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fit for resisters Jeremy Hinzman and Kim Rivera, with music and silent auction. 6:30 pm. $20.

Friends House. 416-596-7328. +The king’S Speech The Oscarbound pic about King George VI’s (Colin Firth) speech impediment opens today. leT uS DeSign ToronTo Snap up T.O.-made fashion products at the Fashion Collective’s holiday pop-up store at the Gladstone. 10 am to 10 pm. letusstyletoronto.com.

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COC’s recent Aida performs a free recital of Verdi and Puccia arias. Noon. Four Seasons Centre. coc.ca.

Mod Club concert raises funds for the Regent Park School of Music. 7 pm. $25. RT, SS, TM. +The nuTcracker The National Ballet of Canada’s production of the seasonal classic celebrates its 15th year. 7 pm. Four Seasons Centre. To Jan 2. $21.50$151.50. 416-345-9595.

punk stars kick off a two-night stand at Sound Academy. 5:30 pm, all ages. $33.50. RT, SS, TM, UR. The TeMpeST Helen Mirren plays the role of Prospera in Julie Taymor’s film version of Shakespeare’s final play. Opening day.

Will Munro’S FaveS Films by Jean Genet, Barbara Hammer and others screen in a funder for the late Munro’s Fund for Queer and Trans People with Cancer. Gladstone. 7:30 pm. $5-$10 sugg. 416-531-4635.

and Aaron Eckhart play grieving parents in this Oscar hopeful directed by Shortbus’s John Cameron Mitchell. Opening day.

STuDieS in MoTion Siminovitch winner Kim Collier’s production of this play about photographer Eadweard Muybridge continues at the Bluma Appel until Dec 18. 8 pm. $22$99. 416-368-3110.

MaharaJa: The SplenDour oF inDia’S royal courTS Visitors under 25 get into the AGO free (except Dec 24-Jan 2) during the run of this spectacular show, to Apr 3. Others pay $12.50-$22. 416-979-6648.

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award-worthy turn as Willy Loman, Joseph Zeigler takes on Scrooge in this remount of the Dickens classic. To Dec 30. 1:30 and 7:30 pm. Young Centre. $5-$75.33. 416-866-8666.

The electro rocker teams up with pianist prankster Chilly Gonzales in a reworking of the musical at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre. 7 pm. $35. RT, SS, TM.

including his bottle-top tapestries, shows at ROM. To Feb 27. $19-$22. 416-586-8000.

True griT The Coen brothers’ terrific remake of the John Wayne vengeance western opens on screens today.

see the Sobey winner’s superb mixed-media show at Jessica Bradley. Free. 416-537-3125.

Moneen The Brampton indie rockers hit the Horseshoe. 8:30 pm. $13.50. HS, RT, SS, TM. +beauTy anD The beaST Kids in the Hall’s Scott Thompson dons drag in this star-studded, family-friendly reworking of the fairy tale. To Jan 2 at the Elgin. 2 and 7 pm. $27-$85.

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what can i say about now that I have not already thought about in the last 20 years of reading your publication? Well, one more thing on your ho-ho-liday gift guides (NOW, December 2-8).

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Robitaille’s death is sad, but the “public denouncement” at the time was fully warranted.

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Julian Assange’s obsessive focus on Western secrets reveals his true motives.

The lack of balance and responsible reporting is more about damaging governments he personally despises and less about genuine concern for freedom and the world’s “right” to know.

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sigcino moyo doesn’t back up his (largely­ negative)­ statements­ on­ Henry­ Louis­ Gates­ (NOW,­ November­ 18-25).­For­reasons­not­made­known­to­ readers,­Moyo­begins­his­article­with­ Gates’s­wrongful­arrest­as­the­cause­of­ “strange­things.”

Moyo­ makes­ assumptions­ about­ how­ best­ to­ relate­ to­ NOW’s­ young,­ hip­audience.­ If­ you­ have­ no­ idea­ that­ “barber-

shop…­ shit”­ may­ be­ considered­ cultural­street­slang,­it­sounds­negative,­ as­ if­ there’s­ something­ odd­ about­ Gates’s­ grandfather’s­ skin­ colour­ when­it’s­referred­to­as­“white.”

Gates­details­Picasso’s­initial­viewing­ of­ the­ dusty­ African­ masks­ that­ led­ to­ his­ repainting­ of­ Les­ Demoiselles.­ Moyo­ calls­ Gates’s­ statements­ “controversial”­ and­ “a­ shocker.”­ Um,­ why?­ The­ Picasso­ story­ is­ already­ so­ well­known.

The­people­around­me­and­I­quite­ enjoyed­ Gates’s­ lecture­ even­ though­ “not­everyone­was­fully­on­board­with­ his­postulates.”

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Diesel not a done deal

has now given up the fight to stop­ dirty­ diesel­ trains­ from­ being­ purchased­ in­ the­ name­ of­ Torontonians­on­GO­lines?­(NOW­Daily,­November­ 16).­ Josh­ Hume­ concludes­ his­ report­ by­ saying:­ “One­ thing­ is­ certain,­ however:­ diesel­ trains­ are­ coming­to­Pearson.”

Metrolinx­has­done­a­great­job­of­ making­ people­ believe­ that­ is­ a­ fait­ accompli.­ But­ until­ they­ sign­ a­ contract­to­actually­purchase­the­trains­ in­February,­the­fight­is­still­on.

Lisa Kiss Toronto

True NOW fish story

i was in toronto in october and read­your­Green­Issue,­The­End­Of­Eating­Fish?­(NOW,­October­7-13).­ It­ was­ just­ the­ kind­ of­ reading­ I­ needed.­ I’d­ had­ a­ family­ battle­ over­ my­ food­ choices,­ and­ reading­ your­ paper­ put­ my­ heart­ to­ rest­ and­ assured­ me­ the­ choices­ I­ was­ making­ were­ the­ right­ ones.­ I­ picked­ up­ six­ copies­ to­ educate­ fam­ily­ members­ Down­Under.­ I­ have­ not­ seen­ all­ my­ family­ yet­ since­ returning­ to­ Sydney,­ but­ I­ did­ meet­Captain­Paul­Watson­of­the­Sea­ Shepherd­ at­ the­ Operation­ No­ Compromise­ event­ at­ Sydney’s­ Bondi­ Pavilion.­ I­ shared­ your­ magazine­ with­ him.­ He’d­ already­ read­ it,­ and­ after­ signing­ my­ copy­ told­ me­ he­ would­ share­ his­ with­ his­ heroic­ crew,­ who­ are­on­a­selfless­journey­to­stop­whale­ slaughtering.­­­ The­issue­has­more­than­informed­ individual­ readers­ like­ myself.­ It­ has­ travelled­land­and­sea.

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What Names of victims remembered on the National Day of Action and Remembrance on Violence Against Women Where Philosopher’s Walk When December 6, 5:30 pm

Rosie DiManno She’s back. The Star scribe who made a career kicking cop ass and taking names bares her teeth for the first time in a long time and goes to town on Chief Bill Blair’s G20 mess making. Go, Rosie.

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Advertising Standards Canada finds the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers, the folks who spin for Big Oil, misled the public in a TV ad comparing the toxicity of tar sands tailings ponds to yogurt.

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Mayor Rob Ford compared himself to rebel mayor William Lyon Mackenzie in his inaugural speech to council Tuesday. Um, not exactly.

William Lyon Mackenzie

Rob Ford

Journalist, rebel with a cause.

CFO of label business, hates journalists, a rebel in his own mind.

December 6, 1837 – led a march down Yonge Street, part of a rebellion against the oligarchical rule of the Family Compact.

December 6, 2010 – stuck in meetings with his Family Compact at City Hall.

Fled to the U.S. after the failed uprising to escape arrest by government forces.

Fled to the U.S. after election victory for a little R & R in Florida.

Imprisoned for a year for violating U.S. neutrality laws.

Arrested for violating U.S. DUI and pot possession laws.

Author of several books.

Stumbles over speeches written for him.

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Number of marijuana plants seized from a Cartwright Avenue grow op in the city’s northwest December 1. It’s going to be a dry Christmas.

There’s no parking on this boulevard outside 52 Division. The signs say so. But cops have been leaving their cruisers here for years. Not for much longer, though, if a planned redesign of the street, to include a public square and trees, is approved.

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Chief Concerns; A Tribute To Mark Dailey; Transit City Confidential; Paying For Officer Bubbles’s Legal Fees; Rob Ford Meets The Governor General at nowtoronto.com/daily

The movement led by former Rwanda peacekeeper Roméo Dallaire to eradicate the use of child soldiers marks its official launch on Human Rights Day, December 10.

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Transit City Newly minted mayor Rob Ford says he’s going to kill the plan to build 52 kilometres of fast light rail across the city, dooming Torontonians in the burbs to slow, crowded buses for another generation.

Bill Blair Is the time nigh for Toronto’s chief of police? First he’s forced to issue an apology for saying the Special Investigations Unit relied on “tampered” video evidence to probe G20 incidents involving his cops. Then Ontario Ombudsman André Marin says Blair refused to cooperate with his investigation into the G20.

Frank Stronach Magna CEO is honoured by the Jewish community for his contributions to the Jewish National Fund for projects in the Negev – for which his daughter Belinda then gets slagged by the Montreal-based Palestinian and Jewish Unity organization. PAJU says Israeli settlements are being built on disputed land.

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The GriTs’ Green enerGy revoluTion unpluGGed

Faced with a public backlash over rising energy costs, and an attack on feed-in tariffs and renewables like wind and solar, the province is in recharge mode, releasing its green-print for a clean energy future last month. The good thing: they’re doing away with dirty coal. The bad thing: the plan calls for an expensive, long-term reliance on nukes. By Enzo DiMattEo

The nuclear challenge

The province is planning to phase out coal completely by 2014. It’s converting two plants, Atikokan and Thunder Bay, into a natural gas facility and a biomass-burning facility.

The problem: in the McGuinty government’s long-range energy plan, nuclear power (and the huge costs associated with it) will continue to carry most of the power load – half of all the province’s energy needs for the next 60 years. Billions will have to be spent on modernizing reactors at Bruce and building two new ones at Darlington.

As long as we continue to commit half the power grid to nuclear energy, green alternatives will remain marginal in the supply mix. The burning question: can Ontario meet its electricity needs without nukes?

The answer is yes, absolutely, says Angela Bischoff, nuclear campaigner for the Ontario Clean Air Alliance.

The first step is to reduce demand.

There’s huge room for improvement.

Californians use 50 per cent less electricity per capita than we do; New Yorkers 35 per cent less. Sounds simple. Less demand, less need for nukes, more room for renewables on the grid.

Wind and solar shorTchanged

Ontario is a wind and solar power leader, home to four of the largest wind and solar farms in the country.

The government proposes to spend $9 billion on the development of solar energy, $14 billion on wind and another $4 billion on bio-energy (power produced from the burning of biomass like wood chips).

But despite these important investments, wind and solar will continue to play small roles in the energy supply mix, with solar forecast to account for 1.5 per cent of electricity by 2030 and wind (currently generating 2 per cent of our power) 10 per cent.

Nukes have been allocated so much of the power grid that the province’s aging supply infrastructure will have to be expanded just to accommodate new renewables coming online after 2015.

Adding fuel to the rush to nukes over renewables: the fact that Ontario’s population is expected to grow by about 28 per cent, 38 per cent in the GTA, by 2030.

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Power from water makes up 90 per cent of Ontario’s renewable sources.

It’s also the cheapest. But the government says we just don’t have the geography to build more hydro plants like Quebec’s. Two hydroelectric projects are currently on the go, the Niagara Tunnel expansion and the Lower Mattagami project expansion, which together will account for the largest influx of hydroelectric power into the system in the last 40 years.

According to the Ontario Clean Air Alliance, more use could be made of hydro imports from Quebec, which are now negligible. A 1,250 MW interconnection between Ontario and Quebec completed earlier this year brings the total amount of hydro we could be importing from Quebec to 2,788 MW – that’s more than 75 per cent of Darlington’s output.

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Natural gas is cleaner than coal. But it has mostly played a strategic role in the power supply mix, called upon to cover peak-period demand. In 2009, about 10 per cent of Ontario’s electricity generation came from natural gas plants. Instead of using gas plants to produce heat alone, clean air advocates say they should be retrofitted to produce electricity, too.

Combined heat and power plants (CHP) are in widespread use in Western Europe and Japan and boast energy efficiencies three times those of nuclear reactors.

The Grits, though, have capped procurement of new CHP in their plan at 500 MW, although Ontario’s total CHP potential is 11,000 MW – and its cost per KWh is one-third nuclear’s.

conservaTion gap

The most eco-friendly and cost-effective way to save energy is through conservation, but Ontario’s record in this area is mixed. The Building Code has been updated, energy audits have resulted in retrofits to some 250,000 homes, and old energysucking refrigerators have been replaced. Smart meters and time-ofuse billing have helped reduce demand in peak times. The province is promising sizable investment: $12 billion over the next 20 years in conservations efforts.

But a true “culture of conservation” has yet to take root in Ontario.

Instead of hyping efforts to cut waste and improve efficiencies, the province’s plan calls for a massive increase in energy supply, a 63 per cent jump by 2030 over peak demand in 2010.

Chris Winter, executive director of the Conservation Council of Ontario, says, “We need to look at conservation as part of a social movement, the equivalent of the United Way for providing a full range of conservation and green services for people who want to conserve.” enzom@nowtoronto.com

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Ford fizzles, Cherry pops

Don Cherry fiasco says all we need to know about the tone new mayor wants to set By ENZO DiMATTEO for once, rob ford – that’s mayor rob ford officially, now that he’s sworn his oath of office – wasn’t the biggest dufus in the council chamber.

That honour, at the inaugural meeting of council Monday, December 6, went to special guest Don Cherry, aka Grapes (sour?), for his rant against “pinkos” and other bottom-feeding lefties in the media.

Cherry wore a flaming-pink jacket for the occasion.

But instead of laying it on thick about what a great guy he thinks Ron, er, Rob is, Cherry focused the spotlight on himself and the ribbing he’s been taking from aforementioned “pinkos” in the press. Supposedly, the fact that Cherry’s a churchgoer and supports the war in Afghanistan is, according to the man himself, what’s got the press in a tizzy about his selection as Ford’s special guest.

Yeah. Why should anyone question Ford’s choice of Cherry to make the opening remarks?

He’s a Canadian icon, right?

Cherry didn’t crack a smile through the entire affair, even conjuring the name of Julian Fantino (yes, that Julian Fantino) in the lead-up to his “honesty and integrity” spiel about why he thinks Ford will make the “greatest mayor the city has ever seen.”

But Ford’s the guy who invited him. What that says about the tone the new mayor wants to set in his style of governing (rock ’em, sock ’em?) I’ll leave for you to decide.

The two are cut from the same cloth, as I seem to recall Ford’s older brother Doug, the councillor from Ward 2, saying the other day.

Cherry’s histrionics aside, the occasion of Ford’s first speech in front of this newly elected council, his council, can’t be described as momentous.

Besides a not-too-veiled reference to his election win giving him a mandate to do whatever he pleases – “Remember the taxpayer,” he advised, on those occasions when the debate

might get “heated” in the clamshell – Ford left little to the imagination. The priorities are clear: customer service, blah, blah, blah.

Ford’s speech was no denouement, no attempt to heal wounds, no stab at anything but the predictable.

Once again, he articulated a vision (loosely defined) of a city in which the highest duty is to the bottom line. What’d you expect?

The word “mediocrity” entered my mind, but let the mayor have his one day.

All those gathered, including the Millerites on the council floor doing their best not to seem overcome with dread, were in a forgiving mood, too. They voted with the rest to confirm the mayor’s appointments to the Striking Committee and his choice for deputy mayor.

The battle, though, is already under way behind the scenes. The war on the car is over. The war on the city has begun.

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most unnerving part Ford stumbled slightly over his oath of office. Was it just me hearing things or did he mangle the bit where he promised to carry out his duties “conscientiously”?

Biggest embarrassment Besides Don Cherry’s “pinkos” and “kooks” speech, it’s gotta be Councillor Karen Stintz’s big black knee-high boots. Decorum, please.

Queerest moment The kiss (or was that a tongue?) planted by Councillor Glenn De Baeremaeker on (in?) Ford’s ear. It happened when the councillor went up to be presented with his framed copy of the councillors’ oath of office by the mayor. most touching moment When Ford made his way from the council chamber to the City Hall rotunda to greet his subjects, who’d been watching his speech on a jumbo screen.

Fashion crime The big-ass cuffs on Ford’s white shirt. He looked like he was auditioning for a part in Boardwalk Empire. heartening part The singing of O Canada with French verses included – with Quebecbaiting Don Cherry in the room. disappointing part Not one councillor saw fit to send a message and vote against – even for symbolic purposes – Ford’s choices to chair committees of council. eyebrow-raisers There were two. First, rookie Councillor Ana Bailão’s appointment to the Striking Committee. Ford scored quite a few votes in her ward. Second, rookie Councillor Mary Fragedakis’s cozying up to el Fordo. Ew. Jackass award Councillor David Shiner, who strode the clamshell like he’s all that.

Mel’s former budget chief is delusional if he thinks he’ll be a major actor in this regime – his seats on the Executive and Striking Committees notwithstanding. sign of things to come Ford’s threeheaded monster, aka chief of staff Nick Kouvalis, director of policy Mark Towhey and press secretary Adrienne Batra, taking it all in from stage right. No doubt they’ll have their man’s back wherever he goes.

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A bubble zone is needed outside abortion clinics for those occasions when prosely tizing by pro-lifers turns to intimidation.

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Preying on abortion

Is there a way to preserve pro-lifers’ right to free speech while sparing the psyches of those wishing to terminate a pregnancy? By NICK VAN DER GRAAF saturday morning. the alarm jerks me awake. A quick breakfast and coffee and I’m off once again to a drab intersection in inner Scarborough to do the Devil’s work – at least in the eyes of the group of “sidewalk counsellors” who are a constant presence outside the abortion clinic where I volunteer as a patient escort.

My job is to act as a friendly guide

past the line of rosary-bedecked religious fanatics: men and women (actually it’s mostly men) brandishing religious idols and gore-filled pamphlets and praying loudly on their knees. “Don’t shred your baby!” they shout to the women going in and out of the clinic.

Some young women, especially if they’re fortified by a couple of girl-

friends, react to the approaches with an incredulous laugh. But most push past silently, eyes staring straight ahead, a painful mix of misery, anger and mystification on their faces.

The question is, is all this accosting of those in crisis fair? And is there some way of preserving anti-choicers’ democratic right to free speech while sparing the psyches of those wishing

to terminate a pregnancy?

Apparently there is. British Columbia is the only province with a law protecting clinics from protesters, the Access To Abortion Services Act, which mandates a “bubble zone” around them. Thirteen states in the U.S. have similar legislation.

It’s not that the 33 clinics across the country don’t need legal redress; a survey by the Abortion Rights Coalition of Canada (ARCC) shows that 64 per cent are subject to sidewalk protests. Twenty-seven per cent have had to obtain private court injunctions to protect staff and patients.

“Women fought a long battle to win broader access to abortion in this country,” says Carolyn Egan, spokesperson for the Ontario Coalition of Abortion Clinics. She’s part of a group calling for legal imposition of a bubble zone around Ontario clinics.

True, holding on to such a law, when obtained, is a major effort. Protesters convicted under BC’s Access To Abortion Services Act, passed in 1995, have several times challenged its constitutionality, but it was ultimately upheld in 2008 by the province’s Court of Appeal. The Supreme Court of Canada has declined to hear the protesters’ appeal.

According to lawyer Don Crane, who acts for ARCC, “The court concluded that the bubble zone is constitutionally sound; it protects the important right of women to unimpeded access to medical services without unduly infringing the pro-life right to free expression.”

Sidewalk counselling is both an insulting and useless gesture. The vast majority of women have already made a firm decision by the time they come to the clinic. Yet I have watched these harassers follow patients down the street, proclaiming that God loves the child in their bodies. They’ve even pursued them into a local fast food restaurant and plunked themselves down at their table.

A couple of times, patients or their male partners have reacted with anger, and I’ve had to quickly intervene to prevent their coming to blows. The police won’t do anything as long as the pro-lifers don’t cross the property line, block sidewalks or physically restrain women.

Even though I profoundly disagree with the pro-lifers, they have a right to organize and proselytize.

But what’s going on outside clinics isn’t reasoning; it’s intimidation.

And besides, if they really cared about motherhood, why wouldn’t they work to improve parental leave laws and access to affordable daycare?

A little spatial leeway would leave pro-lifers free to preach their message and engage in protests against government policy – just like the rest of us. But they would no longer be able to undermine the dignity and privacy of women visiting their doctors. A bubble-zone law would mark the boundary of our society’s sense of common decency.

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New chip technology Seeing forest for the wood chips in the brave new bio-economy By WAYNE ROBERTS enviro groups are celebrating the bright green lights in the province’s new energy plan at the same time as they pan the dark nuclear hole at the centre of it.

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ger issues and going for the tiny here.

While biomass (the use of biological material for energy) is slated for under 1 per cent of the total in McGuinty’s plan, this source is likely to become the hottest issue between

the Global North and South in the years to come.

Sure, Ontario is only initiating a small biomass project – the incineration of wood chips for electricity at Atikokan – but we’d better clear the

air now: a new wave of organicsburning is poised to gobble up the planet, destroying soil and robbing foodland. Renewable energy? I’ve recently become a sceptic.

Most enviro watchers already know the food-robbing consequences of growing masses of corn for ethanol.

But just as we absorb the eco costs of trading edibles for fuel, a new energy dilemma emerges on the horizon.

And it looks like Ontario has now made a baby step in a bad direction.

Thing is, I’ve long been a supporter of biomass in general, championing the creation of energy, plastics and building materials from plant and animal wastes. I’ve talked about rotting food that could be converted to biodiesel or methane, the use of crop wastes such as stems and stocks, and so on. I’ve seen biomass as a way to provide extra green revenues to support local and enviro-conscious farmers and waste recyclers.

But on November 26, I squirmed through a public lecture by Jim Thomas, co-author of The New Biomassters: Synthetic Biology And The Next Assault On Biodiversity And Livelihoods and a member of ETC Group (Action Group on Erosion, Technology and Concentration).

Thomas was first on a panel providing the big global picture to open the biennial conference of Food Secure Canada in Montreal.

While greens have been raising the alarm about global warming and peak oil, energy, chemical and packaging companies have been prepar-

ing for the next all-purpose industrial fuel to replace oil, gas and coal.

Unlike fossil fuels, which come from below ground, the new energy grows above ground with green leaves and green cachet.

Included in this plan are the 50 million hectares of land in southern Africa and other tropical areas purchased by corporations and governments, he says – monocultural plantations of energy-bearing plants like palm trees and jatropha.

But setting agricultural wastes on fire to light up our CFS light bulbs isn’t benign either. Using the leavings from commodity crops – corn stover, rice straw, wheat husks – steals nutrients from the soil, which needs rotting substances as part of its cycle.

From an ecosystem point of view, these may not be wastes at all.

Neither are wood chips from sawmills or forest underbrush, scheduled to be fired up for electricity at the old coal plant in Atikokan in the heart of logging country in northwestern Ontario in 2013. (An Ontario Power Generation rep says it’s possible the plant will burn agricultural waste as well to augment biomass from the forest sector.)

It’s a project that does not inspire Thomas. The need for wood chips will whet the voracious appetite for more trees to supply what coal once supplied, he argues in a telephone interview with NOW. In a decade, he forecasts, the world will be using 20 billion tonnes of continued on page 23 œ

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Humans already use a quarter of the 230 billion tonnes of biomass produced on the earth each year, he says, leaving the rest for wild animals and all the ecosystem functions that grasses, trees, algae and seaweed perform in terms of storing carbon, pumping out oxygen and the like.

The bio-energy economy means opening up that three-quarters of the world’s biomass for the benefit of one species immersed in one highconsuming lifestyle.

The claim that this switch in fuels is in any way green, renewable or “carbonneutral” is deceitful, he says. Burning an old plant doesn’t equal a new plant born. It takes one minute to burn a tree that took 80 years to grow and will take 80 years to replace in terms of carbon storage, he stresses. That overstretches the meaning of “renewable” or “carbon neutral,” he argues, especially when 80 years is a long time for a planet on a strict deadline to prevent runaway global warming.

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Those who support WikiLeaks take a stand for a strong, independent web, where a site – even one of debatable value – is free to achieve its goals without harassment.

Those who oppose WikiLeaks are threatening a move to a censored internet where government bodies and corporations can interfere with a site’s fundamental right to exist even if it hasn’t broken any laws or been charged with any crimes.

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The end of a free and open internet.

Amazon and PayPal, part of a group of pioneering sites that helped make the web what it is today, have a lot to answer for here.

Amazon has thrown WikiLeaks off its for-pay servers, and PayPal has blocked donations to the non-profit through its service.

In recent weeks, Amazon fought tooth and nail to keep an ebook guide to pedophilia on its site (ultimately a losing battle), but it shut the door on WikiLeaks only days after starting to

host the site, apparently responding to pressure from Senator Joe Lieberman.

PayPal was started by hardcore libertarians who flocked to the web because it was an open marketplace, but the service chose to do what it could to saw off WikiLeaks’ ability to collect donations Hypocrites. Both of those mega-sites made their name and fortune from an internet free of heavy regulation and government pressure. The forefathers of Web 2.0 have lost the plot.

Fear the internet... still. WikiLeaks has been called irresponsible, a dump of information lacking context and a

Wikileaks editor-in-chief Julian assange threat to diplomacy. Most of the media even stopped using the word “whistleblower” because of its positive connotations.

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diplomats have been harmed.

It comes down to the ongoing public fear of hackers. The media can leak any information it pleases, but when the news comes from the internet, the assumption is it’s dangerous. Society reacts with horror. It’s irrational.

Government regulation by any means necessary. The U.S. government made a lot of threats against WikiLeaks but has done very little. That’s because the organization has broken no laws and been charged with no crimes.

So when does the Barack Obamaled campaign against the site become outright harassment? Either charge it with a crime or don’t. But to continue the charade that WikiLeaks is an enemy of the state is shameful.

In this environment, it’s hard to view the rape allegations against Wikileaks editor-in-chief Julian Assange as anything other than trumped up. It doesn’t take a conspiracy theorist to point out that the sex crimes accusations are suspiciously timed. The case was closed and reopened, and the Swedish courts still waited more than a month, making their move during a round of leaks by the site.

The press for freedom. Limiting who or what can report the truth is no different from limiting the truth itself.

This concerted effort to muzzle WikiLeaks is completely comparable to the techniques used against Edward R. Murrow: the government doesn’t like the message, so it uses coercion, threats and slurs to snap the public, the private sector and the press in line.

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What’s the real deal with the new PE plastic Christmas trees? Are they eco-friendly?

The moment snow falls from the sky, the soundtrack in my mind starts adding bells and candycanes – Let It Snow, White Christmas, any corny carol, really.

Despite the consumption overdrive that kicks in right about now, I still love the snugly, warm glow of this holiday. And, yes, I always get a tree – but never a plastic one. Those have al­ ways been made with the Grinchiest of plastics, PVC. So what of new PE models that are PVC­free?

For one thing, keep in mind that many PE (polyethylene) trees, like the ones for sale at Home Depot, are actually blended with PVC. Sears is one of a few retailers selling some PVC-free trees made of polyethylene and steel. Now, PE itself is considered a safer plastic than PVC, since it’s not stabilized with lead and other heavy metals and isn’t quite as polluting to manufacture.

Of course, it’s still virgin­petro­ leum­based, but it’s a step in the right direction. Things get a little muddy, though, when retailers claim their PE trees are “100 per cent recyclable.”

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Turns out most artificial trees have metal or wooden components that aren’t compatible with plastic re­ cycling. Not to mention problem­ atic plastic additives like flame retardants. Bottom line, the city isn’t taking them, and when I called Sears to ask who does, they acknowledged the lack of recyclers and promised to remove recyclability claims from their website pronto.

All that considered, how do reusable PE trees hold up against natural trees? Last year a Montreal firm released a life­cycle analysis of artificial PVC and 100 per cent PE trees versus natural farmed trees. They factored in the peat moss, fertilizers, pesticides and irrigation involved in growing con­ ventional Christmas trees as well as the impact of trucking them to a store near you and the average 10­kilo­ metre round trip you drive to buy a tree.

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You’d need to keep your tree for at least 20 years for it to beat a natural one, according to the study (and most keep ’em for under half that time). Can’t help but wonder whether artificial trees would have scored even worse if the study had factored in the notoriously dirty-coal-heavy emissions from Chinese factories, the labour rights woes haunting many Chinese imports and the fact

that lead dust from PVC trees nine years and older can create “dangerous lead exposures” in the home, according to a U.S. government report.

(That last factor, by the way, is a good reason not to get plastic trees second-hand, but vintage aluminum trees would be totally groovy).

Natural trees put to the curb in Toronto have an even greater advantage,

since the study assumed that tree mulch is burned (releasing pollutants), whereas in Toronto the compost and mulch is placed around plants and trees in local parks and given away to residents to reduce watering needs.

Farmed trees aren’t perfect, since they’re often sprayed, but you can get totally unsprayed trees grown just 150 kilometres away (at the Bob

Rumball Centre for the Deaf) or lowspray trees farmed 100 kilometres away in Alliston (available at the Brick Works garden centre). They even have condo-sized ones you can carry on their shuttle to the subway (car-free!).

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from giftofgreen.ca. Finally, if you want to leave real trees to their own devices and prefer a totally recycled and recyclable Canadian-made option, Cascades makes a cool one out of cardboard (boutique.cascades.com/ us/en/catalog/christmas-trees/).

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BruNo De la salle The storyteller presents his one-man show based on The Iliad in French, as part of Salon Du Livre. 7 pm. Free. Reference Library, 789 Yonge. 416-393-5577.

F Carol siNg aloNg Seasonal music and traditional carol singing. 7-9 pm. No cover.

Lambton House, 4066 Old Dundas. lambtonhouse.org. housiNg as a humaN right Community and legal action to end homelessness with talks by formerly homeless people, advocates and lawyers. 10 am. Free. Community Room, 155 Dalhousie. righttohousing.wordpress.com.

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Queer swiNg DaNCiNg Beginner lesson and dancing. 7 pm. $5. 519 Church Community Centre. swinginout.ca.

F toroNto Christmas market Musical entertainment, holiday-themed workshops, a ferris wheel, performers, street market and more. To Dec 12. Free. Distillery District, 55 Mill. torontochristmasmarket.com. wiNter arts exPo Performances by the Bootcamp Dancers, Daniel Daley and others, artwork and more. 6 pm. Free. George Harvey Collegiate, 1700 Keele. urbanartstoronto.org.

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Free. Trillium Room, 504 Vaughan. larthurs58@gmail.com. salvagers Presentation and discussion on the Latin American art exhibition with curator Sandra León. 7 pm. Free. Wychwood Theatre, 601 Christie. 647-309-0419. toroNto motorCyCle show Bikes, scooters, gear and accessories plus entertainment. Today 10 am-10 pm; tomorrow 11 am-8 pm; Dec 12, 10 am-5 pm. $16, yth $10, under 6 free.

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F artisaNs’ giFt Fair One-of-a-kind items and handmade gifts. Today and tomorrow noon-6 pm. Free. Tranzac, 292 Brunswick. artisansgiftfair.com. rBookmakiNg Workshop on creating handmade books. 10 am-4 pm. $180. Harbourfront Centre, 235 Queens Quay W. Pre-register 416973-4093, harbourfrontcentre.com.

F rCaNDy makiNg Workshop for kids five and up. 10 am-noon. $40. Harbourfront Centre, 235 Queens Quay W. Pre-register 416-9734093, harbourfrontcentre.com.

F rChristmas By lamPlight Music, carolling and characters from Dickens’s A Christmas Carol. 6-9:30 pm. Free w/ admission.

Black Creek Pioneer Village, 1000 Murray Ross.

416-736-1733.

F Christmas waltZ DaNCe Beginner lessons and dancing to the sounds of the Steve Fuller Duo. 1-5:45 pm. $10-$18. Dovercourt House, 805 Dovercourt. mostlywaltz.ca.

rDaDDy, PaPa & me – the light FaNtastiC Party Drop-in for gay, bi, trans, queer dads/

granddads and their children up to age six.

10:30 am-1:30 pm. Free. 519 Church Community Centre. atcveldhoven@the519.org.

F the DeCemBer art series Local artisans offer crafts, baked goods, paintings, gift items and more. Today and tomorrow 11 am-7 pm.

Free admission. Ellington’s Music and Café, 805 St. Clair W. 416-652-9111. rDemystiFyiNg the Digital Camera Digital photography workshop. 10 am-1 pm. $50.

Harbourfront Centre, 235 Queens Quay W. Pre-register 416-973-4093.

FooD & history show Talk on local history by Bruce Bell and presentation on decorative centrepieces. 10 am. Free. St Lawrence Market Kitchen, 92 Front E. stlawrencemarket.com.

F rholiDay BakiNg Workshop. 1-4 pm. $75. Harbourfront Centre, 235 Queens Quay W. Pre-register 416-973-4093.

F rholiDay CarD-makiNg Workshop. 10 am-noon. $40. Harbourfront Centre, 235 Queens Quay W. Pre-register 416-973-4093.

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Rights) Art auction. 6:30-10 pm. $15, adv $10.

Propeller, 984 Queen W. 416-504-7142.

F DreiDel Bash (CHW Hadassah-Wizo) Hanukkah party. 9 pm. $30, adv $20. 6 Degrees, 2335 Yonge. dreidelbash@live.ca.

F rgiNgerBreaD Cookie FaCtory (Trillium Health Centre) Decorate gingerbread cookies for charity during mall hours. To Dec 19. $4/ cookie. Sherway Gardens, QEW and hwy 427.

416-621-1070. heyy Pah! DeaF Culture showCase (Hearing Every Youth Through Youth) Community fair with a deaf culture workshop and showcase.

1-4 pm. Free. Scarborough Civic Centre, 150 Boroughs. heyypah@gmail.com.

F let him Be (Daily Bread Food Bank) Screening of the film about John Lennon. 7:15 pm. $10. Innis Town Hall, 2 Sussex. lethimbe.com.

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Andy Kim’s sixth annual Christmas bash maintains his reputation for putting together a solid lineup for a great cause. On Wednesday (December 15) at the Mod Club (722 College), Kim is joined by Alex Lifeson, Ron Sexsmith and many more, all in support of the Regent Park School of Music. And just to get a sense of where your money’s going, the concert includes a performance by the RPSM Choir. $25. rpmusic.org.

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We know about Omar Khadr, but thousands of other kids worldwide are recruited or kidnapped to fight in F Holiday dinner Cruise Harbour cruise

with DJ dancing and a buffet. 7 pm. $73. 207 Queens Quay W. 416-203-0178.

F Holiday stroll on eglinton Music, family activities, treats for kids and more. To Dec 18, 10 am-3 pm. Free. Eglinton btwn Oriole and Chaplin. theeglintonway.com.

F rHorse-drawn wagon rides Take a wagon ride through decorated streets. Today and tomorrow noon-4 pm. Free. Shops at Don Mills, 1090 Don Mills. shopsatdonmills.ca.

How tHe Brain works Humanist Assoc talk

by Luis Fornazzari. 1:30 pm. Free. OISE, rm 4-414, 252 Bloor W. humanist.toronto.on.ca.

How to sue tHe PoliCe Info session on how to start and run a lawsuit with lawyer Davin Charney. 6-8 pm. Free. 519 Church Community Centre. Pre-register tinyurl.com/ suingpolice. illogiCal animal snowPants Film and performance event with work by Adam David Brown, Christina Kozak and others. 8 pm. Free.

253469, 1267 Bloor W. 416-653-9919. intro to sex toys For CouPles All-genders workshop. Noon-1 pm. $9. Good for Her, 175 Harbord. Pre-register 416-588-0900.

F kensington Festive Foodies roots walk Walk through the historic market to

view the diverse festivals of light and sample foods. 9:30 am-1 pm. $45, stu/srs $40, child $30. Red pole with black cat at 350 Spadina.

Pre-register 416-923-6813.

F new adventures in sound art Holiday salon Celebrate the season with a tour of

NAISA’s interactive spatialization system, eggnog and cookies. 2-4 pm. Free. Artscape Wychwood Barns, 601 Christie. naisa.ca.

F nigHtmarket Holiday marketplace. 7 pm-midnight. Free. Meta Gallery, 124 Ossington. 416-955-0500.

PC toss Learn about recycling computers, watch a movie and donate used computers.

Noon-5 pm. Free. Green Tech, 51 Vine. freegeektoronto.org.

F PHantom CHristmas sHow Artists and designers sale. Noon-4 pm. Free. Lot 16 Bar, 1136 Queen W. latulippeguy1@gmail.com.

Positive tHinkers Weekly group meeting. 10 am-noon. Free. St Michael’s Hospital, 30 Bond.

905-273-4398.

F rriveride tree ligHting Carolling, music

by Scarborough Sweet Adelines, holiday tree lighting and a Santa visit. 3-7 pm. Free. Queen E of Broadview. 416-466-8167.

F rsanta Claus Cruise Join Santa and his elves for a harbour cruise aboard the Northern Spirit. 10:30 am. $10, under 6 free. Foot of York. 416-203-0178.

F small Press winter Book Fair Indie publishers, zines, graphic novels, comics and readings. 11 am-4:30 pm. Free. Great Hall, 1087 Queen W. torontosmallpressbookfair.org.

F traditional Holiday wreatHs Workshop for adults. 1-4 pm. $30. Todmorden Mills, 67 Pottery. Pre-register 416-396-2819.

F wHat ligHt is tHis? Medieval nativity pageant. 2:30 & 7 pm. $20, srs $15, child $10. St Thomas’s Anglican Church, 383 Huron. 416978-5096.

F rwinter solstiCe Festival Puppet shows, storytelling, crafts and more. 11 am-4 pm. Free. Whole Child Alternative School, 151 Hiawatha. wholechildschool.ca. women’s voiCes rising Forum on gender violence for women and trans people. 9:30 am-3

armies and tote assault rifles. Roméo Dallaire launches his new org, Zero Force, tonight (Thursday, December 9), at Even One Child Soldier Is Too Many, featuring Anna Maria Tremonti, Stephen Lewis, former Sudanese child soldier and hip-hop artist Emmanuel Jal and others. 7:30 pm. $20-$25. U of T’s MacMillan Theatre, 80 Queen’s Park. zeroforce.org.

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Strange, our so-called social safety net, which lets lives be ruined by on-thejob injuries. Workplace Safety and Insurance Board rulings often deny injured employees compensation that reflects their full loss of both income pm. Free. Metro Hall, 55 John. thrive.forum@ gmail.com.

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danCe-a-tHon (Prisoners’ HIV/AIDS Support Action Newtwork/Rittenhouse) Salsa lessons, drag shows, a silent auction, food and more. 6 pm-2 am. $20. Buddies in Bad Times Theatre, 12 Alexander. 416-975-8555.

Jazz Jam For Haiti kids (underprivileged kids in Haiti) Performances by members of New Imperial Jazz Band, Don Valley Stompers and others. 3-6:30 pm. Donation. Rex, 194 Queen W. 416-598-2475.

Justin Hines in ConCert (GTA community causes) Performances by Hines and gospel artist Aileen Lombardo. 7:30 pm. $40, adv $30, children free. Abilities Church, 190 Railside. abilitieschurch.org.

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rkoFFler Family Fun Art party with music,

dance and visual art for all ages. 10 am-4 pm.

Free. Koffler Centre School of the Arts, 4588 Bathurst. 416-636-1800.

F rlantern-making worksHoP Create a lantern to carry in the Kensington Market Winter Solstice procession. 11 am-5 pm. Pwyc.

