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and-white gelatin silver prints shot in the 80s by the controversial gay photographer hang at Olga Korper Gallery. To Jan 15. 416-538-8220. +Julian Schnabel Paintings by the often infuriating artist and filmmaker hang at the AGO to Jan 2. $12-$18. 416-979-6648.

arragon’s production of MarT tin Crimp’s version of the Molière play begins previews, with Stuart Hughes in the demanding title role. Tickets from $23. 416-531-1827. The Coast Well-loved local indie rockers play their last show ever, at the Garrison. 10 pm. Garrisontoronto.com

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regarding don cherry’s recent comments at the Ford investiture (NOW, December 9-15): The office of mayor is supposed to represent all of the people in its municipality, and to lead them in directions of cooperation, goodwill, health and prosperity. It is an absolute disgrace that the term of this new elected official should begin with the intolerance, prejudice and uninformed spouting of a person who not only has nothing to do with the office but who has also displayed discourtesy and disrespect toward many people in the past. Rob Ford shows a supreme lack of understanding and capability to govern by choosing Cherry, a mouthpiece of bad taste, to offer the opening remarks at the inaugural meeting of

send in the clowns should have been played as Don Cherry and Rob Ford entered the council chambers for Ford’s inaugural meeting last week. Send in the clowns? Don’t bother – they’re here! And for someone dressed in a pink jacket Liberace would’ve rejected.... Who’s more pinko? George Bertwell Toronto

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finally, a good article on wiki Leaks (NOW, December 9-15). But don’t fret. WikiLeaks will become a hydra. It has opened the door to transparency and hopefully accountability. Governments, credit companies, banks and easily deceived critics have been engrossed in character assassination of Julian Assange instead of holding their own informants accountable. The New York Times and Guardian published the cables. Should they be shot down, too? Officials of governments exposed foolishly want to charge Assange with treason – even if he’s not a citizen of their country – or assassinate him, as suggested by Tom Flanagan. All governments want freedom of speech to serve their own purposes; otherwise they call it hacking and say it endangers democracy. Isn’t this senseless fury against Assange obviously making him a scapegoat for political shenanigans? Lela Gary Toronto

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Sarah Thomson Lib Senator Art Eggleton and other political dignitaries crash Xmas party of the party-girlturned-mayoral-wannabeturned-hot-political-commodity. Did we mention she’s thinking of running for Hudak’s Tories in the next provincial election despite all the Lib service?

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They can weave in and out of traffic. At least that’s Ford’s rationale for buses replacing streetcars, which he says block traffic, on King and Queen. Problem with that logic is that buses would need a designated lane to keep from getting stuck in traffic.

Light rail vehicles are comfortable, fast and give a smooth ride. Low floors make them 100 per cent accessible, unlike buses and subways, which are a nightmare for the wheelchair-bound.

They can carry a shitload – 30,000 passengers per hour, with a “crush load,” aka rush-hour load, of 40,000 to 50,000 passengers. Which is why they’re best suited to high-density areas where ridership supports operating costs.

Limited. Buses carry half as many passengers as light rail and streetcars, some 5,000 people per hour.

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Not much. Extra cars can’t be added to deal with rushhour spikes. High operating costs usually rule out that option. At least that’s been the TTC’s practice.

Compromised. If express lanes, advanced signalling at lights, parking controls and bus bays for easier loading of passengers are not included along routes, buses are no better than streetcars for getting around. Articulated buses can move more passengers but are more difficult to manoeuvre in traffic.

Loads to spare. LRVs can be tailored to run individually or as longer trains, depending on ridership in the area they’re serving. More bang for the buck. Multiple doors and proof-of-payment system make vehicles quick and easy to board so there’s no extended waiting at stops.

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A quick-fix option, if that’s what you’re looking for. There’s no need to build tracks, for example.

Light rail is attractive, reliable and encourages humanscale development along routes along with amenities like walking and cycling paths and upgraded streetscapes. Super eco-friendly, too – zero emissions.

Subway’s are expensive as hell (approximately $200 to $240 million per kilometre) and take forever to build. Will Ford’s plan be ready for the Pan Am Games? Maybe, if we use enough boring machines. But why all the expense for a two-week event?

Not much bang for the buck. Their cost is something like $20 million per kilometre, a little less than streetcars and light rail, but with half the capacity. They’re a shitty, noxious ride, with harmful emissions and a lousy record of breakdowns.

Some argue that running light rail on designated right-ofways isn’t always the best option for narrow streets. But putting them on right-of-ways makes service predictable. Besides, LRVs can run underground, too.

The marginally used Sheppard line shows what can happen when there’s too little ridership to support a subway route. It’s the most heavily subsidized line in the system ($8 per rider, compared to a citywide average of 47 cents per rider). The $880 million spent on Sheppard could have bought 500 new streetcars and the new track to go with them.

A tempting option because of lower costs, but far more would have to be purchased to carry the same number of passengers as streetcars or light rail. More garages – at least two – would have to be built to house them, according to the TTC’s calculations, which would add to costs

Light rail has become the fastest-growing transportation mode in North American because it’s a better fit in suburban areas that lack the densities to support expensive subways. LRVs are slightly more expensive than buses ($30 to $40 million per km), with about half the capacity of subways but at one-fifth the cost.

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and fun and positive beyond reason. And with all the deep hardships she faced head-on in her iconoclastic life, she was deeply unorthodox and wise. Her way was never the easy one. It was fierce. That was Lilein style. She was born completely ahead of her time into the wild and perilous art-crazed Berlin of the 20s. Growing up in the heartland of harsh parenting was just the first set of challenges to fire her revolutionary spirit. She learned pretty quickly how it felt to be a little Catholic schoolgirl stranded in a hostile Protestant schoolyard. And as a young kid, she traversed the seismic epoch shift that brought Hitler on just taking her daily downtown walks from her house to the zoo. She had to fight the power from a young age, and never stopped. But Catholicism, move over. It was the family’s untended and unacknowledged Jewish roots that imposed her big next move. Proudly, her father had become a famous force in the newly coalescing field of urology. But the writing was on the wall. By late 1939, Lilein and family were on their way to a new day in Mexico City. continued on page 18 œ

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She looked like an old woman on the outside, but she was a flaming young Frida, in the Kahlo sense, on the inside – brilliant , fearless and a feminist revolution all in herself. full energy to cover off whatever we needed most. The span was enormous – investor, babysitter, circulation director, education writer, corporate vice-president, truck driver. But most of all, her beautiful, eversubversive can-do energy is integral to who we are at NOW and how we have kept the courage to remain a stridently determined independent voice for close to 30 years. But, no, that wasn’t all she was up to during her retirement years. In 1997, when the Harris government waged its war on education spending by cutting trustee salaries to a tiny stipend, the lion in Lilein was roused to action. She decided to run for the school board and brought the same age-busting vitality she gave to NOW to her new political career. At 76, Lilein was elected along with Jack on the Layton/Tabuns councillor/trustee ticket. The current board had its first meeting last night. And fittingly, it started with a tribute to Lilein’s short (one term) but brilliant board days from her friend and former board colleague, Shelley Laskin, who has just returned to the board after a long personal recess. No one could help but notice. Lilein was fascinating and a passionate warrior in life and in dying. Her passing is still fresh within me, but I feel it has made me more fierce, more insistent that we unhook from whatever is twisting us into knots, and more committed than ever to fearlessly taking the adventure of life into our own hands. 3 alice@nowtoronto.com

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Heat on Hearn Why is the province allowing waterfront landmark it owns to face demolition? By ENZO DiMATTEO the curious case of the old Richard L. Hearn Thermal Generating Station on Unwin, across the street from Cherry Beach, just got curiouser. It’s looking like the heritage landmark and fave destination of urban explorers and movie shoots may be the next big domino to fall on the water’s edge. Studios of America, the company that owns the lease on the 12-hectare parcel, has applied for a demolition permit. Consider it a wake-up call for the waterfront. There are no firm plans for the site. Company spokesperson Paul Vaughan says he’s keeping his options open. But after talking to him, it’s hard to

escape the sense that he applied for the permit to maybe turn up the heat a little under lagging talk of development. Studios of America has been clearing out old equipment and “nonstructural” steel from inside the station to sell for salvage, as well as renting the space for movie shoots, just to keep up with the lease payments, Vaughan says. Different plans were floated for the plant after it was decommissioned by the province, but none ever took off. Vaughan has some ideas and may have a sympathetic ear in Mayor Rob Ford.

How does moving that stacked rink approved for a site a few blocks away on Commissioners grab ya? Or maybe some retail? The land is designated for employment uses, which usually ends up meaning big box, but let’s not get ahead of ourselves. Vaughan wrote Case Ootes, the retired councillor, while he was serving as head of the mayor’s transition team, about possibilities for the site. Moving the stacked rink, aka the Port Lands Sports Complex Project, already approved in principle by council, would save the city millions, Vaughan suggests. According to Ford press secretary Adrienne Batra, the mayor hasn’t officially been briefed on the matter. But Ford has mused aloud about why any city money is being used for the stacked rink project. Local Councillor Paula Fletcher says the city already parsed the question of stacked ice rinks at the Hearn site back in 2008, when it was decided that the ice

rinks wouldn’t provide enough revenue to cover the operating and maintenance costs. “What do you do with the rest of the site?” she asks. Fletcher would prefer that whatever is considered for the site protect the decommissioned power plant. The circa-1949 facility, an important historical landmark, was added to the city’s inventory of heritage properties in 2003. Fletcher notes that the province established guidelines in July for the disposal of heritage properties that “stress the importance of consultation with interested communities and groups.” If it can’t be saved, there should at least be a discussion of what else might fit in the area, the councillor says. Fletcher has drafted a notice of motion, seconded by Councillor Adam Vaughan, asking council to “reaffirm the city’s interest in the protection and preservation of the Hearn Generating Station.” Easier said than done. Ontario Power Generation, the provincial power authority, actually owns the site but doesn’t seem the least bit interested in its fate. OPG is effectively washing its hands of this one. A spokesperson refers all questions on the demo permit request to Studios of America. The bigger question: how in the world did OPG end up signing a lease that effectively relinquishes control of a key tract of waterfront

space and allows the owner of the lease to tear down an important building? We have to go back to when the deal was signed in 1995, during the dirty old days of Mike Harris, to find the answer to that question, buried somewhere in the former preem’s Rolodex of developer connections. Still, the province should have more than a passing interest in the land, and not only because it owns it. The government showed no reluctance to intervene next door, for example, when locals fought construction of a gas plant, the Portlands Energy Centre, but got one anyway. Another reason the province should care: the Hearn site, while not officially part of Waterfront Toronto’s plans for the water’s edge, forms part of its waterfront planning area. The guy holding the keys on this one, Studios of America’s Paul Vaughan, says he’s “serious about demolition only as a last resort.” That’s where his idea of moving the stacked rink to Hearn comes in. Vaughan’s itching to do something. He says anyone he’s ever talked to about developing the site has pointed to the power station as the main obstacle. He’s looking for a developer to sublet the land or go in on a joint venture. Fletcher floats something akin to the Wychwood Barns artist co-op for the site, but wonders why the city’s the one raising a red flag when it’s the province that owns the land. 3 enzom@nowtoronto.com

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December 7, follows a rash of weirdo Blair behaviour. The city badly needs a forensic assessment of the chief’s psyche: is he insecure, inept or just suffering from a fatal Charter Of Rights deficit? Blair’s late November attack on the Special Investigations Unit for using a tape he charged was edited, and his

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November 25 SIU issues its report on six people injured by G20 police. Says excessive force was used in Adam Nobody’s case but isn’t able to identify officers. November 29 Blair charges that the ISU relied on a “tampered”-with video and suggests that Nobody had a weapon. November 30 SIU reopens the Nobody probe, challenging Blair to offer new info and citing John Bridge’s sworn statement that his tape wasn’t edited. December 7 New video surfaces, allowing facial identification of officers taking down Nobody. • Ombudsman André Marin releases report on illegal use of Public Works Protection Act regs and says Blair refused to cooperate with his investigation. December 8 Howard Morton, former SIU head, calls for Blair’s resignation. December 9 SIU says it knows the identify of the officer with the baton in the Nobody case, as well as 13 others.

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italist Defence) Community dinner, musical performances, workshops, a free market exhange and prison letter-writing. 6:30 pm-1 am. $10-$15 or pwyc. U of T Grad Students Union, 16 Bancroft. g20.torontomobilize.org. FchrisTmas carol sing (CP24/CHUM Christmas Wish) Sing carols with opera stars Isabel Bayrakdarian and Richard Margison. 2-3:15 pm. Free (donations welcome). Yorkminster Park Baptist Church, 1585 Yonge. yorkminsterpark.com. FThe chrisTmas show (Daily Bread Food Bank/relief for Pakistan) Performances by Andrew Cash, Selina Martin, Dave Bidini and others. 9 pm. $18 plus non-perishable food donation. Rivoli, 332 Queen W. 416-596-1908. Frockabilly for fooDshare (Foodshare Toronto) Fundraising concert with the Davis Payne Band. 8 pm. $5 sugg. Sneaky Dee’s, 431 College. 416-603-3090.

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Foundation) Motown, soul and funk vinyl dance party. 9:30 pm. Pwyc ($10 sugg). Boat, 158 Augusta. wix.com/fundraiserdec16/ clausandacause. FfooD for change (The Stop Community Food Centre) Traditional Yule meal with wine. $75-$120. The Stop’s Green Barn, 601 Christie. christina@thestop.org.

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(Daily Bread Food Bank) A best cookie bakeoff, holiday sweater runway show, open turntables and more. 7 pm-12:30 am. Pwyc plus non-perishable food donation. Gladstone Hotel, 1214 Queen W. trinitysquarevideo.com. whaT The funk? (African Heritage Educators’ Network, Youth Initiatives) Saidah Baba Talibah, DJ Melboogie and DJ O.S.U.M. deliver hiphop, funk, soul and more at this party. Doors 9 pm. $5. myspace.com/ positivevibzpromotions. 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 and 10 pm. $5-$10 sugg. Gladstone Hotel 1214 Queen W, earlymonthlysegments.org.

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family activities, treats for kids and more. To Dec 18, 10 am-3 pm. Free. Eglinton btwn Oriole and Chaplin. theeglintonway.com. 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 at tinyurl.com/ suingpolice. Fmagic snow shows Indoor snow show. Today to Dec 18 and Dec 20 to 22, 7 pm. Free. Swarovski Crystal Wish Tree, Eaton Centre (Yonge and Dundas). torontoeatoncentre.com. nukes goT you Down? Do someThing! Info 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.

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of Lesbians and Gays hold a holiday party with music, prizes and more. 8 pm. Free. Zelda’s Living Well, 692 Yonge. pflagcanada.ca. ruPerT hoTel memorial Gathering to re-

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(CHUM Christmas Wish) The stand-up comic performs with guests Frank Spadone, Darrin Rose, Matt Baram and Naomi Snieckus. 8 pm. $49.50. Panasonic Theatre, 651 Yonge. 416872-1212, mirvish.com.

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rbuskerTainmenT Buskers including stiltwalkers, fire performers and human statues perform at 10 locations alonge downtown Yonge Street. To Dec 19 noon-2 pm. Free. wintermagic.ca/buskertainment. vicTim of circumsTance The audience participates in this forum theatre show about justice and revenge. To Dec 19, Fri-Sun 8 pm, mat Sun 3 pm. Pwyc. Annex Theatre, 730 Bathurst. impacttheatre.wordpress.com.

handmade gifts. Today and tomorrow noon-6 pm. Free. Tranzac, 292 Brunswick. artisansgiftfair.com. FrchrisTmas 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. FchrisTmas cenTrePiece Workshop using natural materials. 10 am or 2 pm. $30. Colborne Lodge, High Park. 416-392-6916. FchrisTmas in The beach Craft sale. Today and tomorrow 11 am-6 pm. Purple Thumb, 1887 Queen E. thepurplethumb.net. FDecember arT series Local artisans offer crafts, baked goods, paintings, gift items and more. Today and tomorrow. Free admission. Ellington’s Music and Café, 805 St. Clair W. 416-652-9111. FrfesTive chrisTmas weekenD Tour a log house decorated for the holidays. Today and tomorrow noon-4 pm. Pwyc. Scarborough Museum, 1007 Brimley. 416-338-8807. fooD & hisTory show Talk on local history by author Bruce Bell and sampling of seasonal fruit and vegetables. 10 am. Free. St Lawrence Market Kitchen, 92 Front E. stlawrencemarket. com. FgifT-concerT messiah NDP leader Jack Layton hosts perofrmances by musicians of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra and a choir. 4 pm. Free. St James Cathedral, 65 Church. 416-364-7865.

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If you’re looking for a way to make your dollar go a long way, consider the What The Funk? benefit for the African Heritage Educators Network, which promotes Africentric curriculum initiatives and advocates for students, educators and parents of African heritage. Quirky blueswoman Saidah Baba Talibah is joined by DJ MelBoogie and DJ O.S.U.M. at the groove-laden show at Blondie’s (1378 Queen West) tonight (Thursday, December 16), 9 pm. $5. 416-532-7410.

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It’s the longest, darkest night of the year, so get into the solstice spirit at FHoliday dinner Cruise Harbour cruise

with DJ dancing and a buffet. 7 pm. $73. 207 Queens Quay W. 416-203-0178. F(in)Famous marxmas Party Fightback socialist holiday party with food, drinks and polemics. 7 pm-2 am. Donation. Windmill Line Co-Op, 125 Scadding. fightback@ marxist.ca. FKwanzaa tour Ontario Black History Soc celebrates the African festival of lights with a bus trip to Campbellford in support of Rubb’s Barbecue Restaurant. 8:30 am5:30 pm. $40. 3300 Bloor W (8:30 am), Scarborough Town Centre (9:30 am). Pre-register 416-867-9420. FrPawsways CHristmas Party Contests, dog relays, dress-up games and more for pets and their owners. Today and tomorrow 11 am-3 pm. Free. PawsWays, 245 Queens Quay W. 416-360-7297. FPHantom 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.

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pm. $15. Gladstone Hotel, 1214 Queen W. 416-531-4635. Frsanta Claus Cruise Join Santa and his elves for a harbour cruise aboard the Northern Spirit. 10:30 am and 1:30 pm. $10, under 6 free. Foot of York. 416-203-0178. FsantaCon Non-political, non-denominational gathering of people in Christmasthemed costumes. 3 pm. Location tba. santarchy.com. rsaturday sHenanigans Drop in for shoethemed arts and crafts. 11 am-4 pm. Free w/ admission. Bata Shoe Museum, 327 Bloor W. 416-979-7799, batashoemuseum.ca. FrsCienCe on Fire Holiday science programs include whimsical machine-making, star shows and the science of illusion. To Jan 2, 10 am-5 pm. Free w/ admission. Ontario Science Centre, 770 Don Mills. 416-6961000. starCraFt ii Live broadcast from South Korea of Starcraft II Open Season 3, an open video game tournament and entertainment. 3 am. $10 sugg. Revue Cinema, 400 Roncesvalles. 416-531-9959. toronto salsa PraCtiCe No lesson, beginners to pros, no partner required. 3:30-5:30 pm or 5:30-8:00 pm. $5. Trinity-St. Paul’s

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at the corner of Queen and Parliament. Pay your respects and confirm that we cannot allow these tragedies to continue. Free. web.net/rupert. Church, 427 Bloor W. torontosalsapractice. com. westend stories Evening of storytelling. 7-9 pm. Free. River Trading Company, 1418 Queen W. 647-295-5900.

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THE GRINCH The touring broadway production of “Dr Seuss’ How The Grinch Stole Christmas! The Musical” is on stage at The Sony Centre, from December 17 to 30. www.sonycentre.ca

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TAurus Apr 20 | May 20 Here’s a haiku-

like poem by Cor van den Heuvel: “the little girl / hangs all the ornaments / on the nearest branch.” My comment: It’s cute that the girl crams all the decorations onto one small section of the tree, and maybe her parents will keep them that way. But I recommend that you take a different approach as you work to beautify and enliven your environment. Spread out your offerings; distribute your blessings equally; make sure that everything in need of invigoration gets what it requires.

GeMini May 21 | Jun 20 This is a good time to go in search of any secrets you’ve been hiding from yourself. I suggest you also try to track down the “missing links” that aren’t really missing but rather are neglected. My advice is similar for the supposedly “lost treasure” you’re wondering about: clues about its whereabouts are lying around in full view for anyone who is innocent enough to see them. P.S. Being uncomplicated isn’t normally your strong suit, but this is one of those rare times when you’ll have an aptitude for it. CAnCer Jun 21 | Jul 22 In the TV comedy series Arrested Development, Buster

Bluth was an adult character who was a bit over-attached to his mother. It seemed to have to do with the fact that he lingered in her womb for 11 months before agreeing to be born. The obstetrician claimed “there were claw marks on her uterus.” I want to be sure you don’t make a comparable misstep in the coming weeks, Cancerian. It really is time for you to come out and play. Ready or not, leave your protective sanctuary and leap into the jangly, enchanting tumult.

the New York Times praised as “ghostly” and “oceanic.” More than 2 million people tuned in to hear it on the internet. Might there be a comparable transformation in your future, Libra? From an astrological perspective, it’s prime time for you to transform a pedestrian exercise into a transcendent excursion, or a trivial diversion into an elegant inspiration, or a meaningless entertainment into a sublime learning opportunity.

Leo Jul 23 | Aug 22 I have imaginary

few wildlife films use deception to fool the audience into thinking they’re watching animals in the wild. So says Chris Palmer, a producer of many such films. “One classic trick involves hiding jellybeans in carcasses,” he told New Scientist. “If you see a bear feeding on a dead elk in a film, you can be pretty sure the bear was hired from a game farm and is looking for sweets hidden in the carcass by the film-makers.” I suspect you will encounter a metaphorically comparable ruse or switcheroo sometime soon, Scorpio. It’ll be your job to be an enforcer of authenticity. Be on the lookout for the jellybeans.

friends who help me. And, yes, they sometimes even give me ideas for your horoscopes. Are you okay with that? Among the many other perks my secret buddies provide, they show me where my cellphone and car keys are when I’ve misplaced them – a prime sign of their practical value. What’s your current status in regard to imaginary friends, Leo? Do you even have any? This would be an excellent time to seek them out and put them to work. In fact, I encourage you to do anything that might attract the input of undiscovered allies, behind-the-scenes collaborators, mysterious guidance and divine assistance.

VirGo Aug 23 | sep 22 Might there be a

message for you in the mist on the window? Can you find a clue to the next phase of your destiny by scanning a newspaper that the wind blows against your leg as you’re walking? Be alert for the undertones, Virgo. Tune in to the subtexts. Scan the peripheries for the future as it reveals itself a little early. You never know when the hidden world might be trying to slip you a tip. You should be alert for the deeper storylines weaving themselves just below the level where the supposedly main plot is unfolding.

LibrA sep 23 | oct 22 A musician who records under the name of Shamantis took Justin Bieber’s silly pop tune U Smile and slowed it down 800 per cent. The new work was a 35-minute-long epic masterpiece of ambient electronica that

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sAGiTTArius nov 22 | Dec 21 My fa-

vourite news source, The Onion, reported on a proposed law that would prohibit marriage between any two people who don’t actually love each other (Onion.com/LoveLaw). Couples whose unions are rooted in mutual antipathy or indifference are of course protesting the plan, insisting that they have as much of a right to wed as those who care for each other deeply and treat each other tenderly. Whether or not this proposal becomes a formal part of the legal system, Sagittarius, I urge you to embrace it. In fact, I’ll go so far as to ask you not to do anything at all unless you are at least somewhat motivated by love. The coming months will be a time when your success will depend on your ability to rise to new heights of compassion, romance, eros, tenderness, empathy and affection.

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agine we’re fifth-century monks living in the land that today is known as the south of France. And let’s say we decide we’re going to build a chapel in a place that has long been a pagan shrine dedicated to the moon goddess Selene. Shouldn’t we consider the possibility that our new house of worship may be imbued with the vibes of the previous sanctuary? Won’t our own spiritual aspirations be coloured by those of the people who for hundreds of years poured forth their devotions? Now shift your attention to the present day and apply our little thought experiment to what’s going on in your life. Tune in to the influences that may be conditioning the new thing you’d like to create.

AquArius Jan 20 | Feb 18 I would like to steal your angst, Aquarius. I fantasize about sneaking into your room tonight, plucking your nightmares right out of the heavy air and spiriting them away. I imagine sidling up to you on a crowded street and pickpocketing your bitterness and frustration – maybe even pilfering your doubts, too. I wouldn’t keep any of

these ill-gotten goods for myself, of course. I wouldn’t try to profit from them in any way. Instead, I would donate them to the yawning abyss, offer them up to the stormy ocean or feed them to a bonfire on a primal beach. P.S. Even though I can’t personally accomplish these things, there is now a force loose in your life that can. Are you willing to be robbed of things you don’t need?

pisCes Feb 19| Mar 20 In 2011, I bet that memory won’t play as big a role in your life as it has up until now. I don’t mean to say that you will neglect or forget about the past. Rather, I expect that you will be less hemmed in by the consequences of what happened way back when. You’ll be able to work around and maybe even transcend the limitations that the old days and the old ways used to impose on you. Your free will? It will be freer than maybe it has ever been. Your creative powers will override the inertia of how things have always been done. Homework: What do you foresee happening in the world in 2011? What do you predict for your own life? Write Truthrooster@gmail.com.

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20 Cumberland, at Yonge, 416-646-0705, rawlicious.ca. Sister to the Junction’s allraw veggie resto, this recently launched spinoff sports markedly upscale decor but keeps the eco-conscious card exactly the same. Also: 3092 Dundas W, at Quebec, 416-519-7150. Best: to start, six-packs of nori-wrapped maki with crunchy sprouted quinoa, carrot, avocado and cucumber; salads of mixed organic greens topped with

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the scene BROKEN SOCIAL SCENE with SUPERCHUNK at Sound Academy, Thursday, December 9. Rating: NNN As Kevin Drew said midway through the show, this was a night of “less talk, more rock.” Lasting well over two hours, BSS’s set thrilled fans and tested the patience of those who had to get up early the next day. It was worth sticking around to see which guests would join the current lineup, already augmented by producer John McEntire (Tortoise). A soundperson’s nightmare, there were on average 11 people onstage, and Feist, Amy Millan, James Shaw and others just grabbed the closest mic. To BSS’s credit, they give fans a lot of show for the ticket price, though a more streamlined set might have been more compelling. It was Merge indie rock legends Superchunk, who proved that working within limitations can be liberating. In only 40 minutes, the four-piece played a handful of new songs and a bunch of 90s classics, including the one that started JOANNE HUFFA it all, Slack Motherfucker.

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up on the floor instead of the stage so many times before that gambit loses its novelty), yet somehow they keep coming up with new ways to blow minds. Their regular bag of tricks includes drum-surfing, beer-spitting and ass-shaking, but their shows vary based on the venue. At Sneaky Dee’s, the Israeli trio left no nook unrocked, playing on the bar, at the sound booth, in the stairwell – everywhere but the stage. Yes, even the bathroom, the very bathroom that earned the bar the pejorative nickname “Sneaky Disease.” There’s no line this band won’t cross. At a time when many bedroom acts put more effort into their MySpace descriptions than their performances, Monotonix are doing a damn fine job of reminding us that rock and roll is supposed to be fun.

ton rock veteran Tom Wilson. Expect that missing middle range to catch up with these guys soon, since they’re far more than a cute novelty act. They just snagged two Hamilton Music Awards, which isn’t at all surprising once you’ve heard them. After just a few songs, you forget how odd it is to see such young musicians successfully channel 60s and 70s folk rock sounds. Once over the initial shock, though, it’s obvious that they’ve got the chops to pull it off better than many bands who’ve spent decades trying for the same vibe. BENJAMIN BOLES

Richard Kern vs Dentata On a recent freezing December morning, experimental filmmaker/photographer Richard Kern was in Toronto shooting a clip for Earwig, a track by unsigned local rockers Dentata. Surprising, considering that Kern, a major player in the 1980s NYC no wave

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Hamilton country rockers Harlan Pepper weren’t exaggerating when they cracked that their debut CD was titled Young And Old because the age of the fans at their shows tends to be either “under 18 or over 50.” The younger side is represented by all the members, who are under the drinking age, and the over50 contingent has something to do with the fact that bass man Thompson Wilson is the son of Hamil-

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Queen West lost a big part of its history this past weekend when Cameron House co-owner and visionary arts patron Paul Sannella passed away. In 1981, he, his sister Anne-Marie Ferraro and friend Herb Tookey took over the then dilapidated hotel and reimagined it as both a live/work space for artists and an intimate music venue for the emerging Queen West scene. On an average night back in the day, you could catch Blue Rodeo, Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet, Jane Siberry, the Leslie Spit Trio or Handsome Ned playing some of their earliest gigs. Some even lived upstairs and paid for their rooms by bartering their artwork or playing residencies downstairs, which fostered an artistic community unique to the building. The musician-collective concept has since been popularized by bands like Broken Social Scene, but Cameron House veterans will tell you the idea was established in those early days of the Toronto indie scene. And though the surrounding neighbourhood has changed greatly, the Cameron House continues to embody the innovative ideas championed by Sannella and his partners. His nephew Cosmo Ferraro now runs the bar but it hasn’t changed much. Despite rumours that the building would be sold and turned into condos, the Cameron has resisted such overtures and remains a vibrant reminder of when Queen West was still wild. It’s rare that a bar owner can leave behind such a legacy. Then again, the Cameron House has never BENJAMIN BOLES been ordinary.

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Just as bands like the Sadies and Elliott Brood get set to ring in the new year, a number of long-standing local acts are throwing in the towel.

Last Friday’s appearance at the Garrison was the final one for Brutal Knights, the jesters of Toronto’s hardcore scene. That’s due to a number of factors, including drummer John Power’s move to Newfoundland and Nick Flanagan’s buzz-building comedy act. But Flanagan tells us the breakup has more to do with the fact that “every year the creepiness of 30-somethings playing a song called Teen Sex becomes more and more ‘a parent.’” Did we mention he’s a comedian? One night later, Toronto-by-way-ofGuelph sextet Brides also played their final show. They’ve long been part of an under-the-radar group of noisy, experimental local bands, many of which gathered for the send-off at Parts & Labour. Fans, take heart: members can already be found playing in Dentata (see above), Brave/Deeds, Ell V Gore and countless other projects. In our review of their latest album, we claimed the Coast might finally live up to their “hometown boys destined for success” tag. Turns out they won’t have the chance: their December 29 show at the Garrison is their last. Add the Diableros to the list. After

working through intra-band turmoil that saw 60 per cent of the lineup replaced prior the release of last year’s Old Story, Fresh Road, they recently announced on their MySpace that “due to creative differences, we have decided to call it a day. When being in a band starts to cause more stress than pleasure, you need to re-evaluate why you are doing it.” Lead singer/guitarist Pete Carmichael tells us, “I’m going to make a record with Diableros drummer Mike Duffield under the name Whirlybirdy. We’re going to record some songs that were going to be on the next Diableros record, but it won’t sound the Ex-Diableros same at all. We’re Pete Carmichael both ready to try something different.”

Edenloff’s wistfully nostalgic compositions, the feeling is bittersweet. You used to be able to catch the band nearly any night of the week, often for less than the price of a beer. Tonight’s show, on the other hand, has been sold out for weeks.

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Alexisonfire are failing miserably at underselling themselves. Take, for instance, their recent plan to press 200 copies of an Australian tour 7-inch containing covers of Midnight Oil’s Dead Heart on the A-side and a stripped-down version of the Saints classic (I’m) Stranded on the flip. The intention was to give something back to their Down Unda fans, the band’s second-biggest market outside of home. Instead, Canadian radio locked in on

Dead Heart, and it’s quickly become the most spun song in the band’s catalogue, forcing Alexis to put it up on iTunes. The tune, a leftover from the Old Crows/Young Cardinals sessions, had been collecting dust until the idea for a limited vinyl run arose. “It’s really bizarre,” says singer George Pettit from Sault Ste. Marie. “At the time, our recording engineer commented that it would probably be our biggest song, and we were like, ‘What are you talking about?’ Covers have a funny way of doing that. You do one half-heartedly and it ends up being bigger than you thought.” Try as they might, the band just can’t seem to quietly put out a small record. In November they released the

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Dog’s Blood EP (Dine Alone), a foursong set – one Old Crows instrumental and three new tracks – meant to showcase a less produced and more experimental side of the St. Catharines-born screamcore unit. Instead of booking weeks at a bigmoney studio like Metalworks, where they’ve recorded numerous times with Julius Butty, the band opted for a small Kensington Market space with Fucked Up’s producer, Jon Drew. The EP’s earned them comparisons to local hardcore heroes Fucked Up, with whom they’ve become close over the years, but has left many fans scratching their heads and complaining loudly on fan message boards. “We have a pretty good idea of what our fans will and won’t accept,” says Pettit. “I think we all knew going into Dog’s Blood that there were going to be people who liked it and people who didn’t. But that’s how it’s been with every one of our records. “I don’t think the next one is going to be a full-length version of the Dog’s Blood EP. It’ll be something completely different, like all our records.” When it’ll come out is impossible to say. The band turns 10 next year, but no activity is planned. Main songwriter Dallas Green has his sights set on a new City and Colour album, and guitarist Wade MacNeil will likely revisit his Black Lungs side project. Their upcoming Toronto shows, which close out a year in which Alexisonfire toured relentlessly across three continents plus Japan, will likely be the last for some time. “Everything is up in the air. We hit the road pretty hard this year, and we’re going to go home and get back to reality for a bit.” 3 music@nowtoronto.com

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The Dakota (249 Ossington), Saturday (December 18) Local blues-punk holiday bash.

