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what killed the club District?

(NOW, January 13-19). I’ve worked in the “desolate post-industrial area in dire need of a second life” also known as the Entertainment District for 23 years.

A lot of other companies were located here, too, until developers started putting up the rent and building nightclubs instead.

I often worked midnights. I can remember eight shootings within 100 yards of my building without having to think hard. Ever had to ask your staff, “Did anyone get shot?” as your first line of the day?

A drug dealer threatened a client with a gun because he dared to park in our drop-off zone. We’ve had rats from garbage and barf left on our doorstep.

Last Halloween, six guys tried to break down the front door of our building after an altercation with security. Would someone care to explain when this becomes fun?

Susan Francis Toronto

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residents association president Donald Rodbard says we don’t need clubs at all in the Entertainment District. I’m saying let’s ban them all.

Then we can ban alcohol, and then the coffee shops so Rodbard can sleep well in the afternoon, too.

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now is a forward-thinking magazine giving voice to the under-represented and marginalized, which is why I was disappointed to see a feature celebrating pork in the last issue (NOW, January 13-19).

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in her review of london river (NOW, January 13-19), Susan G. Cole wonders how an unworldly woman like Elizabeth would know French.

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No reference to the women who were disappeared. The film contains a long scene of photographs of some of the thousands. The disappeared women disappeared again in Wilner’s review.

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Library at Metro Hall (NOW, January 13-19). The city has a world-class tradition in urban affairs, anchored in people like Jane Jacobs.

While conducting my own research on Toronto’s budgets, I found that the Urban Affairs Library had better resources than U of T’s monster Bibliotheca Robarts. Is it any wonder that Rob Ford would like to put those records in cold storage?

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two weeks ago i stubbed my toe on the foot of my bed. I don’t think it’s broken, but it hurt like hell. I’m very disappointed that NOW Magazine has not blamed Rob Ford or Mike Harris for this clearly avoidable mishap.

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Fishy angry whitey theory

wayne roberts’s angry white Male Syndrome (NOW, January 13-19) looked like a promising read but turned into a great disappointment.

Did I miss the subtext here?

Aren’t the reactionary Tea Party movement, the war on immigration, the election of right-wing nutcrackers and all the born-again Nazi dingbats in Europe, etc, a symptom of the enviousness of white boneheads who maintain that their precious white privilege has suddenly evaporated, leaving them Third Worlders in their own white-shit domains?

No, it’s the lack of omega-3s to blame for white male syndrome. Get a grip, man!

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the benches at augusta and Nassau are not the first to disappear in Kensington (NOW, January 13-19). A similar fate met the benches at Sonja’s Park on Oxford.

I blame our local councillor for making the replacement of these benches an issue.

David Chu

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regarding police budget: a Bitter Tonic (NOW, January 13-19).

Police supervising construction sites for pay on their off time is utterly ridiculous.

Private security or the flag girl/ guy could do as well for a fraction of the cost. As well, how many employers would be happy their staff is moonlighting in off hours?

Don’t we want police to be fresh, alert and awake, especially since they carry guns and have the power to arrest? If police are essential (which they are), why is this allowed?

LocalPolitics davenport’s bike lanes aren’t much better than the ones on the Dundas West overpass photographed in Newsfront this week (NOW, January 13-19). Complaining to 311 Toronto got me a promise they’d be plowed, but I’ll see how clear they are when I ride to work tomorrow.

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Dave St-Pierre (Canada) Feb. 2–5 The always provocative St-Pierre returns to Toronto with an exultation both of love and the human form. Twenty male and female dancers take the stage, naked as the truth, in their irrepressible thirst for communication, contact and human touch. Part of World Stage 10:11.

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on toronto’s trinity of privatization (NOW Daily, January 17).

Shelley Carroll thinks there is little waste to cut at City Hall, and everyone knows that is not true.

If you haven’t paid attention, the four new ice pads in the MasterCard centre, opened in 2009, were created with a privatepublic partnership between the Leafs, the city and the Lions. They were the first new rinks built in the city in 27 years. You buy Carroll’s spin on garbage collection when Miller’s vaunted 70 per cent diversion target has been a miserable failure.

The only reason not to contract out is to keep CUPE happy.

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GIVING UP ON THE GOLDEN GLOBES

Norman Wilner on how the pre-Oscar awards show has become a joke. Check it at nowtoronto.com.

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Transit users At least one federal party hasn’t forgotten the importance of public transit to municipalities. The NDP releases a national strategy calling for a permanent investment plan for public transit.

Honest Ed’s Kitschy warehouse emporium’s unique hand-lettered signs take up residence in a colourful exhibit entitled Honest Edwardianism at Dominion Modern on Richmond East. The showcase highlights 50 years of signage.

Animal rights PETA convinces PepsiCo to stop using animals to test the safety of paints and other components in toys given away in its breakfast cereals.

BAROMETER A telling week at City Hall: the P-word, privatization, enters the deliberations. Up for contractingout scrutiny: childcare services, Parks and Rec infrastructure, curbside garbage pickup, the Parking Authority and Wheel-Trans (maybe). Read Toronto’s Trinity Of Privatization at nowtoronto.com.

Homegrown retail The big-boxification of Canuck retail goes into overdrive. Zellers, Canada’s once dominant retail chain, with more than 200 stores across the country, gets swallowed up by more upscale American giant Target Corp.

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A $40 million surprise in the details about Toronto’s financial obligation for the Pan Am Games: the added cost of soil remediation for the Games’ pool complex in Scarborough. Wait till we get the soil cleanup costs for the athletes’ village.

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Spotted Eldon Garnet’s latest work, Inversion, at the James Cooper Mansion at Linden and Sherbourne. We won’t call it a masterpiece, but it’s pretty good.

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Another one bites the dust. Loblaw’s historic circa-1927 warehouse at the foot of Bathurst, one of Toronto’s best examples of Art Deco, may be no more. The giant grocer wants to put a new store on the site that once housed the head offices of

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FIRST TRAGEDY, THEN SPECTACLE Stirring moments at funeral for Sgt Ryan Russell as the spin continues on mysterious events surrounding his death

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T the Loblaw Groceteria Company Limited. The building, where Loblaw’s special brands were manufactured and packaged, was considered one of the most sophisticated of its time. It was a key piece of the waterfront industrial puzzle and now anchors an important heritage conservation district that includes the Tip Top Tailors Building (1929) and Fort York.

hey came from far and wide for the funeral of Toronto police Sergeant Ryan Russell, badge number 7686.

Tuesday’s service for the officer killed under still unclear circumstances in an incident involving a snowplow last Wednesday, January 12, at Avenue and Davenport was unlike anything seen in Toronto in recent memory.

A bit surreal, really, as the hearse carrying Russell’s body made its way down University to the Metro Convention Centre for a very public ceremony – perhaps too public.

Was the display necessary?

Callers were at it on talk radio early Tuesday criticizing the street closures and inconvenience caused by the procession and the fact that some parking lots, seeing the opportunity to make a few extra bucks, had jacked up their rates.

The service did sometimes seem more spectacle than remembrance, with officers and emergency services workers snapping photos with their cellphones.

Those in the public seating areas ran the gamut from cop groupies hanging out for the free food and refreshments later to entire families with toddlers in strollers.

The cavernous hall in the bowels of the Metro Convention Centre chosen as the place for thousands to pay their respects seemed ironic given the G20 connections and all the bad feelings left from that mess.

Still, there were stirring moments of raw emotion, in particular when Russell’s casket was carried into the room, followed by the barely two-year-old son he left behind.

Grown men wept.

The Policeman’s Prayer, which Russell is said to have kept in his hat while on duty, was read aloud.

Fine words of tribute were spoken. Photos of Russell, Kodak moments from the life of a

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young man well loved – on his wedding day, smiling proudly with his newborn, having fun with friends at the cottage – were beamed across four big screens set up at the front.

Amidst the grief, the search for meaning was recurrent when maybe there was none to be found.

Sometimes things happen for no apparent reason. They defy explanation, just as many of the events surrounding Russell’s death remain a mystery. * * * Ryan Russell, by all accounts, was a rising star, a former member of the Gun and Gang Task Force who rose quickly through police ranks. He was the first through the door when duty called and some gangbanger had to be taken down.

The word “hero” has been used a lot to describe Russell in the wake of his death. But at his funeral, more than one speaker took pains to note that Russell was not made a hero by his death, but by how he lived his life.

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About that snowy morning the unanswered questions are many.

The unofficial version leaked to the press by unnamed police sources is that Russell was mowed down by a stolen snowplow. No official cause of death has been released. Richard Kachkar, of no fixed address, has been charged with first-degree murder and two counts of attempted murder.

Why did it take more than two hours to track down and stop the snowplow if, as has been reported, the vehicle was hooked up to a GPS system and monitored the whole time by police? Why wasn’t the vehicle corralled? Why was the ETF only called when it was too late and Russell lay dead?

Other what-ifs have been little considered. What if it was an accident?

Did the guy who was always first in at the sign of danger overreact? Or did he underestimate the situation?

Reports of what actually took place have been contradictory.

Some media have reported that the officer was pinned against his cruiser by the plow. Police say they’ve been aided in the laying of charges by an in-cruiser camera in Russell’s car. But it’s unclear just how much the camera footage shows of the crucial moments.

Or if there are eyewitnesses to the events that led to the officer’s death.

There may be none, since officers were canvassing the neighbourhood looking for witnesses only this week.

Russell was an experienced officer said to possess keen instincts. But he was also human. Did he misread the situation and put himself in a compromising position?

Presumably, he would have received a report from his dispatcher that the driver of the stolen plow was barefoot. And that info would have caused him to consider the possibility that the driver was/is mentally unstable. Would that affect his stance going in? He was on patrol alone that night. Why didn’t he call for backup?

One among those who spoke at his funeral mentioned that Russell who’ was transferred to 52 Division in August, may have been a little bored, missing the adrenaline rush of his previous gig with the Gun and Gang Task Force. Did he let his guard down?

Russell wouldn’t be the first cop killed in the line of duty to have misread a situation. That’s usually the way it happens. His wife, Christine, talked at the funeral about Russell putting others before himself. Maybe he thought he could help the guy.

The brain is a complicated thing.

Cops become accustomed to reacting to routine situations like traffic checks, for example, in the same way.

But it’s when they’re not in a state of heightened awareness, anticipating the unexpected, that they can be most in danger.

If cop trainers know anything, it’s that no amount of time in the classroom can prepare officers for those situations on the street. * * * Little consideration has been given to Russell’s alleged killer, Richard Esber Kachkar, in the possible scenarios of what happened that morning.

Described as a “madman” in media accounts, Kachkar may have been armed with a rifle, according to one

early report of his capture some kilometres away from where Russell was killed. He was shot several times and had to be revived before being transferred to St. Michael’s Hospital. Another radio report suggested that he might have a crack addiction, the suggestion being that he may have been high that night and experiencing a psychotic episode of some kind.

In the court of public opinion, the alleged “cop killer” has already been convicted, the cumulative effect of the embellished reports compromising the odds of a fair trail.

The police should not be making statements to the press, anonymously or otherwise. There’s a good reason for that.

The Police Services Act’s confidentiality provisions forbid it.

However, numerous unnamed police sources have offered their spin in media reports, among them the officer in charge of the homicide investigation.

Chief Bill Blair has also failed to remain above the fray. At a press conference the day after Russell’s death, the chief referred to the officer’s death as “murder” three times, even before charges had officially been laid against Kachkar. * * * For all the tears shed for Ryan Russell, let’s not lose sight of the fact that Toronto is still a very safe city – one of the safest in the world, in fact.

Chief Blair and the Toronto Police Services Board have had a little something to do with that, thanks in part to minority recruitment efforts and community policing initiatives.

It’s inevitable that Russell’s death should form part of the backdrop to

the current state of police politics in Toronto. The death of a cop killed in the line of duty in any circumstances, as rare an occurrence as it is, doesn’t happen in a vacuum. The brotherhood would never allow it.

Though safer than some professions, being a cop is no ordinary job, a point the police union is already reinforcing in the aftermath of Russell’s death as it enters contract negotiations with the city. The union raised concerns about staffing levels compromising officer safety after the chief, faced with a new costcutting regime at City Hall, was forced to postpone the replacement of 200-plus officers who will retire this year.

For Rob Ford, an enthusiastic supporter of police (remember “You’re either for the cops or against them”?), Russell’s death poses a tricky proposition. The mayor was quick to send words of support and to lower the flags at City Hall, and he attended private funeral services for Russell.

But he’ll need to put his money where his mouth is or risk a war with the police union.

What price is he willing to pay for labour peace with police?

The likely scenario is that community policing efforts that have improved relations with isolated communities will be sacrificed to meet the bottom. They’re usually the first to go.

If the pomp and circumstance surrounding Russell’s funeral are any indication, this is one officer whose death won’t be soon forgotten for a whole host of reasons.

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MONEY’S FINDING NEW WAYS TO EXPRESS IT’S SOCIAL SIDE

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hat if right around now a solid hunk of global finance grew out of its devilishly antisocial phase and over the next few years got a social life, fell in love and got engaged?

I know. What are the chances that we’ll ever see big money flowing into shapely investment pools that genuinely promote collective health, wealth and happiness?

But then again, maybe there’s a way. A significant group of Canadian financial visionaries are part of a growing global movement that says it actually can happen. Together, they’re scheming to introduce a player in the capital market that defies the traditional dichotomy between seeing investment as making money and donations as doing good.

Instead, they’re intent on creating a financial instrument that merges both these

The collapse of 2008 encouraged investors to look to alternatives.

“Impact investing” shows it’s profitable to strengthen communities.

STASH YOUR CASH SRI: SOCIALLY RESPONSIBLE INVESTING

WITH A CLEAR CONSCIENCE with markets so wacky and personal debt load rising, here’s how to check your spending, curb blue-mood buying and still have a bundle to invest in funds that guarantee the planet’s future as well as your own

GO WHERE THE GREEN IS

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s the love child of a former accounting prof and presentday bookkeeper, I shouldn’t equate financial planning to a day under the dentist’s drill, but I do.

And looking at our messy debt loads, most Canadians clearly feel the same.

Regardless of how much you hate number-crunching, don’t let your bank deposits and last-minute RRSP feed oil-spill disasters and dirty tar sands. But how can you guarantee a cushy future and still plant your banknotes so they flourish fairly and with Mother Nature’s blessing?

compelling motivations. The goal is to make it as easy to sock money away in these new pro-social investment opportunities as it is to put it in mutual funds today.

They call it “impact investing,” and the idea is that over the next decade the trickle of dollars now flowing toward entrepreneurial social innovation will turn into billions.

What’s driving foundation leaders like the J.W. McConnell Family Foundation and others here

HOW GREEN IS YOUR BANK? How are the Big Five faring on the planetary front these days? Since our last sustainable bank ranking, there’s been a lot of shifting in this neck-andneck horse race, according to Heather Lang, research director at Jantzi-Sustainalytics. There are no saints here, but TD did emerge as the clear leader on all ESG fronts (environmental, social, corporate governance).

But Royal Bank, Canada’s biggest, is running a close second, thanks in large part to the activists at Rainforest Action Network who’ve been campaigning against RBC for its tar sands financing. Peace recently broke out when RBC raised a white flag.

Just weeks after Canada signed on to the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (hooray!), the bank quietly announced a groundbreaking new enviro and social risk policy that, for one, makes loans for logging, drilling, mining, pipelines – you name it – contingent on free and prior indigenous consent.

Does that mean RBC or any of the other Big Five are going to stop pouring billions into the fossil fuel biz?

Not a chance. But RAN’s Brant Olson

in Canada and the Rockefeller Foundation in the U.S. is that no matter how you slice and dice, donations and tax dollars alone just don’t add up to the scale of financing needed to address the world’s mega-problems.

You can see they’re an ambitious lot. In Canada, foundations alone manage close to $34 billion in capital assets. But most of their money is invested in traditional stocks and bonds. If just 10 per cent of those portfolios went to assets that

says, “At least it’s not a free-for-all any more.”

Meanwhile, BMO, which was at the back of the pack in our 09 ranking, has been playing catch-up, on the enviro side anyway. (It, like TD, went carbon-neutral in 2010, at least in terms of operations.)

CIBC has raised a good $3 billion in capital for renewable energy since 2002, which earns the it points.

But sorry, Scotiabankers: for all the culture money it’s tossing around, it’s at the bottom of the enviro pile.

If your bank’s backdoor finances are driving you batty and you’re daydreaming about ditching it, where should you be storing your funds?

Well, let me warn you that my grandfather-in-law used to stash his savings in random nooks and books until his house burned down. Twice.

Credit unions like Alterna and DesJardins are a much more prudent option and always come out smelling like roses compared to the Big Five, since they only lend money to the community, not to chemical giants or oil titans. For a rough gauge of your bank account’s carbon footprint, check RAN’s climatefriendlybanking.com.

supported their social missions, there’s a $3.4 billion kitty to boost community development ventures.

And that’s not counting what we citizens could cough up.

The full-spectrum vanguard pushing impact investing includes banks like J.P. Morgan in the U.S. and credit unions like VanCity and Alterna here, along with investment brokers, analysts and consultants. And most importantly, the

Wish I could still tell you to do business with our former first-place favourite national bank, the ethicsfirst Citizens Bank of Canada, but it’s shuttering all its active bank accounts and transferring them over to TD by the end of the month.

The good news is that you can still get a Citizens Bank Shared Interest Visa card. Every time you use it, 10 cents goes to support not-for-profit initiatives worldwide through the Shared Interest Fund ($1.4 million so far). FYI, interest charges on the card are as little as 11 per cent. Still paying 19 per cent? Fool.

> PORTFOLIO FOR THE PLANET Nothing like an earth-shattering disaster to crystallize the obvious planetary and monetary value of investing green. Case in point: the devastating BP oil spill smothered not just the Gulf but also the financial outlook of British Petroleum (aka BillionairePolluters or BadPeople, depending on the protest sign).

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whole plan rests on non-profit and charitable sector innovators and social entrepreneurs who are gearing up to grab the challenge.

Right now, the most developed arm of social entrepreneurship is micro-lending: community-based banks around the world lend small sums to low-income earners who make investments that generate income.

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tional investors. By the fall of this year, the number of signatories to the UN­backed Principles For Respon­ sible Investing had jumped 30 per

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return to investors. Such funds, which offer both a return on in­ vestment and social value, suc­ cessfully leverage hundreds of millions of dollars from large in­ stitutional investors. But micro­ lending is just the tip of the social entrepreneur iceberg.

Tons of other activities, from low­cost housing to inclusive em­ ployment, local food and green energy, offer the same potential for socially attractive earning.

Momentum has been building, and last month saw a big leap. The Canadian Task Force on Social Fi­ nance outed itself with a seven­ point plan called Mobilizing Pri­ vate Capital For Public Good, launched by Social Innovation Generation (SiG). It’s got its eye on the prize.

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cent over the year before, and now 800 institutional investors have agreed to encourage better ESG per­ formance in firms they’re vested in.

In the last year alone in Canada, the assets of ethical RRSP funds have grown by 11 per cent to nearly $13 bil­ lion. No wonder major investment firms have been buying these funds out, as Kevin Ranney at Sustainaly­

tics points out.

But don’t get the wrong idea. SRI funds (sustainable and responsible investments), as I say every year, aren’t free of oil and gas companies.

Eugene Ellmen of the non­profit So­ cial Investment Organization says the funds screen out egregious pollu­ ters like Esso and lean on “best affect­ ers,” aka best­in­sector companies, in

“Social finance has a long history in Canada,” says SiG director Tim Draimin. “But it’s been characterized by mostly small initiatives. This re­ port offers the opportunity to con­ struct a scaled­up impact investment industry,” he says from the three­day “social innovation and finance” field trip he’s leading in Vancouver.

According to the Social Invest­ ment Organization’s Eugene Ellmen, “a lot of factors have come together.”

He’s working toward another mile­ stone, a Canadian fund of funds to launch next year for institutional in­ vestors. It aims to aggregate commu­ nity projects that have launched their own small funds into a highly visible beacon for growth.

Unlike socially responsible funds that try to screen out the worst cor­ porate practices, impact investing, says Ellmen, directly invests in posi­ tive impacts.

“The financial collapse of 2008 encouraged investors to look to alter­ natives,” he says. You can see how losing 20 per cent or more of your

charitable endowment sup­ posedly invested “safely” in the market would get portfolio man­ agers thinking.

Ellmen’s guess is that it will take three or four years before you and I will have an easy in, but a few options are out there now.

The most notable new impact of­ fering in this RRSP season is an RRSP­ and tax­free­savings­eligible $2 mil­ lion community bond offering from the appropriately named Centre for Social Innovation. CSI is a 23,000­ square­foot shared workspace that contains 200 social mission organiza­ tions, businesses and individuals at its original home at 251 Spadina.

Last year, it expanded into an addi­ tional heritage building just south of Bloor on Bathurst, the new CSI Annex.

(Disclosure: I am on the board).

The new building got a green retrofit and has been occupied since October. The CSI bonds have a steep

finance, retail, mining, oil and gas that are amenable to the suggestions of eco­minded investors.

Case in point, in 2010 NEI Ethical Funds pushed tar sands companies to fund biodiversity monitoring and disclose their carbon emissions. The company also divested from Vedan­ ta when it wanted to open a bauxite mine in India.

Keep in mind, too, that the SRI funds you can get at most major banks are really SRI­lite. They do zero activism/shareholder resolu­ tion­type stuff, which isn’t great, considering the top holding in BMO’s Sustainable Opportunities Fund is Nestle. Eesh. And Scotia­ bank’s Climate Fund pro­nukes, for Gaia’s sake. RBC’s Jantzi fund is con­ sidered the only good Big Fiver and the only one that’s an SIO member.

You’ll get quality funds from credit unions and the independent advisers at socialinvestment.ca. But I know what you really want to know: how have SRI funds been performing?

Quite well, in fact. Here’s a run­ down of some of the top players: RBC Jantzi Canadian Equity (annual re­ turn 14.7 per cent), Acuity Social Val­ ues Canadian Equity (14.5 per cent), Ethical Special Equity (13.2 per cent).

As Kevin Towers of SRI­oriented GP Wealth Management says, “If the numbers of people who got out of the market when it bottomed and stayed out knew what they’ve missed, they wouldn’t sleep at night.” The next five years should be good for the progres­ sively positioned.

Yes, there’s still a big­time lack of RRSPs for those who want to take that extra step and invest in strictly green­to­the­core companies, but hopefully that will change in com­ ing years. For locavores, community investing will be your best bet (see Happy Returns, page 14).

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minimum investment of $10,000. They pay 4 per cent interest until they mature in May 2015 and are selling well. CSI is also making its commun­ ity bond experience pub­ lic in hopes of inspiring replication.

Early last year, the Neigh­ bourhood Unitarian Universalist Congregation near Gerrard and Cox­ well created a debenture offering to raise some of the $220,000 required for a solar rooftop installation. It sold out in just a few months, and the new panels have been operating since Au­ gust. The church is now happily sending out 5 per cent interest cheques out of the better­than­ex­ pected revenues the project is literal­ ly generating.

Those willing to look for their own fave enterprise to invest in can go to the clearlyso.ca website and choose from a list of social enterprises seek­ ing funders.

But you might want to hold off

MAX YOUR GREEN WRITEOFFS If you’re a freelancer or selfemployed, you might as well make those work-related tax writeoffs as green as possible.

It may be too late for your 2010 taxes, but there’s no better time than now to start greening for 11. > Eco office supplies Every deductible file box/folder/pen/envelope can be purchased with recycled content, so do it. Your office LEDs or CFLs bills can go in this pile, too. >Special delivery Need to courier something? Use a bike courier. >Green tech Before you buy a new laptop/printer/cellphone (for which you can write off a chunk per year for the next few years), check Greenpeace’s electronics guide and research companies first. Look for Energy Star where possible. And remember, repairs are writeoffable. >VOC-free furniture Make sure your tax-deducted desk isn’t made of compressed wood, or else check that it’s VOC-free. Super-comfy ergo chairs made of recycled content count as depreciable writeoffs, too. > TTC pass Yes, it’s tax-deductible for all T-dotters, so get a receipt. > Office overhaul Turning blue while you type or create? Write off caulking, insulation and Energy Star windows for your home workspace. >Organic coffee Going for a meeting over fair trade pesticide-free brew? Keep the receipt. >Bullfrog Home workers can write off a portion of their utility bills, so go for the green kind. >Enviro orgs Cheques to charity help you pay less in tax and deduct from your guilty conscience, so donate $20 a month to a green group.

until April, when Deb Doncaster of the Community Power Fund, who’s working with six groups doing a variety of community renewable energy projects, plans to go public with an offering. They’re all based on the Windshare co­op model that financed the CNE’s turbine. She says the new shares will likely be sold in affordable $100 to $500 in­ crements, and the return will be competitive with bonds and GICs. They’ll be RRSP­eligible for those with a self­directed RRSP. But what’s really a sign that the sector is ramping up is that the cumulative retail value of the of­ ferings will be $25 to $50 million.

These initiatives give new meaning to the term “capital gain.”

So money, honey, I know there’s no rushing you. We like that you’re into careful planning. But this love affair with your sweet social side is looking very promising. Keep go­ ing and, to be sure, there will be many happy returns ahead.

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lot of people blame fastbuck artists for bringing on the 2008 economic crash, but few have yet looked to Slow Money artistry to undo the problem. You want to do something unusually powerful? Help build slowcialism.

It’s a movement that started when the market plunge gave New Mexico social investment promoter Woody Tasch an aha moment. Modelling his efforts on the success of Slow Food, he formed the Slow Money Alliance and wrote Inquiries Into The Nature Of Slow Money: Investing As If Food, Fertility And Farms Mattered, which quickly tweaked the imagination of social investors, community development advocates and even business journalists.

The deep thinking behind Slow Food, over and above its appeal to gourmets who appreciate exquisite dining, also underlies Slow Money.

Just as slow dining is good for heartburn and other digestive ills in a fast food culture, so slow returns on investment aid economic digestion and ensure that benefits are spread properly through the system.

That may be because today’s money not only talks, as it always has, but is a very fast talker. Indeed, this speed-up is as signature a feature of the political economy of the last 20 years as are globalization and free trade, and for the very good reason

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cALMING FAST MONEY People turn locavore for enviro and community reasons, but here’s the added bonus: it helps to create stickiness in the distorted global economic system. >Sign on to the Slow Money principles at slowmoney.org >Invest 1 per cent of your assets in nearby food systems, as advocated by the Slow Money Alliance >Slow global cash by lobbying for the Tobin tax, a fee on global financial transactions >Lobby for speed taxes such as higher road and carbon taxes >Take the Local Food Plus pledge to spend $10 weekly on local, sustainable eats >Give the economic system breathing space by buying second-hand >Shop at independent retailers, not chains >Find specialty repair folks so you don’t have to buy new that all three are interlocked.

Cute and disarming as the term Slow Money seems, the notion confronts one of the most powerful impulses in today’s economy, the demand for ever-faster turnover of investment. Ironically, investment speed is a major factor in the present chronic slowdown of the global economy – a recession so far resistant to the trillions spent by global North governments on economic stimulus.

I’ve been a slow learner in these

matters, but my mind got blown to this way of thinking at a holiday dinner party thanks to my formidably well-read friend, U of T food scholar Harriet Friedmann. She was shocked that I couldn’t participate in cocktail conversation about the Mann-Dickinson thesis laid out in a 1978 issue of the Journal of Peasant Studies.

When I confessed that that edition was not to be found on my bedside table, she generously dispatched it to me. Ever the quick study, I converted immediately to the idea of slowing the turnover time of money to the pace set by that qu i ntessent ia l ly high-return growth fund – nature.

The Mann-Dickinson thesis holds that factories succeed because the labour time and production time to make a widget are the same. By contrast, food production, education, parenting and the like are timeinefficient. Growing wheat takes a year; creating adults 18 to 30 years.

The longer the production time, the more likely the enterprise is nonprofit or non-profitable, because money is “tied up” for too long.

Since the 1990s, the entire economy and infrastructure have been bent to the task of reducing production time and circulation time. We have chicken meat that goes from egg to supermarket in three weeks, and trucks practise just-in-time delivery so no money is lost on warehousing or interest charges.

But the transaction costs borne by nature and the general public for this rapidity are staggering: antibiotics and tiny cages are the norm in chicken factory farms so no calories are wasted on immune systems or exercise; the repair costs to highways trafficked at such a hectic pace are exorbitant, as are the fast-foodinduced costs of health care. When productivity is defined in terms of output per hour, the true costs are hidden and speed is embedded at the centre of global accounting systems.

By and large, fast infrastructure and government policy discourage the multiplier effect, as in “I get a haircut from a local barber who spends the money at a grocer who buys from the farmer down the lane, and so on.” By contrast, money that goes to a typical chain is whisked out of the economy, often within 24 hours, according to David Boyle and Andrew Simms’s just-released The New Economics: A Bigger Picture.

With highly processed products like wine, the multiplier is staggering. According to a 2008 report by accounting firm KPMG, a litre of Ontario wine sold in Ontario puts $8.48 back in the economy, compared to 67 cents from an import.

It doesn’t take a quick thinker to pause at that exposé of quick and dirty money.

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retail therapy

spending the pain away It’s for sure you’ll bust your budget if you shop to forget the blues, a breakup or a bad employer

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By ELIZABETH BROMSTEIN

’m standing in a long line in a crowded bookstore, carrying a pile of books. Out of the corner of my eye I spy, in a bin of small items, a pair of rubber duck headphones.

Now, I happen to be the type of person who enjoys a good pair of rubber duck headphones. But I don’t actually need them. They’re $14.99.

What will I do?!

Apparently this depends on what’s bubbling through my psyche at any given moment. “Among the emotions that control money behaviour are fear and anxiety,” says Kathleen Gurney, founder of the Florida-based Financial Psychology Corporation. “We’re on a scale between anxious and confident.”

Gurney’s point, I think, is that the edgier we are, the more likely we are to buy stuff, as if the exchange of cash for product had Valium-like properties. It doesn’t, of course, and the angst seeps back in.

When we shop, she suggests, we act out our anxiety but don’t process it, sort of like when laid-off workers go on spending sprees.

But what else affects cash register reckonings? Peter McGraw, prof of psychology and marketing at the U of Colorado, points out that under normal conditions, people can control their emotional impulses when shopping. But when subjects in one study are given a mental task – holding a string of numbers in their memory – as they are making a decision between a virtuous option (a fruit cup) and a less virtuous one (chocolate cake), things change.

“People’s preferences shift when you put them under cognitive load,” he says, explaining that those subjects not dis-

tracted by a cerebral chore, make the healthy choice.

When in retail land, it appears, distraction is the enemy of rational decision-making. Here I am thinking about the books in my hands, which are essentially also impulse buys, so I buy the headphones, right?

Maybe. But there’s something else: how you spend also depends on where you got the cash. “We treat our income differently from our bonuses,” says the Columbia Business School’s Jonathan Levav.

“People will blow a bonus on a flatscreen TV; they’d never do that with income.”

His study, Emotional Accounting, co-authored by McGraw, explains that consumers tend to spend cash they feel good about in hedonistic ways, while “laundering money they feel bad about by doing virtuous things.”

The two had students fill out a questionnaire and then gave them $2, telling them the money came from either a computer firm or a cigarette company. “We then gave them a choice between spending the $2 on books or ice cream. In the computer company position, 22 per cent chose the book coupons, whereas in the cigarette condition 44 per cent did.”

So people who work in the nonprofit sector should be living la vida loca while coke dealers should be running orphanages?

Back to my rubber duckies.

The money in my hand is from my earnings, not a bonus. Do I buy the adorable little things? Of course I do. But then I give them away as a gift, which I’m pretty sure makes it all totally justifiable.

A few weeks later, I’m in a vintage store when I see 7-foot-long mounted sailfish. I am the type of person who enjoys a nice taxidermy fish. It’s $650….

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MONEY

DOCS CASH IN We can say one good thing about the global financial meltdown: it kept a lot of documentary filmmakers gainfully employed trying to explain it. Here are four projects that, taken together, paint a comprehensive picture of the greed, amorality and chaos that nearly bankrupted the world in 2008. (You can also throw in Collapse, The Yes Men Fix The World and I.O.U.S.A., but only if you aren’t depressed enough already.)

> CAPITALISM: A LOVE STORY Michael Moore’s 2009 look at the parasitic relationship between America’s financial sector and government is more a screed than a discussion.

Moore’s so focused on scoring emotional points that he fails to provide the necessary structure to get us on his side. But as a snapshot of a nation teetering on the edge of disaster – Moore went into production just as the first wave of the crisis rolled through the markets – it’s worth a look.

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> CASINO JACK AND THE UNITED STATES OF MONEY Alex Gibney, who sounded warning bells about the potential for economic disaster with 2003’s Enron: The Smartest Guys In The Room, traces the roots of the crisis to Republican horse trader Jack Abramoff, who laid the groundwork for rampant corruption with years of influence peddling. (Kevin Spacey plays Abramoff in the fictionalized Casino Jack, opening later this month.)

> INSIDE JOB Having made sense of the blinkered U.S. invasion of Iraq in No End In Sight, Charles Ferguson unpacks the root causes of the U.S. financial crisis in a simple, straightforward and utterly infuriating doc. If you only see one of these movies, see this one. It packs the most information into the smallest space, and Matt Damon’s calm narration will keep you from setting the cinema on fire.

> CLIENT 9: THE RISE AND FALL OF ELIOT SPITZER The economic crisis isn’t the focus of Alex Gibney’s other 2010 documentary, but it’s an essential element of the story, since it seems likely that the scandal over Spitzer’s hypocritical dalliances with escorts was triggered by Wall Street power brokers fearful he was about to expose their billionNORMAN WILNER dollar Ponzi schemes.

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he most obvious lesson coming out of the recession: count your beans.

Avoid debt, only buy things you can afford, invest in your future, live within your means and stay out of trouble.

But as anyone who does it can tell you, tracking your credit, savings, chequing, fees, rates, hikes, interest, investments, RRSPs, TFSAs, GICs and all that is an exhausting chore from hell. I, for one, would rather pick cigarette butts off the sidewalk outside Crocodile Rock every Sunday morning than sit down and mash all those numbers.

Even worse is keeping tabs on how much you spend on haircuts, pedicures, lunches and those other seemingly insignificant expenses that fill up your day.

Mint.com, a revolutionary personal finance tool that tracks all of the above, makes bean-counting incredibly easy.

In the last three years, Americans have flocked to the service. The California-based company has since expanded to Canada and has close to 4.5 million users worldwide. It began in the mind of Aaron Patzer, who started the company in 2006 when he was 25 and sold it for $170 million in 2009, though he remains the CEO. Mint got so popular during the recession that Patzer learned a lesson

about keeping his mouth shut in social situations.

“I always felt self-conscious at parties when people would tell me their company was laying off people, when we’d just quadrupled our user base,” says the young entrepreneur. “The recession is the best thing that ever happened to Mint.”

Recession or not, Mint is a serious threat to banks, accountants, financial advisers and anyone else who makes money managing someone else’s money.

If you think that’s an overstatement, take a look at the major Canadian banks that are now offering (read: copying) Mint’s functionality, right down to the same simple visualiza-

tions of money spent.

“I like to think we’ve inspired a lot of banks,” Patzer brags. “But what Mint will give you that the banks never will is all your information together. President’s Choice, Scotiabank, TD Waterhouse, HSBC – everything in one place.”

He makes a good point. But nothing is better than Mint’s objectivity. “Your bank is never going to tell you a competitor has a better mortgage rate or savings account or credit card.”

Sad but true. Banks are jerks that want to push their latest product on

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groupons: worth the indignity?

Groupon, the coupon-selling site that hit big in 2010, is a wonderful way to save money dining out – about 5 per cent of the time.

I write this from a well-studied position. I’ve used dozens of Groupons and experimented with several of its 500 or so imitators, and about half the coupons are for restaurants. For the uninitiated, the idea of Groupon is that enough people buy coupons (group + coupons = groupon) for discounts at a local business, and the volume of sales makes the transaction worthwhile for the vendor.

But from my experience, there are only three outcomes when using a Groupon, and two of them end up costing you money.

Paying to be there In Groupon scenario number one, I was lured into buying a $30 Groupon for $50 off at a sushi restaurant in north Toronto – a saving of $20, or so I thought.

We arrived at the dingy spot to find lovely service and a cheap menu. The food, however, was wretched. We ended up putting back about $32 worth of sashimi and Sapporo before we couldn’t take it any more.

With Groupon, you often pay the tax and tip, which we did here. That cost about $10. Add that to the $30 coupon (you can’t go back for the unused $28) and I paid $40 for about $42 worth of food and service, a saving of $2 – not even the cost of a single token – for going to an out-of-the-way restaurant I

you regardless of whether you need it.

I signed up for Mint when it came to Canada and set up a few budgets as a test. Every time I spent money, Mint categorized my spending and placed it into a budget. If I used my debit card at Bulldog Coffee on Church, that went into my coffee budget.

It was eye-opening. I estimate I spent close to $1,600 last year on coffee – two American mistos a weekday, a latte or two on weekends and beans for home brews. I could probably buy an entire Coffee Time with that kind of money. What was I thinking?

It only took a few months and a French press to get that under control.

Next up was my credit card. I had one of those annoying ones that “pays you back” or whatever. I set up an alert on my interest and card fees and almost called the police when I saw all the money stolen from me by a thief called “interest payment.”

I cancelled it and got one that rewards me for travel, which I see through Mint I use my credit card to do. #ThankYouMintCanada.

My initial reservations about Mint – mainly the queasiness of handing over all my bank account information – were put to rest after a month of use. Mint alerts me to high or unusual spending faster than my bank. If my

would normally never go near.

