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brought out the best in the people he worked with. He certainly walked cheerfully over the world. Elizabeth Block Toronto

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thank you, thank you, thank you to Michael Hollett for his wonderful article on Jack Layton (NOW, August 25-31). It moved me to tears. Like many Canadians, I profoundly feel the loss of Jack Layton. Your article will help Torontonians to better understand the man and appreciate his dedication to making the world a better place for all us. It gives me hope that the light Layton lit will continue to burn bright. Patricia Kelly Toronto

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i picked up the latest copy of NOW because it had a photo of Jack Layton on the cover. Thank you for this splendid tribute to Jack. Michael Hollett completely captured my sense of this great politician. I didn’t know him personally, but living in Toronto as I have for my whole life, it was impossible to be unaware of Layton’s contribution to city life. He would have made a stellar prime minister, something we haven’t had since Pierre Trudeau. Heather Whitney Toronto

Right behaving badly

kudos to joshua errett for drawing attention to Christie Blatchford’s appalling philippic on the passing of Jack Layton (NOW Daily, August 23). Blatchford’s is surely one of the most tasteless and narcissistic pieces of writing ever to have appeared in the Canadian press. She appears completely tone-deaf to what a vast swath of Canadians have recognized – a great political testament from one of the greatest citizens our country has

ever produced. To lay her rules of an “etiquette of death” on the passing of Layton is journalism of a simply dreadful calibre. When the entire country is in grief and preparing for a state funeral, her “vainglorious and full of sophistry” tract is so far beyond the pale that it is hard to believe even the National Post would countenance it. Christopher Majka Toronto

He brought out our best

i worked with jack layton at City Hall when I served on a committee. It always amazed me that people who didn’t know him thought he was confrontational. He was anything but! He could, and would, work with anyone. George Fox, one of the 17th-century founders of the Quakers, told his fellow Quakers to “walk cheerfully over the world, answering that of God in everyone.” That is what Layton did. He treated everyone with respect. He treated everyone as though they had something to say, something to contribute. No doubt that is why he

jack layton loved to bike. in the late 90s he co-chaired the Toronto City Cycling Committee. When I introduced my research findings on bicycle theft to his committee, he asked the 30 or 40 people in attendance, “Has anyone ever had a bicycle stolen?” Almost everyone put his or her hand up. Then he asked, “Has anyone had two bicycles stolen?” Of course, fewer people raised their hands. Then three, four, five, he continued. The number kept rising, with no hands going up until he hit 17. At that point he sheepishly raised his own hand, explaining that he’d had 17 bicycles stolen. Clearly, bike theft didn’t stop him. Jack loved cycling for the sake of the environment, his health and, of course, for fun. Happy cycling, Jack! Evan Ferrari Guelph

Lost in Layton legacy

wayne roberts missed an impor tant part of the Jack Layton story when he said Layton “lost the chance to serve as a beloved, statesmanlike social democratic leader of Canada’s official opposition” (NOW, August 2531). This is not true. Jack Layton led the challenge to Stephen Harper’s back-to-work legislation targeting locked-out postal workers as the leader of the official opposition. I am sure the great majority of postal workers country-wide are thankful he was there for them. In failing to recall Layton’s brief tenure in Parliament, Roberts lost the chance to connect Layton’s legacy to the legacy of the movement that helped lay the groundwork for his success – the labour struggles of the last century, beyond “urban social revolution” in Toronto. Steve Smith Toronto continued on page 11 œ

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A politician like no other

in an age of corporate privilege run amok, and deindustrialized un employment, Jack Layton was argu ably the last politician in this country who was still able to appeal to the peo ple’s better side. We live in a graceless age of notso smart phones and crass “reality” TV. The dogma of our times has delivered us into a state of economic chaos, bankster terrorism and environmen tal catastrophe. Our children are sub ject to fouled drinking water and an evergrowing list of chemicals in their food. We have forgotten much. And we have lost much. And then there was Jack, a different kind of politician, who worked to re create a sense of justice and equality in our country that was once our hall mark and our pride. Equal parts impish, campy and vis

ionary, he strove to make the world a better place. He succeeded and failed in equal measure, but his effect on public life in Toronto and the country may never be matched. Bryan Behie Toronto

edly displayed the common touch for which he was admired and loved. May his memory be enlightening and a blessing. Mark Krakowski Toronto

Grin under that ’stache

having just heard stephen lew is’s eulogy for Jack Layton, concen trating on Layton’s views on generos ity and civility, it occurs to me there’s something NOW Magazine could do to carry on his legacy. That would be to stop printing letters from writers with nothing useful to write about but who insist on doing it in the most vituperative way possible, with the foulest language that occurs to them. They’re insulting. Space in NOW is valuable. I think you should treat it that way. Brian Robinson

many references have been made to Jack Layton’s appeal to countless average Canadians as a politician and a person who was approachable and to whom they easily related. An en during memory for me is my encoun ter with him in early October 1993. After the Blue Jays won their second consecutive World Series, I and many thousands of delirious Jays fans spon taneously walked up Yonge Street, which had temporarily become a ped estrian mall. As I walked, I looked up and saw Jack perched on a street pole with a guitar and a wide Cheshire Cat grin under his formidable signature moustache. Jack was an elected politician by this time, yet he easily and unabash

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Mourners’ farewell messages for Jack Layton turned Nathan Phillips Square into a chalk-filled plaza of inspiration. Toronto-Danforth NDP hosts a vigil in Layton’s honour tonight (Thursday, September 1), 7:30 pm, at Danforth and Logan. At Jack Layton’s funeral, I thought, ‘Yes, we are separate families, separate traditions, and, yes, we’ve fought each other, but now sitting together in the same hall, isn’t it obvious how much we have in common?’ Michael Ignatieff, conveniently forgetting he yielded to Tory socialist-separatist-baiting and did in an NDP/Lib coalition government.

CARBON WATCH

Hundreds of U.S. climate justice activists have been arrested in a two-week sit-in at the White House aimed at nixing the Keystone XL pipeline, which will carry tar sands crude from Alberta to the Gulf of Mexico. Now it’s our turn. Greenpeace Canada, the Council of Canadians and the Indigenous Environmental Network are calling for a massive anti-tarsands action on September 26 in Ottawa. Pencil it in.

There was an invasion of tents Friday night, August 26, in Dufferin Grove as park supporters held a sleepover to push the city toward more flexible enforcement of rules and procedures. Organizers say the Grove, a hive of participation with its communal meals and grassroots programming, shouldn’t be forced into the mould of most city parks. There was a singalong, but no reports of Kumbaya.

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[Frontlines] Glenn Sumi on breaking his Bixi cherry I’m a born-again cyclist. When my crappy old Supercycle died last November, my faith in two-wheel transportation died with it. For months I walked and public-transitted across the city. I even wrote a column in this space about giving up pedalling altogether. Then I discovered bike-sharing program Bixi. Of course, I’d seen the bike stations that had sprung up all over the city, but it took me a while to understand the system. Because of the way the program’s designed – you need to dock a bike within 30 minutes or you’re charged an extra fee – it’s good for errands or commuting, not so great for leisurely strolls or mountain-biking in the Don Valley. For the price of a couple of TTC tokens ($5), you get unlimited access to the 1,000 Bixi bikes for a full 24 hours. For the price of a tune-up at a high-end bike shop ($95), you can get a membership and ride all year long. It’s cheap and convenient, and I like the sharing aspect. Best thing? Because you have to check your bike into one of the 80 stations before disembarking, you don’t need to worry about broken U-locks, repairs or remembering where you parked the thing. You just have to find the next station. Some things could be improved. Getting

to Trinity Bellwoods, Liberty Village or even the Distillery District is a bit of a pain, since the western Bixi limit is Spadina and the eastern is Jarvis. (If the current project is successful, they’ll expand.) At certain times, it can be tough finding stations that aren’t full or empty. (I call this being Bixi-blocked.) And then there’s the matter of the buttocks-bruising seat. Sturdy? Yes. Comfortable? No. (I call this Bixi bum.)

The buttocks-bruising seat is sturdy but gives you Bixi bum. Still, there are way more pluses. You don’t have to worry about abandoning your bike if there’s a sudden storm or you feel like walking instead of cycling; and if you log onto the Bixi site (toronto.bixi. com), you can see your usage stats, including the number of litres of gas you’ve saved by Bixi’ing. Strangely enough, what I look forward to most on my Bixi trips is the electronic beep that sounds, accompanied by a solid green light that appears, after successfully docking my bike. It’s worth the temporary Bixi bum. glenns@nowtoronto.com

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Right on cue, the pathetic Toronto Sun, after restraining itself for a week (unlike Christie Blatchford, who went nasty within 24 hours), is in the throes of a backlash, denouncing the “cultist” veneration of Jack Layton, the “claptrap’’ of the funeral and, oh, yes, sounding the alarm against evil communism. The brief bi-partisan detente has ended; the battle picks up where it left off.

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Melancthon’s 2,300-acre pit is landing on the agenda at City Hall – as it should. Councillor Josh Matlow is asking the exec committee next week to press for an enviro assessment because the quarry would gobble up potato land. Tell the Hall to save our spuds.

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A Superior Court judge has given the Sherry Good $45 million class action suit the right to proceed on behalf of those arrested or detained without charge during last year’s G20 summit. Not so terrific is the same judge’s thumbs-down on the action by Miranda McQuade and Mike Barber covering a broader pool of victims, including those charged. Too bad court rules meant choosing one case, not both.

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Where does Tim Hudak stand? The Ontario Clean Air Alliance and Physicians for the Environment want the Tory leader to come clean: will cost overruns for the Darlington redo get passed on to the public or not? We’re already paying down a $19 billion nuke debt from previous projects. Taxpayers. Respect. Remember?

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It’s sure delicious, the sight of Libyans exploring Gaddafi’s glitzy compound. But stay tuned: this was an armed revolution, and observers have noted a rebel fondness for reprisals. Seamless transition to democracy? Or years of deadly conflict Iraqi-style? It’s a toss-up.

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Doesn’t seem to matter that three levels of government have sunk years into creating a Portlands plan. A new city report says Waterfront Toronto should be off the case and the Toronto Port Lands Co. on. All so mall rat Doug Ford can indulge his dystopic vision of “spectacular’’ mega-stores, Macy’s, monorails and, omigod, the world’s largest Ferris wheel. We are so not impressed.

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reaLITY CHeCk You can see why Davenport NDP candidate Jonah Schein fired off a missive warning voters not to rely on the Libs to fix the broken home care system. He was reacting to the promise by Health Minister Deb Matthews to pump $60 mil a year into medical home visits. Nice idea, but the Grit record on home care is spotty, including cutbacks in hours for clients and thousands awaiting service. Who you gonna trust?

The Toronto Taxpayers Coalition counters the Why My Library Matters To Me essay contest with its Lower Taxes Are Good For Toronto Because... competition (also known as How I Would Wreck The City For Good). First prize: lunch with Doug Ford or Sue-Ann Levy. Or is that for losing entries? Forget which.

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As the turbine turns: Councillor Paul Ainslie will ask the executive committee to order Toronto Hydro to take down its Lake Ontario wind-measuring device on behalf of Scarborough windmill dissers. Sure, kill off all data collection so the energy potential of the lake’s breezes remains forever a mystery. Way to go.

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Jack was the manifestation of our longing for good and our belief in better it was like finding out i had a few thousand friends I’d never met. Roaming the streets of Toronto this past week, from the impromptu shrine for Jack Layton at his constituency office at 221 Broadview to City Hall and ultimately to the celebration of his life Saturday afternoon at Roy Thomson Hall, I was dazed but hardly confused. As I wrestled with my own pain at what was and what could have been, I felt wrapped in the warm embrace of others who were moved as much as I. City Hall was an almost comical, quiet cacophony of “Excuse me” and “Sorry” as spaced-out mourners like me, roaming the square, heads down to read declarations chalked on the pavement, gently bumped and collided. I found myself thinking Jack had turned a city into a population of poets, all reaching into plastic buckets to grab a coloured stick and make our affirmations for him, ourselves and our country. What’s that corny phrase about random acts of kindness? I saw many, maybe even performed a few of my own. We all just seemed to want to be nicer to each other. I talked with more strangers in a week than I probably had in the preceding year. And it felt good – not the hurt, but the connection.

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At the celebration, “new friends” lined the streets, but once inside Roy Thomson Hall, old friends or friends I had yet to meet filled the lobby as we waited to file in for the somewhat dreaded remembrance. I have found each step along the way heartbreaking, each one confirming the reality that Jack wasn’t coming back, not about to impishly leap from behind some curtain with a laugh at our expense as he returned to his lifetime of work. Before the ceremony, a disclaimer was delivered regularly and somewhat apologetically: everyone wanted to talk about next steps but wasn’t sure it was appropriate. As we imagined ways to move his vision forward, person after person would wonder aloud if we were looking ahead too soon and then quickly add, “But Jack would have wanted this.” His letter told us so, and in case we missed it, Stephen Lewis cried it from the mountaintop: Jack’s life was pol-

itics, so why wouldn’t his passing be? As Jack contemplated his own mortality, he must have considered the potential of a gathering of his like-minded clan, and how volatile and powerful this grouping could be. There was a shared notion that with the amazing response to his death, “this tap can’t be turned off.” If a dream isn’t dreamed, it is certain it won’t be achieved. I know that sounds dangerously like a 70s pop song, but Jack’s son, Mike, spoke of his father’s advice never to confine yourself to a vision that could be fulfilled in just one lifetime. So now isn’t the time to think in limiting terms. This means we don’t wait for our Rusty Fords, and all the damage they can do, to expire after one term at City Hall, but actively ensure now that their demolition job doesn’t move one step closer to reality. We must guarantee not just that our “liberries” are maintained, but that all forms of decency and kind-

Don’t bury the idealism that was unleashed this week. It doesn’t have to be a fleeting feeling. It can become a way of life.

ness are as well, and that the vision of a greater city not be abandoned. The people have spoken – they wrote it in chalk and signed it with their tears. Let’s make sure the “mushy middle,” those city councillors who embrace Fordistan out of expediency, not ideology, know that if they tie their futures to those two, they’ll be carried to the bottom of the lake and their dreams of extensive civic careers will disappear as quickly as this one-term tandem. If you’re looking for a way to honour Jack, there’s a great opportunity just six weeks away: get behind the single mother from Hamilton, a scrappy populist who embraces the same colours as Jack. Don’t be fright-

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By MICHAEL HOLLETT ened away from supporting Andrea Horwath and the Orange Crush Crew by the fearmongers who peddle second-best voting. The mainstream media and the people who have a stake in the old ways want us to think Jack was a bighearted fluke, a one-off. Millions of us know better; he was the manifestation of our longing for good and our belief in better, and the best way to celebrate him is to refuse to let those yearnings die with him. Don’t bury the idealism that was unleashed this week. It doesn’t have to be a fleeting feeling. It can become a way of life, and you and I can make it happen. 3 michaelh@nowtoronto.com

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A Peoples’ Procession led by cyclists followed Jack Layton’s cortège to the funeral.

Jack put the self in social democracy Change, he said, needs PeRsOnaL COMMiTMenT, nOT JUsT gOVeRnMenT aCTiOn the way things look now, it will be as hard to keep track of Jack’s afterlife as it was to keep up with the pace he set in his all-too-brief existence down here. His death has inspired an extraordinary outpouring of sorrow, love and spiritual reflection that will go down in history as a critical moment in our evolving Canadian identity. The difficulty with interpreting a charismatic presence is that charisma is about the willingness of others to project their own thinking, struggles, hopes and dreams onto another’s magnetic personality. Some read Jack as the ultimate social democrat. It’s undeniable that this was a huge part of his life, but he was bigger than life because he challenged social democracy the same way he took on any expression of the old order. I believe the essence of that challenge transcends – or perhaps redefines, enriches and expands – poli-

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tics as it’s been practised for at least a generation. It may take decades to catch up with what Jack got a glimpse of during his flat-out, exuberant and engaged lifetime. Jack believed in the need for deepseated and soulful personal engagement. He called on people to improve themselves as a precondition for effective change in public policy. He wasn’t overly “politically correct,” because his starting point wasn’t “the personal is political” as much as “the political is personal.” In contrast to conventional welfare-state liberalism and social democracy, which the birthing of the New Democratic Party in 1961 brought together, Layton’s signature campaigns began with the need for individual commitment, not just government intervention. The pre-Layton conception of socialism was that governmental change would do the trick without much need for personal responsibil-

ity or exertion. Laws and institutions, not individuals, were the focus of efforts for reform. But Jack called on men to take responsibility for ending violence against women. Protective laws were essential but could never be sufficient without personal commitment by those perpetrating violence. Likewise, he called on people to compost and recycle, conserve energy and water, garden and stop smoking because these were campaigns that couldn’t get to first base unless people made individual efforts that government might then support and enable. This enabling conception of government, I believe, was unique. I remember going with Layton in 1993 to a meeting of Ontario Hydro executives after we formed the Coalition for a Green Economy. Before sitting down, Jack walked to the window, raised the shades to let the sun shine in, and then turned off the lights. He

pointed out that there was no need for artificial light when there was plenty of daylight. Hydro brass couldn’t believe their eyes. It was Jack’s way of saying, “You’ve got to respect and engage with life forces before we do the technocratic think about how we use them.” Layton expressed this understanding of public policy on food issues in a way that foreshadowed how typical legislation will be drafted in the emerging era, when personal and public spheres play back and forth. Jack and Debbie Field of FoodShare, for example, developed a cost-shared, partnership-based funding model for school meals that included contributions from family, city, the board of education, the province and federal government. Is this privatization or publicization, or should we call it the laytonization of public and personal responsibility? Jack treated public space as sacred.

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His joyful moments were often public: his wedding, his cavorting at Pride and Caribana parades, his distribution of multiple copies of folk song book Rise Up Singing at parties so people could join in, his hilarity as an auctioneer for hundreds of fundraising organizations. No surprise that he told his spiritual adviser, Brent Hawkes, that he treated each day as an act of worship. I think Jack calls us to reconsider secularism. To embrace religious tolerance doesn’t require keeping public life free of personal beliefs or spiritual opportunities. The public realm has too long been seen as a government-monopolized sphere. Once, during a 1999 meeting of Toronto’s Environmental Task Force, which he chaired and I worked on, there was a discussion of the crucial role played by marshes – swamps, they used to be called before their crucial importance and beauty were continued on page 18 œ

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evangelical WWJD (What Would Jesus Do?) really is, this was the message of two of history’s great rebel leaders. Jesus called on people to love their enemies as themselves. Gandhi al lowed no one to join his circle of mil itant supporters unless he or she loved the British. The goal, Gandhi insisted, was not liberation from British rule, but selfrule and self liberation, which required love of the other. Whether Jack was mindful of this heritage or not, I do not pretend to know.

But there is no doubt that he worked hard to honour this code and came to a point where he could share with the country his lesson of a life time. Do you mind if I repeat it? “Love is better than anger. Hope is better than fear. Optimism is better than despair. So let us be loving, hopeful and optimistic. And we’ll change the world.” This call to reflection and action goes beyond social democracy. It is liberation democracy, a spirit now abroad in the land. 3 news@nowtoronto.com

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toronto can be a strange place. In the midst of the budgetary furor that’s gripped the city and will only intensify in the next few weeks, I can’t help but be surprised that no one has focused on cycling as a wea pon of municipal costcutting. What many cities around the world have discovered is that cycling saves money. It’s one of the most costeffective ways of increasing street capacity and removing the load from pricey public transit.

TTC ridership is growing by about 3 per cent annually, and every new tran sit ride costs on average $1 in govern ment subsidy. If we could, for example, shift even only 1 per cent of public transit rides (5 million of the 495 mil lion rides the TTC carries every year) to cycling, we would save $4 to $5 million annually in operating costs. For every bus not needed, for ex ample, the TTC saves around $350,000 in fuel, maintenance and drivers’ salaries. This is why I pushed

for bike racks on buses back in 2005, as the two modes go hand in hand. But the city is way behind on its 10year plan to build 1,000 kilo metres of paths and lanes. Today, fewer than 2 per cent of total trips in Toronto are by bicycle, fewer in the winter months, and only $4 million out of the city budget goes to cycling programs – less than 2 per cent of the total funds allocated to roads. The new bike direction at City Hall has its pluses, particularly the plan

for separated lanes, but these are only in the core and don’t build the comprehensive network needed. Also unaddressed are the need for more secure bikeparking facilities, ex pansion of the successful Bixi network, construction of more offroad bike paths like the West Toronto Railpath and ensuring that outer neighbour hoods are tied into the bike network. While bicycles aren’t likely to carry more people than private cars in the short term, moderately increasing infrastructure could double or even triple bike trips and begin to take pressure of our overburdened roads and public transit. This has been the experience in cities as diverse as Dubai (with its ex treme heat), Bogotá (with its choked and rutted roads), Stockholm and Montreal (with cold and snowy cli mates similar to Toronto’s) and New York (with its legendary traffic). It’s also been true in Paris, where cycling made up less than 1 per cent of trips until Vélib (the largest bikesharing program in the world) was intro duced, causing cycling rates to soar and accidents to decrease as motor ists got used to cyclists on the roads. Finding new ways of moving peo ple is critical, since our 18thcentury Britishimposed grid of relatively narrow streets in the downtown lim its road capacity and expansion. We also know from experience and the general civic discourse that Toronto nians reject the mass expropriations necessary for largescale road expan sion. And we’re finding that transit

expansion of the subterranean kind is prohibitively expensive. With 50,000 to 100,000 people moving to the Toronto area every year, we need to improve all elements of transportation, but since there’s no practical way to expand the road network and walking is only feasible for a small number of trips, cycling and public transit must fill the void. This is not ideology; it’s simply com mon sense. On a recent study tour of Turkey, I spent a long time meeting with civic officials in Istanbul, a city of 15 million that’s growing quickly. Local mayors and transit officials have accepted that cycling must play a much bigger role in a city that can’t hope to accommo date the 400 cars being added daily. They’re starting a new program to add extensive bike parking, bike lanes and other cycling facilities. The same is true in other mega cities like Bogotá and Mexico City, whose mayors are now investing in new pedestrian and cycling facilities. It’s also true in cities like Dallas and Los Angeles, where local govern ments are encouraging businesses to promote cycling and making sure that federal transportation funds are allocated to new projects. Have they all created cycling utopias? No, but they are making progress. Back in T.O., it seems we’re bucking worldwide trends. While we need madeinToronto solutions, if cities around the world are all seeing proven results, isn’t it time we joined in? 3 news@nowtoronto.com

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Road wrong Cars, bikes get the same tickets By JACOB SCHEIER you’ve probably noticed this, but a bicycle is actually not a car. When it comes to the rules of the road, however, it seems the lawmak ers of our province can’t see the dif ference. It’s as if they have a percep tual disability and all vehicles appear to them to be the same size and to have the same capacity for injury. I learned all about the Highway Traffic Act in a way I’m not proud of. I ran a red light on my bicycle. I was late. The coast was clear, though the light was red. A bike cop caught up to me and wrote me a tick et for $260, which after added char ges was $325. My first thought was something I don’t think we can publish here. My next was “Wonder how much a mo torist is fined, then?” After a little research, I discovered that running a red in a car and on a bike can get you dinged exactly the same amount. As my traffic court judge informed me, “They’re both vehicles.” Let me repeat: going through a red light was/is dumb. And doing illegal and unsafe things can have terrible consequences, as we saw in July when a cyclist, allegedly going the wrong way on a oneway street, struck a woman at Huron and Dundas. Many were outraged that that cy clist was charged with careless driv ing, which carries a fine of $400 and no jail time. The cop who stopped me suggested he was letting me off easy; he could have laid that same charge against me. As tragic as the accident was, it’s worth remembering that it was a big news story primarily because cyclists so rarely cause serious injuries, while it happens all the time with cars. When I ask Ontario Ministry of Transportation rep Bob Nichols the rationale for the identical penalties, he says pointedly, “Road safety is the responsibility of all road users.” Well, of course, everyone agrees with that. At Share the Road’s Cycling Coalition, Eleanor McMahon stresses

that cyclists “are required to obey all traffic laws for their safety as well as the safety of others.” But she, too, can see that bikes and cars are different animals. “As cyc lists do with pedestrians, motorists bear a larger measure of responsibil ity because of the harm they can in flict.” McMahon is a little hesitant to ad dress the financial penalties, but she does add, “I’m not sure if the act can be amended to account for this great er degree of responsibility, but per haps it should be.” At City Hall, Daniel Egan, manager of cycling and infrastructure pro grams, reminds me that the act dates from a time before there were many bikes on the road. “There needs to be a serious discussion on what the law should be for cyclists. It would be ap propriate to do a review.” But back to my ticket. I received it in the east end, technically in Scar borough. So if I wanted to fight it, or, as I decided, to ask for it to be de creased on “compassionate grounds,” I had to go the provincial courthouse there, two hours by TTC from where I live downtown and too far for a bike ride. I ended up having to make this trip three times: once to make the court date, only to find out the ticket hadn’t been processed yet; another to make the court date and finally for the actual “trial.” The judged decreased my ticket to $150, which after an added “victim surcharge” (though I still don’t know who the victim was) and $5 for court fees, came to $180 – oh, and another $3 for the convenience of paying it online. I guess I had a “$180 is still a lot of money” look on my face, because the judge then said it was so I wouldn’t do it again. Which of course I won’t. But here’s the thing: the sum was more than my bike is worth. Just tell me how often you can say that about the penalty for a car violation? 3 news@nowtoronto.com

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itioned at the two merchandise booths alongside its better-known cousin, the ThighMaster. Event organizer Dave Khan explained the sell job. “These speakers have to make a living, and when you book them, they come with product,” he told me. Kahn, who works with TV psychologist Dr. Phil, says he wants to put a variety of uplifting ideas on offer and let the audience decide. “The goal is to give people a road map to help them live by design,” he says. That’s putting a shine on it. During her time onstage, Somers elaborated her anti-aging theories. People, she said, can stay youthful for decades longer by taking “bio-identical” hormones. She scoffed at the medical consensus on such treatments. “In medical school they teach as though we’re still going to die at 60 or 65,” she told the rapt crowd as many frantically scribbled notes about the treatments. “If [medical school] thought we’d live longer, they would teach about hormones.” Compare that to the opinion of the U.S.-based Endocrine Society: “Little or no scientific and medical evidence exists” to support “unfounded but highly publicized claims” that bioidentical hormones are safer than synthetic hormones, which can cause cancers, strokes, heart failure and other illnesses. Somers, who believes she will live to 110, didn’t seem concerned. “The way we’ve been treated medically is not allowing us to [use] our wisdom,” she said. That’s where the Power Of Women comes in. Giving marketers the power to exploit our insecurity, 5,000 women at a time. 3 news@nowtoronto.com

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sEpt 8 nutRition FoR youR BRain The foods we eat have a direct impact on the way we think and feel. Nutritional science is proving that the right foods can improve mood, memory and learning, boost IQ and help with the symptoms of ADD and other learning deficiencies. In this seminar, Kerri will walk you through the best brain-boosting foods, fats and nutrients and tell you which “anti-nutrients” to avoid. Learn practical ways to feed yourself and your family to keep a sharp mind and a positive attitude. Kerri Cooper, BSc, CNP, is founder of Roots of Health Holistic Nutrition in Toronto where she offers research based nutritional analysis and counselling, meal planning and a whole foods cooking and delivery service. rootsofhealth.com sEpt 15 thE powER oF thE hEaling homE Join us for this new seminar, presented by Canada’s leading Feng Shui consultants, Russ and Katherine Loader of the Power of Place. Feng Shui remedies for modern living will be discussed, together with Building Therapy, a brand new approach that helps you to discover the things in your home that may be harming your current state of health, and Earthing, a revolutionary health breakthrough that allows you to easily tap into the earth’s healing energy to treat such conditions as stress, anxiety, depression, pain, sleep problems, weight issues, and more. powerofplace.com sEpt 22 is a Raw Food diEt REally hEalthy? Come out for an evening packed with information about the pros and cons of being a healthy Raw Foodist; the benefits and the challenges and what the essentials are to fill your kitchen pantry. Alexi Bracey, is a Raw Food Chef, Coach and Consultant and author of “Detox is an Inside Job”. She works with individuals facing health challenges, primarily cancer and diabetes who are open to embracing a healthy Lifestyle through Raw Food. stovelesscuisine.com sEpt 29 gEtting youR immunity REady Did you know a large percentage of your immune system can be found in your gut? From the tonsils to the Peyer’s Patches of the small intestines, the M.A.L.T. system regulates a large majority of the immune system, help to fend off microorganisms that might bring on a cold or flu. Millie Lytle will discuss different ways to improve healthy immune habits on a daily basis from home, in order to prepare for this winter’s flu season. Millie Lytle is a Naturopathic Doctor with a Master’s in Public Health. She is concerned with alternative medicine’s role in community, population and global health.

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olDer lesbiAns book Club Discussion of Sarah

Waters’s novel The Night Watch. 10 am. Free. 519 Church Community Centre. the519.org. the unDerGrounD rebel binGo Club Alternative bingo party. 9 pm-3 am. $3-$15. Secret Venue, see website. rebelbingo.com.

Friday, September 2

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friDAy niGht riDes with CyClops Bike rides with performances by Cycling Oriented Puppet Squad. 6:30 to 8 pm. Free. Various locations. clayandpapertheatre.org/cyclops/ category/group-rides. hip-hop kArAoke Grab the mic and bust your favourite raps live on stage with an accompanying DJ. 8 pm. Free. Yonge-Dundas Square. ydsquare.ca.

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Saturday, September 3

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Free. Factory Theatre, 125 Bathurst. labcab.ca. Sep 3 and 4

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rAfriCAn Arts & Culture festivAl An Afri-

can savannah, performances, visual art and vendors. Free w/ admission. Toronto Zoo, Meadowvale N of 401. 416-392-5929. To Sep 5 rCAnADiAn nAtionAl exhibition The Ex features bandshell concerts, the midway, rides, a talent competition and much more.

Astronomy talk and telescope observing. 9:10 pm. Free. McLennan Physical Labs, 60 St George. astro.utoronto.ca.

rClose enCounters of the reptile kinD Learn about Ontario’s native reptiles. Today and tomorrow 11 am and 1:30 pm. Free w/

$16, child/srs $12, under 4 free (rides extra). Exhibition Place. theex.com. To Sep 5 open roof festivAl Outdoor film and live music. Thursdays 7:30 pm. $15. Amsterdam Brewery, 21 Bathurst. openrooffestival.com. To Sep 1 sounD trAvels Festival of sound art with indoor and outdoor performances and installations. Concerts $10-$15. Artscape Wychwood Barns and other venues. soundtravels.ca. To Sep 3 admission. Ontario Science Centre, 770 Don Mills. 416-696-1000. livinG without reliGion Discussion on living a positive life free of guilt, fear and shame. 7 pm. Free. Centre for Inquiry, 216 Beverley. cficanada.ca/ontario/events.

He was Bad Blake in Crazy Heart He was Rooster Cogburn in True Grit And he was The Big Lebowski… One of America’s greatest actors releases an album of roots/country/Americana….. and it’s very tasty!

ConCert for JApAn (Ashinaga/Japan Earthquake Relief Fdn/Global Giving) Rock/indie artists Atomic Tom, the Envy and others plus Japanese drummers and DJs perform. Today and tomorrow. $75/day; $130/both days (ticketbreak.com). Downsview Park, 35 Carl Hall. concertforjapan.org. uplift Art show (Horn of Africa famine relief) Live music by Heartbeat Hotel, Lowlands and others and visual art by Wilmer Murillo, Nicholas Di Genova and others. 6 pm-sunrise. $5. Creatures Creating, 627 Queen W. cargocollective.com/weuplift.

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Air show lunCh Cruise See the show and enjoy lunch on the lake. Today, tomorrow and Sep 5 at noon. $59, child $25. Pier 6, 207 Queens Quay W. mariposacruises.com. rbrAmpton winGfest Live music, kids’ activities and wings prepared by local restaurants. Noon-11 pm. Free. Chinguacousy Park, 9050 Bramalea. bramptonwingfest.ca. rCAnADiAn internAtionAl Air show Aerial presentations, flyovers, stunt flying and more. Today, tomorrow and Sep 5, 12:30 pm. Free w/ CNE admission. Exhibition Place. theex.com. DAviD sztybel The Vegan Soc of Toronto holds a potluck supper and talk by the animal rights philosopher. 6 pm. Free. St Thomas’s Anglican Church, 383 Huron. 416-979-2323. Drop-in Diy bike repAir Bring your bike and they’ll provide the space and tools. Pwyc plus parts (sugg $7/hr). Evergreen at the Brick Works, 550 Bayview. ebw.evergreen.ca. fun & sAfe CyClinG in toronto Interactive workshop on learning to ride a bike safely. 2 pm. Free. Lillian H Smith Library, 239 College. Pre-register 416-588-6288 ext 229. phoenix poetry workshop Monthly poetry meeting and workshop. 2:30-4:30 pm. College/Shaw Library, 766 College. 416-393-7668. Queen west neiGhbourhooD wAlkinG tour Walk led by Betty Ann Jordan. $25. Gladstone Hotel, 1214 Queen W. 416-531-4635.

rseArCh & resCue weekenD Demos by

search and rescue dogs and more. Today noon-5 pm; tomorrow 11 am-3 pm; Sep 5, 11 am-5 pm. Free. PawsWays, 245 Queens Quay W. pawsway.ca. toronto sAlsA prACtiCe No lesson, beginners to pros, no partner required. 3:30-5:30 or 5:30-8 pm. $5. Trinity-St. Paul’s Church, 427 Bloor W. torontosalsapractice.com.

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ronto Humane Soc) Sports equipment, books, kitchenware, pet accessories, baked goods and more. 10 am-2 pm. Free. Toronto Humane Society, 11 River. 416-392-2273 ext 2149. brinGinG hope to somAliA (Concerned Youth) Fundraising dinner with entertainment, speakers and a raffle. 5 pm. $40. Thorncliffe Banquet Hall, 45 Overlea. ummahtimes.com. tAste for JustiCe (Amnesty Int’l) A fundraising brunch supports work in women’s human rights. 8 am-noon. Various prices. Island Cafe, Ward’s Island. tasteforjustice.ca.

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the future of fooD A lecture by Slow Food

Int’l executive director Paolo Di Croce is part

LAnewAy BIke tour – trInIty-BeLLwoods, LIttLe ItALy, Queen west Tour original lane-

way homes, Croft Street and more. Free. Trinity-Bellwoods Park, Queen and Gore Vale. info@graemeparry.com.

LAnewAy wALkIng tour – Queen west, trInIty-BeLLwoods And LIttLe PortugAL Tour Graffiti Alley; laneway homes and more. 1 pm. Free. Pizza Pizza, Queen and Bathurst. info@graemeparry.com.

LAvender creek: more thAn A creek (A FrAnco-ItALIAn FrAgrAnce) Lost rivers walk. 6:15 pm. Free. Rogers and Weston. 416-593-2656.

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Chinatown and dim sum lunch. 10 am-1:30 pm. $45, stu/srs $40, child $30. Old City Hall (front steps), 60 Queen W. 416-923-6813, torontowalksbikes.com. rmusIc & technoLogy Fun LABs Learn the science of modern music-making. 1:30 & 3 pm. Free w/ admission. Ontario Science Centre, 770 Don Mills. 416-696-1000. toronto AtheIsts And FrIends meetuP Discussion on topics in the realm of atheism. 5 pm. Free. Jester on Yonge Tap and Grill, 1427 Yonge. cficanada.ca/ontario/events.

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erotIc educAtIon Conversation with Betty Martin. 7 pm. Free. Good for Her, 175 Harbord. Pre-register 416-588-0900. FemInIst Book dIscussIon grouP – north york The group discusses Sara Paretsky’s

detective novel, Tunnel Vision. 1:30 pm. Free. North York Central Library, 5120 Yonge. eob62@yahoo.com. your PersonAL FInAncIAL heALth Learn the warning signs of financial problems, spending plan basics, how to use credit and more. 5:30 pm. Free. Central Eglinton Community Centre, 160 Eglinton E. Pre-register 416-392-0511 ext 0, centraleglinton.com.

