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susan cole is right: we need to take a fresh look at how we recognize the war dead (NOW, November 11-17).

Wearing a poppy is comforting. It’s what we have always done. It shows sympathy. It bonds us to the dead. It means we are prepared to carry the torch.

The poppy also says that this is life, that war is forever and that we should get used to the idea. The history of the world sadly supports the notion.

Of course, if all 6 billion of us were pacifists, war would be dead. But if deep down we are really butchers, hard-wired for violence, pacifism is a mere pipe dream.

Perhaps a visit by Klaatu from The Day The Earth Stood Still is required.

He can ask us to be peaceful and then insist on it by leaving Gort on standby.

That, or a scientific breakthrough that permanently cleanses all our 6 billion reptilian brains of violence – a sort of global flu shot, with better results.

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being sold a bill of goods about war and how glorious it is.

Another paper quotes the premier as saying, “Soldiers paid the price to build Canada’s repu­ tation on the world stage.”

I person­ ally find it offensive.

The pro­ moters of war in our society have used this kind of language for some time now.

The Canadian Legion has as its motto “Never again.” If we as a society believe that, why are we allowing the present Ca­ nadian government to spend bil­ lions on warplanes?

I wore a white poppy along with a red one this year, to remember my father who served in WWII and to remember to work for peace so that all wars can end.

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we at voice of women for peace agree wholeheartedly with Susan G. Cole’s statement that we honour the fallen best by fighting for peace.

We adopted the white poppy in 2009, and peace activists across the country are promoting the message of peace through this campaign. We value and support our veterans, and respect that they undertook to serve this country as they were asked.

At our weekend’s 50th anniversary conference, VOW members renewed our commitment to work for disarma­ ment, social justice and human rights.

We need to dream that we can transform a culture of domination into one of cooperation, and our eco­ nomy from one of exploitation to one that is sustainable for the future.

We need to actively build peace to prevent future wars. The white poppy and the red poppy can share a com­ mon path to this end.

Lyn Adamson, Janis Alton Canadian Voice of Women for Peace Toronto

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What’s On PERFORMANCE PHOTOG: an imaginary look at the uncompromising life of Thomas Smith – Boca del Lupo Through Nov 20 One of Vancouver’s premier performance companies explores a conflict photographer’s life as it flashes before his eyes. Part of World Stage and Fresh Ground new works, Harbourfront Centre’s national commissioning programme.

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Diversity: we get it, CBC

i may not feel as strongly as letter writer Jeff Hall about Matt Galloway’s interviewing skills (NOW, November 11-17). His is a different take on things than his predecessor’s comfy baby boomer angle; Galloway seems a personable enough morning radio host.

One does wonder, though, if he can get through a single shift without uttering the word “diverse.”

Whether some accept it or not, diversity is nothing remotely new. We get it.

Robert S. Walker

which you ran a photo from one of our rocking Hip-Hop Karaoke parties as a supposed illustration of your official winner, Gladstone Karaoke (NOW, November 4-10).

Congrats to them, but, hey, pics never lie: 416ers know who the real T-dot karaoke heavyweight is!

Adam B. Toronto

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Toronto

Mayor-elect Rob Ford is poised to cut many things when he takes office, but the Toronto Atmospheric Fund (TAF), as we said last week, is not one of them.

We got word that it would be cut from Ford’s chief of staff. But the city can’t make cuts to TAF because it is not taxpayer-funded. Its funding comes from an endowment.

to paraphrase an old saying: a picture is worth a thousand “Best Karaokes.” Clearly, this was the case in NOW’s Best Of Toronto issue, in

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Essential Jaws

regarding norman wilner’s Jaws – From Disaster To Perfection (NOW, November 11-17). The reason for Jaws placing 79th on TIFF’s Essential 100 list has less to do with TIFF than with regular fans who were also in on the voting. Generally, movie fans prefer Spielberg’s Raiders Of The Lost Ark and his other films to the superior Jaws.

And the woman in the picture is Susan Backlinie, not Denise Cheshire.

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Mining’s bad apples few

regarding the big hole in Mine Control (NOW, November 1117). Canadian mining companies do so much good all over the world.

We’re talking billions of dollars in new schools, hospitals, roads, power plants – the list goes on – in some of the most impoverished countries. There may be a few bad apples, but most of the ill will is on the part of host governments. If Canadian miners are such criminals, why aren’t governments prosecuting them?

Bootle

Ford plays waiting game

regarding who’s pulling ford’s Strings (NOW, November 11-17). To those commenters who explain away the mayor-elect’s absence from City Hall with talk of his being on vacation, I do seem to remember Mr. I-Return-Everyone’sCalls saying in sombre tones how he could not wait to get to work for the citizens of Toronto.

And what do we get? Ford overseeing football practices while critical decisions are made by an unelected transition team. Some man of the people.

PJR

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Ossington strip Moratorium on bars is quietly lifted to the delight of 24-hour party people everywhere.

Citizen Lab Canadian internet pioneers receive the 2010 Canadian Journalists for Free Expression Vox Libera Award for their online “hacktivism.”

Radical democracy

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Aung San Suu Kyi is free. Long live Burma.

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Trick rider Aly Love in a horse opera of a different kind at the Royal Winter Fair, which wrapped up last week.

Cityscape

510 Estimated number of murders per year in Canada

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What Crazy little 560-squarefoot modern wonder Where Craven Road, aka Tiny Town Why The beginning of a minimalist revival? The area first developed for worker housing in the 1880s once bordered farmland, and served as a railway corridor before 10-foot-wide lots were carved out for housing.

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Yes. We Should Canada extent its owe it to mission in Afghanistan? Afghanis to finish the job.

Maybe, if it’s strictly to push developNo. Canada ment. has done it’s part.

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How can the headline Too Asian? not be racist?

Rob Ford hasn’t taken office yet, but already some of the same Tory bagmen who were front and centre in the MFP computer leasing scandal during the Mel-o Lastman years are coming out of the woodwork. Lobbyist Jeff Lyons, recently spotted pressing the flesh at the retirement party of Ford transition team honcho Case Ootes, has officially emerged from the shadows to offer his advice to the mayor-elect. In a guest column in Ford’s official organ, the Toronto Sun, Uncle Jeff offers a plan to “right the many wrongs in transit planning.” In a nutshell: more subways.

The groundwork is being laid, again, for that Tory specialty – more white elephants to nowhere. Plus ça change.

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Avvy Go, director of the Metro Toronto Chinese & Southeast Asian Legal Clinic, reacts to a story on the (supposed) racial “imbalance” at Canadian universities in Maclean’s annual ranking of post-secondary schools. Go is asking for an apology.

Mez the Pez

Checking in on organizer extraordinaire Dave Meslin, aka Pigeonhat, aka Rob Ford’s new best friend. Hear him on CBC Radio? Meslin says Mayor David Miller “dropped the ball” and that Ford “might end up being a real good mayor in terms of listening to people’s ideas.”

We liked Meslin better when: a) He flew kites off rooftops to make a point. b) He was just your average publicspace head case. c) He wore rabbit ears to Halloween dinner with friends. d) He wasn’t rehearsing for a bit part in big-city politics.

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Speech Bubbles, new bike stands designed by OCAD students, being officially unveiled on Queen West today (Thursday, November 18).

Personal privacy The 52 closed-circuit cameras cops got on the cheap for G20 surveillance? Turns out they won’t be mothballed. They’re now coming to a street near you.

Howard Moscoe WTF? The granddaddy of the left who gave up his council seat for health reasons is, gulp, going to work for big-box villain SmartCentres!? Holy hell, Howie.

Fort York revitalization Marvellously designed visitors centre proposed for the site of the Battle of 1812 hasn’t got $5 million commitment needed from the province to go ahead with the project.

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Waterfront on edge Government money’s drying up and developers are swallowing key tracts.

The clock’s ticking on T.O.’s shoreline dream. By ENZO DiMATTEO

Hearn Generating Station, 440 Unwin

The rumour mill has been busy since 2002 on what future awaits this decommissioned power plant. A massive motion picture studio project was floated involving the Bronfmanowned Comweb Group. There was a groundbreaking ceremony, but nothing after Comweb got out of the deal in 2006. The idea of a sports complex was proposed before the city decided to put a stacked rink further east. The big sticking point: Ontario Power Generation owns Hearn, but Studios of America holds the keys – a 20-year lease on the property. The Port Authority has an interest, too. Further muddying the prospects is a heritage designation on the property.

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West Don Lands between the Don River and Parliament south of King to the tracks

A P3 partnership headed by Infrastructure Ontario has been set up to fast-track development here for the 2015 Pan Am Games. (It’s where the athletes’ village will be built.) A planning, design and compliance team has been chosen to oversee development, but this is the province’s baby now, not Waterfront Toronto’s. Say bye-bye to the community concept envisioned before Pan Am priorities pushed their way in? The other crucial bit here: site contamination means huge cleanup costs.

$1.5 billion Amount of government investment in waterfront revitalization

Former Tent City site at the southwest corner of Cherry and Lake Shore

It’s still unclear what the plan is, and that’s the problem. Castlepoint Realty, part of the consortium that bought the site from former owner Home Depot, is no slouch when it comes to signature developments.

See the 57-storey L Tower going up at Yonge and Front. But Castlepoint hasn’t ruled out big box here. Can’t have that on a primo piece of real estate that will help shape the future flow of the waterfront. What about knowledge-based industries to create green jobs instead of retail hell?

40,000

Number of jobs that will be created once the waterfront is complete, many in knowledge-based industries and green tech companies

Bayside south of Queens Quay between Lower Sherbourne and Parliament

The Corus building and Sugar Beach to the west are finished. Sherbourne Common is nearing completion. And the foundation for George Brown’s new waterfront campus has been poured. The area, the largest parcel to be developed by Waterfront Toronto, is envisioned as an employment hub, site of some 2,400 jobs.

The missing piece of the puzzle is public transit. Extension of the streetcar line along Queens Quay to Parliament is key.

Canada Malting Silos at the foot of Bathurst on Queens Quay

It’s been declared a heritage site, but the plan is to redevelop it while preserving the circa 1929 and 1944 silos. A city of Toronto museum has been proposed, but that plan looks to be dead. Similar silos have been successfully converted into hotels.

Structurally, though, the Canada Malting building can’t be redeveloped without major intervention.

The bigger obstacle: the Port Authority claims it owns the right to build a 420-car parking garage, although it says it has no immediate plans to do so.

Toronto’s big, bold blue line

T.O.’s waterfront revitalization area is the biggest in the world – almost eight times the size of London’s (101 hectares) and more than twice that of Los Angeles (340 hectares). Massive revamps of coastlines in Ho Chi Minh City (657 hectares), Abu Dhabi (640 hectares), Dublin (520 hectares) and St. Petersburg (477 hectares) got nothing on us.

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In the case of the somewhat stodgy Henry Louis Gates Jr., it seems to have loosened the old chap right up.

At the fifth annual Eva Holtby Lecture at the ROM November 8, Gates, a Harvard prof with a trail of publications to his credit, played the almost full hall like a virtuoso, alternately dispensing professorial wisdom on all things black American (which was to be expected) – and then dropping unexpected barbershop-worthy shit.

For instance: “My grandfather was so white we called him Casper behind his back,” and “My father makes Redd Foxx look like an undertaker.”

He also took a swipe at the genetic ancestry testing (something near and dear to his heart, with his DNArelated PBS miniseries African American Lives and Faces Of America) that infamously came back indicating that Oprah is a Zulu. The Zulu Nation was having none of it either.

He also brought the house down when he explicitly excluded Clarence Thomas from the unique “40 million ways to be black.”

Jocularity aside, Gates’s subject was The Image Of The African In Western Art, and on that matter things were decidedly more sombre, even august.

He spoke of the need to “restructure the image of the race,” given the usual depiction of blacks as “deracinated in-

dividuals, primitive, dirty and naked.”

To that end, Gates has amassed an archive of 26,000 “noble images of Africans” that are to be catalogued and released in 10 volumes. (Four are already available through Harvard University Press.)

No wonder, then, that Gates blasted through a PowerPoint presentation like, well, a mad professor, often racing ahead with the verbiage faster than he could flip the images.

His enthusiasm was infectious, and the scholarship spoke for itself.

The images were many and varied – some dating back to the 1300s and showing positive depictions of blacks cavorting with the aristocracy.

He was quick to make the distinction between what he was presenting and the “Sambo art” that, ironically, has its biggest following among middle-class black American collectors, whether for its kitsch value or as a reminder of just how openly despised they were not too long ago.

“There has never been a time when there weren’t negative images of black people in the Western world,” said Gates.

But shockingly, Gates, a board member of New York’s Whitney Museum, didn’t let blacks entirely off the hook either.

“Africa has always been hard work for African Americans,” he opined.

He then lambasted those who go back to the motherland only to stay in five-star hotels and go on safaris.

“Very few African American art-

ists have been able to see the world through African eyes,” he said, and implored them to “return to African influences in their sources.”

It puts one in mind of Nigerian author T. Obinkaram Echewa, who long ago lamented to NOW that “there is a lot in traditional Africa that has not been explored or given the intellectual status it ought to have. Even Westernized African students look at issues in North America and then go searching Africa for similar examples.”

It shouldn’t have been a shocker, then – but it still was to the crowd – that Gates pointed to Picasso as “most original” in his appropriation of African art, saying no other artist has done it as “boldly.”

Gates fully understands the controversial nature of this assertion.

But case in point – up on the giant screen was Picasso’s 1907 Les Demoiselles D’Avignon, which was directly influenced by African masks. Gates said, “Africa showed Picasso a new way to represent the human form” and was therefore instrumental in the birth of cubism.

It was all a lot to absorb, and not everyone was entirely on board with his postulates. No matter to Gates; he’s an academic rock star on tour.

As the Q&A decomposed into irrelevant jabber – as it always does at these types of things – Gates groused aloud about being hungry and going out for – dig this – “Indian food.”

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alongside 30-year-old johanna Skibsrud and her Giller Prize-winning novel, The Sentimentalists, the other big winner on November 9, unfortunately, was The Scandalists, a “true” story based on pure speculation.

As someone who’s been at the centre of a literary award controversy (the 2008 Governor General’s Award for poetry), I’m familiar with the sort of narrative playing out in the recent furor over a Giller judge, and with how d e t r i1m e n t a l 11/15/10 12:32 PM Page these affairs can be not only to the individuals involved (though to

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them, too), but to this country’s literary culture.

You have no doubt heard that The Sentimentalists was published by a small press that can’t keep up with demand for the novel. (It was announced earlier this week that a deal has been made with a larger publisher.) This is apparently a huge affront to capitalism, which considers it a sin when people cannot consume what they want exactly when they want it.

But this “scandal” is of less concern then the other scandal, which I promise, lest you be reading this till your copy of The Sentimentalists arrives, to explain as briefly as possible.

One of this year’s Giller jurors, Ali Smith, prior to the announcement of the long list of nominees, recommended the book to her agent, who then secured a foreign rights deal for it. So the accusation is this: Smith knew the book was about to make a splash, in no small part because of her presence on the Giller jury, and used this “inside information” to the agent’s advantage. I think that covers the basics.

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Essentially, what we have is a lot of speculating and extrapolating. What we know for sure is that Smith, while a juror, recommended The Sentimentalists to her friend.

She probably shouldn’t have done that. She probably should have waited till after the winner was announced to talk to anyone about her love of the book.

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error of judgment. (Ali Smith could not be reached for comment.)

Another way of looking at it is this: “Still shocked by Ali Smith, British juror for the Giller, tipping off her agent to Giller winner Johanna Skibsrud’s novel, The Sentimentalists, before the nominations were announced. The agent then sold it to continued on page 22 œ

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British editor Jason [Arthur] for a tidy sum because Arthur knew it had a good shot at the Giller. Smith, with her insider trading, broke jury pro­ tocols of confidentiality and failed to declare a conflict of interest.”

That’s what novelist Susan Swan wrote as her Facebook status, which has since been picked up by several publications.

Swan’s description makes Smith sound like a character out of Oliver Stone’s Wall Street. Of course, such people exist, but I have a strong feel­ ing that if Smith really wanted to en­ gage in corruption, she would have chosen a profession other than liter­ ature, like, I don’t know, practically any other profession on earth.

The effect, which cannot be a sur­ prise to this year’s Giller critics, is that, intentionally or not, a cloud is cast over the achievement of the win­ ner.

As I mentioned, I went through my own controversy in 2008. My Gover­ nor General’s Award for poetry came under scrutiny when juror Di Brandt, who, like Ali Smith, has had a long and respectable publishing career, was accused of a conflict of interest. I don’t want to rehash the details; a quick Google search will tell you everything you ever wanted to know about the 2008 GG controversy but were afraid to waste your time on.

What I do want is to draw a parallel

between that year’s GG events and this year’s uproar, a parallel that holds true for many literary award controversies.

What happens is that the main­ stream media jump on the story regardless of the facts (or lack there­ of) and brand it with the word “scandal” in big, bold type. They use this word, of course, to get us to read about it.

If they could legitim­ ately add the word “sex” to the headline, they would.

Last week, in reac­ tion to all the fuss over the low print run of The Sentimentalists, the former owner of the sadly now de­ funct (at least for now) independent bookstore This Ain’t the Rosedale Li­ brary, Charlie Huisken, wrote on his Facebook page, “CBC types and Globe & Mail types and Annex types should just get used to the fact that someone you never heard of published by a press you’ve never heard of has won the Giller and that the press operates in a way you’re not used to. So stop asking ignorant questions about that situation, please. And maybe consid­ er honouring the muse rather than fame and glory and commerce.”

I wholeheartedly agree, but Huis­ ken’s probably expecting too much.

The media don’t understand the rela­ tive gift economies of small­press literature, and they care about news markets, not people engaged in the difficult pursuit of producing litera­ ture in a culture that vastly under­ appreciates their efforts. What a boring story that is. It couldn’t even be summed up in a headline.

But I don’t blame media outlets for that. I blame the fiction writers and poets, the ones who fuel these dust­ ups by recording their speculations on their blogs and Facebook pages for the media to pick up.

Susan Swan sees it otherwise, I know. She tells me: “I think the ethics of literary juries is a discussion writers need to have. Since it’s our lot to have our work judged regularly, it is also in our interest to have juries as fair as possible.”

Clearly, she’s well­in­ tentioned. But I think writers should know better and understand that the objectives of lit­ erary fiction writers and poets are different than those of mainstream journalists.

The enemies of good literature are superficiality and clichés – but those are the media’s, if you’ll forgive the cliché, meat and potatoes, or rather the sizzle of the meat. Writers of lit­ erature are (or should be) interested only in the meat itself, or rather, the marrow.

When we leave our stories and poems to inflame controversy, we assist a process that exploits our squabbles to delegitimize the noble purposes of literature.

I urge all writers, when they hear the siren sizzle of juicy gossip, to stay away from Facebook and blogs and, if they must relay it, to put that gossip where it belongs – into a good story.

3 Jacob Scheier’s debut collection, More To Keep Us Warm (ECW Press), won the 2008 Governor General’s Award for English-language poetry.

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Festivals this week

Alucine Toronto Latin Film & Media Arts Festival showcasing the work of emerging and established Latin artists living in Canada and the diaspora. $6-$10, stu $4-$8, some pwyc. Innis Town Hall (2 Sussex), Polish Combatants Hall (206 Beverley). alucinefestival.com.

Nov 18 to 21 BreAst Fest Film festival dedicated to breast cancer awareness with films from around the globe. $10. Royal Ontario Museum, 100 Queen’s Pk. breastfestfilmfest.com.

Nov 19 to 21 cAnAdiAn lABour internAtionAl Film FestivAl International films on all things

labour-related. Free. Innis Town Hall, 2 Sussex. 416-970-2543, festival@labourfilms.ca.

Nov 20 to 21, and 27 to 28 ekrAn – Polish Film FestivAl The best of new Polish cinema. $10, animation/shorts free. Review Cinema, 400 Roncesvalles. ekranfilm.com.

Nov 19 to 21 euroPeAn union Film FestivAl Twentytwo films from 21 countries (all films w/

A new Frontier Lecture. 7-8:30 pm. Free. Big Carrot, 348 Danforth. 416-466-2129.

Food, community And memory Community discussion for Trans Day of Remembrance.

Noon-3 pm. Free. Centre for Women and Trans People, 563 Spadina. 416-978-8201.

subtitles). Free. Royal Cinema, 608 College. eutorontofilmfest.ca.

Nov 18 to 30 reel AwAreness Amnesty International’s human rights film festival. Pwyc ($5 sugg).

NFB Mediatheque, 150 John. 416-363-9933 ext 333, aito.ca/reelawareness.

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gArBAge dreAms (Canadian Soc for Coptic

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imPAct oF Anti-terrorism sAnctions on humAn rights Symposium with UN ombuds-

man Kimberley Prost. 9 am-12:30 pm. Free. U of T Faculty of Law, 78 Queen’s Park. Pre-register www.aspercentre.ca. living on eArth As iF we wAnt to stAy Talk and discussion with author Mike Nickerson. 6 pm. Free. Friends House, 60 Lowther. 416-5967328. sFc ontArio Science fiction convention with author Michael Swanwick, artist Billy Tackett and others. To Nov 21. $55/wknd. Ramada Plaza Hotel, 300 Jarvis. sfcontario.ca. trotsky school Socialist Action conference with talks, presentations, film screenings and a debate. Today 7 pm; tomorrow 10 am-6 pm. $4/session, wknd $10. OISE, rm 2-212, 252 Bloor W. Pre-register 416-535-8779.

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christmAs shoPPing sPree (10,000 Toys for

Haiti) Limbo dancers, gospel singers, fashions, gifts and more. 2-9 pm. $10. 180 Yorkland (behind Police Assoc). 10000toysforhaiti.com. eArthtones (Int’l Children’s Initiatives) Concert hosted by actress Sheila McCarthy. 7 pm. $15, adv $10. Convocation Hall, 31 King’s College Circle. 416-978-8849. hunger BAnQuet (Médecins sans Frontières/ Children’s Breakfast Clubs/Oxfam) Banquet to bring attention to the worldwide crisis of hunger. 5:30 pm. $40. Toronto Zen Centre, 33 High

Park Gardens. Reserve 416-766-3400.

kAte tAylor (Toronto Public Library) Tea and

conversation with the author of A Man In Uniform. 12:30 pm. $65. Fairmont Royal York, 100 Front W. Pre-register 416-393-7237. rize cAmP BeneFit concert (Horizon Arts Camp) Music, dance and comedy wth Bob Cates and others. 7:30 pm. $35 & $50. St Lawrence Centre, 27 Front E. 416-366-7723.

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by Juno winner Ivana Santilli. 5 pm. Free. Village of Yorkville Park, Cumberland and Bellair. bloor-yorkville.com. cycling in FAll And winter Workshop to learn how to keep fit and safe. 2-4 pm. Free.

Lillian H Smith Library, 239 College. Pre-register 416-588-6288 ext 229. don’t extend it. end it! Mass picket and leafletting to oppose prime minister Harper’s plan to extend Canada’s mission in Afghanistan. 1 pm. Free. Yonge-Dundas Square. nowar.ca. george gAllowAy Galloway speaks on Palestine solidarity and the fight for free speech. 6 pm. $25, yth/srs $15. Islamic Soc of York Region, 1380 Stouffville (Richmond Hill). info@ nowar.ca. gmos in your Food Lecture. 11:30 am. Free.

Camros Organic Eatery, 25 Hayden. 647-8889745. rhArBourFont skAting The outdoor rink opens for free skating today through Mar 13, daily 10 am-10 pm, Fri & Sat 10 am-11 pm.

Free. Natrel Rink, Harbourfront Centre, 235 Queens Quay W. 416-973-4000. rmAP FAmily sAturdAy Kids five to 12 touch animal fur, feathers and teeth and learn about life on earth. 2 pm. Free. Dawes Road Library, 416 Dawes. 416-396-3820.

A milestone AnniversAry yeAr Music and tributes to progressive secular Jewish organizations. 7 pm. $18. Winchevsky Centre, 585 Cranbrooke. Pre-register 416-789-5502. mono cliFFs ProvinciAl PArk Bus trip for a hike with TBTC. 8:30 am. $23. Islington subway. torontobrucetrailclub.org. rAdio voces lAtinAs CHHA 1610 AM Radio Voces Latinas celebrates its sixth anniversary with entertainment and traditional foods. 7 pm. $10. Union of Construction Workers Hall, 1263 Wilson. sol_media.canada@yahoo.ca. rroBots rule All-ages robotics competition in 10 categories. Today and tomorrow 11 am-4 pm. Free w/ admission. Ontario Science Centre, 770 Don Mills. 416-696-1000. south AsiAn diABetes exPo Presentations by experts, interactive workshops, displays and

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more. 9 am-3:30 pm. Free. Centre for Information & Community Svs, 2330 Midland, 416408-7140.

Swing Dance Party Beginner class and dance party. 7 pm-1 am. $13-$18. Dovercourt House, 805 Dovercourt. swingtoronto.com. three SiSterS arounD the greek table Talk, book signing and cooking demo. 6:30 pm.

Free. St Barnabas Church, 171 Hampton. riverdalehistoricalsociety.com.

Sunday, November 21

Benefits

Doggie holiDay high tea (World Soc for the

Protection of Animals) Winter Woofstock kicks off with a high tea for dogs, a doggie fashion show and more. $10. King Edward Hotel, 37 King E. Pre-register jamie@woofstock.ca. growing For grannieS (Stephen Lewis Fdn Grandmothers to Grandmothers Campaign) Music by the Paul James Band, a silent auction and seasonal plant sale. 5-10 pm. $25, adv $20.

Hugh’s Room, 2261 Dundas W. 416-531-6604.

el anatSui Curatorial tour of the exhibition. 2 pm. Free w/ admission. Royal Ontario Museum, 100 Queen’s Park. 416-586-8000.

the global JewiSh Village – a Scholar’S

View From china toDay Talk by Jewish studies professor Xu Xin. 7:30 pm. Free. Darchei Noam, 864 Sheppard W. aspindel@rogers. com. the imPortance oF SleeP: a wake-uP call

Lecture. 3-4 pm. Free. Macleod Auditorium, 1 King’s College Circle. 416-977-2983. rSanta clauS ParaDe The parade of floats, bands, clowns and more kicks off at 12:45 pm at Bloor and Christie, heads E on Bloor to University, S on University to Dundas, E on Dundas to Yonge, S on Yonge to Front and E on Front to Jarvis. Free. thesantaclausparade.ca.

Victorian currieS Historic cooking class. 1-4 pm. $20. Todmorden Mills, Pottery E of Bayview. Pre-register 416-396-2819. waShi art Sale Prints, drawings, collage, papercuts and more. 11 am-5 pm. Free.

Japanese Paper Place Warehouse, 77 Brock.

416-538-9669.

Monday, November 22

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and more. 10 am-3:30 pm. $8 stu/srs $7, children free. Toronto Botanical Garden, 777 Lawrence E. 416-397-1340.

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and Q&a with Feist and director anthony seck Following the Film | hosted By george stroumBoulopoulos | novemBer 21, 8:30 pm, $20 | For inFormation & tickets: www.rom.on.ca/Feist or call 416.586.5797

Premiere Screening at the rOm a DOcumentary Film abOut FeiSt & her cOllabOratOrS | Featuring an interview

rchriStmaS teDDy bear collectible Show anD Sale Bears, bear-making supplies, books

tainment by Eugene Levy, Greg Keelor and others. 7-10 pm. $99-$250. Princess of Wales Theatre, 300 King W. 416-872-1212.

blogging For PeoPle who ShoulD Five-ses-

sion workshop. Today, Nov 25 and 29, and Dec 2 and 6. 6-8:30 pm. $255. Centre for Social Innovation, 215 Spadina. Pre-register bloggingforpeoplewhoshould5.eventbrite.com. caPe breton SteP Dancing All-ages lesson, no experience necessary. 6:15 pm. $10. Farmer Memorial Baptist Church, 293 South Kingsway, 416-231-8717. tarek Fatah Talking about his book The Jew Is Not My Enemy: Unveiling The Myths That Fuel Muslim Anti-Semitism. 7 pm. Free. Barbara Frum Library, 20 Covington. 416-395-5440.

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FlowerS Lunch talk. Noon-1:30 pm. $25, stu/ srs $20 (bag lunch included). Gardiner Museum of Ceramic Art, 111 Queen’s Park. Preregister gardinermuseum.on.ca. rlearn to Skate Classes for all ages and abilities start today and run through the winter.

Harbourfront Centre Natrel Rink, 235 Queens Quay W. 416-973-4000. microFinance 101 Results Canada education and action meeting. 7 pm. Free. 519 Church Community Centre. 647-402-5405. oPen liFe Drawing Live models. 6:30-9 pm. $9. Ralph Thornton Centre, 765 Queen E. donriverdwgsessions@hotmail.ca.

SurFing the new waVeS: contemPorary Foreign-language cinema Lectures and film

clips with film critic Adam Nayman. 7-9 pm. $12, stu $6. Miles Nadal JCC, 750 Spadina. mnjcc.org. two SPiritS Trans Inclusion Group film screening and discussion. 6 pm. Free. William Doo Auditorium, 45 Willcocks. 416-978-8201.

Tuesday, November 23

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chriStmaS bazaar (St Christopher House) Crafts, a white elephant table, cafe and more.

Today 10 am-7:30 pm; tomorrow 10:30 am4:30 pm. Free. 248 Ossington. 416-532-4828 ext 114.

Dinner anD Scotch taSting (Ability Online/ PACT) Evening of Scotch tasting. 6 pm. $125, adv $110. Badminton & Racquet Club, 25 St Clair W. rotarytorontosunrise.com.

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breaking the SurFace Debate on the new

science and aesthetic of the architectural surface. 6:30 pm. Free. Isabel Bader Theatre, 93 Charles W. Reserve rsvp@daniels.utoronto.ca. energy eFFiciency For conDo ownerS Toronto Atmospheric Fund seminar. 6-9 pm. $25.

YMCA, 20 Grosvenor. Pre-register towerwise. ca/seminar.

Force oF nature East Toronto Greens film screening and networking evening. 7 pm. $7$10. Fox Theatre, 2236 Queen E. 416-691-5173. hunger inquiry Recession Relief Coalition panel discussion with chef Joshna Maharaj, physician Gary Bloch and others. 9 am-4 pm.

Free (lunch provided). Church of the Holy Trinity, 10 Trinity Square (behind the Eaton Centre). 416-824-4172. mySterieS oF uPPer garriSon creek Lost rivers walk. 1 pm. Free. Christie subway. 416-5932656.

PoSitiVely no SelF loathing Talk by artist Joy Walker, and discussion on the role of self-help books with novelist/critic Sheila Heti and theatre director Daniel Brooks. 7-9 pm. Free. Type Books, 883 Queen W. 416-366-8973. taPe Some noiSe Workshop with video creators Colin Medley, David Oppenheim and Iris Fraser. 7 pm. Free. Lillian H Smith Library, 239 College. torontopubliclibrary.typepad.com. women anD unionS: hiStory matterS Talk by professor Nina Bascia. 5-7 pm. Free. Centre for Social Innovation, 215 Spadina. herstoriescafe.blogspot.com.

Wednesday, November 24

Benefits

bloor Street entertainS (Canadian Fdn for AIDS Research) Bloor boutiques roll out the red carpet for a black-tie gala featuring local chefs, fashions, entertainment and silent auctions. 9 pm-1 am. $100. 416-361-6281.

Dignity in FocuS (Toronto for Acumen/Nuru Project) Photography auction and exhibition.

7-10 pm. Free. IX Gallery, 11 Davies. community.acumenfund.org. oPen Door FeStiVal (Red Door Women’s Shelter) Musical performances by Ron Sexsmith, Madison Violet, Rose Cousins and others. 7 pm. $21. Mod Club Theatre, 722 College. opendoorfestival.com.

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carbon caPture & Storage Seminar. 4:10 pm. Free. U of T Woodsworth College, rm WW121, 119 St George. 416-978-3475. entrePreneurShiP 101 Class on the nuts and bolts of starting a business. 5:30-6:30 pm.

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A musical slate featuring Ron Sexsmith and Kinnie Starr would be hot in and of itself. But when those two stars make it a benefit performance for the Red Door Family Shelter, how can you resist? Since 1982, Red Door has given emergency housing to homeless families, women and children fleeing violence and refugees until they can resolve their problems and get back on their feet. The funder, slated for Wednesday (November 24), unfolds at the Mod Club, 722 College, at 7 pm. Madison Violet and Rose Cousins are also on the bill, all for only $21. opendoorfestival.com.

TakinG down anTi-semiTism It’s a hot-potato issue for sure, but

author Tarek Fatah doesn’t shy away.

The founder of the Muslim Canadian Congress presents his new book, The Jew Is Not My Enemy: Unveiling The Myths That Fuel Muslim Anti-Semitism. Fatah explores the psychological divide between the two peoples, from an analysis of ancient anti-Jewish texts to Israel’s modern-day policies. Monday, (November 22), 7 pm. Free. Barbara Frum Library, 20 Covington. 416-3955440.

diGesTinG The hunGer realiTy As a way of tallying the human costs of the downturn and keeping the spotlight on strengthening the social safety net, the Recession Relief Coalition hosts a Hunger Inquiry, Tuesday (November 23), from 9 am to 4 pm. A panel

Ron Sexsmith sings for the Red Door Shelter on November 24.

FRESH FINDS C’EST WHAT of chef Joshna Maharaj, economist Jim Stanford, MD Gary Bloch, FoodShare facilitator Toni Panzuto and others hear testimony from those doing without as well as front-line workers and academics, and prepare recommendations. Free. Church of the Holy Trinity (behind Eaton Centre).

416-824-4172.

Free. MaRS Auditorium, 101 College. Pre-register marsdd.com/ent101.

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ROLO Voted best gift shop in NOW’s 2010 Readers Poll, this is the place for fun toys, gadgets & home accessories.

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winner Lori-Ann Muenzer. 6:30-8 pm. Free.

Ryerson U LIB 72, 350 Victoria. 416-979-5000 ext 7668. rowl prowl Walk to look for the Great Horned, Saw Whet and other owls. 7 pm. $7.35. Humber Arboretum, Finch and hwy 27.

Pre-register 416-675-5009. prosTaTe cancer awareness Talk on the psychosocial aspect of a cancer diagnosis. 7:15 pm. Free. Toronto Botanical Garden, 777 Lawrence E. 416-932-8820.

DISCOVERY WALKS These self-guided walks are a great way to explore neighbourhoods and experience nature.

Free brochures can be downloaded at www.toronto.ca/parks/trails

rememberinG ToronTo: a brieF hisTory oF how we haVe marked our pasT Illustrated

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

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Thursday, November 25 make your own baby Food Workshop. 10

am. $12. Kids at Home, 2086 Queen E. Preregister 416-698-9726. one oF a kind chrisTmas show & sale Clothing, accessories, furniture, crafts, toys, gifts and more plus hands-on workshops. To Dec 5, weekdays and Sat 10 am-9 pm, Sun 10 am-6 pm. $10, stu/srs $6.50, children free. Direct Energy Centre, Exhibition Place. oneofakindshow.com.

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This Toronto tradition is unrivaled in delivering the simple pleasures of strolling clowns, marching bands, and colourful floats, Sunday November 21, starting at 12:45pm. www.thesantaclausparade.ca

The Open Door Festival of Music includes Ron Sexsmith, Kinnie Starr, and Madison Violet, with proceeds going to the Red Door Family Shelter, November 24 at the Mod Club, 722 College. www. opendoorfestival.com

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dancer Susan Walker. Noon-1 pm. Free. Koffler Centre, 4588 Bathurst. 416-636-1880.

Gaza, haiTi, cuba Talk on responsible responses to medical emergency. 7 pm. Free. U of T Health Science Bldg, rm 106. 155 College. sfp@physics.utoronto.ca.

GraduaTe sTudies in arT Info night. 5:30-7:30 pm. Free. OCAD, 100 McCaul. 416-977-6000.

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

Pwyc. Naco, 1665 Dundas W. nacogallery.com. mensTruaTion & sTiGma Brown bag lecture by archaeologist Yara Doleh. Noon-1:30 pm.

Free (bring lunch). OISE Centre for Women’s Studies, 252 Bloor w. cwse@utoronto.ca. music ThrouGh The cenTuries Talk by CBC Radio’s Sound Advice host Rick Phillips. 10:30 am. Free. Runnymede Library, 2178 Bloor W. 416-393-7697.

canada’s shame Screening of the film Tatárszentgyörgy and panel discussion. 6:30-8 pm. Free. OISE Library, 252 Bloor W. 416-5610770.

TheaTre oF The oppressed Participatory workshop on using theatre as a tool for social change. 7-9:30 pm. $40, stu $30 (sliding scale).

Christie Studio, 601 Christie. Pre-register naomi.tessler@gmail.com.

ToronTo babel Practice a new language and meet people from around the globe. 7:30 pm.

Free. Rivoli, 332 Queen W. torontobabel.com. who really was eTienne brulé? French lecture by Société d’histoire de Toronto’s Christian Bode. 7 pm. Free. Alliance Française, 24 Spadina Rd. 416-922-2014 ext 35.

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Out at Bloor and Lansdowne, Rose Guarnieri and Anthony Menna are holding back the tide in their Bloordale Pantry, a six-month-old lunch and brunch spot that sprang up in the old Dale diner. Despite the chi-chisounding name, little of the resto’s time-warp decor has changed.

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It couldn’t have fallen into more sympathetic hands. Okay, they’ve hung a de rigueur chandelier in the front window and some arty paintings on the walls, but they’ve left everything else pretty much as is, from the white-formica-topped lunch counter and swivelling stools to the black-’n’-white checkerboard floor and row of booths reupholstered in red naugahyde.

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And a lunch special of slow-roasted brisket on a bun spiffed up with whisky-fried onion barbecue sauce and sided with super potato onion hash ($10.99) proved so popular, it’s now on the just-introduced dinner menu.

The Pantry’s spin on huevos rancheros ($13.99) with hash and salad starts with fresh flour tortillas, gently scrambled free-range eggs and a scoop of beer-braised pulled pork and finishes with ramekins of roasted corn salsa, creamy guacamole and clotted sour cream.

Served over house-made scones, eggs Benny comes in triplicate, the tastiest version layers of perfectly poached eggs, paprika-sprinkled hollandaise and tissue-thin sheets of Norwegian smoked salmon ($12.99 with salad and hash).

Even Bloordale’s drink list is a step above, whether it’s a strong Faema Americano ($2.25), a bottled kumquat soda ($3) or a glass of house-pressed cranberry apple cider ($4).

At these price points, chef’s extravagant presentation is unprecedented. Who else would plate pie-spiced pumpkin pancakes ($8.99) with artful dollops of maple whipped cream and a row of sliced bananas topped with plump blackberries?

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cho swirled with quality olive oil; offbeat sandwich combos like the Squirrel (canned sardines, peanut butter, Sriracha and aged cheddar on rye) sided with lime-laced Cuban black beans topped with tomato, coriander and avocado; at weekend brunch, grilled flank steak and eggs with sautéed apples, potatoes dauphinoise and Texan’s Biscuits; to finish, strawberry and rhubarb pie; to drink, jalapeño, chocolate and banana smoothies. Complete meals for $20 per person, including all taxes, tip and a coffee. Average main $12. Open Wednesday to Friday 11 am till close; Saturday and Sunday 10 am till close. Closed Monday, Tuesday, some holidays. No reservations. Licensed.

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119 Harbord, at Brunswick, 416-850-8330, loirerestaurant.ca. It ain’t as hip as the Hoof, but Jean-Charles Dupoire and Sylvain Brissonnet’s charming 40-seat Annex bistro dishes up some of the most competent French-inspired plates in town. Smooth, professional service and a carefully wrought wine list deliver substance over flash. Best: to start, warm St John’s Bakery baguette; aps like bitter Belgian endive and

spinach salad with port-glazed pear and candied sunflower seeds in sherry vinaigrette; steamed PEI mussels with ground lamb merguez in local tomato sauce; mains like seared provimi sweetbreads over house-made papardelle with roasted Ontario corn and Swiss chard in nutty brown butter pesto; to finish, maple syrup butter tarts with whiskey-poached nectarines and vanilla ice cream. Complete dinners for $65 per person (lunches $35), including all taxes, tip and a glass of wine. Average main $25/$16. Open for lunch Tuesday to Friday noon to 2:30 pm, dinner Tuesday to Saturday 5:30 to 10 pm. Closed Sunday, Monday, holidays. Licensed. Access: one step at door, washrooms in basement. Rating: NNN

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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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Vegan Hot Yam! International Student Centre, 33 St ñ George, at College, hotyam.blogspot.com.

Thursdays at noon, this U of T student-run vegan cooperative cafeteria opens to the public as an inexpensive exercise in sustainability, dishing up locally sourced and often organic veggie lunches along with sides of idealism for all of four bucks. Check out the crew’s website for terrific eco-conscious seasonal recipes. Best: from a menu that changes weekly, sweet ’n’ sour beet soup with Ontario cucumber salsa; creamy potato salad with silken tofu; green beans in basil pesto; veggie chili and flaxseed cornbread; roasted veggies and tempeh on house-baked rosemary focaccia spread with black-olive tapenade; oven-roasted rutabaga frites; maple syrup carrot spice cake: root vegetable shepherd’s pie; vanilla cupcakes with vegan butter-cream icing; to drink, hot mint tea. Complete lunches for $4, first week of the month pwyc. Open for lunch Thursday noon to 2 pm only. Unlicensed. Cash only. Access: barrier-free. Rating: NNNNN 3

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Aries Mar 21 | Apr 19 “You don’t want

to be the best of the best,” said Grateful Dead guitarist Jerry Garcia. “You just want to be the only one who does what you do.” That’s always good advice, but it will be especially apt for you during the next few weeks. You’re entering a phase when competing with other people will get you nowhere fast. What will get you somewhere fast is nurturing your unique talents and proclivities.