UnexPected, not inexPensive The second situation Groupon put me into was a soaking by surprise. I bought a Groupon for great grub at a classy place, I was certain. And $25 for $50 was a nice saving for a higher-end tapas restaurant.

But “tapas” is Spanish for “scam” in this town. Portions were so minuscule, my $50 was a drop in the bucket. I racked up a $150 tab when I’d only budgeted, based on the menu, for $80.

And I still had to face the indignity of using a coupon at a restaurant. Again, I would’ve steered clear if I hadn’t been sold the illusion that it was a deal. real meal deals I’ve saved plenty of bucks using Groupons to eat, but it’s unpredictable. To consistently save, I have to curb my appetite for trying new restaurants or JE just use Groupons less often. money were ever in jeopardy, I think Mint would be the first to tell me about it.

The benefit of using Mint, Patzer and I agree, is that it acts as a “software financial adviser.” It’s free, takes a matter of minutes to set up, tracks all the minutia of your finances and is intelligent enough to recognize the right products for you.

“I think Mint opens up the field of good fiscal responsibility to anyone and everyone,” says Patzer. “Anybody can feel in control of their finances on their own... today.”

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anTI-caPITalIsT organIzaTIons: eXPerIences anD DeBaTes Coffeehouse with talks by Xavier Lafrance of Quebec Solidaire, Abbie Bakan of the Workers’ Assembly and others. 7 pm. Free.

Regal Beagle, 335A Bloor W. 416-591-6859. canaDIan MoTorsPorTs eXPo Stars and vehicles from the world of motorsports. Today 1-8 pm; tomorrow 10 am-9 pm; Jan 23, 10 am-5 pm. International Centre, 6900 Airport. canadianmotorsportsexpo.com.

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workshop on developing strategies for nonviolent action. 6:30-9:30 pm. $180 (sliding scale). Friends House, 60 Lowther. Pre-register pei.czech@gmail.com. alFreDo Jaar The Chilean-born artist speaks about the challenges of creating memorials to victims of state terrorism. 7:30 pm. $10, stu/srs $7. Prefix, 401 Richmond W. 416-591-0357. green JoBs Panel discussion with activists, policy makers and academics. 3 pm. Free.

Jackman Humanities Bldg, rm 100A, 170 St George. w3info@yorku.ca. hIgh Park sTewarDs Traditional storytelling and discussion on historic claims with New Credit First Nation elder Garry Sault.

10:30 am-12:30 pm. Free. Howard Park Tennis Club, 430 Parkside. highparknature.org.

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Panel discussion with Greg Albo, Bryan Evans, Leo Panitch and Sam Gindin. 7 pm.

Free. Lula Lounge, 1585 Dundas W. fpeters@ yorku.ca.

The Monarchy Is a DangeroUs relIc oF The PasT Debate with Michael Bliss and

John Fraser. 6:30-8 pm. $25. Royal Ontario Museum, 100 Queen’s Park. 416-586-8000.

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ToronTo InTernaTIonal DesIgn FesTIval

Festival celebrating local and international design with exhibits, symposiums, lectures and fairs. Various prices and venues. tidfonline.com.

Jan 24 to 30 U oF T new MUsIc FesTIval Compositions in a wide gamut of genres by student, faculty and guest composers including Chen Yi and Mychael Danna plus lectures and presentations. Free. Edward Johnson Bldg, 80 Queen’s Park. 416-978-3744, music. toronto.ca.

Jan 23 to Feb 1

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report and discussion on the climate talks. 7 pm. Free. Steelworkers Hall, 25 Cecil. torontoboliviasolidarity@gmail.com. sPeak sPanIsh T.o. Me Practise your conversation skills. 7:30 pm. $3. Pauper’s Pub, 539 Bloor W. speakspanishtome.com.

sTrIPPIng, laPDancIng anD seXUal seDUcTIon Women-only workshop. 7-9:30 pm.

$33. Good for Her, 175 Harbord. Pre-register 416-588-0900.

ToronTo rv show Consumer show featuring all types, sizes and models of recreational vehicles. Today, tomorrow, Jan 22 and 23, 10 am-5 pm. $10. Toronto Congress Centre, 650 Dixon. rvshowtoronto.ca.

The 2011 caPITal anD oPeraTIng BUDgeTs

City of Toronto budget committee public hearing. 6 pm. Free. York Civic Centre, 2700 Eglinton W. 416-392-1032.

weesageechak BegIns To Dance FesTIval oF new works XXIII Native Earth Performing Arts festival of indigenous arts including theatre, dance, spoken word, media art and film. $10/night, festival pass $30. Theatre Centre (1087 Queen W) and Native Canadian Centre (16 Spadina Rd). 416-538-0988, nativeearth.ca.

Jan 22 and 26 to 29

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The MozarT @255 FesTIval The Toronto

Symphony Orchestra presents concertos, arias and symphonies. $22.50-$148. Roy Thomson Hall (60 Simcoe), Toronto Centre for the Arts (5040 Yonge). tso.ca.

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Friday, January 21

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cancon DanceParTy (LGBTQ youth shelter) Dance party. 10 pm. Pwyc. Garrison, 1197 Dundas W. info@michaelerickson.org. coaT oF The caT (U of T Visual Studies Thesis Fund) Performance by Afi Babybrown and the Voodoo Children from Saturn, art videos, a runway fashion show and more. 8 pm. $12$15. Hart House Debates Rm, 7 Hart House Circle. thisisthesis.com. conTeMPorary InsanITy (Sunshine Centres for Seniors) Second City Conservatory graduates perform. 11 pm. Pwyc. Second City Mainstage, 51 Mercer. secondcity.com.

PUB nIghT FUnDraIser (Childreach Int’l) Pool, darts, a raffle and more help rebuild a village school in Tanzania. 8 pm. $5. Rails and Ales,

hoMeoPaThy anD chrIsT Panel discussion with Iain Martel of the Comm for the Advancement of Scientific Skepticism and others.

7:30 pm. Free. U of T MacLeod Auditorium, 1 King’s College Circle. cfiontario.org. glaDsTone hoTel 5Th-annIversary ParTy

Gala party and open house with karaoke, a retrospective show and more. 8 pm. Free.

Gladstone, 1214 Queen W. 416-531-4635. rkooP cUP Rhythmic gymnastics celebration with world and Olympic champions. To Jan 23. $10-$45. Metro Convention Centre, 255 Front W. koopcup.blogspot.com.

MakIng eI work Mowat Centre for Policy Innovation conference and consultation. 8:30 am-5 pm. Free. Distillery District Fermenting Cellar, 55 Mill. eiconference.eventbrite.com.

Tokyo FIancée Book club presentation on the novel by Belgian writer Amélie Nothom (in English). 3 pm. Free. Alliance Française, 24 Spadina Rd. 416-922-2010 ext 35.

ToTal weDDIng show Fashions, jewellery, services and more. Today 5-9 pm; tomorrow 10 am-9 pm; Jan 23, 10 am-6 pm. $15, children free. International Centre, 6900 Airport. totalweddingshow.com.

The U.s. sUPreMe coUrT’s seXUal revolUTIon? History prof Marc Stein speaks on sex,

marriage and reproduction from Griswold to Roe. 2-4 pm. Free. Munk School, 1 Devonshire.

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Saturday, January 22

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TrInITy-sPaDIna greens FUnDraIser (TrinitySpadina Green Party) Music by the Short and Curlies and Attagirl. 9 pm. $10. Rivoli, 332 Queen W. 416-596-1908. war chIlD BeneFIT concerT (War Child Canada) Performances by the Rhythm Section, Bleed Canadian and THESET. 9 pm. $10. Garrison, 1197 Dundas W. maplemusic.com.

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people concerned about increased prison spending and community safety. 2-5 pm. Free.

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DJ skaTe saTUrDay nIghTs Skate to DJs spinning house, funk, soul, bhangra and more.

8-11 pm. Free. Harbourfront Centre Ice Rink, 235 Queens Quay W. 416-973-4000.

DownTown BUDgeT InFo sessIon Get info on proposed cuts in the city’s budgets for operating and capital expenses. 2-4 pm. Free.

City Hall Council Chambers, 100 Queen W. Pre-register 416-392-4044. earThsharIng canaDa Founding conference of a new NGO dedicated to popularizing the ideas of 19th-century American economist Henry George. Today noon-5 pm; tomorrow 10 am-1 pm. Free. Toronto School of Philosophy, 29 Madison. 416-599-6941.

greaT MInDs For whose FUTUre? corPoraTIzaTIon anD resIsTance FroM Uc Berkeley To U oF T Teach-in with author Linda Mc-

Quaig, United Steelworkers’ legal council Mark Rowlinson and others. 10 am-5 pm.

Free. monkoutofuoft.wordpress.com. leT TheM sTay! Day of action in support of U.S. Iraq War resisters featuring a video interview with Jeremy Brockway and a talk by Ashlea Manning. 1 pm. Free. Steelworkers Hall, 25 Cecil. resisters@sympatico.ca. rlUnar new year FesTIval Family Chinese New Year celebration with performances, food and more. 10 am-8 pm. $20, adv $16; stu/srs $15, adv $12; child $10, adv $8. International Centre, 6900 Airport, Mississauga. internationalcentre.com.

The Mayan vIsIon oF The cosMos Lecture.

1-3 pm. $25, stu $15. Centre for Social Innovation, 215 Spadina. Pre-register 416-486-7198.

MonsTer JaM Top trucks entertain with jumps, stunts and thrills. Today 2 pm; tomorrow 11 am. $28-$62. Rogers Centre, 1 Blue Jays Way. ticketmaster.ca. sToP-MoTIon anIMaTIon workshoP Puppet-building and animation fundamentals.

10 am-5 pm. $50. Toronto Animated Image Soc, 60 Atlantic. Pre-register 415-533-7889. rsUPer hero school Kids five to 12 create a secret identity. 1-4 pm. Free w/ admission.

Scarborough Museum, 1007 Brimley. Preregister toronto.ca/torontofun.

Sunday, January 23

Benefits

rBUckeTs oF FUn (Etobicoke Humane Soc)

All-ages bucket drumming workshop. 1 pm.

Donations of pet food/toys. Assembly Hall, 1 Colonel Samuel Smith. themusicstudio.ca.

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rcreaTIve scIence Hands-on workshops for

ages 14 and up. 1:30-3 pm. Free w/ admission. Ontario Science Centre, 770 Don Mills.

416-696-1000.

The Dark sIDe oF a PolITIcal lIFe Journalist Steve Paikin shares hard-luck stories of politicians’ public lives. 10:10-10:50 am. Free. St. Clement’s Church, 59 Briar Hill. 416-483-6664.

ForensIc TaPhonoMy: Processes oF DecoMPosITIon anD MUMMIFIcaTIon Lecture.

3-4:30 pm. Free. U of T Macleod Auditorium, 1 King’s College Circle. 416-977-2983. rThe kIng’s FeasT Storytelling with Dan Yashinsky, Rainos Mutamba and Brian Katz. 3 pm. Pwyc ($5 sugg). St David’s Anglican Church, 49 Donlands. 416-469-2878.

TIPPIng PoInT: The age oF The oIl sanDs

Film screening and Q&A with director Niobe Thompson. 7-9 pm. $18, stu/srs $12. Royal Ontario Museum, 100 Queen’s Park. 416586-8000.

UnsTrUng heroes Screening of the Diane Keaton film and talk by film critic Kevin Courrier. 4 & 7:30 pm. $10-$15. Miles Nadal JCC, 750 Spadina. 416-924-6211 ext 606.

Monday, January 24

Benefits

ThaT’s whaT she saID! (Gilda’s Club) Stand-up comedy with Nikki Payne, Sandra Shamas and others plus dinner and a silent auction. 6:30 pm. $35, adv $30. Hugh’s Room, 2261 Dundas W. 416-531-6604.

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aD week celeBraTes creaTIvITy anD InnovaTIon Advertising Week symposium with speakers, panel discussions, films, an awards

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Cancer is no laughing matter, but it’s fitting that comic talent is coming together for That’s What She Said! in support of Gilda’s Club. The organization, dedicated to providing emotional and social support to people with cancer, is named after the great comedian Gilda Radner, who succumbed to ovarian cancer in 1989. Funny girls Nikki Payne, Sandra Shamas and others go for laughs on Monday (January 24) at Hugh’s Room (2261 Dundas West). In addition to the entertainment, $35 gets you dinner and the chance to bid in a silent auction.

416-531-6604.

doLLars on The curricuLum Is the business invasion of higher ed

show and more. To Jan 28. Various prices and venues. advertisingweek.ca.

The economics of happiness Screening of a documentary about the worldwide movement for economic localization and a discussion. 5:30-9:30 pm. Free (donation appreciated). William Doo Auditorium, 45 Willcocks. theeconomicsofhappiness.org. in nayman’s Terms The film critic examines the style and substance of recent art-house films. 7-9 pm. $12, stu $6. Miles Nadal JCC, 750 Spadina. 416-924-6211 ext 606. posT a LeTTer sociaL acTiviTy cLub Letterwriting gathering. Pwyc stamps and stationery. Naco Gallery Cafe, 1665 Dundas W. 647347-6499.

Tuesday, January 25

Benefits

big book saLe (Women’s College Hospital)

costing us intellectually? And will gold baron Peter Munk’s contribution to the Munk School end by shaping the curriculum? A day-long teach-in, Great Minds For Whose Future?, explores university corporatization, Saturday (January 22). Speakers include Linda McQuaig, co-author of The Trouble With Billionaires; Mark Rowlinson, United Steelworks of Canada lawyer; Ignacio Chapela, biotech critic and U of California prof, and more. Free. 10 am to 5 pm. Sidney Smith Hall, U of T. munkoutofuoft.wordpress.com.

eLecTric raiL Leaves no TraiL

On February 9, Metrolinx is poised to purchase dirty diesel trains for its Pearson Airport and Georgetown corridor link, and clean train advocates are on Adventure Travel, 408 King W. 416-345-9726. asTronomy under isLam Talk by professor Ingrid Hehmeyer. 6:30 pm. Free. Runnymede Library, 2178 Bloor W. torontopubliclibrary.ca. cLassic animaTion on paper 101 Learn about pencil tests, animation principles, cycles and animation shortcuts. Today and Feb 26, 11 am-5 pm. $90. Toronto Animated Image Society, 60 Atlantic. Pre-register 415-533-7889.

creaTive Workshop for business peopLe

Seminar. 6:30 pm. Free. Drake, 1150 Queen W. 416-531-5042.

Ban evening WiTh spike Lee The filmmaker screens clips of his work and talks with director Clement Virgo. 7 pm. $20. Cineplex Odeon Varsity Cinema, 55 Bloor W. ticketweb.ca.

food scarciTy in riverdaLe – Then and noW Riverdale Historical Soc presentation. 6

pm. $5. Riverdale Library, 370 Broadview. riverdalehistoricalsociety.com.

Jamie kennedy The chef demonstrates the curing and smoking of fish and meat. Noon1:30 pm. $25, stu/srs $20 (w/ lunch). Gardiner Museum, 111 Queen’s Park. 416-586-8080. parkdaLe sTreeT WriTers Ongoing writing group for youth 16 to 29 led by local authors, comic artists, filmmakers, hip-hop poets and artists. 5:30-7:30 pm. Free. Parkdale Library, 1303 Queen W. info@parkdalewriters.ca.

BsLavery in The ToWn of york Presentation by historian Hillary J Dawson. 7:30 pm.

Free. S Walter Stewart Library, 170 Memorial Park. eastyork.org.

Wednesday, January 26

Benefits

agency Wars ii (Ronald McDonald House/

National Advertising Benevolent Soc) Advertising Week amateur boxing event. 6 pm. $55.

Arcadian Court, 401 Bay. advertisingweek.ca.

Tarek faTah/Linda mcquaig/bob rae

(World Literacy Canada) Reading. 6:30 pm. $60. Park Hyatt Toronto, 4 Avenue. 416-9770008, worldlit.ca.

We’re ghana rock 2 (school-building in Ghana) Live music and dancing. 7 pm. $20.

Lula Lounge, 1585 Dundas W. 416-588-0307.

around The WorLd Travel talk. 6:30 pm. Free.

upcoming

Thursday, January 27

Astronomy talk. 7 pm. Free. Don Mills Library, 888 Lawrence E. torontopubliclibrary.ca.

poLiTicaL change for a cLimaTe in crisis

Panel discussion on political solutions with sociologist/former MP Lynn McDonald and others. 7-9 pm. Free. Trinity St Paul’s United Church, 427 Bloor W. justearth.net. posT carbon ToronTo meeTup Talk by streetcar advocate Steve Munro. 7 pm. Free.

Bahen Centre, 40 St George. meetup.com/ postcarbontorontomeetup. prosTaTe cancer aWareness nighT Talk on prostate cancer genes and personalized medicine. 7:30-9:30 pm. Free. Toronto Botanical Garden, 777 Lawrence E. 416-932-8820. roberT J saWyer The sci fi author talks about safeguarding privacy in the 21st century. Free. U of T iSchool Instit, 140 St George.

Pre-register institute.ischool.utoronto.ca. spaces & pLaces U of T Museum studies grad students present their research on landscapes and cityscapes. 4 pm. Free. Claude Bissell Bldg, 140 St George, 7th fl. ischool.utoronto. ca/news-events. sTop dirTy dieseL Trains! go eLecTric! Protest Metrolinx plans to purchase diesel trains for the Pearson Airport link and the Georgetown corridor. 8:30-9:30 am. Free.

Downtown YMCA, 20 Grosvenor. stopdirtydieseltrains.ca. sToryTeLLer spoTLighT Poets, authors, actors and comedians share their work. Free.

Kensington Cornerstone, 2A Kensington. kensingtoncornerstone.com.

The viabiLiTy of Time-of-use pricing for eLecTriciTy conservaTion in onTario Sem-

inar. 4:10 pm. Free. Sidney Smith Hall, 100 St George. environment.utoronto.ca.

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performance of the Ravi Jain play. Today and tomorrow 9 pm. Donation. Tarragon Theatre, 30 Bridgman. 416-531-1827.

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Koffler Centre School of the Arts, 4588 BathMY urst. 416-636-1880 ext 269.

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emergency alert. Help make Metrolinx change its mind and go sensibly electric. Send Dalton McGuinty a message at premier.gov.on.ca/feedback and C show up Wednesday (January 26), forM a protest at 20 Grosvenor. Free. 8:30 am.

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only workshop. 7-9:30 pm. $33. Good for Her, 175 Harbord. Pre-register 416-588-0900.

10 am-2 pm. Free. Women’s College Hospital, 76 Grenville. 416-323-6400. karma yoga (Out Of The Cold) Hot yoga class to benefit the homeless. 2 pm. Pwyc.

Moksha Yoga Danforth, 372A Danforth. mokshayogadanforth.com.

Nikki Payne stands up for Gilda’s Club on January 24.

Workshop with comedian/actor Lesley Carlberg. 5:30-6:30 pm. Free. Swansea Town Hall, 95 Lavinia. 416-726-0130. enTrepreneurship 101 Class on the nuts and bolts of starting a business. 5:30-6:30 pm.

Free. MaRS Auditorium, 101 College. Preregister marsdd.com/ent101.

Sandford Fleming Bldg, 10 King’s College Circle, rm 1101. 905-823-2819.

The fuTure of gTa TransiT Toronto Peak Oil meet-up and discussion. 7 pm. Free. Bahen Centre, 40 St George. meetup.com/ postcarbontorontomeetup. inside disasTer haiTi Film screening and panel discussion with filmmaker Nadine Pequeneza and others. 6:30 pm. Free. Hart House E Common Rm, 7 Hart House Circle. harthouse.ca/docseries.

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about body image and race. 5:30 pm. Free.

NFB Mediatheque, 150 John. Pre-register 416-973-3012.

Douglas Coupland, Jason Bruges and others talk on crowdsourcing, social media and more. 8:30 am-5 pm. $150-$250, stu $75$125. Metro Convention Centre, 255 Front W. conversationsindesign.com.

LocaL moTion Panel discussion on civic engagement. 7-9 pm. Free. Hart House, 7 Hart House Circle. chbooks.com.

poLiTicaL change for a cLimaTe in crisis

Panel discussion with Liberal MPP Glen Murray, sociologist/author Lynn McDonald and others. 7-9 pm. Free. Trinity-St Paul’s United Church, 427 Bloor W. bfalb@interlog.com. say yes To food Seminar on prioritizing healthy food in our lives. 4:10 pm. Free. U of T Centre for Environment, 4 Taddle Creek. environment.utoronto.ca.

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The week’s news, views and sales Shoe charity

If celebs like Kevin Spacey, Matt Damon and Michael Cera have time to donate their gently used footwear to Ron White’s annual shoe drive, you should certainly be able to make time to stop by the store (55 Bloor West, 416-964-6400, and others, ronwhite. ca) before February 13 with your used heels, boots and brogues.

This year’s haul will be donated to a group of organizations including Dress for Success, StreetHealth and Out of the Cold.

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Felt up There’s nothing winter-blah about

cozy nappy wool cut into statement accessories and housewares.

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Felt Delux handbag ($120, The Guild Shop, 118 Cumberland, 416-9211721, feltstudio.com).

Design prize

Industrial designers, architects, interiors studios and students have until March 1 to submit work for AZURE magazine’s first AZ Awards. Celebrating the magazine’s 25th anniversary, the competition is open to work and projects completed before December 31, 2010.

Winners appear in the June issue, and the student category comes with a $2,500 prize. Go to awards.azuremagazine.com for more info.

Vacide Erda Zimic starburst brooch ($30, Lady Mosquito, 1020 Queen West, 647-344-3266, ladymosquito.ca).

Shop local online

Toronto-based Canadian fashion estore Ukamaku (ukamaku.com) has added a new batch of jewellery, footwear and womenswear labels to its virtual racks. Our patriotic picks include Design + Conquer’s contemporary baubles and winter-getaway-ready Feesk sandals, while budget-friendly clothing from the Paddock, Rachel Sin, ROXX and Psalms 91:1 Accessories round out the new arrivals.

Preloved (preloved.ca) is moving from its Queen and Bathurst studio (24 Ryerson, suite 100), but not before one last blowout sale. The reworked vintage clothing line’s annual Sample and Warehouse Sale starts Wednesday (January 26) and continues until January 29.

Stop by between 10 am and 7 pm to pick up oneof-a-kind pieces and leftover stock, all priced under $50.

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Pi’lo beaded necklaces

There’s a charming lightness and warmth to Heather Shaw’s Pi’lo line of fashionable finishing touches, heirloom-worthy housewares and giftable goodies.

From her coach house headquarters in the west end, Shaw handmakes vintage tablecloth aprons and alphabet canvases in whitewashed tones and zippered pouches that mimic the look of lined paper. These necklaces stand out with their oversized beads wrapped and knotted in silky rayon. $30 to $35, pilo.ca.

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Mini Mioche

795 Queen West, 647-348-5883, minimioche.com

The kiddie clothing scene is pretty polarized between pricey designer togs (because shouldn’t every baby’s first plaid be Burberry? Maybe not.) and mass-produced merch from the usual fast fashion suspects. Doing its part for the underserved middle of the market is Toronto’s own Mini Mioche. For the past two and a half years, designer Alyssa Kerbel has been producing ecofriendly, sensibly priced, high-quality duds for newborns to six-year-olds.

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And since December they’ve been available at Mini Mioche’s new Queen West flagship.

The collection’s bread and butter is a unisex line of onesies, T-shirts, pants and denim made from organic cotton and usually priced under $30. At the store, the pieces are displayed in a basics bar that makes it easy for moms and dads to select from seasonal colours or staple black and white. There’s also a fashion collection that focuses on dressier options destined for years of hand-me-downing.

To round out the boutique’s mix, Kerbel sources similarly sustainable

footwear, hand-knits and beauty buys including Piggy Paint nail polish and Matter body creams.

Mini Mioche picks: Let them crawl around in a pair of stretch dark denim jeans, $42 to $46; Keep sneakers mix dapper tweed and plaid, $45; handknit scarves and toques range from $26 to $36.

Look for: A kids’ play area in the back, complete with movies, books and a chalkboard wall to keep little ones busy while the ’rents shop.

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Pia Wallen baby slippers ($58, Mjölk, 2959 Dundas West, 416-551-9853, mjolk.ca).

Wildhagen toque ($95, 575 Queen West, 416-830-8589, wildhagenwear.com).

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Aries Mar 21 | Apr 19 The age-old question

comes up for review once again: Which should predominate, independence or interdependence? The answer is always different, of course, depending on the tenor of the time and the phase of your evolution.

But in the coming weeks, at least, my view is that you should put more emphasis on interdependence. I think you’ll reap huge benefits from wholeheartedly blending your energies with allies whose power and intelligence match yours.

TAurus Apr 20 | May 20 I find many of you Tauruses to be excessively self-effacing. It’s a trait that can be both endearing and maddening. Even as my heart melts in the presence of Bulls who are underestimating their own beauty, I may also feel like grabbing them by the shoulders and shaking some confidence into them, barraging them with frustrated exhortations like “Believe in yourself as much as I believe in you, for god’s sake!” But I’m guessing I won’t be tempted to do that any time soon. You appear to be due for a big influx of self-esteem.

find the bold words and innovative gestures that will bid goodbye to them forever. Do you have any intuitions about how to create a rousing healing ceremony?

Leo Jul 23 | Aug 22 The History cable TV

channel has a reality TV show called Ice Road Truckers. It documents the exploits of drivers who haul heavy loads in their 18-wheelers for long distances across frozen rivers and lakes and swamps in Alaska and northwest Canada. They bring supplies to remote outposts where humans work exotic jobs like mining diamonds and drilling for natural gas. If you have any truckdriving skills, Leo, you’d be a good candidate to apply for a gig on the show.

According to my analysis of the astrological omens, your levels of courage and adventurousness will be at an all-time high in 2011. May I suggest, though, that you try to make your romps in the frontier more purely pleasurable than what the ice road truckers have to endure?

VirGo Aug 23 | sep 22 Pop chanteuse Katy

week to let your mind go utterly blank while slouching in front of a TV and sipping warm milk, or to spend hours curled up in a ball under the covers on your bed as you berate yourself with guilty insults for the mistakes you’ve made in your life. NOT! I’m kidding! Please don’t you dare do anything like that. It would be a terrible waste of the rowdy astrological omens that are coming to bear on you. Here are some better ideas: Go seek the fire on the mountain! Create a secret in the sanctuary! Learn a trick in the dark! Find a new emotion in the wilderness! Study the wisest, wildest people you know so that you, too, can be wildly wise!

Perry is renowned not only for her singing ability but also for her physical appearance.

Her preternatural ability to sell her musical products can be attributed in part to her sparkling good looks and charisma. That’s why it was amusing when her husband, the trickster Russell Brand, Twittered a raw photo of her that he took as she lifted her head off the pillow, awakening from a night of sleep. (See it at tinyurl.com/RealKaty.) Without her make-up, Katy’s visage was spectacularly ordinary. Not ugly, just plain. In accordance with the astrological omens, Virgo, I urge you to do what Russell Brand did: expose the reality that lies beneath and behind the glamorous illusion, either in yourself or anywhere else you find a need.

CAnCer Jun 21 | Jul 22 This would be an excellent week to grieve madly and deeply about the old love affairs that shattered your heart. I’ve rarely seen a better astrological configuration than there is now for purging the residual anguish from those old romantic collapses. So I suggest you conduct a formal ritual that will provide total exorcism and bring you maximum catharsis.

Maybe you could build a shrine containing the photos and objects that keep a part of you stuck in the past, and maybe you could

LibrA sep 23 | oct 22 While I was growing up, I was taught to regard my analytical mind as a supreme tool for understanding reality. I’ve never stopped believing that.

However, I eventually realized I had to add the following corollaries if I wanted to thrive: 1. My imagination and intuition are as essential to my success as my analytical mind; 2. I need to regularly express my playful, creative urges, and that requires me to sometimes transcend my analytical mind; 3. to maintain my emotional well-

GeMini May 21 | Jun 20 It will be a good

being, I have to work with my dreams, which occur in a realm where the analytical mind is not lord and king. Does any of this ring true for you, Libra? Now is an excellent time to cultivate other modes of intelligence besides your analytical mind.

sCorpio oct 23 | nov 21 If you’re plan-

ning on spending any time hibernating during the next few months, this would be an excellent time to do it. Your reaction time is slowing down, which is a very healthy thing. Meanwhile, your allergy to civilization is acting up, your head is too full of thoughts you don’t need, and your heart craves a break from the subtle sorrows and trivial tussles of daily life. So go find some sweet silence to hide inside, Scorpio. Treat yourself to a slow-motion glide through the eternal point of view.

Bev Hisey dye-cut wool felt river rock carpet ($1,800, BevHisey.com).

AquArius Jan 20 | Feb 18 In the early

20th century, many women at the beach covered most of their bodies with swimsuits made of wool. If they went in the water, they’d emerge about 20 pounds heavier. Swimming was a challenge. Your current psychic state has resemblances to what you’d feel like if you were wearing drenched woolen underwear and a drenched woolen clown suit and a drenched woolen robe. My advice? Take it off; take it all off. The astrological omens are clear: Whatever your reasons were for being in this get-up in the first place are no longer valid.

pisCes Feb 19| Mar 20 In comedian Sarah

Silverman’s memoir, The Bedwetter: Stor-

ies Of Courage, Redemption, And Pee, she confesses that she was still wetting her bed at age 19. Depression was a constant companion throughout adolescence, and she took a lot of Xanax. Yet somehow she grew into such a formidable adult that she was able to corral God himself to write the afterword for her book. How did she manage that? “This is so trite,” she told Publishers Weekly, “but... sex.” I predict that a comparable reversal of fortune is ahead for you, Pisces. Some part of your past will be redeemed, quite possibly with the sexy help of a divine ally.

Homework: Look in the mirror and tell yourself an edgy but fun truth you’ve never spoken. If you care to share, write Truthrooster@gmail.com.

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sAGiTTArius nov 22 | Dec 21 “Dear Rob:

All my life I’ve been passionate about the big picture – learning how the universe works, meditating on why things are the way they are, and probing the invisible forces working behind the scenes. Too often, though, I’m so enamoured of these expansive concepts that I neglect to pay enough humble attention to myself. It’s embarrassing. Loving the infinite, I scrimp on taking care of the finite. Any advice?

– Larger Than Life Sagittarian.” Dear Larger: You’re in luck! Members of the Sagittarian tribe have entered a phase when they can make up for their previous neglect of life-nourishing details. In the coming weeks, I bet you’ll find it as fun and interesting to attend to your own little needs as you normally do to understanding the mysteries of the cosmos.

www.paulpecorella.com

CApriCorn Dec 22 | Jan 19 All the most credible studies say that the crime rate is steadily decreasing, and yet three out of every four people believe it’s rising. What conclusions can we draw from this curious discrepancy? Here’s one: The majority of the population is predisposed toward pessimism. In my astrological opinion, Capricorn, you can’t afford to be victimized by this mass psychosis. If you are, it will interfere with and probably even stunt the good fortune headed your way.

I’m not asking you to be absurdly optimistic. Just try to root out any tendencies you might have to be absurdly gloomy.

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Sided with Ssam sauce (“zero spicy”), the Gourmet Mushroom bibimbap sports a veritable forest of sautéed ’shrooms, including everyday button, white and brown beech, shiitake, portobello, enoki, king and crunchy wood ear fungus.

We’re suckers for anything described as “something different,” and Seed bibimbap (both $10.99) certainly lives up to its name. It’s an innovative mix of black sesame, sunflower, pumpkin and poppy seeds with more grilled portobello and pickled veg over mirin-marinated rice.

Starters are just as creative, especially a brilliantly crisp salad of thinly sliced apple, peppers, carrot and cukes mixed with strips of scrambled egg and faux crab in a sly yellow wasabi vinaigrette ($3.99). A stack of deepfried waxy goguma sweet potato ($2.99) comes dressed with that fab apple gochujang.

The first time we visit Bi Bim Bap, the vegetable tempura ($3.99) disappoints, a half-dozen oversized slabs of carrot and sweet potato too big to fit into its accompanying bowl of tentsuyu dipping sauce. A week later, it’s been transformed into a lightly battered julienne of red onion, carrot and green pepper that’s as tasty to look at as it is to eat.

All bibimbap mains come with blond miso soup, house-made red and white kimchi and constantly refilled mugs of roasted barley tea. They finish with cool soojunggwa ginger tea, a stomach-soothing digestive that tastes exactly like Valentine’s Day cinnamon hearts.

As we’re about to leave, I slip our affable hosts a Charlie Parker CD I’ve ripped in their honour. What better dinner music for a restaurant named Bi Bim Bap than bebop?

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WHERE: Casablanca Valley, Chile WHY: These guys are so into sustainability, they may be mistaken for a 1958 Gibson Les Paul. The wine is definitely vanilla-oaky, but it’s also dokey thanks to a useful kick of zippy acidity. This combines with typical Chardonnay fruit flavours for a delicious impression of barely ripe pineapple. Now that’s a Chilean feel-good story PRICE: 750 ml/$14.95 AVAILABILITY: At selected Vintages outlets as of Saturday (January 22) (product #4515)

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WHAT: Montes Alpha Carmenère (red) Rating: NNN WHERE: Colchagua Valley, Chile WHY: While Argentina has successfully hitched its wine wagon to the Malbec grape, Chile has adopted Carmenère as its poster variety. Here, the grape’s demanding vegetal characteristics are expertly exploited, yielding a ripe, attractive amalgam of olives, tobacco leaf and blueberry. For another successful example of Chilean Carmenère, try the Casa Silva at $17.95.

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Contemporary Campagnolo

832 Dundas W, at Euclid, 416-364-4785, campagnolotoronto.com. Housed in an abandoned Coffee Time franchise, former Four chef du cuisine Craig Harding and partner Alexandra Hutchison’s way-casual 66-seat bistro brings Mediterranean glam to this otherwise charmingly dumpy strip.

Best: to start, baskets of epi baguette with whipped butter; delicately battered artichoke hearts; fresh burrata with roasted olive-oil-soaked grapes; brodo-braised rabbit with wilted kale and toasted pine nuts; garlicky skewers of charcoal-grilled local lamb; slow-cooked casseroles of meaty cannelloni beans with smoked fall-fromthe-hoof pork hock and pasta ends; to finish, salty caramel sticky toffee. Complete dinners for $55 per person, including tax, tip and a cocktail. Average tapas $12. Open for dinner Wednesday and Thursday 6 to 11 pm, Friday and Saturday 6 pm to midnight, Sunday 6 to 11 pm. Closed Monday, Tuesday, holidays. Licensed. Access: one step at door, washrooms on same floor. Rating:

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Indian Butter ChiCken FaCtory

556 Parliament, at Prospect, 416-9647583. No longer Timothy’s Tikka House, this spinoff of Saffron Tree and post-Debu Saha Biryani House specializes in just one thing – super-tender slow-cooked chicken in a rich tomato cream. Other north-Indianstyle mains show just as much expertise.

Delivery in the immediate area, too! Best: butter chicken three ways, including boneless breast or dark meat on the bone in mildly numbing tomato sauce punched with spice instead of whipping cream, sided, like all mains, with basmati rice dressed with caramelized onion and saffron oil; starters like the Sizzler, smoky tandoori chicken in yogurt marinade, skewered lamb kabobs, shell-on jumbo shrimp and blocks of char-blistered paneer; melt-on-the-fork aloo gobhi adraki, aka potato cauliflower casserole; explosive lamb vindaloo in nutty gravy; to sop, garlic naan. Complete dinners for $30 per person (lunches $20), including tax, tip and an Indian lager. Average main $13/$10. Open for lunch Monday to Friday 11:30 am to 3 pm, dinner Monday to Thursday 5 to 10 pm, Friday to Sunday and holidays 5 to 10:30 pm. Licensed. Access: barrierfree, washrooms on same floor. Rating: nnn

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825 Dundas W, at Palmerston, 647352-6611, porchettaco.com. Seating six at the most, ex-Drake and Canoe sous Nick auf der Mauer’s already busy take-away specializes in just one thing: slow-cooked naturally raised Beretta pork shoulder marinated in garlic, olive oil and lemon zest wrapped in thickly sliced prosciutto and fatty fennel-cured pork belly. Best: from the three-item card, hefty porchetta sand-

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1371 Dundas W, at Rusholme, 647-3510423. Helena Kosikova’s cozy 20-seat café on the hip Dundas West strip spotlights a short all-day card that’s often gluten-free as well as vegan and always made from scratch and low in sodium. Best: to start, garlicky cream of tomato soup sweetened with yams and crushed cashews; multiculti sandwiches like Vietnamese banh mi subs with marinated tofu, pickled daikon and fresh coriander on house-baked whole wheat buns; mains like buttery dairy-free fennel and baby pea risotto or leek ‘n’ potato pot pie, both sided with house organic greens in classic balsamic vinaigrette; spelt Belgian waffles with whipped cream, stewed strawberries and maple syrup; to take home, wild blueberry scones and quinoa chocolate chip cookies. Complete meals for $15 per person, including tax, tip and a refilled mug of I Deal coffee. Average main $8. Open Wednesday to Sunday 9 am to 8 pm. Closed Monday, Tuesdays, some holidays. Unlicensed. Cash only. Access: barrierfree, washrooms in basement. Rating: nnn

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324 Broadview, at Gerrard, 416-4069906. Located in the prettiest building in Riverdale’s Chinatown East, this friendly east-side take-away offers one of the best meal deals in town: super Saigon-style submarine sandwiches piled with veggies, Vietnamese cold cuts and incendiary chilies, all for around two bucks, tax included!