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Lee’s Palace (529 Bloor West), tonight (Thursday, December 16) See preview, page 53.

w/ Rhynecologist, Meati & Meech, John Roman, Poupon and more Wrongbar (1279 Queen West), Saturday (December 18) See preview, page 58.

ALEXISONFIRE, FOUR YEAR STRONG, NORMA JEAN, LA DISPUTE Sound Academy (11 Polson), tonight and tomorrow (Thursday and Friday, December 16 and 17) See preview, facing page.

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ALLEYCATZ Lady Kane. BOVINE SEX CLUB Hangtime, the Daily Times,

Toxic Deathula, DJ Cactus. CADILLAC LOUNGE The Superchargers (Springsteen tribute). FCADILLAC LOUNGE PATIO Charity concert for Women’s Shelters Burning Boyz, Clang, Legendary Dirtbikers 7:30 pm (toy donation). CLINTON’S Everyone’s Talking (piano rock). GLADSTONE HOTEL MELODY BAR Thursday Night Confidential Urban Preacher (rock/blues) 9 pm. GRAFFITI’S The Z Rays (surf) 9 pm. HEMINGWAYS Jan Albert (rock/country/ blues/jazz) 9 pm. HORSESHOE Flash Lightnin’, the Novacks, Biblical, Dean Lickyer (boogie rock) 9 pm.

ñ INSTITUTE FOR THE ENJOYMENT OF MUSIC Holiday Musings benefit for MS Society ñ Great Bloomers, the Wilderness, LanguageArts doors 7 pm.

LEE’S PALACE Rural Alberta Advantage, Rebekah Higgs, Gravity Wave doors ñ 8:30 pm. See profile, page 53. LI’LY Real Funk, Come Get It! Chris Rouse & the Arousal (R&B/funk/soul) 9 pm. FLIVING ARTS CENTRE Handel’s Messiah Rocks: A Joyful Noise 8 pm. OPERA HOUSE The Ultimate Industry Showcase David Robyn Darby’s New Bicycle, the Woods Are Burning, Eighty Nine, All Day Dreamers, Eddie Chun, Johnny Lane, Westlake and others doors 6:30 pm, all ages. ROC N DOC’S Penny Skolski (R&B) 9:30 pm. SILVER DOLLAR Creation Records! CD release Party Wallet & Co, 1977, the Auras, Drunk Woman, Spitfist doors 9 pm. SOUND ACADEMY Alexisonfire, Four Year Strong, Norma Jean, La Dispute doors 5:30 pm, all ages. See preview, facing page. SOUTHSIDE JOHNNY’S Skip Tracer (rock/top 40). FSUPERMARKET Holiday Show Mercy Flight, Hands & Teeth, Hue. TWIST GALLERY Wintergaze Festival: A Celebration Of Shoegaze Memoryhouse, Foxes in Fiction, Ostrich Tuning, Volcano Playground, Heartbeat Hotel doors 8 pm. UNDERGROUND GARAGE The Strangers. THE WILSON 96 Samantha Martin & the Haggard (roots/rock) 9 pm.

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FOLK/BLUES/COUNTRY/WORLD

AQUILA Melodius (New Orleans blues) 9 pm. THE CENTRAL Billie Hollies 6 to 9 pm. THE CENTRAL The Golden Retrievers 9 pm. CROCODILE ROCK Open Mic Night 9 pm. EMMET RAY BAR Quebec Night 7 pm. HOLY OAK CAFE Eucalyptus (calypso). HUGH’S ROOM The Wanted 8:30 pm. KENSINGTON CORNERSTONE RESTAURANT

Songwriter Spotlight 8 pm. THE LOCAL Brock Zeman. LOLA Brian Cober (double slide guitar) 8 pm. LOU DAWG’S Mike Constantini 10 pm. FLULA LOUNGE Twisted The Devah Quartet, Johnny Hollow, Dris Maddigan 8 pm.

Woods, the Stone Orchard, the Cowgirl Choir. MONARCHS PUB Delta Blues Thursdays Danny Brooks, Dennis Pinhorn, Eric Schenkman, Bucky Berger. TEN FEET TALL Gary 17’s Acoustic Open Stage Chris Casserly 8 pm. TOUCHÉ Mistura Fina, Aline Morales (Brazilian) 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 William Carn Quartet 7:30 pm. FCITY PLAYHOUSE THEATRE Singin’ & Swingin’ Breast Cancer benefit The Sparklettes, Brian Roman, Anthony Terpstra & his Seventet 8 pm. CLOAK & DAGGER PUB Scott McCannell (pop/ jazz) 10 pm. DOMINION ON QUEEN John T Davis (B-3 Hammond organist) 5:30 pm. DOMINION ON QUEEN John Wayne Swingtet 9 pm.

Remix Dance Party 10 pm.

GOODHANDY’S Wall To Wall T-Girls DJ T Klinck doors 8 pm.5

INSOMNIA Martini Madness DJ Ron Jon (funk/

soul/house).

PARTS & LABOUR Teen Creeps Launch Party DJs Andrew Wilson, Brandon Sek 10 pm.

LA PERLA Soft Focus DJ Wilkins (lo-fi/postpunk/psych funk).

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 DJs Mic Gutz, Swann, Bubba Sean, J Jones, DJ Dough Low (hip-hop) 9 pm.

Friday, December 17 POP/ROCK/HIP-HOP/SOUL

THE LOW ANTHEM

Chisholm (R&B/blues) 9 pm. BAR ITALIA Shugga (funk) 9:30 pm. FBOVINE SEX CLUB Kill The 8 Christmas Party Diemonds. CADILLAC LOUNGE The Black Aces 9 pm. CADILLAC LOUNGE The Flying Malachi Brothers 10 pm. C’EST WHAT DJ Good Faux (indie/retro rock) 9 pm. FEL MOCAMBO Jingle Bell Rock 2010 Avery Island, Soundspeed, Get Loot, Papa’s Delicate Condition, Symphony of Nine doors 7:30 pm. ETON HOUSE Blister Cats (classic rock with bite) 9 pm. THE GARRISON Emma-Lee, the Donefors, the Treasures 9 pm. GRAFFITI’S Rocking For Sick Kids Paul Martin (classic covers) 5 to 7 pm. GRAFFITI’S Bill Wood & the Woodies 9 pm. HARLEM Dane Hartsell (soul) 7:30 pm. HEMINGWAYS Jan Albert (rock/country/blues/ jazz) 10 pm. FHORSESHOE Xmas Concert Skydiggers, Jerry Leger doors 9 pm. LAMBADINA Canadian Independent Music Fridays (open mic/freestyle competition) 9 pm. FLEE’S PALACE Christmas Show White Cowbell Oklahoma, Huron, Dustin Jones & the Rising Tide (rock & roll) doors 9 pm. FLIVING ARTS CENTRE Handel’s Messiah Rocks: A Joyful Noise 8 pm. LOLA The Mad Housewives 8 pm.

The Great Hall doors 8 pm, $17.50. RT, SS, TW. March 2.

THE GET UP KIDS, BRIAN BONZ Phoenix Concert Theatre doors 6:30 pm, all ages, $24.50. RT, SS, TM. March 8.

PAPA ROACH, BUCKCHERRY, MY DARKEST DAYS, BLEEKER RIDGE Sound Academy 8 pm, all ages, $32.50-$50. RT, SS, TM. March 12.

HS – HORSESHOE 370 Queen W. 416-598-4753, horseshoetavern.com. RT – ROTATE THIS 801 Queen W. 416-504-8447, rotate.com. SS – SOUNDSCAPES 572 College. 416-537-1620, soundscapesmusic.com. TM – TICKETMASTER 416-870-8000, ticketmaster.ca. TW – TICKETWEB ticketweb.ca.

MITZI’S SISTER Darren Eedens, We Are Growing

hip-hop/club anthems) doors 10 pm.

CHEVAL Brand’d Thursdays. COBRA LOUNGE Andy Reid, Simon Jain. ETON HOUSE All Request DJ Phil (top 40) 9 pm. FOX & FIDDLE WELLESLEY Royal Touch Video

Welcome To Hell Tour Opera House doors 6 pm, all ages, $21.50. TW. February 23.

TICKET INDEX CATL

CENTURY ROOM Fam Glam Crunch (house/

SOMEWHERE THERE STUDIO Ghost Eye Dan Gaucher, Steve Ward, Simeon Abbott, Steve Reaume (jazz/experimental) 8 pm. TRANE STUDIO Gabriel Palachi Trio 8 pm. FTRINITY ST PAUL’S CHURCH Handel’s Messiah Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra and Chamber Choir 7:30 pm.

DANCE MUSIC/DJ/LOUNGE

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

BEAVER Small Brains (music never heard by

the human ear). BLONDIES What The Funk? Benefit for Ghana 2012 African Heritage Educators Network Saidah Baba Talibah, DJ MelBoogie, DJ O.S.U.M. (hip-hop/funk/soul/Motown/ rare groove) doors 9 pm. FBOAT Claus And A Cause: Benefit For Canadian Women’s Foundation (Motown/soul/ funk) 9:30 pm.

ALLEYCATZ Lady Kane. AQUILA The New Mynah Birds w/ Jake

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Keys To The Studio Concert 6 pm. MOD CLUB Sweet Thing, Allie Hughes doors 7 pm, all ages.

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Queen Of Puddings Music Theatre: Tribute to György Kurtág Krisztina Szabo, John Hess (mezzo-soprano, piano) noon to 1 pm. GATE 403 Jesse Malone Jazz Band 5 pm. GATE 403 String Theory Collective 9 pm. LA MAQUETTE DeVaughn David 6:30-9:30 pm. METROPOLITAN UNITED CHURCH Noon At Met David Rosevear 12:15 to 12:45 pm. FOLD MILL INN Thursday Jazz Club: Holiday Spirit concert Bill Mays, Neil Swainson, Terry Clarke, PJ Perry, Alex Dean, Perry White, Andy Ballantyne 7:30 pm. OLD MILL INN HOME SMITH BAR John Sherwood (solo piano) 7:30 pm. REPOSADO The Reposadists (Gypsy-bop jazz). FROY THOMSON HALL Toronto’s Biggest Messiah Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Toronto Mendelssohn Choir, Andriana Chuchman, Jill Grove, Toby Spence 8 pm.

Holiday charity to support women’s shelters

burning boy z with Clang & Legendary Dirtbikers

Thursday December 16 7.30 pm Cadillac Lounge 1296 Queen Street West

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PEACHES CHRIST SUPERSTAR PEACHES

Peaches turns a year o fd productive phase of hoewntime into the most creative and r career to date By BENJA MIN BOLES

DECEMBER 16-22 2010 NOW

CHRIST SUPERSTAR at the Que en Elizabeth Theatr Tuesday (December 21) , 7 pm. All ages. $35. RT, SS, TM.

merrill nisker – aka peaches – hasn’t even starte her next album. And we haven’t seen one from h Don’t assume the Ber lin-based Toronto exp at has break, though. In fact, it’s the opposite. “Because this year wa s the 10th anniversar y of Pea to do a bunch of spe cial projects marking that,” N from a stop in NYC. “Ho wever, I didn’t know at the t would end up being my most creative, produc tive an yet.” David Bowie was the firs t pop star to conscious ly m brand and image as important as the act ual music Gaga and Kanye West have both proven tha t it’s sma the frame around you r creative output to inc lude m the tunes. Context sha pes how we appreciate and inte it’s now necessary for musicians to see their public pe ments of a larger perfor mance piece. Nisker, however, is tak ing that concept far beyond tumes and over-shari ng on Twitter.

In the last year alone, she put together Peache s Does Herself (an epic rock opera bas ed loosely on her life ), and starred in long-time friend and collaborator Chilly Go nzales’s ambitious film Ivory Tower. She’s also created limited -edition necklaces out of gold grills moulded from her ow n teeth for General Ide a’s Art Metropole, put together an art ins tallation in Korea fro m objects thrown onstage at her shows , and developed an inn ovative new live show using 24 lasers in place of traditional ins truments. On top of that, she’s sho t over 1,000 hours of footage for a documentar y, launch ed a ver y active YouTub e channel and is about to bring her qui rky one-woman versio n of Jesus Christ Superstar for its first Tor onto performance. “Just being creative is re (190 Princes’), what counts, and music is part of that. Sometimes I feel like the music industry get Somehow, word of the s really caught up in being completely foc controversy got back to used on albums, and Tim Rice, co-comI can’t keep cre- poser of the original score with An ed working on ative like that. I nee drew Lloyd Webber, wh d to do more.” rea lize o quickly d tha her since 2009. t it wasn’t being turned Of all these disparate into a farce, so she got ventures, Peaches Ch the gos been taking a the most unexp rist Superstar is ahead to proceed. Even so, the sho w won’t be making it to ected, if only becaus due to ongoing difficu e of how straight she London, playing it. At first gla ltie s sec ’s uri ng the rights in that marke nce, the idea of the fla In contrast, she’s not nea t. mboyant genderaches, I wanted bending electro-p rly as protective of her unk doing a one-woma own artistic legn version of the rock acy. Sure, she’s been known Nisker explains opera, with not to let loose a few digs orious prankster Chilly at Lady Gaga for Gonzales providing borrowing her ideas, but she’s time that 2010 piano support, see accepted that imitation ms like a recipe for an is the greatoutrageously campy est form of flattery. And it’s not nd insane year extravaganza. like she hasn’t been get Even fans on the officia ting credit. But it’s not quite what l Lad y Ga ga message board hav you imagine. In fact, e been callmake his larger ducing the arrang apart from re- ing for the two to collaborate. ements to a single voi “I’m not mad at her at ce and piano, her mo c. Lately, Lady tivation and approa all – I think it’s cool. I kno ch are much more hom w a lot of people who come to me are ma age than parody. art to expand “When I heard it when d about it, but I’m not I wa . s 15, it just sounded like At least I’m being rec ogn ize d for more than just some prog rock alb it.” an aweum.” As far as getting her ow erpret art, and She’s focusing comple n rock opera to Toronto, tely on the songs. No the massive set crazy costumes, pieces and large crew required to ersonas as ele- no acting out the mount the piece call for narrative and no caustic cer wit a produh commentary from deep pockets who fee Gonzales. It’s a vehicle ls like taking a risk on showcasing her potent full frontal ial as a real mu- nudity, transexuals and strap-on d wacky cos- sician, an aspect tha dildos. t’s often overshadowe “If you know someon d by her over-the-top live performances and e who wants to give me gleefully transgressiv a lot of money to put it on, we can do it. Get e lyrics. Not surprisingly, the righ behind us Mirvish!” ts holders weren’t too rec ben jam inb@ now toro 3 eptive to the nto.com idea of letting her mount her original run in Germa ny last March. “I think it seemed a str ange concept to them that someone would want to do the whole thing as a one-wo man show. And then, of course, with my name attached to it, there was the question of why that per son in particular wante d to do it.”

Chillin’ with Chilly

Peaches’ personal my tho logy has been great for fleshing out her musical output. So, too , for her partner in crim e, Chilly Gonzales. You can’t get close to a full appreciation of his music without delving deep into the bizarre world he’s constructed for himself. His character is based on the idea of a hyper-com petitive Jewish supervillain who consist ently overshadows and sabotages his impressive skills as a pianis t by spitting out cynical ly humorous raps and throwing himself into publicity stunts like set ting the Guinness World Record for longes t solo piano performance (over 27 hours). “I can be in any taxi in any city in the world and if they ask me what I do, I can tell them I’m a piano player who holds the Guinness World Record for the lon gest piano performance ,” explains Gonzales from New York City’s Chelsea Hotel after ma king me wait almost a full minute while he chews his kale. “Right away they know I’m an extremely compet itive motherfucker and they assume I must be pretty good at the piano. Musical genius and egomaniac: that’s pretty much the Gonzales brand right there.”

As random as his strateg y seems on the surface, when you see him perform live, all the elements come together perfectly. When you catch your breath fro m laughing at his hijinks , you suddenly realize that he’s comple tely serious about the me ssage behind the madness. Even his Ivory Tower film (featuring Pea ches as the love interest) is just another element in his fight aga inst insincere sincerity in the indie rock wo rld. “The movie has the sam e message as my songs and interviews in the past decade. It’s about not being asham ed of the competitive and possibly bitter aspects of wanting to be a performer. We could do a lot better if we owned up to being ego -driven people. I’m just trying to provid e an alternative to the fals ely modest humble indie rocker.” Don’t expect him to wis ecrack his way through Peaches Christ Superstar, though. This is more like the studio wo rk he’s done with people like Feist or Jane Birkin, where he lets his ego take a back seat and focuses on com plementing his collabora tors. However, he’s well aware of the cam py connotations this pro duction initially suggests. “Yeah, I know – we’re a couple of Jews doing Jes us in Germany.” BB

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Monarchs Pub Classic Rock Fridays Michael

Danckert, Kevin Adamson, Danny Lockwood 7 pm. oPera house The Ultimate Industry Showcase Andrea Godin, Leaving on Tuesday, Last Day Within, Mike Montoni, Kardiak Kids, House of Coconuts and others doors 6:30 pm, all ages. FPhoenix concert theatre Jingle Bell Rock 2010 The Dirty Heads. rivoli Wax Mannequin, Alphabot 8 pm. rockPile SNAFU 3D Gang of Coyotes, Seam, Dead Broke, Project Skank, Kick the Door Down Jackie, Longhawk25 6 pm. Froyal conservatory of Music Holiday Season Concert The Manhattan Transfer (jazz/pop) 8 pm. sneaky Dee’s Flatliners, Fake Problems, Menzingers, Mockingbird, Wish Me Luck (punk rock) doors 9 pm, doors 9 pm. sounD acaDeMy Alexisonfire, Four Year Strong, Norma Jean, La Dispute doors 5:30 pm, all ages. See preview, page 56. unDergrounD garage Reggae Party Band.

Folk/Blues/Country/World

the central Alec 6 to 9 pm. the central Glass Curtain 9 pm. glaDstone hotel MeloDy bar Tim Bastmeyer (blues) 7 pm.

holy oak cafe Chuck Erlichman (folk) 7:30 pm. hugh’s rooM Dala (folk) 8:30 pm. kos The Whole sheBang (blues/jazz) 9 pm. the local Shake Reel Low: Revue Cinema

Fundraiser.

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

lula lounge Evaristo Machado (salsa/Cuban

Meati (left), Poupon, and Meech are donating some of their dance tracks to charity.

Producing For Presents II Local electronic music blog ElectroTO has put together a follow-up to last year’s Producing For Presents EP, compiling tracks from up-and-coming dance producers to raise funds to buy gifts for underprivileged youth in cooperation with Heart House Hospice. Combining good deeds with booty-shaking, Producing For Presents II features a number of artists about to break out on an international level. Rynecologist was recently picked up by Boysnoize Records, which should give his career a boost since the label’s one of the biggest names in the biz. Check him out NYE at Wrongbar. As well, Meati & Meech each contribute a track. They’ve signed to Discobelle and their track Favela is topping the digital download charts. And expect to hear more from Poupon. He’s getting play from DJs like Brodinski and has a remix for AutoErotique (also at Wrongbar on NYE) slated to drop any day now. Purchase the compilation for $10 at producingforpresents.bandcamp.com. Rynecologist, Meati & Meech, Poupon, John Roman, Mekka Mekka and Zuluhuupz benjaMin boles at Wrongbar (1279 Queen West), Saturday (December 18).

troba/Latin pop) 8 pm.

lula lounge Tropical Fridays Conjunto Lacalú 10 pm.

MagPie cafe Ryan Masters & the Pinnacle

NOW’s Concerts app lets you plan your live music shows on your iPhone

People, Book, Joanna, Klarka Weinwurn (folk/roots) 9 pm. Mitzi’s sister Craig Smith & the Machine, Romney Getty, Milk Run. FMusic gallery Holiday Show kith&kin 7:30 pm. rex Hogtown Syncopators 4 pm. roc n Doc’s Marshall Dane Band (new country) 10 pm. Froy thoMson hall Holiday Heart Strings Bowfire (fiddle and violin virtuosos) 8 pm. Fsilver Dollar A Very Foggy Christmas The Foggy Hogtown Boys, Dallas Good, Shawn Creamer, Kate Rogers, Drunk Fiddling Santa (bluegrass) doors 9 pm. unDerDown Pub JP & Friends (acoustic blues/jazz) 10 pm. village vaPor lounge Kim Jarrett (folk rock) 9 pm.

Jazz/ClassiCal/experimental

back alley wooDfire bbQ & grill Gram Whitty Trio 7:30 pm. chalkers Pub Melissa Boyce Trio, Lester McLean Band 7 to 10 pm. DoMinion on Queen George Grosman’s Bohemian Swing 9 pm. gate 403 Ventana 5 Jazz Band (jazz) 5 pm. gate 403 Keiko Jazz 9 pm.

FMarkhaM theatre for the PerforMing arts Holiday Season Concert Kindred Spirits

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Orchestra, Katerina Tchoubar, Cheryl Campbell, Marta Herman, Loralie Kirkpatrick (orchestra and vocal soloists) 8 pm. olD Mill inn hoMe sMith bar Fridays To Sing About Melissa Sylianou Trio 7:30 pm. Four laDy of sorrows church Love Came Down At Christmas Victoria Scholars Men’s Choral Ensemble 8 pm. Quotes Fridays At Five Dave Dunlop (trumpet) 5 to 8 pm. rex The Maisies (three-part vocal harmony septet) 6:30 pm. rex CD release Mark McLean 9:45 pm. Fst thoMas’s anglican church A Giles Christmas In Tales Exultate Chamber Singers 8 pm. trane stuDio CD release Cadence (a cappella jazz quartet) 8 pm. Ftrinity st Paul’s church Handel’s Messiah Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra and Chamber Choir 7:30 pm. waterfalls Jim Heineman Jazz Trio 6:30 pm.

danCe musiC/dJ/lounge

Fannex wreckrooM Yes Yes Y’All De-

cember Edition Hollyrock, Sammy D, Elle ñ Nino, J-Ill, Stunts 9 pm.

beaver Eurovision (synthpop/Eurotrash). bloc twenty two Hot Sauce: Assembly DJs

Basic Soul Unit, Shingo, MissRuckus, urbansteve (tech house/deep house/dubstep/funk/ leftfield) 10 pm. boat Yacht Rock. clinton’s Dance Armstrong. cobra lounge The Fix Fridays Hennie V (house/hip-hop/club anthems). Drake hotel lounge DJ Dougie Boom doors 10 pm. eMMet ray bar JuiceBox Jam (soul) 10 pm. Ffly Dance Camp Holiday DJ Mark Falco 10 pm.5 foMo Love & Slap DJs G Spence, DomB (triphop/house) 9 pm. Ffootwork The DJs Who Stole Xmas Stefane Lippe, Deko-ze, Ticky Ty. fox & fiDDle wellesley DJ Shaq-T (top 40/ house/salsa). gooDhanDy’s Hazed DJ Sexy Pants doors 10 pm.5 harD luck bar History Of Hardcore: Year IX B7, Deztro, Unabomber, Don Ritchie, Ninjah Fireyesp, Damo vs Goreway, Robotpilot doors 10 pm. Fholy oak cafe Reggae Christmas 10 pm. hot box cafe High Grade Entertainment (reggaeR&B/oldies) 7 pm. insoMnia DJ Adam Davis (house/nu jazz). MiDPoint Fondle Em Fridays DJ Nav, DJ Standfast (hip-hop/funk/soul/rocksteady reggae) 9 pm. naco gallery cafe Tapette French Fag Party (pop/hip-hop French music party).5 the PainteD laDy DJ Matt Darlington. Parts & labour Cocksucker Blues DJs Matt, Travis & Richard (rock/punk/glam/disco) 10 pm.5 la Perla Oaxaca Bohemian Nites DJ NoLoves (funky latin). revival Afrodisiac DJs Nick Holder, Joonya T. sPorts centre cafe Raptor Fan Fridays DJ Colin Lee 7 pm. FsuPerMarket Large Marge Holiday DJ Jam Mickey D, O-God, Billionaire, Mr Mandelephant, Ballistik. this is lonDon Nic Fanciulli.

Saturday, December 18 pop/roCk/Hip-Hop/soul

alleycatz Groove Babies (rock). black swan CD release - Song Town Volume

Two: Danforth Village 8 pm. bovine sex club The Nightmares, Mr Howl, Here Below. c’est what Sarah Cripps (roots/pop) 10 pm.

chalkers Pub Soul Stew (R&B/soul/jazz/

funk) 9:30 pm.

tavern Catl Christmas party catl. 10 pm. ñ DoMinion on Queen Ronnie Hayward (rockFDakota

abilly) 4 to 8 pm.

DoMinion on Queen The Wicked Grin 8:30 pm. enwave theatre Sarah Slean doors 7:30 pm. ñ eton house Barb Wired (top 40/rock/dance)

9 pm.

graffiti’s The Sin City Boys 4 to 7 pm. graffiti’s A Very Vezi Xmas 9 pm. harleM Chris Rouse (soul) 8 pm. Fhorseshoe Xmas Concert Skydiggers, Jerry Leger doors 9 pm. ñ laMbaDina The Lion’s Den (reggae).

liberty bistro JP Saxe, TJ Whitelaw 8-11 pm. oPera house The Ultimate Industry Showcase

Peter Turns Pirate, Mykonos, the Family, Sarah Jean Villa, We Outspoken, Bite, Unbound, A Match for the Curious, Last Outlaw Society and others doors 6:30 pm, all ages. rex Justin Bacchus (funk/soul/R&B) 7 pm. Frivoli Holiday Show Benefit For The Daily Bread Food Bank and Pakistan Relief Andrew Cash, Selina Martin, Dave Bidini, Kate Rogers, Alan Park doors 8 pm. rockPile The Erotics. rose & crown Matt Morgan & Emerson Street Rhythm Band 10 pm. silver Dollar The Darcys, Whale Tooth, Rival Boys, Bravestation doors 9 pm. Fsneaky Dee’s Rockabilly for Foodshare Davis Payne Band 8 to 10 pm. FsounD acaDeMy Jingle Bell Rock 2010 My Chemical Romance all ages. Ftota lounge Christmas Kitchen Party Freeman Dre & the Kitchen Party, DJs Liem Bui, Toph Caulford, Dough Low 9 pm.

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the annex live Left 4 Dead Blues Band w/ Wayne Cass (blues/rock) 9 pm. aQuila The Ken Yoshioka Blues Band 9 pm. Faxis gallery & grill Country Christmas Show Box Full of Cash 9. FcaDillac lounge Country Christmas Show The Rizdales, Ancient Chinese Secret, Mr Rick & the Biscuits 4 to 7 pm. caDillac lounge Jack de Keyzer (blues) 10 pm. the central Rachel Delano 7 to 9 pm. the central Betty Shyne 9:30 pm. Feton house Man In Black Christmas Show Box Full of Cash 4 to 7 pm. glaDstone hotel MeloDy bar Country Saturday Michael Brennan 7 to 10 pm.

HugH’s Room Dala (folk) 8:30 pm. Lambadina Ethiopiques Tomas Ewnetu &

Meseret Addis, DJ AfroSonic (Afrobeat/disco/ top 40) 11 pm. Linuxcaffe CD release Toz 10 pm. THe LocaL Book of Gnomes. LoLa The Boot Hill Hellbillys 8 pm. Lou dawg’s Jeff Eager (acoustic) 10 pm. LuLa Lounge Robert Linares Brown, DJ Suave 10 pm. miTzi’s sisTeR Shoba. Rebas café Joanne Crabtree, Jeff Morrison (folk/blues/gospel) 4 to 7 pm. Rex Danny Marks (blues) noon. FRex Blues Christmas Raoul & the Big Time, Tyler Yarema 3:30 pm. Roc n doc’s David Rotundo & Jerome Godboo (blues) 3:30 pm. Roc n doc’s Smoke Wagon Blues Band 10 pm.

FRoyaL conseRvaToRy of music KoeRneR HaLL John McDermott 8 pm.

Jazz/ClassiCal/ExpErimEntal

bacK aLLey woodfiRe bbQ & gRiLL Denielle Bas-

sels Quintet (jazz/blues/contemporary) 9 pm. c’esT wHaT The Hot Five Jazzmakers (trad jazz) 3 pm. cHaLKeRs Pub CD release Vincent Wolfe 6 to 9 pm. gaTe 403 Jazz Brunch Tony Desmarteau noon to 3 pm. gaTe 403 Mood Swing Jazz Band 5 pm. gaTe 403 Sabor Latin Jazz Band 9 pm. FgLenn gouLd sTudio Indigo Christmas: Kwanzaa Litanies Nathaniel Dett Chorale (classical) 8 pm. La maQueTTe Pater Mathers (classical guitar) 6:30 to 9:30 pm. FLiving aRTs cenTRe Home For Christmas The Mississauga Symphony Orchestra 4 pm. FmeRcHanTs of gReen coffee Drumhand Holiday Show (percussion-heavy dance jazz) 9 pm to midnight. FmeTRoPoLiTan uniTed cHuRcH Sing With The Angels Amadeus Choir, Bach Children’s Chorus 7:30 pm. momiji susHi bisTRo J&V The Duo (jazz/pop/ R&B/easy rock/Latin) 7 pm. 918 baTHuRsT The Thing Is Tova Kardonne, Amy Medvick, Christian Overton, Trevor Falls and others (Balkan jazz fusion) 9 pm. 918 baTHuRsT Alex Samras’ Grex Robin Dann, Felicity Williams, Shannon Kerr, Toba Kardonne and others (vocal ensemble) 8 pm. oLd miLL inn Home smiTH baR Piano Masters Nancy Walker Trio 7:30 pm. Rex CD release Mark McLean 9:45 pm. FRoy THomson HaLL Sounds Of The Season Toronto Children’s Chorus 2 pm. FRoy THomson HaLL Toronto’s Biggest Messiah Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Toronto Mendelssohn Choir, Andriana Chuchman, Jill Grove, Toby Spence 8 pm. sT james caTHedRaL Gift – Concert Messiah Musicians of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra and choir 4 pm. FsT THomas’s angLican cHuRcH A Giles Christmas In Tales Exultate Chamber Singers 8 pm. FsT THomas’s angLican cHuRcH Minstrels At A Christmas Court Sine Nomine (medieval music ensemble) 8 pm. Ten feeT TaLL Jazz Cabaret Samantha Clayton 8 pm. FTRane sTudio Holiday Party Benny Del Escalante 8 pm. FTRiniTy sT PauL’s cHuRcH Handel’s Messiah Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra and Chamber Choir 7:30 pm. FT.s.T’s LauncH Pad Jerry Christmas Special Caution Jam (New Orleans jazz) 10 pm, all ages. FyoRKminsTeR PaRK baPTisT cHuRcH CP24/ CHUM Christmas Wish Concert Richard Margison, Isabel Bayrakdarian, True North Brass, the Larkin Singers, High Park Children’s Choir, the choirs of Yorkminster Park Baptist and Christ Church Deer Park doors 1 pm.

