancy restaurant can be a daunting task. Who can remember if white wine goes with red meat or if it’s the other way round?

The good folks at Ciao Wine Bar (133 Yorkville, at Hazelton, 416-9252143, ciaowinebar.com) have taken the guesswork out of this potentially embarrassing situation with the introduction of Virtual Sommelier, a web-based app that allows customers to pair any one of the 300-plus bottles on the resto’s wine list with its Mediterranean-inspired menu.

Ciao supplies the iPads, and you pick the vino, a glass of 08 Feudi di San Gregorio Fiano di Avellino ($16),

perhaps. Not only will VS tell you everything you need to know about this Italian white to impress your friends – “intense straw-yellow colour with greenish shimmer balanced by a lively freshness and mineral hints” – but it also points you to chef Roberto Punzo’s beef carpaccio ($16) and Sicilian-style ravioli stuffed with aged ricotta and pesto ($19).

Will the Virtual Sommelier put the real thing out of work?

“Not at all,” says Liberty Group honcho Nick Di Donato, who introduces his iPad app to both the Rosewater Supper Club and Spice Route shortly. “The sommelier’s job has expanded. Now he or she has to do the research and give us the pairings and definitions. If anything, he’s more involved. The iPad just makes SD him available to more people.”

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1118 Queen E, at Caroline, 647-350-1611, franklyeatery.com. Does the Leslieville strip really need another brunch spot? It most definitely does when the card is this unique, the soundtrack – T.Rex, Roxy Music, the Smiths – this artfully curated and the service so charming. Shame there are only 18 seats. Best: Indo-inspired mains like gobi parantha, thick whole wheat crepes stuffed with al dente cauliflower sided with sour cream raita, spicy house-made sausage and coriander chutney; BLT built on toasted slices of St John’s Bakery’s sourdough stacked with thick Upper Cut bacon, ripe tomato and avocado mayo; at weekend brunch, corn tortillas piled with tandoori-style pulled pork, perfectly scrambled free-range eggs and garlicky roasted tomato salsa lashed with avocado cream, a heap of commercial organic greens dressed in honey balsamic on the side. Complete meals for $18 per person, including all taxes, tip and a Limonata.

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JKWB vets Scott Vivian and Rachelle Vivian’s neighbourhood bistro (beast-ro?) focuses on locally sourced ingredients cooked with not so traditional techniques.

At dinner, the food dazzles; at brunch, less so. Reservations essential. Best: baskets of Parker House rolls and burnt-bran minibaguettes; seasonal starters like deepfried veal sweetbreads over organic heirloom tomatoes and house-cured bacon in ranch dressing; meaty mains like panseared elk strip loin with curried lentils and cauliflower pakoras; at brunch, naturally raised Beast burgers with mayo, peameal, aged cheddar and fried free-range egg, sided with organic greens in roasted jalapeño vinaigrette; ravioli stuffed with spotted prawns finished with shredded pig’s head, Monforte toscano and runny egg yolks. Complete dinners for $75 per person (brunches $30), including all taxes, tip and a glass of wine. Average main $22/$12. Open for dinner Wednesday to Saturday 6 to 11 pm, snacks 5 to 7 pm.

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600 Mt Pleasant, at Penrose, 416-4836800, penrosefishandchips.com. This uptown institution has been frying up fresh fish since 1950. Unlike similar spots, the family-run take-away has in situ dining as well at a row of vinyl-upholstered booths in a friendly room furnished with nautical knick-knacks and celebrity recommendations from the likes of Rita MacNeil and

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867 Danforth, at Jones, 416-901-9089, teatreecafeandeatery.blogspot.com. Located in the old Sakawaya, Erin Pimm’s eclectic tea-themed café showcases an all-vegetarian card that’s often vegan and/or gluten-free. Though weekend brunch may be bare-bones, her deliriously rich desserts are worth the trip. Best: sandwiches built on house-baked bread, like lemony hummus on rye dressed with crunchy cukes, sweet red bell pepper and alfalfa sprouts; black bean burgers on rosemary ‘n’ basil-scented whole wheat buns garnished with season-peak tomato and lemon guacamole; wheat-free veggie quiche with quinoa crust; vegan chocolate cake swirled with orange or raspberry; fruit-crusted cheesecake tarts; to drink, strawberry-banana rooiboos smoothies.

Complete meals for $15 per person, including all taxes, tip and a rooiboos banana smoothie. Average main $7. Open Monday to Friday 8 am to 6 pm; Saturday, Sunday and holidays 10 am to 6 pm. Unlicensed.

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WHERE: Claremont, Kentucky ñ WHY: Gadzooks, this is good. After nosing its pudding of oak, a sip reveals a hypnotic labyrinth of depth and warmth.

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Band of Horses, Jenny & Johnny, the Besnard Lakes Kool Haus (132 Queens Quay East), tonight (Thursday, October 21) Back-to-basics rootsy indie rock.

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Mod Club (722 College), tonight (Thursday, October 21) Live electronic music from Berlin.

Phoenix, Tokyo Police Club, Wavves Ricoh Coliseum (100 Princes’ Blvd), Friday (October 22) French pop, T.O. indie, L.A. stoner punk.

X Avant Festival w/ Mission of Burma, These Are Powers and others Various venues, continues till Sunday (October 24) See Mission of Burma preview, page 52.

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Phoenix (410 Sherbourne), Sunday (October 24) See preview, page 54.

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BELLE & SEBASTIAN at Massey Hall Rating: NNNN

When Belle & Sebastian invited a handful of spectators onstage at Massey Hall, it was striking how closely the fans’ comfortable dress mirrored that of their indie pop heroes. One of the biggest cult acts in the world, the seven-piece Scottish ensemble delighted with their affable charm, expert musicianship and forlorn pop romanticism, erasing barriers between them and us by taking requests, tossing footballs and awarding medals to volunteer go-go dancers.

With so many long-time devotees, the band can’t possibly satisfy every fan’s dream set, but a mix of upbeat cuts from their new album, classic 90s singles and recent hits provided a nice balance. Belle & Sebastian have grown into expert arrangers, and trade harmonies and instruments as effortlessly as witticisms.

They’re a band you want to get to know, and in concert they give the impression they want to get to know KEVIN RITCHIE you, too.

NICK LOWE at the Mod Club Rating:

NNNN At this point in his career, Nick Lowe’s primary musical challenge must be choosing his set list. When someone shouted for American Squirm early into his sold-out Mod Club show, the whitehaired, bespectacled Brit lamented, “So many songs, so little time.” He forwent the catchy 1979 hit for the slow, folky Indian Queens.

If you were there for the pop or pub rock, you might’ve felt slightly let down, since the 61-year-old, armed with an acoustic guitar all night, included lots of slow, soul-country tunes that sometimes halted the set. He and his band – touring together for the first time in 10 years – also delivered energized classics (Cruel To Be Kind; I Live On A Battlefield; What’s So Funny About Peace, Love And Understanding) and obscurer gems like Heart and I Trained Her To Love Me, with Ron Sexsmith on backups.

While every tune showcased Lowe’s rich voice and subtle delivery, the standout was Lately I’ve Let Things Slide, which has some of the best lyrics ever CARLA GILLIS written.

GORILLAZ and N.E.R.D at Air Canada Centre Rating: NNNN

Gorillaz spared no expense for their ACC show, delivering a thrilling, nautical-themed rock-opera extravaganza.

The mood was positively electric as ringleader Damon Albarn introduced a revolving door of guests, including Little Dragon, De La Soul and Bobby Womack, to perform the band’s worldbeat pop hits.

In the past, Albarn hid behind artist Jamie Hewlett’s itchy-looking cartoon rock band in some sort of commentary on the illusion of celebrity. For this tour, he wisely kept the caricatures on a screen above, allowing us to focus on the eclectic real-life characters in his support band, like the Clash’s Mick Jones and Paul Simonon.

Openers N.E.R.D got the early arrivals on their feet (all they had to do was ask, apparently), but the group’s still finding its footing as a live act. However, Pharrell Williams is ever the charmer and confidently let his music work its magic rather than relying on the “hands in the air” histrionics he’s KEVIN RITCHIE used in the past.

THE DEARS at the Garrison

Rating: NNNN It’s common for a band to focus on new material when touring a new album, but they usually begrudgingly sprinkle their set with prior hits to keep fans happy. Montreal indie rockers the Dears did the opposite for their threenight residency at the Garrison. Instead of giving people what they thought they wanted, the band played their entire unreleased fifth album from beginning to end, saving a handful of familiar tunes for the encores.

Though the crowd responded strongly to the “greatest hits” portion, the gamble paid off, aided by set lists detailing the program that were handed out at the door. Knowing what we were getting made it easier to forget about what we weren’t and concentrate on the new. And the “new” still sounds like the Dears, but with a surprisingly bigger helping of rawk – lots of wailing guitar solos and crunchy riffs mixed between sensitive pop.

Given the strength of the material, the Dears’ brash confidence seemed BENJAMIN BOLES justified.

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Queen Elizabeth Theatre (190 Princes’ Blvd), Sunday (October 24) See preview, page 45.

Two Door Cinema Club, Penguin Prison, Funeral Party Phoenix (410 Sherbourne), Monday (October 25) Irish buzz band with a great live show.

Diamond Rings, PS I Love You The Garrison (1197 Dundas West), Tuesday (October 26) See previews, page 50.

Recoil, architect, Conjure One, DJ Kevin H Opera House (735 Queen East), Wednesday (October 27) See preview, page 46.

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Ryuichi Sakamoto clones himself electronically for duet By JASON RICHARDS RYUICHI SAKAMOTO at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre (190 Princes’ Blvd), Sunday (October 24), 7 pm, all ages. $37.50. TM.

When Ryuichi Sakamoto visits Toronto this weekend, contemporarypiano-composition aficionados will have the chance to see a master play along with himself.

The show features the Oscar-winning Japanese musician onstage with two pianos, one programmed to duet with him on certain pieces.

If he had it his way, there would be a few more keyboards up there, allowing him to play with even greater fidelity to the songs on his latest album, Playing The Piano.

“But obviously I cannot bring nine pianos on the tour,” he says from the Decca label’s office in New York.

A spirit of innovation, a strong appreciation for melody and a minimalist’s sense of restraint have guided

Sakamoto through three decades of a diverse, prolific career.

He’s put out almost 40 albums, composed dozens of film scores, made early strides into electro-pop with his band Yellow Magic Orchestra, appeared alongside Madonna in her Rain video and acted opposite David Bowie in the Japanese film Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence.

Sakamoto hasn’t maintained a friendship with either the Material Girl or Ziggy Stardust.

“I’m sure they’re both living in some part of Manhattan, but it’s not easy to reach them,” he says.

He’s still buddies with famed director Takeshi Kitano, who also starred with him in Merry Christmas, but doesn’t enjoy the spectacle brought on by their occasional hangouts in Tokyo.

“He’s like a king,” he says. “It’s a big

deal if we go out somewhere. I don’t want to do that.”

When not touring, writing and recording (he’ll start making his next album in Cambodia with German visual artist/composer Carsten Nicolai, aka Alva Noto, early next year), Sakamoto enjoys a secluded life in Manhattan, where he doesn’t venture too far beyond his own block.

But he does draw a romantic sort of inspiration from the city, where conversations on the street, even natural sounds, inform his work.

“It was raining this morning in New York, and I was struck by the sound. So I recorded it with my little recorder because it was very beautiful. I don’t know where, but I’m sure I’ll use it in my music somehow.” 3 music@nowtoronto.com

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Alan Wilder turns his experimental pop project Recoil into an audio-visual experience By Kevin Ritchie RECOIL with aRChItECt, COnjuRE OnE and dj kEvIn h at the Opera House (735 Queen East), Wednesday (October 27), doors 8 pm. $25. CB, RT, TW.

Fifteen years ago, Alan Wilder left pioneering synth-pop group Depeche Mode for a variety reasons, chief among them a waning interest in the pop format. Feeling creatively stifled, he rekindled his experimental Recoil, a sample-based side project he’d started in 1986. Whereas Depeche Mode sampled individual sounds, Recoil deconstructs entire performances and reconfigures them within wideranging, ambient soundscapes.

In April, Wilder released Selected (Mute), a look back at Recoil’s adventures on the dark outskirts of pop. The opening track, Strange Hours, is indicative of the project’s experimental ethos. A dark, bluesy song with an industrial trip-hop beat, it features maniacal vocals by avant-garde diva Diamanda Galás. As with all Recoil songs, Wilder completed the music first and then asked a singer he felt best suited the mood to contribute.

“It’s very important for me to get the atmosphere in place so that when I do present it to a vocalist, I can be confident there’s something they can latch on to,” he says. “[Galás] really didn’t prepare much. She’s intense and excitable and she just said, ‘I’ll do something! I’ll just do something when I get there! It’ll be great!’”

Galás recorded 10 takes, each completely different. “I’m like a sponge in that sense,” he says. “I just want to get all the bits of performance into my machines and see what I can do with it.”

Many Mode fans have stuck with Wilder, and as a solo act he’s able to interact more directly with them, cultivating relationships with filmmakers and visual artists through his online forum and Facebook page. Now that he’s touring Recoil as an audio-visual experience, that effort is paying off.

“I’m not in a position where I can take a whole band on the road and get all the different singers to join in,” he says. “This audio-visual presentation is a much more logistical way to do it, and it works quite well, I think.”

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Thursday, October 21 POP/ROCK/HIP-HOP/SOUL

BOVINE SEX CLUB Deadbolt, the Weirdies, On the Verge.

CADILLAC LOUNGE Confidential Records Show-

case.

C’EST WHAT Right by Midnight (indie rock) 10 pm.

CLINTON’S CD release Rochelle Jordan.

CROCODILE ROCK Open Jam Night Thursdays

Sonic Playground 9 pm.

DAKOTA TAVERN 15-Year Anniversary Show Mr Rick & the Biscuits, Big Rude Jake, Wendell Ferguson, Danny Marks, the Rizdales, Steve Briggs, Raoul Bhaneja and others (country) 9 pm.

DRAKE HOTEL UNDERGROUND Galapagos 2, Ras G, mymanhenri (hip-hop) doors 10 pm.

THE GARRISON Dance Yourself to Death 9 pm.

GRAFFITI’S Miracle Whip 6 to 8 pm, Kilowatt Funk Band 9 pm.

HOLY OAK CAFE Lisa Conway, Alex Lukashevsky, Ryan Driver (pop) 10 pm.

HORSESHOE CD release Low Level Flight, Crush Luther, Bad Ideas, Morning Thieves 9 pm.

KOOL HAUS Band of Horses, Jenny & Johnny, the Besnard Lakes 8 pm, all ages.

LEE’S PALACE Nashville Pussy, Civet, Diemonds doors 8:30 pm.

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THE LOCAL Whalebones, Cowgirl Choir.

PARTS & LABOUR THE SHOP Rituals, Overdose,

Mausoleum, DJs Tarantula X, Jackie Phoenix, Nicoteen Wolf (darkwave) 10 pm.

RANCHO RELAXO 5 Dollar Rap Show, Hidden Fortress, Angerville, Gem Cutterz, Conspiracy.

RIVOLI Monique Barry, Sara Kamin, Ember Swift, Elana Harte doors 8:30 pm.

ROC N DOC’S Penny Skolski (R&B) 9 pm.

SNEAKY DEE’S Carpenter, Cheap Girls, Mockingbird, Wish Me Luck, Orphan Choir.

SUPERMARKET CD release Earthtones, Hobson’s Choice doors 7:30 pm.

TATTOO ROCK PARLOUR BASEMENT CD release Affinity, Down in Ashes.

WRONGBAR The Rocket Summer, He Is We doors 7 pm, all ages.

FOLK/BLUES/COUNTRY/WORLD

AQUILA Steve Gleason (blues/folk).

BLUE MOON Open Jam Saxman Lou 9 pm.

BREAD & CIRCUS CD release Alex Hickey (indie roots/folk) 9 pm.

CAM’S PLACE Julian Taylor (singer/songwriter).

EMMET RAY BAR Matt York (folk/rock) 9 pm.

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

FREE TIMES CAFÉ Etan Milstone, Rehan Dalal, Victoria DiGiovanni, Small Town Treason, Christian Bridges.

GLADSTONE HOTEL Rae Spoon.

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GROSSMAN’S The Responsible Jam 9 pm.

HUGH’S ROOM Dave Borins.

LOLA Brian Cober (double slide guitar) 9 pm.

LOU DAWG’S Don Campbell 6:30 pm, Mike

Constantini 10:30 pm.

MITZI’S SISTER Gabriel-Miller Phillips, Marvin & the Cloud Wall.

MONARCHS PUB Jerome Godboo, Tony Springer, Eric Schenkman, Gary Taylor, Steve Pelletier.

THE PAINTED LADY New Country Rehab (alt/ country) 9 pm.

REBAS CAFÉ Ania Ziemenska (singer/songwriter) 7 pm.

THOMPSON LANDRY Francophonie en Fête Launch 6 pm.

TORONTO CENTRE FOR THE ARTS GEORGE WESTON RECITAL HALL If You Could Read

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My Mind Ian Tyson, Jim Cuddy 8 pm.

LOWEST OF THE LOW Lee’s Palace

doors 9 pm, $25. HS, RT, SS, TM. December 3 and 4.

ELECTRIC SIX Horseshoe doors 9 pm, $18.50. HS, RT, SS, TM. December 29.

TRANZAC SOUTHERN CROSS Houndstooth (blue-

SAMOVAR All That Salsa DJ Hector 5 pm till

TRANZAC MAIN HALL CD release Snowblink,

TATTOO ROCK PARLOUR MAIN ROOM Tattoo

grass/old-time) 7:30 pm, Jennifer LFO 10 pm.

Emilie Mover 8 pm.

JAZZ/CLASSICAL/EXPERIMENTAL

CHINA HOUSE Bruce Cassidy, Russ Boswell,

Aiden Mason (South African jazz) 7:30 pm.

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

DOMINION ON QUEEN John T Davis (organist) 5:30 pm.

FOUR SEASONS CENTRE FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS RICHARD BRADSHAW AMPHITHEATRE The

Hungarian Violin Ádám Banda, Gergely Szokolay noon to 1 pm.

FUZION Cocktails At Six Mark Cassius, Ken Lindsay 6 to 9 pm.

THE GALLERY STUDIO CAFÉ Kirk MacDonald, Al Henderson Duo (jazz) 7 pm.

LULA LOUNGE CD release Serafin (jazz/torch/ classical) 8:30 pm.

METROPOLITAN UNITED CHURCH Noon At Met Trevor Wilson, William Wright (recorder, organ) 12:15 to 12:45 pm.

MUSIC GALLERY X Avant New Music Festival: What Is Pop? Missy Mazzoli’s Victoire, Nicole Lizée’s Saskpower Joshua Abrams 8 pm.

OLD MILL INN HOME SMITH BAR Thursdays With John Sherwood (solo piano) 7:30 pm.

THE PADDOCK Jake Wilkinson (jazz) 10 pm.

REPOSADO The Reposadists (Gypsy-bop jazz).

REX Ross Wooldridge Trio 6:30 pm, Jeff King’s Catalyst 9:45 pm.

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ROYAL CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC KOERNER HALL The Beatles’ Abbey Road Art of Time En-

semble, Kevin Hearn, Andy Maize, Alejandra Ribera, Steven Page, Sarah Slean, John Southworth, Martin Tielli 8 pm.

TRANE STUDIO Morgan Sadler Trio 7 pm.

DANCE MUSIC/DJ/LOUNGE

ALLEYCATZ Graffiti Park.

BLONDIES What The Funk? DJ El Machetero

(rare groove/funk/Afro-Latin) 10 pm.

CENTURY ROOM Fam Glam Crunch (house/ hip-hop/club anthems) doors 10 pm.

CORNERSTONE PUB DJ Dazz (old school) 10 pm.

GOODHANDY’S Wall To Wall T-Girls DJ Sumation doors 8 pm.5 INSOMNIA DJ Ron Jon (funk/soul/house).

LAMBADINA AfroFusion Thursdays DJ Kush Nubia (samba/salsa/AfroLatin house).

LEVACK BLOCK Walmer Thursdays DJs the Dirty Frenchman & Plan B (hip-hop/electro/ dancehall/B-more/bass).

MOD CLUB Booka Shade doors 9 pm.

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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.

TPR – TICKET PRO 416-645-9090, ticketpro.ca.

TW – TICKETWEB ticketweb.ca.

UE – UNION EVENTS unionevents.com.

SENSES FAIL/ BAYSIDE

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869-0045. November 27.

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

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.

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

SM – SLINKY MUSIC 442 Queen W. SS – SOUNDSCAPES 572 College. 416-537-1620, soundscapesmusic.com.

THE PHOENIX

TORTURED SOUL NuJazz Festival The

versary Party 99 Sudbury $25. PDR. November 20.

CB – CIRCUS BOOKS AND MUSIC 866 Danforth.

416-925-6116, circusbooksandmusic.com.

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

LN – LIVE NATION livenation.com.

WORLD STAND-UP COMEDY TOUR

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XS NIGHTCLUB What Makes Us United? MC Mic Boogie, Mindbender Supreme (hip-hop) doors 8 pm.

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EL MOCAMBO Hands & Teeth.

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GLADSTONE HOTEL MELODY BAR Funk Explosion (funk) 8 pm.

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MONARCHS PUB Classic Rock Fridays Michael Danckert, Kevin Adamson, Danny Lockwood 7 pm.

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ORIGINAL’S Big Catch (R&B/rock/top 40).

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PS I Love You vs Diamond Rings Celebrate the release of two of this year’s most highly anticipated debut albums by Ontario acts at one kick-ass show

By BenJamin Boles DiamonD Rings and Ps i love you at

the Garrison (1197 Dundas West), Tuesday (October 26), 9 pm, $10.50. RT, SS, TW.

At a quiet café, people are openly staring at and whispering about John O’Regan.

Though he also fronts indie rockers the D’Urbervilles, O’Regan is becoming known for the subtly crafted, confessional, lo-fi electro-pop he makes as Diamond Rings, whose debut album, Special Affections (Secret City), hits streets this week.

Sure, the furtive glances and murmurs are more likely a result of his extravagant makeup and flamboyant outfit than about

recognizing that he’s the musician behind a string of brilliant low-budget viral music videos. Either way, we’re pretty sure he doesn’t mind.

From day one, O’Regan’s playful image and flirtation with androgyny have been as central to his identity as a solo artist as the actual music. While he’s avoided explicitly labelling himself a queer artist, you can’t really wear glittery stripes of makeup on your face and shiny tights and not leave people wondering.

“It’s not an attempt to be elusive,” says the Oshawa native. “The record is really about embracing the unknown, and for me and a lot of people, issues around sexuality are totally up in the air.”

Regardless of which team he’s on, the themes of self-discovery and exploration in his music are applicable to all kinds of coming-of-age experiences.

“The album is a document of my first year of living in Toronto and becoming part of the community. I think there’s a big adjustment period for anyone who’s moved here from a smaller town, and every aspect of the record reflects that for me.”

By Jason Keller Paul Saulnier, guitarist/singer for Kingston indie rock duo PS I Love You, rightfully earns consistent praise for his face-melting mix of classic-rock shredding and alternative noise.

His guitar skills stand out in a genre that puts little to no emphasis on mastering your instrument, and his ability

to blaze a solo sans irony makes Saulnier, only in his 20s, something of a dinosaur.

“When I was young, Metallica were my rock gods. Then I became obsessed with Jimi Hendrix and modelled my style after him,” explains Saulnier while strolling down Santa Monica Boulevard with drummer Ben Nelson.

“I’d watch Hendrix and copy what his hands were doing. In my teens I got more into bands like Sonic Youth, and now I’m somewhere in between.”

For all the accolades Saulnier gets for his guitar work on their hard-driving debut album, Meet Me At The Muster Station (Paper Bag), he’s also drawing comments for the lack of clarity in his vocals.

Saulnier, who employs an erratic Frank Black-like yelp, says he views lyrics and vocals as ingredients in the music, not the icing atop the cake.

“If I was trying to be well-heard as a lyricist, [those comments] would bother me. If people can’t understand what I’m saying, well, that’s what our band is all about. Our band is one block of sound. I see vocals as just another layer over the guitar.” music@nowtoronto.com

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hop) 10 pm.

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Ricoh coliseum Phoenix, Tokyo Police Club, Wavves doors 7 pm.

Rivoli Hello Beautiful, London Swagger 9 pm.

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T.s.T’s launch PaD Statik (rock) 10 pm, all ages. village vaPoR lounge Kim Jarrett (folk rock) 9 pm.

WRongBaR CD release Angerville.

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Royal conseRvaToRy of music koeRneR hall Barbara Cook 8 pm. sT Thomas’s anglican chuRch In Paradisum

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DANCE MUSIC/DJ/LOUNGE

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Boston art punk legends Mission of Burma have little interest in revisiting their glory years By RICHARD TRAPUNSKI 693 Bloor St. W 416-535-9541 www.clintons.ca w of Bathurst thu 21 ◆ Rochelle JoRdan:

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SHAKE, RATTLE & ROLL: 60’s soul,

MISSION OF BURMA with METZ and HYBRID MOMENTS at the Garrison (1197 Dundas West), Sunday (October 24), doors 9 pm. $20. RT, SS, TW.

As far as late-life reunions go, Mission of Burma’s is an anomaly. Motivated by neither money nor nostalgia, the

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legendary Boston art punk outfit’s unlikely comeback has not only done justice to the band’s original incarnation, it’s actually eclipsed it.

Since their 2002 reformation, guitarist Roger Miller, bassist Clint Conley, drummer Peter Prescott and live-tape manipulator Bob Weston (replacing original member Martin Swope) haven’t sacrificed an inch of either punk drive or experimental edge.

The key, says Conley, is not in playing but in songwriting.

“We’ll only keep doing this as long as the lifeblood is still coursing through our veins,” says the bassist, who works a day job as a television producer. “If you’re not writing and playing new music, then you’re just a re-enactment troupe.”

This forward drive sets Mission of Burma apart from the glut of reunited bands of their ilk. And their second run has already lasted more than twice as long as their initial 1979-1983 run and nearly tripled it in recorded output.

More importantly, each of the band’s post-reunion albums, including last year’s The Sound The Speed The Light (Matador), matches in quality their pre-reunion recordings: the sem-

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inal Signals, Calls And Marches from 1981 and 1982’s Vs. “People tend to think of reunions as an attempt to recapture a band’s early glory years,” admits Conley. “Our early years were fun, but they were hardly a vision of triumph or glory.”

Now acknowledged as highly influential, Mission of Burma’s first incarnation was met mostly with commercial and critical indifference. Though they’re still not playing arenas, they’ve found an appreciative audience for their distinctive brand of post-punk, which they’ll deliver at the Garrison as part of the X Avant Festival.

“We were always convinced that we were doing something legitimate and worth hearing,” Conley says. “But eventually we had to come to terms with the fact that the world was just not interested in what we were interested in.

“Here we are nearly 30 years later and people are listening. It’s a great feeling.”

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For everyone who’s been asking if Die Antwoord are real or not – they’re not.

Obviously.

There’s enough evidence online to shut down speculation about whether the South African “zef” rappers are sincere or playing white trash characters.

A number of sources say that the group’s frontman, Ninja, is Watkin Tudor Jones, a sort of hip-hop Sasha Baron Cohen who’s released music under a variety of personas, including the Constructus Corporation, Max Normal and MC Totally Rad. With its aggressive Afrikaans and English rhymes and electronic, Southern rap production, Die Antwoord’s debut, $O$ (Interscope), is a far cry from Jones’s earlier music, much of which is abstract, experimental hiphop that could have come out on Def Jux. (A couple songs even sound like Jack Johnson.)

But ask the group about their background or authenticity and the conversation hits bricks.

“I’m bored of talking about it,” Ninja says from Johannesburg. “I think I explain it quite nicely in that thing. You can just quote that.”

“That thing” is an eight-minute doc about Die Antwoord that writers have been told to watch before interviewing the group. In it he’s equally oblique: “The only real things in life is the unexpected things. Everything else is just an illusion.”

So no, they’re not “real.” But at a time when the biggest gangsta rapper is a former parole officer who claims that Manuel Noriega owes him a solid, who cares?

Way more interesting is Die Antwoord’s presentation: a semiotic tapestry of Keith Haring-style drawings, rats, District 9 claws, striking haircuts and a vision of regional white trash culture that plays on the exotic “otherness” of South Africa.

And for a “fake” group, their integrity is impressively strong; frontwoman Yo-Landi Vi$$er turned down the lead role in David Fincher’s The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo adaptation to focus on the group’s projects.

Despite sharing a re-

cord label with Eminem and Lady Gaga, they have no interest in collaborations.

“I work with Ninja, Ninja works with me,” Vi$$er says.

But like their labelmates, the group does seem to enjoy pissing people off.

Last time they were in Toronto, Die Antwoord’s sexual provocations sparked controversy after a fan was spotted at the show (which was incredible, btw) wearing a shirt with a lyric from their song $copie: “no means yes.” Indirectly, the group was accused of trivializing rape.

“We wrote the song because we want women to get raped all over the world,” Vi$$er deadpans, her sarcasm off the charts.

Ninja explains. “Have you seen Revenge Of The Nerds? Yo-Landi was watching it and one of the guys goes, ‘Remember, no means yes.’ So it’s not about rape, we got it from Revenge Of The Nerds. Or maybe Revenge Of The Nerds is about rape.”

Despite seeming like a group that monitors everything written about them, Die Antwoord say they don’t Google themselves.

“The interweb’s got a weird vibe,” Ninja says. “Sometimes it gives you a dull feeling in your balls, know what I mean?” music@nowtoronto.com

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ROC N DOC’S Chuck Jackson & the All-Stars (blues) 4 PM. ROY THOMSON HALL Massed Military Band Spectacular 2 pm.

ROYAL CINEMA Brazil Film Fest Concert Zelia Duncan (Brazilian singer) 8:30 pm.

SARAH’S CAFE Acoustic Afternoon Dan McLean Jr 3 to 6 pm.

SUPERMARKET Freefall Sundays Open Mic 8 pm.

TRANE STUDIO Glenda Del El & Q Ban Mixology 8 pm.

TRANZAC SOUTHERN CROSS Michael Laderoute 2:30 pm, Marianne Girard 5 pm, Ronley Teper & Michael Holt 10:30 pm.

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CHRIST CHURCH DEER PARK 500 Years Of English Song Toronto Chamber Choir, Michael Bloss, Benjamin Stein (organ, tenor/lute) 3 pm.

DE SOTOS Jazz Brunch Double A Jazz, Abbey Sholzberg 11 am to 2 pm.

DRAKE HOTEL LOUNGE The Eric St-Laurent Trio, the Elusive Casual doors 8 pm.

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GRACE CHURCH ON-THE-HILL Faure Requiem & SS Wesley Anniversary Pax Christi Chorale 3 pm.

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LULA LOUNGE Raine for Water benefit Alana Bostock, Jazzmine Raine and Karamel (jazz/ pop) doors 7 pm.

THE PAINTED LADY Safety in Numbers (Django meets tango jazz) 6 to 9 pm.

QUEEN ELIZABETH THEATRE Ryuichi Sakamoto 8 pm. See preview, page 45.

REX Excelsior Dixieland Jazz noon, Club Django 3:30 pm, Tom Reynolds Trio 7 pm, Humber College Faculty Ensemble 9:45 pm.

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THE WILSON 96 The Monday Night Specials (jazz) 9 pm.

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INSOMNIA DJs Topher, Orang (rock).

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BOVINE SEX CLUB DJ Rockabilly Rob. CHURCHILL Tighten Up DJ Cozmic

SONIC BOOM CD release/in-store performance

GOODHANDY’S T-Girls Go Wild DJ Cesar doors 8 pm.5 GRAFFITI’S Blackmetal Brunch DJ Murder Mike (black metal).

HYDE Factory Sundays DJs Joe Mazone, Manolo, Mikel Curcio, Goldfinger, Addy (anthems) 10 pm.

Crash Kings doors 7 pm, all ages.

SOUNDSCAPES PS I Love You 7 pm.

SUPERMARKET The Ambient Ping: Far Side Of The Moon Freida Abtan, holzkopf, Nick Storing, Worker, the Nausea doors 8 pm.

TRANE STUDIO Acoustic Soul Open Mic 7:30 pm.

WRONGBAR PVT, Light Pollution doors 8 pm.

Cat (jazz/soul).

Monday, October 25 POP/ROCK/HIP-HOP/SOUL

DRAKE HOTEL UNDERGROUND Adam Haworth

Stephens doors 8 pm.

THE GARRISON Sianspheric, Ringo Deathstarr.

HARD LUCK BAR Scythia (metal).

HARLEM Open Jam Night CarolynT (R&B/ soul/jazz/pop/funk) 8 pm.

HORSESHOE Shoeless Monday Juice, Cosmic Eye, Crimes in Paris, Mad Shadows 8:30 pm.

MOD CLUB The Books, the Black Heart Procession doors 8 pm.

OLD MILL INN Hit The Road, Jack: A Tribute To

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The Mark Inside (rock) 7 pm.

SOUND ACADEMY Anberlin, Civil Twilight,

FOLK/BLUES/COUNTRY/WORLD

ANNEX WRECKROOM Drummers in Exile (drum circle) 8:30 pm.

THE AVRO Erika Werry, Tanya Philipovich (in-

die folk) 9 pm.

CADILLAC LOUNGE The Calrizians 9 pm.

FREE TIMES CAFÉ Open Stage David Martinez.

HUGH’S ROOM CD release Paisley Jura.

THE LOCAL Chris Staig.

LULA LOUNGE Bet.e (bossa/jazz) 8:30 pm.

THE PAINTED LADY Dan Mock (blues/soul/jazz)

9 pm.

ROC N DOC’S Marshall Dane (new country/ pop) 9 pm.

SLACK’S Kim Jarrett (folk rock) 9 pm.

WINDSOR ARMS HOTEL PRIME Michael Gabriel 6:30 pm.

JAZZ/CLASSICAL/EXPERIMENTAL

ALLEYCATZ Carlo Berardinucci and Double A Jazz Swing Band 8:30 pm.

DOMINION ON QUEEN Corktown’s Djanjo Jam (jaz) 8:30 pm.

