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ndp mpp rosario marchese is an honourable man, which may be his weakness. He was the one who presented Bill 183, which would have enabled the ombudsman to investigate the brutal bullying conditions in our schools and in hospitals where people have died thanks to mismanagement. If we vote for someone besides Marchese in Trinity-Spadina, who will speak for people’s well-being? Chris Wren Toronto

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thanks, now for your strong, thoughtful independent voice on our city’s politics (NOW, September 2228). Toronto clearly does not want the Fords or their programs, yet we seem destined to debate their plans and argue within their rubric of lowering taxes, finding “efficiencies,” etc, looking for compromise on proposals that many Torontonians reject. There is a way out. Citizens, the media and our elected councillors can rally behind a non-confidence motion in the mayor and his program. The mayor would have to abandon his positions or face a demand for his resignation. Behind the scenes, it might be possible to have the mayor and his brother resign – both would personally be happier and better off, I believe. The Toronto body politic can simply not tolerate the current direction. Don Quinlan Toronto

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as an occasional reader of now, let me say how refreshing it was to see Craig Robinson’s letter (NOW, September 22-28), which critiqued Michael Hollett’s attack on the Ford regime. Normally, most of your printed letters seem to be from the nutbar minority or the young enlightened folks fresh out of their Sociology 101 tutorials. The financial mess this city is in is largely attributable to overpaid, oversick-dayed and over-pensioned unionized city staff. Until that reality is accepted and acted upon in a meaningful way, our city will continue its decline. Robert Armstrong Toronto

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it’s a shame councillors adam Vaughan and Paula Fletcher, et al., have no real understanding of finance and accounting (NOW Daily, September 26). They are screaming doom if we reduce staff levels to the pre-Miller days, but extra staff has not resulted in any improved service delivery or efficiency. A sensible person would ask if we need the expense of these extra bodies, given that we need to save money. Toonsky

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regarding letter-writer peter Haden’s About Time For E-bikes Ban (NOW, September 22-28). Not! When Ontario legalized powerassisted bicycles in 2009, they were included in the definition of “bicycle” in the Highway Traffic Act. This is because they are designed to operate like pedal bicycles (and travel at pedal bike speeds). E-bikes run silently, like pedal bikes, with no tailpipe exhaust or smell. Ten years from now, there’ll be more power-assisted bikes on Toronto streets than pedal-only bikes. Sorry. I0cKk

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bours as “working people”? Can we stop dismissing unions as some otherworldly monster and ad mit that they are in fact the regular folks next door? Or do we want, as Stephen Colbert said, a situation where “if a rising tide raises all boats, when it goes down I want to drag you with me. Why shouldn’t everyone have a shit life!” Chris Vert Toronto

Declaring war Ford-style

thanks for portraying toron to’s novice mayor as a mindless mil itarist (NOW, September 1521). He has declared war on everything, not just streetcars and bike lanes and any thing that slows automobile traffic, but also on the arts, which is a real cash cow for the city.

Why, Ford even has a war against graffiti; it consists of blaming the victims, small businessmen and homeowners, by forcing them to era dicate it pronto. The kind of neglect of the physical city that his policies foster can only lead to acts of civil disobedience. Ron Charach Toronto

Don’t like it, then leave

maybe when rob ford gets the city budget back under control after runaway spending by pinko Miller, things will get better. Perhaps if there are fewer freebie services, fewer freeloaders would come to Toronto. There is not enough revenue to cover all the people who come to To ronto, so maybe some will be dis couraged and go elsewhere. You can leave if you don’t like the mayor. Tony Di Stasi Toronto

Wilner a too-harsh critic

since the passing of john harkness, I have found Norm Wilner’s movie reviews in NOW Magazine to be biased in favour of anything re sembling an action film or based on a Marvel comic, and dismissive of mo vies based on historical events, dra matic stories or anything that might have a whiff of “chick flick.” Sometimes Wilner’s harsh criti cisms are painful and reveal a com plete misunderstanding of the ob vious. Why not focus on writing in the tradition of film criticism, not just basing reviews on whether or not Wilner finds his passion for all things a 14yearold boy loves addressed. I rely on NOW as a connection to my city. I’m disheartened reading Wilner’s reviews. I don’t expect an other Harkness, just someone who’s trying harder. Kate Lawton Toronto

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One more week to go before Election Day. R U ready? Here’s a thumbnail of how the race is shaping up across the province, and a closer look at hot-button ridings in T.O. By ENZO DiMATTEO

The North

Lib leader Dalton McGuinty opted not to take part in the northern debate last week, cutting the Libs’ losses to concentrate on must-win races in southwestern Ontario and the 905. The Grits currently hold seven of 11 seats in the north, but two of those were won by narrow margins in 2007. NDP support is on the rise this time out, and the Dippers look to take two seats, maybe more, from the Grits.

Eastern Ontario

PC support is strongest here, though it’s far from problem-free, and PC leader Tim Hudak’s approval ratings are sagging. The landowners’ rights outfit on the party’s right flank is getting unwanted attention with its attacks on the Libs’ proposed tax credit for businesses that hire immigrants. The revelation that former PC leadership contender Randy Hillier is behind on his taxes hasn’t helped the tax-fighting Tories. One sign that the PCs are nervous: the party’s federal counterparts in Ottawa are commissioning polls to counter those in local papers showing PC support waning.

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The 905

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The preem’s numbers have been on an upward trajectory since the summer, the PCs’ down slightly, while the NDP’s have stayed in the mid-20 per cent range. The Grits’ biggest concern is the halo effect bestowed by late federal NDP leader Jack Layton, which doesn’t seem to be dissipating. The numbers of those who think McGuinty would make the best premier are up, while those who think Hudak is premier material are slightly down, a huge shift from the summer, when the PCs were in majority government territory. Leader Andrea Horwath needs to be polling close to 30 per cent if the party is to make serious gains. Her performance in Tuesday’s televised leaders debate will help. The NDP has always been known for its ground game, but does it have the volunteers to get the vote out if polls start showing the party has a chance in more than the two dozen or so ridings where it’s strong?

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With 35 seats up for grabs, the 905 is where this baby will be won or lost. The provincial Grits learned a valuable lesson from the failure of their federal counterparts in the last election and aren’t taking the immigrant vote in the heavily ethnic outer suburbs for granted. They’ve made jobs for immigrants (a tax credit for businesses hiring new Canadians) a central plank in their platform. In Mississauga they’re looking to solidify their support by deep-sixing plans for a gas plant this week.

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The Libs are challenged by the fact that a number of incumbent MPPs aren’t running. Rural issues and controversy over industrial wind turbines are blowing support the PCs’ way. Depending on how the vote splits in ridings where NDP support is strengthening, the Libs could lose more than half a dozen seats to the PCs here. The NDP is banking on wins in Windsor and London.

Current seat breakdown

The Libs hold 19 of 23 seats here (if we include Pickering-Scarborough East) in the mix. And according to the most recent Forum Research poll, they may be in line to steal one or two from the NDP (see sidebar) – a bit of a surprise given the shellacking the federal Grits took in the last election. Service cuts pushed by the Ford administration at City Hall seem to be driving support to the Grits. In some ridings, the Ford cuts are the number-one issue at the door.

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13 T.O. races to watch Davenport

In 2007: Lib 12,467; NDP 10,880; Green 3,047; PC 2,805 The NDP looks like a shoo-in to take the seat vacated by former Grit Tony Ruprecht. Activist Jonah Schein has the help of federal NDP MP Andrew Cash’s campaign team. The Grits got a late start nominating Christina Martins. The Greens (10 per cent of the vote in 2007) could figure here. (More on this race on page 18.)

Beaches-East York

In 2007: NDP 17,522; Lib 10,215; PC 6,166 A possible upset in the making. Helen Burstyn, wife of late City Summit Alliance prez David Pecaut, is banking on that affiliation and a well-oiled Grit machine to topple long-time NDP MPP Michael Prue, who got in a spot of trouble with leader Andrea Horwath early by invoking late NDP leader Jack Layton’s name in a robo call to voters.

York South-Weston

In 2007: Lib 13,846; NDP 13,394; PC 3,173 NDP candidate Paul Ferreira, who served as MPP for the area for a short time after winning a by-election, is back for the rubber match against MPP Laura Albanese. She took the seat by a few hundred votes in 2007. But Ferreira is facing an uphill battle if the latest Forum Research poll is to be believed. It puts him behind Albanese. The Ford admin’s service cuts matter lots in have-not York South-Weston.

Eglinton-Lawrence

In 2007: Lib 17,402; PC 15,257; NDP 4,039 Hotly contested seat will likely stay in Liberal hands. Former mayoral notso-hopeful Rocco Rossi, who defected from the Grits to run for the PCs, has federal Conservative MP Joe Oliver in his corner but none of the local connections of incumbent Mike Colle. He’s no Prince Charming, but Colle’s making a dent outside his natural turf in affluent areas of the riding, judging by the number of Grit signs around Yonge.

Scarborough Southwest

In 2007: Lib 15,114; PC 8,359; NDP 5,930 MPP Lorenzo Berardinetti should be able to hold on, even with the strong NDP presence federally of newly minted MP Dan Harris threatening to eat into the Lib base. That won’t be enough to hand this one to the PCs – even if it is Hudak’s buddy Mike Chopowick running here. Berardinetti’s wife, Michelle, is the local councillor, and their combined volunteer base gives Libs the advantage.

York Centre

In 2007: Lib 16,646; PC 11,028; NDP 3,713 This riding went Conservative in the federal election, when popular former MP Ken Dryden got bounced. The big “but”: long-time incumbent Monte Kwinter doesn’t have the Israel problem his federal counterpart ran into, and after 25 years in office, he practically knows half the riding by name.

Scarborough-Rouge River

In 2007: Lib 12,307; PC 4,960; NDP 4,691 An NDP pickup federally, but the Libs have Bas Balkissoon, who ran away with 65 per cent of the vote last time.

Scarborough- Guildwood

In 2007: Lib 14,430; PC 9,503; NDP 7,441 Margarett Best, a minister in the McGuinty government, is up against retired cop Gary Ellis. It wouldn’t be the first time the PCs have run a retired cop here and lost. But growing NDP support and the fact that Best won by the narrowest margin of any Scarborough Grit last time are muddying the waters.

Trinity-Spadina

In 2007: NDP 18,508; Lib 14,180; PC 6,235 It’s hard to imagine long-time NDP MPP Rosario Marchese not being reelected here, given the support of local icon NDP MP Olivia Chow. A Forum Research poll puts Grit and former mayoral candidate Sarah Thomson within striking distance, but Marchese was reportedly on the brink in 2007 and won handily.

Pickering-Scarborough East

In 2007: Lib 19,762; PC 12,884; NDP 4,563 Incumbent Liberal Wayne Arthurs is in a tough fight against one-time Canadian Taxpayers Federation director Kevin Gaudet. Former Ford chief of staff Nick Kouvalis had a hand in Gaudet’s selection. Gaudet was caught on tape fibbing about statements he made as a former Reform party candidate, but that’s not necessarily fatal in this PC-friendly riding that includes chunk of 905.

Parkdale-High Park

In 2007: NDP 18,194; Lib 11,900; PC 6,024; Green 3,938 NDP MPP Cheri DiNovo has a track record, but Greens could play spoiler in a testy race against Lib challenger Cortney Pasternak.

Etobicoke-Lakeshore

In 2007: Lib 20,218; PC 13,482; NDP 5,837 Ex Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff was knocked off here in the federal election, and it was thought that Ford country in Etobicoke would be fertile ground for the PCs. But MPP Laurel Broten is confident enough here to have taken Iggy out canvassing this week.

Don Valley East

In 2007: Lib 19,667; PC 8,878; NDP 3,759 The highly publicized departure of Grit incumbent David Caplan makes this a riding for the taking for the PCs, but only if there’s a complete collapse in the Lib vote, and that seems unlikely. enzom@nowtoronto.com

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From left, Liberal leader Dalton McGuinty, the NDP's Andrea Horwath and PCs' Tim Hudak during Tuesday's televised leaders debate.

By ALICE KLEIN

Who’s the most progressive of all?

By mIChAEL hoLLEtt

Vote NDP, the fair, green choice

Dalton McGuinty and Andrea Horwath are trading places in surprising ways during this election

The NDP isn’t just transit-friendly and nuke-averse – it’s the only party willing to take on corporate tax cuts

we will probably be parsing who won Tuesday’s leaders’ debate until provincial election day. But thank Ford, it looks like progressives have a good shot at winning, one way or another. Hudak has lost momentum, and it certainly appears that the Liberals, alone or with the NDP, will form the next government and the NDP will likely double its seat count. But as we head to the polls, the irony is that whenever lefties gather these days, someone asks whether it’s the NDP or the Liberals who are the most progressive party running in this election. The NDP has a plethora of good policies – transit funding and a small corporate tax hike are two examples. And the party certainly has an armload of wonderful, committed people trying their best to do what Jack has asked of all of us: to change this sorry world of ours. But like many of my fellow social change advocates, I can’t help but notice that the party’s platform fails to congeal into a convincing forward vision that takes the province farther than the next paycheque. It is lovely to see a woman at the top, but

ontario premier dalton mcguinty’s bobbing and weaving during Tuesday’s leaders debate was the perfect visual metaphor for the way’s he’s governed and the way federal and provincial Liberals operate. He shimmies and shifts, dodging real commitment and chasing expediency to wherever he thinks he can find votes. Staying in power at any cost is the goal. While McGuinty once got elected fighting corporate tax cuts, he now seeks to mimic the Progressive Conservatives. After already reducing corporate taxes in 2007, he intends to match the Tory pledge to drop them even further, to 10 per cent from the 14 they once were under his watch. This while even at 14 per cent, our corporate taxes are lower than those in any of the American states that share the Great Lakes with us. At the same time, he weaves left, feigning a commitment to the environment, yet despite the free ride he’s been given by a surprising number of enviro-activists, this preem surrenders to the death grip of nuclear power, pledging to expand this discredited energy source. Like the PCs, he’s committed to generate 50 per cent of this province’s power from

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Andrea Horwath has chosen old-school populism instead of leadership on the tough issues. In particular, she has consistently opted to position the party with the Hudak Conservatives as a safe haven for tax-trashing and the popular but reactionary anti-green resistance. Horwath selected the anti-HST fight as her hallmark issue from the start, and this rang alarm bells. The Liberals had set up targeted rebates for the most vulnerable when they implemented the unpopular new tax, and respected, poverty-aware economists like Hugh Mackenzie affirmed these would indeed protect low-income earners. She knew that, but couldn’t resist the vote appeal. Don’t get me wrong. The HST is not a pretty thing for anyone. But neither are property taxes or vehicle registration taxes or gas taxes or any taxes, frankly. But taxes do add value to our lives, and after 30 years of neo-con attacks, we desperately need leaders who can raise citizen consciousness about all we get in return for forking over our hard-earned dollars. Horwath won’t go there. And unfortunately, her anti-HST campaign only set the stage for the party’s larger green retreat. The NDP’s promise to eliminate the HST on hydro and home heating bills along with a reduction on gas is the best known of its antigreen vote-grabs. Not such a big price for a party committed to halting nuclear and funding public transit, you may say. But the cost of these continued on page 16 œ

Unlike the Liberals, Andrea Horwath would never have let Rob Ford ditch Transit City.

exploding atoms at a cost of billions of dollars and environmental peril. And how green is a premier who creates a Green Belt that leaves one environmentdestroying industry to operate unfettered in this supposedly protected area? Aggregate interests – sand and gravel – get a free ride to tear up the countryside and destroy the water table as their trucks race along country roads. And if McGuinty were really committed to the environment, he’d have told Rob Ford to take a hike – or a light rail train – when the mayor asked him to kill the greener-thangreen Transit City plan for Toronto. It wasn’t just so-called Ford Nation that emboldened Ford to destroy an elegant and affordable plan that would have united this city. McGuinty had already signalled that his commitment was soft by pulling back some of the funding for the plan. And when the pliant pol feared that Ford’s angry base might turn to Tim Hudak, he was happy to help his newfound friend set back Toronto’s transit – and environment – by dozens of years. While allowing provincial tuition rates to become some of the highest in Canada as premier, he now claims a willingness to cut them, at least for some students. McGuinty is selling the same mythology that conservatives like Hudak and Ford peddle, that you can cut taxes and not gut services. And McGuinty worships the same continued on page 16 œ private sector god,

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rebates would remove hundreds of millions of dollars that could be spent on green retrofits for those with low incomes or targeted to those many who really need assistance. Most importantly, this kind of thinking shrinks away from helping us see the reality of the dangerous time we live in.