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eAst AFrIcA FAmIne reLIeF FundrAIser (Shel-

terbox Canada) Party. 6:30 pm. $30, adv $25. Parlour, 270 Adelaide W. torontoskylinerotary. eventbrite.com.

Events

IPhIgenIA In tAurIs By gLuck Canadian Opera Company talk. 7 pm. Free. North York Central Library, 5120 Yonge. 416-395-5639. LABour wALks: cecIL street Maureen Hynes and Sue Smith lead a walking tour of the

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One city march locals won’t be haranguing Mayor Ford to attend is the annual Labour Day Parade. Public service union workers – and others in the labour movement – embark on their march for solidarity and strength Monday (September 5) as axe-ready Ford puts public jobs and services on the chopping block. The parade leaves Queen and University at 9:30 am and ends up at the CNE gates. Free. Includes admission to the Ex grounds. theex.com.

And Fighting Austerity maps out strategy for challenging the province on its poverty-enforcing welfare and ODSP rates. Hosted by the Ontario Council of Hospital Unions, CUPE Ontario, the Ontario Nurses Association, Ontario Coalition Against Poverty and others, the event begins September 8, 6 pm, with a forum featuring former Sistering director Angela Robertson and JaneFinch health worker Sabrina Gopaul. A conference follows September 9, 9 am to 4 pm. Free. Steelworkers Hall, 25 Cecil. ocap.ca.

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A two-day affair, Poverty, Health Fashion District’s labour history. 6:30 pm. Free. 33 Cecil. catalystcentre.ca. nerd nIte toronto One-year anniversary party. 8 pm. Free. Tranzac, 292 Brunswick. toronto.nerdnite.com.

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of the Hot & Spicy Food Festival. 8 pm. Free. Harbourfront Centre Studio Theatre, 235 Queens Quay W. harbourfrontcentre.com. An IntoductIon to IntImAcy Mini-workshop. 1:30 pm. Free. Neighbourhood Unitarian Universalist Congregation, 79 Hiawatha. eric@ericnagler.com.

Join the Labour Day Parade and help stop public sector layoffs.

Artists-with-a-cause org Uplift hosts a

funder for famine relief in the Horn of Africa on Saturday (September 3), featuring the dreamy pop sounds of Heartbeat Hotel and Blood Rexdale as well as visual art by Wilmer Murillo, Nicholas Di Genova and a host of other international artists. 6 pm to sunrise. $5 admission, Creatures Creating, 627 Queen West. cargocollective.com/weuplift.

vote For housIng – ProvIncIAL eLectIon deBAte Debate with Toronto Centre candi-

weLFAre rAtes Are mAkIng us sIck: Poverty, heALth And FIghtIng AusterIty Anti-poverty

dates Cathy Crowe, Mark Daye and Glen Murray. 7 pm. Free. Metro-Central YMCA, 20 Grosvenor. 416-351-0095 ext 257.

forum (today 6 pm) and conference (tomorrow 9 am, pre-register). Free. Steelworkers Hall, 25 Cecil. raisetheratescampaign@gmail.com.

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genkI JAPAn! (Iwate Learning Kibo fund) Food prepared by Japanese chefs, music by Random Order and the Soulmotivators, kids’ activities and more. 2-9 pm. $5-$10/dish. Marché Restaurant Patio, 181 Bay. genkijapan.wordpress.com.

Events

rBrAzILIAn dAy cAnAdA Concert and street

fair with music and dance by Exaltasamba, José Paulo, Batucada Carioca and others. 1:308 pm. Free. Yonge-Dundas Square. braziliandaycanada.ca. cAnoeIng to toronto IsLAnds Group paddle on a historic voyageur canoe. 11:30 am. $30. Harbourfront Canoe and Kayak Centre, 283A Queens Quay W. Pre-register 416-993-4224. LABour dAy AIrshow Lunch cruIse Cruise the harbour aboard the River Gambler and get a front-row seat for the air show. Noon-5 pm. $50. Pre-register 416-364-6999. LABour dAy PArAde The annual parade celebrating the strength and solidarity of workers gets rolling at 9:30 am at Queen and University, travels W along Queen to Dufferin and S to the CNE. Free (includes free admission to CNE). theex.com. rPArkdALe-hIgh PArk PIcnIc Labour Day community picnic. 1-4 pm. Free. High Park entrance, High Park and Bloor. votepasternak.ca. Power PLAnt oPen house Slovak artist Roman Ondak presents performances of The Stray Man, plus hourly tours of the exhibition. 1-6 pm. Free. Power Plant, 231 Queens Quay W. 416-973-4949.

sPIcIng It uP: hot, sexy And sustAInABLe reLAtIonshIPs All-genders workshop. 7-9 pm. $20. Good for Her, 175 Harbord. Pre-register 416-588-0900.

Tuesday, September 6

Events

cuLtIvAtIon oF dAFFodILs Scarborough Gar-

den & Horticultural Society general meeting and talk by Dick Marshall. 7:30 pm. Free. Scarborough Village Community Centre, 3600 Kingston. gardenontario.org.

rthe hALLs Are ALIve... wIth the sound oF musIc Kingsway Conservatory of Music open

house. 1-8 pm. Free. 2848 Bloor W. 416-2340121. kLeIn technIQue workshoP Toronto Dance Theatre presents a workshop with Susan Klein. To Sep 10. $17-$25 drop-in, $60-$80 full course. Winchester Theatre, 80 Winchester. Pre-register 416-967-1365 ext 28. PuB stumPers Trivia night. 7:30 pm. Free. Stout Irish Pub, 221 Carlton. 647-344-7676. PuBLIc nAmes For PuBLIc sPAces rALLy Rally to protest the selling of naming rights to our parks, subway stations and public spaces to big business. 6:30-7:30 pm. Free. Nathan Phillips Square, Queen and Bay. publicspaces.ca. true tALes International celebration of storytelling. 7 pm. Free. Drake, 1150 Queen W. 416531-5042.

women In ontArIo PoLItIcs: AchIevements, chALLenges & the roAd AheAd Talks by MPPs

Cheri DiNovo, Kathleen Wynne and Christine Elliott. 5:30 pm. Free. Merchandise Bldg Rooftop Lounge, 155 Dalhousie. fundherunveiling.

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A Reuben sandwich gets prepped and grilled, while diners relax in the meatmad gastropub’s bright interior.

No Bohemian rhapsody Grub plays second fiddle to beer at this west-end eatery By STEVEN DAVEY ral carte as well, though its conception is the work of partner and chef de cuisine Chris Scott, last seen infusing avant-garde gnocchi with cigar smoke at L.A.B. on College. “Paul gave me the box,” explains Scott. And so he fills it with the kind of small, shareable plates that seem like a good idea after the third pint of Mill Street Cobblestone Stout ($6). Smelts ($9), say, or thinly sliced, overly salty fried pigs’ ears paired with an underpowered smoked-paprika tartar sauce. Fancy-pants tapas these ain’t. Worthy of the midway, a savoury take on funnel cake ($8) made with potato flour and drizzled with crème fraîche and chopped chives tastes like

BOHEMIAN GASTROPUB (571 Queen West, at Portland, 416-361-6154, thebohemiangastropub.ca) Complete dinners for $45 per person (lunches $30), including tax, tip and a pint of local microbrew. Average main $18/$14. Open daily 11 am to midnight. Bar till close. Licensed. Access: barrier-free. Rating: NN

the bohemian gastropub makes no bones about it: beer is the bottom line. From the near-dozen local microbrews on tap to the frat-boy rock dinner music, suds are the recently launched resto’s raison d’être. The food that goes with the swilling is the focus of co-owner and executive chef Paul Boehmer’s inaugu-

deep-fried air and doesn’t seem worth the empty calories. A similar spin on poutine ($10) cleverly replaces spuds with spaetzle, their gravy sadly a too-thin jus that pools in the bottom of the bowl instead of coating the mini-dumplings. And who can tell if their cheese curds are squeaky or not above the constant din of passing dump trucks and angry 50-year-old men (aka Metallica and the Beastie Boys) yelling over the sound system? Greens are as rare on the Bohemian’s meat-mad menu as they are in the Alberta Legislature. Zucchini gets shredded and formed into dumplings stuffed with cheddar before being deep-fried and plated next to a smear

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of Riesling-soaked chutney and a few frozen grapes. You’ll need the latter once you bite into the molten-lavalike cheese. Far more successful, the skinny green bean salad (both $7) comes tossed with pink pickled radish, red onion threads, lemony cucumber and what Scott describes as “fried croutons” but we call random chunks of challah. Since the pork knuckle ($21) is off again tonight, we opt for the Maultaschen, which turns out to be tasty Swabian ravioli thick with shredded lamb shoulder and spinach in a bacon broth that could use less lemon zest and a lot more dill. Batter and deepfry a scallop of veal and it’s bound to be a bit tough, exactly the fate inflicted on Bohemian’s otherwise exemplary schnitzel (both $18), sided with warm potato salad laced with diced cucumber and a smear of tart cloudberry jam.

Dubbed the Baker’s Oven ($19) and served in a lidded Le Creuset minicasserole, the beef ’n’ mushroom stew needs more garlic and wine, its side of pan-roasted pearl onions and miscellaneous root vegetables one of the socalled gastropub’s few highlights. Tonight’s Half Bird ($18) – a free-range chicken naturally raised in Quebec (and, boy, are its wings tired) – arrives flabby of skin and obscenely stratified with fat. An excessively buttered bed of cabbage underneath offers little relief. Literally saving the worst till last, the Wurst Pizza Ever ($8) – their words, not mine – finds a cookbook-perfect tarte flambée cracker crust à la Buca, La Cigogne and Elle M’a Dit distressingly dressed with crumbled sausage, sliced bratwurst and house-made “purple” mustard. A dish this diabolical could drive anyone to drink. 3 stevend@nowtoronto.com

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Known for his flowing caftan and piercing eyes back in the day, Ayanoglu will also be launching the third edition of Simply Thai Cooking, the cookbook he co-wrote with Wandee Young of Young Thailand and the legendary Bamboo, at Avli on September 14, 5 to 7 pm.

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The uptown outpost of pricey Lai Wah Heen, Lai Toh Heen (692 Mt. Pleasant, at Eglinton, 416489-8922, laitohheen.com) closes its elegant carved doors for the last time on September 18 after a five-year run. Over on Roncesvalles, River, the resto that helped give street kids a foothold in the hospitality industry, has been quietly shuttered.

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Meditation alters the circuits, mainly the negative ones By elizaBeth Bromstein if you’re anything like me, you really think you should be meditating, and you’re, uh, gonna start tomorrow. Well, we probably should be practising this structured way of

calming the mind, because there’s burgeoning scientific evidence that it makes us smarter, nicer, more attentive and healthier. There are many different types of

meditation and many ways of achieving the intended state – so choose mindfully. One thing’s for sure: it’s not going to hurt you.

What the experts say “The regular practice of meditation can lead to alterations in brain circuits that are important for the regulation of attention and emotion. Those are associated with improvements in wellbeing, decreases in certain kinds of negative or afflictive emotions and also changes in biology that may be important for health. In our study of

Tibetan monks, we measured gamma oscillations, high-frequency activity in a range of 40 cycles per second that is very important for attention and learning. There are many varieties of meditation, and they don’t all produce the same effects. They affect different neural circuits.” RICHARD DAVIDSON, William James

and Vilas professor of psychology and psychiatry, U of Wisconsin, Madison “We found that several regions of the brain were larger in the meditators. We put people through an eight-week class on mindfulness-based

stress reduction and found that the brain grew in specific regions, like the posterior cingulate, which is involved with self-referential processing. Another was the hippocampus, involved in learning and memory. The amygdala got smaller, which correlates with a decrease in stress. This was mindfulness meditation; there might be similar changes with other types of meditation, such as transcendental or more devotional forms, but we don’t know.” SARA LAZAR, department of psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Cambridge, Massachusetts “By merely changing your relationship to an experience, you find the experience changes. Sometimes you can’t get rid of pain, but you can dramatically reduce suffering or elevate fulfilment by cultivating a particular relationship to sensory experience. Mindful awareness helps cultivate three skills: concentration power, sensory clarity and equanimity. Those three working together elevate pleasure, diminish pain, help an understanding of oneself, make positive behaviour changes and ultimately be a source of benefit to one’s fellow beings.” SHINZEN YOUNG, senior mindfulness teacher, Burlington, Vermont “Experienced meditators have more gamma wave activity. Those brain waves seem to spread and integrate far-flung regions of the brain. That’s associated with the experience people have of what’s traditionally called unification of awareness, rather than the common experience of feeling out of touch with oneself. People who do not meditate experience normal cortical thinning due to aging. Lazar and her colleagues found that people who routinely meditated preserved the thickness of their cortices in the insula and the prefrontal areas that control attention. Because they used it, they did not lose it. Meditation is associated with activation of the left prefrontal cortex, which is associated with positive mood.” RICK HANSON, author, Buddha’s Brain: The Practical Neuroscience Of Happiness, Love And Wisdom, San Rafael, California

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Aries Mar 21 | Apr 19 Strange but true:

To pave the way for your next liberation, you will have to impose some creative limitation on yourself. In other words, there’s some trivial extravagance or unproduc tive excess in your current rhythm that is suppressing an interesting form of freedom. As soon as you cut away the faux “luxury” that is holding you back, all of life will conspire to give you a growth spurt.

TAurus Apr 20 | May 20 Using two tons of colourful breakfast cereal, high school students in Smithfield, Utah helped their art teacher create a gymnasium-sized replica of Vincent van Gogh’s painting Starry Night. After admiring it for a few days, they dismantled the objet d’art and donated it as food to a farm full of pigs. You might benefit from trying a comparable project in the coming days, Taurus. What common, everyday things could you use in novel ways to brighten up your personal palette? What humdrum part of your routine could you invigorate through the power of creative nonsense? It’s high time to try some experiments in play therapy. GeMini May 21 | Jun 20 “The energy you

use to read this sentence is powered, ultimately, by sunlight,” says science writer K.C. Cole, “perhaps first soaked up by some grass that got digested by a cow before it turned into the milk that made the cheese that topped the pizza. But sunlight just the same.” That’s a good seed thought to meditate on during the current phase of your astrological cycle. In

the coming weeks, you will thrive by gleefully remembering your origins, by exuberantly honouring the depths that sustain you, and by reverently returning to the source for a nice, long drink of magic.

CAnCer Jun 21 | Jul 22 Speaking about her character Harry on the TV show Harry’s Law, Cancerian actress Kathy Bates said, “Harry is her own woman. She isn’t going to take guff from anybody. I’m very much like her. I try to be diplomatic, but sometimes pterodactyls fly out of my mouth.” I wouldn’t always advise you to follow Bates’s lead, Cancerian, but in the coming week I do: Be as tactful and sensitive as possible, but don’t be shy about naming the difficult truths or revealing the hidden agendas. Pterodactyls may need to take wing. Leo Jul 23 | Aug 22 “My green thumb

came only as a result of the mistakes I made while learning to see things from the plant’s point of view,” said gardener H. Fred Ale. I urge you to experiment with a similar approach in your own chosen field, Leo. Conjure up more empathy than you ever have before in your life. Use your imagination to put yourself in the place of whomever or whatever it is you hope to nurture and commune with and influence. And be perfectly willing to make productive errors as you engage in this extravagant immersion.

VirGo Aug 23 | sep 22 Avant-garde au-

thor Gertrude Stein was renowned for her enigmatic word play and cryptic intuitions, which brought great pleasure to her

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long-time companion, Alice B. Toklas. “This has been a most wonderful evening,” Alice once remarked after an especially zesty night of socializing. “Gertrude has said things tonight it’ll take her 10 years to understand.” I expect that something similar could be said about you in the coming week, Virgo. It’s as if you’ll be glimpsing possibilities that won’t fully ripen for a while; as if you’ll be stumbling upon prophecies that will take months, maybe even years, to unveil their complete meaning.

LibrA sep 23 | oct 22 I periodically perform a public ritual called Unhappy Hour. During this focused binge of emotional cleansing, participants unburden themselves of their pent-up sadness, disappointment, frustration and shame. They may choose to mutter loud complaints or howl with histrionic misery or even sob uncontrollably. At the end of the ceremony, they celebrate the relief they feel at having freely released so much psychic congestion, and they go back out into the world feeling refreshed. Many people find that by engaging in this purge they are better able to conjure up positive emotional states in the days and weeks that follow. It’s a perfect time for you to carry out your own Unhappy Hour, Libra. For inspiration, listen to my version here: http://bitly.com/UnhappyHour. sCorpio oct 23 | nov 21 Age Of Mythology is a computer game that invites participants to strategically build up their own civilization and conquer others. There are of course many “cheats” that

help you to bend the rules in your favour. For instance, the “Wrath of the Gods” cheat gives you the godlike powers of lightning storms, earthquakes, meteors and tornadoes. With “Goatunheim,” you can turn your enemies into goats, and “Channel Surfing” allows you to move your armies over water. But the cheat I would recommend for you right now, whether you’re playing Age of Mythology or the game of your own life, would be Wuv Woo, a flying purple hippopotamus that blows rainbows out its back end and blasts lovey-dovey hearts from its mouth. (P.S. Using it will make other good cheats easier to access.)

sAGiTTArius nov 22 | Dec 21 Of all the

tribes of the zodiac, Sagittarius is most skilled at not trying too hard. That isn’t to say that you’re lazy or lax. What I mean is that when it’s time for you to up the ante and push toward your goal with more force and determination, you know how to cultivate a sense of spaciousness. You’ve got an innate knack for maintaining at least a touch of cool while immersed in the heat of the struggle. Even when the going gets tough, you can find oases of rejuvenating ease. In the coming week, I suggest you make an extra effort to draw on these capacities. You will need them more than usual.

CApriCorn Dec 22 | Jan 19 Wild mountain goats in northern Italy have been photographed moseying their way up and across the near-vertical wall of the Cingino Dam. (Go here and scroll down seven rows to see photos: tinyurl.com/ GoatTrick.) It looks impossible. How can they outmaneuver the downward drag of gravity, let alone maintain a relaxed demeanour while doing it? They are apparently motivated to perform this feat because they enjoy licking the salty minerals that coat the face of the dam. I foresee your having a comparable power in the

coming weeks, Capricorn. Rarely have you been able to summon so much of your mountain-goat-like power to master seemingly unclimbable heights.

AquArius Jan 20 | Feb 18 Phrygia was

an ancient kingdom in what is now Turkey. In its capital city was the Gordian Knot, a revered icon that symbolized the power of its ruler. According to legend, an oracle predicted that whoever was able to untie this intricate knot would become the king of all Asia. Early in his military career, Alexander (later to be called Alexander the Great) visited the capital and attempted to untie the Gordian Knot. He was unsuccessful, but then changed his tack. Whipping out his sword, he easily sliced through the gnarled weave. Some regarded this as the fulfilment of the prophecy, and Alexander did in fact go on to create a vast empire. Others say he cheated – didn’t really do what the oracle had specified. And the truth is, his empire fell apart quickly. The moral of the story, as far as you’re concerned, Aquarius: untie the knot, don’t cut through it.

pisCes Feb 19| Mar 20 “If you don’t be-

come the ocean, you’ll be seasick every day,” sings Leonard Cohen in his song Good Advice For Someone Like Me. I think you already know that, Pisces. Of all the signs of the zodiac, you’re the top expert in simulating the look and feel of an ocean. But even experts sometime need tune-ups; even professionals always have more to learn about their specialty. And I think this is one of those times when you will benefit from upgrading your skills. If your intentions are pure and your methods crafty, you just may reach a new level of brilliance in the art of living oceanically.

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Since the departure of guitarist Kurt Vile (who’s doing quite well on his own), Philadelphia’s the War on Drugs have focused on an unlikely intersection of classic Americana and dreamy shoegaze. Think Tom Petty jamming with Chapterhouse, although we can’t completely disagree with one fan’s “Bob Dylan meets U2” either. The addition of a sax player to the live show added a Spiritualized/Springsteen vibe (just in case you needed another dual-

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OLDIES 990 at the Dakota,

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shoe (370 Queen West), Friday (September 2), 9 pm. $10.50-$12. HS, RT, SS; and at KOPS RECORDS (229 Queen West), 6 pm. Free.

When a British band is described by its local press as having an “American sound,” that’s usually code for “too abrasive and loud.” East London fuzz-pop foursome Male Bonding get that all the time. They use a thick wall of distorted gui-

tar that, as frontman John Webb says, is considered decidedly un-British. “We hear it a lot because we play guitar music that doesn’t sound like the Smiths or twee pop,” he says while on the job at Rough Trade’s record shop. “We did an interview a few weeks back and the guy said he couldn’t find anything British about us. “I dunno. It’s strange, because you never consciously think about writing songs in a certain way. I suppose ours are a reflection of what we listened to as we grew up.” Furthering the case for their Americanism is the fact that they’re the first Brit band in 10 years to have an album deal with Sub Pop, home to fuzzy 90s American alt-rock. What started as a discussion about distributing their self-released split 7inch with Graffiti Island, Old Blood and Rapid Youth turned into a dream deal for the fledgling then three-piece. “No one offered to put our stuff out, so we did it ourselves. Then [Sub Pop’s] Sue [Busch] asked if we had any plans to re-press in America. We got talking, and within a couple of weeks we’d signed a contract. It’s pretty amazing.” Last year’s Nothing Hurts debut established long-time friends Webb, bassist Kevin Hendrick and drummer Robin Christian as a sparse, hard-driving trio with melodic baritone vocals that bring Lou Barlow to mind. On their new album, Endless Now, the guitars are pushed even further to the forefront, so those “American sound” references are unlikely to abate. Plus, they’ve added a new axeman, Edmontonian Nathan Hewitt. “The new album has a lot of guitar parts, so we thought it would be best to get another member. We needed to fill out the sound a bit – thicken and tighten it.” 3 music@nowtoronto.com

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peter Bjorn and John pop

Swedish rockers revisit their power pop roots By JASON RICHARDS PETER BJORN AND JOHN with mEmORY HOuSE at Lee’s Palace (529 Bloor West), Friday and Saturday (September 2 and 3), doors 9 pm. $20-$25. HS, RT, SS, TM.

With its whistling refrain and dark, wistful lyrics, Foster the People’s ubiquitous single Pumped Up Kicks is strikingly similar to Peter Bjorn and John’s 2006 hit Young Folks.

J. Cole

The Swedish band certainly found their American labelmates’ breakout song familiar when they heard it. “It’s pretty obvious that it does sound like our song,” Björn Yttling

says, speaking from Chicago as Tropical Drizzle Irene approaches his home in Manhattan. “There are a lot of [similar] elements.” He isn’t, however, firing any shots. “It’s a big song for them now. But when we first came out it was a sound that was interesting at the time. People pick up on that and get influenced. Like, Drake picked up on our songs. So people listen to our music and that’s cool and great and we’re really flattered.” In spite of Yttling’s chilled-out attitude, it has to be at least a little consternating for him, Peter Morén and John Eriksson that Foster the People have found such inspiration and success in PB&J’s most recognizable song. Maybe even more frustrating, though, is that Young Folks was catchy enough to eclipse every other song PB&J have released since. The lyrics to the first single, Second Chance, from their sixth album, Gimme Some (Cooking Vinyl), have been interpreted as a sly allusion to that fact. Yttling plays coy. “I don’t know,” he says. “It’s just about making the best of a first chance. You can’t wait until the second chance. You always have to figure that the next time might be too late. You can’t wait for a better ride to come. Just go for it.” While their previous albums, Living Thing and Seaside Rock, found them

venturing into new territories based on electronic and acoustic sounds respectively, Gimme Some is a return to the straightforwardness of their original sound. “We’ve always played power pop or garage rock with interesting and weird sounds. But last time we did the layers and built new soundscapes and stuff like that,” Yttling says. “This time, all we wanted was the rock side. And listening back, the first album has a lot of power pop and rock trio stuff on that, too, so it’s nothing new, but it’s more focused.” The band’s dry Scandinavian humour is also still in evidence. They juxtapose dark content with upbeat melodies, like on May Seem Macabre and Lies. Then there’s the album cover: a grotesque severed hand with three thumbs, painted in the happiest shades of blue and pink. “We do that a lot. Maybe it’s a

self that I was good enough to produce the majority or 90 per cent of my album and rap on all the songs without having to lean on that crutch of guest features.” A witty and introspective rapper, Cole is also a producer and wrote most of the music on the debut. After releasing his first mixtape, The Come Up, in 2007, he became the first Roc Nation signee, a distinction that came loaded with expectations

about his being Jay-Z’s heir apparent. He sold out Sound Academy last December, and his record was due in the spring. The release date came and went, a situation he chalks up to label indecision. “There was a lot of overthinking on the single choices,” he explains. “It happened as it was supposed to happen.” He calls Jay-Z his mentor, but when Hov’s joint album with Kanye West, Watch The Throne, came out during the final week of recording his album, he felt pressure to step up his game. The dynamic is reminiscent of JayZ’s relationship with West a decade ago, which the latter chronicled in painful detail on songs Last Call and Big Brother. Cole World features a similar type of song. “It’s an unspoken competition,” he says. “I used to feel like I was watching from a fan standpoint – and I still am a big fan – but now it’s more competitive. “He’s not competing with me literally, because there is no comparison in terms of where he is in his career and where I’m at. I could never compete with him, but in my mind that’s what keeps me going: the thought of maybe.” 3

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“It’s pretty obvious that it does sound like our song,” double layer. We pick up on the fun part, even with death. It’s like Ingmar Bergman, when the Reaper comes to play chess on the beach [in The Seventh Seal]. You know, just kill him, for god’s sake. You don’t need to play chess. But we like that – mixing up the fun stuff with the heavier stuff.” 3 music@nowtoronto.com

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Jay-Z protegé doesn’t want to rely on big-name guests to prop up his debut album By KEVIN RITCHIE By KEVIN RITCHIE J. COLE with AIRPLANE BOYS at Sound Academy (11 Polson), Saturday (September 3), 9 pm. $30. RT, SS, TM.

J. Cole is having a harried moment. Hours before our scheduled interview, the rising North Carolina MC learned that a sample on the opening track of his debut LP, Cole World: The Sideline Story, hasn’t cleared. The release date is a month away. “It’s heartbreaking that [re-recording] has gotta happen,” he says over the phone from a tour stop in Edmonton. “I got a day to make that shit happen – not only match the feel of the sample, but change it enough so it’s not the same.” The sample is from the original soundtrack for the video Kingdom Hearts by Japanese composer Yoko Shimomura, who is apparently unreachable. In between answering my questions, Cole’s arranging to have his

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keyboard and equipment set up so he can rework the song. The setback capped an already eventful week for the 26-year-old. He kicked off a world tour in Vancouver, where an overexcited female fan nicked his cellphone from his pants during the show. He realized the he’d been robbed five minutes after the gig. (When he threatened to release a video of the crime on Twitter, she returned it, explaining that she’d been tipsy and “caught up in the moment.”) He also shot down his first big tabloid rumour (a sex tape with Rihanna) and landed a guest verse from his mentor, Roc Nation label head Jay-Z. It’s one of the new album’s four cameos, alongside Drake, Trey Songz and Missy Elliott, who shows up on a track he describes as a cross between UGK and Aaliyah. Despite the highpowered names, he aimed to keep the guest appearances light. “It was really about proving to my-

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clubs&concerts MALE BONDING, HUDDLE, NEON WINDBREAKER

Horseshoe (370 Queen West), Friday (September 2) See preview, page 40.

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tickets

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Kops Records (229 Queen West), Friday (September 2) See preview, page 40.

PETER BJORN & JOHN

Lee’s Palace (529 Bloor West), Friday and Saturday (September 2 and 3) See preview, page 42.

NEVER FORGIVE ACTION 7TH ANNIVERSARY w/ Mastermind, Numeric, Ted Dancin’, Dalia, More or Les Drake Hotel Underground (1150 Queen West), Friday (September 2) Classic hip-hop party.

INTERSECTION FESTIVAL OF EXPERIMENTAL MUSIC w/ Flowers of Hell, Continuum, CONTACT, New Adventures in Sound

Art and more Yonge-Dundas Square, Saturday (September 3) Free art-music concerts all day.

CONCERT FOR JAPAN

w/ Paul Oakenfold, Karl Wolf, Ftisland, Atomic Tom, the Sonixx and more Downsview Park (35 Carl Hall), Saturday and Sunday (September 3 and 4) Two-day charity tsunami relief show.

LABOUR OF LOVE

w/ Victor Calderone, Above & Beyond, Dubfire, Avicii, Benny Benassi, Crookers and more Guvernment (132 Queens Quay East), Saturday and Sunday (September 3 and 4) Two nights of big room partying.

LABOUR DAY MAGIC!

w/ DJ Sneak, Miss Honey Dijon, Phil Weeks, Hector Morales, Jason Palma and more Sunnyside Pavilion (1755 Lake Shore West), Sunday (September 4) Soulful house under the stars.

MATISYAHU, TREVOR HALL, KO

Phoenix (410 Sherbourne), Wednesday (September 7) Hassidic hip-hop and reggae.

J. COLE

Sound Academy (11 Polson), Saturday (September 3) See preview, page 42.

KIDSTREET

Wrongbar (1279 Queen West), Saturday (September 3) See preview, page 50.

FOOD FEST

Hot & Spicy Food Festival Harbourfront’s Hot & Spicy Festival features some great bands alongside the fiery food. Local soul-rock queen Saidah Baba Talibah (who won Harbourfront’s inaugural SoundClash competition) plays Friday, Ottawa Afrobeat band Souljazz Orchestra hit the stage Saturday, and the lovely Tanika Charles & the Wonderfuls play Sunday. At Harbourfront Centre (235 Queens Quay West), Friday to Monday (September 2 to 5). Free.

JUST ANNOUNCED RICH AUCOIN Drake Hotel doors 8 pm, $10. September 13.

ETERNIA, AFRAKAREN & TUKU, ROSINA KAZI, THE M.A.D. POET AND OTHERS Wombmanifesto: The Rebirth Revival themanifesto.ca. September 18.

PLEX, KINNIE STARR, 2OOLMAN & SESE, Q-ROCK AND OTHERS Mani-

festo: Origins: The Firekeepers The Great Hall themanifesto.ca. September 20. JAPANDROIDS Sneaky Dee’s. September 20. PEACHES, BETTI FORDE DJ Extravaganza Opera House 9 pm, $25. RT, SS, TM. September 21.

BOOT CAMP CLIK, PROMISE, MONOLITH, RICHIE SOSA Manifesto

Sound Academy themanifesto.ca. September 21.

BILAL, SLAKAH THE BEATCHILD, ANIA SOUL, EVERYTHING THAT’S FLY, DJ MENSA, AGILE, SEAN SAX

Manifesto Revival doors 8:30 pm, $30 adv. MA, PDR, SM, SS. themanifesto.ca. September 21.

AFRIKA BAMBAATAA & ZULU NATION, LUCKYME CREW, MAD DECENT CREW, TORONTO ALL-STARS, HOST KARDINAL OFFISHALL Mani-

AND MANY OTHERS Manifesto: The Main Event Yonge-Dundas Square noon-11 pm, all ages, free. themanifesto.ca. September 26. GOOD OLD WAR Horseshoe doors 8:30 pm, $11.50. HS, RT, SS, TM. September 29. MICHAEL MONROE, DIEMONDS, TIGER STAR Mod Club doors 7:30 pm,

$15.75. RT, TM. October 6.

NAPALM DEATH, MURDER SQUAD,

SEPULCHRE, REDEEMER Annex Wreckroom 7:30 pm, $19.80. TM. October 7. SAXON, BOREALIS Phoenix Concert Theatre 7:30 pm, $29.50. TM. October 11. LITTLE DRAGON The Hoxton. October 12. THE FLATLINERS, LIVING WITH LIONS, BROADWAY CALLS, ARTERIES Mod Club doors 7 pm, all ages, $15.50. HS, RT, SS, TM. October 13.

UH HUH HER Phoenix Concert Theatre 9 pm, $23.50. LN, RT, SS, TW. October 15.

YNGWIE MALMSTEEN Phoenix Concert

Theatre doors 8 pm, all ages, $28.50. RT, TM. October 19.

LUKE DOUCET, MELISSA MCCLELLAND Stuart McLean & The Vinyl Cafe Living

Arts Centre 7 pm, $46.50-$51.50. livingartscentre.ca. October 19.

festo: Culture Clash Echo Beach themanifesto. ca. September 22. DERRICK CARTER Footwork. September 24. BARENAKED LADIES Stems Of Hope Gala: ROBOTICA – fundraiser ANNA CALVI Lee’s Palace for Three To Be Kool Haus 8 pm, $150. threetobe.org. September 24. doors 8:30 pm, $15. HS, RT, SS,

JEAN GRAE, CITIZEN KANE, MR MECCA, SON REAL, 4TH PYRAMID, ‘L’, DJ SERIOUS

DRAGONFORCE Opera House 7 pm, $25.

TM. October 20.

TASSEOMANCY Album release The Great Hall. October 20.

SKREAM & BENGA Guvernment. October 21.

THE PARLOTONES, SCATTERED TREES Mod Club doors 6:30 pm, $15. TW. fullcc.com. October 22.

NEVEREST, ALYSSA REID Mod Club

doors 7 pm, all ages, $16.50. RT, SS, TM, UE. November 5. WOODEN SHJIPS Horseshoe doors 8:30 pm, $13.50. HS, RT, SS. November 7.

ELLIOTT BROOD, ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS Phoenix Concert Theatre doors 9 pm, $12. HS, RT, SS, TM. November 18.

HEY ROSETTA!, THE JEZABELS, IVAN & ALOYSHA Phoenix Concert The-

atre doors 8 pm, $20-$25. HS, RT, SS, TM. November 24. JANE BIRKIN Queen Elizabeth Theatre doors 7 pm, all ages, $34.50. RT, SS, TM, UE. December 7. OH SUSANNA Hugh’s Room $25-$27.50. December 8. DAVID BROMBERG QUARTET Hugh’s Room $42.50-$47.50. December 18. ARROGANT WORMS Hugh’s Room $32.50-$35. December 21. MAVIS STAPLES Royal Conservatory of Music Koerner Hall 8 pm. January 29.

TM. December 8.

Manifesto: TO Meet NY The Great Hall doors 9:30 pm, $15 adv. MA, PDR, SM, SS. themanifesto.ca. September 24.

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Thursday, September 1 POP/ROCK/HIP-HOP/SOUL

ALLEYCATZ Local Music Is Sexy Showcase. AMSTERDAM BREWERY Open Roof Festival Movie Series The Junction 7:30 pm. ñ ANNEX WRECKROOM Alex Goot, Tiffany Alvord, Luke Conard doors 6 pm, all ages.

BOVINE SEX CLUB CD release Caym, Party Cat, DJ Boom Boom Club (metal).

CANADIAN NATIONAL EXHIBITION STRIKER’S MIDWAY STAGE The Nomads (soul/funk/Mo-

town) 7 to 11 pm.

CANADIAN NATIONAL EXHIBITION STRIKER’S MIDWAY STAGE Two for the Show 2 to 6 pm. CANADIAN NATIONAL EXHIBITION CASINO PATIO Los Homeless 7:30 pm. CANADIAN NATIONAL EXHIBITION CASINO PATIO Steven Ambrose Band 2 to 6 pm. CANADIAN NATIONAL EXHIBITION MIDWAY STAGE Johnny Max & His So Called Friends 3 to 6 pm.