Do you know exactly what they are? If you’re even a little fuzzy, make it your quest to get very clear.

TAurus Apr 20 | May 20 What is the

“soul,” anyway? Is it a ghostly blob of magic stuff within us that keeps us connected to the world of dreams and the divine realms? Is it an amorphous metaphor for the secret source of our spiritual power? Is it a myth that people entertain because they desperately want to believe there’s more to them than just their physical bodies? Here’s what I think: The soul is a perspective that pushes us to go deeper and see further and live wilder. It’s what drives our imagination to flesh out our raw experience, transforming that chaotic stuff into rich storylines that animate our love of life. With the gently propulsive force of the soul, we probe beyond the surface level of things, working to find the hidden meaning and truer feeling.

I’m bringing this up, Taurus, because it is Celebrate the Soul Week for you.

GeMini May 21 | Jun 20 “Nothing chan-

ges until it’s changed in everyone’s memories,” said poet Alice Notley. I urge you to keep that in mind as you move forward, Gemini. In recent weeks, you have helped untie a knot that once seemed impossibly tangled, and you deserve kudos for that. But your job isn’t done yet. Your next task is to work on loosening the snarls and smoothing the kinks that still linger in the imaginations of everyone involved.

CAnCer Jun 21 | Jul 22 In the 1925 si-

lent film The Gold Rush, Charlie Chaplin plays a prospector during the Alaska Gold Rush. After a series of adventures, he finds himself stuck in a remote cabin on Thanksgiving Day with a ruffian named Big Jim. They’re out of food, so Charlie gets resourceful, boiling his right shoe in a big pot and serving it up steaming hot. What the audience doesn’t know is that the movie prop is made of sweet licorice, not leather. So while it may seem that dinner is a hardship, the actors actually had no trouble polishing off their meal. I see a similar scenario in your near future, Cancerian: something like eating a “shoe” that’s made of candy.

Leo Jul 23 | Aug 22 Lots of toddlers in

Indonesia smoke cigarettes, not just the chain-smoking two-year-old in the famous Youtube video (tinyurl.com/ SmokerKid). But don’t you dare let your inner child get started on a similar habit any time soon, Gemini. Make sure that sweet young thing is exposed to only the very best influences; feed him or her only the healthiest food, air, water, sounds, sights, images and stories. The innocent, curious, wide-eyed part of you is entering a phase when rapid

growth is going to happen, one way or another. It’s your job to guarantee that the growth goes in the right direction.

VirGo Aug 23 | sep 22 “We grow sometimes in one dimension, and not in another; unevenly,” wrote Anaïs Nin. “We are mature in one realm, childish in another.” In you, Virgo, the discrepancies have been especially apparent lately. For example, your brainy insightfulness has been on a hot streak, while your gut wisdom has not. But I suspect this situation will shift in the coming weeks. My reading of the astrological omens suggests that your emotional intelligence is set to thrive. It will be fine if you concentrate on that phenomenon with all your heart, even if it means investing a little less energy in being an analytical whiz.

LibrA sep 23 | oct 22 In the old Looney Tunes cartoons, Wile E. Coyote is constantly chasing after the Road Runner, a long-legged bird that prefers running to flying. Presumably, Coyote would eat the Road Runner if he ever caught him, but he never does; the bird’s too fast and smart. In one recurring motif, the Road Runner dashes into the entrance of a cave that’s cut into a wall of sheer rock. When Coyote tries to follow him, he smashes into the rock, and it’s revealed that the cave entrance is just a very realistic painting. I suspect that you’re going to have the Road Runner’s power in the coming week: an ability to find and use doors that are inaccessible to other people. sCorpio oct 23 | nov 21 I recently discovered a blues-gospel artist named Famous L. Renfro, who is also known as “The Flying Sweet Angel of Joy.” His soaring, gritty music had a medicinal effect. It seemed to say to me, “You have the power to change your life in the exact way you want to change your life.” Your assignment, Scorpio, is to find a new source of music or art or literature or film that has a similar effect on you: a flying sweet angel of joy that inspires you to do what has been hard for you to do. According to my reading of the astrological omens, such an influence is within your reach right now. sAGiTTArius nov 22 | Dec 21 Your old

self is the fuel you will use to burn your old self to the ground. This bonfire will liberate your new self, which has been trapped in a gnarly snarl deep inside your old self. It’s only at first that you’ll feel freaked out by the flames. Very quickly a sense of relief and release will predominate. Then, as the new you makes its way to freedom, escaping its

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love Heaven more than God?” asks poet Paula Cisewski in her book Ghost Fargo. I think that’s the kind of cryptic question you Capricorns would benefit from mulling over in the coming weeks. Your mind needs to get its customary categories shaken up and rearranged... needs its habitual grooves broken up and diverted... needs its easy certainties flushed and abandoned. Can you think of any other queries that will help you accomplish this noble work? Let me offer a few to get you started: 1. Do we love love itself more than we love the people we say we

word “buddhi” refers to the part of us that adores the truth. It’s good at distinguishing between what’s real and what’s false, and is passionately attracted to liberation. Although it may go into long periods of dormancy in some of us, buddhi never falls asleep completely. It’s always ready to jump into action if we call on it. According to my reading of the astrological omens, Aquarius, the buddhi aspect of your psyche will be extra-special big strong and bright in the coming week. In my opinion, that’s better than winning the lottery.

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Sequins are so predictable. Cover your nips with Areola Party’s knit pasties ($25, Come as You Are, 701 Queen West, 416-504-7934, comeasyouare.com).

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All the Trinity-Spadina city councillor-elect (mikelayton.ca) wants for the holidays is a public transit push and some sharp shirts.

What’s the best gift you’ve ever received?

On the day we opened our campaign office, my dad gave me a pair of his Blundstone boots (Australian Boot Company, 698 Queen West, 416-5042411, australianboot.com) for canvassing. They’re the best old pair of boots I’ve ever worn.

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For my sister and her new husband’s wedding shower, I organized the wedding party to give them a case of organic red wine from Frogpond Farm (frogpondfarm.ca) from the year they were married.

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A fully funded Transit City with a new downtown transit line. And for me, after years as an environmental activist, I could really use some more shirts suitable for City Hall. GreenShag (670 Queen West, 416-3607424, greenshag.com) has some great stuff. I’m a 16 regular.

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Shuyu Lu’s hand-screened pillows would look chic on any local design-savvy sofa ($75, Bounty, 235 Queens Quay West, 416-973-4993, creativegeniusworld.com).

Keep those cold-weather paws looking pretty with Paul & Joe’s manicure kit ($62.99, Jacob & Sebastian, 622 Queen West, 647-345-0478, jacobandsebastian.com).

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Super Scribblenauts (DS) may be the only reason you need to dust off your DS this season. The addition of adjectives has brought the game to verbose new heights ($34.99, HMV). Review at nowtoronto.com/games.

The addition of mic support and new freestyle modes turns DJ Hero 2 (Xbox, PS3, Wii) into the game it should have been the first time around. Its 83 grooving mixes span hip-hop to trance, keeping the dance party going all night long ($99.99, HMV). See review at nowtoronto.com/games.

Blizzard delivers the intergalactic goods with the release of StarCraft II (PC), an engaging follow-up to the original. If you’ve forgotten how good real-time strategy on a PC can be, you owe it to yourself to play this game ($59.99, HMV). See review at nowtoronto.com/games.

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A face sure to bring back memories, the next-generation Follow me Thomas The Train zigzags to wherever the lantern’s pointed, much like a stressed-out cat chasing a laser pointer ($59.99, Walmart, Dufferin Mall, 900 Dufferin, 416537-2561, and others, walmart.ca).

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The classic time-travel comedy and two lesser sequels in Back To The Future: 25th Anniversary Trilogy (Warner Brothers) come with lavish extras including two commentaries per movie, new interviews, makingof docs and much more ($54.99, HMV, 333 Yonge, 416-586-9668, and others, hmv.ca).

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Ten-part miniseries The Pacific (Warner Brothers, 2010) follows three real-life U.S. Marines through key World War II battles.

Included in the package is a making-of doc, a look at the marines’ lives after the war and a doc on the historical and cultural influences that shaped the war ($79.99, HMV).

Humphrey Bogart: The Essential Collection (Warner Brothers) includes 24 films, with classics The Maltese Falcon, The Big Sleep, The Treasure Of The Sierra Madre and Casablanca among them. Plus a feature doc on the Warner brothers, commentaries, shorts, cartoons and more ($99.99, HMV).

America Lost And Found: The BBS Story (Criterion/eOne) collects seven early70s indie films from Bob Rafelson, Bert Schneider and Steve Blauner’s BBS production company, essentials like Head; Easy Rider; Drive, He Said; Five Easy Pieces; A Safe Place and The Last Picture Show. Count on new digital restoration and the usual high-calibre Criterion extras ($139.99, HMV).

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On Senait: Penelope duffle coat ($228) and buffalo plaid Burnout T-shirt ($38, both Roots, 100 Bloor West, 416-3233289, and others, roots.com), chambray high-waist pleated pants ($79, American Apparel, 499 Queen West, 416-703-5146, and others, americanapparel.net), Sam Edelman tan suede booties ($165, Town Shoes, 95 Bloor West, 416-9285062, and others, townshoes.com), vintage plaid scarf ($25) and earmuffs ($35, both 69 Vintage, 1100 Queen West, 416-516-0669, 69vintage.com).

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Lighten up your love life with Fujiku’s Rainbow Beam vibrator ($119.95, Seduction, 577 Yonge, 416-966-6969, seduction.ca).

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The Xbox Slim 250GB + Kinect revolutionizes video games by shunning physical controllers altogether. It responds to how you move, so when you need to kick, jump and spin, you just kick, jump and spin naturally ($399.99, Future Shop, Toronto Life Square, 325 Yonge, 416-9715377, and others, futureshop.ca).

On Oliver: plaid vest ($59.95, H&M, 1 Dundas West, 416-593-0064, and others, hm.com), Ben Sherman sweater ($138, Yoka, 2116J Queen East, 416686-0836, bensherman.com), buffalo check shirt ($19, Joe Fresh, 396 St. Clair West, 416-410-3736, and others, joe.ca), khaki welt pocket pants ($72, American Apparel), men’s chukka boots ($158, Roots), Ontario tartan scarf ($49.99, Red Canoe, redcanoebrands.com), vintage shearling gloves ($15, 69 Vintage).

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What’s the best gift you’ve ever received?

My mic. More specifically, the plastic acrylic triangle wrapped around my mic that says “ArtStars*,” stolen from the halls of MuchMusic. Also, asking all my friends to bring me a letter for my birthday last year at Double Double Land. They deposited them in a fake mailbox by the front door, and I was drenched in tears and noodle soup in Chinatown by 4 am.

What the best gift you’ve ever given?

A wish box. It’s a mini treasure chest where you keep your dreams and secrets. I invented it.

What’s on your list this year?

Electroclash superstar Peaches is releasing a limited-edition set of her teeth plated in three different styles: gold, silver or gunmetal. They hang from the kind of metal chain you’d find on your grandmother’s glasses.

Perfect to go with my shiny glitter and glitz and available at Art Metropole (788 King West, 416-703-4400, STEFANIA YARHI artmetropole.com).

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BB Dakota printed satin dress ($159, Tabula Rasa, 745 Broadview, 416-465-4450, tabularasaclothing.com) It’s ideal for kids, parents and grandparents who need an easy-to-use camera that won’t drain the wallet, and Olympus FE-47 with Cuisine Mode takes perfect shots of dishes, so it’s especially great for foodies who need to document everything they eat ($119, Henry’s, 119 Church, 416-868-0872, henrys.ca).

The Project RPM 1.3 Genie will surprise audio purists who’ll go to the grave with their crates of vinyl 45s while adding some style to their pad ($499, Bay Bloor Radio, Manulife Centre, 55 Bloor West, 416-967-1122, baybloorradio.com).

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If we knew exactly where he lives, Kris Kringle would probably have been slapped with a class action suit for toxic toy distribution. Three years after the infamous year of the recall, fewer toys have lead in them – in the U.S. anyway.

Canada still lacks proper recall powers, and companies aren’t forced to tell the feds when they realize there’s a problem with their toys. (We’re still waiting on the Consumer Product Safety Act to become official.)

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In concert, the grizzled four-piece lays all of that down even heavier, amping up Cave’s depraved preacherman persona from the Bad Seeds to maximum effect.

In their Toronto debut, Grinderman tore through their entire sophomore album and most of their first for an enraptured, sold-out crowd at the Phoenix. Cave, one of rock’s most revered performers, spent much of the show where he belongs: teetering at the foot of the stage, violently flapping his elbows, contorting his body to the music’s deranged force and, in a moAd_Now_1-5 121110.ai 1 ment of pure camp, squealing comic-

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His Guvernment show as part of the Peace Dot Love festival was wa-a-a-y different, largely because the giant crowd of people actually knew who he was. That whole cliché about live acts feeding off the audience’s energy? Yeah.

His voice cutting through a haze of weed smoke, he cycloned through a long, varied set of classic OutKast material and cuts from his unjustly slepton solo album, Sir Lucious Left Foot: The Son Of Chico Dusty. The crowd went especially pecans for ATLiens, B.O.B., The WayPMYou Move and the 11/12/10 4:11 Troutman bounce of Shutterbugg.

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It should also be noted that 15-yearold Toronto rapper Reema Major killed the spot just before the main attraction with choreographed dance moves and an energy that lived up to all the JASON RICHARDS “next big thing” hype.

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You have to feel bad for Glasser’s Cameron Mesirow. The critically acclaimed solo project (beefed up with a full band) had a musically and visually slick live show and an intriguing, unique sound. But that didn’t stop more than a third of the sold-out crowd from leaving before Glasser played their first note. Seems that at some point after Twin Shadow got added as openers, that act’s rapidly growing hype overtook the headliner’s, which must make for some awkward vibes backstage.

Not that Twin Shadow don’t deserve the love. It’s also a solo act touring with a full band, but main man George Lewis Jr. doesn’t have the theatrics and showmanship of his tour mates, and his 80s pop fetish is definitely not as forwardthinking. He does have a set of songs that stick in your head for days. Ultim-

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On the final leg of a lengthy tour in support of fourth album Shimmering Lights, the Meligrove Band made a hometown pit stop before heading back down south. While their work ethic is commendable, life on the road seems to be taking a toll. The four-piece tried to provide the energetic good times their fans have come to expect, but things never really took off, despite a promising start by charming local rapper More or Les. The biggest problem was singer Jason Nunes’s voice, which was obviously suffering from too many nights of hitting high notes. To compensate, a series of ringers, including Allie Hughes, Cuff the Duke’s Wayne Petti and Justice McLellan from opening act

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Grapes of Wrath’s Tom Hooper (left), Kevin Kane and Chris Hooper have buried the hatchet and reunited

Q&A

rATH W f o e GrAp in Kane & Kev ooper Tom H

If you were a Canadian teenage girl in the early 90s, chances are the Grapes of Wrath made your knees weak. Chalk it up to the Vancouver band’s boingy, beautiful curls and jangly, Byrdsy folk pop, which MuchMusic spun in heavy rotation. Time to get out those autographed copies of Now And Again.

Despite a not so nice breakup in 1992, the band’s original members – Kevin Kane and brothers Tom and Chris Cooper – are playing a handful of shows, including one at the Horseshoe Friday (November 19). Also catch Kane earlier that night at the Rivoli as part of the International Pop Overthrow Festival.

What prompted the original-member reunion?

Kevin Kane: I think it was pretty much an “I’ll do it if he does it” kind of thing.

Were there any ill feelings that needed airing?

Tom Hooper: If there were, everyone tried to be friendly and cooperative.

All that happened in the past can’t be

erased, but life is too short to hold grudges, especially in the case of the Grapes of Wrath. We had been friends since we were very young.

What have you enjoyed most about revisiting the old songs?

TH: Our old records. We’d stopped playing songs from the first album and EP. We didn’t like the sound, we’d evolved. But now I can hear our old punk roots, even though Kevin was mainly playing acoustic guitar. We had this great three-piece aggression, and you can hear the British new wave influence. It’s very charming, I think.

The 90s are big right now. Had you sensed a simmering interest?

TH: Yes. When you mention that your old band is the Grapes of Wrath, most people aged 35 to 50 tell you a story involving their ex-girlfriend and one of our songs, first date, small town. A lot 1 Amst_R&C-NOW-Ad_r4.pdf of young people seem to know of us,

too. I have two teenage sons, and some of their friends are fans.

What was it like having girls screaming for you?

TH: Fun, exciting, surreal. Who wouldn’t want to have girls screaming at your show and chasing you around town? But lots of music reviewers hated us at that point. We went from being media darlings to being portrayed as a lame teen pop band. The thing was, we were playing the same songs as always and getting a solid underground following in the U.S., and most of those fans were 20-something guys.

Are old-school fans coming out to the shows?

KK: Actually, there was a woman screaming after our Vancouver show, but she wore herself out a lot sooner than she would 10/25/10 9:33 have AM back in the day.

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Tickets: 416.408.0208 or performance.rcmusic.ca or in person at the Box Office

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he’s seen from the wrong side over his 20-plus years in techno. The only indication that the 40-year-old dance music icon is well over the legal drinking age is the faded Plastikman tattoo on his forearm.

And yet the preternaturally youthful musician is about to release Arkives (Minus), the kind of giant careerspanning box set usually assembled after an artist has died. Hawtin explains that the project is less about milking the nostalgia of his long-time fans and more about providing context for the current crop of partiers.

“There are all these kids who’ve come into this scene over the last eight years who pretty much missed the 90s,” Hawtin explains. “Some weren’t even born when Sheet One [his 1993 debut under the Plastikman handle] came out. As I started to see this big resurgence in what we’re doing, I felt it was important to let kids know what the foundation was and how we built all of this.”

Hawtin often uses “we” rather than “I” when talking about himself.

Makes sense, considering that despite generally performing solo, he almost always has a team of people around him making the whole thing work.

The “we” is reflected in how he runs his record labels, how the parties he plays are organized and how his live shows are currently augmented by the tech wizards who’ve built interactive iPhone apps and real-time video interfaces for him.

Plenty of musicians have mobile apps on the market, but Plastikman SYNK is a different beast, reflecting Hawtin’s long love affair with technology. Instead of providing fans with tour dates and the occasional free song, SYNK can be used during his live concerts in ways that affect the show itself. At points during the night, he actually hands over control of a bank of audio samples to the audience, an innovative concept that could spell disaster.

“It can get really noisy,” he laughs.

“Luckily, I can override the individual samples if everyone starts hitting the same one at once.

“The thing is, not everyone goes to a concert to dance. Some people just watch, some people close their eyes and listen. It’s a way of opening up the whole experience.”

Such a high-tech multimedia show is a big jump from the grimy Detroit warehouse parties where the Windsor, Ontario-raised Hawtin initially made his name. And if you miss (or missed) that era, you’ll be happy to know that Hawtin’s Toronto gig will be a traditional DJ set in a much more intimate venue than the mega-clubs he generally plays these days.

“I’m happy to come back, do a smaller venue and have a nice night together. I’m really looking forward to it.

“I mean, I like doing all kinds of performances, and I’m much more comfortable playing larger venues than I ever used to be. But playing in a nice small club with some good people is amazing.”

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clubs&concerts BOOK IT NOW!

EDWARD SHARPE AND THE MAGNETIC ZEROS Mod Club doors

7:30 pm, $20. TW. December 3.

DAVID USHER Drake Hotel Under-

ground 8 pm, $34.50. davidusher.com. December 3 and 4.

SARAH SLEAN Enwave Theatre doors 7:30 pm, $33.25. maplemusic.com. December 18.

GET YOUR TICKETS BEFORE THESE SHOWS SELL OUT

ELLIOTT BROOD New Year’s Eve Party Lee’s Palace 11:15 pm & 1 am, $20 adv. HS, RT, SS, TM. December 31.

CRACKER, CAMPER VAN BEETHOVEN Lee’s Palace 10 & 11:30

pm, $24.50 adv. HS, RT, SS, TM. January 14.

LITTLE DRAGON Wrongbar doors 8 pm, $13.50. PDR, RT, SS, TW. January 17.

JULIE DOIRON Horseshoe doors 8:30

pm, $12 adv. HS, RT, SS. February 3.

GANG OF FOUR Phoenix Concert Theatre doors 8 pm, $30 adv. HS, RT, SS, TM. February 4.

KE$HA Kool Haus doors 7 pm, all ages,

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

LN – LIVE NATION livenation.com.

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

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

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

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

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Thursday, November 18 POP/ROCK/HIP-HOP/SOUL

AQUILA UPSTAIRS All the Tired Horses (alt rock)

9 pm.

BOVINE SEX CLUB Unbelievers, the Atom Age, the Lion’s Club.

CLINTON’S Two Many People, collage a trois,

Of North America, perversion, Build It To Break it (indie rock) 9 pm.

CLOAK & DAGGER PUB Arizona Lily Band & Exit Seeker (pop/folk) 10 pm.

CROCODILE ROCK Open Jam Night Thursdays Sonic Playground 9 pm.

CROWN & TIGER TIGER BAR Dora Alexander, Freedom or Death, Grounders, Shepherd.

DRAKE HOTEL UNDERGROUND Boys Who Say No, Cousins, Jon McKiel doors 8 pm.

EATON CENTRE Wish Tree Unveiling & Benefit For Children’s Wish Fdn of Canada Brian Melo, Meaghan Smith, Andy Maize, Suzie McNeil, Bach Children’s Chorus 6 pm.

GLADSTONE HOTEL MELODY BAR Thursday Night Confidential The Magical Bunch (funk/ R&B) 8 pm.

GRAFFITI’S The Miracle Whip 8 pm.

THE GREAT HALL No Age, Lucky Dragons, John Milner You’re So Boss. See preview, page 61.

HARD LUCK BAR Tiffany in Fashion, Morning Thieves, Ashes.

HEMINGWAYS Jan Albert (rock/country/blues/ jazz) 9 pm.

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HORSESHOE Fishhead Fundraisers 9:30 & 11 pm.

LI’LY Real Funk, Come Get It! Chris Rouse & the

Arousal (R&B/funk/soul) 9 pm.

LIVING ARTS CENTRE Sounds Of Motown George St Kitts 8 pm.

MITZI’S SISTER Kirsten Shcolt.

MOD CLUB Delorean, Lemonade, Small Black, Class Actress doors 9 pm.

PARTS & LABOUR Neon Blud, Total Trash, Induced Labour (punk/hardcore) 10 pm.

QUEEN ELIZABETH THEATRE Lights, Michou doors 7 pm, all ages.

RANCHO RELAXO $5 Rap Show My Son the Hurricane, Jack Shit, Wordburglar.

REVIVAL Black Milk (hip-hop). See preview, page 61.

RIVOLI International Pop Overthrow The North, StereoGoesStellar, Ramona, the Blind Sides, the James Clark Institute, Luke Jackson, Blair Packham 7 pm.

ROC N DOC’S Penny Skolski (R&B) 9 pm.

SHOPGIRLS Sugar Free Fraser Elliott Foundation Benefit Emily Dempster, Andrew Hickey, Laura Palumbo 7 to 10 pm.

SILVER DOLLAR Mexican Divorce, Babe, Little City.

SLACK’S Kris & Dee 8 pm.

TOTA LOUNGE CD release Thrust & Salty Jackson, DJs K-Cut, the Smash Brovaz, the Cryogenics, Dough Low (hip-hop) 10 pm.

UNDERGROUND GARAGE The Strangers.

THE WILSON 96 Samantha Martin & the Haggard (roots/rock) 9 pm.

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FOLK/BLUES/COUNTRY/WORLD

THE BEAN Acoustic Open Stage 7:45 pm.

THE BEAN Signe Miranda, Alex Hickey & Din 9 pm.

CAMERON HOUSE New Country Rehab (alt/ country) 6 pm.

CAMERON HOUSE Shotgun Wedding Band 10 pm.

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

FREE TIMES CAFÉ Carl Lurusso Birthday Bash Quincy Lepalm.

GALLERY 345 CD release Que Sarah 8 pm.

GLENN GOULD STUDIO Don Ross, Brooke Mil-

ler, Jimmy Wahlsteen, Ewan Dobson (acoustic guitar) 8 pm.

HOLLYWOOD ON THE QUEENSWAY Soul Legends Tribute Carlos Morgan & the Flow 8:30 pm.

HOLY OAK CAFE Dong-Won Kim, Nate Renner, Mark Laver (world) 7 pm.

HUGH’S ROOM CD relese Ruth Moody, Rose Cousins 8:30 pm.

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

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

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

TW – TICKETWEB ticketweb.ca.

UR – ROGERS UR MUSIC tickets.urmusic.ca.

WT – WANT TICKETS wanttickets.com.

$39.50. TM, UR. April 6.

NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK, BACKSTREET BOYS Air Canada Centre LN, TM. June 9.

Monologues 10 pm.

CLINTON’S Slave to the Square Wave, Girl Loving the Vibe (new wave).

DC MUSIC THEATRE DC Music Showcase Concrete Pete and the Bathroom Floor Tiles, the Rescue, the Occasional Gentlemen, Longhawk 25, Dover Dreams, We Stand Like Giants and others all ages.

DOUBLE DOUBLE LAND Nat Baldwin, Travis Laplante, Kurt Weisman, Sandro Perri 9 pm, all ages.

DRAKE HOTEL UNDERGROUND Paul Dempsey, Lindy doors 8 pm.

EL MOCAMBO Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band, Coppertone, Dave Borins (punk rock/ big band blues) doors 9 pm.

EL MOCAMBO UPSTAIRS The One-Look Donnybrook (indie/alt-rock) 10 pm.

FREE TIMES CAFÉ Max Woolaver Band.

THE GARRISON CD release The Guest Bedroom, Ancestors, Rival Boys, Bruised Knees (indie rock).

GLADSTONE HOTEL MELODY BAR Stephanie Braganza, Vicious Kid (pop/dance) 7 pm.

GRAFFITI’S Rocking For The Sick Kids Paul Martin (classic covers) 5 to 7 pm.

THE GREAT HALL Everyone’s Party & Art Is Life Project Everyone’s Talking, Klass’n Hachey, Kaid, DJ Dani Rosenoer doors 9 pm.

HEMINGWAYS Jan Albert (rock/country/ blues/jazz) 10 pm.

LAMBADINA Canadian Independent Music Fridays (open mic/freestyle competition) 9 pm.

LEE’S PALACE Woodhands, Bonjay, Grahmzilla doors 9 pm.

MITZI’S SISTER WFK’s.

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

PARTS & LABOUR Chronic Submission, Iron League, Bastard Child Death Cult, Gunnar Hansen (hardcore/punk) 10 pm.

PROJECT 165 Good Clean Feeling 9 pm.

RANCHO RELAXO Indie Machine Spirits, Fitness, wordPEOPLE, Allosaurus doors 9 pm.

REVIVAL Hip-Hop Karaoke DJ Numeric, Dalia, Ted Dancin’, Abdominal, More or Les 10 pm.

RIVOLI International Pop Overthrow Dave Rave, Plunt, Ralph, Square Root 0f Margaret, the Nines, Kevin Kane, Clockwise, the 905’s, Chris Giannini 7 pm.

ROSE & CROWN The Homeless Band (rock/ R&B) 10 pm.

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The Steve Hall Group 8 pm.

IMPERIAL PUB 50 River Concert Series The ñ Gertrudes, Dave Clark’s Woodshed OrTRANZAC 416 Toronto Creative Improvisñ chestra (folk) 9 pm. ers Festival Parmela Attariwala and ñ Tomasz Krakowiak, Rob Piilonens Collision, LEE’S PALACE CD release Proxyset, Harm, Cast of Kings, 1867 9:30 pm.

THE LOCAL Fraser/Daley Duo. LOLA Brian Cober (double slide guitar) 8 pm.

LOU DAWG’S Mike Constantini 10 pm.

LULA LOUNGE Funkabelly Nomadica, DJ Medicine Man (African/Middle Eastern) 9 pm.

MASSEY HALL The Rankin Family 8 pm.

MONARCHS PUB Jerome Godboo, Rick Taylor,

Robie Antone, Al Richardson, Hayden Vialva.

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

TOUCHÉ Mistura Fina, Aline Morales (Brazilian music) 10:30 pm.

UNDERDOWN PUB Jeff Barnes & Noah Zacharin (blues/folk) 9 pm.

YORK UNIVERSITY ACCOLADE EAST BLDG MARTIN FAMILY LOUNGE York U World At Noon Ravi Naimpally Ensemble 12:30 to 1:30 pm.

JAZZ/CLASSICAL/EXPERIMENTAL

BACK ALLEY WOODFIRE BBQ & GRILL Textura (jazz/blues/contemporary) 7:30 pm.

BLACK MOON LOUNGE Cuban Havana Night Joaquin Hidalgo Trio (cuban music).

CHINA HOUSE Lorne Lofsky Trio (jazz) 7:30 pm.

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

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

DOMINION ON QUEEN John Wayne Swingtet 8:30 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.

GATE 403 Nadia Hosko Jazz Band 5 pm.

GATE 403 Joel Hartley & Mark Kieswetter (jazz) 9 pm.

GEORGE’S PLAY Kendall (piano) 5 to 8 pm.5 HART HOUSE ARBOR ROOM Arts! Ability!

Access! Concert 8 pm.

JANE MALLETT THEATRE The Gryphon Trio 8 pm.

LA MAQUETTE DeVaughn David 6:30-9:30 pm.

METROPOLITAN UNITED CHURCH Noon At Met Michael Bloss (pipe organ) 12:15-12:45 pm.

OLD MILL INN HOME SMITH BAR Richard Whiteman 7:30 pm.

REPOSADO The Reposadists (Gypsy-bop jazz).

REX Kevin Quain 6:30 pm.

REX Kevin Crabb Quartet 9:30 pm.

ROY THOMSON HALL Chopin Piano Concerto No 2 Toronto Symphony Orchestra 2 pm.

ROY THOMSON HALL The Moscow Virtuosi, Vladimir Spivakov (violin) 8 pm.

TRANE STUDIO Happy Birthday Johnny Mercer

Crazy Angry and Bored 10 pm.

TRANZAC MAIN HALL An Evening Of Jazz In Support Of The Tranzac Harley Card, Trevor Giancola, Nick Zubeck, Darren Wall, the Josh Cole Quartet 8 pm.

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DANCE MUSIC/DJ/LOUNGE

ANDY POOLHALL Burner Thursdays Barletta, Paul David (house/electro/rock) 10 pm.

BEAVER Small Brains 11 pm.

CADILLAC LOUNGE Springsteen Box Set Release

Party 7 pm.

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

CHEVAL Brand’d Thursdays Monsieur Cedric.

COBRA LOUNGE

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Miguel Migs, Lisa Shaw. ñFOOTWORK CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC KOERNRichie Hawtin, Gaiser, Jamie ER HALL Cowboy Junkies 8 pm. ñROYAL Kidd doors 10 pm. See preview, page 54. ñ SILVER DOLLAR CD release The Weirdies, GOODHANDY’S Wall To Wall T-Girls DJ T Klinck Modern Superstitions, the Sphinxs, DJ ñ doors 8 pm.5 Phil Metric.

INSOMNIA Martini Madness DJ Ron Jon (funk/ soul/house).

LULA LOUNGE AluCine Opening Night Party (electro-retro) 11:30 pm.

LA PERLA Bohemian Nights DJNOLOVES (jazz/ funk).

SAMOVAR All That Salsa DJ Hector 5 pm till midnight.

TATTOO ROCK PARLOUR Retro Dance Party DJ Lazarus 11 pm.

VELVET UNDERGROUND DJ Ozaze (industrial/ goth).

WRONGBAR 3 Year Anniversary Celebration Tensnake, Dirty Dale, Jeremy Glenn, Mr Charlton, Nave C & Hutch (German techno/disco/dance) doors 9 pm.

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Friday, November 19 POP/ROCK/HIP-HOP/SOUL

ALTER EGO MARTINI LOUNGE R&B Fridays.

ASPETTA CAFFE Prostate Cancer Benefit Ilana

Newman, Under the Cover, Matt Runge, the Hootchman, Bryan Sutter, MC Mike G 7:30 pm.

BAR ITALIA Shugga (funk/soul/R&B/top 40) 9:30 pm.

BOVINE SEX CLUB Saint Alvia Cartel’s Rancid Mixtape the Barretta’s, the Lucky Ones.

BREAD & CIRCUS Emenor, Lynn Jackson, Groopie & the Bandits 9 pm.

CADILLAC LOUNGE CD release Kim Cole 8 pm.

CADILLAC LOUNGE Groove Alter 10:15 pm.

CAMERON HOUSE FRONT ROOM David Celia (folk/rock) 6 pm.

CAMERON HOUSE FRONT ROOM Emergency

SNEAKY DEE’S Blood On The Dance Floor Dot Dot Curve, Roxy Cottontail, Jasmine Solano doors 5 pm.

SOUND ACADEMY Bookie’s Big Blast Bedouin Soundclash, Charlie Winston, Michael Rault, KO doors 7 pm, all ages.

STEAM WHISTLE BREWING Unsigned Series: Benefit for Artists’ Health Centre Foundation Young Empires, Rich Aucoin, DVAS doors 8 pm.

SUBA Intimate & Interactive Open Mic Michie Mee, Shi Wisdom.

TRANZAC MAIN HALL Tranzac Fundraiser Rock Plaza Central doors 8 pm.

TRANZAC SOUTHERN CROSS Metal Kites, Tomboyfriend, Secret Brothers 10 pm.

UNDERGROUND GARAGE Moondog Uproad.

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FOLK/BLUES/COUNTRY/WORLD

AQUILA UPSTAIRS Nicle Dunn’s Bohemian

Blues 9 pm.

BLACK SWAN Pete Otis & the DejaBlues 9 pm.

GATE 403 Canada’s King Of Roots Music 5 pm.

HIGHWAY 61 SOUTHERN BARBEQUE Dylan Wickens & the Little Naturals 8 pm.

HOLY OAK CAFE Isla Craig, Rastafarif-Irie (reggae) 10 pm.

HORSESHOE Grapes of Wrath, the Heartbroken (folk rock) doors 9 pm. See preñ view, page 53.

HUGH’S ROOM Shakura S’Aida, Donna Grantis (blues) 8:30 pm.

INDIGO BAY & BLOOR An Evening Of Story And

Song Michael Savona (classical guitar) 7 pm.

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LoLa Szantino 8 pm.

Lou Dawg’s Paige Armstrong (rockin’ blues) 10 pm.

LuLa Lounge Dominic Mancuso (jazz/world)

8 pm.

LuLa Lounge Tribute To Clara Nunes Samba Squad 10 pm.

Roc n Doc’s Smoke Wagon Blues Band 10 pm. unDeRDown Pub JP & Friends (acoustic

blues/jazz) 10 pm.

ViLLage VaPoR Lounge Kim Jarrett (folk rock)

9 pm.

Jazz/ClassiCal/ExpErimEntal

“Ruby Coast are so sassy! That’s why we love them.”

Bianca (left), Jill, Danielle, Lindsay, Adrienne

SOUND CHECK

Music fans have their say

the event: Meligrove Band, Ruby Coast, More or Les at the Great Hall, Friday, November 12 the QUeStIOn: What did you think of the show? phOtOs By zach slOOtsky

massey HaLL Pink Martini (jazz/pop) 8 pm. ñ oLD miLL inn Home smitH baR Fridays To Sing

“It’s shows like this that put Meligrove at the top of their game. Indie pop exuberance!”

Mike Succi

“There’s a lot of energy, and everyone’s really happy.” Julie Lavelle (Sticky Magazine)

back aLLey wooDfiRe bbQ & gRiLL Gram Whitty Trio 7:30 pm. boiLeR House Bill McBirnie, the Louis Simao Trio 7 pm. cHuRcH of tHe HoLy tRinity Bachtoberfest: A Celebration Of Bach, Bratwurst And Beer from 11 am-2 pm and 4:30-8 pm.

Dominion on Queen George Grosman’s Bohemian Swing 9 pm. gate 403 Bartek Kozminski El Mosaico (flamenco jazz fusion band) 9 pm. gRossman’s Gregg Stafford (traditional New Orleans jazz) 8 pm. gRossman’s Heavyweights Brass Band (brass funk/jazz) 11 pm.

La maQuette DeVaughn David 6:30-9:30 pm.

About George Evans Trio 7:30 pm.

Quotes Fridays At Five Terry Promane (trombone) 5 to 8 pm.

Rex Hogtown Syncopators 4 pm.

Rex Leah State 6:30 pm.

Rex Kevin Crabb Quartet 9:30 pm.

Roy tHomson HaLL International Vocal Recital Joseph Calleja (tenor) 8 pm.

“I saw a 12-year-old breakdancing earlier, which really set the tone.”

Derek Wilson

scaRLett HeigHts entRePReneuRiaL acaDemy Pastoral Sounds Etobicoke Philharmonic

Orchestra 8 pm. tRane stuDio Honouring Wayne Shorter The Steve Hall Group 8 pm. wateRfaLLs Jim Heineman Jazz Trio 6:30 pm.

yoRk uniVeRsity accoLaDe east bLDg tRibute communities RecitaL HaLL Music At Mid-

day York University Chamber Strings 12:30 to 1:30 pm.

“I’ve never seen them before, and this was a fucking great introduction.”

Jessica Bitchesberg

“I love how everyone’s helping out and pulling together to make the show possible, because Jay’s voice is totally shot from last night in Kingston.”

Keith Bradford (Ruby Coast)

“It was better than I expected. A friend who I worked with said Ruby Coast weren’t that good, but he was wrong.

They were really good!” Sakina Shakil

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annex wReckRoom Yes Yes Y’All Hollyrock, Sammy D, Elle Nino, J-Ill, Stunts ñ (hip-hop/R&B/dancehall).5

“All the guest appearances were really cool. It’s great to see so many musicians from around town onstage.”

Allison

beaVeR Eurovision 4.0: Obsession DJs Free J, Miss Margot, omgblog.com (80s synth/euro hits and misses) 11 pm. boat Yacht Rock. cameRon House back Room Big Shiny Amazing 90s Mix. cobRa Lounge The Fix Fridays DJ Annalyze.

DRake HoteL unDeRgRounD Edumacation U-Tern, DJ Fase doors 11 pm.

DRake HoteL Lounge DJ Dougie Boom doors 10 pm. emmet Ray baR JukeBox Jam (soul/funk) 10 pm. fLy Prism College 10 pm.5 footwoRk Addy & Nathan Barato doors 10 pm. geoRge’s PLay DJ Oscar 11 pm.5 gLaDstone HoteL baLLRoom Uma Nota The Main Thing, DJ Jason Palma 10 pm. gooDHanDy’s Aural Fixations DJ Groove Warrior doors 7 pm.5 HaRD Luck baR Bunker Jungle Party Nymphonic, Rise of the Lion, Noble Savages, the Power of Trio. insomnia DJ Adam Davis (house/breaks).

LibeRty gRanD Anokhi’s Black Affair: benefit for Street Kids International DJ Ase (hip-hop/ R&B/top 40). tHe LocaL DJ April Fool. music gaLLeRy Transforming The Network DJ Rupture (symposium and concert) 7 pm. ouR House baR Fossil Fridays: Hard & Soul Classics Round 2 Luc Raymond, Andy Roberts, Derek Codlin. tHe PainteD LaDy DJ Phantastik, Honey B Hind (old-school hip-hop/reggae/80s) 10 pm.

La PeRLa DJ Noble (electro).

RasPutin VoDka baR El Niño Mr Tunes (rare groove/worldbeat/dancefloor jazz) 10 pm. sHaLLow gRooVe Candy Cane 2010 DJs Lissa Monet, DJ Cross doors 10 pm. sPoRts centRe cafe Beats, Beers & Basketball

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“I thought the whole show was great, but especially Ruby Coast.” Amanda Macchia

“Meligrove is the best Canadian band of the last 10 years.

Everything went wrong for them, and they keep going.”

Mike LeRiche (The Darcys)

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(old school hip-hop/funk) 7 pm. tHe staRVing aRtist Seven Inch Samurai – An All-Vinyl Celebrations of 45s DJs Natto Rocker, Ginger Sting, Sumo Kai Sumo, King Magic Sparky, Tako, Satchmo, Reet Petite 9 pm. tHe stiRLing Room Concert Afterparty Roxy Cottontail & Jasmine Solano, DJ Dennis Rojas doors 9 pm. stone Lounge Fabricated Neil Quigley (bedrock/ renaissance/urbantorque/Uk) doors 10 pm. suPeRmaRket Large Marge! O-God, Billionaire, Mr Mandelephant, Ballistik, Hotmess DJs (house/dancehall/electro/hip-hop) 11 pm. tattoo Rock PaRLouR God Save The Queen DJ Dwight (Brit rock) doors 10 pm. tHis is LonDon Robbie Rivera. uLtRa Flock Fridays (mashup).

VeLVet unDeRgRounD DJ Loriann 10 pm. wRongbaR Wolf + Lamb, Art Department, Nitin doors 10 pm.

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asPetta caffe The Tricky Ones, the Evil Seagulls, Kate Todd (alt rock/country) 7 pm.

beit Zatoun No Apathy Womb Raider, Indict-

able Mischief, Loathsome (punk matinee) 5 to 9 pm, all ages. boVine sex cLub Lost Cities, Greys, Indian Handcrafts. caDiLLac Lounge The Millwinders (rockabilly). cameRon House fRont Room Ferraro 10 pm. eL mocambo Double EP Release The Order of Good Cheer, Royal Canoe, Dan Griffin 9 pm. eLLington’s cafe First Nations Decade SINVA (reggae/soca/ska/blues/funk/rock/country) 9 pm, all ages. gRaffiti’s The Sin City Boys 4 to 7 pm.