Steelworkers Hall, 25 Cecil. 416-598-3729, redpepperspectacearts.org. oak ridges trail Bus trip for a hike with Toronto Bruce Trail Club. 8 am. $23. York Mills subway. torontobrucetrailclub.org. samBa CamP Samba Squad beginner drumming workshop for ages 16 and up. 11:30 am1:30 pm. $10. Drum Artz, 27 Primrose. slamdog@sympatico.ca.

Alex Lifeson plays at Andy Kim’s Christmas show on December 15.

FRESH FINDS and quality of life, says the Ontario Network of Injured Workers Groups.

Stand up for fairness in this mean employment era – join a demo Friday (December 10), 11 am, outside the Ministry of Labour, 400 University. Free. 416-461-2411. (geology) Lost rivers walk. 1:30 pm. Free.

Queen and Woodbine. 416-593-2656.

tHe gloBal eConomy Discussion and post-

Keynesian analysis of current events with historian William Krehm. 7 pm. Free. OISE, 252 Bloor W. 416-340-1865.

F Holiday CraFt sale Handcrafted craftiness, music and refreshments. 7-11 pm. Free.

Cafe Stella, 1261 Bloor W. 416-893-4469.

Wednesday, December 15

Benefits

F andy kim CHristmas sHow (Regent Park

School of Music) Performances by Kim, the RPSM Choir and others. 7 pm. $25. Mod Club Theatre, 722 College. rpmusic.org.

Hands oF HoPe (Nelson Mandela Children’s Fund) Live auction of art by Leonard Cohen, Margaret Atwood and others. 6 pm. $50 & $100. Royal Conservatory of Music, 273 Bloor W. 416-496-8403 ext 237.

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entrePreneursHiP 101 Class on the nuts and

Storytelling with Nan Brien. 7:30-9:30 pm. $20. Montgomery’s Inn, 4709 Dundas W. Preregister 416-394-8113. toronto animeCon Autograph sessions, Q&As, anime trivia and more with actor Mike McFarland. 11 am-5 pm. $10. Metro Convention Centre, 255 Front W. hobbystar.com.

bolts of starting a business. 5:30-6:30 pm.

Free. MaRS Auditorium, 101 College. Pre-register marsdd.com/ent101. gladstone tour Fifth-anniversary guided tour of the hotel. 2-3 pm. Free. Gladstone, 1214 Queen W. 416-531-4635. international Folk danCing Enjoy dances from different countries, all levels welcome.

7:30-10 pm. $7. Koffler Centre School of the Arts, 4588 Bathurst. 416-638-1881 ext 4364. rainBow oF desire tHeatre laB Interactive workshop on creative self-discovery and personal growth. 7-9:30 pm. $40, stu $30. Christie Studio, Artscape Wychwood Barns, 601 Christie. Pre-register 416-910-4972. storyteller sPotligHt Poets, authors, actors and comedians share their work. Free. Kensington Cornerstone, 2A Kensington. kensingtoncornerstone.com. toronto BaBel Practice a new language and meet people from around the globe. 7:30 pm.

Free. Rivoli, 332 Queen W. torontobabel.com.

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professor Elizabeth Legge. Noon-1:30 pm. $25, stu/srs $20 (bag lunch included). Gardiner Museum of Ceramic Art, 111 Queen’s Park. Preregister gardiermuseum.on.ca.

ComPosers worksHoP Workshop with Noah Beibel. 9 pm. Pwyc. Dominion on Queen, 500 Queen E. 416-368-6893. oPen liFe drawing Live models. 6:30-9 pm. $9. Ralph Thornton Centre, 765 Queen E. donriverdwgsessions@hotmail.ca.

Post a letter soCial aCtivity CluB Letterwriting gathering. 7-11 pm. Pwyc stamps and stationary. Naco Gallery Cafe, 1665 Dundas W. 647-347-6499.

F Claus and a Cause (Canadian Women’s Foundation) Motown, soul and funk vinyl dance party. 9:30 pm. Pwyc ($10 sugg). Boat, 158 Augusta. wix.com/fundraiserdec16/ clausandacause. will munro’s Favourites (Will Munro Fund for Queer & Trans People with Cancer) Screening of films by Jerry Tartaglia, Barbara Hammer, Jean Genet and others. 7:30 pm. $5-$10 sugg. Gladstone, 1214 Queen W. earlymonthlysegments@gmail.com.

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F rCarolling in tHe Park (Salvation Army) Sing along with the band and local choirs. 7:30-8:30 pm. Donation. Glen Stewart Park, Glen Manor N of Queen (in case of bad weather at Beach United Church, 140 Wineva).

416-759-9997.

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session on volunteering with Ontario Clean Air Alliance. 6-7 pm. Free. 519 Church Community Centre. angela@cleanairalliance.org.

oPtimizing your Brain For HealtH & wellness Lecture. 7-8:30 pm. Free. Big Carrot, 348 Danforth. 416-466-2129.

F Queer Holiday Party Parents and Friends

THE PADDOCK Enjoy craft brews on tap, fine pub grub, and live music every Tuesday & Thursday. 178 Bathurst (at Queen) 416 504-9997. www.thepaddock.ca

LET HIM BE Could John Lennon be alive and living in Ontario farm country? Peter McNamee’s faux doc screens at a benefit for the Daily Bread Food Bank, 8pm Dec 9 at Innis Town Hall Cinema, 2 Sussex. www.lethimbe.com

FOOD & HISTORY Author Bruce Bell discusses local history, and merchants offer free samples, 10am Saturdays in the Market Kitchen, upstairs at St. Lawrence Market, 92 Front East. Free. www.stlawrencemarket.com

2001 REVISITED A new 70mm print of 2001: A Space Odyssey, Stanley Kubrick’s sci-fi classic, has just begun an exclusive run at the new TIFF Bell Lightbox, 350 King West. www.tiff.net

ARTISANS GIFT FAIR Affordable handcrafted gifts are on sale from noon to 6pm each pre-Christmas weekend at The Tranzac, 292 Brunswick.

Free admission. www.tranzac.org/giftfair/

CREEMORE SPRINGS URBOCK Offered for a limited time to celebrate the festive season, now available in a can at the LCBO.

Always delivered fresh!

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of Lesbians and Gays hold a holiday party with music and prizes. 8 pm. Free. Zelda’s Living Well, 692 Yonge. pflagcanada.ca.

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Owner/chef Devin Connell shows off the Strawberry Jammies, one of the many popular goodies available at her Delica Kitchen.

A Kitchen of her own Ace Bakery scion finds her own way with Delica Kitchen By STEVEN DAVEY PLANTED THE TREE.” And who can argue with “AS FOR BUTTER VERSUS MARGARINE, TRUST COWS MORE THAN CHEMISTS”?

Certainly not the chic society type in head-to-toe black seated solo at the lunch counter who hoovers down a Parisienne – smoked Virginia ham, Bosc pear and Gruyère on an Ace baguette slathered with sinus-clearing Dijon ($8.25) – while sipping a Kicking Horse Americano ($1.95) under the instructions “EAT TOGETHER.” A full noon-hour crowd seems to agree.

“I want people to feel like they’re in London or Paris,” says Delica’s Devin Connell. “Even if it’s just for 15 minutes.”

How can you not? If you’ve ever eaten at Pret a Manger in the UK or Dean & Deluca in NYC, you know the scene:

DELICA KITCHEN (1440 Yonge, at St. Clair, 416-546-5408, delicakitchen.ca) Complete lunches for $15 (prepared dinners $20), including all taxes, tip and an Americano. Average main $9/$12. Open Monday to Friday 8:30 am to 7 pm, Saturday 9 am to 5 pm. Closed Sunday, holidays. Unlicensed. Access: one step at door, washrooms in basement, counter seating.

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there’s no missing delica kitchen’s message.

Why, it’s right there in front of you, written on the upscale café’s crisp white walls in classic uppercase Bodoni type: “GET TO KNOW YOUR FOOD,” “SEASONED WITH INTEGRITY” and “WHEN EATING A FRUIT, THINK OF THE PERSON WHO

designer sandwiches and salads made with fancy bread and quality ingredients for noshing in situ alongside a line of frozen comfort-food mains for dining at home.

We flip for the Spicy Bird ($8.50), an ingenious take on Buffalo chicken wings reinterpreted as a rosemaryroasted chicken sandwich splashed with Frank’s RedHot sauce. Served on an Ace crusty roll dressed with raw carrot threads and blue cheese aioli, all that’s missing are the celery sticks.

That same boneless breast becomes a tasty tandoori chicken salad ($9.25) when tossed with strips of ripe mango, slivered scallions, baby grape tomatoes and a few toasted almonds on a bed of romaine in a tangy Indo vinaigrette. Named for the Joseph Conrad novel, Heart Of Darkness chili ($4.99

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small/$12.99 litre) finds a minimum of red beans alongside great chunks of melt-in-the-mouth brisket in a complex bittersweet sauce that could almost be a Mexican mole.

No pizza slice, the daily vegetarian tart ($4.75) may only be a small square of puff pastry and the briefest of toppings, but think of the calories saved.

Connell and chef Graham Bower turn a pulpy Tuscan tomato soup ($3.99 small/$10.99 litre) into a sauce for their take-away chicken lasagna ($11.99), while the pair’s classic chicken pot pie ($11.99) comes in a textbook béchamel laced with leeks.

And what better way to be stuck in front of the tube than with a retro TV dinner ($12.99) of thickly sliced brisket, horseradish-whipped mashed potatoes and sweetly roasted parsnips?

Only a rather ordinary apple-cranberry crumble and a nutmeg-heavy chocolate-banana bread pudding ($8.95) fail to impress – surprising when you learn that Connell’s ’rental units founded the esteemed Ace

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She redeems her reputation with low-fat “superfood” muffins ($2.75) made with dried fruit, nuts and whole grains, as well as not so low-fat Oreo cookies ($1.25) and Joe Louis-style Whoopie pies ($2.50). And don’t miss the warm strawberry jammies ($2.50), especially if you’re a donut nut.

“Food has always been my passion,” says Connell, who worked part-time at the family firm during school vacations.

She later graduated from the pastry program at the Cordon Bleu in Paris before spending a year at Selfridge’s department store in London, where she came up with the Delica concept.

Did Mom and Dad – who sold Ace two years ago – ever offer any career advice?

“It’s funny,” laughs Connell. “They were always warning me, ‘Never go into the restaurant business!’”

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10 on any weekend morning and you’ll wait in line for one of the few coveted tables in Henri Feasson and Lori Feasson’s très petite Parisian patisserie. Waltz in most any other time and you won’t get stuck with the brunch bunch on the heated over-spill patio. Best: Provençal omelettes with tomato, scallion, black olives and Gruyère; smoked salmon with scrambled eggs and rosti dressed with creamed horseradish and caviar, both with house-baked baguette; quiche du jour – prosciutto, Gorgonzola and arugula pesto, say – sided with organic greens in a basil vinaigrette; sandwiches like Pain Bagnat with tuna, cucumber and hard-boiled egg on a milk bun or

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293 Palmerston, at College, 647-342ñ Since nearly everything’s made from 6307, woodlotrestaurant.com. Located in a gorgeous two-storey garage and dominated by a wood-burning oven the size of a small igloo, ex-Czehoski chef David Haman’s 40-seat bistro-slash-bakery keeps its comfort food simple if massively portioned. And, no, he doesn’t do pizza. Reservations essential. Best: off the top, housebaked Red Fife baguettes with salty whipped butter; substantial starters like vegetarian French onion soup; creamy cauliflower tarts tossed with Toscano, wilt-

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meat loaf with caramelized onions and Dijon on a croissant; to finish, textbook tarte Tatin. Complete lunches or brunches for $22 per person, including all taxes, tip and a glass of wine. Average main $9. Open Tuesday to Sunday 8 am to 4 pm. Closed Monday. Licensed. Cash only. Access: one step at door, washrooms in basement. Rating: NNNN

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Picture it imperfect Ruthlessly seeking perfection is a sure way to fail By elizaBeth Bromstein my friend is concerned that her daughter is a perfectionist. The kid stresses about everything she does and isn’t happy until it’s perfect. (“Weird,” I said. “She sure as hell didn’t get it from you.”)

It’s great, of course, that people want to do a good job – but bad that

they worry so much about it.

There’s actually a debate about this sort of thing. Some psychologists distinguish between “adaptive” and “maladaptive” perfectionism, while others insist there’s no such thing as a positive form of perfectionism. Striving for the unobtainable, they say,

leads to a host of anxiety disorders and stands in the way of success.

And isn’t this the season for unrealistic goal-setting? Holiday hype makes us all struggle to impress with parties and perfect-giftism.

So when is good good enough and better bad?

What the experts say “Learn what type of perfectionist you are. There are several types: detailoriented, having high expectations, focused on appearance, hating to make mistakes, controlling. There may be places where perfectionism is problematic and places were it works. Being detail-oriented is a fabulous skill. In places where it works, leave it alone.

In places where it’s problematic, tone it down. Know when you’re crossing the line between useful and problematic. If you’re getting stressed, then it’s too much. Step back, breathe, calm yourself. Then come back to what you were stressing over and ask yourself how perfect it has to be. Most perfectionists assume there’s a right and a

wrong way. Challenge this assumption. Things can’t always be perfect.”

MONICA RAMIREZ BASCO, professor of psychiatry, U of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, author, Never Good Enough “Generally, setting high standards isn’t a problem. We define perfectionism as setting standards that are impossibly high and being overly invested in meeting those standards. People can end up devastated, depressed or anxious and may feel paralyzed in their work and unable to get things done.

Negative perfectionism is associated with anxiety disorders like eating disorders and OCD. One strategy involves

astrology freewill

by Rob Brezsny

Aries Mar 21 | Apr 19 In the coming

weeks, life will beguile you with secrets and riddles but probably not reveal as much as you’d like. I think this is an opportunity, not a problem. In my opinion, your task isn’t to press for shiny clarity, but rather to revel in the luxuriant mysteries.

Let them confer their blessings on you through the magic of teasing and tantalizing. And what is the nature of those blessings? To enlighten your irrational mind, stimulate your imagination, teach you patience and nurture your connection with eternity.

TAurus Apr 20 | May 20 Butterflies re-

call at least some of what they’ve learned during their time as caterpillars. The metamorphosis they go through is dramatic, turning their bodies into a soupy goo before remaking them into winged gliders. And yet they retain the gist of the lessons they mastered while in their earlier form. I see something comparable ahead for you in 2011, Taurus. It’s as if you will undergo a kind of reincarnation without having to endure the inconvenience of actually dying. Like a butterfly, the wisdom you’ve earned in your old self will accompany you into your new life. Are you ready? The process begins soon.

GeMini May 21 | Jun 20 What nourishes

you emotionally and spiritually, Gemini?

I’m not talking about what entertains you or flatters you or takes your mind off your problems. I’m referring to the influences that make you stronger and the people who see you for who you really are and

the situations that teach you life-long lessons. I mean the beauty that replenishes your psyche and the symbols that consistently restore your balance and the memories that keep feeding your ability to rise to each new challenge. Take inventory of these precious assets. And then make a special point of nurturing them back.

CAnCer Jun 21 | Jul 22 Two-thirds of American elementary school teachers spend their own money to buy food for their poor students. Meanwhile, there’s a 50 per cent chance that an American kid will, at some point in his or her young life, resort to using government aid in the form of food stamps. Those facts make me angry and motivate me to volunteer to distribute free food at the local food bank. I encourage you, my fellow Cancerian, to summon your own good reasons to get riled up in behalf of people who have less luck and goodness than you do. It’s always therapeutic to stretch your generosity and spread your wealth, but doing so will especially rebound to your advantage in the coming weeks. Unselfish acts will bring profound selfish benefits.

Leo Jul 23 | Aug 22 According to some

sources, the ancient Greek philosopher Socrates practised the art of sculpture as a young man. But he abandoned it early on, deciding that he wanted to “carve his soul rather than marble.” Can I interest you in turning your attention to that noble, gritty task, Leo? It would be a fine time to do some intensive soul-carving.

doing what is frightening. We encourage people to loosen up their standards: hang the towels crookedly, make mistakes. Even small things for perfectionists can be very frightening.”

MARTIN ANTONY, professor of psycho­ logy, Ryerson University, author, When Perfect Isn’t Good Enough, Toronto “Perfectionism is just an idea; it’s not actually a reflection of reality. Even if it were possible, it’s not usually up to us whether it happens. Mindfulness meditation is acceptance, being with whatever you experience in the moment without indulging in it or running away from it. Whatever you’re experiencing – joy, anxiety stress,

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Soul-scouring, too, would be both fun and wise, as well as soul-etching and soul-emblazoning and soul-accessorizing. I highly recommend that you enjoy a prolonged phase of renovating and replenishing your most precious work of art.

VirGo Aug 23 | sep 22 In her haunting

tune One Blood, Virgo singer Lila Downs confesses that “the deepest fear [is] my desire.” I personally know many Virgos who make a similar lament. How about you? Is there any way in which you are scared of the power of your longing? Do you ever find yourself reluctant to unleash the full force of your passion, worried that it could drive you out of control or lead you astray? If so, the coming weeks will be prime time to face down your misgivings. It’s time to liberate your desires, at least a little.

LibrA sep 23 | oct 22 Here are your words of power: hybrid, amalgamation, composite, aggregate, medley, alloy, ensemble.

Now here are your words of disempowerment: welter, mishmash, jumble, hodgepodge, patchwork. Strive to accentuate the first category and avoid the second.

Your task is to create a pleasing, synergetic arrangement from a multiplicity of factors, even as you avoid throwing together a hash of diverse influences into an unholy mess. Be calculating and strategic, not rash and random, as you do your blending. sCorpio oct 23 | nov 21 On my Facebook page,I posted this excerpt from a Pablo

wanting things to be perfect – just be present with that feeling. Eventually, this will get you over your anxiety. The desired outcome is freedom from reactive emotions. If you just observe your anxiety, it will go away, but you have no control over when.”

PAUL BARANOWSKI, meditation teacher, Toronto “A perfectionist has to do it right the first time. Learning curves are for other people. What makes people successful is talent, energy, commitment

Neruda love poem (translated by Stephen Tapscott): “Our love is like a well in the wilderness where time watches over the wandering lightning. Our sleep is a secret tunnel that leads to the scent of apples carried on the wind.” In response, a reader named John F. Gamboa said this: “I once found a well in the desert. There was a rope and a bucket. The bucket had a small hole in it. While pulling up the bucket of water, about half of it drained. But I suppose a decent bucket would have been stolen. So a bucket with a small hole was perfect; I got what I needed!” I’m here to tell you, Scorpio, that like Gamboa, a bucket with a small hole is probably what you need right now.

sAGiTTArius nov 22 | Dec 21 You’ve ar-

rived at a delicate yet boisterous turning point when one-of-a-kind opportunities are budding. I’m going to give you seven phrases that I think capture the essence of this pregnant moment: 1. wise innocence; 2. primal elegance; 3. raw holiness; 4. electrifying poise; 5. curative teasing; 6. rigorous play; 7. volcanic tenderness. To maximize your ability to capitalize on the transformations that are available, I suggest you seek out and cultivate these seemingly paradoxical states of being.

CApriCorn Dec 22 | Jan 19 For years I’ve had recurring dreams of finding treasure amidst trash. I interpret this to mean that I should always be alert in my waking life for the possibility that I might come across beautiful or valuable stuff that’s mixed in with what has been discarded or forgotten. Recently I heard about a literal embodiment of this theme. A sewage treatment plant in Japan announced that it has been culling huge amounts of gold from the scum and slop – so much so that their haul outstrips the yield at the country’s top gold mine. I urge you to make this your metaphor of the week, Capri-

outside of the perfectionism. Research shows that perfectionism makes you less successful, if anything. Kids can get overloaded and overcommitted. Let your kids know what you appreciate about them regardless of how well or poorly they do. There’s a recovery process, but perfectionism can be overcome by having these conversations.”

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corn. What riches might you be able to pluck out of the dirt and shadows?

AquArius Jan 20 | Feb 18 Should you

store up your energy, postpone your gratification and withhold your full intensity for a more opportune time? Hell, no!

Should you await further data before making a definitive conclusion, fantasize dreamily about some more perfect future and retreat into a self-protective cocoon?

Double hell, no! And if thoughts like those have been poking up into your awareness, exorcise them immediately. It is high time for you to grab the best goodies, reveal the whole truth and employ your ultimate schemes. You are primed to make a big play, call on all the help you’ve been promised and transform the “what ifs” into “no doubts.”

pisCes Feb 19| Mar 20 In Taio Cruz’s

mega-hit pop song Dynamite, he describes how excited he is to go dancing at his favourite nightclub. “I throw my hands up in the air,” he exults. “I wanna celebrate and live my life... I’m wearin’ all my favourite brands.” In advising you about the best ways to ride the current cosmic rhythms, Pisces, I’ll use Cruz as both a role model and an anti-role model. You should be like him in the sense of being eager to throw your hands up in the air. Right now it’s your sacred duty to intensify your commitment to revelry and find every possible excuse to celebrate your life. On the other hand, it’s crucial that you don’t wear all your favourite brands. To get the full benefits from this time of festive release, you will need, as much as humanly possible, to declare your independence from corporate brainwashing and escape the intelligence-sapping mindset of consumerism.

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Homework: What’s the situation in your life where it’s hardest for you to be loving? Practise being a master of compassion there in the coming week.

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Gord Downie, Buffy Saint-Marie, Andre Williams and, most unexpectedly, Margaret Atwood.

That list doesn’t even scratch the surface. It doesn’t even touch upon the huge number of surprise guests who have sat in with them on previous editions of their annual NYE party at the Horseshoe. To give you an idea, consider that at least five collaborative albums could be released next year alone, although the Sadies are a bit superstitious about giving away too many details right now.

“They’re kind of like paid vacations for me, and they totally shift your perspective,” guitarist, fiddler and vocalist Travis Good confesses.

“Otherwise, doing the Sadies all the time might get to be a bit of a grind, but the collaborations basically cleanse the palate.”

His brother and co-frontman, Dallas, agrees, even if initially it wasn’t so obvious that the strategy would alling The Sadies a busy band work in their favour. is a massive understate“It’s been an issue here ment. In fact, you and there over the wouldn’t have to work years, but in retroTHE SADIES too hard to come up spect I don’t regret a 10TH-ANNIVERSARY with a convincing single move we NEW YEAR’S EVE PARTY argument that at the Horseshoe made. Unlike most (370 Queen West), they’re the hardestbands, we’re able to December 31. working band in Tokeep working all $25 advance. ronto. year long, around HS, SS, RT, TM. Between constant the clock.” touring, churning out Spending so much of a steady stream of rectheir lives in vans (“rollords capturing their tradeing cages” is how Dallas Good mark blend of country twang, garage describes them) and recording sturock fury and psychedelic freak-outs, dios has broken up many bands, but and a seemingly endless series of colthe two frontmen have this routine laborations and backing band gigs, in their blood. They’re the sons of we can’t even get all the members of Bruce Good, of the Canadian country the local indie band in the same icons the Good Brothers, and used to room for an interview before they’ve go out on the road with him as chiljumped on a plane for another Eurodren. pean tour.

While each band member has his As exhausting as these workaholic own rituals and rules, the one thing tendencies can be, their constant gigthey all agree on is the importance of ging is a major contributor to their giving each other enough space. success over the past 15 or so years “Don’t talk to each other too much, and one of the reasons each Sadies and wear headphones in the van,” album is better than the last. Their Travis Good cracks. Whatever it takes most recent release, Darker Circles to stay sane – which is vital if the Sad(Outside), features some of their ies are going to keep on trucking for strongest vocal performances yet the rest of their lives. and shows them maturing greatly as That might seem like a pretty optisongwriters. As the saying goes, a mistic goal for a rock band, but this is rolling stone gathers no moss. the kind of act that won’t seem ri“Thankfully, we get a lot of oppordiculous when they all have white tunities to do stuff in our downtime. hair. Their familiar yet unique mixYou need to make yourself busy with ture of Link Wray-inspired guitar inother projects so you can avoid lag per- strumentals, sludgy stoner rock and iods and everything that comes with sombre classic country comes across them – in particular the lack of cash as truly timeless and is so far away flow,” explains upright bassist Sean from trends that they can slowly Dean. “Dallas [Good] and I always beevolve under their own terms. lieved that if you want to be in the music “We could still do what we do when industry, you have to fight like hell.” we’re fat and bald and can’t walk any As well-received as their records more. That’s the good thing about wearhave been, and as legendary as their ing fancy suits,” Dallas Good jokes. live shows are, it’s their knack for “The pop/rock world is a young jumping in gracefully as the backing man’s game, but we’re not really in band for other musicians that forms that kind of place,” agrees drummer a big part of their unique identity.

Mike Belitsky. “We’ve created a world They’ve provided the rock-solid, we can exist in until we’re old and earthy backbone for a huge and digrey, with our grandkids coming to verse list of prestigious performers the shows.”

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Parties ALLEYCATZ New Year’s Eve Party with Ascencion and DJ Mike playing funk, soul, R&B and more. Special dinner menu, bubbly and party favours at midnight. Cocktails from 6 pm, dinner from 7 pm, dance from 8:30 pm. Dinner and dance $75, dance only $30. 2409 Yonge. 416-481-6865.

ALICE FAZOOLI’S Eco Eve 2011. Sustainable New Year’s Eve celebration with candlelight and reduced lighting, repurposed decor, local sparkling wine, NO party favors. Transit accessible and Bullfrog powered. Party snack, midnight toast and DJ dancing.

Dress code black, white and green. Advance tickets until Dec 17 $45, $45-$60 later. 294 Adelaide W. 416-979-1910, ecoeve2011. eventbrite.com.

AME Omisoka New Year’s at this Japanese supper club with sounds by Chris La Roque.

Two dinner seatings, 5:30-7 pm and 9 pm.

Dinner $75-$95, party only $45. Reserve amecuisine.com. 19 Mercer. 416-599-7246.

ANNEX WRECKROOM Yes Yes Y’All New Year’s Eve with Yo! Majesty, Hollyrock, Sammy D, Elle Nino, J-Ill and Stunts. 8 pm. $15-$20. Tickets at theannexwreckroom. com. 794 Bathurst. 416-536-0346.

BIER MARKT ESPLANADE Dine your way into 2011. Four-course meal ($99) or European Bier-paired dinner ($129). Dancing soiree includes hors d’oeuvres, midnight champagne toast and party favours. Tom Barlow plays the best of classic rock and pop from 10 pm. Advance tickets before Dec 15 $39, after $49. Reserve 416-862-1175. 58 the Esplanade. thebiermarkt.com.

BIER MARKT KING WEST Dine your way into 2011. Four-course meal ($99), or European Bier-paired dinner ($129). Dancing soiree includes hors d’oeuvres, midnight champagne toast and party favours. Jordan John plays the best of old school, pop and R&B from 10 pm. Advance tickets before Dec 15 $39, after $49. Reserve. 600 King W. 416862-1175.

BLUE MOON Comedy show and disco with Kristen Becker, Vong Sundara and Heather Gold providing the laughs (8:30 pm), and DJ Carol and DJ Cat get the retro tunes going from 10 pm. Dance contests and 70s finger foods. Show only $15, dance only $20, show & dance $30. Tickets brownpapertickets.com/event/138047. 725 Queen E. 416-463-8868.

BOVINE SEX CLUB New Year’s Eve with Blackie Jackett Jr, Brooklyn Fletcher, DJs Erin Donnely and Ian Blurton. Midnight toast

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FESTIVE FLICKS The Toronto Underground Cinema is already in the holiday spirit, screening Adam Sandler’s insane Hanukkah cartoon, Eight Crazy Nights, tonight (Thursday, December 9) and Sunday (December 12), and Bill Murray’s dark, frenzied Scrooged Friday (December 10) and Sunday (December 12). The Christmas week schedule has yet to be finalized, though the original Black Christmas is confirmed for December 17, with a holiday party on December 18.

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mers finally give in to my decades-old demand to make Die Hard a Christmas perennial – though the Tuesday and Wednesday (December 14 and 15) play dates are a little too early to really tie it into the season. After that, the theatre settles for a more conventional holiday slate, with a matinee of Home Alone December 16, It’s A Wonderful Life December 17 and 23, A Christmas Story December 22 and 23 and a matinee of the Alastair Sim version of A Christmas Carol December 23.

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Recently a flash mob helmed by St. Catharines’s Chorus Niagara took over a Welland mall food court and launched into the exultant Hallelujah Chorus from Handel’s Messiah. In the YouTube clip, nearing 8 million views, the holiday oratorio proves it can still stir up goose bumps and good vibes 269 years after the German-British composer penned it (in a mere 24 days, mind you).

On Saturday (December 11), the kiddie set can enjoy Pax Christi Chorale’s Children’s Messiah at the Church of St Mary Magdalene (477 Manning), 4 pm, pwyc. paxchristichorale.org. That evening, history buffs will rejoice in Aradia Ensemble’s Dublin Messiah, a reconstruction of the original Messiah, first performed in Dublin on April 13, 1742.

(Handel reworked the piece throughout his life.) Glenn Gould Studio (250 Front West), 8 pm, $15-$35. 416-8724255.

Wednesday (December 15) kicks off the first of four Tafelmusik’s Messiah shows, running to December 18 at Trinity St. Paul’s Centre (427 Bloor West), 7:30 pm, $45$95. And,

with period instruments, choir director Ivars Taurins dressed as Handel and full-on audience participation, it’s no wonder the sing-along version at Massey Hall (178 Victoria) is an annual hit. December 19, 2 pm, $26-$41. Or catch it on the telly December 18 at 7 pm, December 22 at 9 pm and December 25 at 8 am on Bravo! tafelmusik. org.

Then there’s Toronto’s Biggest Messiah, courtesy of the TSO and the Mendelssohn Choir. Conductor Sir Andrew Davis has written his own orchestral arrangements, giving this year’s edition a nifty twist.

December 16, 18, 20 and 21 at 8 pm, December 19 at 3 pm. Roy Thomson Hall (60 Simcoe). $38-$107. Pre-concert chat December 16 at 7:15 pm in the lobby. 416-872-4255.

Too rock ’n’ roll for baroque?

Handel’s Messiah Rocks: A Joyful Noise adds classic rock and arena-worthy visual effects to the mix at the Living Arts Centre (4141 Living Arts, Mississauga), December 16 and 17. $30-$95. 905-3066000. CARLA GILLIS

seasonal slate but still catering to family audiences with a Christmasweek schedule of E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial December 20 and 21, The Wizard Of Oz December 21 and 22 and Home Alone December 23.

Most of Toronto’s rep houses go dark for Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, with some even staying shut on Boxing Day. TIFF Bell Lightbox is open straight through the holiday weekend, screening the 3-D version of Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas in an exclusive engagement and selections from the Charlie Chaplin retrospective. The Circus and A Dog’s Life are double-billed on the afternoon of December 24 and 26, with a matinee of Chaplin shorts (The Pilgrim, Shoulder Arms and The Idle Class) and an evening presentation of Modern Times and Pay Day on December 25.

The Lightbox’s miniature 70mm festival will also be continuing through the Christmas weekend, with Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey and Jacques Tati’s Playtime alternating showtimes in Cinema 1 – and offering an ideal escape from all the hollying and jollying outside the building.

Once the holiday frenzy has passed, consider taking your kids to the NFB Mediatheque for their Winter Wonderland! Animation workshops, running daily from December 27 to 31 and again January 2. Each day offers kids a chance to work in a different medium – paper, clay and cel animation – and an hour-long program of shorts. And of course The Sweater is in there; it wouldn’t be a Canadian winter withTAFELMUSIK’S MESSIAH NORMAN WILNER out it, would it?

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Exhausted from shopping, partying and gorging on festive season feasts?

Then take in one of the dozens of holiday-themed shows.

If traditional offerings are your thing, don’t miss Soulpepper’s remount of its excellent version of Dickens’s A Christmas Carol, featuring Joseph Ziegler as a born-again Scrooge. Through December 30 at the Young Centre. 416-866-8666.

Dance lovers have their pick of several versions of The Nutcracker, beginning with the 15th anniversary of James Kudelka’s production for the National Ballet of Canada December 11 to January 2 (see related story, page 65). Ballet Jörgen’s version at Betty Oliphant Theatre ends tonight (Thursday, December 9) and resumes at Markham Theatre for the Performing Arts December 29 to 30. balletjorgencanada.ca.

For those who want a more authentic Russian experience, the State Ballet Theatre of Russia presents the ballet at Brampton’s Rose Theatre (905-874-2800) tonight (Thursday, December 9), while Canadian Ballet Theatre’s version featuring members from the Kirov/Mariinsky and Bol-

shoi runs December 18 and 19 at the Winter Garden. 416-872-5555.

Tradition comes in other forms, too.

Ross Petty’s annual holiday panto is Beauty And The Beast: The Savagely Silly Family Musical, with Melissa O’Neil and Jake Epstein in the title roles, the Kids in the Hall’s Scott Thompson in drag and Petty as the villain who thrives on audience hisses. Through January 2 at the Elgin. 416-872-5555.

You’ll find a much simpler, more moving experience in an adaptation of C.S. Lewis’s The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe, which returns for a run from December 18 to January 2 at the Walmer Centre. lionww.com.

More fairy tales, secular but just as charming, inspire Puppetmongers’ fine production Tea At The Palace, based on Russian folk tales. December 18 to January 1 at the Tarragon Extra Space.

416-531-1827.

Dr. Seuss gets his due, too, with a touring production of How The Grinch Stole Christmas! The Musical, which should make you forget the Jim Carrey movie. December 17 to January 2 at the Sony Centre. 416-872-2262.

Even the under-fives will feel the warmth in A Year With Frog And Toad,

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international electro heavyweights LA Riots and Calvin Harris. If you’re looking to dance but not so interested in electronic music, the Garrison (1197 Dundas West) has a special edition of Chronologic going down, which traces party music from 1890 to 2011 (in that order).

SUNPARLOUR Queer hip-hop heads will want to check out Yes Yes Y’all’s night at the Annex Wreckroom (794 Bathurst), which is bringing in raunchy Florida rappers Yo! Majesty.

Leading up to NYE, the clubs are busy with other holiday events, and a few of the best happen this week.

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In addition to the Sadies annual NYE bash at the Horseshoe, there are plenty of other great gigs at which to ring in the new year. The Tranzac (292 Brunswick) is still trying to raise enough funds to continue their eclectic programming, and they’ve put together a strong lineup, including Hooded Fang (see preview, page 56), Sister, Wilderness of Manitoba, Sandro Perri and many others.

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a charming musical starring Allen MacInnis and Louise Pitre, at the Lorraine Kimsa Theatre for Young People through December 30. 416-862-2222.

If you’re not stringing along kids, you’ll appreciate Sharron’s Holiday Party, featuring that goddess of cabaret, Sharron Matthews, who packages seasonal songs in a whole new fashion.

December 16 at the Toronto Centre for the Arts. 416-872-1111.

If bills and family gatherings are driving you nuts, laugh over Second City’s Dysfunctional Holiday Revue, running through January 3 (416-3430011). Gerry Dee And Friends Holiday Show pairs the clean-cut comic with Frank Spadone, Darrin Rose, Naomi Snieckus, Matt Baram and others at the Panasonic December 17 (gerrydee. com), with part of the proceeds going to the CHUM Christmas Wish. In a similar spirit of gift giving, alt comics Pat Thornton and Sara Hennessey raise funds for the homeless in their Tiny Miracles Christmas Show at the Comedy Bar Saturday (December 11, comedybar.ca). Yule be sure to have a good time, especially with Debra DiGiovanni also on the roster.

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(197 John) tonight (Thursday, December 9), with special guest THOMAS. For something a little louder, check out Audio Blood Media’s two-night stand at the Rivoli (332 Queen West) Friday and Saturday (December 10 and 11), featuring Make Your Exit, the Balconies, Teenage Kicks and others.

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and favours included. Doors 9 pm. $12. Tickets at the club or at Shanghai Cowgirl (538 Queen W). 542 Queen W. 416-504-4239.

BRANT HOUSE NYE Rio Carnival. Four-course dinner, dancing, champagne toast, passed appetizers and favours. Upscale casual attire required. Dinner and dance $115, dance only $40. 522 King W. 416-703-2800, branthouse. com.

BRASSAII Countdown On King. Glitzy dining with a three-course meal followed by champagne, party favours and dancing. Dinner from $100, party only from $45. Mature crowd (25+) and formal dress code in effect. Reservations required, concierge@brassaii.com. 461 King W. 416-598-4730, brassaii.com.

CADILLAC LOUNGE The Emerson Street Band perform. $20. 1296 Queen W. 416-536-7717.

THE CENTRAL Canadian Indie Movement party begins at 9:30 pm. 603 Markham. 416-9134586.

C’EST WHAT New Year’s Eve relaxed, low-key anti-party with lots of food, conversation and chilling out. 67 Front E. 416-867-9499.

CHINA HOUSE Soul Stew play R&B and soul for this party to end 2010. Midnight toast included. 10 pm. Seven-course dinner (early seating 5 to 7 pm), and dancing $129, dancing only $35 (10 pm). 925 Eglinton W. 416-781-9121.

CLINTON’S Shake A Tail New Year’s 2011 party.

One night only. 9 pm. $10 at the door. 693 Bloor W. 416-535-9541.

COBRA LOUNGE Limelight NYC party. Champagne toast, passed appetizers and favours here. Upscale casual attire. Doors 9 pm. Advance $40 (till Dec 21), $50 later, more at the door. 510 King W. 416-361-9004.

DOVERCOURT HOUSE New Year’s Eve Swing & Blues Ball with two dance floors. Up Jumped Swing perform. Supper buffet, favours, midnight bubbly, beginner classes for blues and lindy hop, and dance performances. 8 pm. $40 pm, $45 with a lesson. 805 Dovercourt. 416535-3847, swingtoronto.com.

DRAKE HOTEL NYE prohibition-themed party.

Revisit the Roaring Twenties with booze-filled teacups, live jazz soundscapes, moustaches, top hats, feathers and pearls. Maylee Todd and Your Boy Brian entertain. Doors 7 pm. $35. 1150 Queen W. 416-531-5042, thedrakehotel.ca.

FLY DJs Manny Lehman, Shawn Riker and Mike Vieira spin. 10 pm to 7 am. Advance $35, more at the door. $30-$35. 8 Gloucester. 416-4105426, wanttickets.com.

FOOTWORK Luv This City NYE 2011 with Addy, Nathan Barato, the Junkies, Jayforce and Jon Jon. 10 pm. Advance tickets $25. 425 Adelaide W. 416-913-3488, footworkbar.com.

THE GARRISON Goin’ Steady’s Chronologic dance party with Shit la Merde. Advance $15 (Rotate This, Soundscapes, Ticketweb), $20 at the door. 1197 Dundas W. GLADSTONE HOTEL BALLROOM New Year’s Eve at the Gladstone offers Skin Tight Outta Sight Rebel Burlesque in the Ballroom (9 pm), a live Neil Diamond experience (8 pm) and karaoke (10 pm) in the Melody Bar. Melody Bar events free, burlesque advance $40, $50 at the door.

Burlesque tickets at Nearly Naked (920 Queen W) and at the gladstone. gladstonehotel.com.

1214 Queen W. 416-531-4635.

GOODHANDY’S New Year’s party with DJs T Klinck and Cesar. Doors 10:30 pm. No cover. 120 Church. 416-760-6514.

GROSSMAN’S Celebrate with the Deadhead jam band Caution Jam. $20 includes a glass of champagne. 379 Spadina. 416-977-7000.

GUVERNMENT Magic 2011 New Year’s Eve Extravaganza with Mark Oliver, Manzone & Strong, Baba Kahn, Vertex and others. Doors 9 pm. Advance $40, more later. 132 Queens Quay E. 416869-0045, theguvernment.com.