CANADIAN NATIONAL EXHIBITION BANDSHELL PARK My Darkest Days, Jonas & the Massive

Attraction 7:30 pm. CROWN & TIGER Extra Happy Ghost. THE DANNY Sebastian Agnello 9:30 pm. EL MOCAMBO UPSTAIRS Schizophrenia Society Of Ontario Benefit Concert Gavin Slate, Robyn Dell’unto, Angela Cooke, Nancy Lim, DJ D’Kat, DJ Glen Rock doors 8 pm. GLADSTONE HOTEL Grunge N’ Glamour The One-look Donnybrook, DJ Marko Orlic (concert & fashion show) doors 8 pm. GRAFFITI’S The Turnarounds 5 pm. HARD LUCK BAR EP Release Vibonics 8:30 pm. HORSESHOE Ride the Jet Coaster, Shoot the Cameraman, the Monrrows, Goodluck Foundation 9 pm. INFLUX CREATIVE SPACE More Tea & Cookies Gillian Grassie, Dog Is Blue. LEE’S PALACE Secret Chiefs 3 (Trey Spruance), Fat 32 doors 8:30 pm. THE LOCAL Steve Gleason Band (R&R). NATHAN PHILLIPS SQUARE Tasty Thursdays Roxanne Potvin, Brian Blain noon to 2 pm. THE PORT Extra Happy Ghost!, Labour Day, Voidfolk, Mount Pleasant Symphony Orchestra (psych/rock) doors 9 pm. RANCHO RELAXO Backburner’s Heatwave CD release party Wordburglar, Ghettosocks, Thesis Sahib, Jesse Dangerously, More or Les, Timbuktu, Chokeules and others doors 9:30 pm. RIVOLI Ultimate Showcase Sarah J, Winter City, Declan, Kendal Thompson, Black Turtle Dove, Johnny Exxtasy and others 7 pm. ROCKPILE Lifeguard Party. SIESTA NOUVEAUX STUDIO BLR Whiskeyface. SILVER DOLLAR Queen Licorice, the Mark Inside, Bordello Mishap, Kiz-Legin. SNEAKY DEE’S The Dangerous Summer.

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SOUND ACADEMY Saga 8 pm. SOUTHSIDE JOHNNY’S Skip Tracer 9:30 pm. SUPERMARKET Beatlejews, the Brad Berns

Orchestra doors 8:30 pm.

TRANZAC SOUTHERN CROSS Songs by Bert 6

pm.

WHITE SWAN Jam Section 8 (eclectic) 7 pm.

FOLK/BLUES/COUNTRY/WORLD

ASPETTA CAFFE Open Mic 7 pm. CASTRO’S LOUNGE Jerry Leger & the Situation (country/folk/rock) 9 pm.

CLINTON’S CD release party Darren Eedens,

the Most Loyals 9 pm. CLOAK & DAGGER PUB Darrin Yorston (bluegrass/folk) 10 pm. CZEHOSKI Mike Angus, Andy Shauf (folk rock). DAVE’S... ON ST CLAIR Open Mic Uncle Herb Dale & Fran McCann 9:30 pm. DRAKE HOTEL UNDERGROUND Thomas Matheson, Stephen Prickett doors 9 pm. DRAKE HOTEL LOUNGE Raoul and the Big Time (blues) doors 10 pm. EL MOCAMBO DOWNSTAIRS Toronto All-Stars Dance Riot For Community Gardens In Nablus, West Bank Samba Elegua, Tyler Shipley, Lemon Bucket Orkestra, Consumer Goods, Big Jimmy Mills, Angela Vargas 9 pm. GROSSMAN’S Summer Open Jam Cowboy Buddha 9 pm. HUGH’S ROOM CD release Eliza Gilkyson, Ariana Gillis 8:30 pm. MONARCHS PUB Jerome Godboo Band 9 pm. THE PAINTED LADY Dominique Fraissard w/ Pale Mornings (folk/rock/roots) 9 pm. TORONTO MUSIC GARDEN Summer Music In The Garden: Lorca At Dusk Maria Soulis (Spanish songs) 7 pm. TRANZAC SOUTHERN CROSS Bluegrass Night Houndstooth 7:30 pm.

DANCE MUSIC/DJ/LOUNGE

GOODHANDY’S Ladyplus Parties DJ Todd Klinck doors 8 pm.5 GUVERNMENT Sub Focus, Mystical Influence, Marcus Visionary. INSOMNIA DJ Ron Jon (funk/soul/house). THE OSSINGTON Spine Science DJ Sylvermayne, Kaewonder (deep grooves). RIVOLI POOL LOUNGE This Is It DJ Stu (rock/old school/Brit/electro/classics/retro).

Friday, September 2 POP/ROCK/HIP-HOP/SOUL

ALLEYCATZ Lady Kane. ASPETTA CAFFE Owen Williams, Marco Ferek, Zach ‘Mr Perfect’ Clark 7 pm.

BOVINE SEX CLUB Indian Handcrafts, the Dirty Water, the Mercy Now, DJ Vania.

CANADIAN NATIONAL EXHIBITION STRIKER’S MIDWAY STAGE The Nomads (soul/funk/Mo-

town) 7 to 11 pm.

CANADIAN NATIONAL EXHIBITION STRIKER’S MIDWAY STAGE Two for the Show 2 to 6 pm. CANADIAN NATIONAL EXHIBITION CASINO PATIO Steven Ambrose Band 2 to 6 pm. CANADIAN NATIONAL EXHIBITION MIDWAY STAGE Johnny Max & His So Called Friends 3 to 6 pm.

CANADIAN NATIONAL EXHIBITION MIDWAY STAGE D Drive 7:30 to 11 pm. CANADIAN NATIONAL EXHIBITION BANDSHELL PARK k-os, Reema Major 7:30 pm. THE DANNY H to Oh (rock/top 40) 10 pm. DRAKE HOTEL UNDERGROUND King Raam &

Beat Syndrome (rock) doors 8 pm.

THE DUKE LIVE.COM Cottage Brew. EL MOCAMBO Gondwana (reggae from Chile) doors 9 pm.

GRAFFITI’S Rocking For Sick Kids Paul Martin

JAZZ/CLASSICAL/EXPERIMENTAL

(classic covers) 5 to 7 pm, The Stone Sparrows, Amorak eve.

6:30 pm.

HARBOURFRONT CENTRE REDPATH SUGAR STAGE Hot & Spicy Food Festival John Ellison

AMADEUS Rick Donaldson & the Jazz Cats DE SOTOS Jazz Jam Double A Jazz 8 pm. EMMET RAY BAR John Wayne Swingtet (gypsy

jazz) 9 pm. GATE 403 Liam Ward Jazz Trio 5 pm, Roberta Hunt Jazz & Blues Band 9 pm. HARLEM UNDERGROUND Carl Bray (jazz) 8 pm. REPOSADO The Reposadists (Gypsy-bop jazz). RESERVOIR LOUNGE Alex Pangman and the Alleycats (jazz) 7 pm. REX Kevin Quain 6:30 pm, Stillman/Bullock 5 9:30 pm. SOMEWHERE THERE STUDIO Architects (improv indie rock) 8 pm.

(singer/songwriter) 7 to 8 pm.

HARBOURFRONT CENTRE WESTJET STAGE Hot & Spicy Food Festival: Soundclash ñ Winner Showcase Saidah Baba Talibah (alternative) 8 pm.

HORSESHOE Male Bonding, Neon Windbreaker, Huddle (grunge punk) doors 8:30 pm. See preview, page 40. HUGH’S ROOM Twist & Shout: A Tribute To The Beatles Gurf Morlix, Anne Bourne, David Celia, Grier Coppins & the Highland Brothers, Nicole Christian & Alfie Smith, David Woodhead’s Confabulation, Sharbat & Ravi Naimpally and others 8:30 pm.

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Up-and-coming teenage Toronto rapper Reema Major opens up for eclectic local hip-hop hero k-os at the CNE Friday (September 2). Free with CNE admission, so enjoy some midway rides before heading to the bandshell.

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Yonge-Dundas Square’s Indie Fridays series continues September 2 with a night of hip-hop karaoke. DJs Numeric and Ted Dancin’ provide the beats, and MCs Abdominal and More or Les host the event. You’d better practise, though. Heads take this shit very seriously. Free.

Kops RecoRds In-store Performance Male Bonding (grunge punk) 6 pm. See ñ preview, page 40. Lee’s paLace Peter Bjorn & John, Memoryhouse doors 9 pm. See preview, ñ page 42. Li’Ly Solar C, El Blanco, Tristin Chanel. Mississauga civic centRe ceLebRation squaRe Born Ruffians, the Paint Move-

ment 7:30 pm. RivoLi Droppin’ Knowledge Rittz, Notes to Self, Fundament, Moses (hip-hop) 9:30 pm. siLveR doLLaR Sister Wives, the Runs, Cobra, Jess McAvoy. southside Johnny’s Bad to the Bone (George Thorogood tribute) 10 pm. tRanzac southeRn cRoss Extra Happy Ghost! 10 pm. yonge-dundas squaRe Indie Fridays: Hip-Hop Karaoke DJ Numeric, Ted Dancin’, Abdominal, More or Les 8-10 pm.

Folk/Blues/Country/World

canadian nationaL exhibition casino patio Paul James Band (blues) 7:30 pm. diRect eneRgy centRe haLL b The Ballagh

Bunch (fiddle/stepdancers) 3 pm. east side MaRio’s Mississauga Back2School Open Mic Night 8 pm. gate 403 Fraser Melvin Blues Band 9 pm. MeL LastMan squaRe Hispanic Fiesta Havana Express, Fantasia 7:30 pm. tRanzac southeRn cRoss The Foolish Things (folk) 5 pm.

Jazz/ClassiCal/experimental

gate 403 Robert David: Bang Howdy 5 pm. haRbouRfRont centRe WestJet stage

Album release Heavyweights Brass Band (New Orleans-style brass band) 9:30 pm. haRLeM Gabriel Palatchi (alt jazz) 7:30 pm. haRLeM undeRgRound Chris Weatherstone Trio (jazz) 8 pm. oLd MiLL inn hoMe sMith baR Bob DeAngelis Trio 7:30 pm. Reposado The Reposadists (Gypsy-bop jazz). Rex Hogtown Syncopators 4 pm, Lester McLean 6:30 pm, Shirantha Beddage 9:45 pm. soMeWheRe theRe studio Leftover Daylight Series (three sets of creative music) 8 pm. WateRfaLLs Jim Heineman Trio 6:30 pm.

danCe musiC/dJ/lounge

annex WRecKRooM Lionhearts Mystical In-

fluence, Marcus Visionary, DJ Lush, Rick Toxic (classic jungle/new D&B) 10 pm. the boxing Loft We Are One: RudanCamp Benefit Roland Gonzales, Dani Cantos, Noel Layne, Dirty Dale 10 pm. castRo’s Lounge DJ ‘I Hate You’ Rob (soul/ funk/R&B/punk rock/rockabilly) 10 pm. cLinton’s Girl & Boy 90s Dance Party. dRaKe hoteL undeRgRound Never Forgive Action 7-Year Anniversary Mastermind (hip-hop) doors 11 pm. dRaKe hoteL Lounge DJ Your Boy Brian doors 10 pm. eMMet Ray baR Back ‘A’ Yard (reggae) 10 pm. fLy Dirty Sexy Party! Steven Daigle, DJ Foxx Trot (Big Brother star) 11 pm.5 footWoRK Luv This City doors 10 pm. goodhandy’s Ladyplus Parties DJ Todd Klinck doors 8 pm.5

Saturday, September 3 pop/roCk/Hip-Hop/soul

aLLeycatz Lady Kane. aspetta caffe Natalie Lynne, Thomas Kelly,

Tiger Suit, Camden Blues, Tara Mills 2 pm. bLue Moon Skull Fucking Metal Fest Auroch, Adversarial, Nuclearhammer, Sortilegia, Into Oblivion 6 pm. bovine sex cLub Sin Dealer, Man the Destroyer, DJ Ian Blurton.

canadian nationaL exhibition stRiKeR’s MidWay stage The Nomads 7 to 11 pm. canadian nationaL exhibition stRiKeR’s MidWay stage Two for the Show 2 to 6 pm. canadian nationaL exhibition MidWay stage Animal House 3 to 6 pm. canadian nationaL exhibition MidWay stage CRUED (Motley Crüe tribute band) 7:30 to 11 pm.

canadian nationaL exhibition bandsheLL paRK Tommy James & the Shondells, Andy

Kim 7:30 pm.

centRe isLand shopsy’s patio Reggae In Paradise Ibadan, Xixgon International 4-9 pm. cReatuRes cReating Charity Show for Horn Of Africa Famine Relief Heartbeat Hotel, Blood Rexdale, the Fountain Boats, Lowlands and others 6 pm to sunrise. the danny Sharp Dressed Men (ZZ Top tribute) 10 pm. doMinion on queen Ronnie Hayward Trio (beatnik hillbilly music). doWnsvieW paRK Concert For Japan: Earthquake & Tsunami Relief Ftisland, Paul Oakenfold, the Envy, Atomic Tom, Vas Vega, Evaline, Abandon All Ships, Karl Wolf, the SoniXx, Sam Tsui, Ricky J and others doors open at noon. dRaKe hoteL undeRgRound ANR, We Barbarians (indie rock) doors 8 pm. gRaffiti’s Zoe Nelson, Sleep Six 4 pm, Steve York eve. haRbouRfRont centRe WestJet stage Hot & Spicy Food Festival Odel Johnson (roots/reggae) 8 pm. hoRseshoe Labour Day Rock & Roll Blow Out! The Stolen Owners, Ooh Baby Gimme Mores, Comandeers, the Broken Sons 9 pm. Lee’s paLace Peter Bjorn & John, Memoryhouse doors 9 pm. See preview, page 42. Rex Justin Bacchus (funk/soul/R&B) 7 pm. RivoLi Ghettosocks, Twin Peaks doors 10 pm. RocKpiLe Scarpelli (Goddo’s Gino). siLveR doLLaR Late Night Live Slander, Castro. sound acadeMy J Cole, Airplane Boys doors 8 pm. See preview, page 42. southside Johnny’s The Cameleons (classic rock) 10 pm. spoRtsteR’s Nicola Vaughan 10 pm. WRongbaR EP launch Kidstreet. See preview, page 50.

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Folk/Blues/Country/World

canadian nationaL exhibition Paul James

Band (blues) 5 pm. c’est What Beatlejews 9 pm. factoRy theatRe Lab Cab Festival Stella Rose, Space Chums, Jenni Burke, Rebecca Everett, Leah Salomaa Family Music, Laura Hubert, U.R.V, Gregory Reid and others noon to 6 pm.

haRbouRfRont centRe WestJet stage

Hot & Spicy Food Festival Souljazz Orchestra 9:30 pm. the LocaL Mr Rick and the Biscuits. MeL LastMan squaRe Hispanic Fiesta Club Boliviano, TUNA, Puente del Diablo, Gabriel Romero and others 3 to 9 pm. ontaRio pLace soaK city stage Pan Piper Steel Drum Band 11 am. Rex Danny Marks (blues) noon. siLveR doLLaR Long Tall Deb & the Drifter Kings (blues) 9 pm. tRanzac southeRn cRoss Jamzac 3 pm, the New Heaven and the New Earth, Pando (indie folk) 7:30 pm. viLLage of yoRKviLLe paRK Summer Music In The Park Peter Smith Trio 2 to 5 pm.

dRaKe hoteL undeRgRound The Goods Scott

C, Andy Williams doors 11 pm. dRaKe hoteL Lounge DJ Jeff Hayward doors 10 pm. the duKe Live.coM Dr Spin 9 pm. eMMet Ray baR Jr Dixon (funk/soul) 10 pm. eMpiRe Lounge Riddims. fLy Matinee In Eden DJs Javier Medina, Shawn Riker, Jeremy Khamkeo, Mike Vieira doors 10 pm.5 footWoRK Lützenkirchen, Ovidi Adlert, Anthony D’Amico, DJ Pauze doors 10 pm. goodhandy’s Fetish Party DJ Jimi LaMort doors 9 pm.5 the gReat haLL Gramophonedzie, Dirty Dale, Ali Black, Nasty Nav, Alvaro Gonzalez, Kevin Jazzy J doors 10 pm. guveRnMent Labour Of Love Day One Above & Beyond, Dubfire, Gareth Emery, Loco Dice, Victor Calderone, Superb & Tab, and others.

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haRbouRfRont centRe Redpath sugaR stage Hot & Spicy Food Festival: Bajan Lime

Mychael Clarke aka DJ Niterider (soca/reggae/ calypso/soul/funk/hip-hop) 3, 6 & 9 pm. the hoxton Fake Blood, Meech & Poupon. insoMnia Sense Saturdays DJ Charles (deep house). MaRgRet Make Dance 007 – Shaken, Not Stirred DJs MDFQ, Emcee Rae, Mossom Boyd 9 pm. Mod cLub UK Underground DJ MRK, Milhouse Brown, Tigerblood (indie/electro/dubstep). naco gaLLeRy cafe Queer Bait Double K, Shane Mackinnon 10 pm.5 neu+RaL Fixion Saturdays DJ Dwight (alt/ electronic/indie/retro/remix). the ossington Secret Models (dance party). the painted Lady DJ Salazar (funk/soul/hiphop/rock) 10 pm. paRts & LabouR Bitch Craft (loud rap). RevivaL Do You Love House? Stan Zeff, Josh Milan, Zepherin Saint, Gene King, Groove Institute, Junior Palmer doors 10 pm. 751 Motown Party: Back-to-School Edition Fawn BC, Caff (Motown/Northern soul/remixes). 751 baseMent baR Motown Party: Back-toSchool Edition Brett Millius, Reverend Throwdown (all-vinyl Motown). sneaKy dee’s Shake A Tail (60s pop) 11 pm. supeRMaRKet Do Right Saturdays! DJ John Kong, MC Abs. tRinity st. pauL’s chuRch Funk Fo Yo Feet 2011 Poppin & Lockin Dance Event DJ Son of Soul (funk hop/electro funk/old school/soul) 1 to 7:30 pm.

Sunday, September 4 pop/roCk/Hip-Hop/soul

canadian nationaL exhibition stRiKeR’s MidWay stage Two for the Show 2 to 6 pm.

Mod cLub Kamelot, Alestrom, Blackguard, the Agonist doors 7 pm, all ages.

Folk/Blues/Country/World

aquiLa upstaiRs Open Mic The McDales (country) 8:30 pm. caMeRon house The Cameron Brothers Band 10 pm. canadian nationaL exhibition Paul James Band (blues) 5 pm. castRo’s Lounge Michael O’Grady 4 pm. cLoaK & daggeR pub Gord Light 9 pm. factoRy theatRe Lab Cab Festival Stella Rose, Jenni Burke, Rebecca Everett, Space Chums, U.R.V, Leah Salomaa Family Music, Laura Hubert, Gregory Reid and others noon to 6 pm. haRbouRfRont centRe Redpath sugaR stage Hot & Spicy Food Festival Leah Flanagan

7 pm.

the LocaL Kristine Schmitt & her Special Powers 5 pm. the LocaL Gord Zubrecki (folk/indie) 10 pm. MeL LastMan squaRe Hispanic Fiesta Café Cubano, Melodia de Bolivia, Imbayakunas, Luis Felipe Gonzalez and others 3 to 9 pm. ontaRio pLace soaK city stage Pan Piper Steel Drum Band 11 am. Rex Dr Nick & the Rollercoasters (blues) 3:30 pm. southside Johnny’s Jam Rebecca Matiesen & Phoenix Band 9:30 pm. spiRits Kim Jarrett, Lanre (folk rock) 9 pm. supeRMaRKet Freefall Sundays Open Mic 7 pm. tRanzac southeRn cRoss William & Polly (folk) 3 pm. tRanzac southeRn cRoss Mike Hopkins: The Spanish Waiter (Spanish guitar) 7:30 pm. viLLage of yoRKviLLe paRK Summer Music In The Park Donald Guinn Trio 2 to 5 pm.

Jazz/ClassiCal/experimental

aMadeus Rick Donaldson & the Jazz Cats

6:30 pm.

aspetta caffe Textura, the Memberz (jazz & reggae) 3 pm.

eMMet Ray baR Lina Allemano’s Composers Collective (jazz) 9 pm.

gate 403 Melissa Lauren Jazz Band noon,

Kristen Au Jazz Band 5 pm, Jarek Dabrowski Jazz Band 9 pm. LuLa Lounge Salon Noir: A Night Of Dark Vaudeville. ReMaRKs baR & gRiLL David Hutchison Trio 6 to 9 pm. Rex Excelsior Dixieland Jazz noon, Tom Reynolds 7 pm, Scott Marshall 9:30 pm. soMeWheRe theRe studio Tova Kardonne’s Parker Wrap (experimental be-bop) 5 pm. ten feet taLL Jazz Matinee Henry Heillig Trio 3:30 to 6:30 pm. tRanzac southeRn cRoss Monk’s Music (jazz) 5 pm. tRanzac southeRn cRoss The Woodchopper’s Association (improv jazz) 10:30 pm.

danCe musiC/dJ/lounge

bovine sex cLub So Long, Summer! (burlesque

Jazz/ClassiCal/experimental

& special DJ set).

gate 403 Jessica Sturrup Jazz Band noon, Andy Malette (piano) 5 pm, Melissa Boyce Jazz & Blues Band 9 pm.

GREAT BEER LIVES HERE guveRnMent Blackout 2011: All Black Labour Day Weekend Whitebwoy, Legacy, Soca Sweetness, Steenie, Spex, Lexus Supreme, John J, Loudmouth Chiney, Mr Kicks and others. Mod cLub Arcade Autoerotique 10 pm. naco gaLLeRy cafe Night Crawlers Murr, DJ Nik Red 10 pm.5 the ossington 95 Live DJ Brett Leonhardt. paRts & LabouR STD Stew and Tim Dance (omni-genre). RevivaL Kung-Fu Launch Party Hop Fu (DJ 1XL & DJ Excess) (live scratch/mix soundtrack to Kung Fu film) doors 8:30 pm. RivoLi pooL Lounge DJ Osum (disco/electro/funk). the savoy DJ JRyDee (hip-hop/old school) 10 pm. supeRMaRKet Rollin’ & Scratchin’ R$S DJ Crew.

haRLeM James King Trio 7:30 pm. haRLeM undeRgRound Carl Bray 8 pm. oLd MiLL inn hoMe sMith baR Bruce Cas-

sidy Trio 7:30 pm. Rex Chris Hunt Tentet + 2 (modern big band jazz) 3:30 pm. Rex Mr. Marbles 9:45 pm. tRanzac southeRn cRoss CD release Six Heads, Kevin Crump, Andrew Zukerman 10 pm. yonge-dundas squaRe INTERsection Festival Of Experimental Music Flowers of Hell, Continuum, CONTACT, New Adventures in Sound Art and others 2-9 pm.

danCe musiC/dJ/lounge

annex WRecKRooM See You Saturdays DJs

Lexx Decibel, Rick Toxic 10 pm. augusta house Reality Bytes DJ 4est, DJ Lindzrox, DJ Jrox. cLinton’s Shake, Rattle & Roll Bangs & Blush (Motown/Britpop).

canadian nationaL exhibition MidWay stage Animal House 3 to 6 pm. doMinion on queen Rockabilly Brunch The

Cosmotones (old school rockabilly) 11:30 am, Robert Scott Quartet 4 to 7 pm. doWnsvieW paRK Concert For Japan: Earthquake & Tsunami Relief Ftisland, Paul Oakenfold, Atomic Tom, Evaline, the Envy, Vas Vega, Abandon All Ships, Karl Wolf, the SoniXx, Sam Tsui, Ricky J and others doors open at noon. dRaKe hoteL undeRgRound Boot Knives (rock) doors 11 pm. gRaffiti’s Michael Brennan 4 pm.

haRbouRfRont centRe WestJet stage

Hot & Spicy Food Festival Tanika Charles & the Wonderfuls 8 pm. haRbouRfRont centRe WestJet stage Hot & Spicy Food Festival Nomadic Massive (hiphop) 9:30 to 11 pm. Lee’s paLace P.D.F./Overpower, Celtic Soul Boys (punk).

castRo’s Lounge Superfly Sunday DJ Eric (old school funk/disco/R&B) 10 pm. cLinton’s Fuck It Dance Party – Back To School Edition Bangs & Blush. dRaKe hoteL Lounge Labour Day Lounge Jam doors 10 pm. guveRnMent Labour Of Love Day Two Avicii, Benny Benassi, Bloody Beetroots Death Crew 77, Crookers, Tommy Lee, DJ Aero and others. insoMnia DJ Shannon (old school hip-hop/ disco/funk). Keating channeL Bounce By The Lake – The Disco Bizness Matt C, Mike Gleeson, Baby Joel, Rich Hope, Ben Boles, Jeff Button, gl.tch, Lee Macdonald, the Preacherman (house/disco/nu disco/) 2 pm to 1 am. London tap house Rooftop patio We Are One: RudanCamp Benefit. noctuRne Blu Mar Ten, Medicine Muffin, Capro & Hydra, Sidenote, Sylvermaine (drum & bass). continued on page 50 œ

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thurs october 6 @ the phoenix

wed september 28 @ the phoenix

advance • 8:00pm doors

famous

suckers + Yawn

thursday october 6 lee’s palace • $ 17.50 advance

ra ra

riot

tues october 4 the phoenix $18.50 advance

8:00pm doors • 19+

saturday october 15 @ Sound academy $ 27.00

advance Ga •

$ 37

mod club • $16.50 advance

advance VIP • 8pm doors • all-ages

w/ Marketa Irglova of tHE sWELL sEasON

friday october 28 @ queen elizabeth theatre

dan mangan 27.50 advance • all-ages • 7:15pm doors • vancouver

lykke li first aid kit

tuesday november 15 sound academy

$ 30.00 adv ga (all-ages) • $ 40.00 advance vip (19+) • doors 8:00pm

friday november 26

queen elizabeth theatre / $ 25.00 advance • all-ages

$ 23.50 advance •

8:00pm doors austin texas psych rock & roll

thurs september 29 the mod club

wild $18.50

advance • 7:00pm early show

DeaD MeaDow

fri september 16 @ opera house 7:30pm doors • all-ages • $17.50 advance

the Real mckenzies

random hand + rude city riot

saturday october 15 / lee’s palace • $16.50 advance ska & soul

beasts the aggrolites friday october 14

monday october 17 / lee’s palace • $ 20.00 advance

lemonheads zola jesus hollerado @ the mod club

$14.00

advance • early show 7:00pm

perform

it’s a shame about raY

sat october 15 / opera house • $15.00 adv • all-ages

Wildlife the Pack ad

lee’s palace • $ 18.00 advance

with

@ lee’s palace

the

sunday october 23

monday october 24

girls black state angels

$ 15.00 advance • 8pm doors • san francisco

mates of naked & $ 20.00

tues september 27

fri october 28 @ opera house $ 22.50

advance • 8:30pm doors • all-ages

the

boris slackers 20th anniversary ska celebration

asobi seksu sunday october 30

@ opera house / $ 18.50 advance

los angeles / portland indie folk rock

tues november 1 @ the phoenix

$ 18.50 advance • 8:00pm doors

the

civil

phoenix / $ 17.50 advance • 8:00pm san francisco sub pop / fat possum indie

dum dum girls with

crocodiles

sat november 19 $ opera house • 17.00 advance

dawes

blitzen trapper

sunday october 16

friday

december 2 @ the phoenix

goth industrial dance $28.50 advance • doors 8:00pm

special guest

canon blue

wednesday november 23 @ sound

academy

wars

$ 25.00 adv ga • $35.00 adv vip

thursday november 17 @ the mod club

wednesday december 7 @ the phoenix

all-ages • 8:00pm doors

timber the radio between the timbre dept. burieD anD Me nashville alt country folk

$ 15.00

advance • early show 7:00pm doors

24. 50 advance + ff • all-ages

w/ animals

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as leaders + tesseract

advance ticketS @ ticketmaster.ca or 1-855-985-5000 • HorSeSHoe Front Bar • SoundScapeS • rotate tHiS tHurS september 22

tHurS september 1 / $5.00

JetCoaSter the monrrows SHOOt tHe Cameraman GOOdlUCk FOUndatiOn

Sat september 3 / $6.00

Fri september 2 / $10.50 adv

male bOndinG tunelondon uk • SuB pop grunge punk!

Stone Set Inlet sound Youth SeaSon

WagonS tHe YOUnG evilS samantha savage smith

Wed september 7 / $5.00

Fri september 9 / $8.00

mon

/ no cover

shoeless mondays

urban preacher Hue motel englIsh matte black tHurS september 8 /

$6.00

wool and howl papermapS topanga grounderS

the

deep dark woods

monday september 26

tHurSday september 29 HorSeSHoe / $ 11.50 advance

good yards old war

Fri September 30 @ the horSeShoe / $10.50 advance

tHe HorSeSHoe • $ 12.50 advance

still life still the elwIns

metz

tueSday september 13 little ricHard meets mc5 meets SpringSteen • $11.50 advance

jim jones mellisa revue ferrick kid congo powers

Jordan John & The blue angels

$15.00

Saturday September 17 / 13.50 advance $

nekromantix tHe brains

liTurgY samiam

Sun september 18 / $10.00 advance Wed september 21 / $15.50 advance

brooklyn ny • thrill joCkey

HorSeSHoe / 14.50 advance

With

thurS oCtober 13 @ mod Club / $15.50 advance • all-ages wiTh

livinG with lions + broadway calls

Sunday

october 30 lee’S palaCe $16.00

advance - 7pm doors

sTePhen kellog & The sixers jon mclaughlIn

monday november 7 tHurSday november 10 advance • San FranciSco

horSeShoe tavern

$ 15.00

advance • 8:30pm doors • 19+

wooden trampled shjIps bY tUrtleS Saturday

anr

september 3 drake underground $10.00

advanCe

Friday september 9

With

we are

barbarians

WitH junIor battles

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

advance • San FranCiSCo

Sat

lee’S palace • $ 16.50 advance

cake Wed november 16

$ 16.50

lee’S palaCe

advance • alt country rock

deer tick tueSday September 6 drake underground / $13.50 advance

mat

Sun september 4 / $ 10.00 insurgence punk

secret

p.d.f. / overpower chosen ones soul bhoys dj crew

ex-Mr. BUNGle & FaITH NO MOre

the wilderness of manItoba the gertrudes

wITH fat

tHurS september 8 / $8.00

32 Fri september 2 & Sat september 3 $ 20.00

advance • 9:00pm doors • SWeden Startime

peter bjorn & john with

memoryhouse

Friday September 9 / $12.00 • local Funk rock party

tHe elaStOCitizenS weedeater wITH

tiny danza

tueSday September 13 / $18.50 advance

wiTh

metal

saviors + bison bC

Fri september 16 $17.50 advance • 9:00pm doors

Sat september 17 2010 polariS prize Winner $12.00 advance

karkwa

mchugh these uni t ed states beautiful girls olivia Sean tremor roWe Two gallanTs actIve control ChiLd starfucker sleepercar astronautalIs drag the river november 5 cobra skulls kevin devine liam finn loney Sat september 17 @ drake / $10.00 adv

the rivoli / $ 11.50 advance

Wed september 14 the garriSon / $12.00 adv

athens, elephant 6 90’s indie rock

mon September 26 @ the horSeShoe / $9.00 advance

ben SoLLee

mon September 26 @ partS & labour / $10.00 advance

musictapes

With

barr brothers

tueSday September 20 / $13.50 advance

With

Sat october 1 @ Hard luck / $13.50 adv

With beat

ConneCtion

thurS September 22 / $15.00 advance • new Zealand

Sat october 8 @ Hard luck / $13.50 adv

tHurS october 27 @ tHe drake / $13.50 adv

Sat

the drake / $13.50 advance

horseshoetavern.com

Wed october 26 @ drake / $15.00 adv

416-598-4226 • 1947 to 2010

brauer frick

370 Queen St. WeSt / Spadina

thurS September 1 $17.50

Star chiefs 3 HorSeSHoe • $ 12.00 advance

Fri september 9 @ tHe drake / $15.00 adv

tHurS october 20 $

Wed november 2

cd release @ 12:00am

schofIeld

daniSH pSycHoBilly

vancouver punk legendS

30th anniverSary tour

Sunday oCtober 6 @ the horSeShoe / $10.50 advance

seaTTle wa sub pop with

Wed september 14 /

tHe HorSeSHoe / $12.50 advance

lee’S palace • $ 20.00 advance

ny Ska

horSeShoe tavern

matt

Friday october 7

tHurSday october 13

Wed

with

london uk • Fat poSSum reCordS

Gentlemen husbands shonen october 12 knife beSnard tHe tOaSterS lakes maLaJube

$ 13.50

Sun september 11 /

tHe HorSeSHoe / $13.50 advance

slInger flatlIners november 5 paint moVement revolver Sea &

Saturday September 10 / $ 22.50 advance

$10.00

lee’S palace / $12.00 advance

pariS FranCe • FrenCh pop

lee’S palace / $16.50 advance

the stolen love Inks • huddle owners neon wIndbreaker ooh baby Gimme mores comandeers tueS september 6 broken sons Poor Young Things september 5

Sat september 24 Sun september 25

tahiti 80 the beauties yuck horSeShoe — $ 13.50 advance

with

marques toliver

w/ nothington all-ageS

brandt

Fri october 28 @ tHe drake / $10.50 adv

little red dear

artiSt bookingS: 416-598-0720 or ben@leespalace.com

leespalace.com 529 bloor Street WeSt / bathurSt

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The OssingTOn Unlimited Sundays Hajah Bug & Mantis (hip-hop).

The PainTed Lady Labour Day Bash DJ NV

Looking for a new

career?

Check out our Careers Section in this week’s Classifieds.

(greasy funk/soul/Motown/disco) 9 pm. sunnyside PaviLiOn Labour Day Magic! DJ Sneak, Miss Honey Dijon, Phil Weeks vs Hector Moralez, Jason Palma, Dirty Dale, the Sno-Men, Richard Brooks, Ali Black and others. TaTTOO ROck PaRLOuR Trash Palace Sundays DJ 4Korners (house/hip-hop/rock).

Monday, September 5 PoP/Rock/HiP-HoP/Soul

cLOak & daggeR Pub Thomas Alexander

(pop/avant) 9 pm.

dRake hOTeL undeRgROund Elvis Monday

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(rock) doors 9 pm.

dRake hOTeL LOunge Boot Knives (rock)

doors 11 pm. haRLem Open Jam Night CarolynT (R&B/soul/ jazz/Motown/Latin) 8 pm. haRLem undeRgROund Daniel Gagnon (pop/ folk/rock) 8 pm. hORseshOe Stone Set, Inlet Sound, Youth Season 9 pm. continued on page 52 œ

Kidstreet SYNTH-POP

Waterloo electro-pop band’s debut LP is finally ready to unleash on the world By BENJAMIN BOLES kidsTReeT with dOLdRums at Wrongbar (1279 Queen West), Saturday (September 3), 10 pm. $10. TW.

Waterloo synth-pop band Kidstreet release their debut album, Fuh Yeah, on Nettwerk in a few weeks, which means the sibling three-piece have a much bigger publicity machine behind them now. Unfortunately, that comes with the side effect of slowing things down. “We’ve actually been working on that deal for at least a year now,” says guitarist/keyboardist Cliff Snyder.

