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trio releases a new album, Gloss Drop, in June. Hear it early at Mod Club. Doors 7 pm. $15. HS, RT, SS, TM. joe rogan The comic and TV host headlines a show at Massey Hall. 8 pm. $35.50$55.50. 416-872-4255. +Mixed reperToire Robert Glumbek and Yvonne Ng perform a series of dances by acclaimed choreographers. At the Enwave to Apr 30. $22.50$33.50. 416-973-4000.

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loW Nine albums in, the Minnesota slowcore trio is still raking in rave reviews. Catch ’em at Mod Club. Doors 8 pm. $16.50. HS, RT, SS, TM. voTing daY The big moment arrives to mark your ballot for social services and a fair and equal society. Check voting details at elections.ca.

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NOW’s Susan G Cole hosts Alissa York, Paul Vermeersch, Farzana Doctor and Amy Lavender Harris at St Anne’s Church. 7 pm. Pwyc. 416-536-3160. +don pYle Punk know-it-all launches Trouble In The Camera Club: A Photographic Narrative Of Toronto’s Punk History at the Garrison. 8 pm. $8 or free w/ book purchase. tinars.ca.

Jewish films from around the world screen to May 15 at various venues. $8-$20. 416-599-8433, tjff.com. Mapping oUr Work Labour history tour visits sites of Toronto’s most significant labour struggles. 10 am. Free. Steelworkers Hall. mayworks.ca. The railWaY children The hit UK play opens today at the new Roundhouse Theatre. 2 pm. $25-$99. 416-872-1212.

debuts with a show of songs from story-driven musicals, performed by Colm Wilkinson, Louise Pitre, Ma-Anne Dionisio, Sharron Matthews and others. 8 pm at the Panasonic. $59$69. 416-872-1212. doUBle Bill Soulpepper debuts two plays, one about modern poet e.e. cummings, the other a look at Toronto culture. $28-$65. Young Centre. 8 pm. 416-866-8666.

hippies alike will lose their minds when the rock legend hits Massey. Come early for Scottish baroque folk genius Bert Jansch. 7 pm. $89.50$189.50. LN, RTH, TM. And May 11.

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jUlie doiron Acadian indie rocker headlines this Girls Rock Camp funder, with Gramercy Riffs and Forest City Lovers. Horseshoe. 9 pm. $12. HS. agokWe Waawaate Fobister returns in his Dora Award winner about a gay youth on a First Nation reserve. To May 15 at Buddies in Bad Times. Pwyc$33. 416-975-8555. zadie’S ShoeS Adam Pettle’s play about a compulsive gambler returns to the Factory in a revised version. 8 pm. Pwyc-$45. 416-504-9971.

peTer Bjorn and john The Swedish minimalist pop trio hit Lee’s Palace. Doors 9 pm. $20. HS, RT, SS, TM. paUl SiMon Singer/songwriting legend plays Massey Hall. 8 pm. $55-$125. LN. And Sound Academy on May 7. Doors 7 pm. $55. TM. ManUFacTUred landScapeS

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chance to see Hengeveld’s bricolage probing our relationship to nature, at Mercer Union. Free. 416-536-1519. TYpe TUrnS Five The indie bookstore celebrates with an all-day slate of authors, including Zoe Whittall, Michael Helm and others, at the Queen West location. 11 am-6 pm. typebooks.ca. laUra leTinSkY Last chance to see Letinsky’s superb still-life photos at Stephen Bulger. Free. 416-504-0575.

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rule right” ploy of the Liberal party is in plain sight as they troll for wishful thinkers. And as we have seen in recent elections, the strategic voting crew are really Liberals in progressive clothing. Hopefully, the surge in NDP polls of late will give people the courage to do the right thing. S. Meikle Toronto

michael hollett’s plea to vote for Jack Layton and the NDP (NOW, April 21-27) avoids one area where the alternative to Steve and Iggy is on the same page: war spending. Layton has clearly stated that the military’s bloated $23 billion war budget will not be touched, just shifted around into different priorities. Thus, an institution that trains people to kill other people would under the NDP receive the largest amount of federal discretionary spending. Put it in perspective: slightly more than $63 million a day is spent on Canada’s war machine. That’s the daily equivalent of 420 affordable housing units or 3,000 four-year fulltuition grants for university students. Hopefully, those casting their votes for the NDP will push their party of choice to be a real alternative, and not simply one with a new face but the same policies. Matthew Behrens Toronto

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one argument against encouraging strategic voting is that every mention of it makes most voters think it means “vote Liberal.” Relatively few get the point that they have to look at their own riding. If the media talked about “local strategic voting,” it might get through to more voters. But they don’t. Does explaining “local strategic voting” actually work, or does it do more harm than good? It can’t really do a lot of good without accurate upto-date local polling. Wilfred Day Port Hope

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answer lies in framing the discussion. We talk about the topic in terms of “green issues,” “the environment” or “climate change,” but these words are peripheral to the real issue: human survival. Climate skeptics will balk at this characterization because our enjoyment has not yet been noticeably affected; we’re not at the point of conscious worry for our own coping abilities. But our trajectory today will take us to those places tomorrow; we would be foolish to wait, since that means drowning in it. Geoffrey Milos Toronto

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andrew cash is right about the historical indifference of Lib MPs from Toronto (NOW, April 14-20). The current Beaches-East York MP, Maria Minna, has been invisible except for the ads she continuously puts in the local papers. She’s been in her post too long to offer anything but the tired and stale status quo. A transfusion of new blood is desperately needed to wake up the residents, stimulate them and involve them in more issues. H. Fergusson Toronto

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is trashing democracy okay? stephen Harper has abused every watchdog, every potential overseer, every attempt (by others) to make government transparent. He has refused to report to Parliament and grossly misstates his activities and budgets when he does. He has prorogued Parliament to avoid accountability. Those are facts. Doesn’t a vote for more of the same validate the effective end of our parliamentary system? Eugene Parks Victoria, BC

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sigcino moyo “somehow” feels complicit when a TTC employee points at a woman and shouts, “If I was you, I’d follow that ass!” (NOW, April 21-27). Guess what, Moyo. If you didn’t tell the guy off, report him or even do something so remarkably simple as acknowledging the woman he’s just made feel vulnerable and potentially violated, then you are complicit. Your silence did two things: showed this douchebag that his behaviour was YOUR ANTIDOTE completely acceptable and showed TO ANOTHER the woman that she didn’t matter. HARPER GOVERNMENT Jessie Davis Toronto ProjectDemocracy.ca continued on page 11 œ

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What’s On COURSES Farmer’s Market Tour & Culinary Experience Apr. 30 Tour Toronto’s farmer’s markets with a professional chef instructor from Liaison College of Culinary Arts. You’ll expand your palette and try something different with the produce you discover. Part of Courses and Workshops. THEATRE The Monument – ISÔKO Theatre (Rwanda) Through May 1 Winner of the Governor General’s Award for Drama, this play is a torpedo aimed directly at the nature of evil. A highly physical and imagistic production paints a contemporary portrait of a country whose resilient voice continues to be a beacon of hope. Performed in Kinyarwandan with English surtitles. Part of World Stage.

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Pissed on Dundas West

that “little-known watering hole in a quiet part of town” Ben Spurr notes in Dundas West Takes Off (NOW, April 21-27) likely wanted to remain that way. His crudely written article discussing the rapid growth of nightlife on Dundas West will surely only degrade existing communities faster. Perhaps Spurr should do everyone a favour and stay home; his bladder control and journalistic abilities obviously need some development. Jonathan Osborn Toronto

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are you kidding me? now is launching a complaint with the integrity commissioner against Rob Ford (NOW Daily, April 18)? What in the hell

are you smoking, Alice Klein? You are so stunned. I can’t believe you have the job you have. Where is your integrity? Where are your morals? I, for one, hope that pictures of you in compromising positions are posted everywhere and anywhere. I will be sure to throw every and any issue of NOW in the trash when I come across it, new or old. Your rag would only plug up toilets anyway. You are a sad representation for our city. Resign! Richard Outwater Toronto

Everything indie white T.O.

i got excited last week when i saw a picture of Tony Allen and a short article on Darren Sigesmund (NOW, April 21-27), two artists a world away from what’s normally covered. My optimism quickly vanished. A reviewer who complains about “songs that often push the 10minute mark” at an Afrobeat concert? Honestly?

He could at least have looked at the song lengths on one Fela Kuti album if he couldn’t bother himself to think about the sociological reasons why that music is built on a repetitive rhythmic groove. The few paragraphs on Sigesmund aren’t much better. The writer seems unable to deal with anything deeper then the instrument he plays. It would have been nice to read about how the fusion of music he has created is truly Torontonian in nature and reflective of the diversity of people here. Can I suggest you change your slogan from “Everything Toronto” to “Everything indie/anglo culture Toronto”? Christopher Butcher Toronto NOW welcomes reader mail. Address letters to: NOW, Letters to the Editor, 189 Church, Toronto, ON M5B 1Y7. Send e-mail to letters@nowtoronto.com and faxes to 416-364-1166. All correspondence must include your name, address and daytime phone number. Letters may be edited for length.

DANCE DanceWorks: Yvonne Ng’s tiger princess dance productions – Mixed Repertoire Through Apr. 30 Robert Glumbek and Yvonne Ng perform A Tale Begun where Ng, strapped to Glumbek's back, investigates nurturing versus independence. Part of NextSteps. MARINE Sailing and Power Boating Open House Apr. 30–May 1 | 275 Queens Quay West Learn about all our services during this weekend’s open house. Free boat rides, boating demonstrations, discounts on sign up for sailing and power boating courses and memberships. LITERARY ARTS Authors at Harbourfront Centre May 4 Readings by Zsuzsi Gartner, Jessica Westhead and Meg Wolitzer. readings.org CAMPS Junior Journalists July 18–29 Aspiring young reporters ages 8-12 will get an opportunity to work with industry professionals. Campers will learn the fundamental principles, techniques and craft of print and digital journalism. VISUAL ARTS York Quay Centre Spring Exhibitions Through June 12 | FREE Showcasing six new spring exhibitions including STOP. LOOK. LISTEN. Four artists present works which asks the viewer to actively witness the exhibition by intently stopping and watching and listening. VISUAL ARTS The Power Plant Exhibitions Through May 29 Featuring two exhibitions by internationally-acclaimed artists Thomas Hirschhorn and Inigo Manglano-Ovalle, and one group show by Canadian and American artists.

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What I learned in captivity is that anger is a sacred energy.

Canadian peace activist and former Iraq war hostage James Loney questions the nature of justice. Read our Q&A at nowtoronto.com/daily.

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Khalsa Day connection

The eyes have it during the Sikh community parade and celebration at the CNE Grounds Sunday, April 24, 1:51 pm.

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[Frontlines] Susan G. Cole says vote NDP so we don’

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I’m voting NDP this election because our national identity is at stake. If that sounds too heavy for you, consider this. For the past few elections, the idea of strategic voting has held the country in its grip, inducing voters who would normally vote for the New Democrats to jump ship out of fear of a Tory majority, to vote Liberal wherever a Conservative candidate looms. As a result, the NDP has lagged far behind in the vote count and in Parliamentary seats, making it a perennially weak also-ran. And that poses a serious threat to our three-party system. (I’m not counting the Bloc, which operates only in Quebec, or the Greens, who do not have official party status.) It’s that system that defines Canada. Lose it and the political terrain changes dramatically. In a two-party system, the landscape shifts to the right,

with the Tories entrenched in their retro politics and the Liberals occupying the mushy middle. That’s not how we built this country. Unlike the U.S., we never banned the Communist party, can credit our most important public policy – our national health care plan – to Canada’s socialist roots and thrive on a political culture that understands the importance of social welfare. Crucially, there’s money in those votes. Political parties receive $1.95 for every vote they receive – annually. In the case of the NDP, that money really matters. The federal New Democrats get no union dough, and corporations aren’t exactly lining up to donate. Which is why Harper wants to eliminate these party funds – he knows big business will always contribute to the

Conservative coffers. A week ago, I would have said that I’m voting NDP even if it means we get a Tory majority, because every vote is money in the bank and those funds are essential for building the NDP’s base and developing effective policies using the best research. But now we can even imagine the NDP taking more seats than the Liberals and forming the opposition, or, if Jack Layton deploys his best skills,

Every vote is essential money in the bank for the federal NDP. governing by coalition. Unlike Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff, Layton’s been clear that he’s open to that possibility. Our prime minister, on the other hand, demonstrates his ignorance of

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Rebuilding Lives 2011, one chair at a time. Check out the auction supporting Dixon Hall’s Mill Centre for at-risk youth, Tuesday (May 10), 5 to 8:30 pm. 449 Carlaw. dixonhall.org for info.

The annual 10.5 kilometre mass canoe and kayak ride down the Don launches from Ernest Thompson Seton Park Sunday (May 1). Sign up at paddlethedon.ca.

Food security

A symbolic but meaningful breakthrough in the food policy realm: farmers, fishers and food policy orgs unveil a citizens’ plan for food security – a first. Now if we can just get the politicians to pay attention.

Road hockey

600 million Litres of groundwater that will have to be pumped out per day to run a 937-hectare mega-quarry planned for Shelburne. Read Quarry Heart at nowtoronto.com/ daily for more on this story.

’ t become the U.S. Canada’s Constitution by using the coalition idea and the fear of the dreaded separatists to scare the shit out of Canadians. Looks like that tactic won’t work. The Bloc won’t be the big factor in Parliament that Harper makes them out to be. On popular reality-TV series The Biggest Loser, contestants vote strategically to remove the person who’s the biggest threat to their ability to win. I’ve always thought that strategy kinda sucked. Because the person who deserves to win – the one who’s lost the most poundage – never does. Same with strategic voting in this federal election. Take that tack and the person and the party who deserve the vote won’t get it. And that, in the end, makes progressives the biggest losers. Unless you want to vote strategically for the NDP – but that’s something else entirely. 3

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Paddle to the Don

Finally, an issue raised by the Star councillor from St. Paul’s, Josh Matlow, that we can all get behind: knocking the bylaw banning road hockey off the books.

GooD week FoR BAD week FoR Citizen advisory committees

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The mayor’s executive silences the masses, voting to kill 21 citizens committees advising council. Free human capital – who needs it? And we thought the right had volunteer spirit.

Councillor Maria Augimeri

The accidental progressive, who squeaked in by 89 votes, may have to face a by-election after a court rules that there were enough voting irregularities in the York West council race – like missing signatures on election returns – to warrant a redo.

Barrick Gold

Friends of the Earth International and community activists from Porgera, Papua New Guinea, crash the Canadian mining company’s AGM to protest its gold operations worldwide. Story at nowtoronto.com/daily

Parc Downsview Park, the biggest symbol of federal Liberal neglect in Toronto for the better part of the last two decades, has a new lease on life – if we can call it that. North York Community Council approved the Downsview Area Secondary Plan last week, paving the way for condo development, which is already in full swing along Sheppard, on the edge of park. The pre-Easter surprise comes some 15 years after the Chretien Libs promised to convert the former military air base into a Manhattan-style Central Park.

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Don’t waste NDP Yes we can – take surge opportunity back Canada Vote strategically to win the progressive government we deserve By AlICE KlEIN who’s complaining about polling now? The polls have been wild and crazy, but they’re revolutionizing this election. So what’s the message in the madness? First and foremost, hats off to Quebec. She just can’t seem to help herself. It looks like she just might rescue Canada – again. Remember, last time out it was Quebec that mostly saved us from a 2008 Harper majority. And it happened poetically. Francophone artists went viral and turned the tide. Once Quebeckers realized that Harper scoffed at the arts, a worrisome flirtation was off and the Conservatives stalled at the same 10 seats they got in 2006. The rest is history. This election is poetic, too. The NDP surge in

“a good outcome is unlikely if we follow Jack’s unfounded advice to forget about strategic voting. a big ndP caucus in a Harper majority government would be a monumental waste of this opportunity.” 14

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Quebec is the unexpected thriller progressives would have been praying for if we’d had the smarts to imagine it. No other scenario could have shaken the ground in this election like an orange swing in la belle province. If it translates into the big wins suggested by recent polls, it will transform the country’s political dynamics. Truth is, the province of Quebec is the most stalwart and reliable home of forwardthinking people in the country. The worst thing that ever happened to the political dialogue and texture of Canadian public life as a whole was losing touch with our most delightful and inspiring francophone wing. I totally respect the right and need of Quebec voters to choose to have their own federal political party, but the unintended consequence has been a scary increase in the right’s ability to dominate the political dialogue. Harper has used the Bloc “spectre” to vilify and exclude a huge mass of our most progressive citizens from a meaningful role in key aspects of our parliamentary system. And hiving off Quebec progressives has given more political heft to the Alberta-bred Reform view in the rest of the country. These outcomes have helped Harper disembowel civil society and democracy on both sides of the Quebec border. Yay for Jack Layton and his able lieutenant, Thomas Mulcair, for being such compelling warriors. Layton has embodied a caring vi-

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NDP will deliver country the majority of Canadians want By MICHAEl HOllETT sometimes events are dictated by his tory, and sometimes history is here to be made. In Monday’s election we have a chance to make history. Millions of Canadians have been frustrated for years by the over-representation of the minority views of the Conservative party in our federal government. And the vast majority that is progressive Canada has struggled to find a way to translate its views into parliamentary seats and real national power. Ungainly compromises have been offered by the disillusioned and desperate, and attempts are made each election to portray the staid and floundering Liberals as agents of change – despite the burden of their history that clearly demonstrates otherwise. We’re continuously told that social transformation is just a pipe dream – best to rein in our aspirations and settle for Liberal candidates despite their unimpressive record when in power and their especially ineffectual work in opposition. Torontonians in particular know that the huge number of Grit MPs from this town has translated into absolutely nothing for the country’s largest city, whether the Liberals led the government or opposed it. Remarkably, for decades their only sell to T.O. has been “Well, at least we aren’t the Tories.” The Liberals, and the strategic voting

“every day it becomes clearer that the party Canadians believe can alter the country’s reality is Jack Layton’s ndP.” alchemists who would have us vote for them, trade in the politics of fear, not hope; of what they won’t be instead of what we can be. Perhaps the best example of how politically bankrupt the Liberals have become is their inability to find a palatable leader. First the bumbling Stéphane Dion and now the unelectedby-his-own-party Michael Ignatieff have proven vote-repelling flops, their wishy-washy campaigns promising whatever they think voters want to hear. But voters do want change, and they want a government that reflects the largely progressive aspirations of our people from coast to coast to coast. And folks, every day it’s clearer that the party Canadians believe can alter the country’s reality is Jack Layton’s NDP. Pundits puzzle over Layton’s “out of nowhere” rise, but the NDP leader has been steadily building a movement since he took over the leadership in 2004. And his very success shows continued on page 16 œ

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Harper’s insult to our body politic

The PM is only the person who commands the loyalty of the greatest number of Parliamentarians, not God By GEORGE ELLIOTT CLARKE in politics, sometimes nothing succeeds like deceit. Thus, Prime Minister Stephen Har per is again warning Canadians that if voters don’t give him a majority government on May 2, they can ex pect an undemocratic conclusion to his administration. That is, an un holy trinity of “socialists and separa tists” will oust him from office. It’s not surprising that Harper should peddle this malarkey again, for it worked like a charm last time, in December 2008, allowing him to secure an unnecessary prorogation of Parliament and buy him (and his propagandists) time to demonize the opposition parties as spoilers and traitors. This claptrap was so successful that the opposition was pushed back onto the defensive, and Harper got into the habit of phoning in his pro rogation requests. That was actually an insult to the body politic, but the Harper Repub licans could rest easy in the assump tion that most of us wouldn’t bother to examine the big lie that the prime minister is somehow appointed by God – or is directly elected or super ior to Parliament. No, the prime minister is only the person who commands the loyalty of the greatest number of Parliamentar ians – not necessarily (or not only) members of his or her party. The prime minister doesn’t even have to have a seat in the House of Commons. When John Turner became the leader of the then governing Liberal

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party in July 1984, he became prime minister even though he wasn’t elected to the House until two months later. Similarly, but in reverse, Jean Chre tien lost his prime ministership when he lost the loyalty of the greatest number of parliamentarians: his own caucus. They forced him to resign and installed Paul Martin in his place. Harper is only prime minister be cause the majority of Parliamentar ians granted him their support – until he was found in contempt of Parlia ment, that is. So if, on May 3, the morning after the election, it appears that the Lib erals, the New Democrats and the Bloc Quebecois (and maybe even a Green party member or two) once again, together, hold more seats than do the Republican Tories, this new as sembly of Parliamen tarians has every right to defeat Harper and his program of Tim Hortons for photo ops and tasers for his foes, and to propose a different government, a dif ferent prime minister and a dif ferent program. Indeed, the great – and maybe only – genius of parliamentary democracy is that multiple alternative govern ments are always available to be sum moned into action by the governor general (federally) or the lieutenant governor (provincially). Ontarians have had some ex

perience with this boon of being able to change a government without hav ing to call an election (or shoot any one). In June 1985, Premier Frank Miller, having just won more seats in the provincial election than the Liberals or the New Democratic Party, but not more seats than the two parties com bined, attempted to govern. However, the other parties passed a noconfidence motion and Miller was defeated. No new election was ordered. In stead, Lieutenant Governor John Black Aird called upon Liberal party leader David Peterson to form a government, and he did so, with New Democratic Party support. Miller resigned, thus ending 42 years of Progressive Conservative gov ernment in Ontario. Harper’s fearmongering, then, about his potentially fa cing the same fate as Miller has to be seen for what it is: sheer contempt – for Parlia ment, for our democratic traditions and for the Canadian people. But contempt is the hallmark of his premier ship, from the G20 lock down of Toronto last year to the ladling out of cor porate tax cuts (that like ly bring handsome kick backs to Conservative coffers) that imperil pub lic finances. If voters, in their wis dom, refuse Harper a majority again, perhaps the opposition parties will final ly unite around a progressive platform and try their hand at governance. Prime Minister Lay ton, anyone? 3 George Elliott Clarke’s newest book of poetry is Red (Gaspereau Press, $19.95). news@nowtoronto.com

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the folly of the strategic vote spin ners. Movements and momentum are created by consistently sup porting the party of real change, with a series of small victories year after year eventually coalescing into the opportunity for gains. The party has unwaveringly put for ward a proenvironment, pro peace and propeople agenda that is gaining traction in every province and territory.

Toronto Island Water Supply Route Study Municipal Class Environmental Assessment Notice of Study Completion

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The City of Toronto has completed a Municipal Class Environmental Assessment (Class EA) study to select the preferred route for a new watermain from the Toronto mainland to Toronto Island (see map). The existing Toronto Island Water Treatment Plant (WTP) supplies treated municipal water to the city of Toronto mainland in addition to Toronto Island. The City has identified the need for a secondary Toronto Island water supply link to ensure an uninterrupted water supply to the Island, while also improving water flow for fire fighting.

Now it’s time for timid strategicvote peddlers and progressives to get behind the one party of renewal and vision – the NDP. This election, the wasted votes are for the Liberals and the Greens. While the election of an NDP prime minister would be a marvellous miracle this time out, it is very possible that Stephen Harper will yet again snatch a minority government – only now we would have an authentic opposition with Jack Layton installed at Stornoway. Imagine what legislation Layton could wring out of the Conser vatives with his uncompromising care for the environment, the economy and us. If Harper’s hacks refused to make accommodations, the Canadian people would still see real change on offer and an intoxicating image of what Canada might be. They could be ready to go all the way and finally elect a truly progressive government next time around – an NDP government. After all, how much more of a nation builder can a politician be if he successfully gets former supporters of the sovereignist Bloc Quebecois to finally vote for a federalist party in Quebec? In the context of talk on somehow uniting the left, what better message for any negotiations that may take place than huge voter endorsement of the only truly progressive party, the New Democrats? There is no such thing as a wasted vote for the NDP, even in the outer reaches of the GTA and into the 905. Each vote for the party sends the message that Canadians aren’t afraid to dream big and demand better. So this election, don’t be hustled by the foisters of fear. Don’t hold your nose to vote. Hold your head high and be part of making history. Vote for your NDP candidate. 3

The study was carried out in accordance with the requirements for “Schedule B” projects as described in the Municipal Engineers Association, Municipal Class Environmental Assessment document 2007. The study defined the problem, identifies and evaluates alternative solutions, and determined a preferred solution, in consultation with the relevant regulatory agencies and the public. Preferred Solution The study examined alternative watermain routes including Western Channel crossings and construction methods. A secondary component of the study identified the need to replace an existing 300mm diameter watermain that extends from the Island WTP to the south side of the Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport (BBTCA). The preferred watermain route (see map) will connect to the existing 300mm diameter watermain at the intersection of Bathurst Street/Eireann Quay and Queens Quay. It will extend across the western channel and go under the existing BBTCA lands stopping at a tunnel shaft at Hanlan’s point (outside airport south property line). From there, the watermain generally will follow the alignment of the existing multiuse paved path/road (Lakeshore Avenue) from Hanlan’s point and connect to the existing Toronto Island WTP. Opportunities for Review The Study was carried out following the requirements for “Schedule B” projects under the Municipal Class EA. An Environmental Study Report (ESR) has been completed and placed on public record for a 30-day review period starting April 28, 2011 and ending May 27, 2011. It will be available for review at: Toronto City Hall Sanderson Library City Clerks Department 327 Bathurst St. 100 Queen St. W., 2nd Floor at Dundas Street West If you have any outstanding issues about this project, please address them to the City staff listed below and we will attempt to seek a mutually acceptable resolution. Mae Lee (Rigmea), Public Consultation Unit, City of Toronto Metro Hall, 19th Floor, 55 John St., Toronto, ON M5V 3C6 Tel: 416-392-8210 Fax: 416-392-2974 TTY: 416-397-0831 E-mail: rigmea_lee@toronto.ca Website: toronto.ca/involved/projects If concerns regarding this project cannot be resolved in discussion with the City of Toronto, a person or party may request that the Minister of the Environment make an order for the project to comply with Part II of the Environmental Assessment Act (referred to as a Part II Order), which addresses individual environmental assessments. The Minister must receive the request in writing by May 27, 2011 at the address below, and a copy must also be sent to the City contact. If no requests are received by May 27, 2011 the City may proceed with this project as outlined in the Environmental Study Report. The Honourable John Wilkinson Minister of the Environment 77 Wellesley Ave., Ferguson Block, 11th Floor Toronto, Ontario M7A 2T5 Tel: 416-314-6790 Fax: 416-314-6748 Issue Date: April 28, 2011 Information will be collected in accordance with the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. With the exception of personal information, all comments will become part of the public record.

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with all the attention last weekend on Jack Layton’s newly recognized charisma, you might have missed reports on a Peshawar sit-in that blocked NATO access routes to Afghanistan, protesting U.S. drone attacks. (Though U.S. authorities sit on the stats, annual drone deaths are estimated to be in the high hundreds, many of them civilians.) The dramatic blockade against extrajudicial murder, led mostly by young, secular activists, is indicative of exploding anti-U.S. sentiment in Pakistan and will, of course, have little effect on the outcome of our own missile-free electoral experience. But it does show yet again the destabilizing craziness of the NATO/ Operation Enduring Freedom Afghan mission that the Libs and Tories so confidently and carelessly embarked on in 2005. The Liberal decision to join a “more robust peace mission” in Kandahar, public-opinion-pacifying code for a creeping counter-insurgency, is the tale of a party without a moral compass that dragged our military through the muck to solve a political problem with the neighbour to our south. Which brings us to Jack Layton’s hugely under-acknowledged and historic five-year-long polemic against the intervention. I think it’s time for

a toast – to third-partyism and Canadian social democracy (whatever that really is) and its modicum of independence from the corporate-military complex, and to all the tiny strands left over from the CCF as a protest movement. And to Layton himself – all the retail politics, reopening of the constitutional debate and carbon-tax-ducking notwithstanding. Trust is a brand in politics, and the NDP, despite its meanderings, is getting payback for its consistencies. One of the most heroic of these has been Layton’s mapping out of a foreign policy at last worthy of Canada’s self-concept and focused on turning the country into a world specialist in conflict resolution. The possibility that NDP strategists packaged this great refusal as a wedge issue or as a tantalizer for anti-militarist Quebec doesn’t detract from its valour. During the leaders’ debate a few weeks back, Michael Ignatieff, indignation at the ready, tried to deflect Layton’s critique of the Afghan troop training mission to come, a confection negotiated by Bob Rae and Harper in a rare moment of bipartisanship. (No problem partnering when it comes to war.) “We can’t pretend [Afghanistan] didn’t happen,” Ignatieff said. “We are where we are, sir.” Didn’t happen? What’s with the passive construction? As if the Liberals, pushed by an anxious DND

(worried that we’d offended the Yanks) and Bill Graham (once considered a dove), a dithering Paul Martin in tow, weren’t responsible for orchestrating the Kandahar mistake. Three times more, Lib votes guaranteed the Tories’ mission extensions, once led by eco darling Stéphane Dion (who was gonna, gonna oppose it but, alas, didn’t). Yes, some far-seeing Grits opposed the move and in 2008 vacated their seats for the countdown, but this is a party that sidelines its progressives if it can’t eat them alive. So the leadership forged ahead in an extremist pragmatism that can only be called cold-blooded. And all the while, as the bodies were ferried home along the Highway Of Heroes, Layton kept talking up the alternatives: an eminent persons delegation to ferret out Afghan negotiating partners, establishment of a real development mission under the UN instead of a faux NATO one; apprenticeships instead of training soldiers to bolster an illegitimate government – as if that country actually needs more fingers on triggers. Whatever Layton accomplishes in the days, or years, ahead, I’m pretty sure Canadians will look back on the reckless cynicism that got us fomenting civil war in a country we little understood – and remember the one political figure who stood alone on the side of the angels. 3 ellie@nowtoronto.com

more election coverage at nowtoronto.com Ward Watch: Trinity-Spadina; Election Countdown: Five things we learned about #elxn41 from the week that was; Conservative Jason Kenney Stands Up For Anti-Gay Comic. Plus, Commies, Pirates, And Potheads and The Invincible Stephen Harper? 18

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Mario Silva (left) and Andrew Cash

Trading in Silva for Cash?

Decision in Davenport comes down to changing demographics By PAUL WEINBERG my two separate canvasses with the candidates one cold and blustery day in Davenport offer quite differing models of local representation. First outing is with Liberal incumbent Mario Silva, who rides a wave of charm as he knocks on doors north of Bloor and Dufferin, conversing in English, Italian, Spanish and Portuguese. While the Liberals have held onto various incarnations of this old westend Toronto riding for decades, Silva admits that demographic changes – about one-quarter are now of Portuguese origin – have made winning

re-election more challenging. “When I first got elected [in 2004], people were staying a lot longer in the neighbourhood,” he says. Is this a possible opening for the NDP, which came second in 2008 with one-third of the vote against Silva’s 45 per cent? Will demographic shifts north of Bloor, including the arrival of Latin Americans and South Asians, alter the equation? And finally, the big question: will Jack Layton’s rising fortunes affect a riding that U of T political scientist Nelson Wiseman counts as one of the safest Grit seats in the country?