The environmental issues we face demand that we make changes in how we live. The NDP used to stand for that. We are at the end of an era. We need incentives to adjust our habits and thinking to the harsh realities we face. The denial approach is a giant step back from progressive public policy. But it’s the less well-known NDP planks that drive deeper holes in professed green economy goals. Calling for hydro to be re-centralized is like saying amalgamation will save

us all money. No, but it would halt energy innovation. Saying you support green energy but only if it’s publicly funded means in practice stopping the renewable industry in its tracks. A publicly circulated letter to Horwath from Rick Smith of Environmental Defence last July says, “Curtailing any further private investment in renewable energy development will kill all momentum for this nascent industry. While I welcome your pledge on nuclear energy, it is difficult to see how it is

achievable given the constraints you suggest.” And the green gaffes go on. Enviros are justifiably livid that to win votes in the north, Horwath is calling for the repeal of the boreal-protecting Far North Act and the Endangered Species Act. Ouch. Meanwhile, Dalton McGuinty’s government, though far from ideal in so many ways – take his continuing commitment to nuclear energy, for example – has bravely chosen the tougher electoral road of staring down the anti-tax movement and setting a surprisingly pro-innovation, pro-social course. In the face of an unending era of severe budget constraints, the nearcollapse of old-school manufacturing and a global financial meltdown, the province has upped its game in public education, community health, children’s mental health, child poverty reduction and green energy. McGuinty’s government has embraced and delivered on a consistent, long-term vision that positions Ontario in the world as it really is – deep in a period of major breakdown and transformation. In that context, government-supported innovation has worked to make this a more resilient province. As McGuinty says, “It isn’t all sunshine and apple pie.” But the Green Energy Act has positioned Ontario as a continental green economy leader, and as a result factories are opening, not just closing down, as they are in so many other places. The jobs lost during the recession have been replaced. That’s pretty good, considering that we’re part of a global matrix that is busy falling apart on so many very large fronts all at the same time. In this election, the irony is that one relatively progressive party is running on a platform of stability and staying the course while it actually promotes a platform of positive change. Meanwhile, the other relatively progressive political party is supposedly running on a platform of change but is actually wooing voters on the basis of resistance to the changes being thrust upon us by forces far beyond anyone’s control. We are part of the matrix. That is not a choice. That just is. For good reason, most of us are more comfortable with the familiar, and familiarity is not happening. We do face the unknown, but that doesn’t mean we want to see it. This is a psychological dilemma. We want the good old days when you could tell who was who by the colour of their signs. But those days don’t look like they’re coming back. So now is the time to get practical. If you’re heading to the polls in downtown Toronto, feel free to indulge in an orange crush. In most of the rest of the GTA, where the Tories are hoping to extend their reach, a vote for the NDP is likely to help Hudak, so hold your head high and give McGuinty a thumbs-up instead. 3 alice@nowtoronto.com

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Q&A Andrea Horwath

took a break from cramming for this week’s leaders debate to meet with me Monday afternoon at the Holiday Inn on Carlton, parking her beer-slinger’s smile across the table in the hotel’s café to talk hope and a better Ontario. For more than 60 minutes, she peppered me with possibility, and it’s easy to see why her personable mainstreeting has pushed her into the mainstream of provincial politics. Here are the conversation highlights.

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the one that launched the latest financial meltdown, letting private companies drive his energy development and edge into health, and giving across-the-board tax cuts to corporations with no province-serving strings attached. Andrea Horwath’s New Democrats are the greenest party running in this election, and they are the only party prepared to make corporations earn their tax breaks. She would give tax breaks to corporations that actually create jobs, train their workers and invest in infrastructure. This would translate into jobs, not bigger profits and huge bonuses for job-exporting CEOs. She’s also prepared to offer some spending relief for working Ontarians, lowering heating and fuel bills by pulling back on the HST. Proto-progressives desperate to discredit the only party of change have jumped on Horwath’s efforts to ease costs for beleaguered Ontarians. But as Horwath points out, heating your home during our frigid winters isn’t

ON WIND POWER “It’s a shame thousands of people are up in arms about windmills. It didn’t have to be that way. People were cut out of the process; that was a mistake. It takes a little longer to engage the community, but you get a better result. You’re still going to end up with people who oppose it, but you end up with a heck of a lot more who don’t, and people feel they have been respected. I know there are interests stoking the flames of this anger, nuclear interests in particular – but it wouldn’t be there to be stoked if there weren’t a problem.”

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ON TRANSIT CITY ON LIB’S CORPORATE BENT “People don’t see themselves as a priority of this government. They see priority given to well-connected insiders, lobbyists, CEOs and corporations, but everyday folks can’t make ends meet. Mr. McGuinty has fallen into the same pattern as Mr. Harper and Mr. Hudak, advocating blank cheques for corporations, with no strings attached.” ON GREEN ENERGY “The cheapest power we could produce is the power we don’t even use through conservation. We’re going to shift money out of nuclear power and put it into conservation. And we’re going to take the failed experiment of privatization and deregulation the Tories brought in the 90s and we’re going back to a public system like in Manitoba and Quebec, where they still have public hydro systems and they get energy at a much more reasonable rate.”

optional. Rather than punitive taxation, her government would support retrofitting and energy-efficient housing to make a real enviro difference. And Horwath is prepared to fund a game-changing approach to conservation with the billions she’d save by directing cash away from expanding nuclear power. In a province where mass transit is either non-existent – seen many subways or even buses in Thunder Bay? – or crumbling and under attack as in Toronto, Horwath would invest and commit to covering 50 per cent of municipal transit costs for cities prepared to freeze transit fares. On the same track, she’d hasten the uploading of many of the ser vices to the province’s tab that were stuck on the city’s bill by Hudak’s mentor, Mike Harris, and left there by McGuinty to create the constant fiscal crisis that consumes so much of our municipal imagination. And she would have told Ford that cutting Transit City wasn’t an option. New Democrats represent the only real alternative in Ontario, but as reliably as winter follows fall, second-best voting is being peddled by fear-foisters who depict McGuinty’s failed flock as the only electable alternative to Hudak’s hordes.

“We were very disappointed [the plan was ditched], but Transit City was vulnerable already because Mr. McGuinty showed he wasn’t all that committed to it when he pulled out $4 billion. He sent a signal that Transit City was not a priority, and that gave Mr. Ford room to say, ‘I’m going to do it a different way.’ Mr. McGuinty’s leadership failed; he didn’t stick to his funding commitments.”

ON VOTING FOR HOPE

“People got the message that they can vote for what they believe, instead of being told who not to vote for or who to vote for to prevent somebody else from getting elected. All of that was put to bed in the federal election. It’s changed Canadian politics forever.” MICHAEL HOLLETT

Didn’t we hear this same misguided message during the last federal election? The one where the party of the centre was decimated and it was the NDP that was sideswiped by votesplitting progressives and denied an even bigger electoral breakthrough than the one it so stunningly achieved? Canadians are gaining clarity and increasingly see that the party that represents our core values of decency, sharing and sustainability is the NDP. It’s not a message that those who have governed in this country for the last 100 years are anxious to amplify, but the NDP’s federal breakthrough and the national mourning coupled with hope that followed Jack Layton’s death signal this unstoppable change. No poll predicted the NDP’s significant successes this spring; voters just made it happen. And if the NDP can go like a sports car from zero to 60 in Quebec with lightning speed – okay, from one to 64 seats – then why not here? Vote for a party that doesn’t just find its heart around election time. Make a vote you can be proud of, to continue the exciting change that is taking place in our country. Cast your vote for your local candidate from Andrea Horwath’s NDP. 3

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something is rotten in davenport – and it smells like the Grits’ withering chances in the riding. After holding the area for 30 years with the retiring Tony Ruprecht, first in the old Parkdale riding and then the reconstituted Davenport, the Liberals are struggling in the west-end community as the October 6 showdown looms. The Libs caught a whiff of the changing air during this spring’s federal election, when NDPer Andrew Cash, a musician and former NOW writer, defeated three-term Grit MP Mario Silva with twice as many votes. Until then, Davenport – a multi-ethnic riding where Portuguese is the mother tongue of almost a quarter of the residents, half the people are immigrants and unemployment sits at 7 per cent – had been held by the federal Liberals since 1962. The NDP candidate, Jonah Schein, a social worker and former community organizer with Social Planning Toronto and The Stop Community Food Centre, took a run at Cesar Palacio’s municipal seat in 2010 and lost by 1,300 ballots. “This isn’t a shortterm project,” Schein explains, sitting at a folding table in his Bloor West campaign office. “Building a movement is exciting, it feels great, all that stuff. But it takes time, total commitment and structure.” Schein, who appears to be winning the riding’s sign war and who’s put in

a non-stop year of door-knocking, sharing resources with Cash’s campaign, laments the growing gap between rich and poor, the depletion of transit services and a feeling of disenfranchisement in the riding. He says he has 40 high schoolers working for him and almost 500 volunteers, speaking Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Vietnamese, Cantonese, Mandarin and Tagalog. A recently released Forum Research poll shows NDP support in the riding, home to iconic neighbourhoods like Bloordale, Bloorcourt, Brockton Village, the Corso Italia and part of Little Portugal, at 50.5 per cent, trailed by the Liberals (34.1), Conservatives (9.7) and Greens (4.5). To put things in perspective, though, the provincial NDP is generally skeptical about this poll’s methodology. Sitting at her headquarters at Dupont and Dufferin, Ruprecht’s wouldbe successor, Federation of Portuguese Canadian Business and Professionals president Cristina Martins, confirms that she hasn’t campaigned with her predecessor. “[Ruprecht] was at my nomination and at the opening of my campaign office. I think that’s pretty much it,” she says, noting that she has her own volunteers and isn’t using people from his team. Martins, who is also a director of the Greater Toronto Business Association and the European Union Cham-

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The BushmeaT Crisis in FOCus: Finding hOPe FOr greaT aPes (Jane Goodall Instit) Closing

night reception for the photography exhibition. 6 pm. $75, adv $60. Gladstone Gallery, 1214 Queen W. jgi.blackbaudondemand.com/ exhibition. Free The Children (Free the Children) Guest speakers Marc and Craig Kielburger, music by the Kenyan Boys Choir, and live and silent auctions. 7 pm. $250. Evergreen Brick Works, 550 Bayview. inspirededucation.ca. Walk a mile in her shOes (White Ribbon Campaign) Men walk in high heels to raise awareness and funds to end violence against women. Noon. Pledges. Yonge-Dundas Square. Pre-register walkamiletoronto.org.

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of T General Assembly teach-in with OCAP’s John Clarke and others. 5:30 pm. Free. Bancroft Bldg, rm 323, 4 Bancroft. utgeneralassembly@gmail.com. PerFOrmanCe duOs Panel discussion with performance artist couples including Flutura and Besnik Haxhillari and Lisa Steel and Kim Tomczak. 7 pm. $10. Harbourfront Centre, 235 Queens Quay W. 416-973-4000. sTeP iT uP! OnTariO Rally to demand more from our provincial politicians to end violence against women, with speakers, music and spoken word. 3-5 pm. Free. Queen’s Park. stepitupontario.ca. sWingin’ OuT Queer swing dancing with a beginner lesson and dancing. $5. 519 Church Community Centre. swinginout.ca.

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agriCulTure and WaTer in Crisis Simcoe Solar Farm Awareness and Ontario Farmland Preservation rally, with speakers on land and water preservation. 3:30 pm. Free. Queen’s Park. simcoesolarfarmawarenessproject.org. anTi-PsyChiaTry and PsyChiaTry’s human righTs ViOlaTiOns Lecture by anti-psychiatry activist Don Weitz. 7 pm. Free. OISE, rm 2214, 252 Bloor W. 416-545-0796. The immOrTal Oaag aWards Ontario Assoc of Art Galleries awards presentation. 5 pm. Free. Hart House Great Hall, 7 Hart House Circle. Pre-register oaag.org. The lasT mOunTain Rebel Films screening/ discussion with Angela Bischoff of Ontario Clean Air Alliance. 7 pm. $4. OISE, 252 Bloor W. socialistaction-canada.blogspot.com.

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Benefits

BOOks and Treasures sale (Deer Park

United and Calvin Presbyterian Churches) Books, DVDs, CDs, records, jewellery, art, china and more. 10 am-2 pm. Free. 26 Delisle. 416-964-9500. Flea markeT & CraFT sale (Native Canadian Centre) Aboriginal art, beading classes, a barbecue, raffle and more. 10 am-4 pm. Free. 16 Spadina Rd. 416-964-9087. Ordinary angels kniTTing relay (Streetknit) Help knit scarves for those without a home. Dawn to dusk. Free (needles and wool provided). Gladstone Hotel, 1214 Queen W. 416-531-4635, streetknit.ca. rOad hOCkey TO COnQuer CanCer (Princess Margaret Hospital) Five games and hundreds of teams, plus musical acts and more. 6 am-8 pm. $25 per player. Ontario Place, 955 Lake Shore W. teamuptoconquercancer.ca. sOuPaliCiOus (Plant a Row, Grow a Row) Local restaurants, caterers, cookbook authors, chefs and celebrities cook up soup to support veggie gardening and food sharing. Today and tomorrow 11 am-4 pm. $10-$20. Heritage Court, Exhibition Place. soupalicious.ca.