“We’re always recording new stuff, so whenever we release something, it was probably made a year or two ago. The album is the best work from that time, and it had to get released at some point. But I think the most recent song is at least a year old.” While most bands from smaller Ontario cities jump ship for Toronto or Montreal the moment their career heats up, the Snyders don’t seem particularly eager to leave Waterloo. Unlike most university towns, it has an arts community that’s independent from its academic institutions. “There’s always been a concentrated art scene, but it’s never ballooned outside of Waterloo. The universities don’t play a big role in it. In other

places, you wouldn’t play if the schools weren’t there. Here, you can still play a show in the summer and people will come out.” Kidstreet’s raucous live shows are one of the first things people mention about them, which is fairly unusual for electronic acts. The group focuses on making their gigs feel like big parties rather than concerts. They’re not, however, overly concerned with playing everything by hand, even though Karl is a mean drummer and Edna ably handles keys and vocals. “It was a conscious decision when we started the band to have electronic drums playing over top of real drums. That’s how we record, so that’s how we wanted to approach it live. The bass lines tend to be sequenced, too, because they’re really quick and chopped-up, which could turn into a mess if we tried to play them live.” 3 benjaminb@nowtoronto.com

THE DAKOTA TAVERN Thu Sept 1 10pm JUNCTION BREWERY Launch Party w/COLONEL TOM

693 Bloor St. W 416-535-9541 WWW.CLINTONS.CA W of Bathurst THU 1 ◆

CARDBOARD CARIBOUS & ARTIFICIAL TREES

DARREN EEDEN'S ALBUM RELEASE PARTY w/guests THE MOST LOYALS FRI 2 ◆ SAT 3 ◆

GIRL & BOY 90s DANCE PARTY

SHAKE, RATTLE SOUL & & ROLL: ROCK N’ ROLL

DRINK, DANCE, GET MESSY W/ THE GIRLS OF BANGS&BLUSH

FUCK IT DANCE PARTY THE BACK TO SCHOOL EDITION! MON 5 ◆ QUIZ NIGHT w/ Terrance Balazo SUN 4 ◆

PSYCHIC BRUNCH & FREE WIFI! Contact Fletch To Play at Clinton's

New Music Night!

bookclintons@hotmail.com or 416.503.2921

Twitter: @ClintonsTavern • facebook.com/ClintonsToronto

-1296 Queen STReeT WeST Thu SEPt

9pm 9pm

Scott Mccord & the Bonafide truth

Back Patio Stage

Monique Barry’S ShowcaSe

HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

fri SEPt

10pm

the rattLeS

HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

sat SEPt

cadiLLac ranch

4pm 10pm the howLing BuLLetS

DJ Vania

fri Sept 2

IndIan Handcrafts

w/The DirTy WaTer, The Mercy NoW Sat Sept 3

sIn dealer

DJ ian Blurton

so long, summer!

w/sPecial DJ seT & Burlesque By rayMi The MiNx tue Sept 6

slander

w/ouTBreD iNlaWs

automatIc toys

w/eleKTrisK GoNNer (FraNce), FiTNess hosted by Bruce laBruce

PerForMaNces By:

live:

open til 4am

with

dentata DJs:

Bruce laBruce, TraVis x Baller, KeViN h (DeaD coPs oF Vile), Plus special appearance:

MisTress F oF Vile 542 Queen St W • 416 504 4239 bovinesexclub.com • bovinebooking@gmail.com

9pm

rockaBiLLy Band night

HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

mon SEPt

kroMBacher MondayS

HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

6 9pm the LouiSiana SnowBLowerS HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH tue SEPt

wed SEPt the Pre-Burn ccMa Launch Party with 7 9pm charLie Major & SPeciaL gueStS

416-536-7717

cadillaclounge.com

TwiTTer.com/Thesneakydees booking@sneaky-dees.com

$3.25 BREAKFAST • MON - FRI 11AM- 4PM thursday september 1

THE DANGEROUS SUMMER I CALL FIVES SLEEPER SKYLIGHT LIFESTORY MONOLOGUE WE ARE THE WILD THINGS friday september 2

tErMinal City riCoChEt:

THE OSSINGTON Thurs 1 Spine Science

w/ DJ Sylvermayne & Kaewonder... deep grooves all night... Fri 2 95 Live w/ DJ Brett Leonhardt... all hits, straight up...

saT 3 Secret ModeLS Ultra-fun, mega dance party...

sun 4 UnLiMited SUndayS End of summer blow-out, bbq, 40’s, turntable madness...

Mon 5 ice & yoLanda Back from the cottage...

Tues 6 deadLieSt Snatch

All the beautiful people...

Wed 7 coMedy at the oSS presented by Mill St, followed by:

dJ WeS aLLen

golden hits of all eras... 61 OSSINGTON AVE | 416•850•0161 | theossington.com

TERMINALS, OUT OF ORDER, SOFISTAFUCKS, CHRONIC SUBMISSION, VULGAR MANNER, SALE GALOUISE, REPETITIONS, BUMPIN’ TACOS, BRUTAL YOUTH eVery saturday

SHAKE A TAIL 60’s pop & soul

sunday september 4

rEaCtion ConCErt sEriEs:

jUMPLE, CENTAURS, MACCIE eVery monday

Legends oF karaoke eVery Wednesday

what’s poppin’ 90’s hip hop party upcoming

SEPT 22 - jAPANDROIDS (TICKETS GOING FAST) SEPT 23 - DAYGLO ABORTIONS

W/ BLACK LUNGS

10pm

Tues Sept 6

THE SURE THINGS 7-9pm THE SWIFTYS

10pm

Thu Sept 8

The Mark Inside BORDELLO MISHAP KIZ-LEGIN

DWAYNE GRETZKY

CD RELEASE PARTY

8-10pm

IVY MAIRI

249 OSSINGTON AVE (just north of Dundas) 416-850-4579 · thedakotatavern.com

SISTER WIVES

The Runs, Cobra, Jess McAvoy

SLANDER, CASTRO Big City Nights

crazy strings

TRISH ROBB, Patrick Dorie THE CARAWAYS, Joel Sweet

HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

MARIACHI FEUGO

7pm

qUEEN LICORICE

DJ Misty

mondo laBruce tIff Party

long tall Deb & the Drifters sep 17 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • BlueS guitar maSter Jack Dekeyzer HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH H H thu sep 1 Garage-psych rock H H H H H H H H with H H H H H H H H and H H fri H H H H sep 2 H H H H H H H H sat sep 3 Late Night Live! H H H H H H H H H H& H HigH lonesome Wednesday • 9:30pm H H H H H H H big city bluegrass H H H featuring members of H H H the foggy hogtown boys H H & the creaking tree H H string quartet H H H thu sep 8 alt-Country folk rock H H H H H H H H H H H H fri sep 9 Next Wave stoner-Garage H H H H H H H H H H H H sat sep 10 Benefit show for... H H H H H H H H H feat. H H H H H H H H H H thursday septeMBer 15 H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH H H indie-Machine presents H H fri sep 16 H H H H H H H H H H sat sep 17 Late Night Live! H H H H H H H H H H H H H H fri sep 23 H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H adv tix @ rotate This, soundscapes H H H H sat sep 24 Late Night Live! H H H H H H H H HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

THE BEAUTIES

MEXICAN FOOD & DRINK SPECIALS

7pm

The Pink & Black attack Presents:

thu Sept 8

10pm

Mon Sept 5 MARIACHI MONDAYS

Saturday Supper Club Blues!

school For Band aids Presents:

Sun Sept 4

486 spadina ave. @ college www.silverdollarroom.com

sep 3 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 7pm

w/MaN The DesTroyer

& BurLeSque

sUN SEPt

Sun Sept 4

caym (cD release!) w/ParTy caT

fri Sept 9 Toronto’s home of Roots, Country and Rockabilly

& THE AMERICAN POUR

DJ Boom Boom club

thu Sept 1

thu sept 1 | 7pm | $10 19+

UlTiMaTE ThE ShOWcaSE

RON lOPaTa HeAD OF A&R, WARNeR MUSIC CANADA

w/special guest

Feat. SaRah J, WiNTER ciTy,

dEclaN, JOEl gElEyNSE, kENdal ThOMPSON, 9vOl, 10,000 hOURS, black TURTlE dOvE, JOhNNy ExxSTaSy, aWc

THOmAS mATHESON

+ STEPHEN PRiCKETT

DOORS @9Pm_$5 NEVER FORGiVE ACTiON

w/ mASTERmiND

Fri sept 2 | 10pm | $5 B4 11, $10 aFter

DOORS @11Pm_$10

YONGE STREET MISSION!

ToronTo’s #1 Hip Hop sHowcase w/special GuesT RiTTZ!!

THE GOODS

The Muso Project, Ejay, Theodor

ghETTOSOckS ‘kEEP iT 100’ w/ TWiN PEakS (muneshine

NEW GHOST, Shbti NLP, The New Amps

Elephant Harvest, Arlene Paculan

THE DIRTY NIL, Eamon McGrath KETCH HARBOUR WOLVES, Little City

HIGH TOP SOCIETY

Skaface, Native Smokes teepee records presents...

qUEST fOR fIRE Naam, Elk Plus! NLP @9:30

MAD ONES “LP Release” w/ The Mercy Now, Archives

dROPPiN kNOWlEdgE sat sept 3 | 7pm | $5

JUNO NOMINATeD ARTIST

& Ghettosocks) & aiN’T NO lOvE dJs: MUNEShiNE & ghETTOSOckS suN sept 4 | drs 8:30pm | $5

laUgh SabbaTh: PURE gOld! hosted by Tim gilbert

everY SUnDaY at the rivoli www.laUGhSabbath.CoM

moN sept 5 | drs 8:30pm | pwYC ($5) Mc STEvE dylaN Dave Merheje, GrahaM ChittenDen jeff elliott, riCharD lett anD More!

alTdOTcOMEdylOUNgE.cOM BroadCast live oN FacEbOOk.cOM/alTdOTcOMEdylOUNgE tue sept 6 | drs 8:30pm | pwYC ($5) PicNicFacE livE in tiMe for the SeaSon preMiere of piCniCfaCe on the CoMeDY network, CoMe oUt anD See theM live!

w/ SCOTT C + ANDY wiLLiAmS

DOORS @11Pm_$10 mOViES iN THE mESS HALL PRESENTS:

DiRTY DANCiNG HOSTED BY JEN mCNEELY

DOORS @7Pm $15 mOViE + DiNNER OR $5 FOR mOViE

BOOT KNiVES DOORS @11Pm_$10

mAT mCHUGH & THE BEAUTiFUL GiRLS (SOLO ACOUSTiC)

DOORS @8:30Pm_$13.50 ADV

SkETchcOMEdylOUNgE.cOM wed sept 7

UNivERSal MUSic caNada ShOWcaSE

thurs sept 8 | 7pm | 19+ LIve NATION pReSeNTS NEW NOiSE livE! Feat. haRlaN PEPPER w/ bRETT caSWEll, ThE MaRQUEE ROSE, & bEN SOMER

COMING SOON SepT 15 REbEkah higgS SepT 16 ThE WildERNESS SepT 24 a haWk & a hackSaW 332 QUEEN ST. W. | 416.596.1908 | rivoli.ca

BROKEN ENGLiSH w/ Tim SwEENEY (BEATS iN SPACE) DOORS @12Am_$10 RiCH AUCOiN + GUESTS

DOORS @8Pm_$10 THEDRAKEHOTEL.CA/EVENTS TwiTTER.COm/THEDRAKEHOTEL 1150 QUEEN ST w TORONTO 416.531.5042

NOW september 1-7 2011

clubs&concerts œcontinued from page 50

mod cluB Grave, Blood Red Throne, Pathology, Gigan doors 7 pm, all ages.

orBit room The Lion’s Den (reggae). trAnzAc soutHern cross This Is Awesome!

(indie lounge) 7 pm.

FOLK/BLuES/COunTRY/WORLD

AspettA cAffe Labour Day Open Jam 2-7 pm. cAdillAc lounge Jason Kirkness 9 pm. cAmeron House Betty Stew 6 pm. cne cAsino pAtio Paul James Band (blues) 4

to 7:30 pm.

cne midwAy stAge Shania Twin (Shania Twain tribute) 3 to 7 pm. cAstro’s lounge Smoky Folk 9 pm.

HArBourfront centre redpAtH sugAr stAge Hot & Spicy Food Festival Luis Mario

Ochoa (salsa/Cuban son/Latin jazz) 3:30 pm.

HArBourfront centre westJet stAge Hot & Spicy Food Festival Afroteque 4:30 pm.

tHe locAl Hamstrung String Band. mel lAstmAn squAre Hispanic Fiesta Sol de

Cuba, Mariachi Viva Mexico, Carlos Cruz and others 3 to 9 pm. tHe pAinted lAdy Open Mic 9 pm. supermArket Pat Robitaille Band 8:30 pm. trAnzAc soutHern cross Open Stage 10 pm. yonge-dundAs squAre Samba In The Square: Brazilian Day Canada Festival Exaltasamba, Batucada Carioca, Joyce Candido, José Paulo, the Samba Connection and more 1:30 to 8 pm.

JAzz/CLASSICAL/ExPERIMEnTAL

emmet rAy BAr Dan V Dan (jazz) 9 pm. gAte 403 Jordan Lazaruk Jazz Duo 5 pm. gAte 403 Vincent Bertucci Jazz Band 9 pm. rex Peter Hill Quintet 6:30 pm. rex Remembering Dave McMurdo Mike Mal-

Tuesday, September 6

Wednesday, September 7

POP/ROCK/HIP-HOP/SOuL

AlleycAtz Swing Tuesdays Carlo Berardinucci

& the Double A Jazz Swing Band 8 pm. Bovine sex cluB Slander. drAke Hotel underground Mat McHugh & the Beautiful Girls (pop) doors 8:30 pm. grAffiti’s Max Marshall 5 pm. HArlem underground John Campbell (jazz/ pop/soul/R&B) 8:30 pm. HorsesHoe Nu Music Nite Wagons, the Young Evils, Seattle, Calgary AB 9 pm. tHe locAl Massey Harris (rock). tHe piston The Dead Tuesdays, Mercy Flight 10 pm. soyBomB Wolves in the Throne Room, Thou, Thantifaxath, Gates doors 8 pm, all ages. trAnzAc soutHern cross Collette Savard 7:30 pm.

emmet rAy BAr Peter Boyd and the Mutant

cAstro’s lounge Quiet Revolutions (singer/ songwriter jam) 10 pm. c’est wHAt Emily Jill West 9 pm. cloAk & dAgger puB Slocan Ramblers 10 pm. douBle deuce sAloon Open Mic. tHe fountAin Blue Grass Mondays Badly Bent. free times cAfe Keith Jolie, TB Judd, Tyler Gilbert, Lucas Stagg 8 pm. monArcHs puB Acoustic Open Stage John Jackson 8 pm. tHe pAinted lAdy Darelle London (folk/indie/ pop) 8:30 pm, Michael O’Grady 11 pm. rex Monthly Blues Jam Dr Nick & the Rollercoasters 9:30 pm.

JAzz/CLASSICAL/ExPERIMEnTAL

dominion on queen Django Jam 8:30 pm. gAte 403 Kelsey McNulty Jazz Band 5 pm. gAte 403 Richard Whiteman and James

goodHAndy’s Ladyplus Parties DJ Cesar doors 8 pm.5 insomniA Soulful Tuesdays DJ D-Jay. tHe ossington Deadliest Snatch.

september 1-7 2011 NOW

FOLK/BLuES/COunTRY/WORLD

Fairbanks Jr. insomniA DJs Topher, Oranj (rock). tHe ossington Ice & Yolanda.

English, Matte Black 9 pm. tHe locAl Ray Whimsey Sweetpiece. pHoenix concert tHeAtre Matisyahu, Trevor Hall, KO doors 6:30 pm, all ages. sound AcAdemy Within Temptation, Three doors 7 pm, all ages. supermArket Wednesdays Go Pop! Allie Hughes, Paper Lions, Nick Rose 9:45 pm. terri o’s sports BAr Gary 17’s Open Stage Murray Powell (eclectic) 9 pm.

FOLK/BLuES/COunTRY/WORLD

DAnCE MuSIC/DJ/LOunGE

AlleycAtz Salsa Night DJ Frank Bischun 8 pm. Bovine sex cluB Moody Mondays Douglas

Talent Scouts Showcase (rock) doors 7 pm.

HorsesHoe Urban Preacher, Hue, Motel

Thompson Jazz Band 9 pm. rex Trevor Giancola Trio 6:30 pm. trAnzAc soutHern cross The Rent 10 pm.

one Jazz Orchestra 9:30 pm.

drAke Hotel underground Universal Music

DAnCE MuSIC/DJ/LOunGE

AlleycAtz The Graceful Daddies 8:30 pm. cAmeron House The Cameron Brothers (folk/rock) 10 pm. Duo (blues) 9 pm.

grAffiti’s Darin Yorston (bluegrass/folk) 5

pm, Kitgut Oldtime Stringband 7 pm. grossmAn’s Rockin’ Blues Jam Ernest Lee & Cotton Traffic 9 pm. HugH’s room JP Cormier & the Elliott Brothers 8:30 pm. tHe pAinted lAdy Joel Sweet (acoustic) 9 pm. reposAdo Sol Wednesdays Spy Vs Sly Vs Spy. silver dollAr High Lonesome Wednesday: Big City Bluegrass Crazy Strings doors 9 pm. trAnzAc soutHern cross David Woodhead’s Confabulation (alt folk) 7:30 pm. trAnzAc soutHern cross Andrew Downing, Jayme Stone (banjo/cello duet) 10 pm.

JAzz/CLASSICAL/ExPERIMEnTAL

cHAlkers puB Girls’ Night Out Jazz Lisa Particelli (jazz) 8 pm. cloAk & dAgger puB James McEleney Quartet (jazz) 10 pm. dominion on queen Corktown Uke Jam 8 pm. gAllery 345 Nicolas Caloia Quartet 8 pm. gAte 403 Zaynab Wilson Jazz Band 5 pm. gAte 403 Kurt Nielsen and Richard Whiteman Jazz Band. nAwlins JAzz BAr Jim Heineman Trio 7 pm. rex Worst Pop Band Ever 6:30 pm.

Venue Index AlleycAtz 2409 Yonge. 416-481-6865. AmAdeus 184 Augusta. 416-591-1245. AmsterdAm Brewery 21 Bathurst. 416504-6882. Annex wreckroom 794 Bathurst. 416536-0346. AquilA 347 Keele. 416-761-7474. AspettA cAffe 207 Augusta. 416-725-0693. AugustA House 152 Augusta. 416-977-8881. BeAver 1192 Queen W. 416-537-2768. Blue moon 725 Queen E. 416-463-8868. Bovine sex cluB 542 Queen W. 416-504-4239. tHe Boxing loft 263 Adelaide W. 416-6011457. cAdillAc lounge 1296 Queen W. 416-5367717. cAmeron House 408 Queen W. 416-7030811. cAnAdiAn nAtionAl exHiBition 210 Princes’ Blvd. 416-263-3800. cAstro’s lounge 2116 Queen E. 416-6998272. centre islAnd Toronto Islands. c’est wHAt 67 Front E. 416-867-9499. cHAlkers puB 247 Marlee. 416-789-2531. clinton’s 693 Bloor W. 416-535-9541. cloAk & dAgger puB 394 College. 647-4360228. creAtures creAting 627 Queen W. crown & tiger 414 College. 416-920-3115. czeHoski 678 Queen W. 416-366-6787. tHe dAnny 2183 Danforth. 416-686-1705. dAve’s... on st clAir 730 St Clair W. 416657-3283. de sotos 1079 St Clair W. 416-651-2109. direct energy centre 100 Princes Blvd, Exhibition Place. dominion on queen 500 Queen E. 416368-6893. douBle deuce sAloon 1168 Queen W. 416-537-1313. downsview pArk 35 Carl Hall. 416-9540544. drAke Hotel 1150 Queen W. 416-531-5042. tHe duke live.com 1225 Queen E. 416-4635302. eAst side mArio’s mississAugA 3075 Argentia. 905-785-6666. el mocAmBo 464 Spadina. 416-777-1777. emmet rAy BAr 924 College. 416-792-4497. empire lounge 50 Cumberland. 416-8408440. fActory tHeAtre 125 Bathurst. 416-5049971. fly 8 Gloucester. 416-410-5426.

footwork 425 Adelaide W. 416-913-3488. tHe fountAin 1261 Dundas W. 416-203-2311. free times cAfe 320 College. 416-967-1078. gAllery 345 345 Sorauren. 416-822-9781. gAte 403 403 Roncesvalles. 416-588-2930. glAdstone Hotel 1214 Queen W. 416-5314635. goodHAndy’s 120 Church. 416-760-6514. grAffiti’s 170 Baldwin. 416-506-6699. tHe greAt HAll 1087 Queen W. 416-8263330. grossmAn’s 379 Spadina. 416-977-7000. guvernment 132 Queens Quay E. 416-8690045. guvernment/kool HAus 132 Queens Quay E. HArBourfront centre 235 Queens Quay W. 416-973-4000. HArd luck BAr 812 Dundas W. HArlem 67 Richmond E. 416-368-1920. HArlem underground 745 Queen W. 416-366-4743. HorsesHoe 370 Queen W. 416-598-4753. tHe Hoxton 69 Bathurst. HugH’s room 2261 Dundas W. 416-5316604. influx creAtive spAce 141 Spadina. insomniA 563 Bloor W. 416-588-3907. keAting cHAnnel 2 Villiers. 416-572-0030. kops records 229 Queen W. lee’s pAlAce 529 Bloor W. 416-532-1598. li’ly 656 College. 416-532-0419. tHe locAl 396 Roncesvalles. 416-535-6225. london tAp House 250 Adelaide W. 416205-1234. lulA lounge 1585 Dundas W. 416-5880307. mArgret 2952 Dundas W. 416-762-3373. mel lAstmAn squAre 5100 Yonge. 416395-7582. mississAugA civic centre 300 City Centre. 905-896-5088. mod cluB 722 College. 416-588-4663. monArcHs puB 33 Gerrard W. 416-5854352. nAco gAllery cAfe 1665 Dundas W. 647347-6499. nAtHAn pHillips squAre 100 Queen W. nAwlins JAzz BAr 299 King W. 416-5951958. neu+rAl 349a College. 416-926-2112. nocturne 550 Queen W. 416-504-2178. old mill inn 21 Old Mill Rd. 416-236-2641. ontArio plAce 955 Lake Shore W. 416-3149900.

rex CD release Doug Burrell 9:30 pm. somewHere tHere studio Arnd Jurgenson 8

pm.

DAnCE MuSIC/DJ/LOunGE

Annex wreckroom Thank Goodness It’s Wednesday Rick Toxic 10 pm.

BeAver Mighty Real DJs John Caffery & the

Robotic Kid (dance workout party) 10 pm.

orBit room 580A College. 416-535-0613. tHe ossington 61 Ossington. 416-850-0161. tHe pAinted lAdy 218 Ossington. 647-2135239. pArts & lABour 1566 Queen W. 416-5887750. pHoenix concert tHeAtre 410 Sherbourne. 416-323-1251. tHe piston 937 Bloor W. 416-532-3989. tHe port 1179 Dundas W. 416-516-1270. rAncHo relAxo 300 College. 416-9200366. remArks BAr & grill 1026 Coxwell. 416429-9889. reposAdo 136 Ossington. 416-532-6474. reservoir lounge 52 Wellington E. 416955-0887. revivAl 783 College. 416-535-7888. rex 194 Queen W. 416-598-2475. rivoli 332 Queen W. 416-596-1908. rockpile 5555 Dundas W. 416-504-6699. tHe sAvoy 1166 Queen W. 751 751 Queen W. 647-436-6681. siestA nouveAux 15 Lower Sherbourne. 416-364-4556. silver dollAr 486 Spadina. 416-763-9139. sneAky dee’s 431 College. 416-603-3090. somewHere tHere studio 227 Sterling, #112. sound AcAdemy 11 Polson. 416-461-3625. soutHside JoHnny’s 3653 Lake Shore W. 416-521-6302. soyBomB 156 Bathurst. spirits 642 Church. 416-967-0001. sportster’s 1430 Danforth. 416-778-0258. sunnyside pAvilion 1755 Lake Shore W. 416-531-2233. supermArket 268 Augusta. 416-840-0501. tAttoo rock pArlour 567 Queen W. 416-703-5488. ten feet tAll 1381 Danforth. 416-778-7333. terri o’s sports BAr 185 Danforth. toronto music gArden 475 Queens Quay W. 416-973-4000. totA lounge 592 Queen W. trAnzAc 292 Brunswick. 416-923-8137. trinity st. pAul’s cHurcH 427 Bloor W. 416-922-8435. villAge of yorkville pArk Cumberland and Bellair. wAterfAlls 303 Augusta. 416-927-9666. wHite swAn 836 Danforth. 416-463-8089. wrongBAr 1279 Queen W. 416-516-8677. yonge-dundAs squAre Yonge & Dundas.

Bovine sex cluB DJ Darth Virgos. goodHAndy’s Ladyplus Parties DJ Todd

Klinck doors 8 pm.5 insomniA Parro (house). tHe ossington DJ Wes Allen (golden hits). sneAky dee’s What’s Poppin’ (90s hip-hop). totA lounge Ovrflo Wednesdays gaDJet, Nikola (deep soulful house) 10 pm. 3

disc of the week

Gonna Die Again; the piano house melody of How Deep Is Your Love?; and the Balkan dance-pop vibe of Come Back To Me. Top track: How Deep Is Your Love? KEVIN RITCHIE

JULIANA HATFIELD There’s Always An-

ñWAGONS

Rumble, Shake And Tumble (Six Shooter) Rating: NNNN Wagons’ poppy, soulful cow-punk is as clever as it is swaggerific. The Australian band shifts through genres – including psychedelic heavy rock – often enough to make you wonder if leader Henry Wagon has a personality disorder. On their fifth album, the tour-tight troupe throws a few bars of funk into the beginning of Downlow before launching into the rest of the hook-filled Heartbreakersish opening track. A love of American music comes through on a

Pop/Rock

LITTLE GIRLS Cults (Hand Drawn Dracula/

Outside) Rating: NNN If you were expecting Toronto’s Little Girls to clean things up and hit a proper studio like so many other lo-fi noise pop acts have lately, you’re going to have to wait a bit longer. This newest EP is just as murky and distorted as ever. It’s not a total retread, though. The fuzzed-out guitars aren’t as upfront any more, and icy-cold synths are more the focus this time around. But despite the updates, the gloomy mood and reverb-drenched textures are still the calling cards. It’s essentially a slightly more refined version of the post-punk-inspired sound that garnered the project so much blog love a couple of years ago, with a bit more new wave. This isn’t such a bad thing, but it’s not as easy to get excited by a young musician reimagining 80s goth-pop from a garage punk perspective as it was when they first grabbed our attention. This disc probably won’t win the band many new fans, but it shouldn’t disappoint existing ones either, and shows enough growth so we’re still excited about their next fulllength album. Top track: Daydream BENJAMIN BOLES

STEPHEN MALKMUS AND THE JICKS Mirror Traffic (Matador) Rating: NNN This is the album Pavement fanatics have been waiting 10 years for. After a decade of rejecting everything that people loved about the iconic 90s slacker-rock band,

raunchy, ridiculous tribute to Willie Nelson, but it’s during the heart-on-yoursleeve country songs (Moon Into The Sun, Daydreams) when Wagons’s Aussie delivery makes for beautiful results. The band doesn’t choose between funny and serious, opting for generous amounts of both. The singalong choruses are brilliant, but some of the sillier material might be best experienced live. Top track: Moon Into The Sun Wagons play the Horseshoe Tuesday (September 6). SARAH GREENE

Malkmus has dropped the jam-band noodling and returned to writing understated, ramshackle pop tunes. Hell, he’s even teamed up with fellow alt-rock-era legend Beck to produce it. But following on the heels of a cash-grab Pavement reunion tour and retrospective collection, something feels a bit contrived about Mirror Traffic. Wasn’t Generation X supposed to be above the endless nostalgia of the boomers? Snark aside, this is Malkmus doing what he does best. Casually clever lyrics, gloriously fuzzy guitar leads and that immediately identifiable off-kilter pop genius dominate. Fifteen tracks is about five too many, but that’s why we’ve got the skip button. Beck doesn’t intrude too much as a producer and keeps that lovable looseness intact. Had he convinced Malkmus to trim more of the fat, a good album might have been great instead. Top track: Senator Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks play the Phoenix September 21. BB

THE RAPTURE In The Grace Of Your Love

(DFA) Rating: NNN After spending the better part of a decade making music for major labels, the Rapture were overcome by debilitating turmoil and have emerged – minus bassist Matt Safer – with their first album in five years, this time for the indie label they helped launch, DFA. There’s a whiff of the angular postpunk with which they’re most often associated in the shuffling bass lines, but for the most part this is a stylistically varied album united by big, emotive choruses. Indeed, the band seems so focused on nailing a memorable pop hook that it sometimes feels like Luke Penner’s hearton-his-sleeve falsetto is hammering a little too hard. Unlike many bands intent on overcoming baggage – musical or otherwise – the Rapture wear their adventurous spirit with confidence. Not every song succeeds, and the best moments tend to be the danciest: the urgent disco of Never

other Girl (independent) Rating: NNN It’s a confusing time in music when an artist as well known and established as Juliana Hatfield has to take donations to bankroll her new record. You wonder why a label wouldn’t be willing to underwrite such a gifted songwriter. But then track 12 comes on, in which Hatfield moans the dreary chorus “The batteries are dead, totally dead, completely dead” about a cellphone and you remember that she probably did too many drugs with Evan Dando and is now slightly out of her mind. But it’s not all bad. Many of the other 13 songs on her 11th studio album (financed by pledgemusic, with a percentage going to animal shelters) show flashes of the melodic brilliance of her early 90s output, like the sweetly sung Failure, the easy groove of Thousands Of Guitars and the bluesy boogie of Don’t Wanna Dance. They create goodwill that songs like the title track, a plea to go easy on Lindsay Lohan, work hard to destroy. There must be something about continual self-sabotage that Hatfield can relate to. Top track: Failure JASON KELLER

Hip-hop

Canadians also appear: Drake, Nelly Furtado, Luu Breeze and producer Boi-1da. We’re seven songs in before Game finally raps solo, albeit explosively, on the Boyz n the Hood-referencing Ricky. The features wouldn’t be so bad if Game didn’t yield to the wattage and personalities of his co-stars. (Again, he can rap when he tries.) Used as a constant crutch, however, they quell his ferocity. Top track: Martians Vs. Goblins, featuring Lil Wayne and Tyler, the Creator ANUPA MISTRY

Metal

IN THE THRONE ROOM ñWOLVES NNNN

Celestial Lineage (Southern Lord) Rating: Olympia, Washington’s Wolves in the Throne Room have made their most accessible album to date, featuring short musical segues interspersed with the elaborate longer songs that have been their stock in trade. That’s not to say it’s a pop album; it’s too intricate and contradictory for that. Brothers Nathan and Aaron Weaver transcend the rules of black metal while maintaining some key elements. Psyche-

LIL WAYNE The Carter IV (Young Money/ Universal) Rating: NN Lil Wayne called his most recent mixtape Sorry 4 The Wait. After listening to The Carter IV, we think he should call his next one Sorry 4 The Album. His ninth solo LP sounds like it was created in a few uninspired weeks. There are some high notes. In It’s Good, a song with no chorus and featuring Jadakiss and Drake, Weezy takes some belowbelt shots at Jay-Z. Still, nothing comes close to touching scorchers like A Milli from Tha Carter III. Mediocre lines dominate MegaMan, the most lyrical song on the album: “tools on deck / Home Depot” and “that’s my word-word like thesaurus.” President Carter, with its serious harp notes and sample from Jimmy Carter’s inaugural speech, initially sounds political. Instead, it’s a middling “don’t fuck with me” anthem. Save for 6 Foot 7 Foot, there are no party songs where Wayne sounds like he’s just having fun. He’s still getting more women than a taping of Ellen, but on this, his most emo album to date, he sounds like he really needs a hug. Top track: It’s Good JASON RICHARDS

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GRACE JONES Hurricane (PIAS) Rating: NNN From the striking Jean-Paul Goude artwork to that man-eating voice and dark riddims courtesy of Sly and Robbie, Mikey Chung and Sticky Thompson, Grace Jones’s 10th album – and first since 1989 – contains many ingredients from the pop iconoclast’s classic 80s material. Despite the lengthy hiatus, Jones sounds as invigorated as ever, effortlessly morphing from fearsome alien on Corporate Cannibal to gracious daughter on the autobiographical I’m Crying (Mother’s Tears). Even when she strays into overwrought moodiness during the disc’s triphoppy second half, her menacing omnipotence has a way of willing you onward. Released in the UK in 2008, Hurricane arrives in North America as a deluxe edition. The second disc, a near-Graceless dub version remixed by producer Ivor Guest and guitarist Adam Green with material left over from the original studio sessions, is definitely for the heads. Top track: This Is KR

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Rating: NN Credit is due to Compton, California, rapper Game. He’s managed to sustain an eight-year career, though nobody really knows how. His 2005 debut, The Documentary, was strong (with effort, he’s not a bad rapper), but since then he’s coasted on albums pumped up with all-star collaborations, beef upon beef and a longstanding Dr. Dre affiliation. The credits on his 21-song fourth LP reveal a conspicuously muscular guest list: Snoop Dogg, Dre, Lil Wayne, Tyler, the Creator, Kendrick Lamar, Chris Brown. Four

delic guitar lines, drones and harp are found among the blasted beats, shrieked vocals and ungodly speed. A haunting introduction sung by return collaborator Jessika Kenney accompanied by tinkling chimes establishes a sound that’s both icy and inviting before WITTR launch into a guitar/voice/drum assault at once terrifying and beautiful, much like the album itself. Top track: Astral Blood Wolves in the Throne Room play Soybomb HQ on September 6. JOANNE HUFFA

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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

Allyson McMackon’s take on the fairy tale is dark but also celebratory.

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Hungry like the Wolf

Theatre Rusticle’s reworking of Peter And The Wolf shows teeth By JORDAN BIMM PETER AND THE WOLF conceived and directed by Allyson McMackon, with Hume Baugh, Matthew Romantini, Lucy Rupert, William Yong and others. Presented by Theatre Rusticle at the Theatre Centre (1087 Queen West). Previews Saturday and Monday (September 3 and 5), opens Tuesday (September 6) and runs to September 11, Tuesday-Saturday 7:30 pm, matinees Saturday-Sunday 2 pm. $15$22, matinees pwyc. 416-538-0988.

jack layton’s very public death has once again brought difficult endof-life issues to the fore of many Canadians’ minds. How can you prepare yourself to die? How should you spend your final hours on earth? These timely yet timeless questions are explored in Theatre Rusticle’s dark new adaptation of Peter And The Wolf. Known for crafting surreal, movement-based companion pieces to famous stories like Macbeth (Birnam Wood) and the sinking of the Titanic (April 14, 1912), Rusticle interprets Sergei Prokofiev’s famous orchestral piece for young people as a more macabre tale set years later. Peter (David Smukler), now an old man on his deathbed, is visited by the wolf (William Yong) one last time. “It’s very heavy,” admits Allyson McMackon, Rusticle’s artistic director. “We look at what is means to be

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approaching the end of your life. “Last year a few of my close friends passed away, and I had the opportunity to speak with them and be with them near the end. I was very moved by that experience. I had always wondered what happens. What’s that like? It had always been very mysterious to me. This show is a concrete exploration of this moment that we will all face. We want to look at it in a more conscious way and not simply be spooked.” In the show, the deathbed scene serves as a frame (“Like a Ghost of Christmas Past thing”) within which the wolf helps Peter review his life. In addition to new stories and relationships imagined by McMackon and the company, the show also incorporates the classic tale of Peter’s first boyhood encounter with the wolf, told as a flashback. Just as in the original, live music – a first for Theatre Rusticle – will play a central role in this version. “The initial impetus for this show was to see if we could make a production that incorporated theatre, dance and live music,” says McMackon. An onstage chamber orchestra plays eight new adaptations by Patric Caird of contemporary music, plus the familiar themes written by Prokofiev back in the 1930s. “Music is really the architecture of this piece,” explains McMackon. “It

doesn’t underscore the action – it creates it.” McMackon breaks down the traditional divide between orchestra and actors by incorporating the musicians’ physical movements into the action of the show. Each player is paired with a character in the story – much like Prokofiev’s use of leitmotifs – and as they play they also embody aspects of that character. Likewise, the actors translate aspects of the music into their movements and gestures. Creating the show was a collective process that took place during rehearsals. “In our improvisations we ask questions about the music, and I do my best to shape and direct these. Then we devise and build gestures in response. Part of Theatre Rusticle’s approach is to illuminate the fact that the answers we come up with are not final, and that uncertainty and process remain important elements of the performance.” Despite the grim theme, McMackon insists the show won’t be overly gloomy. “The play is dark, but it’s also a massive celebration. We want people to see Peter’s life as their own, projected through this prism.” “We always ask, do you want to explore what you know, or what you don’t know?” 3 stage@nowtoronto.com

Light Opera Company). Love blooms at a carousel ride in this classic musical. Opens Sep 7 and runs to Sep 24, Wed 7 pm, Thu-Sat 8 pm, mats Sun (and Sep 24) 2 pm. $28. Fairview Library Theatre, 35 Fairview Mall. 416-7551717, civiclightoperacompany.com. CHURCH GIRL by Angela Barrow-Dunlap (Profile Entertainment). A pastor’s daughter is seduced by the material world and her secret life is revealed. Sep 2-3, Fri-Sat 8 pm, mat Sat 3 pm. $48-$98. Sony Centre for the Performing Arts, 1 Front E. 416-250-8500, ticketmaster.ca. HEROES by Gerald Sibleyras (Thousand Islands Playhouse). Three WWI veterans seek one last adventure in this comedy. Opens Sep 2 and runs to Oct 1, Tue-Sat 8 pm, mats Sat-Sun and Wed 2:30 pm. $16-$32. Springer Theatre, Gananoque. 1000islandsplayhouse.com. LAB CAB FESTIVAL (Lab Cab). This festival of dance, theatre, music, comedy, film, art and more features Shadowland Theatre, Newton Moraes, Gadfly Dance, Morro & Jasp, Sara Farb, Jeanie Calleja and others. (See related story, page 56.) Sep 3-4, noon to 6 pm. Free. Factory Theatre, 125 Bathurst. labcab.ca. MISS CALEDONIA by Melody A Johnson (Blyth Festival). A 1950s farm girl dreams of being an actress in the big city in this solo show. Sep 1-3, see website for schedule. $20, stu $15. Phillips Studio, 209 Dinsley, Blyth. 1-877-862-5984, blythfestival.com. PAINS OF YOUTH by Ferdinand Bruckner (WORKhouse Theatre). Youths struggle with love, sex, crime, suicide and coming of age in 1920s Austria. Opens Sep 7 and runs to Sep 17, Tue-Sun 7 pm, mats Sep 10-11 at 2 pm. $20. Unit 102, 46 Noble. workhousetheatre.com. PETER AND THE WOLF by Sergei Prokofiev (Theatre Rusticle). On the eve of Peter’s death, he and the Wolf recall their lives in this adult version of the kids’ story (see story, this page). Previews Sep 3-5, Sat and Mon 7:30 pm. Opens Sep 6 and runs to Sep 11, Tue-Sat 7:30 pm, mats Sat-Sun 2 pm. $22, stu/srs $15, previews $5-$10, mat pwyc. Theatre Centre, 1087 Queen W. 416-538-0988, theatrerusticle.org. WHO’S UNDER WHERE? by Marcia Kash and Doug Hughes (Drayton Entertainment). A lingerie fashion show goes awry in this comedy. Opens Sep 7 and runs to Sep 24, see website for schedule. $42, stu $21.50. Drayton Festival Theatre, 33 Wellington S, Drayton. 1-888-449-4463, draytonentertainment.com.