HaRD Luck baR The Sainte Catherines, Dig It Up, the New Enemy 7 pm, all ages.

HoRsesHoe Krupke, the Wilderness, Polynesian Brick, the Cautioneers 9:30 pm.

LoLa Shitkicker 8 pm. massey HaLL Sarah Harmer, Hey Rosetta! doors 7 pm. mitZi’s sisteR All Star Saturday Night The Rizdales, Luther Wright & the Wrongs, Carolyn Mark, Jack Grace Band 9 pm. moD cLub Delhi 2 Dublin doors 7 pm. noRtH yoRk centRaL LibRaRy Make Some Noise The Magic, Maylee Todd 8 pm. oLD nick Elana Harte.

Queen eLiZabetH tHeatRe Community Rocks: Benefit for Community Living Toronto Blue Rodeo doors 7 pm.

RancHo ReLaxo Album release More Or Les, Stacey Kamiuk, Mighty Rhino, Peter Project, Fresh Kills, Mr E. RiVoLi International Pop Overthrow Broomfiller, the Sound Technicians, the Matavaras, Young Doctors in Love, Code Pie, Calling Wendy, the Jitters, Swedish Fish 7 pm.

Roc n Doc’s Mike Daley (R&B) 4 pm.

Roc n Doc’s Southern Fried (rock) 10 pm.

RockPiLe Destroyer, Bi-Kneel. siLVeR DoLLaR Bloodshot Bill, Boys Who Say No, Youth Crime 10:15 pm. sneaky Dee’s Black Lungs, Monster Truck, Junior Battles 9 pm. town taLk baR Tweety’s Big Birthday Bash Merciless Operation, Black Reaction.

VeLVet unDeRgRounD Starship Experience, Space Monster, Chicks on Stilts 8 pm.

ViLLage of yoRkViLLe PaRk Holiday Magic Ivana Santilli (R&B/soul) 5 pm.

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Folk/BluEs/Country/WorlD

aQuiLa uPstaiRs The New Mynah Birds 9 pm. cameRon House back Room NY Songbirds

Annie Crane and Alexa Woodward (indie folk) 10:30 pm. cameRon House fRont Room Cameron Family Singers 6 pm. centRe matonge Malage de Lugendo (congolese music) 10 pm. c’est wHat Jack Connolly 10 pm.

Dominion on Queen Ronnie Hayward (rockabilly) 4 pm.

Dominion on Queen Paul Reddick (blues) 9 pm. fRee times café Joël Fafard (roots/blues) 8:30 pm. gLaDstone HoteL meLoDy baR Country Saturdays Joanne Mackell & Tru Grit 7 pm.

HugH’s Room CD release The Creaking Tree String Quartet 8 pm.

Jane maLLett tHeatRe RIZE Camp benefit concert Glenn Marais 7:30 pm.

LabouReRs LocaL 183 Radio Voces Latinas 7 pm.

LambaDina Ethiopiques Tomas Ewnetu & Meseret Addis, DJ AfroSonic (afrobeat/disco/

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top 40) 11 pm.

The LocaL Book of Gnomes (pop/experimental jazz/soundscapes).

LoLa Ted Rusk (eclectic) 4 pm.

Lou Dawg’s Jeff Eager (acoustic) 10 pm.

LuLa Lounge Salsa Dance Party Cafe Cubano 10 pm. napoca ResTauRanT Sean Pinchin (singer/ songwriter) 7 pm.

Rebas café Mark Ripp (singer/songwriter) 4 to 7 pm.

Rex Brunch Matinee Danny Marks (blues) noon.

RoyaL conseRvaToRy of Music KoeRneR haLL Pavlo, Rik Emmett, Oscar Lopez (world/ pop) 8 pm.

siLveR DoLLaR Jack de Keyzer Band (blues) 6 pm.

The sixTh Barrelhouse Blues Revue Re-

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union Julian Fauth, Jay Danley, Kristine Schmitt, Sam Petite, Kenny Yoshioka and others 10 pm. sony cenTRe foR The peRfoRMing aRTs Mazowsze (Polish musicians) 8 pm.

TRanzac Main haLL Tranzac Fundraiser Ohbijou, Lisa Bozikovic doors 8 pm.

TynDaLe univeRsiTy coLLege Azalea CD release Benjamin & Mia Hackett 7 pm. yoga sancTuaRy coLLege Deep Song Trilogy CD release Michael Moon 7:30 pm.

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bacK aLLey wooDfiRe bbQ & gRiLL Denielle Bassels Quintet (jazz/blues/contemporary) 9 pm. beeRbisTRo The Gene Pool Boys (jazz) 8 pm. c’esT whaT The Hot Five Jazzmakers (trad jazz) 3 pm. chaLKeRs pub Saturday Night Jazz Lisa Martinelli Quartet 6 to 9 pm. chuRch of The hoLy TRiniTy Bachtoberfest: A Celebration Of Bach, Bratwurst And Beer from 11 am-2 pm and 4:30-8 pm.

DoveRcouRT house Swing Dance Party The Richard Underhill Quartet 7 pm. gaLLeRy 345 The Art Of The Piano Ron Davis 8 pm. gaTe 403 Jazz Brunch Tony Desmarteau noon to 3 pm. gaTe 403 Bill Heffernan 5 pm. gaTe 403 Blue Room 9 pm.

La MaQueTTe Pater Mathers (classical guitar) 6:30 to 9:30 pm.

MoMiji sushi bisTRo J&V The Duo (jazz/pop/ R&B/easy rock/Latin) 7 pm. oLD MiLL inn hoMe sMiTh baR Piano Masters Bernie Senensky Trio 7:30 pm.

Rex The T.J.O. Big Band 3:30 pm.

Rex Fender Rhodes Trio 7 pm.

Rex Rinse the Algorithm 9:45 pm.

Ten feeT TaLL Stacey Joy Long 8 pm.

TRanzac 416 Toronto Creative Improvisers Festival Knurl, Free Boat Rentals, rEDwIREaRCHaNGEL 10 pm. uniTaRian congRegaTion gReaT haLL Frank Horvat (solo piano) 7:30 pm. vicToRia coLLege chapeL Old World, New World Scaramella (17th century music) 8 pm. yoRKMinsTeR paRK bapTisT chuRch Singsation Saturdays: Handel’s Messiah Toronto Mendelssohn Choir (choral workshop) 10:30 am to 1 pm.

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anDy pooLhaLL Cherry Bomb DJs Cozmic Cat, Denise Benson doors 9 pm.5 annex wRecKRooM Massive Saturdays DJ Death by Awesome 10 pm. beaveR Trashed Joe Blow, Sigourney Beaver, Winnie (electro/old school/hip-hop/alternative/dancehall). chevaL Just Cheval Saturdays DJ Undercover. cLinTon’s Shake, Rattle & Roll Bangs & Blush (soul/rock & roll). cobRa Lounge The New Disco Saturdays DJ Aadil.

DRaKe hoTeL unDeRgRounD Evening Standard Justin Vandervolgen doors 11 pm. eMMeT Ray baR Forget The Flowers DJs Tuff & Ellis James (indie/rock) 10 pm. fLy DJs Peter Rauhofer, Shawn Riker, Mike Vieira 10 pm.5 Dan doors 10 pm. ñDJfooTwoRK The gaRRison Turning Point (tropical rhythms). ñ geoRge’s pLay DJ Oscar 11 pm.5

gooDhanDy’s Sodom Apocalypse DJ Suma-

tion, Ivory Towers, Mahogany Browne doors 10 pm.5 guveRnMenT Dirty South. guveRnMenT Spin Saturdays Andy Moor (house/trance). insoMnia Sense Saturdays DJ Charles (deep house). continued on page 60 œ

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LEE’S PALACE O Manada: True Patriot Lust DJ

Brite (all male burlesque).

99 SUDBURY Hot Stepper 15-Year Anniversary Party Caron Wheeler, Paul E Lopes, Mike Tull, blueprint & Moreno.

THE PAINTED LADY DJ Salazar (funk/soul) 10 pm.

PARTS & LABOUR Dream // Date DJs Max Mohenu, Prince Price, Steven Manning (disco/ post punk) 10 pm.

LA PERLA Dj Anzola (garage/UK/funky/house).

THE QUEEN’S LEGS SHAG DJ madame HAIR (rock) 9:30 pm.

REVIVAL Solid Garage Classics DJs Kevin Williams, Groove Institute, Jason Palma, Frank Williams, Jason Ulrich, Kevin J & Alvaro G 10 pm.

SNEAKY DEE’S Shake A Tail (60s pop and soul) 11 pm.

SOUND ACADEMY Barrington Levy (reggae/dancehall).

SUPERMARKET Do Right Saturdays! DJs Fase, John Kong, MC Abdominal 11:30 pm.

SUTRA The Bridge DJ Triplet (classic/hip-hop).

TATTOO ROCK PARLOUR DJs Trevor & Orly (dance rock).

THIS IS LONDON London Calling (top 40/ mashup).

TIME NIGHTCLUB Fixation Jed Harper, DJ Dlux doors 10 pm.

ULTRA Signature Saturdays (mashup).

VELVET UNDERGROUND DJ Joe 11 pm.

WRONGBAR Jesse Rose doors 10 pm.

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Sunday, November 21 POP/ROCK/HIP-HOP/SOUL

ASPETTA CAFFE Waybad, Jennifer & Jake,

Puella (pop/acoustic folk/opera) 3 to 7 pm.

CADILLAC LOUNGE Scotty & the Ringtones.

CAMERON HOUSE Kevin Quain & the Mad Bastards 9 pm.

CLOAK & DAGGER PUB Gord Light (pop/folk) 9 pm.

EXHIBITION PLACE Pre-Game Kick Off Concert Matthew Good 6 pm.

GRAFFITI’S Blackmetalbrunch 11 am to 4 pm.

GRAFFITI’S Michael Brennan 4 to 7 pm.

HOLLYWOOD ON THE QUEENSWAY The Home-

less Band (rock/funk/retro/R&B/Latin) 4:30 pm.

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izon, August Burns Red, Emarosa, Polar Bear Club, This is Hell doors 5 pm, all ages.

LAMBADINA Sunday Nite Jam Session Thank the Academy, Daniella Watters.

MITZI’S SISTER The Liquidaires 5 to 7 pm.

THE PAINTED LADY Mark Weston (rock/country) 9:30 pm.

PARTS & LABOUR Nomos, Natural Law, Molested Youth, Purity Control, Owl Eyes (hardcore/punk) 8 pm, all ages.

RANCHO RELAXO Indie Social Girl & the Machine, AutoManic, Trap Tiger, Little City.

ROC N DOC’S The Bottle Devils (rock) 9 pm.

TERANGA God Willing, Unicorn Hard-On, Preanderthals, the Dead Are Those Who Have Died 9 pm.

TRANZAC MAIN HALL CD release Christine Bougie (instrumental) 7:30 pm.

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AQUILA Sunday Junction Jam The New Mynah Birds & Jake Chisholm 3:30 pm.

DOMINION ON QUEEN Jazz Jam 4 pm.

DRAKE HOTEL LOUNGE The Elusive Casual Jam Night doors 8 pm.

ELLINGTON’S CAFE Open Mic: Poetry & Music Ruben ‘Benny’ Esguerra 11 am to 2 pm.

EMMET RAY BAR Bluegrass Jam 9 pm.

FREE TIMES CAFÉ Gordon’s Acoustic Living Room.

GLADSTONE HOTEL MELODY BAR Bluegrass Sundays Makita Hack & the Logrollers (roots/ bluegrass/hardcore) 5 to 8 pm.

GROSSMAN’S Acoustic Jam Nicola Vaughan (acoustic jam) 4 pm.

GROSSMAN’S Blues Jam Brian Cober 9:30 pm.

HOLY OAK CAFE Chris Warren & Sarah Ciantar (folk) 9 pm.

HUGH’S ROOM Growing For Grannies: benefit for Stephen Lewis Foundation’s Grandmothers To Grandmothers Campaign Paul James Band (blues) doors 5 pm.

LEE’S PALACE Jay Brannan, Sook Yin Lee doors 8 pm.

THE LOCAL Dan Boniferro noon.

THE LOCAL Chris Coole (banjo) 5 pm.

THE LOCAL Gord Zubrecki Band 10 pm.

LULA LOUNGE Sunday Salsa Luis Mario Ochoa

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JAZZ/CLASSICAL/EXPERIMENTAL

ALIZE Ori Dagan 6 to 9 pm.

DE SOTOS Live Jazz Paper Moon 11 am to 2 pm.

DORA KEOGH Roberto Occhipinti Trio w/ Tim

Ries 5 to 8:30 pm.

GATE 403 Jazz Brunch Tony Desmarteau noon to 3 pm.

GATE 403 The France St Trio 5 pm.

GATE 403 The Queen Street Three 9 pm.

GEORGE’S PLAY Carlotta’s Cabaret 9 pm.5 GLENN GOULD STUDIO Amici Chamber Ensemble (chamber music) 3 pm.

JOE MAMA’S The Nathan Hiltz Trio 7 pm.

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

REX Excelsior Dixieland Jazz noon.

REX Club Django (gypsy-swing) 3:30 pm.

REX Andrew Downing 7 pm.

REX Buddy Aquilina Quintet 9:30 pm.

ROYAL CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC KOERNER HALL Obsessions: Musical Paintings Esprit Orchestra, Russell Braun 8 pm.

ROYAL CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC MAZZOLENI HALL The Eybler Quartet, Jane Booth 4 pm.

ROYAL YORK RD UNITED CHURCH Sundays At

Three Made in Canada Quartet 3 pm.

TEN FEET TALL Sunday Jazz Jim Gelcer 3:30 pm.

TRANE STUDIO Glenda Del E & the Q-ban Mixology 8 pm.

DANCE MUSIC/DJ/LOUNGE

BEAVER L Wildman, Jonny ‘87.

BOVINE SEX CLUB DJ Rockabilly Rob. CHEVAL She’s With Us Sundays.

CHURCHILL Tighten Up DJ Cozmic Cat (jazz/soul).

HARD LUCK BAR Vinyl Night.

INSOMNIA DJ LK (old-school hip-hop/disco/funk).

TATTOO ROCK PARLOUR Trash Palace

BEAVER Kicking And Screaming DJs Patrick Von Ghostwolf, George Burt (disco/punk/old wave).

BOVINE SEX CLUB Moody Mondays Douglas Fairbanks Jr. DRAKE HOTEL LOUNGE 86’D DJ Johnny Strychnine doors 7 pm, Bootknives doors 10 pm.

GOODHANDY’S T-Girls Go Wild! DJ Cesar doors 8 pm.5 INSOMNIA DJs Topher & Oranj (rock).

Tuesday, November 23 POP/ROCK/HIP-HOP/SOUL

AIR CANADA CENTRE Justin Bieber, Burnham.

ALUMNAE THEATRE Ray Montford Group 7:30 pm, all ages.

THE AVRO Gord Zubrecki (folk/alt indie).

BOVINE SEX CLUB Pink & Black Attack Caught Off Guard.

DRAKE HOTEL LOUNGE Cool Copenhagen: Food,

Music, Fashion & Culture Gianna Factory (art rock) doors 6 pm.

GUVERNMENT Hanson, Jarrod Gorbel 8 pm, all ages.

HARD LUCK BAR Shai Hulud (hardcore/metal).

HORSESHOE Nu Music Nite Camel Tones, Betty Shyne, Counter Clock, Kai 9:10 pm.

KOROVA MILKBAR Friendly Rich & the Lollipop People, Plague Widows 9 pm.

MOD CLUB Forbidden, Evile, Bonded by Blood, Gama Bomb doors 7 pm, all ages.

OPERA HOUSE Brooke Fraser doors 8 pm.

THE PAINTED LADY Boogie Woogie Party Kayla & Rebecca (R&R/disco/funk) 9:30 pm.

PHOENIX CONCERT THEATRE KT Tunstall, Hurricane Bells doors 7 pm, all ages.

SNEAKY DEE’S Total Chaos.

TRANE STUDIO Acoustic Soul Open Mic 7:30 pm.

UNDERGROUND GARAGE Jukebox Hero.

circle) 8:30 pm.

Bloody Five, the Details (alt rock) doors 9 pm.

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

HORSESHOE Shoeless Sean Burns, Reverse Grip, Maps 9:15 pm.

MITZI’S SISTER Alun Piggins.

MOD CLUB Fefe Dobson doors 6:30 pm.

OPERA HOUSE Nevermore.

REVIVAL Close To You: The Songs Of The Carpenters Michelle Berting, Joe Palawan, Selena Evangeline, Dane Wedderburn, Tim Gittens (70s pop music) doors 7 pm.

ROC N DOC’S Phil Naro & John Rogers (rock) 9 pm.

SNEAKY DEE’S Scar Symmetry doors 9 pm.

FOLK/BLUES/COUNTRY/WORLD

CADILLAC LOUNGE Open Stage Matty Powell,

Lindsay Broughton 8 pm.

CAMERON HOUSE The Strumbellas (folk) 10 pm.

CLOAK & DAGGER PUB These Boots (folk/pop) 9 pm.

FREE TIMES CAFÉ Open Stage Jeff Kahl 7:30 pm.

HARD LUCK BAR Hard Times At Hard Luck Open Stage.

THE LOCAL The Hamstrung Stringband (bluegrass) 9:30 pm.

THE PAINTED LADY Open Mic Mondays 9 pm.

REPOSADO Mezcal Mondays Lucas Stagg, Chris Bennett.

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JAZZ/CLASSICAL/EXPERIMENTAL

EMMET RAY BAR Dan Fortin 9 pm.

GALLERY 345 The Art Of The Piano Shoko Inoue

(piano) 8 pm.

GATE 403 Red, Blue and Green Band 5 pm.

GATE 403 Double A Jazz Band 9 pm.

REX U of T Student Jazz Ensemble 6:30 & 9:30 pm.

YORK UNIVERSITY ACCOLADE EAST BLDG TRIBUTE COMMUNITIES RECITAL HALL Music At Mid-

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er/songwriter) 10 pm.

Monday, November 22 CAMERON HOUSE Betty Stew 6 pm.

DRAKE HOTEL Sean Nicholas Savage.

DRAKE HOTEL UNDERGROUND Elvis Monday The

JEREMY FISHER

CAMERON HOUSE Jadea Kelly 6 pm. ñ CAMERON HOUSE Luke Nicholson (blues sing-

FREE TIMES CAFÉ Rekha Patel.

GATE 403 Blues Night Julian Fauth (barrel-

POP/ROCK/HIP-HOP/SOUL

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ANNEX WRECKROOM Drummers in Exile (drum

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house) 9 pm.

GLADSTONE HOTEL MELODY BAR Colorblind

Brian’s Blues Campfire 8 pm.

HUGH’S ROOM Double CD release Gillian Margot Trio, Eric St-Laurent Trio, Justin Bacchus 8:30 pm.

THE LOCAL The Grunge Project.

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

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BLACK MILK at Revival (783 College), tonight (Thursday, November 18). $15. PDR, SS, RT.

DECEMBER 4 Mod Club Theatre

YORK UNIVERSITY ACCOLADE EAST BLDG TRIBUTE COMMUNITIES RECITAL HALL York Univer-

DECEMBER 19 The Sound Academy

JANUARY 15 Kool Haus

sity Concert And Chamber Choirs 7:30 pm.

DANCE MUSIC/DJ/LOUNGE

BEAVER C U Next Tuesday Margot, Free J.5 GEORGE’S PLAY DJ Dijon.5 GOODHANDY’S T-Girls Go Wild! DJ Cesar doors

8 pm.5

REPOSADO Alien Radio DJ Gord C. THE STIRLING ROOM Eastside The London

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Street Wankers, DJ Damon Rush, Kai*zen (old school hip-hop/Chicago house) 9 pm.

Wednesday, November 24 POP/ROCK/HIP-HOP/SOUL

(rock) 10:30 pm.

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No Age have always been a work in progress. Thrust into the spotlight while still defining their aesthetic, the Los Angeles duo have been forced to learn on the fly.

“It’s like we’re in college,” says drummer/singer Dean Spunt over the phone from New York. “You take a bunch of different courses, but you likely won’t pick your major until your third or fourth year.”

Following a path forged by some of history’s most successful bands, No Age add a new element to the formula on each album without subverting the strengths of its predecessor. Just as Nouns fleshed out the noise-pop sketches of their 2007 debut compila-

WIN tickets to this show! Enter at

nowtoronto.com/contests tion, Weirdo Rippers, their recently released Everything In Between (Sub Pop) integrates bigger punk hooks and more sophisticated arrangements with brighter production.

Spunt chalks it up to an increased familiarity with recording.

“In the past, Randy [guitarist Randall] and I wrote in a really live sort of way,” he explains. “For this album we didn’t worry as much about how we would play the songs later. The realization that we could use more than four hands really freed up the way we wrote.”

Naturally, it also changed the way they play live. Once stridently a duo, No Age have recently introduced a third touring member to play samplers.

No longer forced to trigger samples

themselves, Randall and Spunt have tightened their own playing while staying faithful to the denser style of the album.

It’s a big change for a band often held up as flag-bearers of the celebrated DIY L.A. punk scene and the mid00s lo-fi revival. But Spunt and Randall aren’t much for labels.

“Some people say, ‘Oh, your new record doesn’t sound very lo-fi,’” Spunt vents. “Well, you said we were fucking lo-fi, not us. We’re just doing what we do.

“The point isn’t to follow any set of rules. We like trying new stuff, we like making mistakes and we like learning from those mistakes. I guess we could have turned in something like Nouns again, but why would we want to make the same record twice?”

3 music@nowtoronto.com

more online

Interview clips at nowtoronto.com

Black Milk’s R&B experiments don’t mean he’s given up on the gutter beats By JASON RICHARDS

Janelle Fung & Philip Chiu (piano duo) noon to 1 pm.

GATE 403 Donné Roberts Band 5 pm.

HOLY OAK CAFE Josh Cole 4tet (jazz) 9 pm.

MITZI’S SISTER Mysterion & the Burlesque Extravaganza.

REX Richard Whiteman Trio 6:30 pm.

REX Rex Jazz Jam Brendan Davis 9:30 pm.

TEN RESTAURANT & WINE BAR Don Breithaupt, Chris Smith 8:30 pm.

Straight Razors.

NO AGE with LUCKY DRAGONS and JOHN MILNER YOU’RE SO BOSS at the Great Hall

Milk and honey

FOUR SEASONS CENTRE FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS RICHARD BRADSHAW AMPHITHEATRE

CADILLAC LOUNGE The Neil Young’uns 8:30 pm.

CLINTON’S Joanna Mohamed (soul).

CLOAK & DAGGER PUB Derby Widow Wednesdays

No Age never meant to be the flag-bearers of lo-fi By RICHARD TRAPUNSKI

HIP-HOP

JAZZ/CLASSICAL/EXPERIMENTAL

BOVINE SEX CLUB Zaid’s Birthday Party The

Who are you calling lo-fi?

(1087 Queen West), tonight (Thursday, November 18). $12 advance. RT, SS, TM.

FOLK/BLUES/COUNTRY/WORLD

C’EST WHAT Canary Mine, the Sweet Mack 10 pm.

CLOAK & DAGGER PUB Steve Gleason (folk) 10 pm.

DOMINION ON QUEEN Corktown’s Django Jam

(mashups).

NOISE POP

DANCE MUSIC/DJ/LOUNGE

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clubs&concerts

Quartet (Cuban Son/salsa) noon and 2 pm.

NOT MY DOG The Country Sundays 9:30 pm.

POUR BOY PUB Open Mic 2 to 7 pm.

REBAS CAFÉ Pickin’ Pals Gord Cole (country/R&R) 1 to 4 pm.

ROC N DOC’S Chuck Jackson & the All-Stars (blues) 4 pm.

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

SUPERMARKET Freefall Sundays Open Mic 8 pm.

UNDERDOWN PUB Open Mic Porter 9:30 pm.

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Mention Black Milk to any serious hiphop listener and the name evokes murky bass lines, crackling drums and the hard, soulful Detroit sound the artist has carried on as part of mentor J Dilla’s sonic legacy.

But in 2011, Curtis Cross’s moniker will be synonymous with a different sound. Cross is currently at work on his first R&B album with singer Melanie Rutherford, who appeared on his 2010 breakthrough, Album Of The Year.

So how is the rapping producer coping with the transition from gutter hip-hop to luscious soul music?

“It’s been a piece of cake,” Cross says from his studio in Detroit.

Oh. “It’s effortless for [Rutherford] to just get behind the mic and record some dope vocals, some dope harmonies, dope melodies, which turn into

dope songs. She works faster than a lot of the rappers I work with.”

While the project sounds decidedly... dope, it’s not a segue into a full-on R&B production career for Black Milk.

Don’t expect to hear him ad libbing on Beyoncé’s next single. As a matter of fact, 2011 will also see the producer reach untold levels of grit with Random Axe, his supergroup with Sean Price and Guilty Simpson.

“We wrapping that up now,” says Cross. “That’s gonna be, like, typical dirty boom-bap – that classic hiphop sound.”

That’s a sound he honed under the mentorship of J Dilla, whose fingerprints are all over Album Of The Year.

“He was one of those cats who, when you listen to his music, he made you wanna erase what you had in the drum machine at the time,” Cross says of the late producer. “And that would inspire me to do better at the craft.”

Dilla’s evolution also helped influ-

ence Cross’s transition into soul music.

“His music had a certain style, but every time he changed it up a little bit it was still great music. That was the main thing I took from his career.” 3 music@nowtoronto.com

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LEE’S PALACE O Manada: True Patriot Lust DJ

Brite (all male burlesque).

99 SUDBURY Hot Stepper 15-Year Anniversary Party Caron Wheeler, Paul E Lopes, Mike Tull, blueprint & Moreno.

THE PAINTED LADY DJ Salazar (funk/soul) 10 pm.

PARTS & LABOUR Dream // Date DJs Max Mohenu, Prince Price, Steven Manning (disco/ post punk) 10 pm.

LA PERLA Dj Anzola (garage/UK/funky/house).

THE QUEEN’S LEGS SHAG DJ madame HAIR (rock) 9:30 pm.

REVIVAL Solid Garage Classics DJs Kevin Williams, Groove Institute, Jason Palma, Frank Williams, Jason Ulrich, Kevin J & Alvaro G 10 pm.

SNEAKY DEE’S Shake A Tail (60s pop and soul) 11 pm.

SOUND ACADEMY Barrington Levy (reggae/dancehall).

SUPERMARKET Do Right Saturdays! DJs Fase, John Kong, MC Abdominal 11:30 pm.

SUTRA The Bridge DJ Triplet (classic/hip-hop).

TATTOO ROCK PARLOUR DJs Trevor & Orly (dance rock).

THIS IS LONDON London Calling (top 40/ mashup).

TIME NIGHTCLUB Fixation Jed Harper, DJ Dlux doors 10 pm.

ULTRA Signature Saturdays (mashup).

VELVET UNDERGROUND DJ Joe 11 pm.

WRONGBAR Jesse Rose doors 10 pm.

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Sunday, November 21 POP/ROCK/HIP-HOP/SOUL

ASPETTA CAFFE Waybad, Jennifer & Jake,

Puella (pop/acoustic folk/opera) 3 to 7 pm.

CADILLAC LOUNGE Scotty & the Ringtones.

CAMERON HOUSE Kevin Quain & the Mad Bastards 9 pm.

CLOAK & DAGGER PUB Gord Light (pop/folk) 9 pm.

EXHIBITION PLACE Pre-Game Kick Off Concert Matthew Good 6 pm.

GRAFFITI’S Blackmetalbrunch 11 am to 4 pm.

GRAFFITI’S Michael Brennan 4 to 7 pm.

HOLLYWOOD ON THE QUEENSWAY The Home-

less Band (rock/funk/retro/R&B/Latin) 4:30 pm.

KOOL HAUS The AP Tour Bring Me The Hor-

izon, August Burns Red, Emarosa, Polar Bear Club, This is Hell doors 5 pm, all ages.

LAMBADINA Sunday Nite Jam Session Thank the Academy, Daniella Watters.

MITZI’S SISTER The Liquidaires 5 to 7 pm.

THE PAINTED LADY Mark Weston (rock/country) 9:30 pm.

PARTS & LABOUR Nomos, Natural Law, Molested Youth, Purity Control, Owl Eyes (hardcore/punk) 8 pm, all ages.

RANCHO RELAXO Indie Social Girl & the Machine, AutoManic, Trap Tiger, Little City.

ROC N DOC’S The Bottle Devils (rock) 9 pm.

TERANGA God Willing, Unicorn Hard-On, Preanderthals, the Dead Are Those Who Have Died 9 pm.

TRANZAC MAIN HALL CD release Christine Bougie (instrumental) 7:30 pm.

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FOLK/BLUES/COUNTRY/WORLD

AQUILA Sunday Junction Jam The New Mynah Birds & Jake Chisholm 3:30 pm.

DOMINION ON QUEEN Jazz Jam 4 pm.

DRAKE HOTEL LOUNGE The Elusive Casual Jam Night doors 8 pm.

ELLINGTON’S CAFE Open Mic: Poetry & Music Ruben ‘Benny’ Esguerra 11 am to 2 pm.

EMMET RAY BAR Bluegrass Jam 9 pm.

FREE TIMES CAFÉ Gordon’s Acoustic Living Room.

GLADSTONE HOTEL MELODY BAR Bluegrass Sundays Makita Hack & the Logrollers (roots/ bluegrass/hardcore) 5 to 8 pm.

GROSSMAN’S Acoustic Jam Nicola Vaughan (acoustic jam) 4 pm.

GROSSMAN’S Blues Jam Brian Cober 9:30 pm.

HOLY OAK CAFE Chris Warren & Sarah Ciantar (folk) 9 pm.

HUGH’S ROOM Growing For Grannies: benefit for Stephen Lewis Foundation’s Grandmothers To Grandmothers Campaign Paul James Band (blues) doors 5 pm.

LEE’S PALACE Jay Brannan, Sook Yin Lee doors 8 pm.

THE LOCAL Dan Boniferro noon.

THE LOCAL Chris Coole (banjo) 5 pm.

THE LOCAL Gord Zubrecki Band 10 pm.

LULA LOUNGE Sunday Salsa Luis Mario Ochoa

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JAZZ/CLASSICAL/EXPERIMENTAL

ALIZE Ori Dagan 6 to 9 pm.

DE SOTOS Live Jazz Paper Moon 11 am to 2 pm.

DORA KEOGH Roberto Occhipinti Trio w/ Tim

Ries 5 to 8:30 pm.

GATE 403 Jazz Brunch Tony Desmarteau noon to 3 pm.

GATE 403 The France St Trio 5 pm.

GATE 403 The Queen Street Three 9 pm.

GEORGE’S PLAY Carlotta’s Cabaret 9 pm.5 GLENN GOULD STUDIO Amici Chamber Ensemble (chamber music) 3 pm.

JOE MAMA’S The Nathan Hiltz Trio 7 pm.

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

REX Excelsior Dixieland Jazz noon.

REX Club Django (gypsy-swing) 3:30 pm.

REX Andrew Downing 7 pm.

REX Buddy Aquilina Quintet 9:30 pm.

ROYAL CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC KOERNER HALL Obsessions: Musical Paintings Esprit Orchestra, Russell Braun 8 pm.

ROYAL CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC MAZZOLENI HALL The Eybler Quartet, Jane Booth 4 pm.

ROYAL YORK RD UNITED CHURCH Sundays At

Three Made in Canada Quartet 3 pm.

TEN FEET TALL Sunday Jazz Jim Gelcer 3:30 pm.

TRANE STUDIO Glenda Del E & the Q-ban Mixology 8 pm.

DANCE MUSIC/DJ/LOUNGE

BEAVER L Wildman, Jonny ‘87.

BOVINE SEX CLUB DJ Rockabilly Rob. CHEVAL She’s With Us Sundays.

CHURCHILL Tighten Up DJ Cozmic Cat (jazz/soul).

HARD LUCK BAR Vinyl Night.

INSOMNIA DJ LK (old-school hip-hop/disco/funk).

TATTOO ROCK PARLOUR Trash Palace

BEAVER Kicking And Screaming DJs Patrick Von Ghostwolf, George Burt (disco/punk/old wave).

BOVINE SEX CLUB Moody Mondays Douglas Fairbanks Jr. DRAKE HOTEL LOUNGE 86’D DJ Johnny Strychnine doors 7 pm, Bootknives doors 10 pm.

GOODHANDY’S T-Girls Go Wild! DJ Cesar doors 8 pm.5 INSOMNIA DJs Topher & Oranj (rock).

Tuesday, November 23 POP/ROCK/HIP-HOP/SOUL

AIR CANADA CENTRE Justin Bieber, Burnham.

ALUMNAE THEATRE Ray Montford Group 7:30 pm, all ages.

THE AVRO Gord Zubrecki (folk/alt indie).

BOVINE SEX CLUB Pink & Black Attack Caught Off Guard.

DRAKE HOTEL LOUNGE Cool Copenhagen: Food,

Music, Fashion & Culture Gianna Factory (art rock) doors 6 pm.

GUVERNMENT Hanson, Jarrod Gorbel 8 pm, all ages.

HARD LUCK BAR Shai Hulud (hardcore/metal).

HORSESHOE Nu Music Nite Camel Tones, Betty Shyne, Counter Clock, Kai 9:10 pm.

KOROVA MILKBAR Friendly Rich & the Lollipop People, Plague Widows 9 pm.

MOD CLUB Forbidden, Evile, Bonded by Blood, Gama Bomb doors 7 pm, all ages.

OPERA HOUSE Brooke Fraser doors 8 pm.

THE PAINTED LADY Boogie Woogie Party Kayla & Rebecca (R&R/disco/funk) 9:30 pm.

PHOENIX CONCERT THEATRE KT Tunstall, Hurricane Bells doors 7 pm, all ages.

SNEAKY DEE’S Total Chaos.

TRANE STUDIO Acoustic Soul Open Mic 7:30 pm.

UNDERGROUND GARAGE Jukebox Hero.

circle) 8:30 pm.

Bloody Five, the Details (alt rock) doors 9 pm.

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

HORSESHOE Shoeless Sean Burns, Reverse Grip, Maps 9:15 pm.

MITZI’S SISTER Alun Piggins.

MOD CLUB Fefe Dobson doors 6:30 pm.

OPERA HOUSE Nevermore.

REVIVAL Close To You: The Songs Of The Carpenters Michelle Berting, Joe Palawan, Selena Evangeline, Dane Wedderburn, Tim Gittens (70s pop music) doors 7 pm.

ROC N DOC’S Phil Naro & John Rogers (rock) 9 pm.

SNEAKY DEE’S Scar Symmetry doors 9 pm.

FOLK/BLUES/COUNTRY/WORLD

CADILLAC LOUNGE Open Stage Matty Powell,

Lindsay Broughton 8 pm.

CAMERON HOUSE The Strumbellas (folk) 10 pm.

CLOAK & DAGGER PUB These Boots (folk/pop) 9 pm.

FREE TIMES CAFÉ Open Stage Jeff Kahl 7:30 pm.

HARD LUCK BAR Hard Times At Hard Luck Open Stage.

THE LOCAL The Hamstrung Stringband (bluegrass) 9:30 pm.

THE PAINTED LADY Open Mic Mondays 9 pm.

REPOSADO Mezcal Mondays Lucas Stagg, Chris Bennett.

ñ

JAZZ/CLASSICAL/EXPERIMENTAL

EMMET RAY BAR Dan Fortin 9 pm.

GALLERY 345 The Art Of The Piano Shoko Inoue

(piano) 8 pm.

GATE 403 Red, Blue and Green Band 5 pm.

GATE 403 Double A Jazz Band 9 pm.

REX U of T Student Jazz Ensemble 6:30 & 9:30 pm.

YORK UNIVERSITY ACCOLADE EAST BLDG TRIBUTE COMMUNITIES RECITAL HALL Music At Mid-

SAVE $7.75 with Rogers Wireless Box Office

er/songwriter) 10 pm.

Monday, November 22 CAMERON HOUSE Betty Stew 6 pm.

DRAKE HOTEL Sean Nicholas Savage.

DRAKE HOTEL UNDERGROUND Elvis Monday The

JEREMY FISHER

CAMERON HOUSE Jadea Kelly 6 pm. ñ CAMERON HOUSE Luke Nicholson (blues sing-

FREE TIMES CAFÉ Rekha Patel.

GATE 403 Blues Night Julian Fauth (barrel-

POP/ROCK/HIP-HOP/SOUL

Rogers Wireless customers see the hottest concerts for less as we pay the service charges.

ANNEX WRECKROOM Drummers in Exile (drum

VELVET UNDERGROUND DJ Hanna (retro 80s) 10 pm.

500 CONCERTS. 0 SERVICE CHARGES.

Rogers pays the ticket service charges.

DANNY FERNANDES

TOKYO POLICE CLUB

and JRDN

with TWO DOOR CINEMA CLUB

SAVE $10.00 with Rogers Wireless Box Office

SAVE $1.50 with Rogers Wireless Box Office

Rogers pays the ticket service charges.

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8:30 pm.

house) 9 pm.

GLADSTONE HOTEL MELODY BAR Colorblind

Brian’s Blues Campfire 8 pm.

HUGH’S ROOM Double CD release Gillian Margot Trio, Eric St-Laurent Trio, Justin Bacchus 8:30 pm.

THE LOCAL The Grunge Project.

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

ñ

BLACK MILK at Revival (783 College), tonight (Thursday, November 18). $15. PDR, SS, RT.

DECEMBER 4 Mod Club Theatre

YORK UNIVERSITY ACCOLADE EAST BLDG TRIBUTE COMMUNITIES RECITAL HALL York Univer-

DECEMBER 19 The Sound Academy

JANUARY 15 Kool Haus

sity Concert And Chamber Choirs 7:30 pm.

DANCE MUSIC/DJ/LOUNGE

BEAVER C U Next Tuesday Margot, Free J.5 GEORGE’S PLAY DJ Dijon.5 GOODHANDY’S T-Girls Go Wild! DJ Cesar doors

8 pm.5

REPOSADO Alien Radio DJ Gord C. THE STIRLING ROOM Eastside The London

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Street Wankers, DJ Damon Rush, Kai*zen (old school hip-hop/Chicago house) 9 pm.

Wednesday, November 24 POP/ROCK/HIP-HOP/SOUL

(rock) 10:30 pm.

continued on page 62 œ

No Age have always been a work in progress. Thrust into the spotlight while still defining their aesthetic, the Los Angeles duo have been forced to learn on the fly.

“It’s like we’re in college,” says drummer/singer Dean Spunt over the phone from New York. “You take a bunch of different courses, but you likely won’t pick your major until your third or fourth year.”

Following a path forged by some of history’s most successful bands, No Age add a new element to the formula on each album without subverting the strengths of its predecessor. Just as Nouns fleshed out the noise-pop sketches of their 2007 debut compila-

WIN tickets to this show! Enter at

nowtoronto.com/contests tion, Weirdo Rippers, their recently released Everything In Between (Sub Pop) integrates bigger punk hooks and more sophisticated arrangements with brighter production.

Spunt chalks it up to an increased familiarity with recording.

“In the past, Randy [guitarist Randall] and I wrote in a really live sort of way,” he explains. “For this album we didn’t worry as much about how we would play the songs later. The realization that we could use more than four hands really freed up the way we wrote.”

Naturally, it also changed the way they play live. Once stridently a duo, No Age have recently introduced a third touring member to play samplers.

No longer forced to trigger samples

themselves, Randall and Spunt have tightened their own playing while staying faithful to the denser style of the album.

It’s a big change for a band often held up as flag-bearers of the celebrated DIY L.A. punk scene and the mid00s lo-fi revival. But Spunt and Randall aren’t much for labels.

“Some people say, ‘Oh, your new record doesn’t sound very lo-fi,’” Spunt vents. “Well, you said we were fucking lo-fi, not us. We’re just doing what we do.

“The point isn’t to follow any set of rules. We like trying new stuff, we like making mistakes and we like learning from those mistakes. I guess we could have turned in something like Nouns again, but why would we want to make the same record twice?”

3 music@nowtoronto.com

more online

Interview clips at nowtoronto.com

Black Milk’s R&B experiments don’t mean he’s given up on the gutter beats By JASON RICHARDS

Janelle Fung & Philip Chiu (piano duo) noon to 1 pm.

GATE 403 Donné Roberts Band 5 pm.

HOLY OAK CAFE Josh Cole 4tet (jazz) 9 pm.

MITZI’S SISTER Mysterion & the Burlesque Extravaganza.

REX Richard Whiteman Trio 6:30 pm.

REX Rex Jazz Jam Brendan Davis 9:30 pm.

TEN RESTAURANT & WINE BAR Don Breithaupt, Chris Smith 8:30 pm.

Straight Razors.

NO AGE with LUCKY DRAGONS and JOHN MILNER YOU’RE SO BOSS at the Great Hall

Milk and honey

FOUR SEASONS CENTRE FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS RICHARD BRADSHAW AMPHITHEATRE

CADILLAC LOUNGE The Neil Young’uns 8:30 pm.

CLINTON’S Joanna Mohamed (soul).

CLOAK & DAGGER PUB Derby Widow Wednesdays

No Age never meant to be the flag-bearers of lo-fi By RICHARD TRAPUNSKI

HIP-HOP

JAZZ/CLASSICAL/EXPERIMENTAL

BOVINE SEX CLUB Zaid’s Birthday Party The

Who are you calling lo-fi?

(1087 Queen West), tonight (Thursday, November 18). $12 advance. RT, SS, TM.

FOLK/BLUES/COUNTRY/WORLD

C’EST WHAT Canary Mine, the Sweet Mack 10 pm.