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andy PooLHaLL Cherry Bomb DJs Cozmic Cat,

Denise Benson, Sticky Cuts 9 pm. annex wRecKRoom Massive Saturdays DJ Mixnmatch, DJ Death by Awesome 10 pm. beaveR FIT Kris Steeves, Phil V. cHevaL Just Cheval Saturdays DJ Undercover. cLinTon’s Shake, Rattle & Roll Bangs & Blush (60s soul/R&R dance). cobRa Lounge The New Disco DJ Aadil. FdRaKe HoTeL undeRgRound Charity House Party doors 11 pm. dRaKe HoTeL Lounge Charity House Party doors 10 pm.

emmeT Ray baR DJ Adam King 10 pm. fLy DJs Stephan Grondin, Danny White, Gairy

Brown 10 pm.5 fomo Mingle 9 pm. fooTwoRK Nima Gorji, Addy, Maziar & Kian, Cee Cee Cox doors 10 pm. gLadsTone HoTeL baLLRoom Goin’ Steady (jump blues/doo wop/pre-soul/rockabilly) doors 10 pm. FgoodHandy’s Sodom: Toy Party DJ Sumation doors 10 pm.5 guveRnmenT Spin Saturdays Andy Moor (house/trance). FguveRnmenT The Gift Mark Oliver. HaRbouRfRonT cenTRe ice RinK I Love TO SK8 Night DJ Lux, Jedi 8 pm. insomnia Sense Saturdays DJ Charles (deep house). FLee’s PaLace Blow Up X-Mas 16th Anniversary. naco gaLLeRy cafe Alimanha Family Night DJ NoLoves, VJ Nero (Latin contemporary from Spain to Mexico). THe PainTed Lady DJ Salazar (funk/soul) 10 pm. PaRTs & LabouR Space Pussy In Heat DJs Lillith Z & Ron High Tower (punk/funk/disco) 10 pm. La PeRLa Anzola (garage/UK funk/house). FRevivaL Naughty Or Nice: The Holiday Special Edition DJs Boogeyme’n, SeDeuce, Flash Gordan. suba SPACE Jam DJ NuTone, Marcus Visionary, Gremlinz, Grizzy, Miss Blyss, Tevlon D & Detox doors 10 pm. suPeRmaRKeT Do Right Saturdays! DJs Fase, John Kong, MC Abdominal 11:30 pm. suTRa The Bridge DJ Triplet (old skool hiphop). TaTToo RocK PaRLouR DJs Trevor & Orly (dance rock). TeRanga Funkété: December Edition Boogat, DJ Torres, Valeo 10 pm. THis is London London Calling (top 40/ mashup). uLTRa Signature Saturdays (mashup). FwRongbaR Producing For Presents EP Release Party: Benefit for Heart House Hospice Rynecologist, Meati & Meech, John Roman, Poupon, Mekka Mekka, Zuluhuupz (house/nu rave/techno/electronic) 10:30 pm. See profile, facing page.

THe LocaL Jack Mark’s Lost Wages (folk country) 10 pm. LuLa Lounge Salsa Brunch Mario Ochoa’s Quarteto Tradicional (Cuban son) noon & 2 pm. FmagPie cafe Stovepipe Christmas Recital (old-time/bluegrass/folk) 8 pm. miTzi’s sisTeR The Liquidaires 5 to 7 pm. PouR boy Pub Open Mic 2 to 7 pm. FRebas café Christmas party Marianne Girard (singer/songwriter) 1 to 4 pm. Roc n doc’s Chuck Jackson & the All-Stars (blues) 4 pm. suPeRmaRKeT Freefall Sundays Open Mic 8 pm. undeRdown Pub Open Mic Porter 9:30 pm.

Jazz/ClassiCal/ExpErimEntal

aLize Scott Kemp 6 to 9 pm. THe cenTRaL Association Of Improvising Musi-

cians Toronto 3 to 6 pm. de soTos Jazz Brunch Double A Jaz, Kurt Lund 11 am to 2 pm. dominion on Queen Jazz Jam 4 to 7 pm. gaTe 403 Jazz Brunch Tony Desmarteau noon to 3 pm. gaTe 403 The France St Trio 5 pm. gaTe 403 The Queen St Three 9 pm. Fmassey HaLL Sing-Along Messiah Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra & Chamber Choir 2 pm. FmeTRoPoLiTan uniTed cHuRcH Candlelight Service Of Lessons And Carols Metropolitan United Church Choir, Patricia Wright, Sarah Svendsen (organists) 7 pm.

Down At Christmas Victoria Scholars Men’s Choral Ensemble 8 pm. Rex The Giuffre Project 7 pm. FRex Holiday Soul Party Lester McLean, Michael Occhipinti, Mark McLean 9:30 pm. Rex Excelsior Dixieland Jazz noon. Rex Club Django (gypsy-swing) 3:30 pm. FRoy THomson HaLL Toronto’s Biggest Messiah Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Toronto Mendelssohn Choir, Andriana Chuchman, Jill Grove, Toby Spence 8 pm. FRoyaL yoRK Rd uniTed cHuRcH Vivaldi’s Gloria Choirs of Royal York Road United Church, Glynis Ratcliffe, William O’Meara, Valeria Kondrashov, Paul Schillaci, Robert de Vrij (soloists) 3 pm. somewHeRe THeRe sTudio Company Night Colin Anthony, Michael Kaler, Michelangelo Iaffaldano, Jim Bailey and others 8 pm. Ten feeT TaLL Jazz Matinee The Jazz Cats 3:30 pm.

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Monday, December 20 pop/roCk/Hip-Hop/soul

Fbovine sex cLub Bovine Sex Club Christmas Party The Wild Turkeys (bluegrass). cLoaK & daggeR Pub Tones (pop/folk) 9 pm. dRaKe HoTeL undeRgRound Elvis Monday Anemics, Wildcore, People of Canada, Clara Engel, Edgewater Hotel (rock/pop) doors 9 pm. HaRLem CarolynT (R&B/soul/jazz/pop/funk) 8 pm. FLoLa Dr Xmas. Roc n doc’s Phil Naro & John Rogers (rock) 9 pm. wRongbaR Steve Mason, Cast Spells, Grey Kingdom (Beta Band member) 9 pm.

Folk/BluEs/Country/WorlD

cadiLLac Lounge Open Stage Sam & Meghan

10 pm.

THe cenTRaL Alex Andrews 6 to 9 pm. THe cenTRaL Words And Music With Friends And Family 8 pm.

dave’s gouRmeT Pizza The Monday Sessions Open Jam Pete Eastmure 7:30 pm.

beaveR L Wildman, Jonny ‘88. cHevaL She’s With Us Sundays. cHuRcHiLL Tighten Up DJ Cozmic Cat (jazz/ soul).

HenHouse CHAPS DJ Stuberman, DJ Ian (gar-

age-rock/post-punk, indie) 10 pm.5 TaTToo RocK PaRLouR Trash Palace (mashups).

fRee Times café Open Stage Signe Miranda 7:30 pm.

gRaffiTi’s Kevin Quain’s Gutbucket Saloon 6

to 9 pm.

FHugH’s Room Have A Bluesy Christmas David Rotundo Band, Paul Reddick, Danny Marks, Dawn Tyler Watson.

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Gospel Christmas “A surge of joy” Project

Sunday, December 19

midPoinT Kingsley Ettienne Trio 3 to 7 pm. naco gaLLeRy cafe Faun Trio (jazz) 7 pm. FouR Lady of soRRows cHuRcH Love Came

– LIVE MUSIC REPORT

THIS FRIDAY

pop/roCk/Hip-Hop/soul

cLoaK & daggeR Pub Gospel Sundays Reunion 9 pm.

daKoTa TaveRn Kate Maki & Frederick Squire. ñ dominion on Queen Rockabilly Brunch 11 am to 3 pm.

gLadsTone HoTeL baLLRoom CD Launch Alexis O’Hara 8 pm.

gRaffiTi’s Blackmetal Brunch 11 am to 5 pm. gRaffiTi’s Michael Brennan 4 to 7 pm. HoRsesHoe S Carey doors 8 pm. HugH’s Room The Good Lovelies 8:30 pm. FoPeRa House I’ll Be Home For Christmas

Concert: benefit for Red Door Family Shelter Archer. FTHe PainTed Lady Rockin’ Xmas Party Kevin Hearn, Peirson Ross, Big Pat Hearn, Big Rude Jake, Chris Bottomely and others 8 pm. RePosado Ancient Chinese Secret (instrumental). Roc n doc’s The Bottle Devils (rock) 9 pm. sneaKy dee’s Flatliners, Fake Problems, Menzingers, Mockingbird, Wish Me Luck (punk rock) doors 9 pm, doors 9 pm. sound academy Danny Fernandes, JRDN, Mia Martina, Aleesia doors 6:30 pm, all ages. TaTToo RocK PaRLouR DJ Enferno.

Folk/BluEs/Country/WorlD

aQuiLa Sunday Junction Jam The New Mynah Birds, Jake Chisholm 3:30 pm. FcadiLLac Lounge Christmas Show Scotty Campbell (country) 4 pm. THe cenTRaL Robin Jessome 9 pm. eLLingTon’s cafe Open Mic: Poetry & Music Ruben ‘Benny’ Esguerra 11 am to 2 pm. emmeT Ray baR Bluegrass Jam 9 pm. gLadsTone HoTeL meLody baR Bluegrass Sunday Makita Hack & the Logrollers (roots/ bluegrass/hardcore) 5 to 8 pm. gRossman’s Blues Jam Brian Cober 9:30 pm. HoLy oaK cafe 54-45 (Moroccan music) 9 pm. HoT box cafe Open Mic 7 pm. THe LocaL Dan Boniferro noon. THe LocaL Chris Coole (banjo) 5 pm.

WITH ILL SCARLETT & REBEL EMERGENCY DECEMBER 17 / THE PHOENIX HOSTED BY JOSIE

THIS SATURDAY

WITH DEARLY

BELOVED

DECEMBER 18 / SOUND ACADEMY HOSTED BY FEARLESS FRED

PLUS: BOOKIE’S CHRISTMAS COVERS NIGHT DEC 21 / HORSESHOE TAVERN

“DUANE GRETZKY” (SECRET SURPRISE GUESTS!), GENTLEMAN HUSBANDS, OPERATION MD (CONE FROM SUM 41) SAN SEBASTIAN & ORGAN THEIVES $1 FROM EVERY TICKET SOLD WILL GO THE DAILY BREAD FOOD BANK & NON PERISHABLE FOOD ITEMS WILL BE COLLECTED AT ALL SHOWS

Two shows only

Sunday December 19, 2 & 7pm

Andrew Craig returns with this celebrated and awe-inspiring performance that transforms traditional holiday classics into joyous Gospel masterpieces. Don’t miss Toya Alexis, Alana Bridgewater, Kellylee Evans, Chris Lowe and the Gospel vocal ensemble of Sharon Riley and Faith Chorale Tickets: $45 students $30

ON SALE NOW AT TICKETMASTER

Resident Artist Program:

Public Support:

Ticket prices subject to HST & service charges Photo: Brian Naimer

NOW december 16-22 2010

collective concerts Performing Together for the First Time in Over 15 Years!

www.collectiveconcerts.com

416-598-0720

suicide machines

with bleeker ridge & rise to order

the snips

Performing songs from ‘Hollywood Town Hall’ & ‘Tomorrow the Green Grass”

TuesdaY

JanuaRY 18th

Gary Louris Mark Olson Tim O’Reagan Karen Grotberg Marc Perlman

THe PHOenix $ 29.50 advance

the heatskores thurs december 30 the mod club

$16.50

advance • All-AGES

best coast

thurs december 23 @ opera house all-ages • $ 17.50 advance

wavves no joy

sun february 6 the phoenix

$18.00

advance • All-AGES

haste the day • finAl tour! •

sunday

march 13 sound academy advance + FF all- ages advance + FF (19 +) VIP Balcony

$ 34.50

$ 49.50

on sale FrIday @ 10am

thurs march 3 annex wreckroom $17.50

advance

with Wye OaK

Tues

February 1

the sound AcAdemy

the

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

creepshow

thurs march 17 the mod club

$15.00

advance - All AGES

sun february 13 @ the phoenix all-ages • $23.00 advance

Tuesday February 15 The Sound Academy

All-Ages • $30.00 advance GA • $40.00 advance VIP 60

december 16-22 2010 NOW

Friday december 17 (19+) sunday december 19 (all ages) @ sneaky dee’s | $15.00 advance faKe probleMs Menzingers mockINGbIrd, wISH me Luck

flatlineRS wed january 12 @ horseshoe tavern | $10.00 adv

the Novacks + BiBlical + DeaN lickyer

Friday december 17 & sat december 18

annual x-mas shows

$13.50

advance • 9:00pm doors

DaNce

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

FLASH LIGHTNIN’

Friday december 31

monday

january 17

the drake | $10.50 adv

cave oberhofer nye Dj trevor cloud nothings

SkydIGGerS jesse the queers Julie monday january 17 @ horseshoe tavern | $15.00 advance

saturday january 22

$20.00

s carey malin iver

with White hinterland

monday december 20 | PwyC

electric xmas 2 seaN warD

hosted by tons of musical guests

wednesday december 22

panda Slap Courtney Wells Mother leeds

tuesday december 21

to Saturday

december 25

horseshoe tavern | $13.50 advance

(sum 41)

boxing day blowout!

schomberg Fair cavaliers stables

wed december 29 | $18.50 adv - detroit high-energy rock

eleCtriC six songs froM a rooM + Millions of brazillians no cover! 10th anniveRSaRY neW YeaRS eve paRtY!

Friday december 31 | $25.00 advance - outside music

THe SAdIeS

deloro + the Weirdies artist bookings: craig@horseshoetavern.com or 416-598-0720

horseshoetavern.com 370 Queen St. WeSt / Spadina 416-598-4226 • 1947 to 2010

doiron

saturday january 29 @ Lee’s Palace | $15.00 advance

the besnard lakes with

suuns

wed december 29 horseshoe tavern |

$18.50

thursday december 16

white

gravity wave

HuroN + duSTIN joNeS

alberta advantage cowbell rebekah higgs oklahoma $16.50

sat december 18 |

advance

electRic

$12.50

$ 10.00

adv

advance

saturday february 19 @ Lee’s Palace | $20.00 advance

rasputina

six MarK KozeleK tuesday

Friday december 17

rural

blow up the radio dept.

(sHHH. it’s a secret)

sunday december 26 | $7.00

apers & tHe riptiDes

thurs february 3 @ horseshoe

monday february 7 @ Lee’s Palace |

Duane Gretzky Gentleman HusbanDs tHe OperatiOn mD san sebastian organ thieves

blaCK lungs + the JunCtion + orphan Choir

december 24

Lee’s Palace | $20.00 advance Long beach, ca indie rock

Jingle bell rock

Moneen Friday

bruce springsteen meets the replacements

Friday march 18

Hosted by booKie (17th Year)

thurs december 23 | $13.50 adv - Xmas extravaganza

closed for holidays

Friday january 28

advance

sunday december 19 | $11.50 advance

of bon

with

for earTh the coNcretes hooray

horseshoe tavern | $13.50 advance

with JeRRY leGeR

with

x-mAS 16TH ANNIverSAry

thurs december 30 | $ 6.00

WhiSkeY MoRninG bombs Tess McGuire thomas paxton-beezley

advance

thurs december 23 | $ 7.00 x-mas punk rock

bathurst queens the swaBs sKullians • ivs Closed for holidays Friday

december 24 to WedneSday

december 29 thursday january 6 | $ 6.00

reD Nightfall couNterpoiNt march fourth 9 liveS & countinG

Friday december 31

$ 20.00

advance - 8:30 doors

march 22

Lee’s Palace | $17.50 adv

saturday january 29

the drake | $12.00 adv - earLy show

wednesday february 2 el mocambo | $10.00 advance

twiN young

how to Dress well tigers february 2

horseshoe | $10.00 advance

february 19

el mocambo | $12.00 adv

march 6 sneaky dee’s $13.50

catl

saturday january 15 | $24.50 advance

cracker the Moondoggies

baths braiDs revolver with

PariS France - Folk PoP

dreadnoughts acid mother’s temple

advance - all aGeS

prisms

thursday march 3 @ drake underground

saturday

sunday

drake underground | $10.00 advance

sEattlE wa - FlEEt FoxEs mEEts Band oF horsEs Folk rock

wednesday

New years eve!

monday february 7

Friday april 8 @ el mocambo | $15.00 adv

With

the resignators

www.collectiveconcerts.com

shilpa ray & her happy hooKers

Advance Tickets @ ticketmaster.ca or 416-870-8000 • Horseshoe Front Bar • Soundscapes • Rotate This

performing keroseNe hat in its entirety

CaMper van beethoven performing key lime pie in its entirety

artist bookings: 416-598-0720 or ben@leespalace.com

leespalace.com 529 bloor Street WeSt / bathurSt NOW december 16-22 2010

clubs&concerts THE OSSINGTON THU 16 SOUNDCLASH Holiday Edition.

The epic and unmissable battle of Pirates Blend vs Blk Btlz continues

FRI 17 SEXUAL HEALING Everybody heal now. All hits, no misses, all night

SAT 18 FRIENDSHIP w/DJ Hi Mom The best night going. Give yourself the gift of friendship.

SUN 19 BRASS FACtS tRIvIA –

7pm Toronto’s best quiz night, followed at 10pm by...UNLIMITED SUNDAY with Elijah & Boo... ultimate anything goes groove party.

MON 20 LION’S DEN Authentic Jamaican reggae dance party with Julion and crew.

TUe 21 tICH MAREDZA Live African music. The real deal.

wed 22 BRIGHt LIGHtS, BIG CItY The return of Wes and all that he brings.

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The LocaL The Local’s 6th Birthday Party. MiTzi’s sisTer Vinyl release Danny Laj. The PainTed Lady Open Mic Mondays 9 pm. rePosado Mezcal Mondays Lucas Stagg,

Chris Bennett.

Jazz/ClassiCal/ExpErimEntal

FdoMinion on Queen A Very Merry T.Dot Chrismas Musical Comedy Cabaret 8 pm. doMinion on Queen Jorge & Sarah Quartet 8 pm. eMMeT ray Bar Dan in E or F (jazz) 9 pm. rex Peter Hill Quintet 6:30 pm. rex Crusader Rabbit 9:30 pm. Froy ThoMson haLL Toronto’s Biggest Messiah Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Toronto Mendelssohn Choir, Andriana Chuchman, Jill Grove, Toby Spence 8 pm. FsT PaTrick’s caThoLic church That Choir Carols: A Child’s Christmas In Wales That Choir (choral music) 8 pm.

DanCE musiC/DJ/loungE

aLLeycaTz Salsa Night DJ Frank Bischun. Beaver Kicking And Screaming DJ Patrick Von

Ghostwolf, George Burt. drake hoTeL Lounge 86’D DJ Johnny Strychnine doors 7 pm. drake hoTeL Lounge 86’D Boot Knives doors 10 pm. goodhandy’s T-Girls Go Wild DJ Cesar doors 8 pm.5 insoMnia DJs Topher & Oranj (rock).

Tuesday, December 21 pop/roCk/Hip-Hop/soul

Bovine sex cLuB Lower End, One-Eyed Muskrats.

korova MiLkBar Friendly Rich & the Lollipop

People 10 pm.

eLizaBeTh TheaTre Peaches Peaches, Chilly Gonzales ñChrist Superstar doors 7 pm, all ages. See cover story, page 54. FQueen

The WiLson 96 Steve Puchalski, Dave Picco 9 pm.

TOP 10

RINGTONES 11

3 44

All I Want For Christmas Is You Mariah Carey Runaway Kanye West Bottoms Up Trey Songz What’s My Name Rihanna Hold My Hand Michael Jackson

Firework Katy Perry

The Time (Dirty Bit) The Black Eyed Peas

Black And Yellow Wiz Khalifa

99 10 10

We R Who We R Ke$ha Animal Neon Trees

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december 16-22 2010 NOW

annex WreckrooM Drummers in Exile (drum circle) 8:30 pm.

caMeron house Jadea Kelly 6 pm. The cenTraL Andrea Caswell 9 pm. cLoak & dagger PuB Slocan Ramblers (bluegrass) 10 pm.

gaTe 403 Julian Fauth (barrelhouse) 9 pm. gLadsTone hoTeL MeLody Bar Colorblind

Brian’s Blues Campfire 7 to 11 pm. Fhugh’s rooM Have A Bluesy Christmas David Rotundo Band, Paul Reddick, Danny Marks, Dawn Tyler Watson. The LocaL Jake Chisholm (blues). MiTzi’s sisTer Nancy Dutra (bluegrass & oldtime). The PainTed Lady Don’t Worry Darlin’ (country rock) 9 pm. FreBas café Solstice Celebration 6:30 to 9 pm. roc n doc’s Marshall Dane (new country/ pop) 9 pm. siLver doLLar Ghostwalk Creek, Black Pistol Fire, Proxy Set, Johnny Lane doors 8 pm. sLack’s Kim Jarrett (folk rock) 9 pm.

Jazz/ClassiCal/ExpErimEntal

aLLeycaTz Carlo Berardinucci Band (swing/ jazz) 8:30 pm. FcadiLLac Lounge Fundraiser for the Parkdale Food Bank Gypsy Rebels (gypsy jazz). czehoski The Waxotic Players Nathan Hiltz, Beverly Taft 8 pm. doMinion on Queen Corktown’s Django Jam 8:30 pm. gaTe 403 Jorge Gavidia Jazz & Blues Band 5 pm. hoLy oak cafe Bug Nite (jazz) 9 pm. rex Rex Jazz Jam 9:30 pm. Froy ThoMson haLL Toronto’s Biggest Messiah Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Toronto Mendelssohn Choir, Andriana Chuchman, Jill Grove, Toby Spence 8 pm. Trane sTudio Piano Series Hilario Duran Trio 8 pm.

DanCE musiC/DJ/loungE

goodhandy’s T-Girls Go Wild DJ Cesar doors

8 pm.5

THURSDAY DecembeR 16 • 7Pm DRS

PARTY FOR• A GOAT

MARK FERRARI ALASKA 87 IAIN FERGUSON • THE COOL HANDS

DJ MATT MEDLEY Friday december 17

drake hoTeL By Divine Right, the Luyas, the Skeletones Four (rock/pop) doors 8 ñ pm. See profile, this page. fox & fiddLe WeLLesLey Pedestrian Plight (indie folk rock/covers) 9 pm. hugh’s rooM Arrogant Worms 8:30 pm. iMPeriaL PuB Kilowatt (funk/R&B jam) 9:30 pm. FrivoLi Darrelle London Holiday Jam Mandippal, Amber, Little Criminals doors 8 pm. suPerMarkeT Wednesdays Go Pop! Julie C, Melissa Cameron, Lisa McCallum doors 9 pm.

every saturday

SUnDAY DecembeR 19 • 7Pm All AgeS

THE FLATLINERS • FAKE PROBLEMS THE MENZINGERS MOCKINGbIRD wISH ME LUCK

THUR DEC 16

HANGTIME W/ THE DAILY TIMES & TOXIC DEATHULA + DJ CACTUS FRI DEC 17 • KILL THE 8 CHRISTMAS PARTY

DIEMONDS SAT DEC 18

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THE NIGHTMARES W/ MR. HOWL HERE BELOW

monday december 20

MON DEC 20 • BOVINE/SHANGHAI COWGIRL/WATUSI X-MESS PARTY

LEGENDS OF KARAOKE HOSTED bY CLAIRE bEAR & JOHN JOSEPH PITTS every wednesday

wHAT’S POPPIN’ 90’S HIP HOP PARTY

metal health dance party rob dyer dance party funreal new years

aQuiLa Jon Brooks & Greg Quill (folk/blues) 9 cLoak & dagger PuB Chris Eakins (folk/rock)

Fgeorge’s PLay The Steve Roseland Show: Big Country Christmas Al Kenny, Gary Morin, Mark Jacob.5 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. MiTzi’s sisTer The Unknown Bluesmen. roc n doc’s Krista Blondin (R&B) 9:30 pm. seanachai Keith Jolie 8 pm. siLver doLLar High Lonesome Wednesday: Big City Bluegrass Crazy Strings 9:30 pm.

LIVE KARAOKE W.

THE WILD TURKEYS

(EX-DAYGLOS, SINISTERS, RONAN FROM IMPERIAL TATTOO) BAR SERVICE PROVIDED BY SWEATY BETTY'S STAFF

TUES DEC 21 • Pink & Black Attack Presents:

LOWER END & ONE-EYED MUSKRATS FRI DEC 31 • NEW YEARS EVE

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542 Queen St W

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Moodswinger – a 12-string electric zither with an extra bridge that produces ominous overtones – define the Luyas’ space-pop sound? Nope. “We’re working on a series of videos in which each of us gets to star,” Stein explains. “Derrick Belcham, who shot and conceived it with me, is terribly gifted at pulling people out of themselves. We made the whole thing for $40.” Fun facts: the Luyas recorded Too Beautiful at Kensington Market’s 6 Nassau. Album guests include Owen Pallett, Arcade Fire’s Sarah Neufeld, Daniel Romano and others. At the Drake Underground (1150 Queen West), Wednesday (December 22). carLa giLLis

The LocaL Make Out Wednesdays The Ron Leary Quintet. MezzeTTa Michael Occhipinti Duo 9 pm. rex Heavy Weather (Weather Report tribute) 9:30 pm. rex Griffith/Hiltz Trio 6:30 pm. Froy ThoMson haLL Christmas With The TSO Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Mike Eldred, Etobicoke School of Arts Chorus, Canadian Children’s Opera Company 8 pm. Trane sTudio Piano Series: Thelonious Monk Tribute The Robbie Botos Trio 8 pm. underdoWn PuB Rita di Ghent (nu-jazz/soul) 7 pm.

DanCE musiC/DJ/loungE

BLondies OVRFLO Wednesdays gaDJet, Nikola, Chico Pacheco (deep house/classics) 9 pm.

Jazz/ClassiCal/ExpErimEntal

Brassaii Les Nuits DJ Dlux, DJ Undercover. foMo Hybernate Vinny Grüvhunter (soulful

8:30 pm.

goodhandy’s T-Girls Go Wild DJ Cesar doors

aLLeycaTz Carlo Berardinucci Band (jazz/pop)

chaLkers PuB Girls’ Night Out Jazz Lisa Particelli (jazz) 8 pm. doMinion on Queen Corktown Uke Jam 8 pm. eMMeT ray Bar Newer Than Used (jazz) 9 pm. gaTe 403 Jenelle Monique Jazz Band 5 pm. gaTe 403 Margot Roi Jazz Band 9 pm.

Adv TIcKETS @ TIcKETMASTER, ROTATE ThIS, SOuNdScAPES

60’S POP AND SOUL

Folk/BluEs/Country/WorlD 10 pm.

THE FLATLINERS • FAKE PROBLEMS THE MENZINGERS MOCKINGbIRD wISH ME LUCK

SHAKE A TAIL

Being in the Luyas must be a riot right now. The four-year-old Montreal band has a record, Too Beautiful To Work, coming out on the hip Dead Oceans label February 22, they just wrapped up a mini-tour with the Antlers, and their striking video for Tiny Head from the impending sophomore album debuted on Pitchfork last week. Buzzy buzz buzz. The entire video features singer/ guitarist Jessie Stein singing straight into the camera, portrait-style. The other three Luyas – Mathieu Charbonneau, Pietro Amatro and Stefan Schneider – don’t appear in it at all. Is it because Stein’s ethereal vocals and

Wednesday, December 22

Awards 7 pm.

$3.25 BREAKFAST • MON - FRI 11AM- 4PM

The Luyas

pm.

cadiLLac Lounge The Neil Young’uns 8:30 pm. The cenTraL Toronto Independent Music booking@sneaky-dees.com

Space pop

rePosado Alien Radio DJ Gord C.

pop/roCk/Hip-Hop/soul

dec 23 dec 26 dec 31

Folk/BluEs/Country/WorlD

house) 9 pm.

8 pm.5

henhouse Snakepit (queer dance party) 10 pm.5

insoMnia DJ Parro (house). rePosado Sol Wednesdays Spy vs Sly vs Spy. ToTa Lounge Wasabii Wednesdays DJs Mr

Brown, Kapulet, High Tolerance Sound Crew (dubstep/drum & bass) 9 pm. 3

THE DAKOTA TAVERN 10pm Jack

marks & his lost Wages leon knight Fri Dec 17 & 7-9pm the neon lights 10pm Joanne mackell & tru grit

Thu Dec 16

tHuRsDAY DecembeR 16tH

Art BAr: 7:30pm - 11:30pm eARlY Monthly SegMentS #23 Will Munro'S FAvouriteS bY DonAtion Melody BAr: 9pm - 12Am Thursday NighT CoNfideNTial preseNTs urBAn PreAcher FRee

Sat Dec 18

FRiDAY DecembeR 17tH

Melody BAr: 7pm - 10pm tiM BAStMeyer FRee Melody BAr: 10pm - 2Am KArAoKe w/ peteR stYles FRee Melody BAr: 7pm - 10pm Mill sTreeT CouNTry saTurdays preseNT MichAel BrennAn FRee Melody BAr: 10pm - 2Am KArAoKe w/ peteR stYles FRee BAllrooM: 10pm - 2:30Am goin' SteAdy 50'S/60'S dAnce PArty! $5 beFoRe 11pm, $10 AFteR

glAdStone gAllery: 11Am - 4pm the WAndering Winter crAFt FAir FRee Melody BAr: 5pm - 8pm Mill sTreeT Bluegrass suNdays preseNTs MAKitA hAcK & the logrollerS FRee Melody BAr: 8pm - 11pm AlexiS ohArA'S ‘elliPSiS' cD lAuncH FRee

FOGGY HOGTOWN BOY S THE

monDAY DecembeR 20tH

glAdStone gAllery: 12pm - 5pm reSidentS Without BorderS Photo exhiBition FRee 3rd & 4th FloorS: 12pm - 5pm hArd tWiSt 2010: chroMA FRee

tuesDAY DecembeR 21st

Melody BAr: 7pm - 11pm colorBlind BriAn'S BlueS cAMPFire FRee

weDnesDAY DecembeR 22nD loBBy: 2pm - 3pm 5th AnniverSAry guided tour oF the hotel FRee

1214 queen st w 416.531.4635 www.gladstonehotel.com

★

★ ★

★

218 Ossington Ave. (647) 213-LADY

Thu Dec 16 ★ 9pm DJ Matt Darlington

EVERYONE’S TALKING ◆ DANCE ARMSTRONG

groovy thursday! the most sacred...new & old!

Fri Dec 17 ★ 10pm DJ Joey sloan w/anastasia Sat Dec 18

Thu 16 ◆ Fri 17

Sat 18 ◆

SHAKE, RATTLE & ROLL: 60’s Soul,

Rock & Roll Dance Party DRINK, DANCE, GET MESSY W/ THE GIRLS OF BANGS&BLUSH Mon 20 ◆

QUIZ NIGHT w/TERRANCE BALAZO

Sun 26 ◆

BANGS&BLUSH

BOXING DAY PARTY 60’s Soul, Rock & Roll Dance Party Fri 31 ◆

SHAKE A TAIL

NEW YEARS

2 011

ON E N I G H T O N LY

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

Sun Dec 19

Mon Dec 20 Tues Dec 21 Wed Dec 22

dirty disco, freaky funk, ol’school hiphop & sexy bartop burlesque! ★ 10pm MUsiC By salaZar w/Honey B. HinD only the greasiest, deep friedest & holiest & sexy bartop burlesque of course! ★ 8pm roCkin’ XMas Party feat. Kevin Hearn, Spooky Ruben, Great Bob Scott & many more. $15 cover advance tix available at ticketscene.ca ★ 9pm tHe laDy wants yoU! for oPen MiC MonDays: a free JaM! Got talent? That special mojo? Bring it! ★ 9pm Don’t worry Darlin’ booze soaked country & americana classics PWYC ★ Patron aPPreCiation nigHt!

D ec 19 ★ 8pm ★ $ 15 cover tix available @ ticketscene.ca/thepaintedlady

Wed Dec 22 10pm the sure things ANNIVERSARY 249SHOWS! OssingtOn Ave (just north of Dundas)

416-850-4579 · thedakotatavern.com

frI dEC 17 • 8pM • $10

Wax MaNNEQUIN w/ alphabOT

SaT dEC 18 • drS 8pM • $18

mouThParTs & wings PresenTs

the Christmas show hosT: mia sheard w/ andrew cash, seLina marTin, dave Bidini, kaTe rogers, aLan Park and more!

CRAZY STRINGS

Proceeds go to the Daily Bread Food Bank & relief for Pakistan. Non-perishable food items welcomed.

BLACK PISTOL FIRE

SUN dEC 19 • drS 8:30pM • $5

laUGh saBBath:

Proxy Set, Johnny Lane GHOSTWALK CREEK

the loner show!

hOSTEd bY brIaN barlOW

THE AURAS

LAUGH SABBATH, EVERY SUNDAY AT THE RIVOLI! WWW.laUGhSabbaTh.COM MON dEC 20 • drS 8:30pM • pWYC MC arthUr siMeon

Buddy Black, Cold Dead Hands

UNION DUKE, BON CHAPEAU

Nile SeguiN, Steve Scholtz,allySoN Smith, trixx

UNSEEN STRANGERS

anD More!

alTdOTCOMEdYlOUNGE.COM

w/ Smokey Folk, Ewan Dobson

TUE dEC 21 • drS 8:30pM • pWYC the heaDline series feat: shoeless MC DeBra DiGiovanni

aLL Star Lineup ★

★ Kevin Hearn

Chris Bottomely Chris Gartner SpooKey ruben Clay Tyson great bob Scott Clive Smith peirSon roSS Donne Roberts Frisky Brown Big Pat Hearn Big Rude Jake Gene Hardy (of Barenaked Ladies)

Honey Novick J.P Saxe Jeff Vegas Kyree Vibrant Mellony Melody Robert Scott Roger Clown

and more to come… stay tuned!