FOUR SEASONS CENTRE FOR THE PERFORMING

Arts riChArd BrAdshAW AMPhitheAtre

Folk Meets Classical Zodiac Trio noon to 1 pm. grAffiti’s Grim Preachers’ Whisky Jazz Band 8 pm. the PAddoCk Kevin Quain 9 pm. rex George Grosman Trio 6:30 pm, Rex Jazz Jam Morgan Childs 9:30 pm. roy thoMson hAll The Seasons Project Venice Baroque Orchestra, Robert McDuffie (violin) 8 pm. ten restAurAnt & Wine BAr Don Breithaupt, Chris Smith 8:30 pm. trAnzAC southern Cross The Starfires 7:30 pm, Doug Tielli & Tania Gill, Legends of Jazz Piano 10 pm.

DAnCE MuSiC/DJ/LOunGE

Bovine sex CluB Merves, School Damage. holy oAk CAfe Joots Nada (jazz) 9 pm. rePosAdo Alien Radio DJ Gord C. the stirling rooM Eastside The London

Street Wankers, DJ Damon Rush, Kai*zen (old school hip-hop/Chicago house) 9 pm. thyMeless Big Tune Tuesday (reggae) 10 pm.

Wednesday, October 27 POP/ROCK/HiP-HOP/SOuL

C’est WhAt Kim Koren (Americana pop) 9:30 pm. drAke hotel underground Kae Sun (soulful hip-hop) doors 9 pm. ñ el MoCAMBo Five for Fighting, Jesse Labelle doors 6:30 pm.

hArleM Music Is The Answer DJ Carl Allen,

Melanie Sutherland (soul/R&B/house/reggae/ol’skool) 8 pm. horseshoe Blood Red Shoes, Sky Larkin (Britpop) 10:30 pm. iMPeriAl PuB Kilowatt (funk/R&B jam) 9:30 pm. korovA MilkBAr Benoit Pioulard, Eric Chenaux, Eiyn Sof 9 pm. lee’s PAlACe Mother Mother.

MAssey hAll The Black Crowes 7:30 pm.

Mod CluB Robert Randolph and the Family Band, Tauk (funk/soul) 9 pm. oPerA house A Strange Hour Recoil, architect, Conjure One, DJ Kevin H doors 8 pm. See preview, page 46.

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Air CAnAdA Centre 40 Bay. 416-815-5500.

AlleyCAtz 2409 Yonge. 416-481-6865.

Alter ego MArtini lounge 236 Queen S. 647-393-8974.

Andy PoolhAll 489 College. 416-923-5300.

Annex WreCkrooM 794 Bathurst. 416-536-0346.

AquilA 347 Keele. 416-761-7474.

AsPettA CAffe 207 Augusta. 416-725-0693. the Avro 750 Queen E. 416-466-3233.

BAr itAliA 582 College. 416-535-3621.

BeerBistro 18 King E. 416-861-9872.

BirChMount PArk C.i. 3663 Danforth. 416-396-6704.

BlACk diCe CAfe 1574 Dundas W. 647-500-6592.

Blondies 1378 Queen W. Blue Moon 725 Queen E. 416-463-8868.

Bovine sex CluB 542 Queen W. 416-504-4239.

BrAssAii 461 King W. 416-598-4730.

BreAd & CirCus 299 Augusta. 416-336-3399.

Buddies in BAd tiMes theAtre 12 Alexander. 416-975-8555.

CAdillAC lounge 1296 Queen W. 416-536-7717.

CAMeron house 408 Queen W. 416-703-0811.

CAM’s PlACe 2655 Yonge. 416-488-3976.

Century rooM 580 King W. 416-203-2226.

C’est WhAt 67 Front E. 416-867-9499.

ChAlkers PuB 247 Marlee. 416-789-2531.

ChinA house 925 Eglinton W. 416-781-9121.

Christ ChurCh deer PArk 1570 Yonge. 416-920-5211.

ChurCh of the holy trinity 10 Trinity Square. 416-598-4521.

ChurChill 1212 Dundas W.

Clinton’s 693 Bloor W. 416-535-9541.

CoBrA lounge 510 King W. 416-361-9004.

Cornerstone PuB 537 College. 647-430-7111.

CroCodile roCk 240 Adelaide W. 416-599-9751. dAkotA tAvern 249 Ossington. 416-850-4579. de sotos 1079 St Clair W. 416-651-2109. distillery distriCt 55 Mill. doMinion on queen 500 Queen E. 416-368-6893. drAke hotel 1150 Queen W. 416-531-5042. eArthsong 2436 Kingston Rd. 416-266-2787. el MoCAMBo 464 Spadina. 416-777-1777. eMMet rAy BAr 924 College. 416-792-4497. eton house 710 Danforth. 416-466-6161. fAt CAt Wine BAr 331 Roncesvalles. 416-535-4064. footWork 425 Adelaide W. 416-913-3488. four seAsons Centre for the PerforMing Arts 145 Queen W. 416-363-8231. free tiMes CAfé 320 College. 416-967-1078. fuzion 580 Church. 416-944-9888. the gAllery studio CAfé 2877 Lake Shore W. 416-618-1541. the gArrison 1197 Dundas W. glAdstone hotel 1214 Queen W. 416-531-4635. glenn gould studio 250 Front W. 416-205-5555. goodhAndy’s 120 Church. 416-760-6514. grACe ChurCh on-the-hill 300 Lonsdale. 416-488-7884. grAffiti’s 170 Baldwin. 416-506-6699. grossMAn’s 379 Spadina. 416-977-7000. hArd luCk BAr 812 Dundas W.

the PAinted lAdy Sport of the Future blue-

grossMAn’s Rockin’ Blues Jam Ernest Lee &

Phoenix ConCert theAtre Abandon All

the hole in the WAll Luke Vajsar 8:30 pm. hugh’s rooM CD release Rosemary Phelan,

grass 80s pop tunes 9 pm.

Ships, Structures, Woe Is Me, Liferuiner, Victory Sweet Victory, As You Like Me doors 8 pm, all ages. rAnCho relAxo Indie Social Thomas Dallan, Prince Caspian, the Folk, Sampson and the Doc. rivoli The Box Salon – Art Series Girl & the Machine. roC n doC’s Jessica & Ed (R&B) 4 pm. suPerMArket Wednesdays Go Pop The Reckoners, RJ Phoenix, Tomi Swick doors 9 pm. trAnzAC southern Cross TTC Musicians Night 7 pm, Owl Eye, Loom & Dilly Dally 10 pm.

FOLK/BLuES/COunTRY/WORLD

AquilA Julian Fauth (blues).

CAdillAC lounge The Neil Young’uns 8:30 pm. dAkotA tAvern The Grascals (bluegrass) 9 pm. eMMet rAy BAr Jamie Drayton (folk/pop) 9 pm. free tiMes CAfé Emerging Artists Night. grAffiti’s Kitgut Oldtime Stringband 7 pm. hArleM 67 Richmond E. 416-368-1920. highWAy 61 southern BArBeque 1620 Bayview. 416-489-7427. the hole in the WAll 2867A Dundas W. 416-629-5320. holy oAk CAfe 1241 Bloor W. 647-345-2803. horseshoe 370 Queen W. 416-598-4753. hugh’s rooM 2261 Dundas W. 416-531-6604. hyde 420 Wellington W. 416-977-4933. iMPeriAl PuB 54 Dundas E. 416-977-4667. insoMniA 563 Bloor W. 416-588-3907.

JAngBAng 430.5 College. 416-961-8424.

Joe MAMA’s 317 King W. 416-340-6469. kool hAus 132 Queens Quay E. 416-869-0045. korovA MilkBAr 488 College. 416-961-1600. lAMBAdinA 875 Bloor W. 416-888-4607. lee’s PAlACe 529 Bloor W. 416-532-1598. levACk BloCk 88 Ossington. 416-916-0571. living Arts Centre 4141 Living Arts (Mississauga). 905-306-6000. the loCAl 396 Roncesvalles. 416-535-6225. lolA 40 Kensington. 416-348-8645. lou dAWg’s 589 King W. 647-347-3294. lulA lounge 1585 Dundas W. 416-588-0307.

MAro 135 Liberty. 416-588-2888.

MAssey hAll 178 Victoria. 416-872-4255.

MCkennA’s irish PuB 40 Avondale Blvd (Brampton). 905-793-8579.

MerChAnts of green Coffee 2 Matilda. 416-741-5369.

MetroPolitAn united ChurCh 56 Queen E. 416-363-0331.

MezzettA 681 St Clair W. 416-658-5687.

MidPoint 1180 Queen W. Mitzi’s sister 1554 Queen W. 416-532-2570.

Mod CluB 722 College. 416-588-4663.

MonArChs PuB 33 Gerrard W. 416-585-4352.

MusiC gAllery 197 John. 416-204-1080. nAWlins JAzz BAr 299 King W. 416-595-1958.

Cotton Traffic 9 pm.

Jon Brooks & Adam Warner, Chris Coole, Elizabeth Shepherd & Johan Hultqvist, Evalyn Parry and others 8:30 pm. lou dAWg’s Lisa Michelle (acoustic pop soul) 8 pm. lulA lounge CD release Laura Fernandez (Latin jazz) 7:30 pm.

Mitzi’s sister Sean Burns, Dylan Thomas. silver dollAr High Lonesome Wednesday: Big City Bluegrass Crazy Strings 9:30 pm. the Wilson 96 Jason Chesworth (country/folk).

MezzettA Jonno Lightstone, David Mott, Brian Katz 9 pm. nAWlins JAzz BAr Jim Heineman Jazz Trio 7 pm. rex Rhonda Stakich Trio 6:30 pm, Ernesto Cervini Quartet 9:30 pm. roy thoMson hAll Haydn & Bruckner Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Marc-André Hamelin (piano) 8 pm.

DAnCE MuSiC/DJ/LOunGE

Bovine sex CluB Krissy’s Rock & Roll Nightmare.

BrAssAii Les Nuits DJ Dlux, DJ Undercover.

HglAdstone hotel Melody BAr Colour Me

Guitar, Flute And Violin From Japan Yasuji Ohagi, Kazunori Seo, Gentaro Kagitomi 8 pm. the loCAl Make Out Wednesdays The Ron Leary Quintet.

Dragg’s Halloween Spectacular 7:30 pm, Vitamin G DJs Triple-X, Poster Boy 10 pm.5 goodhAndy’s Boy Party DJ Rolls Royce doors 10 pm.5 lA PerlA Noches Calientes DJ ‘Loco’ Luke W (salsa/Latin/retro/groovy Spanish). rePosAdo Sol Wednesdays Spy vs Sly vs Spy. sutrA Golden Wednesdays DJs Professer Mélé & Turt McGurt (hip-hop) 10 pm.

WrongBAr Bassmentality Zeds Dead, the Killabits 10 pm.

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not My dog 1510 Queen W. 416-532-2397. old Mill inn 21 Old Mill Rd. 416-236-2641. oPerA house 735 Queen E. 416-466-0313. originAl’s 1660 Bayview. 416-481-0371. the PAddoCk 178 Bathurst. 416-504-9997. the PAinted lAdy 218 Ossington. 647-213-5239.

PAlAis royAle 1601 Lake Shore W. 416-533-3553.

PArts & lABour 1566 Queen W. 416-588-7750.

PerforMing Arts lodge 110 the Esplanade. 416-777-9674. lA PerlA 783 Queen W. 416-366-2855.

Phoenix ConCert theAtre 410 Sherbourne. 416-323-1251. the Piston 937 Bloor W. 416-532-3989.

Press CluB 850 Dundas W. 416-364-7183. queen elizABeth theAtre 190 Princes’ Blvd. 416-263-3293. quigley’s 2232 Queen E. 416-699-9998. quotes 220 King W. 416-979-7717. rAnCho relAxo 300 College. 416-920-0366. reBAs CAfé 3289 Dundas W. 416-626-7372. reMArks BAr & grill 1026 Coxwell. 416-429-9889. rePosAdo 136 Ossington. 416-532-6474. rex 194 Queen W. 416-598-2475. riCoh ColiseuM 100 Princes’ Blvd. 416-263-3900. rivoli 332 Queen W. 416-596-1908. roC n doC’s 105 Lakeshore E (Mississauga). 905-891-1754. roCkWood 31 Mercer. 416-979-7373. roy thoMson hAll 60 Simcoe. 416-872-4255. royAl CineMA 608 College. 416-536-5252. royAl ConservAtory of MusiC 273 Bloor W. 416-408-0208. sAMovAr 51A Winchester. 416-925-4555. sArAh’s CAfe 1426 Danforth. 416-406-3121. silver dollAr 486 Spadina. 416-763-9139. the sixth 1642 Queen W. slACk’s 562 Church. 416-928-2151.

sMiling BuddhA 961 College. 416-516-2531. sneAky dee’s 431 College. 416-603-3090. the soCiAl 1100 Queen W. 416-532-4474. soMeWhere there studio 227 Sterling, unit 112. soniC BooM 512 Bloor W. 416-532-0334. sony Centre for the PerforMing Arts 1 Front E. 416-872-2262. sound ACAdeMy 11 Polson. 416-461-3625. soundsCAPes 572 College. 416-537-1620. st niCholAs AngliCAn ChurCh 1512 Kingston Rd. 416-691-0449. st thoMAs’s AngliCAn ChurCh 383 Huron. 416-979-2323. the stirling rooM Distillery District, 55 Mill. suPerMArket 268 Augusta. 416-840-0501. sutrA 612 College. 416-537-8755. tAttoo roCk PArlour 567 Queen W. 416-703-5488. ten feet tAll 1381 Danforth. 416-778-7333. ten restAurAnt & Wine BAr 139 Lakeshore E (Mississauga).

905-271-0016. terAngA 159 Augusta. 416-849-9777. thoMPson lAndry 55 Mill, Cooperage bldg 32. 416-364-4955. thyMeless 355 College. 416-928-0556. tiMe nightCluB 81 Peter. 416-581-1118. toronto Centre for the Arts 5040 Yonge. 416-733-9388. trAne studio 964 Bathurst. 416-913-8197. trAnzAC 292 Brunswick. 416-923-8137. t.s.t’s lAunCh PAd 46 Hyde. underdoWn PuB 263 Gerrard E. 416-927-0815. villAge vAPor lounge 66 Wellesley E. 416-972-9500.

WAterfAlls 303 Augusta. 416-927-9666. the Wilson 96 615 College. 416-516-3237.

Windsor ArMs hotel 18 St Thomas. 416-971-9666.

WrongBAr 1279 Queen W. 416-516-8677. xs nightCluB 261 Richmond W. york Woods liBrAry 1785 Finch W. 416-395-5980.

JAzz/CLASSiCAL/ExPERiMEnTAL

doMinion on queen Eastend Ukulele Circle (jazz) 8 pm.

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disc of the week

ñTHE BOOKS

The Way Out (Temporary Residence) Rating: NNNN Considering its strange mix of “found footage” vocal samples, analog and digital instruments and semi-ironic tone, The Way Out is a remarkably easy listen. It’s not conventional by any means, but this first album in five years from aural collage artists Nick Zammuto and Paul de Jong is immensely listenable, as serene as it is unclassifiable.

Those familiar with the Books’ style will find plenty of their trademark juxtapositional humour – Beautiful People’s

time-shifting drums to turn it into a subtle gem.

Top track: Rainbows And Unicorns Hands & Teeth play the El Mocambo Friday (October 22).

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WARPAINT The Fool (Rough Trade)

pseudo-religious hymn to math, say, or The Story Of Hip Hop’s rabbit-centric children’s story. But this time the structures sound more like actual songs than ambient experiments.

The scrambled funk of I Didn’t Know That, for instance, is a new direction, especially since much of the album uses warm synths and cello to almost New Age effect. It’s no coincidence that the album begins and ends with voices from a hypnotherapy tape.

Top track: I Didn’t Know That The Books play the Mod Club Monday (October 25).

RICHARD TRAPUNSKI

Rating: NN On their debut album, buzzed-about L.A.-based quartet Warpaint create a brooding twilight mood with delicate, reverberating guitars, unhurried vocals and country minimalism. It’s the kind of music that drifts past the ears and floats away in a dreamy haze. What remains is the distinct impression that the group enjoys the darker spectrum of 90s West Coast alt rock.

While The Fool has clear focus and crafts a particular sound, the music fails to resonate emotionally. In interviews, band members have likened the album to a film soundtrack, but without an accompanying visual a soundtrack is incomplete. Warpaint’s considerable musicianship casts an intoxicating spell, but the lyrics are limp, relying on the usual pining platitudes.

Top track: Undertow KEVIN RITCHIE

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Self Control (independent) Rating: NNNN When you find yourself involuntarily banging your head 10 seconds into an album and the hard-rock fever doesn’t break until the end, that’s a very good sign. The Mercy Now describe their sound as a combination of garage rock and soul, which isn’t inaccurate but downplays the fist-pumping classic hard-rock influences that dominate the disc.

And while plenty of Page and Plant influences abound, the local quartet’s rough-and-ready garage rock minimalism and classic-soul sex appeal set them apart from the average Led Zeppelin-worshipping bar band. Other moments evoke the MC5, Slade and Cheap Trick, if they’d come up through the punk scene. Can-rock icon Ian Blurton was at the controls for these sessions, and his no-frills, loud-as-fuck approach suits their vibe to a T. An impressive debut from an act we’re sure to hear more about.

Top track: Hard Times The Mercy Now release Self Control at the Silver Dollar Friday (October 22).

BENJAMIN BOLES

STEVEN PAGE Page One (Anthem/Uni-

versal) Rating: NNN After leaving the Barenaked Ladies following a 2008 drug bust, Steven Page, one of Canada’s most recognizable (and ubiquitous) voices, has had a rocky few years. Though he’s no stranger to side projects (see 2005’s Vanity Project with Stephen Duffy and the recent Art of Time Ensemble collab), Page One is the singer’s first post-BNL solo effort.

The album is stylistically restless, jumping from power pop to 60s-inspired ballads, with dashes of disco, 80s dance music and klezmer squeezed in. Characteristically verging on annoying, Page is also refreshingly optimistic, like on boppy opener A New Shore. Indecision is radio-friendly, but Clifton Springs, with the late Will Owsley on pedal steel, and Over Joy, a jangly song about depression, are more interesting. All The Young Monogamists moves from cynicism to plain love.

A good first for Page.

Top track: Clifton Springs Steven Page performs Abbey Road with the Art of Time Ensemble tonight (Thursday, October 21) at Koerner Hall.

SARAH GREENE

DORA ALEXANDER Travelers (independ-

ent) Rating: NNN Travelers is technically an EP, but its wellsequenced, tone-shifting structure gives it the feeling of an album. Produced by John Critchley, known for his work on Dan Mangan’s Polaris-nominated Nice, Nice, Very Nice, it’s a promising debut.

Layering conventional melodies over multi-part rock epics, the Toronto band creates a sound that’s experimental without calling attention to itself. Radiohead are the obvious comparison, especially since lead singer Alex Grant’s delivery often mimics Thom Yorke’s, and despite the non-traditional song structures, the decidedly moody indie rock veers closer to The Bends than Kid A. Displaying a surprising self-assurance for such a young band, Dora Alexander let their songs unfold slowly and carefully without worrying whether they pass the five-minute mark. This makes payoffs like the guitar/synth explosion at the title track’s climax that much more satisfying.

Top track: Travelers Dora Alexander launch Travelers at the Piston October 22.

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ñHANDS & TEETH

Enjoy Your Lifestyle (independent) Rating: NNNN What happens when you start a band with five leaders? Often it results in chaos, each member shouting to make his or her voice heard over the others.

On their five-song debut EP, Hands & Teeth avoid this trap and elevate above the sum of their parts.

Melding folk-pop melodies with classical composition, the Toronto quintet fill the five songs with intricately layered structures that somehow avoid eclipsing the accessible hooks. It helps that each member is both a skilled musician and singer, applying the same sense of complexity to vocals as to arrangements.

In the hands of a lesser band, a moody track like Rainbows And Unicorns could come off as a limp ballad, but Natasha Pasternak’s expressive voice gels with Kevin Black’s impressive guitar leads and Adam Kolubinski’s

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Nocturne Of Exploded Crystal Chandelier (Dead Oceans) Rating: If you’re lucky enough to be in NYC for

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CMJ this week, check out hotly tipped Philly duo Sun Airway. The sufficiently weird, tropical-inflected indie rock on their debut has scored them a ton of gigs around the fest and a slot at Pitchfork’s Offline showcase.

Singer/band leader Jon Barthmus and accomplice Patrick Marsceill craft breezy songs that combine Strokes/Walkmen vocals with swirling, romantic soundscapes. Epic single Put The Days Away sounds like the Antlers if they lived in California, while the more upbeat American West could be from an alternate universe where the Stills had stayed cool.

The record’s emotional centre hits toward the end, so stick around for Your Moon, a cathartic downer backed by processed strings and 808 claps.

Top track: Your Moon JORDAN BIMM

Hip-hop

GLOBAL SYNDICATE From The Ashes

(Black Phoenix) Rating: NNN Global Syndicate, the East Vancouverbased rap union of Dough P, LaLa and Profa-C-Los, caught my attention by sending a bottle of Hennessy VSOP along with their album. That particular drink is fitting, as they’re clearly after a sound first created by East Coast rap’s favourite Henny purveyors, Mobb Deep.

Their mixtape is riddled with gunshots, Alchemist-style ominous synths and the percussive keyboard pings favoured by Havoc. On the lyrical tip, the group has no shortage of hard-life tales and thug-life threats, spat sincerely enough to give chills.

Global Syndicate have scored some support from 90s New York acts whose sonic fingerprint influenced them – the voices of Raekwon and N.O.R.E. punctuate the tape with spoken-word interludes. They’ve also paid their dues on tours with Xzibit, D12 and Fat Joe. Those who’ve been missing that classic New York gangsta sound won’t be mad at this mixtape.

Top track: Till I Drop JASON RICHARDS

Folk

ROSEMARY PHELAN What Sings In The Blood (Mighty Wren) Rating: NNN Rosemary Phelan has a soothing, pure voice from a different era. Produced by Phelan and long-time collaborator Jason LaPrade, her fourth album features consistently good playing by an impressive cast that includes banjo player Chris Coole (Foggy Hogtown Boys), bassist Murray Foster (Great Big Sea) and drummer Adam Warner.

Phelan’s lyrics range from the conversational to the spiritual. David Francey sings on a number of the songs, and gently political folk-rocker Three Wishes, with harmonies by Ian Tamblyn and Jon Brooks, is beautiful. Recently diagnosed with ovarian cancer, Phelan is unable to play her scheduled CD release show, so a number of friends, led by Brooks, will launch it for her at a benefit concert.

Top track: Three Wishes Jon Brooks and friends play a CD release/benefit concert at Hugh’s Room Wednesday (October 27).

SG 3

= Critics’ Pick NNNNN = Stratospheric NNNN = Sizzling NNN = Swell NN = Slack N = Sucks

festival of authors Bigger, more accessible and embracing the mainstream in new ways, the 31st edition of the International Festival of Authors delivers another thrilling roster of the world’s best writers. With nearly 150 scribes set to descend on T.O., trust NOW’s special Festival of Authors Guide – with feature interviews, reviews and more – to turn you on to the literary blowout’s essential events.

special pullout section

INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF AUTHORS October 21 to 30 at various Harbourfront Centre venues (see listings, page 72, for full venues information), readings, interviews, round tables, Juno event $18, members $15; Giller short list readings, Governor General’s short list readings $25, members $20. readings.org.

daily picks Trying to make your Authors Festival plans? Here are some can’t-miss events you’ll want to plug into your schedule.

Thursday (October 21)

When Dionne Brand, Michael Cunningham, Allison Pick (see review, page 62) and Richard B. Wright (see review, page 71) are reading on the same bill, count on a memorable night. 8 pm, Fleck Dance Theatre.

Friday (October 22)

Saturday (October 23)

Sunday Monday (October 24) (October 25)

You know him best as a shit-disturbing filmmaker, but don’t worry, John Waters emits the same vibe in his new book, Role Models. Film writer Richard Crouse interviews the iconic writer/director. 8 pm, Fleck Dance Theatre.

Booker shortlister Emma Donoghue (see interview, page 59) – a sensational performer, as she proved on the Proud Voices stages last summer – reads alongside Kevin Barry, Michael Lista and Alissa York. 3 pm, Studio Theatre.

Noir gets major attention at IFOA this year – there are over 25 thriller writers represented – and Anne Emery, John Lawton, Louise Penny and Lisa Scottoline appear at one of the fest’s major crime writing events. At a round table called Criminal Minds, they discuss the art of writing from a dark place. Noon, Brigantine Room.

GG FINALISTS Authors on this year’s stellar Governor General’s Award fiction shortlist – including Emma Donoghue (Room), Kathleen Winter (Annabel), Sandra Birdsell (Waiting For Joe), Dianne Warren (Cool Water) and Drew Hayden Taylor (Motorcycles & Sweetgrass) – read.

8 pm, Fleck Dance Theatre.

Tuesday Wednesday Thursday (October 26) (October 27) (October 28) The venerable Penguin publishing house celebrates 75 years in business with readings by some of its most successful authors: William Gibson, Michael Winter, Miguel Syjuco and Andrea Levy. 8 pm, Fleck Dance Theatre.

William Gibson and David Mitchell (see reviews, pages 66 and 69) are famous for their wild imaginations. They’re sure to speak freely when interviewed by Mark Askwith of Space, Canada’s science fiction channel. 8 pm, Fleck Dance Theatre.

Hear the festival’s heaviest-hitter, Jonathan Franzen (see review, page 63), read alongside Sara Gruen, Steven Heighton and Jack Hodgins. 8 pm, Fleck Dance Theatre.

Friday Saturday (October 29) (October 30) Kathleen Winter (Annabel) has won the trifecta – she’s on the Giller, GG and Writers Trust shortlists this year, which mean she’ll be all over IFOA. But check her out on this fabulous bill, reading with Dinaw Mengestu, Ali Smith and Canadian Jane Urquhart. 8 pm, Fleck Dance Theatre.

NOW books editor Susan G. Cole hosts a round table on Human Insights Into The Novel Condition, with debut dazzler Eleanor Catton, UK stalwart – and Giller judge – Ali Smith and breakout MexicanAmerican author Brando Skyhorse (see interview and review, page 58).

Noon, Fleck Dance Theatre.

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NEW AT IFOA In its 31st year, the International Festival of Authors may be an adult now, but it’s still growing and changing.

Here’s what’s new at one of the world’s most influential literary events.

Noir nexus Eyebrows were raised when IFOA started showing some love for the mystery genre.

This year the festival goes all out, making thrillers the focus of the festival and featuring 24 crime fiction specialist, including Giles Blunt, Peter Robinson and Louise Penny.

Doing the Junos justice The Junos head into their 40th year, and to celebrate, Key Porter has engaged music writers Karen Bliss, Larry LeBlanc, Nick Krewen and Jason Schneider to produce a history of Canada’s music awards, titled Music From Far And Wide. An onstage round table featuring, among others, Jim Cuddy, who wrote the forward for the book, and Dan Hill addresses the meaning and future of the Junos.

At this event on Saturday (October 23) at 9 pm, the bar will be open, testimony to IFOA’s newfound embrace of the party vibe.

IFOA Ontario expands Tell all your friends living in small towns to keep their eyes and ears open. The festival is sending some of its star writers to 14 Ontario towns as far-flung as Sudbury and Windsor.

Still true You don’t have to attend a reading or interview to get face time with your favourite author. Check the IFOA schedule for the event featuring your admired scribe and head down to 235 Queens Quay West a little over an hour after the event start. You’ll be just in time to line up in the Festival Hub for a signature.

And don’t worry – no one will ask you to produce a ticket stub.

And, yes, as usual, students with proper ID attend IFOA events for free, depending on SGC ticket availability.

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ASSIMILATION BLUES BRANDO SKYHORSE’S UNIQUE DEBUT TRACKS MEXICANS’ EXPERIENCE LIVING IN AMERICA

BY SUSAN G. COLE BRANDO SKYHORSE at a round table with ELEANOR CATTON and ALI SMITH, October 30, noon , Fleck Dance Theatre.

funny thing about identity, you never know when it’s going to creep into your consciousness.

Take Brando Skyhorse, for example. He was brought up believing his stepfather, an American Indian, was his birth father and he himself was native American. It wasn’t until he was 12 and asking his mum questions about when she’d met his live-in dad that he realized the math didn’t add up.

The guy he was living with was not his real father.

In a high-pitched voice – Skyhorse sounds like he’s in a perpetual state of breathless excitement – he describes how his mother had embraced the Hollywood ethos entirely. She’d reinvented herself, as many people do when they come to L.A., after his biological father, a Mexican immigrant, abandoned them when Skyhorse was three.

“She got caught up in the whole myth-making that the city thrives on,” Skyhorse explains on the phone from his home in Jersey City.

“She used the name Running Deer Skyhorse at the time. If you had a choice between Running Deer Sky-

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horse or Mari Banaga, what would you choose?”

Though he kept the name, the young Skyhorse went on to embrace his Mexican roots, especially the Lat-

ino experience in Los Angeles. His exceptional debut novel, The Madonnas Of Echo Park, spins a series of tales set in the mid-80s about Mexicans trying to assimilate.

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You’ve never read anything like this series of stories. That’s because Brando Skyhorse’s subject – assimilating Mexicans in L.A.’s Echo Park neighbourhood – hasn’t seen much literary light. His voice is original and inventive.

The characters all have a connection both vague and direct to a drive-by shooting at a street corner where young girls, dressed as Madonna, are singing the Material Girl’s 80s hit Borderline. The chapter titled Our Lady Of The Lost Flowers, which recalls the tragedy, embraces Skyhorse’s major themes: immigrants’ passion for American pop culture, their desire to fit in and the sudden and devastating violence that changes everything.

To get a sense of the author’s huge range, consider his varying characters. The first chapter features Hector, a migrant construction worker forced to cover up a murder, the second, Felicia, the wife he left, now cleaning house in the Hollywood Hills for a wealthy but depressed matron. A reactionary Latino bus driver connects to the shooting in surprising ways. And so on to the last chapter, in which Aurora, the daughter Hector abandoned, struggles to connect with her mother.

The stories, written in prose that’s vivid and direct, don’t exactly weave together, even though the author calls this a novel. Instead, they lightly brush against each other to create a portrait of a fascinating and complex community.

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“What Los Angeles was missing was not only a novel about the ethnic experience, but an L.A. novel in general,” he explains. “I was looking for a novel that wasn’t about Hollywood or crime.”

Throughout the stories, pop culture figures prominently. The title story, for example, and the novel’s lynchpin, around which all the characters revolve, is about a drive-by shooting in which a girl dressed as Madonna, dancing to the Material Girl’s hit Borderline, is killed. And Skyhorse makes a point of mentioning in the last chapter that Echo Park Lake is where Roman Polanski shot key sequences of Chinatown.

“As a joke, I counted up the pop culture references, starting with the title, and it’s obvious pop culture is more than just a passing interest,” he admits.

“It always intrigued me that in all the movies I grew up with – especially John Hughes’s movies – minorities are non-existent. All my friends in high school were Mexican, and none of us had the big John Hughes houses or cars or big televisions, and yet those were all the movies we loved.”

Skyhorse’s characters run the gamut from a woman cleaning house for a wealthy Hollywood housewife to a reactionary streetcar driver to a gay gang member just out of prison.

“It was important to me to integrate the story of the ex-gang-member into the Latino fabric. He’s part of an ethnic minority that’s getting heat from the mainstream, but then he’s getting heat in his own community – largely Catholic.

“Most of my Latino community voted for Reagan. I hope, given the illegal immigration issues surfacing now, that Latinos are eying their Republican affiliations very closely.”

Skyhorse got his first break as a writer when he attended a creative writing workshop at the University of California at Irvine, alongside some stellar classmates.

“Alice Sebold, Glen Gold, Aimee Bender, screenwriter Phil Hay,” he catalogues. “Six out of seven went on to become published writers. That’s an insane ratio. Alice’s book [The Lovely Bones] was the biggest-selling debut in 25 years. Aimee Bender had enormous success last summer with Lemon Cake. To see all of that from the sidelines, it made me wonder, where did I go wrong?”

He calls himself the Joe Piscopo of his writing workshop, a comment that’s been quoted often in interviews. Now that his own impressive book has been released – and glowingly reviewed – it’s probably time to lose that line.

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IT’S MADE HER FAMOUS, BUT EMMA DONOGHUE’S ROOM HASN’T CHANGED EVERYTHING BY SUSAN G. COLE EMMA DONOGHUE in a round table with KEVIN BARRY and JOSHUA FERRIS Friday (October 22), 8 pm; and reading with BARRY, MICHAEL LIST and ALISSA YORK Saturday (October 23), 3 pm,

rape and has been imprisoned with his mother since birth.

It’s actually not nearly as harrowing as it sounds, though Donoghue definitely had to push herself through the research.

“I didn’t just research what I would

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if you ask emma donoghue the hardest part about being a Man Booker Prize shortlister, she’ll tell you it’s not losing. It’s the mammoth time commitment to media inquiries for her nominated novel, Room, that drains her the most.

“I really wasn’t expecting to win, so it felt all right,” she allows after the announcement last Tuesday, “and I partied heartily afterwards with family and friends who had come from various gargling parts of Ireland and England.”

But prior to her trip to London, she dealt with a lot more publicity than she ever had before.

“They expect every author to answer every big question, like, ‘Comment on the state of current literature today,’” she bemoans. “That kind of question makes me run screaming. I’m not at my most intellectual right now. I’m sitting around thinking, ‘Should I get a manicure for the Booker gala?’ It’s as if getting on to the shortlist turns you into an airhead.”

Not for long. The brilliant author, famous for her historical novels such as Slammerkin and Life Mask, is brainy and entertaining, known for her research. Room, which lost the big prize but sits on both the Governor General and Writers Trust shortlists, is a contemporary novel told from the point of view of Jack, a fiveyear-old boy who was conceived via a

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It’s powerful, tension-filled and takes a big risk.

Jack and Ma live in one room. She’s a kidnap victim, and Jack was born there five years earlier, the result of rape by her tormentor. He’s furnished them with a TV and some books, and delivers groceries via a visit that’s usually followed by a sexual assault.

Sound hard to take?

It is, but Donoghue does two things to make it bearable. First, she creates a fascinating mother-son relationship. Ma home-schools the boy, so his vocabulary is rich and his days filled with play, and he has no sense of the real world, so he doesn’t feel deprived.

Second (and just in time), there’s a shift in the narrative so the two do experience Outside. It’s here where Room really takes off. Ma is freaked.

The tabloids hover as the two recover in the local psychiatric facility, and her father can’t even look at Jack, the spawn of a monster.