HARLEM DJ Carl Allen rings in 2011 with soul, R&B, hip-hop and more. 10 pm. $20. 67 Richmond E. 416-368-1920.

HARLEM UNDERGROUND Ring in 2011 in style with DJ Sol Groove spinning soul, R&B, house, hip-hop & reggae from 10 pm. $20. 745 Queen W. 416-366-4743.

HENHOUSE Top Heavy: New Year’s Edition. Dance into the new year with DJ Jane Fonda. Midnight toast offered. 10 pm. No cover. 1532 Dundas W. 416-534-5939.

HOLY OAK CAFE Escapade funky expedition dance party with DJs Vic Cheong and Isla Craig playing R&B, dancehall and hip-hop. 9 pm. $5. 1241 Bloor W. 647-345-2803.

HORSESHOE 10th-Anniversary Party with the Sadies, Deloro & the Weirdies playing two sets (11:20 pm &1:15 pm). Doors 8:30 pm. Adv $25 (Ticketmaster, Soundscapes, Rotate This and Horseshoe). 370 Queen W. 416-598-4753.

HUGH’S ROOM Chris Whiteley and his All-Star Cast perform at this party. Four-course meal, music, favours, midnight toast included. $145.

2261 Dundas W. 416-531-6604.

JOE BADALI’S Joel’s New Year’s Eve Party. DJ dancing, cash bar, hats, horns, whistles and midnight champagne. Semi-formal dress. Dinner buffet from 8 pm. $50. Reserve. 156 Front W. 416-4885838, getinvited.ca.

LATINADA New Year’s Eve Party. Latin-themed hot buffet, wine and midnight champagne toast. Dancing to a live Cuban band. Party starts at 9 pm, doors at 8 pm. $65. 1671 Bloor W. 416913-9716, latinada.com.

LEE’S PALACE New Year’s Eve with Elliott Brood.

Two sets, 11:15 pm & 1 am. Advance tickets $20.

Tickets at Rotate, 529 Bloor W. 416-532-1598.

LEE’S PALACE DANCE CAVE Ring in 2011 with DJ Shannon. Doors 9 pm. Advance $13.50. Tickets at Horseshoe, Rotate This, Soundscapes and Ticketmaster. 529 Bloor W. 416-532-1598.

LIBERTY GRAND Grand 2011. DJ Wristpect, Sir Lancelot, DJ Tilt, DJ Undercover, Vivi Diamond and Alonso provide the music at this party. Buffet dinner offered. Complimentary champagne toast and party favours included. Club tickets $50 before Dec 15, $60 after; dinner & club $90 before Dec 15, $100 after. 25 British Columbia.

416-870-8000, ticketmaster.ca.

LULA LOUNGE Salsa New Year’s Eve three-course dinner and concert by the Hilario Duran Trio, a salsa lesson, midnight toast and three sets by salsa band Lady Son y Articulo Veinte. Dinner from 6:30 pm, concert 7:30 pm, salsa lesson 9 pm, Lady Son from 10 pm. Dinner and show

$150, dancing only $40. 1585 Dundas W. 416-5880307, lula.ca.

Luna Lounge New Year’s Eve 2011 Red Carpet Gala. New Year’s Eve 2011 Red Carpet Gala includes sparkling wine toast, passed hors d’oeuvres and party favours. Doors open at 7 pm. $55 till Dec 15, more later. VIP packages $530$750. 352 Melrose. 647-352-5862, lunalounge.biz.

Mariposa Cruise Lines New Year’s Eve Gala Dinner Cruise on the Captain Matthew Flinders includes dinner buffet and a midnight toast. DJ dancing and cash bar. Boarding at 8 pm. $124.95.

207 Queens Quay W. 416-203-0178, mariposacruises.com.

Maro London Town New Year’s with DJ Calvin Harris, and LA Riots in the Green Room. Advance $60, $80 later. Upscale casual attire required. 135 Liberty. 416-588-2888.

MiLL street Brew puB New Year’s celebration with four-course dinner, live music by Phusion, favours and champagne toast at midnight. Dinner from 7 pm. $75. 55 Mill. 416-681-0338.

Mod CLuB Escaping The Decade, 8th Annual New Year’s Eve. Music by UK Underground spinning indie, electro, rock and dubstep. DJ MRK, Milhouse Brown, DJ Dwight and Disco Rebels provide the sounds. Champagne and hors d’oeuvres reception at 10 pm, party favours, door prizes and more. Doors open 9:30 pm. $23. Tickets at Soundscapes, clubzone.com or modclub.com.

722 College. 416-588-4663.

MonarChs puB Jack de Keyzer Band play this party. Glass of bubbly and party favours included. $25. 33 Gerrard W. 416-585-4352, livejam.ca/tickets/index.cfm.

99 sudBury 99 Resolutions party with DJ Hush, Sam Haze and Ramy Vs David spinning house, hip-hop and club anthems from 9 pm. Style code required. Early bird $40, general $50, slowpoke tickets $60, more at the door. 99 Sudbury.

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61 Ossington. 416-850-0161. the painted Lady New Year’s party with sexy burlesque, no dress code, no cover, serving till 3 am. 218 Ossington. 647-213-5239. parts & LaBour Communal-style dinner with two seatings, 7 & 10 pm. DJ Scott Wade spins after midnight. $125. In The Shop, classic R&R, pop and soul dancing with Scott Cudmore. 10 pm. $10. 1566 Queen W. 416-588-7750, partsandlabour.ca. peridot Best Of Both Worlds party with a live set by Ayah, and DJs P-Plus, Ricccachet and Thera-P spinning all evening. Dinner available from 8 pm. Comp bubbly and appetizers included. Semi-formal dress code. $35 show & party, $75 dinner and party. 81 Bloor E. 416919-1084, roundtableent.ca. rex Funky New Year’s Eve bash with Grooveyard playing R&B. 9:45 pm. 194 Queen W. 416598-2475.

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431 College. 416-603-3090. star waLk restaurant New Year’s dance party with ballroom, Latin and salsa music, including short dance lessons. All-you-can-eat

dinner offered. 8:45 pm. $70. 648 Silver Star. danceart.ca. superMarket Do Right! New Year’s Eve party with DJs Fase, John Kong and MC Abdominal.

Doors 9 pm. Dinner and dance $60, party only advance $25 (Supermarket, Soundscapes, Play De Record).

268 Augusta. 416-8400501.

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2011 with DJ Dwight spinning alternative and new rock. Doors 9 pm. Advance $30 (includes baby champagne and favours).

Tickets at tattoorockparlour.com.

567 Queen W. 416-7035488.

VeLVet underground The Wilderness and Polynesian Bride perform from 9 pm ($10).

Retro 80s party with DJ Hanna at 11 pm ($20).

510 Queen W. 416-504-6688. watusi Supper Club New Year’s. Four-course prix fix menu including midnight champagne and favours. DJ Mark Foreman spins retro funk, rock and soul. Dinner $75 from 8 pm, dancing from 11:30 pm. 110 Ossington.

416-533-1800, watusi.biz. wheat sheaf New Year’s Eve. No cover. Favours at midnight. 667 King W. 416-504-9912. wrongBar New Year’s Eve party with Dirty Dale, Rynecologist and Nasty Nav. 9 pm. Advance $20 (Rotate This, Soundscapes, wanttickets.com).

1279 Queen W. 416-5168677.

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Year’s neighbourhood jam with lots of musicians sitting in from 8 pm. Special but casual menu offered. 1381 Danforth. 416-778-7333. this is London This Is Big Ben 2011 with 4Korners and Armo Kidd. Doors 9 pm. Advance $40, more later. Tickets at thisislondonclub.com. 364 Richmond W. 416-351-1100. trane studio Victor Jones & CulturVersy perform blues for this holiday party. 8 pm. $tba. 964 Bathurst. 416-913-8197. tranZaC New Year’s Eve fundraiser for the Tranzac with Hooded Fang, Light Fires, Sandro Perri, I Am Robot and Proud, Sister, Muskox, the Wilderness of Manitoba, Dr Ew, Octoberman and DJ Craig Dunsmuir. Doors 8 pm. Advance $15, $17 at the door. Tickets from Rotate This, Soundscapes and the Tranzac. 292 Brunswick.

416-923-8137. twisted kiLt restaurant and puB Sandy MacIntyre and Steeped in Tradition bring in the new year with dinner, dancing, favours and champagne. Dinner from 7 pm. $60. Tickets 416-489-3500 or 416-231-8717. 1954 Yonge.

416-489-3500. uLtra Ultra Privé New Year’s Eve with dinner from 7 pm, party from 9 pm. DJ Aristotle spins mash ups and top 40 NYE sounds. Dinner and party $150, party only $45 (includes baby champagne and favours). ultratoronto.com.

314 Queen W. 416-263-0330.

nathan phiLLips square Blake McGrath,

Citytv New Year’s Bash.

Outdoor alcohol-free celebration with performances by Shawn Desman, Danny Fernandes, Stereos, These Kids Wear Crowns, Divine Brown and Blake McGrath. Hosted

by Gord Martineau, Tracy Moore, Kevin Frankish and Dina Pugliese. Festivities begin at 10 pm. Free. 100 Queen W. citytv.com. toronto Zoo New Year’s Eve Family Countdown. Animal visits, keeper talks, a magician, Justin Bieber tribute and kid’s countdown. 6 to 9 pm. $15, srs/stu $10. Meadowvale N of 401.

416-392-5929, torontozoo.com.

Comedy Massey haLL New Year’s Eve Comedy Extrava-

ganza. 7:30 pm. Eddie Della Siepe, Kathleen McGee, Mike Nemiroff, Cedric Newman, Bryan O’Gorman, Derek Seguin & Tim Steeves alongside host Geri Hall provide the laughs here. $39.50-$59.50. 178 Victoria. 416-872-4255, masseyhall.com. seCond City New Year’s Eve Laughstravaganza.

Second City presents its hit sketch revue Something Wicked Awesome This Way Comes, party favours and champagne toast included. Optional dinner at Wayne Gretzky’s available. Two shows at 7 & 10 pm. Show only $45-$60, dinner and show $89-$104. 51 Mercer. 416-343-0011, secondcity.com. yuk yuk’s downtown New Year’s Eve 2010.

Mike Wilmot, Rob Ross and Jo-Anna Downey entertain. Dinner 8 pm, show 10 pm. $50, dinner & show $88. 224 Richmond W. 416-9676425, yukyuks.com. yuk yuk’s Vaughan New Year’s Eve 2010. Stephen Patterson, Kristen Von Hagen and Jay Brown. Dinner 8 pm, show 10 pm. $40, dinner & show $88. 70 Interchange Way. 416-967-6425, yukyuks.com. yuk yuk’s west New Year’s Eve 2010. Laughter with Chuck Byrn, Roy Daye and Terry Clement.

Dinner 8 pm, show 10 pm. $50, dinner & show $88. 5165 Dixie (Mississauga). 416-967-6425.

Theatre Jane MaLLett theatre Toronto Operetta The-

atre New Year’s Eve. Dinner at the Hot House Cafe followed by a performance of Die Fledermaus and a champagne party to ring in the new year. From 5 pm. $145 plus performance ticket. Reserve. 27 Front E. 416-366-7723, torontooperetta.com.

Spiritual kadaMpa Meditation Centre Canada Prayers For Peace. Prayers to Buddha Avalokiteshvara, the Buddha of compassion to help create harmony. 5 to 6:30 pm. Free. 631 Crawford. 416762-8033, kadampa.ca.

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December 1 Rating: NNN After mic issues capped off the Most Serene Republic’s too-short opening set, the large crowd was left hoping celebrated Syracuse chamber-poppers Ra Ra Riot could take this Wednesday show over the top.

Stylishly dishevelled vocalist Wes Miles wore glasses in order to “see everyone singing along,” and indeed the room of loyal fans gave the words to songs like Boy and Shadowcasting back to him and his five bandmates. The Mod Club’s beefy sound system was a great match for RRR’s classically inflected indie pop and kept the band’s most unique elements – Rebecca Zeller’s rich violin and Alexandra Lawn’s sweeping cello – upfront in the mix.

Despite sounding good, the normally jubilant band lacked energy, and a rushed rendition of Too Dramatic – the catchiest of their new songs – needed more space to achieve the rocking oomph it delivers on record. These kids certainly deserve apJORDAN BIMM plause, just not an all-out riot.

EDWARD SHARPE AND THE MAGNETIC ZEROS at Mod Club, ñ Friday December 3

RATING: NNNN Billboard recently unveiled a method of charting the popularity of musical acts on social media

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websites, a sound move considering that record sales and radio airplay tell just part of the story.

By traditional measures, you probably wouldn’t have predicted that Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros would sell out their Mod Club gig in three minutes only three months after selling out the Phoenix. Live, it’s obvious that their devoted fan base is for real.

While hippie-inspired freak folk isn’t as fashionable as it once was, this sprawling L.A. cult of a band proved they deserve the adoration. Main man Alex Ebert does the bedraggled, wild-eyed Jesus thing well, though he occasionally breaks character to describe some aspects of the show – like making the audience sit down while he wanders onto the floor to sing – as “shtick” (albeit shtick he enjoys).

The huge cheers that greeted co-vocalist Jade Castrinos’s turns at the mic suggest her upcoming solo album could be even more popular.

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RATING: NNNN By naming their band after their unique instrumentation (a baritone ukulele and a guitar/bass hybrid), Buke and Gass give the mistaken impression that they’re kind of gimmicky. While there is a period of adjustment during which you struggle to understand how two people can make so much noise

using just a couple of string instruments and bare-bones percussion, once you get your head around it, the tunes become much more interesting than the tools.

Vocalist and buke-ist Arone Dyer has a rich, throaty voice and coaxes some scarily intense tones from her funny little guitar without much electronic enhancement.

Her giddy stage patter made the show wonderfully intimate. The muscular drumbeats she and Aron Sanchez produce using only their feet erase any lingering doubts about whether their studio work will translate onstage. Turns out there’s practically no recording trickery at all, despite their albums’ dense layers. Makes us wonder why some much larger bands resort to laptops and backing tracks to recreate their tunes.

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Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros thrilled their rabid fans at the Mod Club Friday.

RA RA RIOT and the MOST SERENE REPUBLIC at the Mod Club, Wednesday

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Last week Michael Cera was in the news for something other than playing cute nerds on film. He made his rockstar debut playing bass with Mister Heavenly, a new band featuring Nick Thorburn (Islands), Ryan Kattner (aka Honus Honus of Man Man) and Joe Plummer (Modest Mouse). While Cera’s involvement was a surprise, NOW’s been waiting for the band’s debut for quite some time.

Thorburn first told us about his idea for a “doom-wop” band over a year ago, but he didn’t have a name for it yet. Then last spring, Kattner let slip in an interview with NOW that the band had considered naming itself Lee’s Palace (after the Toronto live music institution) before eventually settling on the variation Mister Heavenly.

Given how long this project has been in the works and its strange concept of doo-wop mixed with doom metal, we’d suspected it might never surface. But the concept band is now signed to Sub Pop, and their first show last Tuesday (November 30) in Seattle made headlines worldwide thanks to Cera’s involvement.

Cera already had a connection with Thorburn, having appeared in Islands’ 2009 video for No You Don’t.

Thorburn joked to us that he’d blackmailed the young actor into being in the video, but considering the boost his involvement has given this new band, maybe Thorburn really does have some, say, scandalous photos on a hard drive somewhere.

If the live video footage floating around YouTube is any indication, neither the doo-wop nor doom influences are as upfront as expected, but Mr. Heavenly’s sound is still distinct from the members’ other projects, and Cera has no problems keeping up.

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Indie pioneers return to their rock roots By JASON KELLER SUPERCHUNK opening for BROKEN SOCIAL SCENE at Sound Academy (11 Polson), tonight (Thursday, December 9), 8 pm, all ages. $30. HS, RT, SS, TM. And acoustic in-store at Sonic Boom (512 Bloor West), 3 pm. Free. 416-532- 0334.

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When Paul Westerberg wrote the song Left Of The Dial back in the mid-80s, he might have been talking about Superchunk.

That poignant ode to college radio perfectly sums up the marginalized existence of bands like the Replacements and Superchunk in the years before you could find non-mainstream music with a few computer keystrokes.

The melodic indie rock pioneers from Chapel Hill hit their stride during the 90s while being totally ignored by conventional FM stations and video

channels. Instead, they relied on the college rock circuit, which gave them unwavering support.

Today it’s debatable whether there’s any need for the term “college rock.”

University radio stations no longer dictate underground music scenes, and you’re more likely to hear Phish or Dave Matthews blaring from dorm-room stereos than so-called alternative bands.

“College radio was the only place a band like us would get played,” says drummer Jon Wurster from his home in Chapel Hill. “That’s where you’d go to hear ‘uni-rock’ or the way-left-ofcentre stuff.

“Things are so different now. You could post a song and a million people could conceivably hear it that day.”

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Laura Ballance and guitarist Jim Wilbur, has proved more durable than most of the band’s Gen X peers. Their new album, Majesty Shredding (Merge), is an aggressive return to upbeat, high-tempo melodic rock, with McCaughan’s vocals as impassioned as on unheralded early 90s classics On The Mouth, Foolish and Here’s Where The Strings Come In. It’s also an obvious dismissal of the plaintive, plodding work on their last record, 2001’s Here’s To Shutting Up, which sounds like a band fiercely trying to escape itself.

“The last record was a little more down and quieter and not so rocking,” says Wurster. “You can’t help but notice when you play that people respond to the fast, poppier songs. I don’t think it’s pandering. It’s just more fun to play that stuff and see people get excited, too.”

College radio and underground scenes carried Superchunk through much of their career, but it’s important to note how much the band has done in return for independent music. McCaughan and Ballance formed Merge Records in 1989, the same year they formed the band, and it’s become one of the most respected and successful indie labels around.

Arcade Fire, who no doubt have had every major label promise them truckloads of money, have stuck with Merge throughout. Ditto for Spoon and Caribou. What’s more incredible is that McCaughan and Ballance have kept it all together despite their romance falling apart during the group’s mid-90s peak.

“I’m still impressed at how they handled it,” recalls Wurster. “I can count the times there was any uncomfortableness on one hand. It was handled totally in private. Nothing ever seemed weird or dramatic during that time. It all worked out great.”

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Bun B HIP-HOP

BUN B with MICKEY FACTZ at the Opera

House (735 Queen East), Sunday (December 12), doors 9 pm. $29.50. PDR, RT, SS, TM, UE. And in-store at Stüssy Toronto (431 Richmond West), 6 pm. 416-3643619.

When Bun B performs in Toronto on Sunday, the temperature is expected to be -5°. At the same time in the veteran rapper’s hometown of Houston, it will climb to a balmy 37°. Climate is just one of many differences between our city and his Texan town, yet whenever he’s here, Bun feels right at home.

“I got so many stamps on my passport now just from going to Toronto, I’m gonna need a new booklet pretty soon,” says the rapper, born Bernard Freeman. “I always get so much love.”

That’s partly owing to his prescient support for Drake. In 2009, the UGK cofounder appeared on the former Degrassi star’s breakout mixtape, So Far Gone, rhyming alongside Lil Wayne on Uptown. Between that and sharing stages in Houston that summer, Bun B’s early cosign bestowed a solid amount of cred on the warbling rapper from Forest Hill.

“I recognized his hunger and passion,” says Freeman. “I know what it’s like to be in the studio and grind it out, trying to make people take a chance on something that isn’t necessarily the norm.”

According to Freeman, he saw something in Drake that reminded him of UGK back in the day. “We were incorporating the harsh realities of life into a lot of different types of production. Pimp C would even be singing over some of the hooks. It was very

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different from a lot of hip-hop at the time. Drake has used that same formula to separate himself.

“I think it was good for the region, because if you’re from Canada you don’t want to seem like you’re just mimicking America. You want people to know that Canada has its own identity. Drake is a great example of that.”

Drake lent some of our city’s smoothed-out, melancholy identity to two songs on the latest Bun B record, Trill OG (Rap-a-Lot/Universal), the third in his Trill series. Full of real talk and cautionary tales, Trill OG is a showcase for Bun B’s versatility: he sounds as comfortable flexing his Trillionaire status with T-Pain over a twinkling beat as he does paying tribute to the late Guru on the sombre Let ’Em Know.

As for his upcoming show, there’s a chance Drake will join him onstage, as he’s done at recent local shows by Trey Songz and J. Cole. But Freeman isn’t making any guarantees.

“If he’s in town, I’m sure he’ll come out, but I don’t want to say someone’s coming and he doesn’t show up. There have been times when he’s asked me to support him when I haven’t been able to. I was supposed to be at Radio City Music Hall, but I had some family situations.

“But he’s always gone above and beyond the call of duty.

He turned down what would have been his first Hot 97 Summer Jam appearance because he’d committed to doing a concert with me in Houston. I never call Drake’s support into question.”

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Due to the Holidays, NOW will have an early deadline for listings.

For December 23, 2010 issue, the deadline is Wed., Dec. 15, 2010.

For December 30, 2010 issue, the deadline is Tues., Dec. 21, 2010.

For January 6, 2011 issue, the deadline is Wed., Dec. 29, 2010.

Please submit all listings to listings@nowtoronto.com or by fax to 416-364-1168.

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clubs&concerts THIS WEEK

HOODED FANG CD RELEASE Drake Hotel (1150 Queen West), tonight (Thursday, December 9) See preview, page 56.

THE MARK INSIDE, ELK, CHANG-A-LANG

hot

tickets

Parts & Labour (1566 Queen West), tonight (Thursday, December 9) See preview, page 57.

GRAHMZILLA, JACQUES GREENE, LUCIE TIC

Social (1100 Queen West), Saturday (December 11) See preview, page 58.

BUN B, MICKEY FACTZ

Opera House (735 Queen East), Sunday (December 12) See preview, page 52.

ANDY KIM CHRISTMAS SHOW

BROKEN SOCIAL SCENE, SUPERCHUNK

w/ Andy Kim, Alex Lifeson, Ron Sexsmith, Tom Cochrane, Regent Park School of Music Choir and many more Mod Club (722 College), Wednesday (December 15) All-star fundraiser for Regent Park School of Music.

Sound Academy (11 Polson), tonight (Thursday, December 9) See Superchunk preview, page 50.

WINTAGE 5-YEAR ANNIVERSARY FEST

w/ CCMC, Twig Harper, Failing Lights, Knurl and more Various venues, tonight to Sunday (December 9 to 12) Experimental noise music festival.

Thursday, December 9 POP/ROCK/HIP-HOP/SOUL

ASPETTA CAFFE Victory Bells (rock) 8 pm.

BOVINE SEX CLUB The Dirty Water, Dirty Chi-

nese Thieves, the Real McCoy’s, DJ Cactus.

CADILLAC LOUNGE Scott Driscoll.

CLINTON’S Tribute To The Legends (roots/rock/ reggae).

CROCODILE ROCK Open Jam Night Thursdays Sonic Playground 9 pm.

DRAKE HOTEL CD release party Hooded Fang doors 8 pm. See preview, page 56.

THE GARRISON Decade of Sleep 9 pm.

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Winter Expo 2010 Daniel Daley, Shaun Boothe 6 pm.

GLADSTONE HOTEL MELODY BAR Thursday Night Confidential Parks & Rec, the oOohh Baby Gimme Mores, Andrew Austin & Ian Macmillan 8 pm.

FHARD LUCK BAR BUNKER Benefit Showcase for Scribble Me Silly Luau or Die, Buddy Black, Caiiro Foster doors 8:30 pm.

KEVIN FOX

CD release Hugh’s Room 8:30 pm, $20-$22.50. 416-531-6604. March 3.

DOWN WITH WEBSTER

Massey Hall 8 pm, all ages, $29.50$45. RTH, TM, UR. March 12.

KEITH URBAN, THE BAND PERRY

Air Canada Centre $tba. TM. September 10.

TICKET INDEX

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

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

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

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

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

TW – TICKETWEB ticketweb.ca.

UR – ROGERS UR MUSIC tickets.urmusic.ca.

Monotonix

All listings are free. Send to: music@nowtoronto.com, fax to 416-364-1166 or mail to Music, NOW Magazine, 189 Church, Toronto M5B 1Y7. Include artist(s), genre of music, event name (if any), venue name and address, time, ticket price and phone number or website.

Deadline is the Thursday before publication at 5 pm. Weekly events must confirm their listing once a month.

Lee’s Palace doors 9 pm, $15. HS, RT, SS, TM. January 29.

CD release Hugh’s Room 8:30 pm, $22.50-$25. 416-531-6604. May 12.

Sneaky Dee’s (431 College), Saturday (December 11) Insane Israeli garage punk weirdos.

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Phoenix Concert Theatre doors 8 pm, $29.50. HS, RT, SS, TM. January 18.

Convocation Hall 8 pm, $50-$60. TM. March 26.

Lee’s Palace (529 Bloor West), Saturday (December 11) Roots rock with literary influences.

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

London Town New Year’s Eve Maro $60-$80. 416-588-2888. December 31.

CALVIN HARRIS, LA RIOTS

Lee’s Palace doors 9 pm, $20. HS, RT, SS, TM. March 18.

Lee’s Palace (529 Bloor West), tonight (Thursday, December 12) Live remix band releases a mixtape.

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

FHORSESHOE Xmas Charity Concert Bunkhouse Romeo 9:30 & 11 pm.

FHUGH’S ROOM Oh Susanna, Jory Nash, Jack Marks, Michael Johnston, Stacy Burke, Madison Violet, Jim Cuddy 8:30 pm ($2 donation to Redwood Women’s Shelter welcome).

LI’LY Real Funk, Come Get It! Chris Rouse & the Arousal (R&B/funk/soul) 9 pm.

LULA LOUNGE Nick Buzz, Jon Goldsmith, Hugh Marsh, Rob Piltch, Martin Tielli 8:30 pm.

FMUSIC GALLERY Holiday Cotillion: Parkdale Food Bank Benefit Sunparlour Players, Thomas doors 7 pm.

PARTS & LABOUR The Mark Inside, Elk, Chang-A-Lang (rock) 10 pm. See preview, page 57.

RIVOLI Saidah Baba Talibah, Miss Hatter & the Tom Boys doors 8:30 pm.

ROC N DOC’S Kimberley & Co Jam (R&B) 9:30 pm.

SILVER DOLLAR The Hey Now, Gus Ryder, Kid Metropolis, Borderline Clover, Flying Fortress doors 8:30 pm.

SONIC BOOM Acoustic in-store performance Superchunk 3 pm.

SOUND ACADEMY Broken Social Scene, Superchunk doors 8 pm, all ages. See preview, page 50.

SOUTHSIDE JOHNNY’S Skip Tracer (rock/top 40).

FSUPERMARKET Holiday Show Brainfudge, Quique Escamilla Band (funk/reggae/soul) doors 9 pm.

UNDERGROUND GARAGE The Strangers.

FVELVET UNDERGROUND Burning Candy Christmas Burning Candy, Ham, Wild T 8 pm.

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

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AQUILA Melodius (New Orleans blues) 9 pm.

ASPETTA CAFFE Open Mic (singer/songwriters) 9 pm.

THE CENTRAL Janee Olivia 9:30 pm.

C’EST WHAT Sonic Deli Band (alt country/rock)

JANE MALLETT THEATRE Contemporary Classics

FDORA KEOGH Porkbelly Futures Christmas

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

METROPOLITAN UNITED CHURCH Noon At Met

10 pm.

Party 9 pm.

FOUR SEASONS CENTRE FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS RICHARD BRADSHAW AMPHITHEATRE

Hecho En Mexico Alejandro Vela (piano) noon to 1 pm.

FREE TIMES CAFÉ Tyler Firestone.

KENSINGTON CORNERSTONE RESTAURANT Songwriter Spotlight 8 pm.

THE LOCAL The Town Heroes, Years of Ernest

10 pm.

LOLA Brian Cober (double slide guitar) 8 pm.

LOU DAWG’S Mike Constantini 10 pm.

MITZI’S SISTER Douglas September, Stephen P Keeping (post-apocalyptic country/metal) 10 pm.

MONARCHS PUB Delta Blues Thursdays Serafin La Riviere, Kevin Vienneau, Alec Fraser, Gary Taylor.

THE PISTON The North, Morning Thieves, Avery Island 9:30 pm.

TEN FEET TALL Gary 17’s Acoustic Open Stage Chris Casserly 8 pm.

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

UNDERDOWN PUB Jeff Barnes & Noah Zacharin (blues/folk) 9 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 Kelly Jefferson Quartet 7:30 pm.

DOMINION ON QUEEN John T Davis (organist) 5:30 to 8 pm.

ENWAVE THEATRE Shakespeare: If Music Be...

Art of Time Ensemble 8 pm.

GATE 403 Emily Macleod: The Blues Caller 5 pm.

GATE 403 Kevin Laliberté Jazz & Flamenco Band 9 pm.

THE ROOSEVELT ROOM That Old School Party

Monsieur Cedric (pop/rock/hip-hop/house/ R&B) 10 pm.

TATTOO ROCK PARLOUR Retro Thursdays DJ Lazarus (80s & 90s music) doors 10 pm.

TOTA LOUNGE Double Vision DJ Shai, DJ Dough Low (hip-hop/dancehall) 9 pm.

VELVET UNDERGROUND DJ Ozaze (industrial/ goth) 11 pm.

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Pacifica String Quartet 8 pm.

James Bailey 12:15 to 12:45 pm.

OLD MILL INN HOME SMITH BAR Richard Whiteman (solo piano) 7:30 pm.

ON THE PARK Reds, Whites & Blues Melissa Boyce (jazz/blues) 6 pm.

THE PADDOCK Jake Wilkinson Quartet 10 pm.

THE PAINTED LADY Heavyweights Brass Band (New Orleans-style brass band) 9 pm.

REPOSADO The Reposadists (Gypsy-bop jazz).

REX CD release Benny Sharoni (tenor sax) 9:30 pm.

REX George Grosman Trio 6:30 pm.

ROY THOMSON HALL Best Of Tchaikovsky Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Alexander Seredenko (piano) 2 pm.

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FSONY CENTRE FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS

Christmas Tour Mannheim Steamroller 8 pm.

TERANGA Wintage 5-Year Anniversary Fest Knurl, Failing Lights, Stare Case, Sick Llama, Cotton Museum (experimental) 9 pm.

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ANDY POOLHALL Burner Thursdays Barletta,

Paul David (house/electro/rock) 10 pm.

ANNEX WRECKROOM House Party Fridays (dance/top 40/mashups/90s mixes) 10 pm.

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

CHEVAL Brand’d Thursdays.

COBRA LOUNGE D Ramirez.

ETON HOUSE All Request DJ Phil (top 40s) 9 pm.

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

PALACE Keys N’ Krates doors 9 pm. ñLEE’S

POP/ROCK/HIP-HOP/SOUL

ASPETTA CAFFE Jillian Brady & Don Campbell, Survived the Zombies, Fenemy (rock) 7 pm.

BAR ITALIA Shugga (funk) 9:30 pm.

FBOVINE SEX CLUB Wreck The Halls! Wax-

men, You Handsome Devil, Future History, Exit Seekers 8 pm.

CADILLAC LOUNGE CD release Ryan Grainne 8 pm.

CADILLAC LOUNGE The Madhatters 11 pm.

CLINTON’S Salty Radio, Actors and Architects, Terrorbirds (rock).

DC MUSIC THEATRE Tribute To Dimebag Darrell and benefit for the Daily Bread Food Bank all ages.

EL MOCAMBO Glamour Puss Burlesque The Rock Ons, Foresight for the Blind, Sinister Trailer Park Magic, Vulgar Manor doors 8 pm.

FUNCTION13 Sorry Everyone: J Ryan Halpenny Poster Show No No Zero, Induced Labour, Thee Soupcans, Early Abstractions 7 pm.

THE GARRISON The Kids, Brutal Knights (punk).

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

HARD LUCK BAR Y108 Rock & Roll Challenge The Johnnys, the Rescue, Kodessa.

HARLEM Lisa Michelle (acoustic pop/soul) 7:30 pm.

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

HORSESHOE The Red Boy, the Damaged Good, Ashley, Recovery Child, Acidtones (alt rock) 9:15 pm.

HUGH’S ROOM Dr Draw 8:30 pm.

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

LEE’S PALACE CANJAM Anniversary Fat Cats, House of David Gang, Days of You (jam rock) 9 pm.

FLIVING ARTS CENTRE Our Kind Of Christmas Justus (metal/rock) 7:30 pm.

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

OPERA HOUSE The Jump Off: Artists to Raise Awareness of Human Trafficking Tuzzy, the Violinist, Last Bullet doors 9 pm.

ORBIT ROOM Arsenals.

FRIVOLI Audio Blood Holiday 2 Night Stand Charlotte Cornfield, Sandman Viper Command, Make Your Exit and others doors 9 pm.

SILVER DOLLAR Release Party Action Makes, the Two Koreas, Owl City, DJ Davy Love doors 9 pm.

SONIC BOOM In-store performance Action Makes 6 pm.

SOUND ACADEMY Broken Social Scene doors 8 pm, all ages.

SOUTHSIDE JOHNNY’S The Homeless Band (rock w/ a Latin tinge) 10 pm.

THYMELESS Merciless Operation (reggae).

UNDERGROUND GARAGE Airbag.

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AQUILA Richard Keelan (folk/rock) 9 pm.

THE CENTRAL Tom Richards 7 pm.

THE CENTRAL Rick Kearney 9:30 pm.

GLADSTONE HOTEL MELODY BAR Les Singes

Bleus (Francophone Jazz) 7 pm.

HOLY OAK CAFE Sunbear, Eiyn Sof (folk) 10 pm.

LOU DAWG’S Paige Armstrong (rockin’ blues) 10 pm.

LULA LOUNGE Tropical Fridays Orquesta Fantasia (salsa) 10 pm.

REX Hogtown Syncopators 4 pm.

ROC N DOC’S David Rotundo (blues) 10 pm.

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$18.00

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december 23

with Wye OaK

@ opera house

all-ages • $ 17.50 advance

Tuesday

February 1

the sound AcAdemy $30.50 Advance All Ages $43.50 Advance VIP BAlcony seAts (19+)

tues april 26 Phoenix concert theatre

$

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the Phoenix

london uk • $30.00 advance

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All-Ages • $30.00 advance GA • $40.00 advance VIP 54

december 9-15 2010 NOW

sun february 13 @ phoenix

all-ages

$ 23.00 advance

Friday december 17 (19+) sunday december 19 (all ages) @ sneaky dee’s | $15.00 advance

FlatlinerS 10th anniverSary neW yearS eve party!

thursday december 9 | PwyC

Friday december 10 | $7.00

the Red boY romeo the damaged goods ashley annual x-mas bash! recovery child staggered ACIdToNeS

AnnuAl x-mAS ChArity event

bunkhouSe

saturday december 11 | $8.00

croSSing FIve STAr TrAILer PArk SHooT THe CAmerAmAN

sunday december 12 | PwyC 2nd AnnuAl DAnny McCue CelebrAtion

Teddy Fury Joe Toole • roger Sader alan dominie • JoHn Borra Frank nevada & more doorS 6:30 • 7:00-10:00Pm

mon december 13 | no Cover

Bison Kuru Harlan PePPer

Hosted by Bookie (17th year)

tuesday december 14 jingle bell rock

c’mon CrimeS in pariS huron exCellerater THe mercy now crooKed little foot longfoot wed december 15 | $4.00

drive FaSter

Please bring a donation for daily bread food bank!

thursday december 16 | $12.00 - t.o. Power trio Boogie rock Faves

FLASH LIGHTNIN’ The Novacks + BiBlical + deaN lickyer

Friday december 17 & sat december 18

the SAdieS nye cave Friday december 31 @ horseshoe tavern $25.00

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saturday january 29 Lee’s Palace | $15.00 advance

the BeSnard lakeS suuns Friday february 4 Lee’s Palace | $17.50 advance

jim bryson & the weakerthans band wednesday

february 2 saturday

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SkydIGGerS with Jerry leGer

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deloro + The weirdies

nicole PlanTS and aTkinS & The animalS

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march 6

thursday december 16

sunday february 20 horseshoe tavern | $10.00 advance

saturday february 26 el mocambo | $13.50 advance

$16.50

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bathurst queens The swaBs SkullianS • ivS

closed for holidays friday

decemBer 24 to WedneSday

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SUBA Intimate & Interactive Open Mic: Free-

style Friday Competition KJ & Luu Breeze.

TRANZAC Tranzac Fundraiser $100, Doug Paisley doors 9 pm.

UNDERDOWN PUB JP & Friends (acoustic blues/jazz) 10 pm.

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BACK ALLEY WOODFIRE BBQ & GRILL Gram

Whitty Trio 7:30 pm.

DOMINION ON QUEEN Elmer Ferrer (jazz) 9 pm.

ENWAVE THEATRE Shakespeare: If Music Be...

Art of Time Ensemble 8 pm.

GATE 403 Mikko Hilden: Les Petit Nouveau 5 pm.

GATE 403 Elizabeth Shepherd Jazz Band 9 pm.

GLENN GOULD STUDIO Heaven And Earth Sin-

fonia Toronto, Vicente Campos (trumpet).

FGRACE CHURCH ON-THE-HILL A Babe Is Born Upper Canada Choristers (medieval concert) 8 pm.

ISABEL BADER THEATRE New Music Concerts Elliott Carter, New Music Concerts Ensemble 8 pm.

FMASSEY HALL Christmas Fantasy St Michael’s Choir School 7:30 pm.

OLD MILL INN HOME SMITH BAR Fridays To Sing About Mary Panacci Trio 7:30 pm.

QUOTES Fridays At Five Tom Szczesniak 5 to 8 pm.

REX The Maisies (three-part vocal harmony septet) 6:30 pm.

ROYAL CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC KOERNER HALL Leila Josefowicz 8 pm.

TRANE STUDIO Glenda Del E & Q-ban Mixol-

ogy 9:30 pm.

TRANZAC Wintage 5-Year Anniversary

Fest CCMC, Poverty Hymns, Keir Neurñ inger (experimental) 9:30 pm.

FTRINITY ST PAUL’S CHURCH Praetorius

Christmas Vespers The Toronto Consort 8 pm.

FUNITARIAN CONGREGATION GREAT HALL

Windmill Theatre Cabaret: Christmas In Canada 8 pm.

WATERFALLS Jim Heineman Jazz Trio 6:30 pm.

DANCE MUSIC/DJ/LOUNGE

BOAT Yacht Rock.

COBRA LOUNGE The Fix Fridays Hennie V

(house/hip-hop/club anthems).

DRAKE HOTEL UNDERGROUND DJ Benzi, Your Boy Brian, Nights doors 11 pm.

DRAKE HOTEL LOUNGE Membersonly DJs doors 10 pm.

EMMET RAY BAR DJ Jazz (soul) 10 pm.

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

FFLY Grapefruit: Happy Holidays DJs Shane Percy, Aural (pop/retro dance hits) 10 pm.5 FOMO Love & Slap DJs G Spence, DomB (triphop/house) 9 pm.

FOOTWORK Luv This City The Junkies, Nathan Barato, Cam Maxwell, Ricky Syfer doors 10 pm.

FGOODHANDY’S Queer Idol Holiday Party DJ T Klinck doors 9 pm.5 INSOMNIA DJ Adam Davis (house/nu jazz).

THE LOCAL DJ Man From S.O.U.L..

THE PAINTED LADY DJ Chocolate, Patrick Roots, Honey B Hind (reggae/ska) 10 pm.

LA PERLA Her DJs Produzentin, Vaneska, DJMakeout, omgblog.com doors 10 pm.

SPORTS CENTRE CAFE Raptor Fan Fridays DJ Colin Lee 7 pm.