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I NEED TO KNOW MY FATHER by Marcia Brown

(Marcia Brown Productions). Years after race and class divides two families, a teen sets out

to find her father. Sep 2 at 8 pm. $35-$40 (benefit for United Achievers Community Services). Rose Theatre, 1 Theatre Lane, Brampton. 905-874-2844, rosetheatre.ca. TRUE STORIES, MADE UP PLAYS (Sage Tyrtle). Improv troupes act out plays based on stories. Sep 2 at 8 pm. Free. Black Swan, 154 Danforth. 416-469-0537. WHO WANTS TO BE A SURVIVOR? (Lili and Brian Caws). Game show contestants are caught in a murder mystery. Sep 3 at 8 pm (dinner from 6:30 pm). $25 (w/ dinner $70). Mysteriously Yours... Dinner Theatre, 2026 Yonge. 416-4867469, mysteriouslyyours.com.

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ANGELINA BALLERINA THE MUSICAL by Susan Di

Lallo and Ben Morss (Vital Theatre). Angelina and her friends try out for the lead role in this all-ages show. Runs to Oct 30, Sun 11 am. $20. Lower Ossington Theatre, 100A Ossington. 416-642-8973, lowerossingtontheatre.com. 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, Thu-Sat 7:30 pm, mat Sat 1:30 pm. $36-$130. Canon Theatre, 244 Victoria. 416-872-1212, mirvish.com. NNNNN (GS) EXIT THE KING by Eugene Ionesco (Soulpepper). Director Albert Schultz has difficulty finding the right tone in the first half of Ionesco’s absurdist work about a 400-year-old king who’s told he’s going to be dead by the play’s end. Soulpepper’s go-to clown, Oliver Dennis, conveys both ridiculousness and pathos in the title role, and together with Trish Lindström (as a maid) and Brenda Robins (as his demanding first wife) he makes the second half a poignant, heartfelt paean to life, love and death. Runs to Sep 9, see website for schedule. $45-$65, stu $28, rush $5-$22. Young Centre for the Performing Arts, 55 Mill. 416-8668666, soulpepper.ca. NNN (GS) THE GLASS MENAGERIE by Tennessee Williams (Soulpepper). Ted Dykstra’s moving production begins and ends with Tom Wingfield (Stuart Hughes), recalling the past long after having abandoned his St. Louis family. Nancy Palk shines as the formerly genteel Amanda, and Gemma James-Smith admirably transcends any idea of Laura as a tragic pixie. The impassioned performances and sensitive direction produce an unflinching view of Tennessee Williams’s wounded family. Runs to Sep 10, see website for schedule. $45-$65, rush $5-$22. Young Centre for the Performing Arts, 55 Mill. 416-866-8666, soulpepper.ca. NNNN (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 Oct 30, Sun 1:30 pm. $20. Lower Ossington Theatre, 100A Ossington. vitaltheatre.ca. TOTEM by Robert Lepage (Cirque du Soleil). Cirque du Soleil’s touring show attempts to tell the story of human evolution, and if anyone could make stage magic from this ambitious premise, it’s writer/director Lepage. Helped by a superb design team, Lepage revitalizes circus routines, adding visual surprises and character bits to raise the dramatic stakes. This is also the sexiest Cirque show in recent memory; routines involving a trio of scantily clad acrobats and an aboriginal-inspired roller skating sequence could very well raise your own totem pole. Runs to Oct 9, TueSat 8 pm, mats Sun 1 & 5 pm, Fri-Sat 4 pm (no show Sep 6). $74-$249, stu/srs $67-$235, kids under 12 $54-$208. Grand Chapiteau, Port

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Poole power irene Poole astonishes in revival of the Little Years By JON KAPLAN

Irene Poole and a terrific ensemble bite into John Mighton’s riveting play.

THE LITTLE YEARS by John Mighton,

directed by Chris Abraham (Stratford). In rep until September 24 at the Studio Theatre, Stratford. $50-$80.50. 1-800-567-1600, stratfordfestival.ca. See listing, page 56. Rating: nnnnn

john mighton’s the little years is the theatrical equivalent of throwing a pebble into a still pond and watching the ripples spread across its surface. Nuanced, emotionally subtle and filled with first-class performances, the production, directed with intelligence and careful shading by Chris Abraham, is a gem at this year’s Stratford Festival. At its centre is Kate, initially an Lands, Commissioners at Cherry. cirquedusoleil.com. nnnn (GS) WHITE BITIng dog by Judith Thompson (Soulpepper). As he’s about to jump, a suicidal young man (Mike Ross) believes he hears a white dog instructing him how to turn his life around. Joseph Ziegler and Fiona Reid bring great humanity to their roles as his estranged parents, with Michaela Washburn injecting some ethical balance as Pony and Gregory Prest taking a humorous turn as a young punk boy toy. Director Nancy Palk makes a strong directorial debut, incorporating the many absurd elements of this challenging play without sacrificing its emotional depth. Runs to Oct 1, 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 (Debbie Fein-Goldbach) THE WInTER’S TALE by William Shakespeare (Canadian Stage Dream in High Park). This mostly faithful rendition of one of the Bard’s lesser-known comedies is hampered by a bland set and odd costume choices. However, a strong dramatic performance by David Jansen (Leontes), and funny comic turns by John Blackwood (Autolycus) salvage an otherwise ho-hum production. Runs to Sep 4, Tue-Sun 8 pm. Pwyc ($20 sugg); under 14 free. High Park Amphitheatre, Bloor W and Parkside. canadianstage.com/dream. nnn (Jordan Bimm)

Out of Town THE AdmIRABLE cRIcHTon by JM Barrie (Shaw Festival). Barrie’s thoughtful and ñ sometimes romantic play looks at the con-

trasting social hierarchies in the worlds of civilized London and a deserted tropical island. The ensemble, headed by Steven Sutcliffe as the conservative, subservient butler who becomes the leader on the island, captures the script’s comedy and irony, while director Morris Panych gives the story a musical vaudeville frame. Runs in rep to Oct 29. $24-$106. Festival Theatre, Niagara-on-the-Lake. 1-800-511-

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enthusiastic teen (Bethany Jillard) thrilled with investigating the mysteries of time and space; she yearns for a career in science. But it’s 1957, and her mother, Alice (Chick Reid), pooh-poohs the idea; girls get married and have families, they don’t become thinkers. Alice favours her son, William, an award-winning student. We next meet the adult Kate (Irene Poole), a downtrodden secretary whose sharp edges keep almost everyone away, though her sister-in-law, Grace (Yanna McIntosh), married to William (now a famous poet), does her best to befriend Kate. The play concludes 45 years after it began, with Grace’s daughter Tanya (Jillard) making an unexpected con7429, shawfest.com. nnnn (JK) BEdTImE SToRIES by Norm Foster (Port Stanley Festival Theatre). Six vignettes look at human nature in this comedy. Runs to Sep 10, see website for schedule. $25-$28. 6-302 Bridge, Port Stanley. portstanleytheatre.ca. BILLY BISHop goES To WAR by John Gray (Thousand Islands Playhouse). The famous WWI fighter pilot looks back on his life in this musical. Runs to Sep 3, Thu-Sat 8 pm, mat FriSat 2:30 pm. $16-$32. Firehall Theatre, Gananoque. 1000islandsplayhouse.com. BLuE SuEdE SHoES: mEmoRIES oF THE kIng by Colin Stewart and Chris McHarge (Drayton Entertainment). This musical tribute features the songs of Elvis Presley. Runs to Sep 3, see website for schedule. $42, stu $22. Playhouse II, 70689 B Line, Grand Bend. 1-888-4494463, draytonentertainment.com. cAmELoT by Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick

nection with her Aunt Kate and cracking the shell inside which the main character has shielded herself for decades. Mighton tackles larger ideas, too – the nature of affection, fame and time, among others – with humour and insight. Intriguingly, he weaves references to time throughout the fabric of the play. Lines from a current scene echo those of another from years past. As we drift between past and present, do the words mean the same thing? As well, just as time changes us, does our perception of time also change? Abraham’s crisp direction defines the characters – including Roger (Evan Buliung), a painter who becomes part of the family’s life, and a school principal (Victor Ertmanis, who plays several conservative male roles) – making all their unspoken emotions crystal clear to the audience. Reid is a tart mother, always critical of her daughter. McIntosh gives Grace a quiet enthusiasm, investing the character’s personal and political passions with believable candour. But it’s Jillard and Poole who are at the richly textured centre of the production. Jillard’s properly enthusiastic and likeable as the young Kate, with a whole world unfolding before her before it’s closed off. She has a quieter but still glowing warmth as Tanya, embarking on her own journey at play’s end. Poole has the harder job, since the elder Kate’s sharp edges are rarely retracted. But the actor helps us understand the woman’s yearning, anger and passion. She gives the first act a heartbreaking finale and the final curtain an even more compassionate turn. 3

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Loewe (Stratford Festival). King Arthur’s wife betrays him with his most trusted knight in this musical. Runs in rep to Oct 30. $50-$106, stu/srs $25-$66. Festival Theatre, Stratford. 1-800-567-1600, stratfordfestival.ca. cAndIdA by Bernard Shaw (Shaw Festival). A woman must choose between her preacher husband and her poet lover. Runs in rep to Oct 30. $24-$106. Royal George Theatre, Niagaraon-the-Lake. 1-800-511-7429, shawfest.com. cAT on A HoT TIn RooF by Tennessee Williams (Shaw Festival). A bad marriage and a looming inheritance create tensions at a Southern patriarch’s birthday dinner. Runs in rep to Oct 23. $24-$106. Royal George Theatre, Niagara-on-the-Lake. shawfest.com. dRAmA AT InISH – A comEdY by Lennox Robinson (Shaw Festival). A company performing serious plays changes the mood of an Irish

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sents a popping and locking urban dance competition and show. Sep 3. $20-$25. Trinity St. Paul’s Church, 427 Bloor W. fantasticpoppers@hotmail.com. HISpAnIc FIESTA Fernando Valladares presents a cultural festival featuring dance by Nueva Siembra, Grupo Chile, Danzarte, Esmeralda Enrique and others. Sep 2-5, Fri from 7:30 pm, Sat-Mon from 3 pm. Free. Mel Lastman Square, 5100 Yonge. hispanicfiesta.com. HoT + SpIcY Food FESTIvAL Harbourfront Centre and NOW Magazine present a cultural festival with food, music

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and more, including dance by Baby Boyz Dance Group and Compania Carmen Romero. Sep 2-5, see website for schedule. Free. 235 Queens Quay W. harbourfrontcentre.com.

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adian National Exhibition presents music and dance from around the world, with performances by Tango Soul, Grupo Chile, Jasenka, Orient Dance Co, Gilchrist Irish Dance School and many others. Runs to Sep 5, see website for schedule. Free w/ admission. Direct Energy Centre, 100 Princes Blvd, Exhibition Place, Hall B. theex.com/concerts-events/artists-onthe-international-stage/. 3

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town used to comedies. Runs in rep to Oct 1. $24-$106. Court House Theatre, Niagara-onthe-Lake. 1-800-511-7429, shawfest.com. THE GRAPES OF WRATH by John Steinbeck, adapted by Frank Galati (Stratford Festival). Ruined by the Depression, an Oklahoma farming family travels to California to seek a new life. Runs in rep to Oct 29. $50$106, stu/srs $25-$66. Avon Theatre, Stratford. 1-800-567-1600, stratfordfestival.ca. GUYS AND DOLLS by Frank Loesser, Jo Swerling and Abe Burrows (Drayton Entertainment). A wager leads to romance in this musical. Runs to Sep 3, see website for schedule. $42, stu $22. Huron Country Playhouse, 70689 B Line, Grand Bend. draytonentertainment.com. HEARTBREAK HOUSE by Bernard Shaw (Shaw Festival). Debates and deceptions play out at a British dinner party on the eve of World War I. Runs in rep to Oct 7. $24-$106. Festival Theatre, Niagara-on-the-Lake. shawfest.com. THE HOMECOMING by Harold Pinter (Stratford Festival). A man and his American wife return to his all-male family in London for a tense reunion. Runs in rep to Oct 30. $50-$106, stu/srs $25-$66. Avon Theatre, Stratford. stratfordfestival.ca. HOSANNA by Michel Tremblay (Stratford Festival). A transvestite and her partner confront insecurities and illusions about identity. Runs in rep to Sep 24. $50-$80.50. Studio Theatre, Stratford. stratfordfestival.ca.

HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS WITHOUT REALLY TRYING by Abe Burrows, Jack Weinstock, Willie

Gilbert and Frank Loesser (Drayton Entertainment). A man schemes his way to the top, then faces being exposed as a fraud in this musical. Runs to Sep 3, see website for schedule. $42, stu $21.50. Drayton Festival Theatre, 33 Wellington S, Drayton. 1-888-449-4463. JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR by Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber (Stratford Festival). The crucifixion – sound like something you’d make a musical out of? In director Des McAnuff’s hands, the radical and risky rock musical becomes a thrilling show. Paul Nolan finds the inner core of Jesus, hitting all the high notes in the Andrew Lloyd Webber/Tim Rice score as the man not quite ready to do God’s bidding. As Judas, Josh Young, also an exceptional singer, manages to gain our sympathies. Chilina Kennedy as Mary Magdalene is superb, and great support from Brent Carver as Pontius Pilate and Bruce Dow as Herod. Runs in rep to Nov 6. $50-$106, stu/srs $25$66. Avon Theatre, Stratford. 1-800-567-1600, stratfordfestival.ca. NNNN (Susan G Cole) THE LITTLE YEARS by John Mighton (Stratford Festival). Growing up in the 50s, a young woman’s interest in science is dismissed by her family (see review, page 55). Runs in rep to Sep 24. $50-$80.50. Studio Theatre, Stratford. 1-800-567-1600, stratfordfestival.ca. NNNNN (JK) THE MISANTHROPE by Molière (Stratford Festival). A man scorns social conventions but falls for a superficial socialite. Runs in rep to Oct 29. $50-$106, stu/srs $25-$66. Festival Theatre, Stratford. stratfordfestival.ca. MY FAIR LADY by Frederick Loewe and Alan Jay Lerner (Shaw Festival). This musical is based on Bernard Shaw’s Pygmalion. Runs in rep to Oct 30. $24-$106. Festival Theatre, Niagaraon-the-Lake. 1-800-511-7429, shawfest.com. ON THE ROCKS by Bernard Shaw, adapted by Michael Healey (Shaw Festival). Shaw’s political drama about a prime minister’s controversial speech gets a modern update. Runs in rep to Oct 8. $24-$106. Court House Theatre, Niagara-on-the-Lake. shawfest.com. THE PRESIDENT Ferenc Molnár, adapted by Morwyn Brebner (Shaw Festival). A banker has one hour to turn an heiress’s communist husband into someone her parents will like. Runs in rep to Oct 9. $32. Royal George Theatre, Niagara-on-the-Lake. shawfest.com. RICHARD III by William Shakespeare (Stratford Festival). A ruthless Duke marries and murders his way to the English throne. Runs in rep to Sep 25. $50-$106, stu/ srs $25-$66. Tom Patterson Theatre, Stratford. 1-800-567-1600, stratfordfestival.ca. TITUS ANDRONICUS by William Shakespeare (Stratford Festival). A Roman general sacrifices a captive’s son, setting off a cycle of revenge. Runs in rep to Sep 24. $50-$106, stu/ srs $25-$66. Tom Patterson Theatre, Stratford. 1-800-567-1600, stratfordfestival.ca. TWELFTH NIGHT by William Shakespeare (Stratford Festival). The classic comedy about love and mistaken identity gets a staging. Runs in rep to Oct 28. $50-$106, stu/srs $25$66. Festival Theatre, Stratford. 1-800-5671600, stratfordfestival.ca. 3

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Letting it flow at Lab Cab Sketch comic Jeanie Calleja tries out stand-up – in the bathroom By GLENN SUMI LAB CAB: A FESTIVAL OF MUSIC, DANCE, THEATRE, POETRY, COMEDY, FILM, ART, STORIES, SPOKEN WORD, PHOTOGRAPHY AND MORE Saturday and Sunday (September 3 and 4) at the Factory Theatre (125 Bathurst), noon to 6 pm. Free. labcab.ca.

if you have to relieve yourself sometime during this weekend’s multidisciplinary Lab Cab Festival at the Factory Theatre, be careful about which washroom you visit. Jeanie Calleja may be inside doing her business: that is, getting laughs. The veteran TV, stage and sketch comedy artist is trying her hand at stand-up, and her performing space is one of the 142-year-old building’s restrooms. “The sets will be pretty short because I can’t ask people to hang out in a bathroom for more than five minutes,” says Calleja, best known for her work with groundbreaking all-female sketch troupe the GTOs and on the

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cult TV series Slings & Arrows. “Also, I don’t want to monopolize the room in case people need to use it.” A week before the festival, which includes more than 50 artists and takes over the entire indoor and outdoor space of the theatre, Calleja’s still finalizing what material she’ll do – and whether she’ll repeat the same five minutes four times a day (separated by an hour or so) or try out four different five-minute sets. Whatever her decision, a bit of toilet humour will be tossed into the mix. “But I hope people don’t expect it to be super-dirty,” she says, laughing. “I don’t want to limit myself to just potty humour.” Motherhood’s a big subject – she and her actor/writer husband, Gordon Rand, are the parents of a young boy named Jeremy – as are media, pop culture and travelling. Calleja began doing stand-up a few years ago while in L.A., mostly to keep busy between meetings and callbacks.

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chester. winchesterkitchen.com. YUK YUK’S DOWNTOWN presents Jeff Elliott. To Sep 4, Thu and Sun 8 pm, Fri-Sat 9 pm. $12$20. 224 Richmond W. yukyuks.com.

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Thursday, September 1 ABSOLUTE COMEDY presents Frank Spadone,

Greg Schroeder and host Josh Williams. To Sep 4, Thu 8:30 pm, Fri 9 pm, Sat 8 & 10:45 pm, Sun 8 pm. $10-$15. 2335 Yonge. 416-4867700, absolutecomedy.ca.

THE ABSOLUTELY POSITIVELY COMPLETELY MADE

UP SHOW Second City presents interactive, family-friendly improv and sketch. To Sep 3, Thu-Sat 1 pm. $12. 51 Mercer. 416-343-0011, secondcity.com. CAGE MATCH Impatient Theatre presents 16 improv teams battling for a cash prize. 8, 9 & 10 pm. $10 per show. Comedy Bar, 945 Bloor W. 416-238-7337, impatient.ca. COMEDY THURSDAYS The Starving Artist presents a weekly showcase w/ host Natasha Henderson. 9 pm. Free. 584 Lansdowne. 647342-5058, starvingartistbar.com.

DREAMS REALLY DO COME TRUE! (AND OTHER LIES) Second City presents its latest sketch re-

vue about the things we tell ourselves to get through life. Wed-Fri 8 pm, Sat 8 & 10:30 pm, Sun 7 pm. $24-$29, stu $15. 51 Mercer. 416343-0011, secondcity.com. HOT BOX COMEDY Hot Box Cafe presents a weekly show w/ host Jillian Thomas. 7:15 pm. $5. 191A Baldwin. hotboxcafe.ca. THE TASTY SHOW presents weekly stand-up w/ host Jeffrey Danson. 10 pm. Free. La Revolucion, 2848 Dundas W. 416-766-0746. THE WIN-JESTER BUCKET OF COMEDY Winchester Kitchen & Bar presents a weekly show w/ host Michael McLean. 9 pm. Free. 51A Win-

ABSOLUTE COMEDY See Thu 1. THE ABSOLUTELY POSITIVELY COMPLETELY MADE UP SHOW See Thu 1. DREAMS REALLY DO COME TRUE! (AND OTHER LIES) See Thu 1. KNOCKOUT COMEDY NIGHT FINAL ROUND SHOW Black Swan presents Winston Spear,

Mark Walker, Kevin MacDonald, Amanda Day, Ron Sparks, Graham Borgfjord, host Scott McCrickard and others. 10 pm. Pwyc. 154 Danforth. 416-469-0537. SHANN CARR The Flying Beaver Pubaret presents the lesbian comic in a live show. 8 pm. $20-$25. 488 Parliament. pubaret.com. TRUE STORIES, MADE UP PLAYS Black Swan presents improv based on true tales with Bat Eyes, Solo Jess Grant and Big in Japan. 8 pm. Free. 154 Danforth. 416-469-0537. YUK YUK’S DOWNTOWN See Thu 1.

Saturday, September 3 ABSOLUTE COMEDY See Thu 1. THE ABSOLUTELY POSITIVELY COMPLETELY MADE UP SHOW See Thu 1. BLACK SWAN COMEDY presents an Improv

Drop-In workshop w/ Ralph MacLeod. 6 pm. $5. 8-Bit Improv. 8 pm. Pwyc. The Ladder, competitive entertainment. 10 pm. $5. Black Swan, 154 Danforth, 2nd floor. 416-903-5388, blackswancomedy.com. DOCTOR WHOM Comedy Bar presents an improvised tribute to the sci-fi TV show w/ Scott Montgomery, Ashley Botting, Aurora Browne, Chris Gibbs and others. 9 pm. $15. 945 Bloor W. comedybar.ca.

DREAMS REALLY DO COME TRUE! (AND OTHER LIES) See Thu 1. SPILLIN’ THE BEANS COMEDY Full of Beans Cof-

fee presents a show w/ host Rene Payes. 7 pm. Pwyc. 1348 Dundas W. fullofbeans.ca. THEATRESPORTS Bad Dog Theatre presents fast and furious improv matches. 8 pm. $12, stu $10. Comedy Bar, 945 Bloor W. 416-551-6540, baddogtheatre.com. YUK YUK’S DOWNTOWN See Thu 1.

“The open mic scene in L.A. was brutal but great,” she says. “You’d be performing for other comics at 5 in the afternoon, hoping the manager might walk by while you were onstage.” After returning to Toronto, she signed up for comic Dawn Whitwell’s stand-up workshop for women, writing new material and testing it out at rooms like the ALT.COMedy Lounge and Eton House. Right now Calleja’s still trying to find her onstage persona, but she likes playing against the sweet, wholesome image she projects. “I like the idea of coming across as a charming young mother and then undercutting it with a bit of darkness.” She hasn’t yet gone through the rite of passage all standups fear: being heckled. “I’ve been lucky, and I don’t know what I’ll do if it happens. I might just start crying. Is that a good idea? Maybe I’ll try that out.” 3

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Sunday, September 4 ABSOLUTE COMEDY See Thu 1. DREAMS REALLY DO COME TRUE! (AND OTHER LIES) See Thu 1. LAUGH SABBATH presents Pure Gold! w/

Chris Locke, Sara Hennessey, Ron Sparks, James Hartnett, Gilson Lubin, Alana Johnston, David Heti, host Tim Gilbert and others. Doors 8:30 pm. $5. Rivoli, 332 Queen W. laughsabbath.com. LEGENDS OF ZELDA’S presents weekly improv w/ the Eleventh Commandment and guests. 8 pm. $5. Zelda’s, 692 Yonge. zeldas.ca. SILVER CITY STANDUP presents weekly comedy w/ host Kirk Hicks. 9 pm. Pwyc. Silver City, 780 Danforth. 416-461-1504. SUDDENLY SUNDAY Pantages Martini Bar presents a weekly comedy night w/ hosts Melissa Story and Jeff Clark plus musical guests. 9 pm. Free. 200 Victoria. 416-362-1777. YUK YUK’S DOWNTOWN See Thu 1.

Monday, September 5 ALT.COMEDY LOUNGE Rivoli presents Dave Merheje, Graham Chittenden, ñ Martha O’Neill, Richard Lett, MC Steve Dylan

and others. 9 pm. Pwyc. Coming Soon... w/ Alex De Witt, Karina Karina, Sami Khalilieh and MC Rhiannon Archer. 11 pm. Free. 332 Queen W. altdotcomedylounge.com. BEST. MONDAY. EVER. Second City presents a weekly show featuring sketch, songs and improvisation. 8 pm. $12. 51 Mercer. 416-3430011, secondcity.com. HARD TIMES AT THE HARD LUCK Impulsive Entertainment presents sketch by the Sketchersons, the Regulars and others. 9 pm. $5. Hard Luck Bar, 812 Dundas W. hardluckbar.com. LAUGHABLE AT UNLOVABLE presents Mike Rita, Chris Robinson, Tom Henry, Aaron Eves and host Nick Flanagan. 9 pm. Pwyc. Unlovable, 1415-B Dundas W. 416-532-6669. MONDAY NIGHT IMPROV JAM Black Swan Comedy presents an open jam w/ Ralph MacLeod and guests the Infamous Water Cannons. 8 pm. Pwyc. Black Swan, 154 Danforth, 2nd floor. 416-903-5388, blackswancomedy.com.

Tuesday, September 6 COMEDY & KARAOKE Impulsive Entertainment

presents sketch by Creedence Bathwater Revival, Haircut, Smells Like the 80s, host Kris Siddiqi and others. 8 pm. $5. Hard Luck Bar, 812 Dundas W. hardluckbar.com. IMPATIENT THEATRE CO presents improv by its students. 7 pm. Free. Harold Night. 8 pm. $5. The Incubator, up and coming improv teams w/ Iron Coffin and Big Chicken Dinner. 10 pm.

$5. Late Night Menu, new and developing acts. 11 pm. Free. Comedy Bar, 945 Bloor W. 416-238-7337, impatient.ca. THE SECOND CITY’S IMPROV ALL-STARS Second City presents a fast-paced, completely improvised show. To Sep 27, 8 pm. $20, stu $15. 51 Mercer. 416-343-0011, secondcity.com. SKETCHCOMEDYLOUNGE Rivoli presents Picnicface. 9 pm. Pwyc. 332 Queen W. sketchcomedylounge.com. STANDING ON THE DANFORTH Eton House presents Clarie Brosseau, Adrian Moraco, Chad Maybury, Ambrose Recoskie, Ron Sparks, Gavin Stephens, Karen O’Keefe and host JoAnna Downey. 9 pm. Free. 710 Danforth. 416466-6161. STRIP COMEDY The Central presents Matt Folliot, Taylor White and host Georgea BrooksHancock. 8 pm. $5. 603 Markham. 416-9134586. YUK YUK’S DOWNTOWN presents the Humber School of Comedy at 7:30 pm, and stand-up Amateur Night at 9:30 pm. $4. 224 Richmond W. 416-967-6425, yukyuks.com.

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Joey Ellias, Adam Rankin, Asfar Ali, Bruce Wrighte, Max Olson, Rob Mailloux, Shayla Gillis and host Denis Grignon. 8:30 pm. $6. 2335 Yonge. 416-486-7700, absolutecomedy.ca. COMEDY AT THE OSSINGTON presents Chris Locke, Mikey Kolberg, Darryl Orr, Sam Feldman, Adam Christie, hosts Steph Kaliner, Sara Hennessey, Greg Alsop and others. 9 pm. Pwyc. The Ossington, 61 Ossington. 416-8500161. DJ DEMERS presents a weekly show w/ guests. 8 pm. $5. Underground Comedy Club, 670 Queen E. djdemers.com.

DREAMS REALLY DO COME TRUE! (AND OTHER LIES) See Thu 1. IMPATIENT THEATRE CO presents improv by

its students. 7 pm. Free. House Party, scenes by ITC teams. 8 pm. $10. Munchausen, rapidfire improv based on true stories. 10 pm. Free. A Dramatic Reading script workshop. 11 pm. Free. Comedy Bar, 945 Bloor W. impatient.ca.

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Spirits Bar & Grill presents Sean Cullen, Gavin Crawford, Debra DiGiovanni, Richard Ryder, Ted Morris, Nikki Payne, Simon Rakoff, Kate Davis, Pete Zedlacher and host Jo-Anna Downey. 9 pm. Free. 642 Church. 416-9670001. YUK YUK’S DOWNTOWN presents Pat Thornton. 8 pm. $12-$20. 224 Richmond W. 416-967-6425, yukyuks.com. 3

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alex mcleod’s meticulously detailed landscapes are exercises in virtual fantasy, opening windows onto model worlds that are both implausible and strangely concrete. Borrowing from the visual language of architecture, gaming, anime and hand-built railroad and toy dioramas, McLeod populates his imaginary terrains with all manner of fascinating structures and textures.

These are no simple twodimensional images, however. Each print is actually an immersive threedimensional world that McLeod builds from scratch using professional architectural software. Models, in other words, but built entirely in virtual space. The final print is a single high-resolution screenshot taken from one of a vast number of possible viewpoints. Though he has the means to create worlds that are eerily seamless, McLeod opts instead for structures that appear jerry-rigged and almost haphazard. Using the textures of com-

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to Sep 11. 334 Dundas W. 416-595-5222. COMMUNICATION Painting: Dmitri Fedosseev, to Sep 3. 209 Harbord. 647-896-2766. CREATURES CREATING Uplift (benefit for Horn of Africa charities), 6 pm-sunrise Sep 3 ($5). 627 Queen W. 416-799-0497, weuplift. tumblr.com. DAVID KAYE Ceramics: Harlan House, to Sep 25 (closed to Sep 6). 1092 Queen W, Dovercourt entrance. 416-532-9075. FACTORY THEATRE Lab Cab Festival: Allegra Fulton, Eric Goulem, Mike Parsons and

others, Sep 3-4 noon-6 pm. 125 Bathurst. 416504-9971, labcab.ca. GALLERY ONE Painting (TIFF Future Projections): Mr. Brainwash, Sep 7-Oct 22, reception 7-10 pm Sep 7. 121 Scollard. 416-929-3103.

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New City Landscape, to Sep 18. 235 Queens Quay W. 416-973-4000. ITALIAN CULTURAL INSTITUTE Mixed media/ photos: Tony Calzetta, Vincenzo Pietropaolo and Francesca Vivenza, to Nov 27. Mon-Fri or by appt. 496 Huron. 416-921-3802. JACKMAN HUMANITIES INST Location/Disloca-

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Fact or fiction? THE PERFECT ORDER OF THINGS by David Gilmour (Thomas Allen), 222 pages, $27.95 cloth. Rating: NNN in david gilmour’s new set of stories, a first-person narrator takes stock by revisiting the sites of the most important events of his life. It’s a good read. Gilmour’s obviously grown from the swaggering novelist who in his early works thought we cared about his sexual obsessions.

READINGS THIS WEEK Thursday, September 1 WD VALGARDSON Reading from What The Bear Said: Skald Tales From New Iceland. 3 pm. $10. Spring Garden Baptist Church, 112 Spring Garden. icct.info.

Here, examining the critical moments that made his narrator the man he is, Gilmour meditates on the meaning of love, jealousy and friendship in locales ranging from cottage country to the CNE and all the way to California. The winner of the Governor General’s Fiction Award for 2005’s A Perfect Night To Go To China has terrific writing chops. The chapter about the narrator’s father’s suicide is told with devastating precision. Elsewhere, he shows a gift for conveying simple emotion. In Another Day In Paradise, for example, the narrator eats in front 783 College. 416-535-7888.

Tuesday, September 6 OANA AVASILICHIOAEI/ERIN MOURE Oana Avasilichioaei reads from her translation of Louise Cotnoir’s The Islands, Erin Mouré reads from her translation of Louise Dupré’s Just Like Her. 6 pm. Free. Type Books, 883 Queen W. 416-366-8973. MARSHALL McLUHAN: THE GUTENBERG GALAXY Launch. 7 pm. $5. Gladstone, ñ 1214 Queen W. tinars.ca.