No doubt NDP candidate Andrew Cash introduces a bit of glamour to the race as a veteran musician, and seems at first blush to represent the cooler addresses at the south end of the riding. Off stage and canvassing north of Dundas, he’s definitely less nattily dressed than his smooth rival, Silva. But he makes up for that with an intensity that’s hard to ignore, perhaps the result of his Catholic social action upbringing. He started canvassing here about a year and a half ago, and, unbelievably, he engages in a political exchange with everyone

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he meets. Both main candidates agree that enviro stuff isn’t showing up much. Silva tells me earlier in the day that the trouncing of Stéphane Dion and his “green shift” led both parties to concentrate instead on bread-andbutter issues. “The environment is off the books [politically] for the next 10 years,” Silva says. Cash, though, has a different spin. He points to his focus on winning federal support for pubic transit as an indication that he isn’t straying from planetary issues. His “Cash for Toronto” campaign is centred around stronger advocacy for affordable housing and pensions, issues that he says have been neglected by his opponent. “If the local rep were fighting for public transit, maybe the Dufferin bus wouldn’t be a test of physical stamina,” Cash says. The NOW writer has ranged far and wide as a reporter, but as a candidate his focus is decidedly local: poverty, arts funding and the plight of the self-employed, or “urban workers” without benefits or pensions. Cash stresses that local Lib MPs including Silva have not fought hard enough for Toronto’s welfare. “That is the job of the MP,” he says. “But they hide behind these jurisdictional walls as an excuse to not to be fight-

ing for our city.” Silva, for his part, offers the high points of the Libs’ family-oriented platform, including better care for seniors, improved pensions and early childhood learning. He says he has never before encountered an NDP opponent as “misleading” as Cash, who charges that Silva neglected his duties by studying for his doctorate while serving as MP. Silva is working on a PhD on sovereignty and failed states at the University of Galway in Ireland, but he maintains that he has never visited that country and that his research has proved handy in three parliamentary committees. According to Marcelo Castro of the Davenport-Perth Neighbourhood Centre, Silva’s support is based on his immigration and citizenship work, and Cash would need to excite new voters to prevail. (The riding has relatively low voter turnout: 54.4 per cent compared to the national average of 58.) “Silva is very popular,” he says. “If Cash or others don’t bring people out to vote, Silva may win again.” There’s a possibility Green candidate and cycling activist Wayne Scott might steal a little NDP thunder. But the new national dynamic plus Cash’s own edginess make this is a compelling race to watch. 3 news@nowtoronto.com

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Battle of progressives gets caught up in competing claims By SAIRA PEESKER

close ties to the community — she’s vented a Conservative fundraiser lived there for 25 years — while getfrom getting responsibility for makting things done in the House. As MP, ing government appointments and she secured $300,000 for an affordwas a loud voice in the fight to cap able housing project in Parkdale, ATM and credit card interest rates. worked on the campaign to save the Kennedy’s record in Parliament is Revue Cinema on Roncesvalles and less striking but not without its helped build the Parkdale Communmerits. A private member’s bill he ity Food Bank. tabled in September 2009 to prevent In Parliament, she made waves in the deportation of war resisters did the successful fight to prevent a U.S. not pass; leader Michael Ignatieff arms manufacturer from taking over was one of more than a dozen MPs the Canadian maker of the Canadwho walked out just before the vote. arm, introduced a motion that preBut2:39 earlier year, Blackwood NOW_ad_fa_Layout 1 11-03-08 PMthat Page 1 while Liberal

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with two neck-and-neck progressive candidates who’ve each served the riding before, what’s a Parkdale-High Park voter to do? Look to their records, one supposes. And that’s exactly where things are getting politely testy between the NDP’s Peggy Nash and Liberal incumbent Gerard Kennedy, who beat Nash by about 7 per cent in the last election. Both are self-avowed progressives with strong roots in a riding so lefty that the Conservative candidate there calls himself an environmentalist, and where the Christian Heritage hopeful is an oddball thespian/ stand-up comic/pharmacist. Both Nash and Kennedy have represented Parkdale-High Park before. Nash took the riding in 2006 from Lib Sarmite Bulte and lost it to Kennedy in 2008 by 4,000 votes. Both lead candidates worked on food bank issues, campaigned to electrify the diesel trains soon to run though the riding, and have national clout within their parties. In light of the recent national NDP surge, the riding could easily go either way. But without standout differences in their parties’ platforms, it’s coming down to a contest of who can convince voters he or she has worked harder for the riding. And what a tangle this is. On her website and throughout her campaign, Nash has repeated claims that Kennedy is a Parliament absentee, missing 122 of 363 House of Commons votes since he took office. Kennedy’s camp says those numbers don’t tell the full story, since Parliament’s ledgers don’t distinguish if he abstained from a vote or was away from his seat. The accusations also fail to account for vote pairing, a Parliamentary tradition in which two members who would have taken opposite stances on a vote agree to abstain or be absent. Kennedy says he was present at 272 votes and paired 32, making his attendance record slightly better than Nash’s. A scholarly-looking former provincial education minister and one-time Liberal leadership hopeful, Kennedy has fielded criticism about his lack of presence in the riding. He brushes such comments aside, saying his political style is to work quietly to get things done rather than make a big show. Kennedy once represented a section of the riding as MPP and his reps say he draws support ranges from social housing residents to the those in the riding’s more affluent areas. Nash, once a high-level negotiator for the CAW, styles herself as having

industry critic, he introduced a successful motion to stop the Conser vative government from giving a disproportionate amount of infrastructure money to ridings held by its own MPs, resulting in an additional $150 million pledged to Toronto transit projects. He also organized the opposition hearings that continued while Parliament was prorogued for several months in early 2010. In the riding, Kennedy claims to have stopped the deafeningly loud pile drivers used in GO’s track build

project. He also says he saved a Junction post office from closure and organized regular community forums. So while both have lots going for them, they also share the same Achilles heel, according to U of T policy specialist Akaash Maharaj. That is the perception that both have wider agendas, meaning Kennedy’s possible leadership ambitions and Nash’s role as NDP president. “Some feel both candidates have aspirations outside of the riding,” he says. 3 news@nowtoronto.com

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The crazy thing about #elxn41 is that we may just be getting started with only a few days left till D-Day. Time to cast our gaze skyward and drink in the big picture with our cross-Canada roundup of the races to watch on election night (May 2). The trends The conventional wisdom is that the Libs are bleeding support to the NDP, according to the most recent polling. But that’s only halfright. All the parties are losing votes to the Dippers, which is creating a dynamic in which, depending on the vote split, the NDP could win a shitload of seats or open the door for Liberal victories in close two-way contests with the Cons. It’s a weird political scene that is still very much in a state of flux. In fact, there are more races in which the Libs are threatening to knock off the Conservatives – a dozen or so – than there are races in which the NDP is threatening to defeat Libs. Interestingly, there are just as many races in which the NDP is nipping at the heels of Conservative candidates. In Ontario, as many as 25 of the province’s 106 seats may change hands. The Conservatives have the poll numbers, but the reality on the ground tells a different story. Harp and Co. are looking to take some seats from Grits in the 905 but stand to lose in other parts of the province where they barely squeaked by in 2008. The NDP’s numbers in the 2008 runoff suggest more modest gains than projected with the party’s recent surge, including two more seats in Toronto. The Libs are struggling to hold the fort in Brampton West and BramptonSpringdale, ridings the Conservatives have heavily targeted for ethnic votes,

as well as in Mississauga South and five Toronto ridings – EglintonLawrence, Don Valley West and York Centre, where the Conservatives are threatening, and Davenport and Parkdale-High Park, where the NDP is breathing down their necks. The Conservatives, though, have their own problems in Ontario, fighting to hang on in ridings they took from the Libs in 2008. Among them, Mississauga-Erindale, which the Conservatives won by fewer than 400 votes; Oak Ridges-Markham, which Harp’s crew won by fewer than 600 votes while spending twice as much as the Liberal contender; Kitchener Centre, won by some 340 votes; KitchenerWaterloo, won by a measly 17 votes, and London West and Kenora. Not to be forgotten is Simcoe-Grey, where former Conservative MP Helena Guergis, ostracized from the party over nobody knows quite what, is running as an independent. And in Durham, MP Bev Oda, she of contempt-of-Parliament charges fame, is facing a spirited fight from Grit Grant Humes. It’s out west and in Quebec where the NDP is most likely to make the most gains. In BC and the Prairies, a dozen ridings are in play for the NDP. In Quebec, the vote breakdown from the 2008 races suggests the Bloc will be the big loser, ousted from up to a dozen seats, those split roughly evenly between Libs and NDP. Both parties are also within striking distance in a handful of seats now held by the Con-

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servatives. The Libs seem to be holding in Montreal, but could lose a few of those battles with the Bloc to the NDP if their numbers keep tanking. The Conservatives, meanwhile, are doing some ass-covering of their own in four of the 12 seats they hold in Quebec, including Pontiac, where war minister Lawrence Cannon is in double trouble. Both the Libs and NDP are challenging there. No one is suggesting yet that Bloc leader Gilles Duceppe is vulnerable, but the NDP drew 1,000 to a rally in Duceppe’s riding. Mon dieu. Alberta is awash in Conservative party blue except for EdmontonStrathcona, which is held by NDPer Linda Duncan. But the Libs think they can steal one in Edmonton Centre, with long-shot Mary MacDonald (the riding used to be held by Lib Anne McLellan). In the Prairies, the Conservatives hold all but one of the 14 seats but are being tested in three. Only one, Saskatoon-Rosetown-Biggar, looks to be within reach, and that’s for the NDP. Moving east to Manitoba, the NDP is looking for pickups in two ridings, including Saint Boniface, which is held by the Conservatives. On the West Coast, popular Burnaby-Douglas MP Bill Siksay, who squeaked in by fewer than 800 votes last time, is retiring, but the NDP should be able to hold on. Ditto for Vancouver Kingsway. In Esquimalt-Juan de Fuca, the Libs will be struggling now that former Reformer-turned-Liberal Keith Martin is vacating his seat. If the Green party has any hope, it’s with leader Elizabeth May in SaanichGulf Islands, where a recent poll put May ahead of Conservative party incumbent Gary Lunn. On the East Coast, meanwhile, it’s mostly the status quo, save for five seats of the total 30 being contested. Four of those are held by the Conservatives, including Miramichi and West Nova, where the Libs are challenging, and South Shore-St. Margaret’s, where the NDP is close. The upshot: If the polls are to be believed, looking at the vote splits, the Conservatives are facing a diminished minority (shocker?), the Libs holding mostly pat (barring another dip in their poll numbers and if, a big if, they’re not abandoned by strategic voters) and the NDP counting up to two dozen more seats. Of course, all that can change given the roller-coaster ride of the last few days. It’s a sprint to the finish. 3

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tal waste of opportunity. Yes, most of the races in Quebec and in BC and Atlantic Canada that show the NDP as more competitive than it was at the start of the campaign are straight-up contests between two front-runners with no reason to fear that vote-splitting would unnecessarily elect a Conservative. But there are also about 45 key ridings where informed grassroots voter cooperation is needed to break the Conservative hold on the country. As I write this, one poll is indicating the Conservative will win only 133 seats; another goes as high as 162 (155 is a majority) for the Conservatives even though it projects 86 seats for the NDP. The strategic vote, from the point of view of defeating the Conservatives, does not favour the NDP, the Liberals or the Bloc or Greens. It varies on a riding-by-riding

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renvironment montH at tHe sCienCe Centre Hold, touch and see some of Ontario’s

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Festivals this week

ContaCt Toronto’s month-long photography festival features exhibitions, public installations, workshops, portfolio reviews and more. Most shows free. Various venues. contactphoto.com. May 1 to 31

Authorand journalist CarolOff joinsthe hugeOpen HouseFest.

GiorGio barrera Talk by the Italian photographer. 6:30 pm. Free. Italian Cultural Institute, 496 Huron. 416-921-3802. HoW tHe railWays sHapeD toronto Illustrated lecture by Derek Boles. 7 pm. Free. St Lawrence Hall, 157 King E. heritagetoronto.org. inteGrative meDiCine in tHe treatment oF eatinG DisorDers Lecture. 7-8:30 pm. Free. Big Carrot, 348 Danforth. 416-466-2129.

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Deep Wireless Festival oF raDio & transmission art Performances, installations,

radio broadcasts, artist talks and the Radio Without Boundaries Conference. Talks $10$15, installations free, conference $75-$150. Artscape Wychwood Barns, 601 Christie. deepwireless.ca. May 1 to 31 GooD FooD Festival Demos, a test kitchen, cake decorating workshops, cheese talks and more. $20, online $15. International Centre, 6900 Airport (Mississauga). goodfoodfestival.com. Apr 29 to May 1 Hot DoCs North America’s largest documentary festival featuring Canadian and international films. Screenings from $14, passes from $80 and up. Various venues. hotdocs.ca. Apr 28 to May 8 in-transit Urban CUltUral Festival Hiphop performances, a break dancing competition, skateboarders, a graffiti art expo and

Writers and thinkers including Jim Bryson, Mary Ito, Carol Off, Izzeldin Abuelaish and Jane Urquhart come together for readings and discussions. $15-$75. Reference Library (789 Yonge), Hugh’s Room (2261 Dundas W) and other venues. openhousefestival.ca. Apr 28 to May 1

music. $15-$20. 99 Sudbury. in-transit.ca. Apr 30 to May 1 maximUm exposUre Festival showcasing Ryerson Image Arts students’ photography, new media and film based works. Stephen Bulger Gallery (1026 Queen W), Meta Gallery (124 Ossington), Gladstone Hotel (1214 Queen W) and Toronto Underground Cinema (186 Spadina). imagearts.ryerson.ca/maxex. Apr 28 to May 1 open HoUse Festival (Frontier College/Child Soldiers Initiative/Toronto Public Library)

Month-long celebration of books with readings, talks, launches and more plus kids events. Free. Various libraries. torontopubliclibrary.ca. To Apr 30 toronto alternative FasHion WeeK Festival of fashion, art and music showcasing more than 200 visual artists, fashion designers and performers. 6 pm-midnight. $30. 99 Sudbury. getfat.ca. To Apr 29 27 arts Fest Festival celebrating the universal right to participate in arts and culture with visual arts, dance, music and theatre events across the city. Free and ticketed events. toronto.ca/celebrate27. To Apr 30 viva el teatro Festival of plays in Spanish, live dance and more. $20, pass $65. Palmerston Library Theatre (560 Palmerston) and George Ignatieff Theatre (15 Devonshire Place). festivalinspanish.ca. To Apr 30

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Friday, April 29

Benefits

reD anD WHite ball (Rethink Breast Cancer)

Live entertainment, dancing, cocktails and more. 9 pm. $45. Courthouse, 57 Adelaide E. redandwhitetoronto.com. a taste For liFe (Fife House) Performance by Tabby Johnson. 8 pm. $20, adv $15. Flying Beaver Pubaret, 488 Parliament. 647-347-6567, brownpapertickets.com. UnsiGneD (Artists Health Centre Fdn) Music by the Darcys, Wildlife and Freedom or Death. Doors 8 pm. $5. Steam Whistle Brewing, 255 Bremner. 416-362-2337.

Events

be tHe CHanGe yoU Want to see! PeaceWorks activist training session. Today and Jun 2. 6:309:30 pm. $180. Friends House, 60 Lowther. Pre-register 416-732-8965. CanCer prevention anD sCreeninGs Health talk. 1-3 pm. Free. Toronto Western Hospital, 399 Bathurst. 416-603-5800 ext 6475.

event with a talk by author Judy Thomspon. 7-9:30 pm. $45. Royal Ontario Museum, 100 Queen’s Park. 416-586-8000. DisCover yoUr erotiC sensUal selF Womenonly workshop. 7-9:30 pm. $33. Good for Her, 175 Harbord. 416-588-0900. international DanCe Day Learn dances from different countries. 8-11 pm. Donation (sugg $5 min). U of T Gym 122, 371 Bloor W. ofda.ca. livinG DoWnstream Film and discussion. 7-9 pm. Pwyc. Centre for Social Innovation, 215 Spadina. womenshealthyenvironments.ca.

mUD CreeK anD tHe seCret liFe oF Water in tHe City Mini-lecture and interactive learning with Lost River Program’s Helen Mills. 6-8:30 pm. Free w/ admission. Royal Ontario Museum, 100 Queen’s Park. 416-586-8000. orGan Donation Health talk. 1-3 pm. Free. Toronto Western Hospital Auditorium, 399 Bathurt. Pre-register 416-603-5800 ext 6475. oUtWarD boUnD The outdoor education org holds an open house. 11 am. Free. Evergreen Brick Works, 550 Bayview. outwardbound.ca. royal WeDDinG vieWinG party Watch the

royal wedding in style with tea and scones. 5-10 am. Free. CBC Broadcast Centre Atrium, 250 Front W. cbc.ca/toronto/community. rstars on iCe Ice show featuring Jamie Salé, Kurt Browning and others. 7:30 pm. $25 and up. Air Canada Centre, 40 Bay. ticketmaster.ca. UFC Fan expo Demos, autograph sessions and more. Today and tomorrow 10 am-5 pm. $30$39. Direct Energy Centre, 100 Princes’ Blvd. ufcfanexpo.com.

Saturday, April 30

Benefits

artists For aUtism speCtrUm DisorDer

(Giant Steps Toronto) The Big City Nights Band, the Flying Museum Band, Jumple and gNat are featured performers at this benefit for children’s hands-on therapy programs. 7 pm-1 am. $20. Gladstone Hotel, 1214 Queen W. artistsforasd-efbevent.eventbrite.com. beer For a CUre (Prostate Cancer Canada) Royal wedding after-party with dinner, entertainment and a live auction. 7 pm. $65. Granite Brewery, 245 Eglinton E. 416-462-3788.

bootCamp For sHelter From tHe storm

(Canadian Women’s Fdn) Get physical in support of women and children survivors of abuse. 10 am. $20 plus $300 min in pledges. Yonge-Dundas Square. ydsquare.ca. ConCert For Japan (Canadian Red Cross) Performances by Nagata Shachu, Joy Kogawa, Chris and Toshi and others. 1:30-3:30 pm. Donation. OISE Auditorium, 252 Bloor W. najc.ca. eartH Day experienCe (Canadian Diabetes Assoc/Flemingdon Food Bank) Walk, run or cycle through Sunnybrook Park. 10 am-2 pm. $25, adv $20; fam $40-$45. Inside Out Studio, 210 Laird. Pre-register insideoutstudio.ca. FUnDraisinG ConCert & art aUCtion (Toronto East Community Arts Program) Classical music with Lucas Tensen, Ben Navaee and Max Scheinin. 5 pm. $25-$100. Ben Navaee Gallery, 1111 Queen E. 416-999-1030. Hot For Hope Japan beneFit (Canadian Red Cross) Spa day with hot rock bathing therapy, beauty services and swag. 6-9 pm. $30. Iyashi Bedrock Spa, 2662 Yonge. shopsocials.com. paWs on tHe sHore (Stop K9 Profiling) Group dog hike. 1-3 pm. Free. SE corner Kipling and Lakeshore. pawsontheshore.ca. pilates artHritis FUnDraiser (Walk to Fight Arthritis) Pilates mat/stretch class. 2:30-3:30 pm. Donation ($20 sugg). Misfit, 264A Dunn. hundreds@hotmail.ca. rsK8 til l8 (Parent Action on Drugs) Skateboarding fundraiser. 7 pm-midnight. Pledges. CJ Skateboard Park, 70 Horner. sk8forpad.org. sprinG sprint (Brain Tumour Fdn of Canada) A 5K walk/run. 9 am. Pledges. Sunnybrook Park, Leslie and Eglinton. springsprint.ca.

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BLING UP FOR ASSAULTED WOMEN

No matter how many women’s shelters get built, they fill up almost immediately. That’s because woman assault remains distressingly frequent. Help benefit the Assaulted Women’s Helpline, a phone line for abused women and their friends and family, at the Boldly event tonight (Thursday, April 28) at 6 pm. Snap up jewellery handcrafted by T.O. artists at a live auction, and hear music by Philissa and the Midburns. $50$59. Shamba Foundation, 48 Yonge. thinkboldly.ca. rTERRY FOX MOVIE FUNDRAISER (Terry Fox Run) Screening of Rango. 12:30 pm. $10. Fox Theatre, 2236 Queen E. 416-691-7330.

Events

CALAIN PAIEMENT Artist talk. 11 am. Free. Brookfield Place, 181 Bay. contactphoto.com. ALTERNATIVE ACRYLIC TECHNIQUES Workshop. 10 am-4 pm. $180. Harbourfront Centre, 235 Queens Quay W. Pre-register 416-973-4093. ARTREPRENEUR Goal-setting workshop for artists. 2-4 pm. $10. Kapisanan Philippine Centre, 167 Augusta. 416-979-0600. rCHILDREN’S LITERATURE FESTIVAL BOOK BASH

Readings, storytelling, puppet shows, workshops and more. 12:30-4 pm. Free. Northern District Library, 40 Orchard View. torontopubliclibrary.ca/bookbash. DRAKE SPRING MARKET Outdoor market with antiques, jewellery and more. 10 am-4 pm. Free. Drake, 1150 Queen W. 416-531-5042.

FARMERS MARKET TOUR AND CULINARY EXPERIENCE Tour local farmers markets and learn to

create a culinary masterpiece. 10 am-3 pm. $40. Harbourfront Centre, 235 Queens Quay W. Pre-register 416-973-4000. HARRY JEROME AWARDS Black Business and Professional Assoc awards presentation in honour of the late sprinter, with hosts Dwight Drummond and Garvia Bailey. 5:30 pm. $200. Toronto Congress Centre, 650 Dixon. bbpa.org.

IMAGING PLANETS BEYOND THE SOLAR SYSTEM

Astronomy talk, telescope tour and planetarium shows. 7:30-11 pm. Free. Bahen Centre, rm 1160, 40 St George. astro.utoronto.ca. MAINTAINING YOUR BICYCLE Learn how to adjust brake pads, replace the chain, change a tire and more. 2-4 pm. Free. Lillian H Smith Library, 239 College. Pre-register 416-393-7746.

MAKE CANCER POLITICAL

It’s poetic, it’s beautiful, it’s passionately political – the film Living Downstream by ecologist and cancer survivor Sandra Steingraber points to the enviro causes of disease. It follows her private struggles and public quest to make cancer prevention a human rights issue. The film screens Friday (April 29), 7 pm, at the Centre for Social Innovation, 215 Spadina. A discussion follows led by womenshealthyenvironments.ca activists. Pwyc.

MAY DAY FOR MAJOR CHANGE

Joblessness, privatization, service reductions – yup, there are lots of reaMIND, BODY AND MEDITATION Class. 11 amnoon. Free. Centre for Inner Education and Meditation, 313 Danforth. 416-778-1902. NATIONAL BALLET OPEN HOUSE See how stage sets are built at the National Ballet’s new facility. 10 am-2 pm. Free. Gretchen Ross Production Centre, 155 Nantucket Blvd. ballet.ca. CROBERT BEAN Artist talk. 1-2 pm. Free. McLuhan Program in Culture and Technology, 39A Queen’s Pk. contactphoto.com. SHERLOCK HOLMES AND SHAKESPEARE Lecture by Tom Ue. 3 pm. Free. Reference Library, 789 Yonge. torontopubliclibrary.ca. rSLEEPOVER AT THE SCIENCE CENTRE Engineering-themed activities, an IMAX film, breakfast and more. 4:30 pm. $54. Ontario Science Centre, 770 Don Mills. Pre-register 416-696-3256. SPRING BEAD & JEWELLERY FAIR Demos, classes, beads, findings, tools and more. Today 10 am-5 pm; tomorrow 11 am-5 pm. $5-$8. CNIB, 1929 Bayview. torontobeadsociety.org. rSPRING TOAD FESTIVAL See the courtship of American toads. Today and tomorrow 9 am-6 pm. Free w/ admission. Toronto Zoo, Meadowvale N of 401. 416-392-5929. SPRING WEDDING SHOW Indie wedding show with gowns, cakes, and more. 10 am-4 pm. $10. Drake, 1150 Queen W. 416-531-5042. rTREES ACROSS TORONTO Grow the urban forest by planting trees and shrubs. 10 am-noon. Free. Milliken Park (5555 Steeles E), Col Samuel Smith Park (3131 Lake Shore W), McCowan District Park (150 McCowan). toronto.ca/park. UBER-SWAP Clothing exchange, new clothing items, recycled designs and crafts. Noon-4 pm. $7, adv $5. Queen East Presbyterian Church, Queen and Carlaw. 416-792-1699. UNLOCK THE CITY Urban race. 9:30 am-1:30

sons to mark May Day. A coalition of groups from the Tamil Youth Organization to Migrante Ontario and the United Food and Commercial Workers (Local 1000A) and more host a rally and march, Sunday (May 1), 1:30 pm, at Christie Pits Park (Bloor and Christie.) Free. unionbook.org. pm. $35. Danforth Education Centre, 1 Danforth, at Broadview. unlockthecity.com. WESTEND STORIES Evening of storytelling for all ages. 7-9 pm. Free. River Trading Company, 1418 Queen W. 647-295-5900. YOGA OPEN HOUSE Drop-in classes, health talks and more. 10 am-4 pm. Free. Octopus Garden, 967 College. octopusgardenyoga.com.

Sunday, May 1

Benefits

rCHARITY ROAD HOCKEY CHALLENGE (March of Dimes) Hockey game, a family fun zone and more. Noon-5 pm. Pledges. Danforth and Ellerbeck. charityroadhockeychallenge.com. CONCERT BENEFIT (Canadian Mental Health Assoc) Music for soprano and piano. 3 pm. $20. Gallery 345, 345 Sorauren. 416-822-9871. continued on page 28 œ

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IgnIte the Spark (Children’s Aid Fdn) Celebrity tribute and fashion show with Andrea Martin, Jackie Richardson and others. Noon. $250. Liberty Grand, 25 British Columbia. 416-9230924 ext 235. toronto hIke For hoSpIce (community palliative care hospices) 5K hike through Riverdale Park and 2K walk through Cabbagetown. 11 am. Donation. Riverdale Park West (Carlton and Sumach). torontohikeforhospice.ca. Walk For hope (Hope for Rwanda’s Children Fund) Walk to raise funds for students. 1-4:30 pm. Pledges. Colborne Lodge, at High Park subway. hopeforrwandafund@rogers.com. Walk good (United Way/Jamaican Canadian Assoc) Walk/dance to support youth programs. 10 am. Pledges. Jamaican Canadian Centre, 995 Arrow. jcaontario.org/walkgood.

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chIldren’S raIlWay playground & garden centenary (1911-2011) Lost rivers walk. 6:30

pm. Free. King and Parliament. 416-593-2656.

danForth Guided ROM walk. 2 pm. Free. Dan-

forth and Cambridge. rom.on.ca. Celle FlanderS Artist talk. 11 am-noon. Free. MOCCA, Museum of Contemporary Canadian Art, 952 Queen W. 416-395-0067. an enchanted evenIng Group meditation, live music and a vegetarian meal. 6-8 pm. Free w/donation for meal. Trinity-St Paul’s Church, 427 Bloor W. 416-539-0234.

From great Slave to Svalbard: travelS In the arctIc and SubarctIc Illustrated lecture. 2:30 pm. Free. Emmanuel College, 75 Queen’s Park Cres. torontofieldnaturalists.org. CgaurI gIll Artist talk. 4-6 pm. Free. Mississauga Central Library, 301 Burnhamthorpe. torontopubliclibrary.ca.

InteractIonS: mobIlIzIng Food SolutIonS

Food for Talk colloquium on current dilemmas in the food system. 11:30 am-4 pm. Free. Evergreen Brick Works, 550 Bayview. Pre-register ryerson.ca/foodsecurity. ClluIS barba Artist talk. 2-3 pm. Free. Galerie Lausberg Contemporary, 326 Dundas W. 416-516-4440. no one IS Illegal may day oF actIon Toronto

Coalition to Stop the War rally and march in Parkdale for migrant justice and an end to the war in Afghanistan. 1 pm. Free. Queen W and Jameson. toronto.nooneisillegal.org. Colga chagaoutdInova Artist talk. 1-2 pm. Free. MOCCA, Museum of Contemporary Canadian Art, 952 Queen W. 416-395-0067. our accIdental polItIcS Forum on experiences of MPs. 10:10-10:50 am. Free. St Clement’s Church, 70 St Clements. 416-483-6664. rpaddle the don Group paddle up the Don in canoes and kayaks. 8:30 am-12:30 pm. Free. Keating Channel. paddlethedon.ca. CportFolIo revIeWS Photographers get their work reviewed by curators, art dealers, publishers and photo editors. Today and tomorrow 10 am-5 pm. Gladstone Hotel, 1214 Queen W. 416-531-4635, contactphoto.com. CScarlett hooFt graaFland Artist talk. Noon-1 pm. Free. Museum of Contemporary Canadian Art, 952 Queen W. 416-395-0067. Secular may day paSSover Seyder Music by David Wall, the Toronto Jewish Folk Choir and others. 4:30 pm. $45, child $25-$30. Villa Columbo, 40 Playfair. 416-789-5502. SocIalISt actIon may day celebratIon Join speakers including Cuban consul general Jorge Soberon and Canadian Arab Federation president Khaled Mouammar plus singer Faith Nolan and poet Robert Priest. 7 pm. $10, unwaged $5 or pwyc. Free Times Cafe, 320 College. socialistaction-canada.blogspot.com. WorkerS rISe up! May Day political and cultural evening. 6 pm. Free. Steelworkers Hall, 25 Cecil. 416-977-7274.

Monday, May 2

Benefits

youth FundraISer (Youth Without Shelter) 6:30-9:30 pm. $25. Gladstone Hotel, 1214 Queen W. 416-531-4635.

Events

hoW 2 drIve your man WIld WIth pleaSure

Women-only workshop. 7-9 pm. $43. Good for Her, 175 Harbord. Pre-register 416-588-0900.

IndIgenouS rIghtS, reSource extractIon and conFlIct Public panel with speakers from affected communities. 6:30-8 pm. Free. Wetmore Hall, U of T New College, 40 Willcocks. kairoscanada.org. medItatIon Class. 7 pm. Free. College/Shaw

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Library, 766 College. meditationtoronto.com. Sorauren Park FarmerS market 3-7 pm. Sorauren S of Dundas. westendfood.coop. urban GardeninG The Stop shares info on growing your own. 11 am. Free. ING Direct Café, 221 Yonge. 416-644-5929. Work doeSn’t Have to Hurt Workshop on alleviating stress. 6:30-7:30 pm. Free. 918 Bathurst. kaibalance.wordpress.com.

Tuesday, May 3

Benefits

donna GreenberG’S eveninG oF SonG (Prin-

cess Margaret Hospital) Concert in support of lymphoma research. 8 pm. $12. Trane Studio, 964 Bathurst. 416-913-8197. HoPe riSinG! (Stephen Lewis Foundation) Concert with Alicia Keys, Angelique Kidjo, K’naan and others, and a roundtable discussion with Harry Belafonte. $150-$500. Sony Centre for the Performing Arts, 1 Front E. hoperising.ca.

Events

FaSHion + buSineSS Financing seminar. 6 pm.

$60. Toronto Fashion Incubator, POD 3, 285 Manitoba. Pre-register fashionincubator.com.

Female Sexual PleaSure, deSire & orGaSmS

Workshop. 7-9:30 pm. $33. Good for Her, 175 Harbord. Pre-register 416-588-0900. SHootinG like a Pro Tips and tricks for better photos. 11 am & noon. Free. ING Direct Café, 221 Yonge. 416-644-5929.

101 College. Pre-register marsdd.com/ent101. FanaSy iSland All-genders workshop. 7-9:30 pm. $33. Good for Her, 175 Harbord. Pre-register 416-588-0900. natural CleaninG ProduCtS Demo on how to make chemical-free cleaners. 2 pm. Free. ING Direct Café, 221 Yonge. 416-644-5929. tHe PatH oF tHe myStiC myStiC Seminar on spirituality. 7-9:30 pm. Free. Inner Garden, 401 Richmond W. info@truesourcesseminars.com. reliGiouS FeStivalS in anCient eGyPt Soc for the Study of Egyptian Antiquities lecture. 7-9 pm. $35. U of T, 4 Bancroft. thessea.org.

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FaSHion Faux PaWS (Companion Animal

Wellness Fdn) Ensembles modelled by celebriCM ties and their pets, live entertainment, auctions and more. 7:30-10 pm. $125. PawsWay, MY 245 Queens Quay W. 416-464-5777. CY

(Int’l Centre for Disability and Rehabilitation) Music by Sweet Rhapsody, speaker HeatherCMY Moyse and more. 6-9 pm. $30-$60. Shamba Foundation, 48 Yonge. uofttix.ca. K toronto Women build 2011 (Habitat for Humanity) Build homes for families in need. Min $500 in fundraising. torontohabitat.on.ca.

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Wednesday, May 4

Free. Pikto, 55 Mill, bldg 59. 416-203-3443. Container GardeninG Workshop. 3-4 pm. Free. Silverthorn Place, 600 Rogers. Pre-register bajpai.or.sushil@gmail.com.

Talk by professor Elizabeth Legge. 6-7:30 pm. $12. Gardiner Museum of Ceramic Art, 111 Queen’s Park. 416-586-8080.

Benefits

kinky Friedman (Koffler Centre for the Arts) Music and political humour with the Texan singer/author. 6:30 pm. $100-$250. St Lawrence Centre, 27 Front E. kofflerarts.org. to JaPan WitH love (Japan relief) Poster design exhibition and sale. 7-10 pm. Free. Function 13, 156 Augusta. tojapanwithlove.ca.

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CabbaGetoWn Guided ROM walk. 6 pm. Free. Parliament and Spruce. rom.on.ca.

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CCarloS CazaliS Artist talk. 6:30-8:30 pm.

GroWinG beautiFul GardenS WitH native PlantS Learn about plant and site selection.

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7-8 pm. Free. Bloor Gladstone Library, 1101 Bloor W. Pre-register 416-393-7674. Ci’m not Here Curator talk. 7-8 pm. Free. Drake, 1150 Queen W. 416-531-5042. Clarry Fink Artist talk. 6-7 pm. Free. Neubacher Shor Contemporary Gallery, 5 Brock. contactphoto.com.

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100 yearS oF motHerS: motHerHood From tHere to Here Tea and panel discussion with

Cyndy Baskin and others. 1-3 pm. Free. Central Neighbourhood House, 349 Ontario. Preregister 416-925-4363 ext 121. 3

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Two nights of Alternative Arts and Fashion Week are down, two more to go. Thursday’s runway lineup includes Breeyn McCarney, Ruth Weil and New York’s Saint Hollywood. On Friday, don’t miss a fashion film featuring Jessica Jensen or your last chance to check out dressing rooms done up by artists and designers. Day passes are $30 at the door. For the full schedule, visit alternativefashionweek.com.

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Ikat’s out of the bag Traditional and contemporary examples of the resist dye print are popping up on the season’s standout clothing, accessory and decor buys.

Printed sneakers ($24, Urban Outfitters, 235 Yonge, 416214-1466, and other, urbanoutfitters.com).

Matt & Nat canvas and faux leather bag ($175, Heel Boy, 682 Queen West, 416-3624335, heelboy.com).

Drake doings The corner of Queen and Beaconsfield will be transformed into an outdoor bazaar on Saturday (April 30) when the Drake Hotel (1150 Queen West, thedrakehotel.ca) hosts its annual Spring Market. Vendors will be selling posters, vintage buys, jewellery, clothing, baked goods and more alongside sale stock from the Drake General Store. Inside the hotel, the Spring Wedding Show offers up nuptial options for alt weddings. Both events take place from 10 am to 4 pm.

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Woven mini-skirt ($29, Joe Fresh, 10 Lower Jarvis, 416-703-4865, and others, joefresh.com).

Madeline Weinrib velvet ikat pillows ($500.50, Y & Co, 247 Davenport, 416968-7700, madelineweinrib.com).

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The Triluxe showroom (63 Wingold) up at Dufferin and Eglinton reps brands like J. Lindeberg, Sand, Pringle of Scotland and American Vintage and is usually only open for press previews and buyer appointments. But this weekend, the public is invited to a seasonal sample sale where clothing and accessories by those brands and more are reduced up to 80 per cent. Sale hours are Thursday and Friday (April 28 and 29) from 10 am to 8 pm and Saturday (April 30) from 10 am to 4 pm. Other sample sales to hit up this weekend include Rita Tesolin’s (ritatesolin.com) bauble bonanza, also at 63 Wingold, and the Platinum Agency Sale at 71 Wingold featuring fashion from LOVAS, Andy The-Anh and Designers Remix Collection. Both sales run Friday through Sunday (April 29 to May 1) from 10 am to 6 pm (5 pm Sunday). 3

Multicolour scarf ($16.95, Old Navy, Eaton Centre, 260 Yonge, 416-593-2551, and others, oldnavy.com).

wewant… Lavand striped dress If you crave a bit more structure from your signature spring print, skip our ikat options and go straight for something with a substantial set of stripes. This Lavand cotton dress does the trick and is one of the standout frocks hanging in Trinity Bellwoods’ new favourite boutique, Shop Bicyclette. Similarly colourful and budget-friendly options are owner Paige Boersma’s specialty, along with playful finishing touches including Biko baubles and Oh Dina! fascinators. $95, 880 Queen West, 416-532-8048, shopbicyclette.ca.

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North Toronto eatery scores with old-school pizza and meatballs By STEVEN DAVEY oleum, walls hung with vintage CocaCola signs are as turquoise as a 57 TBird, and cartoon portraits of Bigabaldi – a large chap with a shaven head, it would appear – smile from every pizza box. At the takeout counter, the Mack jockey is asked by a short fellow in a hairnet if he’d like his pepperoni slice ($3) cut in half. “Nah, I’ll fold it in half,” he barks before doing just that and stomping back to his idling truck. Hardcore! We, being genteel types, eat our 12inch Bigga Pizza – house San Marzano tomato sauce, sausage, bacon and mortadella under lotsa local mozzarell’ ($14.50) – with plastic knives and forks so the steaming ’za won’t burn our mouths. The house’s take on a simple Mar-

BIGABALDI’S (1 Romar, at Marlee, 416256-6222, bigabaldis.com) Complete dinners for $20 (lunches $10), including, tax, tip and a Brio. Average main $9. Open Sunday and Monday 11 am to 10 pm, Tuesday and Wednesday 11 am to 11 pm, Thursday to Saturday 11 am to midnight. No reservations. Unlicensed. Access: three steps at door, washrooms on same floor. Rating: NNN ✺

there’s no better recommendation for a pizza joint than a dump truck parked out front. That’s what we find when we pull into the parking lot at Bigabaldi’s, north Toronto’s premier pie emporium. Inside, the retro room looks like something straight out of Happy Days. Floors are black-and-white lin-

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gherita ($9.50) may be closer in execution to Massimo than Libretto, but it comes with snips of fresh basil, and its thin New York-style crust arrives properly blistered, cracker-crisp and droop-free. For those who like their crusts thicker, there’s Chicago deep-dish pizza customizable with non-chain toppings like soppressata, prosciutto, roasted garlic and grilled hot banana peppers ($16). Who is this Bigabaldi? Seems Mr. B is the brainchild of Alejandro Bustamante, Robert Prete and Bradley Davidson, the first two the executive chef and owner of the popular Coquine bistro at Yonge and Eglinton. “We do big,” says the follically challenged Bustamante. “Our sizes are one bigger than everyone else, the ingredients are higher-quality, but the prices are low.”