Events

aBOVe Par Culturefest panel discussion on urban music with CBC producer/engineer Chris Jackson, singer-songwriter Kim Davis and others. 4 pm. Free. Toronto Centre for the Arts, 5040 Yonge. 416-898-5465.

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Festivals Brazilian Film & TV FesTiVal Shorts, animation, documentaries and features from Brazil. TIFF Bell Lightbox (350 King W), Carlton Cinema (20 Carlton) and other venues. brafftv.com. Sep 29 to Oct 2

Canada’s Walk OF Fame FesTiVal

Music, comedy and film with Burton Cummings, Chantal Kreviazuk, Bedouin Soundclash, Jon Dore and others. $29 and up. David Pecaut Square, behind Metro Hall (55 John). 416-8724255. Sep 29 to Oct 2 rCulTure days Interactive activities and behind-thescenes experiences with artists, creators, historians, architects, curators and designers. Free. Various venues. culturedays.ca. Sep 30 to Oct 2

rallende arTs FesTiVal Latin American music, visual art, theatre, dance, performance art, poetry and more. Free. Artscape Wychwood Barns (601 Christie), Lula Lounge (1585 Dundas W). allendefestival.com. To Oct 1 small WOrld musiC FesTiVal Performances by Karevan, Asha Bhosle and Sultans of String.Various venues. smallworldmusic.com. To Oct 2 suBVersiVe TeChnOlOgies Digital event investigating how artists respond to communication technology. Toronto Free Gallery (1277 Bloor W) and other venues. e-fagia.org. To Oct 2 WOrds and images Theatre, films, music, book launches and art promote Latin American culture in the city. Most events free. Various venues. wordsandimagesfestival. com. To 19 performs at the JonNov Dore

ings, seminars, music and dance with Baider Bakht, Rana Rose, Priscila Uppal and others. Munk School (1 Devonshire), Trinity College (6 Hoskin). fsala11.com. Sep 30 to Oct 2 TOrOnTO PalesTine Film FesTiVal Features, shorts and documentaries plus panel discussions with directors and actors. $7-$10. TIFF Bell Lightbox (350 King W), Art Gallery of Ontario (317 Dundas W), Innis Town Hall (2 Sussex), Beit Zatoun (612 Markham). tpff.ca. Sep 30 to Oct 7 aBiliTies arTs FesTiVal Celebration of disability arts and culture with photographer

did yOu Think iT Was easy TO sing in a ChOir? Go backstage with the Kir Stefan Serb

Choir and see them in rehearsal. 10:30 am. Free. North York Central Library, 5120 Yonge. torontopubliclibrary.ca. Fall/hOliday JOB Fair Retail job fair with onthe-spot interviews. 9:30 am-6 pm. Free (bring resumé). Sherway Gardens, QEW and hwy 427. 416-621-1070.

rThe FeasT OF The arChangels: a medieVal Fair Family fun. Today and tomorrow 11 am-4 pm. Free w/ admission. Royal Ontario Museum, 100 Queen’s Park. 416-586-8000. green rOOFing WOrkshOP Learn some basics and help rejuvenate the Cob Courtyard green roof. 2 pm. Free. Dufferin Grove Park (next to playground), Dufferin S of Bloor. Preregister gardens@dufferinpark.ca.

The imagined CiTy: masseys and The masses Author Amy Lavender Harris explores

literary representations of Toronto. 2 pm. Free. Forest Hill Library, 700 Eglinton W. 416393-7706. rinTernaTiOnal WOrld OF CaTs Meet exotic breeds from around the world. Today noon-5 pm; tomorrow 11 am-3 pm. Free. PawsWay, 245 Queens Quay W. pawsway.ca. inTrO TO reiki healing Class Presentation followed by a reiki demonstration and Q&A. 11 am. Free. World’s Biggest Bookstore, 20 Edward. thehealingteam.org.

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exchange. 11 am-2 pm. $8, adv $5. Queen East Presbyterian Church, 947 Queen E. 416792-1699. BaTTle OF The BuBBies Matzoh ball-making competition. 4 pm. Free admission. Caplansky’s Deli, 356 College. Contestants pre-register at 416-500-3852. BOOkBinding Bee Join the inPrint Collective for bookbinding demos. 1 pm. Free. Dufferin/ St Clair Library, 1625 Dufferin. torontopubliclibrary.ca. CBC TOrOnTO OPen hOuse CBC celebrates its 75th anniversary with open doors and live broadcasts. Free. CBC Broadcasting Centre, 250 Front W. cbc.ca/toronto.

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Vincenzo Pietropaolo, dancer Peggy Baker, filmmaker Lawrence Jackman, music by Ahmed Hassan and more. Various venues and prices, some events free. abilitiesartsfestival.org. Oct 1 to 30 rnuiT BlanChe The all-night contemporary arts festival takes over the streets, galleries and cultural institutions with installations and performances at more than 130 destinations. From 6:59 pm to sunrise. Free. scotiabanknuitblanche.ca. Oct 1 and 2 TOrOnTO ChOCOlaTe FesTiVal A chocolate show, the Chocolate Ball Gala, a high tea and more. torontochocolatefestival.com. Oct 2 to 23

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only workshop. Noon-4:30 pm. $45. Good for Her, 175 Harbord. Pre-register 416-588-0900. rliVe lOCal harVesT FesTiVal Local food and activities for all ages. Noon-7 pm. Free. Scadding Court Community Centre, 707 Dundas W. scaddingcourt.org. rnOrTh sCarBOrOugh green FesTiVal Eco displays, recycling and composting info, a garage sale, kids’ activities and more. 10 am-2 pm. Free. Dr Norman Bethune Collegiate, 200 Fundy Bay. 416-396-8200.

nOrTh yOrk Visual arTisTs sTudiO TOur

Self-guided tour of local artists’ studios. 11 am-6 pm. Today and tomorrow. Free. See website for tour maps. nyva.ca. NrnuiT BlanChe The all-night contemporary arts fest takes over the streets, galleries and cultural institutions with art installations and performances at more than 130 destinations from 6:59 pm to sunrise. Today and tomorrow. Free. scotiabanknuitblanche.ca. OkTOBerFesT Cruise Enjoy German folk music, beer and delicacies on a harbour cruise. 7 pm. $73. Pier 6, foot of York. 416-2030178, mariposacruises.com.

Our JOurneys: COnneCTing Our sTOries, VisiOns and PaThs Sikh feminist research

conference with speakers including author Nikky-Guninder Kaur Singh. 8 am-6:30 pm. Pwyc or free. OISE, 252 Bloor W. Pre-register sikhfeministresearch.org/ourjourneys.

PrO green/anTi nuClear energy FlOCking eVenT To raise awareness of the Liberal and

Conservative plans to build up to four new nuclear reactors and refurbish the reactors at Darlington. 4 pm. Free. Yonge and Bloor. facebook.com/event. php?eid=154569154635197. Queen WesT Walking TOur Walk led by Betty Ann Jordan. Noon. $25. Gladstone Hotel, 1214 Queen W. 416-531-4635.

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PeaceWorks presentation with Lyn Adamson and Lee McKenna. 2 pm. Pwyc. Friends House, 60 Lowther. 416-731-6605.

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ages. 1-5 pm. Free. John Candy Box Theatre, 70 Peter. 416-340-7270. TenanT summiT Workshops on tenants’ rights. 10 am-2:30 pm. Free. Ryerson U Podium Bldg, 350 Victoria, POD 205. Pre-register 416-646-1772, fmta@torontotenants.org. TOrOnTO rOller derBy Double header with CN Power vs Hammer City Eh! and Smoke City Betties vs Hammer City Harlots. 6 pm. $15, adv $12. The Bunker @ Downsview Park, 40 Carl Hall. torontorollerderby.com. True Tales All-night storytelling slam featuring Q host Jian Ghomeshi. Drake Hotel, 1150 Queen W. 416-531-5042. rWild ediBles Family naTure Walk Learn what’s edible and how to taste it safely and sustainably. 1 pm. $2. High Park Nature Centre, 440 Parkside. highparknaturecentre.com. NWhaT’s The Fuss Panel on what exactly contemporary art is, with curators Shirley Nadill, Nicholas Brown and others. 3:30 pm. Free. City Hall Rotunda, 100 Queen W. scotiabanknuitblanche.ca/NuitTalks.shtml.

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Benefits

BrOken hearTs & madmen (Progress Place)

Performance by the Gryphon Trio with vocalist Patricia O’Callaghan. 8 pm. $45, adv $39. Lula Lounge, 1585 Dundas W. 416-588-0307. The grand Tea (Ont Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse) Comedy with Simon B Cotter and Scott Harris. 12:30 pm. $40, srs/ child $35. Grand Luxe, 3125 Bayview. acupoftea.ca. run FOr The Cure (Canadian Breast Cancer Fdn) Run or walk 5K or 1K at this year’s fundraiser. 8 am-1 pm. Pledges. U of T St George campus. runforthecure.com.

Events

all Will Be saVed – TWO nOVels By denis JOhnsTOn Seven-part book club discussion

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Despite all the awareness we raise about wife assault, the epidemic is ongoing, and women’s shelters continue to be crammed. The Redwood Shelter is one of them, an essential service that provides safe haven, counselling and more for women attempting to escape abuse. Support Redwood at The BroadWay event, featuring comedy by Second City

alumnae Teresa Pavlinek and Leslie Seiler and others, Friday (September 30) at Second City (51 Mercer), 11 pm. $25 and worth every penny. 416343-0011, secondcity.com.

DITch ThE MEgAquARRy

Help protect Ontario potato farming and the water system by attending a rally against the Melancthon megaquarry, Friday (September 30), 3:30 pm. Organizers celebrate movement successes thus far, including the forging of a broad urban-rural coalition and winning an environ-

mental assessment, and aim to maintain the focus needed to finally ditch this 930-hectare monster. Free. Queen’s Park. ndact.com.

MIgRANT WORkERS SPEAk uP

Though we eat the crops they work so hard to pick, we don’t see many migrant farm workers in the city. Justicia for Migrant Workers hosts the Pilgrimage To Freedom, a caravan organized to spotlight dangerous working conditions, substandard housing and human rights violations in areas like Niagara, Leamington and Chatham. The caravan arrives at the Ontario Ministry of Labour (400 University) on Sunday (October 2), 3 pm. Free. justicia4migrantworkers. org.

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ARAB WOMEN AND MEDIA REPRESENTATION

Panel discussion with filmmaker and director Ruba Nadda and Arab feminist activist Nahla Abdo, moderated by NOW Magazine senior entertainment editor Susan G Cole. 3 pm. Free. Innis Town Hall, 2 Sussex. tpff.ca/festival-program. DRAgONflIES AND DAMSElflIES Illustrated lecture by zoologist Colin Jones. 2:30 pm. Free. Emmanuel College, 75 Queen’s Park. torontofieldnaturalists.org.

ThE fOuNDATIONS Of A SuccESSful ScREENPlAy Toronto Screenwriters Meetup Group workshop. $40, stu $30. NFB, 150 John. Preregister meetup.com/screenwriters-240.

rThE gREAT RhyThMOBIlE ADvENTuRE

Music with Bite interactive music presentation (in French) for young audiences. 1 pm. Free. Harbourfront Centre Brigantine Room, 235 Queens Quay W. 416-973-4000. hERBAl ROOT MEDIcINE AND TINcTuRES Workshop on identifying and using medicinal roots. 10 am-1 pm. $40 sliding scale. Eglinton Park Community Garden, 200 Eglinton W. garden@torontogreen.ca. rhIgh PARk hARvEST fESTIvAl Seed ballmaking, storytelling, music and more. Noon4:30 pm. Free. High Park Children’s Garden & Colborne Lodge, High Park. 416-392-1329.

rMAgNIfIcENT MIgRATINg MONARchS

Presentation on monarchs’ life stages and a hike through a milkweed patch. 10 am & 1 pm. $8. Humber Arboretum, 206 Humber College. 416-675-5009. rPERcuSSION WORkShOP Arraymusic handson, all-ages workshop with percussionist Rick Sacks. 10 am. Free. Array Space, 60 Atlantic. arraymusic.com. PIlgRIMAgE TO fREEDOM cARAvAN 2011 Justicia 4 Migrant Workers celebrates the arrival of the caravan with a march, and speakers and performers including Rosina Katz of LAL. 3 pm. Free. Ontario Ministry of Labour, 400 University. justicia4migrantworkers.org.

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Passive Buildings Canada AGM and talk on the global consequence of insulating a home. 6 pm. Free. Ryerson U, 325 church. Pre-register passivebuildings.ca/agm. INTERNATIONAl TENANTS DAy RAlly Show your support for tenant rights in the city. Noon. Free. Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing, 777 Bay. 416-646-1772. MAESTRO STEfANO MONTANARI The Italian conductor talks about his interpretation of Mozart. 6:30 pm. Free. Italian Cultural Institute, 496 Huron. Pre-register 416-921-3802. ON STAgE: ThE NORMAl hEART Studio 180 artistic director Joel Greenerg talks about their upcoming production of the Larry Kramer play. 7 pm. Free. Reference Library, 789 Yonge. torontopubliclibrary.ca.

A ThINg PROPERly DESIgNED AND MADE: SOME ThOughTS ABOuT ThE cONSTRucTION Of cANOES Talk by Canoe Museum manager

John Summers. 6:30 pm. $8. Design Exchange, 234 Bay. 416-363-6121. TRAMPOlINE hAll Mini-lectures curated by Daniel Shapiro and hosted by Misha Glouberman. 8 pm. $5-$6. Garrison, 1197 Dundas W. trampolinehall.net.

Tuesday, October 4

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WORlD ANIMAl DAy (Animals Asia’s Moon

Bear Rescue) Presentation by animal behaviourist Marc Bekoff, food and a silent acution. 7 pm. $25. Lula Lounge, 1585 Dundas W. ninafmuller@gmail.com.