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COACH HOUSE WAYZGOOSE Self-guided

Graphic novel launch and live music/film event featuring Hop-Fu. 9 pm. $5. Revival,

tours, authors, a book table, food and more. 5-11 pm. Free. Coach House Press, 80

Alex McLeod’s Frozen Boat balances the haphazard with digital precision.

mon model-building materials, he tricks the eye into imagining the presence of a builder. This use of seemingly hand-built structures has the paradoxical effect of making his virtual structures look far more “real” than the architectural structures we customarily see in advertising and gaming. With their lakes of blue cellophane, glossy clouds seemingly suspended from fishing line and tiny villages

that appear to be made of toothpicks on hillsides textured with straw, each landscape implies just the right amount of hand-built fragility to be plausible. This explains the wonder and giddiness evoked by many of the images. They hit the viewer at the level of early fantasy, bringing us into the escapist worlds that are such an integral part of a child’s imagination. It’s hard to look at them without wanting to jump

tion group show, Sep 6-May 30, 2012. Offsite project of Justina Barnicke Gallery, 170 St George, 10th fl. 416-978-8398. JOHN B. AIRD Sculptors Society of Canada: Infinity3, to Sep 23, reception 6-8 pm Sep 1. 900 Bay. 416-928-6772. LONSDALE GALLERY Photos: Neil Dankoff, to Oct 2. 410 Spadina Rd. 416-487-8733. MKG127 Go Figure group show, to Sep 3. 127 Ossington. 647-435-7682. NARWHAL ART PROJECTS Ceramics: Julie Moon, to Sep 4. 680 Queen W. 647-3465317. OLGA KORPER Sculpture: John McEwen, to Sep 24. 17 Morrow. 416-538-8220. ONTARIO CRAFTS COUNCIL Studio Remix group

show, to Sep 11. 990 Queen W. 416-925-4222. STEPHEN BULGER Photos: George S Zimbel, to Sep 17. 1026 Queen W. 416-5040575. TELEPHONE BOOTH Prints/glass: Laura Peturson and Kasia Czarnota, Sep 7-Oct 8. 3148 Dundas W. 647-270-7903. TIFF BELL LIGHTBOX Fellini: Spectacular Obsessions, to Sep 18 ($9.25-$12). 350 King W. 416-599-8433. UPSTAIRS@111 Painting: Summer Allsorts group show, to Sep 10. 111 Bathurst. 416596-6822. WYNICK/TUCK Degrees Of Abstraction; From Private Collections group shows, to Sep 3. 401 Richmond W #128. 416-504-8716.

of a mirror to battle his feelings of loneliness. But why weigh in on the cultural meaning of the Beatles or the influence of Leo Tolstoy or what it’s like to attend a Film Festival party, all from the point of view of an unreliable narrator? I’d be more interested in what Gilmour, who worked as an arts journalist, has to say about these things, especially since these chapters tell us nothing about the narrator. Structuring a book around going back to the scenes of your personal crimes is a great idea, but it ultimately fails. Lacking a narrative arc, the collection seems indeterminate, as if Gilmour simply can’t make up his mind if he’s writing autobiography, fiction or essays. He’d probably say “None of bpNichol Lane (behind 401 Huron). 416-9792217. BRIAN FRANCIS Launching his new novel, Natural Order. 6 pm. Free. Gladstone Hotel, 1214 Queen W. 416-531-4635. GRANTA 116: TEN YEARS LATER Launch and conversation with contributors Kathryn Kuitenbrouwer and Sadaf Halai. 6 pm. Free. Type Books, 883 Queen W. 416366-8973. SACHIKO MURAKAMI Launching her poetry collection Rebuild. 8 pm. Pwyc. Press Club, 850 Dundas W. pivotreadings.ca.

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pm. 317 Dundas W. 416-979-6648. DESIGN EXCHANGE Play > Nation, to Oct 10. Capacity, to Oct 16 (free). $10, stu/srs $8. 234 Bay. 416-363-6121. DORIS McCARTHY Blue Republic, Sep 6-Nov 2. 1265 Military Trail. 416-287-7007. GARDINER MUSEUM Jun Kaneko, to Sep 18. $12, stu $6, srs $8; Fri 4-9 pm half-price. 111 Queen’s Park. 416-586-8080. POWER PLANT Kevin Schmidt; Rearview Mirror: Central And Eastern Europe, to Sep 5. 231 Queens Quay W. 416-973-4949. ROM Jane Ash Poitras, to Sep 1. Water, to Sep 5 ($31, stu/srs $28). $24, stu/srs $21; halfprice Fri 4:30-8:30 pm; free Wed 3:30-5:30 pm. 100 Queen’s Park. 416-586-8000. TEXTILE MUSEUM Magic Squares, to Nov 20.$15, srs $10, stu $6; pwyc Wed 5-8 pm. 55 Centre. 416-599-5321. U OF T ART CENTRE Angela Grauerholz, Sep 6Nov 26. 15 King’s College Circle. 416-978-1838.

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LAUNCHING NEXT WEEK He may not offer the most radical analysis of Israel and its place in the Middle East, but David Berlin has never been anything but thoughtful on the subject. In The Moral Lives Of Israelis: Reinventing The Dream State ($32, Random House), he recounts his experiences over the past six years in Israel, cataloguing the contradictions, struggles and passions of its people. Berlin launches the book on September 9 at Ben McNally Books (366 SGC Bay, 416-361-0032). the above” and claim that in The Perfect Order Of Things he’s pushing the fictional envelope. But I get the feeling he’s just not

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in. No wonder, then, that the back room of the exhibit is a full 3-D “walk” through a McLeod landscape, using gaming controls mounted on a pedestal. Viewers can explore and jump around a seemingly endless terrain constructed in the same painstaking detail as the prints. A game stripped of its gaming narrative, this piece restores to the virtual the simple wonder of exploration. McLeod’s work hints at the tantalizing possibility of virtual worlds beginning to take on the quirks and fallibility of the “real” world around us. 3

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Madden about Mirren Director dishes about Helen Mirren, Judi Dench and his other Oscar-winning stars By SUSAN G. COLE THE DEBT directed by John Madden, written by Matthew Vaughn, Jane Goldman and Peter Straughan, from the screenplay of the 2007 Israeli film by Assaf Bernstein and Ido Rosenblum, with Helen Mirren, Tom Wilkinson and Jessica Chastain. 114 minutes. Some subtitles. An Alliance release. Now playing. For venues and times, see Movies, page 61.

john madden’s got a gift with actors. Judi Dench and Gwyneth Paltrow copped Oscars for their performances in Shakespeare In Love, and his new film, The Debt, features Jessica Chastain, a brilliant talent on the brink of superstardom. On the heels of the critically acclaimed The Tree Of Life and this summer’s blockbuster The Help, Chastain hits the screen as the young Rachel, an Israeli operative trying to reel in a Nazi torturer still at large in 60s East Berlin. In the movie’s most unsettling scene, she’s given a pelvic exam by the very sadist she’s pursuing. “It’s a potent idea,” says the hyperarticulate Madden, during an interview at last year’s TIFF, “and one of the ways the film gets under your skin. It’s horribly disturbing, and Jessica totally got that. She was amazingly disciplined and thorough in her research.”

He would know. He’s become something of an expert on acting technique, as you can tell when he compares British icons Dench, whom Madden also directed in Mrs. Brown, and Helen Mirren, who plays the older Rachel in The Debt’s scenes set in the 90s. “Judi has a more coltish energy in the way she moves and the dynamic of her speech. Helen’s is a more reflective pace. But they are both fearless,” he explains. “They have an emotional intelligence, and that’s the mark of a major actor. It’s about self-revelation. Both actors have matured like some fine old wine to a complexity and depth that is really marvellous to behold because it’s so effortless.” The Debt is about Israeli spies harbouring secrets – and

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some guilt – about a mission they undertook decades before. The Israelis are the good guys, of course, and the Germans the villains, but the world looks at Israel with somewhat different eyes now. Madden describes Israel as “a polarizing idea.” But he sees The Debt less as a pro-Israel film than as a movie about moral questions that never die. “I’m aware of the fact that beyond a certain generation there will be a complete absence of understanding

of what a partitioned Berlin [where some of the action takes place] was. There’s a serious gap in people’s knowledge. It’s important to use the low and vulgar skills of my trade to make people aware of history. It’s my responsibility not to hitch a ride on the Holocaust to make a thriller, but to draw people into the issues that haven’t gone away.” 3 susanc@nowtoronto.com

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THE DEBT (John Madden) Rating: NNN It has plot holes all over the place – no one notices spies smuggling a body into an apartment, for example – but The Debt is an effective nail-biter. Three Israeli Mossad agents return home as heroes after they’ve tracked down and killed a Nazi war criminal. Or have they? The Debt features a fascinating moral dilemma, but that doesn’t surface till way late, so the film isn’t nearly as weighty as it wants to be. It’s really just a thriller with superb performances, especially by Helen Mirren as the agent whose daughter has written a book about the case, and Tom Wilkinson as the spymaster who fears for his reputation. Watch for the scene where one of the spies Director John Madden says emotional intelligets a gynecological exam. Totally terrifying. gence is the mark of a major actor.

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Gore galore HERSCHELL GORDON LEWIS: THE GODFATHER OF GORE (Jimmy Maslon, Frank Henenlotter). 106 minutes. Opens Friday (September 2) at the Projection Booth. See Indie & Rep Film, page 68. Rating: NN

Blood Feast, Two Thousand Maniacs, Color Me Blood Red – the ridiculous 1960s grindhouse horrors of Herschell Gordon Lewis hold a special place in the hearts of a certain generation of gorehounds. Lewis didn’t make movies for the art of it; he was purely following the money, jumping into whatever genre was currently popular. He started in commercial filmmaking and moved on to making the non-sexual skin flicks known as “nudie cuties.” But when he shifted to horror, his lack of restraint (or taste) led to the invention of the splatter movie.

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Actors chew on meaty roles in watery horror pic By NORMAN WILNER SHARK NIGHT 3D directed by David R. Ellis, written by Will Hayes and Jesse Studenberg, with Sara Paxton, Dustin Milligan, Katharine McPhee and Joel David Moore. An eOne Entertainment release. 85 minutes. Opens Friday (September 2). For venues and times, see Movies, page 61.

if you see shark night 3d, make sure you stay through the closing credits. David R. Ellis’s thriller – about a group of attractive college students being stalked by man-eating fish in a Louisiana salt-water lake – ends with an appealingly ridiculous music video performed by the cast, featuring some of the silliest hip-hop swagger of the year. The video was directed by one of the movie’s stars, Dustin Milligan, who’s understandably proud of his work, which includes the lyrics “Jam on bread, peanut butter on toast / I eat a hearty breakfast and I make shark ghosts.” “We haven’t really been talking about it, but we’re very excited,” Milligan says, in town for a press day with co-star Sara Paxton.

“Sara helped me out immensely with that, as well as the entire cast. They let us just quickly shoot stuff in between set-ups. It was kick-ass.” “We’d be like, ‘Can you just hold on one minute?’” Paxton says. “They’d call cut, and we’d start rapping.” “No one knew what the hell was going on,” Milligan laughs. “It was just something that was initially going to be a gift for the cast, to put this together and give it as a DVD. Then I showed it to the producers, and they let me cut in [footage from] the movie.” The video doesn’t make fun of the movie, mind you. Milligan and Paxton both insist that Shark Night is a straight-up horror picture, a corrective to the over-the-top silliness of last year’s bikinis-and-blood entry, Piranha 3-D. “It’s not campy. We’re not making fun of ourselves. We take the scares seriously,” Milligan explains. “The video shows how much fun we really had.”

Directed by Jimmy Maslon and Basket Case’s Frank Henenlotter, Herschell Gordon Lewis: The Godfather Of Gore is an affectionate documentary in which Lewis and his surviving collaborators reminisce about his low-rent productions against a backdrop of clips. Expert witness John Waters perfectly articulates Lewis’s approach to horror, explaining that his genius was to film violence with a pornographer’s aesthetic: slapdash sets, amateurish actors, bright lights and a leering camera. It’s so obviously phony that the visceral excess becomes funny. Initially enjoyable, the doc grows overindulgent of its subject – especially once Maslon and Henenlotter argue that Lewis became a genuine filmmaker in his later years. Certainly, the scenes from his uncompleted 1967 feature, An Eye For An Eye – about an eye transplant that gives its recipient ESP – suggest little artistic developNORMAN WILNER ment. Like splatter movies? Then thank their inventor, Herschell Gordon Lewis.

Shark Night was shot in 3-D rather than digitally converted in post-production, so it doesn’t suffer from blurry, spatially confusing visuals. “Audiences have seen 3-D done very badly,” Milligan says. “David’s idea was ‘Let’s not overdo it, let’s just make sure it’s used effectively to enhance the thrills.’” “3-D movies can make me nauseous,” Paxton says. “This wasn’t something where I’d have to take off my glasses and close my eyes and concentrate again. I was okay when I saw the movie – it mostly just enhanced the underwater [sequences], for me.” “I find the same thing,” Milligan says. “There are a lot of 3-D movies where you almost get nauseous. Our movie will not make you nauseous, except for the gore and the shark deaths.” 3

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also opening Apollo 18 (D: Gonzalo López-Gallego, 86 min) Apollo 18 sounds like The Blair Witch Project spliced with Alien. A found-footage-style horror movie about a U.S. space mission to the moon, it involves some sort of alien attack and a government cover-up. While it’s Spanish director Gonzalo López-Gallego’s first English-language film, the producer is Timur Bekmambetov, who made a successful transition to Western flicks like Wanted after his atmospheric Russian vampire movies (Night Watch and Day Watch). Opens Friday (September 2). Screened after press time – see review September 6 at nowtoronto.com/movies.

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Avatar’s Zoe Saldana stars as an assassin who sets out to avenge her parents’ murder. The story’s familiar, but smart directing, fun set pieces and a likeable hero make it ﬂy.

Brendan Gleeson gets his best role to date playing half of an unlikely cop duo (he’s equally matched by Don Cheadle) on the trail of a drug-smuggling operation in rural Ireland. One of the best pics of 2011.

Brazilian Formula 1 legend Ayrton Senna died way too young in a 1994 crash. There’s not much about the man, but this smart doc uses archival TV clips and in-car footage to give it lots of excitement.

Oscar winner Rachel Weisz delivers a fierce performance as Kathryn Bolkovac, a real-life police officer who uncovers a sex trade operation involving UN officials in Bosnia.

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(Joe Cornish) is Cornish’s tremendously assured debut, taking place over one night in a low-rent South London housing district under siege from an invasion of extraterrestrial beasties, with a bunch of local thugs, an off-duty nurse (Venus’s Jodie Whittaker) and a pot dealer (Nick Frost) banding together to fend off the threat. It may not have Johnny Depp or giant robots, but it’s got everything a summer movie needs. Trust. 88 min. NNNN (NW) Yonge & Dundas 24

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BAD TEACHER (Jake Kasdan) stars Cameron Diaz as a high-functioning sociopath teaching seventh grade at a dinky Illinois school and chasing the new substitute teacher (Justin Timberlake). Jason Segel walks off with the picture as an affable, unassuming gym teacher who’s hip to Diaz’s game but attracted to her anyway. 92 min. NNN (NW) Colossus, Courtney Park 16, Eglinton Town Centre, Empire Theatres at Empress Walk, Grande - Steeles, Queensway, SilverCity Yorkdale, Yonge & Dundas 24

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(Mike Mills) is a terribly tender drama about a graphic artist (Ewan McGregor) still getting over the death of his father (Christopher Plummer), who spends his last few years out of the closet. See it for Plummer, who plunges gleefully into the role of gay rogue. 105 min. NNNN (SGC) Carlton Cinema

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min. See Also Opening, page 60. Opens Sep 2 at 401 & Morningside, Beach Cinemas, Carlton Cinema, Coliseum Mississauga, Coliseum Scarborough, Colossus, Courtney Park 16, Docks Lakeview Drive-In, Eglinton Town Centre, Empire Theatres at Empress Walk, Grande - Steeles, Humber Cinema, Queensway, Rainbow Market Square, Rainbow Woodbine, Scotiabank Theatre, SilverCity Fairview, SilverCity Yonge, SilverCity Yorkdale.

feels like any other E! celebrity profile about a successful band that just can’t keep it together. What was and still is groundbreaking is Tribe’s music. Rapaport delivers a sweet trip back to the days when hip-hop heads rocked boom boxes instead of iPhones and blasted Tribe and De La Soul’s backpack raps instead of the Auto-Tuned tracks dominating clubs today. 95 min. NNN (RS) Carlton Cinema, Yonge & Dundas 24

(Werner Herzog) is a hypnotic 3-D documentary that presents the 33,000-yearold paintings discovered in the Chauvet

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CARS 2 (John Lasseter) is bigger, shinier and far, far busier than the first film, but it’s all for naught. The elaborate spy parody focuses on tow truck Mater (redneck comic Larry the Cable Guy) who’s mistaken for an American agent and caught up in an espionage caper. The animation is up to Pixar’s high standards, but the story is a mess. 120 min. NN (NW) 401 & Morningside, Coliseum Mississauga, Colossus, Courtney Park 16, Eglinton Town Centre, Empire Theatres at Empress Walk, Kennedy Commons 20, Queensway, Yonge & Dundas 24

(Paul Feig) is a broad farce starring Kristen Wiig as a Milwaukee baker whose emotional equilibrium is in no state to cope with the impending marriage of best friend Lillian (Maya Rudolph). Even as the situations grow increasingly cartoonish, Bridesmaids paints a credible portrait of a woman in crisis, with Wiig giving a nicely considered performance in her first leading role. 124 min. NNNN (NW) Carlton Cinema, Interchange 30, Mt Pleasant, Yonge & Dundas 24

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The ChaNge-Up (David Dobkin) is a stupid

body-swapping comedy with a great performance by Ryan Reynolds, who succeeds in sending up his frat-boy image and channelling Jason Bateman’s fussy-prissy persona so well that he completely unbalances the movie. Reynolds single-handedly gives The Change-Up its live-wire energy and a couple of really big laughs. 112 min. NN (NW) Carlton Cinema, Coliseum Scarborough, Courtney Park 16, Grande - Yonge, Interchange 30, Queensway, Scotiabank Theatre, SilverCity Mississauga

plodding documentary about Harry Markopolos, a financial analyst who uncovered Bernie Madoff’s devastating Ponzi scheme nearly a decade before Madoff turned himself in, only to be ignored by U.S. financial regulators. Prosserman lets Markopolos tells his story in exhausting, outraged detail, backed up by colleagues and other experts who agree that Markopolos did indeed have Madoff’s number, but the Bush-era overseers of the financial sector just didn’t care. It’s great that Markopolos’s righteous efforts are finally being acknowledged, but it quickly becomes clear that Prosserman isn’t going to address anything else. He just tracks Markopolos’s repeated attempts to expose Madoff’s scam in what feels like real time. 91 min. NN (NW) Empire Theatres at Empress Walk, Varsity

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(Marcus Nispel) offers almost everything you could want in a pure trash sword-andsorcery flick: non-stop action, hardcore violence, epic sweep, gaudy villains, a grim sense of humour, some nudity and a little sex. Star Jason Momoa has the aggression and brutal attitude to play Conan, a barbarian seeking vengeance on the nascent world dominator who killed his father. But he looks too much like a pretty boy. Along with the familiar sword fights and punchups, director Nispel pulls off a very good horse-and-carriage chase and underground battle with a tentacled horror. The 3-D enhances the highlights but otherwise adds little. 112 min. NNNN (AD) 401 & Morningside, Beach Cinemas, Coliseum Mississauga, Coliseum Scarborough, Colossus, Courtney Park 16, Eglinton Town Centre, Empire Theatres at Empress Walk, Grande - Steeles, Humber Cinema, Queensway, Rainbow Woodbine, Scotiabank Theatre, SilverCity Fairview, SilverCity Yonge, SilverCity Yorkdale

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Pont d’Arc cave as though we were standing 4 feet away from them. Experts explain the historical value of the cave, but director Herzog’s contemplative narration is all we really need. That, and some closing footage of mutant albino crocodiles. Some subtitles. 95 min. NNNN (NW) Kingsway Theatre, TIFF Bell Lightbox

thanks to smart directing and a clever hero (Zoe Saldana). Nine-year-old Cataleya sees her parents gunned down in Bogotá; 15 years later she’s an assassin for hire in Chicago, with the mobster who orphaned her and the FBI closing in fast. All but the first of five big set pieces are built around her stealth, speed and trickery. Director Megaton keeps the action lively and lucid. 107 min. NNN (AD) 401 & Morningside, 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

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separated family man and Ryan Gosling’s firmly single player are at the centre or a series of relationships. Carell fleshes out his 40-Year-Old Virgin haplessness nicely, but it’s Gosling’s blossoming romance with savvy young lawyer Emma Stone that gives the movie its best moments. 118 min. NNNN (NW) Coliseum Scarborough, Courtney Park 16, Eglinton Town Centre, Grande - Yonge, Humber Cinema, Interchange 30, Queensway, Rainbow Market Square, Rainbow Promenade, SilverCity Mississauga, SilverCity Yonge, SilverCity Yorkdale, Varsity, Yonge & Dundas 24

The debT (John Madden) 112 min. See

interview and review, page 58. NNN (SGC) Courtney Park 16, Eglinton Town Centre, Grande - Yonge, Interchange 30, Kennedy Commons 20, Queensway, Rainbow Market Square, Rainbow Promenade, SilverCity Mississauga, SilverCity Yonge, Varsity, Yonge & Dundas 24

The devil’s doUble (Lee Tamahori) turns the true story of Latif Yahia, an Iraqi soldier forced to become the public double of Uday Hussein during the first Gulf War, into an ungainly parable about the trappings of power. Director Tamahori heaps on the debauchery as though he’s vicariously getting off on Uday’s raging id, but Dominic Cooper’s dual performance keeps us firmly on Latif’s side. The disconnect brings the movie up short, as does a clumsy subplot involving sleepy-eyed Ludivine Sagnier as a member of Uday’s harem. 108 min. NNN (NW) Canada Square, Carlton Cinema doN’T be afraid of The dark (Troy Nixey) is writer/producer Guillermo del Toro’s long-in-the-works remake of a 1974 TV movie that freaked out his nine-yearold self, and it’s certainly possible that this version will similarly give youngsters a serious case of the willies. But everyone else will find it more silly than suspenseful (it’s yet another horror movie where characters stay in a Bad Place beyond any credible point), and director Nixey just isn’t as skilled at sliding between delicate fantasy and chilling horror as del Toro himself. 99 min. NN (NW) 401 & Morningside, Coliseum Mississauga, Coliseum Scarborough, Colossus, Courtney Park 16, Docks Lakeview Drive-In, Eglinton Town Centre, Empire Theatres at Empress Walk, Grande - Steeles, Queensway, Rainbow Promenade, Rainbow Woodbine, Scotiabank Theatre, SilverCity Fairview, SilverCity Yonge, SilverCity Yorkdale el bUlli – CookiNg iN progress (Gereon Wetzel) documents star chef Ferran Adrià and his team as they invent new dishes for his famous El Bulli restaurant near Roses, Catalonia. There are no bellowing egotrippers strutting their stuff, so the film

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lacks drama and personalities, but it’s fascinating to watch Adrià’s chefs work almost as silently as scientists in a lab. Subtitled. 108 min. NNN (SGC) TIFF Bell Lightbox

FiNal DestiNatioN 5 (Steven Quale) is a

return to goofball form for the franchise after the underwhelming third and fourth films, making elaborate deathtraps fun again. This time the survivors of a disastrous bridge collapse discover that Death doesn’t like being cheated, and are thus trapped one by one in ridiculous Rube Goldbergian mechanisms involving loose screws, leaky air conditioners, unsupervised factory equipment and – in the film’s biggest set piece – an over-amped surgical laser. Unique among horror films, the FD films play equally well as comedies, building each sequence with careful setups and crowd-pleasing punchlines – and encouraging the audience to actively root for the deaths of everyone on screen. Director Quale invests things with a little more wit than usual. Keep an eye on the production design. 92 min. NNN (NW) 401 & Morningside, Beach Cinemas, Coliseum Mississauga, Coliseum Scarborough, Courtney Park 16, Eglinton Town Centre, Grande - Steeles, Interchange 30, Queensway, Rainbow Woodbine, Scotiabank Theatre, SilverCity Fairview, SilverCity Yorkdale

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(John Michael McDonagh) is showy, smart and hysterically funny, which is no mean feat for a movie about a small-town Garda sergeant (Brendan Gleeson) and an FBI agent (Don Cheadle) on the trail of a drug-smuggling ring in rural Ireland. It’s a delight to watch Gleeson exchange flinty insults with Cheadle, another master of the underplayed reaction; better still to watch the two actors slowly sync up as events draw their characters closer together and writer/director McDonagh (brother of In Bruges writer/director Martin) shifts his easygoing movie into something approaching fourth gear. The Guard is the finest, oddest buddy-cop picture I’ve seen since Hot Fuzz, but it plays out in a very different, very specifically Irish way. Damned if it isn’t one of the best movies I’ve seen this year. 96 min. NNNNN (NW) Cumberland 4, Grande - Yonge

Potter aND the Deathly halloWs Part 2 ñharry

(David Yates) serves not just as the second half of the Deathly Hallows story, but as the climax to the entire Harry Potter saga – and it delivers, with Harry (Daniel Radcliffe), Ron (Rupert Grint) and Hermione (Emma Watson) working their way back to Hogwarts

for a final battle with the forces of the evil Lord Voldemort (Ralph Fiennes). See it in 2-D if you can. 130 min. NNNN (NW) Beach Cinemas, Canada Square, Coliseum Mississauga, Colossus, Courtney Park 16, Eglinton Town Centre, Empire Theatres at Empress Walk, Kennedy Commons 20, Queensway, Scotiabank Theatre, SilverCity Fairview, Varsity

the helP (Tate Taylor) is a successful

adaptation of Kathryn Stockett’s megaselling novel thanks to another powerful performance by Viola Davis (Doubt) as a maid in 1962 Jackson, Mississippi, who agrees to share her story with an upstart journalist. Too bad the junior league matrons exploiting the help play their parts to stereotypically shrieking heights. 137 min. NNN (SGC) 401 & Morningside, Courtney Park 16, Eglinton Town Centre, Grande - Steeles, Grande - Yonge, Interchange 30, Kennedy Commons 20, Queensway, Rainbow Market Square, Rainbow Promenade, SilverCity Mississauga, SilverCity Yonge, SilverCity Yorkdale, Varsity, Yonge & Dundas 24

hersChell gorDoN leWis: the goDFather oF gore (Jimmy Maslon, Frank

Henenlotter) 106 min. See review, page 60. NN (NW) Opens Sep 2 at the Projection Booth (see

Indie & Rep Film, page 68).

horriBle Bosses (Seth Gordon)

casts Jason Bateman, Jason Sudeikis and Charlie Day as put-upon wage slaves who decide to murder their repugnant employers (Kevin Spacey, Colin Farrell and Jennifer Aniston), only to see their clockwork plan go sideways almost immediately. It’s a devilishly smart farce disguised as a really, really dumb one, with Sudeikis and Day turning their Going The Distance buddy act into a perpetual joke machine. 97 min. NNNN (NW) Canada Square, Carlton Cinema, Colossus, Kennedy Commons 20, Queensway, SilverCity Mississauga, Yonge & Dundas 24

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(Jennifer Yuh Nelson) chalks up another win for DreamWorks’ unlikely martial arts franchise, with Po (voiced once again by Jack Black) and the Furious Five trekking to a distant city in order to stop a warlord (Gary Oldman) who threatens all of China. The fight choreography is exceptional, the animation exquisite and the voice cast in fine form. 90 min. NNNN (NW) Courtney Park 16, Interchange 30, Yonge & Dundas 24

MiDNight iN Paris (Woody Allen) casts

Owen Wilson and Rachel McAdams as an engaged couple vacationing in Paris,

where at midnight, a vintage cab picks up a wandering Wilson and takes him back in time to meet the great artists of the 20s. It’s a pleasurable narrative hook, but the message that life is best lived in the present tense is too banal to make us care. 94 min. NN (SGC) Canada Square, Grande - Yonge, Humber Cinema, Interchange 30, Kennedy Commons 20, Kingsway Theatre, TIFF Bell Lightbox, Varsity

oNe Day (Lone Scherfig) is an uneven

adaptation of David Nicholls’s clever gimmick of a romantic bestseller about two decades in the lives of two friends (Jim Sturgess and Anne Hathaway). The screenplay’s not very subtle and the characters feel awfully thin, but the actors have charm as they suffer stoically through a series of bad haircuts and wardrobe choices. 107 min. NN (GS) Beach Cinemas, Canada Square, Cumberland 4, Eglinton Town Centre, Grande Yonge, Interchange 30, Kennedy Commons 20, Queensway, Rainbow Market Square, Scotiabank Theatre, SilverCity Mississauga, Varsity

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fully incompetent telling of the 2008 conflict between Russia and the Republic of Georgia told from the perspective of an American journalist (Rupert Friend). Decent war pyrotechnics can’t compensate for a laughable script and awful performances. 115 min. N (Andrew Parker) Yonge & Dundas 24

FrieNDs With BeNeFits (Will Gluck) casts Mila Kunis and Justin Timberlake as pals who figure out that their complementary “emotional damage” allows them to get naked without getting emotional – at least in theory. It’s not laugh-out-loud funny, but it does have some clever dialogue and moments of perceptive observation. In other words, it’s a lot better than No Strings Attached, and really, that’s all you can ask of a movie like this. 104 min. NNN (NW) Carlton Cinema, Colossus, Kennedy Commons 20, Scotiabank Theatre Fright Night (Craig Gillespie) only runs into trouble when it tries to reinvent Tom Holland’s 1985 horror comedy as a blockbuster. At its heart, it’s a small-scale creeper about a suburban teenager (a weedy Anton Yelchin) who can’t get anyone to believe him when a vampire (Colin Farrell) moves into his neighbourhood and starts devouring call girls. The remake makes a few tactical errors, like throwing out the slow build of Holland’s original for more action beats, including an entirely unnecessary set piece cribbed from Children Of Men set inside a moving vehicle. But once David Tennant gets involved as the disreputable Vegas illusionist to whom Yelchin turns for assistance, director Gillespie finds the groove he’s been chasing, and Farrell gets an adversary with the appropriate stature – and terrific comic timing. 106 min. NNN (NW) 401 & Morningside, Coliseum Mississauga, Coliseum Scarborough, Colossus, Courtney Park 16, Eglinton Town Centre, Empire Theatres at Empress Walk, Grande - Steeles, Kennedy Commons 20, Kingsway Theatre, Queensway, Rainbow Woodbine, Scotiabank Theatre, SilverCity Fairview, SilverCity Yonge, SilverCity Yorkdale glee: the 3D CoNCert Movie (Kevin Tan-

charoen) reveals little about the actors or the characters they play on the hit TV series about a group of warbling high schoolers. Without between-song patter or even an MC, Lea Michele, Cory Monteith and the other well-scrubbed performers are left to prance around the stage and deliver numbers they made famous on the small screen. The film’s real worth comes from its profiles of a handful of students whose lives have been affected by the show’s sensitive depiction of outsiders. 90 min. NNN (GS)

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comedy tracks the trail of destruction left by 30-something hippie Ned (Paul Rudd) as he bounces between the homes of his three adult sisters (Emily Mortimer, Elizabeth Banks and Zooey Deschanel). Rudd and Peretz previously collaborated on the obscure 2003 comedy The Château, and fans of that film’s laconic pacing and sideways jokes will appreciate that Our Idiot Brother develops its characters and its comedy in much the same way. It’s subtle, different and really funny. I haven’t even mentioned T.J. Miller’s facial hair, which is a running joke all on its own. 90 min. NNNN (NW) 401 & Morningside, Beach Cinemas, Carlton Cinema, 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, Yonge & Dundas 24

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TIMES (Andrew Rossi) goes inside Amer-

ica’s most prestigious daily, where advertising revenue is tanking. A new generation of newshounds gets its information online, and the future looks dim. Unfortunately, there’s very little new and exciting here, except for the presence of idiosyncratic media writer David Carr. 88 min. NN (SGC) Carlton Cinema, Humber Cinema, Kingsway Theatre

ñPROJECT NIM

(James Marsh) finds the director of the Oscar-winning Man On A Wire coming up with another stranger-than-fiction tale of New York in the 1970s, charting the odyssey of Nim Chimpsky, a chimpanzee raised among humans – and taught sign language – as part of a Columbia University linguistics experiment. As Marsh reveals, it was a venture undermined at almost every turn by stunning arrogance and incompetence. And that’s just the beginning of this astonishing, heart-wrenching story, recounted in one of the year’s best documentaries. 99 min. NNNNN (NW) Canada Square, Cumberland 4

RISE OF THE PLANET OF THE APES (Rupert

Wyatt) follows a genius Alzheimer’s researcher (James Franco) who raises a superintelligent chimp (performed though the magic of motion capture by Andy Serkis), who’ll grow up to lead a rebellion of similarly enhanced primates. Stuff happens, but none of it is anchored to anything that makes any kind of sense. 105 min. NN (NW) 401 & Morningside, Beach Cinemas, Carlton Cinema, Coliseum Mississauga, Coliseum Scarborough, Colossus, Courtney Park 16, Docks Lakeview Drive-In, Eglinton Town Centre, Empire Theatres at Empress Walk, Grande - Steeles, Queensway, Rainbow Market Square, Scotiabank Theatre, SilverCity Fairview, SilverCity Yonge, SilverCity Yorkdale

SARAH’S KEY (Gilles Paquet-Brenner) is a Holocaust drama for the same audience that bought into the painfully discreet depiction of war crimes in The Reader; anything that might convey some genuine horror is delicately avoided. Kristin Scott Thomas is largely wasted as a contemporary journalist; her framing story means absolutely nothing. Some subtitles. 102 min. NN (NW) Grande - Yonge, Kennedy Commons 20, Varsity

ñSENNA

(Asif Kapadia) is a full-throttle documentary about Brazilian Formula 1 driver Ayrton Senna. Kapadia’s film, full of sweeping emotion, tracks the charismatic, cocky Senna’s career from his first Grand Prix to his final, fatal race in San Marino. It never lags, thanks to a refreshing absence of standard talking-head interviews. Instead, it’s composed entirely of archival television material and pulsating footage taken from cameras inside the cars. Each race depicted comes with its own set of challenges, whether a title is on the line or some heated personal drama raises the stakes. The catty feud between Senna and French rival Alain

Prost becomes the driving force of this focused nuts-and-bolts tribute that’s engineered to thrill. 104 min. NNNN (RS) Colossus, Varsity

SHARK NIGHT 3D (David Ellis) 85 min. See

interview, page 60. Opens Sep 2 at 401 & Morningside, Beach Cinemas, Coliseum Mississauga, Coliseum Scarborough, Colossus, Courtney Park 16, Eglinton Town Centre, Empire Theatres at Empress Walk, Grande - Steeles, Queensway, Rainbow Promenade, Rainbow Woodbine, Scotiabank Theatre, SilverCity Fairview, SilverCity Yonge, SilverCity Yorkdale.