Freedom sounds good to us but is traumatizing for Jack. Imagine everything, every experience – fresh air, for example – every connection being new and hard to fathom after five years of having had only one relationship. And he’s not at all happy about having to share Ma. Though occasionally Jack seems more precocious than possible, Donoghue succeeds in making him a believable character. And his mother’s devotion is a beautiful thing.

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need to know about a child growing up in Room,” says the Dublin-born, London, Ontario-based writer, who’s held onto her charming Irish lilt. “I researched all the bad things we can do to children, and which ones survive and which ones can’t. I put myself through more than I needed to.

People would ask me, ‘How could you bear to write about a child locked up?’ and I thought, ‘There’s a lot worse things that could happen to a child.’”

Despite his life experience, Jack turns out to be smart and resilient, which fit in with what Donoghue had learned.

“I remember reading an article on refugees who had just arrived from Haiti. The kids were playing soccer in the park while their parents were shaken and stunned and withdrawn.

Kids have magical adaptive powers, and adults simply don’t.

“When I see my own children, I feel like every single cell of mine is fossilized and dry by comparison. I hold on to emotion much longer. Half an hour after an incident I’m still angry, and they’ve forgotten all about it.”

Donoghue assures me that she’s not done with his- torical fiction. Her next novel is set in 1870s San Francisco and involves a murder mystery and, yes, there’s queer content.

“I’ve never written historical fiction set in America, but San Francisco in the 1870s is actually more modern than Dublin of the 60s where I grew up. I’ve been using hard fact sources and death records, newspaper articles, lots of textual sources [i.e., court records], because the characters were often in conflict with the law. The main character was the only person in San Francisco arrested for crossdressing.”

And don’t worry about Donoghue chasing fame and fortune – the Booker score hasn’t totally messed with her priorities.

“The success of Room is not going to make me chase success again,” she states emphatically. “The surest way to write a disastrous book is to try to recapture a mainstream audience.

I’m not changing my approach to my career. I’ll just write what I like and let the readers catch up.”

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festival of authors interviews and as a singer you really need to hold that together. It was my first time performing on live TV, and I was terrible. I was ashamed to even leave the house, but all people wanted to talk about was that I won.”

His next red-faced moment would be a bit more positive, but no less cringe-inducing. In 1981, Pierre Trudeau was a high-profile guest at the awards ceremony, and he would soon find out just how passionate Canadians can be about their favourite singers

My Juno moment ON THE EVE OF HIS IFOA ROUND TABLE ON THE CANUCK MUSIC AWARDS, DAN HILL RECALLS HIS JUNO HISTORY

9 pm, at Lakeside Terrace.

when you read the juno award retrospective Music From Far And Wide, it’s obvious that the Canadian music awards have been battling pretty much the same complaints for the past 40 years.

Even before they were televised, people griped that the same people won every year or, conversely, that there weren’t enough celebrities – which means the organizers can’t

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BY BENJAMIN BOLES DAN HILL in a round table with JIM CUDDY, EMM GRYNER, KAREN BLISS, NICK KREWEN, JASON SCHNEIDER hosted by JIAN GHOMESHI Saturday (October 23),

“Trudeau had no idea who I was, but [French-Canadian singer] Ginette Reno got it in her head that my song Sometimes When We Touch was the greatest thing ever written. She literally spent the whole night trying to explain to Trudeau who I was and what the song was. She kept singing it to him over and over, and he pretended that he knew the song, but he clearly didn’t.

“I just wanted to crawl underneath the table.”

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please everyone, no matter what they do.

However, while some things never change, looking back over the history of the awards, you can’t help but be struck by how much Canada has shifted culturally.

“I remember when Carole Pope performed High School Confidential and grabbed her crotch on TV – it was like the whole world came to an end in Canada,” chuckles five-time Juno Award winner Dan Hill, who appears in a round table at the Authors Festival celebrating the new book’s release.

“The CBC fielded so many calls they couldn’t function. It makes you think about how different Canada

was at that time. In a way, it almost becomes an anthropological lens through which to look at the culture.

Everything was so much more provincial in the 70s, and everyone was so much more easily shocked.”

Hill’s own experiences with the Junos are a curious mixture of embarrassing incidents and sincere gratitude for the boost his career got from his multiple wins.

“The first time I played, I was 21 and just lost my bearings. You’ve probably noticed that when you’re nervous or in a confrontation, your breathing goes to hell,

Reading this retrospective of the last 40 years of the Juno Awards feels a lot like sitting down and watching every single Juno broadcast in a row – without actually getting to enjoy any of the performances.

It’s a very long list of winners and performances, interspersed every so often with innocuous anecdotes. Like the Junos themselves, it’s a bit cornball, occasionally amateurish, full of too much self-congratulatory music industry back-patting and only occasionally provokes a bit of misty-eyed patriotism.

It’s hard to say exactly who this book is intended for. Fans of individual artists don’t get much to sink their teeth into, and this isn’t really the place to get in-depth commentary on the Canadian music industry.

There’s plenty of history, but it’s pretty dry and shies away from digging too deep into the dirt.

Past nominees and their friends might be the only folks who’d get much of a kick out of this, or maybe people who’ve been professionally involved in the awards at some point. To be fair, those two categories include a relatively large number of Canadians, but even they won’t find much of interest outside of the chapters that covered their own involvement.

You do get a sense of how hard the award organizers have worked over the years to adjust to the times and respond to complaints. Occasionally, the book successfully stirs up memories of significant moments, but even for music obsessives, it’s a chore just staying awake trying to wade through it all to get to the good bits.

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Robinson rules FESTIVAL-PRIZE-WINNING CRIME WRITER SHOWS NO SIGN OF SLOWING DOWN

BY LESLEY McALLISTER PETER ROBINSON reading with LEN GASPARINI, LOUISE PENNY and LISA SCOTTOLINE Saturday (October 23), 8 pm, Brigantine Room; at a round table with SOPHIE HANNAH, MICHAEL ROBOTHAM and ERIC WRIGHT October 30, 3 pm, Brigantine Room; receiving the Harbourfront Festival Prize at the Giller shortlisters event, October 30, 8 pm Fleck Dance Theatre.

local crime novelist peter robinson has a lot to be happy about.

He’s just won this year’s Harbourfront Festival Prize, and it’s only the second time in the 37year history of the International Festival of Authors that it’s been awarded to a writer of genre fiction.

From the road on his way to give a reading in London, Ontario, Robinson agrees that crime fiction often gets a bad rap from the literary establishment.

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“It’s nice to get some recognition for crime writing in an area where it’s not usually given,” he says. “The same thing just happened in Australia. I was down there on tour recently and a crime writer named Peter Temple won [the Miles Franklin Literary Award]. So, yeah, it’s nice to see more of that happening.”

Before taking up the genre with the introduction of the Inspector Banks novels in 1987, Robinson wrote short stories and poetry. And while he doesn’t write much poetry anymore “because the impulse goes into the prose,” its influ-

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ence is evident in the novels.

“Toward the end of the time I was writing poetry, I was more interested in poetic structure and narrative poetry and sense of place, and I think a lot of those things go into writing crime fiction.”

There’s a strong sense of place in the Banks novels, which Robinson chose to set in his native Yorkshire.

“There was a bit of homesickness, a bit of nostalgia, and writing about Yorkshire helped alleviate that. But really, I hadn’t been in Canada very long, so how could I presume to write about it. There would have been

people saying, ‘What’s this upstart doing, thinking he can write about Canada when he’s just landed here?’”

One thing Robinson does know is music – you could build a strong musical library from the books – and he admits to sharing his wide-ranging tastes with the iPod-carrying Banks. It’s one way he keeps the series, now at 19 books, fresh.

“I tend to put things in the books that are impressing me at the time.

Like Banks in the novels, I keep my ears open for new stuff. And I still listen to the old 60s rock and Miles Davis, and I have my classical favour-

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Crime novelist Peter Robinson hasn’t lost his touch. Bad Boy, the latest addition to his long-running Inspector Banks series, is just as fresh, compelling and contemporary as his first effort more than 20 years ago.

That’s in large part because Robinson has allowed Banks to grow and develop over the span of the books. He may have accumulated all the baggage of late middle age, but Alan Banks remains one very cool guy.

The detective chief inspector has just finished a relationship with a younger woman that didn’t go well and a case that ended badly. He’s on a muchneeded holiday in California, where he hopes to shake off his demons with fine wine and an iPod loaded with Miles Davis and Nick Cave.

While the poet in Banks is pondering the San Francisco skyline, his team back in Yorkshire has gotten involved in a real cock-up. Banks arrives home seriously jet-lagged to find there’s been a shooting, his teenage daughter, Tracy, is missing and his house is a crime scene.

The book’s title refers to Tracy’s new boyfriend, but Banks has always been a bit of a bad boy himself, a maverick cop who’s not above bending the rules. And that’s a big part of his appeal.

In a nice departure from previous Yorkshire-set books, a good part of Bad Boy takes place in California. As well as adding a bit of travelogue flavour, it lets us dig deeper into the psyche of Banks, a man rarely comfortable in his own skin.

Put it down to the enigmatic Banks, the intelligent plot or the lovingly LM crafted prose, but this is a series with a lot more life in it yet.

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In a refreshing departure from the usual formula, Robinson has allowed Banks to age, more or less in real time, over the series. But he won’t be retiring any time soon.

“I can avoid that for a long time by having the cases relatively close together. I mean, it’ll happen, but I can control it to some extent,” he says.

And the mature Banks has at last had a relationship with a woman his own age; in the latest book, Bad Boy, he hooks up with a grandmother. Robinson says the decision wasn’t a political one.

“No, it’s just that she was an attractive grandmother. I know attractive grandmothers, so I thought, Why not have one in?”

Another thing that puts a lift in Robinson’s voice is that one of his earlier novels, Aftermath, has been adapted for Britain’s ITV network. If the series goes ahead, there’s a good chance it will be picked up here.

“It got very good ratings and sort of mixed reviews as most of these things do,” Robinson says. “I think Stephen Tompkinson is very good as Banks.”

Though Robinson had no involvement in the drama’s making, he did snag a small walk-on part.

“It was fun,” he says. “I mean, it’s hard work. There were about 10 takes, just to do that again and again because something wasn’t right. I couldn’t do it for a living.”

But with his books hitting bestseller lists around the world and the awards piling up around him, he doesn’t have to.

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some fiction subjects can’t fail to deliver a knockout punch: prison life, sexual abuse, the Holocaust.

That’s why so many amateurs have produced powerful works on those subjects. Just describe what happened in plain language and you’re in business.

But an accomplished writer can bring something more to the canon. Alison Pick’s (The Sweet Edge) Holocaust novel, Far To Go, puts a new spin on moral compromise and, especially, the experience of young children living in Jewish households where the growing terror becomes unbearable.

It’s 1939, and Czech secular Jews

Pavel and Annaliese Bauer’s comfortable life is slowly slipping away. As Hitler makes inroads into the country, they have to make some decisions. They move the family, including their six-year-old son, Pepik, and nanny, Marta, to Prague, then make a run for Paris but finally resort to sending Pepik to England via the Kindertransport program.

Woven into the narrative is a contemporary strand suggesting that all was not what it seemed with the Bauers, and, though documents scattered through the text reveal that the adult Bauers did not sur vive, Pick skilfully ramps up the tension before we discover exactly what happened once Pepik left home.

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painfully perceptive very young children are about approaching trauma is a revelation, and the adult Pepik’s ambivalence when he learns why he never heard from his parents after he boarded the train – the scene on the station platform is harrowing – gives depth to a devastated character.

Marta, the nanny, is fascinating.

Pepik is closer to her than to his mother, and she has a crush on Pavel. The Bauers have a strong commitment to her, but Pick understands class, so when it comes to her employers Marta vacillates wildly between appreciation and resentment.

Weaving Czech history with a contemporary mystery, Far To Go shows terrific craft and emotional intelligence. A SUSAN G. COLE winner.

From its beginnings as a form of musical and theatrical parody, burlesque has traditionally played at the fringes of society. From those underground beginnings it has flourished and is now experiencing a resurgence as performance art. The Hangman7 collective exhibit their unique photographic perspectives on the world of burlesque, exploring the fading boundaries between naughty and nice.

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it’s hard to write about a Michael Cunningham novel without comparing it to the Pulitzer Prize-winning The Hours.

His bio in By Nightfall doesn’t even mention his last book, Specimen Days, a sci-fileaning novel even I, a writer, couldn’t get through. It does, however, cite every actor in the Oscar-winning film adaptation of The Hours.

Cunningham may never come out from the shadow of that overwhelmingly successful book. In By Nightfall, however, he tries, and it’s as well written as The Hours, albeit slimmer and less epic in scale. It is, though, just as thoughtful about how and why we live the way we do – or, rather, how wealthy New Yorkers at mid-life live.

Fortysomething Peter Harris is an art dealer living in a SoHo loft and married to and still hot for Rebecca, an editor. They probably could have

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remained happily childless and boho ageless and cool in the way people with money can in Manhattan, but they have one child, who is now living in Boston as a college dropout.

Peter and Rebecca are overwhelmed with love for their daughter, but they don’t understand her.

Cunningham captures with incredibly sensitivity the awkwardness of their struggle to relate to each other and their new roles as parents of a 20-something adult child.

But the real action in By Nightfall involves Rebecca’s youngest brother, whose IQ is as high as his ambition is low. Mizzy’s both a typical manipulative addict and a beautiful charmer, and when he shows up to stay with the couple, he throws their life into turmoil. His arrival prompts Peter to question certainties he’d long accepted as truths and spurs some honest, mid-life introspection about his job, marriage and role as a father.

As contemplative as I’m making it sound,

By Nightfall is still a breathless pageturner, showing Cunningham still in top ZOE WHITTALL form.

Cunningham reads with Dionne Brand, Alison Pick and Richard B. Wright, tonight (Thursday, October 21).

Pitch your movie – and its star – to Hollywood

“Imaginary near-sighted monkey with a smoking and drinking problem that she doesn’t want to fix, starring me. I’ve always wanted to be a smoking and drinking monkey. Especially if at some point I could answer the telephone wearing a nurse’s uniform.”

LYNDA BARRY, author of Picture This, reading with Nadine Bismuth, Dany Laferrière and Yann Martel, October 29; interviewed by Peter Birkemoe, October 30.

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if you’re going to refer to war And Peace in your novel, you better have the talent to back it up. Jonathan Franzen’s Freedom might not have a big war to focus on like Tolstoy’s, but his insights into how humans behave (or don’t) with peacetime freedom are hugely entertaining.

Like The Corrections, this is a domestic literary page-turner.

Walter Berglund and Patty Emerson couldn’t be more different when they meet in a Midwest college. She’s a star basketball player who grew up in a wealthy New York suburb, while he’s a hard-working country-born intellectual lefty. Between them is Walter’s roommate and best friend, the glamorous, womanizing musician Richard Katz, whom they each come to love (and hate) throughout their decades-long marriage.

Playing with chronology, point of view and narrative form – Patty’s sections are written as an exercise for her therapist – Franzen embraces many themes: deforestation and overpopulation, corrupt government contractors, post-9/11 anxiety, even the aging indie rocker scene.

But mostly he digs deeply into his characters, outlining their intergenerational grievances and the archetypes families force them to assume: hero, martyr, rival. No scrap of egotism or petty complaint escapes his satiric eye.

Sometimes Franzen tries to squeeze too much exposition in dialogue, and if he has one weakness as a writer, it’s his inability to paint pictures. We know his people inside out, but we don’t really know what they or their surroundings look like.

Still, these are quibbles in a book that’s as emotionally rich and full of life and ideas as any recent American GLENN SUMI novel.

“a fun and unexpectedly thought-provoking read.”

– renee miller toronto publishing examiner

“...truly an amazing read...”

– todd shapiro 102.1 the edge

“scott carter has arrived... blind luck is a revelation.”

– brad smith author of big man coming down the road

Franzen reads with Sara Gruen, Steven Heighton and Jack Hodgins on October 28 .

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BY ARMAND RUFFO GARNET RUFFO (including after-party) $12 Canada • 91 min • 2009 Canada • Digital • 91Beta min••Toronto 2009 •Premiere Digital Beta • Toronto Premiere (including after-party) The directorial debut of The Ojibway directorial poet Armand debut ofGarnet Ojibway Ruffo, poetfilmed Armand Garnet Ruffo, filmed on the Six Nations community on the Six in Ontario Nationsand community in the Ottawa in Ontario Valley, and in the Ottawa Valley, Students/Seniors/Underemployed Students/Seniors/Underemployed $10 the film ignites the screen thewith film determination ignites the screen and with heartdetermination and tells a and heart and tells a powerful story of intergenerational powerful story trauma of intergenerational and healing. trauma and healing.

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Co-presented by the Liaison Co-presented of Independent by the Liaison of Independent 1pm 1pm RE:COUNTING COUP RE:COUNTING COUP Filmmakers of Toronto and Filmmakers Xtra! of Toronto and Xtra! w.mediaindigena.com Visit www.mediaindigena.com for up-to-date video coverage for up-to-date videoTHE coverage CRY OF THE FOREST THE CRY OF THE FOREST Curated by Cheryl L’Hirondelle Curated by Cheryl L’Hirondelle Enjoy a dance with forbidden Enjoy alove, dance philosophy, with forbidden trans identity love, philosophy, and trans identity and 0 festival. of the 2010 festival.

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Premiere Featuring of Kent the World Monkman’s Premiere Dance of Kent to Monkman’s Dance to17 – OctoberSeptember Co-directed by Nicolas Co-directed Ipamo andbyAlejandro Nicolas Ipamo Noza and Alejandro Noza glamour! Featuring the World September 30, 2010 17 – October 30, 2010 Miss Chief.

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Bolivia • 97 min • 2008Bolivia • Beta•SP 97 min • 2008 • Beta SP Tuesday – Friday, 11am Tuesday – 6pm, Saturday – Friday, noon 11am––5pm 6pm, Saturday noon – 5pm SDAY, OCTOBER THURSDAY, 21 OCTOBER 21 Described as Bolivia’s first Described Indigenous as Bolivia’s feature first film,Indigenous this groundbreakfeature film, this groundbreakA Space Gallery A Space Gallery 7pm a 7pm ing work is an intimate portrait ing workofisvillage an intimate life inportrait the mid-nineties, of village life a in the mid-nineties, 401 Richmond Street West, 401 Richmond Suite 110 Street West, Suite 110 INTERACTIVE EVENT:INTERACTIVE INUIT KNOWELDGE EVENT: INUIT KNOWELDGE 11am people’s ongoing struggle people’s againstongoing corruption, struggle and against a vivid recollection corruption, and a vivid recollection AND CLIMATE CHANGE AND CLIMATE CHANGE F3: Youth Program NDN 4 L!F3: Youth Program of a tumultuous time in of Bolivia’s a tumultuous history.time in Bolivia’s history.

Curator Talk and Reception Curator TalkArtists and Reception Panel Artists Panel Co-presented by Inuit Tapiriit Co-presented Kanatami byand InuitIsumaTV Tapiriit Kanatami and IsumaTV A Space Gallery ed by TD Bank Co-presented Financial Group

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Directed by Genevieve Directed Grievesby Genevieve Grieves Directed by Minda Martin Directed by Minda Martin Australia • 51 min • 2009 Australia • Digital • 51Beta min • 2009 • Digital Beta USA • 63 min • 2010 •USA Digital • 63Beta min • 2010 • Digital Beta Curator Cheryl L’Hirondelle Curator and Cheryl attending L’Hirondelle artists Jordan and attending Bennett, artists Jordan Bennett, 3pm Beaten, raped and severely Beaten, brutalized, raped and the severely horrific details brutalized, of one thetragic horrific detailsJames of oneLuna, tragicArcher Pechawis, Minda Martin explores her Minda Cherokee Martinfamily’s exploresrelocation her Cherokee in thefamily’s late relocation in the late James Luna, Lisa Reihana Archer Pechawis, will shed insight Lisa Reihana into thewill shed insight into the E SEED IN THE THEASPHALT LITTLE SEED IN THE ASPHALT arearburned into Lani’s nightmemory are burned forever. intoBut Lani’s Lanimemory refusesforever. to be But Lani refuses to be of concept,relationship 1800s. What emerges is1800s. a challenging, What emerges heartbreaking is a challenging, and visually heartbreaking arandnight visually relationship materiality and of concept, identity materiality in the midstand of conidentity in the midst of coned by TorontoHispano.com Co-presented by TorontoHispano.com victimized by the violence victimized that scarred by the her, violence and dedicates that scarred her life her,toand dedicates her life toinfluences and resting documentary that resting often documentary draws parallels thatbetween often draws land,parallels history, between land, history, temporary temporary how it informs influences a new andmedia how itartist’s informs practice. a new media artist’s practice.

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Co-Directed Co-Directed by Lynn Salt This poignant selection This of films poignant captures selection the human of films impulse captures to conthe human impulse to con- by Lynn Salt $10, FREE to All-Access$10, pass-holders FREE to All-Access pass-holders USA • 91 min • 2010 •USA Digital • 91Beta min • 2010 • Digital Beta nect and love in spite ofnect one’sand circumstances. love in spite of one’s circumstances.

5pm This evocative portrait ofThis Native evocative American portrait activist of Native DennisAmerican Banks activist Dennis Banks October 21 Thursday, October 21 Thursday, AND DREAMLAND recounts his upbringing recounts in boarding his school, upbringing his stint in boarding in the US school, military his stint in the US military 9pm 9pm Doors open at 8pm Doors open at 8pm ed by ImagesCo-presented Festival

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Co-presented by ACTRACo-presented - Toronto by ACTRA - Toronto 952 Queen Street West952 Queen Street West • 84 min • 2010 Australia • Digital • 84Beta min • 2010 • Digital Beta Directed by Jeremy Torrie Directed by Jeremy Torrie en is a UFO hunter Dan Freemen who may is be a UFO dying hunter of cancer. who may Obsessed be dying of cancer.Canada Obsessed 5pm 5pm • 95 min • 2010 Canada • Digital • 95Beta min • 2010 • Digital Beta Welcome to The GalleryWelcome Agency, innovators to The Gallery of adult Agency, adoption. innovators You of adult adoption. You mic quest, and with under is cosmic the shadow quest,ofand hisunder impending the shadow mortal-of his impending mortalLAND &with SEA LAND & SEA The uneasiness of surroundings The uneasiness at a winter of surroundings cabin retreatatcoupled a winterwith cabin retreat coupled no longer need suffer the nofamilial longer need void you suffer have thebeen familial living void with youyour have been living with your ts out in an all-consuming ity, Dan sets out search in anforall-consuming alien life. search for alien life. spiritual ramblings of the Co-presented by Hot Docs spiritual owner’sramblings granddaughter, of the owner’s take an granddaughter, anxious hold take an Co-presented anxious hold by Hot Docs whole life. Here at Thewhole Gallerylife.

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by Nils John Porsanger reveals that someone, orreveals something, that someone, is huntingorthem. something, is hunting them. the life-long rewards upthe forlife-long the taking, rewards your Agent up forwill the match taking,you yourwith Agent will match you with OQ NUUMMIOQ Norway • 28 min • 2009 Norway • Beta•SP 28•min Norwegian • 2009 •and Beta Sámi SP •with Norwegian and Sámi with family member the perfect the and perfect facilitate familyfull member socialand integration. facilitate full social integration.

by MikisoqProduced H. Lynge by Mikisoq H. Lynge English subtitles English subtitles 11pm 11pm ed by TIFF Co-presented by TIFF Ena II is the fastest reindeer Ena IIinisthe theworld. fastestAnne reindeer Risten in is thethe world. lone Anne Risten isTHE the BEAT lone PRESENTED THE WITCHING HOUR: THE LATE-NIGHT WITCHINGSHORTS HOUR: LATE-NIGHT PROGRAM SHORTS PROGRAM THE BYBEAT ASTRAL PRESENTED RADIO BY ASTRAL RADIO • 98 min • 2009 Greenland • 35 mm • 98•min Danish • 2009 and • Inuit 35 mm • Danish and Inuit Co-presented by TorontoCo-presented female sport in theofmale-dominated competitive reindeer sport of racing. competitive reindeer After Dark Film

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BY ARMAND RUFFO GARNET RUFFO (including after-party) $12 Canada • 91 min • 2009 Canada • Digital • 91Beta min••Toronto 2009 •Premiere Digital Beta • Toronto Premiere (including after-party) The directorial debut of The Ojibway directorial poet Armand debut ofGarnet Ojibway Ruffo, poetfilmed Armand Garnet Ruffo, filmed on the Six Nations community on the Six in Ontario Nationsand community in the Ottawa in Ontario Valley, and in the Ottawa Valley, Students/Seniors/Underemployed Students/Seniors/Underemployed $10 the film ignites the screen thewith film determination ignites the screen and with heartdetermination and tells a and heart and tells a powerful story of intergenerational powerful story trauma of intergenerational and healing. trauma and healing.

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Co-presented by the Liaison Co-presented of Independent by the Liaison of Independent 1pm 1pm RE:COUNTING COUP RE:COUNTING COUP Filmmakers of Toronto and Filmmakers Xtra! of Toronto and Xtra! w.mediaindigena.com Visit www.mediaindigena.com for up-to-date video coverage for up-to-date videoTHE coverage CRY OF THE FOREST THE CRY OF THE FOREST Curated by Cheryl L’Hirondelle Curated by Cheryl L’Hirondelle Enjoy a dance with forbidden Enjoy alove, dance philosophy, with forbidden trans identity love, philosophy, and trans identity and 0 festival. of the 2010 festival.

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Premiere Featuring of Kent the World Monkman’s Premiere Dance of Kent to Monkman’s Dance to17 – OctoberSeptember Co-directed by Nicolas Co-directed Ipamo andbyAlejandro Nicolas Ipamo Noza and Alejandro Noza glamour! Featuring the World September 30, 2010 17 – October 30, 2010 Miss Chief.

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Bolivia • 97 min • 2008Bolivia • Beta•SP 97 min • 2008 • Beta SP Tuesday – Friday, 11am Tuesday – 6pm, Saturday – Friday, noon 11am––5pm 6pm, Saturday noon – 5pm SDAY, OCTOBER THURSDAY, 21 OCTOBER 21 Described as Bolivia’s first Described Indigenous as Bolivia’s feature first film,Indigenous this groundbreakfeature film, this groundbreakA Space Gallery A Space Gallery 7pm a 7pm ing work is an intimate portrait ing workofisvillage an intimate life inportrait the mid-nineties, of village life a in the mid-nineties, 401 Richmond Street West, 401 Richmond Suite 110 Street West, Suite 110 INTERACTIVE EVENT:INTERACTIVE INUIT KNOWELDGE EVENT: INUIT KNOWELDGE 11am people’s ongoing struggle people’s againstongoing corruption, struggle and against a vivid recollection corruption, and a vivid recollection AND CLIMATE CHANGE AND CLIMATE CHANGE F3: Youth Program NDN 4 L!F3: Youth Program of a tumultuous time in of Bolivia’s a tumultuous history.time in Bolivia’s history.

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ZERO HISTORY by William Gibson (Putnam), 416 pages, $31 cloth. Rating: NNN in his 10th book, william gibson returns to the amoral financial genius Hubertus Bigend, the main character of his last two novels, to anchor his story.

Also back, ex-drugaddict Milgram teams up with fan favourite Hollis Henry to track down some shady dudes working somewhere at the intersection of military contracting and fashion design.

Funny thing is that after three novels, I still don’t feel I know these characters very well. Gibson’s books are unique in that the actual people in the plot play second fiddle to the technology they use. The iPhone, the Macbook, the main character’s Twitter account, even a surveillance bal-

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Which will make Gibson fans very happy. He’s a master at capturing the techno-cultural zeitgeist of an era, and the characters here hop from London to Paris to North Carolina with ease facilitated by their highly connected lives. The opening scene takes place in a London hotel called the Cabinet (i.e., of Curiosities), where Gibson describes an exquisite mélange of steampunk memorabilia.

Gibson is also very clever at writing dialogue and staccato, unfinished thoughts that remind me of Elmore Leonard at his best.

However, I was left a bit underwhelmed by the climax, which involves little more than a punch to the nose and a well-placed taser. Gibson tries to write like a crime novelist, but his technology fetish slows him down. JOSEPH WILSON Gibson appears with Andrea Levy, Miguel Syjuco and others at Penguin’s 75-year celebration on Tuesday (October 26), and in conversation with David Mitchell on Wednesday (October 27).

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joshua ferris’s second novel marks a decided change from the jaded realism of And Then We Came To The End. Instead of the bored denizens of a Chicago ad agency, he focuses here on an earnest lawyer at a pricey Manhattan law firm.

Lawyer Tim Farnsworth is aging with the grace. He loves his wife, has a sumptuous suburban home, complete financial security and a daughter in high school. His life is perfect except for his absurd affliction: at a moment’s notice, he begins walking and can’t stop trudging for miles on end until he’s exhausted.

Farnsworth’s inability to explain his illness to himself or his family forms the crux of the story. Is the illness real? Is it entirely in his head? Is it the result of lifestyle choices or environment?

Ferris neatly deconstructs our health-obsessed culture as he relays Farnsworth’s extensive treatment history – he’s

placed on a giant hamster wheel, chained to the wall or asked to don a brain-scanning bike helmet.

The added twist is a murder trial in which Farnsworth’s defending a valuable client, charged with his wife’s murder. The lawyer struggles to maintain a grip on the case, suddenly leaves in the middle of a consultation and wakes up disoriented in an African hair salon in New Jersey.

His diasporas strain the loyalties of his long-suffering wife and daughter, and his life slowly unravels, making him a hero of tragic proportions.

The haunting nature of his illness and its devastating effect on those around him linger long after the last DAVID JAGER page.

Ferris appears at a round table with Kevin Barry and Emma Donoghue Friday (October 22), and reads with Louise Doughty, Paolo Giordano and Matthew Tierney Saturday (October 23).

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david mitchell has forsworn the shifting times, settings and genres of his previous fiction in this historical novel. It moves forward from one place: turn-of-the-19th-century Nagasaki, where the xenophobic shogunate has quarantined its Dutch trading partners, with their contagious Western-ness, on the tiny harbour island of Dejima.

In the vivid opening chapter, a plucky, selfpossessed Japanese midwife attends a difficult birth, leaving us longing for her reappearance even before Jacob De Zoet, an upright young Dutch clerk whose more prosaic travails on swindler’s-paradise Dejima fill the early part of the book, falls in love with her.

Mitchell’s experiments have earned him a po-mo label, but he’s also a master storyteller.

Setting up narrative expectations of forbidden romance, daring escape, swashbuckling rescue and British naval battle, he undercuts them at the last minute with plot turns that are all the more bittersweet and wrenching for being more like life.

The one character who doesn’t get this treatment is the villain, the abbot of a sinister religious cult. Could Mitchell have pushed his tale onward as relentlessly without the engine of our desire to see this evildoer brought down?

Even if this part of the story goes a bit over the top, The Thousand Autumns is still a tour de force.

Along with his facility for narrative, character and register, Mitchell has an almost miraculous way with words: achingly beautiful haiku-like descriptive lines punctuate passages of dialogue; a startling incantation complete with rhyming couplets precedes the book’s climax. It takes a prodigious talent to make all this FRAN SCHECHTER work.

Mitchell reads with Marc Levy, Michael Lista and Jess Walter, Tuesday (October 26), and appears with William Gibson in Bridges Over Time, Wednesday (October 27).

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Missed Steps THE STEPS ACROSS THE WATER by Adam Gopnik (Doubleday), 304 pages, $21.95 cloth. Rating: NN note to doubleday: when you send out review copies of a book billed as “a magical new illustrated novel,” be sure to include the illustrations. Pictures are crucial for defining the tone of a children’s book (sorry, juvenile fiction), and the limp Le Corbusierinspired cover art does not inspire confidence in the author’s vision for an alternate universe.

The tale starts from a basic Central-Park-as-Narnia premise.

Young Rose discovers a secret staircase rising from the park’s lake that leads to an alternate version of the Big Apple called U Nork.

Her older brother, Oliver, went through a similar adventure in 2005 in Gopnik’s first kids’ book, The King In The Window, a departure from his usually heady prose for the New Yorker.

The U Nork sequences have some fine moments that satirize city living.

Characters dine at a café that literally catapults food into your mouth, and people scramble along the sidewalk over top of each other three deep. Gopnik skewers the lapdog trend by introducing a dog no bigger than a

thumbnail that Rose keeps in her pocket. It survives by eating diamond dust.

But it doesn’t hold together as a cohesive alternate universe like those of C.S. Lewis’s Narnia series or even Neil Gaiman’s Coraline.

Gopnik’s U Nork lacks fully fleshed-out characters and depth. Successful children’s books need to feel universal. The Steps Across The Water feels like a hastily written love-letter to New York.

JOSEPH WILSON Gopnik reads with Eleanor Cattan, M.T. Kelly and Adam Lewis Schroeder, Wednesday (October 27), and appears at a round table with Patricia Engel and Andrea Levy, October 28.

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connects them too obliquely to resonate. Meanwhile, Celia’s parents are given so much weight, you anticipate a payoff that never comes.

The book’s primary conflict, on the other hand, doesn’t feel meaty enough. As an 11-year-old, Celia told the police that Djuna had been whisked away in a strange car, but now she’s

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THE FALSE FRIEND by Myla Goldberg (Doubleday), 253 pages, $29 cloth. Rating: NN brooklyn writer myla goldberg’s latest novel has an interesting premise: guilt-ridden by the childhood disappearance of her best friend, Djuna, 32-year-old Celia returns to her hometown to delve deeper into what happened 20 years ago, tracking down old friends and discovering ugly truths along the way.

The quest fuels the narrative, taking her away from her life as a – yawn – business performance auditor in Chicago, where she spins her wheels in a relationship with Huck, to smalltown Jensenville in upstate New York, where she spends large sections of the book irked by her hovering parents.

There’s a tenuous line drawn between Djuna’s disappearance and Celia’s childless, marriageless adult life, but Goldberg

certain she saw Djuna fall into a hole and turned a blind eye due to their mercurial friendship.

Fallen into a hole? It’s almost comical. When no one believes this recovered memory, the truth behind that day hangs in question, and the ending suggests more than satisfies.

Though we’re often sidelined by unnecessary detail, especially in the sequences with Djuna’s parents, Goldberg’s characters are thoughtfully considered, her sentences muscular and vivid. Her description of Celia’s visit with Djuna’s mother at the end is particularly effective. But it’s not enough to invigorate or unify the book’s various CARLA GILLIS strands.

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the title is a giveaway. mr. shakespeare’s Bastard is about the (fictional) illegitimate daughter of William Shakespeare, Aerlene Ward, who as a 70-year-old recounts her life and that of her mother, Elizabeth, who met young Will in London in 1587.