Bash 2011

New Year FridaY

12.31.10

with Special gueStS SmellS like the 80’S elephaNt empire anD More!

BLOODSHOT BILL w/

SkETChCOMEdYlOUNGE.COM WEd dEC 22 • 8pM • $7

Darrelle lonDon

The Mercy Now

MaNdIppal & aMbEr aNd lITTlE CrIMINalS

DJ Mark ‘BBQ’ Sultan and special guests from Berlin...

DJ RED DAWN

ThUrS dEC 23 • 9pM • $5

The BeaT Lounge ToronTo’s Producer showcase

Sphinxs, The Strangers,

DJ DAN ARGET SUMMER OF ‘92

frI dEC 31 - NEW YEarS EVE

FooTPrinTs + BumP n husTLe + hoTsTePPer

QUEEN LICORICE Dirty Mags, Professor

LIQUOR STORE

416.763.9139 • SILVERDOLLARROOM.COM

collett

Tix: Rotate This, Soundscapes, GalleryAC.com

GET TICKETS NOW! New Years Eve Bloodshot BBQ Bash!

Rockin’ Xmas Party

8-10pm kati maki & freD squire 10pm the beauties

hosted by Jason

Rival Boys, Bravestation

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bluegrass brunch

Tue Dec 21 10pm basement revue

WHALE TOOTH

Th e P a i n Te D La D y

11-3pm

Mon Dec 20 10pm the rattlesnake choir

THE DARCYS

penny@gladstonehotel.com

416-535-9541 WWW.CLINTONS.CA W of Bathurst

Sun Dec 19

Party Wallet & Co.

sunDAY DecembeR 19tH

catl

christmas

CREATION RECORDS!

sAtuRDAY DecembeR 18tH

693 Bloor St. W

10pm

486 SPADINA AVE. @ COLLEGE ★★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ THU DEC 16 Live Tribute to... ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ------- perform -------★ ★ RIDE, PRIMAL SCREAM ★ ★ JESUS & MARY CHAIN ★ ★ OASIS, ADORABLES and ★ ★ ★ ★ THE SUPER FURRY ANIMALS ★ ★ plus! DRUNK WOMAN ★ ★ ★ ★ and SPITFIST @ 9:20pm ★ ★ FRI DEC 17 ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ present ★ ★ ★ ★ It’s A Very ★ ★ ★ ★ Foggy Christmas ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ w/ Dallas Good (The Sadies), ★ ★ Shawn Creamer (The Beauties), ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ and Kate Rogers ★ ★ Adv tix @ RT, SS, H&M or at the door ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ SAT DEC 18 The UNTOLD CITY presents ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ HIGH LONESOME WEDNESDAY • 9:30PM ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ BIG CITY BLUEGRASS ★ ★ ★ FEATURING MEMBERS OF ★ ★ THE FOGGY HOGTOWN BOYS ★ ★ & THE CREAKING TREE ★ ★ STRING QUARTET ★ ★ ★ From AUSTIN, Texas ★ ★ ★ TUE DEC 21 ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ THU ★ ★ DEC 23 ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Bluegrass Holiday Jam TUE DEC 28 ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 9PM ★ ★ FRIDAY DECEMBER 31 ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Live! ★ ★ Full Band! ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ PLUS! Adv. Tix @ ★ ★ RT, SS, H&M ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ THU JAN 6 ★ John Holmes Book Club ★ ★ ★ ★ DAVID McFARLANE BAND ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ FRI JAN 7 ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ OSCAR TANGO @ 9:30 pm ★ ★ ★ ★ SAT JAN 8 (Detroit) ★ ★ ★ ★ Black Magic Fox (EP Release) ★ ★★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

PresenT: nYe2011 • Taking over The rivoLi! $25 adv ticks avail from: Play De Record, Soundscapes, Cosmos, Rotate This COMING SOON Dec 22 - Darrelle lonDon Dec 30 - tin star orphans may 31 - steve hofstetterr

334 QUEEN ST. W. • 416.596.1908 • rivoli.ca

THEDRAKEHOTEL.CA/EVENTS TwiTTER.COm/THEDRAKEHOTEL 1150 QUEEN ST w TORONTO 416.531.5042

NOW december 16-22 2010

New Year’s Eve parties ToronTo, Canada

7 days • 50 stages • 650 bands • 40 films

play nxne 2011

welcomes...

band submissions now open more info nxne.com

MARK COATSWORTH

13-19 June 2011

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. Bovine Sex cluB New Year’s Eve with Blackie Jackett Jr, Brooklyn Fletcher, DJ Vania. Midnight toast and favours included. Doors 9 pm. $12. Tickets at the club or at Shanghai Cowgirl (538 Queen W). 542 Queen W. 416-504-4239. cAdillAc lounge The Emerson Street Band perform. $20. 1296 Queen W. 416-536-7717. clinton’S Shake A Tail New Year’s 2011 party. One night only. Dance to 60s pop and soul. 9 pm. $10 at the door. 693 Bloor W. 416-5359541. 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. 416-535-3847. drAke Hotel NYE prohibition-themed party. Revisit the Roaring Twenties with booze-filled teacups, live jazz soundscapes, top hats, moustaches, feathers and pearls. Maylee Todd and Your Boy Brian entertain. Doors 7 pm. $35. Tickets at thedrakehotel.ca. 1150 Queen W. 416-531-5042. Fly DJs Manny Lehman, Shawn Riker and Mike Vieira spin. 10 pm to 7 am. Advance $35, more at the door. 8 Gloucester. 416-410-5426.5 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. tHe gArriSon Goin’ Steady’s Chronologic dance party with DJ Shit la Merde. Dance music from 1890 to 2011, in that order. 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 (doors 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.

Venue Index

With Guests

DECEMBER 16 & 17 • SOUND ACADEMY DOORS 5 : 30PM • SHOWS 6 : 30PM • ALL AGES

TICKETS AT TICKETMASTER OUTLETS, ROTATE THIS, SOUNDSCAPES, CALL 416.870.8000, OR ONLINE AT URMUSICA.CA/TICKETS OR TEXT ‘TICKETS’ TO 4849. All dates, acts and ticket prices subject to change without notice. Ticket prices subject to applicable fees.

tickets to the WIN Dec. 17 show! th

Enter at nowtoronto.com

december 16-22 2010 NOW

Bump N Hustle’s Paul E. Lopes (left) and Mike Tull rock the Rivoli’s NYE bash.

Alize 2459 Yonge. 416-487-2771. AlleycAtz 2409 Yonge. 416-481-6865. Andy PoolHAll 489 College. 416-923-5300. tHe Annex live 296 Brunswick. 416-929-3999. Annex Wreckroom 794 Bathurst. 416-536-0346. AquilA 347 Keele. 416-761-7474. AxiS gAllery & grill 3048 Dundas W. 416-604-3333. BAck Alley WoodFire BBq & grill 188 Augusta. 416-979-5557. BAr itAliA 582 College. 416-535-3621. BeAver 1192 Queen W. 416-537-2768. BlAck moon lounge 67 Richmond W. 416-603-3100. BlAck SWAn 154 Danforth. 416-469-0537. Bloc tWenty tWo 587 College. BlondieS 1378 Queen W. 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. 416-536-7717. cAmeron HouSe 408 Queen W. 416-703-0811. 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. cHurcHill 1212 Dundas W. city PlAyHouSe tHeAtre 1000 New Westminster (Vaughan). 905-882-7469. clinton’S 693 Bloor W. 416-535-9541. cloAk & dAgger PuB 394 College. 647-436-0228. coBrA lounge 510 King W. 416-361-9004. crocodile rock 240 Adelaide W. 416-599-9751. czeHoSki 678 Queen W. 416-366-6787. dAkotA tAvern 249 Ossington. 416-850-4579. dAve’S gourmet PizzA 730 St Clair W. 416-652-2020. de SotoS 1079 St Clair W. 416-651-2109. dominion on queen 500 Queen E. 416-368-6893. drAke Hotel 1150 Queen W. 416-531-5042. el mocAmBo 464 Spadina. 416-777-1777. ellington’S cAFe 805 St Clair W. 416-652-9111.

goodHAndy’S New Year’s party with DJs T

Klinck and Cesar. Doors 10:30 pm. No cover. 120 Church. 416-760-6514.5 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. 416-869-0045. 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, Rotate This, Soundscapes and Horseshoe). 370 Queen W. 416598-4753. 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. lee’S PAlAce New Year’s Eve with Elliott Brood. Catl opens the show. Two sets, 11:15 pm & 1 am. Advance tickets $20. Tickets at Rotate, 529 Bloor W. 416-532-1598. lulA lounge Salsa New Year’s Eve threecourse 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. 416-588-0307. 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. mitzi’S SiSter The Bidiniband and guests play for this party. Yummy chili included with admission. Advance $15, $20 at the door. 1554 Queen W. 416-532-2570, mitzissister.com. monArcHS PuB Jack de Keyzer Band play this party. Glass of bubbly and party favours included. $25. 33 Gerrard W. 416-585-4352. old mill inn Home SmitH BAr Heather Bambrick & the John Sherwood Trio perform at this jazzy celebration. Dinner buffet offered from 7:30 pm. Music beings at 8:30 pm. Champagne and desserts included. $110. Reservations required. 21 Old Mill Rd. 416-236-2641. oPerA HouSe The Onyx Ball. DJ Corey Activate at this all night party from 10 pm to 6 am. Tickets at Priape (501 Church), Northbound Leather (588 Yonge). Free shuttle pro-

emmet rAy BAr 924 College. 416-792-4497. enWAve tHeAtre 231 Queens Quay W. 416-973-4000. 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. Fox & Fiddle WelleSley 27 Wellesley E. 416-9449369. Free timeS cAFé 320 College. 416-967-1078. tHe gArriSon 1197 Dundas W. gAte 403 403 Roncesvalles. 416-588-2930. george’S PlAy 504 Church. 416-963-8251. glAdStone Hotel 1214 Queen W. 416-531-4635. glenn gould Studio 250 Front W. 416-205-5555. goodHAndy’S 120 Church. 416-760-6514. grAFFiti’S 170 Baldwin. 416-506-6699. groSSmAn’S 379 Spadina. 416-977-7000. guvernment 132 Queens Quay E. 416-869-0045. HArBourFront centre 235 Queens Quay W. 416-973-4000. HArd luck BAr 812 Dundas W. HArlem 67 Richmond E. 416-368-1920. HemingWAyS 142 Cumberland. 416-968-2828. HenHouSe 1532 Dundas W. 416-534-5939. Holy oAk cAFe 1241 Bloor W. 647-345-2803. HorSeSHoe 370 Queen W. 416-598-4753. Hot Box cAFe 191A Baldwin. 416-203-6990. HugH’S room 2261 Dundas W. 416-531-6604. imPeriAl PuB 54 Dundas E. 416-977-4667. inSomniA 563 Bloor W. 416-588-3907. kenSington cornerStone reStAurAnt 2A Kensington. 647-343-1597. korovA milkBAr 488 College. 416-961-1600. koS 61 Bellevue. 416-597-6912. 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. liBerty BiStro 25 Liberty. 416-533-8828. linuxcAFFe 326 Harbord. 415-534-2116. living ArtS centre 4141 Living Arts (Mississauga). 905-306-6000.

vided by O’Grady’s (518 Church) from 10 pm. Shuttle drop off at Steamworks (540 Church) for the official after party. Advance $35, more at the door. 735 Queen E. beefdip.com.5 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. 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. 416515-7560. PHoenix concert tHeAtre Arrival 2011. Gay New Year’s event w/ DJs Patrick Guay and Mark Falco, plus live performance by Sofonda Cox. Doors 10 pm. Advance $25, more at the door. Tickets at Priape (501 Church). 410 Sherbourne. priape.com.5 rex Funky New Year’s Eve bash with Grooveyard playing R&B. 9:45 pm. $50-$60. 194 Queen W. 416-598-2475.

ricHmond Hill centre For tHe PerForming ArtS New Year’s Eve with Jackie Richardson

singing blues, jazz and gospel for this soiree. 10 pm. Tickets $50-$55. 10268 Yonge (Richmond Hill). 905-787-8811. rivoli Footprints, Bump N Hustle & Hotstepper party with two floors, three rooms of house, soul, funk, Latin, Afrobeat, old school, hip-hop and disco. DJs Jason Palma, Stuart, General Eclectic, Mike Tull, Paul E Lopes, Blueprint and Moreno. Advance tickets $25 (Play De Record, Soundscapes, Cosmos, Rotate This). 332 Queen W. 416-596-1908. Silver dollAr The Bloodshot BBQ New Year’s Eve bash with Bloodshot Bill, DJ Mark ‘BBQ’ Sultan & Red Dawn, the Mercy Now, Sphinxs, the Strangers and DJ Dan Arget. Advance $12, $15 at the door. Tickets at Rotate This, Soundscapes. 486 Spadina. 416-763-9139. 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, $30 at the door (Supermarket, Soundscapes, Play De Record). 268 Augusta. 416-840-0501. 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. 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. velvet underground New Year’s Eve. The Wilderness and Polynesian Bride perform from 9 pm ($10). Retro 80s party with DJ Hanna at 11 pm ($20). 510 Queen W. 416504-6688. WrongBAr New Year’s Eve party with Dirty Dale, Rynecologist and Nasty Nav. 10 pm to 4 am. Advance $20 (Rotate This, Soundscapes, wanttickets.com). 1279 Queen W. 416-5168677. 3

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Start It Up with Kanye West, Fabolous, Swizz Beatz and Ryan Leslie. Banks also spends plenty of time proving his rep for sharp punchlines, street tales and R&B-flavoured club anthems. Top track: Start It Up JASON RICHARDS

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Look At What The Light Did Now (Arts & Crafts) Rating: NNNN If you’re a Feist fan hoping for an intimate portrait of the musician’s personal life, you might be disappointed that this documentary concentrates more on the people around her, but that’s basically the point. She seems intent on deflecting attention to her larger team not, as it becomes clear in the end, because she’s shy and reclusive, but because her success comes from picking talented collaborators and giving them free rein to expand and enlarge her original vision. This is not a straightforward concert

film, and initially the artsy production techniques seem a little too precious. Once you get used to the approach and accept that she’s not the doc’s focal point, you’ll appreciate Look At What The Light Did Now as a uniquely honest deconstruction of the myth of the individual genius. Feist becomes what her fans and friends project onto her, a creative process almost as important as her actual songs. And if this seems a little too heady for a rock ’n’ roll movie, the bonus features contain enough traditional concert footage and music videos to satisfy those needs. BENJAMIN BOLES

DEPECHE MODE Tour Of The Universe: Barcelona 20/21.11.09 (EMI)

Rating: NNNN Judging by their ecstatic fans, a Depeche Mode concert is more of a religious experience than your average stadium event. Sure, the English new wave purveyors are looking a little rough after 30 years, but they’ve mastered the dying art of rock and roll sainthood. Captured by director Russell Thomas on the Barcelona stop of their Tour Of The Universe, the band earn deity status with this double CD/DVD, 259 minutes of non-stop synthpop splendour. Newer tracks like Wrong sit comfortably between three decades’ worth of hits, all delivered with relentless energy. Bonus features include films by Anton Corbijn, who’s maintained a faithful working relationship with DM since the 80s. Top track: track Waiting For The Night KEVIN HEGGE

(independent) Rating: No, this isn’t a reprint from 1868, and, no, we’re not talking about the German Romantic composer. This BRAHMS is a new coldwave trio from NYC, fronted by the tireless, multi-talented Cale Parks (Aloha, White Williams, Joan of Arc). Thanks to the band’s nine CMJ shows, this solid introductory EP (free on their website) is getting plenty of attention. BRAHMS’s blend of programmed beats, frosty synths, post-punk guitars and – best of all – live bass reliably delivers moody atmospheres and catchy, epic choruses. What separates them from more established coldwave revivalists like Cold Cave are Cale’s lyrics and melodies, which bristle and spark with emotion rather than sitting coolly detached. Addicting from start to finish, this is a very promising start. Top track: Another Time JORDAN BIMM

MASERATI Pyramid Of The Sun (Tem-

porary Residence Limited) Rating: N Maserati’s new release is marred by last year’s horrific and untimely passing of drummer Jerry Fuchs, who also played with !!!. Some of his last recordings appear here. The Athens band attempts to fuse its trademark instrumental post-rock sound with elements of synth-pop and dance. But – despite some glowing reviews – the results are unfortunate. The songs come off sounding like a jam session by cock rockers on their first hit of ecstasy. Despite their brevity, the songs are repetitive, wanky and almost impossible to differentiate. They make you yearn for the days before genre cross-pollination. Top track: Ruins KH

NNNN ñTHE WILDERNESS

.272 (independent) Rating: The Wilderness are well known in pockets of Toronto for their high-energy live performances, all-out glitter-filled dance parties. So it’s surprising to find their debut record a dark, elegantly crafted and, yes, subtle slice of post-punk. It’s bursting with crisp riffs, bouncy bass lines and atmospheric Ian Curtisy vocals, but instead of throwing everything at the wall at once, the band keeps a keen eye on the details. Production and pace often get overlooked on a band’s first go, but not here. Spread over 28 minutes, the five songs blend to form a continuous suite. By tempering exuberant moments with textured, groove-based passages, the shoegazestyle noise jams actually feel earned. But if you’d rather just have the party starter, head straight to Realpolitik, a crunchy synth-rocker straight out of the Interpol playbook. Top track: Realpolitik The Wilderness play the Institute for the Enjoyment of Music tonight (Thursday, December 16) and the Velvet Underground December 31. RICHARD TRAPUNSKI

HIP-HOP LLOYD BANKS H.F.M. 2 (The Hunger For

More) (G-Unit/EMI) Rating: NNN Artists who put out album sequels are often criticized for trying to capitalize on a classic work. No one will accuse G-Unit lieutenant Lloyd Banks of that with the second instalment of his uneven debut. If Raekwon’s Only Built 4 Cuban Linx Pt. II is The Godfather: Part II of hip-hop, then H.F.M. 2 is the genre’s Miss Congeniality 2: Armed & Fabulous. To its credit, however, it features a couple of the hottest rap singles to come out of New York this year: Beamer, Benz, Or Bentley featuring Juelz Santana and

FREDERICK SQUIRE March 12 (Blue Fog) Rating: NNN Frederick Squire has the blues. On his debut solo effort, the folksinger/songwriter – onehalf of the now defunct East Coast band Shotgun & Jaybird – sings tales of sadness, death and redemption, accompanied by acoustic and electric guitar and spare touches of piano and accordion. Originally released as a hand-packaged CD-R available only at shows, the album now gets a proper release on Blue Fog. And while it doesn’t chart new musical territory, there is an immediacy in its stark simplicity and bleak landscapes. It’s a quiet, unassuming debut by a talented songwriter who doesn’t require bells and whistles to make us listen closer. Top track: Old Times Past New Times Frederick Squire plays the Dakota December 19. KH

DANCE DEADMAU5 4x4=12 (Ultra) Rating: NNN Canadian electro-house producer Deadmau5 is one of the most popular dance music artists in the world, which means he’s got a target painted on his back where the critics can take aim. Haters complain that he represents the worst knuckle-dragger impulses in club music and that he’s the soundtrack of choice for Jersey Shore wannabes the world over. Fair enough, but if you listen to this disc accepting the nature of mainstream dance music, you’ve got to give him some credit for being so successful at it. The cheesy trance breakdowns and macho synth riffs aren’t exactly tasteful, but in the right context they are highly effective. He’s best at summing up all the club trends in one sound. You get the aforementioned trance and electro references, but also nods to dubstep, minimal techno, house and even disco. Those who go to genuine underground parties every weekend will find it a bit lame, but considering the work of his fellow chart-topping populists, you could do a lot worse. Top track: Animal Rights Deadmau5 pounds out the beats Boxing Day (December 26) at the Guvernment. BB

VELVET REVOLVER Live In Houston (Eagle Vision) Rating: NN

There’s a cringe-worthy between-song moment in this 2005 performance when singer Scott Weiland serves up all the music-industry types who supposedly said Velvet Revolver could never happen. Oh, really? It’s hard to envision any label suit dismissing this watered-down version of Guns N’ Roses, especially since the band’s generic live show, documented here with freshman film-school amateurism, proves they are far, far from being the rock ’n’ roll outlaws Weiland wishes they were. And while adding overdubs after the fact is hardly new to live albums or concert films, Weiland’s flawless studio-quality vocals make the audio cosmetics so glaringly obvious, you wonder if those recent YouTube-induced lip-sync accusations aren’t without merit. The only entertaining moments are the reality-show-like bits where drummer Matt Sorum gets a tongue-lashing from Duff McKagan, who also leads Weiland on a detox retreat. Images of the glammy singer meditating on a mountain are worth the price of admission alone. Top track: Fall To Pieces JASON KELLER

PHIL COLLINS Going Back: Live at Roseland Ballroom, NYC (Eagle Vision) Rating: NN

Strong-armed by his label to recreate live and promote his recent Motown covers album, Going Back, Phil Collins looks entirely put off by the prospect. Dressed for the boardroom, he’s propped up in front of a bandstand stage at New York’s Roseland Ballroom and expected to enact someone’s kooky idea of a retro revue. It’s got to be one of the oddest performances of his career. Pacing madly and crooning soul staples like (Love Is Like A) Heatwave, Jimmy Mack and Nowhere To Run, Collins doesn’t seem uncomfortable with the material; he nails every tune with precision and improves covers like his 1983 hit You Can’t Hurry Love. But he delivers the tunes with joylessness and speed. Perhaps the extras reveal too much: Collins moans about the project and cracks the whip over his hired musicians. Makes you wonder if he’s just an old crank. Top track: You Can’t Hurry Love JK

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High-schoolteacher-turnedcomic Gerry Dee could be coming to your TV screen real soon.

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A Gerry good year Stand-up Gerry Dee gets laughs and – in the spirit – gives back By GLENN SUMI GERRY DEE & FRIENDS HOLIDAY SHOW with Dee, Frank Spadone, Darrin Rose, Matt Baram and Naomi Snieckus. Presented by 7Up at the Panasonic Theatre (651 Yonge). Friday (December 17) at 8 pm. $49.50 (partial proceeds to CHUM Christmas Wish). 416-872-1212, gerrydee. com, mirvish.com.

talking on the phone with comic Gerry Dee isn’t a relaxing experience. He’s not intense (he actually exudes the same laid-back vibe as in his act), but there’s so much going on around him that it’s hard to focus. I hear traffic, the ping, ping, ping

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of an opened car door, the aggressive electronic beep of an automatic lock. Plus peals of laughter. “I’m in Costco right now,” explains the Toronto comic. “My two daughters are in the cart. They can’t move – my wife’s pushing them around. “I remember years ago watching Will Ferrell in Old School. When his character said he was going to Home Depot, I never got how true that was. Costco is a big night for us. Jealous?” It’s the kind of easy-to-relate-to story that’s won him legions of fans here and in the U.S., where his exposure skyrocketed after he made the finals of the reality show Last Comic

Standing in 2007 (the same year Debra DiGiovanni made the cut). Lately, Dee’s made the move to larger houses – not just clubs like Yuk Yuk’s, where he still occasionally polishes his act, but theatres like the Panasonic. He hopes tomorrow’s show becomes an annual holiday fundraising tradition. “I thought of using a tour promoter, but I looked at the bottom line and it just wasn’t worth it,” he says. “Just For Laughs asked me to do their tour, but I looked at their offer and said, ‘You know what, I’ll make 20 or 30 times this myself.’” Which means he makes those cold

calls to book theatres or radio ads himself. “At my level, you’d think I’d have 10 people handling everything, but I don’t. It’s just me.” All this could change, especially if the CBC-TV pilot for his sitcom, Mr. D, gets picked up. A first pilot loosely based on Dee’s experiences as a high school teacher, was passed over, but the network asked him to retool it. “The first pilot was about eight teachers, and this new one is about my character and how the other teachers relate to me.” He compares the new pilot to Larry David’s Curb Your Enthusiasm. Fans of his stand-up work will know some of the material. “The show comes from my years teaching the histories and geographies without ever taking them,” he laughs. “I think a lot of teachers fake their way through the year. I enjoyed cafeteria duty, field trips, the highfives in the halls. But I hated the actual teaching part.” He’s not worried that Glee has made teacher shtick old news. “Our show is very lightly based on the kids,” he says. “It’s more about the teachers. In terms of demographics, everybody’s been to school, so they can all relate.” Not that he’s giving up live comedy, even though it’s been tough on his personal life. “In 90 days I might be gone 30 days on the road. You obviously try to perform on the weekends. I don’t want to miss a lot of my kids’ development years.” Ironic, then, that he missed the birth of his first daughter because of the L.A. taping of Last Comic Standing. “It’s funny, I do a joke about being in the delivery room for her birth,” he says. “And it wasn’t even true.” 3 glenns@nowtoronto.com

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Opening FDR. SEUSS’ HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS! THE MUSICAL by Timothy Mason and Mel

Marvin (Big League Productions/Dancap). The animated holiday classic is adapted for the stage. Opens Dec 17 and runs to Jan 2, 2011, see website for schedule (no shows Dec 2425). $25-$74. Sony Centre for the Performing Arts, 1 Front E. 416-872-2262, sonycentre.ca. FREE TO BE YOU AND ME (Lower Ossington Theatre). Songs and skits for all ages emphasize individuality, diversity and self esteem. Opens Dec 20 and runs to Jan 2, 2011, MonThu (and Jan 2) 3 pm, plus Dec 30 at noon. $29.50, family 4-pack $100. 100A Ossington. 416-915-6747, lowerossingtontheatre.com. HAPPYVIEW P.S. by Michael McMurtry and Derek Williams (Spicy Mike Productions/ Lower Ossington Theatre). The audience plays the role of students at a school assembly in this family comedy. Opens Dec 20 and runs to Jan 2, 2011, Mon-Thu (and Jan 2) 1:30 pm. $24.50, family 4-pack $80. 100A Ossington. 416-915-6747, lowerossingtontheatre.com. LOVE, HATE AND OTHER WEIRD EMOTIONS (JR Theatre Company/Lower Ossington Theatre). Julien Cyr, Stephanie Lawlor and others percontinued on page 68 œ

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Some real stage presents Got a theatre, dance or comedy fan on your holiday list? There won’t be any drama if you get them one of these books. By JON KAPLAN and GLENN SUMI

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For the comedy nut

You won’t find a better – or a better-thumbed – coffee table book than Stephen Sondheim’s Finishing The Hat: Collected Lyrics (1954-1981) ($46, Knopf). It’s a collection of lyrics and comments on the shows and the art form by the reigning master of musical theatre. From West Side Story and Gypsy to Follies, A Little Night Music and Sweeney Todd, Sondheim is witty, elegant and, maybe surprising to some, almost always hopeful about the future. World’s Biggest Bookstore, 20 Edward, 416-977-7009.

For some reason, three of Canada’s funny people decided to release memoirs – even though none of them have reached middle age. Comedy superstar Russell Peters talks about his Brampton upbringing, his ADD and his close relationship with his late father in Call Me Russell ($29.95, Doubleday Canada). No embarrassing photo has been spared. In I Love Your Laugh ($29.99, McClelland & Stewart), Air Farce’s Jessica Holmes writes about her Mormon father, her missionary work in South America and becoming a mom. The best-written of the batch is I Know I Am, But What Are You?, by Daily Show correspondent Samantha Bee ($29.99, Gallery Books). In her typical candid but gut-bustingly funny way, Bee discusses her childhood and her terrible jobs – and there’s even a section on why she gets so darned excited around this time of year. If you know someone who’s a fan, take her advice and get them this book. All available at World’s Biggest Bookstore, 20 Edward, 416-977-7009.

For the thorough theatregoer If you want to recapture that memorable stage experience or discover a fine Canadian play that hasn’t yet been staged in Toronto, pick up the published script. Judith Thompson’s powerful Such Creatures ($16.95, Playwrights Canada Press) pairs the stories of a street teen about to rumble in an inner-city park and an elderly Holocaust survivor, both of whom rely on Shakespeare’s words to give their lives meaning and dignity. The winner of this year’s GG Award for Drama, Robert Chafe’s Afterimage ($16.95, Playwrights Canada Press) is based on a story by fine Newfoundland writer Crummey though as Crummey says in Michael Crummey, the introduction to the play, the further the script moved from the original, the truer it became to itself. Fire, family and flashes of the future are at the centre of this multi-generational tale, complex in its emotions and satisfying in its poignant conclusion. And fiction readers might find Mary Vingoe’s Living Curiosities Or What You Will ($16.95, Playwrights Canada Press) familiar. It’s inspired by the life of 19thcentury giantess Anna Swan, who is also the subject of a Susan Swan novel. Vingoe follows the oversized woman’s adventures as part of P.T. Barnum’s New York museum during the American Civil War. Love to see a local company tackle this highly theatrical work. All available at TheatreBooks, 11 St. Thomas, 416-922-7175, theatrebooks.com.

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form a cabaret of scenarios. Dec 20-21 at 8 pm. $20. 100A Ossington. 416-915-6747, lovehateweirdemotions.eventbrite.com. FMUMMERS PLAY (Shadowland Theatre). The troupe presents its annual seasonal show. Dec 17-21, Fri 8 pm at Music Gallery (197 John) as part of the Holiday Wassail; Sun 7 pm at St. Andrew-by-the-Lake Church (Ward’s Island); Tue from 6 pm as part of Kensington Market Winter Solstice (20 Kensington). Fri $12-$15; Sun and Tue shows free. 416-898-0946. TAbiThA & ThE TiME MAchinE by bekky O’Neil (Quality Slippers Productions). Three friends travel through time and learn history in this all-ages musical puppet show. Opens Dec 20 and runs to Jan 2, 2011, Sun-Thu 11:30 am (no show Dec 26). $24.50. Lower Ossington Theatre, 100A Ossington. 416-915-6747. TEA AT ThE PALAcE by Ann Powell and David Powell (Puppetmongers). This family-friendly puppet show features a retelling of two Russian folk tales. Opens Dec 18 and runs to Jan 1, 2011, daily at 2 pm, plus Dec 29-30 at 4:30 pm (no shows Dec 20 and 25). $18, stu/srs $13, Jan 1 gala $30. Tarragon Theatre, 30 Bridgman. 416-531-1827, puppetmongers.com. ThERE’S A MoUSE in MY hoUSE by Carrie Costello (Carousel Players/Theatre Direct). A mouse convinces two kids to let her stay in their home in this play for ages 4 and up. Dec 18-19 at 11 am and 2 pm. $10-$15. Wychwood Theatre, 76 Wychwood. 416-537-4191 ext 224, theatredirect.ca. VicTiM of ciRcUMSTAncE (IMPACT Theatre). The audience participates in this forum theatre show about justice and revenge after a trial. Dec 17-19, Fri-Sun 8 pm, mat Sun 3 pm. Pwyc. Annex Theatre, 730 Bathurst. impacttheatre.wordpress.com. ViVAciTY (U for Change). The program to help St. James Town youth through arts presents a showcase of music, dance, theatre and more. Dec 16-18 at 7 pm. Free. Winchester Street Theatre, 80 Winchester. u4change.ca.

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iMPRoMPTU SPLEnDoR (National Theatre of the World). An improvised play in the style of David Mamet is presented in collaboration with the

(Red Pepper Spectacle Arts). Various artists participate in this outdoor solstice celebration and parade from Kensington Market to Alexandra Park. Dec 21 from 6:30 pm. Free. Starts at the corner of Oxford and Augusta. 416598-3729, redpepperspectaclearts.org. ThE Lion, ThE WiTch & ThE WARDRobE by CS Lewis (Dramatic Change Youth Theatre). The fairy tale from The Chronicles Of Narnia is presented on stage. Dec 18 at 2 pm (and Dec 27-28, Jan 2). $14. Walmer Centre Theatre, 188 Lowther. 1-877-700-3130, lionww.com. oUT of chARAcTER (Toronto Centre for the Arts). Len Cariou performs solo scenes from Broadway and Shakespeare as part of the series. Dec 18 at 8 pm. $45-$65. 5040 Yonge, George Weston Recital Hall. tocentre.com. PEAchES chRiST SUPERSTAR (Gold Village Entertainment). Rock musician Peaches performs a solo version of the Andrew Lloyd Webber/ Tim Rice musical (see story, page 56). Dec 21 at 7 pm. $35. Queen Elizabeth Theatre, 190 Princes’ Blvd. 416-870-8000, ticketmaster.ca. FShARRon’S hoLiDAY PARTY (Studio 5040). Sharron Matthews presents a holiday-themed cabaret. Dec 16 at 8 pm. $25. Toronto Centre for the Arts, 5040 Yonge, Studio Theatre. 416872-1111, studio5040cabarets.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 17 at 1:15 pm. $5. Palmerston Library, 560 Palmerston. 416-533-8848. FThAT choiR cARoLS (That Choir). This evening features carols and a reading of Dylan Thomas’s A Child’s Christmas In Wales. Dec 20 at 8 pm. $20, stu/srs $15. St Patrick’s Catholic Church, 141 McCaul. thatchoir@hotmail.com. A TRibUTE To GYoRGY KURTAG (Free Concert Series in the Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre). Queen of Puddings Music Theatre perform a tribute to the Hungarian composer. Dec 16 at noon. Free. Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts, 145 Queen W. coc.ca.