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more online nowtoronto.com/food Search restaurants by style, location, $$ and more at NOWTORONTO.COM/RESTAURANTS or download iPhone Restaurant Guide at NOWTORONTO.COM/APPS Four bucks for the Bomba is a steal for a hand-formed baseball-size roughly ground beef and pork meatball that’s wrapped in flaky baked pizza dough and sauced with more of that fab family-recipe ragu. Biga’s balls become textbook spaghetti when mixed with al dente pasta, recently grated parmigiano and a generous splash of garlic oil. Bustamante roasts oregano-dusted half chickens ($10) to juicy perfection before siding them with a choice of either rosemary potatoes, carrots or sautéed rapini in olive oil (all $3 à la carte). They also come with a green salad or a remarkably creamy stracciatella chicken soup intensified with pan drippings ($4.50). Sop it all up with complimentary slices of oldschool Italian bread made with pizza dough and baked on the premises ($3 loaf). With a menu this extensive, there are bound to be a few duds. Bruschetta ($4) amounts to little more than a kaiser dressed with chopped tomato, while the too thinly sliced and breaded baby beef in the veal sandwich ($6) reminds us of deep-fried Hush Puppies (not the fritters). Gummy arancini rice balls ($3) aren’t worth the bother, especially if you’ve tried Black Skirt’s stellar version. But don’t miss Bigabaldi’s Dough Knots ($1 each) – a spin on doughnuts made from strips of deep-fried pizza dough tied in a bow and dunked into both Nutella and caramel sauce. Best eat them in situ straight from the oven, as they’ll probably be a soggy mess after a 30-minute trip in a cardboard box. Have they ever considered pushing the boundaries of their delivery zone (Caledonia to Mount Pleasant, Lawrence to St. Clair)? There’s a huge market downtown for delivered pizza this good. “We did get a request to deliver out to the Danforth for an extra fee, but we had to say no,” says Bustamante. “The pizza just wouldn’t be the same.” 3 stevend@nowtoronto.com

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After a series of delays, the Lakeview Storehouse (1134 Dundas West, at Ossington, 416-546-8889, thelakeviewrestaurant.ca) is set to launch Monday (May 2). Part convenience store and part late-night weekend poutinerie, the offshoot of the popular west-side resto is also open 24/7. The artfully renovated space promises everything from catnip to scouring pads alongside prepared meals to go, local fruit ’n’ veg and a short round-the-clock takeout card. Where else can you buy a head of lettuce, a box of Pocky and a cheeseburger at 4 am?

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Later that week, on May 5, Dolce Gelato on College opens a second outpost on the east side in the space that housed now-defunct Kokkino Lounge (414 Danforth, at Arundel, 416-546-2148, dolcegelato.net). Back in Little Italy, Leaside’s Mad Italian Gelato Bar has moved into the old Harmony Lounge (589 College, at Clinton, 647-352-6234, themaditalian.net), while ice cream parlour the Lansdowne Cone (659 Lansdowne, at Bloor West, thelansdownecone.com) has set up business around the corner from the Bloordale Pantry.

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If you haven’t already had your fill of the wedding of the century so far, the Queen Mother (208 Queen West, at Duncan, 416-598-4719, queenmothercafe.ca) offers a nuptial nosh on Friday (April 29), with lunch from 11:30 am and dinner from 5:30 pm. Attendees, who are encouraged to come in fancy dress, receive a slice of commemorative Dufflet Pastries Prince William Chocolate Crunch Cake, an exact recreation of one of the two wedding cakes served at the palace that day. Keeping it maternal, chef Paul Boehmer’s eponymous supper club (93 Ossington, at Argyle, 416-5313800, boehmer.ca) introduces Sunday brunch just in time for Mother’s Day, May 8.

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Nick J. Rossi (left) and Colin Deweerd tuck into a Bigabaldi’s sandwich.

Duggan’s microbrewery at Victoria and Richmond has been shuttered due to a landlord dispute but continues to sell its acclaimed Number 9 IPA through the LCBO and select restaurants. After a lengthy run at Queen West and Simcoe, Original Motorcycle Café has run out of gas. And Langolino – the spot perennially known as “that place across the street from Café Diplomatico” – has SD closed its doors for good.

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of the ROM’s new Crystal addition, this swanky supperclub spotlights chef Teddy Corrado’s snout-to-tail carte as well as fabulous rooftop views facing the down-

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town skyline and points west. If you’re looking for a spot to impress out-oftowners, this be the place. Bonus: a separate five-course bacon menu! Best: to start, baskets of house-baked scones, croissants and pain au chocolates; charcuterie platter; over-the-top mains like lobster omelettes on house-baked English muffins garnished with pork loin peameal bacon, Gruyère and wilted ra-

pini, sided with cucumber celery slaw; fluffy pancakes stuffed with cherrywood-smoked bacon and finished with peach compote, candied walnuts, maple chantilly and foie gras torchons; to finish, sticky toffee pudding with cognac prune purée and blue cheese ice cream. Complete brunches for $55 per person, including tax, tip and a glass of wine. Average main $20. Open for brunch Sunday 11:30

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Burgers Burger’s Priest 1636 Queen E, at Coxwell, 647-346ñ 0617, theburgerspriest.com. Part NYC’s

Shake Shack and part L.A.’s In-n-Out, this four-seat Leslieville lunch counter causes lineups come lunch and dinner, shifting up to 1,000 signature burgers a day. Look for the not-so-secret Secret Menu on the Priest’s Facebook fan page under Photos. Best: the Double Double, two beefy patties (what’s in them? It’s a secret!) layered with melted processed on an absorbent bun; the

Vegetarian e.L. ruddy 1371 Dundas W, at Rusholme, 647ñ 351-0423. Helena Kosikova’s cozy 20-seat

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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. From the menu: “Slow service after 4 pm.” Best: to start, instead of boring brunch garnish, a complimentary fruit salad of exactly one grape, a nectarine section, a halved strawberry and three pomegranate seeds; massive spelt Belgian waffles the size of oven mitts dolled up with maple syrup, whipped cream and stewed strawberries; Huevos Yelapa with either two eggs or garlicky baked tofu plus refried beans, toasted cornbread and in-yer-face salsa; 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, Tuesday, some holidays. Unlicensed. Cash only. Access: barrier-free, washrooms in basement. Rating: NNNN 3

WHAT: Château Saint-André Corbin 2008 (red) Rating: NNNN WHERE: Bordeaux, France WHY: In the Saint-Émilion region, you’re lucky to get a cork for less than $25. But set your sights north on the less exclusive postal code of Saint-Georges-Saint-Émilion and, voilà, elegant, restrained, Merlot-based wines at mere-mortal pricing. True to form, Saint-André delivers full, focused flavours without excessive heft. If you want to enjoy this silky little number’s sensations of mushroom and sour cherries, decant before dinner and serve with something roasty/ fatty, or give it some cellar time. PRICE: 750 ml/$21.95 AVAILABILITY: At selected Vintages outlets (product #43810) 3

WHAT: Laurent Miquel Pere et Fils Chardonnay 2009 (white) Rating: NNN WHERE: Languedoc, France WHY: Some wines are like overstuffed chairs: all padding, no support. Others are like folding chairs: massproduced, inhospitable devices that should be confined to art openings and condo launches. Laurent Miquel is Danish Modern. Its quality materials, rigid structure and minimal upholstering may at first seem unyielding, but sooner than later, as you savour the full lemony rush of flavour, you’ll think, “Yeah, I could sit in this wine all night long. Pass the vol-au-vents, please.” PRICE: 750 ml/$11.75 AVAILABILITY: At selected liquor stores (product #157909)

veggie Option, two panko-crusted deepfried portobello mushroom caps glued together with cheese; from the secret menu, the High Priest, a Double Double with a third bun and faux Big Mac sauce; the Tower of Babel, an Option plus a Double Double with thin grilled cheese sandwiches as buns; order anything Jargesstyle and it comes fried in mustard — sounds terrible, tastes terrific. Complete meals for $15 per person, including all tax, tip and a bottled water. Average main $8. Open Monday to Wednesday 11:30 am to 9:30 pm, Thursday and Friday 11:30 am to 10:30 pm, Saturday noon to 10:30 pm. Closed Sunday, some holidays. No reservations. Unlicensed. Cash only. Access: Barrierfree, no washrooms. Rating: NNNN

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PIXIES at Massey Hall, Monday, April 18. Rating: NNNN “The record could be in college,” laughed Pixies bassist Kim Deal after drummer David Lovering noted that it was 22 years to the day since Doolittle, their 1989 album, was released. Fitting, then, that the band is on tour playing that album, which cemented their legacy as one of the most influential rock acts ever, front-to-back in its entirety. To pad out the collection of frantic punk-meets-surf gems (Doolittle clocks in at only 38 minutes), Black Francis and co., playing in front of strange projected videos, bookended the set with five Bsides from that era, including the haunting, slow version of Wave Of Mutilation during the encore. (Earlier, they played the faster album version, too.) Massey Hall’s acoustics do favours for anyone lucky enough to play there, and the Pixies were no exception. Technically tight and seemingly having fun, they sounded better than they did at any of their previous post-reunion Toronto shows. Classics like Here Comes Your Man, Monkey Gone To Heaven and Hey were clearly crowd favourites, but even deep cuts like Dead and Tame had people freaking out. JORDAN BIMM

JAMAICA at the Drake, Tuesday, April 19. Rating: NNN Despite a lack of synthesizers, Jamaica’s recent debut album, No Problem, still reveals the French duo’s connections to Justice and 38

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Daft Punk, with its drum machine beats and deliberately sterile production style. After catching them live, though, we can’t help but wonder if their electro associations may hurt them in the long run, despite the buzz famous friends can provide. Live, they sounded more like a straight-up rock band (and added a drummer) but still attempted to replicate studio touches with backing tracks, which was more distracting than effective. When they focused on great guitar tones and big hooks, they sounded like a young Cheap Trick in a small club, at least until disembodied backing vocals and electronic handclaps ruined the illusion. They’ve got tons of potential and talent but are too enamoured of their producers’ vision. They can rock harder without the laptop. BENJAMIN BOLES

AS POLICE WOMAN at the Drake, Thursday, April 21. ñJOAN

Rating: NNNN Three cheers for the Drake for booking so many fiercely formidable females of late. Sharon Van Etten! Keren Ann! Joan as Police Woman! The last in that list, aka NYC’s Joan Wasser, destroyed the small Thursday-night crowd with an early evening set roiling with soul, sex and sass. In an angular white pantsuit, the former Dambuilder and violinist for Antony and the Johnsons unleashed her bluesy, impassioned vocals over funky Stevie Wonderesque melodies plucked from her Nord Electro and distorted guitar. Wasser has such mastery over her

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voice that she can plunge into steamy body-rocking numbers one moment, conjure a holy racket the next and then lay her soul bare in a tender, wrenching ballad. (And she’s not afraid to make “ugly” faces in the process.) But men can’t be completely left out of the equation. Her bandmates, keyboardist Tyler Wood and drummer Parker Kindred, pushed the rhythmic envelope with jaw-dropping Moog bass lines and beats, though it was their smooth and surprising backup vocals CARLA GILLIS that nearly stole the show.

RUSKO at Kool Haus, Saturday, April 23. Rating: NNN In just a few short years, Rusko has gone from playing Toronto gigs for a few hundred dubstep fanatics to headlining sold-out shows at the biggest rooms in town, not to mention producing tunes for giant pop stars like Britney Spears. So for every diehard fan, there’s someone who sees him as a sellout. The truth is somewhere in between. On the pro side, he knows how to rock a big crowd and inject his dubstep with enough melody and dramatics to compete with the trance superstars of yesteryear. Jumping around behind the decks like the Energizer bunny, he gets that subtlety is impossible in venues this size, so he might as well go big and loud. But this also meant that the gig felt more like a rock concert than a party, and dance music always loses something in that translation, no matter how many fancy lights you stick onstage. BB

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The Rural Alberta Advantage Toronto trio still shocked by their steadily growing buzz By RICHARD TRAPUNSKI THE RURAL ALBERTA ADVANTAGE with HOODED FANG and MODERN SUPERSTITIONS at the Phoenix (410 Sherbourne), Friday (April 29). $18.50. HS, RT, SS, TM.

It’s been a long road to the Phoenix for the Rural Alberta Advantage. Their biggest hometown show yet, this Toronto date signifies the end of a long period of grassroots growth that’s taken them from hard-working local musicians to international buzz band. Their story’s been told many times before: first there was their promotion to eMusic’s featured artist, then their myth-making SXSW show in an Austin church, the subsequent re-release of their independent debut album, Hometowns, on the prominent Saddle Creek label, their

8.0 Pitchfork review and, just recently, their high-profile slot at Coachella. It’s a classic internet-era rags-toriches story, and even humble frontman Nils Edenloff recognizes it. “It feels like there’s been this forward momentum over the last few years,” he says over a spotty cellphone connection from St. Louis. “It’s been pretty shocking, even to us.” Though the trio is still touring constantly to make ends meet, their audiences are bigger every day. Considering that one of their strengths has always been the impassioned put-it-all-onthe-table intimacy of their live show, there’s a risk that their larger fan base could diminish their heartfelt appeal. “It’s happened in increments, so we’ve learned to adapt to the size of the room,” says Edenloff. “We’ve

done our best to maintain what it was that people found special about us in the first place.” Their recently released sophomore album, Departing (Paper Bag), follows their debut’s successful formula. Like its predecessor, it taps into universal feelings of longing and nostalgia by way of overextended vocals, ramshackle arrangements by multi-instrumentalist Amy Cole and drum wizard Paul Banwatt and wistful lyrics about Edenloff’s upbringing in Edmonton and Fort McMurray. The similarity isn’t a coincidence. Originally intended to be a series of six EPs, the songs on both albums were conceived as a thematic unit, starting with The Ballad Of The RAA (Hometowns’ first song) and ending with Good Night (the final track on Departing). “I wanted it to work as a larger piece,” he says. “Now that it’s complete, I feel like we’ve reached some sort of conclusion.” So they’ll abandon the formula for the next album? “There’ll definitely still be some similarities, but we’re going to stretch out a bit more. You can’t do the same thing forever.” 3 music@nowtoronto.com

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Rufus Wainwright is a man of many talents, but he hadn’t realized how bankable they were until recently. When his mother, folk singer Kate McGarrigle, was diagnosed with sarcoma in 2006, the singer/songwriter began performing benefit concerts for her cancer fund and discovered he was a big enough draw to make a difference. “That coincided with the greatest tragedy of my life so far, which was my mother dying of cancer,” he says on the phone from New York City. “When I started doing charity shows [before she died], there was a side of me that believed it would save her life. “As I was able to [raise money], life threw me a situation: this is what you’re really involved with, so, you know, look out!” Next week Wainwright will perform at the Stephen Lewis Foundation’s Hope Rising! concert, a benefit for grassroots organizations fighting the AIDS pandemic in Africa, one of several projects he has on the go this year. In

the coming months, he’ll release a box set, perform a six-night residency in London, produce a documentary about his mother and record an album with producer Mark Ronson, whom he’s recruited in an attempt to crack the top 40 charts. Wainwright’s started writing songs for the record, including three about his two-month-old daughter. With so much to fall back on, he’s ready to risk a shot at pop stardom. “I’ve done a lot of things in my life, from having a child to writing an opera to doing the Judy Garland show. But the one little brass ring that has eluded my grasp is bona fide radio success,” he says. “It’s not a matter of life and death, but you may need a life-and-death attitude to actually garner it.” So does he have what it takes to be a pop superstar? “We’ll see when I get in the game,” he says, cautiously. “My fangs might drop out.” 3 music@nowtoronto.com

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With Kidstreet, Foxfire, Powers, Kashka The Garrison (1197 Dundas West), Friday (April 29) Live synth-pop dance party action.

BATTLES

Mod Club (722 College), Friday (April 29) Critically loved NYC art rockers.

RURAL ALBERTA ADVANTAGE, HOODED FANG, MODERN SUPERSTITIONS Phoenix (410 Sherbourne), Friday (April 29) See preview, page 40.

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Horseshoe (370 Queen West), Saturday (April 30) Francophone weirdo dance rock.

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With Tim Xavier, Jamie Kidd, Arthur Oskan, Martin Fazekas, Waseem Radiolaria (1166A Dundas West), Saturday (April 30) See preview, page 50.

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With Rufus Wainwright, Alicia Keys, K’naan, Angélique Kidjo and more Sony Centre (1 Front East), Tuesday (May 3) See preview, page 42.

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With The Ugly, Damian Abraham, Don Pyle and many more The Garrison (1197 Dundas West), Wednesday (May 4) See T.O. Notes, page 48.

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ALLEYCATZ Graffitti Park. ANNEX WRECKROOM Cauldron, Holy Grail,

Skull Fist, Remain doors 7 pm, all ages. AQUILA Alain Richer (rock). BAR ITALIA UPSTAIRS Music For The Soul Chicken & Waffles 9:30 pm. BOAT CD release The Autumn Stones, Broken Bricks, Baby Giraffe doors 9 pm. THE CENTRAL Suburban Smith. CLINTON’S La-Nai & the Free People, Soma, ByTe (R&B/reggae/funk/jazz/soul). CROCODILE ROCK Sonic Playground 10 pm. DAKOTA TAVERN Jadea Kelly, Dani Nash Band doors 9 pm. DRAKE HOTEL UNDERGROUND Album release Lowlands, Donovan Woods, Nabi (rock) doors 9 pm. IMPERIAL PUB Quiet Parade, Hamilton Trading Company.

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Paris Black, Hallowchild, Yonge Drama, Teen Angel, Mirakulus, Xtna Bonn 9 pm. LEE’S PALACE U of T Intl Development Student Fundraiser: Benefit Concert For Kenya Little City, Fitness Club Fiasco, Allosaurus 10 pm. 99 SUDBURY Toronto Alternative Arts & Fashion Week Jet Phynx, Crooked Valentine, DJ Daniel Wilson 8 pm. THE PAINTED LADY Picturesound (pop/psychedelic rock) 9 pm. PARTS & LABOUR Ell V Gore, Cartoons, Connoisseurs of Porn (garage/punk) 11 pm. THE PISTON Elana Mcurty & the Palomino 10 pm. RANCHO RELAXO Women and Children, Dildoniks, Oh Darling!, Dead Jack Pine 9 pm. SILVER DOLLAR Vas Vega, Low Level Flight, a Northern Drawl, the Lying Cheats 8:30 pm. SNEAKY DEE’S Grails, James Blackshaw, Old World Vulture doors 8:30 pm.

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HOLY OAK CAFE Tropicalia & Erez Sussman

(Brazilian classics) 10 pm. HORSESHOE The Acorn, Evening Hymns (folk rock) doors 8:30 pm. HUGH’S ROOM Music And Prose For Tina & Mose: Benefit For Mose Scarlett & Tina Cohen Alan Black & Gary Peeples, Bill Garrett & Paul Mills, Ken Whiteley, David Bradstreet, Caitlin Hanford, Whiskey Jack and others 8:30 pm. LATINADA Rojitas (Cuban singer). THE LOCAL Colleen Hodgson & Steve Koch. MAGPIE CAFE Jamboree The Sure Things (country/bluegrass) 10 pm. MITZI’S SISTER CD release Alfie Smith, Nicole Christian doors 9 pm. MONARCHS PUB Delta Blues Thursdays Distillery Blues Band 9 pm. NOT MY DOG Draw the Outs (honest country) 10 pm. ONLY CAFÉ Jennifer Schaffer (singer/songwriter) 9 pm. SLACK’S Sarah Hiltz, Jacelyn Holmes, Anna Sudac, Elana Harte 8 pm. TRANE STUDIO Cross Eyed Cat (Chicago blues) 8 pm. TRANZAC Orchard. TRANZAC Jess Hill 9 pm. WATERFALLS Transcendental Mirror: The Ultimate Variety Show Alistair Christl, Ras Haile X, Yehudah Cullman and others 9 pm. WHISTLER’S GRILLE Whistler’s 30th Anniversary Celebrations Tonedogs Blues Band, 6 pm. THE WILSON 96 Samantha Martin & the Haggard (alt country) 9:30 pm.

JAZZ/CLASSICAL/EXPERIMENTAL

BLU RISTORANTE & LOUNGE Acoustic & Jazz Sentiments @ Blu Christopher Barton (guitar, vocals) 6:30 pm. BLU RISTORANTE & LOUNGE Acoustic & Jazz Sentiments @ Blu Terrance Gowen (piano, vocals) 9 pm. CHINA HOUSE Tom Szczesniak Quartet. DOMINION ON QUEEN John T Davis (organist) 5:30 to 8 pm. FOUR SEASONS CENTRE FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS RICHARD BRADSHAW AMPHITHEATRE The

Telephone/A Hand Of Bridge Artists Of the COC Ensemble Studio noon. GATE 403 Jeff Peacock Jazz Band 5 to 8 pm. GATE 403 Cyndi Carleton Jazz & Swing Band 9 pm. JOHN PAUL II POLISH CULTURAL CENTRE The Sound Of The Arts: Eleventh House Performing Arts Liberty Silver, Naira 7 to 10 pm. LULA LOUNGE CD release Fern Lindzon, Mike Murley, George Koller, Nick Fraser doors 7 pm. METROPOLITAN UNITED CHURCH Noon At Met Rachel Mahon (organ) 12:15 pm. MUSIC GALLERY Hauschka (piano) 8 pm, all ages. OLD MILL INN HOME SMITH BAR John Sherwood (solo piano) 7:30 pm. REPOSADO The Reposadists Quartet (Gypsybop jazz). RESERVOIR LOUNGE Lee Wallace, Brendan Davis, Darryl Orr 7 to 9 pm. REX Kevin Quain 6:30 pm. REX Neufeld/Occhipinti Jazz Orchestra 9:30 pm. ROY THOMSON HALL Saint-Saëns Organ Symphony Toronto Symphony Orchestra 8 pm.

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BLUES PUNK

CAMP 4 Switched On DJs Jaime Sin, Pammm (90s indie rock/pop) 10 pm. GOODHANDY’S Ladyplus.com Party DJ T Klinck doors 8 pm.5 INSOMNIA Martini Madness DJ Ron Jon (funk/ soul/house). MARGRET Rag Once A Month DJ 43st (cunt rock). NACO GALLERY CAFE S.B. Night 9 pm.5 RIVOLI The Beat Lounge (hip-hop) 9 pm. VELVET UNDERGROUND DJ Ozaze (industrial/ goth) 10 pm.

The distraction of Dead Weather gives the Kills a new creative spark By RICHARD TRAPUNSKI

Friday, April 29

THE KILLS with COLD CAVE and the ENTRANCE BAND at Sound Academy

POP/ROCK/HIP-HOP/SOUL

(11 Polson), Sunday (May 1), doors 7:30 pm, all-ages. $22.50-$33.50. HS, RT, SS, TM.

ALLEYCATZ Graffitti Park. ASPETTA CAFFE Michael Redden (pop/rock) 7 pm.

BAR ITALIA Shugga (funk) 9:30 pm. BOAT The Asteroid #4, the Hoa

eron, Germaine Liu, Rampersaud 8 pm. Ad_Now_1-5 220411.ai TEN FEET TALL Jam Nicola Vaughan (acoustic1 jam) 9 pm.

DC MUSIC THEATRE 7th Anniversary Open House Aself, Ashes at Dawn and others all ages. DOMINION ON QUEEN Downtown Funk Connection 9 pm. DRAKE HOTEL UNDERGROUND

Snake & Crane, Revolvers, Trap Tiger (rock) doors 7 pm. EL MOCAMBO EP release Ambisonic, the Last True Gentlemen, Dynamo & Badnutbeats. ETON HOUSE Playback (R&R dance) 9 pm. THE GARRISON Silent Shout Kidstreet, Foxfire, Powers, Kashka (evil synthpop dance party) 9 pm. GLADSTONE HOTEL MELODY BAR Hot August Nights (Neil Diamond tribute) 7 to 10 pm. HOLY OAK CAFE Yuka (soul) 10 pm. HORSESHOE Teenage Kicks, Monster Truck, Bernadette & the North, Goddam Robots (R&R) 9:30 pm. LEE’S PALACE Reverend Horton Heat, Reverend Peytons Big Damn Band doors 9 pm. THE LOCAL Jerry Leger & the Situation. MAGPIE CAFE Heartbeat Hotel, Cherry Chapstick, Wet Dreams (shoegaze/ psychedelic pop/indie rock) 10 pm. MOD CLUB Battles doors 7 pm.

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99 SUDBURY Toronto Alternative Arts &

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Ten years into their career, it’s getting harder for the Kills, once an enigmatic, media-shunning outfit, to hide from the spotlight. Alison Mosshart’s role as Jack White’s high-profile muse in the Dead Weather and Jamie Hince’s well-publicized engagement to Kate Moss have inched them closer to mainstream prominence. (Their manager’s interview instructions: “It goes without saying, but no Kate questions!”) For a band that relies heavily on inscrutable rock star mystique and intra-band sexual tension, it’s a tough position to be in. “With the internet taking off the way it has, it’s harder to do anything without everybody knowing about it,” admits Mosshart over the phone from L.A., post-Conan and pre-Coachella. “There’s an insane amount of press. Who has the time to read all of it?” Though their newfound celebrity is due mostly to their nonKills extracurricular activities, it’s still upped the pressure on their new album, a reunion of sorts, as it’s their first since Mosshart’s hiatus to play in Dead Weather. But she claims the increased attention barely fazes them. “I think that’s more for the people with the business lines to worry about,” she says, a slight British tinge in her American accent betraying her London residency. “I play music for a living and just want to work as much as I can. That’s what I’m thinking about. I’m just working.” Still, after three years apart, it’s hardly business as usual. “It’s really easy to fall into a pattern: writing a record, doing press, going on tour, writing a record, doing press, going on tour. Taking a break and doing something different gives everything a new spark.” That’s crucial for a band like the Kills, whose no-frills guitar-vocalsdrum-machine aesthetic could easily lead to repetition. Their recently released fourth album, Blood Pressures (Domino), throws some stylistic wrenches into their blues-punk formula, thanks to excursions into piano balladry, reggae, gospel and psych-pop. “It’s a challenge, but you have to go through a process of trying new things and discarding them, doing things you’re not comfortable with and getting comfortable with them,” says Mosshart. “Whether you’re a two-piece band or a four-piece, you don’t want to make the same record four times. That would be boring for you and everyone else who has to listen to it.” 3

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gUVernment Projek DJ Marky, Chase & Status. ñ insomnia Funkin’ Fresh Fridays DJ Thunder (house/breaks).

leVack Block Back room DJ Jerk Chicken (old skool) 10 pm. leVack Block DJ Rad McCool (hip-hop) 10 pm. maro Combat 365 DJ Bobby K (house/hiphop/club anthems). naco gallery caFe Artwhore 10 pm.5 the painted lady DJ Phantastik & Honey B Hind (hip-hop/ reggae/old school) 10 pm. la perla Eclectic City DJ Noloves. the piston DJ Ryan Gavel (Motown/soul/ funk/hot wax meltdown) 10 pm. riVoli pool loUnge DJ Stu (rock/old school/ Brit/electro/classics/retro). sUpermarket Melting Pot! DJ Nasty Nav, Ali Black, Isosceles, Pooyan. this is london Roger Sanchez, Chris Moody. VelVet UndergroUnd DJ Misty 10 pm. woo’s loUnge Heart.Of.The.City DJs J-Class & Kariz (hip-hop/R&B/reggae/old school) doors 10:30 pm.

Saturday, April 30 pop/roCk/Hip-Hop/soul

alleycatz Parkside Drive (rock). aqUila The Paul Gellman Band (R&B/rock). aspetta caFFe Brittany French, Likkle More,

House Drive Channel, Concrete Pete & the Bathroom Floor Tiles, Team Black Bird and others all ages. dominion on qUeen Ronnie Hayward (rockabilly) 3 to 7 pm. dominion on qUeen Chris Antonik 9 pm. drake hotel UndergroUnd Sam Bradley, the Treasures doors 8 pm. dUFFy’s taVern The Loop. el mocamBo King Sunshine & Federico Aubele, DJ Curtis Smith doors 9 pm. eton hoUse Dick & the Emotions, Alley Beat Grind (alt pop/progressive) 9 pm. the garage grand prix go karts All Or Nothing Tour Farewell to Freeway. gladstone hotel melody Bar Country Saturdays Joanne Mackell & Tru Grit 7 to 10 pm. gladstone hotel Ballroom Artists For ASD gNat, the Big City Nights Band, the Flying Museum Band, Jumple 7 pm. hard lUck Bar Death Metal Decapitation Archspire, Strings of Ares, Beyond Within, Devoured, Mortify 6:30 pm. hard lUck Bar downstairs Embryon B7, Deztro, Plague (hardcore/dirty dubstep/hard techno). horseshoe Malajube, Library Voices, Whale Tooth doors 9 pm. kool haUs Luis Enrique (salsa) 8 pm, all ages.

Too Nice (acoustic/reggae) 7 pm.

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Legendary NYC punk band the Dead Boys, as photographed by Don Pyle

T.O. music nOTes

See nowtoronto.com/daily/music for more music news and expanded versions of these stories.

Don Pyle

When Don Pyle launches his first book, Trouble In The Camera Club, on Wednesday (May 4) at the Garrison, he’ll be surrounded by friends. A collection of photographs that the producer/musician (Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet, Black Heel Marks, etc) took at concerts from 1976 to 1980, the book documents the local and international bands that played Toronto’s stages and also captures a teenage music fan’s participation in that burgeoning scene. “I had to resist – and consciously draw back from – making it a history book or the story of any one of these bands,” Pyle says over sandwiches at the Lakeview. “That would require a lot of research and would be, like, a second book. But the text was enjoyable for me to do. It was great to organize my thoughts. “I wanted to put things in context and describe my experience and the environment this music and my photos happened in, as well as my experience coming into this scene.” haLL Brahms Ontario Philharmonic Orhestra,

Anton Kuerti 8 pm. Ten feeT TaLL Ella Fitzgerald C’Ella’Bration Mark Kieswetter, Jordan O’Connor (piano, bass) 8 pm. Trane sTudio Trane 8th Anniversary Event

Close-ups of legends like the Ramones, Debbie Harry, the Runaways, New York Dolls and his childhood idol, David Bowie, are among the book’s most striking elements. The fact that Pyle was only 14 to 18 when he was getting into these shows is another. “Did you wonder where my mother was?” Pyle jokes of the freedom he had to enter licensed venues like the Horseshoe and the late, lamented Turning Point. “I was so lucky that I was big and could get away with it. There are more and more restrictions all the time. Overpolicing of everything puts a real damper on the growth of society.” The launch features performances by three-quarters of the Sadies, Teenage Head’s Gord Lewis, Fucked Up’s Damian Abraham, Fifth Column’s Caroline Azar, Brutal Knights’ Nick Flanagan and many others, plus Don Pyle’s Out-OfFocus Slide Show and an interview conducted by Treat Me Like Dirt Joanne huffa author Liz Worth. Freedom Live Ensemble 8 pm. WhisTLer’s griLLe Whistler’s 30th Anniversary Celebrations Mr Rick & the Biscuits, JRDN, Patrick Christopher 6 pm.

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With so much doom and gloom in the music industry, it’s refreshing to come across an up-and-coming techno DJ/producer who’s too busy to come to the phone. But Berlin-based NYC expat Tim Xavier says his hectic schedule has more to do with his day job mastering other artists’ records than with making his own. “Mastering really takes me away from the production work I’d like to be doing,” says Xavier from his studio. “In Europe, there’s still a big vinyl market. Sure, 400 copies isn’t a huge run, but you get paid the same amount to make the lacquer master as for a run of 4,000. “For us, business is still decent, and even at the pressing plants there are still jobs. In Berlin, more and more vinyl-only labels are starting up, just to push the fan into record stores again.” Still, Xavier’s got no illusions about a vinyl comeback happening any time soon. More and more, he’s also getting hired to warm up tracks for the digital download market rather than for cutting on wax. Either way, his services are so in demand that he hasn’t started working on a follow-up to his excellent 2010 debut full-length album, Viperfish (Clink). It’s one of those rare electronic albums that capture the raw charm of his minimal techno singles without coming across as a collection of DJ tools, or worse, falling into the dreaded “electronica” crossover trap. “That’s the challenge: can you make tracks that are interesting enough for people to listen to at home but functional enough to play in a club? So many artists that I respect put out great singles, but then I pick up their album and I’m just confused.” 3 benjaminb@nowtoronto.com

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751 Bad Taste DJs Patrick McGuire, Josh Mcintyre (rap).

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Latinada Bolero Night. LuLa Lounge Salsa Brunch Party Luis Mario

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royaL conservatory of Music MazzoLeni haLL Sunday Afternoon Concert Pierrre-Laurent Aimard (piano) 3 pm.

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pop/roCk/Hip-Hop/soul

drake hoteL underground Elvis Monday

Philip James, David Kleiser, Adam Downey, Cherry Chapstick, Dave Parker Radio Sound, Old Major doors 9 pm. drake hoteL Lounge Late Night Mondays Bootknives (rock) doors 10 pm. graffiti’s Kevin Quain’s Gutbucket Lounge 6 to 9 pm. harLeM Open Jam Night Carolyn T (R&B/ soul/jazz/Motown/latin) 8 pm. horseshoe Shoeless Monday Zealots Desire, the Whale Summer, Kevin Mac 9:15 pm. Lee’s PaLace Yacht, Light Asylum doors 8 pm. Massey haLL Video Games Live. Mod cLuB Low, Memoryhouse doors 8 pm. oPera house Sam Adams, Jeremy Greene & Vennegut doors 8 pm. revivaL Grace: A Musical Variety Show Shelley Hamilton, Kevin Barrett, the Delightful Divas, Robi Botos, Shakura S’Aida, Jane Milliken 7:30 pm.

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st. george’s church MitcheLL haLL

Doctor G.

the ossington Unlimited Sundays Hajah Bug

t.s.t’s Launch Pad In A Nut’s Shell Mike Collinson (indy rock/talk) 9 pm, all ages. the WiLson 96 Esteban Puchalski & Co. WrongBar Tinie Tempah doors 8 pm.

Folk/BluEs/Country/WorlD

caMeron house Betty Stew 6 pm. caMeron house David Baxter 10 pm. dave’s... on st cLair The Monday Sessions Open Jam Pete Eastmure 7:30 pm.

the fountain Badly Bent Bluegrass 9 pm. highWay 61 southern BarBeQue Chris Chambers (blues) 7 pm.

not My dog Cindy Doire (jazz/folk/blues). oLd nick M Factor Mondays Stella Panacci,

Kim Koren, Elana Harte (singer/songwriters) 7 pm. the Painted Lady Open Mic Mondays 9 pm.

Jazz/ClassiCal/ExpErimEntal

casa LoMa Organix 11 Jonathan Ortloff (pipe organ) 8 pm.

eMMet ray Bar Jeff LaRochelle, David Occhi-

pinti, Dan Fortir, Fabio Ragnelli 9 pm. gate 403 Jessica Sturrup Jazz Band 5 to 8 pm. gate 403 Vincent Bertucci Jazz Band 9 pm. rex Canadian big band composition celebration. O Canada The Toronto Jazz Orchestra 9:30 pm. rex George Grosman Trio 6:30 pm. toronto reference LiBrary New Music 101 – From Man To Machine: Technology In Contemporary Music The Continuum Ensemble, Rob MacDonald (classical/guitar) 7 to 8 pm. trane studio Donna Greenberg Trio 8 pm.