FSUPERMARKET Market Fresh Holiday DJ Jam DJ Class!ck (electro/hip-hop).

TERANGA Evil Disco Dance Night Bocce, Light Fires, Secrettes doors 9 pm.

ULTRA DJ Riz. VELVET UNDERGROUND DJ Loriann 10 pm.

WRONGBAR Lunice, Ulatragamma, mymanhenri, Kaewonder (hip-hop/dubstep).

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ASPETTA CAFFE Dallas Sutherland, Starship

Experience, youleftsavingtheplanet, Village, 9 Years (rock) 7 pm.

BOVINE SEX CLUB CD release Ash Lee Blade, Skull Fist, Midnight Malice.

CADILLAC LOUNGE The Rattles (Beatles tribute) 10:15 pm.

DC MUSIC THEATRE Tribute To Dimebag Darrell and benefit for the Daily Bread Food Bank all ages.

13-19 June 2011 ToronTo, Canada

7 days • 50 stages • 650 bands • 40 films

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DOMINION ON QUEEN Ronnie Hayward (rockabilly) 4 to 8 pm. ñ EL MOCAMBO Golden Dogs.

more online

Album artwork story at nowtoronto.com

FERIN MILLS UNITED CHURCH Music For The

Soul Christmas Fundraiser Johnny Max Band 6:30 pm.

ETON HOUSE G wood Band (rock) 9 pm.

GRAFFITI’S The John Borra Band 4 to 7 pm.

HARD LUCK BAR Y108 Rock & Roll Challenge CampX, the Mary Rose Obsession.

HARLEM Chicken n Waffles (soul/ R&B) 7:30 pm.

HOLY OAK CAFE

Vespa (soul) 10 pm.

FHORSESHOE Stag Xmas Bash Five Star Trailer Park, Staggered Crossing, Shoot the Cameraman (roots rock) doors 9 pm.

HUGH’S ROOM Dr Draw 8:30 pm.

FKOOL HAUS Skate 4 Cancer Silverstein, the Devil Wears Prada, For Today, Counterparts 7 pm, all ages.

LEE’S PALACE Justin Rutledge, the Heartbroken (Americana country) doors 9 pm.

THE LOCAL The Benvereens, the Midway After Dark.

OPERA HOUSE Ultimate Industry Showcase Caught In A Crossroad, Jeff Leak, Ray Levy, Colours & Tones, Olivia Lauren, Rammer & the Kings, Random Family and others doors 7 pm, all ages.

PARTS & LABOUR Brides, Metz, Tropics, Actual Water, Young Mother 10 pm.

THE PORT Tangi Ropars CD release party Freeman Dre, Michael Louis Johnson, Lemon Bucket Orchestra 9 pm.

RANCHO RELAXO Key Witness, Vista Vision, the Honest Eyes.

REX Justin Bacchus (funk/soul/R&B) 7 pm.

FRIVOLI Audio Blood Holiday 2 Night Stand Teenage Kicks, Clothes Make the Man, the Balconies and others doors 9 pm.

ROC N DOC’S Jessica Mondello (R&B) 4 pm.

ROC N DOC’S Ozone Baby (rock) 10 pm.

FST BARNABAS CHURCH Riverdale Share Concert Steven Page, Tabby Johnson, Julie C, Luba Goy, Greg Lawles, Russell deCarle, Wendell Ferguson and others 2 & 4:30 pm.

SILVER DOLLAR The Stables, the Livin’ Art, the Spoofs.

SNEAKY DEE’S Monotonix, Neon Windbreaker.

SOUND ACADEMY Thornley And Big Wreck Songbook Ian Thornley, Brian Doherty doors 8 pm.

SOUTHSIDE JOHNNY’S Stoned M*F* Pilots (Stoned Temple Pilots tribute) 10 pm.

ST JOHN’S LUTHERAN CHURCH Loft Music Volume 4: Fundraiser for CONC Loft Music Program Loft music artists, DJ Kid A (hip-hop) 6 to 10 pm.

VELVET UNDERGROUND The North, People You Know 9 pm.

WRONGBAR Phantogram, Bad Tits doors 7 pm.

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AQUILA The Combonauts (folk/alt rock) 9 pm.

ASPETTA CAFFE The Lucky Bastard Band (folk/

welcomes...

INDIE POP

rock) 3 to 6 pm.

BLACK SWAN Michael McKenna Band, Pete

Otis & the Deja Blues, the Tone Rocketz 8 pm.

CADILLAC LOUNGE Mary & Micky (country) 3:30 pm.

FCAMERON HOUSE BACK ROOM Rock-A-Billy Shakeup! The Millwinders, Alistair Christl & the Cosmotones, DJ Rockin’ Dave Faris doors 9 pm.

CANADIAN CORPS LEGION HALL The Backstabbers Country Stringband, $100 10 pm.

THE CENTRAL Floxy Blu, Dull-Eyed Llamas, Kirk Reed 6 to 9 pm.

THE CENTRAL Eclectic Revival & the Baymen 9:30 pm.

CHINESE CULTURAL CENTRE P.C. HO THEATRE An Evening To Remember The Heritage Singers (Caribbean folk singing) 3:30 & 7:30 pm.

ETON HOUSE Johnny Cash Tribute Box Full of Cash 4 to 7 pm.

FREE TIMES CAFÉ Small Town Treason, Kasia Juno, Justice RF (folk/hip-hop) 9 pm.

GATE 403 Fraser Melvin Blues Band (blues) 9 pm.

GLADSTONE HOTEL MELODY BAR Whoa Nellie 7 pm.

LAMBADINA Ethiopiques Tomas Ewnetu & Meseret Addis, DJ AfroSonic (Afrobeat/disco/ top 40) 11 pm.

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Hooded Fang When Toronto’s Hooded Fang dropped their first EP in 2008, they risked drowning in the cascade of postBroken Social Scene indie pop collectives, many of them more exuberant than talented.

On their new debut LP, the succinctly titled Album (Daps), it’s evident that they never really belonged in that category in the first place. Though they still outnumber the Raptors’ starting lineup and aren’t averse to occasional glockenspiel flourishes, Hooded Fang are most notable for their impeccable pop songwriting.

And while they may not wholly exemplify the Toronto sound (if there even is one), Hooded Fang are still intimately connected to their home base. Look no further than their album art, painted in the familiar style of an Honest Ed’s bargain sign by the Honest Ed artist himself, Dougie Kerr.

It’s a role he’ll reprise at tonight’s record release show, collaborating with local graffiti artist Elicser to create a distinctively Torontonian visual counterpart to Hooded Fang’s music.

Hooded Fang at the Drake (1150 Queen West) tonight (Thursday, December 9), doors 8 pm. $10. 416-531-5042.

RICHARD TRAPUNSKI

LOU DAWG’S Jeff Eager (acoustic) 10 pm.

LULA LOUNGE Saturday Salsa Sonido Cubano

10 pm.

MOONSHINE CAFÉ Winterfolk IX Preview: Frundraiser Michael Brennan, Danny Marks, Mose Scarlett, Joanne Crabtree & Margaret Stowe, Noah Zacharin and others 8:30 pm.

MUSIC GALLERY Peter Katz (singer/songwriter) 8 pm.

SILVER DOLLAR Shawn Kellerman (blues) doors 7 pm.

SKYLINE RESTAURANT CD release Emilie Mover, Alex Lukashevsky, Dreamboat (jazz/folk/blues) 8 pm.

ST NICHOLAS ANGLICAN CHURCH Acoustic Harvest Just Married, Mark Weinstock doors 7:30 pm.

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BACK ALLEY WOODFIRE BBQ & GRILL Denielle Bassels Quintet (jazz/blues) 9 pm.

FBIRCHMOUNT PARK C.I. Howard Cable’s Winter Wonderland Scarborough Philharmonic Orchestra 8 pm.

BLOOR STREET UNITED CHURCH Jazz! The Annex Quartet, Patrick Reid, Colin Power, Ethan Ardelli 8 pm.

CHALKERS PUB The Dave Young Quartet 6 to 9 pm.

FCHURCH OF ST MARY MAGDALENE The Children’s Messiah Pax Christi Chorale 4 pm.

DOMINION ON QUEEN Down by the Riverside 9 pm.

FDOVERCOURT HOUSE Christmas Swing Dance Ball Patrick Tevlin & His New Orleans Rhythm 7 pm.

FEDEN UNITED CHURCH A Time For Joy, A Time For Peace The Mississauga Festival Youth Choir 7 pm.

ENWAVE THEATRE Shakespeare: If Music Be...

Art of Time Ensemble 8 pm.

460 SPADINA Wintage 5-Year Anniversary Fest Gravitons, Man Made Hill, Six Heads (experimental) 9 pm.

GATE 403 Michele Lawrence Jazz Brunch noon.

GATE 403 Bill Heffernan 5 to 8 pm.

FGLENN GOULD STUDIO The Dublin Messiah Aradia Ensemble 8 pm.

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Benefit Concert Etobicoke Youth Choir, Flo Umphrey (piano) 2 pm.

FKINGSTON RD UNITED CHURCH F

Go Baroque For Christmas Toronto Beach Chorale, Sharon Tikiryan, Karen Olinyk 7:30 pm.

LA MAQUETTE Pater Mathers (classical guitar) 6:30 to 9:30 pm.

FMASSEY HALL Christmas Fantasy St Michael’s Choir School 2 pm.

FMETROPOLITAN UNITED F

CHURCH Four Strong Winds: Songs For A Canadian Winter Forte – Toronto Men’s Chorus (chamber choir) 7:30 pm.

MILES NADAL JCC AL GREEN THEATRE Life Begins Again! Renée Barda (mezzo soprano) 7:30 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 Michael Shand Trio 7:30 pm.

ROY THOMSON HALL Best Of Tchaikovsky Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Alexander Seredenko (piano) 8 pm.

ROYAL CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC KOERNER HALL Aspects Of Oscar: Oscar Solo ñ McCoy Tyner, Alfredo Rodríguez 8 pm.

FST PAUL’S ANGLICAN CHURCH Toronto Star Christmas Carol Concert Mississauga Children’s Choir, Canadian Staff Band of the Salvation Army 1 & 3 pm.

FST THOMAS’S ANGLICAN CHURCH What Light Is This? Medieval Nativity Pageant 2:30 & 7 pm.

FSTATLER’S Hot Songs For A Cold Season Ori Dagan Trio 9:30 pm.

TEN FEET TALL Whitney Ross Barris 8 pm.

FTORONTO CENTRE FOR THE ARTS When Snowflakes Fall Bach Children’s Chorus (seasonal concert) 7:30 pm.

TRANE STUDIO Tribute To Abbey Lincoln Sharron Mcleod 8 pm.

FTRINITY ST PAUL’S CHURCH Praetorius Christmas Vespers The Toronto Consort 8 pm.

FoLk/BLues/countRy/WoRLD

FUnitarian Congregation great Hall

Windmill Theatre Cabaret: Christmas In Canada 8 pm.

Lombardo (singer/songwriter) 7:30 pm.

aQUila Sunday Junction Jam The New Mynah

annex WreCkroom Massive Saturdays DJ

Mixnmatch, DJ Death by Awesome 10 pm.

CHeval Just Cheval Saturdays DJ Undercover.

Clinton’s Shake, Rattle & Roll Bangs & Blush

(60s soul/R&R dance).

Cobra loUnge The New Disco Saturdays DJ Aadil.

College street bar Tuff Disco DJs Cozmic Cat, Orly (funk/disco/house).

DisgraCelanD Everyone’s A DJ Third Anniversary 9 pm.

Drake Hotel UnDergroUnD Never Forgive Action DJ Evil Dee, DJ Numeric, DJ Dalia doors 10 pm.

Drake Hotel loUnge DJ Johnny Hockin doors 11 pm. emmet ray bar DJ Niall Bidet (rare/classic) 10 pm.

Fly DJs Cajjmere Wray, Dwayne Minard, Geoff Kelleway 10 pm.5 Fomo Mingle 9 pm.

FootWork Satoshi Tomiie, Nitin, Jeff Button. gooDHanDy’s Jock DJ Sexy Pants doors 10:30 pm.5 gUvernment Spin Saturdays Andy Moor (house/trance). insomnia Sense Saturdays DJ Charles (deep house). lUna loUnge Tapas Dinner & Dance Party (60s to 90s) 9 pm. tHe PainteD laDy DJ Salazar (funk/soul) 10 pm. sneaky Dee’s Shake A Tail (60s pop and soul) 11 pm. tHe soCial Release Party Jacques Greene, Grahmzilla, Nautiluss, Lucie Tic. See preview, page 58. sUPermarket Do Right Saturdays! DJs Fase, John Kong, MC Abdominal 11:30 pm. sUtra The Bridge DJ Triplet (old skool 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. toWn talk bar Party Merciless Operation, Rude Boy Ent & Khaos Sound Crew.

Ultra Signature Saturdays (mashup).

Ultra DJ Joe Dert, DJ Aristotle. velvet UnDergroUnD DJ Joe (alt rock) 11 pm.

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FCaDillaC loUnge Songwriters’ Expo Xmas

Bash: Benefit for METRAC Monique Barry, the Soles, Marc Merilainen, Arlene Bishop, Aaron Garner, Ron Leary, Dom DeLuca and others 4 to 8 pm.

Dominion on QUeen Rockabilly Brunch 11 am to 3 pm. eton HoUse Crown Jewels 9 pm. tHe garrison CD release Tomboyfriend, Random Order, the Craft Economy 9 pm. graFFiti’s Blackmetal Brunch Michael Brennan 4 to 7 pm.

Holy oak CaFe L-Con & Morning Bell (pop) 9 pm.

HUgH’s room Dr Draw 8:30 pm.

FHUgH’s room Christmas matinee The Ault Sisters noon. moD ClUb Tricky doors 9 pm. oPera HoUse Bun B, Mickey Factz (hiphop) doors 9 pm. See preview, page 52.

Frevival The War On Christmas Tyler Yarema, Chantal de Bisous, Elena Juatco, Les Coquettes 7 & 9:30 pm. roC n DoC’s The Bottle Devils (rock) 9 pm. soUnD aCaDemy Dimmu Borgir, Enslaved, Blood Red Throne, Dawn of Ashes doors 6:30 pm, all ages.

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Free times CaFé Gordon’s Acoustic Living Room. glaDstone Hotel ballroom CD release Rae Spoon, Lucas Silvera. glaDstone Hotel meloDy bar Bluegrass Sundays White Squirrel Sinnerz 5 to 8 pm. grossman’s Blues Jam Brian Cober 9:30 pm. tHe loCal Dan Boniferro noon. tHe loCal Chris Coole (banjo) 5 pm. tHe loCal Jack Mark’s Lost Wages (folk country) 10 pm. lUla loUnge Salsa Brunch Mario Ochoa’s Quarteto Tradicional noon & 2 pm.

Fmitzi’s sister Snowflake Serenade Allison Brown (folk/country/oldtime) 9 pm.

PoUr boy PUb Open Mic 2 to 7 pm. rebas CaFé Lonnie Glass (singer/songwriter) 1 to 4 pm. roC n DoC’s Chuck Jackson & the All-Stars (blues) 4 pm. soUtHsiDe JoHnny’s Jam Rebecca Matiesen & Phoenix Band 9:30 pm. sUPermarket Freefall Sundays Open Mic 8 pm.

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FCHrist CHUrCH Deer Park Christmas Flourish: Celebrating The 100th Anniversary Of The Royal Canadian Navy Toronto Welsh Male Voice Choir, HMCS York Band 3 pm.

FCHUrCH oF tHe Holy trinity Gardens Of Song Echo Women’s Choir 7 pm.

FCooksville UniteD CHUrCH Christmas Concert The Mississauga Big Band Jazz Ensemble 2 pm.

De sotos Jazz Brunch Double A Jazz, Mike Meusel 11 am to 2 pm.

Drake Hotel loUnge The Elusive Casual doors 8 pm. emmet ray bar Jazz Jam 9 pm. gate 403 Joel Hartley (jazz vocals) noon to 3 pm. gate 403 Steve-Paul Simms Duo 5 pm. gate 403 Miss Caroline M-R Jazz Band 9 pm.

HeliConian Hall Syrinx Sunday Salons: A Celebration Of Chopin’s 200th Birthday Alexander Tselyakov, Daniel Tselyakov 3 pm.

Joe mama’s The Nathan Hiltz Trio 7 pm.

Fon tHe Park Centennial room Holiday Concert East York Concert Band 2 pm. tHe PainteD laDy Safety in Numbers (Django meets tango jazz) 6 to 9 pm. rex The Giuffre Project 7 pm.

garage rock

The Mark Inside By all rights, Toronto garage rockers the Mark Inside should already be famous.

Sparked by their brilliant 2004 debut, Static/Crash, and insane live shows, their ascendance was thwarted by ho-hum label politics that left the Whitby band in a frustrating limbo. They wriggled out of their contract and inked a new deal with MetalBox, a UK label run by producer Jim Abbiss (Arctic Monkeys, Kasabian).

After touring with the Hold Steady across the pond, Abbiss and TMI holed up in a Lincolnshire chapel to bang out the band’s long-awaited follow-up, Nothing To Admit, slated for international release in spring 2011 through a licensing deal with Sony. Till then, the Mark Inside are offering fans a teaser in the form of the 12-inch EP False Flag (available digitally and on vinyl through MapleMusic). Lead single Can’t Take Her With You (When It’s Over) is currently lighting up Canadian charts. Oh, and then there are those live shows.

“Getting this EP out nearly cost us the band, our souls and our sanity,” says singer/guitarist Chris Levoir, “but we survived what the world threw at us and feel it made us stronger. Now we’re bringing all our frustrations and triumphs into the ring and going fucking ballistic at shows.”

At Parts & Labour (1566 Queen West) tonight (Thursday, December 9), 10 pm. $8.

JorDan bimm 416-537-1620.

ALOE BLACC A track by track breakdown of the L.A.-bred neosoul crooner’s 2010 album. 6:52

NOW TALKS THE 70’s See a recap of NOW’s interview

series, NOW Talks, with Canadian pop icons Dan Hill and the Good Brothers.

In four parts.

REVOLVERS Watch the psych rock revivalists tear up Sonic Boom. 3:47

THE BURTON BLITZ Who knew Beetlejuice director Tim Burton had such a devoted following? NOW Tube goes to the Lightbox to interview his fans. 5:12 THE CREAKING TREE STRING QUARTET While travelling

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TWIN SHADOW This buzz band opened for Glasser in Toronto, but after the show it was tough to say whose show it really was. 3:23

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Mooredale Youth Orchestras 3 to 4:30 pm.

Froy tHomson Hall The Bear Family Concert Toronto Symphony Orchestra 3 pm.

royal Conservatory oF mUsiC mazzoleni Hall Sunday Afternoon Concert Simone Dinnerstein (piano) 3 pm.

royal Conservatory oF mUsiC mazzoleni Hall Discovery Series Academy Symphony

With Guests

Orchestra 5:30 pm.

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Tues dec 14 ★ 9pm tHe HatCHetMen Boozy Tight Country Rock! PWYC Wed dec 15 ★ 9pm tHe sUre tHings Drinkin’, dancin’ Country music Monster! PWYC

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FST MARTIN-IN-THE-FIELDS CHURCH Welcome

Yule Christmas Concert Cantemus Singers 3 pm.

FST MICHAEL’S COLLEGE SCHOOL CENTRE FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS Concerto Di Natale Si-

mona Granelli-Calai, Deborah Leonelli, Roberto Cresca, Andrea Mele and others 3 pm.

TEN FEET TALL Sunday Jazz Sophia Perlman 3:30 pm.

TERANGA Wintage 5-Year Anniversary Fest Twig Harper, Chaw Mank, Bill Nace, James Ferraro, Marcia Bassett (experimental) 9 pm.

FTRANE STUDIO Mistletoes & Music Notes Nicole G, Arlene Paculan, the Muso Project 7:30 pm.

FTRINITY ST PAUL’S CHURCH Praetorius Christmas Vespers The Toronto Consort 3:30 pm.

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

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Bassanovva When Toronto booty-bass duo Thunderheist broke up early this year, fans of the buzz band were understandably disappointed that the party had ended just as it was beginning. Since then, both vocalist Isis and producer Grahmzilla have released promising solo material that might just surpass that collaboration. Isis has put rapping on the back burner in favour of her newwave disco diva persona, and Grahmzilla has rediscovered house and deeper electronic sounds. He releases Chicken Lover (Grizzly) under the name Bassanovva Saturday (December 11) at the Social alongside hotly tipped Montreal producer Jacques Greene (who’s also releasing an album).

You’re working with a few monikers. What’s the deal?

Grahmzilla is my DJ name when I’m playing open-format sets. It’s also what I use when collaborating with other artists. Nautiluss is my solo electronic project, and there’s a philosophy and a sonic palette to it.

If I perform as Nautiluss, it’s either a live set or a DJ set that mostly focuses on my own work. Bassanovva is a collaboration with my good friend Jubilee from NYC. What have you learned from your Thunderheist experience?

All that glitters is not gold.

Any chance you’ll ever reform?

Who knows? Crazier things have BENJAMIN BOLES happened.

DECEMBER 9-15 2010 NOW

FOLK/BLUES/COUNTRY/WORLD

CADILLAC LOUNGE Open Stage Sam & Meghan

10 pm.

DAVE’S GOURMET PIZZA The Monday Sessions Open Jam Pete Eastmure 7:30 pm.

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

GRAFFITI’S Kevin Quain’s Gutbucket Lounge 6

to 9 pm.

FTHE LIONHEART BRITISH PUB Living Miracles Of Christmas CD release Breanne Arrigo 7 pm.

THE LOCAL Hamstrung String Band.

THE PAINTED LADY Open Mic Mondays 9 pm.

REPOSADO Mezcal Mondays Lucas Stagg,

Chris Bennett.

TEN FEET TALL Fingerstyle Guitar East End Open Stage 8 pm.

JAZZ/CLASSICAL/EXPERIMENTAL

GATE 403 Domenico De Luca 5 pm.

GATE 403 Sean Bellaviti Jazz Band 9 pm.

FMETROPOLITAN UNITED CHURCH The

Majesty Of Christmas Hannaford Street Silver Band, Richard Margison, the Amadeus Choir 8 pm.

FOLD MILL INN Sound Of Jazz – A New Orleans Christmas Jeremy Davenport (blues/jazz trumpet) 8 pm.

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

ROY THOMSON HALL Canadian Brass, Quartetto Gelato 8 pm.

TRANE STUDIO Brownman Electryc Trio 8 pm.

DANCE MUSIC/DJ/LOUNGE

BOVINE SEX CLUB Moody Mondays Douglas Fairbanks Jr.

DRAKE HOTEL LOUNGE 86D Monday DJ Johnny

Strychnine doors 7 pm.

DRAKE HOTEL LOUNGE 86’D Monday Boot Knives doors 10 pm.

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

Tuesday, December 14 POP/ROCK/HIP-HOP/SOUL

BOVINE SEX CLUB CD release Skullians, Ghetto Blaster, Central Blvd, Charlotte Swallow.

FHUGH’S ROOM Christmas Show Quartette

8:30 pm.

SKULLIANS, GHETTO BLASTER, CENTRAL BLVD & CHARLOTE SWALLOW

KOROVA MILKBAR Friendly Rich & the Lollipop

People 10 pm.

RANCHO RELAXO Artful Vandelays, Jim Store

WED DEC 15

Juniors, We Were Heads.

TOUCH ME AIRBOURNE PLAGUE4

UNDERGROUND GARAGE Jukebox Hero.

THE WILSON 96 Steve Puchalski, Dave Picco 9

FRI DEC 31 • NEW YEARS EVE

JR. BROOKLYN NYE BLACKIE JACKETT FLETCHER bovinesexclub.com • bovinebooking@gmail.com

the Spokes, Aaron Garner doors 8 pm.

9:10 pm.

TUES DEC 14 • The Pink & Black Attack Present:

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

SUPERMARKET Patrick Robitaille, Big Wheel &

FHORSESHOE Nu Music Nite: Jingle Bell Rocks

ASH LEE BLADE, SKULL FIST, & MIDNIGHT MALICE

pm.

FOLK/BLUES/COUNTRY/WORLD

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

CAMERON HOUSE Jadea Kelly 6 pm.

THE CENTRAL Allanna Brown 9:30 pm.

GATE 403 Julian Fauth (barrelhouse) 9 pm.

THE LOCAL Don’t Worry Darlin, Carly M Smith.

THE PAINTED LADY The Hatchetmen (country

Bassanovva

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ELECTRONIC

rock) 9 pm.

THE OSSINGTON THU 9 More TiMes Reggae, dancehall, R n’ B, hip hop with Elle Nino & Coolin FRI 10 DirTy Talk Junk food dance party. Unlimited snack potential, endless dance opportunities SAT 11 lucky BiTches Glamour positive party for all lucky bitches.

The guiltiest of pleasures all night SUN 12 Brass FacTs – Toronto’s best quiz night Followed by the ultimate Sunday groove with Elijah & Boo MON 13 lion’s Den Reggae dance party Jamaica in the cold with Julion and crew. wed 15 DJ cosiMa Spins her favourite treats 61 OSSINGTON AVE | 416•850•0161 | theossington.com

ROC N DOC’S Marshall Dane (new country/

Thurs Dec 9 Buddy Black w/ Luau or Die and Caiiro Foster Fri Dec 8 Y108 Rock’n’Roll Challenge featuring The Johnnys, The Rescue, Kodessa and more!

Sat Dec 9 Y108 Rock’n’Roll Challenge featuring CampX, the Mary Rose Obsession and More!

Sun Dec 10 F*%# you winter!

Surf Rock Vinyl Dance Party Mon Dec 11 Hard Times at Hard Luck Open Stage Comedy Night Tues Dec 12 Comedy Night Wed Dec 13 Hedged w/ Tiffany in Fashion

HARD LUCK BAR BOOKINGS: hardluckbar@gmail.com 812 Dundas St. W. Toronto

more online

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pop) 9 pm.

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ROMAN LiNE • uLTRA ViOLENCE TiAgO FROM STOKKA monday december 13

LEgENDS OF KARAOKE dec 17/19 dec 23 dec 26 dec 31

The FlaTliners meTal healTh rob dyer dance parTy Funreal new years

7-9pm leon knight & the neon lights 10pm the mahones

Fri Dec 10

Sat Dec 11 Sun Dec 12

486 SPADINA AVE. @ COLLEGE

Saturday Supper Club Blues!

hosted by jason

Wed Dec 15 10pm tommy youngsteen & the million Dollar banD

feat. members of stars, stills, arkels & the sam roberts band

249 OssingtOn Ave (just north of Dundas) ANNIVERSARY 416-850-4579 · thedakotatavern.com SHOWS!

w/ The Two Koreas

OWL FARM, DJ DAVY LOVE

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THUr dEC 9 • 8:30pM • $10

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Fri 31 ◆

SHAKE A TAIL

NEW YEARS

tHuRsDAY DecembeR 9tH

Melody Bar: 8pm - 12Am Thursday NighT CoNfideNTial preseNTs Parks & rec, The ooohh BaBy GiMMe Mores, andrew ausTin & ian MacMillian FRee

FRIDAY DecembeR 10tH

GladsTone Gallery: 10Am - 10pm leT us sTyle ToronTo (lusT) FRee Melody Bar: 7pm - 10pm les sinGes Bleus FRee Melody Bar: 10pm - 2Am karaoke w/ peteR stYles FRee

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Melody Bar: 7pm - 10pm Mill sTreeT CouNTry saTurdays pResent whoa nellie! FRee Melody Bar: 10pm - 2Am karaoke w/ peteR stYles FRee

sunDAY DecembeR 12tH

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ON E N I G H T O N LY

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Back at Clinton’s • 9pm NO advance tickets • $10

Spinning 60s POP, BEAT, PSYCHE, SKA & SOUL!

CLINTON’S IS LOOKING FOR NEW BANDS BOOKING LINE 416.503.2921 Contact Fletch: bookclintons@hotmail.com

tuesDAY DecembeR 14tH

loBBy: 2pm - 3pm 5Th anniversary Guided Tour oF The hoTel FRee Melody Bar: 8pm - 10pm liFe drawinG $7 Melody Bar: 7:30pm - 10pm graNNy BooTs preseNTs BesT oF 2010!!!! FRee

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roc n doc’S Unanimous Maybe (R&B) 9:30

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Four SeaSonS cenTre For The PerForming arTS Verdi And Puccini Sondra Radvanovsky,

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Liz Upchurch (soprano, piano) noon to 1 pm.

FFree TimeS caFé Cat Bent’s Holiday Cabaret: Canadian Cancer Society Benefit Paul Thompson, Sedina Fiati, Diana Love 7 pm. gaTe 403 Darryl Orr Jazz Band 5 pm. holy oak caFe Michael Davidson & Co (jazz) 9 pm.

Jane malleTT TheaTre Duo Turgeon Anne Louise-Turgeon, Edward Turgeon (piano) 8 pm.

FmeTroPoliTan uniTed church The Majesty Of Christmas Hannaford Street Silver Band, Richard Margison, the Amadeus Choir 8 pm.

The Paddock Kevin Quain 9 pm. reServoir lounge At Ease (swing/jazz) 7 pm. roy ThomSon hall A Seasonal Celebration Elmer Iseler Singers (classical) noon.

bovine Sex club Touch Me Airborne Plague (rock).

cadillac lounge The Neil Young’uns 8:30 c’eST whaT Garage Baby (garage punk) 10 pm. drake hoTel underground By Divine Right, Gentleman Reg doors 8 pm. ñ horSeShoe Crimes in Paris, Excellerater,

Crooked, Drive Faster (alt rock) 9:10 pm.

Fhugh’S room Christmas Show Quartette 8:30 pm. imPerial Pub Kilowatt (funk/R&B jam) 9:30 pm.

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ParTS & labour Horsey Craze (Neil Young

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

Slack’S Kim Jarrett (folk rock) 9 pm.

Trane STudio Acoustic Soul Open Mic 7:30 pm.

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aQuila Ray Whimsey (alt rock) 9 pm.

The cenTral Leone & Bagone 9 pm. emmeT ray bar Derek Ullenboom (bluegrass) 9 pm.

Free TimeS caFé Free Times 30th Anniversary. graFFiTi’S Kitgut Oldtime Stringband 7 pm. groSSman’S Rockin’ Blues Jam Ernest Lee &

Cotton Traffic 9 pm. lola Open Stage Johnny Bootz 8 pm.

The PainTed lady The Sure Things (country twang/ R&R) 9 pm.

The PiSTon Andrea Ramolo, Cindy Doire 9:30 pm.

Frivoli Come All Ye Faithfull: A Secrettes Xmas Food Bank Benefit Spookey Ruben, Hamilton Trading Co, Il Et Elle, Secrettes doors 8 pm.

Silver dollar High Lonesome Wednesday: Big City Bluegrass Crazy Strings 9:30 pm.

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dominion on Queen Corktown Uke Jam 8 pm.

Feden uniTed church Eden Community

Xmas Sing The Mississauga Pops Concert Band, Justus 7 pm. gaTe 403 Jessica Elizabeth Ackerley Jazz Duo 5 pm. gaTe 403 Elizabeth Martin Band (jazz) 9 pm.

Fglenn gould STudio Indigo Christmas: Kwanzaa Litanies Nathaniel Dett Chorale (classical) 8 pm.

The local Make Out Wednesdays The Ron Leary Quintet. mezzeTTa Lara Solnicki, Ted Quinlan 9 pm. nawlinS Jazz bar Jim Heineman Jazz Trio 7 pm.

Trane STudio Trouble w/ Harvey Cowan 8 pm.

FTriniTy ST Paul’S church Handel’s Messiah Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra and Chamber Choir 7:30 pm. underdown Pub Rita di Ghent (nu-jazz/soul) 7 pm. vicTory caFé Hot Jazz String Quartet 9 pm.

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Venue Index The abiliTieS church 190 railside. 647-3935721. air canada cenTre 40 Bay. 416-815-5500. alize 2459 yonge. 416-487-2771. andy Poolhall 489 College. 416-923-5300. annex wreckroom 794 Bathurst. 416-5360346. aQuila 347 keele. 416-761-7474. aSPeTTa caFFe 207 augusta. 416-725-0693. back alley woodFire bbQ & grill 188 augusta. 416-979-5557. bar iTalia 582 College. 416-535-3621. birchmounT Park c.i. 3663 danforth.

416-396-6704. black moon lounge 67 richmond W. 416-603-3100. black Swan 154 danforth. 416-469-0537. blondieS 1378 Queen W. bloor STreeT uniTed church 300 Bloor W. 416-924-7439. boaT 158 augusta. 416-593-9218. bovine Sex club 542 Queen W. 416-504-4239. braSSaii 461 king W. 416-598-4730. cadillac lounge 1296 Queen W. 416-5367717. cameron houSe 408 Queen W. 416-703-0811. canadian corPS legion hall 201 niagara.

416-504-6694. caSa loma 1 austin terrace. 416-923-1171.

The cenTral 603 markham. 416-913-4586. cenTury room 580 king W. 416-203-2226. c’eST whaT 67 Front E. 416-867-9499. chalkerS Pub 247 marlee. 416-789-2531. cheval 606 king W. 416-363-4933. china houSe 925 Eglinton W. 416-781-9121. chineSe culTural cenTre 5183 sheppard E. 416-292-9293. chriST church deer Park 1570 yonge.

416-920-5211. church oF ST mary magdalene 477 manning. 416-531-7955. church oF The holy TriniTy 10 trinity square. 416-598-4521. churchill 1212 dundas W. clinTon’S 693 Bloor W. 416-535-9541. cobra lounge 510 king W. 416-361-9004. college STreeT bar 574 College. 416-5332417. cookSville uniTed church 2500 mimosa row (mississauga). 905-277-2338. crocodile rock 240 adelaide W. 416-5999751. dave’S gourmeT Pizza 730 st Clair W. 416-652-2020. dc muSic TheaTre 360 munster. 416-2340222. de SoToS 1079 st Clair W. 416-651-2109. diSgraceland 965 Bloor W. 647-868-5263. dominion on Queen 500 Queen E. 416-3686893. dora keogh 141 danforth. 416-778-1804. dovercourT houSe 805 dovercourt. 416535-3847. drake hoTel 1150 Queen W. 416-531-5042. eden uniTed church 3051 Battleford (mississauga). 905-824-5578. el mocambo 464 spadina. 416-777-1777. ellingTon’S caFe 805 st Clair W. 416-652-9111. emmeT ray bar 924 College. 416-792-4497. enwave TheaTre 231 Queens Quay W. 416-973-4000. erin millS uniTed church 30120 the Collegeway (mississauga). eTon houSe 710 danforth. 416-466-6161.

Fly 8 gloucester. 416-410-5426.

Fomo 270 adelaide W. 416-408-3666.

FooTwork 425 adelaide W. 416-913-3488.

Four SeaSonS cenTre For The PerForming arTS 145 Queen W. 416-363-8231.

460 SPadina 460 spadina ave.

Free TimeS caFé 320 College. 416-967-1078.

FuncTion13 156 augusta. 416-840-1010 ext 138.

The garriSon 1197 dundas W. gaTe 403 403 roncesvalles. 416-588-2930. george harvey collegiaTe inSTiTuTe 1700 keele. gladSTone hoTel 1214 Queen W. 416-5314635. glenn gould STudio 250 Front W. 416-2055555. goodhandy’S 120 Church. 416-760-6514. grace church on-The-hill 300 lonsdale.

416-488-7884. graFFiTi’S 170 Baldwin. 416-506-6699. groSSman’S 379 spadina. 416-977-7000. guvernmenT 132 Queens Quay E. 416-8690045. hard luck bar 812 dundas W. harlem 67 richmond E. 416-368-1920. heliconian hall 35 Hazelton. 416-922-3618. hemingwayS 142 Cumberland. 416-968-2828. holy oak caFe 1241 Bloor W. 647-345-2803. horSeShoe 370 Queen W. 416-598-4753. hugh’S room 2261 dundas W. 416-531-6604. humbervale uniTed church 1447 royal york. imPerial Pub 54 dundas E. 416-977-4667. inSomnia 563 Bloor W. 416-588-3907. iSabel bader TheaTre 93 Charles W. Jane malleTT TheaTre 27 Front E. 416-3667723.

Joe mama’S 317 king W. 416-340-6469. kenSingTon cornerSTone reSTauranT 2a kensington. 647-343-1597. kingSTon rd uniTed church 975 kingston.

416-699-6091. kool hauS 132 Queens Quay E. 416-869-0045. korova milkbar 488 College. 416-961-1600. la maQueTTe 111 king E. 416-366-8191. lambadina 875 Bloor W. 416-888-4607. lee’S Palace 529 Bloor W. 416-532-1598. li’ly 656 College. 416-532-0419.

The lionhearT briTiSh Pub 3221 derry W (mississauga). 905-824-6669. living arTS cenTre 4141 living arts (mississauga). 905-306-6000.

The local 396 roncesvalles. 416-535-6225. lola 40 kensington. 416-348-8645. lou dawg’S 589 king W. 647-347-3294. lula lounge 1585 dundas W. 416-588-0307. luna lounge 352 melrose. 647-352-5862. maSSey hall 178 Victoria. 416-872-4255. meTroPoliTan uniTed church 56 Queen E. 416-363-0331. mezzeTTa 681 st Clair W. 416-658-5687. mileS nadal Jcc 750 spadina. 416-924-6211. miTzi’S SiSTer 1554 Queen W. 416-532-2570. mod club 722 College. 416-588-4663. momiJi SuShi biSTro 2111 sheppard E. monarchS Pub 33 gerrard W. 416-585-4352. moonShine caFé 137 kerr (oakville). 905844-2655. muSic gallery 197 John. 416-204-1080. nawlinS Jazz bar 299 king W. 416-595-1958. old mill inn 21 old mill rd. 416-236-2641. on The Park 1095 leslie. 416-510-2002. oPera houSe 735 Queen E. 416-466-0313. orbiT room 580a College. 416-535-0613.

The Paddock 178 Bathurst. 416-504-9997.

The PainTed lady 218 ossington. 647-2135239.

ParTS & labour 1566 Queen W. 416-588-7750. la Perla 783 Queen W. 416-366-2855.

Phoenix concerT TheaTre 410 sherbourne.

416-323-1251.

The PiSTon 937 Bloor W. 416-532-3989.

The PorT 1179 dundas W. 416-516-1270.

Pour boy Pub 666 manning. 647-343-7969.

Queen elizabeTh TheaTre 190 princes’ Blvd.

416-263-3293.

QuoTeS 220 king W. 416-979-7717.

rancho relaxo 300 College. 416-920-0366. rebaS caFé 3289 dundas W. 416-626-7372. rePoSado 136 ossington. 416-532-6474. reServoir lounge 52 Wellington E. 416955-0887. revival 783 College. 416-535-7888. rex 194 Queen W. 416-598-2475. rivoli 332 Queen W. 416-596-1908. roc n doc’S 105 lakeshore E (mississauga).

905-891-1754.

The rooSevelT room 2 drummond. 416599-9000. roSedale heighTS School oF The arTS 711 Bloor E. 416-393-1580. roy ThomSon hall 60 simcoe. 416-8724255. royal conServaTory oF muSic 273 Bloor W. 416-408-0208.

ST barnabaS church 361 danforth. 416424-2190.

Silver dollar 486 spadina. 416-763-9139.

Skyline reSTauranT 1426 Queen W. 416536-3682.

Slack’S 562 Church. 416-928-2151.

Sneaky dee’S 431 College. 416-603-3090.

The Social 1100 Queen W. 416-532-4474.

Sonic boom 512 Bloor W. 416-532-0334.

Sony cenTre For The PerForming arTS 1 Front E. 416-872-2262.

Sound academy 11 polson. 416-461-3625.