Continuing AnD ThE bEAST: ThE SAVAGELY SiLLY fAMiLY MUSicAL by Lorna Wright ñbEAUTY and Nicholas Hune-Brown (Ross Petty Pro-

ductions). In the paparazzi-populated Enchanted Forest, Prince Zack (a charismatic Jake Epstein) gets himself mixed up in a Faustian contract while angling for the heart of Bella (Melissa O’Neil). 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 browser tabs, with references ranging from Lady Gaga to Cinnabon, but the fun is in the mashup. Runs to Jan 2, 2011, Thu-Sat 7 pm, see website for other times/holiday schedule. $27-$85. Elgin Theatre, 189 Yonge. 416-872-5555, rosspetty. com. nnnn (Naomi Skwarna) bUzz (Theatre Passe Muraille). Projects in development by Michael Wheeler, Jordi Mand, Lex Vaughn, Teresa Pavlinek, Raoul Bhaneja, Kate Hennig and others are presented for audience input. Runs to Dec 16, Mon-Thu 7:30 pm. By donation. 16 Ryerson. passemuraille.on.ca. FA chRiSTMAS cARoL by Charles Dickens (Soulpepper). The classic holiday ghost story gets a staging (see review, page 69). 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. 416866-8666, soulpepper.ca. nnnn (JK) 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.

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(Sheridan College). Students of the Music Theatre-Performance Program present a showcase. Runs to Dec 17, Thu-Fri 7 pm. $15. Buddies in Bad Times, 12 Alexander. 416975-8555. 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. Runs to Dec 19, Wed-Sat 7:30 pm, mats Sat-Sun 1:30 pm. $20-$30, youth $10. Berkeley Street Theatre, 26 Berkeley. 416368-3110, catsmainstage.com.

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and Stephen Sondheim (Mirvish/Stratford Festival). A sly Roman slave plots to win his freedom in this musical comedy. 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. 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. 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. 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. Runs to Dec 19, Thu-Sat 7:30 pm, mats Sat-Sun 3:30 pm. $30. Lower Ossington Theatre, 100A Ossington. 416-9156747 ext 221, torontoyouththeatre.org.

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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. 905238-0042, stagewest.com. MoJo by Jez Butterworth (Ezra’s Atlantic Co-op). A fast-paced, testosteronefuelled dark comedy set in the 50s British bar scene, Mojo involves a turf war involving competing gang members who fight verbally and physically with often horrifying macho intensity. Ironically, the most powerful moments are the tense, electrified silences expertly held by Cyrus Faird as Baby, son of the deceased club owner. Runs to Dec 19, Thu-Sun 8 pm. $15-$20. 326 Carlaw. torontomojo@ gmail.com. nnnn (Jordan Bimm) 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.

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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. 416-872-1212, mirvish.com. nnn (GS) FThE RocK iS boRn: A chRiSTMAS MUSicAL

(Catch the Fire). This version of the nativity story is set in present-day Toronto. Runs to Dec 17, Fri 7 pm. $10. Bread & Circus, 299 Augusta. breadandcircus.ca. RocK of AGES by Chris D’Arienzo (Mirvish). Mashed together from the 80s glam rock catalogue, this critic-proof jukebox musical is essentially a glorified version of rock week at American Idol. It’s well sung and played, but the story – about an aspiring actor (Elicia MacKenzie) and musician (Yvan Pedneault) in L.A. – is silly without being witty. A narrator (Aaron Walpole) keeps popping in to remind us that we’re watching a cheesy musical. Mamma Mia! and We Will Rock You have affection for the genre, but RoA mocks it, which leaves a nasty aftertaste. Runs to 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) 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 (no shows Dec 25). $12.50-$22. Casa Loma, 1 Austin Terrace. 416-923-1171, casaloma.org.

STUDiES in MoTion: ThE hAUnTinGS of EADWEARD MUYbRiDGE by Kevin Kerr ñ (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, and the design and choreography serve the ambitious time scheme and themes. One of the best shows of 2010. Runs to Dec 18, Thu-Sat 8 pm, mat Sat 2 pm. $22$99. Bluma Appel Theatre, 27 Front E. 416368-3110, canadianstage.com. nnnnn (GS) ThE WonDERfUL WizARD of oz by L Frank Baum (Civic Light Opera Company). This musical is based on the classic novel. Runs to Dec 19, Thu-Sat 8 pm, mats Sat-Sun 2 pm. $25. Fairview Library Theatre, 35 Fairview Mall. 416-755-1717, civiclightoperacompany.com. 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 easy-listening 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. 416-862-2222, lktyp.ca. nnnn (JK) 3

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Sometimes we forget that Charles Dickens’s A Christmas Carol is a ghost story, but that moodiness infuses director Michael Shamata’s fine adaptation of the story. It’s always a holiday treat when Soulpepper remounts the show first presented in 2001. A Christmas Carol remains a moving piece of theatre, devoid of syrupy moralizing, not least because of the strength of Joseph Ziegler’s Scrooge. That subtle performance shows us not just the character’s crustiness but also the damaged heart beneath it. Staged in the round, which gives a wonderful sense of connection between actors and audience, the production emphasizes Scrooge’s being starved of affection as the reason for his emotional isolation. No love, no

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pain… or so Ebenezer thinks. Shamata keeps the atmosphere of the production intentionally dark, with John Ferguson’s design emphasizing muted tones and Alan Brodie’s atmospheric lighting giving a rich, noirish texture to the show. Julie Fox’s fanciful costumes for the quartet of ghosts – all played by the excellent John Jarvis, who makes each a distinct figure – stand out for their otherworldly quality, their tones matching the starkness of much of the tale. There’s a wealth of talent onstage, including Oliver Dennis’s warm Bob Cratchit, Deborah Drakeford as his putupon wife, Maggie Huculak as a housekeeper who glides with the silence of a haunted creature, Kevin Bundy as the jovial Fezziwig and Matthew Edison as both the young Ebenezer and his nephew Fred. Ziegler wins us with his transformation from cold and calculating to gleeful, life-loving friend, a change that works for audiences of any age. And speaking of winning people over, there’s no better way to turn young viewers on to good theatre than by taking them to A Christmas Carol.

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FBowfire: Holiday Heart StringS Roy Thomson Hall presents a seasonal celebration featuring the musical stepdancing group. Dec 17 at 8 pm. $39.50-$69.50. 60 Simcoe. 416872-4255, roythomson.com. ginga Moleque! Axé Capoeira Youth Program presents Afro-Brazilian music, dance and capoeira. Dec 18 at 3 pm. $10. Alumnae Theatre, 70 Berkeley. 416-755-9215 ext 239. FtHe nutcracker Victoria Ballet Company presents the seasonal classic presented in the traditional Mariinsky/Kirov style. Dec 16-19, Fri-Sun 7 pm, mat Thu 2 pm. $30-$50. Richmond Hill Centre for the Performing Arts, 10268 Yonge. 905-787-8811. FtHe nutcracker Toronto International Ballet Theatre presents the holiday classic with guest dancer Gabor Kapin of the Carolina Ballet. Dec 18-19, Sat 2 and 7 pm, Sun 2 pm. $40-$46. Cardinal Carter Academy, 36 Greenfield. 416-870-8000, tibt.org. FtHe nutcracker Canadian Ballet Theatre presents the seasonal favourite with members of the Kirov/Mariinsky and Bolshoi ballet companies. Dec 18-19, Sat 2:30 and 7:30 pm, Sun 1:30 pm. $67-$77. Winter Garden Theatre, 189 Yonge. 416-872-5555, starsofthe21stcentury.com. FtHe nutcracker Pia Bouman School of Ballet and Creative Movement present the holiday classic performed by youth aged 7 to 17. Dec 16-19, Thu-Sat 7:30 pm, mats Sat-Sun

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1:30 pm. $15-$45, stu/srs $10-$35. Humberside Collegiate Institute, 280 Quebec. 416532-8705, piaboumanschool.org. oS eleMentoS The Dance Migration and DanceWorks CoWorks present Afro-Brazilian dance and music about the four natural elements. Dec 17-18 at 8 pm. $35, stu/srs $25. Fleck Dance Theatre, 207 Queens Quay W. 416-973-4000, thedancemigration.com.

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Set and coStume deSign by Michael Gianfrancesco Lighting deSign by Kimberly Purtell Neil Barclay, Jessica Greenberg, Sarite Harris, Daren A. Herbert, Alana Hibbert, Jeff Irving, Gabrielle Jones, George Masswohl, Mark McGrinder, Tracy Michailidis, Paige Robson-Cramer, Jordy Rolfe, Michael Therriault, Jay Turvey & Mark Uhre Stage manager Robert Harding aSSiStant Stage manager Liz Campbell

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toronto’S original cHoreograpHer’S Ball thamovement presents the seventh

edition of the dance showcase. Dec 19 at 9 pm. $20-$25. Mod Club Theatre, 722 College. 647-477-5225, thamovement2@hotmail.com. word and Beyond #2 coexisDance and Element Choir present music by Dominique Gauthier and dance by Julie Lassonde. Dec 17 at 8 pm. $8. Somewhere There Studio, 227 Sterling. myspace.com/coexisdance.

Continuing full BlooM Michael Young Theatre presents dance by Robert Glumbek, Kevin ñ O’Day and Luches Huddleston Jr about age,

manhood and fatherhood. Runs to Dec 18, Tue-Sat 8 pm. $29, stu $20. Young Centre for the Performing Arts, 55 Mill. 416-866-8666, youngcentre.ca. FtHe nutcracker National Ballet of Canada presents the holiday classic, choreographed by James Kudelka. 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. 3

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comedy listings Thursday, December 16 ABSOLUTE COMEDY presents Winston Spear, Matt Bergman and host Perry ñ Perlmutar. To Dec 19, Thu 8:30 pm, Fri 9 pm,

Sat-Sun 8 pm (and Sat 10:45 pm). $tba. 2335 Yonge. 416-486-7700, absolutecomedy.ca. BAD DOG THEATRE presents previews of Micetro Impro, a Survivor-style improv competition. 8 pm. $5. 138 Danforth. 416-491-3115, baddogtheatre.com. COMEDY ABOVE THE PUB McVeigh’s Irish Pub presents Bruce Wrighte, Ben Mathai, Eric Andrews, Evan Desmarais, Joel Buxton, John Hastings, Paula Lucidi, Sean Sinclair-Day, Steve Castellano and host Todd Van Allen. 9 pm. $5. 124 Church. 416-364-9698. COMEDY @ COCONUTS New Reach Creative presents comedy followed by hip-hop, R&B and reggae w/ host Ricky ‘rudeboy’ Singh and various comedic acts. 9 pm. Free. Coconuts Restaurant & Lounge, 2180 Steeles W. 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.

FTHE PB AND J INCLUSIVE HOLIDAY SPECIAL SKETCHPROV SHOW Bread & Circus

presents Pat Thornton, Bob Banks, Jason DeRosse and guests. 9:30 pm. $10, $5 w/ a non perishable food donation. 299 Augusta. 416336-3399, breadandcircus.ca.

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) YUK YUK’S DOWNTOWN presents Gilson Lubin. To Dec 19, Wed-Sun 8 pm (and FriSat 10:30 pm). $12-$20. 224 Richmond W. 416-967-6425, yukyuks.com.

students. 6:30 pm. Free. Harold Night, the improv form created by Del Close. 8 pm. $5. The Incubator, a showcase of up and coming improv teams. 9 pm. $5. Comedy Bar, 945 Bloor W. 416-238-7337, impatient.ca. MIRACLE ON MERCER STREET See Sun 19.

Tonight’s PB and J holiday sketch show stars Pat Thornton (left), Bob Banks and Jason DeRosse.

THE SECOND CITY’S DYSFUNCTIONAL HOLIDAY REVUE See Fri 17. SKETCHCOMEDYLOUNGE Rivoli presents

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Friday, December 17 ABSOLUTE COMEDY See Thu 16. FBAD DOG THEATRE presents That

ABSOLUTE COMEDY See Thu 16. FBAD DOG THEATRE presents It’s A

Wonderful Improvised Life, a send-up of ñFrank ñFriday Show, a one-act play by BDT stu- the Capra film. 8 pm. $12, stu $10. dents. 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. 416-4913115, baddogtheatre.com. COMEDY ON THE DANFORTH Timothy’s World News Café presents improv w/ the Wrecking Crew (Jane Luk, Gord Oxley, Dave Pearce, Jennine Profeta and Willy Wlodarczyk). 9 pm. Pwyc. 320 Danforth. 416-461-2668, comedyonthedanforth.com.

DEE & FRIENDS HOLIDAY SHOW 7Up presents the stand-up comic w/ ñ guests Frank Spadone, Darrin Rose, Matt FGERRY

Baram and Naomi Snieckus (see story, page 66). 8 pm. $49.50 (partial proceeds to CHUM Christmas Wish). Panasonic Theatre, 651 Yonge. 416-872-1212, mirvish.com. NAKED FRIDAYS John Candy Box Theatre presents music, improv, sketch and more. 9 pm. Pwyc. 70 Peter. 416-340-7270.

FTHE SECOND CITY’S DYSFUNCTIONAL HOLIDAY REVUE Second City presents a

ñ holiday-themed show of scenes and songs. Fri 1 pm, Mon 8 pm. $20. 51 Mercer. 416-3430011, secondcity.com.

SOMETHING WICKED AWESOME THIS WAY COMES See Thu 16. TOKE & JOKE Village Vapor Lounge presents a

weekly show w/ host Dred Lee. 7:30 pm. Free. 66 Wellesley E. 416-972-9500. YUK YUK’S DOWNTOWN See Thu 16.

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. 416-4913115, baddogtheatre.com. 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. 8 pm. $15. Comedy Bar, 945 Bloor W. ticketweb.ca.

FHAROLD & MAUDE III: A VERY BEA CHRISTMAS The Beas present A Bea Arthur Christmas

Special with improv, stand-up and more. 10 pm. $10. Comedy Bar, 945 Bloor W. comedybar.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. 416-698-8588. 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. 416-340-7270.

SOMETHING WICKED AWESOME THIS WAY COMES See Thu 16. YUK YUK’S DOWNTOWN See Thu 16.

Sunday, December 19 ABSOLUTE COMEDY See Thu 16. FBAD DOG THEATRE presents A Twisted

Christmas Carol, an improvised version of the Dickens classic. To Dec 22, Sun-Wed 8 pm. $15, stu $10. 138 Danforth. 416-491-3115, baddogtheatre.com. THE BENCH John Candy Box Theatre presents upcoming improvisers picked by the Second City. 9 pm. Pwyc. 70 Peter. 416-340-7270. GHOST JAIL THEATRE Clinton’s presents weekly improv, monologues and more. 7:30 pm. $5$6. 693 Bloor W. ghostjail.com.

LAUGH SABBATH: THE LONER SHOW – 6-YEAR ANNIVERSARY/FINAL SHOW ñ Laugh Sabbath presents 73 comedians, including Gene Abella, Sandra Battaglini, Katie Crown, Ennis Esmer, Nick Flanagan, Sara Hennessey, Levi MacDougall, Nikki Payne, Peter Hill, Dan Ramos, Dawn Whitwell, Kathleen Phillips, host Brian Barlow and others. 9 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. 416343-0011, secondcity.com.

SOMETHING WICKED AWESOME THIS WAY COMES See Thu 16. 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 16.

Monday, December 20 ALT.COMEDY LOUNGE Rivoli presents comedy w/ Nile Seguin, Allyson Smith, ñ Trixx, Todd Graham, Steve Scholtz, Brendan

McKeigan, Julie Kim, Ryan Cull, MC Arthur Simeon and others. 9 pm. Pwyc. 332 Queen W. altdotcomedylounge.com. BAD DOG THEATRE See Sun 19. HARD TIMES AT THE HARD LUCK Impulsive Entertainment presents a weekly new material night for singers, stand-up/sketch/improv comics and others. 9 pm. Pwyc. Hard Luck Bar, 812 Dundas W. impulsiveentertainment.com.

THE SECOND CITY’S DYSFUNCTIONAL HOLIDAY REVUE See Fri 17.

Tuesday, December 21 BAD DOG THEATRE See Sun 19. I HEART JOKES Evan Desmarais presents weekly comedy and fun. Doors 7:30 pm. Pwyc. The Central, 603 Markham. 416-913-4586. IMPATIENT THEATRE CO presents improv by its

The Headline Series w/ Shoeless, Smells Like the 80s, Elephant Empire, Ben Iscoe, Newsdesk with Ron Sparks, MC Debra DiGiovanni and others. 9 pm. Pwyc. 332 Queen W. sketchcomedylounge.com.

SOMETHING WICKED AWESOME THIS WAY COMES See Thu 16. STANDING ON THE DANFORTH Eton House

presents Darren Frost, Cleve Jones, Ron Josol, Becky Bays, Dave Martin, Steve Scholtz, Cal Post, Martha O’Neill, Kate Davis and host Jo-Anna Downey. 9 pm. Free. 710 Danforth. 416-466-6161. THE TUESDAY NIGHT SPECIAL Drake Hotel presents live music and comedy w/ Ryan Horwood, Matt O’Brien, Tim Golden Ryan Maglunob, Sara Hennessey and others. 9 pm. $10. 1150 Queen W, Underground. 416-531-5042. 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 22 ABSOLUTE COMEDY presents Pro-Am night w/

Joe Ianni, Lianne Mauladin, Kristian Reimer, Rene Payes, Richard Steudle and host K Trevor Wilson. 8:30 pm. $tba. 2335 Yonge. 416-4867700, absolutecomedy.ca. BAD DOG THEATRE See Sun 19. 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. IMPATIENT THEATRE CO presents improv by its students. 6:30 pm. Free. House Party, scenes by ITC teams. 8 pm. $10. Munchausen, rapidfire improv based on true stories. 10 pm. Free. Comedy Bar, 945 Bloor W. 416-238-7337, impatient.ca.

SOMETHING WICKED AWESOME THIS WAY COMES See Thu 16. SPIRITS OPEN MIC presents Steve Shuster,

Ted Morris, Simon Rakoff, Peter Sawyer, Debra DiGiovanni, Doug Taylor, Dave Martin, Scott McMann, Cleve Jones, Hunter Collins and host Jo-Anna Downey. 9 pm. Free. Spirits Bar & Grill, 642 Church. 416-967-0001. YUK YUK’S DOWNTOWN presents Cedric Newman. To Dec 23, Wed-Thu 8 pm. $12. 224 Richmond W. 416-967-6425, yukyuks.com. 3

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eighties art superstar and cinema auteur Julian Schnabel’s unprecedentedly grandiose offering in paintings and film has dominated the AGO’s fifth floor since the summer. The show of works ranging from the

early 70s to two weeks before the opening is, like Schnabel himself, a massive affair, including a roomful of paintings two storeys tall. This is immersive art, with some paintings threatening to engulf you. Schnabel, most recently celebrated for his award-winning forays into film (Basquiat, The Diving Bell And The Butterfly), has been an earnest student of cinema his entire life, and this exhibit displays his passion. His broad range of visual appetites

THIS WEEK IN THE MUSEUMS ART GALLERY OF MISSISSAUGA Sculpture:

Abraham Anghik Ruben, to Dec 23. 300 City Centre (Mississauga). 905-895-5088. ART GALLERY OF ONTARIO Julian Schnabel; photos: The Grange Prize; Eva Hesse, Betty Goodwin and Agnes Martin, to Jan 2. 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, free Wed 6-8:30 pm, under 25 free except Dec 24-Jan 2. 317 Dundas W. 416-9796648. 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.

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Breaking Boundaries group show, to Jan 30. 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 Jean Paul Lemieux, Dec 18-Jan 2. Defiant Spirits: The Modernist Revolution Of The Group Of Seven, to Jan 30. Clarence Gagnon, to Feb

27. Traditional Stories: Unikkaaqtuat/Modern Stories: Unikkaat, to May 8. $15, stu/srs $12. 10365 Islington (Kleinburg). 905-8931121. MOCCA David Hoffos; Kim Adams, Thomas Demand and Geoffrey Farmer, to Dec 31. 952 Queen W. 416-395-0067. MUSEUM OF INUIT ART Sculpture/prints/draw-

ardson and Wanda Koop, to Jan 22. 129 Tecumseth. 416-365-3003. CHRISTOPHER CUTTS Painting: Harold Town, to Jan 29. 21 Morrow. 416-532-5566. CORKIN GALLERY Installation/photos: Ramón Serrano and Fred W McDarrah, to Dec 22. 55 Mill. 416-979-1980. DIAZ CONTEMPORARY Sculpture/painting: Robin Peck and Thomas Chisolm, to Dec 22. 100 Niagara. 416-361-2972. 401 RICHMOND W Brickolage gallery tour w/ William Huffman, 12:30-2:30 pm Dec 18. 416-595-5900, 401richmond.net. FEDWARD DAY GALLERY Christmas group show, to Jan 2. Painting: Jacob Yerex, to Jan

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Clever Cole PRACTICAL JEAN by Trevor Cole (McClelland & Stewart), 294 pages, $29.99 cloth. Rating: NNN

props to trevor cole. he’s not afraid to take a few risks. His sly satire, short-listed for the Writers’ Trust fiction prize, about a seemingly innocuous small-town matron who loses it in a big way, could have swung wildly from melodrama to comedy, eventually going off the rails. But Cole keeps complete tonal control to the end. Married to the ineffectual

makes him impossible to pin down, however. From era to era, he veers from one style and medium to another, throwing in references to literature, art history, celebrities, film stars, film, himself. The show is all Schnabel in a madly overblown nutshell: at once intuitive, giddy, bombastic, restless, lyrical, self-

promoting, sharp, comic, messy, masterful and infuriating. Critics have been hostile because of just these qualities, one famously comparing Schnabel’s work to Sylvester Stallone’s oiled pectorals, pieces of self-important visual pablum buoyed by the inflated art market of the 80s. Schnabel can be a hack, yes, and some

ing from the collection, ongoing. $6, stu/srs $5. 207 Queens Quay W. 416-603-7591. OAKVILLE GALLERIES Un-home-ly group show, to Feb 20. Centennial Sq, 120 Navy; Gairloch Gardens, 1306 Lakeshore E (Oakville). 905844-4402. THE 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 Institute for Contemporary Culture: 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. Fryderyk Chopin & The Romantic Piano; Position As Desired/Exploring African Canadian Identity: Photographs From The Wedge Collection, to Mar 27. Playful Pursuits: Chinese Traditional Toys And Games, to May 13. Jane Ash Poitras, to Sep 1. $22, stu/srs $19; $11, stu/srs $9.50 Fri 4:30-9:30 pm; free Wed 4:30-5:30 pm. 100 Queen’s Park. 416-5868000.

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ing Partners group show, to Dec 23. Too Cool For School: An Art & Science Fair (artandsciencefair.ca); unREAL group shows; Barbara Balfour, Kristiina Lahde, Kotama Bouabane and others, to Jan 2. 235 Queens Quay W. 416973-4000. INTERACCESS Oath Of The Homunculi group show, to Jan 22. 9 Ossington. 416-599-7206. JESSICA BRADLEY ART + PROJECTS Collage/ projection: Daniel Barrow; FPrints: Other Editions, gallery artists, to Dec 23, holiday celebration 10:30 am-6 pm Dec 18. 1450 Dundas W. 416-537-3125. LE GALLERY Painting/works on paper: Amanda Nedham and Tristram Lansdowne, to Dec 19. 1183 Dundas W. 416-532-8467. FLOOP GALLERY Holiday Small Works Salon, Dec 17-Jan 16, reception 6-9 pm Dec 17. 1273 Dundas W. 416-516-2581. FNARWHAL ART PROJECTS The Unicorn: A

Gathering Of Magic group show, to Dec 31. 680 Queen W. 647-346-5317. OCADU ONSITE Video/installation: Adel Abdessemed, to Feb 13. 100 McCaul. 416-9776000. OLGA KORPER Photos: Robert Mapplethorpe, to Jan 15. 17 Morrow. 416-538-8220. FRED HEAD GALLERY Red Dot 2010 group show, to Dec 18. 401 Richmond W #115. 416504-5654. SHOW & TELL GALLERY Atrophic Existence group show, to Jan 10. 1161 Dundas W. 647347-3316. TORONTO IMAGE WORKS Photos: Richard Johnson, to Jan 8. 80 Spadina. 416-703-1999. FXPACE It’s A Wrap (OCADU), Dec 18-19. 58 Ossington. 416-849-2864. WYNICK/TUCK Painting: Greg Curnoe, to Jan 9. 401 Richmond W, #128. 416-504-8716.

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Milt and living a bland middle-class existence, Jean operates her own art studio, where she makes strange ceramics so delicate that they often break as soon as they’re handled by anybody else. Soon it becomes obvious that Jean’s psyche is as fragile as her art. After nursing her cancer-ridden mother for a brutal three months until her death, Jean decides that no one should have to experience the decay of their own body. In fact, she’ll do her best friends a favour by killing them off while the going’s good. The premise is ridiculous, but Cole makes Jean’s meltdown plausible by giving us telling hints from her past. And

of his painterly mucking about, especially his broken plate paintings, can go badly awry. Seen as a whole, however, his paintings feel less like the work of an overambitious arriviste than the compulsive experimentation of a gleeful kid with ADD. He’s happy to play on a grand scale with materials and colours. Schnabel may be hard to contend with, but he is, in the end, driving at something. His surfer paintings, IMAX-screensized silkscreens of a surfer interrupted by thick blots of gesso, have an energy and scale that borders on majestic. The ambition and sheer audacity of images this size are part of what makes him so maddening and likeable. They also explain, in the end, why he’s the only contemporary painter to successfully cross over into film. 3

9. 952 Queen W. 416-921-6540. EVERGREEN BRICK WORKS Video: Werner Herzog, Isabelle Hayeur, Val Klassen and Dana Claxton, to Dec 31. 550 Bayview. 416596-1495. GENERAL HARDWARE CONTEMPORARY Taking Shape group show, to Jan 22. 1520 Queen W. 416-516-6876. GENDAI GALLERY Residency In RMB City, to Jan 14. Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre, 6 Garamond. 647-200-6161. GEORGIA SCHERMAN PROJECTS Painting: Melanie Authier, to Dec 22. 133 Tecumseth. 416554-4112. HARBOURFRONT CENTRE Photos: Beyond Imaginings: Eight Artists Encounter Ontario’s Greenbelt, to Jun 1. Architecture: Build-

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The mind works in mysterious ways, and Stephen L. Macknik and Susana Martinez-Conde explore exactly how in Sleights Of Mind: What The Neuroscience Of Magic Reveals About Our Everyday Deceptions ($29.95, Henry Holt). Like Chris Chabris and Daniel Simons, whose famous experiment Gorillas In Our Midst reveals the big things we don’t see – and who also have a new book out, The Invisible Gorilla ($32, Crown) – the authors explain how easily we miss things that are right before our eyes. That’s why it’s so easy for magicians to fool us, even SGC when we know we’re being tricked. For the science geek in your life. he writes with tremendous energy. Once the first murder takes place, the story powers right along. A sequence set at the town picnic, interrupted by a violent storm, really rocks. There are, however, a few missteps. Giving Jean’s brother Welland, a failed police officer she tries to empower, a stronger role in the investigation of the murders could have led to some intriguing ironies. The fact that Jean’s long-lost friend Cheryl is a hopeless drunk is revealed

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way too early. There’d have been more drama had Jean discovered the truth only when she finally tracked her down. The abrupt ending makes it feel like Cole ran out of steam. But his insights into the meaning of friendship – Fran, the near leech, is a riot – and small-town alienation are memorable. Smart, and way deeper than the SUSAN G. COLE premise sounds. Write Books at susanc@nowtoronto.com

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READINGS THIS WEEK Thursday, December 16 A.RAWLINGS/KATHLEEN BROWN/AYNSLEY MOORHOUSE Reading. 6:30 pm. Pwyc. The Ossington, 61 Ossington. avantgardenpoetics@gmail.com.

Friday, December 17 YOUTH POETRY SLAM African Canadian Chil-

dren’s Literary Festival poetry competition with performances by Urban Arts and Roots Redemption. 7 pm. Free, participants $5 (preregistration required). OISE Auditorium, 252 Bloor W. info@acclf.com.

Saturday, December 18 MARTIN KOUPRIE The chef signs copies of his

new book, Why It Tastes So Good. 3 pm. Free. Indigo, 55 Bloor W. chapters.indigo.ca. TORONTO POETRY SLAM Poetry competition featuring 2 Dope Boyz in a Cadillac. 7:30 pm. $5. Drake Underground, 1150 Queen W. torontopoetryslam.com.

Sunday, December 19 DAVID CLINK/ADEBE D.A./DAWN PROMISLOW/ ROB WELCH Poetry and an open mic. 6 pm.

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Take a break from feasting or shopping and take in a movie – or three. And keep in mind all that Oscar bait.

Nicole Kidman and Aaron Eckhart cope with their grief in Rabbit Hole.

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(John Cameron Mitchell) Rating: NNNN This story tracking bereaved parents Becca and Howie is a meditation on grief but is in no way an emotional putthrough. Adapted by David Lindsay-Abaire from his play, the script expertly leaks information, slowing clueing us in to key details – why the dog is tied up at Becca’s mom’s, the identity of the teen Becca is seemingly stalking – so that we wind up getting deep insight as well as the experience of tragedy. Nicole Kidman and Aaron Eckhart are sensational as adults dealing with their pain in opposite ways – she guarded, purging the house of reminders of her son, he obsessed with old family videos, working to preserve his memories. And Dianne Wiest as Becca’s mother is, as always, a revelation. SGC

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Cameron Mitchell’s Hole in one

Pulling superb turns from his A-list cast, director for hire scores big with the film adaptation of heartbreaking Rabbit Hole By SUSAN G. COLE RABBIT HOLE directed by John Cameron Mitchell, written by David Lindsay-Abair from his play, with Nicole Kidman, Aaron Eckhart and Dianne Wiest. 91 minutes. A Maple release. Opens Friday (December 17). For venues and times see Movies, page 77.

you’d think a director promoting his film about grieving parents would be a little concerned about how he’s gonna get people into theatres. I mean, Rabbit Hole has no special effects and no superheroes, and it’s not in 3-D. And everybody’s pretty messed up. But John Cameron Mitchell isn’t too worried. “Everybody loves a good cry, whether they admit it or not,” he says from New York City. “Anyway, that’s what art is for: not to reinforce some-

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Kidman is a lock for a best actress nom, and Eckhart could get his first actor nod. Oscar’s always loved Wiest (she’s won twice) and will show her more affection via a best supporting actress nomination. Mitchell’s iffy as best director, but count on Lindsay-Abaire to make the short list for best adapted screenplay. This could also get a best picture nod now that 10 slots are available. thing we already know, but to actually release stuff so we don’t have to deal with in our own lives – and if we

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do [have to], we have some tools. That’s why the Greeks invented the word ‘catharsis.’” Rabbit Hole is a huge departure for Mitchell. His previous films, Hedwig And The Angry Inch and Shortbus, which he wrote and directed, have an edgy bravado and a fascination with sexual and gender-bending themes. Here, the core is emotional, the through line direct: a couple are grieving the death of their son and can’t get past it. “When I was growing up, Hollywood was making all kinds of family dramas – Ordinary People, Kramer Vs Kramer. There used to be such a thing as audience-friendly dramas that didn’t talk down to you.” Now, says Mitchell with more than a hint of derision, we get The Blind Side. “That was great for my mom, but not for me. I like something subtler.

Let the audience do the work. Let’s not overdo the music. Let’s not overdo the hair.” In the screen version of Rabbit Hole, adapted from the Pulitzer Prize-winning play, Nicole Kidman takes the part of Becca, played by Cynthia Nixon onstage, while Aaron Eckhart plays Howie, the role undertaken by John Slattery (Mad Men) on Broadway. Kidman, who purchased the rights to the script and is on the production team, is spectacular as the grieving mother who doesn’t release her pain – until a devastating sequence toward the end of the film. When I suggest that actors tend to think playing guarded and contained isn’t much fun, Mitchell begs to differ. “The best actors love to build a character slowly, and they love subtext,” he insists. “And Nicole is so in-

credibly versatile. Each take was wildly different. “She knows that in the editing you have to build something. We generally pulled back so that her climactic release becomes more powerful. Earlier in the movie, she gets angry, she gets emotional, but she never lets her guard down until that moment. And she got it.” In Miles Teller, Mitchell found the perfect actor to play the role of the haunted, guilt-ridden teen implicated in the boy’s death, and Teller does it without a hint of cutesiness. “[Casting agencies] kept sending me these pretty boys who were good but would have been wrong for the character,” Mitchell recalls. “I hate that thing when everybody in the movie is so good-looking that you can’t buy the reality of it at all.” 3 susanc@nowtoronto.com

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Jeff Bridges (left) and Garrett Hedlund: their dialogue needs a reboot.