But as readers of Richard B. Wright’s award-winning Clara Callan know, Wright is expert at getting deep inside his female characters. His latest book sets up a subtly developed world of women who connect and pass on their knowledge and stories from one generation to the next.

We meet the book-loving narrator, who frequently cites the Bard’s lines and characters, at three stages in her life. There’s also the young Charlotte, in whose house the elder

Aerlene works and who writes down her history, the romantic Elizabeth and, most boisterous of all, the cross-dressing prostitute Mary Pinder, Elizabeth’s go-between and protector in London.

The first half is Elizabeth’s story and the second, Aerlene’s, as she goes off in search of the now-famous father she’s never known except in the books she’s read.

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416-973-4000, readings.org. Readings/ interviews/talks/round tables $18, stu free; Governor General’s Literary Awards Finalists/Giller Prize Finalists $25. Brigantine Room (BRG), Lakeside Terrace (LST) and Studio Theatre (SDT), 235 Queens Quay West; Fleck Dance Theatre, 207 Queens Quay West (FDT).

noon Giles Blunt, Anne Emery, John Lawton and Jeff Lindsay reading (BRG). noon Nicole Krauss interviewed by Laurie Brown (LST). noon Bob Rae talk (FDT).

1 pm Alistair Mcauley talk (SDT).

2 pm Donna Thomson and John Ralston Saul in conversation (LST).

2 pm Farley Mowat in conversation with Carol Off (FDT).

3 pm Kevin Barry, Emma Donoghue, Michael Lista and Alissa York reading (SDT).

3 pm Charles Burns, Dylan Horrocks and Seth in a round 8 pm Dionne Brand, Michael Cunningtable discussion on graphic ham, Alison Pick and Richard B novelists (BRG).

Wright reading (FDT).

4 pm Dionne Brand, Mar8 pm Trevor Cole, Aryn Kyle and Angaret Drabble, Debra Eisendrew O’Hagan in a round table disberg, Andrew O’Hagan and cussion on the writer as witness Eleanor Wachtel discussing (BRG).

Writers & Company (FDT).

5 pm Shaughnessy BishopStall and DBC Pierre inter8 pm Kevin Barry, Emma viewed by Brent BamDonoghue and Joshua bury (BRG).

Ferris in a round table 8 pm David discussion on topics of Bergen, MT new fiction (SDT).

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9 pm Karen Bliss, Nick Krewen and Jason Schneider in a panel discussion with Jim Cuddy and Dan Hill (LST).

Sunday, October 24 11 am The Word Doctors Are In master class (LST). noon Anne Emery, John Lawton, Louise Penny and Lisa Scottoline in a round table discussion on criminal minds (BRG). noon Robert Mccrum talking on examining global English (SDT).

1 pm Trevor Cole, Dan Rhodes, Meaghan Strimas and Michael Wex reading (LST).

2 pm Claudio Magris, Jess Walter and Don Winslow in a round table discussion on fictional fugitives (SDT).

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4 pm RJ Ellory, Elena Forbes, Peter James and Don Winslow reading (BRG).

4 pm Paolo Giordano, Alexander Macleod and Karl Marlantes in a round table discussion on word, sentence and novel (LST).

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8 pm Eleanor Catton, Adam Gopnik, MT Kelly and Adam Lewis Schroeder reading (SDT).

8 pm William Gibson and David Mitchell in conversation (FDT).

8 pm Myla Goldberg, Eshkol Nevo, David Rakoff and Julie Roorda reading (LST).

8 pm Writers’ Trust Fiction Prize Finalists reading (BRG).

8 pm Lynda Barry, Nadine Bismuth, Dany Laferrière and Yann Martel reading (FDT).

8 pm Ian Brown, Charles Foran, Charlotte Gray and Meaghan Strimas reading (LST).

8 pm Ken Finkleman, Sophie Hannah, Alexander Macleod and Priscila Uppal reading (SDT).

8 pm Dinaw Mengetsu, Ali Smith, Jane Urquhart and Kathleen Winter reading (BRG).

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Saturday, October 30

8 pm Shaughnessy Bishop-Stall, Elena Forbes, Len Gasparini and Thomas Perry reading (BRG).

8 pm Patricia Engel, Adam Gopnik and Andrea Levy in a round table discussion on coming of age through storytelling (LST).

8 pm Jonathan Franzen, Sara Gruen, Steven Heighton and Jack Hodgins reading (FDT).

8 pm Camilla Gibb, Anchee Min, Matthew Tierney and Russell Wangersky reading (SDT).

noon Sandra Birdsell, Russell Wangersky and Michael Wex in a round table discussion on writing home (SDT). noon Eleanor Catton, Brando Skyhorse and Ali Smith in a round table discussion on human insights into the novel condition (FDT). noon Jane Urquhart and Charlotte Gray in conversation (BRG).

1 pm Tom Mccarthy, Anchee Min and Adam Lewis Schroeder in a round table discussion on rewriting history through fiction (LST).

3 pm Nadine Bismuth, Sara Gruen and Alison Pick in a round table discussion on leaping into the writing life (SDT).

3 pm Sophie Hannah, Peter Robinson, Michael Robotham and Eric Wright in a round table discussion on the rap sheet (BRG).

3 pm Jack Hodgins, Dinaw Mengetsu and Kathleen Winter in a round table discussion on location (FDT).

4 pm Caroline Adderson, Anne Fortier, Emily St John Mandel and Julie Roorda reading (LST).

5 pm Lynda Barry reading and interviewed by Peter Birkemoe (SDT).

5 pm Giles Blunt, Michael Koryta and Louise Welsh in a round table discussion on the mystery novel (BRG).

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8 pm Governor General’s Literary Awards Finalists reading (FDT).

Tuesday, October 26 8 pm Louise Doughty, Peter James, Thomas Perry and Chevy Stevens in a round table discussion on crime and creative morality (BRG).

8 pm William Gibson, Andrea Levy, Miguel Syjuco and Michael Winter reading (FDT).

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Thom Allison thinks the costumes in Priscilla The Musical outdo anything in the movie.

Primping for Priscilla Thom Allison says being a cupcake or paintbrush can be a drag By JON KAPLAN PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT THE MUSICAL by Stephan Elliott and Allan Scott, directed by Simon Phillips, with Tony Sheldon, Will Swenson, Nick Adams, C. David Johnson and Thom Allison (Mirvish). At the Princess of Wales (300 King West). Previews through Sunday (October 24), opens October 26 (Tuesday) and runs to January 2, Tuesday-Saturday 8 pm, matinees Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday 2 pm. $20-$130. 416-872-1212.

thom allison has played a swedish count, Cabaret’s Emcee, Daddy Warbucks and a hungry wolf, but until now he’s never been a green cupcake twirling under a clear plastic umbrella.

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the outrageously designed, warmhearted and funny Priscilla Queen Of The Desert The Musical, based on the cult film that traces the adventures of a trio of friends – two drag queens and a transsexual – across Australia in a bus they dub Priscilla.

“I get to wear 11 costumes, which is crazy but great,” laughs Allison, who plays a variety of characters and also understudies Bernadette, the transsexual. “I’m everything from a rustic townie and a showgirl in cotton-candy pink with a 4-foot feather headdress to a paintbrush.

“The costumes are so delicious that I think of them as fantasy confections.

It’s like you’ve walked into an amazing bakery that features not only cupcakes but also petit fours and éclairs,

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all colours of the rainbow and dusted with sparkles and magic.”

Those costumes are one of the most demanding aspects of the production.

“At this point in rehearsals, the more interesting the costume, the more difficult it is to manoeuvre. The paintbrushes are really wide and have fringe at the bottom, so we all have to be careful not to step on each other as we move around.

“And you have no idea how much effort it takes to get six or eight enormous cupcakes onstage together.”

The flip side of the difficulty is that they’re one of the production’s most fun elements. Having seen the show in London, I think that the costumes outdo anything in the original film.

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“I wish I could be out in the audience watching the action,” nods Allison with his characteristic big smile.

“Jaws will be dropping, for each scene tops the next. You can’t believe that they’re going to go further, and then they do.”

But the show is more than visually appealing; the fluffy exterior hides some earnest, emotional moments about the relationship between one of the drag queens and his young son and also the journey of Bernadette, a former drag queen herself.

“It’s a show about love, about chosen family,” says the actor, “and while it has a gay appeal, it’s not a show about being gay.”

Allison’s been getting tips about Bernadette from Tony Sheldon, a memorable Bernadette in three other productions of Priscilla.

“She’s an extraordinary character, for she was a man, living as a gay man, and has kept the sensibility of the gay world even though she’s now fully a woman. She balances both worlds, becoming involved with a straight guy, Bob, and wanting to be a woman to his man.

“Bernadette is pretty daunting to play, because you have to show the audience how she’s lived her life. In Tony’s hands, she’s a wonderful blend of the toughie, the broad, the lady and the girl, as well as a bit of the clown who can laugh at herself. She’s never too big or grand not to roll her eyes and realize she’s just acted like an idiot.”

But Allison keeps returning to the show’s fun, part of which is in its music: classic pop and disco tunes that include I Will Survive, It’s Raining Men, Say A Little Prayer and Girls Just Wanna Have Fun. “In the film, the boys lip-synch the club numbers; here, a trio of divas descends from the sky and sings as the boys do their act. It’s a brilliant idea and, with the three kick-ass singers we have, will bring the house down.”

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Theatre listings are comprehensive and appear alphabetically by title. Opening plays begin this week, Previewing shows preview this week, One-Nighters are one-offs, and Continuing shows have already opened. Reviews are by Glenn Sumi (GS) and Jon Kaplan (JK).

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All listings are free. Send to: stage@nowtoronto.com, fax to 416-364-1166 or mail to Theatre, NOW Magazine, 189 Church, Toronto M5B 1Y7. Include title, author, producer, brief synopsis, times, range of ticket prices (include stu/srs discounts and PWYC days), venue name and address and box office/info phone number. Listings may be edited for space. Deadline is the Thursday before publication at 5 pm.

Opening THE ANDERSEN PROJECT by Robert Le(Canadian Stage Company/Ex ñpage Machina). An artist explores questions of sex-

ual identity and unfulfilled fantasies in this multimedia solo show. Opens Oct 21 and runs to Oct 30, Mon-Sat 8 pm, mats Wed 1:30 pm, Sat 2 pm. $20-$92. Bluma Appel Theatre, 27 Front E. 416-368-3110, canadianstage.com.

DANNY AND THE DEEP BLUE SEA by John Patrick Shanley (Problem Solver Productions). Two lost souls meet in a bar in this look at love and loneliness. Opens Oct 21 and runs to Nov 6, Tue-Sat 8 pm (except Oct 30 at 1 pm), Sun 2 pm. $20. Pia Bouman School, 6 Noble. 416504-7529, dannyandthedeepbluesea.net.

DEATH OF A SALESMAN by Arthur Miller (Soulpepper). A man confronts his failure to achieve the American Dream. Opens Oct 21 and runs to Nov 13, Mon-Sat 7:30 pm, mat Sat 1:30 pm (see website for other times). $31.20-$75.33. Young Centre for the Performing Arts, 55 Mill. 416-866-8666, soulpepper.ca.

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Lovely Death deatH in venice by Benjamin Britten, directed by Yoshi Oida (Canadian Opera Company). At the Four Seasons Centre (145 Queen West). To November 6. $62-$281. 416-363-8231.

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In Benjamin Britten’s Death In Venice, based on the Thomas Mann novella, middle-aged German writer Gustav von Aschenbach (Alan Oke) takes a fateful trip to Venice, where he quickly becomes obsessed with a beautiful Polish youth named Tadzio (dancer Adam Sergison) as a cholera epidemic breaks out around the lagoon.

Yoshi Oida handles the work’s psychological and mythic undertows with sensitivity, using the streamlined, minimal Japanese aesthetic of Tom Schenk’s set for maximum effect.

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HFirst Bite (Les Coquettes). The burlesque troupe performs a Halloween-themed cabaret show. Opens Oct 24 and runs to Oct 31, Sun 7 and 9:30 pm. $15-$30. Revival, 783 College. lescoquettes.com.

Forever Plaid by Stuart Ross (Thousand Islands Playhouse). Four young singers get a posthumous chance to fulfill their dreams in this musical revue. Oct 22-24, Fri-Sun 7:30 pm, mats Sat-Sun 2 pm. $45-$60. Living Arts Centre, 4141 Living Arts, Mississauga. 905-3066000, livingartscentre.ca.

Harvest by Ken Cameron (City Playhouse Theatre). A rural couple move to the city and unwittingly rent their home to marijuana growers in this comedy. Oct 22-24, Fri-Sat 8 pm, Sun 2 pm. $25, stu $20 (mat $10). 1000 New Westminster, Vaughan. cityplayhouse.ca.

Jane eyre adapted by Robert Johanson (The-

Alan Oke takes a memorable trip to Venice.

also projected onto a small screen, which can pivot to become a mirror during key scenes.

Conductor Steuart Bedford, who helmed the opera’s 1973 premiere, brings out all the shimmering colours and shadows in Britten’s score, which can turn voluptuous or menacing in a heartbeat. The COC orchestra has seldom sounded more alive or spontaneous.

Oke, onstage for nearly the entire opera, effortlessly handles the vocal and emotional demands, making his descent from ordered man of letters to

figure of pathos sympathetic. Equally good is Peter Savidge, a figure of death who monitors Aschenbach’s movements and morphs into various characters he will encounter in his final days.

Tom Corbeil has a touching scene as a concerned clerk.

Choreographer Daniela Kurz’s movement for Tadzio and his idealized friends provides a suitable contrast to the more sombre goings-on.

You won’t leave the theatre humming any arias, but you will reflect on the hidden depths of the human Glenn suMi condition.

atre Erindale). Charlotte Brontë’s Gothic romance is brought to the stage. Previews Oct 21. Opens Oct 22 and runs to Oct 30, Tue-Thu 7:30 pm, Fri-Sat 8 pm, mat Oct 30 at 2 pm. $15, stu/srs $10. Erindale Studio Theatre, 3359 Mississauga Rd N. theatreerindale.com. tHe lion in Winter by James Goldman (Amicus Productions). King Henry II spends Christmas with his dysfunctional family. Opens Oct 21 and runs to Oct 30, Wed-Sat 8 pm, mats Oct 23-24 at 2 pm. $20, stu/srs $18. Fairview Library Theatre, 35 Fairview Mall. 416-8606176, amicusproductions.ca.

HMadHouse variatons by Eric Woolfe (Eldritch Theatre). Horrific scenes from a mental asylum are re-enacted using puppets. Previews Oct 23-24. Opens Oct 26 and runs to Nov 7, Tue-Sat 8 pm (plus Oct 30 at 10:30 pm), mats Oct 31, Nov 6-7 at 2 pm. $20-$25, previews $15, Sun pwyc. Theatre Centre, 1087 Queen W. 416-538-0988, eldritchtheatre.ca.

MatcHBox MacBetH adapted by Matthew Walker (Litmus Theatre). Four actors perform and eerie and magical version of the classic in a backyard shed. Opens Oct 21 and runs to Oct 31, Thu-Sun 7 and 9 pm. Pwyc ($10 sugg).

Secret Venue in Little Italy, location revealed w/ tickets. matchboxmacbeth.blogspot.com. tHe Middle Place by Andrew Kushnir (Theatre Passe Muraille). Based on Project: Humanity interviews, the stories of homeless youth are brought to the stage. Previews Oct 21-23. Opens Oct 26 and runs to Nov 13, Tue-Sat 7:30 pm, mat Sat 2 pm. $30$35, preview $15, mat pwyc. 16 Ryerson. 416504-7529, passemuraille.on.ca.

MoonsHine by Jim Nolan (Toronto Irish Players). A village undertaker struggles to stage a play and fulfill his dreams. Opens Oct 21 and runs to Nov 6, Thu-Sat 8 pm, Sun 2 pm. $20, stu/srs $18. Alumnae Theatre, 70 Berkeley.

416-440-2888, torontoirishplayers.org.

unity (1918) by Kevin Kerr (Ryerson Theatre School). A small town in Saskatchewan is hit with the Spanish Flu after WWI. Opens Oct 21 and runs to Nov 13, see website for schedule. $18, stu/srs $14. Abrams Studio Theatre, 46 Gerrard E. 416-979-5118, ryersontheatre.ca.

WHo’s under WHere? by Marcia Kash and Dough Hughes (Peel Panto Players/Samuel French Inc.). A lingerie fashion show goes awry in this comedy. Opens Oct 21 and runs to Oct 30, Thu-Sat 8 pm, Sun 2 pm. $15-$20.

Lester B. Pearson Theatre, 150 Central Park, Brampton. 905-874-2800, peelplayers.com.

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bus across the Australian outback, looking for love and friendship (see story, page 73). Previews to Oct 24. Opens Oct 26 and runs to Jan 2, 2011, Tue-Sat 8 pm, Sat-Sun and Wed 2 pm. $20-$130. Princess of Wales Theatre, 300 King W. 416-872-1212, mirvish.com.

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Previewing tHe Great War: tHe History oF tHe villaGe oF tHe sMall Huts, 1914-1918 by ñ Michael Hollingsworth (VideoCabaret). This satire looks at conquest and the absurdity of war. Previews Oct 26-28. Opens Oct 29 for a limited run, Tue-Sat 8 pm, Sun 2:30 pm. $15$30. Cameron House, 408 Queen W. 416-7031725, videocab.com.

Hal’s KitcHen: WHat’s BurninG? (Mysteriously Yours). A famous chef seeks the perfect menu in this interactive mystery. Previews to Oct 23. Opens Oct 29 and runs to Dec 31, FriSat 8 pm (dinner from 6:30 pm); see website for other times. $43-$83. 2026 Yonge. 416486-7469, mysteriouslyyours.com. les Fridolinades by Gratien Gélinas (Théâtre français de Toronto/Théâtre Catapulte).

Sketches, songs and monologues are used to examine French-Canadian society. Previews Oct 27-28. Opens Oct 29 and runs to Nov 7, Wed-Sat 8 pm, mats Sun 2:30 pm (and Nov 6 at 3:30 pm). $33-$57, stu/srs $28-$57, Wed pwyc. Berkeley Street Theatre, 26 Berkeley.

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Beyond tHe Moors PrevieW sHoW and courtsHiP dance Party (Shaista Latif/Sarah

Behl). Dance, have tea and meet the characters of the upcoming production (show runs Nov 6-27 at Annex Theatre). Oct 21 at 8 pm. $10-$25. Trinity St Paul’s Church, 427 Bloor W. beyondthemoors.wordpress.com.

Hdracula – a love story by Sharyl Hudson (BTW). Follow actors through the castle’s halls in this adaptation of Bram Stoker’s novel. Oct 22 at 8 pm (and Nov 4-5). $39.95. Casa Loma, 1 Austin Terrace. 416-923-1171, casaloma.org. ecstasy by David Heron (Kingston 6). An uptown Jamaican ad executive has an unexpected romance with an exotic dancer. Oct 24 at 6 pm. $30-$40. Central Peel S.S., 32 Kennedy N, Brampton. ecstasy-theplay.com.

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Erika-Leigh Stirton’s duet with a chair stands out in Untitled Riot.

Water logged the DRowning anthologY choreography by Sasha Ivanochko and Lynndsey Larre (Crazyfish Collective). At the Tank House Theatre at the Young Centre (55 Mill). To October 23. $17-$20. 416-8668666. See Dance Listings, this page.

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Unfortunately, the program is woefully uneven. Larre’s The Waste Land Variations feels like an exercise using a T.S. Eliot poem to explore the ambiguity of desire. Two men and women (one woman dressed in male clothing) hit the floor to enact your basic push-mepull-me dynamic seen in countless contemporary dances. A couple of striking images – a woman being held upside

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pany presents dance by Maryfer, Lisa Webb, Lavish and others. Oct 23 at 7:30 pm. $20-$25.

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and the video game Halo, with Marie-Josée Chartier, Kate Alton, Gregory Oh and others.

Oct 24 at 8 pm. $20, stu $10. Music Gallery, 197 John. musicgallery.org. i Move FoRwaRD The Actors’ Fund of Canada presents a benefit for artists whose lives have been affected by cancer, with choreographies by Josh Assor, Bethany Jillard, David Connolly and others. Oct 25 at 8 pm. $25-$70. Jane Mallett Theatre, 27 Front E. 416-366-7723, imoveforward.ca.

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down and laughing hysterically – and the sound of Eliot’s reading of the poem sped up can’t make up for the uninspired and, from the looks of it, bruise-inducing choreography.

Ivanochko’s brief piece Untitled Riot stands out for Aaron Lumley’s cacophonous score, which goes way beyond nails on chalkboard. At least the dance

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presents a performance featuring artists from Spain and Canada, including Maribel Ramos and others. Oct 23 at 8 pm. $45-$90. Queen Elizabeth Theatre, 190 Princes’ Blvd. 416-4572085, torontoflamencofestival.com.

contemporary dance by graduate students in Brazilian, African, Indian and other styles.

Oct 21 at 8 pm. $20 (proceeds to Oxfam Canada). York University Accolade East Bldg, 4700 Keele, McLean Performance Studio.

416-736-5888, yorku.ca/perform.

the DRowning anthologY Crazyfish Collective presents works by Sasha Ivanochko and Lynndsey Larre (see review, this page).

Runs to Oct 23, Wed-Sat 7 or 8:30 pm (times alternate, see website for details). $17-$20.

Young Centre for the Performing Arts, 55 Mill. 416-866-8666, youngcentre.ca. nn (GS) ink to Flesh JD Dance presents works by Jesse Dell, Jordana Deveau and Kate Franklin exploring evolving perspectives on physical beauty. Runs to Oct 23, Wed-Sat 7 or 8:30 pm (times alternate, see website for details). $15-$20. Young Centre for the Performing Arts, 55 Mill. 416-866-8666, youngcentre. ca. uP until now Toronto Dance Theatre presents a contemporary dance piece by choreographer Deborah Hay. Runs to Oct 23, Wed-Sat 8 pm, mat Sat 2 pm. $26, stu/srs $20, mat pwyc. Winchester Street Theatre, 80 Winchester. 416-967-1365, tdt.org.

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kin (Koba Entertainment). Franklin the turtle and his friends go on an adventure in this family show. Oct 23 at 1 pm. $27-$52. Sony Centre for the Performing Arts, 1 Front E. 416-872-2262, sonycentre.ca.

HGrindhouse Ghoulies: halloween spooktacular (Skin Tight Outta Sight/Great

Canadian Burlesque). The troupe and guests pay tribute to sleazy films of the 60s and 70s.

Oct 26, doors 9 pm. $15. Mitzi’s Sister, 1554 Queen W. skintightouttasight.com. hamlet by William Shakespeare (Resurgence Theatre Company). The classic tale of betrayal and murder gets a staging. Oct 22 at 8 pm. $32-$35. Richmond Hill Centre for the Performing Arts, 10268 Yonge. rhcentre.ca. martyrs street by Misha Shulman (Miles Nadal JCC). Shulman’s play about a the Middle East conflict gets a reading. Oct 24 at 2 pm. $9 sugg donation. 750 Spadina. mnjcc.org. nobody’s anGel by Douglas Beattie (Foundry Theatre). Beattie’s play about unlikely love in Rome during WWII gets a reading. Oct 25 at 7 pm. Pwyc. The Rearview Mirror, 193 Baldwin. firstdrafttoronto@gmail.com. pam hyatt off limits (Pam Hyatt). The veteran of stage and TV performs an autobiographical solo show. Oct 23 at 8 pm. $20. The Annex Live, 296 Brunswick. 416-929-3999. ramblinGs of a Gentleman scumbaG (John Murdock). Murdock performs his solo show about a balloon guy at a NYC drag bar. Oct 22 at 8 and 10 pm. $10. The Sixth, 1642 Queen W. hutch4u@hotmail.com. ruslan and lyudmila by Mikhail Glinka (Opera in Concert). The opera based on Pushkin’s poem is performed in Russian. Oct 24 at 2:30 pm. $29-$40. Jane Mallett Theatre, 27 Front E. 416-366-7723, operainconcert.com. soulpepper at play (Soulpepper). Gala funder for the company with performances and more. Oct 27 at 6 pm. $1,000 and up. Young Centre for the Performing Arts, 55 Mill. 416203-6264 ext 140, soulpepper.ca.

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inclusion and accessibility with art, theatre, film and more. Runs to Oct 24, see website for venues, dates and times. Various prices, many events free. abilitiesartsfestival.org. aida by Giuseppe Verdi (Canadian Opera Company). Director Tim Albery transfers Verdi’s opera, set in ancient Egypt, to a drab, 1960s militaristic society, vaguely Soviet. The result is sometimes visually striking, more often silly.

But Johannes Debus’s conducting and the singers are first rate, especially Sondra Radvanovsky and Rosario La Spina as the ill-fated couple Aida and Radames. Runs to Nov 5: Oct 21, 27, 30, Nov 2 and 5 at 7:30 pm, mat Oct 24 at 2 pm. $62-$281. Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts, 145 Queen W. 416-3638231, coc.ca. nnn (JK)

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billy twinkle: requiem for a Golden boy by Ronnie Burkett (Factory Theatre). ñ This mid-career triumph for Burkett is set in

the world of puppetry, the art form he’s embraced and transformed. Jaded, middle-aged puppeteer Billy attempts suicide but is rescued by a former mentor and made to view his life through a puppet show. Burkett’s craft is as astonishing as ever, and his set – dominated by a big cruise ship – is terrifically evocative.

And Burkett proves he’s a terrific actor as well, voicing his dozens of characters with humour and affection. Runs to Oct 31, Tue-Sat 8 pm, Sun 2 pm. $25-$48, Sun pwyc. 125 Bathurst.

416-504-9971, factorytheatre.ca. nnnn (GS) the clockmaker by Stephen Massicotte (Tarragon Theatre). The Tarragon’s 40th season launches with Massicotte’s intriguing play, which muses on memory and time.

Storylines about a lonely clockmaker, a dejected married woman, her abusive husband and a mysterious inquisitor unfold too slowly at first, but the pace picks up once they begin to intersect. The acting is strong, with Christian Goutsis and Claire Calnan creating the most poignant and vulnerable characters. Humour, often subtly delivered, makes the show really shine. Runs to Oct 24, Tue-Sat 8 pm, mats Sat-Sun 2:30 pm. $23-$44, Fri & Sun rush $10. 30 Bridgman. 416-531-1827, tarragontheatre.com. nnnn (Debbie Fein-Goldbach) the codfather (Murder Mystery Toronto).

Mobsters seek a murderer in this interactive dinner-theatre comedy. Runs to Oct 23, Sat 7 pm. $65. Forget About It!, 325 King W. 416855-3306, murdermysterytoronto.com.

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Death In VenIce by Benjamin Britten (Canadian Opera Company). The opera ñ based on Thomas Mann’s novel is performed

in English (see review, page 74). Runs to Nov 6: Oct 22, 25, 28 and Nov 3 at 7:30 pm, mats Oct 31 at 2 pm and Nov 6 at 4:30 pm. $62$281. Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts, 145 Queen W. 416-363-8231, coc.ca. nnnnn (GS) the GIrls Who saW eVerythInG by Sean Dixon (Ryerson Theatre School). A book club explores life and death, love, identity and belonging through an ancient epic. Runs to Nov 12, see website for schedule. $18, stu/srs $14.

Abrams Studio Theatre, 46 Gerrard E. 416979-5118, ryersontheatre.ca. heart strInGs by Reynold Nathaniel (Mole Productions). Two men fight over a rare gift.

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The List is a poetic, point-by-point depiction of a woman consumed by guilt and fear.

It’s a stunning portrait of someone imprisoned in the ordinary, determined to keep her life together by means of the ordered lists that structure her day.

Hoping for increased closeness to her husband, the unnamed woman (Allegra Fulton) has convinced him to move from the city to the country. Her only new friend is Caroline, another mother whose disordered life stands in stark contrast to the speaker’s immaculate, organized existence.

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Runs to Oct 23, see website for schedule. $10$20. 165 Front E. 416-862-2222, lktyp.ca. the lIst by Jennifer Tremblay (Nightwood Theatre/Canadian Stage). A busy woman neglects a friend’s request and inadvertently causes her death (see review, this page). Runs to Nov 6, Mon-Sat 8 pm, mats Wed 1:30 pm, Sat 2 pm. $22-$49, some Mon pwyc. Berkeley Street Theatre, 26 Berkeley. 416-368-3110, nightwoodtheatre.net. nnnn (JK) 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

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man, provides a nuanced view of the woman. A chorus of chores – wash sheets, rake leaves, buy blue hat – fills the space between her more emotional thoughts as she tries to make sense of a fatal error.

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jewel-like polishing of everyday actions, that suffuses the show with radiance and depth.

Fulton is amazing, using her voice and body to show this complex character, never shying away from presenting her less likeable qualities as well as the empathetic pain and loneliness in which she’s mired.

Thornton’s direction is as detailed, neatly establishing the conflicting sides of this woman’s psyche and even turning her, briefly, into a stylish but anguished Lady Macbeth.

Their work is wonderfully supported

by Denyse Karn’s set, costume and projections and Kimberly Purtell’s mood-shifting lighting. The woman’s unadorned white kitchen stands against a black backdrop, its whiteness broken only by a bowl of red apples and a red apple corer and the family’s black shoes on the floor tiles.

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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 30, Tue-Sat 8 pm, mats Wed and Sat 2 pm. $35$65. Panasonic Theatre, 651 Yonge. 416-8721212, lovelossonstage.ca. nnn (GS) the neW electrIc ballroom by Enda Walsh (MacKenzieRo). Three sisters living in an Irish fishing village ritually relive a past trauma in order to keep their world safe.

Director Autumn Smith’s vivid production and a quality cast make for an intense, sometimes disturbing evening of theatre, leavened by humour and the playwright’s understanding of human frailty. Runs to Oct 24, Thu-Sat 8 pm, Sun 2:30 pm. $26, Sun pwyc. Tarragon Theatre, 30 Bridgman, Extra Space. 416-5311827, mackenziero.com. nnnn (JK) PInkalIcIous, the musIcal by Elizabeth Kann, Victoria Kann and John Gregor (Vital Theatre).

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THE SCHOOL PROJECT by Steph Berntson, Julia Lederer and Haley McGee (Flashquiz). This interactive creation examines school and lessons. Runs to Oct 29, Wed-Sat 8 pm. $10-$12.

Bloor Collegiate, 1141 Bloor W. flashquiz.ca.

SHAKESPEARE IN HOLLYWOOD by Ken Ludwig (Scarborough Players). Oberon and Puck find themselves on a 1930s Hollywood film set in this comedy. Runs to Oct 23, Thu-Fri 8 pm, mat Sat 2 pm. $17. Scarborough Village Theatre, 3600 Kingston. theatrescarborough.com.

SHIRLEY VALENTINE by Willy Russell (Stage West). A frustrated English housewife goes on a wild Greek vacation. Runs to Nov 21, TueSun 6:30 pm, mats Wed and Sun 11 am. $46$80 (includes buffet). 5400 Dixie, Mississauga. 905-238-0042, stagewest.com.

SOULSEEK by Ognen Georgievski (Birdland Theatre). Georgievski’s script about a woman who winds up in a dreamy, tech-heavy underworld riffs lazily on the Orpheus myth without inventing anything new or reinterpreting anything old. Both the performances and production are shallow. Runs to Oct 23, Thu-Sat 8 pm. $30, stu/srs $20. Walmer Centre Theatre, 188 Lowther. 416-504-7529, birdlandtheatre. com. N (Naomi Skwarna) TWISTED ELEGANCE by Jason Murray (Upstage Productions/pivotal(arts) theatre). A student must interact with a popular girl, forcing both to examine their choices. Runs to Oct 30, TueSat 8 pm, Sun 2 pm. $8-$12. Unit 102 Theatre, 46 Noble. twistedelegance.eventbrite.com.

WICKED by Stephen Sondheim and Winnie Holzman (Mirvish). The hit musical revealing the backstory of the witches of Oz returns.

Runs to Nov 28, Tue-Sat 7:30 pm, mats Sat-Sun and Wed 1:30 pm. $35-$129. Canon Theatre, 244 Victoria. 416-872-1212, mirvish.com. 3

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Thursday, October 21 ABSOLUTE COMEDY presents Slade Ham, Dan-

iel Woodrow and host Ted Bisaillion. To Oct 24, Thu 8:30 pm, Fri 9 pm, Sat-Sun 8 pm (and Sat 10:45 pm). $10-$15. 2335 Yonge. 416-4867700, 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.

COMEDY ABOVE THE PUB McVeigh’s Irish Pub

presents Andrew Ivimey. Eric Clifford, Gavin Kingshott, Ian MacIntyre, Abraham Sualim, Josh Menezes, Marco Bernardi, host Todd Van Allen and others. 9 pm. $5. 124 Church. 416364-9698.

COMEDY @ COCONUTS New Reach Creative presents comedy followed by hip-hop, R&B and reggae w/ host Ricky ‘rudeboy’ Singh and various comedic acts. 9 pm. Free. Coconuts Restaurant & Lounge, 2180 Steeles W. 905532-0504, newreachcreative.com.

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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) YUK YUK’S DOWNTOWN presents Ian Peet. To Oct 24, Wed-Sun 8 pm (and Fri-Sat 10:30 pm). continued on page 80 œ

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cakes in this family musical. Runs to Dec 29, Sat 11 am and 1 pm, Sun 1 pm. $29.50-$39.50.

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PULL THE CHUTE (portrait of a lady theatre).

Two one-act plays by Laura Cassis and Natalie Urquhart are performed. Runs to Oct 24, TueSun 8 pm, mat Sun 3:30 pm. $15. Lower Ossington Theatre, 100A Ossington. 416-9156747, lowerossingtontheatre.com.

A RAISIN IN THE SUN by Lorainne Hansberry (Soulpepper). This drama looks at a black family living in 1950s Chicago. Runs to Nov 13, Wed-Sat 8 pm, mat Sat 2 pm, see website for more times. $40-$76, stu $32, rush $5-$22. Young Centre for the Performing Arts, 55 Mill. 416-866-8666, soulpepper.ca.

REVELATIONS by Jason Morneau and Damien Gulde (Agawa Sapphire Productions). Four strangers visiting a therapist become the four horsemen of the apocalypse. Runs to Nov 2, Sun-Tue 8 pm (except Oct 31 at 3 pm). $10$12. Bad Dog Theatre, 138 Danforth. unclemaoandtheredstarreview@yahoo.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. 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) ROMEO AND JULIET by William Shakespeare (Shakespeare in Action). This adaptation for young audiences sets the story in a modern, culturally diverse city. Runs to Nov 6, see website for schedule. $15, stu/srs $12. Central Commerce CI, 570 Shaw. 416-703-4881, shakespeareinaction.org.