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rADulT DRuM cIRclE Open rehearsal for

drummers of all levels. 8:30 pm. Free. Kingsway Conservatory of Music, 2848 Bloor W. Pre-register 416-234-0121.

fAThER BRESSANI: EARly cANADA SEEN fROM ITAly Lecture and book presentation by professor Francesco Guardiani. 6:30 pm. Free. Italian Cultural Institute, 496 Huron. 416921-3802. fIDDlE lESSONS Learn Cape Breton fiddling. 6:30 pm beginners, 7:30 pm all others. $15. Farmer Memorial Baptist Church, 293 S Kingsway. Pre-register 416-231-8717. fROM IDEA TO STORy Playwright David S Young talks about how writers collect and use raw materials. 7 pm. Free. Reference Library, 789 Yonge. torontopubliclibrary.ca.

gREENBuIlD INTERNATIONAl cONfERENcE & ExPO Speakers, educational sessions, green

building tours, seminars, networking and more. To Oct 7. Metro Convention Centre, 255 Front W. greenbuildexpo.org. hERITAgE TORONTO AWARDS Awards ceremony with a talk on how Toronto became a festival city by TIFF co-director Cameron Bailey. 7:30 pm. $40. Royal Conservatory of Music Koerner Hall, 273 Bloor W. heritagetoronto.org. hOW TO TAlk TO PEOPlE ABOuT ThINgS Sixweek course in negotiation and communication with Misha Glouberman. 7-10 pm. Sliding scale. Hart House, 7 Hart House Circle. Pre-register negotiationclasstoronto@gmail. com. lIfE IN ThE gEORgIAN ThEATRE Talk on the treatment of actresses. 2 pm. Free. Reference Library, 789 Yonge. 416-393-5577. ThE STORy Of STuff Film screening and conversation on consumption and its impact on our planet. 6:30 pm. Free. OISE, 7th fl Peace Lounge, 252 Bloor W. catalystcentre.ca. ThEATRE Of ThE OPPRESSED Participatory workshop on using theatre as a tool for personal and social change. 6-9 pm. $40, stu $30 (sliding scale); full series $110, stu $75. Preregister branchouttheatre@gmail.com.

uPPER TORONTO: ENvISIONINg A NEW cITy

Small Wooden Shoe presentation on the act of collaborative city planning. 6:30 pm. Free. North York Central Library, 5120 Yonge. 416395-5660.

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Benefits

ThE fREE PROjEcT (Sketch) Artsy-crafty fundraiser to engage at-risk youth in the arts, with live music, art collaborations and more. 7 pm. Free w/ book or CD donation. Gladstone Hotel, 1214 Queen W. seesawlive.com. lIghT ThE NIghT WAlk (Leukemia & Lymphoma Soc) Fundraising walk with illuminated balloons. 6 pm. Donations. David Pecaut Square, 55 John (behind Metro Hall). lightthenight.ca/on.

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AMIRA hASS: PAlESTINE/ISRAEl – fEAR Of ThE fuTuRE Canadians for Justice and Peace in the

Middle East presents a lecture by the Ramallahbased journalist. 7:30 pm. $15, stu $10. Medical Sciences Bldg, 1 King’s College Circle. cjpme.org. ENglISh STATEly hOMES Art historian Francis Broun lectures on Knole House and Petworth House. 6:30 pm. $30. Campbell House, 160 Queen W. Pre-register 416-597-0227.

MARShAll McluhAN: OlD MEDIA AND NEW MEDIA Lecture by professor Donald Gillies. 7

pm. Free. Bloor/Gladstone Library, 1101 Bloor W. 416-393-7674. STAR TAlkS: RANDy BAchMAN The rock and roll icon talks about his career with journalist Geoff Pevere. 7 pm. Free. Reference Library, 789 Yonge. torontopubliclibrary.ca.

ThE TENDRIl’S REAch: ThE IMPAcT Of ThE ARABESquE AND OThER ISlAMIc DESIgN MOTIfS ON lATE 19Th-cENTuRy BRITISh cERAMIc DEcORATION Lecture by Winnipeg Art Gallery

curator Helen Delacretaz. Noon-2 pm. $45. Gardiner Museum of Ceramic Art, 111 Queen’s Park. 416-586-8080. TISh cOhEN Literary salon for girls 13 to 17 with the author of Switch. 6:30 pm. $30 (includes book). Mabel’s Fables, 662 Mt Pleasant. 416-322-0438.

Thursday, October 6 A cONcISE hISTORy Of cANADIAN PAINTINg

Writer Dennis Reid discusses the new edition of his book on Canadian art. 7 pm. Free. Reference Library, 789 Yonge. Pre-register torontopubliclibrary.ca.

cRITIcAl PERSPEcTIvES ON 9/11: REflEcTIONS ON ThE SEPTEMBER 2011 TORONTO hEARINgS

Science for Peace lecture by anthropology professor Richard B Lee. Free. University College, rm 179, 15 King’s College. scienceforpeace.ca. kINk 101 All-genders workshop. 7-9:30 pm. $33. Good for Her, 175 Harbord. Pre-register 416-588-0900.

NuNAvuT DEvOluTION: Why WON’T OTTAWA NEgOTIATE? Presentation by mediator/negoti-

ator Tony Penikett. 1 pm. Free. Munk School, 1 Devonshire. arcticsecurityprogram-eorg. eventbrite.com. rRIck RIORDAN Evening of activities, costumes and treats celebrating Riordan’s new book, The Heroes Of Olympus, Book Two: The Son Of Neptune. 7 pm. Free. Indigo Yorkdale, Dufferin and hwy 401. chapters.indigo.ca. 3

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white hats and the stereotype that they’re just filling out charts for docs; today’s nurses are specialists in an array of healing circumstances. In fact, you could even say that the future of health care rests on their incredibly elastic roles and missions. Highly trained and professionally agile, nurses see the faults in the system and have sent their organizations into the political fray to call for environmental and health care reform. If you’re motivated, caring, have a scientific bent and an urge to heal, this is your calling. Plus, given the fears of a possible nursing shortage, you’ll have a job for as long as you want it.

I was at a Leafs game a few years ago when one of the fans had a massive heart attack. Paramedics arrived, and there were a few physicians in the stands. But the doctors and paramedics couldn’t put in the IV, so when I identified myself as a chemo and IV nurse, the task went to me. I got my degree in community health and science from Brock and my nursing degree from George Brown. I’m planning to go to U of T for my master’s in health administration. I started as an oncology nurse, became a chemo nurse, then a clinical educator and then a manager of acute medicine. In my current role as a manager for the Community

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Care Access Centre, specifically the William Osler hospitals, I help manage all discharges from the hospital. You hear that people are leaving hospitals earlier. Well, they’re leaving earlier because anything that can be done in the hospital, we can do in the home: hospital beds, palliative care, IVs. We’re seeing the field become more of a choice for men, so the number of male nurses is increasing.

DIANNE MARTIN

executive director of the Registered Practical Nurses Association of Ontario People forget that while they’re having their traditional family holidays, somebody is at the hospital working. We make a lot of personal sacrifices. I remember when SARS happened, the first day that we knew something very frightening was going on, we all went to work. We didn’t know if we would get sick, we didn’t know if we would make our families sick. That’s a horrifying reality. I believe SARS was stopped in its tracks by the intervention of health care providers who put themselves on the line. My mother was a fabulous nurse. I remember people calling the house for support. Every single day, I saw my mum engage in compassionate interaction with people in the community. At some point, I knew that was for me. RNAs – registered nursing assistants – used to be educated by their high

schools; you spent Grade 12 in your local hospital. I was an RNA for 16 years. Then, in 1998, I earned a diploma in nursing from Georgian College and got a bachelor of science from York. I went to Royal Roads University in Victoria, British Columbia, for a master’s of arts in leadership, with a specialization in health. Registered practical nurses and registered nurses both study from the same body of knowledge, but RNs learn more about it. RPNs tend to care for less complex patients with more predictable outcomes, RNs for more unpredictable or complex patients. The Registered Practical Nurses Association of Ontario advocates for quality health care and a quality working environment for RPNs. We try to help people have a better understanding of who we are.

KAREN ELLISSCHARFENBERG

associate director of the Centre for Professional Nursing Excellence, part of the Registered Nurses’ Association of Ontario Nursing is a human-resourcebased profession, so your skill set must include good communication. You also need to have a life-long love of learning, because what you learn today will become outdated. Within a year there can be a new best practice, so you’ll have to unlearn the old and learn the new. People who are flexible, motivated and have good selfawareness make good nurses.

My bachelor of science is from the University of Windsor, my master’s is from Athabasca and I started my 23year career at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre in the neuro intensive care unit. I left university saying, ‘Oh, I want all the bells and whistles.’ In year two, I realized I was enjoying teaching more than the technology. It was exciting to discover that what I wanted had changed. When I had an opportunity to go into public health, I taught many teen prenatal classes and worked in the school system helping students with self-esteem, mental health, nutrition and activity. I’d describe it as a 180-degree change to go from an intensive care unit to a prenatal class. I moved into management at the College of Nurses – which is the regulator – and worked for about five years in developing, interpreting and teaching about standards of practice. I had to learn completely new content, and the exciting thing is that I did.

MICHELLE ACORN nurse practitioner at Lakeridge Health, president of the Nurse Practitioners’ Association of Ontario

I’m one of the few nurse practitioners who is both a primary health care and adult nurse practitioner as well as a specialist in emergency and geriatrics. Opportun-

ities are endless in nursing. You’re dealing with people’s lives; you want to be the best you can be. I went to Sir Sandford Fleming for a three-year diploma in nursing, then to York University for a BA in health and then a bachelor of science. I got a primary health care nurse practitioner certificate at York, then went to the University of Toronto for a master’s in nursing as well as my acute care nurse practitioner certification. A nurse practitioner marries nursing and medicine in a holistic approach. From a clinical perspective, we assess, diagnose, order tests, prescribe and communicate a diagnosis and prognosis. We are part of the inter-professional team, helping people navigate the system. As of October 1, we’ll be able to prescribe symptom management and chronic disease management and also promote wellness. As of July 1, we’ve been able to treat and discharge inpatients from hospitals. And starting in July 2012, we’ll be able to admit – for the first time ever in Canada.

GRACE GROETZSCH Canada’s first registered nurse first assistant

When I was in high school, I loved the series of books called Cherry Ames. She was a travelling nurse and I liked that idea. I haven’t been a travelling nurse, but I have worked abroad. I’m now an RN first assistant (surgeon’s assistant) at Sunnybrook-Hol-

land Orthopedic and Arthritic Centre. I graduated from McMaster with a bachelor of nursing science, got my master’s of education from the University of Toronto and did my RN first assistant program through Delaware County Community College in Pennsylvania. I just happen to be the first RN first assistant in Canada – there wasn’t a program in Canada when I was training. Now there’s a program in Quebec and a few English-Canadian programs. I wrote the curriculum for one of them. When there’s no resident available or a GP isn’t able to attend at a surgery, RN first assistants do what formerly only a GP or a resident did. We’re not there to replace GPs; we’re there to fill in the gaps. An assistant works with a surgeon this way: picture two people who are ballroom dancing. If they dance together often, they anticipate each other’s moves in a very elegant, smooth-looking process. If they’ve never danced together before, unless they’re both experts, they generally don’t look so hot. Nurses bring consistency to an operating room. We know the environment, we understand the surgeons and their particular ways of doing things, and we can work with a variety of teams. Most people don’t know we exist, because they come to see a surgeon. I meet all the patients beforehand. A lot of times they don’t remember meeting me because of the drugs we give them, but families remember.

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Looking for a more holistic approach to health than the one we traditionally employ in North America? Naturopathic medicine might be for you. Addressing the root causes of illness, naturopaths provide primary health care using a broad range of alternative therapies including acupuncture, botanical medicine and massage. The Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine is the only school in Ontario offering post-graduate education in naturopathic medicine. Students must pass the Naturopathic Physicians Licensing Examinations. Tuition is comparable to traditional medical school – $19,474 annually – plus a variety of fees. IF YOU GO Duration of program: Four years of post-university study Projected earning potential: Many naturopaths work for themselves, so pay can range from $25,000 to over $100,000 per year.

Many birthing mothers experience the presence of a midwife for either a home or hospital delivery as the ideal way to bring new life into the world. Midwives are experts in pregnancy, birth and newborn care. If you want to help women make informed decisions – in a province that is more open to midwifery than most – then this field might be right for you. In Ontario, midwifery programs are offered by Ryerson, Laurentian and McMaster Universities. Tuition ranges from $3,000 to $6,000 per year. IF YOU GO Duration of program: Four years of full-time study Projected earning potential: Although some midwives report earning high five-figure salaries, annual incomes vary widely. Ontario midwives (ontariomidwives.ca) are asking people to urge their premier, minister of health and MPP to seek pay equity solutions.

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Using drug-free methods like exercise, manual therapy, acupuncture and ultrasound, physiotherapists bring pain relief and improve joint mobility, strength, coordination and respiratory function in people of all ages. At one time, physiotherapists only needed to have a bachelor’s degree, but a master’s degree is now required. Western, McMaster, U of T, Ottawa and Queen’s all offer such degrees. Tuition ranges from about $5,578 to $9,841 per year. IF YOU GO Duration of program: Two years of post-graduate study Projected earning potential: Physiotherapists in Ontario generally make $45,000 to $80,000, although lead physiotherapists can earn over $100,000.

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Despite the shoe’s name, I’ve never seen people wearing penny loafers with two copper coins tucked into their tongue tabs. Toronto-based Penny Proper is out to change that. A set of clever dime-sized metal discs in a rainbow of colour options punch up preppy footwear. The Originals collection includes classic royal blue, lipstick red and mustard yellow “coins,” or choose from bold neon hues or shiny metallics. $7/pair, the Narwhal, 8 Price, 647-351-5011, pennyproper.com. 3

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On the subject of footwear, Ron White has designed the Robin Passion Pink Pump to benefit the Canadian Breast Cancer foundation. Throughout the month of October, every sale of the black suede, bow-topped heel will translate to a $100 donation to the charity. The shoe is $495, available at Ron White stores (Manulife Centre, 55 Bloor West, 416-964-6400, and others, ronwhiteshoes.com) and The Bay’s flagship (176 Yonge, 416-861-9111).

Hunting for a fashion fix during Nuit Blanche (Saturday, October 1)? Head to the Pantages Hotel (200 Victoria) where the annual Art Of Fashion competition and boutique will be open from 7 to 11 pm. Ten designers will compete for the 2011 award alongside over 25 labels selling their fall stuff. More info is online at artoffashion.org.

Swap shop It’s Uber-Swap time in Leslieville again. Nathalie-Roze & Co.’s (nathalie-roze.com) quarterly clothing exchange takes place Saturday (October 1) from 11 am to 2 pm in the banquet hall at Queen East Presbyterian Church (947 Queen East). Admission is $5 in advance or $8 at the door, plus at least one bag of clean, gently used clothing. Leftover pieces will be donated to the Yonge Street Mission’s Double Take thrift shop.

Fall classes With the weather turning, it might be time to pick up a new indoor pastime, and Wise Daughters Craft Market (3079B Dundas West, 416-761-1555) has a long list of October workshops to school you on stitching and other creative pursuits. The class lineup for the month includes felt sculpting, bracelet beading, beginner crocheting and Halloween crafts for kids. For a full list and prices, visit wisedaughters.com.

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Aries Mar 21 | Apr 19 I’ve got a challenging assign-

ment for you. In accordance with your current astrological omens, I am inviting you to cultivate a special kind of receptivity – a rigorously innocent openness to experience that will allow you to be penetrated by life’s beauty with sublime intensity. To understand the exact nature of this receptivity, study Abraham Maslow’s definition of real listening: to listen “without presupposing, classifying, improving, controverting, evaluating, approving or disapproving, without dueling what is being said, without rehearsing the rebuttal in advance, without free-associating to portions of what is being said so that succeeding portions are not heard at all.”