(Joseph Kosinski) Rating: NN

Like the original, TRON: Legacy is a greatlooking dud. The visual architecture is breathtaking, between the sweeping, neon-lit digital vistas of the grid to the cool, sexy interiors that look like an Apple commercial directed by Kubrick. The movie is an immersive and sensory experience, where even the amplified sound design featuring Daft Punk’s psychedelic score feels like it’s been given a 3-D boost. Unfortunately, all the characters and plot feel very analog. Jeff Bridges reprises his role as aging hacker Kevin Flynn, who’s reunited with his roguish son Sam (Garrett Hedlund) after being imprisoned in a video game by his digital doppelgänger, CLU (Bridges rendered 20 years younger). When these characters aren’t involved in spectacular light-cycle chases or flinging those shiny frisbees around, they’re delivering the kind of stilted dialogue that would be at home in the Star Wars prequels… or even the original TRON. RS

The TRON of a new day

Bruce Boxleitner gets back on the grid in sequel to ahead-of-its-time sci-fi vehicle By RADHEYAN SIMONPILLAI TROn: LEGACY directed by Joseph Kosinski, written by Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz, with Jeff Bridges, Garrett Hedlund, Olivia Wilde and Bruce Boxleitner. A Disney release. 125 minutes. Opens Friday (December 17). For venues and times, see Movies, page 77.

with the recent fever for revisiting everything 80s, even a critical and commercial flop is ripe for a makeover. TRON, about a computer hacker (Jeff Bridges) who gets sucked into a video game world of gladiatorial combat, came out in 1982 to terrible reviews and made a measly $33 million. It didn’t help that it opened opposite E.T., the movie about a wide-eyed alien that TRON co-star Bruce Box-

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The original TRON was disqualified for the visual effects prize because computer graphics were considered cheating. Legacy should fare better, with nods for visual effects, art direction, sound and Daft Punk’s pulse-pounding score. leitner grew to hate. “We all just went, ‘Oops!’” he says at the Metro Convention Centre during Fan Expo. “I had to rethink my career. I don’t think Jeff Bridges ever

mentioned it in his resumé either.” In the sequel, Boxleitner reprises his role as programmer Alan Bradley and his 8-bit doppelgänger, TRON. Why is he returning to the grid if the original led him to toil in TV purgatory for three decades in shows like Scarecrow And Mrs. King and Babylon 5? Well, for starters, popular feeling about TRON warmed up as the film started being deemed ahead of its time. The light-cycles and grid from the actor interview original became staples in popular culture, appearing in everything from The Simpsons to Black Eyed Peas tours. Many people fondly recognize relics from TRON without

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ever having seen the movie. TRON: Legacy adapts the icons from the original for a generation all too familiar with the notion of living in a cyber-world. (Second Life, anyone?) However, it also sends the franchise in a bold new direction, making the grid a far grimmer place than before. “These two movies reflect the shift in the whole industry and the times we’re living in,” says Boxleitner. “This is a much more cynical, darker, more dangerous world.” If TRON could be compared to the video games of its generation– light-hearted and low-tech fare like Space Invaders, PacMan and Pong – then Boxleitner sees Legacy’s stormy vistas and advanced but deadly computer programs bent on world domination as products of a society where Grand Theft Auto is child’s play. “It’s a whole different sensibility.” 3 movies@nowtoronto.com

“THE PERFECT FAMILY MOVIE FOR THE HOLIDAYS.”

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Hailee Steinfeld and Jeff Bridges sizzle in sensational True Grit.

Helen Mirren (left), Felicity Jones and Djimon Hounsou are Tempest-tost.

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Mirren magic THe TeMPeST (Julie Taymor). 110 minutes. Opens Thursday (December 16) at the TIFF Bell Lightbox. See times, page 82. Rating: NNN

western

True Grit is great

Julie Taymor is a fountain of visual ideas, but she should stay away from CGI. The effects in her version of the Bard’s classic are laughable – in one segment she throws major bucks at what looks like a low-tech kaleidescope effect – which detracts from the gifted director’s evocative use of the Hawaiian landscapes. Taymor adapts the play with a gender bend, changing hero Prospero to Prospera (Helen Mirren), who’s been exiled in part because of her witch-

craft. Mirren is a marvel, but this stripped-down version loses a lot of her key speeches, and the film takes a dip in the middle when her character all but disappears. Russell Brand is actually very cool as the comical Trinculo – it’s not the stunt casting it seems – easily holding his own alongside Alfred Molina as the drunken Stephano. As Calaban, Djimon Hounsou has a hard time grappling with the text, but beautiful Ben Whishaw (Bright Star) rocks as Ariel. Speaking of rock, Taymor uses music effectively, even including some heavy metal in the soundtrack, which winds up working surprisingly well in this story of colonization, political ambition and forgiveness. I’ve upped the rating for the poetry. That guy Shakespeare could write. SuSAN G. COLe

the Coens deliver a lean, mean old-fashioned vengeance pic By NORMAN WILNER True GriT written and directed

by Joel and Ethan Coen, from the novel by Charles Portis, with Jeff Bridges, Matt Damon and Hailee Steinfeld. A Paramount Pictures release. 109 minutes. Opens Wednesday (December 22). For venues and times, see Movies, page 77. Rating: NNNNN

henry hathaway’s true grit, which ambled into theatres in 1969 just as the likes of Sergio Leone and Sam Peckinpah were offering a dirtier, nastier take on the genre, is best remembered as the last gasp of the old-fashioned studio western. It’s a well-made entertainment, all right, but there’s a certain quaintness about it. Even as you’re caught up in the story of a young girl who hires hard-bitten U.S. Marshal Rooster Cogburn to bring her father’s killer to justice, you can see the artifice of it all. It looks too clean, too manufactured. Joel and Ethan Coen’s True Grit is a lot of things, but quaint isn’t one of them. It’s mean as a snake and has no illusions about the Glorious West. There’s a grave seriousness at the movie’s heart – it’s a story about the harshness of death and the il-

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The Coen brothers rode No Country For Old Men all the way to Oscar glory, so expect nominations in all the major categories. Jeff Bridges might even be a repeater for best actor, and newcomer Hailee Steinfeld is a shoo-in for a supporting actress nod – even though she’s the movie’s lead. lusory promise of revenge and redemption. It’s one of a handful of westerns that could stand next to Clint Eastwood’s merciless Unforgiven as a refutation of the myth that movies like the original True Grit bought into. It’s beautifully written, as you’d expect from the Coens. They love language, and seem happiest when they’re giving their characters long, discursive speeches. True Grit is of a piece with Raising Arizona, Miller’s Crossing and O Brother, Where Art Thou?, in which a cultural dialect becomes a stylized patois. Everyone in

the film speaks eloquently and with consideration – but once we pick up the rhythms we can suss out who’s clever and who’s just talking fancy. It’s perfectly cast. In addition to stunning newcomer Hailee Steinfeld, who plays the teenage would-be avenger Mattie Ross, and Matt Damon, who turns up as a blowhard Texas Ranger named LaBoeuf, smaller roles are filled out thoughtfully and with a nice feel for period. And then there’s Jeff Bridges, the artist formerly known as The Dude, who once again invests a genre character with such humanity and depth that you realize you’d underestimated the man all over again. As in the original, Cogburn is irascible, frequently inebriated and larger than life, but Bridges lets us see just how much of that is an act designed to give him an edge in a fight. He sidles up to the edge of camp here and there, but it’s the character’s performance, not the actor’s. If Bridges does end up snatching another Oscar away from Colin Firth this year, no one could possibly hold it against him. 3 normw@nowtoronto.com

Rare Exports adds horror to the holidays.

Christmas Chiller

Scary Santa rAre exPOrTS: A CHriSTMAS TALe (Jalmari Helander). 80 minutes. Subtitled. Opens Friday (December 17) at the Royal. See Indie & Rep Film, page 84. Rating NNN

“He sees you when you’re sleeping. He knows when you’re awake. He knows when you’ve been bad or good, so be good, for goodness’ sake.” Sounds like the tag line for a horror movie, doesn’t it? Well, now it is. The rather ingenious concept of Jalmari Helander’s Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale has a drilling crew in Lapland’s remote Korvatunturi mountains finding the frozen tomb of Santa Claus buried deep in the earth. But they don’t find a jolly old fat man.

It seems the Santa we know evolved from tales of a horned Finnish bogeyman fond of judging children wicked and flaying the flesh from their bones. And shortly after that drilling discovery, young Pietari (Onni Tommila) and his reindeer butcher father (Jorma Tommila) find a wizened old man lying half-dead in a wolf trap near their cabin. Clearly, this is Santa – but what happens when he wakes up? Rare Exports takes an awfully long time to answer that question, and in its sluggish first movement it feels very much like what it is, a short film awkwardly expanded to feature length. But when writer/director Helander finally gets to the good stuff, the movie launches into a flood of batshitcrazy Christmas imagery that’ll make you think someone’s spiked your eggNOrMAN WiLNer nog with mescaline.

Boo Boo (left, voiced by Justin Timberlake) and Yogi (Dan Aykroyd) go for the green.

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Can’t Bear this yOGI BEAr (Eric Brevig). 80 minutes. Opens Friday (December 17). For venues and times, see Movies, page 77. Rating: NN Christian Bale (left) and Mark Wahlberg hug it out in The Fighter.

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Boxer rebellion

the fighter straps on all the tired old clichés and fails to knock me out By NORMAN WILNER THE FIGHTEr directed by David O. Russell, written by Scott Silver, Paul Tamasy and Eric Johnson from a story by Tamasy, Johnson and Keith Dorrington, with Mark Wahlberg, Christian Bale, Amy Adams and Melissa Leo. An Alliance Films release. 115 minutes. Opens Friday (December 17). For venues and times, see Movies, page 77. Rating: NN i can get why some people love The Fighter. It’s an underdog story that feels just like Rocky, only in this version Adrian has an outgoing personality and Paulie is on the pipe. There are no surprises and no twists; everything plays out exactly as you expect it will. It’s comfort food. But it’s awfully bland stuff. In the grand tradition of every sports picture ever made, The Fighter is the story of working-class Massachusetts boxer Micky Ward (Mark Wahlberg), who toils in the shadow of his older brother Dicky (Christian Bale), a former fighter who’s since spiralled into crack addiction. Micky is coached by Dicky and managed by their mother – who’s played shamelessly by Melissa Leo as a grasping, controlling narcissist who uses her half-dozen daughters as enforcers. Obviously, Micky will have to put some space between himself and his monstrous family if he’s going to make anything of himself – and a romance with a comely barmaid (Amy Adams) seems to offer him the confidence he needs to do that. Here’s where it gets complicated. The Fighter is based on a true story. Micky Ward really did get that title shot, and from the footage we see of the real-life brothers, Dicky really is as insistently obnoxious as Bale

Kids probably have no idea who Yogi Bear is. The 50-year-old cartoon character who parts campers from their “pic-a-nic” baskets is a relic from a bygone era. Who remembers HannaBarbera? The new live-action movie featuring CGI renditions of Yogi and Boo Boo (voiced by Dan Aykroyd and Justin Timberlake) won’t be spawning any new interest.

Yogi and Boo Boo’s big-screen debut has them joining forces with their old bud Ranger Smith (Tom Cavanagh) to save Jellystone Park from a mayor hellbent on selling its trees. It’s a neat little go-green adventure, evidently set during the recession, since the motive for selling Jellystone is to stave off a deficit. While there’s fun in a few choice wisecracks and pic-a-nic basket heists, most of the film’s sly winks and tongue-in-cheek humour will go over a five-year-old’s head. The pandering pratfalls and clichéd gags like Yogi busting a move to Sir Mix A Lot’s booty anthem don’t help. rADHEyAN SIMONPILLAI

I, DON GIOVANNI (Carlos Saura). 127 minutes. Subtitled. Opens today (Thursday, December 16) at the TIFF Bell Lightbox. See Times, page 82. Rating: NN

Christian Bale and Melissa Leo are bound to score nominations for their over-thetop performances; that’s the whole reason they gave them in the first place. And poor Mark Wahlberg will be left in their shadow once again.

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makes him in the movie, and Micky really is the humble, easygoing enabler that Wahlberg plays. But Bale approaches Dicky as another chance to show how much weight he can lose and how far over the top he can go. The actor struts around like a bantam rooster, railing at cruel fate while refusing to take responsibility for his own fuckups. Some people see Bale’s performance as a deeply felt portrait of a hollow man grasping at the memory of the hero he used to be. I see Daffy Duck. Director David O. Russell likes it when actors go big. Virtually everyone in I Heart Huckabees was similarly over the top, with the exception of Wahlberg, who became the movie’s calm centre. He does the same thing here, but it works against his character; we never see whatever it is that fuels him in the ring. I couldn’t help but be pulled along by the story’s momentum as Micky heads toward that climactic title bout, but I had the sense that Micky was being pulled along, too – and I never really understood why. 3

Emilia Verginelli and Lorenzo Balducci might just put you to sleep.

Paul Giamatti got a Golden Globe nom and Dustin Hoffman didn’t.

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Richler lite BArNEy’S VErSION (Richard J. Lewis). 132 minutes. Opens December 24. Rating: NNN

Mordecai Richler’s final novel, looking back at the life and loves of a deteriorating Montreal television producer (Paul Giamatti), comes to the screen in a radically simplified version helmed by Richard J. Lewis, a television director making his first feature since 1994’s Whale Music. It’s a reasonably serviceable adaptation, if one that sacrifices the complexity of Richler’s novel (and any subtlety in Giamatti’s performance) in order to cram as many characters and incidents as possible into its two-plus hours. Rosamund Pike registers as Giamatti’s great love, and Dustin Hoffman is surprisingly grounded as his eccentric father, but Lewis never stays with them very long, preferring to cut back to Scott Speedman’s wacky-junkie antics or to play up briefly amusing cameos by Atom Egoyan, David Cro nenberg, Denys Arcand and Paul Gross, all of whom turn up in tribute to über-producer Robert Lantos.

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Chatter is running surprisingly high in Hollywood about Paul Giamatti’s and Dustin Hoffman’s performances – though most of the people doing the chattering have yet to see the movie. An aggressive screening campaign (and Giamatti’s recent Golden Globe nom) could help the picture catch on with the Academy’s older contingent. Simultaneously ambitious and pedestrian, Lewis’s approach undermines the entire premise of Richler’s book, which depended on Barney’s being an unreliable narrator. (Hence the title.) A proper adaptation would require a miniseries, but then, of course, Barney’s Version would have been denied its red-carpet premiere at TIFF and a shot at some sentimental Genies. This way everybody wins, right? NOrMAN WILNEr

Carlos Saura’s I, Don Giovanni attempts to do for opera librettist Lorenzo Da Ponte what Milos Forman’s Amadeus did for Mozart, Da Ponte’s frequent collaborator. But as flawed as Forman’s Oscar-winning biopic is, you can’t call it boring. The Venice-born Da Ponte (Lorenzo Balducci) starts life as a priest, poet and, like his good pal Casanova, notorious ladies’ man. After being exiled from Venice (cue the endless riffs on The Four Seasons) for his verses, he moves to Vienna, where he meets Salieri, Emperor Joseph II and a manic, shabbily wigged Mozart. Da Ponte and Mozart (Lino Guan ciale) earn success with The Marriage Of Figaro, but Da Ponte feels compelled to write a new Don Giovanni. Yup, this is essentially an extended VH1: Behind The Opera special. The main problem is the earnest, dutiful script, which insists that Da Ponte is haunted by his rakish ways but never shows him in action. Tobias Moretti’s lecherous, aging Casanova suggests more erotic potential in his few scenes than Balducci does in the entire film. And the repetition of autobiographical tidbit followed by staged opera scene soon becomes formulaic. There is some good singing, however, and richly ornate costumes. Saura also plays with convention by using elegant painted backdrops for some exterior shots and very modern video projections at one climactic moment. But that’s not enough to save this Don Giovanni from the hell of mediocrity – and ultimately the DVD reGLENN SUMI mainder bin. NOW december 16-22 2010

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Cuz it’s bad How Do You Know (James L. Brooks). 116 minutes. Opens Friday (December 17). For venues and times, see Movies, page 77. Rating: nn When James L. Brooks decided the musical numbers in I’ll Do Anything weren’t working, he just yanked them out of the picture, leaving us with a movie where virtually every scene builds to a payoff that’s no longer there. How Do You Know shows similar signs of tampering; whatever it is now, it’s not what it was when they shot it. The movie follows the fortunes of two very nice young people in Arlington, Virginia, who are coping with major life changes. World-class softball player Lisa (Reese Witherspoon) is facing the end of her career at age 31. Across town, squeaky-clean corporate suit George (Paul Rudd) has just learned he’s the target of a federal investigation. The two interact here and there (a teammate gave George Lisa’s number), but for most of the first hour they’re on their own. Isolated from his co-workers and family, he gets depressed and wan-

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Little Fockers (D: Paul Weitz, 98 min) If you think holiday films are all awardsbaiting prestige pics, this instalment in the Ben Stiller/Robert DeNiro series about a father-in-law from hell will make you reconsider. As the title says, there’s a new generation of Fockers.

Jack Black is all tied up in Gulliver’s Travels.

Gulliver’s Travels (D: Rob Letterman, 107 min) Jack Black comes across as larger than life onscreen, a quality that’ll be emphasized when he plays Jonathan Swift’s put-upon traveller. Jason Segel and Emily Blunt co-star.

Little Fockers opens Wednesday (December 22). Gulliver’s Travels opens December 25. See reviews December 20 (Fockers) and December 23 (Travels) at nowtoronto.com/movies.

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finds the two youngest Pevensie siblings (Skandar Keynes and Georgie Henley) whisked – along with their obnoxious cousin (Will Poulter) – to the oceans of Narnia, joining King Caspian (Ben Barnes) in a quest to find some missing lords and restore balance to his magical land. Director Apted sleepwalks his actors through a series of tonally misaligned vignettes, edging the plot ever closer to a visit to Aslan’s kingdom, where the movie drops all pretence of entertainment and turns into Walden Media’s creepiest proselytization yet. 112 min. NN (NW) 401 & Morningside, Beach Cinemas, Carlton Cinema, Coliseum Mississauga, Coliseum Scarborough, Colossus, Courtney Park 16, Eglinton Town Centre, Empire Theatres at Empress Walk, Grande - Steeles, Queensway, Rainbow Market Square, Rainbow Promenade, Rainbow Woodbine, Scotiabank Theatre, SilverCity Fairview, SilverCity Yonge, SilverCity Yorkdale

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BLACK SWAN (Darren Aronofsky) have been another story about a good guy finds director Aronofsky returning to pol who had a little sex and lost everythe intensely sensual headspace of his thing, but director Gibney (Oscar winner debut film, Pi – now augmented with for Taxi To The Dark Side) presents Spitzer subtle digital effects and sweeping Dolby as someone who was hounded by his sound – for a deliriously operatic tale of a enemies but also a deeply flawed person. ballerina (Natalie Portman) who starts to Too bad we don’t hear a word from lose her mind when she wins the role of Spitzer’s wife, but this pic is super-smart the Swan Queen in a star-making producnonetheless. 117 min. NNNN (SGC) tion of Swan Lake at Lincoln Center. It’s a Canada Square, Carlton Cinema rich, weird experience, and a fine showcase for Portman’s tremendous range. CONVICTION (Tony Goldwyn) reduces the Vincent Cassel, as her possibly predatory undeniably powerful choreographer, is pretty true story of Betty great himself, and Mila Anne Waters (Hilary Kunis and Barbara HerEXPANDED REVIEWS Swank), who put shey contribute vivid nowtoronto.com herself through law supporting turns. If you school and spent nearthink the whole affair is a ly two decades fighting little over the top, that’s kind of the point. to clear her brother (Sam Rockwell) of a Indeed, it’s the only way to make a movie murder conviction, to a mundane moviethis ambitious and impassioned. 110 min. of-the-week. 106 min. NN (NW) NNNN (NW) Grande - Yonge, Kennedy Commons 20 Canada Square, Colossus, Courtney Park 16, Eglinton Town Centre, Grande - Yonge, KenDESPICABLE ME (Chris Renaud, Pierre nedy Commons 20, Queensway, SilverCity Coffin) stars Steve Carell as the voice of a Mississauga, Varsity, Yonge & Dundas 24 sneering schemer who adopts three girls as part of an elaborate scheme to steal the BURLESQUE (Steve Antin) cribs from any moon. That subplot provides the movie number of trashy pictures about showbiz, with its most engaging and entertaining but it’s not nearly as much fun as Showmoments; the other stuff, with Gru’s girls. A small-town entertainer (Christina tube-shaped minions jumping around at Aguilera) tries to make it as a dancer/singus in 3-D, is a lot less interesting. 95 min. er in a floundering nightclub, but first she NNN (NW) must win over the club’s owner (Cher), piss Interchange 30, Rainbow Market Square off the drunken diva (Kristen Bell) and flirt with the sexy bartender (Cam Gigandet). DEVIL (Drew Dowdle, John Erick Dowdle) When she finally shows everyone her star is a modest supernatural thriller that uses quality, a smouldering suit (Eric Dane) gets a brisk pace and fluid editing to provide interested even as he’s negotiating to buy mild entertainment, but that can’t the club. The silly plot is really an excuse to disguise the thinness of its simple story: stage repetitive Broadway-style numbers five strangers are trapped in an office that are more fun to watch than listen to. tower elevator, one of whom is the Devil Cher looks fantastic but her voice shows in disguise, here to kill sinners for fun. 80 strain, while Aguilera does her growl-singmin. NN (AD) ing thing without making much of a draInterchange 30 matic mark. There’s lots of eye candy in DUE DATE (Todd Phillips) is basically just the supporting cast, but Stanley Tucci an update of Planes, Trains & Automo(enough with the fairy godfather routine, biles, with control freak Robert Downey Jr. sir) and Broadway’s Alan Cumming are and clueless chaos-bringer Zach Galifiawasted. 100 min. NN (GS) nakis racing from Atlanta to L.A. Downey 401 & Morningside, Beach Cinemas, Cangives a great performance, but the emoada Square, Carlton Cinema, Coliseum tional depth winds up pushing against the Scarborough, Courtney Park 16, Eglinton broader nature of the increasingly carTown Centre, Empire Theatres at Empress toonish plot. 95 min. NNN (NW) Walk, Grande - Steeles, Interchange 30, Canada Square, Coliseum Mississauga, Kennedy Commons 20, Queensway, RainColiseum Scarborough, Colossus, Courtney bow Market Square, Rainbow Promenade, Park 16, Eglinton Town Centre, Empire Rainbow Woodbine, Scotiabank Theatre, Theatres at Empress Walk, Grande - Steeles, SilverCity Fairview, SilverCity Yonge, SilverQueensway, Scotiabank Theatre, SilverCity City Yorkdale, Varsity, Yonge & Dundas 24 Fairview, SilverCity Yonge, SilverCity THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: THE VOYAGE 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 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. 108 min. NN (NW) Canada Square, Carlton Cinema, Cumberland 4, Grande - Yonge, Interchange 30, Kennedy Commons 20, Kingsway Theatre, Queensway, SilverCity Mississauga, Yonge & Dundas 24

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. NNN (NW) 401 & Morningside, Beach Cinemas, Coliseum Scarborough, Courtney Park 16, Eglinton Town Centre, Grande - Steeles, Interchange 30, Queensway, Rainbow Woodbine, SilverCity Yorkdale THE FIGHTER (David O. Russell) 115 min.

See review, page 75. NN (NW) Opens Dec 17 at 401 & Morningside, Beach Cinemas, Coliseum Mississauga, Coliseum Scarborough, Courtney Park 16, Cumberland 4, Eglinton Town Centre, Empire Theatres at Empress Walk, Grande - Steeles, Interchange 30, Queensway, Rainbow Woodbine, Scotiabank Theatre, SilverCity Fairview, SilverCity Yonge, SilverCity Yorkdale.

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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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(David Yates) is nearly two and a half hours long, doesn’t have an ending and introduces characters and situations that won’t pay off until the second half reaches theatres next summer – and none of that matters. This is the most satisfying and confident Harry Potter movie yet. 146 min. NNNN (NW) 401 & Morningside, Beach Cinemas, Coliseum Mississauga, Coliseum Scarborough, Colossus, Courtney Park 16, Eglinton Town Centre, Empire Theatres at Empress Walk, Grande - Steeles, Queensway, Rainbow Market Square, Rainbow Promenade, Rainbow Woodbine, SilverCity Fairview, SilverCity Mississauga, SilverCity Yonge, SilverCity Yorkdale, Varsity, Yonge & Dundas 24

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(Charles FerEXPANDED REVIEWS HOW DO YOU KNOW guson) takes a very nowtoronto.com (James L. Brooks) 116 min. complex subject – the See review, page 76. NN story of the global (NW) economic collapse trigOpens Dec 17 at 401 & Morningside, Cangered by the 2008 failure of several Amerada Square, Coliseum Scarborough, Colosican financial institutions – and explains it sus, Courtney Park 16, Cumberland 4, Eglinin terms so easily understood that if you’re ton Town Centre, Grande - Steeles, Grande not furious by the time you leave the - Yonge, Queensway, Rainbow Woodbine, theatre, you were probably staring at the SilverCity Mississauga, SilverCity Yorkdale, floor with your fingers in your ears. Which Yonge & Dundas 24. a number of U.S. economists, lobbyists and politicians would appreciate. 108 min. I, DON GIOVANNI (Carlos Saura) 127 min. NNNN (NW) See review, page 75. NN (GS) Canada Square, Carlton Cinema, CumberOpens Dec 16 at TIFF Bell Lightbox.

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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

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(Matt Reeves) successfully adapts Tomas Alfredson’s Swedish chiller Let The Right One In, transferring the action to New Mexico. A bullied teen (Kodi Smit-McPhee) and an enigmatic neighbour (Chloë Grace Moretz) bond as a series of murders sweep their apartment complex. Writer/director Reeves honours Alfredson’s original from the very first frames. 115 min. NNNN (NW) Interchange 30

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(Tom Hooper) turns the relationship between the stammering prince who would become George VI (Colin Firth) and his expat Australian speech trainer (Geoffrey Rush) into a charming little period piece. The production assembles the tried-and-tested 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 Hooper uses inventive staging and surprising visual choices to goose the straightforward material, much as he did in last year’s The Damned United. He also brings out the best in Firth, Rush and co-star Helena Bonham Carter. 118 min. NNNN (NW) Colossus, Courtney Park 16, Eglinton Town Centre, Grande - Yonge, Kennedy Commons 20, Queensway, SilverCity Mississauga, Varsity

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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LITTLE FOCKERS (Paul Weitz) 98 min. See Also Opening, page 76. Opens Dec 22 at 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, Scotiabank Theatre, SilverCity Fairview, SilverCity Yonge, SilverCity Yorkdale, Varsity. LOVE & OTHER DRUGS (Edward Zwick)

wants to be a frothy romantic comedy about a Pfizer pharmaceutical rep (Jake Gyllenhaal) who falls into a no-strings sexual relationship with a doe-eyed Parkinson’s patient (Anne Hathaway). But it just tries so damn hard to win you over that it’s exhausting. 113 min. NN (NW) 401 & Morningside, Canada Square, Colossus, Courtney Park 16, Eglinton Town Centre, Grande - Steeles, Grande - Yonge, Kennedy Commons 20, Queensway, Rainbow Market Square, Rainbow Promenade, Rainbow Woodbine, Scotiabank Theatre, SilverCity Mississauga, SilverCity Yonge, SilverCity Yorkdale, Varsity

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. 113 min. NNN (SGC) Canada Square, Cumberland 4, Grande Yonge, Interchange 30, Kennedy Commons 20, Yonge & Dundas 24 MAO’S LAST DANCER (Bruce Beresford) is

a lead-footed, melodramatic biopic about Chinese dancer Li Cunxin, who visits America as Communism’s ballet prodigy but then refuses to return home, to the dismay of the Chinese Consulate. Beresford touches too briefly on some of the story’s ambiguities. At least there’s some fancy dancing. Some subtitles. 117 min. NN (RS) Mt Pleasant

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another and appreciate the delights of digitally enhanced farm animals. It may be disposable entertainment, but it’s still entertaining. 109 min. NNN (NW) Interchange 30

ñNever let Me go

(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, Colossus, Courtney Park 16, Eglinton Town Centre, Grande - Yonge, Kingsway Theatre, Queensway, Scotiabank Theatre, SilverCity Fairview, SilverCity Mississauga

ñNowhere Boy

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 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

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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) Interchange 30 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, Interchange 30, Kennedy Commons 20, Kingsway Theatre, Scotiabank Theatre, SilverCity Mississauga

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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

(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 (Anne-Marie 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 – Bolshoi Ballet live is a broadcast of the Tchaikovsky ballet, from Moscow’s Bolshoi Theatre, with choreography by Yuri Grigorovich. 135 min. Dec 19, 11 am, at Coliseum Mississauga, Coliseum Scarborough, Colossus, Queensway, SilverCity Yonge

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)

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stars as Mary, whose Nutcracker doll min. NNNN (NW) (Charlie Rowe) becomes animated when Coliseum Mississauga, Empire Theatres at no one else is looking. The screenplay talks Empress Walk, Interchange 30, Kennedy a lot about imagination but has very little Commons 20, Queensway, Scotiabank Theitself. The songs, by Eduard Artemiev and atre, Varsity Tim Rice (The Lion King), are dull. And the PARANORMAL ACTIVITY 2 (Tod Williams) performances are as wooden as that titusticks reasonably close to lar doll. Even the pointthe elements that made less post-conversion the original so effective, 3-D is an eyesore. Buy and feels like a genuine EXPANDED REVIEWS your kids a Nutcracker companion piece to the nowtoronto.com doll and call it a day. first picture. It’s still They can probably imscary, but the scares seem agine a better movie more predictable. 91 min. NNN (NW) than this. 108 min. N (RS) Colossus, Interchange 30, Yonge & Dundas Empire Theatres at Empress Walk 24 127 HOURS (Danny Boyle) tells the RABBIT HOLE (John Cameron story of Aron Ralston (James Franco), Mitchell) 91 min. See interview and who spent the eponymous span of time review, page 72. NNNN (SGC) trapped under a boulder in a Utah canyon Opens Dec 17 at Varsity. before hitting on a particularly horrible solution. Franco is terrific as a guy with a RARE EXPORTS: A CHRISTMAS TALE (Jalpowerful will to live. And yes, the climax is mari Helander) 80 min. See review, page exactly as gruelling as you’ve heard. 93 74. NNN (NW) Opens Dec 17 at Royal (see Indie & Rep Film, page 84).

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RED (Robert Schwentke) doesn’t reinvent

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, Interchange 30, Kennedy Commons 20, Yonge & Dundas 24

SALT (Phillip Noyce) stars Angelina Jolie as CIA agent Evelyn Salt, accused by a Russian defector of being a sleeper spy. It unfolds in a monotone of explosions and

car chases, and the plot holes are ludicrous. If you’re gonna make an actioner with Angelina Jolie that isn’t sexy or funny, can you at least make it smart? 100 min. NN (SGC) Interchange 30

SAW 3D (Kevin Greutert) is just like the six

previous Saws, except it’s in 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

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series of truly hideous outfits. It’s that kind of movie. We deserve better. 122 min. N (NW) Interchange 30, Kennedy Commons 20, Regent Theatre

ñSELL OUT!

(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

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, Kennedy Commons 20, 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) Canada Square, Cumberland 4, Interchange 30, Kennedy Commons 20, Kingsway Theatre, Scotiabank Theatre, SilverCity Yonge, Yonge & Dundas 24

STONE (John Curran) stars Robert De Niro as a hard-case Detroit parole officer flummoxed by his latest applicant (Edward Norton), who claims to be in the middle of a spiritual rebirth. It’s hard to say which element of this risible drama is sillier – Angus MacLachlan’s portentous screenplay, cobbled together from half a dozen of Jim Thompson’s lesser potboilers, or Norton’s sustained impression of Bubbles from The Wire. 105 min. N (NW) Interchange 30

ñTANGLED

(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

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109 min. See review, page 74. (NW) Opens Dec 22 at 401 & Morningside, Coliseum Mississauga, Colossus, Courtney Park 16, Eglinton Town Centre, Empire Theatres at Empress Walk, Grande - Steeles, Kennedy Commons 20, Queensway, Rainbow Market Square, Rainbow Promenade, Rainbow Woodbine, SilverCity Fairview, SilverCity Mississauga, SilverCity Yonge, SilverCity Yorkdale, Varsity.