CLOAK & DAGGER PUB Steve Gleason (folk) 10 pm.

DOMINION ON QUEEN Corktown’s Django Jam

(mashups).

NOISE POP

DANCE MUSIC/DJ/LOUNGE

0 Smar t p ho n e

œcontinued from page 57

day: New Works By Young Composers 12:30 to 1:30 pm.

BlackBe ® rr y Tor TM ch 98 0

clubs&concerts

Quartet (Cuban Son/salsa) noon and 2 pm.

NOT MY DOG The Country Sundays 9:30 pm.

POUR BOY PUB Open Mic 2 to 7 pm.

REBAS CAFÉ Pickin’ Pals Gord Cole (country/R&R) 1 to 4 pm.

ROC N DOC’S Chuck Jackson & the All-Stars (blues) 4 pm.

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

SUPERMARKET Freefall Sundays Open Mic 8 pm.

UNDERDOWN PUB Open Mic Porter 9:30 pm.

All dates, acts and ticket prices are subject to change without notice. Applicable facility fees may apply. Rogers, Mobius design and Wireless Box Office™ are trademarks of or used with permission of Rogers Communications Inc. or an affiliate. © 2010 Research In Motion Limited. All rights reserved. BlackBerry© and related trademarks, names and logos are the property of Research In Motion Limited and are registered and/or used in the U.S. and countries around the world.

Live Nation is a registered trademark of Live Nation Worldwide, Inc. All other brand names and logos are trademarks of their respective owners. © 2010 Rogers Communications.

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Mention Black Milk to any serious hiphop listener and the name evokes murky bass lines, crackling drums and the hard, soulful Detroit sound the artist has carried on as part of mentor J Dilla’s sonic legacy.

But in 2011, Curtis Cross’s moniker will be synonymous with a different sound. Cross is currently at work on his first R&B album with singer Melanie Rutherford, who appeared on his 2010 breakthrough, Album Of The Year.

So how is the rapping producer coping with the transition from gutter hip-hop to luscious soul music?

“It’s been a piece of cake,” Cross says from his studio in Detroit.

Oh. “It’s effortless for [Rutherford] to just get behind the mic and record some dope vocals, some dope harmonies, dope melodies, which turn into

dope songs. She works faster than a lot of the rappers I work with.”

While the project sounds decidedly... dope, it’s not a segue into a full-on R&B production career for Black Milk.

Don’t expect to hear him ad libbing on Beyoncé’s next single. As a matter of fact, 2011 will also see the producer reach untold levels of grit with Random Axe, his supergroup with Sean Price and Guilty Simpson.

“We wrapping that up now,” says Cross. “That’s gonna be, like, typical dirty boom-bap – that classic hiphop sound.”

That’s a sound he honed under the mentorship of J Dilla, whose fingerprints are all over Album Of The Year.

“He was one of those cats who, when you listen to his music, he made you wanna erase what you had in the drum machine at the time,” Cross says of the late producer. “And that would inspire me to do better at the craft.”

Dilla’s evolution also helped influ-

ence Cross’s transition into soul music.

“His music had a certain style, but every time he changed it up a little bit it was still great music. That was the main thing I took from his career.” 3 music@nowtoronto.com

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luck, curses and moments when a talisman’s help is the only way out of a dismal situation. Abrasive keyboards and sparse guitars build an atmosphere of fear and despair. Like a good scary movie, the Guest BedDISC S room never let the tension drop.

PECIAL Even when they lower the volume on closer Pulling Teeth, a disquieting feeling remains, and the dark mood is only heightened by Sandi Falconer’s vocals. She sounds like a woman fighting for her life – and winning.

Top track: Ugly Thoughts The Guest Bedroom play the Garrison JH Friday (November 19).

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Dawn Time Riot (Apple Crisp) Rating: NNNNN When contemporary bands approach bluegrass, they usually aim to be as “authentic” (i.e., retro) as possible. They record live off the floor on vintage gear with vintage instruments.

They throw in some old classics and keep the originals sounding as close to them as possible.

But on their debut fulllength, Kingston’s Gertrudes realize bluegrass doesn’t have to become a relic of a genre. Why not coat things in Space Echo? Why not put one of your 10 members in charge of “spectral processing”? Why not bring in 40-

plus guests – including PS I Love You – to contribute everything from sousaphone to foot stomps? Why not add Arcade Fireworthy gang vocals and the Queen’s University Symphony Orchestra?

Between the mandolins, singalong folk melodies and driving percussion come nods to 70s classic rock, left-field samples and sonic experimentation, and tender Will Oldhamish moments.

Second-last song The Gertrudes is pure ragtime sweetness. Somehow, things never get messy.

Balk at the ambitiousness, cheer at the result.

Top track: Wind From The South The Gertrudes play the Imperial Pub tonight (Thursday, November 18). CARLA GILLIS

Renmin Park (Latent) Rating: Twenty-five years into their career, Cowboy Junkies have made an album as rich and haunting as anything in their canon, including the hallowed Trinity Session. Inspired by songwriter Michael Timmins’s three-month stay in China, Renmin Park is part of the band’s Nomad series, which also includes a tribute to their friend Vic Chesnutt.

Bookended by two versions of the title track, a bittersweet love song as much about the area’s landscape as its characters, much of the album is built around Timmins’s field recordings of voices and activities heard during his visit. These add new textures to the Junkies’ sound and Margo Timmins’s intimate vocals. Two excellent covers and guest vocals by popular Chinese rock singer Zuoxiao Zuzhou complete this musical communion between two distinct cultures.

Top track: I Cannot Sit Sadly By Your Side Cowboy Junkies play Koerner Hall Friday JOANNE HUFFA (November 19).

A Year’s Supply Of Rabbit’s Feet (Popsick) Rating: Toronto’s the Guest Bedroom have spent the last six years wisely: playing shows, releasing EPs and honing their songwriting skills into the sharp, dangerous points found on their first full-length album.

True to its title, A Year’s Supply Of Rabbit’s Feet is packed with images of

“Each of these songs stands on its own, yet they mystically sequence together as a string of jewels.”

– Garth Hudson

$14.99 OR LESS. AVAILABLE IN STORES AND ONLINE a portion of proceeds from the sale of this cd will be donated to the hospital for sick children .

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Volatile (independent) Rating: Like the best garage rock bands, the Weirdies keep it loud, fast and snotty on their second album. Songs depict a world where smart, sassy, independent women would rather have a one-night stand than put a ring on it and where tough guys are just looking for someone to love.

Lead singer/bassist Minx Weirdie, responsible for most of the trio’s lyrics, has a voice reminiscent of Cyndi Lauper’s on the Pee-wee’s Playhouse theme song. That voice, especially in duets with singer/ guitarist Brad Reinhardt’s thundering growl, sets the Toronto band ahead of the pack. You believe her when she sings, “It’s crowded in my heart / There’s no room for you” in response to Reinhardt’s declaration that she’s his dream date.

Propelled by Stacey Case’s pounding rhythms, Volatile’s the soundtrack to a rock ’n’ roll dance party. If that party’s being thrown to celebrate your emancipation from a lousy relationship, even better.

Top track: I’m On Fire (But You’re No Match) The Weirdies play the Silver Dollar Friday JH (November 19).

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by the likes of Amy Millan and Julie Fader, and it’s this side she shows off on her third solo LP. Bougie’s lap steel often takes the lead role, but rather than showboating, the songwriter inserts it into intricately arranged compositions that transcend the country-folk genre. Jumping between jazz, bossa nova and even prog rock, the album stays diverse and interesting enough to warrant the lack of vocals.

Augmented throughout the album by warm strings and brass, Bougie shows off her own abilities on the title track, playing every instrument from guitar to percussion, and transforms Brian Wilson’s I Just Wasn’t Made For These Times into a piece all her own.

Top track: Hammy’s Revenge Christine Bougie launches Aloha Supreme Sunday (November 21) at the Tranzac.

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ANDREW DOWNING Silents (Black Hen) Rating: NNN By his count, Toronto cellist and double bass player Andrew Downing has played on over 200 recordings, working across many genres and scenes. All musicians like to think of themselves as beyond classification, but how many of them can say that on a typical day they might bounce between Turkish music, country and avant-garde jazz?

The concept behind Silents is well suited to showcasing Downing’s range. Split into two sections, the disc features scores he’s written for the silent films Impossible Voyage and The Cabinet Of Dr. Caligari, which gives him the freedom to throw a lot of flavours into the pot. Parts of it pull heavily from classical music, but jazz and folk influences abound as well.

On the downside, when would you actually want to listen to the soundtracks of old scary movies independently of the films? Maybe you’ve grown a villainous moustache and need something to play while twirling it and making evil plans?

Actually, now that we think about it, that sounds like fun.

Top track: Asylum Head Andrew Downing plays the Rex Sunday (November 21).

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The Beat And The Pulse (One Big Silence) Rating: NNNN The last time NOW talked to Katie Stelmanis, she was trying to shed her solo moniker, but her attempts at rebranding had been thwarted by bands who’d already snapped up her first choices. She’s finally settled on Austra, and her first release under the new name is a barnstormer of a single and a hell of a teaser for the upcoming album.

Though her theatrical vocals and gothinfluenced synth riffs have similarities to Fever Ray’s gloomy dance pop anthems, they’re far from derivative. Whereas Stelmanis’s previous outings suggested that her use of electronics was motivated mainly by convenience, this time around the sounds are just as vital as the songs.

This second outstanding single on Mike Haliechuk’s (of Fucked Up fame) electronic label establishes it as one of the most vital new imprints in town.

Top track: The Beat And The Pulse Austra celebrates the release of The Beat And The Pulse December 3 at the Bovine Sex Club.

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Aloha Supreme (independent) Rating: NNNN Christine Bougie is one of Canada’s most in-demand session musicians, but she should be a household name in her own right. The guitarist’s instrumental chops have earned her credits on over 30 albums

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Sundogs (independent) Rating: Toronto’s Creaking Tree String Quartet won two Canadian Folk Music Awards for 2007’s The Soundtrack: best instrumental album and the Pushing The Boundaries trophy. Both honours seem appropriate, given the tightness of the band and their refusal to fit tidily into any category.

On their fourth release and first-time recording with guest musicians, they add cello-banjo, mandola and mandocello to their usual violin, mandolin, guitar and bass. The result still sounds like good soundtrack material on The Drunken Detective and creepy opener Little Green Men. Kicking Up Dust is swirling and exciting, and Jazz Hands plays homage to bebop, while The Cut Of Your Jib is countrytinged 50s doo-wop.

Most impressive is the quartet’s fluidity of movement between jazz, folk and classical. They sound nostalgic one moment and space age the next.

Top track: Kicking Up Dust The Creaking Tree String Quartet launch Sundogs at Hugh’s Room Saturday (November 20).

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See nowtoronto.com/music for more great local discs from the Order of Good Cheer, the Russian Futurists and more.

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books FAMILY CRISIS FICTION

Grey Matter THE MATTER WITH MORRIS by David Bergen (Phyllis Bruce), 256 pages, $29.99 cloth. Rating: NNN

david bergen’s giller-shortlisted book is sensitive and beautifully written but has a strangely predictable quality that takes away from its emotional charge.

Syndicated newspaper columnist Morris Schutt has been using his personal life – especially his family – as column fodder for years.

When his son is killed by friendly fire in Afghanistan and he starts to write about it, he suffers a major

READINGS THIS WEEK Thursday, November 18 MEL BRADSHAW Talk. 7 pm. Free. Riverdale Li-

brary, 370 Broadview. torontopubliclibrary.ca.

meltdown that unravels his professional and personal life.

This is a simple story with great characters. Especially compelling is Ursula, the American mother of a fallen soldier with whom Morris strikes up a correspondence.

Bergen understands well how two people completely unsuited for each other could forge an attraction through a shared tragedy – it’s a common occurrence among cancer patients, for example. And the fact that Ursula carries a gun gives the story some much-needed tension.

But there’s something about Morris’s reactions that have a been-there, donethat quality. His sudden decision to liquidate all his assets could come out of any mid-life crisis. The same can be said of his interest in escort services. And that this particular obsession might bite him in the bum isn’t exactly a shocker.

Bergen misses an opportunity in the developing connection between Schutt’s wife, Lucille, and Tyler, the

IN PERSON Salman Rushdie has lived a life like no other author’s. For nine years, the novelist lived under a fatwa issued by Iran’s Ayatollah Khomeini, barely able to get on with his life under intense security. Yet he never stopped writing, producing two novels while under siege from 1989 to 1998. His new book, Luka And The Fire Of Life ($29.99, Knopf), doesn’t have the edge of The Satanic Verses, the book that so incensed the clerics, but it’s an allegorical fantasy of immense imagination.

Rushdie gives a free talk at the Toronto Reference Library on Wednesday (November 24). See Readings, this SGC page.

New books. Big

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Simon Winchester

On his new book, Atlantic.

With Quirks and Quarks host Bob Mcdonald.

Monday, November 22, 7 pm

Salman Rushdie

On the sequel to Haroun and the Sea of Stories: Luka and the Fire of Life. With Randy Boyagoda.

Wednesday, November 24, 7 pm torontopubliclibrary.ca/appelsalon Doors open at 6 pm | Seating is limited

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young soldier whose rifle fired the shot that killed her son. There’s a potentially profound element to that plot point that Bergen seems to give up on.

But let’s be clear. Bergen is a great writer, his themes are timely, and by the time you get to the end of this story, you’re deeply invested in MorSUSAN G. COLE ris’s spiritual recovery.

stselling New York Times be You author of I Like

Write Books at susanc@nowtoronto.com.

CHARLENE DIEHL Reading. 6 pm. Free. Ben Mc-

Nally Books, 366 Bay. 416-361-0032.

ECW FALL LIT PARTY Readings by Natalee Caple, George Murray and others. 7 pm. Free. Supermarket, 268 Augusta. ecwpress.com.

DAVID JEDEIKIN Launch. 7 pm. Free. Glad Day Books, 598A Yonge. 416-961-4161.

JAMIE OLIVER Signing. Noon. Free. Indigo, 55 Bloor W. chapters.indigo.ca.

MICHAEL SWANWICK Talk. 7 pm. Free. Lillian H Smith Library, 239 College. friendsofmerril.org.

KATE TAYLOR Talk. 7 pm. Free. Taylor Memorial Library, 1440 Kingston. 416396-8939.

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Friday, November 19

7 days • 50 stages • 650 bands • 40 films

PAUL HEADRICK Reading. 7 pm. Free. Indigo, 55

ToronTo, Canada

Bloor W. freehand-books.com.

THEATRE OF CHANGE LITERARY CAFE Open

stage. 7 pm. Free. Big Guy’s Little Coffee Shop, 2861 Lake Shore W. 416-503-4129.

Saturday, November 20 BORDER PATROL Readings by Adam Levin and Pasha Malla. 5-7 pm. Free. Supermarket, 268 Augusta. borderparoltoronto.com.

SUZANNE COLLINS Signing. Noon. Free. Indigo Yorkdale, 3401 Dufferin. chapters.indigo.ca.

CAMILLA GIBB Reading. 7 pm. Free. Holy Oak Cafe, 1241 Bloor W. 647-345-2803.

LEANNE LIEBERMAN Launch. 7-9 pm. Free.

Mitzi’s Sister, 1554 Queen W. 416-532-2570.

TORONTO POETRY SLAM With guest Amanda Hiebert. 7 pm. $5. Drake Hotel, 1150 Queen W. 416-312-3865.

DZOGCHEN PONLOP Launch. 10 am-6 pm. Free.

Reference Library, 789 Yonge. rebelbuddha. com.

KATE TAYLOR (Toronto Public Library benefit) Tea and conversation. 12:30 pm. $65. Fairmont Royal York, 100 Front W. Reserve 416393-7237.

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Sunday, November 21 NASHIRA DERNESCH/LIZ HOWARD/JACOB SCHEIER/CAROLYN SMART Poetry. 6 pm. Free.

Attractive people have sex.

Ugly people craft.

What are you waiting for?

MEET AMY SEDARIS IN TORONTO! MONDAY, NOVEMBER 29TH, CHAPTERS (JOHN & RICHMOND), 7 P.M.

Central, 603 Markham. thecentral.ca.

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HACHETTE BOOK GROUP

DEVRA DAVIS Talking about her book Discon-

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nect: The Truth About Cell Phone Radiation, What The Industry Has Done To Hide It, And How To Protect Your Family. 7 pm. Free. Dalla Lana School of Public Health, 155 College. womenshealthyenvironments.ca.

TAREK FATAH Talk. 7 pm. Free. Barbara Frum Library, 20 Covington. 416-3955440.

MICAH TOUB Talk. 7 pm. Free. Deer Park Library, 40 St Clair E. 416-393-7657.

SIMON WINCHESTER Talk. 7 pm. Free. Reference Library, 789 Yonge. 416-395-5577.

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Tuesday, November 23 KEN BABSTOCK/ANGELA RAWLINGS/ANGELA SZCZEPANIAK Poetry. 8 pm. Free. Clinton’s, 693

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Gladstone), to November 21. 416535-6957. Rating: NNNN

Bloor W. artbar.org.

NICOLE BROSSARD Reading. 7 pm. Free.

York U, ACW 206, 4700 Keele. 416-7365158.

YING CHEN Literary evening in French. 6:30 pm.

Free. Alliance Française, 24 Spadina Rd. 416922-2014 ext 35.

BEV DAURIO/NICHOLAS POWER Reading. 7 pm.

Free. St Clair/Silverthorn Library, 1748 St Clair W. 416-393-7710.

DARREN HYNES Launch. 8 pm. Free. Gladstone, 1214 Queen W. 416-531-4635.

KAT VON D The tattoo artist signs copies of The Tattoo. 7 pm. Free. Chapters, 126 John. chapters.indigo.ca.

DEREK WALCOTT – THE SEA IS HISTORY Conversation. 7 pm. Free. Hart House Theatre, 7 Hart House Circle. 416-978-7585.

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Wednesday, November 24 LIZ BUGG Launch. 5:30-7:30 pm. Free. Dora Ke-

ogh, 141 Danforth. insomniacpress.com.

CANADA READS LAUNCH Meet the authors and panelists. Noon. Free. CBC Broadcasting Centre, 250 Front W. cbc.ca/canadareads.

CHARLES FORAN Talk. 7:30 pm. Free. Beth Tzedec Temple, 1700 Bathurst. beth-tzedec. org.

JUDY FONG BATES Interview. 6 pm. Free. U of T Arts Centre, 25 King’s College. Reserve emilygilbert@utoronto.ca.

CHRISTIAN LANDER Reading. 7 pm. Free. Dora Keogh Pub, 141 Danforth. benmcnallybooks. com.

SALMAN RUSHDIE Talk. 7 pm. Free. Reference Library, 789 Yonge. 416-395-5577.

TSAR FALL LAUNCH Sheniz Janmohamed, Ava Homa and others. 7 pm. Free. Gladstone, 1214 Queen W. 416-531-4635.

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taiwanese artist hou chunMing’s primal, animalistic and graphically intense woodcuts dominate the walls at IndexG this month. Large prints on rice paper inked with thick lines feature a highly personal pantheon of autobiographical and mythical creatures, peppered with sly nods to classical Chinese art, mythology, contemporary culture and politics.

Raw visual energy of this intensity, with its rampant sexual imagery (his signature is a traditional Chinese seal showing a penis and vulva side by

side), brings to mind the vibrancy of Keith Haring seen through a contemporary Chinese lens.

The Journal By Pillow is a series of 22 illustrations accompanied by written texts about the end of Hou’s first marriage.

Beside autobiographical fragments, folk tales and pieces of dream narrative, the images relate tangentially to moments of perplexity over intimacy and loss, with sharp jabs of social and political commentary. To Be Understood contains a gently surreal story about a poet who takes willing bus passengers hostage in order to read them his “manifesto of love.” Another addresses creatures emerging from the fireball of creation, and another

THIS WEEK IN THE MUSEUMS ART GALLERY OF MISSISSAUGA Sculpture: Abra-

ham Anghik Ruben, to Dec 23, talk 7:30-8:30 pm Nov 18. 300 City Centre (Mississauga).

905-895-5088.

ART GALLERY OF ONTARIO Prints: William Kentridge, to Nov 21. 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, to Feb 6, 2011. Inuit Modern, to Feb 13, 2011. Maharaja: The Splendour Of India’s Royal Courts, Nov 20-Apr 3, 2011 ($22, stu $12.50, under 25 free (except Dec 24-Jan 2)). $18, srs $15, stu $10, free Wed 6-8:30 pm. 317 Dundas W. 416-979-6648.

ART GALLERY OF YORK UNIVERSITY Video/ performance/photos: Terrance Houle, to ñ Dec 5. 4700 Keele, Accolade East bldg. 416736-5169.

BATA SHOE MUSEUM Juno Sole: Celebrating 40 Years Of The Juno Awards, to Nov 30. 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). 905828-3789.

DESIGN EXCHANGE Constructions: Contemporary Norwegian Design & Craft, to Jan 23, 2011 (free). Design Exchange Awards, Nov 24-Jan 30,

Exclusive Salon Nights to come in the spring, featuring the brightest innovators from both sides of the Atlantic, as well as programs on The Future of Transit and The Future of Cities.

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2011. $10, stu/srs $8. 234 Bay. 416-363-6121.

DORIS McCARTHY GALLERY Traffic: Conceptual Art In Canada 1965-1980, to Nov 28. 1265 Military Trail. 416-287-7007.

W. 416-973-4949.

GARDINER MUSEUM OF CERAMIC ART Breaking Boundaries group show, to Jan ñ 30, 2011. Twelve Trees Of Christmas, gala Nov

18, Nov 20-Dec 12. Hot Commodity: Chinese Blue And White Porcelain, to Jan 9, 2011. $12, stu $6, srs $8; Fri 4-9 pm half-price, 30 and under free. 111 Queen’s Park. 416-586-8080.

JUSTINA M. BARNICKE Traffic: Conceptual Art In Canada 1965-1980, to Nov 28. 7 Hart House. 416-978-8398.

McMICHAEL CANADIAN ART COLLECTION 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 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. 416-603-7591.

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

art@nowtoronto.com

ROYAL ONTARIO MUSEUM Institute for Contemporary Culture: painting/sculpñ ture: El Anatsui, to Feb 27, 2011. Playful Pur-

suits: Chinese Traditional Toys And Games’ 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; 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.

TEXTILE MUSEUM OF CANADA Drawing With Scissors: Molas From Kuna Yala, to Feb 13, 2011. Sculpture: Kai Chan, to May 1, 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. 416-978-1838.

VARLEY ART GALLERY Sculpture: Kai Chan, to Jan 30, 2011. $5, stu/srs $4. 216 Main. 905477-9511.

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of brambles and a final ecstatic face made up of the members of his new family.

Hou’s work is uncompromising and hard to take in all at once, yet it comes together through its sheer insistence on its own obsessive, bizarre visual logic.

The palpable buzz around Hou – his works recently fetched record prices at a Sotheby’s auction – arises from his ability to delve into a collective vein of totemic and contemporary imagery and unleash it unfiltered, with a bold graphic flourish.

WEEKLY ART GALLERY DIRECTORY

Green Architecture & New Ideas from Germany & Canada Meet Germany’s “Passive House” pioneer M. Brausem and M. Liefhebber, one of Canada’s original “bioneers“, in our continuing lecture series in cooperation with OCADU. 26 Nov 10, 6pm. More in 2011!

print reads: “Pregnancy is not a particularly bad thing; unless you pass by the police station, you don’t need to report it.”

Eight Immortals Across The Ocean, the centrepiece of the show, is a room-sized print showing eight figures representing the different stages of Hou’s life. Among them are an old Confucian sage, representing Hou in his philosophical student days, then a wild, hermaphroditic figure betokening his career as a young photographer, a heartbroken skeleton undergoing his divorce, a meditative Buddha with arms made

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must-see shows Alison smith Installation: Nikola Nikola, to

Dec 11, reception 2-5 pm Nov 20, Jan 6-29.

1410 Dundas W. 416-516-8859.

A spAce GAllery Video (Reel Asian Film Festival): Cao Fei; painting: Suritah, to Dec 11. 401 Richmond W #110. 416-979-9633.

Atelier 688 Drawing/photos: Jay Dart and Dean West, Nov 18-Jan 18, 2011, reception 7-10 pm Nov 18. 688 Richmond W #201. 416671-2537.

Buddies in BAd times theAtre Art Attack fundraiser, preview 7 pm, auction 8 pm Nov 18 ($20). 12 Alexander. 416-975-8555. christopher cutts Sculpture: Murray Favro, to Dec 11. 21 Morrow. 416-532-5566. edwArd dAy GAllery Painting: Mark Stebbins, to Dec 5. Painting: Frank Nulf, to Nov 21.

952 Queen W. 416-921-6540. everGreen Brick works Video: Werner Herzog, Isabelle Hayeur, Val Klassen and Dana Claxton, to Dec 31.. 550 Bayview. 416-596-1495.

GAllery moos Group show; painting: Rose Lindzon, Nov 18-Dec 1, reception 6-9 pm Nov 18 (by appt). 622 Richmond W. 416-504-5445.

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Three’s company for Roy Roshni’s fun-loving kids live in hope despite a world of problems By JON KAPLAN ROSHNI by Anusree Roy, directed by Thomas Morgan Jones, with Roy and Byron Abalos (Theatre Passe Muraille, 16 Ryerson). Previews begin today (Thursday, November 18), opens Wednesday (November 24) and runs to December 4, Tuesday-Saturday 7:30 pm, matinee Saturday 2 pm. $30-$35, matinee pwyc, previews $15. 416-504-7529.

a dream can be a lifeline, whether you’re living in a mansion or on the street.

Dreams are what drive the two characters in Roshni, Anusree Roy’s new play about a blind shoeshine girl and a tea seller who make what living they can in a crowded Calcutta railway station. The sightless Chumki hopes that an operation will give her

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tor and lighting designer, too.

THEATRE REVIEW In the past, Jones has focused on the physicality of the various characters Roy played in her solo shows.

THE YEAR OF MAGICAL THINKING “Now we don’t have to concentrate

by Joan Didion, directed by Michael on how characters stand, how they’re Shamata (Tarragon/Belfry). Tarragon connected to the floor,” says the diMainspace (30 Bridgman). To December rector. “Instead, we’re looking at how 12. $10-$44. 416-531-1827. See Continuthe two actors play together, the kind ing, page 72. Rating: NNNN of energy between them. From that, we work backwards to build the indiIn Joan Didion’s writing, a single senvidual characters.” tence can contain volumes of meaning.

DeGrow, collaborating with fellow Adapting her memoir The Year Of designers Lindsay Anne Black and Magical Thinking, Didion keeps the Thomas Ryder Payne, wants to create book’s spare style and eloquent sugmore than just the feel of the railway gestiveness. What’s added in this stage station. version is actor Seana McKenna, who “Unlike previous shows in which I offers hints of emotion that the bare tried to define characters with lights, text often avoids. here I get to create space. I want the In December 2003, Didion’s huslighting to offer more than just atmosband, John Gregory Dunne, died sudphere, though. It should seem like andenly in their New York apartment; other character, a living entity that they had just returned from a hospital exists in the same environment with visit to their daughter, Quintana, who the two people and with which they was in an induced coma. can interact.”

Didion resorts to a kind of magic The designer’s also trying to exritual as a way to deal with her loss and plore Chumki’s world, to “visualize” maybe even reverse it. If she doesn’t what sightlessness is like for her and give away her husband’s shoes he’ll share it with the audience. return to her. If she can keep Quintana Despite the play’s themes of blindsafe in their California home he’ll ness and poverty, Roy thinks of both return to her. If… if… if….

Chumki and King Kumar as energetic, It’s a desperate game she plays, but fun-loving characters. that desperation stays below the sur“Blindness isn’t a disadvantage for face. Didion is in perfect control, feelChumki, though she wants her vision ings contained under a chic surface. But back to make her dream come true.

McKenna, under Michael Shamata’s King Kumar is already a star in his subtle direction, gives us a hint of tears own eyes; the chance to have top here, a catch in the throat there, letbilling in a Bollywood film is a ting us know that the cool exterior practical idea for him. can almost, but not totally, quell “And since they’re 10 or 12 the emotions underneath. years old, they’ll do anything to Didion relates her experience as attain their dreams. No matter a lesson for all of how many times hope us, she says at the is taken away, they are beginning of the able to revive it. show. By the end, “It’s not by her contained, chance that the circumscribed show’s title tale has hinted means ‘light’ at powerful Seana McKenna adds grace notes in Hindi.” 3 to The Year Of Magical Thinking. universal jonkap@ JK truths. nowtoronto.com

sight, while the boastful King Kumar fantasizes about a star-filled life in the Bollywood industry.

Dependent on each other, the two children reach a crisis point in their relationship when they think their dreams are about to come true.

“The play grew out of a vision I had of the blind boot-polish girl,” recalls the ebullient Roy, whose previous work with Theatre Jones-Roy includes Letters To My Grandma and the award-winning Pyaasa. “I sat down with [director] Thomas Morgan Jones and we collaborated on what the narrative might be before I started writing it.

“From the beginning, he told me it was a love story, and while initially I didn’t believe that, it turns out he was right.”

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The play marks several firsts for the pair of theatre artists who, with lighting designer David DeGrow, make up Theatre Jones Roy. It’s the first play by Roy in which she shares the stage with another performer – Byron Abalos plays King Kumar – and in which they move from the smaller Backspace to the Passe Muraille main space.

“It’s amazing to be onstage with another actor,” she says with a characteristic big smile. “Not only do I learn from Byron every day, but I realize what incredible anxiety I felt before every solo performance.

“Now I have someone else to engage with onstage and don’t have to memorize 44 pages of text on my own.”

The added character and new space mean a shift in thinking for the direc-

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Opening AbrAhAm LiNcoLN VA Au ThéâTre by Larry Tremblay (Théâtre français de Toronto). A director seeks to re-enact the famous murder in this play about American society. Opens Nov 24 and runs to Nov 28, Wed-Sat 8 pm, mat Sat 3:30 pm, Sun 2:30 pm. $33-$57, stu/srs $28$57, Wed pwyc. Berkeley Street Theatre, 26 Berkeley. 416-534-6604, theatrefrancais.com.

AVec QueL AcceNT Tu Joues? (Les Indisciplinés de Toronto). This comedic show looks at the difficulties of communicating in French. Nov 18-20 at 7:30 pm. $10. Alliance Française, 24 Spadina. 416-922-2014, alliance-francaise.ca. beThuNe imAgiNed by Ken Gass (Factory Theatre). This drama looks at the medical pioneer and three women in his life. Opens Nov 18 and runs to Dec 12, Tue-Sat 8 pm, Sun 2 pm. $25$40, Sun pwyc. 125 Bathurst. 416-504-9971, factorytheatre.ca. biNTi’s JourNey adapted by Marcia Johnson (Theatre Direct). A young African girl seeks her grandmother after losing her family to HIV/AIDS. Opens Nov 20 and runs to Dec 4, Sat 4 and 7 pm, Sun 2 pm. $10$15 (Dec 1 World AIDS Day benefit $20).

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Wychwood Theatre, 76 Wychwood. 416-5374191 ext 224, theatredirect.ca.

Eonnagata by Robert Lepage (Sadler’s Wells London/Ex Machina & Sylvie Guillem). This dance-theatre piece looks at the 18th-century French cross-dressing spy Charles de Beaumont. Nov 18-19 at 8 pm. $39-$159. Sony Centre for the Performing Arts, 1 Front E. 416-872-2262, sonycentre.ca.

FrankiE and Johnny in thE Clair dE lunE by Terrence McNally (Apuka Theatre). A man and a woman debate if their date is more than a one-night stand. Opens Nov 24 and runs to Nov 28, Wed-Sun 7:30 pm. Pwyc. Studio 223, 276 Carlaw. ApukaTheatre.AD@gmail.com. thE gondoliErs by Gilbert & Sullivan (Clarkson Music Theatre). Mistaken identities create problems in this comic operetta. Opens Nov 19 and runs to Nov 27, Thu-Sat 8 pm, mats Nov 21 and 27 at 2 pm. $24-$26. Meadowvale Theatre, 6315 Montevideo, Mississauga. 905615-4720, clarksonmusictheatre.com. olivEr! by Lionel Bart (Steppin’ Out Theatrical Productions). This musical is based on Charles Dickens’s Oliver Twist. Nov 18-21, Thu-Sat 8 pm, mat Sat-Sun 2 pm. $27, stu/srs $22. Richmond Hill Centre for the Performing Arts, 10268 Yonge. 905-787-8811, steppinout.ca. olivEr! thE MusiCal by Lionel Bart (EMP). This musical is based on Charles Dickens’s Oliver Twist. Opens Nov 19 and runs to Dec 4, Fri-Sat 8 pm (except Dec 4, at 2 pm), Sun 2 pm. $25, stu $19. Burnhamthorpe Auditorium, 500 the East Mall. 416-248-0410, e-m-p.net.

Play rEading WEEk (Tarragon Theatre).

New plays by d’bi.young, Asha Jain and Ravi Jain, Deborah Pearson, Matthew Heiti, Don Hannah and others get a staged reading.

Opens Nov 21 and runs to Nov 27, Mon-Sat 8 pm, Sun 2:30 pm. Free. 30 Bridgman, Near Studio. 416-531-1827, tarragontheatre.com. roshni by Anusree Roy (Theatre Passe Muraille). Two youths beg, steal and dream of a better life at a Calcutta train station (see story, page 68). Previews Nov 18-20.

Opens Nov 24 and runs to Dec 11, Tue-Sat 7:30 pm, mat Sat 2 pm. $30-$35, preview $15, mat pwyc. 16 Ryerson. 416-504-7529, passemuraille.on.ca.

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Mirror of Gold Maev Beaty (left), Lesley Faulkner and Raoul Bhaneja create a romantic tangle in Wide Awake Hearts.

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WidE aWakE hEarts by Brendan Gall, directed by Gina Wilkinson (Tarragon, 30 Bridgman). To December 12. $10-$44. 416-531-1827. See Continuing, page 72. Rating: nnnn

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As one character puts it in Brendan Gall’s Wide Awake Hearts, “Nice people make dull drama.” Happily, niceness never intrudes in this witty, sexy new work by the multi-talented Gall.

The characters, who are making a movie, form their own little psychosexual network of despair and oneupmanship. There’s A (Gord Rand), the loathsome, loathing producer who, if he can’t prove that his wife, B (Lesley Faulkner), and best friend, C (Raoul Bhaneja), are sleeping together, will

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Under Gina Wilkinson’s often thrilling direction, the four actors emerge and disappear from all angles, evoking the strange and very real sense that they’re arriving from somewhere else.

Combined with Lorenzo Savoini’s cockeyed, sheer-curtained set and Bonnie Beecher’s brandy-toned lighting, Wide Awake Hearts is as striking to the eye as it is to the ear. Which is wonderful. Until you realize that you’re watching the characters without really feeling anything for or with them. But, then, that’s par for the naoMi skWarna course in their world.

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Previewing

STudieS in MoTion: The haunTingS oF eadWeard MuyBridge by Kevin Kerr (Canadian

Stage Company/Electric Company Theatre).

This play looks at the life and work of the 19th-century photographer. Previews Nov 2224. Opens Nov 25 and runs to Dec 18, Mon-Sat 8 pm, mats Wed 1:30 pm, Sat 2 pm. $22-$99.

Bluma Appel Theatre, 27 Front E. 416-3683110, canadianstage.com.

One-nighters arT aTTack (Buddies in Bad Times Theatre). This funder for Buddies features an ñ art auction, musical guests, host Sharron Mat-

thews and more. Nov 18, preview from 7 pm, auction 8 pm. $20. 12 Alexander. 416-9758555, buddiesinbadtimes.com.

The cFl SeSSionS (Henry Adam Svec). This musical piece looks at long-lost songs recorded by football players in the 70s. Nov 24 at 8 pm. $7. Tranzac, 292 Brunswick, Main Hall. thecflsessions.ca.

For The Bird(S) (Union Eight Theatre).

This funder for an upcoming show features a film screening, hosts Maggie Cassella and Shawn Hitchins and more. Nov 22 at 8 pm. $25. Buddies in Bad Times Theatre, 12 Alexander. 416-975-8555, unioneighttheatre.com.

The iMpreSario by WA Mozart (Bread & Circus). The one-act opera is performed in English. Nov 19 at 7:30 pm. $20. 299 Augusta. breadandcircus.ca. one nighT only – The Sequel (Harold Green Jewish Theatre). This funder for HGJT features songs by Jewish composers and stars Thom Allison, Bruce Dow, Sara Farb, host Andrea Martin and others. Nov 22 at 7:30 pm. $118$154. Jane Mallett Theatre, 27 Front E. 416366-7723, hgjewishtheatre.com.

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(George Brown Theatre School). British aristocrats and their butler are shipwrecked on a

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desert island in this social comedy. Runs to Nov 20, Thu-Sat 7:30 pm, mat Sat 1:30 pm. $18, srs $12, stu $7. Young Centre for the Performing Arts, 55 Mill. 416-866-8666.

Beyond The MoorS (Shaista Latif/Sarah Behl).

A different improvised show based on the novels of Jane Austen and the Bronte sisters is performed each week. Runs to Nov 27, Sat 8 pm. $15. Annex Theatre, 736 Bathurst. beyondthemoors.wordpress.com. a child oF SurvivorS adapted from the memoir by Bernice Eisenstein (Theatre Erindale). A child of Holocaust survivors grows up in the 1950s Kensington Market community of Toronto. Runs to Nov 20, Thu 7:30 pm, FriSat 8 pm, mat Sat 2 pm. $15, stu/srs $10. Erindale Studio Theatre, 3359 Mississauga Rd N. 905-569-4369, theatreerindale.com.

The cure For everyThing by Maja Ardal (Theatre Passe Muraille). Ardal’s character from You Fancy Yourself returns as a teenager in this solo show. Runs to Dec 4, Tue-Sat 7:30 pm, mat Sat 2 pm. $30-$35, mat pwyc. 16 Ryerson. 416-504-7529, passemuraille.on.ca. deaTh oF a SaleSMan by Arthur Miller (Soulpepper). Albert Schultz directs a brutal but sympathetic version of Miller’s best-known work. Joseph Ziegler’s Willy Loman is a potent mix of brash confidence and hyperbolic doubt, but it’s Ari Cohen who pushes the play to another emotional level. His passionately exhausted Biff hangs on to a tenderness that continually surprises, offering genuine heartbreak in this unsentimental production. Runs to Nov 20, Thu-Sat 7:30 pm, mat Sat 1:30 pm. $31.20-$75.33. Young Centre for the Performing Arts, 55 Mill. 416-866-8666, soulpepper.ca. nnnn (Naomi Skwarna) equuS by Peter Shaffer (Hart House Theatre).

A psychiatrist tries to understand why a boy blinded six horses. Runs to Nov 27, Wed-Sat 8 pm, mat Nov 27 at 2 pm. $25, stu/srs $10-$15.

7 Hart House Circle. 416-978-8849, uofttix.ca. gheTTo kloWn by John Leguizamo (WestBeth Entertainment). The actor performs his solo show about his life on stage and screen (see review, page 72). Runs to Nov 20, Thu-Sat 8 pm. $65. Berkeley Street Theatre, 26 Berkeley.

416-368-3110, canadianstage.com. nnn (Jordan Bimm)

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The Sleeping BeauTy by Norman Robbins (Peel Panto Players/Samuel French Inc.). This British-style panto is based on the classic fairy tale. Opens Nov 18 and runs to Nov 28, Thu-Fri (and Nov 27) 7:30 pm, mats Sat-Sun (see website for times). $11.75. Lester B. Pearson Theatre, 150 Central Park, Brampton. 905-8742800, peelplayers.com. a year WiTh Frog and Toad by Robert Reale and Willie Reale (Lorraine Kimsa Theatre for Young People). Cheerful Frog and grumpy Toad go through the four seasons in this play for kids. Opens Nov 18 and runs to Dec 30, see website for schedule. $10-$20.

165 Front E. 416-862-2222, lktyp.ca.

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ingsworth’s black-box style engulfs the audience in total darkness, then reveals fast-paced, highly-stylized, comedic vignettes about Canada’s involvement in World War One. The cast, made to look like ghoulish versions of historical figures, does a stellar job of switching in and out of multiple characters, while meticulous attention to detail, use of vivid colours and fluid storytelling creates the feel of a

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by Stephan Elliott and Allan Scott (Mirvish). œcontinued from page 71 This musical adaptation of the 1994 movie graphic novel come to life. Limited run, Tueabout two drag queens and a transexual who Sat 8 pm, Sun 2:30 pm. $15-$30. Cameron travel in the titular bus through Australia’s House, 408 Queen W. 416-703-1725, videooutback features some strong performances, cab.com. NNNN (Jordan Bimm) eye-popping designs and familiar pop tunes HaL’s KiTcHEN: WHaT’s BurNiNG? (Mysteri(heavy on 70s disco). Sadly, the unfabulous ously Yours). A famous chef seeks the perfect book skimps on character and merely acts as menu in this interactive mystery. Limited run, a bridge between production numbers. Tony Fri-Sat 8 pm (dinner from 6:30 pm); see webSheldon adds warmth and realness to Bernasite for other times. $43-$83. 2026 Yonge. 416dette, his transsexual of a certain age, and the 486-7469, mysteriouslyyours.com. other performers have the pipes and physicality to show off the show’s best asset: the HEDDa GaBLEr by Henrik Ibsen (Alumnae Thecandy-coloured costumes. Runs to Jan 2, atre). Ibsen’s 19th-century classic about an 2011, Tue-Sat 8 pm, Sat-Sun and Wed 2 pm. unhappily married woman is re-imagined by $20-$130. Princess of Wales Theatre, 300 Judith Thompson. Runs to Nov 27, Wed-Sat 8 King W. 416-872-1212, mirvish.com. NNN (GS) pm, Sun 2 pm. $20, Wed 2-for-1, Sun pwyc. 70 Berkeley. 416-364-4170, alumnaetheatre.com.