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$12-$20. 224 Richmond W. 416-967-6425, yukyuks.com. yuk yuk’S VAuGHAn presents the Rising Stars Of Comedy double feature. 8 pm. $12. 70 Interchange Way, Vaughan. yukyuks.com. yuk yuk’S WEST presents the Rising Stars Of Comedy double feature. 8 pm. $12. 5165 Dixie, Mississauga. yukyuks.com.

Friday, October 22 AbSOLuTE COMEdy See Thu 21. bAd dOG THEATRE presents Troubadour, com-

petitive musical improv. 8 pm. $10-$12. That Friday Show, a one-act play by BDT students.

8:30 pm (in Studio #2). Pwyc. Macro Neato, improv variety including games and plays. 10 pm. $10-$12. 138 Danforth. 416-491-3115, baddogtheatre.com. bALMy COMEdy The Fill Station presents stand-up, sketch and improv w/ Ryan Maglunob, Dave Kemp, Lianne Mauladin, Accidental Company, Action Slacks, host David Tsonos and others. 8:30 pm. Pwyc. 2282 Queen E. 416-693-9333.

COMEdy On THE dAnFORTH Timothy’s World News Café presents improv with Better Than Nothing (David Boyce/Angela Brown). 9 pm.

Pwyc. 320 Danforth. 416-461-2668, comedyonthedanforth.com.

FATkid COMEdy Superfly Comedy presents

comics who used to be fat kids w/ Clifford Myers, Javier Enrique, Rob Mailloux, Andrew Ivimey, Ryan Maglunob, Monty Scott and Casey Corbin. 11 pm. $15. Second City, 51 Mercer. 416-343-0011, secondcity.com.

GERRy dEE LiVE Rose Theatre presents the stand-up comic. 8 pm. $37-$57. 1 Theatre Lane, Brampton. 905-874-2800, rosetheatre.ca.

MAkinG %@iT uP Tiny Head Productions and Dave Curran present an interactive comedy show w/ Jan Caruana, Alastair Forbes, Kerry Griffin, Lisa Merchant, Dave Pearce and host Ralph MacLeod. 10:30 pm. $20. Dave And Buster’s, 120 Interchange Way, Vaughan. 647977-7890, davecurranlive.com.

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MARGARET CHO Live Nation presents a music and comedy show. 8 pm. $29.50ñ $49.50. Massey Hall, 178 Victoria. 416-8724255, masseyhall.com.

SOMETHinG WiCkEd AWESOME THiS WAy COMES See Thu 21.

THE SPECiALS: GERMAn APPAREL Bread & Cir-

cus presents a full-length sketch comedy revue w/ Sandra Battaglini, Precious Chong, Phil Luzi and Christopher Sawchyn. 8 pm. $15. 299 Augusta. breadandcircus.ca. yuk yuk’S dOWnTOWn See Thu 21. yuk yuk’S VAuGHAn presents Kristeen Von Hagen. To Oct 23, Fri 9 pm, Sat 7:30 & 9:30 pm. $20. 70 Interchange Way. 416967-6425, yukyuks.com. yuk yuk’S WEST presents Damonde Tschritter.

To Oct 23, Fri 9 pm, Sat 7:30 & 9:30 pm. $20.

5165 Dixie, Mississauga. yukyuks.com.

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Saturday, October 23 AbSOLuTE COMEdy See Thu 21. bAd dOG THEATRE presents Theatresports,

competitive improv. 8 pm. Key Party, sexy comedy with real and fake couples. 10 pm. $10-$12 each. 138 Danforth. 416-491-3115, baddogtheatre.com. bEST OF WEST End GiRLS Comedy Bar presents all-girl stand-up w/ Sara Hennessey, Laura Cilevitz, Julia Bruce, Lianne Mauladin, Daniela Saioni and others. 8 pm. $10-$12. 945 Bloor W. comedybar.ca. bRiAn POSEHn Nergasm & the Comedy Addict present the actor/comedian in a live show. 7 pm. $27.50. Toronto Underground Cinema, 186 Spadina. nerdgasmcomedy.com.

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.

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SOMETHinG WiCkEd AWESOME THiS WAy COMES See Thu 21.

THE TOMGREEn.COM WORLd STAnd-uP COMEdy TOuR The Union presents com-

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Sunday, October 24 AbSOLuTE COMEdy See Thu 21.

GHOST JAiL THEATRE Clinton’s presents weekly

improv, monologues and more. 7:30 pm. $5$6. 693 Bloor W. ghostjail.com.

LAuGH SAbbATH presents The Loner Show, w/ Chris Locke, Deborah Robinson, Steve Scholtz, Dawn Whitwell, Alicia Douglas, Steph Tolev, Jordan Roth, host Brian Barlow and others. 9 pm. $5. Rivoli, 332 Queen W. laughsabbath.com.

THE SEEdLinGS present SlowGrow, an improv style of creating scenes a line at a time, w/ Nicole Ascroft, Leesa Gaspari, Peter Madore, Jimi Shlag, Tom Vest and Amie Vu. 8 pm. $5.

Comedy Bar, 945 Bloor W. comedybar.ca.

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SOMETHinG WiCkEd AWESOME THiS WAy COMES See Thu 21.

STAnd uP SundAyS Second City presents the

Mercer Street Comedy Cabaret. 7 pm. $15. 51 Mercer. 416-343-0011, secondcity.com.

SuddEnLy SundAy Pantages Martini Bar presents an open mic w/ host Melissa Story. 8:30 pm. Free. 200 Victoria. 416-362-1777. yuk yuk’S dOWnTOWn See Thu 21.

Monday, October 25 ALT.COMEdy LOunGE Rivoli presents Andrew Johnston, Tim Nasiopoulos, K Trevor Wilson, Ian Lynch, Michael Morrison, Lori Gibbs, Ben Hur, MC Kristeen Von Hagen and others. 9 pm. Pwyc. 332 Queen W. altdotcomedylounge.com.

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this page). 9 pm. $22.50-$26.50. Phoenix Concert Theatre, 410 Sherbourne. 416-870-8000, ticketmaster.ca. yuk yuk’S dOWnTOWn See Thu 21. yuk yuk’S VAuGHAn See Fri 22. yuk yuk’S WEST See Fri 22.

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Who knew that the week after Canadian Comedy Week would be so busy? Ottawa’s shock comic-turned-internet-broadcaster, former Mr. Drew Barrymore and onetime NOW cover boy Tom Green brings his show to the Phoenix this Saturday (October 23), while Comedy Channel laconic alt-superstar Demetri Martin joins a lineup that includes Steven Wright and Mike Wilmot for fundraiser Stand Up For Kids on Tuesday (October 26) at the Koerner Hall. We pit them against each other for this Q&A. See listings, this page.

This week is packed with other comics (Margaret Cho, Brian Posehn, Gerry Dee). Why should we see your show?

Green: I’ve had an amazing year playing to over 200 sold out crowds around the world. (Look at where I have been at tomgreen.com/tour). I’m sincerely very proud to be bringing this show to Toronto for the first time. Plus I am Canadian, like Gerry Dee. Martin: What a very demanding question.

If all of you got into a wrestling ring, who’d win and why?

Green: It would only happen if Gerry Dee and I could phantom tag those Yankee pricks.

Martin: So, we’re fighting? Or are we just in the ring, hanging out?

Any special green room rider?

Green: Three Red Bulls, a bottle of Crown Royal and a pound of Canadian grass.

Martin: No. Any green is fine.

How will you kill time in Toronto before and after the show?

Green: Walking down the street with Kensington Market hipsters attempting the swagger of Al Waxman in his prime. And showing off this amazing city shooting videos for Tomgreen.com The Channel.

Martin: I will fight comedians in a wrestling ring.

Tuesday, October 26 I HEART JOKES Evan Desmarais presents week-

ly comedy and fun. Doors 7:30 pm. Pwyc. The Central, 603 Markham. 416-913-4586.

SKETCHCOMEDYLOUNGE Rivoli presents Haircut, Punch in the Box, Ladystache, Newsdesk with Ron Sparks, MC Craig Brown and others.

9 pm. Pwyc. 332 Queen W. sketchcomedylounge.com.

SOMETHING WICKED AWESOME THIS WAY COMES See Thu 21.

STAND UP FOR KIDS DundeeWealth presents a benefit for youth at risk w/ ñ Demetri Martin, James Cunningham, Debra

DiGiovanni, Steven Wright, Ron Josol, Ted Morris and host Mike Wilmot (see Q&A, this page). 7:30 pm. $75. Royal Conservatory of Music, 273 Bloor W, Koerner Hall. 416-4080208, standupforkids.ca.

STANDING ON THE DANFORTH Eton House presents Darren Pyle, Martha O’Neill, Cal Post, Robert Kelly, Kate Davis, Lori Gibbs, Darren Frost, Mark Walker, Nathan MacIntosh and host Jo-Anna Downey. 9 pm. Free. 710 Danforth. 416-466-6161.

TUESDAYS IN THE JUNCTION Hole in the Wall presents weekly comedy and people talking loudly w/ host Matt Shury. 9 pm. Free. 2867A Dundas W. 416-760-7041.

YUK YUK’S DOWNTOWN presents Amateur Night, w/ Humber School of Comedy at 7:30 pm, and stand-up newbies at 9:30 pm. $3. 224 Richmond W. 416-967-6425, yukyuks.com.

Olivia Arrington, Joe Ianni, Miriam Verberg, Justin Sanchez, Steve Davis, Thomas Patrice and host Nathan Macintosh. 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. 416-491-3115, baddogtheatre.com.

THE CARNEGIE HALL SHOW The National Theatre of the World presents a weekly comedy variety show. 9:30 pm. Pwyc. Bread & Circus, 299 Augusta. thecarnegiehallshow. com.

CORKTOWN COMEDY Betty’s presents an open mic w/ Desiree Lavoy, Geoff Hendry, Bryan Ankrah, host Brian Coughlin and others. 9 pm.

Free. 240 King E. 416-988-2675, 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.

“You made this world, the rest of us are just trying to live in it.” photo by Cylla von Tiedemann–Maev Beaty, Rick Simm, Andrea Brown, Alex Eddington

Danforth. evelynreese.com.

IMPERIAL COMEDY Imperial Pub presents weekly Pro/Am comics w/ host Eric Bud. 9:30 pm. Pwyc. 54 Dundas E. imperialcomedy.com.

SECOND CITY presents Live In 3D, sketch comedy featuring scenes and songs from SC history, plus new material. 8 pm. $12. 51 Mercer.

416-343-0011, secondcity.com.

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Spirits Bar & Grill, 642 Church. 416-967-0001.

YUK YUK’S DOWNTOWN presents Orson Payne.

To Oct 30, Wed-Sat 8 pm (and Fri-Sat 10:30 pm). $12-$20. 224 Richmond W. 416-9676425, yukyuks.com.

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Wednesday, October 27 ABSOLUTE COMEDY presents Pro-Am night w/ Demetri Martin

Celebrity Apprentice or Dancing With The Stars: which would you rather?

Green: Thanks, NOW, this is almost like having to choose between a poke in the eye or a kick in the nuts.

Martin: I will fight them all in a wrestling ring.

Lindsay Lohan: where will she be in five years?

Green: Sitting by a fireplace staring happily at her Oscar on the mantle.

Martin: In a wrestling ring?

Where will you be in five?

Green: Living in Toronto so I can be closer to the person who wrote these questions.

Martin: Earth.

Chilean miners: what’s next?

Green: Graceland.

Martin: Dancing Celebrity Apprentice in a wrestling ring with stars and GLENN SUMI packed with comics.

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Houle’s Givn’r gets laughs Aboriginal artist finds humour in native cultural paradoxes By DAVID JAGER of cultural strength and consternation: for every beautiful tradition, York University (4700 Keele, Accolthere is an equally ugly stereotype or ade East building), to December 5. 416strained cliché, creating a cognitive 736-5169. Rating: NNNN dissonance that is, in the end, the stuff of comedy gold. terrance houle, a member of the The opening image sets the tone.

Blood tribe, is barely into his 30s and Houle, dressed in native headdress already has a retrospective of his and loincloth, sits slumped atop a toy video, photographic and performance pony in an urban playground. His work, entitled Givn’r. Active in inlarge belly folds over his loincloth digenous communities across North while a moccasin toe pokes at the America, he takes a sly look at contraground. He photographs himself dictions inherent in contemporary standing in a garden in boxer shorts native life. and native shirt made from a brown Houle, it turns out, is a very funny paper bag, blinking uncomfortably in man, out to punk the world with his the sun. Another film shows Houle in Artwork 2010 NOW ad.pdf an1open 10-09-10 4:32 PM own brandUpart of DIY aboriginal stunts. field, running free in a loinFor him, native traditions are a source cloth before tripping and falling on

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The awkward feeling of being stuck between two cultures is a constant theme. In his Urban Indian series, he enacts a Leave It To Beaver fantasy of the urban working man’s day, from home to the office, dressed in his beaded robes and feathers. His landscape series shows manicured pictures of suburban life (a Little League game, women in a park) where Houle lies face down in the distant background, his feathered tail piece sticking up in the air.

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MUST-SEE SHOWS A SPACE GALLERY RE:Counting Coup group show (ImagineNATIVE), to Oct 30, curators’s talk 5:30-7:30 pm Oct 22, panel (Miles Nadal JCC) 10-11:15 am Oct 23. 401 Richmond W #110. 416-979-9633.

BARBARA EDWARDS CONTEMPORARY Painting: Eric Fischl, to Nov 13. 1069 Bathurst.

647-348-5110.

BIRCH LIBRALATO Multimedia (Printopolis): Euan Macdonald, Oct 21-Dec 4, reception Oct 21. 129 Tecumseth. 416-365-3003.

DIAZ CONTEMPORARY Sculpture: Kim Adams and James Carl, Oct 21-Nov 20, reception 6-9 pm Oct 21. 100 Niagara. 416-361-2972.

GALLERY 44 Photos: Paul Butler and Lynne Heller, Oct 22-Nov 27, reception/artists’ talk 6-9 pm Oct 22. Photos (ImagineNATIVE): Amanda Strong, Oct 22-Nov 27. 401 Richmond W #120. 416-979-3941.

GALLERY TPW Installation: Geoffrey Pugen, to Oct 30. 56 Ossington. 416-645-1066.

GENERAL HARDWARE CONTEMPORARY Inaugural group show, Oct 21-Nov 12, reception 6:30-11 pm Oct 21. 1520 Queen W. 416-5166879.

HANG MAN The Velvet Divide: Art Of Burlesque, Oct 26-Nov 14. Painting: Karin Lapins, to Oct 24. 756 Queen E. 416-4650302.

JESSICA BRADLEY ART + PROJECTS Video/installation: Emily Vey Duke and Cooper Battersby, to Nov 13. 1450 Dundas W. 416-5373125.

LE GALLERY Prints (Printopolis): The Maker group show; Geneviève Jodouin, to Oct 31, gallery owner’s talk 4:30 pm Oct 24.

1183 Dundas W. 416-532-8467.

O GALLERY Multimedia: Urban Angels (benefit for the

ART GALLERY OF MISSISSAUGA Barry Lord

and Gail Dexter Lord, talk 7 pm Oct 27.

New media: Julie Andreyev, to Oct 31. 300 City Centre (Mississauga). 905-895-5088.

ART GALLERY OF ONTARIO Installation: Allyson Mitchell, to Nov 28 (Young Gallery, free). Mixed media: Shary Boyle, to Dec 5.

Film/painting: Julian Schnabel; photos: The Grange Prize; sculpture/painting: Eva Hesse, Betty Goodwin and Agnes Martin, to Jan 2, 2011. Sculpture/drawing: Henry Moore, Oct 23-Feb 6, 2011. $18, srs $15, stu $10, free Wed 6-8:30 pm. 317 Dundas W. 416-979-6648.

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.

BLACKWOOD GALLERY Traffic: Conceptual Art In Canada 1965-1980, to Nov 28. U of T Mississauga, 3359 Mississauga N (Mississauga). 905-828-3789.

DORIS McCARTHY GALLERY Traffic: Conceptual Art In Canada 1965-1980, to Nov 28.

1265 Military Trail. 416-287-7007.

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416-586-8080.

JUSTINA M. BARNICKE Traffic: Conceptual Art In Canada 1965-1980, to Nov 28. 7 Hart House. 416-978-8398.

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OLGA KORPER Painting: John Brown, Oct 21Nov 17, reception 6-9 pm Oct 21. 17 Morrow. 416-538-8220.

OPEN STUDIO GALLERY Printopolis Symposium On Contemporary Printmaking, Oct 21-24. (Printopolis) 40 Years, 40 Prints 40 Printmakers members show; Yorodeo (Paul Hammond and Seth Smith), to Oct 30. 401 Richmond W #104. 416-504-8238.

SUSAN HOBBS Photos: Arnaud Maggs, Oct 21-Dec 4, reception 6-8 pm Oct 21. 137 Tecumseth. 416-504-3699.

TIFF BELL LIGHTBOX Essential Cinema: Douglas Gordon, Ming Wong, Martin Arnold, Michael Nyman and Michael Snow, to Oct 23. 350 King W. tiff.net.

WYNICK/TUCK Photo-based work: Dyan Marie, to Nov 13. 401 Richmond W, #128.

416-504-8716.

Painting: Bruno Bobak, to Dec 5. Defiant Spirits: The Modernist Revolution Of The Group Of Seven, to Jan 30, 2011. Traditional Stories: Unikkaaqtuat/Modern Stories: Unikkaat, to May 8, 2011. $15, stu/srs $12.

10365 Islington (Kleinburg). 905-893-1121.

MOCCA Prints (Printopolis): Stefan Hoffman, Oct 21-24. BMO 1st Art, to Oct 31.

Installation: David Hoffos, to Dec 31. 952 Queen W. 416-395-0067.

MUSEUM OF INUIT ART Sculpture/prints/ drawing from the collection, ongoing. $6, stu/srs $5. 207 Queens Quay W. 416-6037591.

OAKVILLE GALLERIES Diabolique group show, to Nov 14. Centennial Sq, 120 Navy; Gairloch Gardens, 1306 Lakeshore E (Oakville). 905-844-4402.

THE POWER PLANT Painting/tapestry/ video: Ian Wallace and Pae White, to Jan 2, 2011. $6, stu/srs $3, Wed 5-8 pm free. 231 Queens Quay W. 416-973-4949.

ROYAL ONTARIO MUSEUM Institute for Contemporary Culture: painting/sculpture: El Anatsui, to Jan 2, 2011. ICC: Walls And Barriers: A Collaborative Project, to Oct 23. Playful Pursuits: Chinese Traditional Toys And Games, to Jan 2, 2011. 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).

Fryderyk Chopin & The Romantic Piano, to Mar 27, 2011. Position As Desired/Exploring African Canadian Identity: Photographs From The Wedge Collection, to Mar 27, 2011. Painting: Jane Ash Poitras, to Sep 1, 2011. $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.

TARAS SHEVCHENKO MUSEUM Sculpture: Roger Golden, to Oct 29. Donations. 1614 Bloor W. 416-534-8662.

TEXTILE MUSEUM OF CANADA 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.

UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO ART CENTRE Traffic: Conceptual Art In Canada 1965-1980, to Nov 28. 15 King’s College Circle. 416-9781838.

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Who doesn’t want to believe that they’re lucky? Answer: Dave Bolden, the protagonist of Scott Carter’s new novel, Blind Luck ($18.95, Darkstar). When he’s the only one who survives a freak accident, a mysterious stranger convinces him that he’s on a hot streak and should use it to gamble, test the stock market and take lots more heart-stopping risks. Soon the stakes rise to really scary heights. It doesn’t help that Bolden’s dad is himself a compulsive gambler. Local first novelist Carter talks about his new book tonight (Thursday, October 21) at the Riverdale Library. See Readings, this page.

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READINGS THIS WEEK Thursday, October 21 SCOTT CARTER Talk. 7 pm. Free. Riverdale Li-

brary, 370 Broadview. torontopubliclibrary.ca.

CHANDLER DAVIS Launch. 7 pm. Free. Lillian

H Smith Library, 239 College. friendsofmerril.org.

HDAY OF THE DEAD Readings by Suzanne Alyssa Andrew, José Sigouin and others.

1:30-4. Free. Merchants of Green Coffee, 2 Matilda. 416-741-5369.

JOHN RALSTON SAUL Reading from Revolutionary Traveller: Freeze Frames From A Life.

2 pm. Free. Spadina Road Library, 10 Spadina Rd. torontopubliclibrary.ca.

Friday, October 22 HANDREA SUBISSATI Zombie launch. 10 pm.

Free. Cherry Cola’s Rock N’ Rolla Cabaret, 200 Bathurst. zombiebooklaunch.info.

IAN TYSON Book launch and concert. Today and tomorrow 8:30 pm. $50, adv $45.

Hugh’s Room, 2261 Dundas W. 416-5316604.

Saturday, October 23 BOHEMIAN EMBASSY POETRY CAFE Open mic

with poets, spoken word artists and others.

8-10:30 pm. $5. Centre for Inquiry, 216 Beverley. bohempoetrycafe@gmail.com.

TOM JOKINEN Reading. 7-8:30 pm. Free. Holy Oak Café, 1241 Bloor W. 647-345-2803.

POETRY SLAM Poetry competition. 7 pm. $5.

Underground @ The Drake Hotel, 1150 Queen W. 416-531-5042.

Sunday, October 24 CANZINE Readings by Mark Sedore, Teri Vlassopoulos and others. 1-7 pm. $5. Great Hall, 1087 Queen W. brokenpencil.com/canzine.

Tuesday, October 26 KIM ECHLIN Reading. 7 pm. Free. York U, Accolade W Bldg, rm 206, 4700 Keele. ñ 416-736-5158, yorku.ca/laps/canwrite.

FREE SPEECH LITERARY SALON Pat Capponi, Jon Brooks and others. 7 pm. Free. Tinto, 89 Roncesvalles. 416-530-5885.

HOLOCAUST SURVIVOR MEMOIRS Anka Voticky, Willie Sterner and others. 7 pm.

Free. Toronto Centre for the Performing Arts, 5040 Yonge. Reserve 416-410-5875.

Wednesday, October 27 CRISIS LAUNCH Sandra Alland, bill bissett

and others. 8:30 pm. Free. Clinton’s, 693 Bloor W. 647-231-1756.

INSOMNIAC Launching books by Catherine Graham, Anne Perdueand others. 7-10 pm.

Free. Magpie Tavern, 831 Dundas W. insomniacpress.com.

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“To sit and watch Canadians experience patriotism together is incredibly gratifying as a filmmaker.”

One of McGowan’s essential skills is his ability to find entry points for all kinds of people. He says Score is made for viewers aged five to 500, and you can see his point. Hockey nuts under 15 will go for the goofy Blades players. For 30-somethings, there’s the CBC’s George Stroumboulopoulos playing the over-the-top arena announcer for the Blades and Nelly Furtado as a rowdy, tattooed fan.

And for the over-50 types, he’s got Olivia Newton-John and local songwriter Marc Jordan playing the parents of Farley, the home-schooled hockey prodigy who doesn’t own a cellphone and has never played organized hockey.

McGowan says it really helps to have a tight-knit artistic community like Canada’s to make those crucial connections. It was Jordan who gave the script to Newton-John, and McGowan knew somebody who knew Furtado. No way she does it if an anonymous American sends her a script, McGowan insists.

Unlike most musicals that require cast members to act, sing and dance, Score needed an actor who could act, sing

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Michael McGowan

Olivia Newton-John and Michael McGowan skate right over musical clichés.

He shoots... Score Michael McGowan gives our national sport a tune-up By SUSAN G. COLE SCORE: A HOCKEY MUSICAL written and directed by Michael McGowan, with Noah Reid, Allie MacDonald and Stephen McHattie. 92 minutes. A Mongrel release.

Opens Friday (October 22). For venues and times, see Movies, page 88. you gotta hand it to michael McGowan. He wears his Canuck pride on his sleeve.

His last two movies – One Week and this week’s release, Score: A Hockey Musical – are so laden with Canadiana, he could be working for the Heritage ministry.

“I’m trying to make stuff that’s decidedly populist with an independent sensibility,” he says during a recent visit to the NOW offices. “We haven’t explored in the populist genre the notion of being Canadian.

So if you’re going to make a film about hockey, why not make it as

Canadian as possible.”

You never know who’s going to appear in a McGowan movie, a major pleasure of his films. One Week includes cameos by indie pop stars

only Canadians would recognize, plus an appearance by the Stanley Cup and myriad references to Tim Hortons.

This one begins with the national

and skate.

“Noah [Reid] came first day of auditions and wowed us,” McGowan recalls. “I was practically crying because I wasn’t sure I’d find someone.

He told us he’s a fantastic skater, and usually when actors say that it’s the kiss of death and they can’t. But we rented some ice and he came in the next day and he was incredible.”

The rest of the casting – except for female lead Allie MacDonald, who won the role only after she toned down her stage musical presence – was less of a problem.

“Most of the actors are not known for their singing, but that was okay because we were in the world of hockey. I wanted to have the roughness so that the humour would come out,” McGowan says.

“We never wanted incredible, huge, polished dance numbers that don’t necessarily say anything about the world we’re in. But, regardless of any of that, if the story doesn’t work, then audiences feel they’ve been hit over the head with a gallon of maple syrup and want to take a shower.”

As for the critical indifference – some would say drubbing – that met Score when it opened TIFF this year, McGowan just rolls his eyes with frustration.

“Look,” he says, with his trademark intensity, “don’t go to an AC/DC concert and complain that it’s too loud.”

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REVIEW SCORE: A HOCKEY MUSICAL (Michael McGowan)

Rating: NNN It’s totally hokey, the songs all sound the same and the ending is ridiculous. So why was I smiling all the way through this movie?

Three main reasons: Michael McGowan (One Week) loves the Canuck icons, the film has an anti-violence message, and its two leads are very engaging.

Home-schooled by his parents (Olivia Newton-John and Marc Jordan), Farley (Noah Reid) is a hockey prodigy who’s never played an organized game in his life.

When he joins the Brampton Blades and becomes a star, he loses his sense of self and his friendship with the girl next door (a winning Allie MacDonald).

Don’t know who’s gonna go for this. Hockey nuts will hate the anti-violence theme, while musical lovers aren’t necessarily sports fans, and the film snobs might scoff.

SGC But Score is pretty fun, especially if you’re Canadian.

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Capturing the first terrorist star By NORMAN WILNER Carlos directed by Olivier Assayas, written by Assayas and Dan Franck, with Edgar Ramírez, Alexander Scheer, Alejandro Arroyo, Ahmad Kaabour and Nora von Waldstätten. A Mongrel Media release.

333 minutes. Some subtitles. Opens today (Thursday, October 21) at the TIFF Bell Lightbox. See Times, page 94.

at 55, olivier assayas moves and talks like a much younger man, shifting through ideas and themes with the nervous energy of a guy in his 30s, his answers outpacing his facility with spoken English.

The French filmmaker’s English is far, far sharper than my pitiful French. But it should give you an idea of our conversational whirlwind while discussing his new film, Carlos.

Produced for French TV, it’s an ambitious look at the life of the international terrorist known as Carlos the Jackal, played out in three parts running more than five and a half hours.

“You have more time to get acquainted with the complexities of Carlos,” says the director, relaxing into a chair in a suite at the Sutton Place. “And to me, when you deal with politics, it’s the complexity that’s essential. If you lose the complexity, you lose the truth of politics, so that’s also one of the reasons I needed time for this film.”

Assayas’s movie doesn’t lionize Carlos. Assayas views his subject as a swaggering glory-hound who uses revolutionary rhetoric to justify his love of violence and enhance his own

review CARLOS (Olivier Assayas)

Rating: nnn Produced for French television as a three-part miniseries, Olivier Assayas’s ambitious biography of the Venezuelan-born terrorist known as Carlos the Jackal features some spectacular filmmaking and well-considered performances. But in a five-and-a-half-hour theatrical presentation, its top-heavy construction and exhausting running time work against the overall experience.

The film covers a 20-year span in the career of Ilich Ramírez Sánchez (played bluntly by Domino’s Edgar Ramírez) as he criss-crosses Europe and the Middle East, lobbing grenades, taking hostages and trying to blow up airplanes for the Palestinian cause – always making sure the newspapers know what he’s doing.

The action peaks about halfway through with a thrilling extended sequence set at the 1975 OPEC conference in Vienna, where Carlos and his comrades take the entire delegation hostage in a day-long siege. But once that’s past, there’s another two hours of political infighting and decline to be nW dealt with – which is historically relevant but not exactly cinematic.

image. As the film sees it, Carlos – who currently resides in France’s Clairvaux Prison – was the first terrorist to court media attention with elaborate, camera-ready attacks. He was the first militant superstar.

“He’s the guy who invented the concept,” Assayas says. “I’m not sure we should give him credit for it, but we should acknowledge that he did.”

The film introduces Carlos (Edgar Ramírez) as he pledges himself to the Palestinian cause and depicts several key incidents, including the attacks on planes at Orly Airport and the epic raid on the 1975 OPEC conference in Vienna. At every turn, Assayas strives to be as honest and realistic as possible.

“It’s exactly how it happened,” he says. “For instance, in Orly, we shot in exactly the same places where those things happened. We had the support of the airport to recreate the conditions, because of course now you can’t drive your car and shoot at planes, because they have those huge metal barriers that block access to the runway. The airport agreed to move off the protections so we could recreate exactly the way it was.”

Assayas shows a little revolutionary flair of his own by filling the soundtrack with songs from New Order, Wire and the Feelies to reflect the anarchic headspace of his characters – most effectively in the use of the Dead Boys’ Sonic Reducer to set up the capture of the German nihilist who calls herself Nada.

“It’s a way of just reminding the audience that this is 1977,” he says.

“It’s punk rock, a new age. In terms of European politics, this was a very key dividing line. I half-joke about Nada being some kind of forerunner of punk rock. She’s into the no-future ethic from the start.”

Terrorism does seem like the ultimate endgame of the punk mentality, I venture.

“Yeah, with guns,” Assayas says, laughing. “Punk rockers with guns.” 3 normw@nowtoronto.com

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phel). 85 minutes. Some subtitles.

Opens Friday (October 22). For venues and times, see Movies page 88. Rating: NNNN

The term “protest song” gets new meaning in Tibet In Song, a superb documentary tracking Tibetan resist­ ance to Chinese repression.

In the first of three sections, director Ngawang Choephel describes his pas­ sion for Tibet’s traditional folk songs, which used to be closely tied to daily life – “Sing and the animals give more milk,” explains one proponent.

After they invaded in 1950, the Chinese set out to eviscerate Tibetan culture, targeting its music especially.

Mao always used the arts as a revolu­ tionary tool – 20 performers is better than 1,000 sol­ diers, he always said. Suddenly, loudspeakers pump­ ing out Maoist propa­ ganda were installed in every village.

Then Chinese bureaucrats clev­ erly co­opted Tibetan songs by applying Com­ munist lyrics to their melodies.

Resistance was powerful – just singing the old songs led to arrest.

Choephel himself was sentenced to 18 years in jail for spying in 1996, and he films fellow prisoners’ devastating testimony. Choephel’s mother’s quest for his release became an international campaign until he was freed in 2002, events that take up a significant chunk of the film’s closing act.

But Choephel refuses to let his per­ sonal story eclipse the larger picture – it’s the music and the freedom it stands for that matter here.

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also opening Paranormal Activity 2 (D: Tod Williams, 89 min) Paranormal Activity was one of last year’s biggest success stories.

Made for $15,000, it went on to gross $108 million. Can the sequel, about a family who uses security cameras to discover that a series of “break­ins” is anything but, do as well? Six cautionary words: Book Of Shadows: Blair Witch 2.

Opens Friday (October 22). Screened after press time – see review October 22 at nowtoronto.com/movies.

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David Rasche and Cristina Lago flash their Blue Eyes.

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Full Brazilian BLUE EyES (José Joffily). 109 minutes.

Some subtitles. Screens Friday (October 22), 1:40 pm, and Saturday (October 23), 7:30 pm, at the Royal as part of the Brazil Film Festival. See Indie & Rep Film, page 97. Rating: NNN Among the features and documentar­ ies playing at the Brazil Film Festival, which runs until Sunday at the Royal, José Joffily’s Blue Eyes feels like a rad­ ical selection.

Performed mostly in English, it’s a character study of an alcoholic Amer­ ican (David Rasche) who arrives in Bra­ zil seeking redemption – or at least atonement – for a sin in his past. He enlists a young woman (Cristina Lago) in his quest, which necessitates a long and convoluted road trip. In an ex­

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tended flashback that unfolds along­ side the present­day story, we see what’s weighing so heavily on his soul.

It’s designed to appeal to an Amer­ ican audience, though that audience might be surprised to see Rasche – still best known for starring in the 80s cop spoof Sledge Hammer! – in a heavy dramatic role. He does a fine job, though, putting some tragic weight into what might otherwise have been a two­dimensional character.

The film could stand some trim­ ming, particularly in the flashback sequences, but Blue Eyes stands out in a festival otherwise defined by con­ ventional programming choices.

That said, if you’d prefer to see something more classically Brazilian, there’s Beyond Ipanema, a documen­ tary about the global influence of Brazilian music, and Time Of Fear, a sweaty thriller about a piano teacher caught up in the May 2006 crime spree NORMAN WILNER in São Paulo.

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ALPHA AND OMEGA 3D (Anthony Bell, Ben Gluck) offers light laughs and thrills for small children. The animation and 3-D don’t have the wow factor to impress kids over 10, but the story might do the job. It’s about a slacker wolf who loves an alpha wolf who’s out of his league. 88 min. NNN (AD) Canada Square, Colossus, Eglinton Town Centre, Kingsway Theatre, SilverCity Mississauga THE AMERICAN (Anton Corbijn) may not

be the best thing ever, but it’s a mostly competent spin on the standard one-lastjob thriller, with a solid performance by George Clooney as the resolutely closedoff 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)

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(Rodrigo Cortés) is a minimalist thriller that takes place entirely within the confines of a coffin in which a man (Ryan Reynolds) has found himself buried with little more than a lighter, a flask and a cellphone. Who he is and what’s going on hardly matter; the movie focuses entirely on the issue at hand, which is how our protagonist is going to survive as the minutes tick away and his oxygen supply dwindles. Reynolds is riveting, and you’ll appreciate director Cortés’s bravura cinematic accomplishment after you catch your breath. 95 min.