Dominic (R&B/hip-hop/dancecall). goodhandy’s T-Girls Go Wild DJ Cesar doors 8 pm.5 the Piston Junk Shop DJs Jorge & Jared (pre to post punk/new wave/garage/indie) 10 pm. 751 Metal Monday DJ Lush 10 pm.

venue index 519 church street coMMunity centre 519 Church. 416-392-6874. aLLeycatz 2409 yonge. 416-481-6865. aLLiance française doWntoWn 24 spadina rd. 416922-2014. annex WreckrooM 794 Bathurst. 416-536-0346. aQuiLa 347 keele. 416-761-7474. asPetta caffe 207 augusta. 416-725-0693. the asseMBLy haLL 1 Colonel samuel smith park. 416338-7255. axis gaLLery & griLL 3048 Dundas W. 416-604-3333. Bar itaLia 582 College. 416-535-3621. Bathurst street theatre 736 Bathurst. 416-924-2243. Beaver 1192 Queen W. 416-537-2768. Ben navaee gaLLery 1111 Queen E. 416-999-1030. BerkeLey church 315 Queen E. 416-361-9666. BLack sWan 154 Danforth. 416-469-0537. BLu ristorante & Lounge 17 yorkville. 416-921-1471. Boat 158 augusta. 416-593-9218. BoiLer house 55 mill. 416-203-2121. Brassaii 461 king W. 416-598-4730. Bread & circus 299 augusta. 416-336-3399. Bunda Lounge 1108 Dundas W. cadiLLac Lounge 1296 Queen W. 416-536-7717. caMeron house 408 Queen W. 416-703-0811. caMP 4 1173 Dundas W. casa LoMa 1 austin terrace. 416-923-1171. the centraL 603 markham. 416-913-4586. c’est What 67 Front E. 416-867-9499. chaLkers PuB 247 marlee. 416-789-2531.

april 28 - may 4 2011 NOW

annex WreckrooM Drummers In Exile

(drum circle) 8 pm. BLack sWan Honouring Our Own: Tribute To Steven Ambrose Bob Segarini, Uptown Swing Band, Steven Ambrose, Andy Fong 7 pm. c’est What Stacy Kaniuk (funky pop) 9 pm. doMinion on Queen Rockabilly Workshop 2 to 4 pm. doMinion on Queen Wayne Nakamura’s Django Jam 8:30 pm. horseshoe Nu Music Nite Moonshine Ramblers, the Breezes, Brother, Union City 9 pm. Lee’s PaLace ...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead, Surfer Blood, True Widow doors 8 pm. the Painted Lady Andrea Caswell, Sarah Burton, Trish Robb (indie/pop/roots/follk rock) 9 pm. Phoenix concert theatre Of Montreal, Painted Palm, Braids 8 pm. the Piston The Dead Tuesdays, Mercy Flight 10 pm. sneaky dee’s Toh Kay.

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sony centre for the PerforMing arts

Hillside Inside Arkells, Jim Bryson & the ñHope Rising! Benefit for Stephen Lewis ñ Foundation Alicia Keys, K’naan, Angélique Weakerthans 8 pm.

aLLeycatz Salsa Night DJ Frank Bischun 8 pm. fuzion vizion Lounge FML Mondays DJ Craig

insoMnia Retro Lounge Night Smashley, DJ & Mantis. 751 Big Shiny Sundays DJs SHEMCA & Sunshine 10 pm. veLvet underground DJ Hanna (retro 80s) 10 pm.

Tuesday, May 3

DanCE musiC/DJ/loungE

Monday, May 2

china house 925 Eglinton W. 416-781-9121. christ church deer Park 1570 yonge. 416-920-5211. church of the hoLy trinity 10 trinity square. 416598-4521. cLinton’s 693 Bloor W. 416-535-9541. coLLege street Bar 574 College. 416-533-2417. coMfort inn 6355 airport (mississauga). 905-677-7331. craWford 718 College. dakota tavern 249 ossington. 416-850-4579. dave’s... on st cLair 730 st Clair W. 416-657-3283. dc Music theatre 360 munster. 416-234-0222. dickens street theatre 35 Dickens. doMinion on Queen 500 Queen E. 416-368-6893. donWay covenant united church 230 Donway W. 416-444-8444. drake hoteL 1150 Queen W. 416-531-5042. duffy’s tavern 1238 Bloor W. 416-628-0330. edWard Johnson BuiLding 80 Queen’s park. 416-9783744. eL MocaMBo 464 spadina. 416-777-1777. eMBassy Bar 223 augusta. 416-591-1132. eMMet ray Bar 924 College. 416-792-4497. eton house 710 Danforth. 416-466-6161. faces nightcLuB 224 richmond W. fLy 8 gloucester. 416-410-5426. fogarty’s 3481 lake shore W. 416-253-5500. footWork 425 adelaide W. 416-913-3488. the fountain 1261 Dundas W. 416-203-2311. four seasons centre for the PerforMing arts 145 Queen W. 416-363-8231.

Kidjo, Rufus Wainwright, Holly Cole and others 8 pm. See preview, page 42. sound acadeMy Deftones, the Dillinger Escape Plan doors 7 pm.

Folk/BluEs/Country/WorlD

caMeron house Friendly Rich 10 pm. hoLy oak cafe Simone Downes & Chris Coole

(country) 9 pm. hugh’s rooM Chris Hillman & Herb Pedersen 8:30 pm. LuLa Lounge Les Voix du Coeur (vocal ensemble). Mod cLuB Michou, USS (folk/rock). not My dog Allison Brown, Will Gillespie, ‘Uncle’ Dan Henshall 10 pm. onLy café Janet Whiteway (roots songwriter) 8 pm.

Beaver Feelings DJ Body Beautiful 10 pm. goodhandy’s T-Girls Go Wild DJ Cesar doors

8 pm.5

insoMnia Soulful Tuesday D-Jay. rePosado Alien Radio Gord C. 751 SK8 & Destroy DJ Dan Arget (skater rock party) 10 pm.

Wednesday, May 4 pop/roCk/Hip-Hop/soul

aQuiLa James Carroll (acoustic rock). the centraL March Forth, Seed, Die by Remote, ZPITTZ (rock) 8 pm, all ages.

dickens street theatre Feast In The East I

Queening, Rat Tail, Gay, Tranz Defonce 9 pm, all ages.

drake hoteL underground Wax Manne-

quin, Mayor MCCA, Doctor Ew doors 8 pm. the garrison Don Pyle’s Trouble In The Camera Club Book Launch The Ugly, Mike Belitsky, Sean Dean & Dallas Good, Martin Farkas, Chris Colohan, Damian Abraham, Caroline Azar, Gord Lewis (punk rock) 8 pm. See T.O. Notes, page 48. gLadstone hoteL MeLody Bar Viva Cabaret Yura (pop/rock/disco) 7:30 pm. gLadstone hoteL MeLody Bar Granny Boots: Boylesque TO 9:30 pm.5 horseshoe Acid Tones, Last Bullet 8:45 pm. horseshoe Hot Docs Special Concert Bob Forrest (Thelonious Monster/Celebrity Rehab) 11:30 pm. oPera house Yelle, French Horn Rebellion doors 8 pm. Parts & LaBour Lake, Agesandages, Snowflakes, Plastic Forks (indie pop). the Piston Jilted Lovers Club, New Love Army, Battleplan 9 pm.

Jazz/ClassiCal/ ExpErimEntal

aLLeycatz Carlo Berardinucci Band (swing/jazz) 8:30 pm. Brassaii Jazz Night 6 pm.

four seasons centre for the PerforMing arts richard BradshaW aMPhitheatre Debussy Preludes: Col-

our And Light Christopher Mokrzewski (piano) noon. gate 403 Kelsey McNulty Jazz Band 5 to 8 pm. gate 403 Julian Fauth Blues Night 9 pm. rex Elvis Bossa Nova 6:30 pm. rex Rex Jazz Jam Terra Hazelton 9:30 pm. trane studio Donna Greenberg’s Evening Of Song In Support Of Princess Margaret Hospital Donna Greenberg (singer/ songwriter) 8 pm. tranzac Süss (jazz-pop) 10 pm. trinity st. PauL’s church Façade Talisker Players (chamber music) 8 pm.

fox & firkin 51 Eglinton E. 416-480-0200. free tiMes cafe 320 College. 416-967-1078. fuzion 580 Church. 416-944-9888. gaLLery 345 345 sorauren. 416-822-9781. the garage 75 Carl Hall, Bay 3, unit 9. 416-638-5278. the garrison 1197 Dundas W. gate 403 403 roncesvalles. 416-588-2930. gLadstone hoteL 1214 Queen W. 416-531-4635. gLenn gouLd studio 250 Front W. 416-205-5555. goodhandy’s 120 Church. 416-760-6514. graffiti’s 170 Baldwin. 416-506-6699. grossMan’s 379 spadina. 416-977-7000. guvernMent 132 Queens Quay E. 416-869-0045. hard Luck Bar 812 Dundas W. hard rock cafe 279 yonge. 416-362-3636. harLeM 67 richmond E. 416-368-1920. heLiconian haLL 35 Hazelton. 416-922-3618. 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. hugh’s rooM 2261 Dundas W. 416-531-6604. iMPeriaL PuB 54 Dundas E. 416-977-4667. insoMnia 563 Bloor W. 416-588-3907. JaMes Joyce 386 Bloor W. 416-324-9400. John PauL ii PoLish cuLturaL centre 4300 Cawthra (mississauga). 905-306-9900. kooL haus 132 Queens Quay E. 416-869-0045. LaMBadina 875 Bloor W. 416-888-4607.

Latinada 1671 Bloor W. 416-913-9716. Lee’s PaLace 529 Bloor W. 416-532-1598. Levack BLock 88 ossington. 416-916-0571. Live toronto 332 richmond W. 416-599-5332. Living arts centre 4141 living arts (mississauga). 905-306-6000. the LocaL 396 roncesvalles. 416-535-6225. Lou daWg’s 589 king W. 647-347-3294. LuLa Lounge 1585 Dundas W. 416-588-0307. MagPie cafe 831 Dundas W. 416-916-6499. Margret 2952 Dundas W. 416-762-3373. Maro 135 liberty. 416-588-2888. Massey haLL 178 Victoria. 416-872-4255. MetroPoLitan united church 56 Queen E. 416-3630331. 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. naco gaLLery cafe 1665 Dundas W. 647-347-6499. naWLins Jazz Bar 299 king W. 416-595-1958. neW coLLege 45 Willcocks. 99 sudBury 99 sudbury. not My dog 1510 Queen W. 416-532-2397. oise 252 Bloor W. 416-978-2011. oLd MiLL inn 21 old mill rd. 416-236-2641. oLd nick 123 Danforth. 416-461-5546. onLy café 972 Danforth. 416-463-7843. oPera house 735 Queen E. 416-466-0313. the ossington 61 ossington. 416-850-0161.

steeLWorkers haLL The Death Set, Win Mighty Atom 8 pm, all ages. ñWin,

Folk/BluEs/Country/WorlD

the asseMBLy haLL One Heart One Mind One

Groove Samba Squad, George Grosman’s Trio 7 pm. caMeron house Joshua Cockerill 6 pm. caMeron house Mookie Morris 10 pm. eMMet ray Bar Peter Boyd & the Mutant Duo (blues) 9 pm. grossMan’s Rockin’ Blues Jam Ernest Lee & Cotton Traffic 9 pm. hugh’s rooM CD release Jimmy Rankin 8:30 pm. LuLa Lounge Les Voix du Coeur (vocal ensemble). siLver doLLar High Lonesome Wednesday: Big City Bluegrass Crazy Strings 9 pm. st LaWrence centre for the arts Toronto Gets Kinky: Koffler Centre of the Arts Fundraiser Kinky Friedman (singer/songwriter) 8 pm. stout irish PuB Blues Jam 9 pm. terri o’s sPorts Bar Gary 17’s Acoustic Open Stage Sebastian Agnello (eclectic) 10 pm.

Jazz/ClassiCal/ExpErimEntal

aLLeycatz Graceful Daddies (swingin’ jazz/ blues/R&B) 8:30 pm. BLu ristorante & Lounge Acoustic & Jazz Sentiments @ Blu John Campbell (piano, vocals) 7:30 pm. chaLkers PuB Girls’ Night Out Jazz Lisa Particelli (jazz) 8 pm. doMinion on Queen Corktown Uke Jam 8 pm. four seasons centre for the PerforMing arts richard BradshaW aMPhitheatre

Songs Of Heaven & Earth Brett Polegato (baritone) 5:30 pm. gate 403 Allan Small 5 to 8 pm. gate 403 Kurt Nielsen & Richard Whiteman Jazz Band 9 pm. naWLins Jazz Bar The Jim Heineman Jazz Trio 7 pm. onLy café Jazz Response Unit (jazz trio) 8 pm. rex Jesse Barksdale Trio 6:30 pm. rex P.R.A.M Trio 9:30 pm. trinity st. PauL’s church Façade Talisker Players (chamber music) 8 pm.

DanCE musiC/DJ/loungE

crocodiLe rock 911 Wednesdays (retro/

rock/top 40/dance) 9 pm. goodhandy’s T-Girls Go Wild DJ Cesar doors 8 pm.5 henhouse Snakepit DJs Le Freak C’est Keek, Jack Rabbit Slim (queer dance party) 10 pm.5 insoMnia DJ Parro (house). rePosado Spy vs Sly vs Spy James Robertson. rivoLi Nerd Girls: The Boobies Strike Back – A Star Wars Themed Burlesque Pavlov’s Dogs Handbell Ensemble 8:30 pm. 751 Mad Punk DJ Justin 10 pm. suPerMarket Wednesdays Go Pop! The Breezes, Holy Toledo, Poor Young Things, Time Giant doors 8 pm. 3

UK grime sensation Tinie Tempah hits Wrongbar (1279 Queen West), Monday (May 2). Can he live up to the massive hype?

the Painted Lady 218 ossington. 647-213-5239. Parts & LaBour 1566 Queen W. 416-588-7750. La PerLa 783 Queen W. 416-366-2855. Phoenix concert theatre 410 sherbourne. 416-3231251. the Piston 937 Bloor W. 416-532-3989. Pogue Mahone 777 Bay. 416-598-3339. Pour Boy PuB 666 manning. 647-343-7969. Quotes 220 king W. 416-979-7717. radioLaria 1166a Dundas W. rancho reLaxo 300 College. 416-920-0366. rasPutin vodka Bar 780 Queen E. 416-469-3737. reBas café 3289 Dundas W. 416-626-7372. reLish 2152 Danforth. 416-425-4664. rePosado 136 ossington. 416-532-6474. reservoir Lounge 52 Wellington E. 416-955-0887. revivaL 783 College. 416-535-7888. rex 194 Queen W. 416-598-2475. rivoLi 332 Queen W. 416-596-1908. rose theatre 1 theatre lane (Brampton). 905-874-2800. roy thoMson haLL 60 simcoe. 416-872-4255. royaL conservatory of Music 273 Bloor W. 416-4080208. 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. 416-521-6302. sPortster’s 1430 Danforth. 416-778-0258. st. george’s church 99 Woolwich (guelph). 519-8221366. st LaWrence centre for the arts 27 Front E. 416-3661656. steaM WhistLe BreWing 255 Bremner. 416-362-2337. steeLWorkers haLL 25 Cecil. 416-506-9090. stout irish PuB 221 Carlton. 647-344-7676. suPerMarket 268 augusta. 416-840-0501. sutra 612 College. 416-537-8755. ten feet taLL 1381 Danforth. 416-778-7333. terri o’s sPorts Bar 185 Danforth. this is London 364 richmond W. 416-351-1100. toronto reference LiBrary 789 yonge. 416-395-5577. trane studio 964 Bathurst. 416-913-8197. tranzac 292 Brunswick. 416-923-8137. trinity st. PauL’s church 427 Bloor W. 416-922-8435. t.s.t’s Launch Pad 46 Hyde. underground garage 365 king W. 416-340-0365. veLvet underground 510 Queen W. 416-504-6688. viLLage vaPor Lounge 66 Wellesley E. 647-291-0420. WaterfaLLs 303 augusta. 416-927-9666. WhistLer’s griLLe 995 Broadview. 416-421-1344. the WiLson 96 615 College. 416-516-3237. Woo’s Lounge 10 Dundas E, 4th floor. 416-977-9966. WrongBar 1279 Queen W. 416-516-8677.

Kudos to Cooper and arranger/concertmaster Drew Jurecka for making the score sound more effortless than over-the-top this time around. Horns, woodwinds and vibraphone appear right on time, and the strings only get tiring near the end. Dark, sexy Tell Me, with soulful harmonies by Peter Elkas, is worthy of its Bondesque video (there’s a French version, too), and Ron Sexsmith helped pen Any Fool Can Fall In Love. Fans of Barber’s earlier folkier material will appreciate the strippeddown A Wish Under My Pillow. Top track: Tell Me Jill Barber plays Massey Hall Saturday (April 30). SARAH GREENE

disc of the week

DEPARTMENT ñARTNNNN

The Drawing Board (Crosstown Rebels) Rating: If you’ve spent any time over the last 20 years in the Toronto underground house scene, Kenny Glasgow should be a familiar name. As a DJ, he’s a local legend, but he never really broke out as a producer, and most of us had given up hope that he’d make it outside of the local late-night party scene. So it was a very pleasant surprise to see Art Department, his collaboration with Jonny White, blow up internationally over the past year. There’s a huge amount of global buzz around the moody Toronto neoclassic deep house

Pop/Rock

JESSIE J Who You Are (Universal) Rating: N

A common criticism levelled at the pop stars of today is that they leave much to be desired in the personality department. British singer Jessie J, however, is afflicted with a dire case of the opposite: toomuch-personality disorder. Prior to winning the BBC’s Sound Of 2011 poll, the 23-year-old was best known for penning the Miley Cyrus hit Party In The USA, a song that sounds like Penny Lane compared to this crass train wreck of a record. It begins with the breezy single Price Tag, but three tracks later, in the throes of never-ending ballad Big White Room, it’s clear that subtlety is not Jessie J’s strong point. Over-emoting at every turn, she obliterates otherwise innocuous soul, R&B and reggae-inflected songs with gimmicky vocal histrionics, strident attempts at melisma and the kind of callow selfhelp lyrics that are apparently mandatory for all young pop stars nowadays. Top track: Price Tag KEVIN RITCHIE

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La Caverne (Dare To Care) Rating: NNNN If Karkwa’s 2010 Polaris Prize victory unseated Malajube as Canada’s highest-profile francophone band, they’re not taking

duo, and for good reason. The Drawing Board is definitely not a collection of singles, and the gloomy soul doesn’t exactly have the hands-in-the-air vibe that many associate with house. That’s kind of the point, though – they’re getting attention because of the rawness, the spooky sexual quality and the fragile sensitivity of Glasgow’s newfound singing voice. Like the best dance music, The Drawing Board has one foot firmly planted in the early origins of house, while still sounding completely modern and forward-thinking. Top track: Tell Me Why (Part I) BENJAMIN BOLES it lying down. Despite the darkly evocative title, La Caverne is their most unabashedly immediate album yet. Whereas labyrinthine structures often obscured Malajube’s palpable pop sensibilities, La Caverne strengthens their crossover appeal by better blending the en français vocals with the arrangements, pushing the melodies forward and augmenting the already catchy guitar lines with bright disco-funk synths. On Synesthésie and Chienne Folle, they even throw in double-time drums to maximize danceability. Even if you don’t understand the lyrics, it’d take a serious fun allergy not to hum along. Top track: Synesthésie Malajube play the Horseshoe on Saturday (April 30). RICHARD TRAPUNSKI

BEAR ñPANDA NNNN

Tomboy (Paw Tracks) Rating: The fourth solo album as Panda Bear by Animal Collective’s Noah Lennox is an amazingly immersive listen. You just have to get your head around all the contradictions. The disc manages to be densely layered and lush and still nakedly minimal. It’s packed with sweet, memorable melodies, but rarely allows any of them to emerge as a traditional hook or chorus. It sounds very electronic and is lushly produced, but still feels intimate and homemade. It’s very rhythm-focused, but not danceable in the least. There are no weak tracks, and yet nothing resembles a standout single. Confused yet? Fans hoping for a retread of the kaleidoscope of flavours on Panda Bear’s acclaimed 2007 album, Person Pitch, may feel a bit let down, but in many ways Tomboy seems more consistent and makes more of a complete statement. It’s not a drastic reinvention by any means, but it is an album of mood pieces, and works better as a whole. It’s really only when you find the time to sit down and listen to it all that it starts making sense. Yes, this may require some patience, but you will be rewarded. Top track: You Can Count On Me BB

TEENAGE KICKS Rational Anthems (inde-

pendent) Rating: NNN Don’t let their Undertones-evoking moniker fool you: Teenage Kicks are not a hip band. Though they’ll have you believe they’re out to evoke the glory days of rock and roll, the local four-piece instead hearkens back to 90s alternarock, when big, broad chord changes and arenareaching hooks could be coated in radio sheen and still be called “gritty” and “raw.” The debut EP’s six songs burst with post-grunge arrangements and catchy, straightforward melodies, while lead singer Peter Van Helvoort’s slightly Southerntinged, wrenching vocals evoke Caleb Followill straining his voice to sound like Dave Grohl. Teenage Kicks aren’t rewriting the R&R playbook, but in a field often more concerned with style than substance, it’s kind of nice to see a band so unapologetically trend-shunning. Top track: Lose Your head Teenage Kicks play the Horseshoe Friday (April 29). RT

for a number of years, and on her varied second album the classical-turned-jazz singer/pianist delivers adventurous originals as well as some artful twists on classics. Accompanied by drummer Nick Fraser, saxophonist Mike Murley and bassist George Koller, Lindzon gracefully bridges disparate genres like klezmer, blues, free jazz and Brazilian music, sewing them together with her clear, bright vocals and generally uptempo interpretations. The originals – like the melancholy Grey Green and the bold All Fall Down – add nice balance. That said, Lindzon’s voice lacks might, and her lyrics don’t pack much of a punch. The album’s strongest moments instead come during the lengthy instrumental jams, where her stunning piano work and imaginative improvisation move into the spotlight. Top track: All Fall Down Fern Lindzon plays Lula Lounge tonight CARLA GILLIS (Thursday, April 28).

DEATH ñFREEDOM ORNNNN

Metal

Ego (independent) Rating: Like their name, every song by these hotly tipped Toronto rockers makes an epic, sweeping statement. This seven-song debut EP establishes that the band’s core creators, vocalist/guitarist Sway and behind-the-scenes force Fernandez, have their sights set on stadium-sized venues. Shameless purveyors of electro-tinged guitar-driven anthems, FOD wisely temper these grandiose inclinations with a secret weapon: Sway’s sweet, chilled-out vocal melodies. The highlight is opener Inside, where a creeping guitar riff weaves in and out of slamming production and gets capped off by a smooth, catchy falsetto hook that will stay in your head for days. File Ego somewhere between Muse and Francis and the Lights, and keep your eye on these guys. Top track: Inside Freedom or Death release Ego on Friday (April 29) at Steam Whistle Brewing. JORDAN BIMM

Jazz

FERN LINDZON Two Kites (iatros)

Rating: NNN Toronto’s Fern Lindzon has been steadily honing her chops in the city’s jazz scene

TRUE WIDOW As High As The Highest

Heavens And From The Center To The Circumference Of The Earth (Kemado) Rating: NNN Sometimes you have to sacrifice variety to create a mood. That’s the case on True Widow’s second album, on which the Dallas trio employ a single formula: heavy doom riffs plus stoic male/female harmonies plus simple, plodding drumbeats, all delivered at a glacial pace. The effect is monotonous, but it’s a calming, immersive monotony that pulls you into an all-encompassing “stonegaze” wash. It’s so trance-inducing that in the few instances when the album ditches this mode – like on the faster Night Witches or on the brief acoustic Interlude – the result is jarring. It takes restraint to stick to such a slow, rigid tempo, but True Widow are masters of control. Even when Dan Phillips indulges in a guitar solo on highlight Boaz, it’s more an extension of the song’s trajectory than a break from its self-defined pace. Top track: Boaz True Widow play Lee’s Palace May 3, opening for Surfer Blood and Trail of Dead. RT3

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Mischievous Moon (Outside) Rating: NNNN Jill Barber continues in the romantic direction of 2008’s Chances on her fourth album, a lush, cinematic homage to other eras’ popular music. Think Patsy Cline backed by Burt Bacharach, or the Wizard Of Oz soundtrack. Teaming up again with producer/co-writer Les Cooper, Barber’s cool-as-a-cucumber alto purr is supported by her tight band, backup singers (including the Good Lovelies and Emma-Lee) and the Mischievous Moon Chamber Players.

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

NOW APRIL 28 - MAY 4 2011

stage

more online nowtoronto.com/stage Audio clips from interview with BROWN BALLS’ BYRON ABALOS • Review of THE LION KING and CALENDAR GIRLS • Interview with EMIL SHER of EDWARD THE “CRAZY MAN” • SCENES and more Fully searchable listings with venue maps nowtoronto.com/stage/listings

Byron Abalos sticks it to Western images of Asian men.

THEATRE PREVIEW

Byron’s Balls Writer sends up Asian stereotypes By JON KAPLAN BROWN BALLS by Byron Abalos, directed by Nina Lee Aquino, with Sean Baek, Richard Lee and David Yee (fu-GEN). At Factory Studio (125 Bathurst). Opens Tuesday (May 3) and runs to May 15, Tuesday-Saturday 8 pm, matinees Saturday-Sunday 2 pm. $10-$26, fundraising gala May 6, $50. 416-504-9971.the first time byron abalos connected with an Asian character onstage was in fu-GEN Theatre’s premiere production, Banana Boys, in 2004.

A student at the time – and the only non-white in his acting class – Abalos finally saw a character who wasn’t a token but a fully developed, flawed

human being. Fast-forward to 2008, when Abalos appeared in the remount of Banana Boys, which has a scene dubbed “the battlefield of love.” “It looks at the hierarchy of who can date whom, and how far down on the list Asian men are,” Abalos smiles. “I thought it contained enough material for a whole play.” The result is Brown Balls, a look at stereotypes of Asian men in Western popular culture. Its three characters – regular guys JP, Paul and Charles – even portray such archetypal figures as Fu Manchu, Bruce Lee and Charlie Chan to make a point.

THEATRE REVIEW

Laughs on target

Woody Harrelson play shows promise By GLENN SUMI BULLET FOR ADOLF by Woody Harrelson and Frankie Hyman, directed by Harrelson (Hart House Theatre, 7 Hart House). To May 7. $32, stu/srs $18. 416-978-8849. See Continuing, page 57. Rating: NN

consider bullet for adolf a workshop production of a new play. Its setting and funny-serious look at race and friendship have lots of po-

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tential, while clever one-liners help pass the time. But Woody Harrelson and Frankie Hyman’s script needs more fully defined characters, sharper dialogue and a clearer narrative structure to add up to something compelling. In Houston during the summer of 1983, laid-back white boy Zach (Brandon Coffey) and Frankie (Ronnie Rowe), an African American who’s

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“There’s a fascinating paradox for me in the image of the Asian male as a violent martial artist, yet he’s emasculated and submissive; Asian women, on the other hand, are hypersexualized. “In Brown Balls, I put the Asian male onstage, both literally and figuratively.” Using lecture techniques, erotic art and a lot of comedy, the playwright and actor – whose previous work includes SummerWorks hit Remember Lolo – relies on his own experiences and that of his friends, though he believes that other minorities will identify with the material. “I remember reading that the problem isn’t that stereotypes are untrue, but that they’re incomplete. I want this show to add more pieces to the puzzle, about both sexuality and masculinity.” JP is the mastermind of the trio, “the one most angst-ridden, believing he’s not enough of what he should be.” Paul, on the other hand, “supplies comic relief by being the most okay with himself. He’s the freest to say what he wants and gives the other two permission to be as personal as he is.” Charles is the most sensitive and socially aware. “Biracial and gay, he’s even further on the fringe than the other two. I can’t speak for the gay experience, because it’s not mine, but it’s important that I acknowledge that it’s part of the politics in this play.” Because the Filipino-Canadian artist uses satire and comedy to make his points, he knows some people will be offended. “But I believe art can allow people to see the world differently. I want the audience to look beyond the surface and realize that they share common experiences with these guys. “We’re bound by the human condition, and that’s what creates community from isolation.” 3 jonkap@nowtoronto.com

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moved there from Harlem, meet on a construction site run by boss Jurgen (Thomas Gough). For some reason, Frankie soon moves in with Zach and his roommate, Clint (David Coomber), and before we know it, all three (plus a few others) are seated at their boss’s dining room table celebrating the birthday of Jurgen’s daughter Batina (Vanessa Smythe). It’s at this extended dinner scene – part farce, part debate about hot-button issues like race and sex – that the writing gets sharper and the stakes higher.

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OPERA REVIEWS

Terrific Tito LA CLEMENZA DI TITO by Mozart (Opera Atelier). At the Elgin (189 Yonge). To May 1. $33-$166. 416-872-5555. See Continuing, page 57. Rating: NNNN

How appropriate, in the midst of a federal election, to watch a centuries-old opera about a put-upon politician. In Mozart’s La Clemenza Di Tito, Roman Emperor Tito deals with corruption, assassination attempts and sexual shenanigans in an open and sympathetic manner. The closed-off Harper could learn a thing or two. Opera Atelier’s gorgeous new production adds comic flourishes to this rarely performed opera, which can often be earnest and anticlimactic. (Clemency, let’s face it, doesn’t have the most dramatic potential.) Director Marshall Pynkoski recognizes some of the work’s outrageous elements, staging it with clarity and encouraging his singing actors to bring out the subtext in Caterino Mazzolà’s libretto. As the spurned Vitellia, Measha Brueggergosman is especially skilled

at imbuing her singing with honeyed seduction or acid sarcasm. Male soprano Michael Maniaci is less nuanced as Sesto, Vitellia’s lover (alas, no chemistry there) and avenger, but he’s vocally secure. Best of all is Kresimir Spicer, who bounds across the stage as Tito, delivering his notes in a ringing, heroic tenor and making his conflict believable. Gerard Gauci’s sumptuous costumes and sets add lots of ambience – especially in the sparkling final act – while David Fallis and the superb Tafelmusik Orchestra shape phrases with care and spontaneity, resulting in a nearTitanic Tito. GLENN SUMI

Measha Brueggergosman makes a vital Vitellia.

Not a total ball

den Angelina and arranges for her transformation at the ball. Director Joan Font keeps the stage CINDERELLA (LA CENERENTOLA) by Giovibrant with primary colours in Joan acchino Rossini, directed by Joan Font (CanGuillén’s design. Font retains the mice, adian Opera Company). At the Four SeaAngelina’s constant companions, from sons Centre (145 Queen West). Runs to May the fairy-godmother version and turns 25. $62-$281, rush $22, standing room $12. them into acrobatic dancers; they’re 416-363-8231. See Continuing, page 57. charming enough, but their cavorting Rating: NNN sometimes distracts from the story. Packed with melodies and with a Conductor Leonardo Vorhappy ending, Rossini’s verdoni moves the ensemMontalbetti (left), sion of Cinderella, La ble-filled score along DeShong and Cenerentola, tells the but doesn’t always Chaieb wig out. story without fairycapture its lighttale magic. ness. The Canadian Ileana MontalOpera Company’s betti and Rihab production, well Chaieb are drasung and a candymatically and coloured feast for the vocally adept at eyes, sometimes runs catching the stepoff the rails with direcsisters’ humour, tion that forces a sense of though Donato DiSteffun rather than letting it flow ano offers only a generic from the action. interpretation of the self-imporCinderella figure Angelina (Elizabeth tant stepfather. He’s best opposite DeShong) must deal with a Polegato’s fully realized trickster. social-climbing stepfather and everWhile DeShong could give Angelina arguing stepsisters before she wins the a stronger personality, her sometimes prince, Don Ramiro (Lawrence Brownsmallish mezzo voice is gloriously acrolee), who switches roles with his valet batic. She’s well partnered by Brown(Brett Polegato) to find his true bride. lee, whose honeyed voice is so entranThe philosopher Alidoro (Kyle Ketelsen) cing that you wish Rossini had given JON KAPLAN points Ramiro toward the downtrodthe prince more to sing.

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N = Get out the hook

theatre listings naomiHow to find a listing

Theatre listings are comprehensive and appear alphabetically by title. Opening plays begin this week, Previewing shows preview this week, One-Nighters are one-offs, and Continuing shows have already opened. Reviews are by Glenn Sumi (GS) and Jon Kaplan (JK). The rating system is as follows: NNNNN Standing ovation NNNN Sustained applause NNN Recommended, memorable scenes NN Seriously flawed N Get out the hook

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Opening AriAdNe Auf NAxos by Richard Strauss (Canadian Opera Company). Strauss’s opera-within-an-opera is performed in German. Opens Apr 30 and runs to May 29: Apr 30 at 4:30 pm, May 3, 12, 18, 21 and 27 at 7:30 pm, May 15 and 29 at 2 pm. $62-$281. Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts, 145 Queen W. 416-363-8231, coc.ca. BrowN BAlls by Byron Abalos (fu-GEN). Three men disguised as Charlie Chan, Bruce Lee and Fu Manchu tackle Asian male stereotypes (see story, page 54). Opens May 3 and runs to May 15, Tue-Sat 8 pm, mat SatSun 2 pm (May 6 gala from 6 pm). $10-$26, gala $50. Factory Theatre, 125 Bathurst, Studio. 416-504-9971, fu-gen.org. edwArd The ‘CrAzy MAN’ by Emil Sher (Workman Arts). A boy befriends a homeless man in this drama about mental health, prejudice and society. Opens Apr 28 and runs to May 14, see website for schedule. $15, stu/srs $10. Theatre Passe Muraille, 16 Ryerson. 416-504-7529, workmanarts.com. MAhMoud by Tara Grammy (Pandemic Theatre). An Iranian engineer tells the story of his life while working as a cabbie in Toronto in this solo show. Apr 28-30 at 8 pm. $20, stu/srs

$15. Helen Gardiner Phelan Playhouse, 79A St. George. pandemictheatre.ca. Push... oNe MoTher of A show (Tarragon Theatre). This all-female show takes an honest and comedic look at modern motherhood. Opens May 4 and runs to May 8, Wed-Sun mat Sun 2:30 pm. $25. 30 Bridgman. 416-531-1827, tarragontheatre.com. The rAilwAy ChildreN by Edith Nesbit (Mirvish). Three siblings struggle to survive after their father is imprisoned in Edwardian England. Opens May 3 and runs to Jun 26, TueSat 7:30 pm, mats Sat-Sun and Wed 2 pm (no shows May 29, Jun 12, 25; see website for other times). $25-$99. Roundhouse Theatre, 255 Bremner Blvd. mirvish.com. The river lAdy by David Widdicombe (Lonesome Crowded West). A drifter and a dishwasher connect at an all-night diner and search for the meaning of their lives. Opens May 4 and runs to May 14, Wed-Sat 7:30 pm, mat Sat 2 pm. $15, mat pwyc. Theatre Passe Muraille, 16 Ryerson, Backspace. 416-5047529, lonesometheatre.wordpress.com. TuesdAys wiTh Morrie by Mitch Albom and Jeffrey Hatcher (Stage West). A man reunites with his former professor, who is battling Lou Gehrig’s disease. Opens Apr 28 and runs to Jul 3, Wed-Sat 6:30 pm, Sun 5 pm, mats Wed and Sun 11 am. $46-$80 (incl buffet). 5400 Dixie, Mississauga. 905-238-0042, stagewest.com. uNder Milk wood by Dylan Thomas (The Empty Room). The inner life of a small Welsh town is revealed in the stage adaptation of the radio play. Opens May 3 and runs to May 7, Tue-Sat 8 pm, mat Sat 2 pm. $20, limited stu rush $10. Abrams Studio Theatre, 46 Gerrard E. empty-room.com. uriNeTowN The MusiCAl by Mark Hollmann and Greg Kotis (Etobicoke Musical Productions). A company profits from a water shortage in this musical comedy. Opens Apr 29 and runs to May 14, Fri-Sat 8 pm, Sun (and May 14) 2 pm. $25, stu $19. Burnhamthorpe Auditorium, 500 the East Mall. 416-248-0410, e-m-p.net. woNderful by Shannon Blake (The Bench Theatre). Three women struggle to avoid losing their babies to Children’s Aid. Opens Apr 29 and runs to May 21, Thu-Sat 8 pm. $12$15. Sanctuary, 25 Charles E. 416-922-0628 ext 215, thebenchtheatre.com.