Best: banh mi, lunch-sized sandwiches on flaky French roll stuffed with salty shredded chicken or pork, sweet lemongrassscented Xiu Mai meatballs or slabs of dense tofu alongside sweetly pickled carrot and daikon strips, lengths of English cuke and the optional fire of minced Thai bird chilies; a large and extremely fresh selection of cellophane-wrapped prefab meals of spring rolls, shredded Asian-style deli meats and salads; to finish, crème-caramel-style flan or black-eyed peas in coconut cream. Complete meals for $5 per person, including tax, tip and a potent Vietnamese coffee. Average main $2. Open daily 8 am to 7:30 pm. Unlicensed. Cash only.

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Wednesday, January 12. ñ Rating: NNNN

Letting his 80s-inspired songs do the talking, George Lewis Jr. – the man behind Brooklynbased buzz band Twin Shadow – launched into songs from his still- on-the-make debut album, Forget. While many 00s bands’ excessive borrowing from retro rock and new wave comes off as pretentious appropriation (think the Killers), Lewis’s channelling of Depeche Mode, the Cure, early U2 and without a doubt the Smiths (he sounds almost exactly like Morrissey) seems a sincere continuation of 80s sounds.

It was unclear whether dancing would happen on a freezing Wednesday night, but thanks to a backing band that included synths, bass and drums, many tunes – including Slow, one of the album’s shiniest gems – got even those at the back of the shoulder-to-shoulder crowd moving.

Energetic encore number At My Heels got the most frenzied response from fans obviously in JORDAN BIMM love with this record.

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Shows that rocked Toronto last week

FRANKIE ROSE & THE OUTS at Parts & Labour, Wednesday, January 12.

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RICK ROSS at Rozz Entertainment Complex, Saturday, January 15.

Frankie Rose would prefer that her solo work not be compared to the music she made with Vivian Girls, Dum Dum Girls and Crystal Stilts. But let’s face it – if you’re into the fuzzed-out, reverbdrenched girl group punk of any of those projects, her own tunes won’t surprise you. Sure, her take is a little more rock ’n’ roll, and she’s a more extroverted frontwoman than the singers she’s backed, but her sound’s definitely in the same family.

The bare-bones punk bar look of the Parts & Labour basement suited her vibe. Unfortunately, the lack of stage made it impossible to see the diminutive performer, so it was a struggle to connect with her onstage energy. From what we could tell, she has tons of charisma, and even with the venue’s lo-fi sound system, she and the Outs sounded great, which bodes well for future performances in larger rooms.

Freestyle Fellowship co-founder Aceyalone opened his two-night stand at the Drake with enthusiasm and easily held the crowd’s attention for the duration of his set. His ability to bend syllables and intentionally stutter is as strong as ever.

The audience responded enthusiastically to his vigour as well as his interactive performance.

Acey’s selections spanned his long, diverse career, and hearing them shuffled in non-chronological order highlighted how long he’s been in the hip-hop game – and how willing he is to take his music in different directions. Classics like All Balls Don’t Bounce and Master Your High stood out dramatically against cuts like All For U from his collaborative project with RJD2, Magnificent City. He even treated the crowd to one of his newest, a reinterpretation of the Beatles’ Strawberry Fields.

After two decades in the game, Aceyalone remains a showman and sets a benchmark for L.A.ANDREW RENNIE based rap music.

A snow-dusted strip mall in Brampton’s industrial outer reaches was the place to catch Rick Ross, the Miami rapper who’s risen to hip-hop royalty thanks to a string of hit singles and year-end accolades for his fourth album, Teflon Don. Following a ragtag succession of local openers, the gruff-voiced MC came out swinging at 12:45 am with single MC Hammer, and the crowd lit up – literally. The bass rattled, the gain pushed the sound system to its limits and the crowd rapped along.

Ross, flanked by two towel handlers, has an imposing stature that’s integral to the larger-thanlife character he describes in his grim, delusional rhymes. But while his stage presence seems effortless, he could work on reading the crowd. Toploaded with hits, the set lost momentum with less familiar (but no less excellent) cuts from new mixtape Ashes To Ashes, and ended on an oddly KEVIN RITCHIE soulful note with Tears Of Joy.

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Classic rock legend would rather listen to obscure acts like Low than Supertramp By Joanne huffa ROBERT PLANT ANd ThE BANd Of jOy with NORTh mississiPPi ALLsTARs at Sony Centre for the Performing Arts (1 Front East), Saturday and Sunday (January 22 and 23), 7 pm. $49.50-$85.50. TM.

Robert Plant speaks with the calm consideration of a man who knows he has the rapt attention of his audience.

Relaxing with his guitar in a Nashville hotel room prior to embarking on a North American tour with the Band of Joy, Plant is so witty and charming, it’s tough to imagine he once sang about having his lemon squeezed until the juice ran down his leg.

“I just spent a week in sunny Barbados, where I met a lot of Canadians who were not looking forward to returning to Toronto,” he says, pronouncing it “Toronna” like a local. “It was the first vacation I’ve taken since leaving school. I did a bit of singing in the meantime.”

Since joining the New Yardbirds in 1968, Plant hasn’t been out of the public eye. When that band became Led Zeppelin, Plant’s reputation as a rock frontman was secured. Following their demise in 1980, he continued to record solo and with collaborators, including former bandmate Jimmy Page and bluegrass artist Alison Krauss, with whom he won five Grammy Awards for 2007’s Raising Sand.

It was during his time with Krauss that Plant made the decision to work with Buddy Miller, the Nashville musician at the heart of the Band of Joy. “Ten or 15 years ago, I saw Emmylou Harris play on the Wrecking Ball tour,” Plant says. “I wondered what the band would do with those songs, how they would differ from the way they sounded on record with Dan’s [Lanois] production.

Buddy brought such grit to the way he played. It was incredible to watch.”

When Plant went to Nashville to work with Krauss, he decided that “it would be an absolute disservice if I

didn’t get in touch with Buddy.” Finding they shared musical and other interests, he and Miller just kept working after Plant’s tour with Krauss ended.

The resulting record, 2010’s Band Of Joy (Rounder), is primarily cover songs, including Plant’s duet with Patty Griffin on Monkey and Silver Rider by Minnesota trio Low. Though Low’s moody, atmospheric music is critically lauded and they have a faithful following, they’re still enough of a secret that it’s surprising they’re on Plant’s radar.

“Do you think these things just fall into my lap?” Plant asks with a hint of outrage. “I think people expect me to listen to Supertramp!

“I’d been listening to [Low’s] The Great Destroyer in my car for months when I first thought I would try those songs. I love the way it sounds.”

Crediting his desire to keep moving forward – “because the only thing worse than monotony is more monotony” – for his refusal to reunite with the remaining members of Led Zeppelin or otherwise rest on his past, Plant is philosophical about singing other people’s songs.

“Going from [Band of Joy’s] Angel Dance to, say, Silver Rider – that’s a huge jump in tone and feel. If I could write songs that covered so much ground, it would be great. But at best, it would me take a long, long time.

“It’s not always easy singing other people’s songs. You have to treat them with respect and also make them your own.”

Plant speaks of other people’s music with respect that verges on reverence, but he’s not afraid to poke fun at his own past, including his role in Led Zeppelin.

“I was able to drink a lot of cups of tea during the solos,” he says with a smile in his voice. “We weren’t quite as bad as the Grateful Dead, but some of those solos did go on for a long time.” 3 music@nowtoronto.com

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The Magician

Leaving Aeroplane allows the Magician to focus on the dance floor again By BenjAMin BoLes the Magician at Wrongbar (1279 Queen West), Saturday (January 22). $10. TW.

Last June, Belgian futuristic disco duo Aeroplane were just weeks away from releasing their debut full-length album, We Can’t Fly, when they announced that Stephen Fasano was quitting, leaving Vito De Luca to run the project solo.

Since then, Fasano has re-emerged as the Magician, and judging from the lukewarm critical reception to the 70s soft-rock vibes on his former project’s album, getting the boot may have been a blessing in disguise.

“Different musical directions were not really the reason I left,” Fasano says. “My approach to music now is the same as when I was in Aeroplane. It’s mainly about 80s disco, pop and house. The difference is that Aeroplane were always about concessions. With the Magician, there is just one mind.”

De Luca’s version of the split emphasizes the division of labour. He took on most of the studio and musician duties, and Fasano brought the perspective and ear of a club DJ. Writing most of the music, De Luca gradually became unreceptive to Fasano’s sugges-

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tions, which might explain the album’s less dance-floor-friendly tone.

Since the breakup, Fasano has cranked out six editions of his free Magic Tape DJ mixes and learned the studio skills needed to get back in the remix game. Nothing has been officially released yet, but his uplifting gospel-house reworking of Lykke Li’s I Follow Rivers is turning heads.

“I’ve started by pushing the Magic Tape mixes because I’m a DJ before a producer. When we split up, I had never produced alone, so it took some time to have something good enough to release.”

The DJ mixes give you the best idea of what to expect at Wrongbar on Saturday. While he may love his classic Italo disco and Balearic sounds, the tracks he plays are more modern, albeit heavily influenced by the history of club music.

“I’m waiting for some new stuff before making the next Magic Tape, since they mainly feature upcoming and new releases and it’s usually pretty calm the first two weeks of January. I think I’m gonna do it while touring the U.S., before the end of the month.” 3 benjaminb@nowtoronto.com

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GLADSTONE HOTEL FIFTH ANNIVERSARY

w/ Elizabeth Shepherd Trio, Goin’ Steady, Les Singes Bleus and more Gladstone Hotel (1214 Queen West), Friday (January 21) Artsy boutique hotel has a birthday.

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Opera House (735 Queen East), Monday (January 24) Makeup gig for folk rock sensation.

ROBYN, DIAMOND RINGS, NATALIA KILLS

Sound Academy (11 Polson), Wednesday (January 26) Rescheduled gig for pop princess.

KYLESA, ROSETTA, FIGHT AMP

Annex Wreckroom (794 Bathurst), Saturday (January 22) See preview, page 36.

JUST ANNOUNCED THE WAVELENGTH 11TH ANNIVERSARY FESTIVAL

featuring Simply Saucer, Hooded Fang, Maylee Todd, Little Girls, woodhands, minotaurs, anagram and many more The Great Hall, $11 or $33 all-access pass. RT, SS. February 19.

JENN GRANT

Horseshoe doors 9 pm, $15. HS, RT, SS, TM. February 19.

HEY ROSETTA!

Lee’s Palace doors 9 pm, $20. HS, RT, SS, TM. February 24.

CAMERON HOUSE RECORDS LAUNCH PARTY

DAVID GRAY

w/ David Baxter, Jack Marks, Jadea Kelly, John Borra and more The Great Hall (1087 Queen West), Saturday (January 22) Iconic Toronto bar launches a label.

Massey Hall doors 7 pm, $49.50-$64.50.

RTH, TM. February 25.

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CHROMEO, MNDR, YOUNG EMPIRES, DJ MEDLEY

Phoenix Concert Theatre doors 8 pm, $28.50. RT, SS, TM. March 5.

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Opera House (735 Queen East), Saturday and Sunday (January 22 and 23) Montreal 80s funk fetishists.

Sony Centre for the Performing Arts doors 7 pm, $69-$149.50. SC, TM. March 12 and 13.

ROBERT PLANT & THE BAND OF JOY, NORTH MISSISSIPPI ALLSTARS Sony Centre for the Performing Arts (1 Front East), Saturday and Sunday (January 22 and 23) See preview, page 31.

LAURYN HILL

Sound Academy (11 Polson), Saturday (January 22) See preview, page 34.

THE MAGICIAN

Wrongbar (1279 Queen West), Saturday (January 22) See preview, previous page.

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To help get you in the mood for their delightfully sleazy stage show, the 80s-obsessed Montreal funk duo have just released their Live From Montreal iTunes Session. However, if you’ve seen them perform before, you need no reminders of how sexy and smooth they are in front of an eager audience.

At the Opera House (735 Queen East), Saturday and Sunday (January 22 and 23), 9 pm. $27.50 advance. PDR, RT, SS, TM.

BOVINE SEX CLUB The One-look Donnybrook,

the Bloody Five, DJ Cactus (indie/alt-rock) 10 pm.

THE CENTRAL Mark Rynkun 9 pm.

CLOAK & DAGGER PUB Jon Travis (pop/folk) 10 pm. = Critics’ pick (highly recommended) CROCODILE ROCK Sonic Playground 10 pm. = Queer night CROWN & TIGER Tiger Bar Groove The Natural Shocks, Danger Bees, Peace Be Still, Almeida How to place a listing doors 9 pm.

All listings are free. Send to: THE GARRISON Musicbox Fundraiser Everymusic@nowtoronto.com, fax to 416-364-1166 or thing That’s Fly, Red Roses Black. mail to Music, NOW Magazine, 189 Church, ToGLADSTONE HOTEL MELODY BAR Live WEZY ronto M5B 1Y7. Include artist(s), genre of music, Radio Show Peanut Brittle 8 pm. event name (if any), venue name and address, GRAFFITI’S The Stone Sparrows, Amorak. time, ticket price and phone number or website.

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PARTS & LABOUR Cigarettes, Les FraulPOP/ROCK/HIP-HOP/SOUL eins, Revolvers 10 pm.

ALLEYCATZ Ascension (rock).

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Mod Club doors 8 pm, $25. HS, RT, SS, TM. March 23.

THE RESIDENTS

Opera House doors 8 pm, $30. RT, SS, TM. March 28.

NATURALLY 7

The Great Hall doors 6 pm, $40. SS, TM. March 31.

GUSTER

Phoenix Concert Theatre doors 8 pm, $24 . RT, SS, TM. March 31.

ROD STEWART & STEVIE NICKS Heart & Soul North American Tour Air Canada Centre TM. April 2.

SHARON VAN ETTEN

Drake Hotel doors 8 pm, $12.50. RT, SS. April 12.

TIËSTO

Wolfgang Gartner Club Life Tour Ricoh Coliseum 8 pm, $35-$79.50. PDR, RT, SS, TM. April 21.

COHEED AND CAMBRIA

Kool Haus doors 8 pm, all ages, $32.50.

RT, SS, TM. April 27.

DEFTONES, THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN

Sound Academy doors 7 pm, $34.50. RT, SS, TM. May 3.

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Phoenix Concert Theatre 8 pm, $28. RT, SS, TW. May 3.

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Lee’s Palace doors 8 pm, $26.50. HS, RT, SS, TM. May 3.

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Sound Academy doors 8 pm, $39.50$59.50. TM. May 21.

BLACK JOE LEWIS & THE HONEYBEARS

Horseshoe doors 8:30 pm, $17.50. HS, RT, SS, TM. March 31.

RIVOLI Dusty Solo, the In Crowd, D-Mic, J-Rod

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ROC N DOC’S Penny Skolski (R&B) 10 pm.

SOUND ACADEMY ROADHOUSE White Cowbell Oklahoma, DJ Giv’R doors 8 pm.

SOUTHSIDE JOHNNY’S Skip Tracer (rock) 9:30 pm.

SUBA For Ladies Only: R&B Male Singers Edi-

tion Brian Notice, GMF, Troy Black, New Era doors 10 pm.

SUPERMARKET CD release Dave Lotimer, Luke Nares doors 8:30 pm.

VELVET UNDERGROUND Rage Against The Machine Tribute PDC, Nomadic Sound System 9 pm.

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

FOLK/BLUES/COUNTRY/WORLD THE BEAN Signe Miranda, Phillip Brown, Harrison Fine 9 pm.

CAMERON HOUSE Corin Raymond 6 pm.

CAMERON HOUSE FRONT ROOM Greg Cockerill

(folk rock/American/roots) 10 pm.

CAMERON HOUSE BACK ROOM Sean Cotton 10 pm.

C’EST WHAT The Starfires w/ Michael Kaler (folk rock) 10 pm.

DAKOTA TAVERN Jack Marks.

DAVE’S... ON ST CLAIR Uncle Herb’s Open Mic (folk/blues/country) 8:30 pm.

FREE TIMES CAFÉ Java Users 7 pm.

FREE TIMES CAFÉ Jenn Courvoisier 9:15 pm.

KENSINGTON CORNERSTONE RESTAURANT Songwriter Spotlight 8 pm.

THE LOCAL Ross Neilsen.

LOLA Brian Cober Double Slide 9 pm.

LOU DAWG’S Mike Constantini 10 pm.

LULA LOUNGE Rebel Diaz, Code Blue, La

Bomba, Melodic Yoza!, Revolutionary Love, Spin, DJ eLman 10 pm.

MONARCHS PUB Johnny V, Pat Rush, Steve Pelletier, Danny Lockwood.

THE OSSINGTON Tich Maredza Band 9 pm.

THE PAINTED LADY Dolly Parton Birthday Tribute Bash Joanne Mackell & Tru Grit (country) 9 pm.

SLACK’S Onstage Nadia Hosko, Trish Kerr & the Divas, Elana Harte (singer/songwriters) 8 pm.

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TEN FEET TALL Gary 17’s Acoustic Open Stage 9

pm.

TRANZAC SOUTHERN CROSS Bluegrass and Old-

time 7:30 pm.

TRANZAC MAIN HALL The Mountains & the Trees w/ Zachary Lucky 8 pm.

TRANZAC SOUTHERN CROSS Anne Louise Genest 10 pm.

UNDERDOWN PUB Jeff Barnes & Noah Zacharin (roots) 9 pm.

JAZZ/CLASSICAL/EXPERIMENTAL

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

FOUR SEASONS CENTRE FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS Pam Hinman, Garrett Knecht, Jean Des-

marais (violin, cello, piano) noon to 1 pm.

THE GALLERY STUDIO CAFÉ Kirk MacDonald, Al Henderson Duo (jazz) 7:30 pm.

GATE 403 Jorge Gavidia Jazz & Blues Band 5 to 8 pm.

GATE 403 String Theory Collective 9 pm.

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

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In the years since Lauryn Hill dominated radio airwaves in the late 90s, the reclusive rapper has earned a reputation as one of the most talented and tardy performers in hiphop – no small feat on both counts.

The dilemma for those with tickets to her sold-out Sound Academy show on Saturday (January 22): what time to arrive? The former Fugee is notoriously late, and if you’re wondering about her stance on the matter, look no further than YouTube videos from her Music Hall of Williamsburg show in Brooklyn last month. “I personally know I’m worth the wait,” she told the restless audience.

Reposado The Reposadists (Gypsy-bop jazz).

Rex Kevin Quain 6:30 pm.

Rex Mike Murley Septet 9:30 pm.

Roy Thomson hall Ehnes Plays Mozart II

Toronto Symphony Orchestra 2 pm. somewheRe TheRe sTudio Ghost Eye (Simeon Abbott, Dan Gaucher, Steve Ward) 8 pm.

TRane sTudio Terry Logan Trio 8 pm.

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CenTuRy Room Fam Glam Thursday DJ

Crunch (house/hip-hop/club anthems).

ClinTon’s The Regulars, Atlas (rock).

College sTReeT BaR Analog Vibrations DJ

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Lee.J Vs DJ Kush (house) 10 pm.

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insomnia DJ Ron Jon (funk/soul/house). kos DJ Love Doctor (roots rock) 7:30 pm.

The RoosevelT Room That Old School Party

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Echo & the Bunnymen at Palais Royale (2003) The ticket said 8:30 pm, but The Killing Moon didn’t rise until after midnight.

rot.

Aretha Franklin at Holt Renfrew Holiday Window Unveiling (2007) The Queen of Soul couldn’t resist a little lastminute shopping before appearing at the retailer’s annual event. Meanwhile, the crowd on Bloor shivered in the rain while her band recycled the intro music.

Remix Dance Party 10 pm.

goodhandy’s Wall To Wall T-Girls DJ T Klinck doors 8 pm.5

Guns N’ Roses at Air Canada Centre (2010) Fans waited 15 years for Chinese Democracy, so what’s two more hours kevin RiTChie waiting for Axl Rose to get it together?

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

751 MINGIN’ DJs Emperor Bat, Vinyl Richie (dubstep/electro/house/hip-hop/grime) 9 pm. velveT undeRgRound DJ Ozaze (industrial/ goth) 11:15 pm.

Friday, January 21 PoP/Rock/HiP-HoP/souL

alleyCaTz Ascension (rock). aspeTTa CaFFe Capital H, Itchy Bones, the Whale Summer Duo, Lake of Wood 8 pm.

BaR iTalia Shugga (funk).

Bovine sex CluB Burn the Radio, the Speaking Tongues, Electric Magma.

ClinTon’s Matt Morgan & Emerson Street

Rhythm Band, the Five Aces (rock) 10 pm. dRake hoTel undeRgRound Ash Koley, Jeff Barkman doors 8 pm. eTon house The Blazers (R&R/R&B) 9 pm.

FRee Times CaFé Running Red Lights (rock). gladsTone hoTel BallRoom Gladstone 5-Year Anniversary Party Elizabeth Shepherd Trio, Table Guy, Mason Bach, Goin’ Steady & Phunk’d DJs 9 pm. gladsTone hoTel melody BaR Gladstone 5-Year Anniversary Party Les Singes Bleus (francophone jazz) 8 pm. gRaFFiTi’s Rocking For Sick Kids Paul Martin (classic covers) 5 to 7 pm. gRaFFiTi’s Bill Wood & the Woodies evening. hemingways Jan Albert (rock/country/ blues/jazz) 10 pm. highway 61 souTheRn BaRBeque Dylan Wickens & the Little Naturals 8 pm. holy oak CaFe Dreamboat & L-Con (pop) 10 pm. hoRseshoe Michou, Bret Caswell, Pat Robilaille, Bernadette & the North (pop rock). lee’s palaCe Get Down Sound, Wentworth. miTzi’s sisTeR Kirsten Scholte & the Fancy’s. mod CluB Yolanda Be Cool, Simon Jain 10 pm. mod CluB Blue Peter, Chalk Circle 7:30 pm. monaRChs puB Classic Rock Fridays Michael Danckert, Kevin Adamson, Danny Lockwood 7 pm. opeRa house Jay Be & J Dunn (hip-hop).

Rivoli POP With Brains #30 In support of CAMH Secrettes, Babe, Parks & Rec, the Auras, Birthday Girls, the FranDiscos.

RoC n doC’s LMT Connection (funk/R&B) 10 pm. silveR dollaR Dentata, Anagram, Bruised Knees, Holy Mount 9 pm. sneaky dee’s Maximum RNR. sound aCademy Chilliwack doors 8 pm. souThside Johnny’s Angelfire (pop rock/top 40) 10 pm.

TRanzaC Metal Kites (indie powerpop) 10 pm.

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alBaTRos puB Trading Songs Peter Solmes, Roger ‘Pops’ Zuraw 8 pm.

aquila upsTaiRs Alun Pigguns (folk/blues).

The CenTRal Mild Style Words And Music 6 to 9 pm.

The CenTRal Emrah Kento, Heavyset Quartet, Mango Angle 9 pm.

dave’s... on sT ClaiR Little Birdie (folk/country) 9:30 pm.

gRossman’s Big Tobacco & the Pickers (coun-

try) 10 pm.

hugh’s Room Gordon Lightfoot Tribute Jory

Nash, Lori Cullen, James Keelaghan, the Good Brothers, Ron Nigrini, Gregory Hoskins, Elizabeth Shepherd, Twilight Hotel, Ariana Gillis, Matt Barber 8:30 pm. lola Down By Riverside 8 pm. lou dawg’s Paige Armstrong (rockin’ blues) 10 pm. lula lounge Salsa Friday Ricky Franco, DJ Gio 10 pm. noT my dog Box Full of Cash (country) 9 pm.

Rex The Jivebombers (8-piece blues combo) 6:30 pm.

TRanzaC souTheRn CRoss Stop Time w/ Steve Ward 7:30 pm.

TRanzaC main hall Spoken Word Spectacular Brendan McLeod, CR Avery, Lara Bozabalian, Dave Silverberg 8 pm. undeRdown puB JP (folk) 10 pm. yoRk univeRsiTy aCColade easT Bldg York U Improv Soiree: Open Mic 8 pm.

Jazz/cLassicaL/exPeRiMentaL

BaCk alley woodFiRe BBq & gRill Gram

Whitty Trio 7:30 pm.

dominion on queen George Grosman’s Bohemian Swing 9 pm.

gaTe 403 Tina Nodwell Jazz Duo 5 to 8 pm. gaTe 403 Bartek Kozminski Latin Jazz Band 9 pm. glenn gould sTudio Affairs Of The Heart Sin-

fonia Toronto, Judy Kang (violin) 8 pm. la maqueTTe DeVaughn David 6:30 to 9:30 pm. old mill inn Fridays To Sing About Genevieve Marentet Trio, Colleen Allen 7:30 pm. quoTes Fridays At Five Denny Christianson 5 to 8 pm.

Reposado The Reposadists (Gypsy-bop jazz).

Rex Hogtown Syncopators 4 pm.

Rex Al Henderson 9:45 pm.

Royal ConseRvaToRy oF musiC koeRneR hall

Royal Conservatory Orchestra 8 pm.

TRane sTudio Strange Attractors w/ Brownman 8 pm.

TRanzaC The Foolish Things (jazz) 5 pm. waTeRFalls The Jim Heineman Trio (jazz) 6:30

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The BaRn Katy Perry Vs Ke$ha, Miley Cyrus Vs

Kelly Clarkson. Battle Pop: Bad Girls Club DJ Craig Dominic (R&B/hip-hop/dancecall) 10 pm.5 C’esT whaT DJ Good Faux (indie/retro rock) 9 pm.

CRews/Tango zone Club Lite DJ Relentless.5 CRews/Tango Tangos DJ Roxanne Hector.5 dRake hoTel undeRgRound Edumacation DJ Fase (hip-hop) doors 11 pm. dRake hoTel lounge DJ Your Boy Brian doors 10 pm. emmeT Ray BaR Juice Box Jam (soul/reggae/ ska) 10 pm.

Fly AX Party Nights 10 pm.5 FooTwoRk Adam K, Addy, Jon Jon, Baby Joel doors 10 pm.

The gaRRison CanCon Danceparty & LGBTQ Youth Fundraiser doors 10 pm. geoRge’s play DJ Oscar 11 pm.5 hoT Box CaFe High Grade Entertainment (reggae/R&B/oldies). insomnia DJ Adam Davis (house/nujazz). levaCk BloCk BaCk Room DJ Jerk Chicken (old skool) 10 pm. levaCk BloCk FRonT Room DJ Rad McCool (hip-hop) 10 pm. midpoinT Fondle Em Fridays DJ NV, DJ Standfast (hip-hop/funk/soul/rocksteady reggae) 9 pm. mod CluB Arcade (electro/house).

The painTed lady DJ Phantastik (hip-hop/reggae) 10 pm. paRTs & laBouR Cocksucker Blues DJs Matt, Travis & Richard (rock and roll party) 10 pm.5 spoRTs CenTRe CaFe Raptor Fan Fridays DJ Colin Lee 7 pm. supeRmaRkeT Large Marge Party DJs O-God, Billionaire, Mr Mandelephant, Ballistik, DJ Lucie Tic. This is london Chus & Ceballos. velveT undeRgRound DJ Misty (alt rock) 10 pm. woo’s lounge Heart.Of.The.City DJ J-Class, Kariz (hip-hop/R&B/reggae/oldschool) doors 10:30 pm.

PoP/Rock/HiP-HoP/souL

alleyCaTz Soular (R&B/soul/funk). annex wReCkRoom Kylesa, Rosetta, Fight Amp doors 7 pm. See preview, ñ page 36.

aspeTTa CaFFe Arizona Lily, Most People, Christa Goulding 7:30 pm.

BaR iTalia Al Webster 10 pm.

Bovine sex CluB The Coppertone, Horses.

CadillaC lounge Surf & Turf 3 Tenessee Voo-

doo Coupe, the Flying Bordelos, DJ Surfin’ Dave Faris doors 9 pm.

The CenTRal Elise Epp 6 to 9 pm.

The CenTRal Chris Hau, Captured Anthems, the Folk, Beekeepers Society, Sampson & the Doc 9 pm.

C’esT whaT Tim Bovaconti (pop) 10 pm.

CoRneRsTone puB DJ Dazz (R&R) 10 pm. dominion on queen Ronnie Hayward (rockabilly) 4 to 7 pm.

The gaRRison Second Hand Songs benefit concert for War Child Canada Members of Moneen, Full Blast, Oh No Forest Fires, Titan, Zygote, Drunk Hussy, Roses Dead, Reasons Disapear, The Set doors 8 pm. gRaFFiTi’s Taxi Chain 4 to 7 pm.

The gReaT hall Cameron House Records Launch Party David Baxter, Jack Marks, Jadea Kelly, Run with the Kittens, John Borra, Corin Raymond, Kayla Howran, Ferraro doors 8 pm. hoRseshoe Jesse Malin, the Reason, Darlings of Chelsea doors 9 pm.

June haRlowe Foods Cam Fraser 8 pm. lee’s palaCe Wenworth, Get Down Sound 9:30 pm. miTzi’s sisTeR Jake Chisholm Band. mod CluB Martin Sexton, Joanna Mosca (soul folk) doors 6:30 pm. opeRa house Chromeo, MNDR, Young Empires, DJ Medley doors 9 pm, all ages. queen elizaBeTh TheaTRe Finger Eleven, the Envy, Elias 8 pm, all ages.

Rivoli Trinity-Spadina Greens Fundraiser The Short & Curlies, Attagirl 9 pm.

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Roc n Doc’s Dan Walek (R&B) 5 pm.

Roc n Doc’s Wild T & the Spirit (R&B) 10 pm. silveR DollaR The Family 10:30 pm.

The social Round Table Knights. sony cenTRe foR The PeRfoRming aRTs

my Place – a canaDian Pub János Csík, the

aquila uPsTaiRs All the Tired Horses (folk/

Gyanta Hungarian Folk Ensemble (folk/ world) 9:30 pm.

Rebas café Just Us Trio (country/folk/rock) 4 to 7 pm.

Royal conseRvaToRy of music Kiran Ahluwalia, Rhythm of Rajasthan. silveR DollaR Mark ‘Bird’ Stafford (blues harmonica) 7 pm. sT nicholas anglican chuRch Acoustic Harvest Digging Roots doors 7:30 pm.

TRane sTuDio World Music At The Trane: From Sudan To Cuba Alexander Brown Quintet 8 pm.

TRanzac souTheRn cRoss Horses Won, Eytan Crouton, Ben Kunder, Viral Spiral 9 pm.

TRanzac Jamzac (folk) 3 pm.

TRanzac souTheRn cRoss Joe Hall 6:30 pm.

asPeTTa caffe Silk Scarves and All (acoustic) 3

Jazz/ClassiCal/experimental

Robert Plant & the Band of Joy, North ñ Mississippi Allstars doors 7 pm. See preview, page x31

sounD acaDemy Lauryn Hill doors 8 pm, all ages. See preview, previous page. souThsiDe Johnny’s Ten Q (rock) 10 pm. sPoRTsTeR’s Nicola Vaughan (pop rock) 10 pm. velveT unDeRgRounD Borderline Clover, Roman Dane 9 pm.

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caDillac lounge Mary & Micky (country)

3:30 pm.

cameRon house Big Tobacco & the Pickers

(country) 6 to 8 pm. cameRon house Sue & Dwight 3 pm.

DakoTa TaveRn The Foggy Hogtown Boys (bluegrass) 3:30 to 7:30 pm.

Dave’s... on sT claiR Mitch Lewis, Terry Wilkins, Howard Moore (swing/jump blues) 9:30 pm. eTon house The Bohemian Blues (blues/ southern rock) 4 to 7 pm. fRee Times café Taylor Abrahmse, Bryn ScottGrimes, Victoria Di Giovanni. gaTe 403 Randy Shook (solo blues) noon to 3 pm. gRossman’s Cross Eyed Cat (blues). hugh’s Room Gordon Lightfoot Tribute Jory Nash, Lori Cullen, James Keelaghan, the Good Brothers, Ron Nigrini, Gregory Hoskins, Elizabeth Shepherd, Twilight Hotel, Ariana Gillis, Matt Barber 8:30 pm.

The local Danny Laj and the Old Youth. lola Will Gillespie (singer/songwriter/folk/ roots) 8 pm. lula lounge Salsa Dance Party Cafe Cubano, DJ Jimmy Suave (salsa) 10 pm.

“A Feast for the Ears and the Eyes!”

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back alley WooDfiRe bbq & gRill Denielle Bassels Quintet (jazz/blues/contemporary) 9 pm. c’esT WhaT The Hot Five Jazzmakers (trad jazz) 3 pm. chalkeRs Pub Saturday Night Jazz Carol McCartney Quartet 6 to 9 pm. gaTe 403 Bill Heffernan 5 to 8 pm. gaTe 403 Patrick Tevlin New Orleans Rhythm 9 pm. la maqueTTe Pater Mathers (classical guitar) 6:30 to 9:30 pm. olD mill inn Dave Restivo Trio, Dan Fortin, Kelly Jefferson 7:30 pm.

Rex Danny Marks & Friends noon.

Rex Swing Shift Big Band 3:30 pm.

Rex CD release James Brown Duo 7 pm.

Rex 30-Year Anniversary Victor Bateman’s Vektor 9:45 pm.

Roy Thomson hall Mozart Arias Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Marie-Nicole Lemieux (contralto) 8 pm. someWheRe TheRe sTuDio Nicole Rampersaud, Dan Gaucher, Jim Sexton (trumpet, drums, bass) 8 pm.

Ten feeT Tall At Ease (jazz) 8 pm.

THE BACON BROTHERS Thurs. Feb. 3, 2011 8:00pm Koerner Hall Michael and Kevin Bacon perform “melodic songs featuring rich harmonies and expert musicianship.”

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The Meligrove Band have never had an easy ride, but this past December the Toronto-based indie veterans hit their biggest setback yet. Their bus broke down four days into a U.S. tour, stranding them in Orlando and sliding them heavily into debt.

“It was like a silly comedy,” says drummer Darcy Rego, who’s also battling a wrist injury. “It was like we were waiting to die in this thing. Our tour manager, Eric Warner, had to wire us the money to get home. We were completely stranded.”

Last Thursday, January 13, the band threw a Bus Fail Relief Party at the Horseshoe Tavern.

Though they’re still in the red, Rego considers the night a success.

“We didn’t have a specific goal in mind, but the show helped a little. It was nice to see the support from our friends and it was mad fun.”

It could be a while before the Meligroves play another show. Accord-

ing to Rego, the band is lying low to focus on recording.

“Our home is in the studio,” he explains. “All this touring has kind of taken us away from that, so we’re looking forward to hunkering down and working on producing music.”

No need to worry about the band’s resolve. The bad news is piling up, but they refuse to throw in the towel.

“The Meligrove Band will prevail, damn it!”

Donations can be made at meligroveband.com. RichaRD TRaPunski

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Dance Music/DJ/Lounge

Annex Wreckroom ReMixed Saturdays doors 10 pm.

The BArn Nicki Minaj: Pink Saturday Edition DJ Marc Falco, Max Alexandre.5

(Motown/Britpop). coBrA lounge The New Disco Saturdays DJ Aadil. creWs/TAngo Zone DJ Craig Domonic 10 pm.5 DrAke hoTel unDergrounD Lipstick, Cherry The Makeover, DJ Pammm (French touch/electro house/italo/disco not disco) doors 11 pm.

DrAke hoTel lounge DJ EF Sharp doors 10 pm. emmeT rAy BAr DJ Tophey (funk/soul/old school) 10 pm.

Fly DJs Manzone & Strong, DJ Shawn Riker, DJ Jeff Kirkwood 10 pm.5 Fomo Mingle 9 pm.

FooTWork Donald Glaude, Robb G, Evan G & Freaky T doors 10 pm. glADsTone hoTel BAllroom Goin’ Steady (jump blues/doo wop/pre-soul/rockabilly/girl groups) doors 10 pm. glADsTone hoTel meloDy BAr Country Saturdays The Key Frames 7 pm. guvernmenT Super 8 & Tab. guvernmenT Spin Saturday (house/trance). hArBourFronT cenTre ice rink SK8 Night: 44th And Filth DJs Andy Reid, Simon Jain, YUG (house) 8 pm. insomniA Sense Saturdays DJ Charles (deep house). levAck Block BAck room DJ Teezdale & Dougie Boom 10 pm. levAck Block FronT room DJ Jerk Chicken (old skool) 10 pm. lou DAWg’s Andrew Curling Scholarship Fundraiser DJ K Smooth (southern hip-hop/ crunk/top 40).

99 suDBury Cold Compress DJs Mental Floss, RoLo, Spazzmonk aka DJ Gabor, Zum One, D22T, t-minus doors 9 pm.

The PAinTeD lADy DJ Salazar (funk/soul/hiphop) 10 pm.

PArTs & lABour Strangeways DJs Scott Wade, Mark Pesci (Britpop/punk) 10 pm.

The reD lighT Strictly Business DJ Serious & Numeric (classic hip-hop) 10 pm. rePosADo Mariachi Sundays 7 pm. sneAky Dee’s Shake A Tail (60s pop/soul) 11 pm. suPermArkeT Do Right Saturdays! DJs Fase, John Kong, MC Abdominal. suTrA The Bridge DJ Triplet (old skool hiphop).

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Kylesa It’s typical for a band to skirt genre conventions, though rarer for bands as earthshakingly heavy as Kylesa. Then again, Kylesa aren’t your typical metal band.

“It’s not like we play with some sort of agenda,” says guitarist Phillip Cope.

“We just get together to write, and this is what comes out of it.”

Loaded with elements somewhat exotic to the metal scene – two drummers, multi-gender vocals, a sharp focus on melody – the Savannah, Georgia, quintet’s fifth album, Spiral Shadow (2010, Season of Mist), expands Kylesa’s palette further beyond the genre’s sonic hallmarks. Their incorporation of psych, hardcore and 90s alt-rock influences risks alienating the purists.