THE SMURFS IN 3D (Raja Gosnell) is a

bland and largely unfunny attempt to capture the joy of Peyo’s comics and the 1980s animated series. The Smurfs themselves are dull and uninspired, as is the human cast, with the exception of Hank Azaria as the evil Gargamel. 103 min. NN (Andrew Parker) 401 & Morningside, Canada Square, Coliseum Mississauga, Coliseum Scarborough, Colossus, Courtney Park 16, Eglinton Town Centre, Empire Theatres at Empress Walk, Grande - Steeles, Humber Cinema, Queensway, Rainbow Promenade, Rainbow Woodbine, SilverCity Fairview, SilverCity Mississauga, SilverCity Yorkdale, Yonge & Dundas 24

SPY KIDS: ALL THE TIME IN THE WORLD

(Robert Rodriguez) doesn’t live up to its scratch-and-sniff card gimmick, but it still manages to be entertaining and inventive. Kids will have fun watching a new trio of child secret agents try to save the world’s time. Adults will appreciate enjoyable performances by the likes of Jeremy Piven and Joel McHale. 89 min. NNN (Andrew Parker) 401 & Morningside, Beach Cinemas, Coliseum Mississauga, Colossus, Courtney Park 16, Eglinton Town Centre, Empire Theatres at Empress Walk, Grande - Steeles, Kennedy Commons 20, Queensway, Rainbow Market Square, Rainbow Promenade, Rainbow Woodbine, SilverCity Fairview, SilverCity Mississauga, SilverCity Yonge, SilverCity Yorkdale, Yonge & Dundas 24

ñTERRI

(Azazel Jacobs) is the story of an obese teenager (Jacob Wysocki) who lives with his ailing uncle (Creed Bratton) in a small California town and barely interacts with the world beyond their house. Terri’s tardiness brings him to the attention of Mr. Fitzgerald (John C. Reilly), who’s either the best guidance counsellor in the world or the worst; Terri can’t tell, and neither can we. Director Jacobs (Momma’s Man) delivers a naturalistic and entirely absorbing drama about a boy on the verge of self-awareness, capturing the awkward horrors and unexpected surprises that make up everyone’s adolescence. 105 min. NNNN (NW) Yonge & Dundas 24

30 MINUTES OR LESS (Ruben Fleischer) may be the shabbiest, shruggiest heist movie ever made, but it’s enjoyable enough on its own very modest terms. Two Grand Rapids thugs (Danny McBride and Nick Swardson) rig a pizza delivery guy (Jesse Eisenberg) with a vest bomb and order him to rob a bank.The movie plays this out precisely as far as it will go. If you’re expecting the next Heat, you’ll be sorely disappointed. Eisenberg is appropriately sweaty and terrified as the unwilling criminal; McBride and Swardson have great surly chemistry as the idiots who’ve

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wired him up. But it’s Aziz Ansari who walks off with the picture as Eisenberg’s resentful buddy – mainly by being Aziz Ansari. 82 min. NNN (NW) 401 & Morningside, Canada Square, Coliseum Mississauga, Coliseum Scarborough, Colossus, Courtney Park 16, Docks Lakeview Drive-In, Eglinton Town Centre, Empire Theatres at Empress Walk, Queensway, Scotiabank Theatre, SilverCity Yorkdale

3D SEX AND ZEN (Christopher Sun) feels

like a hybrid: actors and visuals by Penthouse, acting and story by the Shaw Brothers. That is, attractive nudes, handsomely lit, performing old-school kung fu movie oratory in a lunatic plot, with the bonus of effective 3-D. Subtitled. 129 min. NNN (AD) Coliseum Scarborough, Scotiabank Theatre

TRANSFORMERS: DARK OF THE MOON

(Michael Bay) delivers a giant-robot punch-up that’s visually inventive, spatially coherent and occasionally even funny, even if it is way too long and the plot is kind of ridiculous. Action sequences are impressively assembled. 157 min. NNN (NW) Coliseum Mississauga, Colossus, Courtney Park 16, Kennedy Commons 20, Yonge & Dundas 24

ñTHE TREE OF LIFE

(Terrence Malick) perfects the intuitive approach to cinema Malick has been developing for nearly four decades, and it affected me more profoundly than any of his earlier films. It’s beautiful in its inelegance and confusion, embracing the awe of adolescence and the loss of innocence in the purest sense of those terms. It’s a rhapsody on the mystery of simply being alive. 138 min. NNNNN (NW) Cumberland 4, Humber Cinema, Kingsway Theatre, Regent Theatre, TIFF Bell Lightbox

ñTHE TRIP

(Michael Winterbottom) is exclusively aimed at people who can’t wait to see Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon reprise the slightly exaggerated versions of themselves they played in director Winterbottom’s Tristram Shandy: A Cock And Bull Story. The insecure, statuschasing Coogan invites oblivious git Brydon on a week-long tour of restaurants in the north of England. You could describe it as Sideways with the alcoholism replaced by duelling Michael Caine impressions, but that doesn’t really do justice to what Coogan and Brydon achieve here. The Trip is transcendent, the comedy of the year. 107 min. NNNNN (NW) Cumberland 4

ñTHE WHISTLEBLOWER

(Larysa Kondracki) is a movie that despite some storytelling flaws needs to be seen because of its subject matter: sex trafficking. Rachel Weisz turns in a fierce performance as Kathryn Bolkovac, a UN peacekeeper in Bosnia who discovers a horrific sex trade involving UN officials. It’s a solid thriller that, like Bolkovac, never loses sight of what’s most important: the victims. 100 min. NNNN (RS) Grande - Yonge, Kennedy Commons 20, Varsity

WOUND (David Blyth) 75 min. See review, page 68. N (Andrew Parker) Opens Sep 2 at the Projection Booth (see Indie & Rep Film, page 68).

ñYOU ARE HERE

(Daniel Cockburn) is a playful but intensely cerebral first feature from experimental video artist Cockburn, looking at identity, individualism and social dynamics through a collection of diverse characters wandering around Toronto. A lecturer (R.D. Reid) explains the importance of resisting distraction – including the distraction provided by his own lecture. A crowd named Alan ponders its daily routine. An archivist (Tracy Wright, in one of her final performances) collects artifacts, including a videotape of the lecturer. Office workers spend their days ordering people to specific locations in the city. Cockburn is inviting us into his head, to think about the things he never stops thinking about. It’s kind of nice in there. 78 min. NNNN (NW) TIFF Bell Lightbox 3

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APOLLO 18 (PG) 1:15, 3:15, 5:05, 7:10, 9:05 Fri 11:20 late COLOMBIANA (14A) Thu, Sat, Tue 1:00, 3:20, 7:00, 9:20 Fri 1:00, 3:20, 7:00, 9:20, 11:30 Sun-Mon, Wed 1:00, 7:00 CRAZY, STUPID, LOVE. (PG) Thu 9:05 THE DEBT (14A) Fri-Wed 1:10, 3:30, 7:15, 9:35 THE HELP (PG) Thu 3:45, 6:45, 9:30 Fri-Wed 12:45, 3:45, 6:45, 9:30 ONE DAY (PG) Thu 12:50, 3:00, 5:10, 7:25, 9:45 Fri 3:10, 9:25, 11:35 Sat-Wed 3:10, 9:25 OUR IDIOT BROTHER (14A) 1:05, 3:05, 5:00, 7:05, 9:00 Fri 11:15 late RISE OF THE PLANET OF THE APES (PG) Thu 12:55, 3:10, 5:15, 7:20, 9:25 Fri-Wed 12:50, 5:15, 7:20 SPY KIDS: ALL THE TIME IN THE WORLD IN 4D (PG) Thu 1:15, 3:15, 5:05, 7:10

Wed 1:30, 4:10, 6:40, 9:10 FRIENDS WITH BENEFITS (14A) Thu 12:30, 3:10, 6:15, 9:00 Fri-Tue 1:05, 3:45, 6:25, 9:05 Wed 1:05, 3:45, 10:00 FRIGHT NIGHT 3D Thu 1:20, 4:00, 6:45, 9:20 Fri-Wed 1:40, 4:15, 6:50, 9:30 HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS - PART 2: AN IMAX 3D EXPERIENCE (PG) 12:45, 3:50, 7:00, 10:00 ONE DAY (PG) Thu 1:00, 3:45, 6:30, 9:15 Fri-Tue 1:00, 3:40, 6:15, 8:50 Wed 1:00, 3:40, 6:25, 9:05 RISE OF THE PLANET OF THE APES (PG) Thu 12:55, 1:40, 3:30, 4:30, 6:10, 7:10, 8:50, 9:45 Fri-Wed 2:00, 4:40, 7:20, 9:55 SHARK NIGHT 3D (14A) Fri-Wed 12:50, 3:10, 5:30, 7:50, 10:10 30 MINUTES OR LESS (14A) Thu 2:40, 5:30, 7:50, 10:10 Fri-Wed 3:00, 5:20, 7:35, 9:45 3D SEX AND ZEN (R) Thu 1:10, 4:10 WARRIOR Sun 7:00

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ATTACK THE BLOCK (14A) 11:45, 1:45, 4:10, 6:30, 8:45, 11:00 Tue-Wed no 11:45, 11:00 BAD TEACHER (14A) Fri-Wed 9:35 BEATS, RHYMES & LIFE: THE TRAVELS OF A TRIBE CALLED QUEST (14A) Thu 11:40, 2:10, 4:40, 7:10 BODYGUARD (PG) Thu-Mon 11:45, 3:15, 6:45, 10:15 TueWed 3:15, 6:45, 10:15 BOL (14A) Thu-Mon 11:40, 2:45, 6:15, 9:45 Tue-Wed 2:45, 6:15, 9:45 BRIDESMAIDS (14A) Thu, Tue-Wed 1:55, 4:35, 7:20, 9:55 Fri-Mon 11:20, 1:55, 4:35, 7:20, 9:55 CARS 2 (G) Fri-Mon 11:00, 1:20, 3:40 Tue-Wed 3:40 COLOMBIANA (14A) Thu 11:40, 12:30, 2:00, 3:00, 4:30, 5:30, 7:00, 8:00, 8:45, 9:30, 10:30 Fri-Mon 11:15, 12:30, 2:00, 3:00, 4:30, 5:30, 7:00, 8:00, 9:30, 10:30 Tue-Wed 2:00, 3:00, 4:30, 5:30, 7:00, 8:00, 9:30, 10:30 CRAZY, STUPID, LOVE. (PG) Thu 11:45, 12:30, 1:30, 2:30, 3:15, 4:15, 5:15, 6:15, 7:15, 8:15, 9:15, 10:15, 11:00 Fri-Mon 11:45, 12:30, 2:30, 3:10, 5:05, 6:15, 7:45, 9:15, 10:45 TueWed 2:30, 3:10, 5:05, 6:15, 7:45, 9:15, 10:45 THE DEBT (14A) Thu-Mon 11:45, 12:45, 2:15, 3:15, 4:45, 5:45, 7:15, 8:15, 9:45, 10:45 Tue-Wed 2:15, 3:15, 4:45, 5:45, 7:15, 8:15, 9:45, 10:45

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7:00, 9:35 OUR IDIOT BROTHER (14A) Thu 1:15, 3:40, 6:00, 8:15, 10:30 Fri-Tue 1:00, 3:20, 5:50, 8:10, 10:30 Wed 3:20, 5:50, 8:10, 10:30 RISE OF THE PLANET OF THE APES (PG) Thu 12:25 2:55 5:25 8:05 10:35 Fri-Wed 12:30, 3:10, 5:35, 8:05, 10:35 SHARK NIGHT 3D (14A) Fri-Wed 12:55, 3:30, 6:00, 8:20, 10:35 THE SMURFS 3D (G) Thu 12:45, 3:05, 5:30, 7:55, 10:10 FriWed 12:40, 3:05, 5:30, 7:50 SPY KIDS: ALL THE TIME IN THE WORLD IN 4D (PG) 12:35, 2:50, 5:10, 7:40, 10:00 30 MINUTES OR LESS (14A) 1:35, 3:50, 6:20, 8:30, 10:40 WARRIOR Sun 7:00

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APOLLO 18 (PG) Fri-Wed 1:00, 3:00, 7:00, 9:00 CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE FIRST AVENGER (PG) Thu 3:00, 9:25 CONAN THE BARBARIAN (18A) Thu 3:00, 5:00, 7:00, 9:00 CRAZY, STUPID, LOVE. (PG) Thu 12:45, 7:15 Fri-Wed 8:30 MIDNIGHT IN PARIS (PG) Fri-Wed 2:15 PAGE ONE: A YEAR INSIDE THE NEW YORK TIMES Thu 5:30 THE SMURFS (G) Fri-Wed 12:15, 6:30 THE TREE OF LIFE (PG) Fri-Wed 4:00

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

CAVE OF FORGOTTEN DREAMS (G) Thu 5:15, 8:45 Fri-Wed 5:00 FRIGHT NIGHT Fri-Wed 8:45 MIDNIGHT IN PARIS (PG) 7:00 PAGE ONE: A YEAR INSIDE THE NEW YORK TIMES Fri-Wed 3:00 THE TREE OF LIFE (PG) Thu 2:45 WINNIE THE POOH (G) Thu 1:00 Fri-Wed 1:30

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APOLLO 18 (PG) Fri-Wed 1:20, 4:00, 6:15, 8:30, 10:45 BAD TEACHER (14A) Fri-Wed 10:10 CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE FIRST AVENGER (PG) 1:10, 4:10, 7:05, 9:55 Wed no 7:05 CARS 2 (G) Fri-Wed 1:30 THE CHANGE-UP (14A) 1:55, 4:45, 7:35 Thu 10:20 CITIZEN KANE Wed 7:00 COLOMBIANA (14A) 1:50, 4:35, 7:25, 10:05 CONAN THE BARBARIAN 3D (18A) Thu 1:40, 4:30, 7:30, 10:20 Fri-Sat, Mon-Wed 1:15, 4:05, 7:20, 10:15 Sun 1:15, 4:05, 10:15 COWBOYS & ALIENS Fri-Wed 10:20 CRAZY, STUPID, LOVE. (PG) 1:05, 3:55, 6:45, 9:40 THE DEBT (14A) Thu 1:20, 4:05, 7:20, 10:15 Fri-Tue 1:40, 4:30, 7:30, 10:25 Wed 4:30, 7:30, 10:25 DON’T BE AFRAID OF THE DARK (14A) Thu 12:45 3:15 5:45 8:20 10:45 Fri-Wed 12:50, 3:15, 5:45, 8:15, 10:45 FINAL DESTINATION 5 3D Thu 12:40, 3:00, 5:35, 8:00, 10:25 FRIGHT NIGHT 3D Thu 12:30, 3:10, 5:40, 8:10, 10:45 HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS: PART 2 (PG) Thu 12:50 3:45 6:50 9:50 Fri-Wed 12:45, 3:40, 6:50, 9:50 THE HELP (PG) 12:35, 3:45, 6:55, 10:10 HORRIBLE BOSSES (14A) Thu 1:45, 4:20, 7:10, 9:45 Fri-Wed 4:15, 7:10, 9:45 ONE DAY (PG) Thu 1:00 4:15 7:00 9:35 Fri-Wed 1:25, 4:20,

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

THE TREE OF LIFE (PG) Thu, Wed 7:00 Fri-Sat 6:50, 9:25 Sun-Mon 4:10, 7:00

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

APOLLO 18 (PG) Fri-Mon 1:20, 4:00, 7:20, 9:50 Tue-Wed 1:40, 4:20, 7:20, 9:50 COLOMBIANA (14A) Thu 1:30, 4:10, 7:10, 10:00 Fri-Mon 1:30, 4:10, 6:50, 9:35 Tue-Wed 1:20, 4:00, 6:40, 9:30 CONAN THE BARBARIAN 3D (18A) Thu 1:10, 4:00, 6:50, 9:30 CRAZY, STUPID, LOVE. (PG) Thu-Mon 12:50, 3:40, 6:30, 9:20 Tue 12:50, 3:40, 9:45 Wed 3:50, 9:45 THE DEBT (14A) Fri-Mon 1:40, 4:20, 7:10, 10:00 Tue 1:30, 4:10, 6:50, 10:00 Wed 4:10, 6:50, 10:00 DON’T BE AFRAID OF THE DARK (14A) Thu 1:20, 4:30, 7:30, 10:05 Fri-Sat, Mon, Wed 7:40, 10:05 Sun, Tue 10:05

WOODBINE CENTRE, 500 REXDALE BLVD, 416-213-1998 APOLLO 18 (PG) Fri-Wed 1:05, 4:05, 7:05, 9:25 COLOMBIANA (14A) 1:10, 3:45, 6:55, 9:30 CONAN THE BARBARIAN (18A) Thu 12:55 3:55 7:05 9:30 Fri-Wed 12:55, 3:55, 6:45, 9:25 DON’T BE AFRAID OF THE DARK (14A) Thu 12:45 3:40 7:10 9:40 Fri-Wed 1:20, 3:50, 7:10, 9:40 FINAL DESTINATION 5 3D Thu 1:00, 4:00, 7:00, 9:45 FRIGHT NIGHT Thu 1:05, 4:05, 6:45, 9:15 OUR IDIOT BROTHER (14A) Thu 12:40, 2:40, 4:50, 7:00, 9:20 Fri-Wed 1:30, 4:10, 6:50, 9:20 SHARK NIGHT 3D (14A) Fri-Wed 1:15, 4:15, 7:15, 9:45 THE SMURFS (G) Thu 12:35, 2:50, 5:05, 7:20, 9:35 Fri-Wed 1:25, 4:20, 7:00, 9:35 SPY KIDS: ALL THE TIME IN THE WORLD IN 4D (PG) Thu 12:30, 2:45, 5:00, 7:15, 9:25 Fri-Wed 1:00, 4:00, 7:05, 9:15

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

APOLLO 18 (PG) Fri-Mon 1:40, 4:40, 7:00, 9:20 Tue-Wed 7:00, 9:20 CONAN THE BARBARIAN (18A) Thu 1:00, 4:00, 7:00, 9:50 Fri-Wed 9:10 FINAL DESTINATION 5 3D Thu 9:15 HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS: PART 2: 3D (PG) Thu-Mon 12:40, 3:40, 6:40, 9:45 Tue-Wed 6:40, 9:45 ONE DAY (PG) Thu 1:20, 4:20, 7:10, 10:00 OUR IDIOT BROTHER (14A) Thu 1:50, 4:50, 7:20, 9:50 FriMon 1:50, 4:50, 7:30, 9:50 Tue-Wed 7:30, 9:50 RISE OF THE PLANET OF THE APES (PG) Thu 1:40, 4:40, 7:30, 10:10 Fri-Mon 1:30, 4:30, 7:20, 10:00 Tue-Wed 7:20, 10:00 SHARK NIGHT 3D (14A) Fri-Mon 1:15, 4:10, 7:10, 9:30 TueWed 7:10, 9:30 SPY KIDS: ALL THE TIME IN THE WORLD IN 4D (PG) FriMon 12:50, 3:50, 6:50 Tue-Wed 6:50 SPY KIDS: ALL THE TIME IN THE WORLD IN 4D (3D) (PG) Thu 12:50, 3:50, 6:50

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

APOLLO 18 (PG) Fri-Mon 3:00, 5:10, 7:30, 9:55 Tue-Wed 5:10, 7:30, 9:55 BAD TEACHER (14A) Fri-Wed 9:30 continued on page 66 œ

SCOTIABANK THEATRE (CE) 259 RICHMOND ST W, 416-368-5600

APOLLO 18 (PG) Fri-Wed 1:10, 3:30, 5:40, 8:00, 10:20 CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE FIRST AVENGER 3D (PG) Thu 12:50, 3:45, 6:40, 9:40 Fri-Wed 12:40, 3:35, 6:30, 9:25 THE CHANGE-UP (14A) Thu 12:35 3:20 6:00 8:40 Fri-Wed 12:40, 3:20, 6:00, 8:40 CITIZEN KANE Wed 7:00 CONAN THE BARBARIAN 3D (18A) Thu 1:30, 4:20, 7:20, 10:05 Fri-Sat, Mon-Wed 1:50, 4:30, 7:10, 9:50 Sun 1:20, 4:15, 10:15 COWBOYS & ALIENS Thu 12:40, 3:25, 6:20, 9:10 Fri-Wed 1:15, 4:00, 6:45, 9:35 DON’T BE AFRAID OF THE DARK (14A) Thu 2:00 4:50 7:40 10:15 Fri-Wed 2:10, 4:50, 7:30, 10:05 FINAL DESTINATION 5 3D Thu 2:50, 5:10, 7:30, 9:50 Fri-

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Captain ameriCa: the First avenger (PG) Thu 1:15, 4:00, 6:40, 9:40 Fri-Mon 1:20, 4:00, 6:40 Tue-Wed 4:00, 6:40 Cars 2 (G) Fri-Mon 1:30, 4:15, 6:50 Tue-Wed 4:15, 6:50 Chasing madoFF Thu 3:00, 5:20, 7:40, 10:00 Fri-Mon 1:50, 4:30, 7:05, 9:25 Tue-Wed 4:30, 7:05, 9:25 Conan the BarBarian 3d (18A) Thu 1:50, 4:50, 7:30, 10:10 Fri-Wed 9:35 CowBoys & aliens Thu 9:35 don’t Be aFraid oF the dark (14A) Thu 1:40, 4:40, 7:10, 9:50 Fri-Sat, Mon 1:40, 4:45, 7:15, 9:45 Sun 1:40, 4:20, 10:05 Tue-Wed 4:45, 7:15, 9:45 Fright night Fri-Wed 9:20 Fright night 3d Thu 1:25, 4:20, 6:50, 9:20 harry potter and the deathly hallows: part 2 (PG) Thu 1:20, 4:10, 7:00, 9:55 Fri-Mon 1:15, 4:10, 7:00, 10:00 Tue-Wed 4:10, 7:00, 10:00 rise oF the planet oF the apes (PG) Thu 2:00, 5:00, 7:50, 10:15 Fri-Mon 2:00, 5:00, 7:40, 10:15 Tue-Wed 5:00, 7:40, 10:15 shark night 3d (14A) Fri-Mon 1:05, 3:15, 5:30, 7:50, 10:05 Tue-Wed 5:30, 7:50, 10:05 the smurFs (G) Thu 1:30, 4:30, 7:05 Fri-Mon 2:50, 5:20 Tue-Wed 5:20 spy kids: all the time in the world in 4d (3d) (PG) Thu 2:50, 5:10, 7:20, 9:30 Fri-Mon 1:00, 3:10, 5:15, 7:20 Tue-Wed 5:15, 7:20 30 minutes or less (14A) Thu 3:10, 5:30, 8:00, 10:05 Fri-Wed 8:00, 10:10 warrior Sun 7:00

Grande - YonGe (Ce) 4861 YonGe ST, 416-590-9974

the Change-up (14A) Thu-Mon 1:45, 4:15, 6:55, 9:45 Tue 4:15, 6:55, 9:45 ColomBiana (14A) Thu 12:50, 4:00, 7:10, 10:00 Fri-Mon 1:20, 4:10, 7:20, 10:10 Tue-Wed 4:10, 7:20, 10:10 Crazy, stupid, love. (PG) Thu 12:30, 3:40, 6:30, 9:30 Fri-Mon 1:00, 3:45, 6:30, 9:30 Tue-Wed 3:45, 6:30, 9:30 the deBt (14A) Thu 1:50, 4:40, 7:25, 10:05 Fri-Mon 12:50, 4:00, 7:10, 10:00 Tue-Wed 4:00, 7:10, 10:00 the guard (14A) Fri-Mon 12:40, 3:50, 6:50, 9:20 TueWed 3:50, 6:50, 9:20 the help (PG) Thu-Mon 12:20, 3:30, 6:40, 9:50 Tue-Wed 3:30, 6:40, 9:50 midnight in paris (PG) Thu 12:40, 3:50, 6:50, 9:40 one day (PG) Thu 1:20, 4:10, 7:20, 10:00 Fri-Mon 1:50, 4:40, 7:30, 10:05 Tue-Wed 4:40, 7:30, 10:05 our idiot Brother (14A) Thu 2:30, 5:20, 7:40, 10:05 Fri-Mon 2:30, 5:20, 7:40, 10:15 Tue-Wed 5:20, 7:40, 10:15 sarah’s key (PG) Thu 1:10, 4:20, 7:00, 9:35 Fri-Mon 1:10, 4:20, 7:00, 9:40 Tue-Wed 4:20, 7:00, 9:40 the whistleBlower Thu-Mon 1:15, 3:55, 6:45, 9:55 Tue 3:55, 6:45, 9:55

SilverCiTY FairvieW (Ce)

FairvieW Mall, 1800 Sheppard ave e, 416-644-7746 apollo 18 (PG) Fri-Tue 2:15, 4:30, 6:50, 9:10 Wed 2:00, 4:30, 6:50, 9:10 Citizen kane Wed 7:00 ColomBiana (14A) Thu 1:35, 4:10, 7:10, 9:50 Fri-Tue 1:50, 4:20, 7:00, 9:40 Wed 4:20, 6:55, 10:00 Conan the BarBarian 3d (18A) Thu 1:45, 4:30, 7:20, 10:10 Fri-Sat, Mon-Tue 1:30, 4:00, 6:55, 10:00 Sun 1:30, 4:00, 10:00 Wed 1:30, 4:00, 9:40 don’t Be aFraid oF the dark (14A) Thu 2:05, 5:00, 7:40, 10:15 Fri-Wed 1:40, 4:10, 6:40, 9:20 Final destination 5 3d Thu 7:30, 10:00 Fri-Wed 9:45 Fright night 3d Thu 1:55, 4:20, 7:00, 9:40 harry potter and the deathly hallows: part 2: 3d (PG) Thu 1:50, 4:40 our idiot Brother (14A) Thu 1:00, 3:30, 6:55, 9:20 FriTue 1:55, 4:15, 6:30, 9:00 Wed 4:15, 6:30, 9:00 rise oF the planet oF the apes (PG) Thu 1:30, 4:00, 6:45, 9:30 Fri-Tue 2:05, 4:40, 7:20, 9:50 Wed 1:50, 4:40, 7:20, 9:50 shark night 3d (14A) Fri-Tue 2:25, 4:50, 7:10, 9:30 Wed 2:10, 4:50, 7:10, 9:30 the smurFs 3d (G) Fri-Wed 1:20, 3:50, 6:20 the smurFs (G) Thu 1:20, 3:50, 6:25, 9:00 spy kids: all the time in the world in 4d (PG) FriWed 1:10, 3:40, 6:10, 8:50 spy kids: all the time in the world in 4d (3d) (PG) Thu 1:10, 3:40, 6:35, 9:10 warrior Sun 7:00

SilverCiTY Yorkdale (Ce) 3401 duFFerin ST, 416-787-4432

apollo 18 (PG) Fri-Wed 2:00, 4:30, 7:00, 9:30

september 1-7 2011 NOW

Bad teaCher (14A) Fri-Wed 9:00 ColomBiana (14A) Thu 12:40, 3:30, 7:00, 9:55 Fri-Tue 1:40, 4:20, 7:20, 10:05 Wed 1:40, 4:20, 10:05 Conan the BarBarian 3d (18A) Thu 1:50, 4:40, 7:30, 10:20 Fri-Sat, Mon-Wed 1:15, 4:15, 7:10, 10:00 Sun 1:15, 4:15, 10:15 Crazy, stupid, love. (PG) Thu 1:45, 9:20 Fri-Wed 9:10 don’t Be aFraid oF the dark (14A) Thu 1:20, 4:20, 7:10, 10:10 Fri-Wed 1:10, 4:10, 6:45, 9:50 Final destination 5 Fri-Wed 9:20 Final destination 5 3d Thu 2:00, 4:30, 7:20, 10:00 Fright night 3d Thu 12:50, 3:50, 6:45, 9:40 the help (PG) Thu 12:30 3:45 7:05 10:20 Fri-Wed 12:30, 3:40, 7:05, 10:15 rise oF the planet oF the apes (PG) Thu 1:10 4:00 6:50 9:30 Fri-Wed 1:00, 3:50, 6:50, 9:40 shark night 3d (14A) Fri-Wed 2:15, 5:00, 7:30, 10:10 the smurFs 3d (G) Thu 1:00, 3:40, 6:20 Fri-Wed 12:50, 3:30, 6:15 spy kids: all the time in the world in 4d (3d) (PG) Thu 1:30, 4:10, 6:40, 9:15 Fri-Wed 1:30, 4:00, 6:30 30 minutes or less (14A) Thu 5:00, 7:40, 10:15 Fri-Wed 12:40, 3:20, 6:40 warrior Sun 7:00

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

apollo 18 (PG) Fri-Sun 1:10, 3:50, 7:25, 10:15 Mon 1:10, 3:50, 7:25, 10:00 Tue-Wed 3:45, 7:25, 9:55 Cars 2 3d (G) Fri-Mon 12:30 ColomBiana (14A) Thu 1:00, 4:40, 7:15, 9:50 Fri-Mon 1:20, 4:35, 7:35, 10:05 Tue-Wed 4:50, 7:35, 10:00 Conan the BarBarian 3d (18A) Thu 1:40, 4:50, 7:45, 10:15 Fri-Mon 4:00, 6:50, 9:30 Tue-Wed 4:00, 6:50, 9:25 don’t Be aFraid oF the dark (14A) Thu 1:50, 5:00, 7:35, 10:05 Fri-Sun 1:50, 4:40, 7:55, 10:20 Mon 1:50, 4:40, 7:50, 10:10 Tue-Wed 4:30, 7:30, 9:55 Final destination 5 3d Thu 2:15, 4:35, 8:00, 10:15 FriMon 12:40, 3:20, 7:10, 9:25 Tue-Wed 3:35, 7:10, 9:20 Fright night 3d Thu 12:40, 3:45, 6:55, 9:15 the help (PG) Thu, Mon 12:20, 3:30, 6:35, 9:35 Fri-Sun 12:20, 3:30, 6:45, 9:40 Tue-Wed 3:20, 6:35, 9:35 our idiot Brother (14A) Thu 2:00, 4:25, 7:50, 10:10 Fri-Mon 1:40, 4:05, 7:05, 9:55 Tue-Wed 4:15, 7:05, 9:50 rise oF the planet oF the apes (PG) Thu 1:30, 4:15, 7:25, 10:00 Fri-Mon 1:30, 4:15, 7:15, 9:50 Tue-Wed 4:05, 7:15, 9:40 shark night 3d (14A) Fri-Mon 12:35, 3:10, 7:45, 10:10 Tue-Wed 4:40, 7:45, 10:00 the smurFs (G) Thu 12:50, 4:05, 7:05, 9:30 Fri-Mon 12:50, 4:20, 6:40 Tue-Wed 3:55, 6:40 spy kids: all the time in the world in 4d (PG) Thu 1:15, 3:55, 6:30, 8:50 Fri-Mon 1:00, 3:40, 6:30, 8:50 TueWed 3:40, 6:20, 8:50 30 minutes or less (14A) Thu 12:30, 3:20, 6:20, 9:00 Fri-Wed 9:10

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

apollo 18 (PG) Fri-Wed 12:55, 3:55, 6:55, 9:55 Captain ameriCa: the First avenger (PG) Thu 12:40, 3:40, 6:40, 9:40 Fri-Mon, Wed 1:00, 4:00, 7:00, 10:00 Tue 1:00, 4:00, 10:00 the Change-up (14A) Thu 12:50, 3:50, 6:50, 9:50 Fri-Wed 9:30 Conan the BarBarian 3d (18A) Thu 1:00, 4:00, 7:00, 10:00 Fri-Sat, Mon-Wed 1:05, 4:05, 7:05, 10:05 Sun 1:05, 4:05, 10:15 CowBoys & aliens Thu 12:35, 3:35, 6:35, 9:35 Crazy, stupid, love. (PG) 1:10, 4:10, 7:10, 10:10 don’t Be aFraid oF the dark (14A) Thu 1:30, 4:30, 7:30, 10:30 Fri-Wed 1:15, 4:15, 7:15, 10:15 Final destination 5 3d 1:20, 4:20, 7:20, 10:20 Fright night 3d Thu 1:05, 4:05, 7:05, 10:05 rise oF the planet oF the apes (PG) Thu 1:15, 4:15, 7:15, 10:15 Fri-Wed 12:50, 3:50, 6:50, 9:40 shark night 3d (14A) Fri-Wed 1:30, 4:30, 7:30, 10:30 the smurFs (G) Thu 12:30, 3:30, 6:30, 9:10 Fri-Wed 12:40, 3:40, 6:40 30 minutes or less (14A) Thu 1:25, 4:25, 7:25, 10:25 3d sex and zen (R) 12:45, 3:45, 6:45, 9:45 warrior Sun 7:00 way BaCk home Fri-Wed 1:25, 4:25, 7:25, 10:25

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

apollo 18 (PG) Fri-Mon 2:15, 5:00, 7:40, 10:10 Tue-Wed 4:40, 7:10, 9:30 Bad teaCher (14A) Fri-Wed 9:55 Captain ameriCa: the First avenger (PG) Thu 1:20, 4:20, 7:05, 10:00 Fri-Mon 4:40, 7:25, 10:20 Tue 4:10, 7:15, 9:55 Wed 4:10, 9:55 Cars 2 (G) Fri-Mon 1:55 Citizen kane Wed 7:00 ColomBiana (14A) Thu 1:30, 4:10, 7:15, 10:15 Fri-Mon 2:10, 4:50, 7:45, 10:30 Tue-Wed 4:35, 7:20, 10:00 Conan the BarBarian 3d (18A) Thu 12:50, 4:00, 6:50, 9:40 Fri-Sat, Mon 1:10, 3:55, 6:45, 9:35 Sun 1:10, 3:55, 10:15

Tue-Wed 3:40, 6:30, 9:10 Crazy, stupid, love. (PG) Thu 1:15, 3:50, 6:40, 9:35 FriMon 1:20, 4:35, 7:15, 10:00 Tue-Wed 4:20, 7:15, 9:55 the deBt (14A) Thu 1:45, 4:30, 7:10, 9:55 Fri-Mon 2:00, 4:55, 7:35, 10:25 Tue-Wed 4:00, 6:50, 9:45 don’t Be aFraid oF the dark (14A) Thu 1:50, 4:55, 7:40, 10:25 Fri-Mon 1:50, 4:25, 7:20, 9:50 Tue-Wed 3:30, 6:25, 9:05 Final destination 5 Fri-Mon 9:20 Tue-Wed 9:15 Final destination 5 3d Thu 2:00, 4:45, 7:20, 10:05 Fright night 3d Thu 2:10, 5:10, 7:45, 10:30 harry potter and the deathly hallows: part 2 (PG) Thu 1:10, 4:15, 7:00, 9:45 Fri-Mon 1:15, 4:15, 6:55, 9:45 Tue-Wed 3:45, 6:45, 9:25 the help (PG) Thu 12:30, 3:40, 6:45, 9:50 Fri-Mon 1:00, 4:00, 7:00, 10:05 Tue-Wed 3:30, 6:40, 9:50 one day (PG) Thu 12:40, 3:35, 6:35, 9:30 our idiot Brother (14A) Thu 2:20, 5:00, 7:30, 10:10 Fri-Mon 1:35, 4:10, 6:40, 9:25 Tue-Wed 3:55, 6:45, 9:25 rise oF the planet oF the apes (PG) Thu 1:40, 4:40, 7:25, 10:20 Fri-Mon 1:40, 4:20, 6:50, 9:30 Tue-Wed 4:15, 7:05, 9:40 shark night 3d (14A) Fri-Mon 2:05, 4:30, 7:10, 9:40 Tue-Wed 4:25, 7:00, 9:20 the smurFs (G) Thu 12:45, 3:30, 6:25, 9:15 Fri-Mon 1:45, 4:45, 7:30 Tue-Wed 4:30, 7:15 spy kids: all the time in the world in 4d (PG) Thu 1:00, 3:45, 6:30, 9:20 Fri-Mon 1:25, 3:50, 6:35 Tue-Wed 4:05, 6:55 30 minutes or less (14A) Thu 4:50, 6:55, 9:25 Fri-Mon 1:30, 3:45, 6:30, 9:15 Tue-Wed 3:50, 6:45, 9:00 warrior Sun 7:00

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

aarakshan (PG) Thu 1:30, 5:15, 9:00 Bodyguard (PG) 1:35, 5:15, 8:45 Bol (14A) 2:05, 5:45, 9:30 Cars 2 3d (G) Thu 2:00, 4:35, 7:10, 9:40 Fri, Tue-Wed 2:00, 4:35, 7:10 Sat-Mon 11:25, 2:00, 4:35, 7:10 ColomBiana (14A) 1:10, 2:25, 3:50, 5:05, 6:30, 7:45, 9:10, 10:25 Sat-Mon 11:45 mat CowBoys & aliens 1:45, 4:30, 7:20, 10:05 Sat-Mon 11:05 mat the deBt (14A) Thu 1:25, 4:10, 7:05, 9:50 Fri, Tue-Wed 2:10, 4:50, 7:35, 10:20 Sat-Mon 11:20, 2:10, 4:50, 7:35, 10:20 Friends with BeneFits (14A) Thu 1:55, 4:25, 7:15, 9:55 Fright night 3d Fri-Wed 9:40 harry potter and the deathly hallows: part 2: 3d (PG) 1:50, 4:40, 7:35, 10:30 Sat-Mon 11:00 mat the help (PG) 2:30, 3:45, 5:45, 7:00, 9:00, 10:15 Sat-Mon 11:15, 12:30 mat horriBle Bosses (14A) 3:10, 5:30, 7:50, 10:15 Sat-Mon 12:45 mat midnight in paris (PG) 2:00, 4:20, 7:10, 9:25 Sat-Mon 11:35 mat one day (PG) 1:45, 4:25, 7:20, 9:50 Sat-Mon 11:15 mat our idiot Brother (14A) 1:45, 2:30, 4:15, 5:00, 6:45, 7:30, 9:15, 10:00 Sat-Mon 11:00, 12:00 mat sarah’s key (PG) 2:20, 4:55, 7:40, 10:10 Sat-Mon 11:40 mat spy kids: all the time in the world in 4d (3d) (PG) 1:20, 4:35, 7:00, 9:15 Sat-Mon 11:05 mat that girl in yellow Boots 3:35, 6:45, 10:10 Sat-Mon 12:35 mat transFormers: dark oF the moon (PG) 2:35, 6:00, 9:35 Sat-Mon 11:10 mat the whistleBlower 2:05, 4:45, 7:25, 10:05 Sat-Mon 11:30 mat