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The strongest scene occurs early in the second act, when Zach and Clint return to their apartment after being interrogated at the police station. The two recount Frankie’s treatment at the hands of some racist cops, and another character’s hypocritical aboutface. It’s here that the writers capture a savagely comic tone that could help the rest of the work. Throughout, snappy jokes abound. It’s a shame the characters speaking these lines aren’t better developed. What was Frankie’s life like in Harlem, and why did he move to Houston? For that matter, what is aspiring musician Clint doing in Texas? What’s the basis of Zach and Frankie’s friendship, and what causes their falling out (if there is one) in the second act? It’s hard to tell; many scenes feel disconnected. A dramaturge or stronger director could solve these problems. While

flashy between-scenes video montages evoke the world of 1983, they also emphasize how little we know about the play’s actual setting. Two characters talk about the Fifth Ward as a rundown neighbourhood, but a few details would give a sense of the city’s social tensions, turning the play into a sort of Do The Right Thing with a Texas twang. And the idea (suggested in the title) about one incident changing the course of history is rich, but it’s not developed sufficiently. That said, the show is breezy enough, thanks in part to the cast. Coffey has an easy swagger and likeability that almost makes us forget that we know next to nothing about Zach’s history. Best is Coomber, who from his first revealing appearance remains physically nimble, focused and full of interesting tics that make his relatively minor character always watchable. 3 glenns@nowtoronto.com

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betrays him with his most trusted knight in this musical. Previews to May 30. Opens May 31 and runs in rep to Oct 30. $50-$106, stu/srs $25-$66. Festival Theatre, Stratford. 1-800567-1600, stratfordfestival.ca. Cat On a HOt tin ROOf by Tennessee Williams (Shaw Festival). A rocky marriage and a looming inheritance create tensions at a Southern patriarch’s birthday dinner. Previews May 3-25. Opens May 26 and runs in rep to Oct 23. $24-$106. Royal George Theatre, Niagara-onthe-Lake. 1-800-511-7429, shawfest.com. DOuble bill (Soulpepper). The Academy presents (re)Birth: E.E. Cummings In Song and Lab Series creation Window On Toronto. Previews Apr 30-May 8. Opens May 9 and runs to Jun 18, see website for schedule. $28-$65. Young Centre for the Performing Arts, 55 Mill. 416-866-8666, soulpepper.ca. My faiR laDy by Frederick Loewe and Alan Jay Lerner (Shaw Festival). This musical is based on Bernard Shaw’s Pygmalion. Previews to May 27. Opens May 28 and runs in rep to Oct 30. $24-$106. Festival Theatre, Niagara-onthe-Lake. 1-800-511-7429, shawfest.com. ZaDie’s sHOes by Adam Pettle (Factory Theatre). Desperate to recoup his losses, a gambler looks to his forgotten synagogue for a miracle. Previews Apr 30-May 4. Opens May 5 and runs to Jun 5, Tue-Sat 8 pm, Sun 2 pm (May 1 at 7 pm). $15-$45, Sun pwyc. 125 Bathurst. 416-504-9971, factorytheatre.ca.

tures divas from ballet, opera, Broadway and film. May 4 at 8 pm. Free. Gladstone Hotel, 1214 Queen W, Melody Bar. 416-531-4635, rushow.ru.

Continuing afteR akHMatOva by Kate Cayley (Tarragon Theatre). A poem by a 30s dissiñ dent in Stalin’s Soviet Union feels like a heart-

less legacy to her young son. Thirty years later, a Western academic argues differently with the son in Cayley’s subtle play, where small gestures and repressed emotion carry a great deal of weight. Director Alan Dilworth and a strong cast contribute to the production’s power. Runs to May 1, Thu-Sat 8 pm, mats SatSun 2:30 pm. $23-$46, rush $10. 30 Bridgman, Extra Space. 416-531-1827, tarragontheatre. com. nnnn (JK) angelina balleRina tHe MusiCal by Susan DiLallo and Ben Morss (Vital Theatre/Hit Entertainment). Angelina and her friends dance to get a lead role in this all-ages show. Runs to May 29, Sat 1:30 pm, Sun 11 am. $29.50$49.50. Lower Ossington Theatre, 100A Ossington. lowerossingtontheatre.com.

bonds, share ideas and deal with secrets, lies and a blast from the past in 80s Houston (see review, page 54). Runs to May 7, Tue-Sat 8 pm, mat Sat 2 pm. $32 stu/srs $18 (uofttix.ca). Hart House Theatre, 7 Hart House Circle. 416978-8849, bulletforadolf.com. nn (GS)

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(The Pub Theatre Company). This interactive show takes a satirical look at the drinking culture. Runs to Jul 30, Sat 8 pm (9 pm beginning May 7). $15. Hard Rock Cafe, 279 Yonge. 1-800-650-6449, byebyeliver.com. CalenDaR giRls by Tim Firth (Mirvish/Manitoba Theatre Centre). Members of a women’s club make a racy calendar to raise money in this comedy (see review online at nowtoronto.com/stage). Runs to May 28, Tue-Sat 8 pm, mats Sat-Sun and Wed 2 pm. $30-$94. Royal Alexandra Theatre, 260 King W. 416872-1212, mirvish.com. nnn (JK) CinDeRella (la CeneRentOla) by Gioacchino Rossini (Canadian Opera Company). The comic opera based on the fairy tale is performed in Italian (see review, page 54). Runs to May 25: Apr 28, May 10, 13, 19 and 25 at 7:30 pm, May 1 and 22 at 2 pm, May 7 at 4:30 pm. $62-

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One-Nighters siDes nOw (Acting Up Stage Company). Bruce Dow, Sara Farb, Marcus ñbOtH Nance and others perform a musical tribute

to Leonard Cohen and Joni Mitchell. May 1 at 7:30 pm. $25-$55. Bathurst Street Theatre, 736 Bathurst. actingupstage.com. filM anD sCReenplay festival (WILDsound). TV screenplays get a reading plus short films. Apr 30 at 7 pm. Free. National Film Board, 150 John. wildsound.ca. a butteRfly pROjeCt (Cara Spooner). Join in or just watch this public art performance exploring the meanings of participation through repetitive and cooperative action. Apr 28 at 5 pm. Free. Nathan Phillips Square, 100 Queen W. sportsbabel.net.

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Entertainment/MNJCC). Carl Jung meets Sigmund Freud in this remount of last year’s Fringe play. Apr 30 at 7:30 pm. Pwyc ($10 sugg). Miles Nadal JCC, 750 Spadina. 416924-6211 ext 606, mnjcc.org. gRaCe: a MusiCal vaRiety sHOw (HBR Productions). Shelley Hamilton performs a variety show to celebrate her victory over cancer with Edgar Hernandez-Perez, Shakura S’Aida, Jane Luk and others. May 2 at 7:30 pm. $20. Revival, 783 College. 416-826-6855, shelleyh@shelleyhamilton.ca. HaROlD awaRDs (Toronto Harolds). The annual awards for Toronto theatre artists are presented. May 2 at 7:30 pm. $10 + canned food donation. El Mocambo, 464 Spadina. haroldawards.com. HOpe Rising! (Stephen Lewis Foundation). This gala benefit includes a performance by cast members of Da Kink In My Hair, live music and more. May 3 at 8 pm. $150-$500. Sony Centre for the Performing Arts, 1 Front E, Toronto. 416-872-7669, hoperising.ca. nOCHe De teatRO iii (Crisalida). Monologues and one-act plays are performed in Spanish with English translation as part of the Viva el Teatro Spanish theatre festival. Apr 30 at 7:30 pm. $20. George Ignatieff Theatre, 15 Devonshire. 416-890-3271, festivalinspanish.ca. pROspeRO’s lie by Mary Druce (Old Town ARTbeat). Druce’s play focusing on Caliban’s mother gets a reading. May 1 at 7 pm. Pwyc. Second Cup, 163 King E. oldtownartbeat.ca. ROMeO & juliet by William Shakespeare (Shakespeare Toronto). Youthful passion leads to tragedy. Apr 30 at 8 pm. $28, stu/srs $20. Bathurst Street Theatre, 736 Bathurst. 416915-6750, shakespearetoronto.com. sea CHange (Theatre Caravel). This multidisciplinary performance showcase features works by Nobody’s Business Theatre, Tangled Web Theatre and others. Apr 29 at 8 pm. $7-$10. CineCycle, 129 Spadina. theatrecaravel.com. tHe telepHOne/a HanD Of bRiDge (Free Concert Series in the Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre). Artists of the COC and Ensemble Studio perform one-act operas by Menotti and Barber. Apr 28 at noon. Free. Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts, 145 Queen W. coc.ca. viva CabaRet (YURA). This tribute show fea-

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gins of her mother’s mysterious fatal illness in this drama about family and sacrifice. Runs to May 29, Tue-Sat 8 pm, Sat-Sun 2:30 pm. $23-$46, rush $10. 30 Bridgman. 416-5311827, tarragontheatre.com. gHOst stORies by Jeremy Dyson and Andy Nyman (Mirvish/Lyric Hammersmith/Phil McIntyre Entertainments). Live theatre is less effective than film at conveying horror, so this series of staged stories about paranormal activity is a bit of a non-starter. The creators know that anticipating something is more fright-inducing than showing it, and that humour goes a long way in easing the tension. Alas, when the big reveals come, they’re usually either silly or stupid. Runs to May 29, Tue-Fri 7:30 pm, Sat 5 & 8:30 pm, Sun 3 pm. $25-$79. Panasonic Theatre, 651 Yonge. 416-872-1212, mirvish.com. nn (GS) guineapigging by Catherine Frid (Alumnae Theatre). A woman with an addiction looks for help at a drug testing lab. Runs to Apr 30, Thu-Sat 8 pm. $20. 70 Berkeley. 416-3644170, alumnaetheatre.com. i tHink i Can by Florence Gibson and Shawn Byfield (Lorraine Kimsa Theatre for Young People). Tap dancing is the key means of communication for a group of school kids in this lively production that showcases the work of some fine dancers and the comedy of Melody Johnson, playing a science-obsessed, Scottish schoolteacher. Runs to May 5, see website for schedule. $10-$20. 165 Front E. 416-862-2222, lktyp.ca. nnn (JK) tHe liOn king by Elton John and Tim Rice (Mirvish). The musical based on the Disney film returns (see review online at nowtoronto.com/stage). Runs to Jun 12, Tue-Sat 7:30 pm, Sun 1 and 6:30 pm (no show May 24 & 31; see website for other times). $20-$130. Princess of Wales Theatre, 300 King W. 416872-1212, mirvish.com. nnn (GS) tHe MOnuMent by Colleen Wagner (ISOKO Theatre/Harbourfront World Stage). A soldier awaiting execution for war crimes is offered freedom by a mysterious woman. Performed in Kinyarwanda with English subtitles. Runs to May 1, Thu-Sat 8 pm, Sun 2 pm. $15-$45. Fleck Dance Theatre, 207 Queens Quay W. 416-973-4000, harbourfrontcentre.com. OuR Class by Tadeusz Slobodzianek (Studio 180/Canadian Stage Company). Slobodzianek’s moving, sometime horrifying play follows the lives of 10 Polish villagers – five Jewish, five Catholic – from childhood to old age, from the 1920s to 2000. At its best, the play questions the wrongs that can be done through both action and inaction. Runs to Apr 30, Thu-Sat 8 pm, mat Sat 2 pm. $20-$49. Berkeley Street Theatre, 26 Berkeley. 416-368-3110, studio180theatre.com. nnnn (JK) OuR tOwn by Thornton Wilder (Soulpepper). Set in the quaint turn-of-the-century town of Grover’s Corners, Wilder’s much celebrated play paints a moving portrait of a middle class community, focusing on the neighbourly Gibbs and Webbs. Elegant, truthful and crowd-pleasing, Our Town seems to regret the loss of an outdated society. But I’m not sure what we can learn from it now. Runs to May 13, see website for schedule. $45-$65, stu $28; rush $5-$22. Young Centre for the Performing Arts, 55 Mill. 416-866-8666, soulpepper.ca. nnn (Naomi Skwarna) 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 11 am, Sun 1:30 pm. $29.50$39.50. Lower Ossington Theatre, 100A Ossington. 416-642-8973, vitaltheatre.ca. tHe piRates Of penZanCe by Gilbert & Sullivan (Toronto Operetta Theatre). The popular operetta set on a pirate ship gets a staging. Runs to May 1, Fri-Sat 8 pm, Sun 2 pm. $52$78. Jane Mallett Theatre, 27 Front E. 416366-7723, torontooperetta.com. seasOn Of wRatH anD play (AfriCan Theatre Ensemble). This double bill of plays by Femi Osofisan features The Engagement and Flood! Runs to May 1, Mon-Fri 8 pm, Sun 3:30 pm. $27, stu/srs $22. Lower Ossington Theatre, 100A Ossington. africantheatre.org. sHe DiD wHat?!!! (Famous People Players). The black light theatre company presents a musical based on a children’s book by Diane Dupuy. Runs to Apr 29, Thu-Sat 11:30 am and 6 pm. $59.50, srs $52.50, child $39.95 (includes meal). 343 Evans. 416-532-1137, fpp.org. tangleD web: MuRDeR by DeteCtiOn (Mysteriously Yours... Dinner Theatre). Famous sleuths battle for the Detective of the Century Award in this interactive show. Runs to Jun 25, Fri-Sat 8 pm (dinner 6:30 pm; see website for other shows). $40-$83. 2026 Yonge. 416-486-7469, mysteriouslyyours. com. 3

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Chameleon Co-Op). Members of Humber College’s theatre program showcase new plays and a puppetry piece. Runs to Apr 30, Thu-Sat 7:30 pm, mat Sat 2 pm. $5-$10. Theatre Passe Muraille, 16 Ryerson. 416-675-6622 ext 3080. billy elliOt tHe MusiCal by Lee Hall and Elton John (Mirvish). One of the best new musicals of the millennium, Billy Elliot is based on the 2000 film about a working-class boy whose dreams of becoming a ballet dancer are set against the grim reality of his 1984 northern England mining community. The characters are richly detailed, the conflicts believable and complex, and the dialogue raw, crudely funny and uncompromising. The songs, while not exactly hummable, serve the story and characters, and the performances (four boys alternate in the demanding lead role) grounded and deeply felt. Bring tissues. Runs to Sep 3, Tue-Sat 7:30 pm, mats Sat-Sun and Wed 1:30 pm. $36-$130. Canon Theatre, 244 Victoria. 416-872-1212, mirvish.com. nnnnn (GS) bullet fOR aDOlf by Woody Harrelson and Frankie Hyman (Children at Play Productions/ Starvox Entertainment). Eight characters form

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$281. Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts, 145 Queen W. 416-363-8231, coc.ca. nnn (JK) la CleMenZa Di titO by WA Mozart (Opera Atelier). Measha Bruggergosman, Michael Maniaci and Kresimir Spicer perform the Italian opera seria (see review, page 54). Runs to May 1: Apr 30 at 7:30 pm, May 1 at 3 pm. $33-$166. Elgin Theatre, 189 Yonge. 416-872-5555, operaatelier.com. nnnn (GS)

tHe COsMOnaut’s last Message tO tHe wOMan He OnCe lOveD in tHe fORMeR sOviet uniOn by David Greig (Canadian

Stage). Cosmonauts stranded in a space station and various people on earth all struggle, in their own way, to communicate (see review, page 58). Runs to May 14, Mon-Sat 8 pm, mats Wed 1:30 pm, Sat 2 pm. $22-$99. Bluma Appel Theatre, 27 Front E. 416-368-3110, canadianstage.com. n (Jordan Bimm) feMale iMpeRsOnatOR sHOws (Zelda’s). Divas from Broadway and film perform weekly. Fri-Sat 9 pm. Free. 692 Yonge. zeldas.ca. fORests by Wajdi Mouawad (Tarragon Theatre). A teenage girl seeks the ori-

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Robert Glumbek and Yvonne Ng make a dynamic duo.

Unlikely duo returns to the stage By GLENN SUMI MIXED REPERTOIRE choreographed by Robert Glumbek, Kevin O’Day and Tedd Robinson, performed by Glumbek and Yvonne Ng. Presented by DanceWorks and tiger princess dance projects at the Enwave Theatre (231 Queens Quay West). From tonight (Thursday, April 28) to Saturday (April 30) at 8 pm. $33.50, stu/srs $22.50. 416-973-4000.

yvonne ng does a great robert Glumbek impression. She’s describing how the two contemporary dance artists first decided to collaborate. More than a decade ago, during rehearsals for Bill James’s Wind, the two were sitting around in a west-end warehouse when Ng casually suggested they do something together.

“And Robert said, ‘Yeah, sure,’” says Ng, lowering her voice and mimicking Glumbek’s gruff Eastern European accent. “That’s when I thought, ‘Oh, shit, now we have to really do something.’ It just came out of my mouth. It was a whim.” Whim or not, their collaboration has endured and resulted in some of the most striking performances around. Onstage, they’re an unlikely duo: he’s tall, buff, Caucasian, with a shaved head; she’s petite, compact and Asian, with a long mane of black hair. But they make their differences work to their advantage. One duet created for them, Tedd Robinson’s Stone Velvet, has been remounted many times – nationally

and internationally – since it debuted in 2001. This week they unveil a new program consisting of one solo apiece plus two duets, one by Kevin O’Day and the other a reworking of Glum-

bek’s 2004 A Tale Begun. That work, in which the tiny Ng is strapped to Glumbek’s back, was originally inspired by the birth of the latter’s daughter. “She’s older now,” explains Ng, “so

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David Greig has managed to make a play based on the intriguing conspiracy theory about “lost cosmonauts” and the real-life drama of Sergei Krikalev, a cosmonaut temporarily stranded aboard the Mir space station when the Soviet Union collapsed, into an overlong, unimaginative snooze-fest. The play’s fictional cosmonauts act merely as a metaphorical frame. Most of the mundane action takes place on Earth and has nothing to do with outer space. Rather than a gripping adventure, it’s a dull study of broken relationships.

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Tom Barnett (left) and Tony Nappo are lost in space.

Between glimpses of the laughably unrealistic trouble in space, boring characters struggle to communicate: a middle-aged Scottish couple (David Jansen, Fiona Byrne), a Norwegian peace negotiator (Raoul Bhaneja) and a cosmonaut’s grown daughter (Sarah Wilson) interact in semi-realistic fragments that depict their failure to make meaningful connections. For some reason, director Jennifer Tarver has them deliver their lines slowly, with rever-

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the piece has changed because of that. The dependency and need for each other has changed. The metaphors have evolved.” Ng doesn’t want to give too much away about her new solo, Sticks, by Robinson, but she admits the creation process was different from that for Stone Velvet. “He created steps for us with that earlier piece,” she says, “but here we experimented a lot with props, scenery, music. He had to see me work with things, carry branches and sticks.” Ng says she and Glumbek have never discussed what makes them click onstage. “We’re very different, of course, but we have similarities,” she says. “We’re both immigrants, Robert from Poland and me from Singapore.” The mixed program doesn’t have any overarching theme. “Except for us,” she says. “We’re the common denominator.” 3 glenns@nowtoronto.com

ence, as if the audience could be convinced through intonation alone that this is an important play. Additionally, accent choices are confusing and contradictory. Scottish accents performed by Jansen and Byrne are laboured and inconsistent, as is the Norwegian accent attempted by Bhaneja. On the other hand, the Soviet cosmonauts (Tom Barnett, Tony Nappo) don’t speak with Russian accents, but Wilson as the cosmonaut’s daughter does. The lesson of the play – that modernity confounds meaningful communication – is symbolized by failing technologies: the stranded spacecraft, a broken TV, blocked cellphone signals. But these are near-obsolete 20th-century problems. Today we aren’t threatened by the breakdown of stressed systems; we’re in danger of being consumed by hyper-connectivity. The one bright spot in this void is Thomas Ryder Payne’s haunting sound design. JORDAN BIMM

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Thursday, April 28 ABSOLUTE COMEDY presents Jim Collison,

Dave Tsonos and host Matt Billon. To May 1, Thu 8:30 pm, Fri 9 pm, Sat 8 & 10:45 pm, Sun 8 pm. $10-$15. 2335 Yonge. 416-486-7700, absolutecomedy.ca. THE BOOM SHOW: CHAPTER 35 Supermarket presents comedy w/ the Gurg, Fraser Young, Ron Sparks and others. 9 pm. $10. 268 Augusta. boomcomedy.com. CANADIAN IMPROV SHOWCASE Rose Theatre presents interactive short-form improv. 8 pm. $10-$12. 1 Theatre Lane, Brampton. canadianimprovshowcase.com. LADYSTACHE GONE WILD Comedy Bar presents Punch Drysdale, Bryan O’Gorman, Lianne Mauladin, LadyStache and host DJ Demers. 9:30 pm. $5. 945 Bloor W. comedybar.ca.

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atre of the World, James Hartnett, Matt Folliot and hosts Sara Hennessey and Steph Kaliner. 8 pm. $3. 1566 Queen W. partsandlabour.ca. THIS PARTY’S A RIOT! Second City’s latest sketch revue doesn’t consistently live up to that title, but there are plenty of laughs. Highlights include savage takes on greedy baby boomers, pretentious yoga instructors and an awkward threesome, with Adam Cawley and

Kris Siddiqi standing out amongst the hardworking cast. The writing needs sharpening, but the ballsy, improv-based finale – if it works – will generate lots of post-show buzz. Wed-Fri 8 pm, Sat 8 & 10:30 pm, Sun 7 pm. $24-$29, stu $15. 51 Mercer. 416-343-0011, secondcity.com. NNN (GS)

YUK YUK’S GREAT CANADIAN LAUGH OFF – TRIALS Yuk Yuk’s Downtown presents ñ aspiring comics competing for $25,000. 8 pm. $22. 224 Richmond W. 416-967-6425, yukyukslaughoff.com.

Friday, April 29 ABSOLUTE COMEDY See Thu 28. JOE ROGAN Just For Laughs presents the

stand-up comic in a live show. 8 pm. ñ $35.50-$55.50. Massey Hall, 178 Victoria. 416872-4255, masseyhall.com.

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host Scott McCrickard and others. 10 pm. Free. 1600 Danforth. 416-466-1965. THIS PARTY’S A RIOT! See Thu 28.

YUK YUK’S GREAT CANADIAN LAUGH OFF – SEMI FINALS Yuk Yuk’s Downtown presents aspiring comics competing for $25,000. To Apr 30, FriSat 8 & 10:30 pm. $29. 224 Richmond W. 416967-6425, yukyukslaughoff.com.

Saturday, April 30 ABSOLUTE COMEDY See Thu 28. THE ABSOLUTELY POSITIVELY COMPLETELY MADE UP SHOW Second City presents interactive,

family-friendly improv and sketch. 11 am. $12. 51 Mercer. 416-343-0011, secondcity.com. BLACK SWAN COMEDY presents an Improv Drop In workshop w/ Ralph MacLeod. 6 pm. Fingers On Buzzards, an improv trivia show. 8 pm. Improv w/ Leesa Gaspari and Friends. 10 pm. $5/show. Black Swan, 154 Danforth. 416903-5388, ralph@blackswancomedy.com. THE SCARBOROUGH FILES Comedy Records presents Nick Reynoldson, Monty Scott, Moe Gonzales, Tim Nasiopoulos and host Dave

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Merheje. 10 pm. $10. Comedy Bar, 945 Bloor W. comedybar.ca. THEATRESPORTS Bad Dog Theatre presents fast and furious improv matches. 8 pm. $12, stu $10. Comedy Bar, baddogtheatre.com. THIS PARTY’S A RIOT! See Thu 28.

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Sunday, May 1 ABSOLUTE COMEDY See Thu 28. SOUNDS LIKE A SONG Hard Rock Cafe presents

a weekly singing and improv show. 8 pm. Free. 279 Yonge. 416-362-3636. SUNDAY NIGHT LIVE The Sketchersons present new sketch every week w/ guest hosts and musical acts. 9:30 pm. $8. Comedy Bar, 945 Bloor W. thesketchersons.com. THIS PARTY’S A RIOT! See Thu 28. XXX EROTIC COMEDY NIGHT Zanzibar Tavern presents a show w/ host Fast Eddie Bizarria. 8:30 pm. Free. 359 Yonge. 647-831-4975.

SONGS oƒ THE CELESTIAL SI|eNS Music by Women Composers from 17th-century Italy featuring an eight-part female vocal ensemble and continuo, performing music from Milan’s famous convents.

YUK YUK’S GREAT CANADIAN LAUGH OFF – FINALS Yuk Yuk’s Downtown preñ sents the finalists competing for $25,000. 8 pm. $29. 224 Richmond W. 416-967-6425, yukyukslaughoff.com.

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$10 tickets for ages 30 and under. Visit www.torontoconsort.org

Press Club presents comedy and craft-making for Mother’s Day w/ Adam Bailey, Morgonn Ewen, Eric Miinch, Lauren Toffan, Blair Streeter and Sandra Battaglini. 8 pm. Free to watch, craft kits $10. 850 Dundas W. 416-364-7183. ALT.COMEDY LOUNGE Rivoli presents Debra DiGiovanni, Ian Lynch, Rene Payes,

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THE ATOMIC WEIGHT OF HAPPINESS Stand Up Dance presents a bicycle-powered theatre/ dance mashup by Meagan O’Shea. Opens Apr 29 and runs to May 29, Fri-Sun 8 pm. $10-$25. Hub 14, 14 Markham. 416-504-6429 ext 18, standupdance.com. BRAZILIAN BEAT: CANADA DANCE CONGRESS

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tion of aerial arts and dance, choreographed by Brandy Leary. Previews May 3-5, opens May 6, all shows 8:30 pm. $20-$30, stu/srs $15-$20, standing room $10. Bata Shoe Museum, 327 Bloor W. 416-204-1082, anandam.ca. SERIES 8:08 presents a choreographic performance workshop featuring Susie Burpee, Lukas Press, Yves Candau, Aviva Fleising and Susan Kendal. Apr 30 at 8:08 pm. $10, stu $8. Pia Bouman School, 6 Noble. series808.ca. STRIA Chartier Danse and Public Energy present a solo by Marie-Josée Chartier inspired by the terrain of the Badlands. Apr 28-29 at 8 pm. $22, stu $15; bus from Toronto/dinner/ticket package $55. The Market Hall Performing Arts Centre, 140 Charlotte, Peterborough. chartierdanse.com.

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TEMPORADA Momentum Dance Toronto presents a collection of works about the seasonal shift to spring. Runs to Apr 30, ThuSat 8 pm, mat Sat 2 pm. $25. Winchester Street Theatre, 80 Winchester. momentumdancetoronto.com. 3

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Matt Billon, Diana Love, Keven Soldo, Lenny Corrado, Luke Gordon Field, Scott Dell and host Frank Spadone. 8:30 pm. $6. 2335 Yonge. 416-486-7700, absolutecomedy.ca. THE CARNEGIE HALL SHOW The National Theatre of the World presents a weekly variety show. 9 pm. Pwyc. Bread & Circus, 299 Augusta. thecarnegiehallshow.com. CORKTOWN COMEDY Betty’s presents an open mic w/ Tom Calnan, Marianne Gibson, David Andrew Brent, host Brian Coughlin and others. 9 pm. Free. 240 King E. corktowncomedy.com. QUANTUM QOMEDY SHOWCASE The Wilson 96 presents stand-up w/ Melody Johnson, Rob Bebenek, Chris Robinson, Sarah Donaldson, Kirk Jorgenson, Mark Debonis and host Linda Ellis. 9 pm. Free. 615 College. 416-516-3237. SPIRITS OPEN MIC presents Steve Shuster, Chris Betts, John Hastings, Dom Pare, Danny Freedman, Sherryl Cowden, Chad Maybury and host Jo-Anna Downey. 9 pm. Free. Spirits Bar & Grill, 642 Church. 416-967-0001. THIS PARTY’S A RIOT! See Thu 28. TORONTO GETS KINKY Koffler Centre of the Arts presents a fundraiser featuring Texas comic Kinky Friedman. 8 pm. $100$250. Jane Mallett Theatre, 27 Front E. 416638-1881 ext 4269, kofflerarts.org. 3

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a celebration of International Dance Day with performances by Larchaud Dance Project, Jive Nation, Ritmo Flamenco and others. May 1 from 2:30 to 5:30 pm. Free. Yonge-Dundas Square. dancetoevents.wordpress.com. MIXED REPERTOIRE DanceWorks and Harbourfront NextSteps present Yvonne Ng’s tiger princess dance projects performing works by Robert Glumbek, Kevin O’Day and Tedd Robinson (see story, page 58). Apr 28-30 at 8 pm. $33.50, stu/srs $22.50. Enwave Theatre, 231 Queens Quay W. 416-973-4000, danceworks.ca.

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BLACK SWAN COMEDY presents A Fundraiser With Susan Mazur. 8 pm. Troupe Night w/ Airheart, Grade Eight Dance and others. 10 pm. Pwyc. Black Swan, 154 Danforth, 2nd fl. 416903-5388, ralph@blackswancomedy.com. FAT KAT$ COMEDY Nola Belle and Joey Harlem present a show w/ host Harlem. 9 pm. Free. Axis Gastropub, 585 Bloor W. 416-539-9009. IMPATIENT THEATRE CO presents improv by its students. 6:30 pm. Free. Harold Night. 8 pm. $5. The Incubator, up and coming improv teams. 9 pm. $5. Comedy Bar, 945 Bloor W. 416-238-7337, impatient.ca. IMPROV ALL-STARS Second City presents a fast-paced, completely improvised weekly show. 8 pm. $20. 51 Mercer. secondcity.com. SKETCHCOMEDYLOUNGE Rivoli presents The Headline Series w/ Thunder Country, Frenzy,

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Smells Like the 80s, MC Nathan Macintosh and others. 9 pm. Pwyc. 332 Queen W. sketchcomedylounge.com. STANDING ON THE DANFORTH Eton House presents Adrian Monaco, Joel Freedman, Francois Tousignant, DJ Demers, Phil Gilles, Dom Pare, Rob Pue, Martha O’Neill, Chris Betts and host Jo-Anna Downey. 9 pm. Free. 710 Danforth. 416-466-6161.

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Brazil Dance World presents workshops, competitions and performances. Apr 29-May 1, see website for schedule and details on workshops and passes. Evening shows $15$25. York University, 4700 Keele. brazilianbeatcongress.com. COEXISDANCE SERIES #35 presents dance improvisers performing with AIM Toronto musicians. Apr 30 at 8 pm. $10. Arraymusic Studio, 60 Atlantic. coexisdance.wordpress.com. DANCE IN DUNDAS SQUARE DanceTO presents

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John Catucci, Mark Forward, Matt Baram, MC Fraser Young and others. 9 pm. Pwyc. Coming Soon... w/ Abrahim Sualim, Sima Sephri, Tom Calnan and MC Andrew Ivimey. 11 pm. Free. 332 Queen W. altdotcomedylounge.com. BLACK SWAN COMEDY presents the Monday Improv Jam. 8 pm. The Nick Price Show. 10 pm. Pwyc. Black Swan, 154 Danforth, 2nd fl. 416903-5388, ralph@blackswancomedy.com. THE FAMOUS & HEINOUS SHOW Pour Boy Pub presents a weekly open mic. 10:30 pm. Free. 666 Manning. 647-343-7969, pourboy.ca. $#*! MY MAYOR SAYS Second City presents current-events comedy about T.O. 8 pm. $12. 51 Mercer. 416-343-0011, secondcity.com. THE SOAPS The National Theatre of the World presents a weekly improvised soap opera w/ Matt Baram, Jan Caruana and others. 9 pm. Pwyc. Comedy Bar, 945 Bloor W. thenationaltheatreoftheworld.com. THE VEST SHOW IN TOWN Comedy Bar presents a weekly show w/ Vest of Friends. 7 pm. Pwyc. 945 Bloor W. comedybar.ca.

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resettlement, now contributor Debra Friedman’s show of photographs of North Toronto youth – wary, self-contained, occasionally smiling – reveals a diverse mix of mostly Caribbean and North and West African newcomers growing up in the Lawrence Heights area. The neighbourhood north of Lawrence, containing assisted and affordable housing built in the 60s, has been called The Jungle, both because of its maze-like tangle of residential streets and its crime rate. The area has recently been slated for revitalization to remedy the social and physical isolation that gave it its image as an urban ghetto. This show

focuses on youth who are living in the area and dealing with its current challenges. Friedman’s portraiture, however, takes us beyond the mythology the media and urban folklore have built around the nabe. In keeping with Contact’s theme of Figure And Ground, her subjects command the centre of each frame while the landscape of the neighbourhood recedes slightly, delivering the story of each young face as simply and directly as possible. In her deft treatment, these faces carry the instantly recognizable tenor of adolescent defiance, shyness or vitality. Photographs are a record not only of the subjects but of their relationship to the personality behind the camera. Friedman has obviously managed to connect to each of them and help them feel at ease, as the helplessly giddy smile of one young boy, hat cocked to the side, attests.