“We’ve always had fans from different walks of life,” Cope says. “It’s not something we worry too much about. We’re just glad there are people out there who dig what we do.”

At the Annex Wreckroom (794 Bathurst), Saturday (January 22), 7 pm. richArD TrAPunski

This is lonDon London Calling (top 40/

Dominion on Queen Rockabilly Brunch 11 am

mashup). ulTrA Signature Saturdays (mashup). velveT unDergrounD DJ Joe (alt rock) 11:15 pm.

WrongBAr The Magician 10 pm. See preview, page 32.

to 3 pm.

Sunday, January 23

(indie soul/hip-hop) 10 pm. miTZi’s sisTer Laura Hubert Band (jazzy pop) 5 to 7 pm. oPerA house Chromeo, MNDR, Young Empires, DJ Medley doors 9 pm, all ages.

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grAFFiTi’s Michael Brennan 4 to 7 pm. grinDer T.C. Folkpunk.

June hArloWe FooDs Kirt Godwin 11:30 am to 3 pm.

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Patrick Robitaille, Brett Caswell doors 8 pm.

Roc n Doc’s The Bottle Devils (rock) 9:30 pm.

sony cenTRe foR The PeRfoRming ARTs Robert Plant & the Band of Joy, North ñ Mississippi Allstars doors 7 pm. See preview, page 31.

Folk/Blues/Country/World

AquilA uPsTAiRs Sunday Junction Jam The New Mynah Birds, Martin Aucoin (mostly blues) 3:30 pm.

The Assembly hAll Buckets Drumming Workshop and benefit for the Etobicoke Humane Society 1 pm. cADillAc lounge Songwriters Expo Laura Repo, Dave Celia, Jeff Greenway, Monique Barry, Marc Merilainen 4 to 7 pm.

Duffy’s TAveRn Ken Yoshioka (blues) 9:30 pm. glADsTone hoTel meloDy bAR Bluegrass Sundays Badly Bent (bluegrass/old time) 5 to 8 pm. holy oAk cAfe Bartos (bluegrass) 9 pm. hoT box cAfe Dope Poets Open Mic (hip-hop) 7 pm. hugh’s Room Gordon Lightfoot Tribute Jory Nash, Lori Cullen, James Keelaghan, the Good Brothers, Ron Nigrini, Gregory Hoskins, Elizabeth Shepherd, Twilight Hotel, Ariana Gillis, Matt Barber 8:30 pm. hugh’s Room A Celebration Of Robert Burns Jim Strickland, Taxi Chain, Mathew Johnson 2 pm.

The locAl Dan Boniferro noon.

The locAl Chris Coole (banjo) 5 pm.

The locAl Gord Zubrecki (folk/alt indie) 10 pm. lou DAwg’s Blues Brunch Mark Bird Stafford, Darran Poole (blues). lulA lounge Salsa Brunch Buffet Luis Mario Ochoa’s Quarteto Tradicional (Cuban son) noon and 2 pm.

The PAinTeD lADy Circles w/ Alanna J Brown (singers/songwriters) 9 pm.

RebAs cAfé Peter Verity (singer/songwriter) 1 to 4 pm.

Rex Dr Nick & the Rollercoasters (blues) 3:30 pm.

Roc n Doc’s Chuck Jackson & the All-Stars (blues) 4 pm. souThsiDe Johnny’s Jam Rebecca Matiesen & Phoenix Band 9:30 pm. suPeRmARkeT Freefall Sundays Open Mic 8 pm.

TRAnzAc souTheRn cRoss Banafish 5 pm.

TRAnzAc mAin hAll Enoch Kent, Nancy White, Ian Bell 7 pm.

TRAnzAc souTheRn cRoss Ryan Driver, Jennifer Castle 10 pm.

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Jazz/ClassiCal/experimental

Alize Scott Kemp 6 to 9 pm.

The cenTRAl Manor Few Weekly Cabaret 9 pm.

DAncemAkeRs cenTRe foR cReATion New

Voices Jacqueline Woodley, Andrea Ludwig, Andrew Haji, Aya Miyagawa, Parmela Attariwala, Gwendolyn Smith Nguyen noon.

eDwARD Johnson builDing mAcmillAn The-

ATRe U of T New Music Festival: The Jealous Husband, A Cautionary Operatic Tale Told Six Times Over GamUT Ensemble 2:30 to 4 pm. eDwARD Johnson builDing mAin lobby U of T New Music Festival: Christos Hatzis’s Harmonia (multimedia show) noon to 2 pm. emmeT RAy bAR Trevor Giancola Group (jazz) 9 pm. gATe 403 Peter Eastmure Jazz Band noon to 3 pm. gATe 403 John Wayne Swing Quartet 5 to 8 pm. gATe 403 Joanna Moon (flamenco-Latino/ Quebec edge quartet) 9 pm.

Rex Excelsior Dixieland Jazz noon.

Rex Elvis Bossa Nova 7 pm.

Rex 30-Year Anniversary Victor Bateman’s Vektor 9:45 pm.

RoyAl conseRvAToRy of music mAzzoleni hAll Sunday Afternoon Concert Hélène Grimaud (piano) 3 pm.

somewheRe TheRe sTuDio Process Revealed:

Voice Project Workshop Christine Duncan (jazz/experimental) 5 pm.

Ten feeT TAll Jazz Matinee Henry Heillig Trio 3:30 pm.

ToRonTo cenTRe foR The ARTs geoRge wesTon ReciTAl hAll Mozart Arias Toronto Sym-

phony Orchestra, Marie-Nicole Lemieux (contralto) 3 pm.

TRAne sTuDio Fred Engler & Irina 8 pm.

TRiniTy sT PAul’s chuRch Tashi, Tashi Viva Youth Singers, Darbazi Choir (Georgian/ Greek/Serbian/Russian) 6:30 pm.

danCe musiC/dJ/lounge

Monday, January 24 pop/roCk/Hip-Hop/soul

cAmeRon house Vas Vega, Fabiano Credidio, Michelle Wills 8 pm.

The cenTRAl Marcus 9 pm. cloAk & DAggeR Pub Tones (pop/folk) 9 pm.

DRAke hoTel unDeRgRounD Elvis Monday

Anemics, Ophelia Syndrome, Petty Victories, New France, Kira Sheppard, People of Canada (rock) doors 9 pm.

DRAke hoTel lounge 86’D Boot Knives doors 10 pm. gRAffiTi’s Kevin Quain’s Gutbucket Lounge 6 to 9 pm. hARlem CarolynT (R&B/soul/jazz/pop/funk) 8 pm. miTzi’s sisTeR Domestic Bliss Monday Chris Staig. oPeRA house Lissie, Dylan Leblanc (folk pop).

PARTs & lAbouR Greber, Vilipend, Gates (metal) 10 pm.

Roc n Doc’s Phil Naro & John Rogers (rock) 9:30 pm.

T.s.T’s lAunch PAD In a Nut’s Shell & Mike Collinson (rock) 9 pm, all ages.

Guest artists Teng Li, viola Elmer Iseler Singers Lydia Adams, conductor

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Programme Ligeti Schmidt Evangelista Kancheli

Folk/Blues/Country/World

Lux aeterna Discouraged Passion Symphonie minute Styx (for viola, choir and orchestra)

cADillAc lounge Open Stage Sam & Meghan

10 pm.

Sunday January 30

DAve’s... on sT clAiR The Monday Sessions

8 pm Concert 7:15 pm Pre-Concert Talk

Open Jam Pete Eastmure 7:30 pm. fRee Times cAfé Open Stage 7:30 pm.

The locAl Hamstrung String Band. olD nick M Factor Melissa Bel, Mena Hardy, Elana Harte (singers/songwriters) 7 pm.

The PAinTeD lADy Open Mic Mondays 9 pm.

RePosADo Mezcal Mondays Lucas Stagg & Chris Bennett.

TRAnzAc souTheRn cRoss This is Awesome 7 pm.

TRAnzAc souTheRn cRoss Open Mic 10 pm.

man.

beAveR Bedroom Eyes DJs J Crosson, L Wild-

yoRk univeRsiTy AccolADe eAsT blDg TRibuTe communiTies ReciTAl hAll Classical In-

bovine sex club DJ Rockabilly Rob. cRews/TAngo zone Creamed Sundays DJ Ana

Jazz/ClassiCal/experimental

Capella 10 pm.5 gRAffiTi’s Blackmetal Brunch 11 am to 5 pm. henhouse Darker Than Sunday DJ Jeff Scheven 10 pm. insomniA DJ LK (old-school hip-hop/disco/ funk).

TATToo Rock PARlouR Trash Palace (mashups). velveT unDeRgRounD DJ Hanna (retro 80s) 10 pm.

Alex Pauk, Music Director & Conductor

Koerner Hall

at the Royal Conservatory in the TELUS Centre for Performance & Learning 273 Bloor Street West

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

strumental Recital 12:30 to 1:30 pm.

eDwARD Johnson builDing mAin lobby U of T New Music Festival: Adam Scime’s Vagues – A Prelude For Piano And Max/Msp Processing (multimedia show) noon to 1 pm. eDwARD Johnson builDing wAlTeR hAll U Of T New Music Festival Nadina Mackie Jackson & gamUT 7:30 pm. emmeT RAy bAR Teri Parker Quartet 9 pm. gATe 403 Allison Au Jazz Band 5 to 8 pm. gATe 403 Lowell Whitty Jazz Band 9 pm.

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Gabriela Montero

Solatino

Venezuelan-born pianist, Gabriela Montero, releases her first recording exclusively devoted to works by latin american composers

CD aVailable noW

Savion Glover “SoLo in TiME” FRI. FEB. 4, 2011 8:00PM KOERNER HALL Pushing the boundaries of tap dance “dreadlocks flying, [rhythm] pumps through his body... radiating out like an electrical force” (The New York Times)

WIN A PAIR OF TICKETS TO THIS CONCERT

at nowtoronto.com Tickets ON SALE NOW! rcmusic.ca 416-408-0208

See Gabriela Montero liVe at the Glenn Gould Studio - Friday Jan 28th visit roythomson.com/calendar for more info and tickets, or call 416-872-4255

273 Bloor St. W. (Bloor & Avenue Road) Toronto

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collective concerts

with Wye OaK

Tuesday February 1 Sound AcAdemy $30.50 Advance

@ lee’s palace 2nd date added!

thursday

february 24 Sold out!

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best coast

wavves

w/ hollerado

w/ Joanna mosca

sun february 6 february 4 the phoenix the phoenix

january 22

no joy

- All AgeS

wednesday february 23

www.collectiveconcerts.com

$18.00

advance • All-AGES

fridAy

london uk • $30.00 advance

saturday

the mod club $21.50

advance

$ 20.00 advance

heyrosetta.com

Tuesday

February 15 sound academy

with with

megafaun

sunday april 3 @ opera house

$ 17.50 advance • 19+

the day • finAl tour! • annex wreckroom $17.50

advance

with

the mynabirds

sunday march 13 sound academy

with

$ 34.50

freelance whales the naked and famous 8:00pm • $ 16.50 advance

$30.00 advance ga

haste thurs march 3

saturday april 30 p h o e n i x c o n c e r t t h e at r e

all-ages

school oF 7 bells

advance + FF all- ages

thurs march 31 the phoenix

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monday m ay 30 phoenix concert theatre

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surfer blood

tuesday may 3 lee’s palace

$26.50 advance

w/ cold cave + The enTrance band

sunday may 1 • sound academy $ 22.50 advance ga

• $ 33.50 vip • all-ages

thurs february 17 @ horseshoe | $11.50 advance

sunday february 20

orgone akron/ family michou BreTT CasWell jenn grant paT roBilTaille niCole bernadette atkins the north jeSSe the smith you say plants malin party & animaLs westerns horseshoe tavern | $10.00 advance

Budos Band-ish soul meets sharon Jones

friday january 21 | $8.00

thursday january 20 | $5.00

SonS of YorK Paint the JoyS The Roses

with

sat february 19 @ horseshoe | $15.00 advance

portland • dead oceans

saturday february 26 the horseshoe | $15.00 advance

halifax ns • six shooter • cd release

sat january 22 | $13.50 adv bruce SpringSteen meets the replacementS

&

mon february 28

horseshoe tavern | $10.00 advance

friday march 4

Lee’s Palace | $15.50 advance

& The BLack sea saturday march 5 Lee’s Palace | $15.00 advance

Hosted by Bookie (17th Year)

the reaSon

darlIngs of chelsea

monday january 24 | no Cover shoeless mondays

Lucian Thomas maTTe BLack The CenTral nervous sysTem wednesday january 26 | $4.00

tuesday january 25

The holiday CroWd Stolen ownerS Mule Skinner The dress WhiTes

thursday january 27 | $5.00

avery Island hoT WhiTe ChoColaTe sean Burns

Juice Savanah excellerator Zabeth d’KoS

friday january 28

sat january 29 | $7.00

The queers

apers + rIptIde

Bella Clava ola roks playdeaf aPe

wed february 2 | $10.00 adv

thurs february 3 | $12.00 adv

$ 13.50 advance

ramones!

The moondoggies Seattle Wa Fleet FoxeS meetS band oF horSeS Folk rock

julIe

young gaLaxy

karkwa

tuesday

march 22

Lee’s Palace | $17.50 adv

ShortWave ( cd release )

thursday march 24

thursday march 31 @ Lee’s Palace | 15.00 advance

Lee’s Palace | $18.50 advance

no cover! saturday february 5 | $20.00 advance

The war on drugs

thursday january 27 | $ 7.00

friday

blacK magicK fox teenage X maSS aSSemblY SkullfiSt

april 1

Lee’s Palace | $22.50 adv

sunday april 3

friday january 28 | $ 10.00

horseshoe tavern

$14.50

monday april 4

advance - 19+

tuesday april 5 @ the drake $13.50

advance - doors 8:00pm

saturday april 16 Lee’s Palace | $13.50 advance

king coBB

sat january 29 @ the drake | $12.00 adv - early show

hoW TogrimeS dress Well with

juno deCades telekInesIs

friday march 4 @ el mocambo | $10.00 advance

SaY hi

formerly

1990’s

sun march 6 @ horseshoe | $11.00 advance

featuring the music of...

artist bookings: craig@horseshoetavern.com or 416-598-0720

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

wednesday march 16 horseshoe tavern | $13.50 advance

lia iceS

thursday april 21 Lee’s Palace - $25.00 advance

laKeS saturday february 5

friday february 4 | $ 17.50 adv

sexsmiTh jim bob Bryson

wednesday february 2

marLey

thursday february 24

& the birthday WeaKerthanS band

baSh

monday february 7 |

$ 12.50

advance - w/ Young priSmS

The radio depT. tigers tom el mocambo | $10.00 advance

el mocambo | $10.50 advance

twin aTomic friday

february 25 wed

thursdaY FeBruarY 10 | $6.00

march 23 @ the drake | $16.50 adv - 8:30 doors

roCky Votolato

rasputina rasPutina FridaY FeBruarY 18 | $8.00

saturday april 2

el mocambo | $13.50 advance

matt Pond

sun march 27 @ sneaky dee’s | $8.50 adv - 8:30 doors

hiS flaSk

FridaY FeBruarY 11 | $7.00

saturdaygrass february 19 | $ 20.00 advance Young PrinCe PerrY Father Christmas shanks (Cd reLease) Feeder Zero Broken BriCks

tenniS deLinQuents

horseshoe | $11.50 advance

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old croWnS dildonks suuns + vaLLeys

tuesday june 28 @ drake underground | $16.50 advance - Blue note

with

showalter

sat january 29 | $ 15.00 adv

feat. members of raconTeurs & dead weaTher

CaVe ron CulTs singers horseshoe tavern | $10.00 advance

say hi to your mom with blaiR & yellow osTRich

one • 13 engineS • Sloan dreaM warriorS • Change of heart • triStan PSioniC treble Charger & MuCh More!

the wIlderness modern supersTiTions crime in paris

with

FeaTuring aLL memBers pasT & presenT

sTeven mckay

friday january 21 | $ 7.00

sat january 22 | no Cover

$

sTeeLie keRen ann Warped 45s doIron LiTTLe scream

friday february 4 | $7.00

thursday january 20 | $ 6.00

WenTWorTh mark kozeLek get down skullIans sound deStroYer elk brItIsh wire ophIr gal Sea The greenhornes power BLues besnard With

saturdaY FeBruarY 19 | $20.00 adv

Video reLease

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go magic leeSpalace.com

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

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Music Gallery The OCADU Project 8 pm. rex University of Toronto Student Jazz En-

sembles (vocal jazz) 6:30 pm. rex Humber College Student Jazz Ensembles 9:30 pm. soMewhere There sTudio Panic! webrokeitsneck (Aaron Lumley, Liam Parker) (jazz/ experimental) 8 pm. soMewhere There sTudio Panic! HoW-ard (Blake Howard/Steve Ward) (jazz/experimental) 9 pm.

TriniTy sT Paul’s church Five Small Concerts Associates Of Toronto Symphony Orchestra 7:30 pm.

The wilson 96 The Monday Night Specials.

Dance Music/DJ/Lounge

alleycaTz Salsa Night DJ Frank Bischun.

Beaver Kicking And Screaming DJs Pat Ghostwolf, George Burt.

Bovine sex cluB Moody Mondays Douglas Fairbanks Jr.

Goodhandy’s T-Girls Go Wild DJ Cesar doors

8 pm.5

insoMnia DJs Topher & Oranj (rock).

Tuesday, January 25 PoP/Rock/HiP-HoP/souL

Black swan Honouring Our Own: Tribute To nowtoronto.com/food Bob Segarini The Segarini Band, Tom Wilson,

Sebastian Agnello, David Henman and others neaRly 2,000 RestauRants!

7 pm.

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The cenTral Shizadd Band And Comedy Night 9:30 pm.

doMinion on Queen Corktown’s Django Jam

8:30 pm.

Online GladsTone hoTel Melody Bar Ghostwalk RestaurantCreek & Echowide 8 pm.

GraffiTi’s Basic English 8 pm.

Guide The PainTed lady Friendly Rich & the Lollipop People 9 pm.

CA$H

Venue Index alBaTros PuB 3057 Lakeshore W. 416-255-5992. alize 2459 yonge. 416-487-2771. alleycaTz 2409 yonge. 416-481-6865. annex wreckrooM 794 Bathurst. 416-5360346. aQuila 347 keele. 416-761-7474. asPeTTa caffe 207 augusta. 416-725-0693.

The asseMBly hall 1 colonel samuel smith Park.

416-338-7255.

Back alley woodfire BBQ & Grill 188 augusta. 416-979-5557.

Bar iTalia 582 college. 416-535-3621.

The Barn 418 church. 416-593-9696.

The Bean 388 college. 416-964-9900.

Beaver 1192 Queen W. 416-537-2768.

Black swan 154 Danforth. 416-469-0537.

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. clinTon’s 693 Bloor W. 416-535-9541. cloak & daGGer PuB 394 college. 647-4360228. coBra lounGe 510 king W. 416-361-9004. colleGe sTreeT Bar 574 college. 416-533-2417. cornersTone PuB 537 college. 647-430-7111. crews/TanGo 508 church. 416-972-1662. crocodile rock 240 adelaide W. 416-599-9751. crown & TiGer 414 college. 416-710-2453. dakoTa Tavern 249 ossington. 416-850-4579. danceMakers cenTre for creaTion 55 Mill, bldg 58, studio 313. 416-367-1800. dave’s... on sT clair 730 st clair W. 416-657-

3283. doMinion on Queen 500 Queen e. 416-3686893. drake hoTel 1150 Queen W. 416-531-5042. duffy’s Tavern 1238 Bloor W. 416-628-0330. edward Johnson BuildinG 80 Queen’s Park.

416-978-3744. eMMeT ray Bar 924 college. 416-792-4497. 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 Gallery sTudio café 2877 Lake shore W. 416-618-1541.

Gallery 345 345 sorauren. 416-822-9781.

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.

The GreaT hall 1087 Queen W. 416-826-3330.

Grinder 126 Main. 416-901-0290.

GrossMan’s 379 spadina. 416-977-7000.

GuvernMenT 132 Queens Quay e. 416-869-0045. harBourfronT cenTre 235 Queens Quay W. 416-973-4000. harleM 67 Richmond e. 416-368-1920. heMinGways 142 cumberland. 416-968-2828. henhouse 1532 Dundas W. 416-534-5939. hiGhway 61 souThern BarBeQue 1620 Bayview. 416-489-7427. 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.

June harlowe foods 1627 Dupont. 416-8481984.

The sTirlinG rooM caTacoMBs Look Hear presents The Keyhole Sessions The London Street Wankers 9 pm.

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. lee’s Palace 529 Bloor W. 416-532-1598. levack Block 88 ossington. 416-916-0571.

The local 396 Roncesvalles. 416-535-6225. lola 40 kensington. 416-348-8645. lou dawG’s 589 king W. 647-347-3294. lula lounGe 1585 Dundas W. 416-588-0307.

MezzeTTa 681 st clair W. 416-658-5687.

MidPoinT 1180 Queen W. MiTzi’s sisTer 1554 Queen W. 416-532-2570.

Mod cluB 722 college. 416-588-4663.

Monarchs PuB 33 gerrard W. 416-585-4352.

Music Gallery 197 John. 416-204-1080.

My Place – a canadian PuB 2448 Bloor W. 647-348-4702. nawlins Jazz Bar 299 king W. 416-595-1958. neu+ral 349a college. 416-926-2112.

99 sudBury 99 sudbury. noT My doG 1510 Queen W. 416-532-2397. old Mill inn 21 old Mill Rd. 416-236-2641. old nick 123 Danforth. 416-461-5546. oPera house 735 Queen e. 416-466-0313.

The ossinGTon 61 ossington. 416-850-0161.

The PainTed lady 218 ossington. 647-213-5239.

ParTs & laBour 1566 Queen W. 416-588-7750.

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

Queen elizaBeTh TheaTre 190 Princes’ Blvd.

416-263-3293.

QuoTes 220 king W. 416-979-7717. rancho relaxo 300 college. 416-920-0366. reBas café 3289 Dundas W. 416-626-7372.

The red liGhT 1185 Dundas W. 416-533-6667. rePosado 136 ossington. 416-532-6474. rex 194 Queen W. 416-598-2475. rivoli 332 Queen W. 416-596-1908. roc n doc’s 105 Lakeshore e (Mississauga). 905891-1754.

The roosevelT rooM 2 Drummond. 416-5999000. roy ThoMson hall 60 simcoe. 416-872-4255. royal conservaTory of Music 273 Bloor W. 416-408-0208.

FoLk/BLues/countRy/WoRLD

slack’s Kim Jarrett (folk rock) 9 pm.

Trane sTudio Acoustic Soul Open Mic 8 pm.

Tranzac Philip Bosley 7:30 pm.

Tranzac souThern cross Drumheller 10 pm.

circle) 8:30 pm.

Jazz/cLassicaL/exPeRiMentaL

annex wreckrooM Drummers In Exile (drum cloak & daGGer PuB Slocan Ramblers (blue-

grass) 10 pm.

Gallery 345 CD Release Anne Lindsay (fiddle) 8 pm.

GaTe 403 Blues Night Julian Fauth (barrelhouse) 9 pm. huGh’s rooM Ruthie Foster 8:30 pm.

The local Michael Keith Duo. roc n doc’s Marshall Dane (new country/ pop) 9:30 pm.

Cameron House reCords presents

336 Yonge Street, 784 Yonge Street, Online guide nowtoronto.com/food GETT RestauRant Sheppard Centre, Cloverdale Mall, FOR neaRly 2,000 RestauRants!

Oshawa Centre and more.

alleycaTz Carlo Berardinucci Band (swing/ jazz) 8:30 pm. edward Johnson BuildinG Main loBBy U of T New Music Festival: Christos Hatzis’s Harmonia (multimedia show) 10 to 11 am. four seasons cenTre for The PerforMinG arTs richard Bradshaw aMPhiTheaTre

Tribute To Golijov Ensembles of the Glenn Gould School noon to 1 pm.

GaTe 403 The Roper Show 5 to 8 pm. holy oak cafe Ain’t Dirt (jazz) 9 pm. rex Julia Cleveland Group 6:30 pm. rex Rex Jazz Jam 9:30 pm.

royal conservaTory of Music koerner hall Tan Dun’s Ghost Opera The Accordes

String Quartet 8 pm. underdown PuB James Morrison & Grant Curle (piano/bass) 9:30 pm.

Dance Music/DJ/Lounge

crews/TanGo Industry Tuesdays DJ

Quinces.5

e RestauRant guide nowtoronto.com/food CDs & DVDs

rePosado Alien Radio DJ Gord C.

Wednesday, January 26 PoP/Rock/HiP-HoP/souL

see sunriserecords.com for details

cadillac lounGe The Neil Young’uns 8:30 pm.

The cenTral Toronto Independent Music Awards 8 pm.

david Baxter Jack marks Jadea Kelly run With The Kittens

THE OSSINGTON

w. special guests Corin raymond, John Borra, Kayla Howran & Ferraro

Thurs 20Th Tich Maredza Band Live African Dance Party the music of Zimbabwe.

saTurday, January 22 aT 9pm The Great Hall 1087 Queen st W Tickets $15 advance, $20 door available at The Cameron House, Soundscapes, Rotate This

Fri 21sT SoMe old BullShiT Bourbon, sleaze, garage and greasy hits. saT 22nd all Soul’d ouT The glorious return, back to take control of 2011.

Check out our online sun 23rd BraSS FacTS RestauRant guide Top trivia in T.O. at 7, followed by

nearly 2,000 restaurants! unliMiTed SundayS w/hajah Search

by ManTiS rating, genre, price, spin it Bug, & gueSTS neighbourhood, review & more! out for “the New Weekend”.

Mon 24Th The lion’S den nowtoronto.com/food

Julion and crew present the the ultimate reggae dance party

Wed 26Th huMBleMania Xii Live performances, screenings and bitchin’ vinyl.

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GraffiTi’s Kitgut Oldtime Stringband 7 pm. horseshoe Avery Island. iMPerial PuB Kilowatt (funk/R&B jam) 9:30

pm.

lula lounGe We’re Ghana Rock 2 Fundraiser 7 pm.

MiTzi’s sisTer CD release Beth Moore, Gavin

Slate, Mike Celia 9 pm.

Mod cluB Fitz & the Tantrums, Mookie & the Loyalists doors 8 pm.

The PainTed lady The Pale Mornings, the Low Notes 9 pm. rivoli Seneca School CD release 7 pm. roc n doc’s Herve & Chris (R&B) 10 pm.

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seanachai 1106 Danforth. 416-465-4500.

751 751 Queen W. 647-436-6681. silver dollar 486 spadina. 416-763-9139. slack’s 562 church. 416-928-2151. sneaky dee’s 431 college. 416-603-3090.

The social 1100 Queen W. 416-532-4474. soMewhere There sTudio 227 sterling, unit 112. sony cenTre for The PerforMinG arTs 1 Front e. 416-872-2262. sound acadeMy 11 Polson. 416-461-3625. souThside Johnny’s 3653 Lake shore W. 416521-6302. sPorTs cenTre cafe 49 st clair W. 416-928-0556. sPorTsTer’s 1430 Danforth. 416-778-0258. sT nicholas anGlican church 1512 kingston Rd. 416-691-0449.

The sTirlinG rooM 55 Mill. suBa 292 college. 647-272-5067. suPerMarkeT 268 augusta. 416-840-0501. suTra 612 college. 416-537-8755.

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EP (Deconstruction) Rating: On her four-song debut solo effort, Gossip singer Beth Ditto fully embraces the deep dance sound her band has flirted with over the years. A rock star with the melismatic vocal tendencies of an R&B diva, she wisely reins in the histrionics in favour of intimate-sounding melodies. The restrained approach perfectly fits with Simian Mobile Disco’s dark, minimal groove contributions, which recall 80s synth pop but with fatter, modern bass lines.

Lyrically Ditto is in top form, striking a sage tone to dish out relationship advice (I Wrote The Book), console a friend (Do You Need Someone) and reprimand an exlover (Open Heart Surgery). It’s a beautiful, sophisticated effort that gets richer with each listen. It’s also a welcome reprieve from most of today’s club-oriented pop music, which too often has all the subtly of a chainsaw to the brain.

Top track: I Wrote The Book KEVIN RITCHIE

NNNN ñBETH DITTO ficult to decipher Bejar’s intentions, you get no sense that the creation of this velRating: NNNNN The saxophones, flutes and conga drums vety soundscape was an exercise in irony.

Rather, it’s as if he’d decided to prove that that permeate Dan Bejar’s ninth album the records of his youth are as Destroyer will likely divide great because of, not in fans who have painted the spite of, their immaculate Vancouver songwriter into production and fretless bass an experimental rock corner. lines.

But those who refuse to emWhile Bejar’s arrangebrace the sophisticated ment decisions challenge sounds of the 80s will miss popular notions of what deout; Kaputt is Bejar’s best allineates good and bad bum to date. music, shaking off preconSanding down the rough ceptions in order to imedges of his vocals, he puncmerse yourself in Kaputt’s nighttime tuates his observations, witticisms and pop culture references with female back- world is worth the effort.

Top track: Chinatown ing vocals that add to the disc’s postDestroyer play Lee’s Palace on March 31. disco feel. And while it’s sometimes difRCM_Now_contests_ad_Bacon_Jan20_Layout 1 11-01-14 2:39 PM Page 1 JOANNE HUFFA

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SOCIAL DISTORTION Hard Times And

Nursery Rhymes (Epitaph) Rating: NNN There’s no ambiguity in the title of Mike Ness’s seventh Social Distortion studio release. In fact, it describes the album quite transparently. The hardscrabble punk legend counterbalances his familiar tales of personal-demon-battling with adulthood lessons he’s learned from parenting two sons. Has the Monster now become the Mommy?

In Writing On The Wall, 48-year-old Ness sings of his mixed emotions watching his son become a man who no longer sees his dad in a hero’s light. Mostly, though, Hard Times sticks to the usual Social D Nessisms: a Stonesesque groove on California (Hustle And Flow), an electrified country cover (Alone And Forsaken) and the still-standing anthem Still Alive.

This is his first time as producer, and you could argue that he neutered the band’s crunch to a degree. But it fits with the album’s mature mood.

Top track: Bakersfield JASON KELLER

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Dye It Blonde (Fat Possum) Rating: NNNNN It’s always nerve-racking for fans when a promising lo-fi garage act goes into a proper studio and strips away all the noise and dirt. Will the polishing reveal latent pop genius, or will it just uncover flaws hidden under layers of distortion? Thankfully, the Smith Westerns more than live up to our expectations on their sophomore album, and have blossomed into a much better rock band than we dared hope.

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The fresh-faced Chicagoans have distanced themselves from the 60s garage rock sound they toyed with on their first album, and have obviously fallen deeply in love with T. Rex over the past year. Gorgeous fuzz guitar leads and glam rock glitter dominate, offset by soft layered harmonies and dreamy textures. With an average age of about 19, they’re too young to faithfully replicate the retro vibes they might be trying for, but that’s not a bad thing.

It’s by no means a genuinely innovative album, but with so many absurdly strong pop songs, who cares about originality?

Top track: Weekend Smith Westerns play the Horseshoe February 28.

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Kiss Each Other Clean (Warner) Rating: NNNN If you were hoping that Samuel Beam might return to the stripped-down acoustic folk of early Iron and Wine, you’ll have to wait a bit longer. On Kiss Each Other Clean he’s gone even further with the sonic experimentation of his last album, 2007’s The Shepherd’s Dog. The introspective tunes are ornamented with buzzing analog synths, Afrobeat rhythms, funky psychedelic guitars, jazzy sax lines and lush layers of doo-wop vocals.

At times the vibe comes dangerously close to the overblown bombast of 70s prog rock, but, thankfully, the ambitious production doesn’t bury the songwriting at the core. If you stripped away the overdubs, the material could work on acoustic guitar, but that doesn’t mean the studio trickery is gratuitous. There can be a thin line between ambitious and pretentious, but this record dodges the latter gracefully.

Top track: Me And Lazarus BB

that can be standoffish, it’s refreshing to hear someone hold nothing back.

Now based in Montreal, Braids excel at building a song. Tribal drums, minimalist looping and effects-driven synth and guitar rise and fall, give and take.

There’s something cataclysmic yet meditative about the album, which is just seven songs long. You’re not left wanting more, though, as a sameness creeps into the latter half. Besides, with songs coming in at eight-plus minutes, like the nearly self-indulgent title track, you’re plenty sated by the end.

Top track: Glass Deers Braids play the El Mocambo on February 19.

CARLA GILLIS

R&B

KEYSHIA COLE Calling All Hearts (Universal) Rating: NNN For fans of mid-tempo 90s R&B hungry from something new, Keyshia Cole is about as close as it gets to Real Love – or the kind of resilient anthems that aim to empower the soul, not just the body, with complex harmonies and life-affirming lyrics.

Top-tier talents Timbaland, Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, and J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League produced Cole’s fourth album, which starts with the one-two punch of I Ain’t Thru, with its bouncy beat and girl-power guest rap by (who else?) Nicki Minaj, and standout single Long Way Down.

It then retreats toward a more staid, old-school vibe with the ballad Tired Of Doin’ Me and the throwback jam If I Fall In Love Again, a duet with Faith Evans built on the Isaac Hayes sample used by Biggie on The Warning. The remaining seven tracks bring the requisite fervour but take no chances.

Top track: Long Way Down KR

FUJIYA & MIYAGI Ventriloquizzing (Yep

Roc) Rating: NNN With influences as easily discernible – and obviously cool – as Can, Kraftwerk and Bowie, it’s tempting to classify Fujiya & Miyagi’s sound as more style than substance. And though it kind of is, that doesn’t make it any less listenable.

As on their previous albums, the UK four-piece don’t stray far from their established model. Emphasizing rhythm more than melody, the songs throb along on funky bass lines, repetitive drumbeats, spacey sci-fi synths and hushed, whispered vocals. It’s the kind of sound that inspires adjectives like “chic,” “slinky” and, yes, “stylish.”

When the songs are as infectious as these, however, it’s hard to object. There are a couple of clunkers – Spilt Milk, for one, comes and goes without doing much – but on the whole it’s easy to get lost in the album’s motorik pulse.

Top track: Minestrone RICHARD TRAPUNSKI

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Native Speaker (Flemish Eye) Rating: NNNN Flemish Eye consistently snaps up Calgary’s most exciting young bands, and they’ve done it again with Braids, an indie rock four-piece that delivers sweeping soundscapes. Raphaelle Standell-Preston’s vocals are the centrepiece. Her joyous, wispy lines swell into passionate, sinister wails, as on standout track Glass Deers.

Her voice compels completely. In a scene

Folk/Country

JACK MARKS Lost Wages (independent)

Rating: NNN If the Brill Building were a local bar where songwriters cranked out country gems over beer, Jack Marks would be a regular. The hardworking Toronto troubadour is enviably prolific, following up his 2009 release, Two Of Everything, with the 14-track Lost Wages.

People will surely pick up on what musicians have been whispering among themselves: Marks has an uncanny ability to pen clever, timeless story songs, and his band – producer/guitarist David Baxter, drummer Sean Dignan and pianist Frank Nevada – puts on a tight, inspired live show.

Although Lost Wages’ souped-up sound is tasteful, it underscores a similarity between Marks’s gritty voice and Bob Dylan’s. And songs like Sweet Patricia lack the energy they exude live.

Nothing is as flooring as Two Of Everything’s Dress Song, but tender Michigan Love recalls John Prine, and horn-infused New Girl Now is a lot of fun.

Top track: Michigan Love Jack Marks plays tonight (Thursday, January 20) at the Dakota Tavern and Saturday (January 22) at the Great Hall.

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Terrific Towns Snap Paintings are brazen gems By DAVID JAGER HAROLD TOWN at Christopher

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Cutts Gallery (21 Morrow), to January 29. 416-532-5566. Rating: NNNNN

harold town was a bold and obsessive painter, and that’s vividly reflected in the collection at Cutts.

Town was a founding member of Toronto Abstract Expressionist group the Painters Eleven, formed in 1954 as a distinctly Modernist retort to the Group of Seven. A true Canadian art star known for his painterly bravura,

outsized personality and even larger work ethic, he churned out a warehouse full of work in the ensuing three decades, evolving and experimenting with a muscular, distinct and often challenging approach to painting.

The Snap Paintings were executed using a system of dowels and strings that allowed Town to load a taut string with oil and Lucite pigment that he snapped onto the canvas, leaving a single straight paint splatter on its surface. He doggedly repeated this

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Feet first SPAZ by Bonnie Bowman (Anvil), 359 pages, $20 paper. Rating: NNN

are you one of those people who can’t pass a shoe store without trying on that pair in the window? Do you fantasize about having a footwear collection of Imelda Marcos proportions?

Then Bonnie Bowman’s Spaz is the book for you.

Young Walter Finch, Agincourtborn and bred, has malfunctioning feet that make him walk in an awkward way. When his mother takes him to a remedial shoe store, Walter realizes he may have found his calling.

Though he has to wear his new shoes

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on the wrong feet and must bear up under some intense bullying (the source of his nickname, Spaz), he privately begins to design shoes, developing the foot fetish to end all foot fetishes in the process.

Soon he’s working in a shoe store, then managing one in the Beach, where he waits on the girl of his dreams only to have her disappear, taking the shoes she’s tried on with her. When his fairy tale princess, Laura, finally returns, Walter falls hard but learns there may not be a happily ever after.

Bowman peoples her story with some great characters – Walter’s outsized single mother, Joy; his eccentric live-in grandmother, Clara; and the mentally challenged girl down the

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process thousands of times to create luxuriant geometric fields of colour that resemble densely woven velour or tweed.