NNNN (NW) Canada Square, Carlton Cinema, Coliseum Scarborough, Colossus, Empire Theatres at Empress Walk, Kennedy Commons 20, Queensway, Yonge & Dundas 24

CARLOS (Olivier Assayas) 333 min. See

interview and review, page 85. NNN (NW) Opens Oct 21 at TIFF Bell Lightbox.

Carlton Cinema, Interchange 30, Yonge & Dundas 24

CATS & DOGS: THE REVENGE OF KITTY GALORE (Brad Peyton) is a sequel that only

infrequently sets its sights on spy-movie CASE 39 (Christian Alvart) is a not very spoofery, preferring instead a string of scary supernatural thriller with Renée Zelldopey puns and low-impact animal chasweger as a social worker who rescues a es. The action is indifferent and the jokes little girl from abusive parents and takes unfunny. 85 min. NN (NW) her home. Supernatural murders break Interchange 30 out. Zellweger walks through the clichéd role with stereotyped reactions, outshone THE CONCERT (Radu Mihaileanu) contains by both Bradley Cooper as her best friend intriguing ideas about state-sanctioned and Callum Keith Rennie as the girl’s deracism and the power of music to create mented father. 109 different kinds of harmonmin. NN (AD) ies, but they’re lost amidst Coliseum Missisa contrived story and lots EXPANDED REVIEWS sauga, Coliseum Scarof unfunny farce. Once the nowtoronto.com borough, Colossus, star conductor of Russia’s Courtney Park 16, EgBolshoi Orchestra, Andrei linton Town Centre, Filipov (Alexei Guskov) was demoted to Empire Theatres at Empress Walk, Grande janitor three decades earlier for not oust- Steeles, SilverCity Yorkdale, Yonge & Duning the company’s Jewish musicians. das 24 When he purloins an invitation to perform CATFISH (Ariel Schulman, Henry Joost) is a in Paris, he must find his musicians (now all doing odd jobs in Moscow), get them lightweight documentary about online visas and over to France – never mind refriendship that moves to an online rohearsing the all-Russian program. The mance that ends in deception. Since the tone-deaf film lurches from one cultural film doesn’t dig very deeply, it’s little more cliché to the next and skips over the trathan a cautionary tale about the dodgigedy at the film’s centre. Neither Moscow ness of internet relationships. Old news. nor Paris comes off looking interesting, 94 min. NN (AD)

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and the orchestral sequences are laughably inaccurate. Still, Guskov and Mélanie Laurent (as a French violinist who’s got a secret connection to the conductor) add gravitas to the pic. Subtitled. 120 min. NN (GS) Cumberland 4

CONVICTION (Tony Goldwyn) reduces the undeniably powerful true story of Betty Anne Waters (Hilary Swank), who put herself through law school and spent nearly two decades fighting to clear her brother (Sam Rockwell) of a murder conviction, to a mundane movie-of-the-week. Director Goldwyn stages every scene as a potential Oscar clip, exhorting his actors to go bigger and broader with Pamela Gray’s blunt dialogue. The exceptions are Rockwell, whose bipolar character becomes the rock to which the audience can cling, and Melissa Leo, who puts a great deal of depth into a very shallow character. But they aren’t the focus of the film; that’d be Swank, who’s dour and mechanical even when the movie gives her Peter Gallagher’s Barry Scheck – yes, that Barry Scheck – as a sidekick. 106 min. NN (NW) Varsity

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(Ole Bornedal) is Straw Dogs with a Danish makeover. Bornedal’s slickly shot thriller

involves a lawyer who moves his family back to his childhood village just in time to shelter a Bosnian émigré from a vengeful mob. The situation is entirely believable, the characters sharply drawn and allowed some level of complexity, and – as was the case in director Bornedal’s terrific 1994 creeper, Nightwatch – the violence is both hideously pragmatic and bleakly funny.

The ending bites off just a little bit more than it can chew, but up until that point you’ll be on the edge of your seat. Subtitled. 100 min. NNNN (NW) Carlton Cinema

DESPICABLE ME (Chris Renaud, Pierre Coffin) stars Steve Carell as the voice of a sneering schemer who adopts three girls as part of an elaborate scheme to steal the moon. That subplot provides the movie with its most engaging and entertaining moments; the other stuff, with Gru’s tube-shaped minions jumping around at us in 3-D, is a lot less interesting. 95 min.

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SCORE: A HOCKEY TIBET IN SONG MUSICAL Ngawang Noah Reid plays a fresh-faced homeschooled hockey prodigy whose life changes when he joins a real team.

Look for musical turns by many Canuck stars, athletes and wannabes.

Choephel’s doc looks at how Tibet’s folk songs have been coopted or repressed

by Chinese bureaucrats. Must viewing for anyone interested in the power of art and culture.

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Oscar winners Martin Landau and Ellen Burstyn play two lonely people who experience a December/ December romance. Hard to believe this was written by a guy in his early 20s.

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slut after a white lie about losing her virginity goes viral. Gluck’s film occupies the same clear-headed space as 10 Things I Hate About You and Mean Girls. It’s a movie you can respect in the morning. 93 min. NNNN (NW) Canada Square, Coliseum Mississauga, Coliseum ScarborDINNER FOR SCHMUCKS (Jay EXPANDED REVIEWS ough, Colossus, Roach) stars Paul Rudd as a nowtoronto.com Courtney Park 16, would-be corporate player Eglinton Town tasked with bringing an idiot Centre, Empire Theto his bossy’s dinner party, and Steve atres at Empress Walk, Queensway, SilverCarell as his dangerously literal-minded City Fairview, SilverCity Yonge, SilverCity guest. It’s disappointing to see Rudd stuck Yorkdale, Yonge & Dundas 24 in a conventional straight-man role, but Carell gets every opportunity to explore EAT PRAY LOVE (Ryan Murphy) offers his character’s demented innocence. audiences the chance to vicariously Could be much funnier – and shorter. NNN accompany Julia Roberts as she retraces author Elizabeth Gilbert’s best-selling (NW) odyssey of self-embiggenment, travelling Interchange 30 from one impossibly photogenic, sunEASY A (Will Gluck) is a chipper riff drenched location to another in a proon The Scarlet Letter, in which a high foundly monotonous travelogue. 139 min. school senior (Emma Stone) is branded a NN (NW) Canada Square, Carlton Cinema, Interchange 30, Kennedy Commons 20, Kingsway Theatre

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Thankfully, director Gunnarsson’s subject is smart, fascinating and articulate, even without dissenting opinions. Structured around a lecture the 75-year-old Suzuki delivers at UBC, the place where he did his pioneering research into fruit flies and genetics, the film chronicles the events that shaped him, from the internment of his Japanese-Canadian family after the bombing of Pearl Harbor to his fascination with swamps and his kinship with indigenous populations. A great synthesizer and communicator, Suzuki is compelling about everything, including the economic downturn and the meaning of a single breath. There are gaps in his personal story, but the film has plenty of touching moments, especially involving his father.

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FUBAR II (Michael Dowse) delivers lots of nihilistic low comedy, highlighted by a spectacular house destruction. Five years after the original, our two substance-addled Calgary headbangers – wildman Dean (Paul Spence) and his marginally less wasted best buddy, Terry (David Lawrence) – head for Fort McMurray and big bucks in the tar sands. Dean fakes an injury in hopes of getting workers’ comp.

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(Aaron Schneider) is a Johnny Cash song come to life, with Robert Duvall playing an old Tennessee hermit who decides to throw himself a funeral party, and Bill Murray and Lucas Black lightening the mood as his perplexed enablers at a struggling funeral parlour. And as their stories unfold, Get Low works its way under your skin. 106 min. NNNN (NW) Regent Theatre

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(Niels Arden Oplev) is a superb adaptation of Stieg Larsson’s mega-seller about disgraced journalist Mikael Blomkvist, who’s working with punk computer hacker Lisbeth Salander (Noomi Rapace) to find the niece of corporate magnate Henrik Vanger (Sven-Bertil Taube), lost over four decades ago. Great tension and superb performances, especially by Rapace as the pansexual girl with the tattoo. Subtitled. 152 min. NNNN (SGC) Regent Theatre

GOING THE DISTANCE (Nanette Burstein)

pairs real-life couple Drew Barrymore and Justin Long as a couple who refuse to end a summertime romance in New York and try to keep things going after she moves back to San Francisco. The pair are winning, but their charming storyline keeps grinding up against some raunchier stuff that feels like it was dropped in from another movie. 104 min. NNN (NW) Interchange 30

GROWN UPS (Dennis Dugan) is a featurelength excuse for Adam Sandler to hang around and shoot the shit with his SNL buddies Chris Rock, David Spade and Rob Schneider, with Kevin James obviously standing in for Chris Farley. If it’s low on proper belly laughs, there’s a genuine warmth to some scenes. 102 min. NN (NW) Interchange 30 HEREAFTER (Clint Eastwood) is a muzzy-

headed, vaguely supernatural drama about three people whose lives are shadowed by death. Cécile De France is a Parisian journalist trying to understand a neardeath experience, Matt Damon is a San Francisco medium trying to live a normal life, and Frankie McLaren is a London kid coping with the loss of his twin. Peter Morgan’s script shifts mechanically between the three characters as they go about their everyday lives, which leaves the movie shrugging from one banality to the next. Eastwood’s made lazy films before – most recently Changeling and Invictus – but the subject matter of Hereafter sets certain expectations that his indifferent approach can’t even begin to satisfy. Some subtitles. 123 min. NN (NW) 401 & Morningside, Beach Cinemas, Coliseum Scarborough, Courtney Park 16, Eglinton Town Centre, Grande - Steeles, Grande - Yonge, Interchange 30, Queensway, Rainbow Market Square, Rainbow Promenade, Rainbow Woodbine, SilverCity Fairview, SilverCity Mississauga, SilverCity Yonge, SilverCity Yorkdale, Varsity, Yonge & Dundas 24

ñHOWL

(Rob Epstein, Jeffrey Friedman) mashes together a reading of Allen Ginsberg’s poem, animation of the poem by Eric Drooker, transcripts from the obscenity trial of Howl’s publisher, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, and an interview with Ginsberg (James Franco) based on the poet’s writings on his life, his queerness and culture. It shouldn’t work but it does.

Courtroom sequences that could have been static and talky are energized by lawyers David Strathairn and Jon Hamm.

Drooker’s animation is sometimes too literal, but you can always close your eyes and listen to Franco read. He’s the reason the interview sequences, filmed in closeup on his face, work. Howl’s real star is the poem itself, which rages at American capitalism and conformity, defends the underclasses and aches for creative freedom. 84 min. NNNN (SGC) TIFF Bell Lightbox

I SPIT ON YOUR GRAVE (Steven R. Monroe) is a softer but still unpleasant remake of one of the nastiest, hardest-to-watch movies ever made. A young city woman (Sarah Butler) rents a summer cottage in the woods to work on her novel. A quartet of local yokels shows up to rape, beat and murder her. They bungle the last part, and

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Creepy Hereafter stars Frankie (left) and George McLaren are looking forward to Halloween.

she returns to kill them all. Nothing interferes with the grim action, but one of the rapists is so feeble-minded that killing him is morally questionable. Standard horror movie style and murders too elaborate to be real try to keep the movie safely within genre conventions, but you’ll still want a shower afterward. 107 min. NNN (AD) Interchange 30, Kennedy Commons 20, Yonge & Dundas 24

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complex thriller/heist flick with Leonardo DiCaprio as the leader of an in-

dustrial-espionage team who extract valuable information by inserting themselves into dreams. Tremendous, fullthrottle filmmaking. 146 min. NNNNN (NW) Canada Square, Carlton Cinema, Coliseum Mississauga, Colossus, Courtney Park 16, Kennedy Commons 20, Kingsway Theatre, Scotiabank Theatre

IroN MaN 2 (Jon Favreau) delivers everything you expect in a sequel to one of the best superhero movies of recent years – more Robert Downey Jr., more high-flying

armoured action, more, more, more. But it still struggles with the fact that the scenes where Downey’s in the super-suit are nowhere near as entertaining as the scenes where he’s just knocking around as Tony Stark. 124 min. NNN (NW) Yonge & Dundas 24

ñIt’s KINd of a fuNNy story

(Anna Boden, Ryan Fleck) takes directors Boden and Fleck out of the dramatic comfort zone they established with Half Nelson and Sugar and sends them into intriguing new territory. In this oddball

dramedy, a suicidal teen (Keir Gilchrist) lands in the adult psych ward of a New York hospital. Gilchrist (United States Of Tara) is terrific as the confused young hero, Zach Galifianakis finds new depths in his dull-eyed teddy bear persona as his would-be mentor, and Emma Roberts finally shows signs of being able to break beyond generic pretty-girl roles as Gilchrist’s considerably more troubled peer.

Boden and Fleck refuse to give in to the conventions of the snake-pit drama, instead using those raw building blocks to craft an original and thoroughly engaging film. NNNN (NW) Cumberland 4, Grande - Yonge, Interchange 30, Kennedy Commons 20, Kingsway Theatre, Queensway, SilverCity Mississauga, Varsity, Yonge & Dundas 24

JacKass 3d (Jeff Tremaine) is exactly like the two previous features and TV series, except for the feeble 3-D. Johnny Knoxville and cohorts piss, puke, poop, fart, get hit and take a lot of falls in a non-stop string of gags and stunts. They laugh like loons when someone else gets nailed and look genuinely miserable when it’s their turn. Sample gags: one guy stands still while another hurls a ball into his private parts. Somebody kneels naked in a sty while a pig eat an apple from his ass-crack.

The little people’s barroom brawl and the “hold my dog” moments, meant to spoof unsuspecting citizens, are genuinely funny, but the relentless repetition quickly generates mind-numbing boredom. 90 min. N (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 Promenade, Rainbow Woodbine, Scotiabank Theatre, SilverCity Fairview, SilverCity Yonge, SilverCity Yorkdale

ñJoaN rIvers: a pIece of WorK

(Ricki Stern, Annie Sundberg) shows us a revealing, jam-packed year in the life of Rivers, who’s tireless, tenacious and hilarious even in her mid-70s. Directors Stern and Sundberg leave some areas of her personal life unexplored, along with some of her meaner routines. But you get the sense that Rivers’s life is her work, and she’s as hard on herself as she is on anyone else. 84 min. NNNN (GS) Carlton Cinema

the Last exorcIsM (Daniel Stamm)

shuns horror movie clichés and predictable shocks in favour of plausible characters caught in a compelling story, enhanced by solid visuals. A Baton Rouge minister intent on getting out of the fake exorcism business performs his final ritual on a teenage farm girl in rural Louisiana.

All goes well until the night turns nasty.

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LegeNd of the guardIaNs: the oWLs of ga’hooLe (Zack Snyder) turns Kathryn

Lasky’s fantasy novels into an intense, kinetic and slightly insane action movie populated entirely by photo-realistic owls who don helmets and battle gloves. It’s technically dazzling, but the story races from one incident to the next with such speed that the characters aren’t the only ones left breathless. 94 min. NNN (NW) 401 & Morningside, Canada Square, Coliseum Mississauga, Colossus, Courtney Park 16, Eglinton Town Centre, Empire Theatres at Empress Walk, Grande - Steeles, Kennedy Commons 20, Queensway, Rainbow Promenade, Rainbow Woodbine, Scotiabank Theatre, SilverCity Fairview, SilverCity Yonge, SilverCity Yorkdale

ñLet Me IN

(Matt Reeves) adapts Tomas Alfredson’s 2008 chiller Let The Right One In. The original was so distinctly Swedish, it’s amazing how well the material handles the transfer to a New Mexico setting. The story is exactly the same, with a bullied teen (The Road’s Kodi Smit-McPhee) and an enigmatic neighbour (Kick Ass’s Chloë Grace Moretz) bonding as a series of murders sweep their apartment complex. There’s blood and screaming aplenty, but the real horror lies in the story’s long-term implications, as embodied by Richard Jenkins as Moretz’s guardian. Writer/director Reeves trades Cloverfield’s shaky camcorder aesthetic for an austere widescreen elegance that honours Alfredson’s original from the very first frames. 115 min. NNNN (NW) 401 & Morningside, Coliseum Scarborough, Eglinton Town Centre, Grande - Yonge, Interchange 30, Rainbow Woodbine, Scotiabank Theatre

LIfe as We KNoW It (Greg Berlanti) stars Katherine Heigl and Josh Duhamel as Holly and Messer, co-guardians of the

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orphaned baby of their deceased best friends. The idea that parents would leave their child with such an irresponsible pair without telling them is the movie’s first stupid plot point. Rigor mortis hasn’t even set in before the screwball shenanigans begin. The movie’s loaded with your typical rom-com squabbling, “Awww, how cute” moments and cartoonish supporting characters like a social worker who seems more concerned about whether the guardians are fucking than whether the kid’s all right. Heigl’s okay in an undemanding role, but she adds little charm.

That burden falls on Duhamel, a hunkylooking version of Timothy Olyphant who provides eye candy for the target female demographic. 115 min. NN (RS) 401 & Morningside, Beach Cinemas, Coliseum Mississauga, Courtney Park 16, Cumberland 4, Eglinton Town Centre, Empire Theatres at Empress Walk, Grande - Steeles, Interchange 30, Kennedy Commons 20, Queensway, Rainbow Market Square, Rainbow Promenade, Rainbow Woodbine, SilverCity Fairview, SilverCity Mississauga, SilverCity Yonge, SilverCity Yorkdale, Yonge & Dundas 24

ñLOVELY, STILL

(Nicholas Fackler) uses elements of magic realism and an intriguing twist to show uncommon insight into the aging experience. When trouble at work – he’s having a hard time keeping up at his age – looks like it will send lonely Robert (Martin Landau) into a permanent tailspin, he finds some joy in his new connection with Mary (Ellen Burstyn). Seldom has a December/December romance been presented onscreen, let alone so expertly. Lovely, Still is a tender story with dark undertones, especially in the third act, and its stars – two of America’s greatest screen actors – know how to make the most of it. Hard to believe this was written and directed by a guy in his early 20s. Required viewing for anyone interested in aging populations, whose issues are among our most urgent. 90 min. NNNN (SGC) Carlton Cinema

MAO’S LAST DANCER (Bruce Beresford) is

a lead-footed, melodramatic biopic about Chinese dancer Li Cunxin, who visits America as Communism’s ballet prodigy but then refuses to return home, to the dismay of the Chinese Consulate. Beresford 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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THE METROPOLITAN OPERA: BORIS GODUNOV is a live high-def broadcast of Mus-

sorgsky’s masterpiece, conducted by Valery Gergiev and starring bass René Pape as the Russian tsar. 270 min.

Oct 23, noon, at Beach Cinemas, Coliseum Mississauga, Coliseum Scarborough, Colossus, Eglinton Town Centre, Grande - Yonge, Queensway, Scotiabank Theatre, SilverCity Fairview, SilverCity Mississauga, SilverCity Yonge.

MY SOUL TO TAKE 3D (Wes Craven) is a

well-made, soft slasher flick more interested in its teen victims than its scares, which are handled effectively but not treated as big set pieces. After 16 years, a killer returns to slay the seven kids who were born the night he allegedly died. Or has his evil soul infected one of the teens?

Director Craven barely lets us glimpse his masked killer, deliberately saving us from yet another tedious sequel-ready horror icon. He’s more interested in making his teen victims and their high school intrigues interesting in their own right, something no other slasher flick director has achieved. The 3-D is so underused, though, that the movie might as well be flat. 88 min. NNN (AD) 401 & Morningside, Coliseum Scarborough,

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NANNY McPHEE RETURNS (Susanna

White) plops Emma Thompson’s magical British governess down at Maggie Gyllenhaal’s rundown farm to help five cousins learn to work together, respect one another and appreciate the delights of digitally enhanced farm animals. It may be disposable entertainment, but it’s still entertaining. 109 min. NNN (NW) Interchange 30

ñNEVER LET ME GO

RED (Robert Schwentke) doesn’t reinvent the wheel, but as all-star action movies go it’s a lot more fun than The Expendables.

Bruce Willis does his Bruce Willis thing very well as a retired CIA assassin who assembles his former compatriots after someone puts a hit on him for reasons unknown. Morgan Freeman, John Malkovich, Helen Mirren and Brian Cox have a fine time sending themselves up as his fellow codgers, and Schwentke’s sprightly direction keeps the mayhem at a comic-book remove. 111 min. NNN (NW) 401 & Morningside, Beach Cinemas, Coliseum Mississauga, Coliseum Scarborough, Colossus, Courtney Park 16, Cumberland 4, Eglinton Town Centre, Empire Theatres at Empress Walk, Grande - Steeles, Queensway, Rainbow Market Square, Rainbow Promenade, Rainbow Woodbine, Scotiabank Theatre, SilverCity Fairview, SilverCity Yonge, SilverCity Yorkdale

(Mark Romanek) is a chilly adaptation of Kazuo Ishiguro’s RESIDENT EVIL: AFTERnovel. It’s a science-ficEXPANDED REVIEWS LIFE (Paul W.S. tion story with virtually nowtoronto.com Anderson) features no science-fiction elemuch snappy zombiements; instead, it’s a killing action, not much subdued drama about three people (Carey story and an approach to 3-D that emphaMulligan, Andrew Garfield and Keira sizes vertiginous overhead shots. Our onKnightley) trying to figure out the purpose going hero (Milla Jovovich) joins a group of of their lives and come to terms with their survivors holed up in a prison. They’re all limited time – which, of course, means it’s looking for Arcadia, whose radio broadabout everyone. 103 min. NNNN (NW) casts promise shelter and safety. But is Empire Theatres at Empress Walk, InterArcadia a trap? 97 min. NNN (AD) change 30, Kennedy Commons 20, Varsity, Coliseum Mississauga, Coliseum ScarborYonge & Dundas 24 ough, Colossus, Empire Theatres at Empress Walk, Scotiabank Theatre NOWHERE BOY (Sam Taylor-Wood) feels like it could be a Mike Leigh RETURN TO EL SALVADOR (Jamie Moffett) movie about the birth of the Beatles – and demonstrates that good intentions don’t that’s a compliment. Taylor-Wood’s charalways make for great filmmaking. The acter study of the teenage John Lennon cultural rebirth of El Salvador is indeed im(Aaron Johnson, last seen in Kick-Ass) pressive, but director Moffett’s relentless doesn’t hint adorably at greatness to use of inspirational music and smiling come; it’s just the tale of an angry Liverfaces make this feel more like an infomerpool kid who’s wrenched wide open when cial than a documentary, with narrator he reconnects with his long-lost mother Martin Sheen delivering upbeat but frus(Anne-Marie Duff) to the disapproval of tratingly bland lines like “Salvadorans are his protective aunt (Kristin Scott Thomas). a brave people who love their country and Only the scenes in which John tentatively dream about its future.” As opposed to establishes a rapport with some kid whom, exactly? Some subtitles. 67 min. named Paul (Thomas Sangster, working a NN (NW) touch more broadly) feel calculated toCarlton Cinema ward Beatles nostalgists, but in a way ROBIN HOOD (Ridley Scott) is an elaborthat’s unavoidable. However ordinary ate, expensive and entirely joyless look at they may have seemed, these were moSherwood Forest’s most famous outlaw, ments that changed the world. 97 min. with director Scott treating the material NNNN (NW) like a slightly more modern version of Canada Square, Colossus, Grande - Yonge, Gladiator: battle scenes defined by dirt, Kennedy Commons 20, Queensway, Varsity sweat and mayhem interspersed with dull 100 VOICES: A JOURNEY HOME (Matthew dialogue exchanges between courtly Asner, Danny Gold) is a musical documenpower brokers and cranky monarchs. 140 tary that looks at the history of Jewish culmin. NN (NW) ture in Poland. Some subtitles. 120 min.

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SALT (Phillip Noyce) stars Angelina Jolie as PARANORMAL ACTIVITY 2 (Tod Williams) CIA agent Evelyn Salt, accused by a Rus89 min. See Also Opening, page 87. sian defector of being a sleeper spy. It unOpens Oct 22 at 401 & Morningside, Beach folds in a monotone of explosions and car Cinemas, Carlton Cinema, Colossus, Courtchases, and the plot holes are ludicrous. If ney Park 16, Eglinton Town Centre, Grande you’re gonna make an actioner with Ange- Steeles, Grande - Yonge, Kennedy Comlina Jolie that isn’t sexy or funny, can you mons 20, Queensway, Rainbow Market at least make it smart? 100 min. NN (SGC) Square, Rainbow Promenade, Rainbow Interchange 30 Woodbine, SilverCity Fairview, SilverCity SCORE: A HOCKEY MUSICAL (Michael McMississauga, SilverCity Yonge, SilverCity Gowan) See interview and review, page Yorkdale, Yonge & Dundas 24.

84. NNN (SGC) PHIL COLLINS GOING BACK, LIVE AT ROSEOpens Oct 22 at 401 & Morningside, ColiLAND BALLROOM, NYC is a live broadcast seum Mississauga, Coliseum Scarborough, of a sold-out concert by the former Colossus, Eglinton Town Centre, Empire Genesis lead singer. 90 min.

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A PRAIRIE HOME COMPANION WITH GARRISON KEILLOR - LIVE is a live broadcast in

high definition of Keillor’s folksy radio variety show. 135 min.

Oct 27, 8 pm, at Coliseum Mississauga, Grande - Yonge, Queensway, Scotiabank Theatre

ñRAMONA AND BEEZUS

(Elizabeth Allen) doesn’t just honour the world of Beverly Cleary’s books; it develops that world into a smart, winning and engaging movie that will appeal as much to parents as to the kids who’ve dragged them to the

ñSCOTT PILGRIM VS. THE WORLD

(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) Interchange 30

SECRETARIAT (Randall Wallace) is a fascin-

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ating case study in how to pander to an audience you don’t respect. Diane Lane plays Penny Chenery, who took over her family’s horse farm in the late 1960s and lucked into a colt with exceptional spirit and stamina. That horse became Secretariat, who went on to win the Triple Crown in 1973 and validate Chenery’s presence in a sport dominated by men. Director Wallace tells that story in the most banal manner possible. Lane coasts on a beaming smile and a trembling lower lip, while John Malkovich sports a series of truly hideous outfits as Quebecois trainer Lucien Laurin. Yes, it’s that kind of movie. 122 min. N (NW) 401 & Morningside, Beach Cinemas, Courtney Park 16, Eglinton Town Centre, Grande - Steeles, Grande - Yonge, Interchange 30, Kennedy Commons 20, Queensway, Rainbow Market Square, Rainbow Promenade, Rainbow Woodbine, Scotiabank Theatre, SilverCity Fairview, SilverCity Yonge, SilverCity Yorkdale, Varsity

ñTHE SOCIAL NETWORK

(David Fincher) turns the nuts and bolts of the creation of Facebook – and the elevation of Mark Zuckerberg (played by Jesse Eisenberg in a complex and prickly performance that should finally get people to stop thinking of him as “that guy who isn’t Michael Cera”) to the status of nerd godhead – into a thrilling, rippling comedy of manners about male vanity, social mores and the utter impossibility of transparency in the modern age. It’s also about an idea that takes over the world: that everyone wants everyone else to know exactly how he or she feels about everything, at any given moment. Is it the best American movie of the year, as you may have been hearing? Maybe not. But it’s tremendously entertaining, an endlessly clever creation myth produced with immense skill and peppered with great one-liners. 122 min.

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THE SORCERER’S APPRENTICE (Jon Turtel-

taub) 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) Interchange 30

STONE (John Curran) offers viewers a plot

no one on Earth has ever imagined before, with a hard-case Detroit parole officer (Robert De Niro) on the verge of retirement flummoxed by both his latest applicant (Edward Norton), who claims to be in the middle of a spiritual rebirth, and the applicant’s alluring wife (Milla Jovovich), whose idea of “personal outreach” is a little more specific than most. It’s hard to say which element of this risible drama is sillier – Angus MacLachlan’s portentous screenplay, cobbled together from half a dozen of Jim Thompson’s lesser potboilers, or Norton’s sustained impression of Bubbles from The Wire. Of course, there’s really no need to pick one over the other; there’s enough terrible in this movie to go around. 105 min. N (NW) Cumberland 4, Grande - Yonge, Interchange 30, Kennedy Commons 20, Queensway, Scotiabank Theatre, SilverCity Mississauga

STREETDANCE 3D (Max Giwa, Dania

Pasquini) is yet another movie about a dance crew reluctantly recruiting ballerinas to join them in their b-boy routines.

The street dancers do some pirouettes while the ballerinas learn a little swagger.

Pathetic plot and performances aside, this movie’s really about sheer, unadulterated spectacle, with flying people and flailing limbs, all in eye-popping 3-D. 98 min. NNN (RS)

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See review, page 87. NNNN (SGC) Opens Oct 22 at Carlton Cinema.

THE TOWN (Ben Affleck) finds Affleck directing himself as the brains behind a crew of Boston bank robbers who’s caught between the life and the heat when he falls for a hostage (Rebecca Hall) from his last job. Affleck struggles to reconcile his own dramatic interests with the demands of the heist genre. The result is an impeccably crafted but tonally wobbly studio picture that’s at war with itself. 125 min.

NNN (NW) 401 & Morningside, Beach Cinemas, Coliseum Scarborough, Courtney Park 16, Eglinton Town Centre, Grande - Steeles, Grande - Yonge, Interchange 30, Queensway, Rainbow Market Square, Rainbow Woodbine, SilverCity Fairview, SilverCity Mississauga, SilverCity Yonge, SilverCity Yorkdale, Varsity, Yonge & Dundas 24 WAITING FOR “SUPERMAN” (Davis

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Guggenheim) is as devastating a look at the decline and fall of the U.S. public school system as Guggenheim’s An Inconvenient Truth was about global warming. The director doesn’t have the charismatic Al Gore as his spokesperson this time, but he does have the heartwrenching stories of five bright children, whose futures are at stake as they await lotteries – yup, you heard that right – to get into schools across the country that aren’t “dropout factories.” The issues are complex, shrouded in bureaucratic red tape and years of neglect. In the first half Guggenheim – who also narrates – gives much time to talking heads and statistics.

Thankfully, he’s found several excellent communicators – among them wildly energetic educator Geoffrey Canada and no-bullshit Washington, DC, school chancellor Michelle Rhee – to explain things.

But the film finds its heart and soul in the children’s stories (as well as their parents’).

And as in An Inconvenient Truth, there’s a

call to action in the closing credits. 102 min. NNNN (GS) Carlton Cinema, Empire Theatres at Empress Walk, Kennedy Commons 20, Kingsway Theatre

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WALL STREET: MONEY NEVER SLEEPS

(Oliver Stone) tracks America’s looming financial disaster through the eyes of a bright-eyed, morally upstanding money manager (Shia LaBeouf) engaged to the daughter of Gordon Gekko (Michael Douglas), whom you may remember from the last movie as something of a schemer.

It’s all a little obvious, especially as interpreted through LaBeouf’s sad-puppy gaze.

132 min. NN (NW) 401 & Morningside, Canada Square, Colossus, Courtney Park 16, Eglinton Town Centre, Grande - Steeles, Grande - Yonge, Kennedy Commons 20, Queensway, Rainbow Promenade, Scotiabank Theatre, SilverCity Fairview, SilverCity Yonge, SilverCity Yorkdale, Varsity

YOU AGAIN (Andy Fickman) isn’t nearly

the guilty pleasure its premise promises.

Kristen Bell plays Marni, a successful woman whose brother is marrying her high-school nemesis, Joanna (Odette Yustman). Meanwhile, Marni’s mom (Jamie Lee Curtis) is shocked to discover that Joanna’s aunt (Sigourney Weaver) is her own high school rival. With the exception of Yustman, the leads do their best with the soggy material, even though there’s little motivation, character or real comedy. 105 min. NN (GS) 401 & Morningside, Canada Square, Coliseum Mississauga, Eglinton Town Centre, Grande - Steeles, Interchange 30, Kingsway Theatre, Queensway, Rainbow Woodbine, SilverCity Mississauga, Yonge & Dundas 24

WILL MEET A TALL DARK STRANGER ñYOU (Woody Allen) tracks the desires and anxieties of people who go the distance – and a bit too far – to chase their dreams. When Alfie dumps Helena, her daughter Sally (Naomi Watts) sends her to a seer she knows is a charlatan. Sally, in

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BURIED (14A) Fri-Wed 2:00, 3:45, 5:40, 7:35, 9:45 CATFISH (14A) Thu 5:25, 9:05 DELIVER US FROM EVIL (18A) Thu 1:35, 3:35, 5:35, 7:40, 9:45 EAT PRAY LOVE (PG) Thu 1:20, 4:10, 6:55, 9:35 FORCE OF NATURE: THE DAVID SUZUKI MOVIE Fri-Wed 1:20, 3:15, 5:15, 7:10, 9:15 FUBAR 2 (18A) Thu 1:40, 3:25, 5:20, 7:20, 9:15 Fri-Wed 5:25, 9:05 THE GIRL WHO PLAYED WITH FIRE (18A) 1:50, 4:15, 6:50, 9:20 INCEPTION (PG) Thu-Sat, Mon-Wed 1:15, 4:00, 6:45, 9:30 Sun 6:45, 9:30 JOAN RIVERS: A PIECE OF WORK (14A) Thu 1:45 3:40 7:15 Fri-Wed 1:45, 3:40, 7:20 LOVELY, STILL 1:30, 3:20, 5:10, 7:05, 9:00 PARANORMAL ACTIVITY 2 Fri-Wed 1:35, 3:25, 5:30, 7:30, 9:40 RETURN TO EL SALVADOR Thu 2:00, 3:30, 5:30, 7:30, 9:25 TIBET IN SONG Fri-Wed 1:40, 3:30, 5:20, 7:15, 9:35 VOYAGE TO BETTERMENT Sun 1:15, 3:30 WAITING FOR “SUPERMAN” (G) 1:55, 3:50, 7:00, 9:10

CUMBERLAND 4 (AA) 159 CUMBERLAND AVE, 416-646-0444

THE CONCERT 12:50, 3:40, 6:30, 9:30 IT’S KIND OF A FUNNY STORY (14A) Fri-Wed 1:00, 4:00, 6:45, 9:40 LIFE AS WE KNOW IT (PG) Thu 1:00, 3:50, 6:45, 9:40 RED Thu 1:10 4:00 7:00 9:50 Fri-Wed 1:15, 4:15, 7:00, 9:50 STONE 1:30, 4:30, 7:15, 10:00

RAINBOW MARKET SQUARE (I) MARKET SQUARE, 80 FRONT ST E, 416-494-9371

HEREAFTER (PG) 12:40, 3:40, 6:30, 9:15 Fri-Sat 11:45 late JACKASS 3 (18A) Thu 1:15, 3:45, 7:05, 9:40 Fri-Sat 1:15, 3:45, 7:00, 9:20, 11:30 Sun-Wed 1:15, 3:45, 7:00, 9:20 LIFE AS WE KNOW IT (PG) 1:25, 4:00, 6:55, 9:35

CAT CITY

SUNDAY OCTOBER 24TH 10:30AM A Compelling and Informative Documentary about how you can solve TORONTO’s homeless cat problem.