TAurus Apr 20 | May 20 Government officials in Southern Sudan are proposing to build cities in fantastic shapes. They say that the regional capital of Juba would be recreated to resemble a rhinoceros, as seen from the air. The town of Yambio is destined to look like a pineapple and the city of Wau will be a giraffe. I’m confused by all this, since I know that most of the people in South Sudan live on less than $1 a day. Is that really how they want their country’s wealth spent? Please consider the possibility, Taurus, that there are also some misplaced priorities in your own sphere right now. Hopefully, they’re nothing on the scale of what’s happening in South Sudan, but still: allocate your resources with high discernment, please. GeMini May 21 | Jun 20 You have cosmic clear-

ance to fall deeply, madly and frequently in love, Gemini. In fact, it’s okay with the gods of fate and the angels of karma if you swell up with a flood of infatuation and longing big enough to engorge an entire city block. The only stipulation those gods and angels insist on is that you do not make any rash decisions or huge life changes while in the throes of this stupendous vortex. Don’t quit your job, for instance, or sell all your belongings, or dump your temporarily out-of-favour friends and loved ones. For the foreseeable future, simply enjoy being enthralled by the lush, sexy glory of the liquid blue fire.

CAnCer Jun 21 | Jul 22 Among the surprises spilled by WikiLeaks some months back was the revelation that U.S. diplomats think Canadians feel “condemned to always play ‘Robin’ to the U.S. ‘Batman.’” If that’s true, it shouldn’t be. While Canada may not be able to rival the war-mongering, plutocrat-coddling, environment-despoiling talents of my home country, America, it is a more reliable source of reason, compassion and civility. Are you suffering from a similar disjunction, Cancerian? Do you imagine yourself Robin in relationship to some overweening Batman? This would be an excellent time to free yourself of that dynamic. Leo Jul 23 | Aug 22 “Enigmatology” is an infre-

quently used word that means the study of puzzles and how to solve them. I’m invoking it now to highlight the fact that you need to call on some unusual and idiosyncratic and possibly even farfetched resources as you intensify your efforts to solve the puzzles that are spread out before you. The help you’ve called on in the past just won’t be enough for this new round of gamesmanship. The theories and beliefs and strategies that have brought you this far can’t take you to the next stage.

VirGo Aug 23 | sep 22 This would not be a good

time for you to read the book called The Complete Idiot’s Guide To Enhancing Self-Esteem. In fact, it will never be the right time to read it. While it’s true that at this juncture in your life story you can make exceptional progress in boosting your confidence and feeling positive about yourself, you’re not an idiot and you don’t need idiot-level assistance. If there were a book called The Impish Guide To Accessing And Expressing Your Idiosyncratic Genius, I’d definitely recommend it. Likewise a book titled The Wild-Eyed Guide To Activating Your Half-Dormant Potential or The Brilliant LifeLover’s Guide To Becoming a Brilliant Life-Lover.

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LibrA sep 23 | oct 22 “When I was born,” said comedian Gracie Allen, “I was so surprised I didn’t talk for a year and a half.” I suspect you will soon be experiencing a metaphorical rebirth that has some of the power of the event she was referring to. And so I won’t be shocked if you find it challenging to formulate an articulate response, at least in the short term. In fact, it may take you a while to even register, let alone express, the full impact of the upgrade you will be blessed with. sCorpio oct 23 | nov 21 “During a game of

Apocalypse against the Witchhunters,” reports Andrew_88 in an online forum, “I authorized my Chaos Lord to throw his vortex grenade at the oncoming Cannoness and her bodyguard. Safe to say he fluffed it and the vortex grenade scattered back on top of him. Then he proceeded to take out my allies, the Havocs, Land Raider and Baneblade, before disappearing, having done no damage to my opponent.” I suggest you regard this as a helpful lesson to guide your own actions in the coming days, Scorpio. Do not, under any circumstances, unleash your Chaos Lord or let him throw his vortex grenade at anyone. He could damage your own interests more than those of your adversaries.

sAGiTTArius nov 22 | Dec 21 According to my an-

alysis of the astrological omens, it’s high time for you to receive a flood of presents, compliments, rewards and blessings. You got a problem with that? I hope not. I hope you are at peace with the fact that you deserve more than your usual share of recognition, appreciation, flirtations and shortcuts. Please, Sagittarius. Please don’t let your chronic struggles or your cynical views of the state of the world blind you to the sudden, massive influx of luck. Pretty please open your tough heart and skeptical mind to the bounty that the universe is aching to send your way.

CApriCorn Dec 22 | Jan 19 I like how astrologer Hunter Reynolds encapsulates the Capricornian imperative. If you “can manage your ego’s erratic moods and uneven motivations well enough to offer a service with consistent quality,” he says, “the world confers social recognition and its accompanying material advantages on you.” The members of other signs may appear warmer and fuzzier than you, but only because you express your care for people through a “strictness of focus,” “disciplined work” and by being a “dependable helpmate.” This describes you at your best, of course; it’s not easy to meet such high standards. But here’s the good news: the omens suggest you now have an excellent opportunity to function at your very best. AquArius Jan 20 | Feb 18 “Not being omniscient

is a really big drag for me,” says poet Charles Harper Webb. I sympathize with him. My life would be so much easier and my power would be so much more graceful if only I knew everything there is to know. That’s why I’m going to be a little jealous of you in the coming weeks, Aquarius. You may not be supremely authoritative about every single subject, but you will have access to far more intuitive wisdom than usual, and you’ll be making extra-good use of the analytical understandings you have. Bonus: You will also be absorbing new lessons at an elevated rate.

pisCes Feb 19| Mar 20 John Tyler was president of

the United States from 1841 to 1845. Believe it or not, two of his grandsons are still alive today. They’re Lyon Gardiner Tyler and Harrison Ruffin Tyler, born late in the life of their father, who was born late in John Tyler’s life. I invite you to find some equally amazing connection you have to the past, Pisces. How is your destiny linked to the long ago and faraway? I suspect you might find that distant history will be more vital and important than usual in the coming weeks.

Homework. At least 30 per cent of everything you and I know is more than half-wrong. I’m brave enough to admit it. Are you? Describe your ignorance at FreeWillastrology.com.

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ZONE A Curator Candice Hopkins puts the spotlight on buildings with freighted histories, curating projects that comment on revolution and utopia.

REMEMBER CHILDHOOD SLEEPOVERS? A CITY The cozy, silly camaraderie, the forts built out of SLEEPOVER couch cushions and blankets, followed by flashby Jessica Rose, light wars on the ceiling. Lower Bay Station Social sculptor Jessica Rose is staging a replica, (below Bay station, and she wants the city of Toronto to show up. Bay entrance). That’s right, bring your comfiest pyjamas, sleeping bag, fort-building materials, toothbrush and favourite stuffed animal to Lower Bay subway station. “I’m interested first and foremost in bringing people together to think about what it is that unifies them in a civic space at a very intimate and imaginative level,” Rose says, on the phone from London, England. “It’s also a way for us to explore what makes a city great and truly livable.” Toronto-born Rose, who’s working on a master’s in fine arts at Goldsmiths, describes the project as a social sculpture, a term coined in the 70s by performance art pioneer Joseph Beuys. Social sculpture is less about creating aesthetic artifacts than about inviting people to engage in collective actions that repurpose public space and redraw social boundaries. “We’re taking this old, creepy, semi-abandoned space and inviting people to transform it into something warm and habitable,” says Rose. For Nuit Blanche, Rose and her friends will festoon the platform with blue and purple electro-luminescent wires to give the station a soothing glow, turning it into “a sort of post-wave hypnotic sleep tank.” A lights-out, flashlights-only policy will be in place, so Nuit Blanchers can do some snoozing in two subway cars open on either side. Less sleepy types can stay awake and help build what Rose refers to as “sleepover continued on page 36 œ

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RADIOPHONIC TERRITORY (NOCTURNE) Who: Postcommodity Where: Victoria Chapel and Victoria University Why: Postcommodity, a U.S.-based art collective of seven aboriginal artists, wants to hear your confessions in a radio broadcast/confessional booth at Victoria Chapel. The vibrations of each amplified confession then oscillates a giant outdoor sculptural web woven from natural rope fibres, generating tones through strategically placed speakers. Visitors hear the thrum of the web mixed with fragments of their own and Nuit Blanchers secret thoughts about the world and themselves, in a heady attempt to interweave our current confessional media culture with aboriginal forms and traditions.

Who: Richard Purdy Where: MaRS Centre (101 College) Why: Richard Purdy sets up part of his popular inundated installation, which has run for two summers at the National Gallery’s Shawinigan Space. The Quebecbased artist fills the MaRS atrium with timber and a few centimetres of water to recreate a “drave” (log run), an economic engine of early Canada, that you can safely splash through barefoot or in rain gear. Over a 30-year career, Purdy has created public installations and other works drawing on architectural and scientific history, anthropology of imaginary communities and Buddhist teachings.

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city”: a collaborative space of live architecture that slowly morphs into a pillow-and-blanket shantytown she hopes will span the entire station platform by dawn. Commuters who have difficulty sharing the subway every day might balk at the idea of a giant snuggle party in an abandoned subway station. But this won’t be the first time Rose has staged collective action in the face of skepticism. The Movement Movement (in collaboration with choreographer Jenn Goodwin) invited runners to gather in crowds and run through the world’s great art collections. “At first, the museum organizers and admin were wringing their hands, saying, ‘They’re going to break everything!’” she recalls. “But of course nothing of the sort ever happened.” That’s the magic of social sculpture. By changing expectations and reconfiguring public space, people often act in unexpectedly creative, fun and cooperative ways. Bring your sleepover gear and demonstrate that great things can happen when abandoned corners of the city are transformed into a collective space for dreaming, building and play.

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THE POLICE STATION SLOW FALLS RISING Who: Karen Henderson Where: Victoria University (71 Queen East) Why: Sometimes the simplest of inversions can have the greatest dramatic impact. In this projection, video artist Karen Henderson covers the entire east side of the Victoria University building with heavily slowed footage of Niagara Falls flowing upwards. By modifying the camera’s sense of time and our defying visual expectations, Henderson promises to turn a wellworn tourist icon into a Stan Brakhage-inspired meditation on a great natural wonder, without diminishing any of its grandeur or beauty.

Who: Althea Thauberger Where: 611 Yonge Why: Vancouver-based Althea Thauberger makes provocative staged photographs, video and performances, often in collaboration with communities living in some form of seclusion. (Her project with the Canadian Forces Artists Program featured photos of oddly cheerful women soldiers in Afghanistan.) Her Nuit Blanche performance – a temporary police station where uniformed actors “arrest” and “detain” random passersby, who participate in a workshop with Thauberger and are released with “processing paperwork” – may take us back to the mean days of the G20, or her use of “period-appropriate law enforcement costumes” may indicate that she’s aiming for something more fantastic or cinematic.

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ZONE B The intersection of architecture and technology has been a Nuit Blanche staple. In this year’s instalment, Shirley Madill curates shows that transform T.O. buildings into original works of art.

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THE DOGS DOGS AND AND BOATS BOATS ANDAND AIRAIRPLANES PLANES CHOIR CHOIR by Bill Burns, by Bill Burns, Atrium Atrium on on Bay Bay (595 (595 Bay Bay at at Dundas West). Dundas West).

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Artist interview BILL BURNS

whether he’s proposing impossible schemes to help endangered wildlife or amassing odd collections, there’s something endearing about Bill Burns’s absurdist conceptual projects. It’s no surprise that he developed Dogs And Boats And Airplanes in collaboration with children. The Saskatchewan-raised, Toronto-based conceptualist has garnered international recognition for Safety Gear For Small Animals, an art project/business/museum that addresses habitat degradation by presenting tiny hard hats and life vests and instructions for concealing rescued

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creatures in small appliances. Safety Gear was featured in a Simpsons episode and earned Burns an invitation to work with Australian designers on real-life animal protection. Dogs And Boats And Airplanes began when Burns worked with kids at Alpha Alternative School. “I started photographing dogs a few years back. They interested me because of their intimate connection to human history as workers and companions. At Alpha, our dog sound discussions moved into industrial sound – thus the addition of boats and airplanes.” At MKG127 Burns exhibited deadpan photos of his three subjects plus his dog, boat and plane salt-and-pepper shakers, which he proudly calls the world’s largest collection. “Because the OPP uses dogs and boats and airplanes on a daily basis, I explained to then commissioner Julian Fantino that I’d decided to make a gift of my collection to the esteemed police force. My offer was rejected.” The artist was also gathering audio recordings for the project. The Nuit Blanche version, his first purely

sound-based installation, is a collaboration with children age eight to 12 from Lord Lansdowne and Howard Junior Public Schools and their choir director, Alan Gasser. What we hear in the Atrium on Bay – children’s voices imitating barks, motorboat put-puts and a CNE Airshow-style flyby – was recorded last summer. Did the kids enjoy all the noisemaking? “The kids had fun, I think; I certainly did. We worked from my sound archive, and they developed a repertoire more or less in narrative form. At Alpha a story developed: A dog walks along the beach, goes for a swim, comes out of the water, shakes, drinks some milk. A barge passes. Later a group of dogs comes along yelping and howling. Finally an F18 flies over.” For the current version, “the process went back and forth between choir director Gasser and the children and myself. There was lots of discussion about how to achieve certain sounds, lots of tongue-twisting exercises.” Burns is also planning a book in which dogs, boats and airplanes retell the story of Sergei Eisenstein’s Stalin-era film Ivan The Terrible and a live 100-voice choral performance in Australia. How does all this connect with the environmentalism of Safety Gear? “I like to think of dogs as interlocutors between nature and culture. Our origin stories have a lot of references to dogs and dog-men. They’re usually associated with guiding us from the walled city into the forest beyond. They are protectors. “Boats and airplanes, besides being an absurd addition, stand in for advanced industrialism, with its ecological troubles, oil-encrusted sea birds, escapee molecules in our fish and vegetables. “But a poisoned environment and species loss are just part of the problem. To imagine our literature and cinema inhabited only by people, cats, dogs, coyotes, pigeons, cockroaches and Atlantic salmon is to imagine a culturally impoverished world.”

BORDER SOUNDS Who: Alexis Mitchell and Sharlene Bamboat Where: Atrium on Bay, underground parking lot, 40 Dundas West Why: The film and video work of T.O.based media artists Alexis Mitchell and Sharlene Bamboat explores issues of queerness and the queer body in space, diaspora and homeland, in-betweenness and nationality. Border Sounds locates a “silent disco” in a parking garage, usually a non-destination in-between space, where participants don headphones to listen to music with words taken from passport text while projections involving maps fill the space. You’re encourag ed to dance or enact your own performance. Offering an experience that’s both collective and isolating, the artists question national border policies and access to mobility.