PrivaTE EyEs by Steven Dietz (Rogue and Peasant Theatre). A man worries that his wife is KOsHEr LuTHEraNs by William Missouri deceiving him in this comedy. Runs to Nov 21, Downs (TEATRON Theatre). A Jewish couple Thu-Sat 8 pm, mats Sat-Sun 2 pm. $15-$20, pose as Lutherans to adopt a young woman’s Sun pwyc. Lower Ossington Theatre, 100A baby. Runs to Nov 21, Thu and Sat-Sun 8 pm, Ossington. 416-915-6747, roguetheatre.org. mat Sun 2 pm. $26-$48. Toronto Centre for the Arts, 5040 Yonge, Studio Theatre. 416-781a raisiN iN THE suN by Lorraine Hans5527, teatrontheatre.com. berry (Soulpepper). There’s nothing emotionally dated in Hansberry’s 1959 play about LENiN’s EMBaLMErs by Vern Thiessen (Harold a black family in a Chicago tenement who Green Jewish Theatre). In 1924, Stalin appoints each have a chance to live their dreams thanks two scientists to preserve the body of Vladimir to an insurance cheque. Director Weyni Lenin for eternity. It’s material ripe for handMengesha’s moving production features some ling as comedy as well as serious drama, and fine performances, especially that of Alison Thiessen’s script does just that. Unfortunately, Sealy-Smith as the knowing but humanly faldirector Geoffrey Brumlick passes over the lible matriarch. Runs to Nov 20, Thu-Sat 8 pm, first act’s laughs too easily, despite good work mat Sat 2 pm. $40-$76, stu $32, rush $5-$22.

by Martin Julien and Hardee T. Lineham as the Young Centre for the Performing Arts, 55 Mill. two scientists. Runs to Nov 21, Thu and Sat 8 416-866-8666, soulpepper.ca. NNNN (JK) pm, mat Sat 2 pm (see website for other days and times). $40.50-$64.50. MNJCC Al Green rOcK Of aGEs by Chris D’Arienzo (Mirvish).

Theatre, 750 Spadina. 416-366-7723, Mashed together from the 80s glam rock catahgjewishtheatre.com. NNN (JK) logue, this critic-proof jukebox musical is essentially a glorified version of rock week at PHOTOG by Sherry J Yoon and Jay Dodge American Idol. It’s well sung and played, but (Harbourfront World Stage). Performance the story – about an aspiring actor (Elicia group Boca del Lupo looks at the life of war MacKenzie) and musician (Yvan Pedneault) in photographer Thomas Smith in this multi-arts L.A. – is silly without being witty. A narrator piece. Runs to Nov 20, Thu-Sat 8 pm. $15-$35.

(Aaron Walpole) keeps reminding us that Enwave Theatre, 231 Queens Quay W. 416we’re watching a cheesy musical. Mamma 973-4000, harbourfrontcentre.com.

Mia! and We Will Rock You have affection for PiNKaLiciOus, THE MusicaL by Elizabeth Kann, the genre, but RoA mocks it. Runs to Jan 2, Victoria Kann and John Gregor (Vital Theatre).

2011, Tue-Sat 8 pm, Sun 7 pm, mats Sat-Sun 2 A girl turns pink after eating too many cuppm. $28-$99. Royal Alexandra Theatre, 260 cakes in this family musical. Runs to Dec 29, W. 416-872-1212, mirvish.com.

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Comic rehash GHETTO KLOWN by John Leguizamo.

At Berkeley Street Theatre (26 Berkeley).

To November 20. $65. 416-368-3110. See Continuing, page 71. Rating: NNN

Since his Hollywood career dried up over a decade ago, fiery character actor John Leguizamo has been offering theatre audiences a comic take on his autobiography, told stand-up style and featuring impressions of friends, family and famous co-workers.

While his childhood struggle to build an acting career from the disadvantaged depths of New York City’s immigrant ghettos makes for a compelling story, he’s already covered this in previous solo shows Mambo Mouth, Spic-O-Rama, Freak and Sexoholix… A Love Story. atre for Young People). A boy deals with violence in his home, school and community.

Runs to Nov 18, see website for schedule. $15$20. 165 Front E. 416-862-2222, lktyp.ca. sHirLEy vaLENTiNE by Willy Russell (Stage West). A frustrated English housewife goes on a Greek vacation. Runs to Nov 21, Thu-Sun 6:30 pm, mat Sun 11 am. $46-$80 (incl buffet).

5400 Dixie, Mississauga. stagewest.com. sPENT by Michele Smith, Dean Gilmour, Ravi Jain and Adam Paolozza (Theatre Smith-Gilmour/Why Not Theatre/TheatreRUN). A pair of Bay Street traders finds their world changed with the economic crash and, in a series of fantasy episodes, discovers what it means to be without. A fine blend of clown, physical comedy and sharp satire on the world’s self-impressed movers and shakers make this show one of the liveliest in town.

Runs to Nov 28, Tue-Sat 8 pm, Sun 2:30 pm. $18-$28, stu/srs $15-$24, Sun pwyc. Factory

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This time, Leguizamo uses projected images and video to once again illustrate his youth spent doing funny voices for classmates, his toils in acting school and the challenges of balancing Theatre, 125 Bathurst, Studio. 416-504-9971, factorytheatre.ca. NNNN (JK)

sWiNG iN THE NiGHT: a vauDEviLLE caBarET

(Ladyluck Productions). This cabaret features burlesque, music, acrobats, comedy and more.

Runs to Nov 28, Sun 7 pm. $25-$30. Revival, 783 College. ladyluckproductions.ca.

WaiT uNTiL DarK by Frederick Knott (Oakville Players). A recently blinded woman is terrorized by thugs seeking an item in her apartment. Runs to Nov 20, Thu-Sat 8 pm. $22-$27.

Oakville Centre for the Performing Arts, 130 Navy. 905-815-2021, oakvillecentre.ca.

WicKED by Stephen Schwartz and Winnie Holzman (Mirvish). This musical about the land of Oz before Dorothy tells the back story of Elphaba, later the Wicked Witch of the West, and Galinda, later Glinda the Good. This touring production could be stronger in some supporting roles, and Chandra Lee Schwartz’s Galinda is better with comic than serious mo-

professional success and personal relationships while playing supporting roles in films like Romeo + Juliet and Executive Decision.

Leguizamo is a talented performer, and he expertly pairs viciously candid stories about working alongside Sean Penn, Steven Seagal and Harrison Ford (previously covered in his 2006 memoir, Pimps, Hos, Playa Hatas And All The Rest Of My Hollywood Friends: My Life) with well-executed serious moments, the best of which portray his strained relationship with his father. A confrontation set in an alleyway outside a theatre is particularly moving.

His rapid-pace style and over-thetop delivery make his routine entertaining, but at nearly two and half hours, it’s too long. If Leguizamo wants to remain viable in theatre, he needs to tackle a subject other than JOrDaN BiMM himself. ments, but she and Jackie Burns’s splendid Elphaba capture the vital magic between the two witches. 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. NNN (JK) WiDE aWaKE HEarTs by Brendan Gall (Tarragon Theatre). A suspicious producer casts his wife and his best friend as lovers in his latest film (see review, page 70). Runs to Dec 12, Tue-Sat 8 pm, mat Sat-Sun 2:30 pm. $23-$44, Fri & Sun rush $10. 30 Bridgman.

416-531-1827, tarragontheatre.com. NNNN (Naomi Skwarna) THE yEar Of MaGicaL THiNKiNG by Joan Didion (Tarragon Theatre). A woman deals with the sudden loss of her husband and child (see review, page 68). Runs to Dec 12, Tue-Sat 8 pm, mats Sat-Sun 2:30 pm. $23-$44, rush $10. 30 Bridgman. 416-531-1827, tarragontheatre.com. NNNN (JK) 3

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Thursday, November 18 ABSOLUTE COMEDY presents Sam Demaris, Ron Sparks and host Tony Deyo. To Nov 21, 8:30 pm, 9 pm, 8 pm (and Sat 10:45 pm). $10-$15. 2335 Yonge. 416-486-7700, absolutecomedy.ca.

BAD DOG THEATRE presents Next Big Thing, new and veteran improvisers perform scenes. 8 pm. The Jam, an open improv jam session. 9:15 pm. $5. 138 Danforth. 416491-3115, baddogtheatre.com.

COMEDY ABOVE THE PUB McVeigh’s Irish Pub presents Adrian Sawyer, Alice Moran, Blair Streeter, Charles McCarroll, Danielle Leger, Geoff Hendry, Jon Kane, Nile Seguin, host Todd Van Allen and others. 9 pm. $5. 124 Church. 416-364-9698.

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. 905-532-0504, newreachcreative.com.

GAME PLAYA THURSDAYS John Candy Box Theatre presents longform improv by Rob Norman’s Game Of The Scene class players.

9 pm. Pwyc. 70 Peter. 416-340-7270.

THE PB AND J SKETCHPROV SHOW Bread & Circus presents Pat Thornton, Bob Banks, Jason DeRosse and guests. 8 pm. $10. 299 Augusta. 416-336-3399, breadandcircus.ca.

sense of humour and knows which topical references will capture the zeitgeist yet also remain classic. The talented, versatile cast takes on G20 protests, tech annoyances and pushes the limits of comedy with a ballsy scene about the Israel/Palestine situation.

The final moments are a brilliant nod to several earlier sketches, and you’ll be humming Caitlin Howden and Matthew Reid’s song parody as you leave. Tue-Sat 8 pm (plus Sat 10:30 pm), Sun 2 pm. $24-$29, stu $15. 51 Mercer. 416-343-0011, secondcity.com.

NNNNN (GS) WHO’S YOUR MOMMY? Lisa Merchant and Teresa Pavlinek present a benefit for Adoption Support Kinship w/ Kevin Matviw, Moira Dunphy, Drew Marshall, Jim Annan and others. 8 pm. $15. Comedy Bar, 945 Bloor W. comedybar.ca.

YUK YUK’S DOWNTOWN presents Kenny Robinson. To Nov 21, Thu-Sun 8 pm (and Fri-Sat 10:30 pm). $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. 416-9676425, yukyuks.com.

YUK YUK’S WEST presents the Rising Stars Of Comedy double feature. 8 pm. $12. 5165 Dixie, Mississauga. 416-967-6425, yukyuks. com.

a weekly show w/ host Dred Lee. 7:30 pm.

Free. 66 Wellesley E. 416-972-9500.

YUK YUK’S DOWNTOWN See Thu 18.

YUK YUK’S VAUGHAN presents Ron Vaudry.

To Nov 20, Fri 9 pm, Sat 7:30 & 9:30 pm. $20.

70 Interchange Way. yukyuks.com.

YUK YUK’S WEST presents Sean Tweedly. To Nov 20, Fri 9 pm, Sat 7:30 & 9:30 pm. $20.

5165 Dixie, Mississauga. yukyuks.com.

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sents comedy diva Vice Ganda and singing diva Lani Misalucha in a musical comedy show. 8 pm. $45-$128. Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe. 416-872-4255, roythomson.com.

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.

COMEDY LOUNGE Lambadina presents headliner Nile Seguin w/ Adrian Sawyer, Bev Ellis,

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Friday, November 19 ABSOLUTE COMEDY See Thu 18.

BAD DOG THEATRE presents Troubadour,

competitive musical improv. 8 pm. $10-$12.

That Friday Show, a one-act play by BDT students. 8:30 pm (in Studio #2). Pwyc. Macro Neato, improv variety including games and plays. 10 pm. $10-$12. 138 Danforth. 416491-3115, baddogtheatre.com.

THE BENCH John Candy Box Theatre presents upcoming improvisers picked by the Second City. 9 pm. Pwyc. 70 Peter. 416-340-7270.

COMEDY ON THE DANFORTH Timothy’s World News Café presents improv w/ Athletic Robot (Jason Gemmill, Jorge Moreira, Rhonda Riche). 9 pm. Pwyc. 320 Danforth. 416-4612668, comedyonthedanforth.com.

NAKED FRIDAYS John Candy Box Theatre presents music, improv, sketch and more. 9 pm.

Pwyc. 70 Peter. 416-340-7270.

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Susan Elliott (Vancouver) performs a solo by the late Lola MacLaughlin Robert Glumbek (Toronto) dances a solo he co-created with Roberto Campanella Robin Poitras (Regina) in a Tedd Robinson solo • Roger Sinha (Montreal) in his own solo

November 27, 8pm, November 28, 2pm Dancemakers Studio in the Historic Distillery District

55 Mill Street (South of Front Street, Between Parliament and Cherry Streets) Tickets $20 ( $18 CADA, Students, Seniors)

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SOMETHING WICKED AWESOME THIS “Gripping, measured and magical.”

WAY COMES Second City SC presents ñ its 66th sketch comedy revue, and it’s the SOMETHING WICKED AWESOME THIS WAY The Globe and Mail COMES See Thu 18.

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“Gripping, measured and magical.”

“McKenna and Didion a magical team.”

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host Kris Bonaparte and others. 9 pm. $10$15. 875 Bloor W. comedylounge.ca.

LAST STOP COMEDY Fitzgerald’s Pub presents weekly Pro/Am comedy with people talking loudly and hosts Jordan Foisy and Matt Shury. 9 pm. Pwyc. 2298 Queen E. 416-6988588.

ONCE UPON A PUPPET John Candy Box Theatre presents an improvised puppet fairy tale for all ages. 1 pm. $5. 70 Peter. 416-3407270.

Enwave Theatre, 231 Queens Quay W. DW185 November 26 – 27, 2010, 8pm

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SARY Comedy Bar presents Eddie Della Siepe, Tim Steeves, Keith Pedro and Daniel Woodrow. Doors 9:30 pm. $10-$15. 945 Bloor W. comedybar.ca.

RUBBERBANDance Group (Montreal) Loan Sharking

SOMEThINg WICkED AWESOME ThIS WAY COMES See Thu 18.

YUk YUk’S DOWNTOWN See Thu 18.

YUk YUk’S VAUghAN See Fri 19.

YUk YUk’S WEST See Fri 19.

Choreographer: Victor Quijada

Sunday, November 21

Box Office:

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Tuesday, November 23

AbSOLUTE COMEDY See Thu 18.

CREAM OF COMEDY The Tim Sims En-

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416 973-4000

www.harbourfrontcentre.com | $33.50 Adult | $22.50 Stu/Sen/CADA/SCDS | $19.50 Grps 10+

Georgea Brooks-Hancock, Darryl Orr, Marco Bernardi and sketch troupe Big Tease. 7:30 pm. $15. Second City, 51 Mercer. 416-3430011, secondcity.com. 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/ Tom Henry, Kye Fox, Heath Milo, Chris Locke, Aaron Eves, Ryan Agostino, James Hartnett, host Tim Gilbert and others. Doors 8:30 pm. $5. Rivoli, 332 Queen W. laughsabbath.com.

ThE SEEDLINgS present SlowGrow, improv created one 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.

I hEART JOkES Evan Desmarais presents weekly comedy and fun. Doors 7:30 pm.

Pwyc. The Central, 603 Markham. 416-9134586.

IT’S $5 Crown & Tiger presents Andrew Johnston, Kathleen McGee, Julia Hladkowicz, Rhiannon Archer, Marco Bernardi, Diana Love, Zachary Pearse, Laura DiLabio and host Heidi Brander. 8 pm. $5. 414 College. 416-710-2453.

NEVADA NIghTS Super Lucky Improv presents Vegas-themed improv w/ shortform games, a solo set by Ken Hall, a longform show and more. 8 pm. $7 or less (dice roll).

Black Swan, 154 Danforth. superluckyimprov.com.

SkETChCOMEDYLOUNgE Rivoli presents Plum Thunder, Big Tease, 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 18.

SUDDENLY SUNDAY Pantages Martini Bar

SOMEThINg WICkED AWESOME ThIS WAY COMES See Thu 18.

YUk YUk’S DOWNTOWN presents Amateur

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presents an open mic w/ host Melissa Story.

8:30 pm. Free. 200 Victoria. 416-362-1777.

YUk YUk’S DOWNTOWN See Thu 18.

Monday, November 22

Collisions Dance Festival

Full Bloom

Beside Each Other is a 60 – minute dance work created by Andrea Nann and Brendan Wyatt inspired by and featuring the music and poetry of Gord Downie (The Tragically Hip).

World premiere.

A weekend packed full of innovative dance, music & choreography, featuring a wide range of multidisciplinary performances, spontaneous creations, artist interviews and audience integrations.

Full Bloom is the personal and intimate journey of three men through the joys of fatherhood, the demands of manhood, and the challenges imposed by physical age.

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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.

Wednesday, November 24

ALT.COMEDY LOUNgE Rivoli presents Trixx, Eric Andrews, Ron Fromstein, ñ Marc Hallworth, Ian Lynch, Darren Pyle, MC

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"… created such a demand for tickets that extra seats had to be added… his bizarre use of classical scores especially delights audiences."

Andrew Johnston and others. 9 pm. Pwyc.

332 Queen W. altdotcomedylounge.com.

ThE EVELYN REESE VARIETY ShOW The Old Nick presents Dave McKay, Tracey Dey, host Reese and others. 8 pm. Free. 123 Danforth. evelynreese.com.

ThE FUNNYRAISER Comedy Bar presents a benefit for those in Newfoundland affected

by Hurricane Igor, w/ Ian Peet, Andrew Ivimey and host David Tsonos. 9 pm. $7.50 min donation. 945 Bloor W. 647-898-5324.

IMPERIAL COMEDY Imperial Pub presents weekly Pro/Am comics w/ host Eric Bud. 9:30 pm. Pwyc. 54 Dundas E. imperialcomedy.com.

IT’S ALWAYS SOMEThINg Gilda’s Club Greater Toronto presents a comedy, music and dance benefit w/ Blue Rodeo’s Jim Cuddy and Greg Keelor, Eugene Levy, Dan Levy, Colin Mochrie, host Russell Peters and others. 7 pm. $99-$250. Princess of Wales Theatre, 300 King W. itsalwayssomething.ca.

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.

Myers, Ricky Singh, Eric Clifford, Rhiannon Archer and host Ben Mathai. 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 variety show. 9:30 pm. Pwyc. Bread & Circus, 299 Augusta. thecarnegiehallshow.com.

The door Prize ShoW Zelda’s Living Well presents a weekly talent contest w/ host Vicki Licks. 8 pm. Pwyc. 692 Yonge, upstairs.

416-922-2526, zeldas.ca.

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themed show of scenes and songs. To Dec 17, Fri and Wed 1 pm (evening shows begin Dec 6, Mondays at 8 pm, to Jan 3, 2011). $20.

51 Mercer. 416-343-0011, secondcity.com.

SomeThing WiCKed AWeSome ThiS WAy ComeS See Thu 18.

WhAT Are yoU lAUghing AT? roB Ford UnAPPreCiATion nighT Warm Summer Hot-

ness present sketch comedy w/ guest Heroine Marks. 9 pm. $5. WAYLA Bar, 996 Queen E. 416-901-5570, whatareyoulookingatbar. com. yUK yUK’S doWnToWn presents Dana Alexander. To Nov 27, Wed-Sat 8 pm (and Fri-Sat 10:30 pm). $12-$20. 224 Richmond W. 416-967-6425, yukyuks.com. 3

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dance listings Opening Al KhAimA Arabesque Dance Studio presents 15 belly dancers performing in an Arabian tent. Nov 20 at 8 pm. $15-$20. 1 Gloucester.

416-920-5593, arabesquedance.ca.

ChromA/SerenAde/emergenCe National Ballet of Canada presents works

by Wayne McGregor, George Ballanchine and Crystal Pite (see story, page 76). Opens Nov 24 and runs to Nov 28, Wed-Sat 7:30 pm, mats Sat-Sun 2 pm. $25-$210. Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts, 145 Queen W. 416-345-9595, national.ballet.ca. gUeSS Who’S dAnCing For dinner Pounds Per Square Inch presents its annual fundraising dinner. Nov 23 at 7 pm. $200. Venue tba.

416-951-6345, poundspersquareinch.ca. mAzoWSze Starvox Entertainment presents a celebration of Polish music and dance from

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Chopin to folk melodies. Nov 20 at 8 pm. $45$89. Sony Centre for the Performing Arts, 1 Front E. 416-872-2262, sonycentre.ca.

The red SCArF Shagara Moon Dance Company presents a Middle Eastern ballet. Nov 19-21, Fri-Sun 8 pm, mat Sun 2 pm. $20-$35.

George Ignatieff Theatre, 15 Devonshire. shagaramoon.com. ryerSon dAnCeS 2010 Ryerson Theatre School presents works by Robert Glumbek, Kate Hilliard, Vicki St Denys and Heidi Strauss, performed by students. Opens Nov 23 and runs to Nov 27, Tue-Sat 8 pm, mat Sat 2 pm. $18, stu $14. Ryerson Theatre, 43 Gerrard E. 416-979-5118, ryersontheatre.ca.

60x60 dAnCe 2010 CrimSon remix The Thing Is and Vox Novus present a fusion of contemporary music and dance by composer Tova Kardonne and choreographer Viv Moore. Nov 20 at 8 pm. $10-$15. Music Gallery, 197 John.

416-204-1080, ticketweb.ca.

Soo ryU dAnCe FeSTivAl Korean Dance Studies Society of Canada presents music and dance workshops and performances by Zab Maboungou, Little Pear Garden Collective, Mi Young Kim Dance Company and others. Nov 19-21, see website for schedule. $30 per show, festival pass $65. Betty Oliphant Theatre, 404 Jarvis. koreandance.net.

Nov 20, Thu-Sat 7:30 pm, mats Thu and Sat 2 pm. $25-$210. Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts, 145 Queen W. 416-3459595, national.ballet.ca.

Severe CleAr Harbourfront Centre NextSteps and Toronto Dance Theatre present choreography by Christopher House about a wilderness journey in the Yukon.

Runs to Nov 20, Thu-Sat 8 pm, mat Sat 2 pm. $19-$38. Fleck Dance Theatre, 207 Queens Quay W. 416-973-4000, tdt.org.

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Choreographer Wayne McGregor works with other disciplines to reinvigorate ballet.

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Chroma zone white Stripes’ music rocks ballet By JORDAN BIMM CHROMA choreography by Wayne McGregor. Presented by the National Ballet of Canada as part of a mixed program that includes SeRenAde and eMeRgenCe at the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts (145 Queen West). Wednesday (November 24) to November 28, 7:30 pm. $24-$227. 416-345-9595.

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respected dancer, dance critic and historian of dance Jennifer Homans has declared that ballet is dead.

In her soon-to-be-released book Apollo’s Angels: A History Of Ballet, she argues that, with Balanchine, Stravinsky and Robbins gone, current choreographers practise an art out of step with society. Unable to reproduce the grandeur of ballet’s golden age, they’re reluctant to push the traditionally strict discipline in new directions.

That’s why, Homans says, ballet “really is over.”

If anyone can prove that this obituary is premature, it’s British choreographer Wayne McGregor.

Coming to ballet from a background in modern dance, McGregor has collaborated with architects, filmmakers, musicians and even scientists in laboratory spaces to infuse his long list of movement creations with bold new ideas.

The National Ballet’s presentation of his award-winning avant-garde ballet Chroma marks the first time since its 2006 debut that he’s allowed a company other than London’s prestigious Royal Ballet to perform it.

Chroma incorporates sharp and aggressive orchestral arrangements of songs by Detroit garage rockers the White Stripes and takes a mini-

malist approach to the genre’s typically opulent sets, costumes and plots.

“I feel like Wayne is way ahead of his time,” says National Ballet principal dancer Bridgett Zehr. “His approach to ballet is so fast-paced and creative, it’s like a whole new way of moving.”

If, as Homans suggests, ballet is as much an etiquette as an art, McGregor is rewriting the rules.

“As classically trained dancers, we strive to be in control and to always be perfect,” says Aleksandar Antonijevic, another principal dancer.

“You’re supposed to stay in line.

You’re supposed to have your leg at exactly the right height. But Wayne is more concerned with what happens between steps. In rehearsal, he kept asking, ‘How do we relate to each other? What are we thinking when we dance? I don’t care if you hit the line, I just want you to explore the connection between those two steps.’”

Zehr says, “Growing up taking ballet, you’re told to do things a certain way. Then Wayne tells you to make what you’ve been taught into a really ugly shape, but in fact it’s beautiful because of its awkwardness.”

For Antonijevic, Chroma is as much about exploring ideas asRUN it is about aesthetics.

“I enjoy that Wayne makes intellectual demands on us. He is out to experiment not only with movement and physicality, but also with what dance is in the world and what it means in general. This is certainly pushing us as dancers and ballet as an art forward.”

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Daniel Radcliffe demonstrates dramatic chops in Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows, suggesting he may have a screen life after the series.

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David Yates, screenplay by Steve Kloves based on the novel by J.K. Rowling, with Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, Robbie Coltrane and Ralph Fiennes. A Warner Bros. release. 146 minutes. Opens Friday (November 19). For venues and times, see Movies, page 80.

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let’s get right to it: harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows – Part 1 is the most satisfying and confident Harry Potter movie yet.

It’s nearly two and a half hours long, it doesn’t have an ending, and it introduces characters and situations that won’t pay off until the second half reaches theatres next summer.

None of that matters. This is great stuff, playing out with the self-assurance of a fully mature franchise. I

was worried about the decision to split the final movie in two, for fear it would lead screenwriter Steve Kloves and director David Yates to pull a Lord Of The Rings and retain material from the text that doesn’t work cinematically, just to add texture.

(Look, I love Peter Jackson to bits, but you could lop an hour out of that trilogy without losing anything.)

But this works differently. There’s a lot of stuff to be dealt with in Harry

Potter And The Deathly Hallows – at least in the first half – and the movie packs in a great deal of story without losing its brisk pace. Seven movies in, Kloves and Yates no longer worry about bringing the audience up to speed; they don’t bother with exposition about Horcruxes and protective enchantments, they just chuck ’em into the mix and keep moving.

That’s what I mean about confidence. Chris Columbus’s films were

forever stopping to goggle at CG centaurs and magical staircases, because they were new to Harry (and because Columbus has never understood editorial rhythms). Yates, who took the series’ directorial reins with the fifth film, has been subtly shifting the tone from fantasy to straight-up drama.

There’s still plenty of wand-waving and broom-riding, but the movies now look and feel like contemporary cinema. Deathly Hallows – Part 1 opens with a speech that’s shot like the first scene of The Godfather, and Alexandre Desplat’s nervous score borrows the string-driven urgency of Hans Zimmer’s music from The Dark Knight.

This instalment picks up directly from the end of the previous chapter, Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince. Harry’s mentor and protector, Albus Dumbledore, is dead, murdered by the sinister Professor Snape.

Hogwarts isn’t safe any more, so Harry and his friends have gone underground, staying ahead of the evil Voldemort and trying to find and destroy the last four pieces of his scattered soul. (Those are the Horcruxes, by the way.)

There are traps and tests and quiet moments where Yates dispenses with all of the intrigue and menace and just settles on Harry, Hermione and Ron, letting us see how much they’ve grown over the years and how heavily their adventures are weighing on them.

Daniel Radcliffe demonstrated real chops in the last picture, wrestling with Harry’s long-bottled resentment and impatience, but this time Emma Watson and Rupert Grint get to step up, expanding on the flinty push-pull of Hermione and Ron’s developing romance while still playing to the characters’ respective resourcefulness and gormless courage. It’s become the stuff of proper drama now, and I’m curious to see what becomes of these actors once they’re finally free of the franchise.

In the meantime, though, bring on Deathly Hallows – Part 2. After nine years, I’d really like to know how it all ends.

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Silda and Eliot Spitzer grimly greet the public in Client 9.

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(Alex Gibney). 117 minutes. Opens Friday (November 12). For venues and times, see Movies, page 80.

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Client 9 could have been another story about a beleaguered good guy politi­ cian who just had a little sex and lost everything, but director Alex Gibney (Oscar winner for Taxi To The Dark Side) is smarter than that. Yes, there are some really bad guys in the persons of the rapacious bankers and corporate execs whom Spitzer tried to bring down when he was New York’s attor­ ney general; and, yes, they may have played a part in exposing him as a ma­ jor client of the Emperor’s Club escort

agency once he was New York’s gov­ ernor.

But Gibney also sees Spitzer as a profoundly flawed character who prosecuted prostitution services while frequenting them and who rose to the governorship thinking he could bulldoze everybody and everything to get his way. Politics, alas, is much more complicated than that. And enemies like his have too much to lose not to fight back.

The doc’s talking heads are fascinating, including creepy Home Depot founder Ken Langone and weasely AIG CEO Hank Greenberg. Most memorable is the hilariously ditzy operations manager of the Emperor’s Club, Cecil Suwal, who will crack you up.

One major flaw: not a word from Spitzer’s wife, Silda. No portrait of Spitzer is complete without a few SUSAN G. COLE comments from her.

Flynn, voiced by Zachary Levi, courts Rapunzel, voiced by Mandy Moore, in Tangled’s reinvention of the fairy tale.

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Howard). 101 minutes. Opens Wed­ nesday (November 24). For venues and times, see Movies, page 80. Rating: NNNN

The story of Rapunzel doesn’t exactly fly off the page. Girl’s got long hair, lives in a tower; some guy comes by and she lets him climb up her hair to get with her. Not exactly empowering.

Obviously, the thing to do is turn it into a musical where Rapunzel (a princess born with magic healing hair thanks to her mother’s exposure to a supernatural flower) gets snatched away as a baby by a conniving old wo­ man bent on keeping her gift for her­ self and sealed up in a tower, hidden from her birth parents. But then hand­ some young rogue Flynn Ryder discov­ ers the tower… whereupon Rapunzel

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Haggis falters THE NExT THREE DAyS (Paul Haggis). 124 minutes. Opens Friday (November 19). For venues and times, see Movies, page 80.

Rating: NN The Next Three Days finds Oscar­win­ ning button­pusher Paul Haggis taking a break from making grand declara­ tions about American society to tell a story with a foot chase in it. That’s nice – and the foot chase goes swimmingly – but there’s a sense of mechanical familiarity to every moment. We’ve seen it all before, and not just because it’s a remake.

As in Fred Cavayé’s 2008 Eurothriller Pour Elle, an unassuming family man (Russell Crowe in the role played by Vincent Lindon in the original) decides to spring his wife (Elizabeth Banks, re­ placing Diane Kruger) when she’s con­ victed of a murder he’s sure she didn’t commit. But what chance does a litera­ ture professor have to pull off a prison break? And, um, what if she’s guilty?

Haggis isn’t really interested in those questions, or in ambiguity in general – it gets in the way of the self­ righteous speeches, you understand – so the key hook of the original film goes out the window. And as The Next Three Days unfolds, Haggis’s schematic approach to screenwriting becomes more and more annoying. Everything Crowe’s character does can be justified by the argument that he really loves his wife. (Besides, he doesn’t harm any good people, just Central Casting thugs who get in his way.)

It makes for a clear­cut moral uni­ verse, sure… but also for an utterly pre­ NORmAN WILNER dictable movie.

whacks him with a frying pan.

It’s that kind of movie. More speci­ fically, it’s a fleet, fun and splendidly realized digital fantasy designed to look like a Disneyland attraction come to life. Directors Nathan Greno and Byron Howard amp up that plastinated CG sheen, an ef­ fect that plays strangely well in 3­D. Mandy Moore and Chuck’s Zachary Levi contribute sprightly performances as the voices of Ra­ punzel and her would­be suitor, with Donna Murphy channelling Patti Lu­ Pone as Rapunzel’s supremely passive­ aggressive captor.

But the best performance is a silent one delivered by the animators of Flynn’s nemesis, Maximus, a guards­ man’s horse clearly modelled on Tommy Lee Jones in The Fugitive – but funnier, obviously, because he’s a horse. Pity they couldn’t figure out a way to give him a song. NORmAN WILNER

Men pay big money to see bare breasts in Busting Out.

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Best of the Breast film festival entries focus on Western obsessions and raising awareness about cancer By SUSAN G. COLE BREAST FEST FILm FESTIVAL at the Royal Ontario Museum (100 Queen’s Park), Friday to Sunday (November 19 to 21).

See Indie & Rep Film, page 88.

LIVING DOWNSTREAm (Chanda Che­ vannes). 85 minutes. Screens Sunday (November 21), 10 am. Rating: NNN

If you think we’ve come a long way with regard to cancer awareness and the disease’s root causes, Living Downstream will set you straight.

It follows biologist/bladder cancer survivor Sandra Steingraber as she travels the world for a year trying to convince audiences of the environmental causes of cancer.

Inspired by Silent Spring author Rachel Carson, whose book made her famous and who testified to the problem of pesticides in Congress but never disclosed that she herself had breast cancer, Steingraber speaks before hostile audiences and interviews scientists determined to publicize the truth: industry’s casual disposal of chemicals is killing people.

This is a conventional documentary that uses a soundtrack of surging strings to terrible effect, but it’s an excellent primer on an essential issue.

BUSTING OUT (Francine Strickwerda, Lau­ rel Spellman). 56 minutes. Screens Friday (November 19), 8 pm. Rating: NNN Francine Strickwerda’s love letter to her mother, who died of breast cancer when the director was seven years old, is a scattered look at Western culture’s obsession with women’s breasts.

It may be all over the place, but Busting Out does raise some fascinating points. According to Strickwerda, in only 13 cultures worldwide are breasts eroticized, and she suggests that our very sense of breasts as an erogenous zone may be a social construct.

Whether you buy the ideas or not, when hordes of guys scream, “Show us your rack” on the sidelines of a demo by female activists, you get a clear handle on why so many women go through sometimes dangerous operations to get just the right mammaries.

Warning: explicit scenes of women’s breast surgeries.

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Russell Crowe loves his wife – a lot – in The Next Three Days.

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tor marshalling an international cast – including Kerry Fox, Stephen Dillane film festival roundup and Anamaria Marinca, the Romanian powerhouse of 4 Months, 3 Weeks And 2 Days – for a courtroom drama about a Hague prosecutor (Fox) trying to determine whether she can trust a key witness (Marinca) in a war crimes trial. The subject and rigorous execution make it a difficult sell for a Canadian distributor, so this is likely the only chance you’ll have to see it on a big screen.

Estonia’s contribution, Disco And Atomic War (Saturday, November 20, 6 pm) may be the happiest movie about Soviet oppression you’ll ever see. Jaak Kilmi’s documentary examines the impact of Western culture on life in the USSR, as resourceful Estonians tuned into forbidden Finnish television broadcasts to learn about the world beyond the Iron Curtain.

Denmark is represented by Søren Kragh-Jacobsen’s What No One Knows (November 27, 8:30 pm), a noirish 2008 Kerry Fox (left) and Anamaria thriller about a man (Anders W. BerMarinca play in German thelsen, of Italian For Beginners) whose courtroom drama Storm. investigation of his sister’s death leads him into some very dark places. Imagine a much more sensible remake of Edge Of Darkness than the one with Mel Gibson, by a director who isn’t overpowered by his star. excellent eu Festival flicks may never get distribution By NORMAN WILNER And then there’s Little White Lies (Tuesday, November 23, 6 pm), Guilthe EU well in advance of their comA-titles as The White Ribbon, A Proph- laume Canet’s follow-up to his smash euroPeaN uNioN film fesTiVal mercial openings? And the whole et and Police, Adjective. This year’s pro- thriller Tell No One. It’s a drama about a 2010 at the Royal Cinema (608 Colthing’s free? gram has a recent TIFF gala, a Hot Docs group of friends – among them François lege), from today (Thursday, November Cluzet, Marion Cotillard and Benoît Well, get wise. Settling in at the favourite and various other gems yet 18), to November 30. eutorontofilmfest.

Magimel – whose tangled relationships Royal for the next couple of weeks, the to be discovered. ca. Rating: NNNN unravel during a summer getaway. I festival – which offers first-come, firstConsider Storm (screening Novemcouldn’t spare two and a half hours to served admission and English subtitles ber 27, 6 pm), the new film by HansYou know about the European Union for all features – is a great way to catch Christian Schmid, who gave us the ex- see it when it debuted at TIFF earlier this Film Festival, right? The one that offers fall, so I’ll be catching up to it here. up on European cinema. Last year’s ofcellent schizophrenia drama Requiem Toronto a chance to see new feature 3 ferings included such awards-season in 2006. Storm finds the German direc- Thanks, festival! films from just about every country in

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Aktan Arym Kubat tries to be the town hero in The Light Thief.

Dismal dis The PeoPle Vs. GeorGe lucas (Alexandre O. Philippe). 93 minutes. Opens today (Thursday, November 18) at TIFF Bell Lightbox. See Movie Times, page 85.

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The Light stuff The liGhT Thief (Aktan Arym Kubat). 80 minutes. Subtitled. Opens today (Thursday, November 18) at TIFF Bell Lightbox.

See Movie Times, page 85. Rating: NNN In a remote Kyrgyzstan village, an amateur electrician known as Mr. Light (writer/director Aktan Arym Kubat) spends his days tweaking the townsfolk’s meters to keep their energy costs down and building windmills to get his neighbours off the grid.

It’s your basic scruffy-dreamer setup, presented with unaffected realism, and Kubat is a pleasant enough screen presence as the cheerful hero. Everything proceeds more or less as you’d expect in a movie like this, the script contrasting the locals’ DIY resourcefulness with the outsiders’ rapacious greed.

The allegory gets uncomfortably strident once Mr. Light falls in with a local fixer (Askat Sulaimanov) who’s buying up land around town with the hopes of flipping it to foreign investors, and the last reel stretches the premise a little further than it wants to go.

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George Lucas enraptured a generation and created a modern mythology with the first three Star Wars movies, then pissed all over everything with those fucking prequels.

Alexandre Philippe’s pleasant but entirely superficial documentary examines the fanboy sense of betrayal through interviews with comedians, parodists, YouTube complainers and the occasional academic, juxtaposed with clips of Lucas discussing his artistic vision and excerpts from the thousands of Star Wars tributes and parodies that litter the internet.

This is a genuinely provocative subject – Star Wars is a case study of the way art belongs to the audience rather than the artist – but Philippe is content to go for the zany quip rather than a full examination of the issue.

For whatever reason, he didn’t talk to any of the cultural figures who’ve discussed it in the past – Kevin Smith, Patton Oswalt, Seth Green, Trey Parker, Matt Stone, Seth McFarlane, Edgar Wright or Simon Pegg – and when he interviews producer Gary Kurtz, whose parting of ways with Lucas after The Empire Strikes Back is widely believed to have enabled the sillier aspects of Return Of The Jedi, he doesn’t ask any substantial questions.

As with the damn prequels (and Indiana Jones And The Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull, which is also briefly addressed), your initial excitement that someone’s actually doing this soon gives way to disappointment that he NormaN WilNer hasn’t done it right.

The same tech that made Jar Jar Binks so convincing is used in The People Vs. George Lucas.

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Who can resist the apparently ageless Cher in the potboiler Burlesque?

Burlesque (D: Steve Antin, 100 min) Cher plays the owner of a fading strip club whose future starts looking up when a new dancer (Christina Aguilera) shows up. Could be Showgirls bad, but then again, with Alan Cumming (The Good Wife) and Stanley Tucci (Julie &Julia) around (and Cher – I mean, come on!), it could be awesome.

Dwayne Johnson is determined to get revenge in new actioner Faster.

Faster (D: George Tillman Jr., 98 min) In this fast-paced actioner, Dwayne Johnson (aka The Rock) plays an ex-con seeking vengeance for a heist that went wrong. In some very smart casting, Jian Ghomeshi hater Billy Bob Thornton and always sullen Tom Berenger play the baddies who get in the way. Formulaic, for sure.

Love And Other Drugs (D: Edward Zwick, 113 min) In this love story from Edward Zwick (Defiance), Jake Gyllenhaal plays a cutthroat pharmaceutical exec and Anne Hathaway the free spirit he woos in what’s supposed to be Oscar fodder for the two stars. But the spectacular supporting cast – Oliver Platt, Judy Greer, George Segal and the late, great Jill Clayburgh – could eclipse them both.

All four movies open Wednesday (November 24). Screened after press time – see reviews November 24 at nowtoronto.com/movies.

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With The Deathly Hallows – its second-last instalment – the franchise adds drama to the fantasy in a story that never loses steam through its rather hefty two and a half hours.

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True, Megamind continues to rock the box office, but this week’s animation find is this reinvention of the Rapunzel fairy tale in which the imprisoned maiden is just not that into her rescuer.

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James Franco shows that he’s turning into one of the big screen’s most fascinating actors in Danny Boyle’s harrowing true story about an adventurer trapped on a mountain in terrible ways.

CLIENT 9

The Rise And Fall Of Eliot Spitzer is Oscar winner Alex Gibney’s latest real-life project, a complex portrait of an effective legal crusader with a predilection for prostitutes and political power.

THE AMERICAN (Anton Corbijn) is a mostly

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competent spin on the standard one-lastjob thriller, with a solid performance by George Clooney as the resolutely closedoff lead. You can sink into the movie’s visuals without ever quite connecting to the story – which is the reason the pic never snaps into focus for its final movement. Some subtitles. 104 min. NNN (NW) Interchange 30

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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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is a modest supernatural thriller that uses a brisk pace and fluid editing to provide mild entertainment, but that can’t disguise the thinness of its BURIED (Rodrigo simple story: five stranCortés) takes gers are trapped in an place entirely within EXPANDED REVIEWS office tower elevator, the confines of a coffin nowtoronto.com one of whom is the Devil in which a man (Ryan in disguise, here to kill Reynolds) has found sinners for fun. 80 min. NN (AD) himself buried with little more than a Interchange 30 lighter, a flask and a cellphone. Reynolds is

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two decades fighting to clear her brother (Sam Rockwell) of a murder conviction, to a mundane movie-of-the-week. 106 min.