SouThSide Johnny’S 3653 lake shore W. 416-521-6302.

SPorTS cenTre caFe 49 st Clair W. 416-9280556.

ST John’S luTheran church 264 Concord.

ST marTin-in-The-FieldS church 151 glenlake. 416-767-7491.

ST michael’S college School cenTre For The PerForming arTS 1515 Bathurst. 416789-4970.

ST nicholaS anglican church 1512 kingston rd. 416-691-0449.

ST Paul’S anglican church 227 Bloor E. 416-961-8116.

ST ThomaS’S anglican church 383 Huron.

416-979-2323.

STaTler’S 487 Church.

The STirling room distillery district, 55 mill.

Suba 292 College. 647-272-5067.

SuPermarkeT 268 augusta. 416-840-0501.

SuTra 612 College. 416-537-8755.

TaTToo rock Parlour 567 Queen W. 416703-5488.

Ten FeeT Tall 1381 danforth. 416-778-7333.

Teranga 159 augusta. 416-849-9777.

ThiS iS london 364 richmond W. 416-3511100.

ThymeleSS 355 College. 416-928-0556.

Time nighTclub 81 peter. 416-581-1118.

ToronTo cenTre For The arTS 5040 yonge. 416-733-9388.

ToTa lounge 592 Queen W. Touché 669 College. 416-516-9009.

Town Talk bar 616 Vaughan. 416-654-9161.

Trane STudio 964 Bathurst. 416-913-8197.

Tranzac 292 Brunswick. 416-923-8137.

TriniTy ST Paul’S church 427 Bloor W. 416-922-8435. ulTra 314 Queen W. 416-263-0330. underdown Pub 263 gerrard E. 416-9270815. underground garage 365 king W. 416340-0365. uniTarian congregaTion greaT hall 84 south service rd (mississauga). 905-338-5702. velveT underground 510 Queen W. 416504-6688. vicTory caFé 581 markham. 416-516-5787. waTerFallS 303 augusta. 416-927-9666.

The wilSon 96 615 College. 416-516-3237. wrongbar 1279 Queen W. 416-516-8677.

expectations set by Mercy, Duffy’s first hit. Lyrics are heavy-handed (especially on the Papa Don’t Preach rip-off Keeping My Baby), melodies are forgettable, and her voice has little charm or personality. Disappointing.

Top track: Don’t Forsake Me JOANNE HUFFA

disc of the week

TOMBOYFRIEND Don’t Go To School

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Ghost Blonde (Mexican Summer) Rating: NNNN In the here-today, gone-tomorrow age of internet buzz, it’s easy to doubt the validity of a band that finds success after barely a year together. Even more so when it features so many trendy elements: two core members; heavily reverbed female vocals; loud, cacophonous guitars.

Mixed by the Raveonettes’ Sune Rose Wagner, the debut

by Montreal’s No Joy buries serenely ethereal vocals in piles of feedback and grime. Jasmine White- Glutz and Laura

Lloyd attack the formula with enough skill to justify the hype.

The shoegaze genre usually plays better in a live context, yet Ghost Blonde is a relatively immersive record. You need to crank the volume to hear the vocals, but it’s the guitars that provide the hooks anyway. Exploring Sonic Youth experimentation and layered noise, the band gets a ton of mileage out of just two guitars.

Top track: Still No Joy open for Best Coast and Wavves on February 6 at the Phoenix.

RICHARD TRAPUNSKI

POP/ROCK MAKES ñACTIONNNNN

(Optical Sounds) Rating: Lineup shuffles and fundraising dilemmas left Action Makes’ self-titled LP in limbo for years, keeping their reputation grounded in scorching live shows that often transpire in the dim, boozy confines of the Silver Dollar at last call.

Transferring that chaotic energy to wax could have been daunting, but all that gigging has turned the band into a well-oiled rock and roll machine. Splitting the difference between composition and frenzy, the album bustles with fuzzed-out psych riffs and 60s garage hooks.

Action Makes are as adept at propulsive rockers as they are at moody slowburners, and even in excursions like the nearly six-minute Drag The Lake they maintain their wobbly, fucked-up swagger. After all, few bands can turn “jerking off in a cemetery” into a party-starting shout-along refrain, as Action Makes do on album closer Pleasant Hymn Pt. 2.

Top track: Berlin Action Makes play a record release show Friday (December 10) at – where else? – the Silver Dollar Room.

RT

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Broken Dreams Club (True Panther) Rating: NNNN When Girls’ debut, Album, finally arrived in 2009, their next-big-thing hype had already reached a surprising climax for a band of timid hippies. Despite seeming oblivious to musical trendiness, the San Franciscans won over the hipster crowd with their lovesick, gender-bending, world-weary pop.

This EP sees their guitar-pop sound filled out with elements of country twang

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and space rock. The opening track even features a mariachi-style horn section and female backup singers. Girls continue to bypass fads by making timeless music about the universal themes of love, heartache… and drugs. Singer Christopher Owens continues to pen lyrics others might avoid, like “I just want to get high, but everyone keeps bringing me down.”

Who can’t relate to that?

Top track: The Oh So Protective One KEVIN HEGGE

DUFFY Endlessly (Universal) Rating: NN

Duffy’s debut album, Rockferry, was remarkable in its loyalty to 60s-esque arrangements that perfectly framed the Welsh singer’s voice. For her follow-up, she left the UK and went to L.A. to work with songwriter Albert Hammond, who struck gold in the 70s with It Never Rains In Southern California. The pair also enlisted help from the Roots, who provide flawless musical accompaniment.

Half of Endlessly adheres closely to Rockferry’s retro template, while the other half attempts a contemporary pop sound, as on Well, Well, Well, which tries hard to inspire the dance floor. With a couple of exceptions, the songs fail to live up to the

(Blocks Recording Club) Rating: NNN Tomboyfriend are yet another sprawling Toronto indie rock collective, but don’t let that trick you into thinking you’ve heard all this before. No meandering jams or self-indulgent experimental tangents here. Instead, think outsider pop with a queer political bent.

Frontman Ryan Kamstra has enlisted a large cast of non-professional musicians to come up with a loose lo-fi reworking of early glam rock vibes and 70s art rock. You could compare this to early Hidden Cameras, only replace their church music influences with Roxy Music. As an album, it’s a little too all-over-the-place for its own good, but the brightest moments are so rewarding that it’s easy to forgive the inconsistencies. If he created a separate project for his electronic pop impulses, he’d have a brilliantly ragged rock album, but give him credit for resisting the urge to be predictable.

Top track: Hardboiled Wonderland Tomboyfriend celebrate the release of Don’t Go To School Sunday (December 12) at the Garrison.

BENJAMIN BOLES

Berry) and into pop, rock and soul.

Warmly addressing breakups and their messy aftermath, the philosophical songs showcase Mover’s voice – atmospheric on Mountainside, fluent in Portuguese on Chove Chuva and ringing out in Breakup Medley (Pain And Regret).

Top track: Breakup Medley (Pain And Regret) Emilie Mover launches her CD at Skyline Restaurant (1426 Queen West) Saturday (December 11).

SARAH GREENE

SOUNDTRACK

OX Silent Night & Other Cowboy Songs (Cosmic Dave’s Record Factory) Rating:

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Looking for an alternative to Mariah’s All I Want For Christmas Is You? Sudbury’s Ox offer up a lo-fi alt-country spin on the seasonal album, with Mark Browning’s laid-back croon leading the way.

While certain renditions – Little Drummer Boy, Silent Night, Coventry Carol – get perhaps a little too dreary, others are just the tonic that’ll get you through. The instrumental Good King Wenceslas adds variety to the album’s spare instrumentation by flirting with Casio-like kitsch, while O Holy Night manages to be both slightly off-key and subtly transcendent.

Best are the two Browning-penned originals, particularly Christmas With The Band. Catchy, rambling and fun, it’s about finding ways to celebrate the season when you’re stuck on the road: wrapping up your dope with bows, ready to smoke; hanging socks from the van’s dashboard.

In other words, it’s brilliant.

Top track: Christmas With The Band The Oxmas Christmas Special rolls into Mitzi’s Sister Wednesday (December 15).

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DAFT PUNK Tron: Legacy (Universal) Rating: NNN The swelling symphonies and ominous horns that make up much of Daft Punk’s score for the update of Disney sci-fi flick Tron are the stuff glossy movie soundtracks are made of. Without the film’s glowing vector-art visuals, it’s an incomplete experience, though Hollywood musical cues are so familiar that it’s not hard to imagine the story arc simply by listening to this soundtrack. In other words, the French dance duo are following the formula, not reinventing it.

However, it’s a testament to Daft Punk’s agility as composers that fizzy digital rhythms and pristine orchestral manoeuvres can sound so seamless together.

Several arrangements start out acoustic and gradually incorporate warm digital tones that seem to emanate directly from Tron’s bright neon palette. But it’s the exclusively electrified tracks that provide the most dizzying and therefore best moments.

Top track: Derezzed KEVIN RITCHIE 3

BLACK EYED PEAS The Beginning (Univer-

sal) Rating: NN Listening to the Black Eyed Peas’ newest album feels a bit like gorging on KFC Double Down sandwiches smothered in chocolate syrup and whipped cream while watching a Jersey Shore marathon. Every aspect of the album targets the infantile reptilian part of our brain that’s behind so many of our worst decisions. But, hey, if obnoxious and dumb is what they’re going for, this is a grand success.

Musically, BEP take all the elements of club music that were popular five years ago and shove them into every song. It’s a nauseating mixture of trance, ringtone rap and electro, and while it is admittedly catchy as fuck, that doesn’t mean much when the hooks are bludgeoned into your head via brute repetition of mind-numbingly stupid phrases.

Like the Double Down monstrosity, the first bite is an odd mix of tasty and disgusting, but by the end of it you just feel ill and ashamed.

Top track: Do It Like This BB

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Seems So Long (independent) Rating: NNNN Emilie Mover’s breezy, smoky voice and stripped-down bluesy guitar are enough to silence a room. But on the Toronto singer/songwriter’s third album, jammy guest appearances by Steamboat, Blake Howard, Christine Bougie and her father, alto saxophonist Bob Mover, bring out her tougher side.

The album has a loose, dreamy, latenight confessional feel and reveals Mover’s desire and capacity to push beyond the old-fashioned jazz/blues songs she’s so good at (some have appeared on Grey’s Anatomy and in ads for Telus and Black-

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Where there’s a Will Shakespeare inspires a unique night of music, theatre and dance By JON KAPLAN SHAKESPEARE: IF MUSIC BE… devised by Andrew Burashko, directed by David Ferry, with actors Marc Bendavid, Tim Campbell, Lucy Peacock, Cara Ricketts, dancers Peggy Baker, Tanya Howard and Patrick Lavoie and musicians Burashko, Ted Dykstra, Kevin Fox and Erika Raum.

Presented by Art of Time Ensemble at the Enwave Theatre (231 Queens Quay West).

Opens tonight (Thursday, December 9) and runs to Saturday (December 11), 8 pm. $25-$59. 416-973-4000.

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Through the Art of Time Ensemble, Burashko’s been drawing an impressively eclectic audience by making links between classical music, pop, jazz, theatre and dance.

As part of the company’s 12th season, he’s reviving Shakespeare: If Music Be…, which features readings of the Bard’s text, directed by David Ferry, as well as music and dance that Shakespeare’s words have inspired.

“But the word ‘revival’ isn’t actually correct, since we tinker with the production each time we do it,” says Burashko.

The evening’s title comes from the opening of Twelfth Night, in which

the lovelorn Orsino, bemoaning his unrequited affection for Olivia, sighs, “If music be the food of love, play on.”

Love, in fact, plays a major role in the show. Scenes from Shakespeare’s Romeo And Juliet are paired with dance and Sergei Prokofiev’s ballet music. Also part of the evening, both in words and music, are the sparring Beatrice and Benedick, who drive the action of Much Ado About Nothing.

On a darker note, the program includes a look at Ophelia’s death in Hamlet. Peggy Baker dances her award-winning Why The Brook Wept to a John Cage piano score played by Burashko, and Ted Dykstra offers a

mournful ballad he sings with Lucy Peacock.

If classical music isn’t your thing, two of Rufus Wainwright’s songs, set to Shakespeare’s sonnets and sung by Kevin Fox, are also on the bill.

“The poetry is always musical,” marvels Burashko. “Shakespeare is the ultimate virtuoso; his wit and words have no bounds, and that’s one of the reasons so many artists have been inspired by his plays.”

The evening begins with selections about the playwright by such international writers as Jorge Luis Borges, Virginia Woolf and Nathaniel Hawthorne.

“There’s also the innate heartbeat of the pentameter that lies beneath the words, a beat that can lend itself to any form,” adds Ferry, whose directing credits include Where’s My Money? and The Last Days Of Judas Iscariot.

Aiming for sensuality in Romeo And Juliet, he’s cast Marc Bendavid and Cara Ricketts as the teenage lovers. Their performance is followed by choreographer James Kudelka’s Romeo And Juliet Before Parting, set to Prokofiev’s ballet score and danced

by National Ballet first soloists Tanya Howard and Patrick Lavoie.

Tim Campbell and Peacock take on the roles of Benedick and Beatrice; their scenes alternate with music by Erich Korngold.

“I love the sharp wit of Shakespeare alternating with the lush Korngold music,” adds the director, while Burashko laughs that Korngold’s suite is “the most beautiful piece of cheese under the sun.”

“What I love about Art of Time’s shows is that they’re accessible to everyone without watering down the content,” notes Ferry. “Andrew contextualizes the evening so that the audience gets what I think of as the best Ed Sullivan show ever, but a lot more sexy and well performed.” 3 jonkap@nowtoronto.com

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Opening BUZZ (Theatre Passe Muraille). Projects in development by Michael Wheeler, ñ Jordi Mand, Lex Vaughn, Raoul Bhaneja, Kate

Hennig and others are presented for audience input. Opens Dec 13 and runs to Dec 16, MonThu 7:30 pm. By donation. 16 Ryerson. passemuraille.on.ca.

FA CHRISTMAS CAROL by Charles Dickens (Humber River Shakespeare Co). The touring company presents the holiday classic. Dec 9-11, Thu-Sat 7 pm, mat Sat 2 pm (continues to Dec 19 at other venues around Ontario, see website for details). Pwyc ($10-$15 reserved). Montgomery’s Inn, 4709 Dundas W. 416-209-2026, humberrivershakespeare.ca.

FCHRISTMAS IN CANADA (Windmill Theatre).

Musical theatre performers present a holidaythemed cabaret. Dec 10-11 at 8 pm. $30. Unitarian Congregation Great Hall, 84 South Service Rd, Mississauga. 905-338-5702, windmilltheatre.com.

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(Sheridan College). Students of the Music Theatre-Performance Program present a showcase. Opens Dec 15 and runs to Dec 17, Wed-Fri 7 pm. $15. Buddies in Bad Times Theatre, 12 Alexander. 416-975-8555.

The Drowsy Chaperone by Bob Martin, Don McKellar, Lisa Lambert and Greg Morrison (CATS Mainstage Theatre Company). A Broadway producer tries to thwart a starlet’s plan to get married and quit showbiz in this musical. Opens Dec 15 and runs to Dec 19, Wed-Sat 7:30 pm, mats Sat-Sun 1:30 pm. $20-$30. Berkeley Street Theatre, 26 Berkeley. 416-368-3110, catsmainstage.com.

a Funny Thing happeneD on The way To The Forum by Burt Shevelove, Larry Gelbart

and Stephen Sondheim (Mirvish/Stratford Festival). A sly Roman slave plots to win his freedom in this musical comedy. Opens Dec 15 and runs to Jan 16, 2011, Tue-Sat 8 pm, mats Sat-Sun and Wed 2 pm (Dec 24 & 31 shows at 2 pm; no shows Dec 25 & Jan 1). $40-$120. Canon Theatre, 244 Victoria. mirvish.com.

FThe gingerbreaD guy (Cow Over Moon).

This interactive, musical show for ages 4 and up is based on the classic fairy tale. Opens Dec 14 and runs to Dec 19, Tue-Fri 11 am, Sat-Sun 2 pm. $15, stu/srs $10. Clarke Memorial Hall, 161 Lakeshore W, Mississauga.

905-510-8210, cowovermoon.ca.

honk Jr by George Stiles and Anthony Drewe (Toronto Youth Theatre). Based on The Ugly Duckling, this all-ages musical looks at finding love and acceptance. Opens Dec 9 and runs to Dec 19, Thu-Sat 7:30 pm, mats SatSun 3:30 pm. $30 (ticketweb.ca). Lower Ossington Theatre, 100A Ossington. 416-9156747 ext 221, torontoyouththeatre.org. on The Fringe (Theatre Erindale). Plays by Neil Labute, Sharon Pollock, Ali Richardson, Jayson McDonald and Sheelagh Daly are presented in this one-act festival. Dec 9-11, Thu-Sat 6:30 pm. Pwyc. MiST Theatre, 3359 Mississauga Rd N. 905-569-4369, theatreerindale.com. shakespeare: iF musiC be... (Art of Time Ensemble). This multidisciplinary show features theatre, music and dance written and inspired by the Bard (see story, page 62). Dec 9-11 at 8 pm. $25-$59. Enwave Theatre, 231 Queens Quay W. 416-973-4000, artoftimeensemble.com.

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Caillou’s greaTesT skaTe oF all (Koba En-

tertainment/Paquin Entertainment). The hero of the TV/book series for kids stars in an all-ages show. Dec 15 at 6:30 pm. $28.50.

Living Arts Centre, 4141 Living Arts, Mississauga. 905-306-6000, livingartscentre.ca.

The ChanT oF The oDyssey (Alliance Française). This French presentation features storyteller Bruno de la Salle as part of Salon du Livre. Dec 10 at 7 pm. Free. Toronto Reference

“A moving miracle of grace” – TORONTO STAR

Library, 789 Yonge. 416-922-2014 ext 35.

FFrankly speaking: a Caribbean ChrisTmas Dinner ComeDy (Kingston 6 Entertain-

ment). Rhoma Spencer and Blakka Ellis present comedy and storytelling plus a Caribbean folk choir. Dec 10 at 8:30 pm. $20-$30. The Hideaway, 538 Danforth. 416750-1764 ext 1. illogiCal animal snowpanTs (253469).

This art event features short art films and performance by Inverted Space Femme Theatre. Dec 11 at 8 pm. Free. 1267 Bloor W. 416-653-9919.

FThe long ChrisTmas Dinner by Thornton Wilder (Actors Repertory Company). The play spanning 90 years gets a staged reading at this ARC funder. Dec 12 at 7 pm. $25. Theatre Passe Muraille, 16 Ryerson. arcstage.com.

The snow Queen by Jody Terio and Scott White (Little Red Theatre). This play for ages 4 and up is based on the Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale. Dec 11 at 7:30 pm. $5. Emmanuel Howard Park United Church, 214 Wright. 416-533-8848.

FTheaTre rusTiCle holiDay CoCkTail parTy (Theatre Rusticle). This funder for the

company and the Actors Fund of Canada features music, members of Artfarm and more. Dec 12 at 7 pm. $15. The Wilson 96, 615 College. theatrerusticle.org.

FThe war on ChrisTmas (Les Coquettes).

The burlesque troupe performs a 40s-style revue. Dec 12, shows at 7 and 9:30 pm. $20$30. Revival, 783 College. lescoquettes.com. wilDsounD sCreenplay FesTival (WILDsound). TV screenplays get a reading plus short films. Dec 11 at 7 pm. Free. National Film Board, 150 John. wildsound.ca.

Continuing beauTy anD The beasT: The savagely silly Family musiCal by Lorna Wright ñ and Nicholas Hune-Brown (Ross Petty Pro-

ductions). A Faustian deal leads to trouble in this farcical version of the fairy tale (see review, this page). Runs to Jan 2, 2011, Thu-Sat 7 pm, see website for other times. $27-$85.

Elgin Theatre, 189 Yonge. 416-872-5555, rosspetty.com. nnnn (Naomi Skwarna) beThune imagineD by Ken Gass (Factory Theatre). Gass’s imagining of the Canadian surgeon, innovator, artist and social activist Norman Bethune sheds lots of light on 1930s Montreal, especially the era’s art, politics and opportunities for women. Unfortunately the man himself (played energetically

by Ron White) never comes into focus, perhaps because Gass surrounds him with three different women and merely hints at his future groundbreaking work in Spain and China. Runs to Dec 12, Tue-Sat 8 pm, Sun 2 pm. $25-$40, Sun pwyc. 125 Bathurst. 416504-9971, factorytheatre.ca. nn (GS) Fa ChrisTmas Carol by Charles Dickens (Soulpepper). The classic holiday ghost story gets a staging. Runs to Dec 30, Mon-Sat 7:30 pm (to Dec 23; see website for mats and holiday schedule). $40-$76, stu $32; rush $5-$22. Young Centre for the Performing Arts, 55 Mill. 416-866-8666, soulpepper.ca.

FThe ChrisTmas sTory (Church of the Holy Trinity). Professional musicians and a volunteer cast present a nativity pageant.

Runs to Dec 19, Fri-Sat 7:30 pm, Sun 4:30 pm. $15, child $5. 10 Trinity Square. 416598-8979, holytrinitytoronto.org. hal’s kiTChen: whaT’s burning? (Mysteriously Yours). A famous chef seeks the perfect menu in this interactive mystery. Runs to Dec 31, Fri-Sat 8 pm (dinner from 6:30 pm); see website for other times. $43$83. 2026 Yonge. 416-486-7469, mysteriouslyyours.com.

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A breathtaking evening of dance that perfectly captures the essence of masculinity. Created and performed by Kevin O’Day, Luches Huddleston Jr. and Robert Glumbek. 5 shows only!

Tickets: $29 CADA /students $20

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Theatre). At Ezra’s Atlantic (326 Carlaw, unit 122, meet at Lola Bar, 1173 Dundas East). To December 19. $20. See Continuing, this page. Rating: nnnn

If you’re a fan of fast-paced, testosterone-fuelled dramas like Glengarry Glen Ross, then Jez Butterworth’s Mojo has your number.

Set in the gritty, cutthroat world of the 1950s British bar scene, the action centres on five low-life club employees who find their boss brutally murdered in a turf war. As the angry, paranoid group – all hopped up on pills, booze, greed and fear – try to figure out what happened and plot their next move, in-

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Don’t let Beauty And The Beast’s bubblegum-pink proscenium fool you. The Jake Epstein and Melissa O’Neil enjoy getting Petty.

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ers). Con men hiding at a Christmas gathering get caught up in family affairs. Runs to Dec 11, Thu-Sat 8 pm. $20, srs $17, stu $5. Clarke Memorial Hall, 161 Lakeshore W, Mississauga.

905-823-7100, mississaugaplayers. com.

Joseph anD The amazing TeChniColor DreamCoaT by Andrew Lloyd

Webber and Tim Rice (Stage West).

This musical reinvents the Biblical story of Joseph and his brothers.

Runs to Feb 14, 2011, Tue-Sat 6:30 pm, Sun 5 pm, mats Wed and Sun 11 am. $53-$88 (includes buffet). 5400 Dixie, Mississauga. 905-238-0042, stagewest.com. moJo by Jez Butterworth (Ezra’s Atlantic Co-op). This dark comedy looks at the backrooms of the British rock scene in

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tense physical and psychological competition unfolds between them.

Most of the play is verbal fisticuffs, rapid-fire shouting matches that pair strings of expletives with dark humour, very convincingly rendered by the strong ensemble. The most powerful moments, though, come from the tense, electrified silences expertly held

by Cyrus Faird as Baby, the petulant, psychotic, sword-wielding son of the deceased club owner.

Also great is the scheming, dialectheavy banter between mid-level club employees Potts (Benjamin Blais) and Sweets (Joe Dinicol).

Director Mac Fyfe cranks the often horrifying macho intensity – ultimately Butterworth’s subject – full-blast, which results in some seriously aweJorDan bimm some WTF moments. latest Ross Petty panto is no confectionary beauty; it’s far more interested in the beast.

In the paparazzi-populated Enchanted Forest, Prince Zack (Jake Epstein) gets himself mixed up in a Faustian contract while angling for the heart of Bella (Melissa O’Neil). Things go awry as first Zack and then Bella is transformed into the eponymous beast, a process expedited with a bit of iMagic by the crown-hungry Baron Barnum von Cowell (Petty) and his many fiendish apps.

Nicholas Hune-Brown and Lorna Wright’s smart, unapologetically busy script is replete with songs and gags that thrill kids and adults alike. Granted, the plot is a bit like clicking between six Firefox tabs, what with references ranging from Lady Gaga to Cinnabon. Still, the fun is in the mashup.

Degrassi and Spring Awakening star Epstein has charisma to spare as both the nebbishy prince and the bad-boy Beast, but O’Neil’s performance doesn’t move much beyond her Idol-worthy vocals and winning smile.

Scott Thompson brings a wonderful dryness to his dragged-out Aunt Plinky, at one point leading the ensemble in a bewildering but joyful rendition of Single Ladies.

And it’s hard not to love Petty’s careful enunciation of “WikiLeaks.” naomi skwarna

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Tough Nut to crack Ballet star uses his expertise to polish the seasonal classic By GLENN SUMI THE NUTCRACKER choreography by James Kudelka. Presented by the National Ballet of Canada at the Four Seasons Centre (145 Queen West). Opens Saturday (December 11) and runs to January 2; see website for details. $31.50-$115.50, some discounts. 416-345-9595, ballet.ca. See Dance Listings, this page.

if you haven’t heard some mall muzak version of Tchaikovsky’s Dance Of The Flowers this season, you’ve got dozens of chances to hear – and see – the real thing.

That’s when the National Ballet of Canada brings back James Kudelka’s acclaimed Nutcracker, now celebrating its 15th anniversary.

“It seems all nice and wintry and cozy, but it’s as difficult as any ballet,” says principal dancer Aleksandar Antonijevic, who performed in the family-friendly show that first year and pretty much every season since.

This year, he’s helping to teach the

ballet to several dancers, many of whom are new to their roles.

“I was rehearsing with some new people, and you can see them struggle,” he says. “James is known for the difficulty of his choreography, with some uncomfortable grips. There are something like 60 kids coming on and off. Snow is falling down. You have a gazillion stagehands moving these elaborate sets.

“Plus, of course, the most difficult part, the pas de deux, comes at the end, when you’re exhausted. And through it all you have to keep this smile on your face.”

In this staging, Santo Loquasto’s sparkling sets and costumes get as big an ovation as the dancing.

“It’s still quite the spectacle,” says Antonijevic, who recently performed in the Canadian premiere of Wayne McGregor’s Chroma. “It hasn’t aged at all. But there are some things you might not know.”

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Opening COLLISIONS DANCE FESTIVAL Young Centre for the Performing Arts presents ñ multi-arts performances, interviews, audience participation and more, featuring works by Weyni Mengesha, Susie Burpee and others.

Dec 10-12, Fri-Sat 7 pm, mats Sat-Sun 1 pm. $15. 55 Mill. 416-866-8666, youngcentre.ca.

FULL BLOOM Michael Young Theatre presents dance by Robert Glumbek, Kevin

photo by Cylla von Tiedemann–Maev Beaty, Lesley Faulkner, Raoul Bhaneja, Gord Rand

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O’Day and Luches Huddleston Jr about age, manhood and fatherhood. Opens Dec 14 and runs to Dec 18, Tue-Sat 8 pm. $29, stu $20.

Young Centre for the Performing Arts, 55 Mill.

416-866-8666, youngcentre.ca.

FLAYALI ARABESQUE FOR CHRISTMAS Arabesque Dance presents a belly dance dinner show. Dec 12 at 6 pm. $20-$40. Acrobat, 2464 Yonge. 416-920-5593, arabesquedance.ca.

FTHE NUTCRACKER The National Ballet of Canada presents the holiday classic, choreographed by James Kudelka (see story, this

For instance, because of the set’s weight, the floor has had to be reinforced with extra support.

“That added linoleum surface is hard and doesn’t have much of a grip, so a lot of times you have to work to hold yourself so you don’t fall.”

Have there been mishaps over the past decade and a half?

“Oh yeah,” says Antonijevic, who recently mounted his first photography exhibit. He got started about a year ago shooting rehearsals of the company on tour.

“There have been times when the curtain wouldn’t go down or wouldn’t open. I recall dancing the first half of the show’s snow trio behind a curtain because something got stuck.”

But, knock on The Nutcracker’s wood, the Yugoslavia-born artist has managed to avoid any serious injuries throughout his two decades with the company. Chalk it up to solid training

by Russian masters. page). Opens Dec 11 and runs to Jan 2, 2011, see website for schedule. $36-$131. Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts, 145 Queen W. 416-345-9595, national.ballet.ca.

SHAKESPEARE: IF MUSIC BE... The Art of Time Ensemble presents theatre, music and dance inspired by the Bard (see story, page 62). Dec 9-11 at 8 pm. $25-$59. Enwave Theatre, 231 Queens Quay W. 416-973-4000, artoftimeensemble.com.

WINTER BELLY DANCE EXTRAVAGANZA Alhambra Dance presents a dance show. Dec 11 at 7:30 pm. $15-$20. Tandem Dance & Fitness Studios, 3300 Yonge. caliandances.com.

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WINTERSONG – DANCES FOR A SACRED SEASON Canadian Children’s ñ Dance Theatre and Harbourfront NextSteps F

present dance inspired by winter solstice trad-

Greta Hodgkinson and Aleksandar Antonijevic make it look easy in a pic from a past season.

“I think that training made me strong when I was young,” he says.

“You need the muscle system to support the bones and joints. And these days, as in any sport, I cross-train to last and survive.

“Plus, I’ve been blessed with good genes that have allowed my body to continue. I’m not too broken.”

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itions, featuring works by Colin Connor, Deborah Lundmark, Carol Anderson and Kim Frank. Dec 10-11, Fri 8 pm, Sat 2 pm. $20-$32.

Fleck Dance Theatre, 207 Queens Quay W. 416-973-4000, ccdt.org.

WORD AND BEYOND #2 coexisDance and Element Choir present music and dance with Kyra Jean Green and Zoë Alexis-Abrams. Dec 10 at 8 pm. $8. Somewhere There Studio, 227 Sterling, unit 112. somewherethere.org.

Mill. 416-866-8666, youngcentre.ca.

IMPULSE 2010 School of Toronto Dance Theatre presents students performing works by Danny Grossman, Allison Cummings, Valerie Calam and others. Runs to Dec 11, Thu-Sat 8 pm. $19, stu/srs $15. Winchester Street Theatre, 80 Winchester. 416-967-6887, schooloftdt.org.

F THE NUTCRACKER State Ballet Theatre of Russia presents the holiday classic. To Dec 9 at 7 pm. $58-$78, child $20. Rose Theatre, 1 Theatre Lane, Brampton. 905-874-2800, rosetheatre.ca.

F THE NUTCRACKER Ballet Jörgen presents the holiday classic, choreographed

by Bengt Jörgen. To Dec 9 at 7:30 pm. $20-$65.

Betty Oliphant Theatre, 404 Jarvis. 416-9788849, balletjorgencanada.ca.

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Continuing BESIDE EACH OTHER Michael Young Thepresents a series of short duets by ñatre Andrea Nann and Brendan Wyatt featuring

the music and poetry of Gord Downie. Runs to Dec 9, Tue-Sat 8 pm, mat Sat 2 pm. $29, stu $20. Young Centre for the Performing Arts, 55

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the late 50s (see review, page 64). Runs to Dec 19, Tue-Sun 8 pm. $15-$20. 326 Carlaw. torontomojo@gmail.com. NNNN (Jordan Bimm) FMuNsch ExprEss (George Brown Theatre School). This family-friendly show is based on popular Robert Munsch stories. Runs to Dec 11, Sat 1 pm. $18, srs $12 stu $7. Young Centre for the Performing Arts, 55 Mill. 416866-8666. piNkalicious, ThE Musical by Elizabeth Kann, Victoria Kann and John Gregor (Vital Theatre).

A girl turns pink after eating too many cupcakes in this family musical. Runs to May 29, 2011, Sat-Sun 1 pm (holiday shows Dec 20-22 and 27-29 at 11 am and 1 pm). $29.50-$39.50.

Lower Ossington Theatre, 100A Ossington.

416-642-8973, vitaltheatre.ca.

and Bobby Theodore with actors Joe Cobden, Frank Cox-O’Connell and Brendan Gall (Public Recordings/Alberta Theatre Projects/Theatre Centre, 1087 Queen West). To December 12. See Continuing, page 67. Rating: NNN

When it’s well done, storytelling is the simplest and most captivating form of theatre.

Public Recordings’ Ame Henderson and her cohorts understand this in 300 Tapes, a project that involves a trio of actors (Joe Cobden, Frank Cox-O’Connell and Brendan Gall) and co-creator Bobby Theodore.

The actors have recorded tracks on 100 analog tapes each. Playing them back to themselves on small tape recorders, they repeat the stories to the audience.

Happily, all three are engaging performers, and there’s some nice comedy, the three connecting strongly with the audience as they pop new tapes into their cassettes.

Narratives return, too, told by someone else or with one actor echoing another’s words: being a child composer, or a series of Halloween costumes.

Sound artist Anna Friz, on the sidelines, contributes ambient sounds that mix with the stories, blending the hiss of tape and the clicking of sprockets on her own analog tape machine. These sounds become, along with the actors’

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But the show is also about memory and how it degrades over time, just as an analog tape does. Bits of the stories are lost or slurred, the emotional content changes when someone else repeats a story, one actor drops a tape and the other two echo his actions as well as his words.

By the eighth time a story’s told, is anything the same, either on the tape or in the memory? The show leaves us with that tantalizing question.

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by Stephan Elliott and Allan Scott (Mirvish).

This musical adaptation of the 1994 movie about two drag queens and a transexual who travel in the titular bus through Australia’s outback features some strong performances, eye-popping designs and familiar pop tunes (heavy on 70s disco). Sadly, the unfabulous book skimps on character and merely acts as a bridge between production numbers. Tony Sheldon adds warmth and realness to Bernadette, his transsexual of a certain age, and the other performers have the pipes and physicality to show off the show’s best asset: the candy-coloured costumes. Runs to Jan 2, 2011, Tue-Sat 8 pm, Sat-Sun and Wed 2 pm. $20-$130. Princess of Wales Theatre, 300 King W. 416-8721212, mirvish.com. NNN (GS) rock of agEs by Chris D’Arienzo (Mirvish).

Mashed together from the 80s glam rock catalogue, this critic-proof jukebox musical is essentially a glorified version of rock week at American Idol. It’s well sung and played, but the story – about an aspiring actor (Elicia MacKenzie) and musician (Yvan Pedneault) in L.A. – is silly without being witty.

A narrator (Aaron Walpole) keeps popping in to remind us that we’re watching a cheesy musical. Mamma Mia! and We Will Rock You have affection for the genre, but RoA mocks it, which leaves a nasty aftertaste. Runs to Jan 2, 2011, Tue-Sat 8 pm, Sun 7 pm, mats Sat-Sun 2 pm. $28-$99. Royal Alexandra Theatre, 260 King W. 416-872-1212, mirvish. com. NN (GS) roshNi by Anusree Roy (Theatre Passe Muraille). Two youngsters make their living at Calcutta’s largest train station and dream about impossible futures in Roy’s play. Richly performed by the author and Byron Abalos as, respectively, a blind shoepolish girl and a boy who sells tea, the two characters have an indomitable will to realize their dreams, regardless of setbacks.

Runs to Dec 11, Thu-Sat 7:30 pm, mat Sat 2 pm. $30-$35, mat pwyc. 16 Ryerson. 416504-7529, passemuraille.on.ca. NNNN (JK) shrEk: sToMpiN’ ThE swaMp (Sphere Entertainment). The Dreamworks character and his friends put on an all-ages show. Runs to Jan 2, 2011, daily at 10:30 & 11:30 am, 12:30, 2 & 3 pm (note: no shows Dec 25). $12.50-$22. Casa Loma, 1 Austin Terrace. casaloma.org.

ThE silicoNE DiariEs by Nina Arsenault (Buddies in Bad Times Theatre). Arsenault’s autobiographical solo show addresses why she underwent 60 surgeries to become the woman she is today. Laying out the origins of her obsession with body modification, she narrates scenes from her trailer park boyhood, her move to Toronto and dangerous situations to score silicone injections.

The show’s most powerful part comes when she finally grapples with aging and struggles to control her addiction to silicone. Arsenault is captivating and spot-on during the most emotional moments. Runs to Dec 11, Thu-Sat 8 pm. $19-$33. 12 Alexander.

416-975-8555, buddiesinbadtimes.com.

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EaDwEarD MuybriDgE by Kevin Kerr (Canadian Stage Company/Electric Company Theatre). Kerr’s play explores the life and work of Muybridge, a 19th-century photographer whose pioneering studies of animal and human locomotion anticipated the moving picture. The script deals with art, science and the study of human behaviour. All heady subjects, but Kim Collier stages the material with bravura, the design and choreography serving the ambitious time scheme and themes. One of the best shows of 2010. Runs to Dec 18, MonSat 8 pm, mats Wed 1:30 pm, Sat 2 pm. $22$99. Bluma Appel Theatre, 27 Front E. 416368-3110, canadianstage.com. NNNNN (GS) NN = Seriously flawed

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300 TAPES (Public Recordings/Alberta The-

atre Projects). Three performers use movement and sounds to bring taped archives to life (see review, page 66). Runs to Dec 12, Tue-Sat 8 pm, Sun 2 pm. $22, stu/srs $15.

Theatre Centre, 1087 Queen W. 416-5380988, theatrecentre.org. NNN (JK) FWHAT LIGHT IS THIS? (Poculi Ludique Societas). The medieval nativity pageant is based on four short plays from the York cycle of mystery plays. Runs to Dec 11, Sat 2:30 and 7 pm. $20, srs $15, stu $10. St Thomas’s Anglican Church, 383 Huron. 416978-5096, plspls.ca.

WIDE AWAKE HEARTS by Brendan Gall (Tarragon Theatre). Niceness never intrudes in this witty, sexy new work by the multi-talented Brendan Gall. As two confused couples attempt to make a movie together, their artistic choices begin to bleed into their reality. Gina Wilkinson’s often thrilling direction brings out the psychosexual tension between the characters, and Lorenzo Savoini’s cockeyed, sheer-curtained set makes the show as striking to the eye as it is to the ear. 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 WONDERFUL WIZARD OF OZ by L Frank Baum (Civic Light Opera Company). This musical is based on the classic children’s novel. Runs to Dec 19, Wed 7 pm, Thu-Sat 8 pm, mats Sun (and Dec 18) at 2 pm. $25.

Fairview Library Theatre, 35 Fairview Mall.

416-755-1717, civiclightoperacompany.com.

THE YEAR OF MAGICAL THINKING by Joan Didion (Tarragon Theatre). Didion’s adaptation of her memoir dealing with her family tragedy is contained and epigrammatic, but actor Seana McKenna and director Michael Shamata give it powerful emotional nuance that goes beyond the coolness of the words. Masterfully performed and staged. Runs to Dec 12, Tue-Sat 8 pm, mats Sat-Sun 2:30 pm (added performance: Dec 12 at 7 pm). $23-$44, Fri & Sun rush $10. 30 Bridgman. 416-531-1827, tarragontheatre.com. NNNN (JK) A YEAR WITH FROG AND TOAD by Robert Reale and Willie Reale (Lorraine Kimsa Theatre for Young People). Based on Arnold Lobel’s books for children, this easylistening musical traces 12 months in the life of the cheery Frog and the sometimes grumpy Toad, played with great charm by Allen MacInnis and Louise Pitre, respectively. At 70 minutes, it’s a little long for the youngest viewers, but it’s still a wonderful way to introduce kids five years and up to theatre. Runs to Dec 30, see website for schedule. $10-$20. 165 Front E. 416-8622222, lktyp.ca. NNNN (JK) 3

Shelley Kidwell, Stacey McGunnigle, Daniela Saioni and others. 8 pm. Pwyc. 1610 Queen W. 647-435-2688.