Town’s painterly concerns were largely formalist, focused on the visual dialogue between fields of colour usually delineated by geometric outlines. The paintings are audacious and large, and in this series he extends JESSICA BRADLEY Painting/drawing/collage:

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PARI NADIMI Video installation: Joe Hambleton, to Jan 29. 254 Niagara. 416-591-6464.

PEAK GALLERY Drawing: Josée Landry-Sirois, to Jan 29. 23 Morrow. 416-537-8108.

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street among them – but Spaz works because the author makes us care about Walter. She’s taken a slightly broken personality and made him into a compassionate artistic visionary.

Bowman’s satire is mostly successful, especially when it comes to sending up shoe store patrons who pretend their feet are smaller than they are. But not always. The priapic shrink who marries Walter’s mother, for example, is too broad. And Walter’s peeping Tom moments are over the top.

But credit Bowman with taking some serious risks, starting with what some might see as a politically incorrect title. This is a sexually explicit riff on obsession and foot fetishism featuring a character who, against all odds, is surprisingly appealing. Plus: Agincourt isn’t exactly a popular litSUSAN G. COLE erary setting.

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these contrasts to their logical limit, with eye-searing aggregations of colour contained within and set against one another. They are also heavily laced with whimsy and idiosyncrasy, and the results can be discomfiting.

Town’s unusual textures and challenging contrasts of colour and shape defy visual expectations.

Yet he starts to make sense if you let the paintings hit you at a purely visual, if not visceral, level. In Snap #75, an outlined tree shape seems to crackle with rainbow-coloured static against an orange and black background. It’s outrageous on the face of it and has an energy that defies logical description.

Seen as a whole, The Snap Paintings represent some of the most important and vigorous abstract painting seen in Toronto in the last 40 years.

This retrospective is a welcome oasis of colour in the frozen quiet of the January gallery season.

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TORONTO IMAGE WORKS Photos: Richard Johnson, to Jan 22. 80 Spadina. 416-7031999.

WARC Installation: Cherie Moses, Jan 22Feb 19, reception 2-5 pm Jan 22. 401 Richmond W #122. 416-977-0097.

THIS WEEK IN THE MUSEUMS AGO Laurel Woodcock, to Jan 30 (free). The

Grange Prize, to Jan 30. 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). Walter Trier, to Apr 25. $18, srs $15, stu $10, under 25 free, free Wed 6-8:30 pm.

317 Dundas W. 416-979-6648.

ART GALLERY OF YORK U Photos: Gilberto Ante; Centre For Incidental Activisms, to Mar 13.

4700 Keele, Accolade E bldg. 416-736-5169.

BATA SHOE MUSEUM Beauty, Identity, Pride: Native North American Footwear; Socks: Between You And Your Shoes, ongoing. $12, srs $10, stu $6. 327 Bloor W. 416-979-7799.

BLACKWOOD GALLERY Thérèse Mastroiacovo, to Mar 6, reception 4-9 pm Jan 21 (bus from Mercer Union, 6-9 pm). 3359 Mississauga N (Mississauga). 905-828-3789.

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.

DORIS McCARTHY GALLERY Inbetween, to Feb 20. 1265 Military Trail. 416-287-7007.

GARDINER MUSEUM OF CERAMIC ART Breaking Boundaries, to Jan 30. $12, stu ñ $6, srs $8; Fri 4-9 pm half-price, 30 and under

free. 111 Queen’s Park. 416-586-8080.

JUSTINA M. BARNICKE Painting: Ron Terada, to Mar 20. 7 Hart House. 416-978-8398.

ROM El Anatsui, to Feb 27. Position As Desired: Photos From The Wedge Collection, to Mar 27. Painting: Jane Ash Poitras, to Sep 1. $22, stu/srs $19; $11, stu/srs $9.50 Fri 4:30-9:30 pm; free Wed 4:30-5:30 pm. 100 Queen’s Park. 416-586-8000.

TEXTILE MUSEUM Kai Chan, to May 1. Molas From Kuna Yala, to Feb 13. The Fibre Rain Cape, to May 1. $15, srs $10, stu $6; pwyc Wed 5-8 pm. 55 Centre. 416-599-5321.

U OF T ART CENTRE University College Collection; North Korean Images At Utopia’s Edge, to Mar 19. 15 King’s College Circle. 416-978-1838.

VARLEY ART GALLERY Kai Chan, to Jan 30. $5, stu/srs $4. 216 Main. 905-477-9511.

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READINGS THIS WEEK Thursday, January 20 AFUA COOPER Talking about the Underground Railroad to Toronto. 5:30 pm. Free. St Lawrence Hall, 157 King E. herstoriescafe.ca.

SHEILA JAMES Reading from In The Wake Of Loss. 7 pm. Free. Toronto Women’s Bookstore, 73 Harbord. ronsdalepress.com.

DAVID MCNALLY Launch for Global Slump: The Economics And Politics Of Crisis And Resistance. 6:30 pm. Free. Lula Lounge, 1585 Dundas W. 416-588-0307.

Friday, January 21 SHIHAN VAN CLIEF The spoken word artist performs followed by a poetry slam. 7-11 pm.

Free, slam $4. Ryerson Student Campus Centre, 55 Gould. urbanhiphopunion.com.

JOHN RALSTON SAUL Talking about his book Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine And Robert Baldwin. 7 pm. Free. St James Cathedral, 65 Church. extraordinarycanadians.com.

Saturday, January 22 DOROTHY ELLEN PALMER Reading and listening party. 2-4 pm. Free. Another Story Bookshop, 315 Roncesvalles. 416-462-1104.

MICHAEL RIORDON Talking about his book An Unauthorized Biography Of The World. 1-4

pm. Free. Beit Zatoun, 612 Markham. info@ beitzatoun.org.

TORONTO POETRY SLAM Spoken word slam with Tom Budday and an open mic. 7 pm. $5.

Drake Hotel, 1150 Queen W. 416-312-3865.

WATER UNDER THE BRIDGE Native Earth staged reading and Q&A. 2 pm. Pwyc. Native Canadian Centre, 16 Spadina Rd. 416-964-9087, nativeearth.ca.

Tuesday, January 25 HEATHER CADSBY Reading. Free. York U, ACW

206, 4700 Keele. 416-736-5158, yorku.ca/laps/ canwrite.

SPIKE LEE The film director signs copies of his new book Do The Right Thing. 5 pm.

Free. Indigo Manulife, 55 Bloor W. chapters. indigo.ca.

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6:30 pm. $60. Park Hyatt Toronto, 4 Avenue.

416-977-0008, worldlit.ca.

MICHAEL VAN ROOY/DAVID ANNANDALE Signing copies of their new books A Criminal To Remember and The Valedictorians. Noon.

Free. World’s Biggest Bookstore, 20 Edward. chapters.indigo.ca.

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Sophia Walker (left) and Sabryn Rock say their brothel characters are not victims.

THEATRE PREVIEW

Women and war Sex and politics intersect in Ruined By JON KAPLAN RUINED by Lynn Nottage, directed by Philip Akin, with Yanna McIntosh, Sterling Jarvis, Richard Alan Campbell, Sabryn Rock, Andre Sills and Sophia Walker.

Presented by Obsidian in association with Nightwood at the Berkeley Street Theatre (26 Berkeley). Opens tonight (Thursday, January 20) and runs to February 12, Tuesday-Saturday 8 pm, matinees Wednesday 12:30 pm, Saturday-Sunday 2 pm. $15$35. 416-368-3110.

among the casualties of war, women are often the most brutalized.

Last year’s production of Erin Shields’s If We Were Birds explored that toll by making its chorus a group of women drawn from centuries of battles fought by men.

Now Obsidian and Nightwood

Theatre collaborate on Ruined, the Pulitzer Prize-winning play by Lynn Nottage (Intimate Apparel) set in a brothel in the Democratic Republic of Congo run by the indomitable Mama Nadi, played by Yanna McIntosh.

Nadi keeps her women safe amidst factions battling for political power and control of the country’s resources, but at a price.

“All the men in the play are looking to capitalize on the Congo’s situation,” says Sabryn Rock, who plays Sophie, one of Mama Nadi’s charges. “Nadi is one of those rare women who take advantage of the men and deal shrewdly with local politics.”

Sophie is a “ruined” woman, raped by a bayonet and no longer able to have sex, but Nadi uses her as a second in command in the brothel’s hier-

archy, or, as Rock phrases it, her “submatriarch.”

“Sophie sees a lot of herself in Nadi.

She wants to take control of her life and looks to Nadi as a model. She’s had a more privileged upbringing than the others in the house, for which some resent her. But because of her intellect, she’s also looked up to and has the makings of a leader.”

Not everyone is so fortunate. Salima, taken in by Mama Nadi along with Sophie, was raped by soldiers and kept for months as their concubine. Returning home, she’s rejected by her family and village.

“Salima is a country woman,” notes actor Sophia Walker, “ripped from a moment of time in her life when she was happy. Nadi immediately recognizes her as a worker because of her rough hands.

“She looks up to Sophie as a kind of big sister, but Salima’s quick to defend herself. I can’t be intellectual in playing her; she lives in her body and reacts instinctively to how she’s treated.”

Sophie’s uncle, Christian, saved both women by taking them to Nadi.

“If he hadn’t done that, they would be living in a bush on the side of the road, fending for themselves,” nods Rock, “but he’s also sold them into a life of servitude.

“Still, this is a world where everyone is constantly backed into a dangerous corner. Christian’s a salesman, and on one of his visits to the brothel he’s almost beheaded by a 12-year-old child soldier with a machete.”

Having performed Shakespeare (National Theatre School grad Rock with Driftwood Theatre and Ryerson grad Walker at Stratford), both actors see the influence of poetic classical theatre in Ruin’s rhythms and imagery.

Even so, they know it’s hard to sell a show that deals with rape and war.

“Not everything in the play is dark and negative; there’s also light and hope,” says Rock.

“And while there’s reality to their story,” adds Walker, “the production doesn’t portray these women as victims.”

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Hail, Haley!

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It takes a little while to warm up to Mission Bird, the intensely awkward, hyperactive and imaginative character that Haley McGee plays in her cute and disturbing solo show. But after following her dense and breathless monologue for a few minutes, a strangely enchanting world takes shape and draws you in.

Mission Bird is a nerdy teenager obsessed with an elderly man and his dog, Irma. She becomes convinced that the man is somehow connected to her dead mother, who was also named Irma, and begins snooping for clues

around his apartment.

Apart from Mission Bird’s bloodspattered thrift-store outfit and an old suitcase, director Alisa Palmer relies only on suggestive lighting and eerie sound design to set various scenes. The rest is left to McGee’s monologue, which is so rich with description that it could stand alone as a radio play.

Physically, McGee conveys her character’s inner state through constant fidgets, hand-wringing, hyperventilation and quick dashes to the back corner to whisper pep-talk mantras.

(Imagine a spazzed-out combination of Napoleon Dynamite, Michael Cera and a crackhead.) The result is always funny on the surface but also evocative of the mental struggles people face every day.

An adorable, oddball anti-hero, Mission Bird is such a wonderfully wellformed character, it would be a shame if her twisted adventures ended here.

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dance listings Opening DANCE WEEKEND ’11 Dance Ontario and NextSteps present hunñHarbourfront dreds of dancers performing various styles, including Arabesque Dance Company, AKA Dance, Ritmo Flamenco, Gadfly Dance, the Chimera Project, Larchaud Dance and many others. Jan 21-23, Fri 7 to 10 pm, Sat 1 to 7 pm, Sun 1 to 7:30 pm. $10 minimum donation. Fleck Dance Theatre, 207 Queens Quay W. 416-204-1083, danceontario.ca.

ROUGE Silhouettes Dance Company presents a dance showcase and funder for the company. Jan 20, doors 10 pm. $5-$10. Mod Club, 722 College. silhouettesdance@gmail.com.

THIS IS DANCE The Creative Republic presents new works by Being Human Dance,

Michael Caldwell, Tanya Crowder, Brittany Duggan, Jasmyn Fyffe and Christy Stoeten.

Jan 21-22 at 8 pm. $15, stu/srs $12. Winchester Street Theatre, 80 Winchester. 647349-1875, thecreativerepublic@gmail.com.

WEESAGEECHAK BEGINS TO DANCE FESTIVAL

Native Earth presents dance, theatre and multimedia performances, including Stories From The St. Laurent, a dance piece by Yvonne Chartrand. Opens Jan 26 and runs to Jan 29, Wed-Sat 8 pm. $10, festival pass $30.

Theatre Centre, 1087 Queen W. 416-5380988, nativeearth.ca.

WORD AND BEYOND #6 coexisDance and Element Choir present music by Dominique Gauthier and dance by Stephanie Ledger. Jan 26 at 8 pm. $8. Somewhere There Studio, 227 Sterling. myspace.com/coexisdance. 3

A frank examination of marriage (same-sex and the other kind), infidelity and the fall of capitalism, from the award-winning author of The Danish Play.

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ash, the fourth and final part of Theatrefront’s inventive cycle The Mill, lays a spirit to rest.

The spirit in question is the jealous Lyca, ghost of a 17th-century child who is part Wendat (Huron) and the generations-old source of the mill’s deadly curse.

Damien Atkins’s play ties up the plot, focusing on a group of young people who have taken refuge in the mill. The five, who may be children or just childlike, are cared for by a “father” (Richard Greenblatt) whose mo-

tivations are complicated.

Haunted and teased by Lyca (Na­ tasha Greenblatt), the six living characters have become a generic family, with Bird (Michelle Monteith) the surrogate mother, Fox (Ryan Holly­ man) the rebellious teen, Beaver (Maev Beaty) the follower who idolizes an older sib, Bear (Eric Goulem) the stolid, uncommunicative child, and Rabbit (Frank Cox­O’Connell) the innocent youngest.

Set in a sparse world, the script is equally bare by intention, shorn of imagery and details. Much of the communication is unspoken, and this fine team of actors – including Michelle Latimer, who makes an eerie appearance at the play’s start and end – expands the characters’ emotional richness while revealing, under director Vikki Anderson’s care-

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ful shaping, the relationships in this unusual but recognizable nuclear family.

Atkins teases out all sorts of surprises, carrying us along on every plot twist. But unlike the other shows’ tragic conclusions, here there’s the possibility of love and rebirth, a chance to create a new home filled with laughter instead of tears.

A script like this relies on atmosphere as much as on text, and that requires a strong design team. Gillian Gallow (set), Laura Gardner (costumes), Andrea Lundy (lighting), Ri­ chard Feren (sound and composition) and Ben Chaisson (projections) help make this a first-class production.

Bravo to Theatrefront for taking a risk with The Mill and coming up with such exciting theatre.

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Sun pwyc. 70 Berkeley. 416-364-4170, alumnaetheatre.com.

ANgeliNA BAlleriNA the MusicAl by Susan DiLallo and Ben Morss (Vital Theatre). Angelina and her friends dance to get a starring role in this all-ages show. Opens Jan 22 and runs to Mar 19, Fri 4:30 pm, select Sat-Sun 1 pm (see website). $29.50-$49.50. MNJCC Al Green Theatre, 750 Spadina. angelinathemusical.com.

toria College Drama Society). On his wedding day, a man learns his relatives are serial killers.

Jan 20-22 at 8 pm. $12, stu/srs $10. Isabel Bader Theatre, 93 Charles W. 416-978-8849, uofttix.ca.

BostoN MArriAge by David Mamet (Le Salon Secret). Two female friends hatch schemes around money and relationships in this comedy. (See preview at nowtoronto. com/stage.) Opens Jan 21 and runs to Jan 29, Thu-Sat 8 pm. $25. Le Salon Secret, location revealed after ticket purchase. lesalonsecret. com. œ

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Opening After MAgritte/the reAl iNspector houNd

by Tom Stoppard (Alumnae Theatre). Two of Stoppard’s one-act comedies are presented in this double bill. Opens Jan 21 and runs to Feb 5, Wed-Sat 8 pm, Sun 2 pm. $20, Wed 2-for-1,

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Bird doesn’t fly

Sonja Mills’s satire comes out soggy By SUSAN G. COLE It brings six unlikeable people to­ the bIrD by Sonja Mills, directed by Ruth gether at the ritzy condo where ad Madoc-Jones (Union Eight). At Buddies in exec Kate (Astrid Van Wieren) lives Bad Times (12 Alexander). Runs to January and constantly bickers with her taxi­ 30. Pwyc-$33. 416-975-8555, dermist lover, Mia (Lesley Dowey). unioneighttheatre.com. See Continuing, They’ve invited Kate’s new assis­ page 47. Rating: nn tant, Petula (Anna Chatterton), and her druggie boyfriend, Gord (Jimi if you’re going to do something Shlag), who’ve brought along Petula’s that’s been done before in seminal depressed banker brother, Boo (Bruce stage works like Who’s Afraid Of Vir­ Hunter), and his angry wife, Donna ginia Woolf and The Boys In The Band, (Veronika Hurnik). it helps to have a point and characters Also in the picture is a very preg­ 23945QuestoNOWad:Layout 1 1/7/11 3:19 PM Page 1 that make you give a damn. nant Spencer (Caitlin Morris-CornThe Bird has neither. field), the surrogate mother for Mia

and Kate, though you’d have to be a mind­reader to figure that out.

In the course of the cocktail party from hell, jealousies, insecurities and family secrets tumble out. Then the guests go home. So what? Nobody grows, and the playwright, even in an argument between Kate and Boo over who’s responsible for capitalism’s ex­ cess, sheds light on very little.

Is playwright Sonja Mills com­ menting on greed and alienation in the new millennium? Then why does the condo design not reflect any opulence? The big stuffed bird on the coffee table is doubtless a metaphor for something, but it’s never clear what.

In an interview with NOW, Mills says the pregnancy conveys hope in the face of anger and the eco­disaster of all those birds dying as they thud against the condos. But, given Mia and Kate’s toxic relationship – they can’t agree on anything – there’s not much hope there.

Union Eight specializes in text with movement, though you’d never know it, unless all that twitching by Shlag constitutes movement and not simply overacting.

The compelling Van Wieren does get under her character’s skin, and Hunter has great energy, but for all the verbal fireworks the play has no spark. Mills fans will see none of the glorious outrageousness of her Dyke City series or the soulfulness of The Danish Play.

Disappointing.

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Cabaret by Joe Masteroff, John Kander and Fred Ebb (Theatre Unlimited). An American writer falls for a nightclub singer in Nazi-era Berlin. Opens Jan 21 and runs to Jan 29, ThuSat 8 pm, mats Jan 23 & 29 at 2 pm. $22-$24.

Meadowvale Theatre, 6315 Montevideo, Mississauga. 905-615-4720, theatreunlimited.ca. the Last Days Of JuDas IsCarIOt by Stephen Adly Guirgis (Theatre @ York). Mother Teresa, Sigmund Freud and others testify at the trial of the notorious sinner in this comic drama.

Previews Jan 23-24. Opens Jan 25 and runs to Jan 29, nightly at 7:30 pm, mats Wed and Fri 1 pm. $17, stu/srs $12, previews $5. York University, 4700 Keele, Joseph G Green Studio. 416736-5888, yorku.ca/perform.

Rebecca Northan talks about Boston Marriage at nowtoronto. com/stage.

a MauDe-Lynne evenIng anD reDheaDeD stepChILD by Morgan Norwich and ñ Johnnie Walker (Nobody’s Business Theatre).

Two solo works from 2010’s Fringe and SummerWorks festivals return for a double bill.

Jan 20-23, Thu-Sun 8 pm. $20. Buddies in Bad Times Theatre, 12 Alexander. 416-975-8555, nobodysbusiness.ca. the MILL part 1: nOw we are brODy by Matthew MacFadzean (Theatrefront). Part 1 of the play cycle returns in conjunction with the premiere of Part 4. Jan 20-26, Thu and Wed 8 pm. $30, stu $20. Young Centre for the Performing Arts, 55 Mill. 416-866-8666, theatrefront.com. the MILL part 2: the hurOn brIDe by Hannah Moscovitch (Theatrefront). Part 2 of the play cycle returns in conjunction with the premiere of Part 4. Opens Jan 21 and runs to Jan 27, Fri and Thu 8 pm. $30, stu $20.

Young Centre for the Performing Arts, 55 Mill.

416-866-8666, theatrefront.com. the MILL part 3: the wOODs by Tara Beagan (Theatrefront). Part 3 of the play cycle returns in conjunction with the premiere of Part 4.

Opens Jan 25 and runs to Jan 28, Tue and Fri 8 pm. $30, stu $20. Young Centre for the Performing Arts, 55 Mill. 416-866-8666, theatrefront.com.

ODyssey (Why Not Theatre/Theatre Ad Infinitum). A man seeks revenge and to reunite with his family in this adaptation of Homer’s epic. Opens Jan 25 and runs to Jan 30, Tue-Sun 8 pm, mat Sun 2:30 pm. $20. Tarragon Theatre, 30 Bridgman, Extra Space. 416-531-1827,

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QuestO buI ferOCe (the wILD Darkness)

(Compagnia Pippo Delbono/Harbourfront World Stage). Modern Italian theatre uses words and images to tell a story inspired by the essays of Harold Brodkey. Opens Jan 26 and runs to Jan 29, Wed-Sat 8 pm. $15-$49.

Fleck Dance Theatre, 207 Queens Quay W. 416-973-4000, harbourfrontcentre.com.

sOrbet anD the sIngLe gIrL/CarL, suZanne anD the taXIMan by Jane A Shields/Rose-

mary Doyle (And the Co-op). Two one-act plays are featured on this double bill. Opens Jan 24 and runs to Feb 6, Jan 24, 28, 30 and Feb 3-6 at 7 pm. $14. Bread & Circus, 299 Augusta.

416-336-3399, breadandcircus.ca. ruIneD by Lynn Nottage (Obsidian Theatre/Nightwood Theatre). Women struggle to survive and heal during the civil war in the Democratic Republic of Congo (see story, page 44). Opens Jan 20 and runs to Feb 12, Tue-Sat 8 pm, mats Wed 12:30 pm, Sat-Sun 2 pm (Sunday Tea Talks to benefit the Fistula Foundation at 1 pm, by donation). $15-$35.

Berkeley Street Theatre, 26 Berkeley. 416-3683110, obsidian-theatre.com.

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Joyful, cinematic and courageous.

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Performed in English and Italian with English surtitles.

Questo Buio Feroce (The Wild Darkness) Compagnia Pippo Delbono (Italy) January 26-29, $49, Fleck Dance Theatre

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Love hurts

Benjamin Blais is a Fool For Love.

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Sam Shepard’s 1983 play Fool for Love is in part about a distasteful secret between two lovers, and this unnervingly intimate production might leave you wondering whether it’s possible to not be a fool for it all, secrets or no.

Director and designer Steven McCarthy has a talent for drawing out the tenderness within the tawdry and tumbledown. Here, he feasts on Shepard’s psychosexual study of May and Eddie, the on-again, off-again lovers duking it out in a motel room on the edge of the Mojave. The set and sound design are sparse but effective, cleverly featuring music from The White Stripes – another pair with a famously ambiguous relationship.

In an opening volley of brash guitars and garnet streaks of light, the spoken word, Young Voices artists and more.

Opens Jan 26 and runs to Jan 29, Wed-Sat 8 pm. $10, festival pass $30. Theatre Centre, 1087 Queen W. 416-538-0988, nativeearth.ca.

Witches And Bitches adapted by Patrick Young (Theatre Erindale). Shakespearean and other Elizabethan women are featured in this collage play. Previews Jan 20, opens Jan 21 and runs to Jan 29, Tue-Thu 7:30 pm, Fri-Sat 8 pm, mat Jan 29 at 2 pm. $15, stu/srs $10. Erindale Studio Theatre, 3359 Mississauga Rd N. 905569-4369, theatreerindale.com.

Previewing eternAl hydrA by Anton Piatigorsky (Crow’s Theatre). Controversy surrounds ñ the discovery of a long-lost literary masterpiece. Previews Jan 22-26. Opens Jan 27 and runs to Feb 13, Tue-Sat 8 pm, Sun 2 pm (except Sun preview at 7 pm). $28-$40, stu/srs $23-$35, previews $15, Sun pwyc. Factory Theatre, 125 Bathurst. 416-504-9971, crowstheatre.com.

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come see/come sAy: dAre to shAre (b current).

Poets, playwrights and other writers present works in development for audience feedback.

Jan 20, from 7 to 10 pm. Free. Artscape Wychwood Barns, 601 Christie, Studio 251. 416-533-

two engage in a sparring dance that’s equal parts hostile and lustful. As May, Katie Boland has the milky complexion of a girl innocent and the blood-red mouth of a woman wronged. Her toggling from one to the other is dizzying in a good way; like the lasso-throwing Eddie (a charmingly reprobate Benjamin Blais), you don’t know whether to

pity her or cower in fear.

But it’s Barry Flatman’s turn as the Old Man that pushes the production to an emotional peak. The whole drama between May and Eddie feels at moments like it might just be his tequila-fuelled reverie, a mix of memories and notions of what his life could’ve been. They should be so nAomi skWArnA lucky.

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Free Theatre). The darkly cynical show about 10 failed and successful presidential assassins returns with more ammunition than ever. Director Adam Brazier and designer Beth Kates create a twisted carnival setting and use every inch of the space, while the performers make the most of both the dark text and pastiche of American song styles that becomes a bitter critique of the American dream. Not to be missed. Runs to Feb 13, Thu-Sun 8 pm, mats Sat-Sun 2 pm (no shows Jan 24-30). $35. Theatre Centre, 1087 Queen W. 416-504-7529, birdlandtheatre.com. nnnnn (GS) the Bird by Sonja Mills (Union Eight Theatre).

A same-sex couple’s family and friends mix at a jealousy-driven cocktail party (see review, page 46). Runs to Jan 30, Tue-Sat 8 pm, Sun 2:30 pm. Pwyc-$33. Buddies in Bad Times Theatre, 12 Alexander. 416-975-8555, unioneighttheatre.com. nn (Susan G Cole) the dining room by AR Gurney (Down n’ Out Productions). A series of vignettes satirize the family life of bourgeois America.

Runs to Feb 6, Tue-Sat 8 pm, mats Sat-Sun 2:30 pm (no show Jan 21). $25. Campbell House Museum, 160 Queen W. 416-597-0227. dirty rotten scoundrels – the musicAl by Jeffrey Lane and David Yazbeck (Hart House Theatre). Two con men try to outwit each other in this comedy based on the 1988 film.

PAndemonium mAchine (version 2.0: 22.01.11) (Teatro Magnetico). Rashmi Baird,

Rachelle Elie, Zirco Fish, Peter Jarvis, Morro & Jasp, Giovanni Salvia and others present theatrical clown performances. Jan 22 at 8 pm. $15. Theatre Passe Muraille, 16 Ryerson.

416-504-7529, artsboxoffice.ca. seA chAnge (Theatre Caravel). This multidisciplinary performance showcase features works

by Hamza Fouad, Jason Maghanoy, Andy Cockburn and others. Jan 21 at 8 pm. $7-$10.

CineCycle, 129 Spadina. theatrecaravel.com. the songBook concert (Tapestry New Opera). Selections from Tapestry’s repertoire are performed by the company and workshop participants. Jan 22 at 8 pm. $25, stu $20. Ernest Balmer Studio, 55 Mill, bldg 58, studio 315. tapestrynewopera.com.

WAter under the Bridge by Michaela Wasburn and Carrie Costello (Native Earth Performing Arts). Theatre for young audiences is presented as part of the Weesageechak Begins To Dance Festival XXIII. Jan 22 at 2 pm.

Pwyc. Native Canadian Centre, 16 Spadina Rd. nativeearth.ca.

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cinema Kabuki in high definition on the big screen February 2011, Toronto Direct from Japan Subtitled in English Tickets on sale online at www.cineplex.com and at the box offices in the theatres. $15 + tax: Heron Maiden $20 + tax: Rakuda: Party with a Dead Man $20 + tax: Triple Lion Dance For more information: www.jftor.org 416.966.1600 ex.229 Toronto

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Runs to Jan 29, Wed-Sat 8 pm, mat Jan 29 at 2 pm. $25, stu/srs $10-$15. 7 Hart House Circle.

416-978-8849, uofttix.ca.

Female Impersonator shows (Zelda’s).

Divas from stage and film perform weekly.

Fri-Sat 9 pm. Free. 692 Yonge. zeldas.ca.

Fool For love by Sam Shepard (Ezra’s Atlantic Co-op). A woman waits for her boyfriend in a run-down motel when an old flame shows up (see review, page 47). Runs to Jan 21, daily at 8 pm, mat Sun 2 pm. $20. Meta Gallery, 124 Ossington. foolforlovetoronto@ gmail.com. nnnn (Naomi Skwarna) hard love by Motti Lerner (TEATRON Theatre). An ultra-Orthodox couple who divorced over religious issues are reunited 20 years later. Runs to Jan 20, Thu 8 pm. $31$48, stu/srs $19-$30. Toronto Centre for the Arts, 5040 Yonge. 416-781-5527, teatrontheatre.com. here lIes henry by Daniel MacIvor (Number 20 Productions). A self-confessed liar talks about love and loss in this solo show. Runs to Jan 21, Thu-Fri 8 pm. $15. Siesta Nouveaux, 15 Lower Sherbourne, Studio BLR. 416-364-4556.

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Rice (Stage West). This musical reinvents the Biblical story of Joseph and his brothers. Runs to Feb 14, Tue-Sat 6:30 pm, Sun 5 pm, mats Wed and Sun 11 am. $53-$88 (includes buffet). 5400 Dixie, Mississauga. 905-238-0042, stagewest.com. the mIll part 4: ash by Damien Atkins (Theatrefront). Four youths inside the mill battle its ghosts and history in the final instalment of the four- play cycle (see review, page 45). Runs to Jan 29, Jan 22, 24 and 29 at 8 pm, mats Jan 22, 26 and 29 at 2 pm. $30, stu $20.

Young Centre for the Performing Arts, 55 Mill.

416-866-8666, theatrefront.com. nnnn (JK) the mIsanthrope by Molière, adapted by Martin Crimp (Tarragon Theatre). Martin Crimp’s adaptation of Molière’s satire moves the action to contemporary London, its characters celebrity movie stars, playwrights, reviewers and hangers-on. The writing is witty and the actors know how to deliver acidic lines, but it takes a while for the work’s humanity to emerge in director Richard Rose’s production. Runs to Feb 6, Tue-Sat 8 pm, mats Sat-Sun 2:30 pm. $23-$46, rush $10. 30 Bridgman. 416-531-1827, tarragontheatre.com. nnn (JK) oh my Irma by Haley McGee (Theatre Passe Muraille). A poet seeks to solve the mystery of her mother’s death in this solo show (see review, page 44). Runs to Jan 29, Tue-Sat 7:30 pm, mat Sat 2 pm. $25-$30, mat

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Lost cause wIngFIeld: lost & Found by Dan Needles (Mirvish). At the Panasonic (651 Yonge). To January 30. $25-$60. 416-872-1212. See Continuing, this page . Rating: nn

Rod Beattie continues to milk his countrythemed cash cow.

Wingfield: Lost & Found makes CBC’s Vinyl Café seem cutting-edge.

Come to think of it, radio might be a better venue for Dan Needles’s folksy plays about Walt Wingfield, a Bay Street CEO-turned-farmer. Apart from actor Rod Beattie scrunching up his face and changing his voice and posture to play various characters, there’s nothing remotely theatrical about any of these stories about life in the fictional Persephone Township in Ontario.

This time around, Walt and his neighbours on the Seventh Line are suffering through a months-long drought. Walt’s well has dried up, and he’s wasting thousands of dollars on a shady well-digging outfit with zero results. An alternative, though, might come from his neighbour Don’s father, an old geezer named Delbert, a former “water witch” diviner now living in a retirement home.

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for real drama. What’s it like for Walt and his family without enough water to drink, wash with and give his animals? How are the other farmers – who don’t have Walt’s seemingly bottomless bank account and breezy attitude – coping?

The writer could care less. He’s more concerned about making smug, selfsatisfied comments about text messaging, omega-3 eggs and ecological footprints. I’m surprised Don Cherry isn’t listed as co-writer.

Beattie, directed as usual by his brother Douglas, carefully delineates each eccentric character. But he’s far better than this cash cow of a series. glenn sumI

pwyc. 16 Ryerson, Backspace. 416-504-7529, passemuraille.on.ca. nnnn (Jordan Bimm) parade by Jason Robert Brown and Alfred Uhry (Acting Up Stage/Studio 180). Based on the true story of a Jewish man charged with the death of a young girl in 1913 Atlanta, this musical relies on two-dimensional characters to tell a tale of racism and love.

Brown’s music, often well sung, is better than Uhry’s book. Michael Therriault and Tracy Michailidis provide the production’s heart as Leo Frank and his devoted wife, Lucille. Runs to Jan 22, Thu-Sat 8 pm, mat Sat 2 pm. $32-$40. Berkeley Street Theatre, 26 Berkeley. 416-368-3110, paradethemusical. com. nnn (JK) 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, Sat-Sun 1 pm. $29.50-$39.50.

Lower Ossington Theatre, 100A Ossington.

416-642-8973, vitaltheatre.ca. waItIng For the parade by John Murrell (Scarborough Players). This drama looks at the lives and loves of five Canadian women during WWII. Runs to Jan 22, Thu-Sat 8 pm, matSat 2 pm. $17, stu/srs $14, stu rush $10.

Scarborough Village Theatre, 3600 Kingston. 416-267-9292, theatrescarborough. com. wIngFIeld: lost and Found by Dan Needles (Mirvish). A farmer seeks a new source of water during a drought in this solo comedy (see review, this page). Runs to Jan 30, Wed-Sat 8 pm, mats Sat-Sun and Wed 2 pm. $25-$60. Panasonic Theatre, 651 Yonge.

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Thursday, January 20 ABSOLUTE COMEDY presents Miller Crosby,

Andy Hendrickson and host Evan Carter. To Jan 23, Thu 8:30 pm, Fri-Sun 8 pm (and Sat 10:45 pm). $10-$15. 2335 Yonge. 416-4867700, absolutecomedy.ca.

BAD DOG THEATRE presents Classic Albums Improvised, monologues and music about the Clash’s London Calling. 8 pm. $10, stu $8. Portal, a mashup of two totally different improv sets. 9:30 pm. $10, stu $8. 138 Danforth. 416491-3115, baddogtheatre.com.

GAME PLAYA THURSDAYS John Candy Box Theatre presents longform improv by Rob Norman’s Game Of The Scene class. 9 pm. Pwyc.

70 Peter. 416-340-7270.

THE PB AND J SKETCHPROV SHOW Bread & Circus presents Pat Thornton, Jason DeRosse, Bob Banks and guests Fratwurst, the Does and Batman. 9:30 pm. $10. 299 Augusta.

416-336-3399, breadandcircus.ca.

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

The talented, versatile cast takes on G20 protests, tech annoyances and pushes the limits of comedy with a ballsy scene about the Israel/Palestine situation. The final moments are a brilliant nod to several earlier sketches, and you’ll be humming a certain song parody as you leave. Limited run, Tue-Sat 8 pm (plus Sat 10:30 pm), Sun 7 pm. $24-$29, stu $15. 51 Mercer. 416-343-0011, secondcity.com.

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WEST END GIRLS Poor John’s Café presents allgirl stand-up w/ Kate Davis, Sandra Shamas, Lianne Mauladin, Amanda Day, Daniela Saioni and others. 8 pm. Pwyc. 1610 Queen W. 647435-2688.

YUK YUK’S DOWNTOWN presents Andrew Albert. To Jan 23, Wed-Sun 8 pm (and Fri-Sat 10:30 pm). $12-$20. 224 Richmond W. 416967-6425, yukyuks.com.

YUK YUK’S VAUGHAN presents Double Feature Night w/ two new comics. 8 pm. $20. 70 Interchange Way. 416-967-6425, yukyuks.com.

YUK YUK’S WEST presents Double Feature Night w/ two new comics. 8 pm. $20. 5165 Dixie, Mississauga. yukyuks.com.

Friday, January 21 ABSOLUTE COMEDY See Thu 20.

BAD DOG THEATRE presents That Friday Show,

a one-act play by BDT students. 7 pm (in Studio #2). Pwyc. Globehead 2011 improv tournament. 8 pm. $12, stu $10. Clara & Tim, an improvised romcom series. 10 pm. $12, stu $10.

Micetro Impro, a Survivor-style improv competition. 11 pm. $8, stu $5. 138 Danforth. 416491-3115, baddogtheatre.com.

COMEDY ON THE DANFORTH Timothy’s World News Café presents improv with Dan Hershfield and Dan’s Mix ‘95. 9 pm. Pwyc. 320 Danforth. comedyonthedanforth.com.

CONTEMPORARY INSANITY Second City Conservatory 6 Graduation presents a show to benefit Sunshine Centre for Seniors. 11 pm.

Pwyc. 51 Mercer. 416-343-0011.

JUST FOR LAUGHS SHOWCASE NIGHT Absolute Comedy presents 10 local comedians vying for a spot at this year’s comedy festival, w/ host Evan Carter. 10:45 pm. $12. 2335 Yonge. 416486-7700, absolutecomedy.ca.

LAUGH @ TRACKS New Reach Creative presents stand-up w/ Reid Price, Azfar Ali, Mark James Heath, Riccardo Vendittelli, Allen Yui, Marco Bernardi, Rob Bebenek and host Ricky ‘rudeboy’ Singh. 10 pm. Free. Tracks Brew Pub, 60 Queen E, Brampton. 905-453-3063, newreachcreative.com.

NAKED FRIDAYS John Candy Box Theatre presents music, improv and sketch. 9 pm. Pwyc.

70 Peter. 416-340-7270.

SOMETHING WICKED AWESOME THIS WAY COMES See Thu 20.

YUK YUK’S DOWNTOWN See Thu 20.

YUK YUK’S VAUGHAN presents Martha Chaves.