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Forced to choose which of her young twins will be pried from the rubble, a mother (Xu Fan) chooses her son and spends the rest of her life punishing herself for the decision. What she doesn’t know is that her daughter has also miraculously survived, to be raised by foster parents in another city. And as the story skips through the decades, Aftershock grows into a thoughtful melodrama about survivor’s guilt and how the weight of the dead can press upon the living for years or even decades after their loss. Subtitled.

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(Ben Wheatley) plays like an episode of The Sopranos directed by Mike Leigh, plopping itself down in a Brighton household where a young man and his parents cope with the demands of everyday family life while running some sort of criminal syndicate.

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procedural in which Lisbeth Salander (Noomi Rapace) stands trial for her father’s murder. See it to complete the story, but know that the film doesn’t cut it as a stand-alone. Subtitled. 146 min. NN (SGC) Canada Square, Grande - Yonge, Interchange 30, Kennedy Commons 20, Kingsway Theatre, SilverCity Mississauga, Varsity

movie itself, they’re a lot more complex than they first appear. 93 min. NNNN (NW) Carlton Cinema

Due Date (Todd Phillips) is basically just

an update of Planes, Trains & Automobiles, with control freak Robert Downey Jr. and clueless chaos-bringer Zach Galifianakis racing from Atlanta to Los Angeles. The actors could have coasted on the odd-couple script, but they both dig deep into their characters; Downey, in particular, gives what would be an Oscarcalibre performance in a just universe.

(Really, he’s amazing.) But the emotional depth winds up pushing against the broader nature of the plot, which gets more cartoonish as it goes along. Due Date is much more satisfying when it keeps things real. 95 min. NNN (NW) 401 & Morningside, Beach Cinemas, Carlton Cinema, Coliseum Mississauga, Coliseum Scarborough, Colossus, Courtney Park 16, Eglinton Town Centre, Empire Theatres at Empress Walk, Grande - Steeles, Queensway, Rainbow Market Square, Rainbow Promenade, Rainbow Woodbine, Scotiabank Theatre, SilverCity Fairview, SilverCity Yonge, SilverCity Yorkdale

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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 a corporate magnate, 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

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

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(Will Gluck) is a chipper riff on The Scarlet Letter, in which a high school senior (Emma Stone) is branded a slut after a white lie about losing her virginity goes viral. Gluck’s film occupies the 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) Colossus, Interchange 30, Kennedy Commons 20, Yonge & Dundas 24

eat Pray Love (Ryan Murphy) offers

audiences the chance to vicariously accompany Julia Roberts as she retraces author Elizabeth Gilbert’s best-selling odyssey of self-embiggenment, travelling from one impossibly photogenic, sundrenched location to another in a profoundly monotonous travelogue. 139 min.

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Fair Game (Doug Liman) dramatizes the

story of the Bush administration’s outing of CIA operative Valerie Plame (Naomi Watts) in retaliation for her husband, former U.S. ambassador Joseph Wilson (Sean Penn), poking holes in the case for invading Iraq. Plame and Wilson are

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depicted as a well-matched pair of stalwart, morally upright people, but once her secret is out, there’s nothing for the two actors to do but puff themselves up selfrighteously over and over again as they’re smeared repeatedly by a series of anonymous wonks in suits. That may be exactly what happened, but it’s not terribly dramatic, no matter how hard Liman tries to invest the proceedings with jittery energy. Fair Game never really comes into its own as a movie. It just seems like old news. 108 min. NN (NW) Canada Square, Colossus, Grande - Yonge, Kennedy Commons 20, Queensway, SilverCity Mississauga, Varsity, Yonge & Dundas 24

Faster (George Tillman Jr.) 98 min. See Also Opening, page 79.

Opens Nov 24 at 401 & Morningside, Coliseum Mississauga, Coliseum Scarborough, Courtney Park 16, Eglinton Town Centre, Empire Theatres at Empress Walk, Interchange 30, Queensway, Rainbow Woodbine, Scotiabank Theatre, SilverCity Fairview.

For CoLoreD GirLs (Tyler Perry) is

middlebrow king Perry’s inept adaptation of Ntozake Shange’s powerful “choreopoem,” for colored girls who have considered suicide/ when the rainbow is enuf.

Shange’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play uses poetry, movement and song to tell the universal stories of seven black women identified by a particular colour and living in different cities. Perry gives the women names, jobs and oh so many issues as he lets their lives intersect in and around a

New York City apartment. He’s added a gallery of good-for-nothing black men and a couple of older women to the mix, mostly to dispense some Madea-to-order wisdom. The poetry, intermingled with Perry’s banal dialogue, feels awkward when delivered, inevitably in close-ups. In the end, it’s a star-studded checklist of issues covering date rape, STDs and domestic abuse. 134 min. N (GS) 401 & Morningside, Coliseum Mississauga, Coliseum Scarborough, Colossus, Courtney Park 16, Eglinton Town Centre, Rainbow Woodbine, Scotiabank Theatre, SilverCity Yorkdale

the GirL Who KiCKeD the horNet’s Nest (Daniel Alfredson) adapts the third

and final book in Stieg Larsson’s bestselling trilogy. It’s basically a dreary court

out as a road movie in which Harry (Jamey Sheridan) tries to find his soul. When his old Navy buddy (Steve Buscemi) makes a deathbed request – “Tell Kagan I’m sorry” for a 30-year-old episode – Harry hits the road to meet his commitment. Along the way he tracks down his other Navy pals – John Savage as a homophobic real estate agent, peacenik prof Aidan Quinn and born-again Titus Welliver – all of whom participated in what turns out to have been a brutal beating of a fellow recruit.

Sheridan is excellent as the guilt-ridden guy with a secret and, though the structure is formulaic to a fault, Gordon elicits terrific performances in this tender and timely film. 94 min. NNN (SGC) Carlton Cinema

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project than Jia’s docu-fiction hybrid 24 City. He explores the tangled history of the port city of Shanghai, but of course he’s really considering the political and cultural legacies of China as a whole.

Tracking some 160 years of change and upheaval, with special attention to the damage wrought by Mao’s Cultural Revolution, Jia weaves archival images and interviews with witnesses into an involving historical tapestry, breaking up the action with shots of long-time muse Zhao Tao wandering through the city. Subtitled.

118 min. NNNN (NW) Carlton Cinema, TIFF Bell Lightbox

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HEREAFTER (Clint Eastwood) is a muzzy-

headed, vaguely supernatural drama about three people (Cécile De France, Matt Damon and Frankie McLaren) whose lives are shadowed by death. Eastwood’s made lazy films before – most recently Changeling and Invictus – but the subject matter of Hereafter sets certain expectaINCEPTION (Christopher Nolan) is a tions that his indifferent approach can’t complex thriller/heist flick with even begin to satisfy. Some subtitles. 123 Leonardo DiCaprio as the leader of an min. NN (NW) industrial-espionage team who extract valuable information by Canada Square, Coliseum inserting themselves Scarborough, Courtney into dreams. TremenPark 16, Cumberland 4, EXPANDED REVIEWS dous, full-throttle filmEglinton Town Centre, nowtoronto.com making. 146 min.

Grande - Yonge, Interchange 30, Queensway, NNNNN (NW) SilverCity Fairview, SilverColiseum Mississauga, City Mississauga, Yonge & Dundas 24 Colossus, Interchange 30, Kennedy Commons 20 I SPIT ON YOUR GRAVE (Steven R. Monroe) stars Sarah Butler as an city woman who INSIDE JOB (Charles Ferguson) takes rents a summer cottage to work on her a very complex subject – the story of novel, only to be raped and beaten by a the global economic collapse triggered by quartet of yokels. She seeks vengeance. the 2008 failure of several American fiStandard horror movie style and murders nancial institutions – and explains it in too elaborate to be real try to keep the very simple terms. It wasn’t an unforeseemovie safely within genre conventions, able freak occurrence that laid waste to but you’ll still want a shower afterward. the market; it was the predictable result 107 min. NNN (AD) of too many junk mortgages, the deregulation of derivatives and the infiltration of Interchange 30 A HOST OF CHARACTERS THAT WOULDconservative MAKE DICKENS WEEP FORideologists JOY.” free-market into - Kirk Honeycutt, REPORTER I WISH I KNEW (Jia Zhang-ke) is a HOLLYWOOD schools of economics throughout the more conventional documentary West. Ferguson’s documentary is so”easily “

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understood that if you’re not furious by the time you leave the theatre, it’s probably because you were staring at the floor with your fingers in your ears. Which a number of U.S. economists, lobbyists and politicians would appreciate. 108 min.

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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 with this oddball dramedy about a suicidal teen (a terrific Keir Gilchrist) who lands in the adult psych ward of a New York hospital. NNNN (NW) Interchange 30, Yonge & Dundas 24

JACKASS 3D (Jeff Tremaine) is exactly like

the two previous features and TV series, except for the 3-D, which is so feeble you’ll barely notice it. Johnny Knoxville and cohorts pee, puke, poop, fart, get hit and take a lot of falls in a non-stop string of simple gags and stunts. They laugh like loons when someone else gets nailed and look genuinely miserable when it’s their turn. The relentless repetition quickly generates mind-numbing boredom. 90 min. N (AD) 401 & Morningside, Coliseum Mississauga, Coliseum Scarborough, Colossus, Courtney Park 16, Eglinton Town Centre, Empire Theatres at Empress Walk, Grande - Steeles, Queensway, Scotiabank Theatre, SilverCity Fairview, SilverCity Yorkdale

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) Interchange 30, Kennedy Commons 20, Kingsway Theatre

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(Matt Reeves) successfully adapts Tomas Alfredson’s Swedish chiller Let The Right One In, transferring the action to New Mexico. A bullied teen (Kodi Smit-McPhee) and an enigmatic neighbour (Chloë Grace Moretz) bond as a series of murders sweep their apartment

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complex. Writer/director Reeves honours Alfredson’s original from the very first frames. 115 min. NNNN (NW) Interchange 30

LIFE AS WE KNOW IT (Greg Berlanti) stars

Katherine Heigl and Josh Duhamel as coguardians of the orphaned baby of their deceased best friends. The idea that parents would leave their child with such an irresponsible pairing and not tell them is the movie’s first stupid plot point, and it continues in poor taste from there. 115 min. NN (RS) Canada Square, Coliseum Mississauga, Empire Theatres at Empress Walk, Interchange 30, Kennedy Commons 20, Queensway, Rainbow Promenade, Rainbow Woodbine, SilverCity Mississauga, Yonge & Dundas 24

THE LIGHT THIEF (Aktan Arym Kubat) 80 min. See review, page 79. NNN (NW) Opens Nov 18 at TIFF Bell Lightbox.

LOVE & OTHER DRUGS (Edward Zwick) 113 min. See Also Opening, page 79.

Opens Nov 24 at 401 & Morningside, Colossus, Courtney Park 16, Eglinton Town Centre, Grande - Steeles, Grande - Yonge, Kennedy Commons 20, Queensway, Rainbow Woodbine, Scotiabank Theatre, SilverCity Mississauga, SilverCity Yonge, Varsity.

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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(Jeff Malmberg) is a documentary about outsider artist Mark Hogancamp, who’s constructed an elaborate scale-model world in his backyard as a way to cope with the after-effects of a brutal beating that left him with a brain injury and memory loss. When Hogancamp’s dynamic photographs of Marwencol come to the attention of a Greenwich Village art gallery, everything changes – and director Malmberg probes still deeper into his subject’s complicated, wounded soul. It’s absolutely thrilling to watch the camera push Hogancamp closer and closer to confronting some elements

of himself that he obviously doesn’t want to discuss, and what happens after that is even more amazing. This is one of the best movies you’ll see all year; please don’t let anyone ruin it for you. 83 min. NNNNN (NW) TIFF Bell Lightbox

MEGAMIND (Tom McGrath) has some

great ideas flying around, but they never quite make it onto the screen. The villainbeats-hero premise is ingenious, but it’s executed with parts cribbed from Shrek, Despicable Me, The Incredibles and Monsters Vs. Aliens. Sure, Will Ferrell is a great choice for the role of an insecure supergenius, and David Cross is great fun as his talking-fish sidekick, but they’re trapped in a formula storyline that follows some very familiar beats. When Ferrell plays with a malapropism or improvises the perfect capper to a scene, the movie glows with madcap invention, but mostly it just sits around basking in its borrowed production design and retread concept. 96 min. NN (NW) 401 & Morningside, Beach Cinemas, Canada Square, Carlton Cinema, Coliseum Mississauga, Coliseum Scarborough, Colossus, Courtney Park 16, Eglinton Town Centre, Empire Theatres at Empress Walk, Grande - Steeles, Queensway, Rainbow Market Square, Rainbow Promenade, Rainbow Woodbine, Scotiabank Theatre, SilverCity Fairview, SilverCity Yonge, SilverCity Yorkdale

MONSTERS (Gareth Edwards) sends a pair of American citizens (Scoot McNairy and Whitney Able) stumbling through a Mexico infested by beasts from a crashed space probe. It’s a border-crossing movie: Sin Nombre with giant space octopods.

It’s also a one-man production: writer-director-cinematographer-production designer Edwards also takes credit for the CG animation. The movie should guarantee him a career as an effects artist, but everything else is beyond his reach. The leads are stick figures who spend all their screen time spouting risible platitudes about how America sure looks different when you see it from the other side of a wall. I love a giant-monster movie as much as the next guy – more, probably – but even I can’t get behind this. 94 min.

NN (NW) Interchange 30, Scotiabank Theatre MORNING GLORY (Roger Michell) casts

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Harrison Ford as an aging newshound forced to take a gig co-hosting a struggling New York morning show. Rachel McAdams is the 28-year-old executive producer who brings him aboard, and Diane Keaton the vain has-been with whom he now must share a desk. Ford scowls like a pro, and McAdams probably smiles more than she has in her entire off-camera life.

It’s pleasant enough fluff – particularly during a lively midsection when McAdams starts putting her talent in increasingly absurd situations to boost ratings – but nothing more. 106 min. NNN (NW) 401 & Morningside, Colossus, Courtney Park 16, Eglinton Town Centre, Grande Steeles, Grande - Yonge, Kennedy Commons 20, Queensway, Rainbow Market Square, Rainbow Promenade, Scotiabank Theatre, SilverCity Fairview, SilverCity Mississauga, SilverCity Yonge, SilverCity Yorkdale, Varsity

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?

The 3-D is so underused that the movie might as well be flat. 88 min. NNN (AD) Interchange 30

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

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THE NEXT THREE DAYS (Paul Haggis) 133 min. See review, page 78. NN (NW) Opens Nov 19 at 401 & Morningside, Canada Square, Coliseum Scarborough, Colossus, Courtney Park 16, Cumberland 4, Eglinton Town Centre, Grande - Yonge, Queensway, Rainbow Promenade, Rainbow Woodbine, Scotiabank Theatre, SilverCity Fairview, SilverCity Mississauga.

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(Sam Taylor-Wood) feels like it could be a Mike Leigh movie about the birth of the Beatles – and that’s a compliment. Taylor-Wood’s character study of the teenage John Lennon (Aaron Johnson, last seen in Kick-Ass) doesn’t hint adorably at greatness to come; it’s just the tale of an angry Liverpool kid who’s wrenched wide open when he reconnects with his long-lost mother (Anne-Marie Duff) to the disapproval of his protective aunt (Kristin Scott Thomas).

Only the scenes in which John tentatively establishes a rapport with some kid named Paul (Thomas Sangster, working a touch more broadly) feel calculated toward Beatles nostalgists, but in a way that’s unavoidable. However ordinary they may have seemed, these were moments that changed the world. 97 min.

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(Danny Boyle) finds the notoriously kinetic filmmaker telling the story of Aron Ralston, who spent the eponymous span of time trapped under a boulder in a Utah canyon before hitting on a particularly horrible solution. Boyle brings his usual flair to the action, jumping into flashbacks, fantasies and hallucinations to give the movie some shape.

It’s the cinematic equivalent of restless leg syndrome, but serves to convey Ralston’s unravelling state of mind. In a compelling solo performance, James Franco turns his natural charisma and playfulness into character flaws. Ralston’s overconfidence and casual approach to mountaineering put him in harm’s way, yet his ingenuity and powerful will to live redeem him. And yes, the climax is exactly as gruelling as you’ve heard. 93 min. NNNN (NW) Empire Theatres at Empress Walk, Scotiabank Theatre, Varsity

THE OTHER GUYS (Adam McKay) is a buddy-cop comedy starring Will Ferrell

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As quasi-satirical action movies go, it’s no Hot Fuzz, but it’s a damn sight better than Cop Out. 107 min. NNN (NW) Interchange 30

PARANORMAL ACTIVITY 2 (Tod Williams) sticks reasonably close to the elements that made the original so effective, and feels like a genuine companion piece to the first picture. The downside is this is basically just another helping of Paranormal Activity. The use of multiple security cameras allows director Williams to change vantage points and pace the action slightly differently. It also allows for a couple of effective shock cuts. Paranormal Activity 2 doesn’t use dread the same way as its predecessor, which built its scares from the sense that absolutely anything could crash into that static frame at any moment. This time around, we more or less understand the threat and how it works; it’s just a question of which door is going to swing open, or what noise is going to startle us next. That still makes for a scary movie, but now the scares seem more predictable. 91 min. NNN (NW) 401 & Morningside, Colossus, Courtney Park 16, Eglinton Town Centre, Grande Steeles, Kennedy Commons 20, Queensway, Rainbow Woodbine, SilverCity Fairview, SilverCity Mississauga, SilverCity Yonge, SilverCity Yorkdale, Yonge & Dundas 24 THE PEOPLE VS. GEORGE LUCAS (Alexandre Philippe) 97 min. See review, page 79. NN (NW) Opens Nov 18 at TIFF Bell Lightbox.

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(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 megaplex. 104 min. NNNN (NW) Interchange 30

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SALT (Phillip Noyce) stars Angelina Jolie as

CIA agent Evelyn Salt, accused by a Russian defector of being a sleeper spy. It unfolds in a monotone of explosions and car chases, and the plot holes are ludicrous. If you’re gonna make an actioner with Angelina Jolie that isn’t sexy or funny, can you at least make it smart? 100 min. NN (SGC) Interchange 30

SAW 3D (Kevin Greutert) is just like the six previous Saws, except it’s in unimpressive 3-D. Characters try to escape from elaborate death traps set by either a secret accomplice of dead serial killer John Kramer (Tobin Bell) or crooked cop Hoffman (Costas Mandylor). As a series finale, it’s disappointing. The big surprise is exactly the kind of reveal the Saw movies have given us before. Bell, who gives the continued on page 84 œ

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SUMMERHOOD (Jacob Medjuck) is writer/ director Medjuck’s first film, and you can really tell. The dialogue is stilted and the emotional conflict meaningless, though there are lots of gross-out poopy jokes.

Narrated by John Cusack, the story follows four 10 year-old cabin mates at summer camp – Reckless (Degrassi: The Next GenSECRETARIAT (Randall Wallace) is the true eration’s Scott Beaudin), Toast and Fetus story of the colt that won the Triple Crown – all of them bad boys who get on the asin 1973. Owner Diane Lane coasts on a sistant director’s (Christopher McDonald) beaming smile and a trembling lower lip, nerves. Oh, and Fetus (Lucian Maisel) has a while trainer John Malkovich sports a big crush. Though Maisel series of truly hideous is awfully cute, he outfits. It’s that kind of mumbles, and Cusack’s movie. We deserve betEXPANDED REVIEWS voice-over is way too ter. 122 min. N (NW) nowtoronto.com blabby and distracting.

Canada Square, Grande The one terrific speech - Yonge, Interchange 30, – from the assistant direcKennedy Commons 20, Kingsway Theatre, tor, about how he cares about the kids’ Queensway safety – totally tanks because the characSKYLINE (Colin Strause, Greg Strause) is a ter’s been so relentlessly ridiculed that we low-rent War Of The Worlds with five can’t take him seriously. Strictly for eightpeople in an apartment building. White year-olds. 96 min. N (SGC) light drops from the sky and anyone who Yonge & Dundas 24 looks into it gets sucked into the alien TAKERS (John Luessenhop) is a moderately ships above. Two guys, their girlfriends entertaining caper flick about a gang of and a hanger-on try to survive when monprofessional thieves whose armoured-car sters from the ships descend. The extrajob goes wrong while the cop on the case terrestrials look cool and things pick up in slowly closes in. 115 min. NNN (AD) the last half-hour, but except for a few Interchange 30 minutes, the first hour is dull. It’s hard to generate suspense from bright light when TAMARA DREWE (Stephen Frears) plops us acting, directing, pace and CG are down at a pastoral writers’ colony disadequate at best. 92 min. NN (AD) rupted by the return of a young woman 401 & Morningside, Beach Cinemas, Carl(Gemma Arterton) to her family home. ton Cinema, Colossus, Courtney Park 16, Director Frears pitches it as a classic BritEglinton Town Centre, Grande - Steeles, ish drawing-room comedy, with various Grande - Yonge, Kennedy Commons 20, characters cheating on one another and Queensway, Rainbow Market Square, Raininformation travelling back and forth in bow Woodbine, SilverCity Fairview, Silverwhispers. Someone even overhears a conCity Mississauga, SilverCity Yonge, Silverversation whilst trapped in the loo. It’s City Yorkdale, Yonge & Dundas 24 pleasant enough, and the performances

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(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 Turteltaub) is a silly effects comedy with Nicolas Cage making wizard hands opposite a squirming Jay Baruchel. The big effects sequences are realized well enough, but the real entertainment value is in the performances. 108 min. NNN (NW) Interchange 30 STONE (John Curran) stars Robert De Niro

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sustained impression of Bubbles from The Wire. 105 min. N (NW) Interchange 30, Kennedy Commons 20

as a hard-case Detroit parole officer flummoxed by his latest applicant (Edward Norton), who claims to be in the middle of a spiritual rebirth. 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

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are sprightly, but aside from Tamsin Greig’s devastating turn as a cuckolded wife slowly crumbling under the strain of keeping up appearances for her narcissistic bastard of a husband (Roger Allam), it doesn’t amount to much. 111 min. NNN (NW) Canada Square, Cumberland 4

TANGLED (Nathan Greno, Byron

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Howard) 101 min. See review, page 78.

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THE TOWN (Ben Affleck) finds Affleck

of the supernatural is almost commonplace. There’s a generosity and warmth here that practically radiates off the screen; you can’t help but be pulled along as the director takes his odd, wonderful journey. If you’ve seen Syndromes And A Century or Tropical Malady, you already know and love his distinctive tone; if you haven’t, you’ll pick it up quickly enough.

Subtitled. 108 min. NNNNN (NW) Carlton Cinema

UNSTOPPABLE (Tony Scott) sends Denzel Washington and Chris Pine after a runaway train speeding out of control toward a trestle over which it will surely plummet, smack in the middle of a city of tens of thousands of people. The movie has a certain momentum, but it’s no fun at all.

Director Scott plays the whole thing straight, resulting in a fast-moving but disappointingly serious disaster movie.

The train growls when it shoots past the camera, which gives us hope that proper hysteria could break out at any moment.

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(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.

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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) Interchange 30

WILL MEET A TALL DARK STRANGER ñYOU

(Woody Allen) is a sly entry tracking the desires and anxieties of people who go the distance – and a bit too far – to chase their dreams. Great ensemble cast, especially Naomi Watts and Josh Brolin as a couple with problems. 98 min.

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Burlesque

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.

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BOONMEE WHO CAN RECALL HIS PAST LIVES ñUNCLE

(Apichatpong Weerasethakul) took this year’s Palme d’Or at Cannes. It’s a lovely magic-realist study of a dying Thai man (Thanapat Saisaymar) who welcomes visits from friends and relatives both living and spectral. Shooting with an unfussy vérité aesthetic, Apichatpong crafts a delicate, enveloping spell, creating a world where the intrusion

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CONVICTION Fri-Wed 1:50, 4:00, 6:45, 9:00 DOWN TERRACE 1:15, 3:15, 5:10, 7:15, 9:20 DUE DATE (14A) 1:35, 3:35, 5:35, 7:35, 9:40 HANDSOME HARRY Thu 1:20, 3:10, 5:05, 7:20, 9:30 I WISH I KNEW Fri-Wed 1:40, 4:20, 6:55, 9:25 MEGAMIND (PG) 1:25, 3:20, 5:15, 7:10, 9:10 NEVER LET ME GO (14A) Thu 1:50, 4:05, 6:55, 9:25 Fri-Wed 1:20, 9:35 NOWHERE BOY (14A) 3:25, 5:25, 7:30 Thu 1:30 mat, 9:35 late SKYLINE (14A) 1:45, 4:10, 7:00, 9:15 SOCH LO Sat 7:00 Sun 2:00 TILL MY HEARTACHES END Fri-Wed 1:30, 4:15, 7:05, 9:30 THE TOWN (14A) Thu 1:40, 4:20, 7:05, 9:45 UNCLE BOONMEE WHO CAN RECALL HIS PAST LIVES Thu 2:00, 4:15, 6:50, 9:05 Fri, Mon-Wed 2:00, 4:35, 6:50, 9:45 Sat 2:00, 4:35, 9:45 Sun 4:35, 6:50, 9:45

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HEREAFTER (PG) Thu 12:30, 3:30, 6:45, 9:50 THE NEXT THREE DAYS (14A) Fri-Wed 12:20, 3:30, 6:45, 10:00 RED 12:50, 3:45, 6:30, 9:20 TAMARA DREWE Thu 1:15, 4:30, 10:00 UNSTOPPABLE (PG) Thu 1:30 4:15 7:00 9:40 Fri-Wed 1:15, 4:15, 7:00, 9:30 YOU WILL MEET A TALL DARK STRANGER (PG) Fri-Wed 1:30, 4:30, 7:15, 9:45

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DUE DATE (14A) Thu 1:15, 3:50, 6:55, 9:15 Fri-Sat 1:25, 3:50, 6:55, 9:15, 11:35 Sun-Tue 1:25, 3:50, 6:55, 9:15 HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS: PART 1 (PG) Thu 12:01 Fri-Wed 12:30, 3:35, 6:45, 9:40 MEGAMIND (PG) Thu-Tue 12:40, 2:50, 5:00, 7:10, 9:25 Wed 1:25, 3:50, 6:55, 9:15 MORNING GLORY (PG) Thu 4:05, 6:40, 9:30 Fri-Wed 1:15, 4:05, 6:40, 9:30 RED Thu 12:50, 9:40 SKYLINE (14A) 1:10, 3:55, 6:30, 9:00 Fri-Sat 11:20 late THE SOCIAL NETWORK (14A) Thu 3:40, 7:05 TANGLED Wed 12:40, 2:50, 5:00, 7:10, 9:25 UNSTOPPABLE (PG) 1:00, 3:30, 6:50, 9:10 Fri-Sat 11:30 late

SCOTIABANK THEATRE (CE) 259 RICHMOND ST W, 416-368-5600

BURLESQUE (PG) Wed 1:40, 4:30, 7:30, 10:30 DAS RHEINGOLD Sat 1:00 DUE DATE (14A) Thu 1:20, 2:40, 4:00, 5:10, 6:50, 7:50, 9:20, 10:20 Fri, Mon-Tue 1:40, 4:50, 7:40, 10:20 Sat-Sun 11:40, 2:10, 4:50, 7:40, 10:20 Wed 2:30, 5:00, 7:50, 10:20 FASTER (14A) Wed 2:10, 5:15, 8:00, 10:35 FOR COLORED GIRLS (14A) Thu 1:00, 4:10, 7:20, 10:30 Fri, MonTue 12:30, 3:30, 6:40, 9:50 Sat-Sun 12:20, 3:30, 6:40, 9:50 JACKASS 3D (18A) Thu 2:30, 4:50, 7:40, 10:10 Fri-Tue 2:20, 5:15, 8:00, 10:35 Wed 2:20, 4:50, 7:40, 10:10 LOVE & OTHER DRUGS (14A) Wed 1:20, 4:10, 6:50, 9:50 MEGAMIND (PG) Thu 3:00, 6:20, 9:00 Fri, Mon-Tue 2:30, 5:00 Sun 12:00, 2:30, 5:00 MEGAMIND 3D (PG) Thu 2:15, 5:00, 7:30, 10:00 Fri-Tue 1:00, 3:40, 6:20, 9:00 Wed 1:00, 3:30, 6:20, 9:00 MEGAMIND: AN IMAX 3D EXPERIENCE (PG) Thu-Fri, MonWed 1:30, 4:15, 7:00, 9:30 Sat-Sun 11:30, 2:00, 4:30, 7:00, 9:30 MONSTERS Thu 2:00, 4:40, 7:15, 9:45 Fri-Tue 1:20, 4:20, 6:50, 9:20 Wed 1:50, 4:20, 6:50, 9:20 MORNING GLORY (PG) Thu 1:10, 1:50, 3:50, 4:30, 6:30, 7:10, 9:10, 9:50 Fri, Mon-Tue 1:10, 2:00, 3:50, 4:40, 6:30, 7:20, 9:10, 10:00 Sat 1:10, 1:40, 3:50, 4:40, 6:30, 7:20, 9:10, 10:00 Sun

1:10, 1:40, 3:50, 4:40, 7:20, 10:00 Wed 1:10, 3:40, 6:30, 9:10 THE NEXT THREE DAYS (14A) Fri-Tue 12:50, 4:00, 7:10, 10:30 Wed 12:50, 4:00, 7:10, 10:15 127 HOURS (14A) Fri, Mon-Tue 1:50, 4:30, 7:30, 10:10 Sat 1:30, 4:10, 7:30, 10:10 Sun 1:30, 4:30, 7:30, 10:10 Wed 1:50, 4:30, 7:20, 10:10 RED Thu 1:15, 3:50 Fri, Mon-Wed 2:40, 5:30, 8:30 Sat-Sun 11:50, 2:40, 5:30, 8:30 SAW 3D (18A) Thu 2:50, 5:30, 8:00, 10:35 Fri-Sun, Tue 7:50, 10:15 Mon 10:15 THE SOCIAL NETWORK (14A) Thu 12:50, 3:40, 6:40, 9:40 Fri-Tue 12:40, 3:45, 6:45, 9:40 Wed 1:00, 3:50, 6:45, 9:40 WWE SURVIVOR SERIES - 2010 Sun 8:00

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YONGE & DUNDAS 24 (AMC) 10 DUNDAS ST E, 416-335-5323

ACTION REPLAYY (PG) Thu 2:05, 5:00 AFTERSHOCK Thu 1:40, 4:25, 7:20 BURIED (14A) Thu 3:05 Fri 5:25 Sat-Sun 12:30, 5:25 MonWed 5:25, 10:05 CONVICTION 3:05 Mon-Wed 7:40 late EASY A (14A) Thu 5:40, 8:10, 10:25 Fri 3:25, 5:40 Sat 10:55, 1:05, 3:25, 5:40 Sun 10:55, 1:05, 3:25, 5:40, 8:10, 10:25 Mon-Wed 3:25, 5:40, 8:10, 10:25 FAIR GAME Thu 1:45, 2:45, 4:30, 5:30, 7:05, 8:05, 9:45, 10:45 Fri, Mon-Wed 1:50, 4:30, 7:05, 9:50 Sat-Sun 11:00, 1:50, 4:30, 7:05, 9:50 GOLMAAL 3 (PG) Thu 6:20, 9:30 GUZAARISH 3:45, 7:00, 10:00 Sat-Sun 10:05, 12:50 mat HARRY POTTER ADVENTURE Thu 6:00 HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS: PART 1 (PG) Thu 12:01 Fri 2:15, 2:45, 3:15, 3:45, 4:15, 5:15, 5:45, 6:15, 6:45, 7:15, 7:45, 8:45, 9:15, 9:45, 10:15, 10:45, 11:15, 12:00, 12:30 Sat 10:15, 10:45, 11:15, 11:45, 12:15, 12:45, 1:45, 2:15, 2:45, 3:15, 3:45, 4:15, 5:15, 5:45, 6:15, 6:45, 7:15, 7:45, 8:45, 9:15, 9:45, 10:15, 10:45, 11:15, 12:00, 12:30 Sun 10:15, 10:45, 11:15, 11:45, 12:15, 12:45, 1:45, 2:15, 2:45, 3:15, 3:45, 4:15, 5:15, 5:45, 6:15, 6:45, 7:15, 7:45, 8:45, 9:15, 9:45, 10:15, 10:45, 11:15 Mon-Wed 2:15, 2:45, 3:15, 3:45, 4:15, 5:15, 5:45, 6:15,

6:45, 7:15, 7:45, 8:45, 9:15, 9:45, 10:15, 10:45, 11:15 HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS PART 1: THE IMAX EXPERIENCE (PG) Thu 12:01 Fri, Mon-Wed 1:15, 4:45, 8:15, 11:30 Sat-Sun 9:45, 1:15, 4:45, 8:15, 11:30 HEREAFTER (PG) Thu 2:00, 3:50, 4:50, 6:50, 7:50, 9:50 Fri, Mon-Wed 2:00, 4:55, 7:50, 10:50 Sat-Sun 11:10, 2:00, 4:55, 7:50, 10:50 IT’S KIND OF A FUNNY STORY (14A) Thu 2:40, 5:20, 7:55 Fri 2:40, 4:35, 5:30, 7:55 Sat-Sun 4:35 Mon-Tue 2:40, 4:35, 5:30, 7:55, 10:00 LIFE AS WE KNOW IT (PG) Thu 2:20, 4:15, 5:15, 8:00, 10:40 Fri, Mon-Wed 2:20, 5:15, 8:00, 10:35 Sat-Sun 11:15, 2:20, 5:15, 8:00, 10:35 NEVER LET ME GO (14A) Thu-Fri 2:10 Sat-Sun 11:35, 2:10 Mon-Tue 2:10, 7:25 PARANORMAL ACTIVITY 2 (14A) Thu 2:00, 2:45, 3:30, 4:15, 5:15, 6:45, 9:15 Fri, Mon-Wed 3:10, 5:20, 7:35, 10:10 Sat-Sun 10:40, 1:00, 3:10, 5:20, 7:35, 10:10 SKYLINE (14A) 2:30, 3:30, 5:00, 6:00, 7:30, 8:30, 9:55, 10:55 Fri 12:10 late Sat 10:50, 12:10, 1:10 mat, 12:10 late Sun 10:50, 12:10, 1:10 mat SUMMERHOOD 2:05, 4:40, 7:10, 9:40 Sat-Sun 11:20 mat TANGLED Wed 3:45, 6:15, 9:00 TANGLED 3D Wed 2:00, 3:00, 4:30, 5:00, 5:45, 7:00, 7:45, 8:30, 9:30, 10:15, 11:00 THE TOWN (14A) Thu 1:50, 4:50, 7:50 Fri, Mon-Wed 1:55, 4:50, 7:40, 10:40 Sat-Sun 11:05, 1:55, 4:50, 7:40, 10:40 UNSTOPPABLE (PG) Thu 2:15, 3:15, 3:45, 4:45, 5:45, 6:15, 7:15, 8:15, 9:00, 9:45, 10:15, 11:00 Fri 2:15, 3:15, 3:45, 4:45, 5:45, 6:15, 7:15, 8:15, 9:00, 9:45, 10:45, 12:15 Sat 11:30, 12:30, 1:15, 2:15, 3:15, 3:45, 4:45, 5:45, 6:15, 7:15, 8:15, 9:00, 9:45, 10:45, 12:15 Sun 10:45, 11:30, 12:30, 1:15, 2:15, 3:15, 3:45, 4:45, 5:45, 6:15, 7:15, 8:15, 9:00, 9:45, 10:45 Mon-Tue 2:15, 3:15, 3:45, 4:45, 5:45, 6:15, 7:15, 8:15, 9:00, 9:45, 10:45 Wed 2:30, 3:15, 5:00, 5:45, 7:30, 8:15, 9:45, 10:45

Midtown CANADA SQUARE (CE) 2200 YONGE ST, 416-646-0444

CONVICTION Thu 5:00, 7:30 FAIR GAME Fri 4:20, 7:00, 9:30 Sat-Sun 1:40, 4:20, 6:50, 9:30 Mon-Wed 4:25, 7:05 THE GIRL WHO KICKED THE HORNET’S NEST (14A) Thu 4:10, 7:20 Fri 3:30, 6:40, 9:50 Sat-Sun 1:30, 4:50, 8:00 Mon-Wed 4:00, 7:15 HEREAFTER (PG) Thu 4:15, 7:10 LIFE AS WE KNOW IT (PG) Thu 5:15, 7:50 MEGAMIND (PG) Thu 6:45 Fri 4:00, 6:45, 9:00 Sat-Sun 1:50, 4:25, 6:40, 9:00 Mon-Wed 4:10, 6:30 THE NEXT THREE DAYS (14A) Fri 3:50, 6:50, 9:45 Sat-Sun 1:05, 4:00, 7:00, 9:55 Mon-Wed 4:15, 7:20 NOWHERE BOY (14A) Thu 4:50, 7:35 Fri 4:45, 7:30, 9:55 Sat-Sun 2:20, 5:00, 7:30, 9:50 Mon-Tue 4:40, 7:10 RED Wed 4:40, 7:40 SECRETARIAT (G) Thu 4:00, 7:00 Fri 3:40, 6:30, 9:15 SatSun 1:00, 3:45, 6:30, 9:15 Mon-Tue 4:30, 7:25 THE SOCIAL NETWORK (14A) Wed 4:20, 7:00 TAMARA DREWE Fri 4:30, 7:05, 9:35 Sat-Sun 2:00, 4:40, 7:10, 9:40 Mon-Wed 4:50, 7:30 THE TOWN (14A) Thu 4:40, 7:40 Fri 4:10, 7:15, 10:00 SatSun 1:20, 4:10, 7:15, 10:00 Mon-Wed 4:35, 7:30

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DAS RHEINGOLD Sat 1:00 DUE DATE (14A) Thu 2:15, 5:00, 7:30, 10:15 Fri, Sun, Tue 12:15, 2:45, 5:15, 7:45, 10:15 Sat 12:15, 5:00, 7:45, 10:15 Mon 2:00, 5:00, 7:45, 10:10 Wed 1:15, 3:50, 7:45, 10:10 HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS: PART 1 (PG) Thu 12:01, 12:10 Fri-Sun, Tue 11:30, 12:00, 3:00, 3:30, 6:30, 7:00, 10:00, 10:30 Mon, Wed 12:00, 1:00, 3:30, 4:30, 7:00, 8:00, 10:15

LOVE & OTHER DRUGS (14A) Wed 4:15, 7:15, 10:00 MEGAMIND 3D (PG) Thu 1:10, 3:30, 6:15, 8:35 Fri-Sun, Tue 11:45, 2:15, 4:45, 7:15, 9:45 Mon, Wed 12:15, 3:00, 6:30, 9:00 MORNING GLORY (PG) Thu 1:45, 4:20, 6:45, 9:20 Fri-Sun, Tue 12:45, 3:45, 6:45, 9:30 Mon 1:15, 4:00, 7:15, 9:45 Wed 12:30, 3:15, 6:40, 9:30 PARANORMAL ACTIVITY 2 (14A) Thu 2:45, 7:50, 10:30 RED Thu 1:20, 4:00, 6:50, 9:30 Fri, Sun, Tue 1:00, 4:00, 6:50, 9:40 Sat 4:00, 6:50, 9:40 Mon 12:30, 3:15, 6:40, 9:30 SAW 3D (18A) Thu 1:15, 3:40, 10:45 SKYLINE (14A) Thu 2:00, 4:40, 7:15, 10:00 Fri-Sun, Tue 1:30, 4:30, 7:30, 10:10 Mon 1:45, 4:45, 7:30, 9:55 Wed 1:45, 4:45, 9:55 THE SOCIAL NETWORK (14A) Thu 1:00, 3:45, 6:30, 9:15 Fri-Sun, Tue 1:15, 4:15, 7:20, 10:20 Mon 1:30, 4:15, 10:00 TANGLED 3D Wed 12:45, 3:45, 6:45, 9:20 UNSTOPPABLE (PG) Thu 1:30, 4:10, 5:30, 6:40, 9:10 FriSun, Tue 12:30, 3:15, 6:40, 9:15 Mon 12:45, 3:45, 6:45, 9:15 Wed 4:00, 6:50, 9:45

10:35 Mon-Wed 1:20, 4:20, 7:20, 10:15 SAW 3D (18A) Thu 1:40, 4:10, 7:05, 9:55 SECRETARIAT (G) Thu 3:45 SKYLINE (14A) Thu 12:10 2:40 5:10 7:50 10:30 Fri-Wed 11:40, 2:30, 5:10, 7:50, 10:25 THE SOCIAL NETWORK (14A) Thu 12:15 3:20 6:30 9:25 Fri-Wed 11:50, 3:10, 6:15, 9:25 TANGLED Wed 12:05, 3:15, 6:35, 9:20 TANGLED 3D Wed 1:10, 4:10, 7:10, 9:55 THE TOWN (14A) Thu 1:25, 4:25, 7:25, 10:25 Fri-Tue 12:05, 3:15, 6:45, 9:55 UNSTOPPABLE (PG) Thu 12:50, 1:30, 3:55, 4:35, 6:50, 7:30, 10:20 Fri-Tue 12:40, 1:10, 3:35, 4:10, 6:25, 7:10, 9:15, 9:50 Wed 12:40, 3:35, 6:25, 9:15 WWE SURVIVOR SERIES - 2010 Sun 8:00