YUK YUK’S DOWNTOWN presents Ryan Belleville. To Dec 12, Wed-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. 416-967-6425, 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.

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COMEDY @ COCONUTS New Reach Creative presents comedy followed by hip-hop, R&B and reggae w/ host Ricky ‘rudeboy’ Singh and various comedic acts. 9 pm. Free. Coconuts Restaurant & Lounge, 2180 Steeles W. 905532-0504, newreachcreative.com.

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.

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SOMETHING WICKED AWESOME THIS WAY COMES Second City SC presents its 66th ñ sketch comedy revue, and it’s the most con-

sistently funny show in years. Director Chris Earle has a theatrical eye, edgy sense of humour and knows which topical references will capture the zeitgeist yet also remain classic.

The talented, versatile cast takes on G20 protests, tech annoyances and pushes the limits of comedy with a ballsy scene about the Israel/Palestine situation. The final moments are a brilliant nod to several earlier sketches, and you’ll be humming Caitlin Howden and Matthew Reid’s song parody as you leave. TueSat 8 pm (plus Fri-Sat 10:30 pm), Sun 7 pm. $24-$29, stu $15. 51 Mercer. 416-343-0011, secondcity.com. NNNNN (GS)

Thursday, December 9 ABSOLUTE COMEDY presents Andy Pitz, Frank

Spadone and host Dan Shaki. To Dec 12, Thu 8:30 pm, Fri 9 pm, Sat-Sun 8 pm (and Sat 10:45 pm). $15-$20. 2335 Yonge. 416-4867700, absolutecomedy.ca.

BAD DOG THEATRE presents previews of Micetro Impro, a Survivor-style improv competition. 8 pm. $5. 138 Danforth. 416-4913115, baddogtheatre.com.

COMEDY ABOVE THE PUB McVeigh’s Irish Pub presents Andrea Mitchell, Danny Polishchuk, Eric Bud, Geoff Hendry, Jon Kane, Kyle Find-

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FBAD DOG THEATRE presents That Friday Show, a one-act play by BDT students. 7 pm (Studio 2). Pwyc. It’s A Wonderful Improvised Life, a send-up of the Frank Capra film. 8 pm. $12, stu $10. Frosty The Show... man, an improvised take on holiday cartoons.

9:30 pm. $12, stu $10. 138 Danforth. 416491-3115, baddogtheatre.com.

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. 416-461-2668, comedyonthedanforth.com.

JAMMIN’ ON THE ONE Stevie J, Damon Lum and Ad Lib present an open improv jam. 7:30 pm. Free. Arts & Letters Club, 14 Elm. 416569-1316.

NAKED FRIDAYS John Candy Box Theatre presents music, improv, sketch and more. 9 pm.

Pwyc. 70 Peter. 416-340-7270.

THE ROYAL FAMILY CABARET Bread & Circus presents Kayla Lorette, Christopher Sawchyn, Melissa D’Agostino, Cleopatra Williams, Shelley Kidwell and hosts Sandra Battaglini and Phil Luzi. 10 pm. $15. 299 Augusta. 416-3363399, breadandcircus.ca.

CITY’S DYSFUNCTIONAL REVUE Second City presents a ñHOLIDAYSECOND holiday-themed show of scenes and songs. To FTHE

Dec 20, Fri and Wed 1 pm, Mon 8 pm. $20. 51 Mercer. 416-343-0011, secondcity.com.

SEX WITH JEREMY Comedy Bar presents longform improv w/ the Jeremy Birrell Show, Sex T-Rex and the ‘Standprov’ experiment w/ Eric Andrews, Georgea Brooks-Hancock, Marco Bernardi and Stacey McGunnigle. Doors 10:30 pm. $5. 945 Bloor W. comedybar.ca.

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FBAD DOG THEATRE presents It’s A Wonder-

ful Improvised Life, a send-up of the Frank Capra film. 8 pm. $12, stu $10. Frosty The Show...man, an improvised take on holiday cartoons. 9:30 pm. $12, stu $10. Christmas Blows, an adults-only holiday variety show.

11 pm. $10. 138 Danforth. 416-491-3115, baddogtheatre.com.

CHELSEA HANDLER Live Nation presents the author/comic with guest Chris Fanjola. 8:30 pm. $69.40-$89.50. Massey Hall, 178 Victoria. 416-872-4255, masseyhall.com.

COMEDY LOUNGE Lambadina presents headliner Keith Pedro w/ Bryan O’Gorman, Jillian Thomas, Christophe Davidson and host Kris Bonaparte. 9 pm. $10-$15. 875 Bloor W. comedylounge.ca.

CONTEMPORARY INSANITY Second City Conservatory 6 presents its Graduation Show. 3 pm. Free. (donations accepted for Sunshine Centres for Seniors). Second City, 51 Mercer St. 416-343-0011.

DOCTOR WHOM Bigger on the Inside Productions presents an improvised tribute to the sci-fi TV show w/ Scott Montgomery, Ashley Botting, Aurora Browne, Chris Gibbs and others. To Dec 18, 8 pm. $15.

Comedy Bar, 945 Bloor W. ticketweb.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, family 6-pack $20. 70 Peter.

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YUK YUK’S WEST presents Ian Sirota. To Dec 11, Fri 9 pm, Sat 7:30 & 9:30 pm. $20. 5165 Dixie, Mississauga. 416-967-6425, yukyuks.com.

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Yuk Yuk’S DOWNTOWN See Thu 9.

Yuk Yuk’S VAugHAN See Fri 10.

Yuk Yuk’S WEST See Fri 10.

Sunday, December 12 AbSOLuTE COMEDY See Thu 9.

THE bENCH John Candy Box Theatre presents

upcoming improvisers picked by the Second City. 9 pm. Pwyc. 70 Peter. 416-340-7270.

THE COMEDY REVOLuTION Superfly Comedy presents Rasul Somji, Monty Scott, Makesi Arthur, Dave Merheje, Alex Pavone, Keith Pedro, Gilson Lubin and host Adrian Sawyer. 10 pm. $15. Second City, 51 Mercer.

647-501-9947, 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 Talent Show w/ Tim Gilbert, Dinkus, Nick Flanagan, Kathleen Phillips, Michael Balazo, Dave Barclay, host James Hartnett and others. Doors 8:30 pm. $5. Rivoli, 332 Queen W. laughsabbath.com.

LEgENDS OF ZELDA’S presents a weekly show w/ improv by the Eleventh Commandment plus guests. 8 pm. $5. Zelda’s, 692 Yonge. zeldas.ca.

FMIRACLE ON MERCER STREET Second City presents all-ages seasonal comedy mixing live-action sketches with puppetry and songs. 1 pm. $12, family 4-pack $40. 51 Mercer. 416-343-0011, secondcity.com.

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SuDDENLY SuNDAY Pantages Martini Bar pre-

sents an open mic w/ host Melissa Story. 8:30 pm. Free. 200 Victoria. 416-362-1777.

Yuk Yuk’S DOWNTOWN See Thu 9.

Monday, December 13 ALT.COMEDY LOuNgE Rivoli presents Mark DeBonis, Stephen Patterson, Bob ñ Kerr, Graham Chittenden, Adam Christie, Eric

Andrews, Rhiannon Archer, MC Mark Forward and others. 9 pm. Pwyc. 332 Queen W. altdotcomedylounge.com.

HARD TIMES AT THE HARD LuCk Impulsive Entertainment presents a new material night for singers, poets, stand-ups, sketch/improv comics and others. 9 pm. Pwyc. Hard Luck Bar, 812 Dundas W. impulsiveentertainment.com.

LES IMPRObAbLES PRÉSENTENT: uNE SOIRÉE D’IMPROVISATION DE COMPETITION Bad Dog

Theatre and Alliance Française de Toronto present competitive improv in French. 8 pm. $12, stu $10. 138 Danforth. 416-491-3115, baddogtheatre.com.

THE SECOND CITY’S DYSFuNCTIONAL HOLIDAY REVuE See Fri 10.

WHEEL OF IMPROV John Candy Box Theatre

presents competitive improv. 9 pm. Pwyc. 70 Peter. 416-340-7270.

Tuesday, December 14 bAD DOg THEATRE and the Canadian Improv

Games present The Firestarter Picnic, teen talent from CIG and BDT’s youth program. 8 pm. $5. 138 Danforth. baddogtheatre.com.

I HEART JOkES Evan Desmarais presents weekly comedy and fun. Doors 7:30 pm. Pwyc. The Central, 603 Markham. 416-913-4586.

IMPROV NIgHT IN CANADA John Candy Box Theatre presents the ultimate improv faceoff. 9 pm. Pwyc. 70 Peter. 416-340-7270.

SkETCHCOMEDYLOuNgE Rivoli presents The Headline Series w/ Thunder Country, Vest of Friends, Newsdesk with Ron Sparks, MC Nathan Macintosh and others. 9 pm. Pwyc.

332 Queen W. sketchcomedylounge.com.

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Yuk Yuk’S DOWNTOWN presents Amateur Night, w/ Humber School of Comedy at 7:30 pm, and stand-up newbies at 9:30 pm. $3. 224 Richmond W. 416-967-6425, yukyuks.com.

Wednesday, December 15 AbSOLuTE COMEDY presents Pro-Am night w/ Winston Spear, Bruce Wrighte, ñ Elaine Dandy, Sean McKiernan, Marco Ber-

nardi, Ernie Vicente and host Perry Perlmutar.

8:30 pm. $10. 2335 Yonge. 416-486-7700, absolutecomedy.ca. bAD DOg THEATRE presents previews of new improv shows: The League, fast, competitive improv. 8 pm. The Mullet, teams reinvent a classic improv challenge. 9:30 pm. $5 for one or both shows. 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.

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SOMETHINg WICkED AWESOME THIS WAY COMES See Thu 9.

SPIRITS OPEN MIC presents Marilla Wex, John

Hastings, Christophe Davidson, Becky Bays, Deborah Robinson, Brian Barlow, Allison Dore, Cal Post and host Jo-Anna Downey. 9 pm. Free.

Spirits Bar & Grill, 642 Church. 416-967-0001.

STuDENTS ROCk THE NITE John Candy Box Theatre presents improv and sketch by Second City Training Centre students. 9 pm.

Pwyc. 70 Peter. 416-340-7270.

Yuk Yuk’S DOWNTOWN presents Gilson Lubin.

To Dec 19, Wed-Sun 8 pm (and Fri-Sat 10:30 pm). $12-$20. 224 Richmond W. 416-9676425, yukyuks.com.

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Engel’s edge VIDA by Patricia Engel (Grove), 161 pages, $16.95 paper. Rating: NNN

2010 has been great for new fiction writers – Brando Skyhorse’s stirring stories about Mexican Americans trying to assimilate in Los Angeles, aboriginal writer Drew Hayden Taylor’s sly first novel, GG shortlister Motorcycles & Sweetgrass.

Add Patricia Engel to that list. Her direct and unsentimental short stories span several years in the life of Sabina, whose Colombian family tries to come to grips with life in a white New Jersey neighbourhood. She eventually leaves to pursue a life of partying in Miami and artistic interests in Manhattan.

The opening story deftly sets the stage for Sabina’s habit of drifting and

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seeking involvements with all the wrong guys. Coming from South America would have been enough to isolate her family, but her uncle’s conviction for the murder of his wife – alluded to in the first line of the first story – is the main reason they’re shunned.

Though she feels invisible in high school, Sabina’s noticed by the local bad boy, who teaches her the meaning of friendship before disaster occurs. In other stories, Sabina, though

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obviously intelligent and passionate about writing, loses interest in school and looks for action in Florida. Stories set there depict the drifters and drug dealers she connects with and are told with matter-of-fact insight into the desperation of illegal immigrants.

I first encountered Engel at an Authors Festival event this year, where she shared a round table with formidable and much better-known writers

READINGS THIS WEEK Thursday, December 9 PIERRE DESRUISSEAUX/MARGUERITE ANDERSON/HERENEGILDE CHIASSON/RYAD ASSANIRAZAKI Reading in French. 7 pm. Free. Refer-

ence Library, 789 Yonge. 416-393-5577.

BROOKE FORD Launching her novel The Summer Idyll. 8 pm. Free. Cameron House, 408 Queen W. 416-703-0811.

OTHER TONGUES: MIXED RACE WOMEN SPEAK OUT Anthology launch with readings by con-

tributors. 6:30-9 pm. Free. Toronto Women’s Bookstore, 73 Harbord. yorku.ca/inanna.

HOWARD RICHLER Launching Strange Bedfellows: The Private Lives Of Words. 6:308:30 pm. Free. Annex Live, 296 Brunswick. ronsdale@shaw.ca.

Saturday, December 11 CITIES OF AIR Readings by Diana Fitzgerald

Bryden, Megan Griffith-Greene and others.

6-8 pm. Free. Toronto Free Gallery, 1277

Good news. The Toronto Women’s Bookstore (73 Harbord, 416-922-8744) is alive and well under the new ownership of Victoria Moreno, which means two things: the store is open for business, so get on over there and start shopping for the holidays, and TWB can continue to pursue its excellent programming. Witness tonight’s (Thursday, December 9) launch of Other Tongues: Mixed-Race Women Speak Out (Innana), an anthology of essays, stories, poetry and visual art. Co-editor Adebe DeRango-Adem leads an evening of readings from contributors at the store.

SGC See Readings, this page.

Andrea Levy and Adam Gopnik on the subject of coming of age through storytelling.

She not only held her own but also offered powerful insights into how to write from children’s perspectives –

Sunday, December 12

FRASER SUTHERLAND/JASMINE D’COSTA/ AVA HOMA/DEREK WINKLER Reading. 8

pm. Free. Great Hall, 1087 Queen W. torontosmallpressbookfair.org.

MIKE WHITE Discussing his book Impossibly Funky: A Cashiers Du Cinemart Collection. 9:30-11:30 pm. $8. Toronto Underground Cinema, 186 Spadina.

647-348-3420.

Monday, December 13

MORDECAI’S VERSION Preview of the film Barney’s Version and talk by critic Geoff Pevere. 7 pm. Free.

Reference Library, 789 Yonge. 416-395-5577.

Tuesday, December 14 ART BAR POETRY Dead Poets Society with David

Clink and others. 8 pm. Free. Clinton’s, 693 Bloor W. artbar.org.

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THIS WEEK IN THE MUSEUMS ART GALLERY OF ONTARIO Julian Schnabel;

Directions dazzles Evergreen shows four fab works By FRAN SCHECHTER

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Brick Works (550 Bayview), to December 31. 416-596-1495. Rating: NNNNN

a synergy of content and setting gives Four Directions a powerful impact. In an open-air building, No. 9 Contemporary Art and the Environment and curator Andrea Carson screen four videos in tunnels that once served as pre-firing drying kilns. Despite their relatively benign function of baking the bricks that built Toronto, the rough spaces have an ominous feel.

The first video in the row of tunnels comes from Werner Herzog’s Lessons Of Darkness. Filmed from

above after the Gulf War, giant smoke plumes rise from Kuwait’s burning lakes of oil as Herzog reads from Revelations (“in those days men shall seek death… and death shall flee from them”). The images are aweinspiring embodiments of powerhungry madness.

Though the three Canadian responses in adjoining tunnels can’t match the apocalyptic majesty of Herzog’s film, their tentative seeds of healing still find fertile ground at the reclaimed industrial site.

Quebecer Isabelle Hayeur contributes White Gold, a reference to commodities like sugar and salt. Made for the site, her video turns the end of the tunnel into a doorway leading to

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F ART METROPOLE Gifts By Artists: Mul-

tiples For The Holidays, Dec 11-23, reception w/ gift wrapping by Cecila Berkovic and Mike Billington Dec 11, Jan 5-15. Installation: Micah Lexier, to Dec 31. 788 King W. 416-703-4400.

ARTSCAPE WYCHWOOD BARNS Salvagers (Matiz MultiArts Movement), presentation/ round table 6:30 pm Dec 10. 601 Christie.

416-392-7834.

A SPACE GALLERY Video (Reel Asian Film Festival): Cao Fei, to Dec 11, Adrian Blackwell, Yam Lau and GestureCloud talk 6:30 pm Dec 9. Painting: Suritah, to Dec 11. 401 Richmond W #110. 416-979-9633.

BAU-XI PHOTO Dan Dubowitz, to Dec 18.

324 Dundas W. 416-977-0400.

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Bloor W. alphabet-city.org/issues/air.

CHELSEA HANDLER The stand-up comic performs and signs copies of Chelsea Chel- RUTH PIERSON Poetry. 2 pm. Free. Hart House, 7 Hart House Circle. 416-410-1892. sea Bang Bang. 8:30 pm. $69.50-$89.50.

Massey Hall, 178 Victoria. masseyhall.com.

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specifically pointing out that kids lack the vocabulary of judgment. Her clear-eyed comments drew me to her work.

SUSAN G. COLE It doesn’t disappoint.

CLINT ROENISCH Drawing: Massimo Guerra, to Jan 15. 944 Queen W. 416-516-8593.

EVERGREEN BRICK WORKS Video: Four Directions, to Dec 31. 550 Bayview. 416596-1495.

F 401 RICHMOND W Artists Open Studio, Dec 10-11, reception 6-10 pm Dec 10. 401 Artisans Marketplace, Dec 9-12, reception 6-10 pm Dec 10. 416-595-5900, 401richmond. net.

GALLERY 44 Photos: Steven Beckly, to Dec 18.

F Photos: Wall To Wall members show, to Dec 11. 401 Richmond W #120. 416-979-3941.

JESSICA BRADLEY ART + PROJECTS Collage/ projection: Daniel Barrow, to Dec 23.

FPrints: Other Editions, gallery artists, to Dec 23. 1450 Dundas W. 416-537-3125.

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Isabelle Hayeur’s White Gold transforms a tunnel into an entryway to a beach.

a beach. Periodically, a gentle white rain of salt flows down – perhaps giving life like the sea or perhaps poisoning the earth.

Val Klassen films two people running playfully over Cyanide Flats, a dead zone where Manitoba gold and silver mines dumped the toxic chemical in the 1930s. Though signs of hope at the flats are feeble, Klassen’s runners don’t seem dispirited.

In Waterspeak, by Dana Claxton, an aboriginal woman in the fore-

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F INDEXG GALLERY Prints: Good Editions

F QUEEN GALLERY Creation group show,

2010: Good Times group show, to Dec 31. 50 Gladstone. 416-535-6957.

KATHARINE MULHERIN Photos/painting: Elaine Stocki, Sara MacCulloch and Dennis Ekstedt, to Dec 19. 1082 Queen W. 416-993-6510.

LEO KAMEN Photos/painting: April Hickox and Laura Millard, to Dec 18. 80 Spadina #406.

416-504-9515.

F MERCER UNION All Inclusive: members’ show, to Dec 11, sale 5-7 pm Dec 11. 1286 Bloor W. 416-536-1519.

F OPEN STUDIO Artist Proof Sale, to Dec 18.

401 Richmond W #104. 416-504-8238.

F PAUL PETRO Christmas Spice group show, Dec 10-23. Peter Bowyer, to Dec 18. 980 Queen W. 416-979-7874.

F PROJECT 165 Methinks’ Holiday PopUp Art Shop Village, Dec 10-27, holiday party 8 pmmidnight Dec 10. 165 Augusta. 416-838-5730.

ground entreats you to listen to water speak, while an aboriginal man in the background humbly hears her words. Water flowing on the other side of the split screen brings home her message.

Afterwards, you can head to the wetlands behind the Brick Works or the Don Valley bike path to continue listening and contemplating how positive change might emerge from destruction.

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Dec 9-23. 382 Queen E. 416-361-6045.

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drawing: John Monteith, reception 6-9 pm Dec 9, Dec 10-Jan 29, artist’s talk 3-4 pm Dec 11. 131 Ossington. 416-413-9555.

STEPHEN BULGER Photos: Elliot Erwitt, to Jan 15. 1026 Queen W. 416-504-0575.

SUSAN HOBBS Film/textiles: Oliver Husain, Dec 11-Jan 22, reception 3-5 pm Dec 11. 137 Tecumseth. 416-504-3699.

TORONTO FREE GALLERY AIR (Alphabet City Festival); prints: TrashFoodFuelWaterAir (Circuit Gallery), Dec 11-Feb 26, talks 6-8 pm, party 8 pm-midnight Dec 11. 1277 Bloor W. 416-913-0461.

XPACE Friday Wing Ding Zine Fair, 5-10 pm Dec 10. Cavalcade, Odds And Entries, Technicolor Dreambox, to Dec 11. 58 Ossington. 416-849-2864.

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photos: The Grange Prize; Eva Hesse, Betty Goodwin and Agnes Martin, to Jan 2. Installation: Laurel Woodcock, to Jan 30 (Young Gallery, free). Henry Moore, to Feb 6. Inuit Modern, to Feb 13. Maharaja: The Splendour Of India’s Royal Courts, to Apr 3 ($22, stu $12.50). $18, srs $15, stu $10, under 25 free; free Wed 6-8:30 pm. 317 Dundas W. 416-979-6648.

BATA SHOE MUSEUM Beauty, Identity, Pride: Native North American Footwear; Socks: Between You And Your Shoes, ongoing. $12, srs $10, stu $6. 327 Bloor W. 416-979-7799.

DESIGN EXCHANGE Constructions: Contemporary Norwegian Design & Craft, to Jan 23 (free). Design Exchange Awards, to Mar 27. $10, stu/srs $8. 234 Bay. 416-363-6121.

GARDINER MUSEUM OF CERAMIC ART Breaking Boundaries, to Jan 30. ñ F Twelve Trees Of Christmas, to Dec 12. Hot

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

McMICHAEL CANADIAN ART COLLECTION Defiant Spirits: The Modernist Revolution Of The Group Of Seven, to Jan 30. Clarence Gagnon, Dec 12-Feb 27. Unikkaaqtuat/Unikkaat, to May 8. $15, stu/srs $12. 10365 Islington (Kleinburg). 905-893-1121.

MOCCA Installation: David Hoffos, to Dec 31.

952 Queen W. 416-395-0067.

OAKVILLE GALLERIES Un-home-ly group show, to Feb 20. Centennial Sq, 120 Navy; Gairloch Gardens, 1306 Lakeshore E (Oakville). 905844-4402.

POWER PLANT Ian Wallace and Pae White, to Jan 2. $6, stu/srs $3, Wed 5-8 pm free. 231 Queens Quay W. 416-973-4949.

ROYAL ONTARIO MUSEUM El Anatsui, to Feb 27. The Warrior Emperor And China’s Terracotta Army, to Jan 2 ($31, stu/srs $28, child $19.50; Wed after 3 pm $15, child $11.50). Photos: Mark Nowaczynski, to Jan 16. Position As Desired: Photos From The Wedge Collection, to Mar 27. Painting: Jane Ash Poitras, to Sep 1. $22, stu/srs $19; $11, stu/srs $9.50 Fri 4:30-9:30 pm; free Wed 4:305:30 pm. 100 Queen’s Park. 416-586-8000.

TEXTILE MUSEUM OF CANADA Drawing With Scissors: Molas From Kuna Yala, to Feb 13.

Beauty Born Of Use: The Fibre Rain Cape; Kai Chan, to May 1. $15, srs $10, stu $6; pwyc Wed 5-8 pm. 55 Centre. 416-599-5321.

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Colin Firth could take home the crown for The King’s Speech By NORMAN WILNER

THE KING’S SPEECH directed by Tom Hooper, written by David Seidler, with Colin Firth, Geoffrey Rush, Helena Bonham Carter and Jennifer Ehle. An Alliance Films release. 111 minutes. Opens Friday (December 10). For venues and times, see Movies, page 73.

in a single man, colin firth plays a character so steeped in grief he can barely bring himself to speak. The

role earned him an Oscar nomination for best actor last year, though he lost to Jeff Bridges in Crazy Heart.

Now Firth looks set to bring home the statue for his role in The King’s Speech. Directed by Tom Hooper, the period drama gives the actor the chance to pull a 180 – playing a man who desperately wants to speak but can’t.

Firth plays George VI, who had to overcome a crippling stammer be-

fore he could address his subjects – a serious problem in the age of radio.

Geoffrey Rush plays Lionel Logue, the Australian expat who became his trusted speech therapist, counselling the monarch through his deep unease with public speaking and his deeper reservations about assuming the throne after his brother, Edward VIII’s, abdication.

“It’s an interesting thing that someone born into royalty feels he’s

not entitled to anything,” Firth says at the Toronto Film Festival, the picture of informal elegance in a black shirt and jacket.

“Even post-research, I still don’t feel I really know what it must be like. But I do feel that [George felt no] sense of entitlement. I don’t think he felt he deserved very much. If you look at his body language and demeanour, he has a quality that [indicates] that he doesn’t expect to be liked.”

As director Hooper explains, stripping Firth of his best-known asset – that mellifluous voice – forced the star to completely change his approach to performance.

“Colin’s by nature quite a conservative actor,” says the director in a separate interview. “He tends to worry that he’s doing something too much. So one of the enjoyable things was just to push him and say, ‘No, you can’t be minimalist playing this character. You have to really commit to it.’ I kind of enjoyed taking him on in that way.”

There was also the perverse joy of casting Firth – whose photograph belongs in the dictionary under “dashing” – as someone who’d rather do anything than talk to people.

“He’s such a raconteur, a charmer,” Hooper says, “and it was interesting not to allow him to be that. We worked very hard on this idea that stammering was all in the silences – in the absence of the voice. It wasn’t about what the noise was when it came out but about inhabiting the fear of those silences correctly.”

Fortunately for both of them, Firth responded to the psychology of the character as mapped out in David Seidler’s screenplay. He was even able to draw on his own experience with voice problems in his 20s.

“I had an injury to my vocal cord, abusing it through singing and acting,” says Firth. “And I went through

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At the centre of this charming little period piece is the relationship between the stammering prince who would become George VI (Colin Firth) and his expat Australian speech trainer (Geoffrey Rush).

It assembles the tried-andtested Oscar-baiting elements of big stars, crippling personal issues and regal pomp, as previously seen in Mrs. Brown and The Queen – with the added bonus of a war with Hitler looming in the background.

But director Tom Hooper uses inventive staging and surprising visual choices to goose the straightforward material much as he did in last year’s The Damned United, bringing out the best in Firth, Rush and co-star Helena Bonham Carter. This is a fine little NW picture all around.

a period where communication was quite a challenge. I couldn’t get myself heard properly, and I started to do things that people who stammer do, which is to strategize around it.

You avoid places where you won’t be able to be heard properly. You say things differently. You don’t express yourself the way you want to; you express yourself the only way you can. I think that had its echoes here.”

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Georgie Henley, Ben Barnes, Laura Brent and Skandar Keynes won’t make you see the light.

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third narnia film delivers same dull CGI and live action but really pushes Jesus By NORMAN WILNER The ChroniCles of narnia: The Voyage of The Dawn TreaDer directed by Michael Apted, written by Christopher Markus, Stephen McFeely and Michael Petroni from the novel by C.S. Lewis, with Ben Barnes, Skandar Keynes, Tilda Swinton and Liam Neeson. A 20th Century Fox release. 112 minutes. Opens Friday (December 10). For venues and times, see Movies, page 73. Rating: nn

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the third film in the increasingly ungainly Chronicles Of Narnia franchise, The Voyage Of The Dawn Treader is a bigger disappointment than the last one, Prince Caspian.

Which is weird, because in terms of quality it’s more or less the same – an expensive but uninvolving attempt to bring C.S. Lewis’s fantasy epic to the big screen with a blend of elaborate CG effects and live actors.

The difference is that Prince Caspian felt dreary and bloated compared to the delicate, fairy-tale nature of the first film, The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe. This time around, the producers make the same mistakes.

In this adventure, the two youngest Pevensie siblings, Edmund (Skandar Keynes) and Lucy (Georgie Henley), are whisked from Second World War London to the oceans of Narnia along with their obnoxious cousin Eustace (Son Of Rambow’s Will Poul-

ter, in a cartoonishly miscalculated performance) to aid King Caspian (Ben Barnes) in a quest to find some missing lords and restore balance to his magical land.

Caspian and his valiant mouse sidekick Reepicheep (Simon Pegg, doing his best Eddie Izzard impression) prepare us for rousing adventures, but somehow the movie never quite gets around to having any. Instead, director Michael Apted sleepwalks his actors through a series of tonally misaligned vignettes, edging the plot ever closer to a visit to Aslan’s kingdom. There, the movie drops all pretence of entertainment and turns into Walden Media’s creepiest proselytization yet. Yes, the Christian allegory was always present in Lewis’s text, but previous adaptations haven’t mashed the Jesus button quite so hard.

There’s a reason everyone remembers The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe. It’s the one with a truly cinematic narrative, moving the Pevensies from awe-struck innocents to committed warriors. It’s also got Mr. Tumnus, whose importance cannot be overestimated.

The other books don’t have the same trajectory, and the characters grow stiffer with age. That’s something Walden has been trying awfully hard to ignore, and it ain’t working. 3 normw@nowtoronto.com

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also opening The Tourist (D: Florian von Donnersmarck, 103 min) Angelina Jolie and Johnny Depp team up for an action/adventure pic with bits of comedy and romance. The last time Jolie starred in such a film, she ended up marrying her leading man. Could it happen again? The promising director is Florian von Donnersmarck, who helmed Oscar winner The Lives Of Others.

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(Alex Gibney) could have been another story about a good guy pol who had a little sex and lost everything, but director Gibney (Oscar winner for Taxi To The Dark Side) presents Spitzer as someone who was hounded by his enemies but also a deeply flawed person.

Too bad we don’t hear a word from Spitzer’s wife, but this pic is super-smart nonetheless. 117 min. NNNN (SGC) Canada Square, Carlton Cinema, Interchange 30

CONVICTION (Tony Goldwyn) reduces the undeniably powerful true story of Betty Anne Waters (Hilary Swank), who put herself through law school and spent nearly two decades fighting to clear her brother (Sam Rockwell) of a murder conviction, to a mundane movie-of-the-week. 106 min.

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(Darren Aronofsky) finds director Aronofsky returning to the intensely sensual headspace of his debut film, Pi – now augmented with subtle digital effects and sweeping Dolby sound – for a deliriously operatic tale of a ballerina (Natalie Portman) who starts to COOL IT (Ondi Timoner) follows Bjørn lose her mind when she wins the role of Lomborg, the Danish author of The Skepthe Swan Queen in a star-making productical Environmentalist, around the world tion of Swan Lake at Lincoln Center. It’s a as he explores cheaper – and more busirich, weird experience, and a fine showness-friendly – alternatives to the procase for Portman’s tremendous range. posed methods of carbon reduction. First, Vincent Cassel, as her possibly predatory though, the movie has choreographer, is pretty to spend half its rungreat himself, and Mila ning time explaining Kunis and Barbara HerEXPANDED REVIEWS that Lomborg isn’t a shey contribute vivid nowtoronto.com climate-change denier supporting turns. If you by having him declare it think the whole affair is a over and over again, which isn’t the most little over the top, that’s kind of the point. dynamic storytelling choice. Things pick Indeed, it’s the only way to make a movie up when Timoner gets into Lomborg’s althis ambitious and impassioned. 110 min. ternatives, but her subject keeps waffling NNNN (NW) on a specific course of action, calling for Grande - Yonge, SilverCity Mississauga, more research before his consulting group Varsity, Yonge & Dundas 24 can decide on a definitive approach. You BURLESQUE (Steve Antin) cribs from any can see why he pisses off the activists. number of trashy pictures about showbiz, And, eventually, the audience. 89 min. NN but it’s not nearly as much fun as Show(NW) girls. A small-town entertainer (Christina Canada Square Aguilera) tries to make it as a dancer/singDESPICABLE ME (Chris Renaud, Pierre er in a floundering nightclub, but first she Coffin) stars Steve Carell as the voice of a must win over the club’s owner (Cher), piss sneering schemer who adopts three girls off the drunken diva (Kristen Bell) and flirt as part of an elaborate scheme to steal the with the sexy bartender (Cam Gigandet). moon. That subplot provides the movie When she finally shows everyone her star with its most engaging and entertaining quality, a smouldering suit (Eric Dane) gets moments; the other stuff, with Gru’s interested even as he’s negotiating to buy tube-shaped minions jumping around at the club. The silly plot is really an excuse to us in 3-D, is a lot less interesting. 95 min. stage repetitive Broadway-style numbers NNN (NW) that are more fun to watch than listen to.

Interchange 30, Rainbow Woodbine Cher looks fantastic but her voice shows strain, while Aguilera does her growlDEVIL (Drew Dowdle, John Erick Dowdle) singing thing without making much of a is a modest supernatural thriller that uses dramatic mark. There’s lots of eye candy in a brisk pace and fluid editing to provide the supporting cast, but Stanley Tucci mild entertainment, but that can’t (enough with the fairy godfather routine, disguise the thinness of its simple story: sir) and Broadway’s Alan Cumming are five strangers are trapped in an office wasted. 100 min. NN (GS) tower elevator, one of whom is the Devil 401 & Morningside, Beach Cinemas, in disguise, here to kill sinners for fun. 80 Coliseum Scarborough, Courtney Park 16, min. NN (AD) Eglinton Town Centre, Empire Theatres at Interchange 30 Empress Walk, Grande - Steeles, Interchange 30, Queensway, Rainbow Market DOWN TERRACE (Ben Wheatley) Square, Rainbow Promenade, Rainbow plays like an episode of The SopWoodbine, Scotiabank Theatre, SilverCity ranos directed by Mike Leigh, tracking a Fairview, SilverCity Yonge, SilverCity Yorkyoung man and his parents who try to dale, Varsity cope with the demands of everyday family while running some sort of criminal THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: THE VOYAGE life syndicate. Director Wheatley, who wrote OF THE DAWN TREADER (Michael Apted) the script with co-star Robin Hill, shifts 112 min. See review, page 72. NN (NW) the movie’s tone expertly throughout. 93 Opens Dec 10 at 401 & Morningside, Beach

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an update of Planes, Trains & Automobiles, with control freak Robert Downey Jr. and clueless chaos-bringer Zach Galifianakis racing from Atlanta to L.A. Downey gives a great performance, but the emotional depth winds up pushing against the broader nature of the increasingly cartoonish plot. 95 min. NNN (NW) 401 & Morningside, Carlton Cinema, Coliseum Mississauga, Coliseum Scarborough, Colossus, Courtney Park 16, Eglinton Town Centre, Empire Theatres at Empress Walk, Grande - Steeles, Queensway, Rainbow Market Square, Rainbow Woodbine, Scotiabank Theatre, SilverCity Fairview, SilverCity Yonge, SilverCity Yorkdale

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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) Interchange 30

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. NN (NW) Interchange 30

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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. No matter how hard Liman tries to invest the proceedings with jittery energy, Fair Game seems like old news.

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FASTER (George Tillman Jr.) is a straight-up revenge thriller starring Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson as a California ex-con on a mission of violent retribution, with Billy Bob Thornton and Carla Gugino as the homicide detectives on his trail and Oliver Jackson-Cohen as a high-powered assassin hired to stop him before he can finish the job. It’s a grim, lean piece of work that feels like it crawled out of a 1978 double feature. And that’s a good thing. 98 min.

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middlebrow king Perry’s inept adaptation of Ntozake Shange’s powerful “choreopoem,” for colored girls who have considered suicide/ when the rainbow is enuf.

It’s a star-studded checklist of issues covering date rape, STDs and domestic abuse.

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and final book in Stieg Larsson’s bestselling trilogy. It’s basically a dreary court 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) Carlton Cinema, Interchange 30, Kennedy Commons 20, Kingsway Theatre, Mt Pleasant

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Matt Damon and Frankie McLaren) whose lives are shadowed by death. Eastwood’s (David Yates) is made lazy films before – most recently nearly two and a half hours long, doesn’t Changeling and Invictus – but the subject have an ending and introduces characters matter of Hereafter sets certain expectaand situations that won’t pay off until the tions that his indifferent approach can’t second half reaches theatres next sumeven begin to satisfy. Some subtitles. 123 mer – and none of that matters. This is the min. NN (NW) most satisfying and confident Harry Interchange 30, Yonge & Dundas 24 Potter movie yet. 146 min. NNNN (NW) 401 & Morningside, INCEPTION (ChrisBeach Cinemas, Colitopher Nolan) is a seum Mississauga, Colicomplex thriller/heist EXPANDED REVIEWS seum Scarborough, flick with Leonardo DiColossus, Courtney Park nowtoronto.com Caprio as the leader of 16, Eglinton Town Cenan industrial-espionage tre, Empire Theatres at Empress Walk, team who extract valuable information by Grande - Steeles, Queensway, Rainbow inserting themselves into dreams. TreMarket Square, Rainbow Promenade, Rainmendous, full-throttle filmmaking. 146 bow Woodbine, SilverCity Fairview, Silvermin. NNNNN (NW) City Mississauga, SilverCity Yonge, SilverInterchange 30 City Yorkdale, Varsity, Yonge & Dundas 24 INSIDE JOB (Charles Ferguson) takes HEREAFTER (Clint Eastwood) is a muzzya very complex subject – the story of headed, vaguely supernatural drama the global economic collapse triggered by about three people (Cécile De France, the 2008 failure of several American

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financial institutions – and explains it in terms so easily understood that if you’re not furious by the time you leave the theatre, you were probably 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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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) Colossus, Interchange 30, Kennedy Commons 20, Scotiabank Theatre

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(Tom Hooper) 118 min. See interview and review, page 70.

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KINGS OF PASTRY (Chris Hegedus, D.A. Pennebaker) follows 16 pâtissiers as they vie for the coveted Meilleur Ouvrier, the

industry’s highest honour, in this luscious co-production by two venerated documentarians. Problem is, it’s almost too much of a confection. Hegedus (The War Room) and Pennebaker (Don’t Look Back) fail to ratchet up the tension, and we’re not totally invested in any of the pastry chefs. You want to see the meringue crack or the cookie crumble, but that doesn’t happen often here often enough. And in Kings Of Pastry, the judges don’t castigate the competitors à la Gordon Ramsay. They even step in occasionally to encourage them. Iron Chef pastry-style this isn’t. But that’s kind of cool, too. Some subtitles. 84 min. NNN (SGC) TIFF Bell Lightbox

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

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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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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) Coliseum Mississauga, Interchange 30, Yonge & Dundas 24

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MADE IN DAGENHAM (Nigel Cole) is a feminist crowd-pleaser from the director of Calendar Girls that tracks female workers striking for equal pay at a UK Ford plant. Rita O’Grady (an excellent Sally Hawkins) leads the workers’ charge, taking on big industry and craven union bosses and risking alienating her sweet husband, Eddie (Daniel Mays), and the shop’s male workers. Enter unlikely allies, including the wife of a major Ford exec (Rosamund Pike) and the shit-kicking minister of labour (Miranda Richardson), to help save the day. This is a film that presses the women’s solidarity button almost too hard. And the men, except for Rita’s husband and union brother Bob Hoskins, are all pretty icky. But there’s some great writing, and the period detail is exquisite.

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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 complex. Writer/director Reeves honours Alfredson’s original from the very first frames. 115 min. NNNN (NW) Interchange 30

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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) Carlton Cinema

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

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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, 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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(Nicholas Hytner) is a live high-def broadcast of the dark Verdi opera, conducted by Montreal’s wunderkind Yannick NézetSéguin and starring tenor Roberto Alagna.

300 min.