Benefit Screening $12 Tickets *All proceeds go to Toronto Cat Rescue*

Rainbow Cinemas Market Square 80 Front Street East (at Jarvis) 94

OCTOBER 21-27 2010 NOW

SCOTIABANK THEATRE (CE) INCEPTION (PG) Thu 12:15, 3:20, 6:40, 9:45 Fri-Sun, TueWed 2:15, 5:30, 9:00 Mon 2:15, 9:50 JACKASS 3D (18A) Thu 1:10, 2:15, 4:30, 5:30, 8:00, 10:00, 10:30 Fri-Wed 1:15, 2:30, 4:30, 5:20, 7:15, 8:00, 10:00, 10:30 LEGEND OF THE GUARDIANS: THE OWLS OF GA’HOOLE: AN IMAX 3D EXPERIENCE (PG) 1:30, 4:15, 7:00, 9:30 LET ME IN (14A) Thu 2:00 5:00 7:40 10:30 Fri-Wed 2:00, 5:00, 7:50, 10:30 THE METROPOLITAN OPERA: BORIS GODUNOV Sat 12:00 MY SOUL TO TAKE 3D (14A) Thu 12:45, 3:45, 10:35 Fri, Tue 2:20, 5:10, 7:40, 10:20 Sat 5:10, 7:40, 10:20 Sun 2:20, 5:10, 10:20 Mon 2:20, 5:10, 7:40 Wed 2:20, 5:00, 10:20 PHIL COLLINS GOING BACK, LIVE AT ROSELAND BALLROOM, NYC Wed 7:00 A PRAIRIE HOME COMPANION WITH GARRISON KEILLOR - LIVE Thu 8:00 RED Thu 12:30, 1:40, 3:30, 4:45, 6:30, 7:30, 10:20 Fri, SunWed 12:45, 1:45, 3:20, 4:45, 6:40, 7:30, 9:15, 10:15 Sat 12:45, 1:45, 4:45, 6:40, 7:30, 9:15, 10:15 RESIDENT EVIL: AFTERLIFE (18A) Thu 1:20, 3:50, 6:20, 9:00 SCORE: A HOCKEY MUSICAL Fri-Wed 1:20, 4:20, 7:10, 9:50 SECRETARIAT (G) Thu 12:50, 3:40, 6:50, 9:40 Fri-Sun, TueWed 12:50, 3:45, 6:45, 9:40 Mon 12:50, 3:45, 10:20 THE SOCIAL NETWORK (14A) Thu 12:20, 1:00, 3:10, 4:00, 6:15, 7:20, 9:10, 10:15 Fri, Mon-Tue 12:30, 1:00, 3:15, 4:00, 6:15, 7:20, 9:10, 10:10 Sat 12:30, 3:15, 4:00, 6:15, 7:20, 9:10 Sun 12:30, 1:00, 3:15, 4:00, 6:15, 7:20, 9:10 Wed 12:30, 1:00, 3:15, 4:00, 6:15, 7:30, 9:10, 10:10 STONE Thu 1:50, 4:40, 7:10, 10:10 Fri, Mon-Wed 1:10, 3:40, 6:20, 8:50 Sat 1:10, 3:40, 6:20, 10:10 Sun 1:10, 3:40, 7:40, 10:10 UFC 121: LESNAR VS. VELASQUEZ Sat 10:00 WALL STREET: MONEY NEVER SLEEPS (PG) Thu 12:40, 3:45, 6:45, 9:50 Fri 12:40, 3:30, 6:30, 9:20 Sat-Tue 12:40, 3:50, 6:50, 9:45 Wed 12:40, 3:35, 10:05 WWE BRAGGING RIGHTS - 2010 Sun 8:00

TIFF BELL LIGHTBOX (I) 350 KING ST W, 416-968-3456

CARLOS Thu-Sat, Tue-Wed 12:15, 6:15 Sun 9:15 Mon 6:15 HOWL 6:30, 9:00

VARSITY (CE)

55 BLOOR ST W, 416-961-6304 CONVICTION Thu 1:00, 4:00, 7:00, 9:40 Fri-Wed 1:10, 4:30, 7:20, 10:20 HEREAFTER (PG) Fri-Wed 12:20, 3:40, 7:00, 10:10 IT’S KIND OF A FUNNY STORY (14A) Thu 1:20, 4:30, 7:20, 10:00 NEVER LET ME GO (14A) Thu 12:50, 3:50 Fri-Wed 12:50, 3:20, 6:10, 9:10 NOWHERE BOY (14A) Thu 12:30 3:40 6:40 9:20 Fri-Wed 12:40, 3:50, 6:40, 9:30 SCORE: A HOCKEY MUSICAL Fri-Wed 1:30, 4:00, 6:30, 9:00 THE SOCIAL NETWORK (14A) Thu 12:20 3:40 6:50 9:50 Fri-Wed 12:30, 3:30, 6:50, 10:00 THE TOWN (14A) Thu 1:10 4:10 7:10 10:10 Fri-Wed 1:00, 4:10, 7:10, 10:05 WALL STREET: MONEY NEVER SLEEPS (PG) Thu 12:10, 3:20, 6:30, 9:30 YOU WILL MEET A TALL DARK STRANGER (PG) Thu 1:30 4:20 7:30 10:15 Fri-Wed 1:20, 4:40, 7:30, 10:15

VIP SCREENINGS

CONVICTION 12:35, 3:15, 6:25, 9:05 SECRETARIAT (G) Thu 1:15 4:15 7:15 9:55 Fri-Wed 1:15, 4:05, 7:05, 9:45 THE SOCIAL NETWORK (14A) Thu 12:55 3:55 6:45 9:35 Fri-Wed 12:55, 3:55, 6:35, 9:25 WALL STREET: MONEY NEVER SLEEPS (PG) Thu 1:05 4:05 7:15 10:05 Fri-Wed 1:05, 4:15, 7:15, 10:05

YONGE & DUNDAS 24 (AMC) 10 DUNDAS ST E, 416-335-5323

ANJAANA ANJAANI Thu 2:50, 6:30, 9:50 BACK TO THE FUTURE Sat 12:30 Mon 7:00 BURIED (14A) Thu 2:20, 3:20, 4:35, 5:35, 7:10, 8:10, 9:35, 10:35 Fri 2:20, 4:35, 7:10, 9:35, 11:50 Sat 12:00, 2:20, 4:35, 7:10, 9:35, 11:50 Sun 12:00, 2:20, 4:35, 7:10, 9:35 MonWed 2:20, 4:35, 7:10, 9:35 CASE 39 (14A) Thu, Mon 1:50 Fri, Tue-Wed 1:50, 4:50, 7:40, 10:20 Sat 4:50, 7:40, 10:20 Sun 11:25, 1:50, 4:50, 7:40, 10:20 CATFISH (14A) 3:35, 5:50, 8:05, 10:25 Sat-Sun 11:05, 1:25 mat EASY A (14A) Thu 2:00, 3:00, 3:45, 4:45, 5:30, 6:20, 7:20, 8:00, 8:45, 9:30, 10:45 Fri 2:35, 3:35, 4:55, 5:55, 7:20, 8:20, 9:40, 10:40, 12:00 Sat 10:50, 12:05, 1:05, 2:35, 3:35, 4:55, 5:55, 7:20, 8:20, 9:40, 10:40, 12:00 Sun 10:50, 12:05, 1:05, 2:35, 3:35, 4:55, 5:55, 7:20, 8:20, 9:40, 10:40 Mon-Wed 2:35, 3:35, 4:55, 5:55, 7:20, 8:20, 9:40, 10:40 HEREAFTER (PG) Thu 2:10, 3:10, 4:10, 5:10, 6:10, 7:10, 8:10, 9:10, 10:10, 11:00 Fri 2:10, 3:10, 4:10, 5:10, 6:10, 7:10, 8:10, 9:10, 10:10, 11:10 Sat 11:10, 12:10, 1:10, 2:10, 3:10, 4:10, 5:10, 6:10, 7:10, 8:10, 9:10, 10:10, 11:10 Sun 11:10, 12:10, 1:10, 2:10, 3:10, 4:10, 5:10, 6:10, 7:10, 8:10, 9:10, 10:10 Mon-Wed 2:10, 3:10, 4:10, 5:10, 6:10, 7:10, 8:10, 9:10, 10:10 I SPIT ON YOUR GRAVE 2:25, 4:55, 7:35, 10:05 Sat-Sun 11:50 mat IRON MAN 2 (PG) Thu 4:00 IT’S KIND OF A FUNNY STORY (14A) Thu 2:30 5:20 7:50 10:15 Fri-Wed 2:30, 5:20, 7:55, 10:30 Sat-Sun 11:40 mat JHOOTHA HI SAHI 2:50, 6:30, 9:50 Sat-Sun 11:30 mat LIFE AS WE KNOW IT (PG) Thu 2:00, 2:45, 3:30, 4:15, 5:00, 6:15, 7:00, 7:45, 9:00, 9:45, 10:30 Fri 1:45, 2:30, 3:30, 4:30, 5:15, 6:15, 7:15, 8:15, 9:15, 10:15, 11:15 Sat 11:00, 11:45, 1:45, 2:30, 3:30, 4:30, 5:15, 6:15, 7:15, 8:15, 9:15, 10:15, 11:15 Sun 11:00, 11:45, 1:45, 2:30, 3:30, 4:30, 5:15, 6:15, 7:15, 8:15, 9:15, 10:15 Mon 1:45, 2:30, 3:30, 4:30, 5:15, 6:15, 8:15, 9:15, 10:15 Tue-Wed 1:45, 2:30, 3:30, 4:30, 5:15, 6:15, 7:15, 8:15, 9:15, 10:15 THE MAN FROM NOWHERE 2:00, 5:00, 7:50, 10:35 SatSun 11:20 mat NEVER LET ME GO (14A) 2:05, 4:40, 7:30, 9:55 Sat-Sun 11:35 mat PARANORMAL ACTIVITY 2 Thu 10:15, 12:15 Fri 1:45, 2:30, 3:45, 4:00, 4:45, 6:00, 6:15, 7:00, 8:15, 8:45, 9:15, 10:30, 11:00, 11:30 Sat 11:15, 11:45, 12:45, 1:30, 2:30, 3:45, 4:00, 4:45, 6:00, 6:15, 7:00, 8:15, 8:45, 9:15, 10:30, 11:00, 11:30 Sun 11:15, 11:45, 12:45, 1:30, 2:30, 3:45, 4:00, 4:45, 6:00, 6:15, 7:00, 8:15, 8:45, 9:15, 10:30 Mon-Wed 1:45, 2:30, 3:45, 4:00, 4:45, 6:00, 6:15, 7:00, 8:15, 8:45, 9:15, 10:30 PARANORMAL ACTIVITY 2: THE IMAX EXPERIENCE Thu 10:00, 12:01 Fri 3:15, 5:30, 7:45, 10:00, 12:05 Sat 10:45, 1:00, 3:15, 5:30, 7:45, 10:00, 12:05 Sun 10:45, 1:00, 3:15, 5:30, 7:45, 10:00 Mon-Wed 3:15, 5:30, 7:45, 10:00 ROBIN HOOD (PG) Wed 2:05, 4:40 SPACE STATION 3D (G) Thu 2:30 STREETDANCE 3D (PG) Thu 2:10, 5:05, 7:25 THE TOWN (14A) Thu 2:15, 3:15, 5:15, 6:15, 8:15, 9:15, 10:15 Fri 2:15, 3:15, 4:15, 5:15, 6:15, 7:15, 8:15, 9:15, 10:15, 11:00 Sat 11:15, 12:15, 1:15, 2:15, 3:15, 4:15, 5:15, 6:15, 7:15, 8:15, 9:15, 10:15, 11:00 Sun 11:15, 12:15, 1:15, 2:15, 3:15, 4:15, 5:15, 6:15, 7:15, 8:15, 9:15, 10:15 Mon-Tue 2:15, 3:15, 4:15, 5:15, 6:15, 7:15, 8:15, 9:15, 10:15 Wed 2:15, 3:15, 5:15, 6:15, 7:15, 8:15, 9:15, 10:15 YOU AGAIN (PG) Thu 1:55, 4:25, 7:05, 9:40 Fri, Mon 1:55, 4:25, 7:05, 9:45 Sat-Sun 10:50, 1:55, 4:25, 7:05, 9:45 TueWed 1:55

Midtown CANADA SQUARE (CE) 2200 YONGE ST, 416-646-0444

100 VOICES: A JOURNEY HOME Fri 3:55, 6:35, 9:20 SatSun 1:15, 3:55, 6:35, 9:20 Mon-Wed 4:40, 7:30

ALPHA AND OMEGA (PG) Thu 4:30, 6:40 Fri 4:15, 6:30, 9:00 Sat-Sun 1:30, 4:15, 6:30, 9:00 Mon-Wed 4:25, 6:45 THE AMERICAN (14A) Thu 4:50, 7:20 BURIED (14A) Thu 5:00, 7:40 EASY A (14A) Fri 5:00, 7:30, 9:45 Sat-Sun 2:15, 5:00, 7:30, 9:45 Mon-Wed 4:30, 6:50 EAT PRAY LOVE (PG) Thu 4:10, 7:30 Fri 4:00, 7:00, 10:00 Sat-Sun 1:00, 4:00, 7:00, 10:00 Mon-Wed 4:15, 7:20 FORCE OF NATURE: THE DAVID SUZUKI MOVIE Thu 4:40, 7:15 INCEPTION (PG) Thu, Mon-Wed 4:00, 7:10 Fri-Sun 3:30, 6:40, 9:50 LEGEND OF THE GUARDIANS: THE OWLS OF GA’HOOLE (PG) Fri 4:30, 6:50, 9:10 Sat-Sun 1:45, 4:30, 6:50, 9:10 Mon-Wed 4:20, 6:40 NOWHERE BOY (14A) Thu 5:20, 7:50 Fri 4:45, 7:15, 9:35 Sat-Sun 2:00, 4:45, 7:15, 9:35 Mon-Wed 5:00, 7:45 WALL STREET: MONEY NEVER SLEEPS (PG) Fri 4:05, 7:05, 10:00 Sat-Sun 1:10, 4:05, 7:05, 10:00 Mon-Wed 4:10, 7:05 YOU AGAIN (PG) Thu 4:20, 6:50

Metro

MT PLEASANT (I)

QUEENSWAY (CE)

675 MT PLEASANT RD, 416-489-8484

1025 THE QUEENSWAY, QEW & ISLINGTON, 416-503-0424

THE GIRL WHO PLAYED WITH FIRE (18A) Fri-Sat 9:30 Sun, Tue 7:00 MAO’S LAST DANCER (PG) Thu-Sat, Wed 7:00 Sun 4:30

BURIED (14A) Thu 12:50, 3:30, 6:15, 9:00 EASY A (14A) Thu 12:45, 3:25, 6:25 Fri, Mon-Wed 1:50, 4:50, 7:50, 10:20 Sat 5:10, 7:50, 10:20 Sun 1:50, 4:50, 10:20 HEREAFTER (PG) Fri-Wed 12:15, 3:30, 6:45, 10:00 IT’S KIND OF A FUNNY STORY (14A) Thu 2:00, 4:50, 7:45, 10:20 JACKASS 3D (18A) Thu 1:30 2:10 4:10 5:00 7:00 7:40 9:50 10:30 Fri-Wed 1:30, 2:10, 4:10, 5:00, 7:00, 7:45, 9:50, 10:30 LEGEND OF THE GUARDIANS: THE OWLS OF GA’HOOLE 3D (PG) 12:05, 3:00, 6:50, 9:30 LIFE AS WE KNOW IT (PG) Thu 12:30, 3:40, 6:40, 10:00 Fri-Wed 12:25, 3:15, 6:15, 9:15 THE METROPOLITAN OPERA: BORIS GODUNOV Sat 12:00 MY SOUL TO TAKE 3D (14A) Thu 1:05, 4:05, 6:55, 9:45 NOWHERE BOY (14A) Thu 1:00, 4:00, 6:45, 9:55 Fri-Wed 12:50, 3:40, 6:25, 9:10 PARANORMAL ACTIVITY 2 Thu 9:45, 12:01 Fri-Wed 1:15, 2:00, 4:00, 4:45, 6:40, 7:20, 9:20, 10:00 PHIL COLLINS GOING BACK, LIVE AT ROSELAND BALLROOM, NYC Wed 7:00 A PRAIRIE HOME COMPANION WITH GARRISON KEILLOR - LIVE Thu 8:00 RED Thu 1:25, 4:30, 7:30, 10:30 Fri-Wed 12:35, 1:25, 3:35, 4:30, 6:35, 7:35, 9:40, 10:30 SCORE: A HOCKEY MUSICAL Fri-Wed 1:00, 3:50, 6:55, 9:45 SECRETARIAT (G) 12:40, 3:45, 7:05, 10:05 THE SOCIAL NETWORK (14A) Thu-Fri, Mon-Tue 12:00, 12:55, 3:10, 4:15, 6:20, 7:15, 9:25, 10:15 Sat 12:55, 4:15, 5:00, 7:15, 7:30, 10:15 Sun 12:00, 12:55, 3:10, 4:15, 6:20, 7:15, 10:15 Wed 12:00, 1:00, 3:10, 4:15, 7:15, 9:25, 10:15 STONE 1:40, 4:35, 7:25, 10:10 THE TOWN (14A) 12:10, 3:20, 6:30, 9:35 UFC 121: LESNAR VS. VELASQUEZ Sat 10:00 WALL STREET: MONEY NEVER SLEEPS (PG) 12:20, 3:55, 7:10, 10:25 WWE BRAGGING RIGHTS - 2010 Sun 8:00 YOU AGAIN (PG) Thu 12:15, 2:50

REGENT THEATRE (I) 551 MT PLEASANT RD, 416-480-9884

GET LOW (PG) Thu, Sat, Tue 7:00 Sun 4:30 THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO (18A) Sat, Tue 9:00 Sun 7:00

SILVERCITY YONGE (CE) 2300 YONGE ST, 416-544-1236

EASY A (14A) Thu 6:20, 9:00 HEREAFTER (PG) Fri-Sun, Tue 12:30, 3:30, 6:40, 9:45 Mon 12:40, 3:40, 6:40, 9:45 Wed 1:00, 3:40, 6:40, 9:45 JACKASS 3D (18A) Thu 1:30, 2:00, 4:30, 5:00, 7:10, 7:40, 9:40, 10:15 Fri-Sun, Tue 2:15, 5:15, 8:00, 10:30 Mon, Wed 1:45, 4:45, 7:30, 10:10 LEGEND OF THE GUARDIANS: THE OWLS OF GA’HOOLE 3D (PG) Thu 12:40, 3:20 LIFE AS WE KNOW IT (PG) Thu 12:45, 3:40, 6:40, 9:20 Fri, Sun, Tue 12:50, 3:40, 6:45, 9:30 Sat 12:45, 3:40, 6:45, 9:30 Mon 1:30, 4:30, 7:15, 9:55 Wed 1:00, 4:30, 7:15, 9:55 THE METROPOLITAN OPERA: BORIS GODUNOV Sat 12:00 PARANORMAL ACTIVITY 2 Thu 9:30 Fri-Tue 2:00, 5:00, 7:45, 10:15 Wed 12:40, 3:00, 7:20, 10:15 RED Thu 1:45, 4:40, 7:20, 10:10 Fri, Sun, Tue 1:40, 4:40, 7:30, 10:20 Sat 1:15, 4:40, 7:30, 10:20 Mon, Wed 1:00, 3:50, 6:45, 9:30 SCORE: A HOCKEY MUSICAL Fri, Sun, Tue 12:45, 3:20, 6:30, 9:00 Sat 12:15, 2:30, 6:30, 9:00 Mon, Wed 12:50, 3:20, 6:20, 9:00 SECRETARIAT (G) Thu 1:00, 4:00, 6:50, 9:50 Fri, Sun, Tue 12:40, 3:50, 6:50, 9:50 Sat 3:50, 6:50, 9:50 Mon 1:10, 4:00, 6:50, 9:40 Wed 1:10, 4:00, 9:40 THE SOCIAL NETWORK (14A) Thu 1:15, 4:15, 7:00, 10:00 Fri-Sun, Tue 1:00, 4:00, 7:00, 10:00 Mon, Wed 1:20, 4:15, 7:00, 10:00 THE TOWN (14A) Thu 12:50, 3:50, 6:45, 9:45 Fri, Sun, Tue 1:20, 4:20, 7:15, 10:10 Sat 4:20, 7:15, 10:10 Mon, Wed 12:30, 3:30, 6:30, 9:20 WALL STREET: MONEY NEVER SLEEPS (PG) Thu 12:30, 3:30, 6:30

West End KINGSWAY THEATRE (I) 3030 BLOOR ST W, 416-232-1939

ALPHA AND OMEGA (PG) Thu 1:00 Fri-Sun 11:30 THE AMERICAN (14A) Thu 11:00 9:35 Fri-Wed 3:00, 9:35 EAT PRAY LOVE (PG) Thu 2:45 INCEPTION (PG) 7:00 IT’S KIND OF A FUNNY STORY (14A) Fri-Wed 5:00 WAITING FOR “SUPERMAN” (G) Thu 5:00 YOU AGAIN (PG) Fri-Wed 1:00

RAINBOW WOODBINE (I)

WOODBINE CENTRE, 500 REXDALE BLVD, 416-213-1998 HEREAFTER (PG) Fri-Wed 12:35, 3:30, 6:45, 9:25 JACKASS 3D (18A) Thu 12:30, 2:50, 5:10, 7:30, 9:40 FriWed 1:05, 4:05, 7:20, 9:45

LEGEND OF THE GUARDIANS: THE OWLS OF GA’HOOLE (PG) Thu 12:35, 3:30 LET ME IN (14A) Thu 12:50, 3:50, 6:55, 9:20 LIFE AS WE KNOW IT (PG) Thu 12:40 4:10 7:00 9:40 FriWed 12:40, 4:10, 7:10, 9:40 PARANORMAL ACTIVITY 2 Fri-Wed 12:50, 3:50, 7:15, 9:20 RED 1:25, 4:15, 7:05, 9:30 SECRETARIAT (G) 1:00, 3:45, 6:40, 9:15 THE SOCIAL NETWORK (14A) 1:10, 4:05, 6:50, 9:30 THE TOWN (14A) Thu 6:45, 9:35 Fri-Wed 1:15, 7:00 YOU AGAIN (PG) Thu 1:15, 4:00, 7:10, 9:25 Fri-Wed 4:00, 9:35

East End BEACH CINEMAS (AA) 1651 QUEEN ST E, 416-699-5971

HEREAFTER (PG) 7:00, 10:10 Fri 3:45 mat Sat 12:30, 3:45 mat Sun 12:45, 3:45 mat JACKASS 3D (18A) Thu 7:30, 10:15 Fri 4:30, 7:20, 9:50 Sat 1:30, 4:45, 7:20, 9:50 Sun 1:30, 4:30, 7:20, 9:50 Mon-Wed 7:20, 9:50 LIFE AS WE KNOW IT (PG) Thu 7:20, 10:20 Fri, Mon-Wed 6:40 Sat 7:30 Sun 12:50, 6:40 THE METROPOLITAN OPERA: BORIS GODUNOV Sat 12:00 PARANORMAL ACTIVITY 2 Fri 4:45, 7:30, 10:15 Sat 1:45, 5:10, 7:40, 10:20 Sun 1:45, 4:45, 7:30, 10:15 Mon-Wed 7:30, 10:15 RED Thu 7:10, 10:10 Fri 4:15, 7:10, 10:00 Sat-Sun 1:15, 4:15, 7:10, 10:00 Mon-Wed 7:10, 10:00 SECRETARIAT (G) Thu 6:50, 9:50 THE SOCIAL NETWORK (14A) Thu 7:00, 10:00 Fri 4:00, 6:50, 9:45 Sat-Sun 1:00, 4:00, 6:50, 9:45 Mon-Wed 6:50, 9:45 THE TOWN (14A) Thu 6:40, 9:40 Fri, Sun 3:50, 9:30 Sat 4:30, 10:30 Mon-Wed 9:30

North York EMPIRE THEATRES AT EMPRESS WALK (ET) 5095 YONGE ST, 416-223-9550

BURIED (14A) 2:00, 4:25, 6:45, 9:10 Fri-Sat 11:25 late CASE 39 (14A) Thu 9:30 DEVIL (14A) Thu 2:50, 5:15, 7:30 EASY A (14A) Thu 2:30, 5:00, 7:20, 9:35 Fri-Sat 2:30, 5:00, 7:20, 9:30, 11:45 Sun-Wed 2:30, 5:00, 7:20, 9:30 JACKASS 3D (18A) 2:15, 3:00, 4:35, 5:30, 6:50, 7:50, 9:15, 10:15 Fri-Sat 11:30 late LEGEND OF THE GUARDIANS: THE OWLS OF GA’HOOLE 3D (PG) 1:50, 4:15, 6:40 LIFE AS WE KNOW IT (PG) 1:55, 4:30, 7:10, 9:45 Fri-Sat 11:59 late NEVER LET ME GO (14A) 2:05, 4:45, 7:25, 10:00 RED 1:45, 4:20, 7:00, 9:40 Fri-Sat 11:55 late RESIDENT EVIL: AFTERLIFE 3D (18A) 9:20 Fri-Sat 11:40 late SCORE: A HOCKEY MUSICAL 2:45, 5:10, 7:30, 9:50 Fri-Sat 11:50 late WAITING FOR “SUPERMAN” (G) 2:20, 4:50, 7:40, 10:10

GRANDE - YONGE (CE) 4861 YONGE ST, 416-590-9974

HEREAFTER (PG) Fri 3:40, 7:00, 10:20 Sat-Sun 12:30, 3:40, 7:00, 10:20 Mon-Tue 3:40, 6:40, 10:10 Wed 3:40, 7:00, 10:10 IT’S KIND OF A FUNNY STORY (14A) Thu 4:05, 6:40, 9:35 Fri 4:05, 6:55, 9:55 Sat 6:55, 9:55 Sun 1:25, 4:05 Mon-Tue 4:05 Wed 9:55 LET ME IN (14A) Thu 4:20, 7:15 THE METROPOLITAN OPERA: BORIS GODUNOV Sat 12:00 MY SOUL TO TAKE 3D (14A) Thu 4:40, 7:20, 9:55 NOWHERE BOY (14A) Thu-Fri, Mon-Tue 4:00, 6:50, 9:50

Sat 9:50 Sun 1:20, 4:00, 6:50, 9:50 Wed 4:00, 6:50, 10:10 PARANORMAL ACTIVITY 2 Thu 10:10 Fri 5:00, 7:30, 10:30 Sat-Sun 12:00, 2:30, 5:00, 7:30, 10:30 Mon-Wed 5:00, 7:30, 10:15 PHIL COLLINS GOING BACK, LIVE AT ROSELAND BALLROOM, NYC Wed 7:00 A PRAIRIE HOME COMPANION WITH GARRISON KEILLOR - LIVE Thu 8:00 SECRETARIAT (G) 3:50, 6:45, 9:40 Sat-Sun 12:50 mat THE SOCIAL NETWORK (14A) Thu 4:30, 7:10, 10:00 Fri 4:30, 7:20, 10:15 Sat-Sun 1:10, 4:30, 7:20, 10:15 Mon-Wed 4:15, 7:10, 10:05 STONE Thu, Mon-Wed 4:10, 7:05, 9:45 Fri 4:10, 7:10, 10:10 Sat-Sun 1:00, 4:10, 7:10, 10:10 THE TOWN (14A) Thu 3:40, 7:00, 10:00 Fri 3:55, 7:05, 10:00 Sat 12:40, 3:55, 7:10, 10:00 Sun 12:40, 3:55, 7:05, 10:00 Mon-Wed 3:55, 7:00, 10:00 WALL STREET: MONEY NEVER SLEEPS (PG) Thu, Mon-Wed 3:45, 6:55, 10:05 Fri 3:45, 7:15, 10:25 Sat-Sun 12:35, 3:45, 7:15, 10:25 YOU WILL MEET A TALL DARK STRANGER (PG) Thu 3:30 Fri 3:30, 6:30, 9:30 Sat, Mon-Tue 9:30 Sun 12:30, 9:30

SILVERCITY FAIRVIEW (CE)

FAIRVIEW MALL, 1800 SHEPPARD AVE E, 416-644-7746 EASY A (14A) Thu 12:50, 3:20, 6:40, 9:15 Fri, Sun 12:20, 3:00, 6:30, 9:15 Sat 4:00, 6:30, 9:15 Mon-Wed 12:40, 3:20, 6:30, 9:15 HEREAFTER (PG) Fri-Sun 12:10, 3:15, 6:50, 10:10 Mon-Wed 12:30, 3:15, 6:50, 10:05 JACKASS 3D (18A) Thu 2:00 4:40 7:30 10:10 Fri-Wed 2:00, 4:40, 7:10, 9:50 LEGEND OF THE GUARDIANS: THE OWLS OF GA’HOOLE (PG) Thu 1:10, 3:50 Fri-Sun 1:10 Mon-Wed 1:20 LIFE AS WE KNOW IT (PG) Thu 12:30, 3:30, 6:30, 9:20 FriSat 12:30, 3:30, 6:45, 9:30 Sun-Wed 12:50, 3:30, 6:45, 9:30 THE METROPOLITAN OPERA: BORIS GODUNOV Sat 12:00 MY SOUL TO TAKE 3D (14A) Thu 1:45, 4:10, 6:50, 9:30 PARANORMAL ACTIVITY 2 Thu 10:05 Fri, Sun 12:00, 2:30, 5:00, 7:30, 10:30 Sat 1:40, 5:00, 7:30, 10:30 Mon-Wed 1:40, 4:30, 7:30, 10:15 RED Thu 1:00, 4:00, 7:00, 9:50 Fri-Sun 12:45, 3:40, 7:00, 9:45 Mon-Wed 1:00, 3:40, 7:00, 9:45 SCORE: A HOCKEY MUSICAL Fri-Sun 1:00, 4:00, 7:05, 10:00 Mon-Wed 1:10, 4:00, 7:05, 10:00 SECRETARIAT (G) Thu 12:40, 3:40, 6:45, 9:40 THE SOCIAL NETWORK (14A) Thu 1:30, 4:30, 7:20, 10:15 Fri-Sun 1:30, 4:20, 7:20, 10:20 Mon-Wed 1:30, 4:20, 7:20, 10:10 THE TOWN (14A) Thu 1:20, 4:20, 7:10, 10:00 Fri-Sun 3:50, 6:40, 9:40 Mon-Wed 3:40, 6:40, 9:40 WALL STREET: MONEY NEVER SLEEPS (PG) Thu 7:05

SILVERCITY YORKDALE (CE) 3401 DUFFERIN ST, 416-787-4432

CASE 39 (14A) Thu 12:30, 3:40, 6:30 EASY A (14A) Thu 2:00, 4:45, 7:30, 10:15 Fri-Wed 1:00, 3:50, 6:20, 9:15 HEREAFTER (PG) Fri-Sat 12:30, 3:40, 7:00, 10:20 Sun-Wed 12:30, 3:40, 7:00, 10:10 JACKASS 3D (18A) Thu 1:20, 1:50, 4:20, 4:50, 7:10, 7:40, 9:40, 10:10 Fri-Sat 1:50, 4:50, 7:10, 7:40, 10:00, 10:30 SunWed 1:50, 4:50, 7:10, 7:40, 9:40, 10:15 LEGEND OF THE GUARDIANS: THE OWLS OF GA’HOOLE 3D (PG) Thu 12:15, 3:15, 6:15 Fri-Sun 12:50, 3:45 Mon-Wed 12:50, 4:20 LIFE AS WE KNOW IT (PG) Thu 12:50, 3:50, 6:50, 9:50 FriWed 12:40, 3:45, 6:30, 9:40 PARANORMAL ACTIVITY 2 Thu 9:30 Fri-Wed 1:45, 4:40, 7:30, 10:15 RED Thu 1:30 4:30 7:20 10:10 Fri-Wed 1:20, 4:10, 7:15, 10:10 SCORE: A HOCKEY MUSICAL Fri-Wed 1:10, 4:00, 6:50, 9:30 SECRETARIAT (G) Thu 12:40, 3:45, 6:45, 9:45 THE SOCIAL NETWORK (14A) Thu 4:20, 7:05, 10:00 FriWed 12:20, 3:30, 6:40, 9:45

THE TOWN (14A) Thu 1:10, 4:10, 7:15, 10:15 Fri-Wed 12:15, 3:20, 6:45, 9:55 WALL STREET: MONEY NEVER SLEEPS (PG) Thu 9:20

Scarborough 401 & MORNINGSIDE (CE) 785 MILNER AVE, SCARBOROUGH, 416-281-2226

HEREAFTER (PG) Fri-Sun 12:45, 3:40, 6:40, 9:50 Mon-Wed 3:40, 6:40, 9:40 JACKASS 3D (18A) Thu 4:50, 7:20, 9:55 Fri-Sun 1:45, 4:55, 7:40, 10:20 Mon-Wed 4:55, 7:40, 10:00 LEGEND OF THE GUARDIANS: THE OWLS OF GA’HOOLE 3D (PG) Thu 4:40, 7:05, 9:30 Fri-Sun 2:00, 4:45, 7:10, 9:45 Mon-Wed 4:45, 7:10, 9:35 LET ME IN (14A) Thu 3:35, 6:10 LIFE AS WE KNOW IT (PG) Thu 3:40, 6:30, 9:15 Fri-Sun 12:40, 3:20, 6:10, 9:00 Mon-Wed 3:35, 6:10, 8:50 MY SOUL TO TAKE 3D (14A) Thu 5:00, 7:30, 10:00 PARANORMAL ACTIVITY 2 Thu 9:00 Fri-Sun 1:20, 4:30, 7:20, 10:00 Mon-Wed 4:30, 7:20, 9:50 RED Thu 4:10, 7:00, 9:45 Fri-Sun 12:50, 3:45, 6:30, 9:20 Mon-Wed 3:45, 6:30, 9:00 SCORE: A HOCKEY MUSICAL Fri-Sun 1:10, 4:15, 7:30, 10:15 Mon-Wed 4:15, 7:30, 9:45 SECRETARIAT (G) Thu 3:50, 6:50, 9:35 Fri-Sun 12:35, 3:25, 6:45, 9:35 Mon-Wed 3:25, 6:45, 9:30 THE SOCIAL NETWORK (14A) Thu 4:20, 7:10, 9:50 Fri-Sun 1:00, 3:50, 7:00, 10:10 Mon-Wed 3:50, 7:00, 9:55 THE TOWN (14A) 3:30, 6:20, 9:10 Fri-Sun 12:30 mat WALL STREET: MONEY NEVER SLEEPS (PG) Thu 3:45, 6:40, 9:40 YOU AGAIN (PG) Thu 4:00, 6:45, 9:20 Fri-Sun 1:30, 4:00, 6:50, 9:30 Mon-Wed 4:00, 6:50, 9:20