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Who: Kurt Firla and Elliott Mealia, Canada Po-Mo Inc. Where: 600 Bay (north of Dundas West) Why: Public transit has always been sold to the public with an Epcot Center-styled “wave of the future” boosterism (especially if the city is trying to sell you on a monorail). Ride The Rocket celebrates and subverts this silly jingoism, turning a Toronto streetcar into just such a theme-park thrill ride. Through multimedia, light and sound, passengers find themselves transported not just through the city, but through space and time, driven and narrated by their own personal Rocket tour guide.

FACE MUSIC Who: Ken Rinaldo Where: Yonge-Dundas Square stage (Yonge and Dundas) Why: Ken Rinaldo uses his robotic multimedia wizardry to blur distinctions between the organic and the technological. Robots equipped with micro cameras photograph passing pedestrians, capturing several snapshots of their faces. The snapshots are then digitally interpreted and “translated” into sound and rhythm, creating a constantly evolving and morphing visual and musical “facescape.”

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Who: Isabelle Hayeur Where: Metropolitan United Church (56 Queen East) Why: Isabelle Hayeur, a Quebec-based artist specializing in work that comments on the built environment, last year showed a video that made a kiln tunnel at the Brick Works appear to open onto a beach. This time around, she works her perception-bending architectural magic on a downtown church. Ascension is a “mise en abyme,” a phrase referring to an infinite reproduction of images, as when a person stands between two mirrors or an artwork contains a smaller copy of itself. An ambient noise and electronic soundtrack by Nicolas Bernier accompanies a large-screen projection of Hayeur’s videos. The transformation of the church’s nave into a winding path promises an experience of transcendence.

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ONTIVEROS SHEDS LIGHT ON MIGRATIONS CAMILO ONTIVEROS’S MAMMOTH MEMORIAS CANDLE-LIGHTING PROJECT PUTS A UNIVERSAL SPIN ON IMMIGRATION ISSUES border-crossing inspires the art of Camilo Ontiveros. Much of his work plays with the intersection of Mexican and U.S. cultures and economies in southern California. His installations have involved mattresses tightly bundled with rope, evoking refugees on the move, and used washing machines exhibited with photographs documenting the loaded trucks that pick up discarded appliances on the streets of L.A. for reuse in Mexico. He’s currently working on a project in which he’ll import a cube of soil from his birthplace in Mexico to next year’s Los Angeles biennial.

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Who: Maura Doyle Where: Alley (between 10 and 18 King East) Why Guelph-based artist Maura Doyle’s whimsical riffs on nature and culture have included installations of artifacts supposedly made by beavers that she reproduced in clay and wood and enigmatic, childlike drawings and letters. Here, she quietly deposits a midden-like heap of handmade porcelain bones, another of her favourite subjects, in a laneway in the financial district, linking our current economic activities with those of our prehistoric hunter-gatherer ancestors.

The L.A.-based, Mexican-born artist is casting a wider net in the unfamiliar territory of Toronto, where immigrant stories are plentiful. Though participants can light a candle for loved ones, Ontiveros says his candlelight installation is not a vigil any specific group, nor does it attempt to retell or share individual stories. “I see the installation as a global memorial. Memorias does not include or exclude. It is a project to commemorate the lost lives of immigrants in search of a better living situation,” he says. Ontiveros is collaborating with local organizations Mayworks, Latin American Canadian Art Projects, Maquila Solidarity, Red Tree Collective, Toronto Free Gallery and United Food and the Commercial Workers Union, which have assisted with research and publicizing the work in their communities.

He wants the project to make the grief and hope that immigrants feel into something universal. “This is something that happens everywhere – immigrants dying because of poor conditions on their jobs or because of border control issues. I wanted to leave it open. I didn’t want anything specific about immigrants from Mexican or Haiti who died in the fields in Ontario.” Memorias includes a statement, but Ontiveros wants people to experience the installation as a poetic intervention into the space. “I see Nuit Blanche as a platform to respond to issues and policies around migration. It’s something that’s present in most countries, either because of too much migration coming in, in the case of First World, or too much coming out. “Memorias is a platform where the local organizations and communities can participate. And the site in the financial district emphasizes what drives these waves of migration: economy.”

I JUST KNOW THAT SOMETHING GOOD Who: Curtis Grahauer Where: Dundee Place (1 Adelaide East) Why: Toronto’s and Vancouver’s notoriety as stand-ins for U.S. cities in film shoots is addressed in Curtis Grahauer’s elaborate installation. Creating a simulated movie set with technicians, trailers, fake rain and fog, he hopes to elicit and explore our reactions to this increasingly common urban event. What interests him specifically are our often childlike feelings of giddiness and wonder as we anticipate seeing an impressive stunt or an actual live celebrity. Will a fake movie set still elicit the same naive belief that something exciting is just about to happen?

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THE FREE SHOP Who: Basil AlZeri Where: Bus shelter at Bay south of King Why: T.O.-based performance artist/community art worker Basil AlZeri, whose work has involved putting people on display plinths at Pedestrian Sunday in Kensington Market and performative offerings of food and drink, was led to question our attachment to material goods after experiencing a 2010 house fire. In a financial district bus shelter, he displays all his personal possessions that survived the fire and everything he’s acquired since, allowing visitors to take home an item they feel they might need.

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Sleepover (social sculpture). entrance near 159 Cumberland. acitysleepover.tumblr.com. MARS CENTRE Richard Purdy: L’écho-l’eau (installation). 101 College. richardpurdy.ca. 92 COLLEGE Chris Rogers, Graham Rogers and Dave Wood: Coevality (installation). chrisrogersart.com. ONTARIO POWER GENERATION Eleanor King: Taddle Creek (installation). 700 University. eleanorking.com. QUEEN’S PARK Between Hoskins and College •AES+F: The Feast Of Trimalchio (video). NE corner. aes-group.org.

•Jason de Haan: 100 Ages (installation). SW corner. jasondehaan.net. •Sam Durant: Electric Signs (installation). Queen’s Park Cres E btween College and St Joseph. www.samdurant.com. VICTORIA CHAPEL, VICTORY UNIVERSITY Postcommodity: Radiophonic Territory (Nocturne) (sound installation/performance). 91 Charles W, plus courtyard S of Victoria U. postcommodity.com. VICTORIA UNIVERSITY Karen Henderson: Slow Falls Rising (video). 71 Queen’s Park. karenhenderson.ca.

YONGE •Althea Thauberger: The Police Station (performance). 611 Yonge. scotiabanknuitblanche.ca. •Angel Nevarez and Valerie Tevere: Another Protest Song: Karaoke With A Message (performance). At Maitland. anotherprotestsong. org. •Germaine Koh: Erratic (performance). Btwn Bloor and the waterfront. germainekoh.com. •Kevin Schmidt: Will You Love Me Tomorrow? (performance). Btween Bloor and Gerrard. catrionajeffries.com/b_k_schmidt_works. html. •Sans façon (Trista Surtees and Charles Blanc): Limelight: Saturday Night (installation). Grosvenor W of Yonge. limelightontour.blogspot.com.

Zone A Independent Projects ARTSCAPE WYCHWOOD BARNS 601 Christie •Canada’s Smallest Theatre: Tell YOUR Story (performance). 416-392-7834, theatrelocal. org. •Playground Studios/Theatre Direct: Night Light Travels (installation). Studio 174. 416361-9764, theatredirect.ca, playgroundstudios.org. •Shawn Pinchbeck: Sonic Spaces (the kinetics of sound) (performance/installation). NAISA Space. spinchbeck.com/sonicspaces/sonicspaces.htm. •Zack Settel and Mike Wozniewski: Audio Graffiti (sound installation). Theatre Direct Studio. naisa.ca/soundplay/installations. html. BATA SHOE MUSEUM CFC Media Lab: Technological Displacement (installation). 327 Bloor W. 416-979-7799, cfcmedialab.com. CARLTON CINEMA Vincenzo Pietropaolo: Abilities Arts Festival – I See What You Mean (installation). 20 Carlton. 416-598-2197, abilitiesartsfestival.org. CASA LOMA STABLES Akira Hasegawa and Ivo Videnov: Silent Music (light installation). 328 Walmer. 416-923-1171, dk.popculture.jp, worldwidevp.com.

CHALMERS HOUSE Rose Bolton and Marc de Guerre: The Crown Of The Bell (installation). 20 St Joseph. 416-962-6601 ext 205, musiccentre.ca. CHURCH OF THE REDEEMER Brett David Potter and Toronto Choral Artists: Compostela (performance). 162 Bloor W. 416-922-4948. COLLEGE PARK Chrysanne Stathacos: True Patriot Love (installation). Courtyard, 444 Yonge. chrysannestathacos.com. GARDINER MUSEUM OF CERAMIC ART Kate Franklin: A Celebration Of John Cage @ 100 (performance). 111 Queen’s Park. 416-5868080, soundstreams.ca. JAPAN FOUNDATION Struggling Cities: From Japanese Urban Projects In The 1960s (installation). 131 Bloor W. 416-966-1600. ROYAL ONTARIO MUSEUM Bollywood Cinema Showcards. Inst for Contemporary Culture, 100 Queen’s Park. 416-586-8000. ST JOSEPH’S COLLEGE SCHOOL St Joseph’s College students: Cloister (installation). 74 Wellesley W. 416-393-5514. ST MATTHEW’S UNITED CHURCH John Shipman: Listening To Love: Next Time Can We Choose Our Gender? (installation). 729 St Clair W. 416-653-5711, johnshipman.ca. SPADINA MUSEUM Frith Bail, Ruth Danziger, Sue Miller and others: Inside Out (installation). 285 Spadina Rd. 416-392-6910.

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jing Yan: Cloudscape (installation). 67 Pottery. 416-396-2819, yanxiaojing.com. TTC SUBWAY STATION SCREENS DRIFT: The Elements (video). 416-646-7867, onestopallnight.com. U OF T Near St. George between Bloor and College •CENTRE FOR INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE Marissa Largo and the Magkaisa Centre: Maleta Stories (performance). 33 St George. magkaisacentre.org, marissalargo.com. •DONNELLY CENTRE Geoff Frost, Kate Kuzan, Susan Varickanickal and Solar Blimp Design Team: AirSHIP (installation). 160 College. 647-688-2470, spacesuitstudio.blogspot. com. •HART HOUSE How Far Is Near – How Near Is Far (installation/video/performance). 7 Hart House Circle. 416-305-0462, jmbgallery.ca. •HART HOUSE U of T Aboriginal Studies students: Medicine Walk (performance/installation). Kahontake Kitikan Garden, 7 Hart House Circle. 416-978-2233. •MCLUHAN COACH HOUSE Mark Boulos: All That Is Solid Melts Into Air (video). 39A Queen’s Park E. 416-305-9462, jmbgallery. com. •UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO SCHOOLS UTS students: Intersections (video). 371 Bloor W. 416-978-0985.

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SAT: McLuhan’s Massage Parlour (installation). Ballroom, 108 Chestnut. 416-597-6305, courchel.net. METROPOLITAN UNITED CHURCH Isabelle Hayeur: Ascension (installation). 56 Queen E. 416363-0331, isabelle-hayeur.com. NATHAN PHILLIPS SQUARE Usman Haque and Natalie Jeremijenko: Flightpath (installation). 100 Queen W. haque.co.uk, environmentalhealthclinic.net. RYERSON UNIVERSITY Simone Jones and Lance Winn: Projektor (installation). Loading dock, 21 Gerrard E. simonejones.com. 640 BAY Christine Irving and Interactive Art: The Heart Machine (sculpture). Parking lot. interactivearts.ca. 600 BAY Kurt Firla, Elliott Mealia and Po-Mo Inc: Ride The Rocket (installation). Alley N of Dundas W. kurtfirla.com. 62 BOND Dylan Reibling: 12 Hour Dolly (film). 62 Bond. TRINITY SQUARE PARK LABYRINTH Seth Hardy and Site 3 coLaboratory: Shannon’s Fireflies (installation). 527 Bay. YONGE Rose Bond: Intra Muros (video). 221 Yonge at Shuter. www.rosebond.net. YONGE-DUNDAS SQUARE Ken Rinaldo: Face Music (installation). Yonge & Dundas. kennrinaldo.com.

Zone B Independent Projects ART GALLERY OF ONTARIO Paul Butler: The Other Painting Competition (painting/performance). Weston Family Learning Centre, 317 Dundas W. 416-979-6648, theothepaulbutler.com. BEAVER HALL The Residue Group: Residue (installation). 29 McCaul. 416-899-0457. DISTILLERY DISTRICT 55 Mill •Benecorpo Community, Hillary Predko and Anthony Swan: The St. James Circus (performance). Bldg 74. 647-818-5069, stjamescircus.blogspot.com.

•DEAF CULTURE CENTRE Enza Lovio, Christopher Welsh, Mathew Hilliker and Figure & Ground: Deaf View Photographers: Conversation Piece (multimedia). Bldg 5 #101. 416-203-0343, deafculturecentre.ca. •Scenocosme: Lights Contacts (installation). Cannery Bldg 58, studio 317. 416-864-4915. •Thom Sokoloski: The Futuristic Institute Of Collective Happenings (installation). thomsokoloski.com. DOMINION MODERN Yayo Tavolara: Aseptic Profile (video). George Brown College, 230 Richmond E. 416-825-6489, yayotavolara.com. DUNDAS AND VICTORIA Drawing With Frames (installation). Parking lot, NE corner. DUNDAS W AND TRINITY SQ Alize Zorlutuna, Robb Gray, Melez: Tessellate (installation). Pedestrian walkway. LI KA SHING KNOWLEDGE INSTITUTE Mitchell Chan/MASS LBP: Public Display Of Democracy (installation). 209 Victoria. diasporadialogues. com. OCADU Philippe Blanchard, Lousie Noguchi, Kelly Richardson, assume vivid astro focus and H2.0 Collective: Future Forward (installation). 100 McCaul. 416-977-6000, ocad.ca. RYERSON U Near Yonge between Dundas and Gerrard. 416-979-5000 ext 2726, ryerson.ca/ fcad/events/nuitblanche •David Bouchard: Reeds (video). Faculty of Communication & Design, 245 Church. •Dept of Architectural Science students: Cirrus (installation). Dept of Architectural Science, 55 Gould. •James Warrack, Cheryl Hsu, Nicole Bazuin, Sarah Allen Eagen and Wendy Cukier: Honey, I’m Home! (performance/installation). School of Image Arts, 310 Church. •LAKE DEVO Sholem Dolgoy, Annick Mitchell and Michael J Murphy: Egerton Falls (installation). Schools of Interior Design, Radio/TV Arts and Theatre, Victoria and Gould. 416-9795000 ext 2726. •ROGERS COMMUNICATIONS CENTRE Gravity Wave: Observer FX (performance). 80 Gould. 416-979-9120 ext 2726.

•TED ROGERS SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT Dave Valliere/Broken Symmetry Collective: Temporary Investments (installation). 55 Dundas W.

YONGE •Jean-François Bouchard: Still Life (photos). S of Gerrard. www.jfbouchardphoto.com. •LeuWebb Projects: Film, Vinyl, Paper (installation). Btween Elm and Gould. leuwebb.ca.