To Jan 22, Fri 9 pm, Sat 7:30 & 9:45 pm. $20. 70

City. 9 pm. Pwyc. 70 Peter. 416-340-7270.

BIG LAUGHS IN LITTLE ITALY Public presents Vida, Matt O’Brien, John Hastings, host Kris Bonaparte and others. 9 pm. Free. 596 College.

416-539-8890.

KNIGHT TIME COMEDY presents weekly standup and sketch w/ host Jill Knight. 8 pm. $4.

Remarks Bar & Grill, 1026 Coxwell. 416-4299889, knighttimecomedy.com.

LAUGH SABBATH presents Poppa Proppa’s House Of Jokes w/ Steve Scholtz, Chris Locke, Deborah Robinson, Desiree Lavoy, Tim Polley, James Hartnett and others.

Doors 8:30 pm. $5. Rivoli, 332 Queen W. laughsabbath.com.

LEGENDS OF ZELDA’S presents a weekly show w/ improv by the Eleventh Commandment plus guests. 8 pm. $5. Zelda’s, 692 Yonge. zeldas.ca.

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THE TUESDAY NIGHT SPECIAL Drake Hotel

SOMETHING WICKED AWESOME THIS WAY COMES See Thu 20.

YUK YUK’S DOWNTOWN See Thu 20.

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Monday, January 24 Interchange Way. yukyuks.com.

YUK YUK’S WEST presents Pete Zedlacher.

To Jan 22, Fri 9 pm, Sat 7:30 & 9:30 pm. $20. 5165 Dixie, Mississauga. yukyuks.com.

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Saturday, January 22 ABSOLUTE COMEDY See Thu 20.

BAD DOG THEATRE presents Globehead 2011

improv tournament. 8 & 10 pm. $12, stu $10.

138 Danforth. 416-491-3115, baddogtheatre. com.

LISA LAMPANELLI Live Nation presents the insult comic in a live show. 8 pm. $49.75. Massey Hall, 178 Victoria. 416-8724255, masseyhall.com.

SMASH THE ROOF Living Arts Centre presents an all-female comedy show w/ Debra DiGiovanni, Sabrina Jalees, Nikki Glaser and host Ali Wong. 8 pm. $35-$65. 4141 Living Arts, Mississauga. 905-306-6000.

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TOUCH MY STEREOTYPE Comedy Bar presents

videos, sketches, songs and improv w/ Anna Sudac, Dan Ramos, Jonathan Shatzky, Chantale Renee and others. 8 pm. $10. 945 Bloor W. touchmystereotype.com.

YUK YUK’S DOWNTOWN See Thu 20.

YUK YUK’S VAUGHAN See Fri 21.

YUK YUK’S WEST See Fri 21.

Sunday, January 23 ABSOLUTE COMEDY See Thu 20.

THE BENCH John Candy Box Theatre presents upcoming improvisers picked by the Second

IMPROV NIGHT IN CANADA John Candy Box Theatre presents the ultimate improv faceoff. 9 pm. Pwyc. 70 Peter. 416-340-7270.

SKETCHCOMEDYLOUNGE Rivoli presents The Headline Series w/ the Adjective Nouns, Radio Vault, Newsdesk with Ron Sparks, MC Nick Beaton and others. 9 pm. Pwyc. 332 Queen W. sketchcomedylounge.com.

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DIRTY BINGO Zelda’s presents a weekly game with adult prizes w/ hosts Gloria Hole and Lena Over. 8:30 pm. Free. 692 Yonge. zeldas.ca.

HARD TIMES AT THE HARD LUCK Impulsive Entertainment presents a weekly new material night for singers, poets, comics and others. 9 pm. Pwyc. Hard Luck Bar, 812 Dundas W. impulsiveentertainment.com.

IMPERIAL COMEDY Imperial Pub presents weekly Pro/Am comics w/ host Eric Bud. 9:30 pm. Pwyc. 54 Dundas E. imperialcomedy.com. $#*! MY MAYOR SAYS Second City presents current-events comedy about T.O. 8 pm. $12.

51 Mercer. 416-343-0011, secondcity.com.

THAT’S WHAT SHE SAID Stand Up For Your Sisters presents a benefit for Gilda’s Club w/ Nikki Payne, Sandra Shamas, Becky Bays, Dawn Whitwell, Rhiannon Archer, Shelley Kidwell, Lianne Mauladin, Muniza Rauf, host Laurie Elliott and others. 8:30 pm. $30-$35. Hugh’s Room, 2261 Dundas W. 416531-6604, standupforyoursisters.com.

WHEEL OF IMPROV John Candy Box Theatre presents competitive improv. 9 pm. Pwyc. 70 Peter. 416-340-7270.

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Tuesday, January 25 BAD DOG THEATRE presents Seriously!, high status, dramatic improv. 8 pm. $8, stu $5. 138 Danforth. 416-491-3115, baddogtheatre.com.

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presents stand-up w/ Andre Arruda, Bob Kerr, Helder Brum, Sandra Battaglini, Mark Debonis, host Ryan Horwood and a musical guest. 9 pm. $10. 1150 Queen W. 416-5315042, thetuesdaynightspecial@gmail.com.

YUK YUK’S DOWNTOWN presents the Humber School of Comedy at 7:30 pm, and stand-up Amateur Night at 9:30 pm. $4. 224 Richmond W. 416-967-6425, yukyuks.com.

ABSOLUTE COMEDY presents Pro-Am night w/

Jason Laurans, Parker & Seville, Tom Mes, Pat MacDonald, Elaine Dandy, Derek Langston and host Denis Grignon. 8:30 pm. $6. 2335 Yonge.

416-486-7700, absolutecomedy.ca.

BAD DOG THEATRE presents The League, fast, competitive improv. 8 pm. $8, stu $5. The Mullet, improv scenes that are short in the front, long in the back. 9:30 pm. $8, stu/first show patrons $5. 138 Danforth. 416-491-3115, baddogtheatre.com.

THE DOOR PRIZE SHOW Zelda’s presents a weekly talent contest w/ host Vicki Licks. 8:30 pm. Pwyc. 692 Yonge, upstairs. zeldas.ca.

CORKTOWN COMEDY Betty’s presents an open mic w/ Julia Bruce, Adam Tomlinson, Destinee Browning, host Brian Coughlin and others. 9 pm. Free. 240 King E. 416-988-2675, corktowncomedy.com.

HOUSE PARTY Comedy Bar presents weekly longform by experienced comedians, w/ Sean Tabares, WDWMKR, Julie Dumais, Big in Japan, El Fantoma and others. 8 pm. $5. 945 Bloor W. comedybar.ca.

SOMETHING WICKED AWESOME THIS WAY COMES See Thu 20.

STUDENTS ROCK THE NITE John Candy Box The-

atre presents improv and sketch by Second City Training Centre students. 9 pm. Pwyc. 70 Peter. 416-340-7270.

WHAT ARE YOU LAUGHING AT? Warm Summer Hotness present highbrow smut and lowbrow political sketch comedy w/ guest Hus Madhavji. 9 pm. $5. WAYLA Bar, 996 Queen E. 416-901-5570, whatareyoulookingatbar.com.

YUK YUK’S DOWNTOWN presents Claire Brosseau. To Jan 29, Wed-Sat 8 pm (and Fri-Sat 10:30 pm). $12-$20. 224 Richmond W. 416-967-6425, yukyuks.com.

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Denis is on fire Acclaimed play Incendies gets a scorching adaptation By GLENN SUMI INCENDIES written and directed by Denis Villeneuve, from the play by Wajdi Mouawad, with Lubna Azabal, Mélissa Désormeaux-Poulin and Maxim Gaudette. An eOne release. 130 minutes. Subtitled.

Opens Friday (January 21). For venues and times, see Movies, page 52. as someone who writes about live theatre, I know that a great play can change your life. Now Denis Villeneuve knows it, too.

Several years ago in Montreal, the Genie Award-winning filmmaker bought the last ticket to the final performance of Wajdi Mouawad’s play Incendies, known to English-language theatregoers as Scorched.

And soon, he says, he forgot that he was in a theatre at all.

“I had a terrible seat in the front row, and the actors were right in front of me,” he says, “but I felt this emotional experience all around me.

The rest of the audience felt it, too. It was like there was no more air in the theatre.”

Afterwards, out on the street, his girlfriend looked him over.

“She said, ‘Oh my god, you’re going to make a film!’ She had been waiting six years for that moment.”

Villeneuve’s eating soup in an elegant hotel dining room, but his passion – and relief – are clear. After 2000’s acclaimed Maelstrom, he hadn’t been struck with a big enough

idea for a feature. Now this one may very well snag an Oscar nomination for best foreign film on Tuesday.

Onstage, the play, which tells the story of twins who travel to an unnamed country in the Middle East to unravel the history of their mysterious dead mother, Nawal, is richly theatrical, featuring a subtle blend of time periods, three actors playing one role and violence that’s suggested by the most minimal means.

So what made him think it would work on film?

“It’s a brilliant mix of detective story and tragedy,” he says. “It was a very poignant story about both the individual and the larger society, about anger in one particular family, but also anger travelling in the society and throughout the world.”

Mouawad smartly avoids identifying the particular country or region where the work is set, using fictional names like Daresh, Der Om and Fouad. Villeneuve says he was initially tempted to locate the work in real history and geography, but he gave up.

“I was about to make a huge mistake,” he says. “In order to work, the film has to be in a fictional zone. Like Costa-Gavras’s Z, when you’re talking about politics, it’s better to have a poetic distance from reality. Incendies is a movie about peace. Mouawad wants to talk about anger

without creating anger.”

Finding the right locations, however, was crucial.

“Cinema is very weird,” he says.

“I dreamt about places and wrote what I dreamt. And then I arrived at a place south of Jordan that looked exactly like that. Nawal’s house and the landscape around it were exactly what I was looking for.”

But again, Villeneuve wanted to avoid being too specific with his setting.

“I was trying to find an equilibrium between reality and the imagination,” he says. “Sometimes it looks really close to Lebanon, but then we put a camel in a shot, and there are no camels in Lebanon.”

After two serious, wrenching films – he finished Polytechnique while making Incendies – would Villeneuve ever consider making something lighter?

“I have two projects right now, and they’re pretty dark,” he says, smiling. “I’d love to be able to do a comedy like Dr. Strangelove. I’m not a very serious person. Really, I’m very silly.” 3

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ñRating: NNNN Wajdi Mouawad’s Scorched is one of the most powerful plays of recent years, and director Denis Villeneuve’s (Polytechnique) adaptation does the story justice, even if it inevitably loses something in translation. Sometimes the suggestion of an event onstage – especially something violent – will haunt your imagination more than seeing it played out realistically.

The multi-layered mystery is set both in Canada and somewhere in the Middle East. At the reading of their mother, Nawal’s, will, twins Simon (Maxim Gaudette) and Jeanne (Mélissa Désormeaux-Poulin) are asked to find a brother they didn’t know they had and a father they have long believed dead. Their individual journeys are interwoven with flashbacks to Nawal’s (Lubna Azabal) harrowing experiences as a student activist, prisoner and survivor.

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The latest by the creator of The Triplets Of Belleville is full of magic.

Adventure

Trek wreck THE WAY BACK (Peter Weir). 133 minutes.

Some subtitles. Opens Friday (January 21).

For venues and times, see Movies, page 52. Rating: NN

If you’re going to mess with what’s supposed to be a true story, why not put some decent lines into your actors’ mouths?

The Way Back, based on the book The Long Walk by Slavomir Rawicz, follows seven prisoners who escape from a Russian gulag camp in 1940 and walk across the steppe, the Himalayas and the Gobi Desert to freedom.

It’s got intriguing characters, including guilt-ridden American Mr. Smith (Ed Harris) and unscrupulous criminal Valka (Colin Farrell), and refugee Irena (Saoirse Ronan of Atonement), whom they pick up along the way, all led by intrepid, possibly too kind Janusz (Jim Sturgess).

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So why don’t they have any decent conversations? I understand that they’ve suffered through brutal hardships – the first half-hour depicting life in the gulag is devastating – and that the terrain is unforgiving, but all told, The Way Back feels more like an extreme travelogue than a coherently scripted film.

As such, it’s spectacular. National Geographic, among the film’s funders, has to be happy about that.

Director Peter Weir once again collaborates with cinematographer Russell Boyd (Gallipoli) to convey the glory and terror of nature.

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Homage to Jacques tati triumphs By NORMAN WILNER THE ILLUSIONIST directed by Sylvain

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the illusionist suffers from a poorly chosen title that puts people in mind of that leaden Edward Norton period piece from a few years back. Fortunately, that’s just about its only flaw.

Beautifully animated by Sylvain Chomet, The Illusionist is a lovely, quietly melancholy affair in the style of his first feature, the exquisite Triplets Of Belleville. This one’s based on an unproduced screenplay by French screen legend Jacques Tati, creator of M. Hulot’s Holiday and Playtime. It’s a gentle pas de deux between a paternal old stage magician and a wide-eyed girl as they navigate a changing world, and any subtext you may choose to read into their dynamic (Tati wrote the original script as a gift for his own daughter) merely enhances the experience.

The magician – who shares Tati’s real name, Tatischeff – is very good at what he does, though the audience for his art is dying out. He’s made a living performing all over Europe and the UK in the Continental version of the vaudeville circuit, but theatre managers are booking mop-topped rock acts now, and the engagements are drying up.

Playing in a tiny Scottish village – in the pub – Tatischeff be-

friends a chambermaid who’s still young enough to be dazzled by his sleight of hand. When he leaves for a city gig, she follows him, and the two end up travelling together.

As in Triplets, dialogue is minimal; the characters’ faces do most of the storytelling. The pacing this time is less frantic, and perhaps a little too slow for contemporary audiences.

But the movie takes its time for a reason: Chomet wants us to study the crinkles in the chambermaid’s eyes and the turns of Tatischeff’s mouth.

The drawings are acting for us.

It makes for a marvellously dry and rewardingly subtle comedy, though The Illusionist is not without big laughs – mostly provided by Tatischeff’s cranky rabbit, a tiny marvel of anthropomorphism.

And, like Triplets, as the details accumulate and the narrative indicates its ultimate direction, what seemed like a modest little entertainment ends on a piercing note of emotional honesty – though in this case, at least some of the credit must go to Tati. 3 normw@nowtoronto.com

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With its pressing subject, multiple­Oscar­winning cast and originally scheduled mid­Decem­ ber release date, The Company Men was clearly being positioned as an Oscar contender.

The award nominations haven’t trickled in, though, mostly because it’s not very good.

Ben Affleck plays Bobby, a cocky exec whose comfy life is up­ ended when he’s down­ sized from his Boston firm. Intent on keeping up appearances (and his golf membership), he believes he’ll find another job

Labed) facing the death of her father (Vangelis Mourikis) in the crumbling Greek industrial town where they’ve lived for her entire life.

Viewed from another angle, it’s a bone­dry coming­of­age comedy in which Marina tries to get over her aversion to physical pleasure by sedu­ cing a visiting engineer (Giorgos Lanthimos) with the help of a passive­ aggressive friend (Evangelia Randou). quickly, but soon his savings run out, his wife (Rosemarie DeWitt) takes up her old job, and he’s forced to work for her brother’s (Kevin Costner) construc­ tion company to feed the family.

Meanwhile, his superiors at the firm, including Chris Cooper’s middle­ aged manager, get their pink slips as well, while company bigwigs Tommy Lee Jones and Craig T. Nelson argue over whether they should be serving the shareholders or the employees.

There’s lots of potential in this time­ ly tale, but writer and first­time film­ maker John Wells oversimplifies every­ thing, reducing Nelson’s executive to a one­note villain and romanticizing both the salt­of­the­earth people Bobby meets at his job retraining cen­ tre and the glories of blue­collar work.

The acting is okay – no real surprise, given the cast – and cinematographer Roger Deakins ensures that the film looks good, but it has no originality. A subplot involving an affair between Jones and the corp’s executioner (Maria Bello) has potential, but like most of the film, it leads nowhere.

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to convey hunger, thirst and determination as their bodies start giving out.

But when the final cheesy, completely fabricated scene rolls out, it’s obvious that the writers keep the dialogue to a minimum not because they want to stay true to the story but because they can’t craft a screenplay.

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Saoirse Ronan and Ed Harris aren’t worth the journey.

Maybe it’s both at once. Why do we have to put labels on things? Well, be­ cause humans do that sort of thing.

Marina does, certainly, thanks to an antisocial tendency to catalogue and evaluate her responses rather than dive in and actively experience them.

That’s why she’s not big on tongue kissing – “It feels like an eel in there. I want to throw up.” – and why her fath­ er’s deterioration is something she can only discuss with him in the abstract.

Tsangari sets Marina’s interactions against the utterly deserted backdrop of a dying factory town; aside from the three other characters, the rest of the world may not even exist. It’s a great visual conceit, but it also captures the cocoon of misery that envelops people in times of profound loss. We can’t help but empathize with Marina even though she gives us almost nothing to hold on to. She’s human. She needs us.

NOrMAN WILNEr She needs someone.

Natalie Portman and Ashton Kutcher hope to string along weekend crowds.

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(D: Ivan Reitman, 108 min) Can starring in a silly comedy affect your Oscar odds? Some say Norbit ruined Eddie Murphy’s shot at winning for Dreamgirls. We’ll see if the same fate’s in store for Natalie Portman. The Black Swan actor stars opposite Ashton Kutcher in Ivan Reitman’s romantic comedy about a couple who want to keep their relationship strictly physical.

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BLUE VALENTINE (Derek Cianfrance) charts the beginning and end of a marriage in heartbreaking detail. Ryan Gosling and Michelle Williams deliver superb, natural performances as the endearing yet rougharound-the-edges couple who long ago seemed perfect for each other but can now barely carry on a conversation without breaking a few things. Cianfrance’s film often feels overly schematic. Its tidy time-jumping structure doesn’t do justice to the messiness of the characters’ lives and clouds their spontaneous relationship with a pervading mood of inevitability.

Still, it’s a beautiful romance filled with so many intimate and wistful moments – look out for Williams’s tap dance – that even though you know it will end, you still can’t help but hope otherwise. 120 min.

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(Mike Leigh) is the kind of film that makes you want to go out and hug old people. Tom and Gerri BREATHLESS (Yang Ik-joon) finds (Jim Broadbent and Ruth Sheen) are that writer/director/star Yang telling a rare happy couple in their twilight years strong story with sharply rendered charwho routinely invite less fortunate friends acters, played out against an entirely unand family over for dinner, tea and occasentimental portrayal of a society seethsionally a lot of wine. If Leigh’s film feels ing with violence. Starring as a thuggish unhurried, plotless and schematic, well, debt collector whose surly world view is that’s kind of the point. During these shaped by a history of domestic violence, naturalistic and rudimentary proceedings, he’s matched step for step by Kim Kot-bi there are dramatic moments when minor as an equally damaged student. As they discomforts and awkwardness, and even navigate their separate lives – which turn manifestations of class consciousness, out to be interwoven in more ways than threaten the couple’s strictly sustained they know – Yang steers his movie toward pleasantness. As the conflicted and notaa grim finale that’s no bly less educated friend less powerful for its who might make the predictability. Somewheels fall off life’s EXPANDED REVIEWS times, a formula plot is cycle, Lesley Manville nowtoronto.com exactly what drama delivers an awardsrequires. Subtitled. 130 calibre performance min. NNNN (NW) masking pain and vulnerability with Carlton Cinema drunken eccentricity. 130 min. NNNN (RS) Grande - Yonge, Varsity BURLESQUE (Steve Antin) cribs from any ATTENBERG (Athina Rachel Tsangari) number of trashy pictures about showbiz, but it’s not nearly as much fun as Show95 min. See review, page 51. NNNN girls. A small-town entertainer (Christina (NW) Aguilera) tries to make it as a dancer/singOpens Jan 21 at Royal (see Indie & Rep Film, er in a nightclub, but first she must win page 59). over the club’s owner (Cher), even as the BARNEY’S VERSION (Richard J. Lewis) is place is going under. The silly plot is really simultaneously ambitious and pedestrian, an excuse to stage repetitive Broadwaya radically simplified adaptation of Morstyle numbers that are more fun to watch decai Richler’s final novel looking back at than listen to. 100 min. NN (GS) the life and loves of a deteriorating MontInterchange 30, Yonge & Dundas 24 real television producer (Paul Giamatti).

THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: THE VOYAGE It’s serviceable, though it sacrifices the OF THE DAWN TREADER (Michael Apted) complexity of Richler’s novel (and any finds the two youngest Pevensie siblings subtlety in Giamatti’s performance) in (Skandar Keynes and Georgie Henley) order to cram as many characters and inciwhisked – along with their obnoxious dents as possible into its two-plus hours. cousin (Will Poulter) – to the oceans of 132 min. NNN (NW) Narnia, joining King Caspian (Ben Barnes) Courtney Park 16, Eglinton Town Centre, in a quest to find some missing lords and Grande - Yonge, Interchange 30, Kennedy restore balance to his magical land. That Commons 20, Queensway, Scotiabank is, until the movie drops all pretence of Theatre, SilverCity Mississauga, SilverCity entertainment and turns into Walden Yonge, Varsity Media’s creepiest proselytization yet. 112 BLACK SWAN (Darren Aronofsky) is a min. NN (NW) deliriously operatic tale of a ballerina Carlton Cinema, Coliseum Mississauga, (Natalie Portman) who starts to lose her Coliseum Scarborough, Colossus, Courtney mind when she wins the role of the Swan Park 16, Eglinton Town Centre, Empire Queen in a star-making production of Theatres at Empress Walk, Interchange 30, Swan Lake at Lincoln Center. It’s a rich, Queensway, Rainbow Woodbine, Scotiaweird experience – and a little over the bank Theatre, SilverCity Fairview, SilverCity top, which is the only way to make a Yorkdale movie this ambitious and impassioned.

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Gwyneth Paltrow as a country singer who’s trying to make a comeback after being sprung from rehab – too soon – by her manager husband (Tim McGraw).

Writer/director Feste pushes every button possible, but the thing remains emotionally empty. That’s because we get no idea why Kelly was driven to drink in the first place. 117 min. NN (SGC) Colossus, Courtney Park 16, Grande Yonge, Kennedy Commons 20, Queensway, Scotiabank Theatre, SilverCity Mississauga, SilverCity Yonge

THE DILEMMA (Ron Howard) marks the

latest step in Howard’s attempt to recapture his past glory as a populist filmmaker, and apparently that involves making a terrible Vince Vaughn comedy. Only it’s not exactly a comedy. Vaughn’s character finds out that the wife (Winona Ryder) of his best friend and business partner (Kevin James) is having an affair and twists himself into knots trying to decide whether to spill the beans. Howard keeps trying to play the sitcommy premise for something approaching drama. But no one’s told Vaughn, who sticks to his usual motormouth-hustler thing, or Jennifer Connelly, who brings an inappropriate gravity to the thankless role of Vaughn’s girlfriend.

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DUE DATE (Todd Phillips) is basically just

an update of Planes, Trains & Automobiles, with control freak Robert Downey Jr. and clueless chaos-bringer Zach Galifianakis racing from Atlanta to L.A. Downey gives a great performance, but the emotional depth winds up pushing against the broader nature of the increasingly cartoonish plot. 95 min. NNN (NW) Coliseum Mississauga, Interchange 30

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(Will Gluck) is a chipper riff on The Scarlet Letter, in which a high school senior (Emma Stone) is branded a slut after a white lie about losing her virginity goes viral. Gluck’s film occupies the same clear-headed space as 10 Things I Hate About You and Mean Girls. It’s a movie you can respect in the morning. 93 min. NNNN (NW) Interchange 30

EVANGELION: 2.0 YOU CAN (NOT) ADVANCE is a screening of the sequel to

the hugely successful anime feature, a story about a teen who battles increasingly difficult elements to save the universe. 109 min.

Jan 20, 7 pm, at Coliseum Scarborough, Queensway, Scotiabank Theatre, SilverCity Fairview; opens Jan 21 at Canada Square.

FAIR GAME (Doug Liman) dramatizes the

story of the Bush administration’s outing of CIA operative Valerie Plame (Naomi Watts) in retaliation for her husband, former U.S. ambassador Joseph Wilson (Sean Penn), poking holes in the case for invading Iraq. No matter how hard Liman tries to invest the proceedings with jittery energy, Fair Game seems like old news.

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FASTER (George Tillman Jr.) is a straight-up revenge thriller starring Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson as a California ex-con on a mission of violent retribution. 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) Interchange 30 THE FIGHTER (David O. Russell) 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. It’s is

an underdog story that plays out just like Rocky, only in this version Adrian has an outgoing personality and Paulie is on the pipe. 115 min. NN (NW) 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 Market Square, Scotiabank Theatre, SilverCity Fairview, SilverCity Yonge, SilverCity Yorkdale

The Girl Who KicKed The horNeT’s NesT (Daniel Alfredson) adapts the third

and final book in Stieg Larsson’s bestselling trilogy. It’s basically a dreary court 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

The GreeN horNeT (Michel Gondry) finds Gondry and writer/star Seth Rogen collaborating on a big-budget update of a character best known from a 1960s TV series starring Van Williams as playboy avenger Britt Reid and Bruce Lee as his versatile sidekick, Kato. Rogen and Evan Goldberg’s script reimagines Reid as a wealthier version of Rogen’s usual chatty dolt.

Taiwanese pop star Jay Chou mostly

projects impatience as the hyper-capable Kato, who handles the fighting and driving duties while Reid throws out wisecracks in the passenger seat. The opening sequence, which introduces Christoph Waltz as an eccentric crimelord, belongs in a far sharper picture, and the film’s climax is built around a novel, thoroughly Gondryesque idea – though it’s preceded by one of the sloppiest car chases in memory, made even worse by the added darkness imposed by the 3-D conversion process. 118 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, SilverCity Fairview, SilverCity Yonge, SilverCity Yorkdale, Yonge & Dundas 24

Gulliver’s Travels (Rob Letterman) is a

modern adaptation that completely departs from Jonathan Swift’s classic novel.

Gulliver, a loud mailroom slacker at a Manhattan newspaper, finds himself magically transported to Lilliput, a land with bite-sized people who seem straight from the Georgian era. Black’s typical shtick isn’t funny, but the movie has some choice gags and a hilarious supporting

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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)

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though they’ve already been married for a few years. The actors have a charming push-and-pull dynamic that recalls classic Hollywood screwball comedies, and Feng makes the most of it. When events conspire to divide the pair in the second half of the film, Ge and Shu feel appropriately unmoored – but the movie keeps its footing, as Feng orchestrates a simple but emotionally powerful climax that brings the love story back where it needs to be.

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theatre, you were probably staring at the floor with your fingers in your ears. Which a number of U.S. economists, lobbyists and politicians would appreciate. 108 min.

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JACKASS 3D (Jeff Tremaine) is exactly like the two previous features and TV series, except for the 3-D, which is so feeble you’ll barely notice it. Johnny Knoxville and cohorts pee, puke, poop, fart, get hit and take a lot of falls in a nonstop string of simple gags and stunts. They laugh like THE ILLUSIONEXPANDED REVIEWS loons when someone else IST (Sylvain nowtoronto.com gets nailed and look genuChomet) 80 min. See inely miserable when it’s review, page 51. their turn. The relentless repNNNN (NW) etition quickly generates mind-numbing Opens Jan 21 at Cumberland 4. boredom. 90 min. N (AD) INCENDIES (Denis Villeneuve) 130 Interchange 30 min. See interview and review, page THE KIDS ARE ALL RIGHT (Lisa Cholodenko) 50. NNNN (GS) is a feeble comedy about lesbian couple Opens Jan 21 at Grande - Yonge, TIFF Bell Nic (Annette Bening) and Jules (Julianne Lightbox.

Moore), whose two children want to meet INCEPTION (Christopher Nolan) is a their sperm donor. Enter Paul (Mark complex thriller/heist flick with Ruffalo), who’s attracted to Jules. The plot Leonardo DiCaprio as the leader of an is ridiculous. Bening, however, is terrific. industrial-espionage team who extract 104 min. NN (SGC) valuable information by inserting themCarlton Cinema selves into dreams. Tremendous, fullTHE KING’S SPEECH (Tom Hooper) throttle filmmaking. 146 min. NNNNN turns the relationship between the (NW) stammering prince who would become Interchange 30 George VI (Colin Firth) and his expat AusINSIDE JOB (Charles Ferguson) takes tralian speech trainer (Geoffrey Rush) into a very complex subject – the story of a charming little period piece. Director the global economic collapse triggered by Hooper uses inventive staging and surpristhe 2008 failure of several American ing visual choices to goose the straightfinancial institutions – and explains it in forward material and brings out the best terms so easily understood that if you’re in Firth, Rush and co-star Helena Bonham not furious by the time you leave the Carter. 118 min. NNNN (NW)

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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

LIFE AS WE KNOW IT (Greg Berlanti) stars Katherine Heigl and Josh Duhamel as coguardians of the orphaned baby of their deceased best friends. The idea that parents would leave their child with such an irresponsible pairing and not tell them is the movie’s first stupid plot point, and it continues in poor taste from there. 115 min. NN (RS) Interchange 30

LITTLE FOCKERS (Paul Weitz) arrives six years after Meet The Fockers for more predictable in-law-from-hell hijinks. Now raising five-year-old twins with his wife Pam (Teri Polo), Gaylord “Greg” Focker (Ben Stiller) once again raises the suspicions of Pam’s dad, retired CIA agent Jack (Robert De Niro), who’s come for the twins’ birthday party. Various storylines about an erectile dysfunction pill, a sexy drug rep (Jessica Alba) and Pam’s ex (Owen Wilson) clumsily intersect, creating some funny moments. The actors are fine enough – Stiller makes a great straight man, and Wilson takes his airhead act to a blissful new level – but the script is a mess. The writers set up situations that never pay off, including a preschool run by a hyperactive Laura Dern and a bad contractor situation that reunites De Niro with his Taxi Driver/Mean Streets co-star Harvey Keitel. Director Weitz doesn’t know what to do with them, which is simply Focked up. 98 min. NN (GS) 401 & Morningside, Canada Square, Carlton Cinema, Coliseum Mississauga, Coliseum Scarborough, Colossus, Courtney Park 16, Eglinton Town Centre, Grande - Steeles, Grande - Yonge, Mt Pleasant, Queensway, Rainbow Promenade, Rainbow Woodbine, Scotiabank Theatre, SilverCity Fairview, SilverCity Yorkdale

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(Rachid Bouchareb) follows a small-minded Guernsey farmer (Brenda Blethyn), who, in the wake of the 2005 tube bombings, goes to London to find her daughter Jane. When a Muslim African (Sotigui Kouyaté) seeking his estranged son Ali tells her that their two children are connected, she reacts with fear and suspicion. The script, cowritten by French Algerian director Bouchareb, is a savvy meditation on racism and the tendency of parents to think

the worst. Blethyn is superb as the mother repelled by the idea that her daughter might love a Muslim. And Kouyaté, whose emotions run deep, is a deserving winner of the best actor prize at the 2009 Berlin Festival. This small film takes its time. But in this case, small is beautiful. Some subtitles. 86 min. NNNN (SGC) TIFF Bell Lightbox

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) Canada Square, Carlton Cinema, Interchange 30, Kingsway Theatre, Scotiabank Theatre

MADE IN DAGENHAM (Nigel Cole) is a feminist crowd-pleaser from the director of Calendar Girls that tracks female workers, led by Rita O’Grady (an excellent Sally Hawkins), striking for equal pay at a UK Ford plant. It presses the women’s solidarity button almost too hard, but there’s some great writing, and the period detail is exquisite. 113 min. NNN (SGC) Canada Square, Carlton Cinema, Interchange 30, Kingsway Theatre MEGAMIND (Tom McGrath) has an ingenious villain-beats-hero premise, but it’s executed with parts cribbed from Shrek, Despicable Me, The Incredibles and Mon-

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THE METROPOLITAN OPERA: DON CARLO (ENCORE) (Nicholas Hytner) is an encore

broadcast in high-def of the dark Verdi opera, conducted by Montreal’s wunderkind Yannick Nézet-Séguin and starring tenor Roberto Alagna. 300 min.

Jan 22, 12:30 pm, at Beach Cinemas, Coliseum Mississauga, Coliseum Scarborough, Grande - Yonge, Queensway, Scotiabank Theatre, SilverCity Yonge

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) Interchange 30

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) Interchange 30 NO STRINGS ATTACHED (Ivan Reitman) 108 min. See Also Opening, page 51.

Opens Jan 21 at 401 & Morningside, Beach Cinemas, Carlton Cinema, Coliseum Scarborough, Colossus, Courtney Park 16, Eglinton Town Centre, Grande - Steeles, Grande - Yonge, Queensway, Rainbow Market Square, Rainbow Woodbine, Scotiabank Theatre, SilverCity Fairview, SilverCity Yonge, SilverCity Yorkdale.

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sters Vs. Aliens. Will Ferrell is great as the insecure super-genius, and David Cross has fun as his talking-fish sidekick, but they’re trapped in a formula storyline. 96 min. NN (NW) Interchange 30

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(Patricio Guzmán) looks at the intersection of astronomy and archaeology in Chile’s remote Atacama desert. It can make you swoon at a glorious high-definition image that seems to be a desert landscape, and turn that awe to horror as you understand what you’re really seeing. It can make you feel the haunted sorrow of a 70-year-old woman who’s been searching for her vanished husband for half her life. And it can make you wonder at the idea that the mysteries of outer space might be a convenient distraction for a nation terrified, even now, to cast its gaze inward. What an exhilarating, wonderful, invaluable piece of work.

Subtitled. 90 min. NNNNN (NW) TIFF Bell Lightbox

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(Danny Boyle) tells the story of Aron Ralston (James Franco), who spent the eponymous span of time trapped under a boulder in a Utah canyon before hitting on a particularly horrible solution. Franco is terrific as a guy with a powerful will to live. And yes, the climax is exactly as gruelling as you’ve heard. 93 min. NNNN (NW) Cumberland 4, Empire Theatres at Empress Walk, Interchange 30, Kennedy Commons 20, Scotiabank Theatre

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documentary that uncovers intimate emotions as the camera goes inside an Israeli hospital to track a Gaza baby get­ ting treatment. The paradoxes are pro­ found. The Israeli government promotes policies that oppress the Palestinian nation, yet Israelis show astonishing compassion for the baby. A donor anony­ mously contributes $55,000 for the child’s bone marrow transplant; his son was killed by Palestinians, and he just wants to save lives. The baby’s mother, Raida, appreciates the hospital’s support but suggests that if her child survives, she wants him to grow up to be a suicide bomber. But what makes this documen­ tary so useful is that its story shows why the Palestine­Israel conflict is so intract­ able. The entire film is a paradox, inspiring yet frustrating at the same time. Sub­ titled. 86 min. NNNN (SGC) Empire Theatres at Empress Walk

horse clearly modelled on Tommy Lee Jones in The Fugitive – but funnier, obviously, because he’s a horse. 101 min.

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crew of Boston bank robbers who’s caught between the life and the heat when he falls for a hostage (Rebecca Hall) from his last job. Affleck struggles to reconcile his own dramatic interests with the demands of the heist genre. The result is an impec­ cably crafted but tonally wobbly studio picture that’s at war with itself. 125 min.

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tHe tourist (Florian von Donnersmarck) finds the Oscar­winning director of The Lives Of Others going Hollywood by mak­ ing a generic studio picture that feels 40 years past its sell­by date. Angelina Jolie and Johnny Depp look great but have no chemistry. They somehow negate one another in the frame, leaving us stuck with paper­thin characters and a movie that has no idea where it’s going or how to get there in an entertaining fashion.

103 min. NN (NW) 401 & Morningside, Canada Square, Carlton Cinema, Coliseum Mississauga, Colossus, Courtney Park 16, Eglinton Town Centre, Empire Theatres at Empress Walk, Grande - Steeles, Kennedy Commons 20, Kingsway Theatre, Mt Pleasant, Queensway, Rainbow Woodbine, Scotiabank Theatre, SilverCity Fairview, SilverCity Yorkdale

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cases breathtaking visual designs: neon­lit digital vistas and cool, sexy interiors that look like an Apple commercial directed by Kubrick. Unfortunately, aging hacker Kevin (Jeff Bridges) and his estranged son Sam (Garrett Hedlund) feel very analog.

When they aren’t involved in light cycle chases or flinging shiny frisbees around, they deliver the kind of stilted dialogue that belongs in the original TRON. 125 min. NN (RS) 401 & Morningside, Coliseum Mississauga, Colossus, Courtney Park 16, Eglinton Town Centre, Empire Theatres at Empress Walk, Grande - Steeles, Kennedy Commons 20, Queensway, Rainbow Woodbine, Scotiabank Theatre, SilverCity Fairview, SilverCity Yonge, SilverCity Yorkdale

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a lot of4:26 things,PM but quaint 1/18/11 Pageisn’t 1 one of them. It’s mean as a snake, and has no illu­

sions 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 illusory promise of revenge and redemption. And if Jeff Bridges does end up snatching another Oscar away from Colin Firth this year, no one could possibly hold it against him. 109 min. NNNNN (NW) 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, SilverCity Fairview, SilverCity Mississauga, SilverCity Yonge, SilverCity Yorkdale, Varsity, Yonge & Dundas 24

uNstoPPabLe (Tony Scott) sends Denzel Washington and Chris Pine after a run­ away 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) Interchange 30 Waste LaNd (Lucy Walker, Karen

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Harley, João Jardim) tracks Brazil’s prime artistic export, Vik Muniz, who collaborates with garbage pickers to cre­ ate astonishing pieces and changes his subjects’ sense of themselves. Except that they all have to return to work in the land­

fill. Still, it’s a moving testimony to the power of art. 98 min. NNNN (SGC) Regent Theatre

tHe Way back (Peter Weir) 133 min. See review, page 51. NN (SGC) Opens Jan 21 at Varsity. yogi bear (Eric Brevig) won’t be spawn­

ing any new interest in the 50­year­old cartoon bear who parts campers from their “pic­a­nic” baskets. The new live­ action movie featuring CGI renditions of Yogi and Boo Boo on a mission to save Jellystone has sly winks and tongue­in­ check humour that may satisfy adults but are bound to go over a five­year­old’s head. 83 min. NN (RS) Colossus, Courtney Park 16, Eglinton Town Centre, Grande - Steeles, Kennedy Commons 20, Queensway, Rainbow Market Square, Rainbow Promenade, Rainbow Woodbine, SilverCity Mississauga, SilverCity Yorkdale, Yonge & Dundas 24

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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 ensem­ ble cast, especially Naomi Watts and Josh Brolin as a couple with problems. 98 min.