COLISEUM SCARBOROUGH (CE) SCARBOROUGH TOWN CENTRE, 416-290-5217

BURIED (14A) Thu 1:10, 4:10, 7:10, 10:15 CASE 39 (14A) Thu 1:00, 4:00, 7:00, 10:00 EASY A (14A) Thu 12:40, 3:25, 6:25, 9:25 Fri-Sat, Mon-Wed 1:05, 4:05, 7:05, 10:05 Sun 1:05, 4:05, 7:05 HEREAFTER (PG) Fri-Wed 1:20, 4:20, 7:20, 10:20 I DO Fri-Wed 12:30, 3:40, 6:40, 9:45 JACKASS 3D (18A) Thu 12:30, 1:05, 3:30, 4:05, 6:30, 7:05, 9:30, 10:05 Fri-Wed 12:40, 1:10, 3:35, 4:10, 6:25, 7:10, 9:25, 10:00 LET ME IN (14A) Thu-Fri, Mon-Tue 1:35, 4:35, 7:25, 10:10 Sat 4:35, 7:25, 10:10 Sun, Wed 1:35, 4:35, 10:10 THE METROPOLITAN OPERA: BORIS GODUNOV Sat 12:00 MY SOUL TO TAKE 3D (14A) Thu 12:45, 3:45, 6:45, 9:45 PHIL COLLINS GOING BACK, LIVE AT ROSELAND BALLROOM, NYC Wed 7:00 RED Thu-Tue 1:30, 4:30, 7:30, 10:30 Wed 1:30, 4:15, 7:30, 10:30 RESIDENT EVIL: AFTERLIFE 3D (18A) Thu 12:35, 3:35, 6:20, 9:40 Fri-Wed 12:45, 3:45, 6:45, 9:30 SCORE: A HOCKEY MUSICAL Fri-Wed 1:00, 3:30, 6:50, 9:40 THE TOWN (14A) Thu 12:55 3:55 6:55 9:55 Fri-Wed 12:50, 3:55, 6:55, 9:55 WWE BRAGGING RIGHTS - 2010 Sun 8:00

Wed 3:55, 4:20, 6:25, 7:25, 9:15, 10:10 LEGEND OF THE GUARDIANS: THE OWLS OF GA’HOOLE 3D (PG) Thu 3:20, 6:35, 9:30 Fri-Sun 12:20, 3:30, 7:10, 9:35 Mon-Wed 3:30, 7:10, 9:35 LET ME IN (14A) Thu 4:15, 7:00, 9:55 LIFE AS WE KNOW IT (PG) Thu 1:00, 4:00, 7:20, 10:15 FriSun 12:25, 3:20, 6:30, 9:55 Mon-Wed 3:20, 6:30, 9:55 THE METROPOLITAN OPERA: BORIS GODUNOV Sat 12:00 MY SOUL TO TAKE 3D (14A) Thu 3:55, 6:45, 9:50 PARANORMAL ACTIVITY 2 Thu 10:20 Fri, Sun 1:05, 1:45, 4:15, 4:45, 6:45, 7:45, 9:30, 10:35 Sat 1:05, 1:45, 4:15, 5:50, 6:45, 8:15, 9:30, 10:45 Mon-Wed 4:15, 4:45, 6:45, 7:45, 9:30, 10:35 RED Thu 3:30, 4:30, 6:50, 7:35, 9:45, 10:30 Fri-Sun 1:00, 1:30, 4:10, 4:30, 6:40, 7:30, 9:45, 10:30 Mon-Wed 4:10, 4:30, 6:40, 7:30, 9:45, 10:30 SCORE: A HOCKEY MUSICAL 3:25, 6:35, 9:40 Fri-Sun 12:40 mat SECRETARIAT (G) Thu 4:05, 7:10, 10:05 Fri-Sun 12:55, 4:05, 7:15, 10:20 Mon-Wed 4:05, 7:15, 10:20 THE SOCIAL NETWORK (14A) Thu 3:50, 7:05, 10:10 Fri 12:30, 3:40, 6:50, 10:00 Sat 12:30, 3:40, 6:50, 10:40 Sun 12:30, 3:40, 6:55, 10:00 Mon-Wed 3:40, 6:50, 10:00 THE TOWN (14A) Thu 3:40, 7:15, 10:25 Fri-Sun 12:15, 3:35, 7:05, 10:25 Mon-Wed 3:35, 7:05, 10:25 UFC 121: LESNAR VS. VELASQUEZ Sat 10:00 WALL STREET: MONEY NEVER SLEEPS (PG) Thu 3:25, 6:40, 10:00 Fri-Wed 10:05 WWE BRAGGING RIGHTS - 2010 Sun 8:00 YOU AGAIN (PG) Thu 9:40

NOWHERE BOY (14A) 2:55, 5:15, 7:35, 9:55 Sat-Sun 12:35 mat PARANORMAL ACTIVITY 2 Thu 10:15 Fri, Mon-Wed 2:30, 4:00, 4:45, 7:15, 8:00, 9:30, 10:15 Sat-Sun 11:30, 12:15, 1:45, 2:30, 4:00, 4:45, 7:15, 8:00, 9:30, 10:15 SECRETARIAT (G) 3:45, 4:30, 6:30, 7:15, 9:15, 10:00 Sat-Sun 11:00, 1:00, 1:45 mat THE SOCIAL NETWORK (14A) 2:00, 3:00, 4:00, 5:00, 6:00, 7:00, 8:00, 9:00, 10:00 Sat-Sun 11:00, 12:00, 1:00 mat STONE Thu 2:40 5:10 7:40 10:05 Fri-Wed 2:40, 5:15, 7:40, 10:05 Sat-Sun 12:10 mat WAITING FOR “SUPERMAN” (G) Thu 2:05, 4:35, 7:05, 9:40 WALL STREET: MONEY NEVER SLEEPS (PG) 3:55, 6:55, 9:50 Sat-Sun 12:55 mat YOU WILL MEET A TALL DARK STRANGER (PG) 2:50, 5:10, 7:30, 9:50 Sat-Sun 12:30 mat continued on page 96 œ

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AAKROSH (14A) Thu 3:15, 6:20, 9:30 ANJAANA ANJAANI 3:15, 6:25, 9:35 Sat-Sun 11:55 mat BACK TO THE FUTURE Sat 12:30 Mon 7:00 BURIED (14A) 3:30, 5:45, 7:55, 10:15 Sat-Sun 11:00, 1:15 mat DEVIL (14A) Thu 2:10, 4:10, 6:10, 8:10 EAT PRAY LOVE (PG) Thu 6:25 FORCE OF NATURE: THE DAVID SUZUKI MOVIE 3:10, 5:25, 7:40, 9:55 Sat-Sun 12:55 mat I SPIT ON YOUR GRAVE 5:10, 10:10 Thu 2:40 mat, 7:40 late Sat-Sun 12:10 mat INCEPTION (PG) Thu 3:10, 9:35 Fri, Mon-Wed 3:10, 6:25, 9:35 Sat-Sun 12:05, 3:10, 6:25, 9:35 IT’S KIND OF A FUNNY STORY (14A) Thu 2:35, 5:05, 7:30, 9:55 Fri, Sun, Tue-Wed 2:40, 7:45 Sat, Mon 2:40, 7:40 KNOCK OUT (14A) Thu 4:25, 7:05, 9:45 LEGEND OF THE GUARDIANS: THE OWLS OF GA’HOOLE 3D (PG) 2:00, 4:30, 7:00, 9:30 Sat-Sun 11:30 mat LIFE AS WE KNOW IT (PG) Thu-Fri, Tue-Wed 2:15, 4:05, 4:50, 6:40, 7:25, 9:15, 10:05 Sat 11:40, 2:15, 4:05, 4:50, 6:40, 7:25, 9:15, 10:05 Sun 11:40, 1:30, 2:15, 4:05, 4:50, 6:40, 7:25, 9:15, 10:05 Mon 2:15, 4:05, 4:50, 7:25, 9:30, 10:05 NEVER LET ME GO (14A) Thu-Fri, Mon-Wed 2:30, 4:55, 7:20, 9:45 Sat 12:35, 3:00, 5:20, 7:45, 10:10 Sun 12:05, 2:30, 4:55, 7:20, 9:45

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case 39 (14A) Thu 1:50, 4:50, 7:40, 10:15 Fri 1:50, 4:50, 7:40, 10:25 Sat 7:40, 10:25 Sun 1:50, 4:25, 10:00 MonWed 1:50, 4:50, 7:25, 10:00 desPicaBle me (PG) Thu 1:00, 3:20, 6:20 devil (14A) Thu 2:00, 4:40, 8:00, 10:10 Fri-Sat 2:00, 4:40, 8:00, 10:20 Sun-Wed 2:00, 4:40, 8:00, 10:15 easy a (14A) Thu-Sat, Mon-Wed 1:20, 4:10, 7:30, 10:00 Sun 1:20, 4:10, 7:30 incePtion (PG) Thu 12:55, 4:20 Fri-Wed 1:30, 5:00, 8:30 Jackass 3d (18A) Thu, Sun-Wed 12:45, 1:45, 3:15, 4:45, 6:50, 7:50, 9:40, 10:15 Fri-Sat 12:45, 1:45, 3:15, 4:45, 6:50, 7:50, 9:40, 10:30 legend of tHe guardians: tHe owls of ga’Hoole 3d (PG) 12:50, 3:40, 6:20, 9:10 legend of tHe guardians: tHe owls of ga’Hoole: an imax 3d exPerience (PG) 1:30, 4:15, 7:00, 9:30 life as we know it (PG) 1:00, 4:00, 7:10, 10:05 tHe metroPolitan oPera: Boris godunov Sat 12:00 a Prairie Home comPanion witH garrison keillor - live Thu 8:00 red Thu-Tue 12:40, 1:40, 3:30, 4:30, 6:30, 7:20, 9:20, 10:10 Wed 1:00, 1:40, 3:35, 4:30, 6:30, 7:20, 9:20, 10:10 resident evil: afterlife 3d (18A) 1:10, 3:50, 6:40, 9:30 score: a Hockey musical Fri-Tue 12:30, 3:20, 6:35, 9:25 Wed 1:00, 3:45, 6:35, 9:25 wwe Bragging rigHts - 2010 Sun 8:00 you again (PG) Thu 9:00

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110 courTney Park e aT huronTarIo, 888-262-4386 Back to tHe future: 25tH anniversary re-release Sat 12:30 Mon 7:00 case 39 (14A) Thu 1:50, 4:50, 7:55, 11:00 Fri-Wed 5:20, 11:10 easy a (14A) Thu 1:55, 4:40, 7:35, 10:15 Fri-Sun 11:40, 2:40, 8:20 Mon-Wed 2:40, 8:20 Hereafter (PG) Thu 12:01 Fri-Sun 10:15, 1:00, 1:30, 4:05, 4:35, 7:10, 7:40, 10:25, 10:55 Mon-Wed 1:00, 1:30, 4:05, 4:35, 7:10, 7:40, 10:25, 10:55 incePtion: tHe imax exPerience (PG) Thu 3:15 Jackass 3 (18A) Thu 2:50, 5:30, 8:15, 11:05 Fri-Sat 10:30, 1:15, 3:45, 6:15, 8:45, 11:30 Sun 10:30, 1:15, 3:45, 6:15, 8:45 Mon-Wed 1:15, 3:45, 6:15, 8:45 Jackass 3d (18A) Thu 1:35, 2:20, 4:15, 5:00, 7:00, 7:45, 9:45, 10:30 Fri, Sun 10:00, 11:50, 12:45, 2:30, 3:15, 5:00, 5:45, 7:30, 8:15, 10:15, 11:00 Sat 10:00, 11:50, 2:30, 3:15, 5:00, 5:45, 7:30, 8:15, 10:15, 11:00 Mon 2:30, 3:15, 5:00, 7:30, 10:15, 11:00 Tue-Wed 2:30, 3:15, 5:00, 5:45, 7:30, 8:15, 10:15, 11:00 legend of tHe guardians: tHe owls of ga’Hoole (PG) Thu 1:20, 4:20, 6:55, 9:50 life as we know it (PG) Thu 1:25, 3:55, 4:30, 7:10, 7:40, 10:20, 10:50 Fri-Sun 10:20, 1:20, 4:20, 7:20, 10:15 MonWed 1:20, 4:20, 7:20, 10:15 my soul to take 3d (14A) Thu 2:10, 5:10, 8:10, 11:15 Fri-Sun

11:35, 2:35, 5:25, 8:25, 11:15 Mon-Wed 2:35, 5:25, 8:25, 11:15 Paranormal activity 2 3:00, 5:30, 8:00, 10:30 Fri-Sun 11:55 mat Paranormal activity 2: tHe imax exPerience Thu 12:01 Fri-Sat 11:00, 2:00, 4:30, 7:00, 9:30, 12:00 Sun 11:00, 2:00, 4:30, 7:00, 9:30 Mon-Wed 2:00, 4:30, 7:00, 9:30 red Thu 1:30, 4:25, 7:30, 10:35 Fri-Sun 10:45, 1:45, 4:45, 7:45, 10:50 Mon-Wed 1:45, 4:45, 7:45, 10:50 secretariat (G) Thu 1:05, 4:05, 7:00, 10:10 Fri-Sun 10:10, 1:10, 4:15, 7:15, 10:20 Mon-Wed 1:10, 4:15, 7:15, 10:20 tHe social network (14A) Thu 1:15, 4:10, 4:45, 7:15, 8:00, 10:25 Fri-Sun 10:05, 10:35, 1:05, 1:35, 4:10, 4:40, 7:05, 7:35, 10:10, 10:40 Mon-Wed 1:05, 1:35, 4:10, 4:40, 7:05, 7:35, 10:10, 10:40 tHe town (14A) Thu 4:00, 7:20, 10:40 Fri-Sun 10:25, 1:25, 4:25, 7:25, 10:45 Mon-Wed 1:25, 4:25, 7:25, 10:45 wall street: money never sleePs (PG) Thu 3:10, 7:25, 10:55 Fri-Sun 10:10, 1:10, 4:10, 7:15, 10:35 Mon-Wed 1:10, 4:10, 7:15, 10:35

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Paranormal activity 2 Thu 10:00, 12:01 Fri-Sun 1:30, 2:10, 4:30, 5:10, 7:15, 8:00, 10:00, 10:45 Mon-Wed 4:30, 5:10, 7:15, 8:00, 10:00, 10:45 red Thu 3:30, 4:30, 6:10, 7:20, 9:00, 10:20 Fri 12:20, 1:00, 3:10, 3:50, 6:50, 7:30, 9:40, 10:25 Sat 12:20, 1:00, 3:10, 3:50, 6:50, 7:30, 10:15, 10:45 Sun 12:20, 1:00, 3:10, 3:50, 7:00, 7:30, 10:25 Mon-Wed 3:30, 4:00, 6:50, 7:30, 9:40, 10:25 resident evil: afterlife (18A) Thu 5:10, 7:50, 10:15 score: a Hockey musical Fri-Sun 12:15, 2:45, 5:15, 7:50, 10:20 Mon-Wed 3:50, 6:30, 9:00 tHe social network (14A) Thu 4:00, 4:40, 7:00, 7:35, 10:25 Fri 1:10, 1:50, 4:10, 4:50, 7:05, 7:40, 9:55, 10:40 Sat 1:10, 4:10, 4:50, 7:05, 7:30, 9:55 Sun 1:10, 1:35, 4:10, 4:25, 7:05, 9:55, 10:40 Mon-Wed 4:10, 4:50, 7:05, 7:40, 9:55, 10:40 ufc 121: lesnar vs. velasquez Sat 10:00 wall street: money never sleePs (PG) Thu 3:55, 7:05, 10:10 Fri-Sun 12:50, 4:00, 7:20, 10:30 Mon-Wed 4:00, 7:20, 10:30 wwe Bragging rigHts - 2010 Sun 8:00

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30 InTerchange Way, hWy 400 & hWy 7, 416-335-5323 tHe american (14A) Thu 4:35, 7:10, 9:40 Fri 1:55, 4:35, 7:10, 9:40 Sat-Sun 11:20, 1:55, 4:35, 7:10, 9:40 Mon-Wed 7:10, 9:40, 4:35 Back to tHe future: 25tH anniversary re-release Sat 12:30 Mon 7:00 catfisH (14A) 5:05, 7:20, 9:35 Fri 2:55 mat Sat-Sun 10:35, 12:40, 2:55 mat cats & dogs: tHe revenge of kitty galore 3d (G) 3:35, 5:35 Fri 1:30 mat Sat-Sun 11:25, 1:30 mat devil (14A) 3:40, 5:50, 8:05, 10:05 Fri 1:40 mat Sat-Sun 11:40, 1:40 mat dinner for scHmucks (14A) Thu 4:10, 6:45 Fri 1:35, 4:10, 6:45, 9:20 Sat-Sun 10:55, 1:35, 4:10, 6:45, 9:20 MonWed 4:10, 6:45, 9:20 eat Pray love (PG) 4:00, 7:00, 10:00 Sat-Sun 1:00 mat fuBar ii (18A) Thu 4:25, 6:50 tHe girl wHo Played witH fire (18A) Thu 4:15, 7:05, 10:05 going tHe distance (14A) Thu 5:10, 7:35, 10:10 grown uPs (PG) Thu 4:55, 7:35 Fri, Mon-Tue 3:25, 6:00, 8:55 Sat-Sun 10:40, 1:05, 3:25, 6:00, 8:55 Wed 3:25, 6:00 Hereafter (PG) Fri 3:15, 4:15, 6:15, 7:15, 9:15, 10:15 Sat-Sun 10:30, 12:15, 1:15, 3:15, 4:15, 6:15, 7:15, 9:15, 10:15 Mon-Wed 3:30, 4:15, 6:15, 7:15, 9:15, 10:15 i sPit on your grave 4:55, 7:35, 10:10 Fri 2:30 mat SatSun 11:50, 2:30 mat it’s kind of a funny story (14A) 4:40, 7:25, 9:45 Fri 2:15 mat Sat-Sun 11:40, 2:15 mat knigHt and day (PG) 4:05, 6:55, 9:25 Fri 1:25 mat SatSun 10:50, 1:25 mat tHe last exorcism (14A) Thu, Mon-Wed 3:35, 5:40, 8:00, 10:10 Fri 1:25, 3:35, 5:40, 8:00, 10:25 Sat 11:20, 1:25, 3:35, 5:40, 8:00, 10:25 Sun 11:20, 1:25, 3:35, 5:40, 8:00, 10:10 let me in (14A) Thu 5:00, 7:45, 10:15 Fri 2:15, 5:00, 7:45, 10:25 Sat 11:45, 2:15, 5:00, 7:45, 10:25 Sun 11:45, 2:15, 5:00, 7:45, 10:10 Mon-Wed 5:00, 7:45, 10:10 life as we know it (PG) Thu, Mon-Wed 3:45, 4:45, 6:30, 7:30, 9:30, 10:00 Fri 2:00, 3:45, 4:45, 6:30, 7:30, 9:30, 10:30 Sat 10:30, 11:15, 1:00, 2:00, 3:45, 4:45, 6:30, 7:30, 9:30, 10:30 Sun 10:30, 11:15, 1:00, 2:00, 3:45, 4:45, 6:30, 7:30, 9:30, 10:00 nanny mcPHee returns (G) Thu 5:30, 7:50 Fri, MonTue 3:50, 6:20, 9:00 Sat-Sun 10:50, 1:20, 3:50, 6:20, 9:00 Wed 3:50, 6:20 never let me go (14A) Thu 4:55, 7:20, 9:50 Fri 2:20, 4:55, 7:20, 9:55 Sat-Sun 11:15, 2:20, 4:45, 7:20, 9:50 Mon-Wed 4:45, 7:20, 9:50 tHe otHer guys (14A) Thu 5:05, 7:40, 10:05 Fri 2:40, 5:05, 7:35, 9:55 Sat-Sun 12:20, 2:40, 5:05, 7:35, 9:55 MonWed 5:05, 7:35, 9:55 ramona and Beezus (G) Thu 4:15, 6:40 Fri 1:45, 4:15, 6:40, 9:05 Sat-Sun 11:25, 1:45, 4:15, 6:40, 9:05 Mon-Wed 4:15, 6:40, 9:05 salt (PG) Thu, Wed 4:05, 6:30 Fri 1:40, 4:05, 6:30, 9:10 SatSun 11:00, 1:40, 4:05, 6:30, 9:10 Mon-Tue 4:05, 6:30, 9:10

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ThU 21 – Opening night: Besouro (2009) D: João Daniel Tikhomiroff. 7 pm. frI 22 – Blue Eyes (2010) D: José Joffily. 1:40 pm. Beyond Ipanema (2009) D: Guto Barra and Béco Dranoff. 3:50 pm. A Night In 67 (2010) D: Renato Terra and Ricardo Calil. 5:40 pm. Time Of Fear (2010) D: Sergio Rezende.

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ThU 21 – NDN4 L!F3 Youth Program: Project Petey DNA (2008) D: David Milroy, Unreserved: The Work Of Louie Gong (2009) D: Tracy Rector and others. 11 am. National Gallery Of Canada Presents: Iracema (2009) D: Maria Thereza Alves, Tuktuliaq (1995) D: Zacharias Kunuk and other short films. 1 pm.

The Little Seed In The Ashphalt (2009) D: Pedro Daniel López. 3 pm. Dreamland (2010) D: Iva Sen. 5 pm. Nuummioq (2009) D: Torben Bech and Otto Rosing, and Kurt E: In My Blood (2010) D: Kurt Filiga. 7 pm. Moon Shine: Shorts Program including Redemption (2010) D: Katie Wolfe and others. 9:15 pm. All above screenings at AG. frI 22 – The Cry Of The Forest (2008) D: Nicolas Ipamo, Alejandro Noza and Ivan Sanjinés. 1 pm. And The River Flows On (2010) D: Carlos Pérez Rojas, and Rober De Jesús Guachetá (2009) D: Cineminga Collective. 3 pm.

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grandfather (Gary Farmer) scoops him up and drives him to the reservation, revealing a story about the family’s past during the endless ride.

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(1976) D: Martin Scorsese. 6:15, 7 & 9:45 pm.

Casablanca (1942) D: Michael Curtiz. Discussion w/ author/playwright Jeff Lindsay to follow. 7 pm. The Seventh Seal (1956) D: Ingmar Bergman. 9:30 pm. fri 22 – Jules Et Jim. 3 & 6:45 pm. 8½ (1963) D: Federico Fellini. 3 pm. The Battle Of Algiers (1966) D: Gillo Pontecorvo. 6:30 pm. Taxi Driver. 7 & 9:45 pm. Viridiana (1961) D: Luis Buñuel. 9:30 pm. In The Mood For Love (2000) D: Wong Kar-wai. 11:49 pm.

Sat 23 – Jules Et Jim. Noon & 3 pm. Seven Samurai (1954) D: Akira Kurosawa.

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8:30 pm. Pan’s Labyrinth (2006) D: Guillermo del Toro. 10:30 pm.

Sun 24 – Les Enfants Du Paradis (1945) D: Marcel Carné. Noon. The Sorrow And The Pity (1969) D: Marcel Ophüls. 12:30 pm. Man With A Movie Camera. Live accompaniment by Michael Nyman & his band. 1 pm. Jules Et Jim. 6 pm. Taxi Driver. 7 & 9:45 pm. mon 25 – Jules Et Jim. 6 pm. Taxi Driver. 7 & 9:45 pm. Life Is Beautiful (1997) D: Roberto Benigni. 9 pm. tue 26 – Jules Et Jim. Noon, 3 & 6 pm. Written On The Wind (1956) D: Douglas Sirk. 12:30 pm.

L’Atalante (1934) D: Jean Vigo. 3:15 pm.

Through The Olive Trees. 6:30 pm. Pulp Fiction (1994) D: Quentin Tarantino. 9 pm. Taxi Driver.

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Sat 23-Sun 24– Nanny McPhee Returns (2010) D: Susanna White. 2 pm. Eat Pray Love. 4 & 7 pm. The Girl Who Played With Fire. 9:30 pm. mon 25 – Eat Pray Love. 7 pm. The Girl Who Played With Fire. 9:30 pm. tue 26 – I Am Love (2009) D: Luca Guadagnino.

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American girls, a trucker and a Japanese guy. He intends to surgically attach them mouth to anus to create the titular creature for his own sadistic pleasure.

This profoundly bizarre idea produces some disturbing scenes, but they’re embedded in a very ordinary movie.

The American girls (Ashley. C. Williams and Ashlynn Yennie) are typically vapid slasher fodder, launched into the story by a flat tire on a lonely road with no cellphone reception. The house of horrors is an ordinary upper-middle-class suburban home, and everything is presented in conventional narrative style.

The mad doctor is another matter. A large-headed beanpole with slightly protuberant eyes and a lipless gash of a mouth, actor Dieter Laser makes him so tense he’s ready to shatter, subject to radical mood swings and racked by inner demons.

Writer/director Tom Six provides a solid nuts-’n’-bolts commentary.

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Vincenzo Natali, w/ Adrien Brody, Sarah Polley. Rating: nnnn; DVD package: nnnnn Envision Dr. Frankenstein as a likeable careerist couple. Clive Nicoli and Elsa Kast (Adrien Brody and Sarah Polley) are hip young geneticists working wonders for Big Pharma. They want to take the next step, but using human DNA is strictly illegal. What grows from the late-night experiments is not quite human, but definitely intelligent, female and fastgrowing.

For all this to work, you have to get past one ludicrous moment: the crisis.

A little groundwork earlier in the movie and it might have worked. As it stands, you’ll have to do some heavy lifting to re-suspend your disbelief.

Brody and Polley help considerably.

They spark together, their characters clearly in love, even when she too-deftly deflects his sensible objections and he reluctantly goes along. Delphine Chanéac makes the adult creature sympathetic with a dancer’s grace, a child’s questioning gaze and a squirrel’s darting movements. The CG team makes her convincingly inhuman.

In the detailed making-of doc and commentary, director Vincenzo Natali and his producers talk about wanting to make intelligent genre movies whose horror derives from human flaws rather than fangs and claws.

They’ve made a good start.

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how to train Your dragon (Dreamworks, 2010) D: Dean DeBlois, Chris Sanders, w/ Jay Baruchel, Gerard Butler (voices).

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Hiccup (voiced by Jay Baruchel), a scrawny, inept Viking kid, lives in a village under near-nightly attack by drag-

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Holofcener doesn’t go for big confrontations or clear resolutions, not even a point-of-view character. The result is a highly engaging movie that gives you ample fuel to use in your own reflections on the human condition.

Keener, Platt and the rest of the cast are fully believable as family members. They’re effortlessly funny and touching, often at the same time.

They’re also funny in the outtakes and not particularly informative making-of doc.

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Baruchel is funny and a decent voice actor, but strangely, he sounds purely American, and occasionally lapses into 90s-style empty irony. When everybody else (except love interest America Ferrera, who has few lines) sounds clearly British, their accents undermine our engagement with the story.

The set-pieces, clearly shot for 3-D, work well without it.

The making-of docs and commentary are informative without going into too much depth.

EXTRAS Commentary, cast doc, animation doc. Widescreen. English, French, Spanish audio and subtitles.

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(eOne, 2003 – 06) Witty comedy-drama stars Paul Gross as the artistic director of a prestigious Shakespeare festival struggling to keep it together in the face of the vanities and insanities of those around him.

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Paths of Glory (Criterion/eOne, 1957) Kirk Douglas stars in Stanley Kubrick’s powerful anti-war drama of military rigidity in the wake of a World War I trench mutiny.

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By Dan Savage

my husband and I have had an open

marriage for the last two years. Up until five months ago, it was working beautifully. At that point, however, I was sexually assaulted by a former partner. Since that incident, I cannot stand sex with my husband. I completely flip out when he tries to initiate sexual contact. My skin crawls. I become panicked and feel repulsed. I just cannot handle it. Those times when I go along with it anyway leave me feeling enraged and disgusted.

I don’t think this is completely unheard of for someone who was relatively recently assaulted, and I am considering therapy to help me work through it. The immediate “problem” is that I have no difficulty having sex with my boyfriend. In fact, the sex with him is amazing and leaves me feeling loved and whole and wonderful.

This is breaking my husband’s heart. He has become incredibly jealous of my relationship with my boyfriend. He’s depressed. He’s angry.

He accuses me of no longer loving him, and he wants me to stop sleeping with my boyfriend until our marriage is back to normal. I feel like a horrible person, but I just can’t do that. I need that outlet. I need that support. And I admit I have a hard time believing that my husband and I will ever be able to go back to the way things were before.

I feel like I’ve already lost my former partner (fucked-up though that may seem) and my husband. It kills me to think about cutting out the one positive relationship remaining. On the other hand, I do love my husband – very much – and watching him suffer like this is unbearable.

Potentially Traumatized Sexual Deviant I’m sorry that you were sexually assaulted – that’s awful, PTSD, and I hope you went to the police and I hope you’re pressing charges. But I also hope you know that being the victim of sexual assault is not a Get Out Of Being A Hu­ man Being Free card.

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Just because you’ve been victimized doesn’t mean you operate in an alternate moral uni­ verse where you’re not obligated to take other people’s feelings into consideration – particu­ larly the feelings of people you profess to love and happen to be married to. Your first priority in the wake of your assault had to be your own physical and emotional safety, of course, but your behaviour toward your husband is both cruel and selfish.

If you truly love your husband and value your marriage, PTSD, you would put the boyfriend on hold and get your ass into therapy without having to be told. So from where I sit – on the Bloomington Shuttle, headed to the Indiana­ polis airport – it looks to me like you want out of this marriage. But instead of taking respon­ sibility for wanting out – not in love with the husband any more – you’re playing the victim card while slamming both hands down on your marriage’s self­destruct button.

To sum up, PTSD: You’re being a total shit. Do you love your husband? Is your marriage a prior­ ity? Then start acting like it: Cut the boyfriend off – for the indefinite future – and get your ass onto a counsellor’s couch. If you’re not willing to do those things, PTSD, then stop emotionally assaulting your husband and put both your marriage and him out of their misery.

I have two clIts. how common Is

this? I have never been able to ride a bike because I have an earthshaking orgasm as soon as I get on the seat. I come on the bus – the soft vibrations are too much! Walking anywhere in tight pants gets me moaning. Is there anything I can do, or rub on myself, to avoid having multiple orgasms in public?

Two Much Fun I’ve never heard of someone with two clits – but I haven’t searched the medical literature or sought the opinion of an expert. And I’m not inclined to search or seek when a letter is so transparently fake. (Opaque fakes are fine;

every letter that makes it into the column is a good hypothetical question – for every reader save one.) People whose genitals are different or ambiguous or terrifying – maybe that’s not an extra clit but the tip of your parasitic twin’s nose – frequently have questions and con­ cerns, TMF, but multiple earthshaking orgasms aren’t high on the list.

You don’t have a single clit, TMF, much less two.

You’re a horny boy with a dick, an e­mail ac­ count and an obsession with/terror of a woman’s potential capacity for unlimited sexual pleasure. And I’m hoping – I’m hoping against hope – that seeing your letter in print isn’t your peak sexual experience. But odds are….

I am a 47-year-old gay man who has

a desire to be humiliated and degraded – by a straight guy! How do I make this happen? Do I just walk up to a straight guy and tell him I want to get on my knees and clean his shoes with my tongue while he spits on me and calls me names? Or that I want to eat out of a dog dish on the floor while he laughs at me? How the hell do I make this happen? How do I approach some straight guy with my request without getting beaten up? Please don’t say, “Settle for a very straight-acting and straightlooking gay guy.” I have tried that, and it doesn’t work! The guy must be totally and completely straight! Otherwise, it’s just not a turn-on for me. I’m so desperate that I’m almost willing to pay for it!

Worthless Piece Of Shit Long odds: If you have a wide circle of sex­ ually adventurous straight friends, WPOS, and you were open with all of your friends about your kinks in a friendly, non­threatening man­ ner, maybe one or two of your straight male friends might be indulgent/perverse enough to want to engage in a little role­play with you. (And, yes, it’s possible to make someone feel threatened by offering to lick their boots and take their abuse.)

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Somewhat shorter odds: Don’t have friends like that? Well, there are a lot of BDSM groups and orgs out there that are mixed, i.e., they have gay, lesbian, straight, bi and trans mem­ bers, and most host mixed play parties. Get involved with one, be open about your kinks and you’ll meet a few kinky straight male tops who would get a kick out of slapping you around.

Best odds: Pay for it, already.

I’m a het male professIonal In my

mid-20s who wants to find a female dominant partner. Pro dom services abound for stereotypes like me, but I’m looking for a D/s relationship rather than just playtime. Predictably, I can’t find one. Women I meet randomly are mostly socialized to want dominant men, and kink personal sites like FetLife only make my plight look even direr: nearly all the doms are either pros or in their 50s. It’s a given that dominant women my age are unicorns, but how can I maximize those slim chances?

Seeking Unrestrained Bitch

By keeping your kink personal ad updated – unlike unicorns, kinky younger women do exist, and you want them to be able to find your ad when they troll on FetLife – and by reconciling yourself to the fact that most sub­ missive straight men in D/s relationships met vanilla women who weren’t perverts them­ selves but were pervertible.

CONFIDENTIAL TO LGBT YOUTH: Please check out the new, improved, expanded and totally awesome It Gets Better Project site: itgetsbetterproject.com. And please don’t kill yourself.

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