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COMMERCE COURT 25 King W. •Jane Pollard and Iain Forsyth: Soon (installation). Courtyard (enter from Jordan, Melinda or Bay). iainandjane. com. •Tibi Tibi Neuspiel and Geoffrey Pugen: The Tie-Break (performance art/installation). N plaza. tibitibi.com, geoffreypugen.com. COURT SQUARE PARK Raymond Boisjoly: The Sense Of Reckoning (installation). Court W of Church. DUNDEE PLACE Curtis Grahauer: I Just Know Something Good Is Going To Happen (installation). 1 Adelaide E (enter from Yonge S of Adelaide). 1 KING WEST HOTEL/RESIDENCES Jacob Gleeson: Monster Jam (video installation). The Vault, 1 King W. 1 TORONTO Mark Dudiak: Hall (installation). Pedestrian walkway, enter from Court and King E. RICHMOND AND BAY Camilla Singh: Cardiac Combustion Chamber (performance/installation). SCOTIA PLAZA 40 King W. •Julia Hepburn: City Mouse (sculpture). Enter from Adelaide W. juliahepburnart.com. •Steve Di Lorenzo and others: FLUXe (interactive installation). Adelaide btween Bay and Yonge. •Kate Sansom: Who’s Gonna Run This Town (photos). S forecourt. TEMPERANCE AND BAY Camilla Singh: On The Cusp Of Aggression, Enthusiasm, Defense And Support (dance). Alley W of Temperance. 10 KING E Maura Doyle: Bone Dump (sculpture). Alley btween 10 and 18 King E. paulpetro.com. TTC BUS SHELTER Basil AlZeri: The Free Shop (installation/ performance). Bay S of King W. basilalzeri.tumblr.com.

YONGE •Camilo Ontiveros: Memorias (installation). S of Wellington. camiloontiveros.com. •Jeremy Jansen and Niall McClelland: Barricades (installation). S of Queen. jeremyjansen.tumblr.com, niallmcclelland.com. •Karen Zalamea: Stereo Efficiency Cheer (video). 1 Richmond W, 1 Adelaide E. karenzalamea.com. •Michal Maciej Bartosik: New Dawn Faces (light installation). 100 Yonge, lobby.

Zone C Independent Projects 401 RICHMOND W •Built For Art. 401richmond.net. •Loopmedia artists: Loomière la nuit (installation). outside wall. loopmedia.com. ADDITION-ELLE John Beebe and Wendy Brathwaite (Motion): Our Hope For Children (photos). 132 Yonge (windows). 647-215-7264. AWOL GALLERY Deane Hughes and Rik Maclean: The Sound Is Watching You (installation). 76 Ossington. 416535-5637, subzeroarts.com. BAY AT KING W Dennis Hale and Mike Sharpe: The Way Up Is The Way Down (installation). 647-247-4525, MikeSharpeStudios.com. BUTCHER GALLERY Julia Abraham: Do You See What I See? (performance/installation). 4 Northern. 416-683-8032, juliaabraham.com. CAMPBELL HOUSE MUSEUM Jonathan Brett: 1972-1976 (film). 160 Queen W. 416-597-0227, jonathanjaybrett. com. DESIGN EXCHANGE Miles Keller and Michele Woodey: Je T’Aime Alouette (installation). 234 Bay. 416-363-6121, mileskeller.com, theinstituteofwonder.com. DINEEN PLACE Subject to Change Design Collective: TESTtubes (sculpture:). 4 Temperance. subjecttochangedesign. blogspot.com. DRAKE HOTEL Funhouse (performance/installation). 1150 Queen W. 416-531-5042, thedrakehotel.ca. 1158 QUEEN W Chris Behnisch: The Fingerschmidt Guillotine: Closed Circuit (installation). Back alley lot. FORT YORK Dashing Collective and Aesthetec Studio: DLYT ‘SMILE’ (Socially Motivated Interactive Lightscaping Environment) (installation). 100 Garrison. dashing.tv, dlyt. me, aesthetec.net. FORT YORK _iterative: Shed (installation). 100 Garrison. jenniferthorogood.com, andrewchau.ca.

GLADSTONE HOTEL Fly By Night (installation/performance). 1214 Queen W. 416-531-4635. LEVACK BLOCK Stephanie Cormier, Camille Turner and Toronto School of Art students: The Life Long Burning Question Project (installation). 88 Ossington. 416-916-0571. LOOP GALLERY Fluttura Haxhillari and Besnik Haxhillari (The Two Gullivers): Sleep (performance). 1273 Dundas W. 416-516-2581. NATIONAL FILM BOARD Obscured Transmissions (installation). Mediatheque, 150 John. 416-973-3012. 99 GALLERY Margaret Krawecka, Ulysses Castellanos and Malgorzata Nowacka: Hansel And Gretel (installation/ performance). 99 Sudbury. ulyssesdadabase.com. OZ STUDIOS Artist Bloc: The Happiness Project: In The House (installation). 134 Ossington. 647-989-2402, artistbloc.com. PARKDALE Near Queen W between Dufferin and Roncesvalles. twitter.com/#!/Leitmotif2011 •BAITSHOP GALLERY Toronto International Adhesive Arts Expo (stickers/posters/workshop). 358 Dufferin, #117. 416-536-6000. •Cecilia Berkovic, Amanda Browder, Shannon Cochrane, Berenicci Hershon, Johnson Ngo, Tamara Platisa and Sasa Rajsic: LEITMOTIF: Dioramas (multimedia). •DUFFERIN AMPHITHEATRE Jaclyn Quaresma, Louise Liliefeldt and XXi Collective: The Athanor And The Stone (performance/installation:). NW corner of Queen W and Dufferin. 416-892-8825, xxicollective.com. •INFORMATION CENTRE LEITMOTIF: Experiments In Public Space (installation). 1303 Queen W. facebook.com/ home.php#!/pages/Leitmotif-Scotiabank-NuitBlanche/210409615671947. •Lee Blalock, Alexandre David, Ana Matic, Marcia Vaitsman and Digital Futures Initiative: LEITMOTIF: Cohesions (installation). •Lee Henderson, Kelly Jazvac, Caroline Langill, Gordon Langill and Luke Painter: LEITMOTIF: Manifestations (installation). •LEITMOTIF: Cubes (installation). •Patricio Davila, Nick Hutcheson, Mara Marxt, Dan McCafferty, Eva Schindling, Quality Slippers and T.O. Alliance of Art Critics: LEITMOTIF: Associations (multimedia). PROPELLER Intersecting Messages (installation). 984 Queen W. 416-504-7142, propellerctr.com. QUEEN WEST Between University and Bathurst •GET OUTSIDE Dave Dyment: Out Of Site: Timeline (film). 437 Queen W. 416-384-2946, queenwestbia.ca. •Life of a Craphead (Amy Lam and Jon McCurley): Out of Site: Untitled (installation). queenstwestbia.ca. •Nathalie Quagliotto: Out Of Site: Rose For One (performance). 416-384-2946, queenstwestbia.ca. •ROMA RUSH Shannon Griffiths: Out Of Site: God Save The Queen (video). 504 Queen W. 416-384-2946, queenstwestbia.ca. •TEQUILA BOOKWORM Mike Hansen: Out Of Site: All Nite With Mike Hansen (performance). 512 Queen W. 416504-2334, queenstwestbia.ca. ROYAL BANK PLAZA Sensitive Men Cooperative: Sensational (installation). S Tower, 200 Bay. 416-823-1752. ST ANNE’S ANGLICAN CHURCH Workman Arts and St Anne’s Jeremiah Community: Asylum (installation/performance). 270 Gladstone. 416-536-3160, www.workmanarts.com. SPOKE CLUB Evan Tapper: Listening Portrait Booth (drawing/performance). Alley, 600 King W. 416-368-8448, evantapper.net. 381 PROJECTS Malcolm Levy and Hybridity: A Place To Reflect (installation). 381 Queen W, 2nd fl. malcolmlevy.net. TIFF BELL LIGHTBOX 350 King W. tiff.net •Shane Smith: Singin’ In The Dark: 80s Edition (film). •Shane Smith and Darren Copeland: Man With A Movie Camera (film). •Shane Smith, Kate Dickson, Jonathan Guberman, Shaun Hatton, Nick Pagee: Chiptunes Orchestra (performance). •Shane Smith, Noah Cowan, Ana Serrano and Jacqueline Nuwame: Movie Studio Playhouse (film). TORONTO INSTITUTE FOR THE ENJOYMENT OF MUSIC A/V Collective: The Celebration Of Film And Music (film/ sound). 821 Queen W. 416-504-5444, enjoymusictoronto. com. TORONTO UNDERGROUND CINEMA Sam Sutherland, Ashley Carter and Aaron Zorgel (Juicebox): A Brief History Of Rebellion (performance). 186 Spadina. 647-992-4335, juiceboxdotcom.com. TRINITY BELLWOODS PARK The Do.Crew: We Are Water (sculpture). Queen W at Strachan. WONDERWORKS Robin Pacific: A Black Tie Affair (installation). 79A Harbord. 416-994-9980, robinpacific.ca. YONGE Joel Loblaw and Will Hudson (Semaphore Group): Morse Project (installation). At Queens Quay E. 416-6169377.

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Downtown destinations Jump (18 Wellington West, at Yonge, 416-363-3400) in the atrium of the Commerce Court promises meatball subs dressed with grilled peppers and onions. Head to Biff’s (4 Front East, at Yonge, 416-860-0086) if you’re in the mood for pork rinds with spicy mayo, and the newly launched Bannock (401 Bay, at Queen West, 416-834-6996, all oliverbonacini.com) across from old City Hall for a slice of tourtière.

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Porta-potty patios Since all that coffee and Red Bull has to go somewhere, the Nuit Blanche team has set up several rest areas scattered across the core equipped with portable loos, picnic tables and food stalls. Here’s some of note. At Yonge and Dundonald, the folks from Baker Street Bakery serve individually sized apple and strawberryrhubarb pies. Down the street at Yonge and Grenville, find grilled Latin-accented chicken legs from Mis Amigos while further along at Yonge and Edward, Smoke’s Poutinerie, Tiny Tom Donuts and Vesta Lunch set up temporary shop. And don’t miss your chance to check out the smoked brisket sandwiches, pork tongue tacos and Reuben sliders from Zane Caplansky’s new food truck at the corner of Bay and Albert next to City Hall.

Truck off Slightly off the beaten – and eatin’ – path, the Distillery District hosts its third food truck meet of the season to coincide with the all-night arts fest. From 8 pm Saturday till 5 am Sunday morning, expect the likes of Korean barbecued chicken wings and Vietnamese chicken banh mi from El Gastrónomo Vagabundo, extravagant grilled cheese sandwiches and tomato soup from Gorilla Cheese, and piri-piri chicken sausage from the new Olliffe food truck. Non-vehicular participants include such stellar kitchens as Beast, Marben, Whitby’s Buster Rhino’s BBQ and Kensington Market’s terrific Agave y Aguacate. Count on lineups.

Dusk till dawn Back on the west side, Poutini’s House of Poutine (1112 Queen West, at Beaconsfield, 647-342-3732, poutini.com) dispenses freshly cut fries topped with boeuf bourguignon and squeaky cheese curds till 5 am. And though it’s always open 24/7, the Lakeview (1132 Dundas West, at Ossington, 416-850-8886, thelakeviewrestaurant.ca) salutes the night with a totally white Blanche brunch – egg white omelettes stuffed with grilled chicken, Jerusalem artichokes and cheese curds, sided with mashed potatoes, white gravy and napa cabbage slaw – till 7 am. Bonus: in homage to last August’s blackout, the entire restaurant will be lit by candles.

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rodney bowers doesn’t just have considerable cojones – he also has a lot of balls. Meatballs, that is. Who other than the former owner/ chef of Rosebud and the Citizen would have the stones to open an allmeatball sandwich shop called Hey Meatball! in Little Italy? Coals to Newcastle, anyone? Judge for yourself Saturday night when Bowers preps panini behind the takeout counter till 7 am Sunday morning on the occasion of Nuit Blanche.

“We’ll be serving a $5 futuristic breakfast meatball with a fried egg to go with Zone B’s The Future Of The Present theme,” says Bowers. “And since it might be a little chilly, we’ll also be doing an Italian wedding soup with miniature meatballs for 6 bucks.” Now, don’t go expecting some retro Chef Boyardee Italian trat by way of somebody’s long-gone grandmother in Woodbridge. You get no checkered tablecloths and Sinatra on the stereo here. Bowers takes his culinary cues from the eastern Mediterranean. Technically, his multi-culti ’balls are slow-braised Middle Eastern kofta finished with traditional Sicilian sauces. And so we find basic one-ball sliders ($4) made with the ground round du jour – naturally raised Rowe Farms beef, peppery free-range Gasparro chicken spiked with black olive tapenade, minced cremini mushrooms and eggplant bound with ricotta, say – and two-ball Crushers ($7)

of the same, both on OMG Baked Goodness milk buns lavished with house-bottled tomato sauce. Go whole hog with the Rodfather ($11), four balls of your choice in veal Bolognese dressed with freshly shaved Grana Padano and basil leaves on a chewy Boulard baguette. You can also turn three balls with sauce ($7) into mains with the addition of polenta, pasta or a “kitchen sink” salad (all sides $5) made with house-pickled veggies. Pair them with glasses of pink house-made cream soda ($3.50) – shame their stewed strawberries get stuck in the straw – and organic soft-serve ice cream topped with peanut butter cookies and salted peanuts ($4) and get a super supper to go. Some say Bowers lifted the concept wholesale from New York City’s suspiciously similar Meatball Shoppe. Not so, says the chef. “About six weeks ago, I did a threeday tour of New York’s best 20 meatball spots,” counters Bowers as his resto’s iPod shuffles from the Beach Boys to the Ronettes. “Meatball Shoppe was one of them, but it wasn’t the best. I make meatballs the way I think people will like. It seems to be working.” No argument there. 3 stevend@nowtoronto.com

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people” and, “We’re English, so we’re very insecure.” Of the new material, only Charlie Brown, with its infectious riff (not lifted from Kraftwerk) and big Cure keyboards, stood out as the next surefire hit. Martin played a few bars of Amy Winehouse’s Rehab in tribute before plunging into Fix You, during which we got another onslaught of fireworks and smoke that hid the band. But by that point, we’d seen JASON KELLER enough.

Amphitheatre due to impending bad weather. Blue skies the day of proved that move unnecessary, and a walk through the mostly empty stadium didn’t make a great first impression. Once we reached the makeshift dance floor, though, it was easy to have a good time. The concept: a competition between four DJ crews, including hip-hop legend Afrika Bambaataa’s Zulu Nation, Glasgow’s LuckyMe collective (with special guest Just Blaze), the Toronto All-Stars and Mad Decent. Musically the night was all over the map, with roots-reggae classics bumping against hip-hop club bangers, electro house, dancehall and anything else that might win over the crowd.