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(John Cameron Mitchell) tracks bereaved parents Becca and Howie in a moving meditation on grief. Nicole Kidman and Aaron Eckhart are sensational, as is Dianne Wiest as Kidman’s mother. Oscar could call on all of them, and the movie, too. 91 min. NNNN (SGC) Canada Square, Carlton Cinema, Cumberland 4, Empire Theatres at Empress Walk, Interchange 30, Kennedy Commons 20

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“One of the best superhero movies ever.”

Graham Killeen, MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL

“...Explosive action...”

seasoN of tHe WitcH (Dominic Sena) should offer considerably more entertain­ ment value, given that it stars Nicolas Cage and Ron Perlman as world­weary Crusaders delivering an accused witch (Claire Foy) to trial. But this particular project is one dull slog through a series of medieval clichés. 94 min. N (NW) 401 & Morningside, Beach Cinemas, Coliseum Scarborough, Colossus, Courtney Park 16, Eglinton Town Centre, Grande - Steeles, Grande - Yonge, Queensway, Rainbow Market Square, Rainbow Promenade, Rainbow Woodbine, SilverCity Fairview, SilverCity Yonge, SilverCity Yorkdale, Yonge & Dundas 24

“Smashing fun.”

Rene Rodriguez, MIAMI HERALD

Elizabeth Weitzman, NEW YORK DAILY NEWS

ñtHe sociaL NetWork

(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 impos­ sibility of transparency in the modern age.

It’s tremendously entertaining, an end­ lessly clever creation myth produced with immense skill and peppered with great one­liners. 122 min. NNNNN (NW) Canada Square, Cumberland 4, Interchange 30, Kennedy Commons 20, Kingsway Theatre, Yonge & Dundas 24

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(Sofia Coppola) finds the director of Lost In Translation returning to familiar territory, examining the loneliness of superstars from the perspective of a jaded Hollywood actor (Stephen Dorff) trying to reconnect with his young daughter (Elle Fanning) when her mother leaves her in his care. But there’s more to Coppola’s movie than showing us what it’s like to run into Benicio Del Toro at the Chateau Marmont; it’s a measured, thoughtful and ultimately moving study of a lost soul trying to re­ assess his priorities because he likes his kid and there’s nothing good on TV. 97 min. NNNN (NW) Empire Theatres at Empress Walk, Varsity

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Howard) is a fleet, fun and splen­ didly realized digital fantasy designed to look like a Disneyland attraction come to life. The best performance is delivered by the animators of Maximus, a guardsman’s

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BREATHLESS 1:15, 4:00, 6:50, 9:35 THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: THE VOYAGE OF THE DAWN TREADER (PG) Thu 1:25, 6:45 THE GIRL WHO KICKED THE HORNET’S NEST (14A) Thu 9:30 THE GREEN HORNET (PG) 1:45, 4:05, 6:40, 9:10 HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS – PART 1 (PG) Thu 7:30 HOW DO YOU KNOW (PG) Thu 2:00, 4:20, 7:05, 9:40 INSIDE JOB (PG) 1:30, 4:35, 6:55, 9:25 THE KIDS ARE ALL RIGHT (18A) Fri-Wed 1:25, 3:55, 7:20, 9:45 LITTLE FOCKERS (PG) 1:40, 4:15, 7:15, 9:20 LOVE & OTHER DRUGS (14A) Thu 3:55, 9:45 MADE IN DAGENHAM (14A) Thu 1:50, 4:30 NO STRINGS ATTACHED (14A) Fri-Wed 1:50, 4:30, 6:45, 9:05 RABBIT HOLE (14A) Fri-Wed 2:00, 4:20, 7:05, 9:40 THE TOURIST (PG) 1:55, 4:10, 7:00, 9:15 YOU WILL MEET A TALL DARK STRANGER (PG) Thu 1:20, 4:25, 7:10 Fri-Wed 1:20, 4:25, 7:10, 9:30

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THE FIGHTER (14A) 1:40, 4:30, 7:15, 10:00 THE ILLUSIONIST Fri-Wed 1:30, 4:15, 7:00, 9:20 127 HOURS (14A) 1:50, 4:45, 7:30, 9:50 RABBIT HOLE (14A) Thu 1:30, 4:15, 7:00, 9:30 THE SOCIAL NETWORK (14A) 1:15, 4:00, 6:45, 9:40

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THE DILEMMA (PG) 12:40, 4:15, 7:00, 9:30 THE FIGHTER (14A) 1:15, 3:55, 6:55, 9:25 THE GREEN HORNET (PG) 12:30, 4:05, 6:45, 9:15 Fri-Sat 11:35 late THE KING’S SPEECH (PG) Thu 3:50, 6:40, 9:10 Fri-Wed 12:35, 3:50, 6:40, 9:10 NO STRINGS ATTACHED (14A) 1:05, 3:45, 7:10, 9:35 Fri-Sat 11:45 late SEASON OF THE WITCH Thu 3:10, 5:15, 7:20, 9:35 TRUE GRIT (14A) 12:50, 3:30, 6:50, 9:20 Fri-Sat 11:25 late YOGI BEAR (G) Thu 1:05

SCOTIABANK THEATRE (CE) 259 RICHMOND ST W, 416-368-5600

BARNEY’S VERSION (14A) Thu 12:30 3:30 6:30 9:40 FriWed 12:30, 3:30, 6:30, 9:30 BLUE VALENTINE Thu 1:10, 1:50, 3:50, 4:40, 6:40, 7:20, 9:30, 10:10 Fri, Mon-Wed 12:30, 1:50, 3:10, 4:30, 6:20,

7:10, 9:00, 9:50 Sat 12:30, 3:10, 6:20, 7:10, 9:00, 9:50 Sun 12:30, 3:10, 4:30, 6:20, 7:10, 9:00, 9:50 THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: THE VOYAGE OF THE DAWN TREADER 3D (PG) Thu 12:40 3:15 6:00 8:40 FriWed 12:40, 3:20, 6:00, 8:50 COUNTRY STRONG (PG) Thu 3:00, 6:15, 8:50 Fri, Sun-Wed 12:50, 3:40, 6:15, 9:10 Sat 7:00, 10:00 EVANGELION: 2.0 YOU CAN (NOT) ADVANCE Thu 7:00 THE FIGHTER (14A) Thu 12:45, 1:45, 3:20, 4:30, 6:20, 7:10, 9:00, 9:50 Fri-Wed 1:15, 4:20, 6:50, 9:40 LITTLE FOCKERS (PG) Thu 1:40, 4:20, 6:50, 9:10 Fri-Wed 1:20, 3:45, 6:10, 8:40 LOVE & OTHER DRUGS (14A) Thu 1:15, 4:10, 6:45, 9:20 Fri-Tue 1:10, 3:50, 6:40, 9:15 Wed 1:10, 3:50, 10:00 THE METROPOLITAN OPERA: DON CARLO (ENCORE) Sat 12:30 NO STRINGS ATTACHED (14A) Fri-Wed 1:30, 2:10, 4:10, 5:00, 6:45, 7:40, 9:20, 10:20 127 HOURS (14A) Thu 2:10, 4:50, 7:40, 10:15 Fri-Wed 3:00, 5:20, 7:50, 10:10 A STAR IS BORN Sun 12:30 THE TOURIST (PG) Thu 1:20, 3:45, 6:10, 8:45 Fri-Wed 2:00, 4:50, 7:20, 9:45 TRON: LEGACY 3D (PG) Thu 1:30, 2:00, 4:15, 7:30, 10:15 Fri-Wed 1:40, 4:40, 7:30, 10:15 TRON: LEGACY: AN IMAX 3D EXPERIENCE (PG) 1:00, 4:00, 7:00, 10:00

10:45 Sun 11:00, 12:00, 1:00, 2:00, 3:00, 4:15, 5:00, 6:00, 7:00, 8:00, 9:00, 10:00, 10:30 Mon-Wed 2:00, 3:00, 4:15, 5:00, 6:00, 7:00, 8:00, 9:00, 10:00, 10:30 THE GREEN HORNET 3D (PG) Thu 1:30, 3:30, 4:00, 4:30, 6:45, 7:15, 7:45, 9:45, 10:15 Fri, Mon-Wed 1:30, 3:30, 4:00, 4:30, 6:45, 7:15, 7:45, 9:45, 10:15, 10:45 Sat-Sun 10:45, 12:15, 12:45, 1:30, 3:30, 4:00, 4:30, 6:45, 7:15, 7:45, 9:45, 10:15, 10:45 THE GREEN HORNET: AN IMAX 3D EXPERIENCE (PG) Thu 2:00, 5:00, 8:00, 10:45 Fri 1:45, 4:45, 8:00, 11:00 Sat 11:00, 1:45, 4:45, 8:00, 11:00 Sun 11:00, 1:45, 4:45, 8:00, 10:45 Mon-Wed 1:45, 4:45, 8:00, 10:45 THE GREEN HORNET (PG) Thu 3:00, 6:15, 9:15 Fri, MonWed 2:45, 6:00, 9:00 Sat-Sun 11:45, 2:45, 6:00, 9:00 GULLIVER’S TRAVELS 3D Thu 3:40, 6:00 HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS – PART 1 (PG) 2:15, 5:30, 8:45 Sat-Sun 10:50 mat HOW DO YOU KNOW (PG) Thu 2:05, 7:40 THE KING’S SPEECH (PG) 1:45, 3:45, 4:45, 6:45, 7:45, 9:45, 10:45 Sat-Sun 11:00, 12:45 mat NO ONE KILLED JESSICA (14A) 3:05, 6:35, 10:05 Sat-Sun 11:40 mat SEASON OF THE WITCH 3:30, 6:15, 8:45 Thu 2:00 mat, 4:30, 7:15, 9:45 Sat-Sun 10:45, 1:00 mat THE SOCIAL NETWORK (14A) Thu 4:25, 7:10, 9:50 Fri, Mon-Wed 1:40, 4:25, 7:10, 9:50 Sat-Sun 10:55, 1:40, 4:25, 7:10, 9:50 TANGLED (PG) 1:35, 4:05, 6:35 Thu 9:05 Sat-Sun 10:55 mat TRUE GRIT (14A) 1:45, 3:45, 4:30, 6:30, 7:15, 9:15, 10:00 Sat-Sun 10:45, 1:00 mat YAMLA PAGLA DEEWANA (PG) 2:35, 6:05, 9:35 Sat-Sun 11:05 mat YOGI BEAR (G) Thu 2:10

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INSIDE JOB (PG) Thu-Sun, Tue 7:00 WASTE LAND Fri-Sat 9:10 Sun 4:30

10 DUNDAS ST E, 416-335-5323

BLACK SWAN (14A) Thu 2:00, 2:45, 4:00, 4:45, 5:30, 6:45, 7:30, 8:15, 9:30, 10:15, 10:40 Fri 2:00, 2:45, 4:00, 4:45, 5:30, 6:45, 7:30, 8:15, 9:30, 10:15, 11:00 Sat 11:15, 12:05, 1:15, 2:00, 2:45, 4:00, 4:45, 5:30, 6:45, 7:30, 8:15, 9:30, 10:15, 11:00 Sun 11:15, 12:05, 1:15, 2:00, 2:45, 4:00, 4:45, 5:30, 6:45, 7:30, 8:15, 9:30, 10:15, 10:45 Mon-Wed 2:00, 2:45, 4:00, 4:45, 5:30, 6:45, 7:30, 8:15, 9:30, 10:15, 10:45 BURLESQUE (PG) Thu 4:50 THE COMPANY MEN (14A) 2:15, 4:00, 5:00, 7:00, 8:00, 9:40, 10:40 Sat-Sun 10:45, 11:30, 1:15 mat DHOBI GHAT 2:15, 5:00, 7:30, 10:15 Sat-Sun 11:30 mat THE DILEMMA (PG) Thu 2:00, 3:00, 4:00, 5:00, 6:00, 7:00, 8:00, 9:00, 10:15, 10:45 Fri 2:00, 3:00, 4:15, 5:00, 6:00, 7:00, 8:00, 9:00, 10:00, 10:45 Sat 11:00, 12:00, 1:00, 2:00, 3:00, 4:15, 5:00, 6:00, 7:00, 8:00, 9:00, 10:00,

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

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

BARNEY’S VERSION (14A) Fri-Sat, Tue 12:30, 3:40, 6:50, 10:00 Sun 11:20, 3:30, 6:50, 9:55 Mon, Wed 12:30, 3:40, 6:50, 9:55 CLASS CONCERT & GISELLE: BOLSHOI BALLET LIVE Sun 11:00 COUNTRY STRONG (PG) Thu 12:45, 3:35, 6:20, 9:05 Fri, Tue 12:50, 3:35, 6:20, 9:15 Sat 6:20, 9:15 Sun 3:20, 6:20, 9:05 Mon 12:50, 3:35, 6:20, 9:05 Wed 3:35, 6:20, 9:05 THE DILEMMA (PG) Thu 12:50, 3:30, 6:40, 9:15 Fri, Tue 1:10, 4:00, 6:45, 9:30 Sat 12:50, 3:45, 6:45, 9:30 Sun 12:20, 3:45, 6:45, 9:20 Mon, Wed 1:10, 4:00, 6:45, 9:20 THE FIGHTER (14A) Thu, Mon 1:45, 4:30, 7:10, 9:50 Fri-Sat, Tue 1:45, 4:30, 7:10, 9:55 Sun 10:30, 1:20, 4:30, 7:10, 9:50 Wed 4:30, 7:10, 9:50

THE GREEN HORNET 3D (PG) Thu 1:05, 1:30, 3:50, 4:15, 6:45, 7:00, 9:30, 9:45 Fri-Sat, Tue 1:30, 4:20, 7:15, 10:10 Sun 1:00, 4:15, 7:15, 10:00 Mon, Wed 1:30, 4:20, 7:15, 10:00 THE KING’S SPEECH (PG) Thu 1:00, 3:45, 6:30, 9:20 Fri-Sat, Tue 12:40, 3:30, 6:30, 9:25 Sun 11:40, 3:00, 6:30, 9:15 Mon, Wed 12:40, 3:30, 6:30, 9:15 THE METROPOLITAN OPERA: DON CARLO (ENCORE) Sat 12:30 NO STRINGS ATTACHED (14A) Fri-Sat, Tue 1:20, 4:10, 7:00, 9:45 Sun 10:45, 1:40, 4:45, 7:30, 10:00 Mon, Wed 2:00, 4:45, 7:30, 10:00 SEASON OF THE WITCH Thu 2:15, 5:00, 7:40, 10:00 TRON: LEGACY 3D (PG) Thu 1:10, 4:00, 6:50, 9:40 Fri-Sat, Tue 1:00, 3:50, 6:40, 9:40 Sun 12:00, 3:10, 6:40, 9:30 Mon 1:00, 3:50, 6:40, 9:30 Wed 12:50, 3:50, 9:30 TRUE GRIT (14A) Thu 2:00, 4:45, 7:20, 9:55 Fri-Sat, Tue 2:00, 4:45, 7:30, 10:15 Sun 12:40, 4:00, 7:00, 9:35 Mon, Wed 1:20, 4:10, 7:00, 9:35

Metro

West End KINGSWAY THEATRE (I) 3030 BLOOR ST W, 416-232-1939

HOW DO YOU KNOW (PG) Thu 5:00 LOVE & OTHER DRUGS (14A) Thu 9:20 Fri-Wed 5:00 MADE IN DAGENHAM (14A) 3:00 THE SOCIAL NETWORK (14A) 12:55, 7:15 THE TOURIST (PG) Fri-Wed 9:20

QUEENSWAY (CE)

1025 THE QUEENSWAY, QEW & ISLINGTON, 416-503-0424 BARNEY’S VERSION (14A) 12:30, 3:45, 6:55, 10:15 BLACK SWAN (14A) Thu 1:00 4:00 7:00 9:55 Fri-Wed 1:20, 4:10, 7:00, 9:55 BLUE VALENTINE Thu 1:35, 4:25, 7:20, 10:00 Fri-Sat 1:35, 4:25, 7:25, 10:20 Sun-Wed 1:05, 4:00, 6:50, 9:25 THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: THE VOYAGE OF THE DAWN TREADER 3D (PG) Thu 12:30, 3:25, 6:30, 9:30 THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: THE VOYAGE OF THE DAWN TREADER (PG) Fri, Sun-Wed 12:30, 3:25, 6:30, 9:20 Sat 6:50, 9:35 CLASS CONCERT & GISELLE: BOLSHOI BALLET LIVE Sun 11:00 THE COMPANY MEN (14A) Fri-Tue 1:10, 4:05, 7:10, 10:00 Wed 4:05, 7:10, 10:00 COUNTRY STRONG (PG) Thu 12:35, 3:35, 6:35, 9:45 THE DILEMMA (PG) Thu 1:10, 4:15, 7:15, 10:10 Fri-Wed 12:40, 3:40, 6:40, 9:40 EVANGELION: 2.0 YOU CAN (NOT) ADVANCE Thu 7:00 THE FIGHTER (14A) Thu 1:05, 4:20, 7:25, 10:05 Fri-Sat 1:50, 4:45, 7:40, 10:30 Sun-Tue 1:50, 4:45, 7:20, 10:00 Wed 4:45, 7:20, 10:00 THE GREEN HORNET 3D (PG) 12:50, 3:50, 6:10, 6:50, 9:10, 9:50 Sun only 12:50 3:50 6:30 6:50 9:15 9:50 THE GREEN HORNET (PG) Thu, Sun-Wed 1:30, 4:30, 7:30, 10:15 Fri-Sat 1:30, 4:30, 7:30, 10:30 GULLIVER’S TRAVELS 3D Thu 12:35, 3:20 Fri-Sat, MonWed 12:35, 3:10 Sun 4:10 HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS – PART 1 (PG) 8:55 THE KING’S SPEECH (PG) Thu 12:40, 3:40, 6:40, 9:40 FriWed 1:15, 4:15, 7:15, 10:10

LITTLE FOCKERS (PG) 12:55, 3:30, 6:20, 9:05 THE METROPOLITAN OPERA: DON CARLO (ENCORE) Sat 12:30, 12:30 NO STRINGS ATTACHED (14A) Fri-Wed 12:40, 3:40, 6:45, 9:45 SEASON OF THE WITCH Thu 1:40, 4:35, 7:15, 9:55 Fri 2:00, 5:00, 7:50, 10:25 Sat 7:50, 10:25 Sun, Wed 4:20, 7:00, 9:35 Mon-Tue 1:45, 4:20, 7:00, 9:35 A STAR IS BORN Sun 12:30 TANGLED 3D (PG) 12:50, 3:35, 6:15, 9:00 THE TOURIST (PG) Thu 1:25, 4:05, 9:35 TRON: LEGACY 3D (PG) 12:45, 3:55, 7:05, 10:05 TRUE GRIT (14A) Thu 1:15, 4:10, 7:10, 10:00 Fri-Wed 1:05, 3:50, 6:35, 9:30 YOGI BEAR (G) Thu 1:20 3:50 6:25 Fri-Wed 1:25, 4:00, 6:25

RAINBOW WOODBINE (I)

WOODBINE CENTRE, 500 REXDALE BLVD, 416-213-1998 BLACK SWAN (14A) 1:20, 4:15, 7:05, 9:40 THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: THE VOYAGE OF THE DAWN TREADER (PG) Thu 1:00, 3:50, 6:50, 9:30 THE GREEN HORNET (PG) 1:05, 3:55, 6:55, 9:35 LITTLE FOCKERS (PG) Thu 12:30 4:20 7:15 9:45 Fri-Wed 12:45, 4:20, 7:15, 9:45 NO STRINGS ATTACHED (14A) Fri-Wed 1:00, 3:50, 6:50, 9:30 SEASON OF THE WITCH 12:50, 4:05, 7:00, 9:35 THE TOURIST (PG) 1:25, 4:00, 7:10, 9:25 TRON: LEGACY (PG) 1:10, 4:10, 6:45, 9:20 YOGI BEAR 3D (G) Thu 12:45, 2:45, 4:45, 7:05, 9:15 Fri-Wed 1:15, 3:45, 7:05, 9:15

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

BLACK SWAN (14A) Thu 6:40, 9:30 Fri 3:40, 6:30, 9:15 Sat-Sun 12:50, 3:40, 6:30, 9:15 Mon-Wed 6:30, 9:15 THE DILEMMA (PG) Thu 7:00, 9:50 Fri 4:20, 7:10, 10:00 Sat-Sun 1:40, 4:20, 7:10, 10:00 Mon-Wed 7:10, 10:00 THE FIGHTER (14A) Thu 7:20, 10:10 Fri 4:00, 6:40, 9:30 Sat, Mon-Wed 6:40, 9:30 Sun 1:10, 4:00, 6:40, 9:30 THE GREEN HORNET 3D (PG) 7:00, 9:50 Fri 4:10 Sat-Sun 1:20 mat, 4:10 THE KING’S SPEECH (PG) 6:50, 9:40 Fri 3:50 mat Sat-Sun 1:00, 3:50 mat THE METROPOLITAN OPERA: DON CARLO (ENCORE) Sat 12:30 NO STRINGS ATTACHED (14A) 7:20, 10:00 Fri 4:30 Sat-Sun 1:30 mat, 4:30 SEASON OF THE WITCH Thu 7:30, 10:00

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

THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: THE VOYAGE OF THE DAWN TREADER (PG) 1:45, 4:20 THE FIGHTER (14A) Thu, Mon-Wed 1:35, 4:10, 6:50, 9:30 Fri-Sat 1:30, 4:10, 6:50, 9:30, 11:59 Sun 1:30, 4:10, 6:50, 9:30 THE GREEN HORNET 3D (PG) Thu 2:40, 5:40, 7:30, 8:30, 10:20 Fri-Sat 1:50, 2:30, 4:40, 5:40, 7:30, 8:30, 10:15, 11:30 Sun-Wed 1:50, 2:30, 4:40, 5:40, 7:30, 8:30, 10:15 THE GREEN HORNET (PG) Thu, Mon-Tue 3:45, 6:30, 9:20 Fri-Sun 1:05, 3:45, 6:30, 9:20 Wed 3:45, 9:20 HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS – PART 1 (PG) Thu 4:05, 7:10, 10:10 Fri-Sun 1:00, 4:05, 7:10 Mon-Wed 4:05, 7:10 127 HOURS (14A) Thu 1:50, 4:40, 7:15, 9:45 Fri-Sat 2:00, 4:50, 7:15, 9:50, 11:50 Sun-Wed 2:00, 4:50, 7:15, 9:50 PRECIOUS LIFE Thu 2:00, 4:50 RABBIT HOLE (14A) Thu 3:20, 5:30, 7:40, 9:50 Fri-Wed 10:20 SOMEWHERE (14A) Fri-Wed 2:15, 5:00, 7:40, 10:00 THE TOURIST (PG) Thu 7:00, 9:40 Fri-Sat 7:00, 9:30, 11:45 Sun-Wed 7:00, 9:30 TRON: LEGACY 3D (PG) Thu 1:40 4:30 7:20 10:15 Fri-Wed 1:40, 4:30, 7:20, 10:10 TRUE GRIT (14A) Thu, Mon-Tue 1:30, 4:00, 6:40, 9:15 FriSat 1:20, 4:00, 6:40, 9:15, 11:40 Sun 1:20, 4:00, 6:40, 9:15 Wed 1:30, 4:00, 6:40, 9:55

GRANDE - YONGE (CE) 4861 YONGE ST, 416-590-9974

ANOTHER YEAR (PG) Thu 3:30, 6:40, 9:50 Fri, Mon-Wed 3:30, 6:40, 9:30 Sat 6:40, 9:30 Sun 12:30, 3:30, 6:40, 9:30

56

JANUARY 20-26 2011 NOW

BARNEY’S VERSION (14A) Thu 3:20 6:30 9:40 Fri-Wed 3:20, 6:20, 9:20 Sat-Sun 12:20 mat BLACK SWAN (14A) Thu 4:20, 7:20, 10:00 Fri 4:20, 7:15, 10:05 Sat 1:20, 4:20, 7:15, 10:05 Sun 1:20, 4:20, 7:05, 9:50 Mon-Wed 4:20, 7:05, 9:50 BLUE VALENTINE Thu 4:00, 7:00, 10:00 Fri 4:30, 7:20, 10:20 Sat 1:30, 4:30, 7:20, 10:20 Sun 1:30, 4:30, 7:20, 10:00 Mon-Wed 4:30, 7:20, 10:00 COUNTRY STRONG (PG) Thu 3:25, 6:25, 9:25 THE DILEMMA (PG) Thu 4:10, 6:50, 9:45 Fri 4:10, 7:10, 10:10 Sat 1:10, 4:10, 7:10, 10:10 Sun 1:10, 4:10, 7:10, 9:50 Mon-Wed 4:10, 7:10, 9:50 INCENDIES (14A) 3:40, 6:50, 9:55 Sat-Sun 12:40 mat THE KING’S SPEECH (PG) Thu 3:45 6:45 9:35 Fri-Wed 3:45, 6:45, 9:45 Sat-Sun 12:45 mat LITTLE FOCKERS (PG) Thu 4:15, 6:55, 9:20 Fri 4:40, 7:30, 10:15 Sat 7:30, 10:15 Sun 1:40, 4:40, 7:15, 9:40 Mon-Wed 4:40, 7:15, 9:40 THE METROPOLITAN OPERA: DON CARLO (ENCORE) Sat 12:30 NO STRINGS ATTACHED (14A) 4:00, 7:00, 10:00 Sat-Sun 1:00 mat SEASON OF THE WITCH Thu 4:05, 7:05, 9:55 Fri-Wed 9:40 TANGLED 3D (PG) Thu 3:50, 6:35, 9:10 Fri, Mon-Wed 3:50, 6:10 Sat-Sun 12:50, 3:50, 6:10

THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: THE VOYAGE OF THE DAWN TREADER 3D (PG) Thu 1:40, 4:30, 7:20, 10:15 THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: THE VOYAGE OF THE DAWN TREADER (PG) Fri-Wed 1:10, 4:10, 7:15, 10:05 CLASS CONCERT & GISELLE: BOLSHOI BALLET LIVE Sun 11:00 THE DILEMMA (PG) 1:30, 4:20, 7:30, 10:20 EVANGELION: 2.0 YOU CAN (NOT) ADVANCE Thu 7:00 THE FIGHTER (14A) Thu-Fri, Mon-Wed 12:40, 3:40, 6:40, 9:40 Sat 6:40, 9:40 Sun 3:40, 6:40, 9:40 THE GREEN HORNET 3D (PG) 12:30, 1:00, 3:30, 4:00, 6:30, 7:00, 9:30, 10:00 GULLIVER’S TRAVELS Thu 1:20, 3:45, 9:40 HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS – PART 1 (PG) 12:55, 4:30, 8:30 LITTLE FOCKERS (PG) Thu 1:10, 4:10, 7:15, 9:50 Fri-Wed 12:50, 3:50, 6:50, 9:55 THE METROPOLITAN OPERA: DON CARLO (ENCORE) Sat 12:30 NO STRINGS ATTACHED (14A) Fri-Wed 1:40, 4:30, 7:20, 10:15 SEASON OF THE WITCH 1:50, 4:40, 7:40, 10:30 TANGLED 3D (PG) 12:45, 3:25, 6:45, 9:25

SILVERCITY FAIRVIEW (CE)

BARNEY’S VERSION (14A) 3:50, 6:50, 9:55 Fri-Sun 12:50 mat BLACK SWAN (14A) Thu 3:50, 6:40, 9:25 Fri-Sun 1:20, 4:25, 7:20, 10:00 Mon-Wed 4:25, 7:20, 10:00 THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: THE VOYAGE OF THE DAWN TREADER (PG) Thu 4:30, 7:30, 10:15 THE DILEMMA (PG) Thu 4:10, 7:10, 10:00 Fri-Sun 1:40, 4:40, 7:25, 10:15 Mon-Wed 4:40, 7:25, 10:15 THE FIGHTER (14A) Thu 4:15, 7:00, 9:50 Fri-Sun 12:40, 3:35, 6:40, 9:40 Mon-Wed 3:35, 6:40, 9:40 THE GREEN HORNET 3D (PG) Thu 3:30, 4:20, 6:30, 7:20, 9:30, 10:20 Fri-Sun 12:30, 1:30, 3:30, 4:30, 6:30, 7:30, 9:20, 10:20 Mon-Wed 3:30, 4:30, 6:30, 7:30, 9:20, 10:20 GULLIVER’S TRAVELS Thu 4:05, 6:35, 9:15 HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS – PART 1 (PG) Thu 6:15, 9:40 Fri-Wed 9:05 THE KING’S SPEECH (PG) Thu 3:45, 6:50, 9:45 Fri-Sun 1:10, 4:10, 7:10, 10:05 Mon-Wed 4:10, 7:10, 10:05 LITTLE FOCKERS (PG) Thu 3:55, 6:25, 9:20 Fri-Sun 12:55, 3:40, 6:45, 9:25 Mon-Wed 3:40, 6:45, 9:25 NO STRINGS ATTACHED (14A) 4:00, 7:00, 9:50 Fri-Sun 1:00 mat SEASON OF THE WITCH Thu 4:35, 7:15, 9:55 Fri-Sun 1:45, 4:20, 6:55, 9:30 Mon-Wed 4:20, 6:55, 9:30 A STAR IS BORN Sun 12:30 TANGLED (PG) Thu 3:35 Fri-Sun 1:15, 3:55 Mon-Wed 3:55 THE TOURIST (PG) Thu 4:25, 6:55, 9:35 Fri-Wed 6:35, 9:15 TRON: LEGACY 3D (PG) Thu 3:40, 6:45, 10:05 Fri-Sat 12:35, 4:15, 7:15, 10:10 Sun-Wed 4:15, 7:15, 10:10 TRUE GRIT (14A) Thu 4:40, 7:25, 10:10 Fri-Sun 1:05, 4:05, 7:05, 9:45 Mon-Wed 4:05, 7:05, 9:45 YOGI BEAR 3D (G) Thu 4:00, 6:20, 9:10 Fri-Sun 12:45, 3:45, 6:25 Mon-Wed 3:45, 6:25

FAIRVIEW MALL, 1800 SHEPPARD AVE E, 416-644-7746 BLACK SWAN (14A) Fri-Sat 12:50, 3:40, 6:40, 9:30 SunWed 12:50, 3:40, 6:40, 9:20 THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: THE VOYAGE OF THE DAWN TREADER 3D (PG) Thu 9:10 THE DILEMMA (PG) Thu 1:30, 4:30, 7:15, 9:55 Fri-Sat 1:30, 4:30, 7:20, 10:20 Sun-Wed 1:30, 4:30, 7:20, 10:00 EVANGELION: 2.0 YOU CAN (NOT) ADVANCE Thu 7:00 THE FIGHTER (14A) Thu 12:50, 3:40, 6:50, 9:30 THE GREEN HORNET 3D (PG) Thu 1:00, 4:00, 7:00, 9:45 FriSat 1:00, 4:00, 7:00, 9:55 Sun-Wed 1:00, 4:00, 7:00, 9:50 THE KING’S SPEECH (PG) Fri-Sat 1:20, 4:10, 7:10, 10:00 Sun 4:10, 7:10, 9:55 Mon-Wed 1:20, 4:10, 7:10, 9:55 LITTLE FOCKERS (PG) Thu 1:50, 4:40, 7:20, 10:00 Fri-Sat 1:50, 4:40, 7:40, 10:30 Sun-Wed 1:50, 4:40, 7:40, 10:05 NO STRINGS ATTACHED (14A) Fri-Wed 1:40, 4:20, 7:30, 10:10 SEASON OF THE WITCH Thu 1:20, 4:10, 7:05, 9:25 A STAR IS BORN Sun 12:30 TANGLED 3D (PG) 12:30, 3:20, 6:30 THE TOURIST (PG) Thu 1:10, 3:50, 9:50 Fri-Sat 9:15 SunWed 9:10 TRON: LEGACY 3D (PG) Thu 12:40, 3:30, 6:45, 9:35 Fri-Sat 12:40, 3:30, 6:50, 9:50 Sun-Wed 12:40, 3:30, 6:50, 9:45 TRUE GRIT (14A) Thu 1:40, 4:20, 7:30, 10:10 Fri-Sat 1:10, 3:50, 6:45, 9:40 Sun-Wed 1:10, 3:50, 6:45, 9:30

SILVERCITY YORKDALE (CE) 3401 DUFFERIN ST, 416-787-4432

BLACK SWAN (14A) Fri-Wed 12:50, 3:50, 6:50, 9:40 THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: THE VOYAGE OF THE DAWN TREADER 3D (PG) Thu 3:40, 9:30 THE DILEMMA (PG) Thu 2:00, 4:30, 7:10, 9:50 Fri-Sun 1:20, 4:20, 7:20, 10:15 Mon-Wed 1:20, 4:20, 7:10, 10:00 THE FIGHTER (14A) Thu 1:00, 4:00, 7:00, 9:55 Fri-Sun 1:10, 4:10, 7:10, 10:10 Mon-Wed 1:10, 4:10, 7:10, 9:55 THE GREEN HORNET 3D (PG) Thu 12:45, 3:50, 6:50, 10:00 FriSun 12:30, 3:30, 6:40, 9:50 Mon-Wed 12:45, 3:40, 6:40, 9:50 GULLIVER’S TRAVELS 3D Thu 12:45, 6:50 LITTLE FOCKERS (PG) Thu 1:00, 3:45, 6:40, 9:40 Fri-Sun 12:45, 3:45, 6:30, 9:30 Mon-Wed 12:55, 3:45, 6:30, 9:30 NO STRINGS ATTACHED (14A) Fri-Sun 1:00, 4:00, 7:00, 10:00 Mon-Wed 1:00, 4:00, 7:00, 9:55 SEASON OF THE WITCH Thu 1:15, 3:55, 7:20, 10:00 Fri-Sun 1:50, 4:40, 7:30, 10:15 Mon-Wed 1:50, 4:40, 7:30, 10:00 THE TOURIST (PG) Thu 1:20, 4:15, 7:00, 9:45 Fri-Wed 6:20, 9:20 TRON: LEGACY 3D (PG) Thu 12:30, 3:40, 6:45, 9:50 Fri-Sun 12:40, 3:40, 6:45, 9:45 Mon-Wed 12:45, 3:40, 6:45, 9:45 TRUE GRIT (14A) Thu 9:45 YOGI BEAR (G) Thu 12:50, 3:20 Fri-Sun 12:35, 3:20 MonWed 1:00, 3:50

Scarborough 401 & MORNINGSIDE (CE) 785 MILNER AVE, SCARBOROUGH, 416-281-2226

BLACK SWAN (14A) Thu 4:10, 7:05, 9:50 Fri-Sat 1:10, 4:10, 7:00, 9:45 Sun 1:10, 4:10, 7:00, 9:35 Mon-Wed 4:10, 7:00, 9:35 THE DILEMMA (PG) Thu 4:40, 7:25, 10:05 Fri-Sat 1:50, 4:40, 7:30, 10:10 Sun 1:50, 4:40, 7:30, 10:00 Mon-Wed 4:40, 7:30, 10:00 THE FIGHTER (14A) Thu 4:20, 7:00, 9:35 Fri-Sat 12:45, 3:30, 6:45, 9:30 Sun 12:45, 3:30, 6:45, 9:20 Mon-Wed 3:45, 6:45, 9:20 THE GREEN HORNET 3D (PG) Thu 4:30, 7:15, 10:00 Fri-Sat 1:30, 4:20, 7:10, 10:00 Sun 1:30, 4:20, 7:10, 9:55 Mon-Wed 4:20, 7:10, 9:55 THE GREEN HORNET (PG) Thu 3:45, 6:30, 9:15 Fri-Sat 12:50, 3:40, 6:30, 9:20 Sun 12:50, 3:40, 6:30, 9:10 MonWed 3:50, 6:30, 9:10 THE KING’S SPEECH (PG) Thu 4:00, 6:55, 9:40 Fri-Sat 1:00, 4:00, 6:50, 9:40 Sun 1:00, 4:00, 6:50, 9:30 Mon-Wed 4:05, 6:50, 9:30 LITTLE FOCKERS (PG) Thu 4:05, 6:20, 8:45 Fri-Sat 12:55, 3:20, 6:20, 9:00 Sun 12:55, 3:20, 6:20, 8:50 Mon-Wed 3:55, 6:20, 8:45 NO STRINGS ATTACHED (14A) 4:30, 7:20, 9:50 Fri-Sun 1:40 mat SEASON OF THE WITCH Thu 5:00, 7:30, 9:45 Fri-Sat 2:10, 5:00, 7:50, 10:20 Sun 2:10, 5:00, 7:25, 9:40 Mon-Wed 5:00, 7:25, 9:40 TANGLED (PG) Thu 3:55, 6:40 Fri-Sun 1:20, 3:50, 6:40 Mon-Wed 4:00, 6:40 THE TOURIST (PG) Thu, Sun-Wed 9:00 Fri-Sat 9:10 TRON: LEGACY 3D (PG) Thu 3:30, 6:45, 9:30 TRUE GRIT (14A) Thu, Mon-Wed 4:50, 7:35, 10:05 Fri-Sat 2:00, 4:50, 7:40, 10:15 Sun 2:00, 4:50, 7:35, 10:05