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show, Apr 29-May 13. 324 Dundas W. 416977-0400. BEACH STUDIO TOUR 25 artists, 13 venues, Apr 29-May 1. Near Queen E of Kingston Rd. beachstudiotour.ca. CBIRCH LIBRALATO Photos: James Nizam and Lee Goreas, Apr 30-Jun 4, reception 2-5 pm Apr 30. 129 Tecumseth. 416-365-3003. BULTHAUP Sculpture/textiles: Kathryn Walter, to Jun 1. 280 King E. 416-361-9005. CCONTACT GALLERY Photos: Lucas Blalock and Jessica Eaton, May 1-31. 80 Spadina #310. 416-539-9595. CCORKIN GALLERY Photos: Dawit L Petros, Apr 28-May 31, reception 6-9 pm Apr 28. 55 Mill. 416-979-1980. CFIRST CANADIAN PLACE Photos: Roberta Bondar, to May 20 (Mon-Fri). 1 First Canadian Pl. 416-862-6290.

mons, to May 1. Auction, preview May 4-5. 300 City Centre (Mississauga). 905-896-5088. AGO Anitra Hamilton, Graeme Patterson, Ed Pien, to Apr 29, reception 6-9 pm Apr 30. Paterson Ewen, to May 22. Jon Sasaki, to Jun 5 (free). David Blackwood, to Jun 12. Brian Jungen, reception May 4, May 5-Aug 7. C Abel Boulineau, to Aug 21. Inuit Modern, to Oct 16. $18, srs $15, stu $10, free Wed 6-8:30 pm. 317 Dundas W. 416-979-6648. ART GALLERY OF YORK U Humberto Vélez, to Jun 26. 4700 Keele, Accolade E. 416-736-5169. BATA SHOE MUSEUM Art In Shoes – Shoes In Art; The Roaring 20s: Heels, Hemlines And High Spirits, ongoing. $14, srs $12, stu $8. 327 Bloor W. 416-979-7799. CCAMPBELL HOUSE MUSEUM Mac McArthur, Apr 29-May 31, reception 5-8 pm May 4. 160 Queen W. 416-597-0227. CDESIGN EXCHANGE Guy Tillim, to Jun 14, reception 2-5 pm May 1. $10, stu/srs $8. 234 Bay. 416-363-6121. DORIS McCARTHY GALLERY Purloined Stories, to May 21. 1265 Military Trail. 416-287-7007. GARDINER MUSEUM OF CERAMIC ART Sugar And Spice, to May 1. Betty Woodman, to Jun 5. $12, stu $6, srs $8; Fri 4-9 pm half-price, 30 and under free. 111 Queen’s Park. 416-586-8080. JUSTINA BARNICKE It Takes Everyone To Know

It’s also clear that they’re aware of the multitude of complex cultural and societal challenges they face as a generation of newcomers in a fractious neighbourhood. The portrait of Salma staring with cautious curiosity into the camera captures the nuanced fragility of a young Muslim woman facing adulthood. Arranged in the ticketing area around Yorkdale subway station, a popular haunt of Lawrence Heights residents, Friedman’s photos ignore the headlines to bring us face to face with a new generation. 3 art@nowtoronto.com

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Chris Boyne, Susan Kordalweski, Apr 30-Jun 4, reception 2-5 pm Apr 30. 401 Richmond W #120. 416-979-3941. GALLERY TPW Video: Lindsay Seers, to Apr 30. 56 Ossington. 416-645-1066. GENERAL HARDWARE CONTEMPORARY Painting: Joe Fleming, to May 1. 1520 Queen W. 416-516-6876. CI.M.A GALLERY With Us At Every Age: Animal Photographs From The Mira Godard Research Centre, to May 7. 80 Spadina #305. 416-703-2235. CINDEXG GALLERY Photos: Sai Kit Ng, to Jun 5, reception 3-6 pm Apr 30. Mixed media: Christopher Doyle, to May 29. 50 Gladstone. 416-535-6957. INTERACCESS Video: Melanie Gilligan, to May 7. 9 Ossington. 416-532-0597. CLE GALLERY Photos: Scott Ramsay and Frank Maidens, to May 22, reception 7-11 pm

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No One, to May 21. 7 Hart House. 416-978-8398. CMOCCA Figure And Ground, Fred Herzog, reception 7-10 pm Apr 29, Apr 30-Jun 5. Elle Flanders and Tamira Sawatzky, May 1-Aug 31. 952 Queen W. 416-395-0067. POWER PLANT Thomas Hirschhorn and Iñigo Manglano-Ovalle, to May 29. C Kevin Schmidt, May 1-Sep 5. $6, stu/srs $3, Wed 5-8 pm free. 231 Queens Quay W. 416-973-4949. ROM C Edward Burtynsky, to Jul 3. Jane Ash Poitras, to Sep 1. Water: The Exhibition, to Sep 5 ($31, stu/srs $28). $22, stu/srs $19; half

fundraiser, May 3-12. Installation: Robert Hengeveld and Roman Signer, to Apr 30. 1286 Bloor W. 416-536-1519. MKG127 An Te Liu, to May 21. 127 Ossington. 647-435-7682 OCADU ONSITE Book/multimedia: Marian Bantjes, to Jun 5. 100 McCaul. 416977-6000. PREFIX Nato Thompson, talk 7:30 pm Apr 28 ($10, stu/srs $7). 401 Richmond W. 416-5910357. STEPHEN BULGER Maximum Exposure: Ryerson Image Art students, Apr 28May 1, reception 7-10 pm Apr 28. Photos: Laura Letinsky, to Apr 30. 1026 Queen W. 416-504-0575. VTAPE Sylvie Boisseau and Frank Westermeyer, to May 15. 401 Richmond W. 416351-1317. CYORKDALE SUBWAY Photos: Debra Friedman, May 2-31. Ticket Area, 1 Yorkdale. scotiabankcontactphoto.com.

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ZSUZSI GARTNER (Canada) Better Living through Plastic Explosives JESSICA WESTHEAD (Canada) And Also Sharks MEG WOLITZER (USA) The Uncoupling

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Trouble in T.O. THE GUILTY PLEA by Robert Rotenberg (Simon & Schuster), 321 pages, $19.99 paper. Rating: NN

you wanna love robert rotenberg’s legal thrillers. Having worked as a lawyer, he has a firm grip on the material and makes you feel that he’s an insider exposing secrets. And he’s passionate about Toronto, always giving familiar geographical details or namechecking popular restos. But The Guilty Plea, his follow-up to his impressive debut, Old City Hall, just misses the mark. That’s because the story’s sexual intrigues are mostly wasted, and, more important, this combination of detective story and court procedural never develops much tension. Food mogul Terrance Wyler has just been murdered, and his wife, Sylvia, with whom he’s involved in some nasty divorce proceedings, becomes the main suspect when she shows up at her attorney’s office with the mur-

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prose from Elisabeth De Mariaffi, Anthony De Sa, Maria Meindl and others. 7:30 pm. Free. Annex Live, 296 Brunswick. 416-929-3999. ARTHUR ELLIS AWARDS PANEL Linwood Barclay, Rosemary Aubert and others. 7 pm. Free. Indigo, 55 Bloor W. chapters.indigo.ca.

HONOURING MILTON ACORN AND JOE WALLACE Socialist hip-hop and an open mic. 7 pm. Free. Café Taste, 1330 Queen W. 416-536-7748. JARON LANIER/TIM WU In conversation with Roger Martin. 6:30 pm. $100. Rotman School, 105 St George. openhousefestival.ca.

KATHRYN KUITENBROUWER/JACOB MCARTHUR MOONEY/KATIE JORDON/TODD RYAN LUKAN Reading. 7:30 pm. Free. Magpie, 831 Dundas W. 416-916-6499.

KEN BABSTOCK/MATT RADER/SHARON THESEN Anansi poetry launch. 8 pm. Free. LeVack Block, 88 Ossington. 416-916-0571. MARUSYA BOCIURKIW Launch for Feeling Canadian: Television, Nationalism And Affect. 5-7 pm. Free. Ryerson U Oakham House, 63 Gould. clare@press.wlu.ca.

Friday, April 29 DIASPORA DIALOGUES Readings by Jacob Mc-

Arthur Mooney, Adebe DeRango-Adem, Joyce Wayne, Rebecca Applebaum and Angelica LeMinh. 7 pm. Free. Reference Library, 789 Yonge. diasporadialogues.com. TORONTO POETRY SLAM FINALS The season’s top poets compete. 8 pm. $23. Hugh’s Room, 2261 Dundas W. torontopoetryslam.com.

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Rotenberg has withdrawn from the all-day slate celebrating Type Books’ fifth anniversary at the Queen West location, Saturday (April 30). See Readings, this page. Write Books at susanc@nowtoronto.com

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der weapon. Detective Art Greene, however, isn’t so certain she’s the killer, though paradoxically, her lawyer, Ted DiPaulo, is pretty sure she is. Add to the mix Terrance’s controlling father; aggressive paparazza Margaret Kwon, who’s tailing April Goodling, Tyler’s movie star girlfriend; Crown attorney Jennifer Raglan, an ex of Greene’s; and a possibly incompetent judge and you have the ingredients for a decent story. But it’s never really gripping. Rotenberg works at getting us invested in Sylvia’s case – as someone who teaches reading to adults and loves libraries, she does have our sympathy – but then loses that advantage once we learn she’s having an affair with the boy next door. Speaking of which, that and other sexual tensions are never mined for all they’re worth. Worse, none of the characters ever gets into serious danger. We’re simply not given enough to get anxious about. Isn’t a thriller supposed to have SUSAN G. COLE a few thrills?

Saturday, April 30 CHIMAMANDA NGOZI ADICHIE/JUSTIN CRONIN/MIRIAM TOEWS/IRVINE WELSH ñ Readings. 7 pm. $15. Reference Library, 789 Yonge. openhousefestival.ca.

JAMES BARTLEMAN/DREW HAYDEN TAYLOR/

PAUL MARTIN Conversation. 4 pm. $15. Reference Library, 789 Yonge. openhousefestival.ca.

JAMES GLEICK/BRIAN GREENE/LEE SMOLIN In

conversation. 2 pm. $15. Reference Library, 789 Yonge. openhousefestival.ca. PEOPLE’S POETRY MUSIC & ART FESTIVAL Readings by Arnold Itwaru, Charles Roach and others. 6:30-10:30 pm. Free. U of T William Doo Auditorium, 45 Willcocks. 416-769-9659.

TORN FROM THE PAGES: AN EVENING OF PROSE AND MUSIC Michael Crummey, John Doyle,

Bidiniband and others. 8:30 pm. $15. Hugh’s Room, Hugh’s Room, 2261 Dundas W. 416531-6604, openhousefestival.ca. TYPE BOOKS 5TH ANNIVERSARY Readings by 18 authors including Gil Adamson, Andrew Pyper and Robert Rotenberg. 11 am-6 pm. Free. Type Books, 883 Queen W. 416-366-8973.

Sunday, May 1 AGNES TOMASOV Meet the author. 2 pm. Free. Chapters, 2001 Bayview. chapter.indigo.ca. ALEX LEVIN Meet the author. 2 pm. Free. Chapters Yorkdale, 3401 Dufferin. 416-781-6660. CHESTER BROWN Launching Paying For It at a party with NOW sex columnist Sasha. 7:30-10 pm. Free. Goodhandy’s, 120 Church. 416-760-6514.

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JAMES ORBINSKI In conversation. Noon. $15. Reference Library, 789 Yonge. openhousefestival.ca.

KAREN ARMSTRONG/AZAR NAFISI/BERNHARD SCHLINK/IAN BROWN In conversation. 4 pm.

$15. Reference Library, 789 Yonge. openhousefestival.ca. KATE EVANS Reading. 3:30 pm. Free. Dora Keogh, 141 Danforth. breakwaterbooks.com. MMAY DAY POETRY MARATHON Readings by Amai Kuda, Vivek Shraya, Zoe Whittall and many others. 3-8 pm. $10-$25 or pwyc. Garrison, 1197 Dundas W. mayworks.ca.

PHILIP SLAYTON/ANDREW WESTOLL/PAULA MACLAIN/JOSHUA FOER Authors brunch. 10

am. $45. King Edward Hotel, 37 King E. Preregister 416-361-0032. RENATE KRAKAUER Meet the author. 2 pm. Free. MNJCC, 750 Spadina. 416-924-6211.

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie joins the Open House literary fest on April 30.

IN PERSON The Open House Festival dominates the literary scene April 28 to May 1, bringing together some of the world’s most fascinating writers and thinkers. There are tons of great events, but our fave happens Saturday (April 30), when Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (The Thing Around Your Neck, Vintage ) Justin Cronin (The Passage , Doubleday), Miriam Toews (Irma Voth, Knopf) and Irvine Welsh (Reheated Cabbage, Vintage) take the stage at the Reference Library. Bonus: a hunk of the proceeds go to the Child Soldiers Initiative, Frontier College and the Toronto Public Library Foundation. See Readings, this page. For more on the festival, go to openhousefestival.ca. SGC

FARZANA HASSAN/JOHN GRAY/HAROLD KUSHNER In conversation. 2 pm. $15. Reference Library, 789 Yonge. openhousefestival.ca.

Monday, May 2 GENNI GUNN/CHARLENE DIEHL/LINDA LEITH/ PATRIA RIVERA Readings. 7 pm. Free. Ossington, 61 Ossington. 416-850-0161.

GEORGE BOWERING/STEVEN HEIGHTON/CAROLYN SMART Reading. 7:30 pm. Donation.

Harbord House, 150 Harbord. 647-430-7365.

Tuesday, May 3 ART BAR 20-YEAR ANNIVERSARY READING

Poetry with Allen Sutterfield and others. 8 pm. Free. Clinton’s, 693 Bloor W. artbar.org. JOHN PORCELLINO Launch and discussion with the indie-comics creator. 7:30 pm. Free. NFB Mediatheque, 150 John. 416-973-3012. STUART HENDERSON Launch for Making The Scene: Yorkville And Hip Toronto In The 1960s. 7:30 pm. $5 or free w/ book purchase. Gladstone Hotel, 1214 Queen W. tinars.ca.

Wednesday, May 4 YORK/PAUL VERMEERSCH/AMY LAVENDER HARRIS/FARZANA DOCTOR ñALISSA

Readings and a Q&A, with host Susan G Cole. 7-9 pm. Pwyc (sugg $3-$5). St Anne’s Church, 270 Gladstone. 416-536-3160. BRIAN GOLDMAN Talking about his book Night Shift. 7 pm. Free. North York Central Library, 5120 Yonge. torontopubliclibrary.ca. DON PYLE Launch for Trouble In The Camera Club: A Photographic Narrative Of Toronto’s Punk History 1976-1980. 8 pm. $8 or free w/ book purchase. Garrison, 1197 Dundas W. tinars.ca. PETER GODWIN Launch of The Fear: Robert Mugabe And The Martyrdom Of Zimbabwe with talk. 5-8 pm. Free (donations to Book Café in Harare appreciated). Campbell House Museum, 160 Queen W. 416-597-0227.

LINDA BESNER/ROB MCLENNAN/JACOB MCARTHUR MOONEY Reading. 8 pm. Pwyc. Press Club, 850 Dundas W. 416-364-7183.

ZSUZSI GARTNER/JESSICA WESTHEAD/MEG WOLITZER Reading. 7:30 pm. $10, stu free.

Harbourfront Centre Brigantine Rm, 235 Queens Quay W. 416-973-4000.

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Audio clips from cover interview with WIEBO LUDWIG • More HOT DOCS REVIEWS • Friday web column • and more Red (voiced by Hayden Panettiere) gets ready to fight for the weekend’s box office.

HISTORICAL DRAMA

A real trial to get through THE CONSPIRATOR (Robert Redford). 121 minutes. Opens Friday (April 29). For venues and times, see Movies, page 64. Rating: NN The Conspirator is another disappointing movie from producer/director Robert Redford. It’s not as silly as The Legend Of Bagger Vance or as selfserious as Lions For Lambs; it’s just dull from beginning to end. And that’s a surprise; “dull” isn’t a term I’d usually use to describe Redford’s work. The Conspirator painstakingly dramatizes the trial of Mary Surratt, the only woman indicted in the conspiracy to assassinate Abraham Lincoln. Robin Wright plays the Southerner Surratt, and James McAvoy is her attorney, the untested Yankee Frederick Aiken. Orchestrated in a stiff, almost frumpy manner that can best be described as Period Respectability, it’s a plodding, talky movie about a terrible time in American history, when a nation desperate to hold itself together abandoned its fundamental principles to mete out revenge rather than search for justice. Parallels to the post-9/11 era are obvious – too obvious, really – but The Conspirator does little with them. It’s far more focused on costumes and lighting than on ideas – not an approach I’d have thought Redford would take after the pastoral melancholy of A River Runs Through It and the intellectual engagement of Quiz Show. It feels like he wasn’t interested in anything this time around. NORMAN WILNER

Robin Wright and James McAvoy demonstrate stiff period respectability.

Janelle Ortiz (left), Aimee Teegarden and Yin Chang help make a great Prom-com.

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HOODWINKED TOO! HOOD VS. EVIL (Mike Disa). 82 minutes. Opens Friday (April 29). For

venues and times, see Movies, page 64. Rating: NNN

The original Hoodwinked’s whodunit riff on Little Red Riding Hood was merely okay light entertainment for kids. This version is faster, funnier, more polished and adult-friendly, while retaining more than enough broad comedy to amuse the little ones. When a wicked witch kidnaps Hansel and Gretel and Granny, Red, the Wolf and the over-caffeinated squirrel take off in hot pursuit. Hoodwinked Too has its share of action-adventure clichés, but they drag the movie down only a couple of times, most notably in Red’s mystic training session. Visual and verbal gags abound, all delivered with sharp timing. Some of them are elaborately developed – look for the false beard joke. Others are barely noticeable throwaways, like a reference to Dental Clown Tech. In the voice cast, Hayden Panettiere, Glenn Close and Patrick Warburton as Red, Granny and the Wolf deliver spirited performances. Cheech and Chong do a funny turn as hench-pigs, and Bill Hader and Amy Poehler stand out as Hansel and Gretel, characters that also provide the animation highlights. They get some remarkably odd expressions on those chubby faces. The animation is lively without being spectacular, but the 3-D adds little to the ANDREW DOWLER experience.

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PROM (Joe Nussbaum). 103 minutes. Opens Friday (April 29). For venues and times, see Movies, page 64. Rating: NNNN The high school prom has provided the climactic setting for many a teen romantic comedy, but in Disney’s sweet new movie it takes up the entire plot.

Even if, like me, you’re not remotely in its target audience, I recommend not skipping this Prom. A few weeks before the big night, perky school president and prom organizer Nova (Aimee Teegarden) has to rebuild the recently destroyed decorations – not with her opposite number, the Princeton-bound Brandon (Jonathan Keltz), but with her nemesis, the motorcycle-riding rebel Jesse (Thomas McDonell). Elsewhere in the delightfully multi-

cultural yet strangely bully-free hallways, Mei (Yin Chang) is worried her acceptance at an out-of-state school will upset her boyfriend, Justin (Jared Kusnitz), while star athlete Tyler (DeVaughn Nixon) may have his eye on someone besides his long-time girlfriend, Jordan (Kylie Bunbury). Katie Wech’s script respects its characters; this is one teen flick where parents and teachers aren’t reduced to stereotypes. She and director Joe Nussbaum have a particular affection for the underdogs, like Lucas (Nolan Sotillo) and Corey (Cameron Monaghan), two 1990s-music-loving sophomores, and lovable loser Lloyd (Nicholas Braun), whose name might be an homage to John Cusack’s Say Anything character. Prom is chaste even by Disney standards: there’s no mention of booze, drugs or sex. But while it’s clearly a slice of middle American wish fulfillment, it never feels condescending. I wouldn’t be surprised if it becomes a GLENN SUMI tween classic.

also opening Fast Five

(D: Justin Lin, 130 min) The Fast And The Furious series has turned out to be one of the more successful action franchises, proving that fast cars, brawny guys and beautiful women are guaranteed crowd-pleasers. This latest instalment brings back the original’s Vin Diesel, Paul Walker and Jordana Brewster (not like they’re much in demand these days), with Tyrese Gibson, Ludacris and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson revving up for some box office action, too. Opens Friday (April 29). Screened after press time – see review April 29 at nowtoronto.com/movies.

Paul Walker (left) and Vin Diesel take another ride on a proven vehicle.

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min. See review, page 63. NN (NW) Opens Apr 29 at Varsity.

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IN A BETTER WORLD

Two Danish families deal with issues of morality and vengeance in this powerful winner of the Oscar for foreignlanguage ﬁlm. Fine performance by Mikael Persbrandt.

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AFRICAN CATS

Shot on location in Kenya, this “dramatized” nature doc tracks the parallel journeys of an aging lioness and her cub and a single-mom cheetah and her ﬁve adorable little ones.

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PROM

A likeable bunch of high schoolers anticipate their prom with excitement or dread in this surprisingly fresh, funny and moving comedy drama. It’s from Disney, so there’s no booze, sex or drugs.

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HOODWINKED TOO!

Better than Hookwinked, this sequel takes the Red Riding Hood story further by adding lots more characters from the fairy tale universe. Solid voice work and animation.

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Movie listings are comprehensive and organized alphabetically. Listings include name of ﬁlm, director’s name in brackets, a review, running time and a rating. Reviews are by Norman Wilner (NW), Susan G. Cole (SGC), Glenn Sumi (GS), Andrew Dowler (AD) and Radheyan Simonpillai (RS) unless otherwise speciﬁed. The rating system is as follows: NNNNN Top 10 of the year NNNN Honourable mention NNN Entertaining NN Mediocre N Bomb

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(George Nolfi) is a nimble, genre-shifting hybrid starring Matt Damon as a New York politician who meets the girl of his dreams (Emily Blunt) only to learn a mysterious team of suits led by John Slattery and Anthony Mackie is bent on keeping him from ever seeing her again. This smart, resourceful picture demonstrates that even the most ridiculous premise can be made to work if you get the tone right. 106 min. NNNN (NW) Carlton Cinema, Empire Theatres at Empress Walk, Grande - Yonge, Interchange 30, Kennedy Commons 20, Kingsway Theatre, Queensway, Scotiabank Theatre

AFRICAN CATS (Keith Scholey, Alastair

Fothergill) shouldn’t be taken seriously as a nature documentary by anyone over the age of eight. Directors Scholey and Fothergill have shaped their footage (all shot on location at Kenya’s Maasai Mara National Reserve) into the modern equivalent of the old Wonderful World Of Disney, following the parallel fortunes of an aging lioness and her cub on one side of a river and a single-mom cheetah and five adorable cubs on the other. It’s not enough to let things play out as they would on the savannah; the story needs rivalry, grudges and noble sacrifices, imparted to us in voice-over by Samuel L. Jackson. The animals aren’t allowed to be animals; they have to be characters in a larger, editorially created drama. 89 min. NNN (NW) Coliseum Scarborough, Colossus, Courtney Park 16, Eglinton Town Centre, Grande Yonge, Queensway, SilverCity Mississauga, SilverCity Yonge, SilverCity Yorkdale, Yonge & Dundas 24

ARTHUR (Jason Winer) is a so-so remake

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of a very good 1981 rom-com about a rich, drunk playboy who falls in love with a much poorer restaurant server but must marry the woman his parents have chosen or be disinherited. Russell Brand is funny, energetic and perfect casting for Arthur’s compulsive joke-making and loopy asides. Trouble is, he’s almost the only one allowed to be funny. The dry sarcasm of his live-in nanny, Hobson, is the right foil for Arthur’s addled self-indulgence, but her scenes seem rushed and Helen Mirren’s performance is surprisingly lacklustre. Greta Gerwig is merely winsome as Arthur’s beloved. 110 min. NN (AD) 401 & Morningside, Beach Cinemas, Canada Square, Carlton Cinema, Coliseum Mississauga, Coliseum Scarborough, Courtney Park 16, Eglinton Town Centre, Empire

Theatres at Empress Walk, Grande - Steeles, Interchange 30, Kennedy Commons 20, Queensway, Rainbow Market Square, Rainbow Promenade, Rainbow Woodbine, SilverCity Fairview, SilverCity Mississauga, SilverCity Yonge, SilverCity Yorkdale, Varsity, Yonge & Dundas 24

BATTLE LOS ANGELES (Jonathan Liebesman) is an alien-invasion blockbuster designed for people who wondered why Steven Spielberg’s War Of The Worlds was all flight and no fight. After 20 minutes of the characters’ prefab baggage, it’s all forward momentum, except for a generic motivational speech by Aaron Eckhart’s worldweary staff sergeant. Simultaneously satisfying and superficial. 116 min. NNN (NW) Colossus, Interchange 30, Kennedy Commons 20, Kingsway Theatre, Yonge & Dundas 24 BILL CUNNINGHAM NEW YORK (Richard Press) is a strange example of a documentary where the subject nearly disappears into the background of his own film. Cunningham is a thin, energetic and squeakyvoiced octogenarian photographer best known for cycling across Manhattan and chronicling trends in the New York Times’ style section. He lets director Press sit in on editing sessions and follow him to shoots, but he generally hides behind his nervous smile, remaining a mystery. The man’s instinct for what’s new and hot, however, is dead on – and he’s got a nearencyclopedic memory of fashions he’s seen come down the runway, as various fashionistas attest to in warm-hearted (and often spectacularly outfitted) interviews. Press attempts to add some tension by focusing on Cunningham and his aged neighbours’ impending eviction from their cramped rent-controlled studios at Carnegie Hall, but that doesn’t quite pay off. 84 min. NNN (GS) Varsity

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(Alejandro González Iñárritu) tracks small-time criminal and single father Uxbal (Oscar-nominated Javier Bardem), who’s just been informed that he’s dying. Super-intense, it’s not for everyone, just those who want to experience a terrific filmmaker and superb performer at the height of their powers. Subtitled. 147 min. NNNN (SGC) Carlton Cinema

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(David Lickley) is a lovely, up-close look at young elephants in Kenya and orangutans in Borneo. The creatures, orphaned at an early age, have been brought to rescue centres where caregivers nurture and prepare them to return to the wild. While Morgan Freeman’s narration provides easy information suitable for small children, director David Lickley cuts between the two facilities every few minutes to take us through the process. The animals are fascinating and expertly photographed, with flawless and unobtrusive 3-D work making the experience more vivid. 40 min. NNNN (AD) Coliseum Mississauga, Colossus, Yonge & Dundas 24

CERTIFIED COPY (Abbas Kiarostami) is a psychological puzzler about the murky relationship between an antiques dealer (Juliette Binoche) and an art historian (William Shimell), revealed as they drive through Tuscany. Intriguing but also aggravating, its main virtue is 2010 Cannes acting prizewinner Binoche. Subtitled. 106 min. NNN (SGC) Cumberland 4, Mt Pleasant THE CONSPIRATOR (Robert Redford) 121

leaves some thread dangling but deserves to be seen just for the risks it takes. Caroline (Kat Dennings) has just moved with her dad to a sleepy small town after her mother’s death. She’s smarter than everybody else at her high school and can’t connect with anybody but her history teacher (Josh Lucas). Writer/director Goldbach creates a strong sense of alienation as the kids do whatever drugs they can find, or invent, and a serial killer on the loose sets up a backdrop of growing terror. The big story here is Dennings, who’s compelling as the teenager trying to take control of her life – and the men around her. She’s a big star in the making. Cool Canuck indie tunes, too, especially the closing track by Metric. 98 min. NNN (SGC) Yonge & Dundas 24

DIARY OF A WIMPY KID 2: RODRICK RULES

(David Bowers) doesn’t quite live up its predecessor, but that’s only because the earlier movie set the bar pretty high for modern comedies about kids. This instalment deals empathetically with sibling rivalry, as the titular wimpy kid (Zachary Gordon) is forced to bond with his meanspirited older brother (Devon Bostick). Despite some childish gags, Rodrick Rules continues the franchise’s knack for candidly relating to adolescent concerns. 100 min. NNN (RS) 401 & Morningside, Canada Square, Colossus, Eglinton Town Centre, Grande - Steeles, Queensway, SilverCity Mississauga

FAST FIVE (Justin Lin) 130 min. See Also

Opening, page 63. Opens Apr 29 at 401 & Morningside, Beach Cinemas, Carlton Cinema, Coliseum Mississauga, Coliseum Scarborough, Colossus, Courtney Park 16, Eglinton Town Centre, Grande - Steeles, Grande - Yonge, Queensway, Rainbow Market Square, Rainbow Promenade, Rainbow Woodbine, SilverCity Fairview, SilverCity Yonge, SilverCity Yorkdale, Yonge & Dundas 24.

HANNA (Joe Wright) stars Saoirse Ronan as teen trained from birth in the mountains by her rogue agent dad (Eric Bana) to assassinate spy operative Cate Blanchett. Blanchett has a gas as the deliciously nasty baddie and almost steals the movie, but Ronan has enough charisma to hold her own as the strangely dispassionate killer avenging the death of her mother. The movie’s rife with plot inconsistencies. For example, the brilliant young assassin carelessly gives away information to the warm and toasty family who take her in when she’s on the run. But there’s great music by the Chemical Brothers and, thanks to the spectacular action sequences (the film is gorgeously shot), the story streaks along at breakneck speed. Pretty damn entertaining. 111 min. NNN (SGC) 401 & Morningside, Beach Cinemas, Canada Square, Courtney Park 16, Eglinton Town Centre, Grande - Steeles, Grande Yonge, Interchange 30, Kennedy Commons 20, Queensway, Rainbow Market Square, Rainbow Woodbine, Scotiabank Theatre, SilverCity Fairview, SilverCity Mississauga, SilverCity Yorkdale, Varsity THE HIGH COST OF LIVING (Deborah

Chow) is a stilted and increasingly scoffworthy exercise in hand-wringing manipulation starring Zach Braff as a Montreal drug peddler who befriends a traumatized pregnant woman (Isabelle Blais) still carrying her stillborn fetus after a hit-and-run. What he’s not telling her is that he was the guy driving the car. Blais and Braff do their best to give real performances, but the mechanics of the movie make it an uphill battle. Chow’s screenplay unfolds like a linear version of one of Guillermo Arriaga’s misery-porn scripts, with characters making illogical decisions for no other reason than to keep the plot moving in ever-gloomier directions. Some subtitles. 92 min. NN (NW) Canada Square, Cumberland 4

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A revealing look at Chaz (formerly Chastity) Bono’s journey through gender reassignment. A reluctant public figure whose parents’ fame thrusts him into the spotlight, the utterly charming and candid Chaz bravely stands up to demystify the transgender experience.

Forgotten footage shot by Swedish journalists captures the vital urgency of the 60’s Black Power Movement in America. Featuring Stokely Carmichael, Huey P. Newton, Angela Davis and Eldridge Cleaver, with commentary from Sonia Sanchez, Talib Kweli and Erykah Badu.

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a lurid, gruesome, violent revenge thriller in the mode of Lloyd Kaufman’s cheesetastic 80s epic The Toxic Avenger, all garish colour and spurting squibs, with the occasional burst of T&A titillation – which makes the sight of Rutger Hauer giving an actual performance all the more surprising. There are moments when his considered portrayal comes close to derailing the movie’s heedless energy… and then someone sets a school bus full of children on fire, and everything’s all right again. 86 min. NNN (NW) Scotiabank Theatre

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(Tim Hill) is a generic family comedy about the rebellious son of the Easter Bunny that’s redeemed by a demented, genuinely subversive spirit that comes straight from star Russell Brand. 94 min. NNNN (NW) 401 & Morningside, Beach Cinemas, Colossus, Courtney Park 16, Eglinton Town Centre, Grande - Steeles, Grande - Yonge, Kennedy Commons 20, Queensway, Rainbow Market Square, Rainbow Promenade, Rainbow Woodbine, SilverCity Fairview, SilverCity Mississauga, SilverCity Yonge, SilverCity Yorkdale, Yonge & Dundas 24

THE ILLUSIONIST (Sylvain Chomet)

finds the creator of The Triplets Of Belleville turning an unproduced script by Jacques Tati into a marvellously dry, rewardingly subtle comedy about an aging French stage magician who befriends a Scottish village girl and takes her with him to a performance in the big city. 80 min. NNNN (NW) Carlton Cinema, Regent Theatre

(Susanne Bier) follows two families coping with matters of morality and vengeance. Christian (William Jøhnk Nielsen), full of fury after his mother dies, turns to revenge as a means of getting control over his life. He begins a friendship with Elias (Markus Rygaard), whose dad (Mikael Persbrandt) is off practising medicine in Africa – gorgeous sequences there – and who is the school bully’s prime target. After he takes care of Elias’s nemesis, Christian looks for bigger fish to fry. Persbrandt is superb as the good doctor trying to resist violence, and Bier expertly ramps up the tension in this intelligent meditation on masculinity, family and accountability. Winner of this year’s Academy Award for best foreignlanguage film. Subtitled. 113 min. NNNN (SGC) Varsity

ñINCENDIES

(Denis Villeneuve) successfully adapts Wajdi Mouawad’s play Scorched, a multi-layered mystery set both in Canada and somewhere in the Middle East. Villeneuve’s control over the ambitious material, André Turpin’s vivid cinematography, and committed performances make this modern-day Greek tragedy feel timeless. Subtitled. 130 min. NNNN (GS)

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INSIDIOUS (James Wan) teams the Saw franchise creators – director Wan and screenwriter Leigh Whannell – with Paranormal Activity producer Oren Peli for a story of a family plagued by spooky craziness. More a reworking of Poltergeist than anything else. 92 min. NN (NW) 401 & Morningside, Canada Square, Coliseum Mississauga, Coliseum Scarborough, Courtney Park 16, Eglinton Town Centre, Empire Theatres at Empress Walk, Interchange 30, Queensway, Rainbow Woodbine, SilverCity Fairview, SilverCity Mississauga, SilverCity Yorkdale, Yonge & Dundas 24 JANE EYRE (Cary Fukunaga) is yet another adaptation of Charlotte Brönte’s novel about the eponymous orphan-turnedgoverness, but this one is richly atmospheric and bolstered by the always watchable Mia Wasikowska in the lead. There’s lots of smouldering chemistry between Jane and her Byronic employer, Mr. Rochester (Michael Fassbender), but some of their dialogue feels clunky. Adriano Goldman’s camera captures the look and feel of each of the settings, with some candlelit scenes worthy of a La Tour. 118 min. NNN (GS) Grande - Yonge, Interchange 30, Kennedy Commons 20, Kingsway Theatre, Varsity

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(Gregg Araki) takes a lusty dive into a frenzied mixture of hormones, stubble and end-times imagery. Sexually omnivorous film student (Thomas Dekker) plunges into a surrealistic underworld of young flesh, hot clubs and what appears to be an apocalyptic cult out to bring about the end of the world. (But, you know, in a hot way.) 86 min. NNNN (NW) TIFF Bell Lightbox

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(Tom Hooper) turns the relationship between the stammering prince who would become George VI (Colin Firth) and his expat Australian speech trainer (Geoffrey Rush) into a charming little period piece. Director Hooper uses inventive staging and surprising visual choices to goose the straightforward material and brings out the best in Firth, Rush and co-star Helena Bonham Carter. 118 min. NNNN (NW) Canada Square, Kennedy Commons 20, Kingsway Theatre, Mt Pleasant

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LA RAFLE (Rose Bosch) is a Holocaust story that’s beautifully made – perhaps too beautifully. In 1942, 13,000 Jews were arrested in Paris, interned in the Vélodrome and then in a nearby prison camp, and were eventually shipped to Auschwitz. The story follows one family headed by a leftist dad (a soulful Gad Elmaleh) but centres on real-life Protestant nurse Annette Monod (Mélanie Laurent), who tries to give the prisoners some comfort, especially the children. You may not believe it possible, but Udo Schenk, in a terrible performance, manages to turn Hitler into a caricature. And the prisoners have that way-too-clean look – you’d never know most of the children were suffering from painful skin diseases. But the set piece in the Vélodrome is spectacular, and there’s no denying the tragic force of the story. Subtitled. 115 min. NNN (SGC) Empire Theatres at Empress Walk LIMITLESS (Neil Burger) takes an intriguing sci-fi premise and zigzags to some pretty unexpected places. Bradley Cooper plays a slacking writer who chances upon a trial drug that makes him super-smart. Soon he’s being pursued by all sorts of unsavoury characters. Director Burger has great fun visualizing the effects of the drug, and though the film has some tonal problems, Cooper holds his own with charisma, charm and (of course) natural intelligence. 97 min. NNN (GS) Canada Square, Carlton Cinema, Coliseum Scarborough, Colossus, Courtney Park 16, Eglinton Town Centre, Grande - Steeles, Grande - Yonge, Queensway, Scotiabank Theatre, SilverCity Fairview, SilverCity Yonge

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THE LINCOLN LAWYER (Brad Furman) is the cinematic equivalent of a decent airplane read; Michael Connelly’s novel about a wheeler-dealer defence attorney pulled into an increasingly nasty assault case gives Matthew McConaughey a role ideally suited to his laid-back, Southernfried vibe. It’s entirely predictable, which becomes a bit of an issue in the second half, but McConaughey works pretty hard to hold our interest. 119 min. NNN (NW) Carlton Cinema, Coliseum Mississauga, Courtney Park 16, Eglinton Town Centre, Empire Theatres at Empress Walk, Interchange 30, Kennedy Commons 20, Queensway, SilverCity Mississauga, SilverCity Yonge, Yonge & Dundas 24 LOST JOURNEY (Ant Horasanli) chronicles the overly familiar tale of a young Iranian’s rocky assimilation into Canadian society. The only novelty for local audiences comes from a few glimpses of Toronto. Newly set up in his aunt and uncle’s suburban home, strait-laced Pedram (Reza

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screening of the hit Broadway musical about the birth of rock ’n’ roll. 165 min. Apr 28, May 4, 7 pm, at Coliseum Scarborough, Grande - Yonge, Queensway, Scotiabank Theatre, SilverCity Mississauga, SilverCity Yonge.