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BURLESQUE (PG) Wed 1:05, 4:05, 7:20, 9:50 DUE DATE (14A) Thu-Tue 1:15, 4:00, 7:25, 9:35 FASTER (14A) Wed 1:10, 4:10, 7:00, 9:40 FOR COLORED GIRLS (14A) Thu 12:50 3:50 6:40 9:30 FriWed 12:35, 3:45, 6:40, 9:30 HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS: PART 1 (PG) Fri-Wed 12:30, 3:35, 6:45, 9:45 LIFE AS WE KNOW IT (PG) Thu 12:40, 4:10, 7:10, 9:40 LOVE & OTHER DRUGS (14A) Wed 1:15, 3:55, 6:55, 9:35 MEGAMIND 3D (PG) 12:30, 2:45, 4:55, 7:05, 9:15 THE NEXT THREE DAYS (14A) Fri-Wed 1:00, 3:50, 6:40, 9:35 PARANORMAL ACTIVITY 2 (14A) Thu 12:50 3:50 7:15 9:20 Fri-Wed 12:50, 3:55, 7:10, 9:20 RED Thu 1:25, 4:15, 7:05, 9:30 SKYLINE (14A) Thu 12:55 3:30 6:45 9:25 Fri-Wed 12:55, 3:30, 6:50, 9:25 TANGLED Wed 1:20, 4:15, 7:15, 9:30 UNSTOPPABLE (PG) Thu 1:05 4:05 7:20 9:45 Fri-Wed 1:05, 4:05, 7:20, 9:50

West End KINGSWAY THEATRE (I) 3030 BLOOR ST W, 416-232-1939

THE GIRL WHO KICKED THE HORNET’S NEST (14A) 7:00 Thu 12:40 mat INSIDE JOB (PG) Thu 3:15 9:35 Fri-Wed 5:00, 9:35 LEGEND OF THE GUARDIANS: THE OWLS OF GA’HOOLE (PG) Sat-Sun 11:00 SECRETARIAT (G) Fri-Wed 1:00 YOU WILL MEET A TALL DARK STRANGER (PG) Thu 5:10 Fri-Wed 3:10

QUEENSWAY (CE)

1025 THE QUEENSWAY, QEW & ISLINGTON, 416-503-0424 BURLESQUE (PG) Wed 12:20, 3:45, 6:55, 10:05 CONVICTION Thu 12:30, 3:15, 6:15, 9:15 DAS RHEINGOLD Sat 1:00 DUE DATE (14A) Thu 2:00, 4:55, 6:45, 7:20, 9:20 Fri, SunWed 1:30, 4:15, 7:05, 9:45 Sat 1:30, 4:25, 7:05, 9:45 FAIR GAME Thu 1:20, 4:00, 7:00, 10:05 Fri-Tue 1:00, 3:50, 6:40, 9:30 Wed 3:50, 6:40, 9:30 FASTER (14A) Wed 12:50, 3:40, 6:45, 9:40 HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS: PART 1 (PG) Thu 12:01, 12:05, 12:15 Fri-Sun 11:30, 12:00, 12:30, 1:00, 3:00, 3:30, 4:00, 4:30, 6:30, 7:00, 7:30, 8:00, 10:00, 10:30, 11:00 Mon-Tue 11:30, 12:00, 1:00, 2:00, 3:00, 3:30, 4:30, 5:30, 6:30, 7:00, 8:00, 9:00, 10:00, 10:30 Wed 11:30, 12:00, 2:00, 3:00, 3:30, 4:30, 5:30, 6:30, 7:00, 8:00, 9:00, 10:00, 10:30 HEREAFTER (PG) Thu 12:05, 3:10, 6:25, 9:35 Fri, Mon-Tue 12:20, 3:40, 6:55, 10:05 Sat 4:05, 7:25, 10:45 Sun 12:20, 3:40 JACKASS 3D (18A) Thu 2:10 4:50 7:40 10:20 Fri-Wed 2:20, 5:00, 8:00, 10:20 LIFE AS WE KNOW IT (PG) Thu 12:45, 6:55, 9:45 LOVE & OTHER DRUGS (14A) Wed 12:45, 4:05, 7:15, 10:20 MEGAMIND (PG) Thu 1:00, 3:40, 6:20, 9:10 Fri-Tue 12:15, 3:20, 6:10 MEGAMIND 3D (PG) Thu 12:00, 1:15, 2:30, 4:05, 5:05, 7:35 Fri-Wed 11:15, 2:10, 4:50, 7:35, 10:15 MORNING GLORY (PG) Thu 1:10, 4:15, 7:15, 10:10 Fri-Sun 1:50, 4:45, 7:40, 10:40 Mon-Wed 1:50, 4:45, 7:40, 10:30 THE NEXT THREE DAYS (14A) Fri-Wed 11:45, 3:25, 6:50, 10:10 PARANORMAL ACTIVITY 2 (14A) Thu 1:50, 4:40, 7:10, 9:40 Fri-Tue 9:10 RED Thu 12:40, 3:35, 6:35, 9:50 Fri-Sun 1:20, 4:20, 7:20,

RAINBOW WOODBINE (I)

WOODBINE CENTRE, 500 REXDALE BLVD, 416-213-1998

East End BEACH CINEMAS (AA) 1651 QUEEN ST E, 416-699-5971

DAS RHEINGOLD Sat 1:00 DUE DATE (14A) Thu 7:30, 10:15 Fri-Sun 1:00, 4:00, 6:45, 9:20 Mon-Wed 6:45, 9:20 HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS: PART 1 (PG) Fri, Sun 11:30, 12:00, 3:00, 3:30, 6:30, 7:00, 10:00, 10:30 Sat 12:00, 3:00, 3:30, 6:30, 7:00, 10:00, 10:30 Mon, Wed 7:00, 8:00, 10:15 Tue 6:30, 7:00, 10:00, 10:30 MEGAMIND 3D (PG) 7:20, 9:50 Fri-Sun 11:45, 2:15, 4:45 mat RED Thu 6:40, 9:40 SKYLINE (14A) Thu 7:00, 9:30 Fri, Sun 1:30, 4:30, 7:30, 10:15 Sat 4:30, 7:30, 10:15 Mon, Wed 7:30, 10:00 Tue 7:30, 10:15 THE SOCIAL NETWORK (14A) Thu 6:50, 9:40 UNSTOPPABLE (PG) Thu 7:10, 10:00 Fri-Sun 1:15, 4:15, 7:10, 9:40 Mon-Wed 7:10, 9:40

North York EMPIRE THEATRES AT EMPRESS WALK (ET) 5095 YONGE ST, 416-223-9550

BURLESQUE (PG) Wed 1:15, 2:40, 4:00, 5:40, 6:40, 8:30, 9:30 continued on page 86 œ

NOW NOVEMBER 18-24 2010

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The interview series that brings you unique artists in conversation Celebrating the JUNOS 40th Anniversary

Great Canadian Music from the 70s Featuring multiple JUNO Award-winning legends

The Good Brothers & Dan Hill Hosted by NOW’s Susan G. Cole

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4861 Yonge ST, 416-590-9974

client 9: the riSe and Fall oF eliot SPitzer Fri, MonTue 3:30, 6:30, 9:30 Sat-Sun 12:20, 3:30, 6:30, 9:30 Wed 3:50, 6:40, 9:40 conviction Thu 4:20, 7:20, 10:00 Fri, Mon-Tue 3:40, 6:40, 9:40 Sat-Sun 12:50, 3:40, 6:40, 9:40 Wed 4:20, 7:25, 9:55 daS rheingold Sat 1:00 Fair game Thu 4:30, 7:30, 10:15 Fri, Mon-Tue 4:10, 7:10, 10:00 Sat-Sun 1:00, 4:10, 7:10, 10:00 Wed 4:25, 7:20, 10:05 the girl who kicked the hornet’S neSt (14A) Thu, Sat 9:00 Fri, Mon-Tue 5:30, 9:00 Sun 2:00, 5:30, 9:00 hereaFter (PG) Thu 4:05 7:05 10:05 Fri-Wed 3:55, 7:05, 10:05 Sat-Sun 12:45 mat love & other drUgS (14A) Wed 4:30, 7:30, 10:15 morning glory (PG) Thu 4:00, 7:00, 9:50 Fri, Mon-Tue 4:00, 6:50, 9:50 Sat-Sun 1:10, 4:00, 6:50, 9:50 Wed 4:05, 7:05, 9:50 the next three dayS (14A) Fri, Mon-Tue 3:50, 7:00, 10:10 Sat-Sun 12:30, 3:50, 7:00, 10:10 Wed 4:10, 7:10, 10:20 one angry man Thu 3:50, 6:30, 9:30 Secretariat (G) Thu 3:45, 6:40, 9:40 Skyline (14A) Thu 4:40, 7:40, 10:20 Fri, Mon-Tue 4:30, 7:30, 10:30 Sat 1:30, 4:30, 7:30, 10:35 Sun 1:30, 4:30, 7:30, 10:30 Wed 4:40, 7:40, 10:10 the Social network (14A) Thu 4:10, 7:10, 10:10 Fri, Mon-Tue 4:20, 7:20, 10:20 Sat-Sun 1:20, 4:20, 7:20, 10:20 Wed 4:15, 7:15, 10:00 tangled Wed 4:00, 7:00, 9:45 tangled 3d Wed 3:30, 6:30, 9:30 the town (14A) Thu 3:55, 6:55, 9:55 Fri, Mon-Tue 3:45, 6:55, 9:55 Sat 6:55, 9:55 Sun 12:40, 3:45, 6:55, 9:55

FAirvieW MAll, 1800 SheppArd Ave e, 416-644-7746

Hear them talk on Tuesday Nov 30 in the NOW Lounge, and hear them sing on Saturday Dec 4 at the Horseshoe Tavern.

Tuesday, November 30 NOW Lounge Doors opens at 6:30 pm Event starts at 7 pm

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SilverCiTY FAirvieW (Ce)

Bruce (left) and Brian Good, and Dan Hill (front)

Date: Venue: Time:

dUe date (14A) Thu 2:10, 2:50, 4:40, 5:20, 7:10, 7:50, 9:40, 10:20 Fri-Sun 12:45, 3:00, 5:30, 7:50, 10:30 Mon-Wed 3:00, 5:30, 7:50, 10:30 FaSter (14A) Wed 2:50, 5:20, 7:45, 10:05 harry Potter and the deathly hallowS: Part 1 (PG) Thu 12:01 Fri-Sat 12:00, 12:30, 1:00, 1:50, 3:15, 3:45, 4:15, 5:10, 6:30, 7:00, 7:30, 8:30, 9:45, 10:15, 10:45, 11:45 Sun 12:00, 12:30, 1:00, 1:50, 3:15, 3:45, 4:15, 5:10, 6:30, 7:00, 7:30, 8:30, 9:45, 10:15, 10:45 Mon-Tue 1:00, 1:50, 3:15, 3:45, 4:15, 5:10, 6:30, 7:00, 7:30, 8:30, 9:45, 10:15, 10:45 Wed 1:00, 3:15, 3:45, 4:15, 6:30, 7:00, 7:30, 9:45, 10:15, 10:45 JackaSS 3d (18A) Thu 1:40, 4:10, 10:05 liFe aS we know it (PG) Thu 1:50, 4:35, 7:30, 10:00 megamind (PG) Thu 2:40, 5:10, 7:40, 10:10 megamind 3d (PG) Thu 1:45, 4:20, 6:50, 9:20 Fri-Sat 1:30, 4:40, 7:10, 9:30, 11:50 Sun-Tue 1:30, 4:40, 7:10, 9:30 Wed 1:30, 4:40, 7:10, 9:35 127 hoUrS (14A) 2:00, 4:50, 7:20, 9:55 Fri-Sat 11:59 late red Thu 1:30, 4:00, 6:40, 9:15 Fri-Sat 1:15, 4:00, 6:40, 9:15, 11:55 Sun 1:15, 4:00 Mon-Tue 1:15, 4:00, 6:40, 9:15 Saw 3d (18A) Thu 2:20, 4:50, 7:20, 9:45 UnStoPPable (PG) Thu 2:00, 3:00, 4:30, 5:30, 7:00, 8:00, 9:30, 10:30 Fri-Sat 12:15, 1:20, 2:50, 4:30, 5:20, 6:50, 7:45, 9:20, 10:05, 11:40 Sun 12:15, 1:20, 2:50, 4:30, 5:20, 6:50, 7:45, 9:20, 10:05 Mon-Tue 1:20, 2:50, 4:30, 5:20, 6:50, 7:45, 9:20, 10:05 Wed 1:20, 4:30, 6:50, 9:20 wwe SUrvivor SerieS - 2010 Sun 8:00

Don’t the NO miss WT 80s JU alks celebra NO t Januar ion y6

dUe date (14A) Thu 2:00, 4:40, 7:30, 10:10 Fri-Sun, Tue 2:00, 5:00, 7:40, 10:40 Mon, Wed 2:00, 4:50, 7:45, 10:10 FaSter (14A) Wed 1:45, 4:40, 7:30, 10:20 harry Potter and the deathly hallowS: Part 1 (PG) Fri-Sun, Tue 11:30, 12:00, 3:00, 3:30, 6:30, 7:00, 10:00, 10:30 Mon, Wed 12:00, 1:00, 3:30, 4:30, 7:00, 8:00, 10:15 hereaFter (PG) Thu 3:40 JackaSS 3d (18A) Thu 4:50 megamind 3d (PG) Thu 12:30, 3:30, 6:50, 9:20 Fri-Sun, Tue 11:45, 2:15, 4:45, 7:20, 9:50 Mon, Wed 1:20, 3:50, 6:30, 9:20 morning glory (PG) Thu 1:00, 3:50, 6:40, 9:30 Fri-Sun, Tue 12:40, 3:45, 6:40, 9:40 Mon, Wed 12:40, 3:40, 7:10, 9:50 the next three dayS (14A) Fri-Sun, Tue 12:20, 3:20, 6:50, 10:10 Mon, Wed 12:20, 3:20, 6:50, 10:00 Paranormal activity 2 (14A) Thu 1:30, 4:00, 7:20, 9:55 red 1:45, 4:30, 7:30, 10:20 Thu 1:20 4:20 7:40 10:20 Mon only 1:45 4:40 7:30 10:20 Saw 3d (18A) Thu 1:50, 7:50, 10:30 Skyline (14A) Thu 1:40, 4:30, 7:00, 9:50 Fri-Sun, Tue 1:20, 4:15, 7:10, 9:30 Mon, Wed 1:30, 4:15, 7:20, 9:40 the Social network (14A) Thu 12:45, 6:30, 9:40 UnStoPPable (PG) Thu 1:10, 4:10, 7:10, 10:00 Fri-Sun, Tue 1:00, 4:00, 6:45, 9:20 Mon, Wed 1:10, 4:00, 6:40, 9:30

SilverCiTY YorkdAle (Ce) 3401 duFFerin ST, 416-787-4432

bUrleSqUe (PG) Wed 12:20, 3:45, 7:10, 10:10 dUe date (14A) Thu 2:00, 4:40, 7:20, 10:15 Fri-Sun 1:45, 4:45, 7:40, 10:20 Mon-Tue 1:45, 4:45, 7:40, 10:10 Wed 1:45, 4:45, 7:40, 10:15 For colored girlS (14A) Thu 12:00, 3:20, 6:50, 10:10 FriTue 12:30, 3:40, 6:50, 10:10 Wed 12:30, 3:40, 6:50, 10:00 harry Potter and the deathly hallowS: Part 1 (PG) Fri-Sat 11:30, 12:00, 3:00, 3:30, 6:30, 7:00, 10:00, 10:30 Sun 11:30, 12:00, 3:00, 3:30, 6:30, 7:00, 10:00, 10:15, 10:30 Mon-Wed 12:00, 1:00, 3:30, 4:30, 7:00, 8:00, 10:15 JackaSS 3d (18A) Thu 4:15 megamind 3d (PG) Thu 1:20 3:50 6:45 9:30 Fri-Wed 1:00, 3:50, 6:40, 9:20 morning glory (PG) Thu 1:00, 3:45, 6:40, 9:20 Fri-Wed 1:15, 4:00, 6:45, 9:40

Paranormal activity 2 (14A) Thu 2:15, 5:00, 7:40, 10:15 red Thu 12:30 3:30 6:20 9:40 Fri-Wed 12:15, 3:15, 6:20, 9:30 Saw 3d (18A) Thu 1:30, 7:10, 9:50 Skyline (14A) Thu 1:45, 4:30, 7:30, 10:00 Fri-Tue 12:45, 4:15, 7:15, 9:50 Wed 1:00, 3:50, 6:30, 9:50 the Social network (14A) Thu 12:15, 3:10, 9:45 tangled 3d Wed 12:15, 3:10, 6:50, 9:40 UnStoPPable (PG) Thu 1:10, 4:00, 7:00, 10:00 Fri-Tue 1:30, 4:30, 7:30, 10:15 Wed 1:30, 4:30, 7:30, 10:10

Scarborough 401 & MorningSide (Ce) 785 Milner Ave, SCArborough, 416-281-2226

bUrleSqUe (PG) Wed 4:10, 7:15, 10:10 dUe date (14A) Thu 4:30, 7:10, 9:30 Fri-Sun 1:30, 4:45, 7:40, 10:15 Mon-Tue 4:45, 7:40, 10:05 FaSter (14A) Wed 4:40, 7:40, 10:05 For colored girlS (14A) Thu 3:40, 6:40, 9:35 Fri-Sun 12:10, 3:10, 6:30, 9:30 Mon-Wed 3:35, 6:30, 9:50 harry Potter and the deathly hallowS: Part 1 (PG) Fri-Sun 12:00, 12:20, 2:30, 3:20, 3:45, 6:20, 6:45, 7:10, 9:40, 10:00, 10:30 Mon-Tue 3:30, 5:00, 6:20, 6:45, 8:30, 9:35, 10:00 Wed 3:30, 5:00, 6:45, 8:30, 10:00 JackaSS 3d (18A) Thu 5:00, 7:40, 10:00 love & other drUgS (14A) Wed 3:40, 6:20, 9:10 megamind (PG) Thu 3:35, 6:20, 8:40 Fri-Sun 12:35, 3:00 Mon-Tue 3:40 megamind 3d (PG) Thu 4:45, 7:20, 9:50 Fri-Sun 1:45, 4:30, 7:30, 9:50 Mon-Tue 4:20, 7:10, 9:45 Wed 4:30, 7:30, 9:45 morning glory (PG) Thu 3:50, 6:30, 9:10 Fri-Sun 12:50, 3:05, 6:10, 9:15 Mon-Tue 3:45, 6:10, 8:45 Wed 3:50, 8:45 the next three dayS (14A) Fri-Sun 1:00, 4:00, 7:20, 10:20 Mon-Tue 4:00, 7:20, 10:15 Wed 4:00, 7:10, 10:15 Paranormal activity 2 (14A) Thu 4:10, 6:50, 9:20 red Thu 3:30, 6:10, 8:50 Fri-Tue 6:00, 9:00 Saw 3d (18A) Thu 4:55, 7:45, 9:55 Skyline (14A) Thu 4:00, 7:30, 9:45 Fri-Sun 2:00, 5:00, 7:50, 10:25 Mon-Tue 4:30, 7:00, 9:20 Wed 6:10 tangled 3d Wed 4:20, 7:00, 9:30 UnStoPPable (PG) Thu 4:20, 7:00, 9:40 Fri-Sun 1:15, 4:15, 7:00, 10:10 Mon-Tue 4:10, 7:30, 10:10 Wed 4:50, 7:45, 10:15

ColiSeuM SCArborough (Ce) SCArborough ToWn CenTre, 416-290-5217

bUrleSqUe (PG) Wed 1:20, 4:10, 7:05, 9:55 daS rheingold Sat 1:00 dUe date (14A) Thu 12:40, 1:20, 3:20, 4:10, 6:20, 7:10, 9:00, 10:00 Fri-Wed 1:50, 4:20, 7:20, 10:00 FaSter (14A) Wed 1:15, 4:15, 7:25, 10:15 For colored girlS (14A) Thu 12:50 4:05 7:15 10:30 FriWed 12:50, 4:05, 7:15, 10:25 harry Potter and the deathly hallowS: Part 1 (PG) Thu 12:01, 12:15 Fri-Tue 12:00, 12:20, 1:00, 2:30, 3:25, 3:45, 4:30, 6:00, 6:50, 7:10, 8:10, 9:30, 10:10, 10:30 Wed 12:00, 12:20, 1:00, 3:25, 3:45, 4:30, 6:50, 7:10, 8:10, 10:10, 10:30 hereaFter (PG) Thu 12:35, 6:45 JackaSS 3d (18A) Thu 1:15, 4:15, 7:05, 9:55 megamind (PG) Thu 1:10, 4:00, 6:50, 9:30 megamind 3d (PG) 12:30, 3:10, 6:10, 8:50 the next three dayS (14A) Fri-Wed 12:40, 3:50, 7:00, 10:20 red Thu 12:45, 3:45, 6:40, 9:50 Saw 3d (18A) Thu 1:35, 4:35, 7:35, 10:15 Fri-Tue 1:20, 4:10, 6:40, 9:40 tangled 3d Wed 12:10, 2:50, 6:45, 9:20 the town (14A) Thu 3:40, 9:45 UnStoPPable (PG) Thu 1:00, 1:30, 3:50, 4:20, 7:00, 7:20, 9:40, 10:20 Fri, Mon-Tue 1:10, 2:10, 4:00, 4:50, 6:55, 7:35, 9:50, 10:15 Sat 2:10, 4:25, 4:50, 6:55, 7:35, 9:50, 10:15 Sun 1:10, 2:10, 4:00, 4:50, 7:35, 10:15 Wed 1:10, 4:00, 6:55, 9:50 wwe SUrvivor SerieS - 2010 Sun 8:00

eglinTon ToWn CenTre (Ce) 1901 eglinTon Ave e, 416-752-4494

bUrleSqUe (PG) Wed 4:50, 7:45, 10:35 conviction Thu 4:30, 7:15, 10:00 dUe date (14A) Thu 4:00, 4:45, 6:30, 7:20, 9:10, 10:10 Fri-Sun 1:30, 4:15, 7:10, 10:20 Mon-Wed 4:15, 7:10, 10:20 FaSter (14A) Wed 4:40, 7:50, 10:40 For colored girlS (14A) Thu 3:45, 7:10, 10:25 Fri-Sat 11:50, 3:50, 7:05, 10:25 Sun 11:50, 3:50, 7:05 Mon-Tue 3:50, 7:05, 10:25 harry Potter and the deathly hallowS: Part 1 (PG) Thu 12:01 Fri-Sat 11:30, 12:00, 12:30, 1:00, 3:00, 3:30, 4:00, 4:30, 6:30, 7:00, 7:30, 8:00, 10:00, 10:30, 11:00 Sun 11:30, 12:00, 12:30, 1:00, 3:00, 3:30, 4:00, 4:30, 6:30, 7:00, 7:30, 8:00, 10:00, 10:30 Mon, Wed 3:00, 3:30, 4:30, 5:30, 6:30, 7:00, 8:00, 9:00, 10:00, 10:30 Tue 3:00, 3:30, 4:00, 4:30, 6:30, 7:00, 7:30, 8:00, 10:00, 10:30, 11:00 hereaFter (PG) Thu 3:35, 6:50 JackaSS 3d (18A) Thu 5:00, 7:45, 10:30 Fri-Sun 1:45, 4:40, 7:50, 10:40 Mon-Tue 4:40, 7:50, 10:40 love & other drUgS (14A) Wed 3:15, 6:50, 9:45 megamind (PG) Thu 4:10, 6:45, 9:30 Fri-Sun 12:10, 3:10, 6:15 Mon-Wed 3:10, 6:15 megamind 3d (PG) Thu 3:30, 4:50, 6:15, 7:30, 9:00, 10:15 Fri-Sun 1:10, 4:10, 7:15, 9:50 Mon-Wed 4:10, 7:15, 9:50 morning glory (PG) Thu 3:50, 6:40, 9:20 Fri-Sat 12:50, 3:40, 6:45, 9:40 Sun 12:50, 3:40, 6:45, 10:15 Mon-Wed 3:40, 6:45, 9:40 the next three dayS (14A) 4:25, 7:40, 10:45 Fri-Sun 12:40 mat Paranormal activity 2 (14A) Thu 4:40, 7:50, 10:20 Fri-Wed 9:30 red Thu 4:15, 7:00, 9:50 Fri-Sat 11:40, 3:15, 6:50, 9:45 Sun 11:40, 3:15, 9:45 Mon-Tue 3:15, 6:50, 9:45 Saw 3d (18A) Thu 5:05, 8:00, 10:35 Fri-Sun 1:40, 4:50, 7:45, 10:35 Mon-Tue 4:50, 7:45, 10:35 Skyline (14A) Thu 4:20, 7:05, 9:40 Fri-Sun 12:45, 3:45, 6:40, 9:20 Mon-Wed 3:45, 6:40, 9:20 tangled Wed 3:20, 6:55, 9:35 tangled 3d Wed 4:00, 7:30, 10:15 the town (14A) Thu 10:05 UnStoPPable (PG) Thu 3:40, 5:10, 6:20, 7:40, 9:15, 10:40

Fri-Sun 12:20, 1:20, 3:20, 4:20, 6:20, 7:20, 9:10, 10:10 MonTue 3:20, 4:20, 6:20, 7:20, 9:10, 10:10 Wed 4:20, 7:20, 10:10 wwe SUrvivor SerieS - 2010 Sun 8:00

kennedY CoMMonS 20 (AMC) kennedY rd & 401, 416-335-5323

aFterShock Thu 4:10, 7:00, 9:50 conviction 3:10, 5:30, 7:50, 10:10 Sat-Sun 12:50 mat eaSy a (14A) Thu 4:50, 10:05 Fair game 2:20, 4:50, 7:20, 9:50 Sat-Sun 11:50 mat the girl who kicked the hornet’S neSt (14A) 3:30, 6:35, 9:40 Sat-Sun 12:30 mat golmaal 3 (PG) 3:45, 6:45, 9:45 Sat-Sun 12:45 mat gUzaariSh 3:50, 6:50, 9:50 Sat-Sun 12:50 mat incePtion (PG) 3:10, 6:25, 9:35 Sat-Sun 12:05 mat inSide Job (PG) 2:40, 5:10, 7:40, 10:10 Sat-Sun 12:10 mat legend oF the gUardianS: the owlS oF ga’hoole 3d (PG) Thu-Fri, Mon-Wed 2:00, 4:25, 6:55, 9:35 Sat-Sun 11:25, 2:05, 4:25, 6:55, 9:35 liFe aS we know it (PG) Thu 2:15, 7:25 love & other drUgS (14A) Wed 2:10, 4:00, 4:45, 6:40, 7:25, 9:20, 10:05 morning glory (PG) 2:00, 2:45, 3:45, 4:30, 5:15, 6:15, 7:00, 7:45, 8:45, 9:30, 10:15 Sat-Sun 11:30, 12:15, 1:15 mat nowhere boy (14A) 2:55, 5:10, 7:35, 9:55 Sat-Sun 12:35 mat Paranormal activity 2 (14A) 4:00, 7:15, 9:40 Sat-Sun 11:30, 1:45 mat red 2:00, 4:25, 7:05, 9:45 Sat-Sun 11:20 mat Secretariat (G) 4:25, 7:20, 10:00 Sat-Sun 11:00, 1:40 mat Skyline (14A) 2:45, 3:30, 5:00, 5:45, 7:15, 8:00, 9:30, 10:15 Sat-Sun 11:00, 12:30, 1:15 mat the Social network (14A) 4:30, 7:10, 10:00 Sat-Sun 11:05, 1:45 mat Stone 2:40, 5:15, 7:40, 10:05 Sat-Sun 12:10 mat wall Street: money never SleePS (PG) 3:55, 6:55, 9:55 Sat-Sun 12:55 mat

GTA Regions Mississauga

ColiSeuM MiSSiSSAugA (Ce) SquAre one, 309 rAThburn rd W, 905-275-3456

bUrleSqUe (PG) Wed 12:30, 3:40, 6:50, 9:45 daS rheingold Sat 1:00 dUe date (14A) Thu 12:50, 1:40, 3:40, 4:30, 6:40, 7:40, 9:40, 10:10 Fri, Sun-Wed 1:20, 4:15, 7:10, 9:40 Sat 1:20, 4:25, 7:10, 9:40 FaSter (14A) Wed 12:45, 3:50, 7:30, 10:25 For colored girlS (14A) Thu 12:40, 4:00, 7:10, 10:15 FriSat, Mon-Tue 12:10, 3:40, 6:50, 10:10 Sun 12:10, 3:40, 6:50 harry Potter and the deathly hallowS: Part 1 (PG) Thu 12:01 Fri-Sat 11:45, 12:30, 1:00, 3:30, 4:00, 4:30, 7:00, 7:30, 8:00, 10:30, 11:00, 11:30 Sun 11:45, 12:30, 1:00, 3:30, 4:00, 4:30, 7:00, 7:30, 8:05, 10:30, 11:00 Mon-Tue 1:00, 2:00, 3:30, 4:30, 5:30, 7:00, 8:00, 9:00, 10:30 Wed 2:00, 3:30, 4:30, 5:30, 7:00, 8:00, 9:00, 10:30 harry Potter and the deathly hallowS Part 1: the imax exPerience (PG) Thu 12:01 Fri-Wed 12:00, 3:20, 6:45, 10:00 incePtion (PG) Thu 1:10, 4:50, 8:30 JackaSS 3d (18A) Thu 1:50, 4:40, 7:50, 10:15 Fri 1:50, 5:05, 7:50, 10:50 Sat-Sun 1:50, 5:00, 7:50, 10:50 Mon-Tue 1:50, 5:00, 7:50, 10:25 liFe aS we know it (PG) Thu 12:20, 3:10, 6:45, 9:45 Fri, Mon-Tue 12:20, 3:10, 6:40, 9:30 Sat 3:50, 6:40, 9:30 Sun 12:20, 3:10, 10:10 megamind (PG) Thu 1:00, 3:30 Fri-Tue 1:10, 3:45, 6:20, 9:00 Wed 1:10, 3:45, 6:20 megamind 3d (PG) Thu 12:00, 2:30, 5:00, 7:30, 10:00 Fri-Sun 11:30, 2:00, 4:40, 7:20, 9:50 Mon-Wed 2:00, 4:40, 7:20, 9:50 red Thu 12:10, 3:00, 6:50, 9:50 Saw 3d (18A) Thu 2:00 5:10 7:45 10:05 Fri-Wed 1:40, 5:10, 7:45, 10:20 tangled Wed 12:15, 3:00, 6:30, 9:20 tangled 3d Wed 1:15, 4:00, 7:15, 10:10 UnStoPPable (PG) Thu 12:30, 1:20, 3:20, 4:20, 6:30, 7:20, 9:20, 10:10 Fri-Tue 12:45, 1:30, 3:50, 4:50, 6:30, 7:40, 9:20, 10:40 Wed 4:50, 7:40, 9:10, 10:15 wwe SUrvivor SerieS - 2010 Sun 8:00

CourTneY pArk 16 (AMC)

110 CourTneY pArk e AT huronTArio, 888-262-4386 bUrleSqUe (PG) Wed 2:10, 5:10, 8:00, 10:55 conviction Thu 4:05, 10:20 dUe date (14A) Thu 2:00, 3:00, 4:45, 5:45, 7:30, 8:30, 10:15, 11:15 Fri-Sat 11:20, 12:20, 2:00, 3:00, 4:40, 5:40, 7:10, 8:10, 9:35, 10:35, 12:00 Sun 11:20, 2:00, 3:00, 4:40, 5:40, 7:10, 8:10, 9:35, 10:35 Mon-Tue 12:20, 2:00, 3:00, 4:40, 5:40, 7:10, 8:10, 9:35, 10:35 Wed 2:00, 4:40, 7:10, 9:35 FaSter (14A) Wed 2:20, 5:05, 7:55, 10:45 For colored girlS (14A) Thu 1:15, 4:25, 7:40, 10:55 Fri-Sun 10:30, 1:50, 5:05, 8:15, 11:25 Mon-Tue 1:50, 5:05, 8:15, 11:25 harry Potter adventUre Thu 6:30 harry Potter and the deathly hallowS: Part 1 (PG) Thu 12:02, 12:03 Fri-Sat 9:30, 10:00, 10:30, 12:00, 1:00, 1:30, 2:00, 3:25, 4:25, 4:55, 5:25, 7:25, 7:55, 8:25, 8:55, 10:15, 11:20, 11:45, 12:15 Sun 9:30, 10:00, 10:30, 12:00, 1:00, 1:30, 2:00, 3:25, 4:25, 4:55, 5:25, 7:25, 7:55, 8:25, 8:55, 10:15, 11:20 Mon-Tue 12:00, 1:00, 1:30, 2:00, 3:25, 4:25, 4:55, 5:25, 7:25, 7:55, 8:25, 8:55, 10:15, 11:20 Wed 12:00, 1:30, 2:00, 3:25, 4:55, 5:25, 7:25, 8:25, 8:55, 10:15 harry Potter and the deathly hallowS Part 1: the imax exPerience (PG) Thu 12:01, 3:15 Fri-Sun 9:00, 12:30, 3:55, 7:25, 10:55 Mon-Wed 1:00, 4:10, 7:25, 10:45 hereaFter (PG) Thu 1:00, 7:05 JackaSS 3d (18A) Thu 1:10, 3:40 love & other drUgS (14A) Wed 1:20, 2:25, 4:25, 5:20, 7:05, 8:05, 10:00, 11:00 megamind 3d (PG) Thu 2:15, 3:30, 5:00, 6:15, 7:45, 9:00,

10:30 Fri-Sun 10:50, 11:50, 1:35, 2:35, 4:00, 5:00, 6:40, 7:40, 10:05 Mon-Tue 1:35, 2:35, 4:00, 5:00, 6:40, 7:40, 10:05 Wed 2:35, 5:00, 7:40, 10:05 MegaMind: an iMaX 3d eXperience (PG) Thu 1:30, 4:15, 7:00 Morning glory (PG) Thu 1:10, 4:10, 7:10, 10:10 Fri-Sat 11:05, 1:45, 4:20, 7:00, 9:40, 12:10 Sun 11:05, 1:45, 4:20, 7:00, 9:40 Mon-Wed 1:45, 4:20, 7:00, 9:40 The neXT Three days (14A) 1:25, 4:15, 7:15, 10:10 Fri-Sun 10:35 mat paranorMal acTiviTy 2 (14A) Thu 2:55, 5:40, 8:20, 11:05 Fri-Sun 10:10, 3:40, 9:20 Mon-Tue 3:40, 9:20 red Thu 1:05, 7:25 saw 3d (18A) Thu 3:15, 5:50, 8:25, 11:10 Fri-Tue 9:00 skyline (14A) Thu 2:30, 5:15, 8:00, 10:45 Fri-Sun 9:50, 12:25, 2:45, 5:15, 7:45, 10:25 Mon-Wed 12:25, 2:45, 5:15, 7:45, 10:25 The social neTwork (14A) Thu 1:20, 4:20, 7:20, 10:35 Fri-Tue 12:55, 6:15 Tangled Wed 1:40, 3:50, 7:20, 9:50 Tangled 3d Wed 1:00, 3:50, 6:40, 9:40 The Town (14A) Thu 4:05, 10:25 UnsToppable (PG) Thu 1:45, 2:45, 4:30, 5:30, 7:15, 8:15, 9:45, 11:00 Fri-Sun 9:45, 10:45, 12:15, 1:15, 2:50, 3:50, 5:30, 6:30, 7:50, 8:50, 10:30, 11:30 Mon-Tue 1:15, 2:50, 3:50, 5:30, 6:30, 7:50, 8:50, 10:30, 11:30 Wed 2:50, 5:30, 7:50, 10:30

SilverCiTy MiSSiSSauga (Ce) HWy 5, eaST oF HWy 403, 905-569-3373

convicTion Thu 4:30, 7:20, 9:55 Fair gaMe Thu 4:10, 7:30, 10:10 Fri-Sun 1:30, 4:40, 7:40, 10:20 Mon-Tue 4:20, 7:20, 9:55 Wed 3:40, 6:30, 9:10 The girl who kicked The horneT’s nesT (14A) Thu 4:15, 7:50 harry poTTer and The deaThly hallows: parT 1 (PG) Thu 12:01 Fri 12:00, 12:30, 1:00, 3:00, 3:30, 4:00, 4:30, 6:30, 7:00, 7:30, 8:00, 10:00, 10:30, 11:00 Sat 11:30, 12:00, 12:30, 1:00, 3:00, 3:30, 4:00, 4:30, 6:30, 7:00, 7:30, 8:00, 10:00, 10:30, 11:00 Sun 11:30, 12:00, 12:30, 1:00, 3:00, 3:30, 4:00, 4:30, 6:30, 7:00, 7:30, 8:00, 10:00, 10:30 Mon-Tue 3:30, 4:00, 4:30, 5:30, 7:00, 7:30, 8:00, 9:00, 10:15 Wed 3:30, 4:30, 5:30, 7:00, 8:00, 9:00, 10:15 hereaFTer (PG) Thu 3:30, 6:50, 10:00 liFe as we know iT (PG) Thu 4:20, 7:15, 10:00 love & oTher drUgs (14A) Wed 4:20, 7:20, 10:05 Morning glory (PG) Thu 4:00, 7:00, 9:50 Fri-Sun 1:15, 4:15, 6:50, 9:40 Mon-Wed 4:10, 6:50, 9:40 The neXT Three days (14A) 3:50, 7:10, 10:10 Fri-Sun 12:20 mat paranorMal acTiviTy 2 (14A) Thu 4:50, 7:40, 10:05 skyline (14A) Thu 4:40, 7:10, 9:40 Fri-Sun 1:45, 4:50, 7:20, 9:50 Mon-Tue 4:40, 7:40, 10:00 Wed 4:50, 7:40, 10:00 The social neTwork (14A) Thu 3:40, 6:30, 9:20 Fri-Sat 12:45, 3:40, 6:40, 9:30 Sun 12:45, 3:40, 6:40 Mon-Tue 3:40, 6:40, 9:30 Tangled Wed 4:40, 7:30, 9:55 Tangled 3d Wed 4:00, 6:40, 9:20 The Town (14A) Thu 3:50, 6:40, 9:30 Fri-Sat 12:10, 3:20, 6:20, 9:20 Sun 12:10, 3:20, 9:30 Mon-Tue 3:20, 6:30, 9:20 wwe sUrvivor series - 2010 Sun 8:00

North ColoSSuS (Ce) HWy 400 & 7, 905-851-1001

convicTion Thu 4:45, 7:40, 10:35 Fri-Sat, Mon-Tue 12:50, 4:15, 7:05, 10:10 Sun 12:50, 4:15, 10:10 dUe daTe (14A) Thu 4:30, 5:30, 6:50, 8:10, 9:10, 10:45 Fri-Wed 1:50, 5:00, 7:50, 9:45, 10:45 easy a (14A) Thu 3:30, 9:50 Fair gaMe Thu 3:55, 6:45, 9:40 Fri-Wed 12:20, 3:35, 6:30, 9:15 For colored girls (14A) Thu 4:20, 7:20, 10:20 Fri-Wed 1:20, 4:20, 7:25, 10:35 harry poTTer and The deaThly hallows: parT 1 (PG) Thu 12:01, 12:15 Fri-Sat 11:45, 12:30, 1:00, 2:00, 3:30, 4:00, 4:30, 5:30, 7:00, 7:30, 8:00, 9:00, 10:30, 11:00, 11:30 Sun 11:45, 12:30, 1:00, 2:00, 3:30, 4:00, 4:30, 5:30, 7:00, 7:30, 8:00, 9:00, 10:30, 11:00 Mon-Wed 12:30, 1:00, 2:00, 3:30, 4:00, 4:30, 5:30, 7:00, 7:30, 8:00, 9:00, 10:30 harry poTTer and The deaThly hallows parT 1: The iMaX eXperience (PG) Thu 12:01 Fri-Wed 12:00, 3:20, 6:45, 10:00 incepTion (PG) Thu 3:45, 6:55, 10:05 Jackass 3d (18A) Thu 5:00, 7:50, 10:30 Fri-Wed 1:40, 4:55, 7:55, 10:25 love & oTher drUgs (14A) Wed 12:50, 4:15, 7:20, 10:10 MegaMind (PG) 12:45, 3:40, 6:50 Thu 3:40 6:30 9:00 Mon only 12:45 3:20 6:00 MegaMind 3d (PG) Thu 4:30, 7:15, 9:45 Fri-Sun 11:50, 2:20, 4:50, 7:20, 9:50 Mon-Wed 1:45, 4:15, 6:45, 9:20 Morning glory (PG) Thu 4:25, 7:25, 10:10 Fri-Wed 1:30, 4:25, 7:45, 10:15 The neXT Three days (14A) Fri-Wed 12:40, 3:50, 7:15, 10:40 paranorMal acTiviTy 2 (14A) Thu 5:10, 7:55, 10:45 Fri-Sun 2:10, 5:10, 8:10, 10:50 Mon-Wed 2:10, 5:10, 8:10, 10:45 red Thu 3:30, 6:10, 8:50 skyline (14A) Thu 4:00, 7:10, 10:15 Fri-Wed 1:15, 4:35, 7:35, 10:05 The social neTwork (14A) Thu 4:35, 7:35, 10:25 Fri-Sat, Mon-Tue 12:10, 3:45, 6:40, 9:30 Sun 12:10, 3:45, 7:00 Tangled Wed 12:10, 3:10, 6:30, 9:10 Tangled 3d Wed 1:05, 4:05, 7:10, 9:50 UnsToppable (PG) Thu 4:10, 4:50, 7:10, 7:45, 9:50, 10:40 Fri-Tue 1:10, 1:55, 4:10, 4:40, 7:10, 7:40, 9:40, 10:20 Wed 1:10, 4:10, 7:10, 9:40 wall sTreeT: Money never sleeps (PG) Thu 3:50, 6:50 wwe sUrvivor series - 2010 Sun 8:00

iNTerCHaNge 30 (aMC)