COLISEUM SCARBOROUGH (CE) SCARBOROUGH TOWN CENTRE, 416-290-5217

ANG TANGING INA MO: LAST NA ‘TO! (PG) Thu 12:50, 3:50, 6:50, 9:35

EGLINTON TOWN CENTRE (CE) 1901 EGLINTON AVE E, 416-752-4494

KENNEDY COMMONS 20 (AMC) KENNEDY RD & 401, 416-335-5323

BARNEY’S VERSION (14A) 1:30, 4:30, 7:30, 10:30 BLACK SWAN (14A) 1:50, 4:30, 7:00, 9:30 Thu 2:45 mat, 5:15, 7:45, 10:20 Sat-Sun 11:10 mat BLUE VALENTINE 1:45, 4:35, 7:15, 9:55 Sat-Sun 11:05 mat THE COMPANY MEN (14A) 2:35, 5:05, 7:40, 10:15 Sat-Sun 11:40 mat COUNTRY STRONG (PG) 2:00, 4:45, 7:30, 10:15 Sat-Sun 11:20 mat DHOBI GHAT 2:10, 4:35, 7:05, 9:35 Sat-Sun 11:35 mat GULLIVER’S TRAVELS 3D 2:45, 5:00, 7:15, 9:30 Sat-Sun 11:50 mat HOW DO YOU KNOW (PG) 1:40, 4:20, 7:10, 10:00 Sat-Sun 11:00 mat IF YOU ARE THE ONE 2 Thu 1:45, 4:35, 7:20, 10:15 THE KING’S SPEECH (PG) Thu-Fri, Tue-Wed 1:30, 2:15, 4:10, 5:10, 7:00, 8:00, 9:45 Sat-Sun 11:25, 1:30, 2:15, 4:10, 5:10, 7:00, 8:00, 9:45 Mon 1:30, 2:15, 4:10, 5:10, 8:00, 9:45 MANMADAN AMBU 2:05, 5:35, 9:15 NO ONE KILLED JESSICA (14A) 3:40, 6:45, 9:50 Sat-Sun 11:50 mat 127 HOURS (14A) 2:40, 4:55, 7:35, 10:05 Sat-Sun 11:45 mat RABBIT HOLE (14A) 2:50, 5:10, 7:25, 9:50 Sat-Sun 11:45 mat THE SOCIAL NETWORK (14A) 7:25, 10:10 Thu 2:00 mat, 4:40 THE TOURIST (PG) 2:05, 4:50, 7:20, 10:00 Sat-Sun 11:30 mat TRON: LEGACY 3D (PG) Thu 2:30, 4:05, 5:25, 7:05, 8:20, 9:55 Fri, Mon-Wed 2:15, 5:15, 8:15 Sat-Sun 11:15, 2:15, 5:15, 8:15 TRUE GRIT (14A) 2:20, 5:00, 7:40, 10:20 Sat-Sun 11:40 mat YAMLA PAGLA DEEWANA (PG) 2:10, 5:30, 9:00 YOGI BEAR (G) Thu 2:55, 5:05, 7:15, 9:25 Fri, Mon-Wed 2:45, 5:05 Sat-Sun 12:30, 2:45, 5:05 YOGI BEAR 3D (G) 3:25, 5:35, 7:45, 9:55 Sat-Sun 11:05, 1:15 mat

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THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: THE VOYAGE OF THE DAWN TREADER (PG) 12:20, 3:10, 6:00, 9:00 CLASS CONCERT & GISELLE: BOLSHOI BALLET LIVE Sun 11:00 DUE DATE (14A) Thu 1:50, 5:00, 7:40, 10:05 Fri, Mon-Wed 1:50, 5:00, 7:30, 10:05 Sat 7:30, 10:05 Sun 5:00, 7:30, 10:05 THE FIGHTER (14A) Thu 1:00, 3:45, 6:45, 10:00 Fri-Tue 1:00, 3:45, 6:45, 9:50 Wed 12:45, 3:45, 6:45, 9:50 THE GREEN HORNET 3D (PG) Thu 12:50 1:30 3:50 4:30 6:50 7:30 9:50 10:30 Fri-Wed 12:50, 1:30, 3:50, 4:30, 6:50, 7:20, 9:45, 10:15 THE GREEN HORNET (PG) 12:15, 3:15, 6:10, 9:10 HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS – PART 1 (PG) Thu-Tue 1:10, 4:50, 8:30 Wed 4:50, 8:30 LITTLE FOCKERS (PG) Thu 1:20 4:10 7:10 10:10 Fri-Wed 1:20, 4:10, 7:10, 9:55 THE METROPOLITAN OPERA: DON CARLO (ENCORE) Sat 12:30 A STAR IS BORN Sun 12:30 TANGLED 3D (PG) 12:40, 3:30, 6:20, 9:20

THE TOURIST (PG) Thu 1:40 4:40 7:20 10:15 Fri-Wed 1:40, 4:40, 7:40, 10:10 TRON: LEGACY 3D (PG) Thu-Sat, Mon-Wed 12:30, 3:20, 6:30, 9:30 Sun 4:15, 7:15, 10:15 TRON: LEGACY: AN IMAX 3D EXPERIENCE (PG) 1:00, 4:00, 7:00, 10:00 TRUE GRIT (14A) Thu-Tue 12:45, 3:40, 6:40, 9:40 Wed 3:40, 6:40, 9:40

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110 COURTNEY PARK E AT HURONTARIO, 888-262-4386 BARNEY’S VERSION (14A) 2:00, 4:55, 7:50, 10:45 Sat-Sun 11:00 mat BLACK SWAN (14A) 2:35, 5:00, 7:25, 9:50 Sat-Sun 11:45 mat THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: THE VOYAGE OF THE DAWN TREADER 3D (PG) 2:20, 7:20 COUNTRY STRONG (PG) 2:10, 4:50, 7:35, 10:25 Sat-Sun 11:20 mat THE DILEMMA (PG) 3:20, 5:50, 8:15, 10:45 Fri-Sun 12:40 mat THE FIGHTER (14A) Thu, Mon-Wed 2:25, 5:00, 7:45, 10:25 Fri-Sat 12:35, 3:20, 6:00, 8:45, 11:25 Sun 3:20, 6:00, 8:45 THE GREEN HORNET 3D (PG) 1:55, 4:25, 7:00, 9:35 Sat-Sun 11:10 mat THE GREEN HORNET: AN IMAX 3D EXPERIENCE (PG) 2:35, 5:10, 7:45, 10:30 Fri 12:00 mat Sat-Sun 11:45 mat THE GREEN HORNET (PG) 3:05, 5:40, 8:20 Fri-Sat 12:30 mat, 11:10 late Sun 12:30 mat GULLIVER’S TRAVELS 3D 5:10, 9:55 Fri 12:00 mat Sat-Sun 11:55 mat THE KING’S SPEECH (PG) 2:05, 4:40, 7:30, 10:05 Sat-Sun 11:15 mat LITTLE FOCKERS (PG) 1:55, 4:15, 6:55, 9:15 Fri 11:30 late Sat 11:35 mat, 11:30 late Sun 11:35 mat NO STRINGS ATTACHED (14A) 1:40, 4:30, 7:15, 9:55 SEASON OF THE WITCH Thu, Mon-Wed 3:00, 5:20, 7:55, 10:20 Fri 1:35, 4:05, 6:30, 8:50, 11:10 Sat 11:10, 1:35, 4:05, 6:30, 8:50, 11:10 Sun 11:10, 1:35, 4:05, 6:30, 8:50 TANGLED 3D (PG) 4:20 Sat-Sun 11:30 mat THE TOURIST (PG) 7:00, 9:30 TRON: LEGACY 3D (PG) Thu, Mon-Wed 2:15, 5:05, 8:00, 10:45 Fri 2:15, 5:05, 8:00, 10:50 Sat 11:25, 2:15, 5:05, 8:00, 10:50 Sun 11:25, 2:15, 5:05, 8:00, 10:45 TRUE GRIT (14A) 3:00, 5:25, 8:00, 10:35 Fri-Sun 12:25 mat YOGI BEAR 3D (G) 2:00

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BARNEY’S VERSION (14A) Thu 3:40, 6:50, 9:55 Fri-Sun 12:30, 3:40, 6:50, 10:00 Mon-Wed 3:40, 6:50, 9:50 BLACK SWAN (14A) Thu 3:50, 6:30, 9:20 Fri-Sun 1:00, 3:50, 6:30, 9:15 Mon-Wed 3:50, 6:30, 9:15 THE COMPANY MEN (14A) Fri-Sun 1:50, 4:40, 7:30, 10:15 Mon-Wed 4:40, 7:30, 10:00 COUNTRY STRONG (PG) Thu 4:00, 7:00, 9:45 Fri-Sun 1:10, 4:00, 7:10, 10:05 Mon-Wed 4:00, 7:10, 9:55 THE DILEMMA (PG) Thu, Mon-Wed 4:30, 7:20, 10:00 FriSun 1:40, 4:30, 7:20, 10:10 GULLIVER’S TRAVELS 3D Thu 4:50, 7:30, 9:35 Fri-Sun 2:00, 4:50, 7:40, 9:50 Mon-Wed 4:50, 7:40, 9:50 HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS – PART 1 (PG) 6:15, 9:30 HOW DO YOU KNOW (PG) Thu 4:20, 7:05, 9:50 THE KING’S SPEECH (PG) 3:30, 6:40, 9:40 Fri-Sun 12:40 mat TANGLED 3D (PG) Thu 4:10, 7:10, 9:45 Fri-Sun 1:20, 4:10, 6:45, 9:20 Mon-Wed 4:10, 6:45, 9:20 TRUE GRIT (14A) Thu 4:40, 7:25, 10:00 Fri-Sun 1:30, 4:20, 7:00, 9:45 Mon-Wed 4:20, 7:00, 9:45 YOGI BEAR (G) Thu, Mon-Wed 3:30 Fri-Sun 12:50, 3:20

North COLOSSUS (CE) HWY 400 & 7, 905-851-1001

BLACK SWAN (14A) Thu 3:40, 6:20, 9:20 Fri-Sun 1:05, 3:45, 6:55, 9:40 Mon-Wed 3:45, 6:55, 9:40 BLUE VALENTINE Fri-Sun 2:00, 4:50, 7:45, 10:25 Mon-Wed 4:25, 7:25, 10:05 THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: THE VOYAGE OF THE DAWN TREADER (PG) Thu 3:35, 6:15, 9:30 CLASS CONCERT & GISELLE: BOLSHOI BALLET LIVE Sun 11:00 COUNTRY STRONG (PG) 4:20, 7:15, 9:55 Fri-Sun 1:35 mat THE GREEN HORNET 3D (PG) Thu, Mon-Wed 4:00, 4:30, 6:50, 7:20, 9:45, 10:15 Fri-Sun 12:50, 1:30, 3:50, 4:30, 6:45, 7:35, 9:50, 10:30 THE GREEN HORNET (PG) Thu, Mon-Wed 3:30, 6:20, 9:10 Fri-Sun 12:15, 3:10, 6:10, 9:10 HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS – PART 1 (PG) Thu 5:00, 8:15 Fri-Sun 1:45, 5:00, 8:10 Mon-Wed 5:00, 8:10 HOW DO YOU KNOW (PG) Thu 4:15, 7:05, 9:50 THE KING’S SPEECH (PG) Thu 3:30, 6:10, 9:00 Fri-Sun 12:40, 3:30, 6:25, 9:20 Mon-Wed 3:30, 6:25, 9:20 LITTLE FOCKERS (PG) Thu 3:40, 4:10, 6:25, 7:10, 8:50, 9:55 Fri-Sun 1:40, 4:15, 7:20, 10:15 Mon-Wed 4:15, 7:20, 9:50 NO STRINGS ATTACHED (14A) Fri-Sun 1:20, 1:50, 4:05, 4:40, 6:50, 7:30, 9:45, 10:20 Mon-Wed 4:05, 4:40, 6:50, 7:30, 9:35, 10:10 SEASON OF THE WITCH Thu 4:50, 7:40, 10:10 Fri-Wed 8:40 TANGLED 3D (PG) Thu 3:45, 6:30, 8:55 Fri-Sun 12:30, 3:20, 6:30, 9:00 Mon-Wed 3:50, 6:30, 9:00 THE TOURIST (PG) Thu 4:40, 7:30, 10:05 Fri-Sun 1:10, 3:55, 6:35, 9:15 Mon-Wed 3:55, 6:35, 9:15 TRON: LEGACY 3D (PG) Thu 3:45, 6:45, 9:40 Fri-Sun 1:15, 4:10, 7:10, 10:10 Mon-Wed 4:10, 7:10, 10:10 TRON: LEGACY: AN IMAX 3D EXPERIENCE (PG) 4:00, 7:00, 10:00 Fri-Sun 1:00 mat TRUE GRIT (14A) Thu 3:50, 6:40, 9:15 Fri-Sun 12:45, 3:35, 6:40, 9:30 Mon-Wed 3:35, 6:40, 9:30 YOGI BEAR (G) Thu 3:55, 6:00, 8:10 Fri-Sun 1:25, 3:40, 6:20 Mon-Wed 3:40, 6:20

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30 INTERCHANGE WAY, HWY 400 & HWY 7, 416-335-5323 BARNEY’S VERSION (14A) 3:35, 6:45, 9:55 Sat-Sun 12:20 mat BURLESQUE (PG) 4:00, 6:50, 9:45 Sat-Sun 1:10 mat THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: THE VOYAGE OF THE

DAWN TREADER 3D (PG) 3:50, 6:25, 9:05 Sat-Sun 10:30, 1:00 mat THE DILEMMA (PG) 3:55, 4:40, 6:45, 7:30, 9:30, 10:15 SatSun 10:35, 11:05, 1:05, 1:50 mat DUE DATE (14A) 5:10, 7:40, 10:05 Sat-Sun 12:15, 2:40 mat EASY A (14A) 4:20, 6:50, 9:15 Sat-Sun 11:15, 1:35 mat FAIR GAME (PG) 3:35, 6:45, 9:30 Sat-Sun 12:55 mat FASTER (14A) 5:05, 7:35, 10:00 Sat-Sun 11:40, 2:35 mat THE FIGHTER (14A) 4:05, 4:35, 6:55, 7:25, 9:40, 10:10 SatSun 10:40, 1:25, 1:55 mat THE GIRL WHO KICKED THE HORNET’S NEST (14A) 3:30, 6:40, 9:50 Sat-Sun 12:10 mat GULLIVER’S TRAVELS 4:45, 7:05, 9:20 Sat-Sun 11:55, 2:30 mat GULLIVER’S TRAVELS 3D 4:15, 6:35, 8:50 Thu 5:15 Sat-Sun 11:10, 2:00 mat HOW DO YOU KNOW (PG) 3:40, 6:30, 9:25 Sat-Sun 12:35 mat INCEPTION (PG) 3:30, 6:40, 9:50 Sat-Sun 11:50 mat JACKASS 3D (18A) 5:25, 7:45, 10:15 Sat-Sun 12:25, 3:05 mat LET ME IN (14A) 4:25, 7:10, 9:55 Sat-Sun 1:15 mat LIFE AS WE KNOW IT (PG) 4:50, 7:30, 10:10 Sat-Sun 11:25, 2:10 mat LOVE & OTHER DRUGS (14A) 4:20, 7:00, 9:50 Sat-Sun 10:50, 1:40 mat MADE IN DAGENHAM (14A) 4:10, 6:55, 9:40 Sat-Sun 10:45, 1:20 mat MEGAMIND 3D (PG) 4:30, 7:05 Thu 9:35 Sat-Sun 11:30, 2:05 mat MORNING GLORY (PG) 4:25, 7:10, 9:55 Sat-Sun 10:30, 1:15 mat THE NEXT THREE DAYS (14A) Thu 3:40, 6:30, 9:25 127 HOURS (14A) 4:30, 7:15, 9:45 Sat-Sun 11:20, 1:45 mat PARANORMAL ACTIVITY 2 (14A) 5:20, 7:40, 10:05 Sat-Sun 12:30, 2:55 mat RABBIT HOLE (14A) 4:55, 7:10, 9:35 Sat-Sun 11:45, 2:25 mat RED 3:45, 6:30, 9:10 Sat-Sun 1:00 mat SAW 3D (18A) Thu 7:35, 10:00 Fri-Wed 9:35 THE SOCIAL NETWORK (14A) 3:45, 6:30, 9:20 Sat-Sun 12:50 mat THE TOWN (14A) 3:50, 6:35, 9:25 Sat-Sun 12:40 mat UNSTOPPABLE (PG) 4:00, 6:40, 9:10 Sat-Sun 11:00, 1:30 mat

3:50, 6:45, 9:30 Sat-Sun 1:00, 3:50, 6:45, 9:30 THE GREEN HORNET 3D (PG) Thu 3:40, 6:40, 9:30 THE GREEN HORNET (PG) Fri 4:15, 7:30, 10:15 Sat 1:30, 4:15, 7:30, 10:15 Sun 1:30, 4:15, 7:20, 10:00 Mon-Wed 4:15, 7:20, 10:00 THE KING’S SPEECH (PG) Fri, Mon-Tue 3:35, 6:50, 9:55 Sat-Sun 12:30, 3:35, 6:50, 9:55 Wed 3:40, 6:50, 9:55 LITTLE FOCKERS (PG) Thu 3:55, 6:50, 9:20 Fri, Mon-Wed 3:45, 6:35, 9:20 Sat 1:10, 3:40, 6:35, 9:20 Sun 1:10, 3:45, 6:35, 9:20 NO STRINGS ATTACHED (14A) Fri 4:30, 7:15, 10:05 Sat 12:45, 4:30, 7:15, 10:05 Sun 12:45, 4:30, 7:15, 10:00 MonWed 4:30, 7:15, 10:00 SEASON OF THE WITCH Thu, Mon-Wed 4:45, 7:30, 9:50 Fri 4:45, 7:40, 10:00 Sat 1:40, 4:45, 7:40, 10:00 Sun 1:40, 4:45, 7:30, 9:50 THE TOURIST (PG) Thu 4:25, 7:20, 10:00 TRON: LEGACY 3D (PG) Thu 3:25, 6:55, 9:55 TRUE GRIT (14A) Thu 7:10, 9:45 Fri, Mon-Wed 4:35, 7:10, 9:45 Sat-Sun 1:50, 4:35, 7:10, 9:45 YOGI BEAR (G) Thu 4:00, 6:15, 9:00 Fri 3:45, 6:20, 9:00 SatSun 12:35, 3:20, 6:20, 9:00 Mon-Wed 4:00, 6:20, 9:00 3

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Reiné has an eye for unusual shots and a fondness for slow motion and 360-degree pans. He uses them to build impact into thrill scenes and emotional moments.

The story is a prequel. The wheelman (Luke Goss) in a bank job gone wrong gets life on Terminal Island,

where a vicious TV exec (Lauren Cohan) is winning big ratings by forcing the cons into death fights for the cameras. When the numbers sink, she amps up the action, and Death Race is born. It doesn’t make much sense, but it’s fun.

Robin Shou and Frederick Koehler are back from the previous effort, joined by Sean Bean, Ving Rhames and the always wonderful but here underused Danny Trejo. Double-bill this with his trash masterpiece, Machete.

Reiné provides an enthusiastic commentary filled with how-to tips on low-budget filmmaking.

EXTRAS Director commentary, development doc, stunt doc, cars doc. Widescreen. English, French, Spanish audio and subtitles.

hospitals, mortuaries and the streets, and eventually their searches merge.

The fate of the children drives an emotionally powerful story that is really about the common humanity of two very different people. Blethyn has the showier role, alternately terrified, sad, falsely cheerful and suspicious. Kouyaté is quieter but no less convincing.

The realism of the London locations enhances both performances.

There are no extras, but the film – which is still playing at the TIFF Bell Lightbox – doesn’t really need them.

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moral centre only drives the point home.

If this seems like too much thematic weight for an absurd comedy, consider that writer-directors Huck Botko and Andrew Gurland wrote The Last Exorcism, the smartest horror movie to come along in years.

The commentary offers non-stop jokiness. Some of it is funny.

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(Universal, 2010) D: Roel Reiné, w/ Luke Goss, Lauren Cohan. Rating: NNN; DVD package: NNNN The rule of thumb is that low-budget, direct-to-video sequels are crap. Not this time. Death Race 2 beats its original hands down because Roel Reiné is a better direc tor than Paul W.S. Anderson, who stickhandled the 2008

Jack Goes Boating (Alliance, 2010) D: Philip Seymour Hoffman, w/ Hoffman, Amy Ryan. Rating: NNNN; DVD package: NN

Crisp direction, a tight, character-driven script and stellar acting make Jack Goes Boating a thoroughly engrossing drama.

Fortyish limo driver Jack has two friends, long-term couple Clyde and Lucy (John Ortiz, Daphne Rubin-Vega).

They set him up with Lucy’s co-worker, Connie (Amy Ryan). Jack and Connie are both shy but willing to try, which in Jack’s case means, among other things, learning to swim and cook. Clyde and Lucy help things along, but disaster looms.

This may sound like a rom-com or a sentimental tale of lovable losers. It is neither. Jack, Connie, Clyde and Lucy are ordinary working people. They’ve got baggage, secrets, complex motives and dreams they’re working toward.

The cast brings them fully to life.

Hoffman does a good job of opening up the play. There’s a short doc in the extras about stage-to-screen adaptation, but you’ll need the pause button to get much from it.

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The Virginity Hit

(Sony, 2010) D: Huck Botko, Andrew Gurland, w/ Matt Bennett, Zack Pearlman. Rating: NNN; DVD package: NN The Virginity Hit offers a slightly darker twist on the classic American Pie theme: teenage boys losing their virginity.

After two years together, Matt and Nicole (Matt Bennett and Nicole Weaver) are ready to go all the way. When that goes wrong, Matt’s best friend, Zack (Zack Pearlman), pushes him into a strange and humiliating odyssey involving his adopted sister, a woman on the internet and, finally, a porn star.

Some of Matt’s misadventures are surprising and funny, and the young cast delivers them with flawless naturalism enhanced by the nowfamiliar device of shooting everything through the characters’ minicams and cellphones.

Zack does most of the shooting. On the surface, he’s the standard goodhearted goof. Underneath, he’s a passive-aggressive creep using his camera as a weapon. Add that to the way everyone, Matt included, is prepared beforehand to put his most intimate and worst moments on YouTube and you have a portrait of people badly divorced from their own lives. That a porn star (Sunny Leone) is the movie’s

London River (Mongrel, 2009) D: Rachid Bouchareb, w/ Brenda Blethyn, Sotigui Kouyaté. Rating: NNN; DVD package: none In the wake of terrorist bombings in London, a widowed farmer (Brenda Blethyn) comes from Guernsey looking for her inexplicably out-of-touch adult daughter, and an African man (Sotigui Kouyaté) long resident in France arrives on a similar search for the son he does not know. Their paths keep crossing as they wander through police stations,

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Coming Tuesday, January 25 The Girl Who Kicked The Hornet’s Nest (Alli-

ance, 2009) Michael Nyqvist and Noomi Rapace return for the third and final chapter in the saga of crusading reporter Mikael Blomkvist and psychologically damaged computer hacker Lisbeth Salander.

RED (eOne, 2010) Nothing says quality picture like Helen Mirren with a big gun. She stars with Bruce Willis and John Malkovich in an action comedy about retired secret agents back in action because somebody is trying to kill them.

Saw: The Final Chapter

(Maple, 2010) Run-of-themill gruesome fun in the series’s tradition finally winds up the most tangled plot in horror movie history.

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Thu 20 – Pulp Fiction (1994) D: Quentin Tarantino. 4 pm. Nowhere Boy (2010) D: ñ Sam Taylor-Wood. 7 pm. Rue Morgue Maga-

zine presents Holocaust 2000 D: Alberto De Martino. 9:30 pm.

Fri 21 – Nowhere Boy. 4:30 pm. Love And Other Drugs (2010) D: Edward Zwick. 7 pm. Enter The Void (2009) D: Gaspar Noé. 9:20 pm.

SAT 22 – Nowhere Boy. 4:20 pm. Love And Other Drugs. 6:30 pm. The Godfather: Part II (1974) D: Francis Ford Coppola. 8:45 pm.

SuN 23 – La Danse: Le Ballet De L’Opera De Paris (2009) D: Frederick Wiseman.

1:30 pm. Love And Other Drugs. 4:45 pm.

Enter The Void. 7:15 pm.

MON 24 – Day For Night (1973) D: François Truffaut. 4:30 pm. B-Movie Fest X 2: The Norliss Tapes (1973) D: William F Nolan. 7 pm.

Dead Of Night (1976) D: Dan Curtis and Richard Matheson. 9 pm.

TuE 25 – Love And Other Drugs. 4:30 pm. Day For Night. 7 pm. Fahrenheit 451 (1966) D: François Truffaut. 9:20 pm.

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Thu 20 – Canada’s Top Ten X 2: Incendies (2010) D: Denis Villeneuve. 6:30 pm. ñ Curling (2010) Denis Côté. 9 pm.

Fri 21 – Canada’s Top Ten X 3 : Incendies. 12:30 pm. Curling. 3:15 pm. The High Cost Of Living (2010) D: Deborah Chow. 9 pm. Tragedy Of A Ridiculous Man (1981) D: Bernardo Bertolucci.

9 pm.

SAT 22 – Daddy-Long-Legs (1919) D: Marshall Neilan. 11 am. 1900 (1976) D: Bernardo Bertolucci. 1:30 pm. Canada’s Top Ten Shorts Programme A: Above The Knee (2010) D: Greg Atkins, Les Fleurs De L’âge (2010) D: Vincent Biron, The Legend Of Beaver Dam (2010) D: Jerome Sable, Lipsett Diaries (2010) D: Theodore Ushev, and Mokhtar (2010) D: Halima Ouardiri. 6:30 pm. Canada’s Top Ten Shorts Programme B: I Was A Child Of Holocaust Survivors (2010) D: Ann Marie Fleming, The Little White Cloud That Cried (2009) D: Guy Maddin, Marius Borodine (2010) D: Emanuel Hoss-Desmarais, On The Way To The Sea D: Tao Gu, and Vapor D: Kaveh Nabatian. 9 pm.

SuN 23 – The Poor Little Rich Girl (1917) D: Maurice Tourneur. Noon. Canada’s Top Ten: The High Cost Of Living. 12:30 pm. Bernardo Bertolucci X 2: The Last Emperor (1987). 2:30 pm. Luna (1979). 9 pm.

MON 24 – Canada’s Top Ten X 2: Modra (2010) D: Ingrid Veninger. 6:30 pm. Last Train Home (2009) D: Lixin Fan. 9 pm.

TuE 25 – Canada’s Top Ten X 3: Modra. 12:30 pm. Last Train Home. 3:15 pm. Trois Temps

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Not only did Villeneuve’s movie grab headlines last week when the Toronto Film Critics Association named it the year’s best Canadian film, but it’s also widely expected to clinch an Academy Award nomination for best foreign-language film on Tuesday. The other nine movies on TIFF’s 10-best feature list would have killed for that level of recognition – particularly Barney’s Version, which is hoping Oscar might throw a couple of nods its way, too.

Best to take each film on its own Après La Mort d’Anna (2010) D: Catherine Martin. 9 pm.

WED 26 – Canada’s Top Ten: Trois Temps Après La Mort d’Anna. 3:15 pm. The Free Screen presents From Ecstasy To Rapture, Session 5: Investigation/Metacinema. 7 pm. Canada’s Top Ten: Les Amours Imaginaires (2010) D: Xavier Dolan. 9 pm.

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SAT 22 – Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows: Part One. 1:30 pm. The Social Network. 4 & 9:15 pm. Morning Glory. 7 pm.

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4:15 & 9:15 pm. Morning Glory. 7 pm.

MON 24 – Never Let Me Go (2010) D: Mark Romanek. 7 pm. The Social Network. 9:15 pm.

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The annual panel discussion, happening Friday (January 21) at 6:30 pm, lines up quite a few of this year’s winning filmmakers to discuss the challenge of casting. Currently confirmed are directors Côté, Veninger and Deborah Chow (The High Cost Of Fri 21 – Legends Of Flight. 11 am, 2, 3 & 9 pm.

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Fair Game. 4:30 & 9:15 pm. Love And Other Drugs. 7 pm.

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TuE 25 – The Book Revue: From Page To Screen With Geoff Pevere presents The Grapes Of Wrath (1940) D: John Ford. 6:45 pm. Winter’s Bone (2010) D: Debra Granik. 9:45 pm.

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WED 26 – Free Favourites At Four: Manufactured Landscapes (2006) D: Jennifer Baichwal.

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SuN 23 – Toronto Jewish Film Society presents Unstrung Heroes (1995) D: Diane Keaton, a tribute to Maury Chaykin. 4 & 7:30 pm. $15, $10 for 18-35 yrs (7:30 pm only).

Miles Nadal Jewish Community Centre, 750 Spadina. 416-924-6211, milesnadaljcc.ca.

Toronto Jewish Film Festival’s Chai Tea & A Movie presents Army Of Crime (2009) D: Robert Guédiguian. French and German w/ s-t. Tea 4 pm, film 5 pm. $15. Silver City Richmond Hill, 8725 Yonge. 416-599-8433, tjff.com.

The Royal Ontario Museum presents Tipping Point: The Age Of The Oil Sands D: Niobe Thompson. Q&A w/ director and host David Suzuki to follow. 7 pm. $18, stu/srs $12. 100 Queen’s Park. 416-586-5797, bit.ly/h8hfsF. MON 24 – The International Society for Ecology and Culture presents The Economics Of Happiness, a documentary about the movement for economic localization. 5:30-9:30 pm, screening at 7 pm. Free, donations welcome.

William Doo Auditorium, U of T, 45 Willcocks. theeconomicsofhappiness.org.

Early Monthly Segments presents Culloden (1964) D: Peter Watkin, and Across The Rappahannock (2002) D: Brian Frye. 7:30 pm.

Gladstone Hotel Art Bar, 1214 Queen W. earlymonthlysegments@gmail.com.

MON 24 & WED 26 – Alliance Francaise presents Portraits de Paris: Jusqu’au Dernier Saltimbanque (1999) D: Laurent Canches, and Sur Les Toits De Paris (2002) D: Olivier Lassu. Films in French. Free. Mon, 6:30 pm, at 95 Sheppard W; Wed, 7:30 pm, at 4261 Sherwoodtowne Blvd, Mississauga. 416-922-2014 ext 35.

TuE 25 – TorontotheBetter presents Under Rich Earth (2008) D: Malcolm Rogge, a film about Canadian mining operations in South America. 7 pm. Pwyc. OISE, 252 Bloor W, rm 2-150. TorontotheBetter.net.

WED 26 – Human Rights Watch and the Institute for Contemporary Culture at the ROM present Suffering & Smiling (2007) D: Dan Ollman, a film on the music and activism of Fela and Femi Kuti. 7 pm. $12. 100 Queen’s Park.

416-586-5524, rom.on.ca/whatson.

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Savage Love

By Dan Savage

I am a 23-year-old straIgHt female.

a year ago, I moved across the country after college to live with my boyfriend of four years. He is in graduate school and is the only person I really know here – I am working two part-time jobs, and my coworkers are either much older than me or a very long commute away – so I have been hanging out with him and his friends in my free time. I’ve developed a huge crush on one of his good friends and I don’t know what to do about it.

I feel really guilty about it, even though I haven’t acted on it and doubt anything would happen, since I see this friend only when we hang out together in groups. I’m not sure if I should tell either my boyfriend or the friend about this attraction, because it would possibly (certainly?) make my social interactions totally uncomfortable and I am basically friendless outside of my boyfriend’s social circle. It’s hard to get over a crush you see all the time and haven’t been directly rejected by. Any advice you could give me about how to approach this?

Uncomfortably Ogling Friend Once in a great while, I donate the right to answer a Savage Love letter to charity.

Grant Thornley was the winning bidder in an auction last fall, and the money he spent for the dubious honor of giving advice in this space went to organizations that support neglected children and the homeless.

Grant is a Seattle-based career-management consultant, and what follows is Grant’s advice for UOF: “It’d be one thing if you’d said, ‘I’ve fallen head over heels in love with a friend of my

boyfriend’s; he’s my soulmate, and I’ll die if I am not with him.’ But you didn’t say ‘love,’ you said ‘crush,’ which to me is something that is both surmountable and surely not worth fucking up more than one relationship.

“It’s intriguing, UOF, that you don’t give any indication of how things are between you and your boyfriend right now. Obviously, you’re pretty committed – been together for four years, moved across the country to be with the guy. Yet despite this pretty serious level of commitment, the primary negative outcome you see of admitting to your boyfriend and/or crush that you have these feelings is that it would make your social interactions ‘uncomfortable’? You don’t mention your boyfriend possibly being hurt, or perhaps screwing up his relationship with your crush, or causing a rift between you and your boyfriend. You’re worried about uncomfortableness. It seems like you almost don’t care.

I think there’s something else going on.

“You moved far from home – do you feel isolated? Do you feel bored and/or lonely? If your boyfriend is busy in grad school, it could be that you’re also feeling neglected. Plus you’re working two jobs – and even if they’re both part-time, that’s still a pain in the ass. I think it might be that you’re just not feeling great about life in general right now, and this crush is a symptom of that. But acting on an impulse that could make things worse for everyone isn’t the way to fix any of this.

“If you’re friendless outside of your boyfriend’s circle of friends, get some friends of your own, forfucksake. If you’ve lived in that new locale for a whole year and haven’t met

anyone you could be friendly with, you’re not trying. Look for people who have similar interests, whether it’s fine art, tea-making, needlepoint, video games, rugby, animal husbandry or whatever floats your boat.

“There’s a saying where I come from: ‘Don’t shit where you eat.’ Do not crap in the only social circle you have right now, UOF. Walk the fuck away from this friend of your boyfriend’s and find some friends of your own.

Oh, and if you’re so VERY susceptible to crushing on a friend of your boyfriend’s, it sounds like you and the boyfriend need to have a talk ASAP, because you, my friend, are just not happy right now. Good luck.”

Thank you, Grant, for your generous donation and your well-written response… and now, if you don’t mind, I’m going to jump down your throat: Whenever a married/partnered/girlfriended/boyfriended person wants to fuck someone who isn’t her spouse/partner/girlfriend/boyfriend—when a technically unavailable person finds herself crushing out on someone else – people insist that the crush has to be a symptom of something.

UOF, for example, wouldn’t be having this crush, Grant writes, if she weren’t feeling neglected, unhappy and isolated. By implication, people who are content at home – people who aren’t feeling neglected, unhappy and isolated – don’t have crushes.

I don’t mean to jump down Grant’s throat… or not just Grant’s throat. This is a point you hear people – advice columnists, couples counsellors, Drs. Laura and Phil – making all the time: married/partnered people who are

happy at home don’t experience inappropriate or awkward crushes on others. The eyes of happily partnered people – to say nothing of their genitalia – never, ever wander. So if you’re having a crush on someone you’re not supposed to, well, that must mean something is very seriously wrong with your relationship. It’s a symptom. Of something.

Something dire. Diagnose the illness, treat it and you’ll be cured.

This, of course, is complete and total bullshit.

Happily married/partnered/boyfriended/ girlfriended people have crushes on other people all the time. Not because we’re unhappy or because there’s something wrong with us or because our relationships are somehow diseased. It happens because – I hope everyone is sitting down for this – however attracted we are to our spouses/ partners/boyfriends/girlfriends, other people are also attractive.

So it’s entirely possible that you have a crush on this guy, UOF, because he’s hot and you want to fuck him, independent of your feelings for your boyfriend and/or his graduate program. Crushes are normal, and our relationships – closed or open – would be less stressful if we weren’t expected to go around pretending that we never find anyone else attractive. And our relationships would be more likely to survive the inevitable, normal, natural crushes-on-others if we weren’t led to believe that attraction is a zero-sum game, i.e., that finding someone else attractive means you must find your partner less attractive.

All that said, UOF, while your crush doesn’t have to mean something, it still could. The

indifference you display toward your boyfriend’s feelings, which Grant rightly highlights, could mean that your crush is the person you really want to be with. Sometimes people meet the people they wind up with under awkward, embarrassing and painful circumstances. This could be one of those times.

Help! I’m a 21-year-old female wItH a 20-year-old boyfriend. We’ve been together about a year. Eight months ago, he was in a horrible accident that left him without his left hand. We didn’t have sex until after he was hurt. The sex is great, but he will only do it doggie-style, which is fine, and he doesn’t do foreplay! Nothing! But he expects blow jobs and hand jobs every time we have sex! Is our relationship screwed?

Every time I bring this up, he tells me he doesn’t know what I want him to do. Hello!

It’s not that hard!

Please Help Me I’m not sure what his missing left hand has to do with… anything… but, um, here goes: Take your one-handed boyfriend at his word, PHM. Chalk up the complete lack of foreplay – lacking for you (it sounds like he’s getting plenty) – to his youth and inexperience, and provide the direction he needs. He says he doesn’t know what to do. So tell him: a hand here, a tongue there, this squeezed, that rubbed. If he can’t do as he’s told, tell him no more doggie-style, no more blow jobs, no more hand jobs and no more girlfriend.

Find the Savage Lovecast (my weekly podcast) every Tuesday at thestranger.com/ savage. mail@savagelove.net

Other Cities 1.888. 482.8282

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