THE METROPOLITAN OPERA: II TROVATORE is a live broadcast in high-def of the Met’s production of the Verdi opera about vengeance, starring Dmitri Hvorostovksy, Sondra Radvanovsky and Patricia Racette. 196 min. Apr 30, 1 pm, at Beach Cinemas, Coliseum Mississauga, Coliseum Scarborough, Colossus, Eglinton Town Centre, Grande - Yonge, Queensway, Scotiabank Theatre, SilverCity Fairview, SilverCity Mississauga, SilverCity Yonge.

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(Xavier Beauvois) dramatizes, in a subtle and respectful way, the story of Trappist monks who choose not to leave their Algerian monastery as the country tilts toward civil war in 1996, despite the knowledge that the government can no longer protect them. It’s a quiet, implacable film, finding notes of grace in the steady progression toward a dreadful end. Subtitled. 117 min. NNNN (NW) Cumberland 4

PAUL (Greg Mottola) lets Simon Pegg and

Nick Frost – stars of Shaun Of The Dead and Hot Fuzz – celebrate their inner geeks as a pair of English sci-fi nerds who stumble across an actual ET on a road trip through America’s most famous alienencounter sites. The movie’s never more than the sum of its references, but if Paul doesn’t amount to anything more than a good time, it’s still a good time, right? 102 min. NNN (NW) Colossus, Grande - Steeles, Kennedy Commons 20, Queensway, Yonge & Dundas 24

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(Gore Verbinski) is a snappy and delightful riff on spaghetti westerns masquerading as a family movie. Johnny Depp voices the titular household lizard who gets lost and ends up marshalling a town full of colourful critters desperate for water. Rango bucks current

conventions by staying 2-D, yet it’s filled to the brim with exhilarating scenery, texture, dimensions and even innovative lighting. 107 min. NNNNN (RS) Coliseum Mississauga, Eglinton Town Centre, Kennedy Commons 20, Kingsway Theatre, Scotiabank Theatre

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REPEATERS (Carl Bessai) is Groundhog Day

vivors of the self-reflexive series – Neve Campbell’s perpetually threatened Sidney Prescott, Courteney Cox’s pointy journalist-turned-author Gale Weathers and David Arquette’s easily distracted lawman, Dewey Riley – and brings the action back to Woodsboro for the last stop of Sidney’s book tour and the first stop on the ghost-faced killer’s comeback. The story offers the occasional nod to Facebook friends and text messaging, but screenwriter Kevin Williamson and director Craven really just want to make the same movie all over again, with attractive teens getting creepy phone calls (there’s an app for that) and debating what they’d do if they were living in a movie. And this time, the frame of reference is shockingly limited; the only post-Scream film that gets a shout-out is my beloved Shaun Of The Dead, but that just points out how high the bar has been raised for self-aware horror these days. 112 min. NN (NW) 401 & Morningside, Beach Cinemas, Canada Square, Carlton Cinema, Coliseum Mississauga, Coliseum Scarborough, Colossus, Courtney Park 16, Eglinton Town Centre, Empire Theatres at Empress Walk, Grande - Steeles, Queensway, Rainbow Market Square, Rainbow Promenade, Rainbow Woodbine, Scotiabank Theatre, SilverCity Fairview, SilverCity Yonge, SilverCity Yorkdale

for addicts. Two guys and a girl in a Mission, BC, rehab centre get simultaneous electrical shocks and wake up to find the next day keeps happening over and over. One of them takes it as a licence for escalating violence. The idea makes a good metaphor for the recovery process and everybody’s need to move on with life, but only a so-so movie. There’s no shortage of action, but this an addiction drama more than a fantasy, and it suffers from pedestrian dialogue, a visual style that relies on the TV two-shot and a pair of male leads who, while competent, look like actors, not addicts. 94 min. NN (AD) Yonge & Dundas 24

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(Tim Hetherington, Sebastian Junger) follows a platoon of American soldiers over a year’s tour in Afghanistan. There’s no attempt to put a gloss on the raw, unflinching footage. The camera simply exists right alongside its subjects, effectively putting us in the field next to them. 93 min. NNNN (NW) Carlton Cinema

RIO (Carlos Saldanha) is at its best when depicting the spectacular beauty of Rio de Janeiro via artful use of aerial photography, animation and 3-D. Sadly, the movie seldom rises above the mildly amusing. Blu is a blue macaw, raised as a pet, who never learned to fly. The last male of his species, he’s brought to Rio to mate with Jewel, the last known female. They’re stolen and escape, chained at the ankle. Jesse Eisenberg and Anne Hathaway, who voice Blu and Jewel, are adequately chirpy, but the dialogue offers nothing special. A brisk pace and lively visuals keep things rolling along pleasantly enough. 96 min. NNN (AD) 401 & Morningside, Beach Cinemas, Coliseum Mississauga, Coliseum Scarborough, Colossus, Courtney Park 16, Eglinton Town

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SOUL SURFER (Sean McNamara) turns the true story of Bethany Hamilton – the Hawaii teen who lost an arm to a shark and dedicated herself to getting back on her board as soon as possible – into a rote sainthood narrative. The vaguely Christian touches grow more questionable as Soul Surfer goes on, pitting AnnaSophia Robb’s blond, blue-eyed Bethany against a series of dark-haired or outright swarthy characters who dare to stand in her way. The worst thing about McNamara’s strategy is that he probably doesn’t realize how insidious it is; he’s just making a wholesome movie for wholesome people who really, really don’t want to think about what their entertainment means. 106 min. NN (NW) 401 & Morningside, Canada Square, Colossus, Courtney Park 16, Empire Theatres at Empress Walk, Grande - Yonge, Kennedy Commons 20, Kingsway Theatre, Queensway, SilverCity Mississauga, Yonge & Dundas 24 SOURCE CODE (Duncan Jones) casts Jake Gyllenhaal as a soldier whose consciousness is injected into a “quantum rendering” of a terrorist attack, with eight minutes to figure out who planted the bomb

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in order to stop a second, larger strike. Watchable, but not nearly as clever as it thinks it is. 93 min. NNN (NW) 401 & Morningside, Coliseum Mississauga, Coliseum Scarborough, Colossus, Courtney Park 16, Eglinton Town Centre, Empire Theatres at Empress Walk, Grande - Steeles, Queensway, Rainbow Promenade, Scotiabank Theatre, SilverCity Fairview, SilverCity Yonge, SilverCity Yorkdale, Varsity pure spectacle in an amped-up tale of an institutionalized teenager (Emily Browning) and her fellow inmates (Abby Cornish, Jena Malone, Vanessa Hudgens and Jamie Chung) battling their way through a series of pointless, video-gamey challenges. None of it makes much sense, but it’s not supposed to – it’s like a fugue state in there. 110 min. NN (NW) Coliseum Mississauga, Colossus, Kennedy Commons 20, Scotiabank Theatre

TexTualiTy (Warren P. Sonoda) is a sorry

excuse for a romantic comedy, with the very wooden Jason Lewis and the considerably more expressive Carly Pope as Toronto downtowners whose ability to multi-task extends to juggling a trio of lovers apiece – including a married man, in Pope’s case – until they embark on a longterm flirtation with each other. Director Sonoda made the cutting comedies Ham & Cheese and Coopers’ Camera with Jason Jones and Mike Beaver; now, somehow, he’s ended up in charge of this calculated dud, which forces winning actors like Pope, Kristen Hager and Kris Holden-Reid to gum their way through co-star Liam Card’s tedious script. 94 min. N (NW) Interchange 30, Yonge & Dundas 24

Tyler Perry’S Madea’S Big haPPy FaMily (Tyler Perry) finds writer/director/

producer Perry donning the silver wig and hideous print dresses for yet another entry in the successful Madea comedy/ drama franchise. A wonderfully understated Loretta Devine plays Madea’s niece, who’s diagnosed with cancer and wants to gather her extended family to tell them. Her Aunt Bam (Cassi Davis) tries to coral them up, followed by the more successful Madea, but the siblings have their own issues to deal with and keep bolting. Perry isn’t the subtlest of directors, but he knows how to mix up tears and laughs, and his Christian message isn’t too heavyhanded. Madea’s verbal and physical smackdowns go on a touch too long, but she’s always fun to watch. And Devine lends the film grace, dignity and spirit. 106 min. NNN (GS) 401 & Morningside, Coliseum Mississauga, Coliseum Scarborough, Colossus, Courtney Park 16, Eglinton Town Centre, Rainbow Woodbine, Scotiabank Theatre, SilverCity Yorkdale

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overlong but engaging drama centred on

WaTer For elePhaNTS (Francis Lawrence) is sabotaged by a timid approach to the sex, violence and strong emotion at the heart of the story. Freshly orphaned and homeless in the 1930s, Jacob (Robert Pattinson) gets work with a travelling circus whose cruel owner (Christoph Waltz) hopes that his new elephant act will stave off bankruptcy. Meanwhile Jacob and the owner’s young wife (Reese Witherspoon) are falling for each other. Pattinson makes cow eyes at Witherspoon, but they both save their best moments for scenes with Rosie the elephant. 121 min. NN (AD) 401 & Morningside, Beach Cinemas, Colossus, Courtney Park 16, Eglinton Town Centre, Grande - Steeles, Grande - Yonge, Kennedy Commons 20, Queensway, Rainbow Market Square, Rainbow Promenade, Rainbow Woodbine, Scotiabank Theatre, SilverCity Fairview, SilverCity Mississauga, SilverCity Yonge, SilverCity Yorkdale, Varsity

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(Andy DeEmmony) features Om Puri, reprising his role as George, a Pakistani immigrant living in Manchester, who decides to take his roots-hating son for a vacation in the old country. A crowd-pleaser with a great performance from Puri. 103 min. NNNN (SGC) Carlton Cinema, Kennedy Commons 20

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the fortunes of fourth-century BCE professional military strategist Sun Bin, caught in a war between the Chinese states of Qi and Wei. The warrior woman he loves fights on one side and his blood brother on the other, so Sun is reluctant to work for either camp. With scheming and betrayal on all sides, Sun endures kidnapping and torture. his endearing, eccentric personality and the lively intrigue carry the movie, with adequately handled action a distant second. Some odd editing and subtitling choices occasionally make the plot hard to follow. Subtitled. 126 min. NNN (AD) Kennedy Commons 20, Yonge & Dundas 24

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(Tom McCarthy) grows in stature while you watch, starting out as a lightweight dramedy about a struggling lawyer and wrestling coach (Paul Giamatti) and slowly accruing detail and emotional heft. Writer-director McCarthy lets the story develop naturalistically, which means the first half risks feeling aimless while Giamatti and his costars establish their characters. Stick with them – it’s worth it. 105 min. NNNN (NW) Grande - Yonge, Kennedy Commons 20, Varsity, Yonge & Dundas 24

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WiNTer iN WarTiMe (Martin Koolhoven)

is a coming-of-age drama set in a Nazioccupied Dutch village, where Michiel gets in over his head with the surviving pilot of a downed plane. Conventional thriller aspects seem almost silly compared to what the boy learns about human complexity and betrayal. Subtitled. 103 min. NNN (SGC) Canada Square, Kingsway Theatre

your highNeSS (David Gordon Green)

takes the piss out of 80s sword-and-sorcery fare with irreverent good humour. It’s set in a mythological world where a layabout prince (Danny McBride, who cowrote the film with Ben Best) reluctantly follows his vainglorious elder brother (James Franco) on a mission to save a maiden (Zooey Deschanel) from a dark wizard (Justin Theroux). It’s a challenge strapping warriors have faced ever since Arnold Schwarzenegger oiled up for the second Conan movie, and there’s definitely something perversely entertaining about watching Franco – and Natalie Portman! – running around waving swords and delivering some fairly twisted medieval dialogue. Not all of it works, but it’s slapped together with such dopey cheer that I didn’t mind sitting through it to see what came next. 101 min. NNN (NW) 401 & Morningside, Canada Square, Carlton Cinema, Coliseum Mississauga, Coliseum Scarborough, Colossus, Courtney Park 16, Eglinton Town Centre, Empire Theatres at Empress Walk, Grande - Steeles, Interchange 30, Kennedy Commons 20, Queensway, Rainbow Promenade, Rainbow Woodbine, Scotiabank Theatre 3

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THE ADJUSTMENT BUREAU (PG) Thu 1:20, 4:00, 6:40, 9:20 Fri-Sun 2:15, 5:00, 7:40, 10:20 Mon-Wed 2:10, 5:00, 7:40, 10:10 HANNA (PG) Thu 12:30, 1:45, 3:10, 4:20, 7:00, 9:40 Fri 12:50, 1:45, 3:40, 4:20, 6:30, 7:15, 9:10, 10:00 Sat 1:45, 3:40, 4:20, 6:30, 7:00, 9:10, 9:50 Sun 1:20, 1:45, 4:15, 4:20, 7:15, 10:00 Mon-Tue 1:05, 1:50, 3:40, 4:40, 6:40, 7:20, 9:10, 10:00 Wed 1:05, 1:50, 3:40, 4:40, 7:20, 10:00

HOBO WITH A SHOTGUN (R) Thu 3:00, 10:20 Fri, Sun 3:00, 5:30, 8:10, 10:30 Sat 8:10, 10:30 Mon-Wed 3:20, 5:30, 8:10, 10:20 LIMITLESS (14A) Thu 1:10 3:50 6:50 9:30 Fri-Wed 1:40, 4:10, 6:50, 9:45 MEMPHIS Thu, Wed 7:00 THE METROPOLITAN OPERA: II TROVATORE Sat 1:00 PROM (PG) Fri, Sun 1:00, 4:00, 7:00, 9:50 Sat 1:00, 4:45, 7:15, 10:00 Mon-Wed 1:15, 4:00, 7:00, 9:50 RANGO (PG) Thu 12:40, 3:20, 6:00, 8:40 Fri-Sun 12:40, 3:30, 6:10, 9:00 Mon-Wed 12:50, 3:30, 6:20, 9:00 SCREAM 4 (14A) Thu 1:00, 1:40, 3:30, 4:30, 6:20, 7:10, 9:00, 10:00 Fri-Sat 2:00, 4:50, 7:50, 10:35 Sun-Wed 2:00, 4:50, 7:50, 10:30 SOURCE CODE (PG) Thu 1:50, 4:10, 6:30, 9:10 Fri-Sun 1:15, 3:45, 6:40, 9:20 Mon-Wed 1:45, 4:15, 6:45, 9:20 SUCKER PUNCH: THE IMAX EXPERIENCE (14A) Thu 1:30 4:45 7:30 10:15 Fri-Wed 1:30, 4:30, 7:30, 10:15 TYLER PERRY’S MADEA’S BIG HAPPY FAMILY (PG) Thu 2:10, 4:40, 7:20, 10:10 Fri-Wed 1:10, 3:50, 7:10, 9:40 WATER FOR ELEPHANTS (PG) Thu 12:50, 2:00, 3:50, 4:50, 6:45, 7:40, 9:50, 10:30 Fri-Sat 12:30, 1:20, 3:15, 4:15, 6:20, 7:20, 9:30, 10:10 Sun 12:30, 12:50, 3:15, 3:40, 6:20, 6:30, 9:10, 9:30 Mon-Wed 12:45, 1:20, 3:45, 4:20, 6:30, 7:15, 9:30, 10:05 WWE EXTREME RULES - 2011 Sun 8:00 YOUR HIGHNESS (18A) Thu 2:50, 5:20, 7:50, 10:30 Fri-Sat 2:30, 5:15, 8:00, 10:40 Sun 2:30, 5:15, 8:00, 10:30 MonWed 2:20, 5:15, 8:00, 10:30

TIFF BELL LIGHTBOX (I) 350 KING ST W, 416-599-8433 INCENDIES (14A) 6:15 KABOOM (R) 9:05

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55 BLOOR ST W, 416-961-6304 ARTHUR (PG) Thu 1:30, 4:10, 9:40 BILL CUNNINGHAM NEW YORK (PG) 12:50, 3:00, 5:10, 7:30, 10:05 THE CONSPIRATOR (PG) Fri-Wed 12:20, 3:30, 6:40, 9:40 HANNA (PG) 1:20, 4:20, 7:10, 10:00 IN A BETTER WORLD Thu 1:00 3:50 6:30 9:30 Fri-Wed 1:00, 3:50, 6:30, 9:20 JANE EYRE (PG) Thu 12:30 3:20 6:20 9:10 Fri-Wed 12:30, 3:20, 6:10, 9:00 SOURCE CODE (PG) Thu 1:50 4:50 7:20 10:10 Fri-Wed 1:40, 4:30, 7:20, 10:10 WATER FOR ELEPHANTS (PG) Thu 12:40 3:40 6:50 9:50 Fri-Wed 12:40, 3:40, 7:00, 9:50 WIN WIN (14A) Thu 1:10, 4:00, 6:40, 9:20 Fri-Tue 1:10, 4:00, 6:50, 9:30 Wed 1:10, 4:00, 9:30

VIP SCREENINGS

BILL CUNNINGHAM NEW YORK (PG) Fri-Wed 1:55, 4:45, 7:05, 9:25 THE CONSPIRATOR (PG) Fri-Wed 1:00, 3:55, 6:35, 9:35 IN A BETTER WORLD Thu 12:45 3:35 6:05 8:55 Fri-Wed 12:45, 3:55, 6:15, 9:15 JANE EYRE (PG) Thu 1:15, 3:55, 6:45, 9:45 SOURCE CODE (PG) Thu 12:55, 4:05, 7:05, 9:35 WATER FOR ELEPHANTS (PG) Thu 12:35 3:25 6:25 9:15 Fri-Wed 12:35, 3:15, 6:05, 8:55

YONGE & DUNDAS 24 (AMC) 10 DUNDAS ST E, 416-335-5323

AFRICAN CATS Thu 12:30, 1:30, 2:15, 3:00, 4:00, 4:45, 5:30, 6:15, 7:15, 8:45, 9:45 Fri-Sun 11:00, 11:45, 1:40, 2:15, 4:00, 4:45, 6:15, 7:15, 8:45, 9:45 Mon-Wed 1:40, 2:15, 4:00, 4:45, 6:15, 7:15, 8:45, 9:45 ARTHUR (PG) Thu 12:30, 1:30, 2:15, 3:00, 4:00, 4:45, 5:30, 6:45, 7:30, 8:15, 9:30, 10:00, 10:45 Fri-Sun 12:15, 1:35, 3:00, 5:30, 6:45, 8:15, 10:45 Mon-Wed 12:35, 1:35, 3:00, 5:30, 6:45, 8:15, 10:45 BATTLE LOS ANGELES (14A) Thu 1:45, 4:35, 7:35, 10:20 Fri-Sun 10:45, 4:05, 9:30 Mon-Wed 4:05, 9:30 BORN TO BE WILD 3D (G) Thu 12:30, 1:45, 3:20, 5:00, 6:30

Fri-Sun 10:30, 11:30 CHALO DILLI Fri-Sun 12:20, 3:15, 6:05, 9:10 Mon-Wed 12:30, 3:15, 6:05, 9:10 DAYDREAM NATION Thu 2:00, 4:30, 7:00, 9:45 Fri-Sun 11:25, 4:30, 9:25 Mon-Wed 4:30, 9:25 DUM MAARO DUM (14A) Thu 2:40, 6:10, 9:35 Fri-Sun 11:20, 2:40, 6:20, 9:35 Mon-Wed 2:40, 6:20, 9:35 FAST FIVE (PG) Thu 12:01 Fri-Sat 10:30, 11:00, 11:45, 12:30, 1:30, 2:00, 3:00, 3:45, 4:30, 5:00, 6:15, 6:45, 7:45, 8:15, 8:45, 9:30, 10:00, 11:00, 11:30, 12:00 Sun 10:30, 11:00, 11:45, 12:30, 1:30, 2:00, 3:00, 3:45, 4:30, 5:00, 6:15, 6:45, 7:45, 8:15, 8:45, 9:30, 10:00, 10:45 Mon 12:30, 1:30, 2:00, 3:00, 3:45, 4:30, 5:45, 6:15, 6:45, 7:45, 8:45, 9:30, 10:00, 10:45 Tue 12:30, 1:30, 2:00, 3:00, 3:45, 4:30, 5:00, 6:15, 6:45, 8:15, 8:45, 9:30, 10:00, 10:45 Wed 12:30, 1:30, 2:00, 3:00, 3:45, 4:30, 5:00, 6:15, 6:45, 7:45, 8:45, 9:30, 10:00, 10:45 FAST FIVE: THE IMAX EXPERIENCE (PG) Thu 12:01 Fri-Wed 1:00, 4:00, 7:15, 10:30 HOODWINKED TOO! HOOD VS. EVIL (G) Fri-Sun 12:15, 2:45, 5:15, 7:45, 10:15 Mon-Wed 12:35, 2:45, 5:15, 7:45, 10:15 HOODWINKED TOO! HOOD VS. EVIL 3D (G) 1:45, 4:15, 6:45, 9:15 Fri-Sun 11:15 mat HOP (G) Thu 1:30, 4:00, 7:15, 9:40 Fri, Sun 10:50, 1:20, 3:45, 6:05 Sat 6:05 Mon 1:20, 3:30 Tue-Wed 1:20 INSIDIOUS (14A) Thu 2:05, 2:45, 4:40, 5:15, 7:15, 8:00, 10:30 Fri-Sun 12:10, 2:45, 5:15, 8:00, 10:30 Mon-Wed 12:25, 2:45, 5:15, 8:00, 10:30 THE LINCOLN LAWYER (14A) 1:00, 4:10, 7:05, 9:50 Thu 10:40 PAUL (14A) Thu 2:40, 5:25, 8:05, 10:30 Fri-Sun 12:05, 2:40, 5:25, 8:05, 10:30 Mon 12:25, 2:40, 5:25, 8:05, 10:30 TueWed 12:20, 2:40, 5:25, 8:05, 10:30 REPEATERS (14A) 2:00, 7:00 Thu 4:30, 9:45 RIO (G) Thu 2:00, 4:30, 7:00 Fri-Sun 10:30, 12:45, 3:15, 6:00, 8:30 Mon-Wed 12:45, 3:15, 6:00, 8:30 RIO 3D (G) Thu 12:25, 1:15, 2:45, 3:45, 5:15, 6:00, 7:45, 8:30, 10:45 Fri-Sun 11:00, 11:45, 1:30, 2:15, 4:00, 5:00, 6:30, 7:30, 9:15, 10:00 Mon-Wed 1:30, 2:15, 4:00, 5:00, 6:30, 7:30, 9:15, 10:00 SOUL SURFER (PG) Thu, Tue-Wed 1:30, 4:15, 7:05, 9:40 Fri-Sat 10:50, 1:30, 4:15, 7:05 Sun 10:50, 1:30, 4:15, 7:05, 9:40 Mon 1:30, 4:00, 7:05, 9:40 TEXTUALITY Thu 12:30, 2:40, 5:10, 7:40, 10:10 Fri-Sat 11:40, 2:05, 4:25, 7:00, 9:30 Sun 2:05, 4:25, 7:00, 9:30, 11:40 Mon-Wed 2:05, 4:25, 7:00, 9:30 TOP GUN Sat 12:30 Mon 7:00 THE WARRING STATES Thu 1:30, 4:00, 7:15, 10:30 Fri-Sun 10:40, 1:25, 4:25, 7:25, 10:20 Mon-Wed 1:25, 4:25, 7:25, 10:20 WIN WIN (14A) Thu 7:55, 10:35

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

ARTHUR (PG) Fri 4:45, 7:15, 9:45 Sat-Sun 1:50, 4:45, 7:15, 9:45 Mon-Wed 4:45, 7:30 BARNEY’S VERSION (14A) Thu 4:00, 7:05 DIARY OF A WIMPY KID 2: RODRICK RULES (G) Thu 4:10, 6:40 Fri, Mon-Wed 4:00, 6:30 Sat-Sun 1:30, 4:00, 6:30 HANNA (PG) Thu 4:15, 6:50 Fri 4:50, 7:20, 9:50 Sat-Sun 2:20, 4:50, 7:20, 9:50 Mon-Wed 4:50, 7:20 THE HIGH COST OF LIVING Fri 4:15, 6:40, 9:10 Sat-Sun 1:45, 4:15, 6:40, 9:10 Mon-Wed 4:15, 6:45 INSIDIOUS (14A) Thu 4:50, 7:30 THE KING’S SPEECH (PG) Thu 4:20, 7:10 LIMITLESS (14A) Fri 5:00, 7:30, 10:00 Sat-Sun 2:30, 5:00, 7:30, 10:00 Mon-Wed 5:00, 7:40 PROM (PG) 4:20, 6:50 Fri 9:20 Sat-Sun 1:40 mat, 9:20 SCREAM 4 (14A) 4:30, 7:00 Fri 9:30 Sat-Sun 2:00 mat, 9:30 SOUL SURFER (PG) Thu 4:30, 7:00 Fri 4:40, 7:10, 9:40 SatSun 2:10, 4:40, 7:10, 9:40 Mon-Wed 4:40, 7:15 WINTER IN WARTIME Thu 4:45, 7:20 YOUR HIGHNESS (18A) Thu 5:00, 7:40 Fri-Sun 9:00

MT PLEASANT (I)

675 MT PLEASANT RD, 416-489-8484 CERTIFIED COPY (PG) Thu 9:10 INSIDE JOB (PG) Thu-Sat, Wed 7:00 Sun 4:30 THE KING’S SPEECH (PG) Fri 9:20 Sat 9:25 Sun, Tue 7:00

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

BARNEY’S VERSION (14A) Fri-Sat 9:15 Sun, Tue 7:00 THE ILLUSIONIST (G) Thu 7:00 INCENDIES (14A) Thu 8:40 Fri-Sat 6:50 Sun 4:15 Wed 7:00

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

AFRICAN CATS Thu 1:00, 3:40, 9:00 Fri 12:00, 2:30, 5:00, 7:25 Sat 12:40, 4:45, 7:05, 9:50 Sun 12:40, 4:00, 6:20, 9:00 MonTue 12:50, 4:00, 6:20, 9:00 Wed 12:50, 4:00, 7:40, 10:10 ARTHUR (PG) Thu 1:20, 3:55, 6:40, 9:20 FAST FIVE (PG) Fri-Sat 12:10, 1:00, 3:20, 4:10, 6:30, 7:20, 9:40, 10:30 Sun 12:10, 1:00, 3:20, 4:10, 6:30, 7:20, 9:40, 10:15 MonWed 12:30, 1:00, 3:25, 4:10, 6:30, 7:20, 9:40, 10:15 HOODWINKED TOO! HOOD VS. EVIL 3D (G) Fri-Sun 12:00, 2:20, 4:40, 7:00, 9:20 Mon-Tue 1:10, 3:35, 7:00, 9:20 Wed 1:20, 3:35, 6:50, 9:20 HOP (G) Thu 1:50, 4:30, 6:50, 9:10 Fri-Sun 12:20, 3:30, 6:40, 9:10 Mon-Tue 12:40, 3:15, 6:40, 9:10 Wed 12:40, 3:15, 7:10, 9:10 LIMITLESS (14A) Thu 2:10, 4:50, 7:40, 10:10 THE LINCOLN LAWYER (14A) Thu 1:10, 4:00, 9:55 Fri, Sun 12:30, 4:20, 7:10, 9:50 Sat 4:20, 7:10, 10:00 Mon-Tue 12:30, 4:20, 7:10, 9:55 Wed 4:20, 9:55 MEMPHIS Thu, Wed 7:00 THE METROPOLITAN OPERA: II TROVATORE Sat 1:00 RIO 3D (G) Thu 1:30, 3:50, 7:25, 9:50 Fri-Sun 12:50, 3:45, 6:50, 9:30 Mon-Tue 12:55, 3:45, 6:50, 9:30 Wed 1:10, 3:45, 6:40, 9:45 SCREAM 4 (14A) Thu 1:15, 4:00, 7:20, 10:05 SOURCE CODE (PG) Thu 2:00, 4:20, 7:10, 9:35 Fri 1:10, 3:55, 7:40, 10:05 Sat 4:00, 7:40, 10:10 Sun 1:10, 3:55, 7:40, 10:00 Mon-Tue 1:40, 4:40, 7:40, 10:00 Wed 4:40, 10:00 WATER FOR ELEPHANTS (PG) Thu 1:35, 4:10, 7:00, 9:40 Fri 1:20, 4:30, 7:30, 10:15 Sat 1:10, 4:50, 7:30, 10:20 Sun 1:20, 4:30, 7:30, 10:10 Mon-Tue 1:20, 4:30, 7:30, 10:05 Wed 1:30, 4:30, 7:30, 10:05

Metro

West End KINGSWAY THEATRE (I) 3030 BLOOR ST W, 416-232-1939

THE ADJUSTMENT BUREAU (PG) Fri-Wed 9:35 BATTLE LOS ANGELES (14A) Thu 9:30 JANE EYRE (PG) 2:45, 7:15 THE KING’S SPEECH (PG) Thu 5:00 RANGO (PG) Thu 1:00 SOUL SURFER (PG) Fri-Wed 1:00 WINTER IN WARTIME Fri-Wed 5:00

QUEENSWAY (CE)

1025 THE QUEENSWAY, QEW & ISLINGTON, 416-503-0424 THE ADJUSTMENT BUREAU (PG) Thu 1:50, 4:50, 7:50, 10:35 AFRICAN CATS Thu 12:00, 2:30, 5:00, 7:30, 9:55 Fri-Wed 1:35, 4:05, 6:45, 9:35 ARTHUR (PG) Thu 12:05, 3:20, 6:45, 9:50 Fri, Mon-Wed 12:05, 3:10, 6:15, 9:25 Sat 3:10, 6:15, 9:25 Sun 12:05, 3:10, 6:15 DIARY OF A WIMPY KID 2: RODRICK RULES (G) 12:55 Thu 3:40 mat, 6:25 FAST FIVE (PG) Thu 12:01 Fri-Wed 12:10, 12:40, 1:10, 3:20, 3:50, 4:20, 6:30, 7:00, 7:30, 9:40, 10:10, 10:40 HANNA (PG) Thu 12:25, 3:05, 6:00, 8:50 Fri-Wed 1:15, 4:15, 7:15, 10:15 HOODWINKED TOO! HOOD VS. EVIL 3D (G) Fri-Wed

12:00, 2:15, 4:40, 7:10, 9:30 HOP (G) Thu 1:05, 3:55, 6:40, 9:15 Fri-Tue 12:45, 3:40, 6:20, 9:00 Wed 3:40, 6:20, 9:00 INSIDIOUS (14A) Thu 1:20, 4:10, 7:10, 10:05 Fri, Sun-Wed 1:50, 4:50, 7:50, 10:25 Sat 4:50, 7:50, 10:25 LIMITLESS (14A) Thu 1:35, 4:25, 7:20, 10:20 Fri 1:25, 4:25, 7:25, 10:20 Sat 12:15, 4:40, 7:20, 10:20 Sun-Tue 1:25, 4:25, 7:20, 10:20 Wed 1:25, 4:25, 6:40, 10:20 THE LINCOLN LAWYER (14A) Thu 12:10, 3:10, 6:10, 9:30 Fri-Tue 1:00, 3:55, 6:50, 9:45 Wed 3:55, 6:50, 9:45 MEMPHIS Thu, Wed 7:00 THE METROPOLITAN OPERA: II TROVATORE Sat 1:00 PAUL (14A) Thu 9:10 PROM (PG) Fri-Wed 1:05, 4:10, 7:05, 9:50 RIO (G) Thu 12:45, 3:35, 6:30, 9:00 Fri-Wed 12:50, 3:30, 6:10 RIO 3D (G) Thu 12:00, 2:35, 5:10, 7:45, 10:15 Fri-Wed 1:20, 4:00, 6:40, 9:20 SCREAM 4 (14A) Thu 12:40, 1:40, 3:45, 4:20, 6:50, 9:45, 10:40 Fri-Wed 1:55, 4:55, 8:00, 10:45 SOUL SURFER (PG) Thu 12:30, 3:30, 6:35, 9:20 SOURCE CODE (PG) Thu 12:20, 3:00, 6:15, 8:55 Fri-Sat, Mon-Tue 3:35, 6:35, 9:15 Sun, Wed 3:35, 9:15 WATER FOR ELEPHANTS (PG) Thu 12:15, 1:00, 3:15, 4:00, 6:05, 7:00, 9:05, 10:00 Fri-Wed 12:30, 1:30, 3:45, 4:30, 6:55, 7:35, 9:55, 10:35 WWE EXTREME RULES - 2011 Sun 8:00 YOUR HIGHNESS (18A) Thu 2:00, 4:45, 7:35, 10:25 Fri-Wed 8:50

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WOODBINE CENTRE, 500 REXDALE BLVD, 416-213-1998 ARTHUR (PG) Thu 1:10, 6:55 FAST FIVE (PG) Fri-Wed 12:50, 3:50, 6:45, 9:40 HANNA (PG) Thu 1:25, 4:15, 7:00, 9:25 HOODWINKED TOO! HOOD VS. EVIL (G) Fri-Wed 12:45, 3:00, 5:05, 7:15, 9:25 HOP (G) 12:30, 2:45, 4:55, 7:05, 9:15 INSIDIOUS (14A) Thu 1:30, 4:20, 7:15, 9:35 PROM (PG) Fri-Wed 1:30, 4:20, 7:00, 9:35 RIO (G) 12:40, 2:50, 5:00, 7:10, 9:20 SCREAM 4 (14A) 1:20, 3:55, 6:50, 9:20 TYLER PERRY’S MADEA’S BIG HAPPY FAMILY (PG) Thu 1:15 4:00 7:00 9:35 Fri-Wed 1:15, 4:00, 7:00, 9:45 WATER FOR ELEPHANTS (PG) Thu 1:05 3:50 6:45 9:30 Fri-Wed 1:05, 4:05, 6:55, 9:30 YOUR HIGHNESS (18A) Thu 4:05, 9:45