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ColiSeuM MiSSiSSauGa (Ce) Square one, 309 raThburn rd W, 905-275-3456

apollo 18 (PG) Fri-Wed 1:20, 4:00, 7:10, 10:00 Captain ameriCa: the First avenger (PG) Thu 1:00, 4:00, 7:00, 10:00 Fri-Tue 12:50, 3:50, 6:50, 9:50 Wed 12:50, 3:50, 9:50 Cars 2 (G) Fri-Tue 12:40, 3:20 Wed 3:20 Citizen kane Wed 7:00 Conan the BarBarian 3d (18A) Thu 1:30, 4:30, 7:30, 10:25 Fri-Sat 1:30, 4:30, 7:30, 10:15 Sun 1:30, 4:15, 10:15 Mon-Wed 1:30, 4:30, 7:30, 10:05 don’t Be aFraid oF the dark (14A) Thu 1:50, 4:45, 7:50, 10:30 Fri-Sun 1:50, 5:00, 7:50, 10:25 Mon-Wed 1:50, 5:00, 7:50, 10:10 Final destination 5 3d Thu 2:15 5:15 7:45 10:15 Fri-Wed 2:10, 5:10, 7:45, 10:10 Fright night Fri-Sun 2:00, 4:50, 7:40, 10:20 Mon-Tue 2:00, 4:50, 7:40, 10:15 Wed 12:45, 3:45, 9:50 Fright night 3d Thu 2:00, 5:00, 7:40, 10:20 harry potter and the deathly hallows - part 2: an imax 3d experienCe (PG) 12:30, 3:30, 6:45, 9:45 harry potter and the deathly hallows: part 2 (PG) Thu 1:20, 4:50, 8:00 Fri-Wed 6:10, 9:20 rise oF the planet oF the apes (PG) Thu 1:45 4:40 7:20 10:10 Fri-Wed 1:45, 4:40, 7:20, 10:05 shark night 3d (14A) Fri-Sun 2:30, 5:30, 8:00, 10:30 Mon-Wed 2:30, 5:30, 8:00, 10:15

the smurFs 3d (G) Thu 12:40 3:40 6:40 9:15 Fri-Wed 1:00, 3:40, 6:30, 9:10 spy kids: all the time in the world in 4d (PG) Thu 1:10, 4:10, 6:50, 9:30 Fri-Wed 1:10, 4:10, 6:40 30 minutes or less (14A) Thu 1:40, 4:20, 7:10, 9:50 FriTue 1:40, 4:20, 7:00, 9:40 Wed 4:20, 7:00, 9:40 transFormers: dark oF the moon (PG) Fri-Wed 9:30 warrior Sun 7:00

CourTneY park 16 (aMC)

110 CourTneY park e aT huronTario, 888-262-4386 apollo 18 (PG) Fri-Mon 11:00, 1:10, 3:20, 5:30, 7:40, 10:30 Tue-Wed 1:15, 3:20, 5:30, 7:40, 10:30 Bad teaCher (14A) Fri-Wed 9:30 Captain ameriCa: the First avenger (PG) Thu 2:00, 4:45, 7:45, 10:40 Cars 2 3d (G) Fri-Mon 12:25, 2:55, 5:25 Tue-Wed 2:55, 5:25 the Change-up (14A) Thu 11:50, 2:40, 5:20, 8:05, 10:45 Fri-Mon 11:40, 2:25, 5:05, 7:45, 10:20 Tue-Wed 2:25, 5:05, 7:45, 10:20 ColomBiana (14A) Thu 12:15, 3:15, 5:45, 8:25, 11:00 Fri-Mon 11:30, 2:15, 4:55, 7:30, 10:05 Tue-Wed 2:15, 4:55, 7:30, 10:05 Conan the BarBarian 3d (18A) Thu 1:55, 4:50, 7:55, 10:35 Fri-Sat, Mon 11:55, 2:40, 5:35, 8:10, 10:40 Sun 11:55, 2:40, 10:40 Tue-Wed 2:40, 5:35, 8:10, 10:40 Crazy, stupid, love. (PG) Thu 11:30, 2:15, 5:00, 7:35, 10:20 Fri-Mon 11:45, 2:30, 5:00, 7:25, 9:55 Tue-Wed 2:30, 5:00, 7:25, 9:55 the deBt (14A) Thu 11:40, 2:30, 5:05, 7:50, 10:25 Fri-Mon 11:35, 2:35, 5:15, 7:50, 10:25 Tue-Wed 2:35, 5:15, 7:50, 10:25 don’t Be aFraid oF the dark (14A) Thu 12:30, 3:10, 5:45, 8:20, 10:55 Fri-Mon 11:50, 2:20, 4:50, 7:20, 9:45 TueWed 2:20, 4:50, 7:20, 9:45 Final destination 5 3d Thu 2:20, 5:00, 7:40, 10:10 Fright night 3d 8:00, 10:30 Thu 11:30, 2:00 mat, 5:30 harry potter and the deathly hallows - part 2: an imax 3d experienCe (PG) Thu 1:50 Fri-Wed 4:00, 7:00 the help (PG) Thu 1:00, 4:10, 7:20, 10:30 Fri-Mon 1:00, 4:05, 7:15, 10:30 Tue-Wed 4:05, 7:15, 10:30 kung Fu panda 2: an imax 3d experienCe (PG) FriMon 11:15, 1:25 Tue-Wed 1:25 our idiot Brother (14A) Thu 1:00, 3:15, 5:30, 7:45, 10:05 Fri-Mon 12:50, 3:10, 5:20, 7:35, 9:50 Tue-Wed 3:10, 5:20, 7:35, 9:50 rise oF the planet oF the apes (PG) Thu 11:30, 2:15, 4:55, 7:30, 10:10 Fri-Mon 11:35, 2:05, 4:40, 7:10, 9:35 TueWed 2:05, 4:40, 7:10, 9:35 shark night 3d (14A) Fri-Mon 11:10, 1:30, 3:45, 6:00, 8:15, 10:35 Tue-Wed 1:30, 3:45, 6:00, 8:15, 10:35 the smurFs (G) Thu 1:45, 4:15, 7:00, 9:30 Fri-Mon 11:25, 2:00, 4:30, 7:00 Tue-Wed 2:00, 4:30, 7:00 spy kids: all the time in the world in 4d (PG) Thu 1:25, 3:45, 6:00, 8:10, 10:15 Fri-Mon 12:45, 3:00, 5:10, 7:30, 9:40 Tue-Wed 3:00, 5:10, 7:30, 9:40 30 minutes or less (14A) Thu 11:55, 2:05, 4:20, 6:30, 8:35, 10:40 Fri-Mon 11:20, 1:35, 3:40, 5:55, 8:05, 10:10 TueWed 1:35, 3:40, 5:55, 8:05, 10:10 transFormers: dark oF the moon -- an imax 3d experienCe (PG) Thu 4:40, 8:00 Fri-Wed 10:00

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

Captain ameriCa: the First avenger 3d (PG) Thu 12:40, 3:30, 6:30, 9:30 Fri-Mon 12:40, 3:30, 6:30, 9:20 Tue-Wed 3:30, 6:30, 9:20 the Change-up (14A) Thu 1:00, 3:50, 7:15, 9:55 Fri-Mon 1:20, 4:00, 6:40, 9:30 Tue-Wed 4:00, 6:40, 9:30 ColomBiana (14A) Thu 2:00, 4:50, 7:30, 10:15 Fri-Mon 2:00, 4:40, 7:30, 10:10 Tue-Wed 4:40, 7:15, 9:55 Crazy, stupid, love. (PG) Thu 1:30, 4:20, 7:00, 9:50 Fri-Mon 1:10, 4:10, 7:00, 9:50 Tue-Wed 4:10, 7:00, 9:50 the deBt (14A) Thu 1:20, 4:00, 6:40, 9:10 Fri-Mon 1:30, 4:20, 7:20, 10:15 Tue-Wed 4:20, 7:20, 10:00 the help (PG) Thu 12:30, 3:40, 6:50, 10:10 Fri-Mon 12:30, 3:40, 6:50, 10:05 Tue-Wed 3:40, 6:50, 10:00 horriBle Bosses (14A) Fri-Wed 9:10 one day (PG) Thu 1:50, 4:40, 7:20, 10:00 Fri-Mon 1:50, 4:30, 7:10, 9:40 Tue-Wed 4:30, 7:10, 9:40 our idiot Brother (14A) Thu 1:40, 4:50, 7:40, 10:05 Fri-Mon 1:40, 4:50, 7:40, 10:00 Tue-Wed 4:50, 7:30, 9:45 the smurFs 3d (G) Thu-Mon 12:50, 3:20, 6:20, 9:00 TueWed 3:20, 6:20, 9:00 spy kids: all the time in the world in 4d (3d) (PG) Thu 2:00, 4:30, 7:10, 9:40 Fri-Mon 1:00, 3:50, 6:30 TueWed 3:50, 6:30

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

apollo 18 (PG) Fri-Mon 1:45, 4:40, 6:40, 9:25 Tue-Wed 4:40, 6:40, 9:25 Bad teaCher (14A) Fri-Wed 9:30 Captain ameriCa: the First avenger (PG) Thu 1:35, 4:35, 7:10, 9:55 Fri-Mon 1:35, 4:35, 7:10, 10:05 Tue-Wed 4:35, 7:10, 10:00

Cars 2 (G) Thu 12:35, 3:15, 6:20, 9:15 Fri-Mon 12:35, 3:15, 6:25 Tue-Wed 3:30, 6:25 ColomBiana (14A) Thu 1:20, 4:20, 7:20, 10:20 Fri-Mon 1:05, 4:05, 7:05, 10:10 Tue-Wed 4:05, 7:05, 10:05 Conan the BarBarian (18A) Thu 6:50, 9:50 Conan the BarBarian 3d (18A) Thu-Sat, Mon 1:30, 4:30, 7:30, 10:30 Sun 1:30, 4:30, 10:30 Tue-Wed 4:30, 7:30, 10:10 CowBoys & aliens Thu 1:45, 4:40, 7:40, 10:15 don’t Be aFraid oF the dark (14A) Thu-Mon 1:25, 4:25, 7:25, 10:25 Tue-Wed 4:25, 7:25, 9:50 Friends with BeneFits (14A) Thu-Mon 12:40, 3:50, 7:00, 10:00 Tue-Wed 3:50, 7:00, 9:55 Fright night Fri-Wed 9:50 Fright night 3d Thu 1:05, 4:05, 7:05, 10:05 harry potter and the deathly hallows - part 2: an imax 3d experienCe (PG) Thu-Sun 12:30, 3:30, 6:45, 9:45 Mon-Wed 3:30, 6:45, 9:45 harry potter and the deathly hallows: part 2 (PG) Thu 1:10, 4:10, 7:10, 10:10 Fri-Mon 1:00, 4:10, 7:10, 10:10 Tue-Wed 4:10, 7:10, 10:05 horriBle Bosses (14A) Thu-Mon 12:55, 3:35, 6:35, 9:20 Tue-Wed 3:35, 6:35, 9:20 our idiot Brother (14A) Thu 12:40, 3:00, 6:10, 8:50 Fri-Mon 1:40, 4:00, 6:10, 8:50 Tue-Wed 4:00, 6:10, 8:50 rise oF the planet oF the apes (PG) Thu-Mon 1:15, 4:15, 7:15, 10:15 Tue-Wed 4:15, 7:15, 10:15 senna Thu-Mon 12:45, 3:45, 6:30, 9:35 Tue-Wed 3:45, 6:30, 9:35 shark night 3d (14A) Fri-Mon 1:20, 4:20, 7:20, 10:20 Tue-Wed 4:20, 7:20, 10:15 the smurFs (G) Thu 12:50, 3:40, 6:15, 9:00 Fri-Mon 12:50, 3:40, 6:15 Tue-Wed 3:40, 6:15 spy kids: all the time in the world in 4d (PG) Thu 1:00, 3:20 spy kids: all the time in the world in 4d (3d) (PG) Thu 1:40, 4:00, 6:40, 9:30 Fri-Mon 1:10, 3:25, 6:20, 9:10 Tue-Wed 3:55, 6:20, 9:10 30 minutes or less (14A) Thu-Mon 2:10, 4:45, 6:55, 9:40 Tue-Wed 4:45, 6:55, 9:40 transFormers: dark oF the moon (PG) Thu 2:00, 5:30, 9:10 Fri-Mon 2:00, 5:30, 9:00 Tue-Wed 5:30, 9:00 warrior Sun 7:00

inTerChanGe 30 (aMC)

30 inTerChanGe WaY, hWY 400 & hWY 7, 416-335-5323 Bridesmaids (14A) 4:15, 7:00, 9:40 Sat-Mon 1:00 mat the Change-up (14A) Thu-Fri 2:05, 4:40, 7:25, 10:15 Sat-Mon 11:30, 2:05, 4:40, 7:25, 10:15 Tue-Wed 4:40, 7:25, 10:00 CowBoys & aliens Fri 2:25, 5:00, 7:30, 10:05 Sat-Mon 11:50, 2:25, 5:00, 7:30, 10:05 Tue-Wed 5:00, 7:30, 10:00 Crazy, stupid, love. (PG) Thu-Fri 2:05, 4:10, 4:55, 6:55, 7:35, 9:50, 10:15 Sat-Mon 11:30, 1:15, 2:05, 4:10, 4:55, 6:55, 7:35, 9:50, 10:15 Tue-Wed 4:35, 6:15, 7:15, 9:00, 9:50 the deBt (14A) Thu-Fri 2:00, 4:30, 7:10, 10:10 Sat-Mon 11:30, 2:00, 4:30, 7:10, 10:10 Tue-Wed 4:30, 7:10, 9:55 Final destination 5 Thu 4:05, 6:30, 9:00 Final destination 5 3d Thu-Fri 3:00, 5:30, 8:00, 10:15 SatMon 12:30, 3:00, 5:30, 8:00, 10:15 Tue-Wed 5:10, 7:25, 9:45 the help (PG) Thu-Fri 2:50, 3:40, 6:10, 6:55, 9:25, 10:00 Sat-Mon 11:35, 12:20, 2:50, 3:40, 6:10, 6:55, 9:25, 10:00 Tue-Wed 4:30, 6:30, 8:00, 9:30 kung Fu panda 2 3d (PG) Thu 4:00 9:55 Fri-Wed 4:00, 9:00 Sat-Mon 11:40 mat midnight in paris (PG) Thu-Fri 2:30, 5:00, 7:30, 10:05 SatMon 11:55, 2:30, 5:00, 7:30, 10:05 Tue-Wed 5:00, 7:30, 9:55 one day (PG) Thu-Fri 4:35, 7:20, 10:00 Sat-Mon 1:50, 4:35, 7:20, 10:00 Tue-Wed 4:35, 7:20, 9:50 winnie the pooh (G) Thu-Mon 2:00, 6:20 Tue-Wed 6:20 zookeeper (G) Thu-Fri 2:05, 4:40, 7:15, 9:45 Sat-Mon 11:45, 2:05, 4:40, 7:15, 9:45 Tue-Wed 4:45, 7:15, 9:45

rainboW proMenade (i)

proMenade Mall, hWY 7 & baThurST, 905-764-3247 ColomBiana (14A) 1:00, 4:00, 7:00, 9:30 Crazy, stupid, love. (PG) Thu 9:20 the deBt (14A) Fri-Wed 1:10, 4:10, 6:50, 9:20 don’t Be aFraid oF the dark (14A) Thu 1:15, 4:10, 6:50, 9:10 Fri-Wed 7:15, 9:35 the help (PG) 12:30, 3:30, 6:30, 9:15 our idiot Brother (14A) Thu 12:50, 3:00, 5:10, 7:15, 9:25 Fri-Wed 12:50, 3:50, 7:20, 9:25 shark night (14A) Fri-Wed 1:30, 4:15, 7:10, 9:10 the smurFs (G) Thu 12:40, 2:50, 5:00, 7:10 spy kids: all the time in the world in 4d (PG) Thu 12:55, 2:45, 4:55, 7:05, 9:00 Fri-Wed 1:15, 3:45

West Grande - STeeleS (Ce) hWY 410 & STeeleS, 905-455-1590

apollo 18 (PG) Fri, Mon-Wed 4:25, 7:00, 9:55 Sat-Sun 1:00, 4:10, 6:55, 9:55 Bad teaCher (14A) Fri-Wed 9:15 ColomBiana (14A) Thu 4:30, 7:20, 10:00 Fri, Mon-Wed 4:35, 7:20, 10:00 Sat-Sun 1:45, 4:30, 7:20, 10:00 Conan the BarBarian (18A) Fri, Mon-Wed 9:10 Sat-Sun 9:20 Conan the BarBarian 3d (18A) Thu 4:15, 6:55, 9:55 don’t Be aFraid oF the dark (14A) Thu 4:50, 7:40, 10:05 Fri, Mon-Wed 5:00, 7:40, 10:05 Sat-Sun 2:00, 4:50, 7:40, 10:05 Final destination 5 3d Thu 5:00, 7:30, 10:10 Fri, MonWed 4:45, 7:30, 10:10 Sat-Sun 1:55, 4:40, 7:30, 10:10 Fright night Thu 4:10, 6:45, 9:35 the help (PG) 3:55, 7:05, 10:15 Sat-Sun 12:45 mat our idiot Brother (14A) Thu 4:25, 6:40, 9:30 Fri, MonWed 4:20, 6:40, 9:25 Sat-Sun 1:25, 4:20, 6:40, 9:30 rise oF the planet oF the apes (PG) Thu 4:40, 7:10, 9:45 Fri, Mon-Wed 4:00, 6:50, 9:45 Sat-Sun 1:15, 4:00, 6:45, 9:45 shark night 3d (14A) Fri, Mon-Wed 4:55, 7:10, 9:35 Sat-Sun 12:50, 3:40, 7:10, 9:35 the smurFs (G) Thu 4:05, 6:30, 9:10 Fri, Mon-Wed 4:05, 6:30 Sat-Sun 1:05, 3:30, 6:30 spy kids: all the time in the world in 4d (PG) Thu 4:00, 6:20, 9:20 Fri, Mon-Wed 4:10, 6:25 Sat-Sun 1:35, 3:50, 6:20 3

blu-ray/dvd disc of the week

Mikael Persbrandt’s doctor tries to survive In A Better World.

In A Better World (Sony, 2010) D: Susanne Bier, w/ Mikael Persbrandt, William Johnk Juels Nielsen. Rating: NNN; Blu-ray package: NNN The three acts of payback that structure the Oscar-winning In A Better World provoke serious questions about the value of revenge even as they pump out the suspense. Christian and Elias, 12-year-old Danish schoolboys, need to deal with a bullying classmate. Later, they watch as Elias’s doctor father puts his pacifist principles to work on an adult bully. He claims victory, but the kids aren’t convinced, which steps up the tension considerably. Meanwhile, Dad returns to his African refugee camp job and a dan-

Certified Copy (Mon-

grel, 2010) D: Abbas Kiarostami, w/ Juliette Binoche, William Shimell. Rating: NNN; DVD package: none At first, Certified Copy looks like it might be going somewhere odd, but it turns into a fairly ordinary dissection of a marriage, enlivened by the always likeable Juliette Binoche and a thematic notion that almost never shows up in movies about love and marriage. Binoche plays Elle, owner of an antiques store. She’s off for a Sunday drive in the country with visiting author James Miller (William Shimell). Along the way, an old woman mistakes them for a married couple and they begin to act the part, bickering about little things, then more heartfelt ones. Binoche finds a mix of comedy and pathos in Elle’s harried mother and insecure wife, which makes her the more sympathetic of the two. Shimell’s perpetually hunched shoulders and averted eyes make James a man with a bad conscience, except when he’s discussing his latest book, which argues that aesthetically, emotionally and practically, a copy is as good as the original. He’s discussing art history, but you can see the idea being repurposed to marriage in Elle’s conversation with the old woman and the advice given to James. Compared to the usual drivel about soulmates, it’s a fascinating approach. Too bad we don’t get to hear it discussed in any extras. EXTRAS Widescreen, mix of English, French, Italian audio. English, French subtitles.

gerous encounter with the local warlord. Though the father is the nominal protagonist, the movie really belongs to William Jøhnk Nielsen and Markus Rygaard as Christian and Elias. They’re believable as friends and thoughtful kids who don’t really understand that their lives hang in the balance. Director Susanne Bier airs her own views on revenge in an interview and reserves the commentary to discuss structure, character creation and the working relationship between her and her long-time editor. EXTRAS Director and editor commentary, director interview, deleted scenes. Widescreen. Danish, French audio. English, French subtitles.

Blitz (Maple, 2011) D: Elliott Lester, w/ Jason Statham, Aidan Gillen. Rating: NNN; Blu-ray package: NN

This isn’t your usual Jason Statham movie. Cars don’t crash. Nothing blows up. Fights aren’t epic, and the star’s not a killing machine. He’s a detective trying to get evidence on a serial killer who targets cops. Some brutality is involved. On one level, Blitz is a Dirty Harry knock-off, but the two films are from completely different moral and aesthetic universes, and here the hero has a rather different relationship with his employers, which gives the climax a jolt all its own. As an actor, Statham looks uncomfortable in the softer scenes, which fits

By ANDREW DOWLER

the character. Far better are Aidan Gillen as the titular murderer and Paddy Considine, the openly gay cop in charge of the case. Both make unusual choices to give depth to their roles. Blitz isn’t visually splashy, but the story and sudden eruptions of violence lend it a fair amount of tension. You’ll find a few character insights in the cast and crew interviews but nothing noteworthy in the on-set footage. EXTRAS Cast and crew interviews, onset footage. Widescreen. English, French audio. English, Spanish subtitles.

Lead Summer Partner

The Big Bang (eOne,

2011) D: Tony Krantz, w/ Antonio Banderas, Sienna Guillory. Rating: NN; DVD package: NN

The Big Bang is an uncredited rip-off of Raymond Chandler’s hardboiled classic Farewell, My Lovely, first filmed in 1944 as Murder, My Sweet. That’s the movie you ought to see if you like private eyes and film noir. In this version, set in the present, the gumshoe (Antonio Banderas) hired to find the violent giant’s missing sweetie does so without too much trouble. That’s because the stuff that made the original so much fun is largely missing: blackmail, phony psychic, drug trip and assorted mayhem. Also missing is one half of the character relationship that made the whole thing work. In their place, we have quantum physics. It’s the best part of the show. Jokes and references are everywhere, not least in a memorable sex scene. One key character even has his own particle collider. None of it makes much sense, and our hero’s witless voice-over musings don’t help. You’ll need the commentary to get a clue about the gags and their relation to the wonky visual scheme. Banderas seems barely awake half the time, but he cranks it up for the scenes with Thomas Kretschmann, William Fichtner and Delroy Lindo, having fun as tough cops. EXTRAS Director and producer commentary, making-of doc. Widescreen. English, French audio and subtitles. 3 movies@nowtoronto.com

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ON DEMAND THIS WEEK Plus lots of other great prizes! ON ROGERS Prom (2011)

Friday Night Lights’ Aimee Teegarden stars as a perky high school prez and prom organizer who doesn’t have a date for the big night in this surprisingly effective teen romantic comedy.

ON BELL Tyler Perry’s Madea’s Big Happy Family

(2011) The latest in the crowd-pleasing franchise featuring Perry’s drag alter ego looks at a sick woman (Loretta Devine) who wants to gather her family around her.

ON iTUNES Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives (2010)

One of NOW’s best films of 2010, this Palme d’Or-winning Thai drama looks at a dying man who encounters spirit guides.

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ON NETFLIX I Am Love (2009)

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Tilda Swinton is appearing at TIFF in We Need To Talk About Kevin. Two years ago she wowed the fest as a woman trapped in a marriage in this stylish Italian flick. NOW september 1-7 2011

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Repertory cinema listings are comprehensive and appear alphabetically by venue, then by date. Other films are listed by date.

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The famed UK DJ came through Toronto, spun some Cuban music and sat down with NOW to talk about the art of DJing. 6:37 THE NEW SONIC BOOM We get into the new location

of the Bloor West record store. Watch the tour! 4:55

Festivals Caribbean tales toronto Film showCase harbourFront Centre, 235 Queens Quay w. Caribbeantales-events.Com

WED 7-SEP 17 – Showcase of films and ani-

mations by Caribbean filmmakers, plus workshops, networking events and more. $25-$50, some events free. WED 7 – Opening night screening: Calypso Rose: Lioness Of The Jungle (2011) D: Pascale Obole, and Forward Home (2011) D: Lisa Wickham. Q&A to follow screening. 8 pm.

Cinemas JENNIFER CASTLE

Singer/songwriter wades into haunting performance piece scored to her cover of Alicia Keys’s Falling. 4:33 EVENING HYMNS Folk

maestros try out soothing new tune at sunset beach show during the ALL CAPS! Festival 5:33 BONJAY Watch electronic dance

band perform at Summerworks 2:48

THE PAINS OF BEING PURE AT HEART The NYC band

were the last live act to play a Sonic Boom’s in-store show before record shop relocates down the street to Honest Ed’s. 3:01 JAPANTHER New York City

punk duo’s sound perfectly matches aesthetic at Whippersnapper’s trash art festival. 2:48 ARMY GIRLS See Toronto’s

up-and-coming twosome perform in a gritty abandoned office. 4:27

THE WEEKND Get a glimpse of the massively-hyped Toronto R&B act The Weeknd’s debut show at The Mod Club. 12:20

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bloor Cinema

506 bloor w. 416-516-2330. bloorCinema.Com

thu 1-WED 7 – Closed for renovations.

Camera bar 1028 Queen w. 416-530-0011. Camerabar.Ca

SAt 3 – Hook (1991) D: Steven Spielberg. 3 pm. Free.

CinematheQue tiFF bell lightbox

reitman sQuare, 350 king w. 416-599-tiFF (8433). tiFF.net

thu 1 – 8½ (1963) D: Federico Fellini. 6:30

pm.

fRi 2 – La Dolce Vita (1960) D: Federico Fellini. 6:30 pm. MoN 5-WED 7 – Closed to the public.

Fox theatre

2236 Queen e. 416-691-7330. Foxtheatre.Ca

thu 1 – The Trip (2010) D: Michael

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Winterbottom. 7 pm. Midnight In Paris (2011) D: Woody Allen. 9:15 pm. fRi 2 – Crazy Stupid Love (2011) D: Glenn Ficarra and John Requa. 7 pm. Horrible Bosses (2011) D: Seth Gordon. 9:15 pm. SAt 3-MoN 5 – Captain America: The First Avenger (2011) D: Joe Johnston. 2 pm. Crazy Stupid Love. 4:30 & 7 pm. Horrible

revue Cinema

400 ronCesvalles. 416-531-9959. revueCinema.Ca

WOUND (David Blyth) Rating: N New Zealand import Wound apes the psychosexual horrors of films like Antichrist and Eraserhead, but writer/director David Blyth lacks the talent to make its icky subject matter work. Kate O’ Rourke stars as Susan, a one-time victim of incest losing her grip on reality. After murdering her father, she’s haunted by visions of the daughter she gave up when she was 14.

Blyth aims to use graphic sexual activity, gratuitously gory shocks and patently abhorrent behaviour to make a bold statement about mental illness and womanhood, but his film is largely incomprehensible. The dynamics of Susan’s delusions are unclear, and nothing makes the viewer care about what’s happening to her. Wound never adds up to anything but a bunch of bloody set pieces strung together. Opens Friday (September 2) at the Projection Booth. ANDREW PARKER

Bosses. 9:15 pm. tuE 6 – Crazy Stupid Love. 7 pm. Horrible Bosses. 9:15 pm. WED 7 – Horrible Bosses. 1 pm. Crazy Stupid Love. 7 pm. One Day (2011) D: Lone Scherfig. 9:15 pm.

Keepers (2009) D: Sylvie Van Brabant, and short film Air!. 7 pm. Free.

graham sPry theatre

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Under The Sea. Noon & 4 pm. IMAX Hubble. 2 pm. fRi 2-SAt 3 – Tornado Alley. 11 am, 1, 3, 5 & 9 pm. Under The Sea. Noon, 4 & 8 pm. IMAX Hubble. 2 pm. SuN 4 – Tornado Alley. 11 am, 1, 3 & 5 pm. Under The Sea. Noon & 4 pm. IMAX Hubble. 2 pm. MoN 5 – Tornado Alley. 11 am, 1 & 3 pm. Under The Sea. Noon & 4 pm. IMAX Hubble. 2 pm. tuE 6-WED 7 – Under The Sea. Noon. Tornado Alley. 1 & 2 pm.

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The CN Tower presents The Ultimate Wave Tahiti 3D. Continuous screenings daily 10 am to 8 pm. 301 Front W. 416-868-6937, cntower.ca. thu 1-WED 7 – Casa Loma presents The Pellatt Newsreel (2006) D: Barbra Cooper, a film and permanent exhibit on the history of Casa Loma and Henry Pellatt. Daily screenings 10 am to 4:30 pm. Included w/ admission. 1 Austin Terrace. 416-923-1171, casaloma.org. thu 1 – Open Roof Festival presents an outdoor screening: Eco-Pirate: The Story Of Paul Watson (2011) D: Trish Dolman. Musical guests the Junction play at 8 pm, screening at 9 pm. $15. Amsterdam Brewery, 21 Bathurst. openrooffilms.com. Lotus Leaf presents the interactive youth issues film Far From The Heart. 7 pm. Free (must RSVP). MNJCC Al Green Theatre, 750 Spadina. RSVP to ffth@lotusleaf.ca. fRi 2 – Trash Palace presents 16mm Fridays: The Force On Thunder Mountain (1978) D: Peter B Good. 9:30 pm (doors 8:30 pm) $5 adv only, at Eyesore Cinema (801 Queen W, 2nd floor). Screening location revealed w/ ticket purchase. trashpalace.ca. SAt 3-SuN 4 – The Lab Cab Festival presents an arts festival featuring film, theatre, dance, comedy, poetry, art and more. Films and video loops by Karyn Dywer & Albert Howell, Jordan Tannahill, Jennifer Mesich, Chris Hanratty, Mike McPhaden & Jennifer Liao, Damien Zielinski and Chris Remeorowski. Noon to 6 pm. Free. Factory Theatre, 125 Bathurst. labcab.ca. tuE 6 – Post Carbon Toronto and Zeitgeist Toronto present the enviro doc How To Boil A Frog D: Jon Cooksey. 7 pm (doors 6:15 pm). Free. OISE Auditorium, 252 Bloor W. meetup. com/PostCarbonTorontoMeetup. 3

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monogamous marriage for 19 years and have two kids. At least I think we’re still monogamous. My husband is an avid reader of your column and loves to bring up the idea that it’s perfectly normal to have outside sexual relationships with other people as long as you stay committed to your spouse. Here’s the thing: We started our marriage saying we would always be truthful and faithful to each other. He has changed, and I haven’t. I’m GGG, he probably gets more blow jobs than most married men, and I love having sex with him. He’s far less likely to initiate sex than I am (which makes me think he’s spending time with someone else). If one partner decides s/he needs outside activity, regardless of how much sex s/he gets at home, is it okay to go ahead and do that without informing the partner to whom s/he had previously made a monogamous commitment? He thinks if my needs are being met, then I have nothing to complain about. My main need is for honesty, and it doesn’t feel like that need is being met. When I ask if he’s having affairs, he gets angry and accuses me of being insecure and immature. (I would like to know if I’m at risk of getting a sexually transmitted infection.) He says you agree with him that it’s okay to lie if the other person has his/her needs met and doesn’t find out. I am at my wits’ end and am deeply unhappy and think

about leaving him, but I don’t want to end a relationship that works in so many other ways. Lonely At Home Before I can answer your question, LAH, give me a second to spit out all the words your husband has stuffed into my mouth. Haaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhcckk – p’toooo. Okay, LAH, here’s a little something I recently wrote that sums up my position on outside sexual relationships: “Cheating is permissible when it amounts to the least worst option, i.e., it is allowed for someone who has made a monogamous commitment and isn’t getting any at home (sick or disabled spouse, or withholding-without-cause spouse) and divorce isn’t an option (sick or disabled spouse, or withholding-without-causespouse-who-can’t-be-divorced-forsome-karma-imperiling-reason-orother) and the sex on the side makes it possible for the cheater to stay married and stay sane. (An exception can be made for a married person with a kink that his or her spouse can’t/won’t accommodate, so long as the kink can be taken care of safely and discreetly.)” As you are not sick, disabled or withholding without cause, LAH, and as your husband doesn’t have a kink that he’s outsourcing to spare you, please tell your husband on my behalf that I think he’s a cheating piece of shit, a wordstuffing douchebag and an emotionally abusive asshole. Mr. LAH may read my

column avidly, but his behaviour and lame rationalizations indicate that he’s also reading it selec tively. If your husband walked into my office, LAH, I would be tempted to slap him with my laptop. It is, of course, perfectly normal for people who’ve made monogamous commitments to want to have outside sexual relationships. It’s perfectly normal to daydream about fucking other people, to masturbate to thoughts of fucking other people, to check out other people who you would be fucking if (1) you weren’t in a monogamous relationship, and (2) they wanted to fuck you. And it’s perfectly ridiculous the way people make themselves miserable scrutinizing their partners for evidence that they want to fuck other people. (Jealous types, please note: Your partner sometimes thinks about fucking other people, just like you sometimes think about fucking other people. Going ballistic over a little discreet and considerate porn use or meaningless flirting is an idiotic waste of your time, it’s unfair to your partner, and I consider it grounds for DTMFA’ing your ass.) That said, LAH, it is perfectly obnoxious to go ahead and fuck other people in violation of a monogamous commitment unless you have grounds. And while it doesn’t sound like your husband has grounds, it certainly sounds like he’s fucking other people. I suspect that your husband is fucking someone you know – a co-worker, a neighbour, a friend, a

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relative (shudder) – and, realizing that it’s only a matter of time before you find out, he’s bullying you into retroactively giving him permission to fuck other people and unfairly dragging me into it. In your shoes, LAH, I’d be thinking about DTMFA . Not because of the cheating – monogamy isn’t important to me – but because of the lying and the bullying.

I grew up masturbatIng In the

digital age. So in any given week, I get off on “Wincest,” hypnosis porn and erotic literature involving cat people. I’m also a young husband who’s gone a few years past your recommended date for laying down his kink cards. I’ve been deliberating whether to out myself to my wife, but there’s a rub: The last time she found out I’d masturbated to someone other than her, she hit me. I cried and swore I’d never look at porn again. Of course, I just became more careful about hiding it. Is there a limit on the necessitated disclosure of my wet dreams? I don’t have to tell her the one where I’m having sex with her best friend while she, having been turned into a dog, looks on stupidly, right? Can I settle for “I masturbate to women who aren’t you”? Wife Abusive, Not Kinky Fuck full disclosure, WANK. Your wife can’t deal with you masturbating about others and she hits you? DTMFA.

I’m a 50-year-old marrIed man wIth

adult children. My wife and I live under the same roof but sleep in separate bedrooms. We have become roommates. Perhaps we will stay together, or perhaps we’ll divorce once the housing market improves and we have a slightly bigger pie to cut in half. But we hardly talk and never have sex. Where does a man in my situation find women to have sex with and spend time with? I don’t mean an escort or a hooker. It’s not all about the sex act for me. I tried some websites like AshleyMadison.com and SugarDaddy.com with no luck. Do you think there are women out there who are single or divorced and would enjoy being treated like a queen by a healthy, respectful, decent-looking man who is technically married? Please Help Me I know there are women out there who would be up for what you have to offer, PHM, because I get letters from them all the time. Some of these women are in the same boat you are – married in name only and looking for some companionship and intimacy. If you didn’t find one during your first internet search, my advice is to keep looking. And Mr. and Mrs. LAH? PHM’s situation is a good example of a circumstance under which cheating is not only permissible, it’s not even cheating. He may be married, technically and legally, but the sexual dimension of his marriage is over. He is in no way betraying his wife, or putting her at risk of acquiring a sexually transmitted infection, when he seeks outside sexual relationships. Can you see the difference between what you’re doing, Mr. LAH, and what PHM is doing? Find the Savage Lovecast (my weekly podcast) every Tuesday at thestranger.com/savage. mail@savagelove.net

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