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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. The movie should guarantee director Edwards a career as an effects artist, but everything else is beyond his reach. 94 min. NN (NW) Carlton Cinema, Interchange 30, Kennedy Commons 20 MORNING GLORY (Roger Michell) casts

Harrison Ford as an aging newshound forced to take a gig co-hosting a struggling New York morning show, produced

by Rachel McAdams, with Diane Keaton as a vain has-been. Pleasant enough fluff, but nothing more. 106 min. NNN (NW) Canada Square, Carlton Cinema, Colossus, Courtney Park 16, Eglinton Town Centre, Grande - Yonge, Kennedy Commons 20, Kingsway Theatre, Queensway, Rainbow Market Square, Rainbow Woodbine, Scotiabank Theatre, SilverCity Fairview, SilverCity Mississauga

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(Sam Taylor-Wood) is a character study of John Lennon (Aaron Johnson) as an angry Liverpool kid who’s wrenched wide open when he reconnects with his long-lost mother (AnneMarie Duff) to the disapproval of his protective aunt (Kristin Scott Thomas). It feels like it could be a Mike Leigh movie about the birth of the Beatles – and that’s a compliment. 97 min. NNNN (NW) Carlton Cinema

THE NUTCRACKER IN 3D (Andrei Koncha-

lovsky) turns E.T.A. Hoffmann’s original story into a long, joyless, Narnia-esque yarn about magical kingdoms and the totalitarian rodents that rule them. Doeeyed Elle Fanning (Dakota’s little sister) stars as Mary, whose Nutcracker doll (Charlie Rowe) becomes animated when no one else is looking. The screenplay talks a lot about imagination but has very little itself. The songs, by Eduard Artemiev and Tim Rice (The Lion King), are dull. And the performances are as wooden as that titular doll. Even the pointless post-conversion 3-D is an eyesore. Buy your kids a Nutcracker doll and call it a day. They can probably imagine a better movie than this. 108 min. N (RS) Yonge & Dundas 24

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story of Aron Ralston (James Franco), who spent the eponymous span of time trapped under a boulder in a Utah canyon before hitting on a particularly horrible solution. Franco is terrific as a guy with a powerful will to live. And yes, the climax is exactly as gruelling as you’ve heard. 93 min. NNNN (NW) Coliseum Mississauga, Empire Theatres at Empress Walk, Interchange 30, Kennedy Commons 20, Queensway, Scotiabank Theatre, Varsity

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. It’s still scary, but the scares seem more predictable. 91 min.

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the wheel, but as all-star action movies go it’s a lot more fun than The Expendables.

The starry cast have a fine time sending themselves up as his fellow codgers, and Schwentke’s sprightly direction keeps the mayhem at a comic-book remove. 111 min. NNN (NW) Canada Square, Carlton Cinema, Interchange 30, Kennedy Commons 20, Kingsway Theatre, Yonge & Dundas 24

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SALT (Phillip Noyce) stars Angelina Jolie as

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

las Hytner) is a live broadcast from London’s Olivier Theatre of the Shakespeare tragedy, featuring rising star Rory Kinnear in the difficult title role. 215 min.

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(Mark Romanek) is a chilly adaptation of Kazuo Ishiguro’s novel. It’s a science-fiction story with virtually no science-fiction elements; instead, it’s a subdued drama about three people (Carey Mulligan, Andrew Garfield and Keira Knightley) trying to figure out the purpose of their lives and come to terms with their limited time – which, of course, means it’s about everyone. 103 min. NNNN (NW) Carlton Cinema

THE NEXT THREE DAYS (Paul Haggis) finds the Oscar-winning button-pushing director remaking the 2008 Eurothriller Pour Elle, with family man Russell Crowe deciding to break his wife (Elizabeth Banks) out of prison after she’s convicted of murder.

Utterly predictable. 133 min. NN (NW) 401 & Morningside, Canada Square, Carlton Cinema, Coliseum Scarborough, Colossus, Courtney Park 16, Cumberland 4, Eglinton Town Centre, Grande - Yonge,

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 nothingspecial 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). A disappointing series finale. 91 min. NN (AD) Interchange 30

SECRETARIAT (Randall Wallace) is the true story of the colt that won the Triple Crown in 1973. Owner Diane Lane coasts on a beaming smile and a trembling lower lip, while trainer John Malkovich sports a series of truly hideous outfits. It’s that kind of movie. We deserve better. 122 min. N (NW) Interchange 30, Kennedy Commons 20, Kingsway Theatre

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(Yeo Joon Han) is a gleefully ambitious movie that hits the screen bursting with ideas and energy. It’s the sort of film where anything can happen, and pretty much everything does.

Performed almost entirely in English, it follows the fortunes of two young Malaysians (Jerrica Lai and Peter Davis) working for the rapacious FONY Corporation in Kuala Lumpur. As they struggle with their bosses’ increasingly ridiculous expectations, Yeo surrounds them with a hail of inventive gags and delightful musical sequences, including a karaoke number for the audience. There’s nothing else like it in theatres. 106 min. NNNN (NW) Carlton Cinema, Royal (see Indie & Rep Film, page 82)

SHREK FOREVER AFTER (Mike Mitchell) eradicates the bad taste of Shrek The Third with a darker and more textured adventure that puts Shrek and Fiona’s surprisingly tender love story back at the forefront of the narrative, where it belongs. If this really is the last time we’ll see these characters, this movie gives them the ending they deserve. 93 min. NNN (NW) Carlton Cinema, Rainbow Market Square, Rainbow Promenade SKYLINE (Colin Strause, Greg Strause) is

War Of The Worlds with five people in an apartment building. The monsters look cool and things pick up in the last halfhour, but acting, writing, directing and CG are adequate at best. 92 min. NN (AD) Colossus, Eglinton Town Centre, Grande Steeles, Kennedy Commons 20, Queensway, Yonge & Dundas 24

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(David Fincher) turns the nuts and bolts of the creation of Facebook into a thrilling, rippling comedy of manners about male vanity, social mores and the utter impossibility of transparency in the modern age.

Is it the best American movie of the year?

Maybe not. But it’s tremendously entertaining, an endlessly clever creation myth produced with immense skill and peppered with great one-liners. 122 min.

NNNNN (NW) Courtney Park 16, Cumberland 4, Grande - Yonge, Interchange 30, Kennedy Commons 20, Kingsway Theatre, Queensway, Scotiabank Theatre, SilverCity Yonge

TAMARA DREWE (Stephen Frears) plops us

down at a pastoral writers’ colony disrupted by the return of a young woman (Gemma Arterton) to her family home.

Director Frears pitches it as a classic British drawing-room comedy. Pleasant enough, but it doesn’t amount to much. 111 min.

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(Nathan Greno, Byron Howard) is a fleet, fun and splendidly realized digital fantasy designed to look like a Disneyland attraction come to life. Mandy Moore and Chuck’s Zachary Levi contribute sprightly turns as the voices of Rapunzel and her would-be suitor, but the best performance is delivered by the animators of Levi’s nemesis Maximus, a guardsman’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. 101 min. NNNN (NW) 401 & Morningside, Beach Cinemas, Coliseum Mississauga, Coliseum Scarborough, Colossus, Courtney Park 16, Eglinton Town Centre, Grande - Steeles, Grande - Yonge, Queensway, Rainbow Market Square, Rainbow Promenade, Rainbow Woodbine, SilverCity Fairview, SilverCity Mississauga, continued on page 76 œ

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THE TOURIST (Florian von Donnersmarck) 103 min. See Also Opening, page 72.

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WALL STREET: MONEY NEVER SLEEPS

(Oliver Stone) tracks America’s looming financial disaster through the eyes of a bright-eyed, morally upstanding money manager (Shia LaBeouf) engaged to the daughter of Gordon Gekko (Michael Douglas), whom you may remember from the last movie as something of a schemer.

It’s all a little obvious, especially as interpreted through LaBeouf’s sad-puppy gaze.

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(Lucy Walker, Karen Harley, João Jardim) tracks Brazil’s prime artistic export, Vik Muniz, who specializes in photos tricked out with found objects. He takes his practice to new heights when he goes to the world’s biggest landfill to engage garbage pickers in his process. The workers – must say,

they’re exceptionally beautiful to look at – ply their trade with relish while maintaining their dignity. By photographing them and inviting them to incorporate the materials they gather for recycling into the work itself, he creates astonishing pieces and changes his subjects’ sense of themselves. Except that they all have to return to work in the landfill. Still, it’s a moving testimony to the power of art. 98 min. NNNN (SGC) TIFF Bell Lightbox

ble cast, especially Naomi Watts and Josh Brolin as a couple with problems. 98 min.

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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

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Downtown CARLTON CINEMA (I) 20 CARLTON, 416-494-9371

THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: THE VOYAGE OF THE DAWN TREADER Fri-Wed 1:25, 4:20, 6:50, 9:10 CLIENT 9: THE RISE AND FALL OF ELIOT SPITZER 1:45, 4:45, 7:05, 9:40 DOWN TERRACE Thu 1:35, 3:30, 5:15, 7:10, 9:00 DUE DATE (14A) Thu 1:30, 3:40, 5:35, 7:30, 9:25 FASTER (14A) Thu 1:25, 3:25, 5:20, 7:25, 9:30 THE GIRL WHO KICKED THE HORNET’S NEST (14A) 1:15, 4:00, 6:45, 9:35 MARWENCOL Fri-Wed 2:00, 3:45, 5:30, 7:15, 9:30 MONSTERS (PG) Thu 5:25, 9:45 MORNING GLORY (PG) Fri-Wed 1:35, 7:10 NEVER LET ME GO (14A) Thu 1:40, 3:45, 7:00, 9:10 Fri-Wed 4:05, 9:25 THE NEXT THREE DAYS (14A) Fri-Wed 3:55, 6:40 NOWHERE BOY (14A) 1:50, 9:15 Thu 4:10 mat, 7:15 late RED Thu 1:30, 7:20 SELL OUT! Fri-Wed 1:30, 4:10, 6:55, 9:20 SHREK FOREVER AFTER (PG) Sat 11:00 THE TOURIST (PG) Fri-Wed 1:55, 4:15, 7:00, 9:05 UNCLE BOONMEE WHO CAN RECALL HIS PAST LIVES Thu 2:00, 4:15, 6:50, 9:05 YOU WILL MEET A TALL DARK STRANGER (PG) Fri-Wed 1:20, 3:30, 5:35, 7:35, 9:45

CUMBERLAND 4 (AA) 159 CUMBERLAND AVE, 416-646-0444

FAIR GAME (PG) Fri-Wed 1:30, 4:10, 6:45, 9:30 INSIDE JOB (PG) Thu 1:00 4:00 7:00 10:10 Fri-Wed 1:00, 4:00, 7:00, 9:50 MADE IN DAGENHAM (14A) Fri-Wed 1:15, 4:20, 7:15, 10:00 THE NEXT THREE DAYS (14A) Thu 12:20, 3:30, 6:45, 10:00 THE SOCIAL NETWORK (14A) Thu 12:40 3:40 6:30 9:30 Fri-Wed 12:45, 3:40, 6:30, 9:20 YOU WILL MEET A TALL DARK STRANGER (PG) Thu 1:30, 4:30, 7:15, 9:45

RAINBOW MARKET SQUARE (I) MARKET SQUARE, 80 FRONT ST E, 416-494-9371

BURLESQUE (PG) Thu 12:55, 4:10, 6:50, 9:20 Fri-Sat 12:55, 4:10, 6:55, 9:20, 11:40 Sun-Wed 12:55, 4:10, 6:55, 9:20 THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: THE VOYAGE OF THE DAWN TREADER 12:50, 3:45, 6:50, 9:25 Fri-Sat 11:45 late DUE DATE (14A) Thu 1:15, 4:00, 6:40, 9:00 HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS: PART 1 (PG) 12:30, 3:35, 6:45, 9:40 LOVE & OTHER DRUGS (14A) Thu 3:55, 7:15, 9:35 Fri-Wed

(PG) Thu 12:20, 3:15, 6:25, 9:35 Fri-Sun, Tue-Wed 2:05, 6:05, 9:15 Mon 2:05 THE KING’S SPEECH (PG) Fri-Mon, Wed 12:45, 3:45, 6:45, 9:45 Tue 12:45, 3:45, 9:45 MADE IN DAGENHAM (14A) Thu 12:55, 4:05, 6:55, 9:45 127 HOURS (14A) Thu 12:35 3:30 7:15 9:55 Fri-Wed 1:25, 4:05, 7:15, 9:55

YONGE & DUNDAS 24 (AMC) 10 DUNDAS ST E, 416-335-5323

350 KING ST W, 416-968-3456

AFTER THE BREAK (PG) Thu 2:10, 4:50, 7:30, 10:20 BLACK SWAN (14A) 1:45, 2:30, 3:45, 4:30, 5:15, 6:30, 7:15, 8:00, 9:15, 10:00, 10:45 Fri 1:00 mat, 8:45 late Sat-Sun 10:30, 11:15, 12:05, 1:00 mat, 8:45 late FAIR GAME (PG) 1:50, 4:35, 7:05, 9:50 Sat-Sun 11:25 mat HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS: PART 1 (PG) Thu 2:00, 2:30, 3:00, 4:00, 5:00, 6:00, 6:30, 7:30, 8:30, 9:30, 10:00, 10:30, 11:00 Fri 1:00, 2:15, 2:45, 3:15, 4:15, 5:30, 6:00, 6:30, 7:30, 8:45, 9:15, 9:45, 10:45 Sat-Sun 11:00, 11:30, 12:05, 1:00, 2:15, 2:45, 3:15, 4:15, 5:30, 6:00, 6:30, 7:30, 8:45, 9:15, 9:45, 10:45 Mon 2:15, 2:45, 3:15, 4:15, 5:30, 6:00, 6:30, 7:30, 8:45, 9:15, 9:45, 10:45 Tue-Wed 2:15, 3:15, 4:15, 5:30, 6:30, 7:30, 8:45, 9:45, 10:45 HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS PART 1: THE IMAX EXPERIENCE (PG) Thu 1:15, 4:30, 7:45, 11:00 Fri, Mon-Wed 3:30, 7:00, 10:15 Sat-Sun 12:15, 3:30, 7:00, 10:15 HEREAFTER (PG) Thu 2:00 4:55 7:50 10:50 Fri-Wed 2:00, 4:55, 7:50, 10:35 Sat-Sun 11:10 mat KHELEIN HUM JEE JAAN SEY (14A) Thu 2:40, 6:20, 10:00 LIFE AS WE KNOW IT (PG) 2:20, 5:10, 8:00, 10:35 Sat-Sun 11:20 mat MADE IN DAGENHAM (14A) 2:00, 4:45, 7:30, 10:15 SatSun 11:15 mat NO PROBLEM 2:30, 6:00, 9:45 Sat-Sun 11:00 mat THE NUTCRACKER IN 3D (G) Thu 1:45, 4:25, 7:00, 9:35 Fri 1:00, 3:30, 6:00 Sat-Sun 10:35, 1:00, 3:30, 6:00 Mon, Wed 3:30, 6:00, 8:45 Tue 1:45 PARANORMAL ACTIVITY 2 (14A) Thu, Mon-Tue 3:10, 5:20, 7:35, 10:10 Fri, Wed 12:50, 3:10, 5:20, 7:35, 10:10 Sat-Sun 10:40, 12:50, 3:10, 5:20, 7:35, 10:10 RED Thu 2:30 5:15 8:00 10:40 Fri-Wed 2:25, 5:15, 8:00, 10:40 Sat-Sun 11:50 mat SKYLINE (14A) Thu 2:30, 3:30, 5:00, 6:00, 7:30, 8:30, 9:55, 10:55 Fri, Mon-Wed 2:25, 5:00, 7:30, 9:55 Sat-Sun 11:55, 2:25, 5:00, 7:30, 9:55 TANGLED (PG) 3:45, 6:15, 9:00 Fri 1:15 mat Sat-Sun 10:30, 1:15 mat TANGLED 3D (PG) Thu 2:00, 3:00, 4:30, 5:00, 5:45, 7:00, 7:45, 8:30, 9:30, 10:15, 11:00 Fri 12:30, 1:45, 2:15, 3:00, 4:30, 5:00, 5:45, 7:00, 7:45, 8:30, 9:30, 10:15 Sat-Sun 11:00, 11:30, 12:30, 1:45, 2:15, 3:00, 4:30, 5:00, 5:45, 7:00, 7:45, 8:30, 9:30, 10:15 Mon-Tue 1:45, 2:15, 3:00, 4:30, 5:00, 5:45, 7:00, 7:45, 8:30, 9:30, 10:15 Wed 1:45, 3:00, 4:30, 5:45, 7:00, 8:30, 9:30 THE TOWN (14A) 1:55, 4:40, 7:40, 10:40 Sat-Sun 11:05 mat UNSTOPPABLE (PG) 2:15, 3:15, 4:50, 5:50, 7:20, 8:20, 9:45, 10:45 Fri 12:45 mat Sat-Sun 11:40, 12:45 mat

KINGS OF PASTRY Thu-Sun, Tue-Wed 1:30, 5:00, 7:10 Mon 7:10 WASTE LAND Thu-Sun, Tue-Wed 1:00, 3:45, 6:30, 8:45 Mon 6:30, 8:45

Midtown

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CANADA SQUARE (CE)

55 BLOOR ST W, 416-961-6304

2200 YONGE ST, 416-646-0444

BLACK SWAN (14A) Thu 12:20 12:50 3:20 3:50 6:20 6:50 9:20 9:50 Fri-Wed 12:00, 12:50, 3:00, 3:50, 6:10, 6:50, 9:10, 9:50 BURLESQUE (PG) Thu 12:30, 3:40, 9:30 Fri-Tue 12:40, 3:40, 6:40, 9:30 Wed 12:40, 3:40, 9:30 FAIR GAME (PG) Thu 1:10, 4:10, 7:20, 10:00 HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS: PART 1 (PG) Thu 1:50, 6:00, 9:30 Fri-Wed 1:00, 5:00, 8:40 THE KING’S SPEECH (PG) Fri-Wed 12:20, 1:10, 3:20, 4:10, 6:20, 7:10, 9:20, 10:10 LOVE & OTHER DRUGS (14A) Thu 1:20 4:20 7:10 10:10 FriWed 1:20, 4:20, 7:00, 9:40 MADE IN DAGENHAM (14A) Thu 12:10, 3:10, 9:10 127 HOURS (14A) Thu 2:00 4:40 7:30 10:20 Fri-Wed 2:00, 4:40, 7:30, 10:00

CLIENT 9: THE RISE AND FALL OF ELIOT SPITZER Fri 4:30, 7:10, 9:50 Sat-Sun 1:50, 4:30, 7:10, 9:50 Mon-Wed 4:40, 7:20 COOL IT (G) Thu 4:20, 6:50 FAIR GAME (PG) Thu 4:15, 6:45 Fri 4:00, 6:30, 9:00 SatSun 1:30, 4:00, 6:30, 9:00 Mon-Wed 4:00, 6:30 INSIDE JOB (PG) Thu 4:10, 7:00 Fri 4:10, 6:50, 9:30 Sat-Sun 1:20, 4:10, 6:50, 9:30 Mon-Wed 4:30, 7:10 MADE IN DAGENHAM (14A) Fri 4:15, 6:55, 9:40 Sat-Sun 1:40, 4:15, 6:55, 9:40 Mon-Wed 4:50, 7:30 MEGAMIND (PG) Fri 4:45, 7:00 Sat-Sun 2:10, 4:45, 7:00 Mon-Wed 4:20 MORNING GLORY (PG) Thu 4:00, 6:30 Fri 3:50, 6:40, 9:15 Sat-Sun 1:00, 3:50, 6:40, 9:15 Mon-Wed 4:15, 6:45 THE NEXT THREE DAYS (14A) Thu 4:30, 7:30 Fri 4:05, 7:05, 10:00 Sat-Sun 1:10, 4:05, 7:05, 10:00 Mon-Wed 4:05, 7:00 RED Thu 5:15, 7:50 Fri 4:20, 7:20, 9:55 Sat-Sun 1:05, 4:20, 7:20, 9:55 Mon-Wed 5:00, 7:40 TAMARA DREWE Thu 5:00, 7:40

SCOTIABANK THEATRE (CE) BURLESQUE (PG) Thu 12:30, 1:20, 3:20, 4:10, 6:20, 7:10, 10:10 Fri-Wed 12:45, 3:50, 6:45, 9:45 THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: THE VOYAGE OF THE DAWN TREADER 12:15, 1:00, 1:40, 3:15, 4:00, 4:40, 6:10, 6:50, 7:40, 9:10, 9:50, 10:30 Sat only 12:15 1:00 1:40 3:15 4:00 4:40 6:15 6:50 7:40 9:15 9:50 10:30 DUE DATE (14A) Thu 2:10, 4:50, 7:40, 10:00 Fri, Mon-Wed 2:00, 4:50, 7:50, 10:15 Sat-Sun 2:20, 4:50, 7:50, 10:15 FASTER (14A) Thu 2:30, 5:15, 8:00, 10:30 IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE Sun 1:00 JACKASS 3 (18A) Thu 1:15, 3:45 JACKASS 3D (18A) Thu 9:10 LOVE & OTHER DRUGS (14A) Thu 12:50, 1:50, 3:50, 4:40, 6:30, 7:30, 9:20, 10:20 Fri-Wed 1:50, 4:30, 7:10, 10:00 MEGAMIND 3D (PG) Thu 1:00, 3:30, 6:10, 9:00 Fri, MonTue 12:30, 3:00, 6:20 Sun 3:00, 6:20 Wed 12:30, 3:00 MEGAMIND: AN IMAX 3D EXPERIENCE (PG) Thu-Fri, Mon-Wed 1:30, 4:15, 7:00, 9:30 Sat-Sun 11:30, 2:00, 4:30, 7:00, 9:30 THE METROPOLITAN OPERA: DON CARLO Sat 12:30 MORNING GLORY (PG) Thu 1:40, 4:20, 6:50, 9:25 Fri, SunTue 8:50 Sat, Wed 10:05 NATIONAL THEATRE LIVE: HAMLET Thu 7:00 THE NEXT THREE DAYS (14A) Thu 12:40, 3:40, 6:40, 9:45 Fri, Sun-Mon 12:20, 3:20, 6:30, 9:40 Sat 6:30, 9:40 Tue 12:20, 7:30, 10:30 Wed 12:20, 3:20, 10:15 127 HOURS (14A) Thu 2:00, 4:30, 7:20, 9:50 Fri, Mon-Wed 2:10, 5:00, 7:30, 10:10 Sat 1:10, 3:45, 7:30, 10:10 Sun 12:30, 5:00, 7:30, 10:10 THE SOCIAL NETWORK (14A) Thu 1:10, 4:00, 6:45, 9:40 Fri, Sun-Wed 12:40, 3:30, 6:15, 9:00 Sat 12:40, 3:30, 6:20 THE TOURIST (PG) Fri-Wed 12:50, 1:20, 3:40, 4:20, 6:40, 7:20, 9:20, 10:20 UFC 124 - ST-PIERRE VS. KOSCHECK Sat 10:00

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UNSTOPPABLE (PG) Thu 4:45, 7:15 Fri-Sun 9:20 Mon-Wed 6:50

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675 MT PLEASANT RD, 416-489-8484 THE GIRL WHO KICKED THE HORNET’S NEST (14A) Fri-Sat 9:30 Sun, Tue 7:00 MAO’S LAST DANCER (PG) Thu-Sat, Wed 7:00 Sun 4:30

REGENT THEATRE (I) 551 MT PLEASANT RD, 416-480-9884

WALL STREET: MONEY NEVER SLEEPS (PG) Fri-Sat 9:00 Sun, Wed 7:00 YOU WILL MEET A TALL DARK STRANGER (PG) Thu-Sat, Tue 7:00 Sun 4:30

SILVERCITY YONGE (CE) 2300 YONGE ST, 416-544-1236

BURLESQUE (PG) Thu 12:40, 3:45, 6:30, 9:30 Fri, Sun, Tue 12:50, 3:40, 7:00, 9:50 Sat 7:00, 9:50 Mon 12:50, 3:40, 6:55, 9:45 Wed 4:00, 6:50, 9:45 THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: THE VOYAGE OF THE DAWN TREADER Fri, Sun, Tue 12:30, 1:30, 3:30, 4:30, 6:30, 7:30, 9:30, 10:20 Sat 12:50, 1:30, 3:30, 4:30, 6:30, 7:30, 9:30, 10:20 Mon 12:30, 1:30, 3:30, 4:20, 6:30, 7:10, 9:30, 10:15 Wed 12:30, 1:30, 3:30, 4:20, 6:30, 7:15, 9:30, 10:15 DUE DATE (14A) Thu 2:00, 5:00, 7:40 Fri-Sun, Tue 1:40, 4:40, 7:50, 10:25 Mon 12:45, 3:45, 9:15 Wed 1:15, 3:40, 9:55 FASTER (14A) Thu 1:50, 4:45, 7:30, 10:10 HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS: PART 1 (PG) Thu 12:30, 1:00, 3:40, 4:30, 7:00, 8:00, 10:30 Fri-Sun, Tue 1:00, 4:20, 8:00 Mon 1:00, 4:30, 7:40 Wed 12:50, 4:30, 7:40 LOVE & OTHER DRUGS (14A) Thu 12:45, 3:30, 7:10, 10:00 Fri-Sun 1:10, 4:00, 7:40, 10:30 Mon, Wed 1:10, 3:50, 6:40, 9:20 Tue 12:30, 7:40, 10:30 MEGAMIND 3D (PG) Thu 3:50, 6:20, 9:00 THE METROPOLITAN OPERA: DON CARLO Sat 12:30 NATIONAL THEATRE LIVE: HAMLET Thu 7:00 THE SOCIAL NETWORK (14A) Thu 1:10, 4:00, 9:45 Fri, Sun, Tue 1:05, 3:50, 7:20, 10:10 Sat 7:20, 10:10 Mon 1:05, 4:00, 7:20, 10:10 Wed 4:10, 7:10, 10:10 TANGLED 3D (PG) Thu 1:20 4:15 6:45 9:15 Fri-Wed 12:40, 3:20, 6:45, 9:40 THE TOURIST (PG) Fri-Sun, Tue 1:20, 4:10, 7:10, 10:00 Mon 1:20, 4:10, 7:30, 10:00 Wed 1:20, 3:55, 7:25, 10:00

Metro

West End KINGSWAY THEATRE (I) 3030 BLOOR ST W, 416-232-1939

THE GIRL WHO KICKED THE HORNET’S NEST (14A) Thu 7:00 Fri-Wed 2:30 INSIDE JOB (PG) Thu 5:05 Fri-Wed 12:30 MORNING GLORY (PG) Fri-Wed 5:05 RED Thu 9:35 SECRETARIAT (G) Thu 12:50 THE SOCIAL NETWORK (14A) Fri-Wed 7:05 THE TOWN (14A) Thu 3:00 Fri-Wed 9:15

QUEENSWAY (CE)

1025 THE QUEENSWAY, QEW & ISLINGTON, 416-503-0424 BURLESQUE (PG) Thu 12:25, 3:40, 6:50, 10:00 Fri-Wed 1:05, 4:05, 7:10, 10:15 THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: THE VOYAGE OF THE DAWN TREADER Fri-Sat, Mon-Tue 12:15, 1:00, 1:40, 3:15, 4:00, 4:40, 6:15, 7:00, 7:40, 9:15, 10:00, 10:30 Sun 12:15, 1:00, 1:35, 3:15, 4:00, 4:40, 6:15, 7:00, 7:40, 9:15, 10:00, 10:30 Wed 12:15, 1:00, 3:15, 4:00, 4:40, 6:15, 7:00, 7:40, 9:15, 10:00, 10:30 DUE DATE (14A) Thu 1:30, 4:15, 7:05, 9:40 Fri-Wed 12:25, 3:10, 6:10, 9:05

FAIR GAME (PG) Thu 1:20, 4:20, 7:25, 10:15 Fri, Sun-Wed 12:20, 3:20, 6:20, 9:10 Sat 6:20, 9:10 FASTER (14A) Thu 1:10, 3:50, 6:35, 9:25 Fri, Sun-Mon, Wed 1:15, 4:10, 7:05, 9:55 Sat 7:25, 9:55 Tue 4:10, 7:05, 9:55 HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS: PART 1 (PG) Thu 12:00, 12:20, 2:40, 3:30, 3:45, 6:15, 7:00, 8:00, 9:45, 10:30 Fri-Sat, Mon-Wed 12:40, 2:30, 4:30, 6:35, 8:00, 10:10 Sun 12:40, 4:30, 6:35, 8:00, 10:10 IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE Sun 1:00 THE KING’S SPEECH (PG) Fri-Wed 1:00, 3:55, 6:50, 9:45 LOVE & OTHER DRUGS (14A) Thu 1:00, 4:05, 7:10, 10:10 Fri-Wed 1:35, 4:35, 7:35, 10:25 MEGAMIND (PG) Thu 2:00, 4:50 MEGAMIND 3D (PG) Thu 1:15, 4:00, 6:55, 9:30 Fri-Wed 12:55, 3:35, 6:25 THE METROPOLITAN OPERA: DON CARLO Sat 12:30 MORNING GLORY (PG) Thu 1:40, 4:45, 7:35, 10:25 NATIONAL THEATRE LIVE: HAMLET Thu 7:00 THE NEXT THREE DAYS (14A) Thu 12:05 3:20 6:45 10:05 Fri-Wed 12:35, 3:45, 6:55, 10:05 127 HOURS (14A) Thu 2:10, 5:00, 7:40, 10:20 Fri, Sun-Wed 2:10, 5:00, 7:45, 10:30 Sat 2:10, 5:00, 7:05, 10:30 SKYLINE (14A) Thu 7:30, 9:55 THE SOCIAL NETWORK (14A) Thu 12:15, 3:10, 6:10, 9:20 TANGLED (PG) Thu 1:45, 4:40, 7:15, 9:50 Fri, Sun-Wed 12:45, 3:40, 6:45, 9:20 Sat 12:45, 3:40, 6:45 TANGLED 3D (PG) Thu 12:45, 2:45, 3:35, 5:20, 6:30, 9:05 Fri-Wed 1:25, 4:15, 7:15, 9:50 THE TOURIST (PG) Fri-Tue 12:50, 1:20, 3:50, 4:20, 6:40, 7:20, 9:40, 10:20 Wed 1:20, 3:50, 4:20, 6:40, 7:20, 9:40, 10:20 UFC 124 - ST-PIERRE VS. KOSCHECK Sat 10:00 UNSTOPPABLE (PG) Thu 12:35, 3:25, 6:25, 9:15 Fri-Wed 9:00

RAINBOW WOODBINE (I)

WOODBINE CENTRE, 500 REXDALE BLVD, 416-213-1998 BURLESQUE (PG) 1:05, 4:05, 7:20, 9:50 THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: THE VOYAGE OF THE DAWN TREADER Fri-Wed 1:00, 3:50, 6:50, 9:30 DESPICABLE ME (PG) Sat 11:00 DUE DATE (14A) Thu 4:00, 9:25 FASTER (14A) 1:10, 4:10, 7:00, 9:40 HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS: PART 1 (PG) Thu 12:30 3:35 6:45 9:45 Fri-Wed 12:30, 3:35, 6:40, 9:35 LOVE & OTHER DRUGS (14A) 1:15, 3:55, 6:55, 9:35 MEGAMIND 3D (PG) Thu 12:30, 2:45, 4:55, 7:05, 9:15 FriWed 12:30, 3:45, 7:05, 9:15 MORNING GLORY (PG) Thu 1:25, 6:50 THE NEXT THREE DAYS (14A) Thu 3:50, 9:35 TANGLED (PG) 1:20, 4:15, 6:40, 9:10 THE TOURIST (PG) Fri-Wed 1:25, 4:00, 7:10, 9:25 UNSTOPPABLE (PG) Thu 1:00, 7:15

East End BEACH CINEMAS (AA) 1651 QUEEN ST E, 416-699-5971

BURLESQUE (PG) Thu 6:50, 9:45 Fri 4:40, 7:30, 10:20 Sat, Mon-Wed 7:30, 10:20 Sun 1:40, 4:40, 7:30, 10:20 THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: THE VOYAGE OF THE DAWN TREADER 7:00, 10:00 Fri 4:00 mat Sat-Sun 1:10, 4:00 mat FASTER (14A) Thu 7:30, 10:00 Fri-Wed 9:30 HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS: PART 1 (PG) Thu, Wed 7:00, 8:00, 10:15 Fri 4:20, 6:30, 8:00, 9:50 Sat-Sun 1:00, 2:30, 4:20, 6:30, 8:00, 9:50 Mon-Tue 6:30, 8:00, 9:50 MEGAMIND (PG) 6:40 Fri 3:50 mat Sat 1:10, 3:50 mat Sun 1:20, 3:50 mat MEGAMIND 3D (PG) Thu 6:40, 9:15 THE METROPOLITAN OPERA: DON CARLO Sat 12:30 TANGLED 3D (PG) Thu 7:15, 9:45 Fri 4:10, 6:50, 9:20 SatSun 1:30, 4:10, 6:50, 9:20 Mon-Wed 6:50, 9:20

North York EMPIRE THEATRES AT EMPRESS WALK (ET) 5095 YONGE ST, 416-223-9550

BURLESQUE (PG) Thu 1:10, 2:00, 4:00, 4:50, 6:40, 7:40, 9:30, 10:30 Fri-Sat 1:20, 4:00, 6:40, 9:20, 11:55 Sun-Wed 1:20, 4:00, 6:40, 9:20 THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: THE VOYAGE OF THE DAWN TREADER 3D 2:00, 3:00, 4:45, 5:45, 7:30, 8:30, 10:15 Fri-Sat 11:30 late THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: THE VOYAGE OF THE DAWN TREADER Fri-Wed 1:10, 3:50, 6:30, 9:10 DUE DATE (14A) Thu 1:30, 4:30, 7:00, 9:20 Fri-Sat 9:40, 11:45 Sun-Wed 9:40 FASTER (14A) Thu 1:40, 4:40, 7:10, 9:40 HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS: PART 1 (PG) Thu 1:00, 1:50, 3:15, 4:15, 5:10, 6:30, 7:30, 8:30, 9:50, 10:45 Fri-Wed 1:00, 3:40, 4:10, 6:50, 7:40, 10:00, 10:45 MEGAMIND 3D (PG) Thu 3:00, 5:20, 7:50, 10:15 Fri-Mon, Wed 2:10, 5:00, 7:20 Tue 5:00, 7:20 127 HOURS (14A) Thu 2:10, 5:00, 7:20, 10:00 Fri-Sat 1:45, 4:30, 7:10, 9:50, 11:59 Sun-Wed 1:45, 4:30, 7:10, 9:50

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THE TOURIST (PG) 1:30, 2:20, 4:20, 5:10, 7:00, 7:50, 9:30, 10:30 Fri-Sat 11:50 late UNSTOPPABLE (PG) Thu 1:20, 4:25, 6:50, 9:15

GRANDE - YONGE (CE) 4861 YONGE ST, 416-590-9974

BLACK SWAN (14A) Fri 3:30, 4:20, 6:30, 7:20, 9:20, 10:15 Sat-Sun 12:30, 1:20, 3:30, 4:20, 6:30, 7:20, 9:20, 10:15 Mon-Wed 3:40, 4:20, 6:30, 7:20, 9:20, 10:00 CONVICTION Thu 4:40, 7:30 Fri 4:40, 7:30, 10:10 Sat-Sun 1:40, 4:40, 7:30, 10:10 Mon-Tue 4:40, 7:30, 10:00 Wed 10:00 FAIR GAME (PG) Thu 3:30, 6:20, 9:20 Fri 4:30, 7:15, 10:05 Sat 7:15, 10:05 Sun 1:30, 4:30, 7:15, 10:05 Mon-Wed 4:30, 7:15, 9:55 LOVE & OTHER DRUGS (14A) Thu 4:20, 7:20, 10:15 Fri 4:00, 7:00, 9:55 Sat-Sun 1:00, 4:00, 7:00, 9:55 Mon-Wed 4:00, 7:00, 9:50 MADE IN DAGENHAM (14A) 3:50, 6:50, 9:40 Sat-Sun 12:50 mat THE METROPOLITAN OPERA: DON CARLO Sat 12:30 MORNING GLORY (PG) Thu 4:10, 7:15, 9:55 Fri, Tue-Wed 3:40, 6:45, 9:30 Sat 6:45, 9:30 Sun 12:40, 9:30 Mon 3:45, 6:45, 9:30 NATIONAL THEATRE LIVE: HAMLET Thu 7:00 THE NEXT THREE DAYS (14A) Thu 3:40, 6:30, 10:00 Fri 3:20, 6:40, 10:00 Sat 6:40, 10:00 Sun 12:15, 3:20, 6:40, 10:00 Mon 3:35, 6:40, 9:45 Tue-Wed 3:30, 6:40, 9:45 THE SOCIAL NETWORK (14A) Thu 4:00, 7:00, 10:05 TANGLED (PG) Thu 4:30, 7:10, 9:50 Fri 4:10, 7:10, 9:50 SatSun 1:10, 4:10, 7:10, 9:50 Mon-Wed 4:10, 7:10, 9:40 TANGLED 3D (PG) Thu 3:50, 6:30, 9:10 Fri 3:10, 6:20, 9:00 Sat-Sun 12:20, 3:10, 6:20, 9:00 Mon-Wed 3:30, 6:20, 9:00 THE TOWN (14A) Thu 9:45

SILVERCITY FAIRVIEW (CE)

FAIRVIEW MALL, 1800 SHEPPARD AVE E, 416-644-7746 BURLESQUE (PG) Thu 1:00, 3:50, 6:40, 9:50 Fri, Sun-Wed 12:40, 3:50, 7:00, 9:40 Sat 12:45, 3:50, 7:00, 9:40 THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: THE VOYAGE OF THE DAWN TREADER Fri-Wed 12:30, 1:30, 3:30, 4:30, 6:30, 7:30, 9:30, 10:20 DUE DATE (14A) Thu 2:00, 4:30, 7:10, 9:30 Fri-Sat, MonWed 1:50, 4:50, 7:40, 10:10 Sun 1:40, 4:50, 7:40, 10:10 FASTER (14A) Thu 1:45, 4:40, 7:45, 10:10 HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS: PART 1 (PG) Thu 12:00, 3:20, 6:20, 7:00, 9:45, 10:30 Fri-Wed 1:00, 4:20, 7:50 IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE Sun 1:00 MEGAMIND 3D (PG) Thu 1:15, 3:40, 6:30 Fri, Sun-Wed 12:50, 3:40, 6:40 Sat 6:40 THE METROPOLITAN OPERA: DON CARLO Sat 12:30 MORNING GLORY (PG) Thu 9:40 THE NEXT THREE DAYS (14A) Thu 12:30, 3:30, 7:20, 10:20 Fri-Wed 9:10 TANGLED 3D (PG) Thu 12:15, 1:24, 3:10, 4:00, 6:50, 9:20 Fri-Wed 1:10, 4:00, 6:50, 9:20 THE TOURIST (PG) Fri-Wed 1:20, 4:10, 7:10, 10:00 UNSTOPPABLE (PG) Thu 1:30, 4:15, 7:30, 10:00 Fri-Sat, Mon-Wed 1:40, 4:40, 7:20, 9:50 Sun 4:40, 7:20, 9:50