30 iNTerCHaNge Way, HWy 400 & HWy 7, 416-335-5323 acTion replayy (PG) Thu-Fri, Mon-Tue 4:00, 7:00, 10:00 Sat-Sun 1:00, 4:00, 7:00, 10:00 Wed 4:00, 7:05, 10:00

The aMerican (14A) Thu 4:35, 7:10, 9:40 bUrlesqUe (PG) Wed 3:30, 4:00, 6:30, 7:00, 9:30, 10:00 clienT 9: The rise and Fall oF elioT spiTzer 4:30, 7:10, 9:50 Fri 1:45 mat Sat-Sun 11:00, 1:45 mat despicable Me 3d (PG) 5:30, 7:45, 9:45 Fri 3:15 mat SatSun 10:30, 12:45, 3:15 mat devil (14A) Thu 3:40, 5:50, 8:05, 10:05 Fri 1:40, 3:40, 5:50, 8:00, 10:05 Sat-Sun 11:40, 1:40, 3:40, 5:50, 8:00, 10:05 Mon-Wed 3:40, 5:50, 8:00, 10:05 dinner For schMUcks (14A) Thu 4:10, 6:45, 9:20 easy a (14A) 5:10, 7:40, 10:10 Fri 2:45 mat Sat-Sun 12:25, 2:45 mat eaT pray love (PG) Thu 4:00 7:00 9:50 Fri-Wed 4:00, 7:00, 9:55 Sat-Sun 1:10 mat FasTer (14A) Wed 4:45, 5:15, 7:15, 7:45, 9:45, 10:15 The girl who kicked The horneT’s nesT (14A) 3:40, 6:45, 9:50 Sat-Sun 12:30 mat grown Ups (PG) Thu, Tue 3:25, 6:00 Fri, Mon 3:25, 6:00, 8:55 Sat-Sun 10:40, 1:05, 3:25, 6:00, 8:55 gUzaarish 3:25, 6:45, 9:50 Sat-Sun 12:30 mat hereaFTer (PG) Thu 4:15, 6:15, 7:15, 9:15, 10:15 Fri 3:15, 4:15, 6:15, 7:15, 9:15, 10:00 Sat-Sun 10:30, 12:15, 1:15, 3:15, 4:15, 6:15, 7:15, 9:15, 10:00 Mon-Tue 4:15, 6:15, 7:15, 9:15, 10:00 Wed 4:15, 7:15, 10:00 i spiT on yoUr grave Thu 4:55, 7:35, 10:10 incepTion (PG) 3:30, 6:35, 9:40 Sat-Sun 12:20 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 legend oF The gUardians: The owls oF ga’hoole 3d (PG) 5:30, 7:45, 10:05 Fri 3:00 mat Sat-Sun 10:30, 12:40, 3:00 mat leT Me in (14A) 4:35, 7:05, 9:45 Fri 2:05 mat Sat-Sun 11:25, 2:05 mat liFe as we know iT (PG) Thu 3:45, 4:45, 6:30, 7:30, 9:30, 10:00 Fri 2:00, 3:45, 4:45, 6:30, 7:25, 9:30, 10:10 Sat-Sun 10:35, 11:15, 1:10, 2:00, 3:45, 4:45, 6:30, 7:25, 9:30, 10:10 Mon-Tue 3:45, 4:45, 6:30, 7:25, 9:30, 10:10 Wed 3:45, 6:30, 9:30 MonsTers Fri 8:00, 10:15 Sat-Sun 10:45, 1:15, 3:30, 5:45, 8:00, 10:15 Mon-Wed 3:30, 5:45, 8:00, 10:15 My soUl To Take 3d (14A) Thu 5:10, 7:40, 10:10 nanny Mcphee reTUrns (G) Thu, Tue 3:50, 6:20 Fri 1:20, 3:50, 6:20, 9:00 Sat-Sun 10:50, 1:20, 3:50, 6:20, 9:00 Mon, Wed 3:50, 6:20, 9:00 The oTher gUys (14A) Thu 5:05, 7:35, 9:55 raMona and beezUs (G) 4:15, 6:40, 9:05 Fri 1:45 mat Sat-Sun 11:25, 1:45 mat red 5:00, 7:30, 10:15 Fri 2:15 mat Sat-Sun 11:30, 2:15 mat salT (PG) Thu, Tue 4:05, 6:30 Fri 1:40, 4:05, 6:30, 9:10 Sat-Sun 11:00, 1:40, 4:05, 6:30, 9:10 Mon, Wed 4:05, 6:30, 9:10 saw 3d (18A) 4:30, 5:00, 7:00, 7:30, 9:30, 10:00 Fri 2:00, 2:30 mat Sat-Sun 11:30, 12:00, 2:00, 2:30 mat secreTariaT (G) Thu-Fri, Mon-Tue 3:30, 6:15, 9:15 Sat-Sun 12:45, 3:30, 6:15, 9:15 Wed 3:35, 6:15, 9:15 The sorcerer’s apprenTice (PG) 4:20, 7:20, 9:55 Fri 1:55 mat Sat-Sun 11:10, 1:55 mat sTone 4:30, 7:10, 10:05 Fri 2:05 mat Sat-Sun 11:30, 2:05 mat Takers (14A) Thu 5:00, 7:25, 9:50 The Town (14A) Thu 3:45, 4:45, 6:25, 7:30, 9:15, 10:15 Fri 2:00, 3:45, 4:45, 6:25, 7:30, 9:15, 10:10 Sat-Sun 11:15, 1:00, 2:00, 3:45, 4:45, 6:25, 7:30, 9:15, 10:10 Mon-Wed 3:45, 4:45, 6:25, 7:30, 9:15, 10:10 yoU again (PG) Thu-Fri, Mon, Wed 3:45, 6:10, 9:00 SatSun 10:45, 1:10, 3:45, 6:10, 9:00 Tue 3:45, 6:10

raiNboW ProMeNade (i)

ProMeNade Mall, HWy 7 & baTHurST, 905-764-3247 dUe daTe (14A) Thu 1:10 4:00 7:10 9:20 Fri-Wed 1:10, 4:00, 7:10, 9:15 harry poTTer and The deaThly hallows: parT 1 (PG) Fri-Wed 12:30, 3:35, 6:45, 9:40 liFe as we know iT (PG) Thu 1:05, 3:50, 7:05, 9:25 MegaMind 3d (PG) 1:00, 3:00, 5:00, 7:00, 9:00 Morning glory (PG) Thu 1:15 3:55 6:45 9:15 Fri-Wed 1:15, 3:55, 6:40, 9:20 The neXT Three days (14A) Fri-Wed 12:45, 3:45, 6:50, 9:30 red Thu 1:20, 4:10, 6:50, 9:10 Tangled Wed 1:20, 4:00, 7:10, 9:15 UnsToppable (PG) Thu 1:30 4:20 7:15 9:30 Fri-Wed 1:30, 4:20, 7:15, 9:25

West graNde - STeeleS (Ce) HWy 410 & STeeleS, 905-455-1590

bUrlesqUe (PG) Wed 3:40, 7:10, 10:00 dUe daTe (14A) Thu 3:55, 7:10, 9:50 Fri 12:45, 4:30, 7:10, 9:45 Sat-Sun 12:45, 3:55, 7:10, 9:45 Mon-Tue 3:55, 7:10, 10:00 Wed 4:50, 7:15, 9:50 harry poTTer and The deaThly hallows: parT 1 (PG) Fri-Sat 12:00, 3:00, 3:30, 6:30, 7:00, 10:00, 10:30 Sun 11:30, 12:00, 3:00, 3:30, 6:30, 7:00, 10:00, 10:30 MonWed 3:30, 4:30, 7:00, 8:00, 10:30 Jackass 3 (18A) Thu 4:50, 7:15, 9:35 Jackass 3d (18A) Thu 10:05 love & oTher drUgs (14A) Wed 4:20, 7:25, 10:10 MegaMind (PG) Thu 3:45, 6:25, 9:00 Fri-Sun 1:15, 3:45, 6:20 Mon-Tue 3:45, 6:20 MegaMind 3d (PG) Thu 5:00, 7:30 Fri-Sun 12:15, 2:35, 5:00, 7:25, 9:50 Mon-Tue 5:00, 7:25, 9:50 Wed 3:50, 6:20, 9:05 Morning glory (PG) Thu 4:00, 7:00, 9:40 Fri-Sun 1:25, 4:00, 6:40, 9:40 Mon-Tue 4:00, 6:40, 9:40 Wed 3:55, 6:30, 9:40 paranorMal acTiviTy 2 (14A) Thu 4:40, 7:40, 9:55 Fri-Sun 1:45, 4:50, 7:35, 10:20 Mon-Tue 4:50, 7:35, 10:20 red Thu 4:30, 7:20, 10:00 Fri-Tue 9:10 saw 3d (18A) Thu 4:10, 6:35, 9:20 Fri-Sun 1:35, 4:40, 7:45, 10:10 Mon-Tue 4:40, 7:45, 10:10 skyline (14A) Thu 4:20, 6:45, 9:10 Fri, Sun 12:25, 4:10, 6:35, 9:20 Sat 12:25, 4:10, 6:30, 9:20 Mon-Tue 4:10, 6:30, 9:20 Wed 4:40, 7:35, 10:20 Tangled 3d Wed 4:15, 6:45, 9:20 UnsToppable (PG) Thu 3:35, 6:50, 9:30 Fri-Sun 12:35, 4:20, 6:50, 9:30 Mon-Tue 4:20, 6:50, 9:30 Wed 4:05, 6:55, 9:30 3

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Thu 18-suN 21 – Films, installations, artist talks and performances celebrating Latin culture. $6-$10, stu/srs $4-$8, some events pwyc; festival pass $40.

Thu 18 – Opening night gala: The Land Left Behind (2010) D: Juan Camilo Sarmiento. Filmmaker in attendance. 7:30 pm. Homage to Claudia Morgado Escanilla, screening short films No Bikini, Bitten, Anguish and Unbound.

Filmmaker in attendance. 10 pm. Both at IT. Fri 19 – Imported Footprints: photo-video short documentaries by Latin American/ Queer/Lesbian/Trans women. 5 pm. Poetics And Forms: international shorts program. 6 pm. Everyworld The World: experimental shorts program. 7:30 pm. Videoformes At AluCine: experimental shorts and performance. 9 pm. All at PC. saT 20 – Shorts For Short People: short animations for kids. 3 pm (CB). Video And Performance: videos related to performance. 5 pm (PC). The South’s Persistence: videos & films.

6 pm (PC). File: Field Work: audio-visual documentation of experimental works. 7:30 pm (PC). Journey Through Lakino America: eight short films. 9 pm (PC). suN 21 – Video-N-Action Youth Workshops. 3 pm. Video Art And Documentary: works by artists living in Toronto. 5 pm. Both at PC.

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Rating: NNNN Mention Latin cinema in a crowd and more often than not someone comments on the scruffy elegance of Javier Bardem in Vicky Cristina Barcelona or Eat Pray Love or how weird it is that Gael García Bernal is turning up in movies like Blindness and Letters To Juliet. Or perhaps you hear about a new documentary about the plight of the dispossessed. That’s the frame that’s been constructed around an entire culture, and it’s not really fair.

That’s where film festivals like aluCine Toronto come in. The modest four-day celebration of Latin filmmakers and subjects is a chance to discover evolving trends and themes in cinema by Latinos from all around the world, with a particular focus on Latin America.

On its face, the opening-night

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Fri 19-suN 21 – Films exploring the issues

around breast cancer. $10, opening night $25, festival pass $65.

Fri 19 – Opening night: Busting Out (2005) D: Francine Strickwerda. 8 pm. saT 20 – I Want To Live Don’t I (2009) D: Nicholas Feustel and Kathrin Spielvogel. 11:30 am. Glowing Stars (2009) D: Lisa Sive. 2 pm.

Pink Paddlers (2006) D: Jasmine Ng. 5 pm. suN 21 – Living Downstream (2010) D: Chanda Chevannes. 10 am. Healing & Hope (2009) D: Jessie Deeter. 1 pm. April Bride (2009) D: Ryuichi Hiroki. 3 pm.

The Land Left Behind, at AluCine, tracks Colombia’s dispossessed.

gala is the kind of documentary people expect to find in a festival like this. Juan Camilo Sarmiento’s The Land Left Behind is a bleak look at Colombia’s displaced peoples, represented by a few individuals trying to make their way after being thrown off their land or out of their homes in the course of the country’s

ongoing armed conflict. Some of them are enrolled in a government course to teach them how to start their own businesses, but as we quickly see, they have no prospects; it’s just a way to get off the street for a while.

It’s beautifully shot and edited, though paced at a crawl – the better to let us steep in the grim world it

Canadian labour international Film Festival

istan (2010) D: Aisha Gazdar, and Bölge (2010) D: Güliz Salgam and Feryal Saygiligil. 2 pm.

Chris Reeves X 3: The Daily Miracle (2010), Only A Bookseller (2009) and Whose Conspiracy?

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Fri 19-suN 21 – Best of new Polish cinema including dramas, comedies and more. Features and documentaries. $10, animations and short films free. All screenings w/ s-t.

Fri 19 – Little Rose (2010) D: Jan Kidawa Blonski. 7 pm. The Lullaby (2010) D: Juliusz Machulski. 9:30 pm.

depicts. Sarmiento makes no attempt to spin his subjects as cheerful or upbeat – they’re just stuck in horrible situations, hoping for something to change for the better.

The rest of aluCine is somewhat more marketable.

There’s a lot of skin, actually: in a retrospective tonight of confrontational shorts by Chileanborn Vancouver-based filmmaker Claudia Morgado Escanilla; in the casual sexuality of Friday’s Huellas Importadas (Imported Footprints), six brief videos produced by queer Latino women living in Toronto; and in Friday night’s Poetics And Forms, a program of international shorts that lean toward the impressionistic, including Pau Camarasa’s deeply sensual black-and-white summer fantasy Ona. The festival also offers a number of live performances and workshops. Check the website for details.

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saT 20 – Animations & Shorts. 1 pm. I Am

Yours (2009) D: Mariusz Grzegorzek. 4:30 pm. Zero (2009) D: Pawel Borowski. 7 pm.

The Lesser Of Two Evils (2009) D: Janusz Morgenstern. 9:30 pm. suN 21 – Documentaries: Po-Lin. Slivers Of Memory (2008) D: Jolanta Dylewska, Rabbit À La Berlin (2009) D: Bartosz Konopka, and Paint What You Remember (2009) D: Slawomir Grunberg. 4 pm. Venice (2010) D: Jan Jakub Kolski. 7 pm. The Reverse (2009) D: Borys Lankosz. 9:30 pm.

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Thu 18 – The Barons (2008) D: Nabil Ben Yadir.

8:30 pm.

Fri 19 – Among Us (2010) D: Johan Brisinger. 6 pm. Vortex (2009) D: Gytis Lukšas. 8:30 pm.

SaT 20 – The Confession (2009) D: Jaak Kilmi, and Disco And Atomic War (2010) D: Tanel Toom. 6 pm. We Can Do That (2008) D: Giulio Manfredonia. 8:30 pm.

Sun 21 – The Storm (2009) D: Ben Sombogaart. 6 pm. All Will Be Well (2007) D: Tomasz Wiszniewski. 8:30 pm.

Mon 22 – The Robber (2009) D: Benjamin Heisenberg. 6 pm. Rudolf’s Gold (2010) D: Janis Streics. 8:30 pm.

Tue 23 – Little White Lies (2010) D: Guillaume Canet. 6 pm.

Wed 24 – Hi! Am Erica! (2008) D: Yiannis Ioannou. 6 pm. Princess (2010) D: Arto Halonen.

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Thu 18 – Climate Refugees (2010) D: Michael P Nash. 7:30 pm.

Fri 19 – Hunger (2009) D: Marcus Vetter and Karin Steinberger. 7 pm.

SaT 20 – Yindabad (2007) D: Mariano Agudo and Roi Guitián. 2 pm. Speaking Of Baghdad (2009) D: George Larkin, and Ghosts (2010) D: Morvary Samare. 3:30 pm. The 10 Conditions Of Love (2009) D: Jeff Daniels. 6:30 pm. The Devil Operation (2010) D: Stephanie Boyd, and short film G20 Summit, Toronto – A Perspective. 8 pm.

Sun 21 – Africa Rising (2009) D: Paula Heredia, and short film The Bite Of The Mango. 3:30 pm. Women In Shroud (2009) D: Farid Haerinejad and Mohammad Reza Kazemi. 5:30 pm.

A Small Act (2010) D: Jennifer Arnold. 7:30 pm.

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Fri 19-Sun 21 – Celebrating Creole cultures

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Fri 19 – Meet The Elizabethz (2009) D: Lucien Jean-Baptiste. 7 pm.

SaT 20 – Meet The Elizabethz, and short film Ti-Belo Et Le Petit Oranger. 2:30 pm. Rocksteady: The Roots Of Reggae (2009) D: Stascha Bader. 7 pm.

Sun 21 – Nurse.Fighter.Boy (2008) D: Charles Officer. 2:30 pm. Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child (2010) D: Tamra Davis. 7 pm.

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Thu 18 – Inception (2010) D: Christopher Nolan. 4 pm. Labyrinth (1986) D: Jim ñ Henson. 7 pm. Rue Morgue Magazine pre-

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Fri 19 – Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives (2010) D: Apichatpong Weerasethakul. 4 pm. Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps (2010) D: Oliver Stone. 6:30 pm.

New Serbian Film Festival presents The Woman With A Broken Nose (2010) D: Srdjan Koljevic. Serbo-Croatian w/ s-t. 9:30 pm. $15.

SaT 20 – Labyrinth. 4 pm. Conspiracy Culture presents What In The World Are They Spraying? (2010) D: Paul Wittenberger. 7 pm. $5$10. 416-916-1696, conspiracyculture.com.

New Serbian Film Festival presents 72 Days (2010) D: Danilo Serbedzija. Serbo-Croatian w/ s-t. 9:30 pm. $15.

Sun 21 – A Film Unfinished (2010) D: Yael Hersonski. 1:30 pm. Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives. 3:30 pm. Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps. 6 pm. The Adventures Of Buckaroo Banzai Across The 8th Dimension (1984) D: WD Richter. 8:45 pm.

Mon 22 – Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps.

4:15 pm. Cool Hand Luke (1967) D: Stuart Rosenberg. 7 pm. Bullitt (1968) D: Peter Yates. 9:30 pm.

Tue 23 – Rear Window (1954) D: Alfred Hitchcock. 4:30 pm. Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives. 7 pm. A Film Unfinished.

9:15 pm.

Wed 24 – Cool Hand Luke. 4 pm. Alfred Hitchcock X 2: Rear Window. 7 pm. Psycho (1960). 9:20 pm.

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Thu 18 – The Third Man (1949) D: Carol Reed.

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Fri 19 – Singin’ In The Rain (1952) D: Stanley Donen and Gene Kelly. 3 pm.

The Third Man. 3:30 & 6 pm. All About My Mother (1999) D: Pedro Almodóvar. 5:45 pm.

SaT 20 – Earth (1930) D: Alexander Dovzhenko. Noon. The Battle Of Algiers (1966) D: Gillo Pontecorvo. 2:30 pm. The Third Man. 3:30 & 6 pm. Johnny Guitar (1954) D: Nicholas Ray. 6 pm. Pan’s Labyrinth (2006) D: Guillermo Del Toro. 9:30 pm.

Sun 21 – Children Of Paradise (1945) D: Marcel Carné. Noon. The Third Man. 3:30 & 6 pm.

Bringing Up Baby (1938) D: Howard Hawkes.

4:15 pm. Cléo De 5 À 7 (1962) D: Agnes Varda.

7 pm. A Clockwork Orange (1971) D: Stanley Kubrick. 9:30 pm.

Mon 22 – The Third Man. 6 pm. Annie Hall (1977) D: Woody Allen. 7 pm.

Tue 23 – The Third Man. 3:30 & 6 pm. M (1931) D: Fritz Lang. 7 pm.

Wed 24 – The Third Man. 3:30 & 6 pm. Dust In The Wind (1986) D: Hou Hsiao-hsien. 7 pm.

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Thu 18 – Waiting For Superman (2010) D: Davis Guggenheim. 7 pm. It’s Kind Of ñ A Funny Story (2010) D: Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck. 9:15 pm.

Fri 19 – Legend Of The Guardians: The Owls

Of Ga’Hoole (2010) D: Zack Snyder. 2 pm. Toy Story 3 (2010) D: Lee Unkrich. 4 pm. You Will Meet A Tall Dark Stranger (2010) D: Woody Allen. 7 pm. Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps (2010) D: Oliver Stone. 9:15 pm.

SaT 20 – Legend Of The Guardians: The Owls Of Ga’Hoole. 2 pm. Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps. 4 & 9:15 pm. You Will Meet A Tall Dark Stranger. 7 pm.

Sun 21 – Legend Of The Guardians: The Owls Of Ga’Hoole. 1:45 pm. Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps. 4 & 9:15 pm. You Will Meet A Tall Dark Stranger. 7 pm.

Mon 22 – You Will Meet A Tall Dark Stranger. 7 pm. Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps. 9:15 pm.

Tue 23 – Live Green Toronto presents Force Of Nature: The David Suzuki Movie (2010) D: Sturla Gunnarson. 7 pm. Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps. 9:15 pm.

Wed 24 – Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps.

1:30 pm. Force Of Nature: The David Suzuki Movie. 7 pm. Buried (2010) D: Rodrigo Cortes.

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Thu 18-Wed 24 – Continuous screenings 9 am

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Thu 18-Fri 19 – Chile’s Emergency Mine Rescue.

Mon 22-Wed 24 – Day After Disaster.

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Thu 18-Wed 24 – More than 5,000 NFB films

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Thu 18-Sun 21 – Reel Awareness Film Festival.

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Thu 18 – Legends Of Flight. 11 am, 2 & 3 pm.

Under The Sea. Noon. IMAX Hubble. 1 pm.

Fri 19 – Legends Of Flight. 11 am, 2, 3 & 9 pm. Under The Sea. Noon. IMAX Hubble. 1 & 8 pm.

SaT 20 – Under The Sea. 11 am. Legends Of Flight. Noon, 2, 3 & 9 pm. IMAX Hubble. 1, 4 & 8 pm.

Sun 21 – Under The Sea. 11 am. Legends Of Flight. Noon, 2 & 3 pm. IMAX Hubble. 1 & 4 pm.

Mon 22-Wed 24 – Legends Of Flight. 11 am, 2 & 3 pm. Under The Sea. Noon. IMAX Hubble. 1 pm.

Taxi Driver (1976) D: Martin Scorsese. 9 pm.

To a screening of “Pan’s Labyrinth”

Fri 19 – Legend Of The Guardians: The Owls

Of Ga’Hoole (2010) D: Zack Snyder. 1 pm.

Nanny McPhee Returns (2010) D: Susanna White. 3 pm. Ekran – Toronto Polish Film Festival. See listings, this page.

SaT 20-Sun 21 – Ekran – Toronto Polish Film Festival. See listings, this page.

Mon 22 – Howl (2010) D: Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Freidman. 1 & 9:10 pm. It’s Kind Of A Funny Story (2010) D: Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck. 7 pm.

Tue 23 – The Book Revue presents Mildred Pierce (1945) D: Michael Curtiz. 6:45 pm.

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Thu 18 – Weird Science (1985) D: John Hughes.

7 pm. Easy A (2010) D: Will Gluck. 9 pm.

Fri 19 – Easy A. 7 pm. Barbed Wire Dolls (1975) D: Jesse Franco. 9:30 pm.

SaT 20 – Easy A. 7 pm. Ilsa: She Wolf Of The SS (1975) D: Don Edmonds. 9 pm.

Sun 21 – Sixteen Candles (1984) D: John Hughes. 7 pm. Easy A. 9 pm.

Wed 24 – Bargain Basement VHS Vault. 7 pm. $2. Weird Science. 9 pm.

otheR films Thu 18-Wed 24 –

The CN Tower presents The Ultimate Wave Tahiti 3D. Continuous screenings daily 11 am to 7 pm. 301 Front W. 416-868-6937, cntower.ca.

Thu 18-Wed 24 – Casa Loma presents The Pellatt Newsreel (2006) D: Barbra Cooper, a film and permanent exhibit on the history of Casa Loma and Henry Pellatt. Daily screenings 10 am to 4:30 pm. Included w/ admission. 1 Austin Terrace. 416-923-1171, casaloma.org.

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Thu 18-dec 18 – Vtape presents Mid-Life

Shelf Life, a program of video art curated by RM Vaughan. Tue-Fri 11 am to 5 pm, Sat noon to 4 pm. Free. 401 Richmond, suite 452. 416-351-1317, vtape.org.

TIM BURTON

Fri 19 – The Canadian Society for Coptic Studies presents a benefit screening of the documentary Garbage Dreams (2009) D: Mai Iskander. 7 pm. $10, $5 stu. OISE, 252 Bloor W. cscs@utoronto.ca.

See all of his films in chronological order over 3 days!

Sun 21 – Canvas Media presents Look At

What The Light Did Now (2010) D: Anthony Seck. A documentary about Feist and her collaborators. Q&A w/ director and Feist hosted by George Stroumboulopoulos.

Doors 8 pm. $20. Royal Ontario Museum, 100 Queen’s Park. 416-586-5797, rom.on.ca.

Mon 22 – The Trans Inclusion Group presents Two Spirits (2009) D: Lydia Nibley. 6 pm. Free. William Doo Auditorium, 45 Willcocks. womenscentre.sa.utoronto.ca.

Tue 23 – Lula Music and Arts Centre presents

Emilio Fernández and Gabriel Figueroa’s Mexico with a screening of Flor Silvestre (1943) D: Emilio Fernández. 7 pm. Free. Lula Lounge, 1585 Dundas W. 416-588-0307, lula. ca.

Refocus Film Series presents Cold Weather (2010) D: Aaron Katz at 7 pm, and Daddy Longlegs (2009) D: Ben Safdie and Joshua Safdie. 9 pm. Both screenings free. Double Double Land, 209 Augusta. refocusfilm.com.

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Wed 24 – Friends of Coyote and the Trans-

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The Royal Ontario Museum presents Fold Crumple Crush – The Art Of El Anatsui (2010) D: Susan Vogel. Q&A w/ director to follow. 7 pm. $12. Signy and Cléophée Eaton Theatre, ROM, 100 Queen’s Park. 416-586-5524.

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Metropolis: The Complete Metropolis (Kino, 1927-2010) D:

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material adds coherence and detail to the story of class struggle in the magnificent city of the future, and together with the new recording of Gottfried Huppertz’s original score, brings out Lang’s editing rhythms to make Metropolis an even more powerful visual experience.

The disc-two doc relates the saga of finding and restoring the film and includes some interesting production stills and drawings.

EXTRAS Fifty-minute making- and restoring-of doc. Fullframe, b&w. English intertitles.

Fritz Lang, w/ Brigitte Helm, Gustav Fröhlich. Rating: NNNNN; DVD package: NNNN

Metropolis, with Brigitte Helm, has an additional 25 minutes.

The good news is that the 25 minutes of newly found footage bring Metropolis up to 148 minutes, as close as we’re likely to get to Fritz Lang’s original 153-minute cut. The bad news is that the new footage is so scratched that it in no way matches the movie’s overall visual quality.

Don’t be put off, though. The new

Sherlock (BBC, 2010) Creators:

prepare to be disappointed.

Annette Bening and Julianne Moore are brilliant. They’re truthful and funny at the same time, and thoroughly convincing as a long-term, completely settled middle-class lesbian couple.

Mark Ruffalo likewise shines. He plays the couple’s anonymous sperm donor who enters their family life via the curiosity of Joni and Laser (Mia Wasikowska and Josh Hutcherson), the couple’s teenaged kids. He’s an amiable guy, but his presence opens up the dormant cracks in the marriage.

In her commentary, director Lisa Cholodenko talks about wanting to avoid anything that smacks of plot contrivance or melodrama. She succeeds too well.

There’s never a sense that the family is in peril, and the resolution, when it comes, is perfectly ordinary and dramatically clunky and disappointing.

EXTRAS Commentary, three mini making-of docs. Widescreen. English, French, Spanish audio and subtitles.

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Mark Gatiss, Steven Moffat, w/ Benedict Cumberbatch, Martin Freeman. Rating: NNNN; DVD package: NNNN

Despite what you might have deduced from last year’s wretched Robert Downey-Jude Law version, Sherlock Holmes is not dead. Mark Gatiss and Steven Moffat bring him alive and well into the 21st century.

There’s no gimmick. Holmes hasn’t been flash-frozen, reincarnated or become his own grandson. He is a contemporary man plying his skills in thoroughly modern London. The crimes have changed – serial killers, terrorists, art smugglers – but the stories cherrypick elements from Conan Doyle’s original tales, which is clever fun for the fans.

Holmes remains the same arrogant, brilliant eccentric he always was. The perfectly cast Benedict Cumberbatch stresses his iciness and mood swings, while Martin Freeman’s Dr. Watson is grounded, restrained and a little leery of his friend. Their first-rate chemistry works best when they’re getting on each other’s nerves.

Beautifully shot locations and the use of on-screen floating text to give us direct access to Holmes’s thoughts keep the pace brisk and make these episodes a cut above the usual TV movie. Check the one-hour pilot episode in the extras to see the difference between the one-hour pilot and the three TV movies in the set.

EXTRAS Writer and producers commentary, writer and cast commentary, making-of doc, pilot episode. Widescreen. English audio and subtitles.

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(Funimation, 2009) D: Noboru Iguchi, w/ Aya Kiguchi, Hitomi Hasebe. Rating: NNNN; DVD package: NNNN From the moment the penis-nosed goblin girls erupt from the singing and dancing geisha, we know we’re in the lunatic world of Noboru Iguchi (Machine Girl), where bodies and machines merge and fly apart at will and there’s no such thing as excess.

Yoshie (Aya Kiguchi) is the abused Cinderella suffering in the shadow of her beautiful, selfish geisha sister, Kikue (Hitomi Hasebe). When the girls are kidnapped by an evil corpora-

The Kids Are All Right (Alliance,

2010) D: Lisa Cholodenko, w/ Annette Bening, Julianne Moore. Rating: NNN; DVD package: NNN Rent this for the acting and the humour in the first hour. After that,

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tion and pitted against one another, Yoshie discovers a talent for violence and turns the tables and their lovehate relationship grows more complex. At the same time, a motley crew of the relatives of other girls who’ve become corporate assassins are planning an attack to rescue their loved ones.

The penis noses are, of course, weaponized. Ditto armpits, breasts and other parts. Above all, there is the ass sword, with its incredible power to embarrass.

Given the elegant set design and more than merely competent CG and miniature work, the sloppiness of Iguchi’s fight scenes seems jarring at first, but it’s a distancing device to remind us that there’s a theme running through the film about the destruction of the Japanese family and a vision of corporate drones as child soldiers.

A 15-minute spinoff in the extras: Geishacop: Fearsome Geisha Corps – Go To Hell offers more of the demented same.

EXTRAS Spinoff movie. Widescreen.

Japanese, English audio. English subtitles.

Coming Tuesday November 23 Exit Through The Gift Shop (Mongrel, 2010)

Documentary, or possibly mockumentary, about a man’s attempt to film elusive street artist Thierry Guetta.

Eat Pray Love (Sony, 2010) Julia Roberts stars as a successful American who ditches her marriage and career for self-discovery and fine dining in scenic Italy, India and Bali.

Going The Distance (WB, 2010) Rom-com about longdistance lovers working to fan the flames between New York and San Francisco stars Drew Barrymore and Justin Long.

The Expendables

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Dupont/Lansdowne

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One Bedroom - $950. 10'-14' ceilings.

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1 bedroom apt. in triplex, nonsmoker, after 6pm. call 416-766-4987

King / Jameson 87, 90, 91, 140 & 146 Jameson Bachelor $649, 1 Bdrm $799 416-536-7805 www.metcap.com

King/ Dufferin 90 Tyndall Ave. 1 bdrm $839, 416-536-3158. www.metcap.com

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Rooftop Terrace Townhome in New Corktown, spacious rooftop terrace, 9' ceilings on main flr, reserved prkg. $1,975 month. Call 416-249-8181. Viewing by appt. only. www.longocommunities.com

One bdrm. apt. En-suite laundry, eat in kitchen, living room, hardwood floors, ceramic tiles, skylight, A/C, 4 appliances. 1 minute walk to Woodbine subway and everything (15-20 minute ride to Downtown). No dogs please. Avail. Jan. 1st., $1040+ util., Call Susan 416-421-9374

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KEELE/WILSON newly renov., 1 bdrm., $755. Prkg. incl., Call 905-660-5077, M-F, 9-5 pm.

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191 & 201 Sherbourne Ave. 1 Bdrm Med. - $929, 1 Bdrm Lrg. - $969, 2 Bdrm - $1,349. Two Year Leases available. 416-363-0661. www.metcap.com

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Sherbourne / Shuter

Large 2 bdrm + 2 den, 2 level apt. with 2 baths. Very bright, high ceilings, large kitch. for entertaining, brand new appls. All new windows, beautiful deck. Free overnight parking in front. No smoking.

References req. $1500 incl., Avail.

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Brock/Dundas-700sq.ft. open space, nice light, hardwood floor, full washroom, kitchen area, 2nd floor of 3 story secure artists building, elevator, AC, rent is all inclusive, available Jan 1, $1,150 CALL Rick 416-533-4508

Unit w/kitchen, 3 pc. bath, high ceilings, wood floor, exposed brick, Avail. Dec. 1st, $1,050. mo. all incl., 416-234-9835

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Dupont/Lansdowne Studios and Workrooms $900. 10'-14' ceilings. Fitness and recreation facilities, underground parking, air, 416-516-1166 Rental Office Hours: Mon-Thurs 8-7, Fri 8-5, Sat/Sun 12-4 standardlofts.com

KING WEST/ BATHURST HOME FOR RENT 2+BDRM*2 Story *Yrd*Avail Jan.1 $1335+ 416-588-8652

Dupont/Symington

Dufferin/Wilson

Very spacious 1 bdrm (+ den). 900 sq ft, two baths, 11 ft ceiling, windows throughout. Fireplace.

400 sq ft terrace. Leased furnished, $2600/month. Avail. immed. Long term corp. contracts avail. with suite.

Please pre-book now. Call Kevin 647-231-3030 to arrange a viewing.

2 bdrm., subway, prkg., lndry. $955/mo. incl. Dec.1st.

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Dupont/Lansdowne

Keele/Dundas West

Two Bedroom - $1,275. 10'-14' ceilings. Fitness and recreation facilities, undgrd, prkg, air. 416-516 -1166 Rental Office Hours: MonThurs 8-7, Fri 8-5, Sat/Sun 12-4 www.standardlofts.com

Artist's Studios, $950/mo & up.

416-767-6663/647-444-6662

Main/Danforth Lrg 1 bdrm. bsmnt. apt in a triplex.

Above ground windows high ceilings, over 7ft. Has own entrance,. Shared yard. Steps TTC. Avail. Dec 1st. NON SMOKERS ONLY. Laundry available. $650/month plus Electric (approx. $40/mo.), Call 416-694-7622

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Comm. studio loft prof. space/Envir. from 800 to 4000 sq ft, high ceilings, 2 pc bathroom, bright, hrdwd flrs, combine units, office, photo, computer, internet design from $900 a month. 416-654-2915 or 416-630-2116

Spacious 1 bed+den, newly reno'd main fl & basement apt in detached home. Hardwood, new carpet, dishwasher, large windows, laundry, storage. Water & cable incl. $1595+gas, hydro, internet.

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10 Kenton Dr, Sat. Nov. 20th & Sun. Nov. 21st, 2-4pm $499,000. Call Zach Henley, Sales Representative Bosley R.E. Ltd. Brkg. 416-481-6137 www.10Kenton.com

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By Dan Savage

I have been marrIeD for 16 years anD have three children. My marriage isn’t the

best, nor is the sex. I have strayed many times, and it’s always been with women. I love women and I love having sex with women. However, for years I have had a fantasy about being with a transsexual. I recently paid to be with a T-girl escort. She was flipping gorgeous.

She had a dick, sure, but she was the hottest fucking girl I have ever seen – absolutely gorgeous. She talked like a girl, looked like a girl, smelled like a girl, had the body of a girl – she was all girl except for the unit. I have no interest in being with a man. Does seeing this T-girl make me gay?

Walked On The Wild Side You’re not gay, WOTWS, but you’re not exactly straight either.

There are other points along the gay/straight continuum, WOTWS, and anyone resourceful enough to track down a flipping gorgeous Tgirl should be smart enough to figure out where he falls along the gay/straight continuum. But let me end the suspense: You’re a teensy, weensy bit bisexual, WOTWS, just another mostly straight dude who’s into women, into cock and into women with cocks. But you’re not into dudes, not at all. Just women.

And cock.

I’m going to catch hell for this, but, hey, I don’t have three “Catcher” T-shirts for nothing: ehile you’ve got a touch of the bi – just a bit, mostly around your tonsils – you’re not obligated to identify as bi.

An awful lot of “rounding up” and “rounding down” goes on when it comes to sexual identities. There are bi women out there who round themselves up to lesbian because they’re with women or primarily attracted to women or afraid of mean lesbians who hate bi women.

(Some of those mean lesbians are, predictably enough, bi themselves.) Some bi guys in gay relationships round themselves up to gay; a

small number of gays and lesbians round themselves down to bi in solidarity or something; and lots of bi men and women in straight relationships round themselves down to straight. (And there are gay men and lesbians – 100 per cent homos – who identify as straight. These closet cases aren’t rounding up or down; they’re lying.)

Backing way the hell up: Sexual identity is a combo platter. There’s who you wanna do, who you are doing and who you tell people you are. You can’t control who you wanna do – sexual orientation is not a choice – but you get to choose who you wind up doing and who you tell people you are. Don’t wanna have a miserable sex life? Do who you wanna do. Don’t wanna be a messy closet case à la Haggard, Craig and Rekers? Tell the truth about who you’re doing.

It all seems so black-and-white, doesn’t it? But that’s because we backed way the hell up. Pull in close and you’ll be able to see the grey – greys like you, WOTWS, guys who are flamboyantly, flamingly, screamingly grey.

It’s because I’m a big supporter of grey rights that I’m not telling you that you’re obligated to identify as bi, WOTWS, even if that is the blackand-white, backed-the-hell-up truth. But “bi” means “attracted to men and women,” and you’re not attracted to men at all. You’re into girls who talk like girls, look like girls, smell like girls, etc., and some of the girls you’re into happen to have dicks. And since trans women are women – even those trans women who’ve decided to keep the genitals they were born with – it’s closer to your truth, if not the truth, paradoxically, to identify as straight.

my husbanD of 10 years has DecIDeD to end our marriage due to my occasional indulgences in alcohol and cigarettes. I do not smoke and drink every day. It is occasional. I admit that in the beginning of our courtship I did not tell him about my indulgences. I hid them from

him. After we were married, I was careful not to smoke or drink when we were together. My question is, should I allow my marriage to dissolve due to our differences? I want my husband to love and accept me for the person I am, and I do not want to be controlled.

Won’t Be Controlled Someone who wants to be loved and accepted for the person she is, WBC, shouldn’t mislead her gentleman callers.

That said, WBC, I assume your husband didn’t find out about the booze and cigarettes yesterday. So the booze and cigarettes, if those are the only reasons your husband gave for wanting to end this marriage, may symbolize a larger pattern of deceit that has long troubled your husband. Or it’s possible the booze and cigarettes are a face-saving dodge: Perhaps your husband is blaming the booze and cigarettes to avoid telling you some harsher truth and thereby spare your feelings. Or maybe there’s something about himself that he would rather avoid disclosing. (Another woman? Another man? Another man and another woman?) Or maybe he’s an asshole and he’s blaming the booze and cigarettes in order to shift all the blame for the failure of this marriage onto your shoulders.

We can sit here speculating until your lungs turn black and dissolve inside your chest, WBC, and it’s not going to change anything. Your husband doesn’t need your consent to obtain a divorce.

Now, you don’t say whether your husband offered to stay if you quit drinking and smoking – and if he didn’t, WBC, then booze and smokes aren’t the issue – but you’re clearly unwilling to give up your indulgences to save your marriage, as you do not wish to be “controlled,” which means your marriage is over.

I’m a straIght guy. my former room mate, also a straight guy, calls all his ex-girl-

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friends “fucking bitches.” He went on a date with a neighbour. He told me she was a “fucking bitch” and that she drunk-dialed him several times at 3 am. She told me, unprompted, that he drunk-dialed her several times at 3 am after she refused to have sex with him.

Do I have any obligation to warn women about him? My friends and I were debating this hypothetically until two days ago, when I saw him on a date with a woman I know. Do I tell her what a douche this guy is, or do I let her discover it on her own?

What Would Dan Do? If this douche weren’t so transparent – if women didn’t see through him instantly – Dan would feel obligated to warn his female friends. But as this douche is transparent, WWDD, Dan wouldn’t feel obligated to warn women away. Don’t get Dan wrong: Dan would still warn anyone he knew who (1) has a pussy and (2) isn’t a crazy bitch, because Dan’s a meddling douche. But Dan wouldn’t feel obligated. So it’s your call, WWDD.

Do I have a Duty to DIsclose to my wife that a guy licked my balls?

Balls Already Licked Last Summer There’s more to this question – a lot more – and I actually answered it already. BALLS’s question was the Savage Love Letter of the Day last Wednesday. Folks with the Savage Love app (SLAPP) for iPhone get the letter of the day delivered directly to their phones. To find out what happened to BALLS’s balls, and what he told the wife, you’ll have to get SLAPPed.

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