UNSTOPPABLE (Tony Scott) sends Denzel Washington and Chris Pine after a runaway train speeding out of control toward an elevated trestle over which it will surely plummet, smack in the middle of a city of tens of thousands of people. The movie has a certain momentum, but it’s no fun at all. 98 min. NN (NW) 401 & Morningside, Canada Square, Coliseum Mississauga, Coliseum Scarborough, Colossus, Courtney Park 16, Eglinton Town Centre, Grande - Steeles, Queensway, SilverCity Fairview, SilverCity Yorkdale, Yonge & Dundas 24 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, SilverCity Yonge, SilverCity Yorkdale, Yonge & Dundas 24

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manager (Shia LaBeouf) engaged to the daughter of Gordon Gekko (Michael Douglas), whom you may remember from the last movie as something of a schemer. It’s all a little obvious, especially as interpreted through LaBeouf’s sad-puppy gaze. 132 min. NN (NW) Regent Theatre

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YOU AGAIN (Andy Fickman) isn’t nearly

(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

YOGI BEAR (Eric Brevig) 83 min. See re-

view, page 75. NN (RS) 12/14/10 Page Beach 1 Opens Dec 17 11:43 at 401 & AM Morningside,

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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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(Woody Allen) is a sly entry tracking the desires and anxieties of people who go the distance – and a bit too far – to chase their dreams. Great ensemble cast, especially Naomi Watts and Josh Brolin as a couple with problems. 98 min. NNNN (SGC) Carlton Cinema 3

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THE TEMPEST (Julie Taymor) 109 min. See

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THE TOURIST (Florian von Donnersmarck) finds the Oscar-winning director of The Lives Of Others going Hollywood in the worst possible way – by refusing to acknowledge he’s making a generic studio picture that feels 40 years past its sell-by date. Angelina Jolie plays a mysterious Englishwoman who ensnares an unassuming American (Johnny Depp) in an elaborate scheme to distract Scotland Yard and a vengeful mobster (Steven Berkoff). Jolie references Hepburn in her outfits (and Sophia Loren in her hairstyles), while Depp gets to wear a series of randomly assembled designer pieces, apparently having brought his own stylist to the set. But the two have no chemistry. They somehow negate one another in the frame, leaving us stuck with paper-thin characters and a movie that has no idea where it’s going or how to get there in an entertaining fashion. James Newton Howard’s score keeps insisting we must be having a grand old time at the cinema, but it’s a losing battle. 103 min. NN (NW) 401 & Morningside, Carlton Cinema, Coliseum Mississauga, Colossus, Courtney Park 16, Eglinton Town Centre, Empire Theatres at Empress Walk, Grande - Steeles, Kennedy Commons 20, Queensway, Rainbow Market Square, Rainbow Promenade, Rainbow Woodbine, Scotiabank Theatre, SilverCity Fairview, SilverCity Yonge, SilverCity Yorkdale

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TRON: LEGACY (Joseph Kosinski) 125 min. See interview and review, page 73. NN (RS) Opens Dec 17 at 401 & Morningside, Beach Cinemas, Coliseum Mississauga, Colossus, Courtney Park 16, Eglinton Town Centre, Empire Theatres at Empress Walk, Grande - Steeles, Kennedy Commons 20, Queensway, Rainbow Market Square, Rainbow Promenade, Rainbow Woodbine, Scotiabank Theatre, SilverCity Fairview, SilverCity

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BLACK SWAN (14A) 1:05, 3:35, 6:25, 9:25 HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS: PART 1 (PG) Thu 2:05, 6:05, 9:15 THE KING’S SPEECH (PG) 12:45, 3:45, 6:45, 9:45 127 HOURS (14A) Thu-Sun, Tue 1:25, 4:05, 7:15, 9:55 Mon 4:05, 7:15, 9:55 RABBIT HOLE (14A) Fri-Wed 1:15, 3:55, 6:15, 9:05 TRUE GRIT (14A) Wed 1:15, 4:05, 7:05, 9:35

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BLACK SWAN (14A) Thu 1:45, 2:30, 3:45, 4:30, 5:15, 6:30, 7:15, 8:00, 9:15, 10:00, 10:45 Fri-Mon 10:30, 11:15, 12:05, 1:00, 1:45, 2:00, 3:45, 4:30, 5:45, 6:30, 7:15, 8:00, 8:45, 9:15, 10:00, 10:45 Tue 10:30, 11:15, 12:05, 1:00, 1:45, 2:00, 3:45, 4:30, 5:45, 7:15, 8:00, 8:45, 10:00, 10:45 BURLESQUE (PG) Fri-Tue 11:05, 2:05, 4:45, 7:45, 10:55 FAIR GAME (PG) Thu 1:50, 4:35, 7:05, 9:50 Fri-Tue 10:35, 3:35 HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS: PART 1 (PG) Thu 2:15, 3:15, 4:15, 5:30, 6:30, 7:30, 8:45, 9:45, 10:45 Fri-Tue 10:50, 11:25, 11:55, 2:15, 2:45, 3:15, 5:30, 5:55, 6:25, 8:45, 9:15, 9:45 HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS PART 1: THE IMAX EXPERIENCE (PG) Thu 3:30, 7:00, 10:15 Fri-Tue 12:30, 3:45, 7:00, 10:15 HEREAFTER (PG) Thu 2:00, 4:55, 7:50, 10:35 HOW DO YOU KNOW (PG) Fri-Sun, Tue 10:30, 11:00, 12:15, 1:15, 2:00, 3:15, 4:00, 4:45, 6:15, 7:00, 7:45, 8:45, 9:30, 10:15, 11:00 Mon 10:30, 11:00, 12:15, 1:15, 2:00, 4:00, 4:45, 7:00, 7:45, 8:45, 10:15, 11:00 LIFE AS WE KNOW IT (PG) Thu 2:20, 5:10, 8:00, 10:35 MADE IN DAGENHAM (14A) Thu 2:00, 4:45, 7:30, 10:15 Fri-Tue 11:15, 1:55, 4:40, 7:30, 10:25 NO PROBLEM (PG) Thu 2:30, 6:00, 9:45 Fri-Tue 10:55, 2:20, 6:05, 9:45 PARANORMAL ACTIVITY 2 (14A) Thu 3:10, 5:20, 7:35, 10:10 RED Thu 2:25, 5:15, 8:00, 10:40 Fri-Tue 11:50, 2:25, 5:15, 8:00, 10:40 SKYLINE (14A) Thu 2:25, 5:00, 7:30, 9:55 THE SOCIAL NETWORK (14A) Fri-Tue 10:50, 1:40, 4:25, 7:10, 9:50 TANGLED (PG) Thu 3:45, 6:15, 9:00 Fri-Tue 10:35, 1:15, 3:45, 6:15, 8:40 TANGLED 3D (PG) Thu 1:45, 3:00, 4:30, 5:45, 7:00, 8:30, 9:30 Fri-Tue 11:20, 12:10, 1:50, 2:35, 4:15, 5:05, 7:05, 7:40, 9:25, 10:05 THE TOWN (14A) Thu 1:55, 4:40, 7:40, 10:40 Fri-Tue 12:55, 5:55 UNSTOPPABLE (PG) Thu 2:15, 3:15, 4:50, 5:50, 7:20, 8:20, 9:45, 10:45 Fri-Tue 11:40, 2:15, 4:50, 7:20, 9:55 YOGI BEAR (G) Fri-Tue 10:30, 1:00, 3:30, 6:00, 8:30 YOGI BEAR 3D (G) 11:00, 11:30, 12:05, 1:30, 2:00, 2:30, 4:00, 4:30, 5:00, 6:30, 7:00, 7:30, 9:15, 10:00 Tue no 4:00

Midtown CANADA SQUARE (CE) 2200 YONGE ST, 416-646-0444

BLACK SWAN (14A) Fri 4:25, 7:20, 9:55 Sat-Tue 1:50, 4:25, 7:20, 9:55 Wed 1:40, 4:20, 7:15, 9:50 BURLESQUE (PG) Fri 3:50, 6:45, 9:40 Sat-Tue 1:10, 3:50, 6:45, 9:40 Wed 1:00, 3:40, 6:40, 9:20 CLIENT 9: THE RISE AND FALL OF ELIOT SPITZER Thu 4:40, 7:20 DUE DATE (14A) Fri 4:50, 7:30, 9:50 Sat-Tue 2:15, 4:50, 7:30, 9:50 Wed 2:30, 5:00, 7:30, 10:00 FAIR GAME (PG) Thu 4:00, 6:30 Fri 4:20, 6:50, 9:25 SatTue 1:40, 4:20, 6:50, 9:25 Wed 1:30, 4:00, 6:30, 9:10 HOW DO YOU KNOW (PG) Fri 4:00, 6:40, 9:30 Sat-Tue 1:20, 4:00, 6:40, 9:30 Wed 1:20, 4:10, 6:50, 9:30 INSIDE JOB (PG) Thu 4:30, 7:10 LOVE & OTHER DRUGS (14A) Wed 2:00, 4:40, 7:20, 9:55 MADE IN DAGENHAM (14A) Thu 4:50, 7:30 Fri 4:10, 7:10, 9:45 Sat-Tue 1:30, 4:10, 7:10, 9:45 Wed 1:50, 4:30, 7:10, 9:45 MEGAMIND (PG) Thu 4:20 Fri 4:30, 7:00, 9:15 Sat-Tue 2:00, 4:30, 7:00, 9:15 MORNING GLORY (PG) Thu 4:15, 6:45 THE NEXT THREE DAYS (14A) Thu 4:05, 7:00 Fri 4:05, 7:05, 10:00 Sat-Tue 1:00, 4:05, 7:05, 10:00 RED Thu 5:00, 7:40 THE SOCIAL NETWORK (14A) Wed 1:10, 3:50, 7:00, 9:40 UNSTOPPABLE (PG) Thu 6:50

MT PLEASANT (I)

675 MT PLEASANT RD, 416-489-8484 THE GIRL WHO KICKED THE HORNET’S NEST (14A) Fri-Sat 9:30 Sun, Tue 7:00 INSIDE JOB (PG) Fri-Sat, Wed 7:00 Sun 4:15 MAO’S LAST DANCER (PG) Thu 7:00

REGENT THEATRE (I) 551 MT PLEASANT RD, 416-480-9884

SECRETARIAT (G) Fri-Sat, Tue-Wed 7:00 Sun 4:15 THE TOWN (14A) Fri-Sat 9:15 Sun 7:00 Tue 9:10 WALL STREET: MONEY NEVER SLEEPS (PG) Thu 7:00

SILVERCITY YONGE (CE) 2300 YONGE ST, 416-544-1236

BURLESQUE (PG) Thu 12:50, 3:40, 7:00, 9:50 THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: THE VOYAGE OF THE DAWN TREADER 3D (PG) Thu 12:30, 1:30, 3:30, 4:30, 6:30, 7:30, 9:20, 10:20 Fri-Tue 12:00, 3:20, 6:30, 9:15 Wed 11:45, 3:15, 6:20, 9:15 DUE DATE (14A) Thu 12:45, 3:10, 6:40, 9:00 THE FIGHTER (14A) Fri-Tue 12:15, 3:30, 6:50, 9:45 Wed 12:20, 3:30, 7:00, 10:00 HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS: PART 1 (PG) Thu 1:00, 4:20, 8:00 Fri-Tue 11:45, 3:00, 6:20, 9:40 Wed 1:00, 4:30, 8:00 LITTLE FOCKERS (PG) Wed 12:00, 3:00, 6:45, 9:45 LOVE & OTHER DRUGS (14A) Thu 1:10, 4:00, 7:40, 10:30 Fri-Tue 1:15, 4:30, 7:20, 10:10 THE NUTCRACKER - BOLSHOI BALLET LIVE Sun 11:00 THE SOCIAL NETWORK (14A) Thu 1:05, 3:50, 7:20, 10:10 FriSat, Mon-Tue 1:00, 4:00, 7:00, 10:00 Sun 4:00, 7:00, 10:00 TANGLED 3D (PG) Thu 12:40, 3:20, 6:45, 9:10 Fri-Tue 12:30, 3:10, 6:45, 9:30 Wed 1:15, 4:00, 6:50, 9:30 THE TOURIST (PG) Thu 1:20, 4:10, 7:10, 10:00 Fri-Tue 1:30, 4:45, 7:40, 10:20 Wed 2:00, 5:00, 7:45, 10:20 TRON: LEGACY (PG) Thu 12:01 Fri-Wed 12:40, 3:50, 7:10, 10:30 TRUE GRIT (14A) Wed 1:30, 4:45, 7:30, 10:15 YOGI BEAR 3D (G) Fri-Tue 11:30, 1:50, 4:15, 6:40, 9:00 Wed 11:30, 1:45, 4:15, 6:30, 9:00

Metro

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FAIR GAME (PG) Fri-Wed 3:00, 7:15 THE GIRL WHO KICKED THE HORNET’S NEST (14A) Thu 2:30 INSIDE JOB (PG) Thu 12:30 MEGAMIND (PG) 1:00 Sat-Sun 11:00 mat MORNING GLORY (PG) Thu 5:05 THE NEXT THREE DAYS (14A) Fri-Wed 5:00 THE SOCIAL NETWORK (14A) Thu 7:05 Fri-Wed 9:15 THE TOWN (14A) Thu 9:15

QUEENSWAY (CE)

1025 THE QUEENSWAY, QEW & ISLINGTON, 416-503-0424 BLACK SWAN (14A) Fri-Wed 12:25, 3:40, 6:55, 10:05 BURLESQUE (PG) Thu 1:05, 4:05, 7:10, 10:15 Fri-Sat, MonTue 12:15, 3:25, 6:25, 9:30 Sun 12:15, 3:25 THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: THE VOYAGE OF THE DAWN TREADER 3D (PG) Thu 12:15, 1:00, 3:15, 4:00, 6:15, 7:00, 9:15, 10:00 Fri-Tue 1:00, 4:00, 7:00, 10:00 Wed 12:10, 3:25, 6:25, 9:30 THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: THE VOYAGE OF THE DAWN TREADER (PG) Thu 1:40, 4:40, 7:40, 10:30 Fri-Tue 12:10, 3:15, 6:15, 9:15

DUE DATE (14A) Thu 12:25, 3:10, 6:10, 9:05 Fri-Tue 6:10, 9:00 FAIR GAME (PG) Thu 12:20, 3:20, 6:20, 9:10 FASTER (14A) Thu 1:15, 4:10, 7:05, 9:55 THE FIGHTER (14A) Fri-Tue 1:40, 4:40, 7:40, 10:35 Wed 1:20, 4:25, 7:25, 10:35 HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS: PART 1 (PG) Thu 12:40, 2:30, 4:30, 6:35, 8:00, 10:10 Fri-Tue 12:45, 4:30, 8:00 Wed 12:50, 4:30, 8:00 HOW DO YOU KNOW (PG) Fri-Tue 12:35, 3:45, 7:20, 10:25 Wed 12:35, 3:45, 7:15, 10:25 THE KING’S SPEECH (PG) Thu 1:00 3:55 6:50 9:45 Fri-Wed 12:20, 3:35, 6:50, 10:10 LITTLE FOCKERS (PG) Wed 12:30, 1:10, 1:50, 3:20, 4:00, 4:40, 6:20, 7:00, 7:40, 9:15, 10:00, 10:40 LOVE & OTHER DRUGS (14A) Thu 1:35, 4:35, 7:35, 10:25 Fri-Tue 1:45, 4:45, 7:45, 10:40 Wed 1:45, 4:45, 7:45, 10:45 MEGAMIND 3D (PG) Thu 12:55, 3:35, 6:25 THE NEXT THREE DAYS (14A) Thu 12:35, 3:45, 6:55, 10:05 THE NUTCRACKER - BOLSHOI BALLET LIVE Sun 11:00 127 HOURS (14A) 2:10, 4:55, 7:50, 10:20 Thu 2:10 5:00 7:45 10:30 Sun only 2:10 4:55 7:55 10:20 TANGLED (PG) Thu 12:45, 3:40, 6:45, 9:20 Fri-Sat, MonTue 12:30, 3:20 Sun 3:20 TANGLED 3D (PG) Thu 1:25 4:15 7:15 9:50 Fri-Wed 1:25, 4:15, 7:05, 9:50 THE TOURIST (PG) Thu 12:50, 1:20, 3:50, 4:20, 6:40, 7:20, 9:40, 10:20 Fri-Tue 12:50, 1:20, 3:50, 4:20, 6:40, 7:25, 9:35, 10:15 Wed 12:15, 3:15, 6:15, 9:20 TRON: LEGACY (PG) Thu 12:01 Fri-Wed 12:05, 12:40, 3:10, 3:50, 6:30, 7:10, 9:40, 10:30 TRUE GRIT (14A) Wed 12:45, 3:45, 6:40, 9:45 UNSTOPPABLE (PG) Thu 9:00 WWE TLC: TABLES, LADDERS AND CHAIRS Sun 8:00 YOGI BEAR (G) Fri-Wed 1:30, 4:10, 6:45, 9:10 YOGI BEAR 3D (G) Fri-Wed 12:00, 2:30, 5:00, 7:30, 9:55

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WOODBINE CENTRE, 500 REXDALE BLVD, 416-213-1998 BURLESQUE (PG) Thu 1:05, 4:05, 7:20, 9:50 THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: THE VOYAGE OF THE DAWN TREADER (PG) 1:00, 3:50, 6:50, 9:30 FASTER (14A) Thu 1:10, 4:10, 7:00, 9:40 THE FIGHTER (14A) Fri-Wed 1:15, 3:55, 6:55, 9:35 HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS: PART 1 (PG) Thu 12:30 3:35 6:40 9:35 Fri-Wed 12:30, 3:35, 6:40, 9:25 HOW DO YOU KNOW (PG) Fri-Wed 12:50, 4:05, 6:45, 9:20 LITTLE FOCKERS (PG) Wed 12:30, 2:45, 5:00, 7:15, 9:25 LOVE & OTHER DRUGS (14A) Thu 1:15, 3:55, 6:55, 9:35 MEGAMIND 3D (PG) Thu 12:30, 3:45, 7:05, 9:15 TANGLED (PG) Thu-Tue 1:20, 4:15, 6:40, 9:10 THE TOURIST (PG) 1:25, 4:00, 7:10, 9:25 TRON: LEGACY (PG) Fri-Wed 1:10, 4:10, 7:00, 9:40 TRUE GRIT (14A) Wed 1:20, 4:15, 7:20, 9:45 YOGI BEAR 3D (G) Fri-Wed 12:45, 2:45, 4:45, 7:05, 9:15

East End BEACH CINEMAS (AA) 1651 QUEEN ST E, 416-699-5971

BURLESQUE (PG) Thu 7:30, 10:20 THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: THE VOYAGE OF THE DAWN TREADER 3D (PG) Thu 7:00, 10:00 Fri 4:20, 7:15, 10:10 Sat-Wed 1:15, 4:20, 7:15, 10:10 FASTER (14A) Thu 9:30 THE FIGHTER (14A) Fri 4:40, 7:30, 10:20 Sat-Wed 1:50, 4:40, 7:30, 10:20 HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS: PART 1 (PG) Thu 6:30, 8:00, 9:50 Fri 4:30, 8:00 Sat-Tue 1:00, 4:30, 8:00 LITTLE FOCKERS (PG) Wed 1:00, 4:30, 7:40, 10:30 MEGAMIND (PG) Thu 6:40 TANGLED (PG) Fri 4:10, 6:50, 9:20 Sat-Wed 1:30, 4:10, 6:50, 9:20 TANGLED 3D (PG) Thu 6:50, 9:20 TRON: LEGACY (PG) Fri 3:50, 7:00, 10:00 Sat-Wed 12:50, 3:50, 7:00, 10:00 YOGI BEAR (G) Fri 4:00, 6:30, 8:45 Sat-Wed 1:40, 4:00, 6:30, 8:45

North York EMPIRE THEATRES AT EMPRESS WALK (ET) 5095 YONGE ST, 416-223-9550

BURLESQUE (PG) Thu 1:20, 4:00, 6:40, 9:20

DECEMBER 16-22 2010 NOW

The ChroniCles of narnia: The Voyage of The Dawn TreaDer 3D (PG) Thu 2:00, 3:00, 4:45, 5:45, 7:30, 8:30, 10:15 Fri-Wed 1:05, 3:45, 6:30, 9:20 The ChroniCles of narnia: The Voyage of The Dawn TreaDer (PG) Thu 1:10, 3:50, 6:30, 9:10 Fri-Wed 1:50, 4:40, 7:40, 10:30 Due DaTe (14A) Thu 9:40 The fighTer (14A) 1:30, 4:10, 6:50, 9:30 Fri-Sat 11:55 late harry PoTTer anD The DeaThly hallows: ParT 1 (PG) Thu 1:00, 3:40, 4:10, 6:50, 7:40, 10:00, 10:45 Fri-Sat 1:10, 3:00, 4:20, 6:40, 7:50, 10:10, 11:10 Sun-Tue 1:10, 3:00, 4:20, 6:40, 7:50, 10:10, 10:55 Wed 1:10, 4:20, 7:50, 10:55 MegaMinD (PG) Wed 2:10, 4:50 MegaMinD 3D (PG) Thu 2:10, 5:00, 7:20 The nuTCraCker (G) Sun 11:00 127 hours (14A) Thu 1:45, 4:30, 7:10, 9:50 Fri-Sat 2:10, 4:50, 7:30, 9:50, 11:50 Sun-Tue 2:10, 4:50, 7:30, 9:50 The TourisT (PG) Thu 1:30, 2:20, 4:20, 5:10, 7:00, 7:50, 9:30, 10:30 Fri-Sat 1:40, 2:50, 4:30, 5:30, 7:15, 8:10, 9:40, 10:45, 11:59 Sun-Wed 1:40, 2:50, 4:30, 5:30, 7:15, 8:10, 9:40, 10:45 Tron: legaCy 3D (PG) Thu 12:01 Fri, Sun-Wed 1:00, 2:00, 4:00, 5:00, 7:00, 8:00, 10:00, 11:00 Sat 1:00, 2:00, 4:00, 5:00, 7:00, 8:00, 10:00, 11:00, 11:45 True griT (14A) Wed 1:15, 3:50, 6:40, 7:30, 9:25, 10:15

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BlaCk swan (14A) Thu 3:40, 4:20, 6:30, 7:20, 9:20, 10:00 Fri 3:30, 4:20, 6:30, 7:30, 9:30, 10:15 Sat-Tue 12:30, 1:20, 3:30, 4:20, 6:30, 7:30, 9:30, 10:15 Wed 12:30, 1:20, 3:30, 4:30, 6:30, 7:30, 9:30, 10:20 ConViCTion Thu 4:30, 7:15, 10:00 fair gaMe (PG) Thu 4:30 7:15 9:55 Fri-Wed 1:30, 4:30, 7:25, 10:10 Thu-Fri no 1:30 how Do you know (PG) Fri 4:00, 7:00, 10:00 Sat-Tue 1:00, 4:00, 7:00, 10:00 Wed 1:10, 4:10, 7:10, 10:10 The king’s sPeeCh (PG) Wed 12:50, 3:50, 6:50, 9:50 liTTle foCkers (PG) Wed 1:00, 1:40, 4:00, 4:40, 7:00, 7:40, 10:00, 10:30 loVe & oTher Drugs (14A) Thu 4:00, 7:00, 9:50 Fri 4:15, 7:05, 10:05 Sat-Tue 1:25, 4:15, 7:05, 10:05 Wed 1:25, 4:15, 7:15, 10:25 MaDe in DagenhaM (14A) Thu 3:50, 6:50, 9:40 Fri 3:40, 6:20, 9:20 Sat-Wed 12:40, 3:40, 6:20, 9:20 Morning glory (PG) Thu 3:40, 6:45, 9:30 The nexT Three Days (14A) Thu 3:30 6:40 9:45 Fri-Wed 12:15, 3:20, 6:40, 9:45 Thu-Fri no 12:15 TangleD (PG) Thu 4:10 7:10 9:40 Fri-Wed 1:10, 4:10, 7:10, 9:50 Thu-Fri no 1:10 TangleD 3D (PG) Thu 3:30, 6:20, 9:00 Fri 3:10, 6:40, 9:15 Sat-Wed 12:20, 3:10, 6:40, 9:15 yogi Bear 3D (G) Fri 5:00, 7:20, 9:40 Sat-Wed 12:00, 2:30, 5:00, 7:20, 9:40

SilverCiTY FairvieW (Ce)

FairvieW Mall, 1800 Sheppard ave e, 416-644-7746 Burlesque (PG) Thu 12:40, 3:50, 7:00, 9:40 Fri-Tue 12:30, 3:30, 6:30, 9:20 The ChroniCles of narnia: The Voyage of The Dawn TreaDer 3D (PG) Thu 12:30, 1:30, 3:30, 4:30, 6:30, 7:30, 9:30, 10:20 Fri-Tue 12:50, 3:40, 6:45, 9:40 Wed 12:30, 3:40, 6:30, 9:20 Due DaTe (14A) Thu 1:50, 4:50, 7:40, 10:10 The fighTer (14A) Fri-Tue 1:00, 4:10, 7:00, 10:20 Wed 1:45, 4:30, 7:30, 10:20 harry PoTTer anD The DeaThly hallows: ParT 1 (PG) Thu 1:00, 4:20, 7:50 Fri-Wed 12:00, 3:20, 6:40, 10:10 liTTle foCkers (PG) Wed 2:00, 4:40, 7:20, 10:00 MegaMinD 3D (PG) Thu 12:50, 3:40, 6:40 The nexT Three Days (14A) Thu 9:10 TangleD 3D (PG) Thu 1:10, 4:00, 6:50, 9:20 Fri-Tue 1:15, 4:00, 6:50, 9:30 Wed 1:15, 4:00, 6:45, 9:30 The TourisT (PG) Thu 1:20, 4:10, 7:10, 10:00 Fri-Tue 1:30, 4:20, 7:20, 10:00 Wed 1:30, 4:20, 7:00, 9:50 Tron: legaCy (PG) Fri-Wed 12:40, 3:50, 7:10, 10:30 True griT (14A) Wed 1:00, 4:10, 6:50, 9:40 unsToPPaBle (PG) Thu 1:40 4:40 7:20 9:50 Fri-Wed 1:45, 4:30, 7:30, 9:50 yogi Bear 3D (G) Fri-Tue 12:15, 3:10, 6:20, 9:10 Wed 12:15, 3:30, 6:20, 9:10

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Burlesque (PG) Thu 12:45, 3:40, 6:40, 9:50 The ChroniCles of narnia: The Voyage of The Dawn TreaDer 3D (PG) Thu 12:30, 1:30, 3:30, 4:30, 6:30, 7:30, 9:30, 10:15 Fri-Tue 12:20, 3:20, 6:30, 9:30 Wed 12:30, 3:30, 6:30, 9:30 Due DaTe (14A) Thu 2:15 5:00 7:40 10:10 Fri-Wed 1:45, 4:45, 7:40, 10:10 fasTer (14A) Thu 1:20, 4:15, 7:20, 10:15 The fighTer (14A) Fri-Tue 12:30, 3:30, 6:50, 9:50 Wed 1:00, 4:10, 7:00, 10:10 harry PoTTer anD The DeaThly hallows: ParT 1 (PG) Thu 12:40, 4:20, 8:00 Fri-Tue 1:00, 4:30, 8:00 Wed 12:50, 4:30, 8:00 how Do you know (PG) Fri-Tue 12:50, 3:40, 6:40, 9:40 Wed 12:20, 3:40, 6:40, 9:40 liTTle foCkers (PG) Wed 1:10, 4:00, 6:50, 9:50 loVe & oTher Drugs (14A) Thu 1:00 4:00 7:00 10:00 Fri-Wed 1:15, 4:00, 7:00, 9:45 MegaMinD 3D (PG) Thu 1:15, 3:45, 6:20 TangleD 3D (PG) Thu 12:50, 3:50, 6:50, 9:40 Fri-Tue 12:10, 3:00, 6:20, 9:00 Wed 12:10, 3:15, 6:20, 9:00 The TourisT (PG) Thu 1:10, 4:10, 7:10, 10:10 Fri-Tue 1:30, 4:15, 7:20, 10:20 Wed 1:30, 4:40, 7:40, 10:20 Tron: legaCy (PG) Fri-Wed 12:40, 3:50, 7:10, 10:30 True griT (14A) Wed 1:20, 4:20, 7:20, 10:15 unsToPPaBle (PG) Thu 9:20 yogi Bear 3D (G) Fri-Wed 12:00, 2:30, 5:00, 7:30, 10:00

Scarborough 401 & MorninGSide (Ce) 785 Milner ave, SCarborouGh, 416-281-2226

Burlesque (PG) Thu 4:05, 7:00, 9:45 The ChroniCles of narnia: The Voyage of The Dawn TreaDer 3D (PG) Thu 4:30, 7:15, 8:30 Fri-Tue 2:00, 4:45, 7:50, 10:25 Wed 12:30, 3:30, 6:20, 9:00 The ChroniCles of narnia: The Voyage of The Dawn TreaDer (PG) Thu 3:50, 6:30, 9:10 Fri-Tue 12:30, 3:30, 6:20, 9:00 fasTer (14A) Thu 4:45, 7:05, 9:30 The fighTer (14A) Fri-Wed 1:30, 4:20, 7:40, 10:30 harry PoTTer anD The DeaThly hallows: ParT 1 (PG) Thu 5:15, 8:45 Fri-Wed 12:00, 3:10, 6:30, 9:40 how Do you know (PG) Fri-Wed 12:50, 4:10, 7:30, 10:20 liTTle foCkers (PG) Wed 12:40, 3:20, 6:45, 9:20 loVe & oTher Drugs (14A) Thu 3:55, 6:20, 9:00 Fri-Tue 12:40, 3:20, 6:45, 9:15 MegaMinD 3D (PG) Thu 3:40, 6:10 The nexT Three Days (14A) Thu 3:45, 6:40, 9:40 TangleD (PG) Fri-Wed 1:45, 4:30, 7:10, 9:50 TangleD 3D (PG) Thu 4:00, 6:50, 9:20 The TourisT (PG) Thu 4:20, 7:30, 9:55 Fri-Tue 12:20, 3:00, 6:20, 8:45 Wed 12:20, 3:00, 6:00, 8:45 Tron: legaCy (PG) Thu 12:05 Fri-Wed 1:00, 4:00, 7:00, 10:00 True griT (14A) Wed 2:00, 4:45, 7:50, 10:25 unsToPPaBle (PG) Thu 5:00, 7:25, 9:50 yogi Bear (G) Fri-Wed 1:15, 3:45, 6:10, 8:30 yogi Bear 3D (G) Fri-Wed 12:10, 2:15, 5:00, 7:20, 9:30