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

ARTHUR (PG) Thu 6:50, 9:30 FAST FIVE (PG) 7:00, 10:00 Fri 3:50 mat Sat-Sun 12:50, 3:50 mat HANNA (PG) Thu 6:40, 9:20 Fri 4:00, 6:40, 9:30 Sat, Mon-Wed 6:40, 9:30 Sun 1:15, 4:00, 6:40, 9:30 HOODWINKED TOO! HOOD VS. EVIL (G) 7:30, 9:50 Fri 5:10 Sat-Sun 12:30, 2:50 mat, 5:10 HOP (G) Thu 7:10, 9:40 Fri 4:15, 6:50, 9:20 Sat-Sun 1:45, 4:15, 6:50, 9:20 Mon-Wed 6:50, 9:20 THE METROPOLITAN OPERA: II TROVATORE Sat 1:00 RIO 3D (G) Thu 7:30, 10:00 Fri 3:40, 6:30, 9:00 Sat-Sun 1:00, 3:40, 6:30, 9:00 Mon-Wed 6:30, 9:00 SCREAM 4 (14A) Thu 7:20, 10:00 WATER FOR ELEPHANTS (PG) Thu 7:00, 9:50 Fri 4:30, 7:15, 10:10 Sat-Sun 1:30, 4:30, 7:15, 10:10 Mon-Wed 7:15, 10:10

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

THE ADJUSTMENT BUREAU (PG) 1:30, 4:15, 6:50, 9:30 Fri-Sat 11:45 late ARTHUR (PG) Thu 2:30 5:20 7:50 10:30 Fri-Wed 2:40, 5:20, 8:00, 10:30 INSIDIOUS (14A) Thu 1:30, 4:20, 7:10 LA RAFLE Thu 1:10 4:00 6:40 9:35 Fri-Wed 1:15, 4:00, 6:40, 9:35 THE LINCOLN LAWYER (14A) Thu 1:50, 4:50, 7:30, 10:20 Fri-Wed 1:40, 4:30, 7:20, 10:00 LOST JOURNEY 2:30, 5:00, 7:30, 9:50 Fri-Sat 11:50 late RIO (G) 1:20, 4:10, 7:00, 9:20 Fri-Sat 11:35 late RIO 3D (G) Thu 2:10 5:00 7:40 10:10 Fri-Wed 2:20, 5:10, 7:50, 10:10

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Scream 4 (14A) Thu 1:00, 2:20, 3:50, 5:10, 6:50, 8:00, 9:30, 10:40 Fri-Wed 2:00, 4:50, 7:40, 10:20 Soul Surfer (PG) 1:50, 4:20, 7:10 Fri-Sat 11:55 late Source code (PG) Thu 2:00, 4:40, 7:05, 9:15 Fri-Sat 2:10, 4:40, 7:05, 9:15, 11:25 Sun-Wed 2:10, 4:40, 7:05, 9:15 Your HigHneSS (18A) 9:40

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Scream 4 (14A) Thu 4:40, 7:20, 9:50 Fri-Sat 2:00, 4:50, 7:50, 10:20 Sun 2:00, 4:50, 7:30, 9:55 Mon-Wed 4:50, 7:30, 9:55 Soul Surfer (PG) Thu 3:45, 6:15, 9:10 Source code (PG) Thu 4:10, 6:20, 8:50 Fri-Wed 9:00 TYler perrY’S madea’S Big HappY familY (PG) Thu, Mon-Wed 4:00, 7:00, 9:45 Fri-Sat 1:10, 4:00, 7:00, 10:00 Sun 1:10, 4:00, 7:00, 9:45 waTer for elepHanTS (PG) Thu 3:55, 6:30, 9:20 Fri-Sun 12:50, 3:50, 6:30, 9:15 Mon-Wed 3:45, 6:30, 9:20 Your HigHneSS (18A) Thu 9:00

THe adjuSTmenT Bureau (PG) Thu 4:20, 7:00, 9:50 african caTS Thu 4:15, 6:45, 9:10 Fri, Mon-Wed 3:45, 6:55, 9:30 Sat 1:00, 4:45, 6:55, 9:30 Sun 1:00, 3:45, 6:55, 9:30 dum maaro dum (14A) Thu 3:30, 6:30, 9:30 Fri-Sat 9:35 Sun-Wed 9:25 faST five (PG) Fri 3:20, 4:00, 6:30, 7:10, 9:40, 10:20 Sat 12:10, 12:50, 3:20, 4:00, 6:30, 7:10, 9:40, 10:20 Sun 12:10, 12:50, 3:20, 4:00, 6:30, 7:10, 9:40, 10:00 Mon-Wed 3:20, 4:00, 6:30, 7:10, 9:40, 10:00 Hanna (PG) Thu 4:10, 7:10, 10:00 Fri 4:20, 7:20, 10:15 Sat 7:20, 10:15 Sun 1:40, 4:20, 7:20, 9:55 Mon-Wed 4:20, 7:20, 9:55 Hoodwinked Too! Hood vS. evil 3d (G) Fri, Mon-Wed 4:10, 6:40, 9:20 Sat-Sun 12:00, 2:30, 5:00, 7:30, 9:55 Hop (G) Thu 4:05, 6:35, 9:25 Fri-Sat 4:10, 6:40 Sun 1:20, 4:10, 6:40 Mon-Wed 4:05, 6:45 jane eYre (PG) Thu 3:20, 6:20, 9:20 limiTleSS (14A) Thu 4:30, 7:15, 10:00 Fri 4:30, 7:25, 10:10 Sat 1:30, 4:30, 7:25, 10:10 Sun 1:30, 4:30, 7:25, 10:00 MonWed 4:30, 7:25, 10:00 mempHiS Thu, Wed 7:00 THe meTropoliTan opera: ii TrovaTore Sat 1:00 prom (PG) Fri, Mon-Wed 3:40, 7:00, 9:50 Sat 12:40, 4:35, 7:00, 9:50 Sun 12:40, 3:40, 7:00, 9:50 Soul Surfer (PG) Thu 3:45, 9:15 waTer for elepHanTS (PG) Thu 3:40, 6:50, 9:50 Fri 3:50, 6:50, 10:00 Sat 12:30, 3:50, 6:50, 10:00 Sun 12:30, 3:50, 6:50, 9:45 Mon-Wed 3:50, 6:50, 9:45 win win (14A) Thu 4:25, 7:05, 9:45 Fri-Sat 4:15, 7:05, 9:45 Sun 1:15, 4:15, 7:05, 9:35 Mon-Tue 4:15, 7:05, 9:35 Wed 4:15, 9:50

african caTS Thu 12:30, 2:50, 5:10, 7:30, 9:50 Fri-Wed 12:35, 2:55, 5:20, 7:40, 10:05 arTHur (PG) Thu 1:20, 4:20, 7:15, 10:20 faST five (PG) Thu 12:01 Fri, Sun-Wed 12:30, 1:00, 1:30, 3:30, 4:00, 4:30, 6:30, 7:00, 7:30, 9:30, 10:00, 10:30 Sat 12:30, 1:00, 1:30, 3:30, 4:00, 4:40, 6:30, 7:00, 7:30, 9:30, 10:00, 10:30 inSidiouS (14A) 1:15, 3:55, 7:05, 9:55 limiTleSS (14A) Thu 1:10, 3:45, 6:45, 9:40 Fri-Sat, MonTue 7:25, 10:15 Sun, Wed 10:15 mempHiS Thu, Wed 7:00 THe meTropoliTan opera: ii TrovaTore Sat 1:00 prom (PG) Fri-Wed 1:20, 4:20, 7:15, 9:50 rio (G) Thu 1:05, 3:50, 6:50, 9:30 Fri, Mon-Wed 1:10, 3:40 Sat-Sun 12:45, 3:15 rio 3d (G) Thu 12:40, 3:10, 6:30, 9:00 Fri, Mon-Wed 12:40, 3:10, 6:35, 9:05 Sat-Sun 12:15, 2:45, 5:15, 7:45, 10:10 Scream 4 (14A) Thu 1:00, 1:30, 4:00, 4:30, 6:50, 9:35, 10:25 Fri-Wed 12:50, 3:50, 6:45, 10:25 Source code (PG) Thu 1:25, 4:10, 7:20, 10:15 Fri, MonWed 1:25, 4:10, 6:55, 9:45 Sat 4:10, 6:55, 9:45 Sun 1:25, 4:10, 6:55 TYler perrY’S madea’S Big HappY familY (PG) Thu 1:40 4:40 7:40 10:30 Fri-Wed 1:40, 4:40, 7:20, 10:20 wwe exTreme ruleS - 2011 Sun 8:00 Your HigHneSS (18A) Thu 12:50, 3:35, 6:55, 9:45

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arTHur (PG) Thu 1:30, 4:20, 7:10, 9:55 faST five (PG) Fri-Sat 12:10, 12:50, 3:20, 4:00, 6:30, 7:10, 9:40, 10:20 Sun-Wed 12:10, 12:50, 3:20, 4:00, 6:30, 7:10, 9:30, 10:20 Hanna (PG) Thu 12:50, 3:50, 6:40, 9:30 Hop (G) Thu 12:15, 2:40, 5:10, 7:40, 10:10 Fri-Sat 12:20, 3:30, 6:20, 9:20 Sun-Tue 12:20, 3:30, 6:20, 9:00 Wed 3:30, 6:20, 9:00 inSidiouS (14A) Thu 1:00, 4:00, 6:45, 9:50 limiTleSS (14A) Thu 1:15, 4:10, 6:50, 9:40 Fri 12:40, 3:40, 6:40, 9:30 Sat 4:40, 7:00, 9:30 Sun-Tue 12:40, 3:40, 6:40, 9:10 Wed 12:35, 3:40, 6:40, 9:10 THe meTropoliTan opera: ii TrovaTore Sat 1:00 prom (PG) Fri-Sat 1:15, 4:30, 7:20, 10:10 Sun-Tue 1:15, 4:30, 7:20, 9:50 Wed 1:30, 4:30, 7:20, 9:50 rio 3d (G) 12:00, 2:30, 5:00, 7:30, 10:00 Scream 4 (14A) Thu 1:45, 4:30, 7:20, 10:15 Fri 1:30, 4:45, 7:40, 10:30 Sat 1:30, 4:50, 7:40, 10:30 Sun-Tue 1:30, 4:45, 7:40, 10:10 Wed 1:15, 4:45, 7:40, 10:10 Source code (PG) Thu 12:40, 3:30, 6:30, 9:20 Fri 1:00, 4:15, 7:00, 9:55 Sat 12:40, 4:15, 6:40, 9:55 Sun-Tue 1:00, 4:15, 7:00, 9:20 Wed 12:20, 3:50, 6:50, 9:20 waTer for elepHanTS (PG) Thu 12:30, 3:40, 7:00, 10:05 Fri-Sat 12:30, 3:50, 6:50, 9:50 Sun-Tue 12:30, 3:50, 6:50, 9:40 Wed 4:15, 7:00, 9:40

african caTS Thu 5:00, 7:30, 9:55 Fri-Sun 12:45, 3:40, 6:55, 9:30 Mon-Wed 3:40, 6:55, 9:30 arTHur (PG) Thu 3:15, 6:20, 9:15 diarY of a wimpY kid 2: rodrick ruleS (G) Thu 3:20, 6:15, 9:05 faST five (PG) Fri-Sat 12:10, 12:40, 1:10, 3:20, 3:50, 4:20, 6:30, 7:00, 7:30, 9:40, 10:10, 10:40 Sun 12:10, 12:40, 1:10, 3:20, 3:50, 4:20, 6:30, 7:00, 7:30, 9:20, 9:50, 10:20 MonWed 3:20, 3:50, 4:20, 6:30, 7:00, 7:30, 9:20, 9:50, 10:20 Hanna (PG) Thu 4:20, 7:20, 10:05 Fri-Sun 12:50, 3:45, 6:40, 9:25 Mon 4:20, 6:40, 9:25 Tue-Wed 3:45, 6:40, 9:25 Hoodwinked Too! Hood vS. evil 3d (G) Fri-Sat 12:00, 2:15, 4:55, 7:15, 9:50 Sun 12:00, 2:15, 4:55, 7:15, 9:45 MonWed 4:55, 7:15, 9:45 Hop (G) Thu 3:10, 6:10, 9:00 Fri-Sun 12:30, 3:10, 6:35, 9:10 Mon-Wed 3:10, 6:35, 9:10 inSidiouS (14A) Thu 4:40, 7:35, 10:10 Fri 1:50, 4:40, 7:25, 10:20 Sat 4:40, 7:25, 10:20 Sun 1:50, 4:40, 7:25 Mon-Wed 4:40, 7:25, 10:05 limiTleSS (14A) Thu 3:30, 6:30, 9:20 Fri-Sat 1:45, 4:50, 7:40, 10:45 Sun 1:45, 4:50, 7:40, 10:15 Mon-Wed 4:50, 7:40, 10:15 THe lincoln lawYer (14A) Thu 4:10, 6:55, 9:45 Fri-Sat, Mon-Wed 6:20, 9:00 Sun 9:55 THe meTropoliTan opera: ii TrovaTore Sat 1:00 prom (PG) Fri-Sat 12:15, 3:15, 6:50, 9:45 Sun 12:15, 3:15, 6:50, 9:35 Mon-Wed 3:15, 6:50, 9:35 rango (PG) Thu 3:25 rio (G) Thu 3:40, 6:25, 9:10 Fri-Sun 12:20, 3:00 Mon-Wed 3:00 rio 3d (G) Thu 4:50, 7:15, 9:50 Fri-Sat 1:30, 4:10, 6:45, 9:20 Sun 1:30, 4:10, 6:45, 9:40 Mon-Wed 4:10, 6:45, 9:40 Scream 4 (14A) Thu 4:45, 6:45, 7:40, 9:30, 10:15 Fri-Sun 1:20, 4:00, 7:05, 10:00 Mon-Wed 4:00, 7:05, 9:55 Source code (PG) Thu 4:30, 7:10, 9:35 Fri-Sun 1:00, 3:30, 6:25, 9:15 Mon-Wed 3:30, 6:25, 9:15 TYler perrY’S madea’S Big HappY familY (PG) Thu 3:50, 6:40, 9:40 Fri-Sun 1:40, 4:30, 7:10, 10:05 Mon-Wed 4:30, 7:10, 10:00 waTer for elepHanTS (PG) Thu 4:00, 7:00, 10:00 FriSat 1:15, 4:15, 7:20, 10:30 Sun 1:15, 4:15, 7:20, 10:10 MonWed 4:15, 7:20, 10:10 wwe exTreme ruleS - 2011 Sun 8:00 Your HigHneSS (18A) Thu 4:15, 6:50, 9:25

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african caTS Thu 12:00, 2:30, 5:00, 7:30, 9:55 Fri-Wed 1:40, 4:20, 6:45, 9:20 arTHur (PG) Thu 12:15, 3:15, 6:20, 9:10 faST five (PG) Thu 12:01 Fri-Sun 12:10, 1:00, 3:20, 4:10, 6:30, 7:20, 9:40, 10:30 Mon-Wed 12:10, 1:00, 3:20, 4:10, 6:30, 7:20, 9:40, 10:15 Hanna (PG) Thu 1:00, 4:00, 6:50, 10:10 Hoodwinked Too! Hood vS. evil 3d (G) Fri-Wed 12:00, 2:30, 5:00, 7:30, 9:55 Hop (G) Thu 1:40, 4:40, 7:15, 9:50 Fri-Wed 12:15, 3:10, 6:20, 9:10 inSidiouS (14A) Thu 1:15, 4:15, 7:10, 10:20 Fri-Sun 1:30, 4:30, 7:15, 10:15 Mon-Wed 1:30, 4:30, 7:15, 10:10 rio 3d (G) Thu 12:45, 3:45, 6:45, 9:40 Fri-Wed 12:50, 3:50, 6:50, 9:30 Scream 4 (14A) Thu 1:30, 4:30, 7:40, 10:30 Fri-Sun 1:10, 4:00, 7:10, 10:20 Mon-Wed 1:10, 4:00, 7:10, 10:15 Source code (PG) Thu 12:50, 3:40, 9:20 TYler perrY’S madea’S Big HappY familY (PG) Thu 12:30 3:30 6:30 9:30 Fri-Wed 12:30, 3:40, 7:00, 10:10 waTer for elepHanTS (PG) Thu 12:00, 3:00, 6:10, 9:00 Fri-Wed 12:20, 3:30, 6:40, 10:00

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arTHur (PG) Thu 7:35, 10:00 diarY of a wimpY kid 2: rodrick ruleS (G) Thu 3:50, 6:40 faST five (PG) Fri-Sat 12:40, 1:20, 3:40, 4:20, 6:45, 7:25, 9:45, 10:25 Sun 12:40, 1:20, 3:40, 4:20, 6:45, 7:20, 9:35, 10:10 Mon-Wed 3:50, 4:20, 6:40, 7:20, 9:35, 10:10 Hanna (PG) Thu 4:15, 6:50, 9:30 Fri-Sun 12:55, 3:30, 6:10 Mon-Wed 3:55, 6:25 Hoodwinked Too! Hood vS. evil (G) Fri-Sun 1:30, 4:10, 6:20, 8:50 Mon-Wed 4:10, 6:20, 8:45 Hop (G) Thu 4:50, 7:10, 9:40 Fri-Sun 1:00, 3:15, 7:10, 9:25 Mon-Wed 4:05, 6:50, 9:10 inSidiouS (14A) Thu 5:00, 7:30, 9:55 Fri-Sat 5:00, 8:00, 10:30 Sun-Wed 5:00, 7:45, 10:05 prom (PG) Fri-Sat 1:40, 4:40, 7:40, 10:10 Sun 1:40, 4:40, 7:40, 10:00 Mon-Wed 4:40, 7:40, 10:00 rio (G) Thu 5:10 Fri-Sun 12:30, 2:45 rio 3d (G) Thu 4:20, 7:40, 10:00 Fri-Sat 1:50, 4:30, 7:15, 9:35 Sun 1:50, 4:30, 7:05, 9:40 Mon-Wed 4:30, 7:05, 9:25

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THe adjuSTmenT Bureau (PG) 2:30, 5:05, 7:40, 10:15 Sat-Sun 11:50 mat arTHur (PG) Fri-Wed 1:35, 4:15, 7:00, 9:50 BarneY’S verSion (14A) Thu 7:00 BaTTle loS angeleS (14A) Thu 2:10, 4:55, 7:50, 10:30 Fri, Mon-Wed 4:45, 9:55 Sat-Sun 11:20, 4:45, 9:55 cHalo dilli 4:05, 7:10, 10:05 Sat-Sun 1:00 mat dum maaro dum (14A) 2:25, 5:40, 9:00 Sat-Sun 11:15 mat Hanna (PG) Thu 4:20, 5:05, 7:00, 7:45, 9:40, 10:25 Fri, Mon-Wed 1:30, 4:20, 7:00, 9:40 Sat-Sun 11:00, 1:30, 4:20, 7:00, 9:40 Hoodwinked Too! Hood vS. evil (G) 2:45, 5:00, 7:15, 9:30 Sat-Sun 12:30 mat Hoodwinked Too! Hood vS. evil 3d (G) 3:30, 5:45, 8:00, 10:15 Sat-Sun 11:00, 1:15 mat Hop (G) Thu-Fri, Tue-Wed 2:05, 4:30, 6:55, 9:20 Sat 4:30, 6:55, 9:20 Sun 11:25, 2:05, 4:30, 6:55, 9:20 Mon 2:05, 4:30, 9:20 incendieS (14A) Thu 2:00, 7:35 Fri-Wed 4:40, 10:25 jane eYre (PG) 1:45, 4:35, 7:30, 10:20 Sat-Sun 11:05 mat juST go wiTH iT (PG) Thu 4:15, 10:05 THe king’S SpeecH (PG) Thu 2:00 7:20 Fri-Wed 2:00, 7:35 Sat-Sun 11:10 mat THe lincoln lawYer (14A) 1:50, 4:50, 7:40, 10:30 SatSun 11:10 mat mappillai Fri-Wed 1:55, 5:35, 9:15 marS needS momS 3d (PG) Thu 2:15, 4:30 paul (14A) Thu 5:00, 10:25 rango (PG) Thu 2:30 Soul Surfer (PG) Thu-Fri, Mon-Tue 1:55, 4:25, 7:05, 9:40

Sat-Sun 11:25, 1:55, 4:25, 7:05, 9:40 Wed 1:55, 4:25, 9:40 Sucker puncH (14A) Thu 7:15, 9:50 THank You (PG) Thu-Sun, Tue-Wed 2:20, 5:30, 8:50 Mon 2:20, 5:30 Top gun Sat 12:30 Mon 7:00 unknown (14A) Thu 4:40, 10:10 THe warring STaTeS Thu 4:10 7:10 10:10 Fri-Wed 4:10, 7:15, 10:10 Sat-Sun 1:10 mat waTer for elepHanTS (PG) 1:50, 3:55, 4:40, 6:45, 7:30, 9:35, 10:20 Sat-Sun 11:05, 1:05 mat weST iS weST (14A) Thu 2:15, 4:45, 7:20, 9:55 Fri-Wed 2:15, 7:25 win win (14A) 2:05, 4:35, 7:10, 9:45 Sat-Sun 11:40 mat Your HigHneSS (18A) 2:10, 4:55, 7:20, 9:50 Sat-Sun 11:45 mat Zokkomon (PG) Thu 2:10, 4:50, 7:25, 10:00

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arTHur (PG) Thu-Sat 1:20, 4:40, 7:30, 10:30 Sun-Wed 1:20, 4:40, 7:30, 10:20 Born To Be wild 3d (G) Thu 12:00, 1:15, 2:45, 4:15, 5:30 Fri-Wed 11:45 faST five (PG) Thu 12:01 Fri-Sat 12:10, 1:15, 3:20, 4:20, 6:30, 7:30, 9:40, 10:40 Sun-Wed 12:10, 1:15, 3:20, 4:20, 6:30, 7:30, 9:40, 10:30 faST five: THe imax experience (PG) Thu 12:01 Fri-Wed 1:05, 4:05, 7:05, 10:05 inSidiouS (14A) Thu, Sun-Wed 1:10, 4:10, 7:15, 10:15 FriSat 1:10, 4:10, 7:15, 10:20 THe lincoln lawYer (14A) 12:30, 3:40, 6:50, 9:50 SatSun, Wed no 12:30 Sun only 12:30 3:40 10:00 THe meTropoliTan opera: ii TrovaTore Sat 1:00 prom (PG) 12:15, 4:15, 7:10, 9:55 Sat only 12:15 5:00 7:25 10:25 rango (PG) Thu 12:10, 3:10, 6:10, 9:00 rio (G) Thu 1:05, 3:45, 6:25, 9:25 Fri-Tue 1:05, 3:45, 6:25 Wed 3:45, 6:25 rio 3d (G) Thu 12:05 2:35 5:10 7:40 10:10 Fri-Wed 12:00, 2:35, 5:10, 7:40, 10:10 Scream 4 (14A) Thu 12:15, 1:25, 3:15, 4:25, 6:15, 7:35, 9:30, 10:25 Fri-Sat 1:25, 4:25, 7:45, 10:45 Sun 1:25, 4:25, 7:25, 10:25 Mon-Wed 1:25, 4:25, 7:45, 10:25 Source code (PG) Thu-Sat, Mon-Wed 1:00, 3:30, 6:20, 9:10 Sun 1:00, 3:30, 6:20 Sucker puncH (14A) 9:20 Thu 12:40, 3:50 mat, 6:30 TYler perrY’S madea’S Big HappY familY (PG) Thu 12:45, 4:20, 7:25, 10:05 Fri 12:45, 3:55, 7:25, 10:15 Sat 12:45, 4:00, 7:25, 10:15 Sun-Wed 12:45, 4:00, 7:25, 10:05 wwe exTreme ruleS - 2011 Sun 8:00 Your HigHneSS (18A) 1:40, 4:30, 7:20, 10:00

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110 CourTneY park e aT huronTario, 888-262-4386 african caTS Thu 12:05, 2:20, 4:50, 7:00, 9:15 Fri 12:00, 2:20, 4:50, 7:05, 9:50 Sat-Sun 11:55, 2:20, 4:50, 7:05, 9:50 Mon-Wed 2:20, 4:50, 7:05, 9:50 arTHur (PG) Thu 2:20, 4:55, 7:40, 10:10 faST five (PG) 2:00, 2:45, 5:00, 5:45, 8:00, 8:45, 11:00 Fri 12:00 mat, 11:35 late Sat 11:00, 11:45 mat, 11:35 late Sun 11:00, 11:45 mat faST five: THe imax experience (PG) Thu 12:01 Fri, Mon-Wed 1:00, 4:00, 7:00, 10:00 Sat-Sun 10:00, 1:00, 4:00, 7:00, 10:00 Hanna (PG) 2:35, 5:15, 7:55, 10:40 Sat-Sun 11:35 mat Hoodwinked Too! Hood vS. evil (G) Sat-Sun 10:00 Hoodwinked Too! Hood vS. evil 3d (G) 2:30, 4:45, 7:00, 9:10 Fri-Sun 12:20 mat Hop (G) Thu 2:10 4:25 6:45 9:00 Fri-Wed 2:10, 4:25, 6:45, 9:15 Sat-Sun 11:40 mat inSidiouS (14A) Thu-Sun 12:00, 2:25, 4:50, 7:20, 9:40 Mon-Wed 2:25, 4:50, 7:20, 9:40 limiTleSS (14A) Thu-Sun 12:15, 2:45, 5:20, 7:50, 10:20 Mon-Wed 2:45, 5:20, 7:50, 10:20 THe lincoln lawYer (14A) Thu 2:00, 4:40, 7:15, 10:00 Fri-Wed 9:30 prom (PG) 2:15, 4:40, 7:15, 9:50 Sat-Sun 11:30 mat rio (G) Thu 2:40, 5:00, 7:25, 9:50 Fri 12:05, 2:40, 5:05, 7:30, 9:55 Sat 10:00, 2:40, 5:05, 7:30, 9:55 Sun-Wed 2:40, 5:05, 7:30, 9:55 rio 3d (G) Thu 2:05, 4:35, 7:00, 9:20 Fri, Mon-Wed 2:05, 4:35, 7:10 Sat 11:15, 2:05, 4:35, 7:10 Sun 10:00, 2:05, 4:35, 7:10 Scream 4 (14A) Thu 12:35, 2:25, 3:10, 5:05, 5:50, 7:45, 8:25, 10:50 Fri 12:35, 3:10, 5:50, 8:25, 11:00 Sat-Sun 10:05, 12:35, 3:10, 5:50, 8:25, 11:00 Mon-Wed 3:10, 5:50, 8:25, 11:00 Soul Surfer (PG) Thu 1:55, 4:30, 7:05, 9:35 Source code (PG) Thu 1:15, 3:30, 5:45, 8:00, 10:15 Fri 1:15, 3:30, 5:45, 8:05, 10:15 Sat 10:10, 3:30, 5:45, 8:05, 10:15 Sun 10:45, 1:00, 3:30, 5:45, 8:05, 10:15 Mon 1:00, 3:30, 10:15 Tue-Wed 1:00, 3:30, 5:45, 8:05, 10:15 Top gun Sat 12:30 Mon 7:00 TYler perrY’S madea’S Big HappY familY (PG) Thu 12:00, 2:40, 5:20, 8:00, 10:30 Fri 12:10, 2:40, 5:20, 8:00, 10:30 Sat-Sun 11:50, 2:40, 5:20, 8:00, 10:30 Mon-Wed 2:40, 5:20, 8:00, 10:30 waTer for elepHanTS (PG) 2:00, 4:45, 7:35, 10:15 SatSun 10:55 mat Your HigHneSS (18A) Thu 1:10, 3:35, 5:55, 8:20, 10:50

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african caTS Thu 5:00, 7:30, 9:55 Fri-Sun 1:20, 4:00, 6:40, 9:15 Mon-Wed 4:00, 6:40, 9:15 arTHur (PG) Thu 3:50, 6:50, 9:40 Fri-Sun 6:50, 10:00 Mon-Wed 6:50, 9:40 diarY of a wimpY kid 2: rodrick ruleS (G) Thu 3:40,

9:10 Fri-Sun 12:45, 3:40 Mon-Wed 3:40 Hanna (PG) Thu, Mon-Wed 4:40, 7:25, 10:00 Fri-Sun 1:40, 4:40, 7:40, 10:30 Hoodwinked Too! Hood vS. evil 3d (G) 5:00, 7:30, 9:55 Fri-Sun 12:00, 2:30 mat Hop (G) Thu 4:30, 7:00, 9:35 Fri-Sun 1:30, 4:30, 7:00, 9:45 Mon-Wed 4:30, 7:00, 9:25 inSidiouS (14A) Thu, Mon-Wed 4:50, 7:20, 9:50 Fri-Sun 1:50, 4:50, 7:50, 10:20 THe lincoln lawYer (14A) Thu, Mon-Tue 4:20, 7:05, 9:50 Fri, Sun 1:00, 4:20, 7:20, 10:15 Sat 4:20, 7:20, 10:15 Wed 4:20, 9:50 mempHiS Thu, Wed 7:00 THe meTropoliTan opera: ii TrovaTore Sat 1:00 Soul Surfer (PG) Thu 4:00, 6:40, 9:45 Fri-Sun 12:15, 3:40, 6:20, 9:00 Mon-Wed 3:40, 6:20, 9:00 waTer for elepHanTS (PG) Thu, Mon-Wed 3:30, 4:10, 6:30, 7:10, 9:30, 10:00 Fri-Sun 12:30, 1:10, 3:30, 4:10, 6:30, 7:10, 9:30, 10:10

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Network Toxic Film Series presents Living Downstream (2010) D: Chanda Chevannes, a film based on the life and work of biologist/ writer Sandra Steingraber, followed by a discussion. 7 pm. Free/pwyc. Centre for Social Innovation, 215 Spadina. 416-928-0880, womenshealthyenvironments.ca.

Science for Peace presents Climate Refugees (2010) D: Michael P Nash, a documentary about the human face of climate change. 6:30 pm. Free. JJR Macleod Auditorium, Medical Sciences Building, 1 King’s College Circle. 416-766-6331, scienceforpeace.ca.

SuN 1 – Toronto Jewish Film Society presents Crossing Delancey (1988) D: ñ Joan Micklin Silver, and short film Rosen-

zweig Born To Dance. 4:30 & 7 pm. $15 ($10 for youth 18-35, at 7 pm screening only). Miles Nadal JCC, 750 Spadina. 416-9246211, mnjcc.org. The Drake Hotel’s Movies In The Mess Hall presents Boom! (1968) D: Joseph Losey. 7 pm. $15 w/ dinner or $5 screening only. 1150 Queen W. 416-531-5042, drakehotel. ca.

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night presents Last Date: Eric Dolphy (1991) D: Hans Hylkema. 8 pm. Free. 964 Bathurst. 416-913-8197. The Ontario Vipassana Foundation presents The Dhamma Brothers (2008) D: Andrew Kukura, Jenny Phillips and Anne Marie Stein, a documentary about a Vipassana meditation program in a maximum-security prison in Alabama. 6:30 pm. Free. Runnymede Public Library, 2178 Bloor W. 416-461-9949, torana.dhamma.org. 3

Casino Jack (eOne, 2010) D: George

Hickenlooper, w/ Kevin Spacey, Barry Pepper. Rating: NNNN; DVD package: NNN

Real-life figure Jack Abramoff is the role of a lifetime. A high-powered Washington lobbyist, he bribes congressmen, rips off First Nations clients for millions and tries to scam ownership of offshore casino ships until he’s brought down by a betrayed girlfriend (not his). At the same time, he’s deeply religious and a devoted family man. This gives Kevin Spacey an oppor-

The Resident (Alliance, 2011) D: Antti Jokinen, w/ Hilary Swank, Jeffrey Dean Morgan. Rating: NNN; DVD package: none

Hilary Swank seems a like strange choice for the heroine of a standard woman-in-peril suspenser. Her air of physical competence and determination to fight through pain are emphasized in the morning run sequence that opens the show. It’s hard to imagine her letting loose the obligatory glassshattering shriek. And she doesn’t, which makes a refreshing change. Swank plays a doctor who lucks into a lovely apartment in an old building. It has its downsides, chief among them the fact that the landlord is creeping and peeping at her. Jeffrey Dean Morgan, the landlord, has a warm presence, and the movie takes time to draw us into his growing feelings for Swank’s character. It seems only fitting that Christopher Lee rounds out the cast as the landlord’s grandfather. The Resident is the second title from the newly revived Hammer Films (the first was Let Me In), and back in the 60s when Hammer ruled the horror ghetto, Lee was its biggest star, playing Dracula, Frankenstein’s monster and a host of other heavies. In those days, Hammer specialized in period gothics, a form so long out of fashion, it might be due for a welcome revival. EXTRAS Widescreen. English, French audio. English, Spanish subtitles.

Dinoshark (Anchor Bay, 2010) D:

Kevin O’Neill, w/ Eric Balfour, Iva Hasperger. Rating: NN; DVD package: NNN It’s no Sharktopus. Granted, nothing

tunity to portray pure joy, aggressive self-confidence, silent rage, several kinds of contempt and condescension, arrogance and self-abasement. No other actor has Spacey’s mastery of the mean emotions – and for comic relief, he does movie star imitations. You can have a great time with Casino Jack on Spacey’s performance alone, but its not the only standout. Barry Pepper, as Abramoff’s business partner Mike Scanlon, doesn’t get quite the same opportunities to show off his range, but he has no shortage of could be, but the two movies are fundamentally similar: monster on the loose in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. Chiefly, we don’t see enough of the creature, and it’s nothing special when it does show up. Some kind of fishy dinosaur released from a glacier, it’s a little smaller than a mobile home and monochrome grey. Its one party trick – leaping in the air to come down nose-first on its prey – works well the first time we see it and in the climax. Not so much in between. This throws us back on the actors, primarily Iva Hasperger and Eric Balfour as the blond science lecturer in cutoffs and the lanky boat captain in a pencil moustache. They’re not funny, intentionally or otherwise, and neither is anyone else. The scenic delights of Puerto Vallarta are easy on the eye, despite a woeful lack of bikini’d monster bait, but better displayed in Sharktopus. The commentary by producers Roger Corman and Julie Corman and director Kevin O’Neill focuses on how to maximize the value of found resources. Useful stuff for filmmakers. EXTRAS Commentary. Widescreen. English audio. English, Spanish subtitles.

Chawz (Mongrel, 2009)

D: Shin Jeong-Won, w/ Eum Tai-Woong, Park Hyuk-Kwon. Rating: NN; DVD package: NNN

Jaws with a giant boar. In place of a seaside resort, the setting is a Korean mountain village. Jaws’ shark-hunting party of three

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fine moments and makes the most of them. Where Abramoff is controlled and quiet, Scanlon is all over the map, cheering when winning, blubbering when not. Superficial differences aside, the movie keeps making the point that these are two very similar guys. Helped along by a line that calls Scanlon Abramoff’s “evil elf,” it’s a short step to seeing Scanlon as Abramoff’s subconscious made flesh. Add in the woozy music that accompanies their moments of triumph and fine comic performances by Jon Lovitz and the late Maury Chaykin and the tone shifts from exposé/biopic to fractured fairy tale. Production photos with director George Hickenlooper’s descriptive paragraphs do adequate makingof duties, and the gag reel is funnier than the ones on most comedies. That’s because screwing up is inherently funnier in drama than comedy. I wish more serious movies included gag reels. EXTRAS Slide show, gag reel. Widescreen. English, French audio. English, Spanish subtitles.

here becomes six, including the hero cop’s demented mother. Most of this is played for low comedy, but the laughs are lacklustre at best, and unconvincing boar effects undermine the tense bits. The making-of doc gives a good look at monster technology and director Shin Jeong-Won’s approach to mixing horror and humour. EXTRAS Making-of doc, cast and director Q&A, more. Widescreen. Korean, English audio. English, Spanish subtitles.

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