SILVERCITY YORKDALE (CE) 3401 DUFFERIN ST, 416-787-4432

BURLESQUE (PG) Thu 1:00, 4:10, 7:10, 10:10 Fri-Wed 12:45, 3:40, 6:40, 9:50 THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: THE VOYAGE OF THE DAWN TREADER Fri-Sat 12:30, 1:30, 3:30, 4:30, 6:30, 7:30, 9:30, 10:30 Sun-Wed 12:30, 1:30, 3:30, 4:30, 6:30, 7:30, 9:30, 10:15 DUE DATE (14A) Thu 1:30, 4:30, 7:15, 9:45 Fri-Sat 2:15, 5:00, 7:40, 10:20 Sun-Wed 2:15, 5:00, 7:40, 10:10 FASTER (14A) Thu 1:40, 4:40, 7:30, 10:10 Fri-Wed 1:20, 4:15, 7:20, 10:15 FOR COLORED GIRLS (14A) Thu 12:10, 3:20, 6:40, 10:00 HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS: PART 1 (PG) Thu 12:00, 3:30, 7:00, 8:00, 10:15 Fri-Wed 12:40, 4:20, 8:00 LOVE & OTHER DRUGS (14A) Thu 1:20, 4:15, 7:20, 10:15 Fri-Wed 1:00, 4:00, 7:00, 10:00 MEGAMIND 3D (PG) Thu 12:50, 3:40, 6:30, 9:15 Fri-Wed 1:15, 3:45, 6:20 TANGLED 3D (PG) Thu 12:15, 1:15, 3:15, 4:00, 6:50, 9:50 Fri-Wed 12:50, 3:50, 6:50, 9:40 THE TOURIST (PG) Fri-Wed 1:10, 4:10, 7:10, 10:10 UNSTOPPABLE (PG) Thu 12:40, 3:50, 9:40 Fri-Wed 9:20

Scarborough 401 & MORNINGSIDE (CE) 785 MILNER AVE, SCARBOROUGH, 416-281-2226

BURLESQUE (PG) Thu 4:20, 7:10, 9:55 Fri-Sun 1:00, 3:50, 6:50, 9:40 Mon-Wed 4:05, 7:00, 9:45 THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: THE VOYAGE OF THE DAWN TREADER Fri-Sun 12:30, 1:30, 3:30, 4:15, 6:30, 7:15, 8:30, 9:15, 10:00 Mon-Wed 3:50, 4:30, 6:30, 7:15, 8:30, 9:10, 10:00 DUE DATE (14A) Thu 4:00, 6:10, 8:45 FASTER (14A) Thu 4:50, 7:30, 9:50 Fri-Sun 1:45, 4:45, 7:40, 10:15 Mon-Wed 4:45, 7:05, 9:30 FOR COLORED GIRLS (14A) Thu 3:45, 6:30, 9:30 HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS: PART 1 (PG) Thu 4:10, 6:45, 8:00, 10:00 Fri-Sun 12:00, 3:20, 6:40, 9:50 Mon-Wed 5:15, 8:45 LOVE & OTHER DRUGS (14A) Thu 3:50, 6:20, 9:00 Fri-Sun 12:20, 3:10, 6:05, 8:45 Mon-Wed 3:55, 6:20, 9:00 MEGAMIND 3D (PG) Thu 4:40, 7:20, 9:40 Fri-Sun 12:45, 3:40, 6:10 Mon-Wed 3:40, 6:10 THE NEXT THREE DAYS (14A) Thu 4:05, 7:05, 10:05 Fri-Sun 12:10, 3:00, 6:00, 9:00 Mon-Wed 3:45, 6:40, 9:40 TANGLED 3D (PG) Thu 3:55, 4:30, 6:55, 9:15 Fri-Sun 1:10, 4:00, 7:00, 9:30 Mon-Wed 4:00, 6:50, 9:20 THE TOURIST (PG) Fri-Sun 1:20, 4:30, 7:30, 10:10 MonWed 4:20, 7:30, 9:55

UNSTOPPABLE (PG) Thu 5:00, 7:45, 10:10 Fri-Sun 2:00, 5:00, 7:50, 10:20 Mon-Wed 5:00, 7:25, 9:50

COLISEUM SCARBOROUGH (CE) SCARBOROUGH TOWN CENTRE, 416-290-5217

BURLESQUE (PG) Thu 1:20, 4:15, 7:15, 10:15 Fri-Wed 12:10, 3:35, 7:05, 9:55 THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: THE VOYAGE OF THE DAWN TREADER Fri-Wed 12:30, 12:50, 1:20, 3:40, 4:10, 4:30, 7:00, 7:20, 7:30, 9:50, 10:10, 10:30 DUE DATE (14A) Thu 1:05, 4:05, 7:00, 10:00 Fri-Wed 1:35, 4:35, 7:15, 9:45 FASTER (14A) Thu 1:40, 4:30, 7:30, 10:20 Fri, Sun-Wed 1:30, 4:20, 7:45, 10:25 Sat 7:45, 10:25 HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS: PART 1 (PG) Thu 12:15, 1:10, 3:40, 4:50, 7:05, 8:30, 10:30 Fri-Wed 12:00, 3:30, 6:30, 7:10, 10:15, 10:35 MEGAMIND 3D (PG) Thu 12:20 3:50 6:40 9:20 Fri-Wed 12:40, 3:25, 6:40, 9:20 THE METROPOLITAN OPERA: DON CARLO Sat 12:30 NATIONAL THEATRE LIVE: HAMLET Thu 7:00 THE NEXT THREE DAYS (14A) Thu 12:30, 3:45, 6:55, 10:05 TANGLED (PG) Thu 12:40, 3:20, 6:30, 9:10 Fri-Wed 12:20, 3:20 TANGLED 3D (PG) Thu 1:00 4:00 6:50 9:30 Fri-Wed 1:00, 4:00, 6:55, 10:00 TILL MY HEARTACHES END Thu 12:45, 4:10, 7:10, 10:10 Fri-Wed 12:35, 3:50, 6:50, 9:40 UNSTOPPABLE (PG) Thu 1:30, 4:20, 7:20, 9:55 Fri-Wed 1:10, 4:15, 7:35, 10:20

EGLINTON TOWN CENTRE (CE) 1901 EGLINTON AVE E, 416-752-4494

BURLESQUE (PG) Thu 3:40, 6:50, 9:40 Fri-Sun 1:15, 4:15, 7:10, 10:10 Mon-Wed 4:15, 7:10, 10:10 THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: THE VOYAGE OF THE DAWN TREADER 3:20, 4:00, 4:40, 6:20, 7:00, 7:40, 9:20, 10:00, 10:30 Fri-Sat 12:20, 1:00, 1:40 mat Sun 12:20, 1:40 mat DUE DATE (14A) Thu 4:00, 6:35, 9:25 Fri-Sun 1:50, 4:45, 7:30, 10:25 Mon-Wed 4:45, 7:30, 10:25 FASTER (14A) Thu 4:10, 7:20, 10:10 Fri, Sun 1:45, 4:10, 6:50, 9:30 Sat 1:45, 4:10, 6:45, 9:30 Mon-Wed 4:10, 6:50, 9:30 HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS: PART 1 (PG) Thu 4:20, 5:20, 6:30, 7:15, 7:50, 9:00, 9:45, 10:30 Fri-Sun 12:50, 2:10, 4:30, 6:15, 8:00, 9:45 Mon-Wed 4:30, 6:15, 8:00, 9:45 IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE Sun 1:00 LOVE & OTHER DRUGS (14A) Thu 4:40, 7:30, 10:25 Fri, Sun 12:40, 3:30, 6:30, 9:10 Sat 1:30, 4:50, 7:45, 10:40 MonWed 3:30, 6:30, 9:10 MEGAMIND (PG) Thu 3:30 MEGAMIND 3D (PG) Thu 4:15, 6:55, 9:30 Fri-Sun 1:10, 3:50, 6:25, 9:15 Mon-Wed 3:50, 6:25, 9:15 THE METROPOLITAN OPERA: DON CARLO Sat 12:30 MORNING GLORY (PG) Thu 3:35, 6:20, 9:20 Fri, Sun 12:45, 3:45, 6:45, 9:40 Sat 6:50, 9:40 Mon-Wed 3:45, 6:45, 9:40 THE NEXT THREE DAYS (14A) Thu 3:55, 7:00, 10:20 Fri-Sun 12:30, 3:40, 6:40, 9:55 Mon-Wed 3:40, 6:40, 9:55 SKYLINE (14A) Thu 6:15, 9:15 TANGLED (PG) Thu 3:50, 6:40, 9:10 Fri, Sun 1:30, 4:50, 7:45, 10:40 Sat 12:40, 3:30, 6:30 Mon-Wed 4:50, 7:45, 10:40 TANGLED 3D (PG) Thu 3:20, 4:30, 7:10, 9:50 Fri-Sun 1:25, 4:25, 7:15, 9:50 Mon-Wed 4:25, 7:15, 9:50 THE TOURIST (PG) 4:20, 7:20, 10:20 Fri-Sun 1:20 mat UFC 124 - ST-PIERRE VS. KOSCHECK Sat 10:00 UNSTOPPABLE (PG) Thu 4:50, 7:40, 10:15 Fri-Sun 2:00, 5:00, 7:50, 10:35 Mon-Wed 5:00, 7:50, 10:35

KENNEDY COMMONS 20 (AMC) KENNEDY RD & 401, 416-335-5323

AFTER THE BREAK (PG) 4:05, 6:55, 9:35 Sat-Sun 1:10 mat CONVICTION 3:10, 5:30, 7:45, 10:10 Sat-Sun 12:50 mat FAIR GAME (PG) 2:05, 4:40, 7:20, 9:55 Sat-Sun 11:35 mat THE GIRL WHO KICKED THE HORNET’S NEST (14A) 3:25, 6:35, 9:40 Sat-Sun 12:20 mat GOLMAAL 3 (PG) 3:45, 6:45, 9:45 Sat-Sun 12:45 mat GUZAARISH (PG) 3:50, 6:50, 9:50 Sat-Sun 12:50 mat INSIDE JOB (PG) Thu 2:30 5:05 7:35 10:10 Fri-Wed 2:30, 5:05, 7:35, 10:05 Sat-Sun 12:00 mat JACKASS 3D (18A) Thu 6:55 9:35 Fri-Wed 6:55, 9:25 LEGEND OF THE GUARDIANS: THE OWLS OF GA’HOOLE (PG) 2:05, 4:25 Sat-Sun 11:25 mat LOVE & OTHER DRUGS (14A) 2:10, 4:00, 4:45, 6:40, 7:25, 9:20, 10:05 Sat-Sun 11:20, 1:35 mat MADE IN DAGENHAM (14A) 4:20, 7:05, 9:45 Sat-Sun 11:05, 1:40 mat MONSTERS (PG) Thu 2:35, 5:00, 7:35, 10:05 MORNING GLORY (PG) Thu 2:00, 2:45, 3:45, 4:30, 5:15, 6:15, 7:00, 7:45, 8:45, 9:30, 10:15 Fri, Mon-Wed 3:30, 4:25, 6:00, 7:00, 8:30, 9:35 Sat-Sun 11:10, 12:50, 1:50, 3:30, 4:25, 6:00, 7:00, 8:30, 9:35 NO PROBLEM 2:20, 5:45, 9:15 Sat-Sun 11:00 mat 127 HOURS (14A) 2:40, 5:10, 7:30, 9:55 Sat-Sun 11:45 mat RED 2:00, 4:35, 7:10, 9:50 Sat-Sun 11:20 mat SECRETARIAT (G) Thu 4:10, 7:05, 10:00 Fri, Mon-Wed 2:05, 5:00 Sat-Sun 11:00, 2:05, 5:00 SKYLINE (14A) Thu 3:30, 5:45, 8:00, 10:15 Fri-Wed 7:55, 10:15 THE SOCIAL NETWORK (14A) 4:30, 7:15, 10:00 Sat-Sun 11:05, 1:50 mat TERE ISHQ NACHAYA (G) Thu 3:15, 6:20, 9:25 THE TOURIST (PG) 2:00, 4:00, 4:45, 6:45, 7:30, 9:30, 10:15 Sat-Sun 11:15, 1:15 mat

GTA Regions Mississauga

COLISEUM MISSISSAUGA (CE) SQUARE ONE, 309 RATHBURN RD W, 905-275-3456

THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: THE VOYAGE OF THE

DAWN TREADER Fri-Sat 12:15, 1:00, 1:40, 3:15, 4:00, 4:40, 6:20, 7:00, 7:40, 9:20, 10:00, 10:30 Sun 12:15, 1:00, 3:15, 4:00, 4:40, 6:20, 7:00, 7:40, 9:20, 10:00, 10:15 Mon-Tue 12:15, 1:00, 1:40, 3:15, 4:00, 4:40, 6:20, 7:00, 7:40, 9:20, 10:00, 10:15 Wed 12:15, 1:40, 3:15, 4:00, 4:40, 6:20, 7:00, 7:40, 9:20, 10:00, 10:15 DUE DATE (14A) Thu 12:40 3:10 6:40 9:30 Fri-Wed 12:30, 3:10, 6:50, 9:30 FASTER (14A) Thu 1:40, 4:50, 7:45, 10:25 HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS: PART 1 (PG) Thu 11:45, 1:00, 2:30, 3:30, 6:15, 7:00, 9:45, 10:30 Fri-Wed 1:10, 4:50, 8:30 HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS PART 1: THE IMAX EXPERIENCE (PG) 12:00, 3:20, 6:45, 10:00 IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE Sun 1:00 LIFE AS WE KNOW IT (PG) Thu 9:00 MEGAMIND (PG) Thu 12:10, 3:00, 6:20 Sun 12:10 MEGAMIND 3D (PG) Thu 1:20, 4:10, 7:10, 9:40 Fri-Sat, Mon-Wed 12:10, 3:00, 6:10, 9:00 Sun 3:45, 6:10, 9:00 THE METROPOLITAN OPERA: DON CARLO Sat 12:30 NATIONAL THEATRE LIVE: HAMLET Thu 7:00 127 HOURS (14A) Thu 1:30, 4:20, 7:40, 10:20 Fri-Sat 12:50, 3:50, 7:45, 10:25 Sun-Wed 12:50, 3:50, 7:45, 10:15 TANGLED (PG) Thu 12:20, 3:50, 6:30, 9:10 Fri-Tue 12:20, 3:30, 6:30, 9:10 Wed 3:30, 6:30, 9:10 TANGLED 3D (PG) Thu 2:00 4:40 7:15 9:50 Fri-Wed 1:30, 4:30, 7:10, 9:50 THE TOURIST (PG) Fri-Sat 12:40, 1:20, 3:40, 4:20, 6:40, 7:20, 9:40, 10:20 Sun-Wed 12:40, 1:20, 3:40, 4:20, 6:40, 7:20, 9:40, 10:10 UNSTOPPABLE (PG) Thu 1:10, 4:00, 7:30, 10:15 Fri, SunWed 1:15, 4:10, 7:30, 10:10 Sat 7:30, 10:10

COURTNEY PARK 16 (AMC)

110 COURTNEY PARK E AT HURONTARIO, 888-262-4386 BURLESQUE (PG) Thu 2:10, 5:10, 8:00, 10:30 Fri-Sun 11:10, 2:15, 5:10, 8:00, 10:55 Mon-Wed 2:15, 5:10, 8:00, 10:55 THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: THE VOYAGE OF THE DAWN TREADER 3D 1:45, 3:45, 4:45, 6:45, 7:45, 9:45, 10:45 Fri-Sun 11:05, 12:45 mat THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: THE VOYAGE OF THE DAWN TREADER Fri 1:15, 4:15, 7:15, 10:15 Sat 10:50, 1:15, 4:15, 7:15, 10:15 Sun 10:30, 1:15, 4:15, 7:15, 10:15 Mon-Wed 1:30, 4:15, 7:15, 10:15 DUE DATE (14A) 2:00, 4:40, 7:10, 9:35 Fri-Sun 11:45 mat FASTER (14A) Thu 1:30, 2:20, 4:00, 5:00, 6:15, 7:30, 8:40, 10:00 Fri-Sun 12:00, 2:20, 5:00, 7:25, 10:05 Mon-Wed 2:20, 5:00, 7:25, 10:05 HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS: PART 1 (PG) Thu 1:30, 2:00, 3:25, 4:55, 5:25, 7:00, 8:25, 8:55, 10:15 Fri-Sat 1:00, 4:10, 7:30, 11:00 Sun 1:05, 4:10, 7:30, 11:00 Mon-Wed 4:10, 7:30, 11:00 HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS PART 1: THE IMAX EXPERIENCE (PG) Thu 4:10, 7:25, 10:30 Fri-Sun 12:15, 3:25, 6:50, 10:20 Mon-Wed 3:25, 6:50, 10:20 LOVE & OTHER DRUGS (14A) Thu 1:30, 2:25, 4:25, 5:20, 7:05, 8:05, 10:00 Fri-Sun 11:35, 2:25, 5:20, 8:05, 10:50 Mon-Wed 2:25, 5:20, 8:05, 10:50 MEGAMIND (PG) 2:35, 5:05, 7:20 Fri-Sun 12:10 mat MEGAMIND 3D (PG) Thu 2:35, 5:00, 7:40, 10:05 MORNING GLORY (PG) Thu 1:45, 7:00, 9:40 Fri-Wed 9:55 THE NEXT THREE DAYS (14A) Thu 1:55, 4:45, 7:40, 10:30 Fri-Sun 12:30, 3:30, 6:40, 9:50 Mon-Wed 3:30, 6:40, 9:50 THE SOCIAL NETWORK (14A) Thu 4:15 TANGLED (PG) Thu 2:30, 5:15, 7:45, 10:15 Fri-Sat 11:55, 2:30, 5:15, 7:55, 10:10 Sun 10:45, 1:05, 3:35, 5:45, 8:10, 10:25 Mon-Wed 2:30, 5:15, 7:55, 10:10 TANGLED 3D (PG) Thu 1:45, 4:30, 7:00, 9:30 Fri-Sat 11:15, 1:50, 4:30, 7:00, 9:30 Sun-Wed 1:50, 4:30, 7:00, 9:30 THE TOURIST (PG) 2:10, 3:10, 4:55, 5:55, 7:50, 8:40, 10:35 Fri-Sat 11:20, 12:20 mat, 11:15 late Sun 11:20, 12:20 mat UNSTOPPABLE (PG) Thu 2:25, 5:15, 7:50, 10:30 Fri, Sun 11:50, 2:40, 4:50, 7:35, 10:00 Sat, Mon-Wed 2:40, 4:50, 7:35, 10:00

SILVERCITY MISSISSAUGA (CE) HWY 5, EAST OF HWY 403, 905-569-3373

BLACK SWAN (14A) Fri-Sun 12:30, 1:30, 3:40, 4:40, 6:45, 7:25, 9:30, 10:15 Mon-Wed 3:40, 4:40, 6:45, 7:25, 9:30, 10:10 FAIR GAME (PG) Thu 3:40, 7:30, 10:05 Fri-Sun 1:20, 4:10, 7:20, 9:55 Mon-Wed 4:10, 7:20, 9:55 HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS: PART 1 (PG) Thu 3:30, 4:30, 5:30, 7:00, 8:00, 9:00, 10:15 Fri-Sun 1:00, 2:00, 4:30, 6:30, 8:00, 10:00 Mon-Wed 4:30, 5:30, 8:00, 9:00 LOVE & OTHER DRUGS (14A) Thu 4:15, 6:30, 7:10, 9:30, 10:00 Fri-Sun 1:10, 4:00, 6:50, 9:40 Mon-Wed 4:00, 6:50, 9:40 THE METROPOLITAN OPERA: DON CARLO Sat 12:30 MORNING GLORY (PG) Thu, Mon-Wed 4:50, 7:40, 10:15 Fri, Sun 1:50, 4:50, 7:40, 10:15 Sat 7:40, 10:15 THE NEXT THREE DAYS (14A) Thu 3:50, 6:50, 9:50 Fri-Sun 12:50, 3:50, 7:00, 10:05 Mon-Wed 3:50, 7:00, 10:05 TANGLED (PG) Thu 3:20, 6:40, 9:15 Fri-Sun 12:40, 3:30, 6:40, 9:20 Mon-Wed 3:30, 6:40, 9:20 TANGLED 3D (PG) Thu 4:00, 4:40, 7:20, 9:45 Fri-Sun 1:40, 4:20, 7:10, 9:50 Mon-Wed 4:20, 7:10, 9:50

North COLOSSUS (CE) HWY 400 & 7, 905-851-1001

THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: THE VOYAGE OF THE DAWN TREADER Fri-Wed 12:15, 1:00, 1:40, 3:15, 4:00, 4:40, 6:15, 7:00, 7:40, 9:15, 10:00, 10:30 DUE DATE (14A) Thu 1:15, 4:00, 7:15, 9:50, 10:25 Fri-Wed 1:50, 4:50, 7:30, 10:15 HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS: PART 1 (PG) Thu 12:30, 1:00, 2:00, 2:45, 3:45, 4:30, 5:30, 6:15, 7:00, 8:00, 9:00, 9:45, 10:20 Fri-Wed 1:00, 2:30, 4:30, 6:30, 8:00, 9:50

HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS PART 1: THE IMAX EXPERIENCE (PG) 12:00, 3:20, 6:45, 10:00 JACKASS 3D (18A) Thu 1:50, 5:00, 7:50, 10:15 LOVE & OTHER DRUGS (14A) Thu 1:20, 2:00, 4:05, 4:50, 7:10, 7:45, 9:55, 10:30 Fri, Sun-Wed 1:10, 3:55, 6:55, 7:45, 9:35, 10:30 Sat 1:10, 3:55, 6:55, 7:45, 10:30 MEGAMIND (PG) Thu 1:10, 4:15, 6:50 Fri-Wed 1:25, 4:10 MEGAMIND 3D (PG) Thu 12:40 3:30 6:20 9:15 Fri-Wed 12:45, 3:30, 6:10, 8:40 THE METROPOLITAN OPERA: DON CARLO Sat 12:30 MORNING GLORY (PG) Thu 1:40, 4:20, 7:25, 10:05 Fri-Wed 1:15, 4:15, 7:15, 9:55 THE NEXT THREE DAYS (14A) Thu 12:10 3:50 7:05 10:05 Fri-Wed 12:20, 3:35, 6:50, 10:05 PARANORMAL ACTIVITY 2 (14A) Thu 2:10, 4:45, 7:40, 10:30 Fri, Sun-Wed 2:00, 5:00, 7:50, 10:25 Sat 7:50, 10:25 SKYLINE (14A) Thu 1:45 4:40 7:20 9:40 Fri-Wed 1:45, 4:45, 7:25, 10:10 TANGLED (PG) Thu 1:30, 4:10, 7:00, 9:30 Fri-Wed 12:50, 3:50, 7:10, 9:45 TANGLED 3D (PG) Thu 12:00, 12:50, 2:30, 3:40, 5:00, 6:30, 7:30, 9:10, 9:55 Fri-Wed 12:30, 3:10, 6:30, 9:10 THE TOURIST (PG) Fri-Wed 12:40, 1:20, 3:40, 4:20, 6:40, 7:20, 9:40, 10:20 UFC 124 - ST-PIERRE VS. KOSCHECK Sat 10:00 UNSTOPPABLE (PG) Thu 12:20, 3:00, 6:40, 9:20 Fri-Wed 12:55, 3:45, 6:35, 9:30

INTERCHANGE 30 (AMC)

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Cronos (Criterion/eOne, 1993) D:

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Federico Luppi is bloody good in Guillermo del Toro’s debut feature.

Inception (WB, 2010) D: Christopher

Nolan, w/ Leonardo DiCaprio, Ellen Page. Rating: NNN; DVD package: NNN Inception is a caper flick about a gang of professional thieves hired to get past the target’s security, crack a vault and plant, not steal, a document.

The gimmick is that it all happens in dreams. Using near-fu-

ture technology, the gang members design dreams, hook up to sleeping subjects, feed them the dream and interact with them in it. This allows for bending buildings, a runaway train, a paradoxical staircase, extended floating sequences and other irrational marvels that add big visual fun to the usual explosions and running with guns.

Despite Leonardo DiCaprio’s efforts to involve us in his character’s missionendangering guilty secret and tortured yearning for his children, this isn’t an

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All the elements that make Guillermo del Toro’s Pan’s Labyrinth a masterpiece are present in his first feature, Cronos, a modest-budgeted vampire tale that’s rich with layered meanings, colour-coded imagery and a sense that fairy tales contain the truth of the human heart.

A centuries-old alchemical machine turns aged antiques dealer Jesus Gris (Federico Luppi) into a vampire and makes him the target of immortality-seeking Howard Hughes-like industrialist De la Guardia, aided by his nephew (Ron Perlman).

Luppi gives a finely judged performance as

actor’s piece. Tom Hardy, as ace forger Eames, hits it just right with dry, throwaway wit.

More detail would have been welcome in the too-brief making-of docs that focus on the effects.

EXTRAS Four-making of docs. Widescreen. English, French, Spanish audio and subtitles.

She’s wearing 3-D glasses to view footage from a Bollywood musical. Bizarre.

The extras include a good look at the early days of television via a 1953 CBC Newsmagazine half-hour on Princess Elizabeth.

EXTRAS Four pairs of 3-D glasses, interview clips on Canada and the monarchy, coronation memories, 3-D explained, royal style, Newsmagazine episode. Full frame, colour and b&w.

English audio. No subtitles.

Queen Elizabeth In 3D (eOne, 2010) D: Liam O’Rinn. Rating: NN; DVD package: NNN

Cargo (Mongrel, 2009) D: Ivan Engler, Ralph Etter, w/ Anna-Katharina Schwabroh, Martin Rapold. Rating: NN; DVD package: none

Rabid royalists and 3-D fetishists can kick the rating up a notch or two.

The rest of you won’t be too impressed. This is not so much a movie as a cobbled-together excuse to show some admittedly cool footage.

In 1953, a two-person 3-D crew caught a few shots of Elizabeth’s coronation procession. The colour has faded, but the spectacle is impressive and the 3-D compositions are acceptable. A few days later, they got a close shot of the Queen at dockside.

In 2010, a different 3-D crew catches her at the races, a garden party and reviewing the navy.

The 43-minute film features less than 15 minutes of 3-D, and those sequences are broken into a dozen fragments framed by talking heads advising us to put on or take off our glasses. Severely annoying.

In the surrounding filler, you’ll find a 2010 shot of the Queen in Toronto.

At first, Cargo looks like an Alien knockoff: industrial ship in deep space, crew in cybersleep, unseen killer in the hold. But the movie heads in a direction that has nothing to do with monsters and much to do with humanity’s attempt to leave the dead Earth behind.

The ideas aren’t well worked out, some of the drama seems contrived, and the acting is average throughout, but the sense of a dying, desperate humanity comes through, and the vast orbiting space station and the climax look great.

As usual with European science fiction, there are no extras.

EXTRAS Widescreen. German, English, French audio. English, French subtitles.

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Coming Tuesday, December 14 The A-Team (Fox, 2010) You’ll find lots of action in this reprise of the 80s TV series about a quartet of creatively aggressive soldiers on the run.

The Other Guys

(Sony, 2010) Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg star as bumbling detectives who try to act like action heroes when a big case comes their way.

The Town (WB, 2010) Ben Affleck directs and stars as a Boston career thief who tries to sort out his feelings for a woman, plan his next job and avoid the FBI all at once.

Legend Of The Guardians: The Owls Of Ga’Hoole (WB,

2010) Elegant animation adds to this tale of a young owl seeking the Guardians who can stop the rise of the evil owl army.

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a loving grandfather, obsessive blood junkie and lost soul. His scene with the blood in the hotel bathroom is unforgettable. Perlman gives De la Guardia’s thuggish nephew unexpected warmth, humour and innocence. They have radically different approaches to acting. Check out their interviews in the extras.

Del Toro’s commentary comes from Cronos’s 2002 edition, but the interviews and guided tour of the eclectic collection of art, literature and artefacts that he calls his office are new, and, as always, the director’s remarks are wideranging, insightful and gently humorous.

EXTRAS Director commentary, producers commentary, cast and crew interviews, del Toro short film with interview, del Toro office tour, more. Widescreen. Spanish and English audio. English subtitles.

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Thu 9 – Client 9: The Rise And Fall Of Eliot Spitzer (2010) D: Alex Gibney. 3:45 ñ pm. The Japan Foundations presents: I Just

Didn’t Do It (2006) D: Masayuki Suo. 6:30 pm.

Free. The Big Lebowski (1998) D: Joel and Ethan Coen. 9:20 pm.

Fri 10 – The Big Lebowski. 3:45 pm. The Japan Foundation presents: Memories Of Matsuko (2006) D: Tetsuya Nakashima. 6:30 pm. Free.

Marwencol (2010) D: Jeff Malmberg. 9:20 pm.

SaT 11 – I Wish I Knew (2010) D: Zhang Ke Jia. 3:45 pm. The Japan Foundation presents: Always Sunset On 3rd Street (2005) D: Takashi Yamazaki. 6:30 pm. Free. Marwencol. 9:20 pm.

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JAFFA (Keren Yedaya) Rating: NN Keren Yedaya’s follow-up to Or, her Cannes Camera d’Or winner, contains enough cheesy plot for a nighttime soap opera. And as with any sudser, if you tune out for stretches, you don’t miss much – certainly nothing like character development, because none exists.

Dana Ivgy stars as 21-year-old Mali, who works at her father, Reuven’s, garage along with her hotheaded brother Meir (Roy Assaf) and the hardworking Palestinian father-and-son team of Hassan (Hussein Yassin Mahajneh) and Tawfik (Mahmoud Shalaby).

Behind everyone’s back, Mali and Tawfik are planning to get married.

D: Yojiro Takita. 4 pm. Free. I Wish I Knew.

6:45 pm. 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) D: Stanley Kubrick. 9:15 pm.

MoN 13 – I Wish I Knew. 4 pm. A Kiss And A Promise (2010) D: Phillip Guzman. 7 pm. 2001: A Space Odyssey. 9:30 pm.

Tue 14 – Die Hard (1988) D: John McTiernan.

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Dana Ivgy delivers one of many soulful looks in Jaffa.

But then tragedy strikes, bringing death, prison, pregnancy and... well, you get the picture.

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Fri 10 – 2001: A Space Odyssey. 12:15, 4:20 & 8 pm. Gojira (1954) D: Ishiro Honda. 6:30 pm. Mars Attacks! (1996) D: Tim Burton. 9 pm. Blade Runner. 11 pm.

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SuN 12 – The Lost World (1925) D: Harry O Hoyt. Silent film w/ live piano accompaniment. 12:30 pm. 2001: A Space Odyssey.

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Thu 9 – The Class (2008) D: Laurent Cantet. 6:45 pm. Waiting For Superman ñ (2010) D: Davis Guggenheim. 9:15 pm.

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the characters. But there’s little texture in her script, co-written with Illa Ben Porat, and we never understand what the lovers see in each other.

Even the family scenes feel slack, relying on shouting and slamming doors to create tension. Reuven’s highly strung wife, the magnetic Ronit Elkabetz, is so young that at first it seems she’s the children’s stepmother. Surely, there’s some potential drama in their backstory?

One rich scene about Hassan’s extended family promises another perspective, but Yedaya never carries through with that either.

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Never Let Me Go. 7 pm. The Town. 9:15 pm.

SuN 12 – Alpha And Omega. 2 pm. Never Let Me Go. 4 & 7 pm. The Town. 9:15 pm.

MoN 13 – Never Let Me Go. 7 pm. Tamara Drewe (2010) D: Stephen Frears. 9:15 pm.

Tue 14 – Tamara Drewe. 7 pm. Never Let Me Go. 9:15 pm.

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You Will Meet A Tall Dark Stranger (2010) D: Woody Allen. 7 pm. The Town. 9 pm.

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Under The Sea. Noon. IMAX Hubble. 1 & 8 pm.

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IMAX Hubble. Noon, 4 & 8 pm. Under The Sea. 2 pm. The Light Before Christmas. 3 pm.

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SuN 12 – Alpha And Omega (2010) D: Anthony Bell and Ben Gluck. 2 pm. Force Of Nature: The David Suzuki Movie (2010) D: Sturla Gunnarsson. 4:15 pm. You Will Meet A Tall Dark Stranger. 7 pm. RED. 9:10 pm.

MoN 13– You Will Meet A Tall Dark Stranger.

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Tue 14 – The Book Revue presents The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo (2009) D: Niels Arden Oplev. 6:45 pm.

Wed 15 – The Epicure’s Revue presents Chocolat (2000) D: Lasse Hallström. 6:45 pm. Force Of Nature: The David Suzuki Movie. 9:30 pm.

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Thu 9 – Social Network (2010) D: David Fincher. 7 pm. Eight Crazy Nights (2002) D: Seth Kearsley. 9:30 pm.

Fri 10 – Scrooged (1988) D: Richard Donner. 7 pm. Social Network. 9 pm.

SaT 11 – Social Network. 7 pm. The Beguiling & Toronto Underground present Crime Wave (1985) D: John Paizs. 9 pm. $8 (or $30 w/ copy of book). Director in attendance for Q&A following screening.

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SuN 12 – Toronto Film Society presents The Lemon Drop Kid (1951) D: Sidney Lanfield, and The Man Who Lost Himself (1941) D: Edward Ludwig. 2 pm. $15. Innis Town Hall, 2 Sussex.

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Lakeshore/Bathurst 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.

Main/Danforth Lrg 1 bdrm. bsmnt. apt in a triplex.

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Vic Park/Lawrence North York, 2 bdrm. in a house bsmt. apt. sep. ent., TTC at door, all amen. lrg. backyard, lrg. drive way. $975 incl. 416-759-6322, 416-371-8755

Weston/Eglinton 2 bdrm. bsmt. in building, kitch, bath, large hallway, 2 entrances, $1050+ Avail. immed., Call Sunny 905-598-5620 or 905-598-1156

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AWESOME SPACE FOR LEASE at Lansdowne and Dundas, 500 to 25,000 sq. ft. in classic building avail. for artists, studios, indoor storage, film shoots, movie shoots and creative office space. From $8 sq. ft.

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January 1st, $1,250. mo. all incl., 416-234-9835

Dupont/Lansdowne Studios and Workrooms $900. 10'-14' ceilings. Fitness and recreation facilities, underground parking, air, 416-516-1166 Rental Office Hours: Mon-Thurs 8-7, Fri 8-5, Sat/Sun 12-4 standardlofts.com

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By Dan Savage

I am a woman In a relatIvely new

relationship. Prior to this guy, I had a deep disgust for anything anal-related. After some dedicated work and anilingus on his part, he’s helped me overcome my fears of the “grossness” of the area and made me an enthusiastic convert – as a recipient.

He has expressed an interest in me reciprocating in butt play and rimming. I know it’s a sensitive area for him and would bring him a lot of pleasure – but no matter how much he cleans the area, I’m having trouble getting over two issues.

1. I’m submissive and prefer my partners to be dominant. Butt play on him would ruin his “dominant” role for me. However, that problem is minor compared to…

2. He is overweight and hairy, and no amount of cleaning dispels the musk from that area for more than five minutes. When I’m going down on him, I deal, as it isn’t too bad and some amount of genital smell is to be expected. But moving further into his butt area – which is pretty darn huge, hairy and flabby – would require burying my face in the smelliest and least attractive area of his body.

I feel horrible about this. Removing the hair would not be enough to give his butt a shape and remove the extra mass that’s trapping and producing the odors. I feel it’s too horrible to tell him, “I would probably do it if you dropped 50 pounds.” It’s also not fair, as he’s an enthusiastic anal giver (though if not giving means never receiving, I’m willing to go without).

How do I get over this, Dan? Aside from this issue, our sex life is fantastic. I truly am attracted to him, just not his butt. I want to be GGG, but this is really pushing my limits.

Can’t Go There I don’t know how you get over it, CGT – hell, I don’t think I’ll ever get over just reading your

letter. I recognize, of course, that anal pleasure, however it’s administered, isn’t just for butts on the men’s Australian Olympic diving team.

Butts come in all different sizes, shapes and flavours, and not every butt looks as good in a Speedo or – presumably – tastes as good out of a Speedo as, say, Matthew Mitcham’s butt does. And, hey, reciprocity makes the orgasms go round. But there are times when there’s just no getting over something and a facesaving white lie is in order.

Tell him that, as much as you appreciate his efforts to open you up – figuratively and literally – to being on the receiving end of butt play, you don’t think you’ll ever get over your hang-up about being on the giving end. He doesn’t need to know that you might feel differently if Matthew Mitcham had asked you to eat his tiny, tight and thoroughly chlorinated little butt, CGT, so feel free to leave that bit out. End by telling him you’ll understand if he no longer wishes to indulge you in the butt play that, thanks to his efforts, you’ve come to enjoy so much.

I’m a straIght 22-year-old male. I

have a skin-picking fetish. I get off on picking scabs and patches of dry skin. I also have seborrhoeic dermatitis, a condition that causes flaky, white patches of dry skin to grow on my scalp. I pick all the scales off my scalp daily. I masturbate afterward and have had some of the best orgasms of my life this way.

My problem: Every girlfriend I’ve ever opened up to about this has been grossed out. None of my girlfriends have been willing to indulge my fetish, even after I’ve been willing to indulge their kinks. They tell me it is unclean or dangerous. Even paid escorts have refused to pick my scalp for me. A woman picking my scalp while I jerk off is my biggest fantasy.

Surely there must be a scab-picking girl out

there for me. How do I find her?

Scab Kinkest In Need It’s going to be that kind of column – the kind you don’t write over lunch. (My apologies to anyone who’s reading this over lunch.)

Your fetish – which, according to the interwebs, goes by the name “phaneromania” – is a blessedly uncommon fetish, SKIN, as well as a pretty high bar to clear. Picking the scabs off someone’s scalp while he beats off isn’t something that even the most open-minded, sexually adventurous partner would regard as a GGG-related responsibility.

Don’t lose hope, SKIN. While there are always more men into a given fetish than there are women, fetishes that involve medical and/or physical maladies tend to tap women at slightly higher rates than other fetishes. It’s the caregiver/nurturer thing taken to a sixy extreme (sick + sexy = sixy).

Keep putting yourself out there, keep being open with the women you date about your ultimate turn-on, and you may hit the sixy jackoffpot. Your only other hope is enough: You’ll have to meet a woman who loves you enough to do this for you or you’ll have to pay a woman enough to do this for you.

I’m a 34-year-old openly gay whIte collar professional man in an open relation-

ship with my amazing boyfriend of nine years. I’ve been getting fucked on the side for the past two years by a 30-year-old closeted bisexual total-top white blue-collar steelworker. Although we have very different backgrounds, we both have a great time when his 8-inch cock is in me. He texts me when he’s horny, I show up, I blow him, he pounds my brains out and ejaculates, and I leave (all safely, of course). Maybe a little chitchat after. He seems like a nice guy, and

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it’s a NSA attachment that works well.

The issue: I’m afraid he may be a white supremacist. While he has never said anything to me, he has numerous tattoos, including the infamous “88” tattoo (which usually refers to “Heil Hitler,” with H being the eighth letter of the alphabet). Additionally, I’ve seen some paramilitary-type stuff around his place. He’s never said anything bigoted about minorities, and we’ve never discussed it. He obviously has no problem with gay guys – he knows I’m open and out – and I don’t think he’s planning for RAHOWA, but I’m wondering about the tattoos and am afraid to ask.

Do I have to give up his 8-inch blue-collar cock and our no-strings slam sessions because he may hold ideas I find offensive?

Worried Over Racist Dick Colour me intolerant, but I don’t think a member of one oppressed minority group – that would be you, WORD – should be bouncing on the dick of someone who endorses hatred directed at members of other minority groups.

Which means you will have to give up those hot slam sessions – but only if this dude is a racist and/or anti-Semitic piece of shit.

Doesn’t that 88 tattoo prove that he’s a POS? Not necessarily. It only proves that he was a POS at the time he got the tattoo. Hatred can fade and people can become more tolerant, but tattoos are forever. He may be ashamed of that tattoo and planning to get it inked over – but you won’t know until you ask.

And you should ask, WORD, and if it turns out he’s still a racist and/or anti-Semitic POS, you shouldn’t see him any more.

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