ColiSeuM SCarborouGh (Ce) SCarborouGh ToWn CenTre, 416-290-5217

Burlesque (PG) Thu 12:10, 3:35, 7:05, 9:55 The ChroniCles of narnia: The Voyage of The Dawn TreaDer 3D (PG) Thu 12:30, 1:20, 3:40, 4:30, 7:20, 7:30, 10:10, 10:30 Fri-Tue 12:30, 12:45, 3:15, 3:45, 6:30, 7:20, 9:30, 10:10 Wed 12:30, 3:15, 6:30, 9:30 The ChroniCles of narnia: The Voyage of The Dawn TreaDer (PG) Thu 12:50, 4:10, 7:00, 9:50 Fri-Wed 1:00, 4:00, 6:55, 9:55 Due DaTe (14A) Thu 1:35 4:35 7:15 9:45 Fri-Wed 12:20, 3:20, 7:15, 9:45 fasTer (14A) Thu 1:30, 4:20, 7:45, 10:25 Fri-Sat, Mon-Tue 1:15, 4:10, 7:45, 10:25 Sun 1:15, 4:10 The fighTer (14A) Fri-Wed 12:50, 1:20, 3:35, 4:30, 7:05, 7:30, 10:00, 10:30 harry PoTTer anD The DeaThly hallows: ParT 1 (PG) Thu 12:00, 3:30, 6:30, 7:10, 10:15, 10:35 Fri-Wed 12:00, 3:25, 6:50, 10:15 how Do you know (PG) Fri-Tue 12:40, 3:40, 7:00, 10:20 Wed 12:40, 3:40, 7:00, 10:05 liTTle foCkers (PG) Wed 12:45, 1:15, 1:30, 3:45, 4:05, 4:20, 7:10, 7:20, 7:45, 10:10, 10:25, 10:35 MegaMinD 3D (PG) Thu 12:40, 3:25, 6:40, 9:20 Fri-Tue 1:10, 3:50, 7:10, 9:40 The nuTCraCker - Bolshoi BalleT liVe Sun 11:00 TangleD (PG) Thu 12:20, 3:20 TangleD 3D (PG) Thu 1:00, 4:00, 6:55, 10:00 Fri-Sat, Mon-Tue 12:15, 3:30, 6:45, 9:50 Sun, Wed 12:15, 3:30, 6:40, 9:50 Till My hearTaChes enD Thu 12:35, 3:50, 6:50, 9:40 unsToPPaBle (PG) Thu 1:10, 4:15, 7:35, 10:20 Fri-Sat, Mon-Tue 1:30, 4:20, 7:35, 10:35 Sun 4:20, 7:35, 10:35 Wed 1:10, 3:50, 7:35, 10:20 wwe TlC: TaBles, laDDers anD Chairs Sun 8:00

eGlinTon ToWn CenTre (Ce) 1901 eGlinTon ave e, 416-752-4494

BlaCk swan (14A) Fri-Wed 1:20, 4:10, 7:00, 10:10 Burlesque (PG) Thu 4:15, 7:10, 10:10 The ChroniCles of narnia: The Voyage of The Dawn TreaDer 3D (PG) Thu 3:20, 4:00, 6:20, 7:00, 9:20, 10:00 Fri-Wed 1:10, 4:20, 7:30, 10:20 The ChroniCles of narnia: The Voyage of The Dawn TreaDer (PG) Thu 4:40, 7:40, 10:30 Fri-Wed 12:10, 3:20, 6:50, 9:40 Due DaTe (14A) Thu 4:45, 7:30, 10:25 Fri-Tue 1:00, 3:55, 6:25, 9:20 fasTer (14A) Thu 4:10, 6:50, 9:30 The fighTer (14A) Fri-Wed 1:45, 4:45, 7:40, 10:40 harry PoTTer anD The DeaThly hallows: ParT 1 (PG) Thu 4:30, 6:15, 8:00, 9:45 Fri-Wed 12:15, 3:35, 7:05, 10:25 how Do you know (PG) Fri-Tue 12:45, 3:45, 6:55, 10:00 Wed 1:00, 4:05, 6:55, 10:05 The king’s sPeeCh (PG) Wed 12:20, 3:15, 6:25, 9:20 liTTle foCkers (PG) Wed 12:50, 1:40, 3:40, 4:40, 6:20, 7:20, 9:10, 10:00 loVe & oTher Drugs (14A) Thu 3:30, 6:30, 9:10 Fri-Tue 12:20, 3:15, 6:20, 9:10 MegaMinD 3D (PG) Thu 3:50, 6:25, 9:15 Morning glory (PG) Thu 3:45, 6:45, 9:40 The nexT Three Days (14A) Thu 3:40, 6:40, 9:55 TangleD (PG) Thu 4:50, 7:45, 10:40 Fri-Sat, Mon-Tue 12:50, 3:40, 6:40, 9:15 Sun 12:50, 3:40 TangleD 3D (PG) Thu 4:25, 7:15, 9:50 Fri-Tue 1:50, 4:40, 7:25, 10:15 Wed 1:50, 4:50, 7:25, 10:15 The TourisT (PG) Thu 4:20, 7:20, 10:20 Fri-Wed 1:20, 4:00, 6:45, 9:45 Tron: legaCy (PG) Thu 12:01 Fri-Wed 12:00, 12:40, 3:10, 3:50, 6:30, 7:10, 9:50, 10:30 True griT (14A) Wed 12:45, 3:45, 6:40, 9:55 unsToPPaBle (PG) Thu 5:00, 7:50, 10:35 Fri-Tue 1:40, 4:50, 7:50, 10:35 wwe TlC: TaBles, laDDers anD Chairs Sun 8:00 yogi Bear (G) Fri-Wed 12:30, 3:30, 6:15, 9:00 yogi Bear 3D (G) Fri-Wed 1:30, 4:30, 7:15, 9:30

kennedY CoMMonS 20 (aMC) kennedY rd & 401, 416-335-5323

afTer The Break (PG) Thu 4:05, 6:55, 9:35 BlaCk swan (14A) Fri 2:35, 4:25, 5:10, 7:10, 7:55, 9:55,

10:45 Sat-Sun 11:10, 12:00, 2:35, 4:25, 5:10, 7:10, 7:55, 9:55, 10:45 Mon-Tue 12:00, 2:35, 4:25, 5:10, 7:10, 7:55, 9:55, 10:45 Burlesque (PG) 2:05, 4:55, 7:45, 10:35 Sat-Sun 11:15 mat ConViCTion Thu 3:10, 5:30, 7:45, 10:10 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) Thu 3:25, 6:35, 9:40 golMaal 3 (PG) Thu 3:45, 6:45, 9:45 guzaarish (PG) Thu 3:50, 6:50, 9:50 insiDe JoB (PG) Thu-Fri 2:30, 5:05, 7:35, 10:05 Sat-Tue 12:00, 2:30, 5:05, 7:35, 10:05 JaCkass 3D (18A) Thu 6:55, 9:25 The king’s sPeeCh (PG) Wed 1:45, 2:40, 4:40, 5:30, 6:30, 7:20, 9:20, 10:10 legenD of The guarDians: The owls of ga’hoole 3D (PG) Thu 2:05, 4:25 loVe & oTher Drugs (14A) 2:10, 4:45, 7:25, 10:05 Thu 4:00 mat, 6:40, 9:20 late Sat-Sun 11:20 mat MaDe in DagenhaM (14A) Thu-Fri 4:20, 7:05, 9:45 SatSun 11:05, 1:40, 4:20, 7:05, 9:45 Mon-Tue 1:40, 4:20, 7:05, 9:45 Morning glory (PG) Thu 3:30, 4:25, 6:00, 7:00, 8:30, 9:35 Fri 4:25, 7:00, 9:35 Sat-Sun 11:10, 1:45, 4:25, 7:00, 9:35 Mon-Tue 1:45, 4:25, 7:00, 9:35 no ProBleM (PG) 2:20, 5:45, 9:15 Sat-Sun 11:00 mat 127 hours (14A) Thu 2:40 5:10 7:30 9:55 Fri-Wed 2:40, 5:10, 7:30, 9:50 Sat-Sun 11:45 mat reD Thu 2:00, 4:35, 7:10, 9:50 Fri 4:35, 7:10, 9:50 Sat-Sun 11:20, 1:55, 4:35, 7:10, 9:50 Mon-Tue 1:55, 4:35, 7:10, 9:50 seCreTariaT (G) Thu 2:05, 5:00 skyline (14A) Thu 7:55, 10:15 The soCial neTwork (14A) Thu-Fri 4:30, 7:15, 10:00 Sat-Sun 11:05, 1:50, 4:30, 7:15, 10:00 Mon-Tue 1:50, 4:30, 7:15, 10:00 Tees Maar khan Wed 2:05, 5:15, 8:30 ToonPur ka suPerhero Wed 2:30, 6:00, 9:30 The TourisT (PG) Thu 2:00, 4:00, 4:45, 6:45, 7:30, 9:30, 10:15 Fri 2:20, 4:10, 4:55, 6:50, 7:35, 9:25, 10:10 Sat-Sun 11:40, 1:35, 2:20, 4:10, 4:55, 6:50, 7:35, 9:25, 10:10 MonTue 1:35, 2:20, 4:10, 4:55, 6:50, 7:35, 9:25, 10:10 Tron: legaCy (PG) Fri 4:30, 7:30, 10:30 Sat-Sun 10:30, 1:30, 4:30, 7:30, 10:30 Mon-Tue 1:30, 4:30, 7:30, 10:30 Tron: legaCy 3D (PG) Thu 12:01 Fri 2:00, 4:00, 5:00, 7:00, 8:00, 10:00, 11:00 Sat-Sun 10:00, 11:00, 1:00, 2:00, 4:00, 5:00, 7:00, 8:00, 10:00, 11:00 Mon-Tue 1:00, 2:00, 4:00, 5:00, 7:00, 8:00, 10:00, 11:00 True griT (14A) Wed 12:05, 1:45, 2:45, 4:25, 5:25, 7:05, 8:05, 9:45, 10:45 yogi Bear (G) 2:00, 4:15, 6:30, 8:45 Sat-Sun 11:40 mat yogi Bear 3D (G) Fri 2:45, 3:30, 5:00, 5:45, 7:15, 8:00, 9:30, 10:15 Sat-Sun 10:45, 12:30, 1:15, 2:45, 3:30, 5:00, 5:45, 7:15, 8:00, 9:30, 10:15 Mon-Tue 12:30, 1:15, 2:45, 3:30, 5:00, 5:45, 7:15, 8:00, 9:30, 10:15

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 3D (PG) Thu 12:15, 1:00, 3:15, 4:00, 6:20, 7:00, 9:20, 10:00 Fri-Tue 1:00, 4:00, 7:00, 10:00 Wed 1:00, 4:00, 6:50, 10:00 The ChroniCles of narnia: The Voyage of The Dawn TreaDer (PG) Thu 1:40, 4:40, 7:40, 10:15 Fri-Tue 12:10, 3:15, 6:15, 9:20 Due DaTe (14A) Thu 12:30, 3:10, 6:50, 9:30 Fri-Sat, MonTue 12:20, 3:10, 6:50, 9:45 Sun 3:10, 6:50, 9:45 The fighTer (14A) Fri-Wed 1:20, 4:10, 7:20, 10:15 harry PoTTer anD The DeaThly hallows: ParT 1 (PG) 1:10, 4:50, 8:30 liTTle foCkers (PG) Wed 11:20, 12:10, 12:45, 1:45, 3:10, 3:45, 4:45, 6:30, 7:00, 7:45, 9:15, 9:45, 10:20 MegaMinD 3D (PG) Thu 12:10, 3:00, 6:10, 9:00 The nuTCraCker - Bolshoi BalleT liVe Sun 11:00 127 hours (14A) Thu 12:50, 3:50, 7:45, 10:15 Fri-Tue 12:50, 3:45, 6:40, 10:10 Wed 12:50, 3:40, 6:40, 10:10 TangleD (PG) Thu 12:20, 3:30, 6:30, 9:10 Fri-Sat, MonTue 12:15, 3:30, 6:30, 9:10 Sun 12:15, 3:30 TangleD 3D (PG) Thu 1:30, 4:30, 7:10, 9:50 Fri-Wed 11:10, 1:40, 4:20, 7:15, 9:50 The TourisT (PG) Thu 12:40, 1:20, 3:40, 4:20, 6:40, 7:20, 9:40, 10:10 Fri-Tue 12:30, 1:30, 3:40, 4:30, 6:45, 7:40, 9:40, 10:25 Wed 12:30, 3:30, 6:45, 9:40 Tron: legaCy (PG) Thu 12:01 Fri-Wed 12:00, 12:40, 3:00, 3:50, 6:20, 7:10, 9:30, 10:30 Tron: legaCy: an iMax 3D exPerienCe (PG) Thu 12:01 Fri-Wed 11:00, 1:50, 4:40, 7:30, 10:20 True griT (14A) Wed 1:30, 4:30, 7:40, 10:25 unsToPPaBle (PG) Thu 1:15, 4:10, 7:30, 10:10 wwe TlC: TaBles, laDDers anD Chairs Sun 8:00

CourTneY park 16 (aMC)

110 CourTneY park e aT huronTario, 888-262-4386 BlaCk swan (14A) 2:30, 5:15, 7:50, 10:35 Fri-Sun 11:40 mat Burlesque (PG) Thu 2:15, 5:10, 8:00, 10:55 The ChroniCles of narnia: The Voyage of The Dawn TreaDer 3D (PG) Thu 1:45, 3:45, 4:45, 6:45, 7:45, 9:45 Fri-Sun 10:15, 1:00, 3:40, 6:20, 9:00 Mon-Tue 4:00, 6:50, 9:40 Wed 1:35, 4:15, 6:50, 9:40 The ChroniCles of narnia: The Voyage of The Dawn TreaDer (PG) Thu 1:30, 4:15, 7:15, 10:15 Fri-Sun 10:45, 1:35, 4:30, 7:20, 10:10 Mon-Tue 1:35, 4:30, 7:20, 10:10 Due DaTe (14A) Thu 2:00, 4:40, 7:10, 9:35 fasTer (14A) Thu 2:20, 5:00, 7:25, 10:05 The fighTer (14A) Fri-Sat 11:05, 12:00, 1:45, 2:45, 4:20, 5:20, 7:10, 8:10, 9:50, 10:50 Sun 12:00, 2:45, 4:20, 5:20, 7:10, 8:10, 9:50, 10:50 Mon-Tue 1:45, 2:45, 4:20, 5:20, 7:10, 8:10, 9:50, 10:50 Wed 1:45, 4:20, 7:10, 9:50 harry PoTTer anD The DeaThly hallows: ParT 1

(PG) Thu 4:10, 7:30 Fri-Sun 12:30, 3:45, 7:05, 10:20 MonWed 3:45, 7:05, 10:20 harry PoTTer anD The DeaThly hallows ParT 1: The iMax exPerienCe (PG) Thu 3:25, 6:50 how Do you know (PG) 2:40, 5:35, 8:20, 10:55 Fri-Sun 11:55 mat The king’s sPeeCh (PG) Wed 2:20, 5:25, 8:05, 10:50 liTTle foCkers (PG) Wed 1:30, 2:45, 3:50, 5:10, 6:10, 7:35, 8:35, 9:55, 10:55 loVe & oTher Drugs (14A) Thu 2:25, 5:20, 8:05, 10:50 Fri-Sun 11:50, 2:35, 5:25, 8:05, 10:45 Mon-Tue 2:35, 5:25, 8:05, 10:45 MegaMinD (PG) Thu 2:35, 5:05, 7:20 Morning glory (PG) Thu 9:55 The nexT Three Days (14A) Thu 3:30, 6:40, 9:50 TangleD (PG) Thu 2:30, 5:15, 7:55, 10:10 TangleD 3D (PG) Thu 1:50, 4:30, 7:00, 9:30 Fri-Sun 10:05, 12:25, 2:50, 5:30, 7:55 Mon-Wed 2:50, 5:30, 7:55, 10:15 The TourisT (PG) Thu 2:10, 3:10, 4:55, 5:55, 7:50, 8:40, 10:35 Fri-Sun 11:35, 12:05, 2:25, 2:55, 5:10, 5:40, 7:45, 8:15, 10:25, 11:10 Mon-Tue 2:25, 2:55, 5:10, 5:40, 7:45, 8:15, 10:25, 11:10 Wed 2:55, 5:40, 8:15, 11:10 Tron: legaCy (PG) Thu 12:05 Fri-Sun 11:00, 2:00, 5:00, 8:00, 11:00 Mon-Wed 2:25, 5:05, 8:00, 11:00 Tron: legaCy 3D (PG) Thu 12:15 Fri-Sat 10:30, 1:30, 4:30, 7:30, 10:30, 11:35 Sun 10:30, 1:30, 4:30, 7:30, 10:30 MonWed 1:55, 4:30, 7:30, 10:30 Tron: legaCy: an iMax 3D exPerienCe (PG) Thu 12:01 Fri-Sun 10:00, 1:00, 4:00, 7:00, 10:00 Mon 1:25, 4:05, 7:00 Tue-Wed 1:25, 4:05, 7:00, 10:00 True griT (14A) Wed 2:35, 5:20, 8:10, 10:45 unsToPPaBle (PG) Thu 2:40, 4:50, 7:35, 10:00 yogi Bear (G) 2:20, 4:40, 6:45, 9:00, 11:05 Fri-Sun 10:10, 12:15 mat yogi Bear 3D (G) Fri-Sun 11:15, 1:20, 3:25, 5:30, 7:35, 9:40 Mon 1:50, 4:10, 6:15, 8:20 Tue-Wed 1:50, 4:10, 6:15, 8:20, 10:35

SilverCiTY MiSSiSSauGa (Ce) hWY 5, eaST oF hWY 403, 905-569-3373

BlaCk swan (14A) Thu 3:40, 4:40, 6:45, 7:25, 9:30, 10:10 Fri-Tue 12:15, 1:50, 3:20, 4:40, 6:40, 7:40, 9:30, 10:15 Wed 12:15, 3:20, 6:40, 9:30 fair gaMe (PG) Thu 4:10, 7:20, 9:55 harry PoTTer anD The DeaThly hallows: ParT 1 (PG) Thu 4:30, 5:30, 8:00, 9:00 Fri-Wed 1:00, 4:30, 8:00 how Do you know (PG) Fri-Wed 1:10, 4:10, 7:20, 10:15 The king’s sPeeCh (PG) Wed 12:30, 3:40, 7:00, 10:05 loVe & oTher Drugs (14A) Thu 4:00, 6:50, 9:40 Fri-Wed 1:20, 4:00, 6:50, 9:40 Morning glory (PG) Thu 4:50, 7:40, 10:15 The nexT Three Days (14A) Thu 3:50, 7:00, 10:05 Fri-Tue 12:30, 3:40, 7:00, 10:05 TangleD (PG) Thu 3:30, 6:40, 9:20 Fri-Sat, Mon-Tue 12:45, 3:30, 6:30, 9:15 Sun 12:45, 3:30 TangleD 3D (PG) Thu 4:20, 7:10, 9:50 Fri-Wed 1:40, 4:20, 7:10, 9:50 True griT (14A) Wed 12:45, 1:50, 3:30, 4:40, 6:30, 7:40, 9:15, 10:20 wwe TlC: TaBles, laDDers anD Chairs Sun 8:00 yogi Bear (G) Fri-Wed 1:30, 3:50, 6:45, 9:00 yogi Bear 3D (G) Fri-Wed 12:00, 2:30, 5:00, 7:30, 10:00

north ColoSSuS (Ce) hWY 400 & 7, 905-851-1001

BlaCk swan (14A) Fri-Tue 1:45, 4:45, 7:45, 10:40 Wed 1:20, 4:25, 7:25, 10:25 The ChroniCles of narnia: The Voyage of The Dawn TreaDer 3D (PG) Thu 12:15, 1:00, 3:15, 4:00, 6:15, 7:00, 9:15, 10:00 Fri-Wed 11:45, 3:00, 6:10, 9:00 The ChroniCles of narnia: The Voyage of The Dawn TreaDer (PG) Thu 1:40, 4:40, 7:40, 10:30 Fri-Tue 1:10, 4:10, 7:00, 10:00 Wed 12:50, 3:45 Due DaTe (14A) Thu 1:50, 4:50, 7:30, 10:15 Fri-Tue 1:40, 4:15, 8:00, 10:35 harry PoTTer anD The DeaThly hallows: ParT 1 (PG) Thu 1:00, 2:30, 4:30, 6:30, 8:00, 9:50 Fri-Wed 11:15, 2:30, 6:15, 9:50 how Do you know (PG) Fri-Tue 1:30, 4:25, 7:25, 10:25 Wed 12:25, 3:55, 6:55, 10:05 The king’s sPeeCh (PG) Wed 1:10, 4:10, 7:15, 10:10 liTTle foCkers (PG) Wed 12:15, 1:00, 1:45, 3:15, 4:00, 4:45, 6:20, 7:00, 7:45, 9:20, 10:00, 10:45 loVe & oTher Drugs (14A) Thu 1:10, 3:55, 6:55, 7:45, 9:35, 10:30 Fri-Tue 1:55, 4:50, 7:50, 10:45 Wed 1:40, 4:50, 7:55, 10:35 MegaMinD (PG) Thu 1:25, 4:10 Fri-Tue 1:15, 3:45, 6:20, 8:50 MegaMinD 3D (PG) Thu 12:45, 3:30, 6:10, 8:40 Morning glory (PG) Thu 1:15, 4:15, 7:15, 9:55 The nexT Three Days (14A) Thu 12:20, 3:35, 6:50, 10:05 Fri-Sat, Mon-Tue 12:45, 3:50, 6:55, 10:05 Sun 3:50, 6:55, 10:05 The nuTCraCker - Bolshoi BalleT liVe Sun 11:00 ParanorMal aCTiViTy 2 (14A) Thu 2:00, 5:00, 7:50, 10:25 skyline (14A) Thu 1:45, 4:45, 7:25, 10:10 TangleD (PG) Thu 12:50, 3:50, 7:10, 9:45 Fri-Sat, Mon-Tue 1:00, 4:00, 7:05, 9:35 Sun 1:00, 4:00 TangleD 3D (PG) Thu 12:30, 3:10, 6:30, 9:10 Fri-Tue 12:30, 3:20, 6:40, 9:10 Wed 12:30, 3:30, 6:45, 9:30 The TourisT (PG) Thu 12:40, 1:20, 3:40, 4:20, 6:40, 7:20, 9:40, 10:20 Fri-Tue 12:50, 1:20, 3:40, 4:20, 6:45, 7:15, 9:30, 10:15 Wed 1:15, 4:15, 6:40, 7:20, 9:35, 10:15 Tron: legaCy (PG) Thu 12:01 Fri-Wed 12:00, 12:40, 3:10, 3:50, 6:30, 7:10, 9:40, 10:30 Tron: legaCy: an iMax 3D exPerienCe (PG) Thu 12:01 Fri-Wed 11:00, 1:50, 4:40, 7:30, 10:20 True griT (14A) Wed 12:45, 1:30, 3:40, 4:20, 7:05, 7:40, 9:55, 10:40 unsToPPaBle (PG) Thu 12:55, 3:45, 6:35, 9:30 Fri-Tue 1:25, 4:05, 7:40, 10:10 wwe TlC: TaBles, laDDers anD Chairs Sun 8:00 yogi Bear (G) Fri-Tue 12:15, 2:40, 5:00, 7:20, 9:45 Wed 12:20, 2:40, 5:00, 7:15, 9:45

yogi Bear 3D (G) Fri 2:00, 4:30, 6:50, 9:15 Sat-Wed 11:30, 2:00, 4:30, 6:50, 9:15

inTerChanGe 30 (aMC)

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Weighing in on Canada’s best The feature films that made Canada’s Top Ten this year are, it turns out, a pretty good representation of the state of our national cinema. There’s heartfelt personal film making, ambitious international storytelling and idiosyncratic genre work, along with the inevitable debut feature that gets hailed as the work of a distinctive voice when it’s really just someone jumping on the bandwagon of a current cinematic trend. I still can’t get myself to believe the interconnected misery of The High Cost Of Living is the stuff of great art, but it’s heartening to see Vincenzo Natali’s challenging, deeply weird Splice slipping in to stand alongside strong, specific works like Ingrid Veninger’s MODRA, Bruce McDonald’s Trigger and

Lixin Fan’s Last Train Home. And Denis Villeneuve’s Incendies gets a little boost of visibility as it rolls into Oscar season as our national submission for best foreignlanguage film. The films start screening at TIFF Bell Lightbox from January 20. See tiff.net.

Top 10 features BARNEY’S VERSION (Richard J. Lewis) CURLING (Denis Côté) HEARTBEATS (Xavier Dolan) THE HIGH COST OF LIVING (Deborah Chow) INCENDIES (Denis Villeneuve) LAST TRAIN HOME (Lixin Fan) MODRA (Ingrid Veninger) MOURNING FOR ANNA (Catherine Martin)

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Thu 16 – Home Alone (1990) D: Chris Colum bus. 4:30 pm. Howl (2010) D: Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman. 7 pm. FRI 17 – Inside Job (2010) D: Charles Ferguson. 4 pm. It’s A Wonderful Life (1946) D: Frank Capra. 7 pm. Repo! The Genetic Opera (2008) D: Darren Lynn Bousman. 9:45 pm. The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975) D: Jim Sharman. 11:55 pm. SAT 18 – Tamara Drewe (2010) D: Stephen Frears. 4:30 pm. Inside Job. 7 pm. RED (2010) D: Robert Schwentke. 9:20 pm. SuN 19 – Ethopian comedy film: Laundry Boy. 4 pm. Inside Job. 6:45 pm. Due Date (2010) D: Todd Phillips. 9 pm. MON 20 – RED. 4:30 pm. Tamara Drewe. 7 pm. Inside Job. 9:15 pm. TuE 21 – Tamara Drewe. 4:30 pm. Inside Job. 7 pm. RED. 9:15 pm.

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The Toronto Film Critics Association joined a growing number of organiza tions in naming The Social Network the best film of 2010. The movie also claimed awards for David Fincher’s dir ection, Aaron Sorkin’s screenplay, star Jesse Eisenberg and supporting actor Armie Hammer. (Full disclosure: I’m currently the TFCA’s vicepresident.) Two young breakouts, Jennifer Lawrence of Winter’s Bone and Hailee Steinfeld of True Grit, were named best actress and best supporting actress respectively. And in a rather remark able upset of which I am inordinately proud, How To Train Your Dragon took best animated feature over Toy Story 3. Apichatpong Weerasethakul’s Canneswinning Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives was named best foreignlanguage film (and came in as a runnerup for best picture), while Banksy’s Exit Through The Gift Shop was honoured as both best documentary and best first feature. Toronto filmmaker Daniel Cockburn, whose feature debut You Are Here was one of the best Canadian films I saw at TIFF, won this year’s Jay Scott Prize for emerging talent, which comes with a cash prize of $5,000. And Bruce

McDonald was honoured with a special citation recognizing his ridiculously productive year, during which he made and released four features including This Movie Is Broken and Trigger. The nominees for the TFCA’s best Canadian feature prize are Denis Villeneuve’s Incendies, Vincenzo Natali’s Splice and Bruce McDonald’s Trigger. The winner will be announced at a gala dinner January 12, 2011.

BEST PICTURE The Social Network (Runners-up: Black Swan; Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives) BEST ACTOR Jesse Eisenberg, The Social Network (Runners-up: Colin Firth, The King’s Speech; James Franco, 127 Hours) BEST ACTRESS Jennifer Lawrence, Winter’s Bone (Runners-up: Natalie Portman, Black Swan; Michelle Williams, Blue Valentine) BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR Armie Hammer, The Social Network (Runners-up: Christian Bale, The Fighter; Geoffrey Rush, The King’s Speech) BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS Hailee Steinfeld, True Grit (Runners-up: Amy Adams, The

Fighter; Melissa Leo, The Fighter) BEST DIRECTOR David Fincher, The Social Network (Runners-up: Darren Aronofsky, Black Swan; Christopher Nolan, Inception) BEST SCREENPLAY The Social Network, written by Aaron Sorkin (Runners-up: The King’s Speech, written by David Seidler; True Grit, written by Joel and Ethan Coen) BEST FIRST FEATURE Exit Through The Gift Shop, directed by Banksy (Runners-up: Get Low,

Jesse Eisenberg makes his Mark (Zuckerberg) with critics.

directed by Aaron Schneider; Monsters, directed by Gareth Edwards) BEST ANIMATED FEATURE How To Train Your Dragon (Runners-up: Despicable Me; Toy Story 3) BEST FOREIGN-LANGUAGE FILM Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives (Runners-up: Mother; Of Gods And Men) BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE Exit Through The Gift Shop (Runners-up: Inside Job; Marwencol) JAY SCOTT PRIZE for emerging talent Writer-director Daniel Cockburn (You Are Here) SPECIAL CITATION to Bruce McDonald, who directed four movies in 2010: This Movie Is Broken, Trigger, Music From The Big House and Hard Core Logo 2 ROGERS CANADIAN FILM AWARD NOMINEES Incendies, directed by Denis Villeneuve Splice, directed by Vincenzo Natali Trigger, directed by Bruce McDonald NORMAN WILNER

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dvd reviews The Other Guys: Unrated Edition (Sony, 2010) D: Adam McKay, w/ Will Ferrell, Mark Wahlberg. Rating: NNN; DVD package: NN

Will Ferrell ditches his moron persona to deliver a character who’s quiet, smart, strange and very funny. NYPD detective Allen Gamble (Ferrell) and partner Terry Hoitz (Mark Wahlberg) are inept cops forever relegated to desk work. Gamble is happy, but Hoitz wants to kick ass and make the big busts. The opportunity arrives. Surprising gags abound, notably in the character sidelights. Macho man Hoitz displays an odd facility for the arts, and Gamble’s domestic life with

his doctor wife (Eva Mendes) makes them one of the looniest screen couples in recent memory. The action isn’t impressive. The money shots – explosions, car crashes – are here but they’re often shot from a weak angle and always surrounded by narrative confusion. You’ll get a bigger buzz from the stunts and effects doc in the extras. EXTRAS Action scenes doc, Michael Keaton improv footage. Widescreen. English, French audio. English, French, Spanish subtitles.

Despicable Me (Universal, 2010) D:

Pierre Coffin, Chris Renaud, w/ Steve Carell, Jason Segel (voices). Rating: NNN; DVD package: NN A cute idea, lovely animation, graceful colour and design and lots of clever hu-

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mour make Despicable Me an altogether likeable light entertainment. Grumpy, middleaged and not very successful master criminal Gru (voiced by Steve Carell) is intent on stealing the moon, which first requires stealing a shrink ray from younger archrival Vector (Jason Segel). Gru’s plan requires three orphan girls and robot cookies. Will the girls win Gru’s heart? Will Vector’s squid launcher prevail? On the commentary, directors Pierre Coffin and Chris Renaud spend time cracking each other up and pointing out background details we’re missing because they go by too fast. Not much fun. EXTRAS Commentary, making-of doc, music-of doc, more. Widescreen. English, French, Spanish audio and subtitles.

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The A-Team (Fox, 2010) D: Joe

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Salt (Sony, 2010) Angelina Jolie stars as a CIA operative tagged as a double agent and on the run as the clock ticks down on a presidential assassination.

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Stone plays a high school virgin who spreads a rumour that she’s exactly the opposite and reaps financial and social benefits.

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I’m into mud and clay. I have played with Let me get this straight: Three years ago you various substances in the bathroom by myshared your fetish and fantasies with the self over the years. It always ends with me woman you married two years ago, and your masturbating myself into oblivion, wishing then non-wife assured you that she wanted there were someone with me so we could to help you fulfill all of your fantasies – but sensuously rub against each other, etc, until she completely flipped out when you filled we both climax. But I’m always alone! the tub with clay. And 12 months later, you I was always too shy to share this fetish with married her anyway? anyone until three years ago, when I told the I’m not endorsing the way you sprang a tub woman I’ve now been married to for two full of clay on your future wife. Maybe she reyears. She assured me that I should never be acted badly because the bathroom was an ashamed of any of my fantasies and that she unholy mess? Maybe you should’ve stopped would be glad to help me fulfill them. But everything and talked things through when when I went and got some clay from the art she acted uncomfortable? Maybe the sight of store, showed it to her and said that we were you half-covered in mud and fully aroused going to be having some fun, she acted unwas too much, too soon? But why on earth comfortable. Once I got the bathtub full of didn’t you get to the bottom of this before the “mud” and started to coax her into the you married this woman? room, she totally freaked out. Sounds to me like you really spooked the Needless to say, I was mortified and diswife-to-be, MUD, both with that “Hey, here’s appointed, and there was $50 worth of clay a tub full of clay!” move and then, when she in the tub that I didn’t want to go to waste. balked, by going right ahead with one of your So I locked her out and decided to try to make solo mud-and-sex sessions instead of putting the best of it. This backfired because soon your orgasm on hold to, gee, go and inquire she was pounding on the door like she was after the future wife’s feelings about what jealous that I was in there pleasuring myself. just went down. At that moment, she may I washed off, washed everything down the have concluded that given a choice between drain and opened the door, but it was too her and a tub full of clay, you would choose a late. She was angry and wouldn’t say anytub full of clay – because that’s just what you thing for the rest of the day. Neither of us has did… and yet she married you anyway. spoken of it since. People are fucking mysteries, man. I still have my fantasies, but nowCheck I feel I have out our And in answer to your questions… to hide them. I have magazines and videos 416.364.3444 nowtoronto.com/classifieds Real Estate & Rentals 1. Yes, but your kinky weirdo freakiness is that I masturbate to, but it goes no further charming and harmless and not anything that than that. So my questions are: you need to feel ashamed of, MUD. 1. Am I some kind of a freak or weirdo? 2. Yes, yours is a relatively common fetish, 2. Have you ever heard of this fetish before? MUD, one that exists on a continuum. Wet 3. If so, why doesn’t anyone else ever write to and-messy play can involve substances that you about similar fetishes? are harmless and represent a low barrier to entry for the loving, GGG, non-fetishist part 4. Will I ever be able to show this side of me

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No, TMI, you were right: no teenager wants to be given a masturbatory device by her parent. But that doesn’t mean a teenager – even your teenager – wouldn’t be delighted to have a masturbatory device. A moment of awkwardness and a little feigned teenage discomfort/ disgust – perhaps even a show of discarding the device where it could be easily retrieved after Mom apologizes and retreats – is a price that most teenage girls would be willing to pay to have a brand-new sparkly purple vibrator of her very own. (Oh, and I’m thinking she knows about your drawer full of misfit sex toys. Maybe you could just tell her that anything in there that’s still in its original packaging is up for grabs.)

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