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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 30 DOORS OPEN @ 9 PM

An intimate evening with live tunes from Toronto’s very own... WITH HIDDEN NOISE

B-SIDES/OBSCURE RETRO NIGHT WITH

10:00-10:45 pm www.myspace.com/withhiddennoise

Sick of always hearing the same old retro tracks?? Love the obscure songs but never get a chance to hear it out at a bar/club?

UNDADOGG

Now’s your chance to come out and request all your favs and shake your badonkadonk!!

SIMA

Toronto’s legendary hot sexy DJ Shannon will be doing a versus set with NOW Lounge’s very own DJ Squidbot (aka Rashelle)! Sisters from another mister!!

11:00-11:45 pm www.myspace.com/undadogg www.myspace.com/undadoggacoustic

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DJ Shannon vs DJ Squidbot

$3.50 bar rail and domestic bottles before midnight so arrive early and stay late for $5 shooters and Jager shots!!

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shimmering, ethereal beauty heard on their previous releases is still very much in evidence. And older songs are getting a new lease on life, too, rearranged to work with their new electrified lineup. “We wanted to make sure it was easy for us to go into any venue. When you come in with a glockenspiel, the sound techs hate you. Now we don’t require anything too unusual for our live show. It makes our experience better to be able to just plug in and worry about playing rather than thinking about how people are going to hear the mandolin. No one ever hears the mandolin anyway.” Beyond ditching the finicky acoustic instruments, the group is also adjusting to moving out of their former band house on Bellwoods. Mecija feels that change has also helped them grow as a band. “The Bellwoods house era is pretty much over. We were very much localized in the Queen West music scene. But with this album there’s more depth and complexity brought on by travelling and being outside of our usual habitation.” Shaking up old routines is definitely on Mecija’s mind right now. She’s also gone back to school to work on her master’s degree in sociology and equity studies, which she feels helps feed back into the songwriting process by providing new inspiration. “Music takes up so much of your life, and I think it can turn off parts of your brain that you need. When you’re in a band, it’s really easy to just talk about music all the time. The world is so much more complex than what you see as a musician sitting in a tour van. “At one point we were giving out readings to discuss in the van, but ‘band school’ didn’t really work out as well as I’d hoped.” 3 benjaminb@nowtoronto.com

NOW September 29 - OctOber 5 2011

FREE PERFORMANCES AT DAVID PECAUT SQUARE BEGIN TOMORROW (formerly metro square)

September 30 – October 2 September 30 JOHN KAY AND STEPPENWOLF • 9pm

Sponsored by

PARACHUTE CLUB • 8pm Liam Titcomb • Warren Flandez • Sean Jones • Dru • Nightbox • Parachute Club • John Kay and Steppenwolf • Skratch Bastid Movie Ace Ventura, Pet Detective

October 1

ASHLEY MACISAAC • 7:30pm

October 2

TROOPER • 9pm

JULLY BLACK • 6:30pm

Taya Marquis • Carleton Stone • Shawn Hlookoff • Carl Dixon Elisapie Isaac • Hello Beautiful • Ashley MacIsaac • Trooper • Grandtheft Movie Austin Powers, International Man of Mystery

• Food and refreshments including Ontario’s Own Marketplace featuring menu items by Jamie Kennedy

SERENA RYDER • 7:15pm

Lizz Melody • Liz Coyles • Stacey Bulmer • Lindi Ortega The Heartbroken • Suzie McNeil • Jully Black • Serena Ryder Movie The Proposal

PLUS:

• Play games and win prizes • Buy Canada’s Walk of Fame and Festival artist merchandise

Tickets are still available for the Massey Hall shows

burton cummings • Tonight at 8pm | chantal kreviazuk • Sept 30 | k’naan • Oct 1 | comedy night in canada • Oct 2

Call 416-872-4255 or visit masseyhall.com/CWOF

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september 29 - october 5 2011 NOW

Battles expemental pop

No singer? No problem for these NYC future-pop weirdos. By RIchaRd TRapunskI BATTLES with WALLS at the Phoenix (410 Sherbourne), Tuesday (October 4). $18.50. HS, RT, SS, TM.

Battles have spent the last year proving they’re unfazed by the departure of their former singer/keyboardist, Tyondai Braxton. Still, despite their wellreceived sophomore LP, Gloss Drop (Warp), and their rejuvenated live show, he’s all anyone seems to want to talk about. “For a record he didn’t have anything to do with, he really seems to be woven into its story,” admits guitarist/ keyboardist Ian Williams over the phone from New York. “The record’s not about Ty or his absence. It’s about what the three of us did without him.” On Gloss Drop, Battles occasionally fill Braxton’s slot with guest vocalists like Gary Numan and Blonde Redhead’s Kazu Makino (whose parts are projected aurally and visually in concert), but for the most part they’ve gone instrumental. And it’s not as monumental a change as people make it out to be. Though Braxton’s pitch-shifted vocals were distinctive, they were never Battles’ main draw. “We’ve always made a concerted effort not be the traditional sort of band where there’s a lead guitar and a lead singer,” says

Williams. “It’s more like textural music where melodies and riffs and vocals all swim around each other. Nothing sits on the surface as the main attentiongetter. “Even the way we set up onstage – the drummer sits front and centre. But the media are unable to get out of the mindset that since Ty sang, he was the leader. What is this, 1964? Are we the fucking Kinks?” Battles’ genre-eschewing mix of unconventional time signatures and formula-skirting songcraft should presumably exempt them from the usual pop music rules. Their accessible, danceable grooves, though, have earned them modest crossover success, thanks in part to the so-called “alternative” music press. A notable 9.1 Pitchfork review for their debut, Mirrored, sparked much of their early buzz. With pre-Battles pedigrees that include stints in influential underground bands like Don Caballero and Helmet, Williams and co. are relics of an earlier era when “alternative” was typically separated from the mainstream by an (often self-perpetuated) gulf. But ever since MTV embraced Nirvana’s Nevermind in 1991, the distinction has become blurrier and blurrier.

Unsurprisingly, Williams doesn’t see much difference between the indie and mainstream worlds. “The word ‘indie’ has always been a shifting concept,” says Williams. “It used to signify a more antagonistic standpoint toward success and whatever it felt like the system was at the moment, but now it’s often reduced to skidding into the fuckin’ mouth of whoever happily throws money at you. Whatever the corporation wants, just say yes and smile and sing happy songs. “I think a modicum of success in contemporary indiedom gets you shackled with the most conventional expectations. I’m not saying that’s necessarily a bad thing. It’s kind of cool that there’s less cultural ghettoization now. “But there’s a difference between your typical indie pop band and the kind of band we are. It’s hard for people to switch gears, because it’s all just mishmashed together.” 3 music@nowtoronto.com

NOW September 29 - OctOber 5 2011

clubs & concerts hot HINDI ON SALE NOW

ZAHRA MON OCTOBER 17 THE DRAKE HOTEL ON SALE NOW THE SMOKERS CLUB TOUR

METHOD MAN

CURREN$Y

SMOKE DZA

FRIDAY OCT 21 KOOL HAUS

ON SALE NOW

CHROMEO

& MAYER

DIGITS, TRIPLE GANGERS, NO BREAKUP, TRIADS

The Cave (860 College), tonight (Thursday, September 29) See preview, page 55.

tickets

SIDI TOURÉ

Lula Lounge (1585 Dundas West), tonight (September 29) Malian guitar god’s first Toronto show.

DAVID FRANCEY

Hugh’s Room (2261 Dundas West), Thursday and Friday (September 29 and 30) See preview, page 64.

STARK NAKED & THE FLESHTONES, HYENA DOG ROBBERY, MAMABOLO The Garrison (1197 Dundas West), Friday (September 30) Reunited Toronto punk pioneers.

JOHN MAUS

Drake Hotel Underground (1150 Queen West), Friday (September 30)

HAWTHORNE

Experimental outsider pop music.

THE ELWINS, DWAYNE GRETSKY, THE BICYCLES, THE PINECONES

El Mocambo (464 Spadina), Friday (September 30) Bouncy guitar pop.

OHBIJOU, JULIE DOIRON

Trinity-St. Paul’s Church (427 Bloor), Friday (September 30) See preview, page 51.

Queen West), Saturday (October 1) New Jersey synth-disco heroes.

TWIN SHADOW, DIAMOND RINGS

Mod Club (722 College), Monday (October 3) 80s new-wave pop reimagined.

BATTLES, WALLS

Phoenix (410 Sherbourne), Tuesday (October 4) See preview, page 53.

THE KILLABITS

LADYTRON, SONOIO, VHS OR BETA

PS I LOVE YOU, THE TWO KOREAS

JONATHAN RICHMAN

Mod Club (722 College), Friday (September 30) Hometown electro/dubstep.

Phoenix (410 Sherbourne), Wednesday (October 5) Dark dreamy electro-pop.

The Great Hall (1087 Queen West), Saturday (October 1) Loud-as-hell guitar/drums duo.

Revival (783 College), Wednesday and Thursday (October 5 and 6) Cult singer plays two-night-stand

METRO AREA

Drake Hotel Underground (1150

EXPERIMENTAL TORCH SONGS

WEDNESDAY NOV 2

James Blake

ON SALE NOW

It requires a certain amount of patience to fully appreciate the much-hyped minimalist post-dubstep torch songs of James Blake on recordings, but catching him live is another story. His heartbreaking dirges have the ability to completely silence a packed club even though he barely moves behind his piano. He’s easily one of the most original live performers on the club circuit. At the Phoenix (410 Sherbourne), Friday (September 30), 8 pm.$27.50. TM.

SOUND ACADEMY

TRAILER

PARK BOYS RICKY, JULIAN & BUBBLES with RANDY & MR. LAHEY THE “DEAR SANTA CLAUS, GO F#CK YOURSELF” TOUR

SATURDAY DEC 3

QUEEN ELIZABETH THEATRE (CNE GROUNDS) ON SALE NOW

JANE BIRKIN SINGS SERGE GAINSBOURG

WED DEC 7

QUEEN ELIZABETH THEATRE (CNE GROUNDS) ON SALE NOW

MACKLEMORE & RYAN LEWIS SAT DECEMBER 10 THE MOD CLUB

JUST ANNOUNCED

THE BARR BROTHERS Drake Hotel doors 8 pm, $12.50. RT, SS. October 12.

T MILLS Wrongbar doors 8 pm, all ages, $16.50. PDR, RT, SS, TM, UE. October 16.

DAUGHTRY Phoenix Concert Theatre 9 pm, $39.50. RT, SS, TM. October 17.

THE WOODEN SKY, NORTHCOTE

Dakota Tavern doors 10 pm, $15. RT, SS. October 19.

SHOUT OUT OUT OUT OUT

The Great Hall. October 27.

MARCO CAROLA Footwork. November 3. KEEP OF KALESSIN, MAYHEM, HATE, ABIGAIL WILLIAMS Opera

House. November 10.

CHIMAIRA, UNEARTH, SKELETONWITCH Opera House. November 13. LMFAO, FAR EAST MOVEMENT, NATALIA KILLS, FRANKMUSIK, RYE RYE, COLETTE CARR Air Canada Centre 7 pm, $35-$47.50. LN, TM. November 14.

KORPIKLAANI, POLKADOT CADAVER, FORGED IN FLAME Mod Club. November 24.

LIGHTS, NIGHTBOX, RICH AUCOIN

Sound Academy 9 pm, all ages, $27.50-$35. RT, SS, TM. November 25.

MACKLEMORE, RYAN LEWIS, CHAMPAGNE CHAMPAGNE & XPERIENCE Mod Club doors 7 pm, all ages,

SIMPLE PLAN, MARIANAS TRENCH, ALL TIME LOW, THESE KIDS WEAR CROWNS Air Canada Cen-

DANNY MICHEL Lee’s Palace doors 9 pm,

ALAN JACKSON Copps Coliseum 7:30

$18.50. PDR, RT, SS, TM, UE. December 10.

$18.50. HS, RT, SS, TM. December 16.

BUY TICKETS AT TICKETMASTER, ROTATE THIS, SOUNDSCAPES & PLAY DE RECORD

SEPTEMBER 29 - OCTOBER 5 2011 NOW

Ticket Index CB – CIRCUS BOOKS AND MUSIC 866 Danforth. 416-925-6116, circusbooksandmusic.com. HF – HARBOURFRONT 235 Queens Quay W. 416-973-4000, harbourfrontcentre.com.

tre 7 pm, $30.50-$92. TM. February 19.

pm, $69.50-$89.50. April 21.

HR – HUGH’S ROOM 2261 Dundas W. 416-531-6604, hughsroom.com. HS – HORSESHOE 370 Queen W. 416-598-4753, horseshoetavern.com. PDR – PLAY DE RECORD 357 Yonge. 416-586-0380, playderecord.com. PT – PANASONIC THEATRE 651 Yonge. 416-872-1212. RCM – ROYAL CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC 273 Bloor W. 416-408-0208, rcmusic.ca. RT – ROTATE THIS 801 Queen W. 416-504-8447, rotate.com.

RTH – ROY THOMSON HALL/GLENN GOULD/MASSEY HALL 60 Simcoe/250 Front W. 416-872-4255, roythomson.com. SB – SHANTI BABA 546 Queen W. 416-504-5034. SB – SONIC BOOM 512 Bloor W. 416-532-0334, sonicboommusic.com. SC – SONY CENTRE FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS 1 Front E. sonycentre.ca. SS – SOUNDSCAPES 572 College. 416-537-1620, soundscapesmusic.com. TCA – TORONTO CENTRE FOR THE ARTS 5040 Yonge. 416-733-9388,

tocentre.com. TD – TICKET DOORWAY ticketdoorway.com. TK – TICKET KING 416-872-1212, ticketking.com. TM – TICKETMASTER 416-870-8000, ticketmaster.ca. TS – TICKET SCENE ticketscene.ca. TSO – TSO BOX OFFICE 416-593-4828, tso.ca. TW – TICKETWEB ticketweb.ca.

Q&A

Digits Just when Toronto music fans were getting dialed into Alt Altman’s retro-style solo synth project, Digits, he decides to switch area codes. In response to the accumulating buzz surrounding his smooth, heartfelt melodic creations, he’s relocating to London, England, where he hopes to tap into the large European electronic market. Tonight (Thursday, September 29) he’ll treat fans to a stacked final show (part of his Silent Shout series) at the Cave (380 College) alongside Triple Gangers, No Breakup and Triads. What made you decide to move? I’d been musing about moving to a different city for a while, but it always seemed too daunting. I was considering a trip to London to visit some friends and play a few shows. Then a couple of months ago, during a walk in High Park, the idea to just move there came to me in a flash. After a few minutes, I decided I had to do it. Why London and Why noW? Because I’m so mobile, I want to take advantage of all the opportunities Europe has to offer. Since I’m a solo artist, flights are really cheap, and there are so many big cities to play in and make friends and contacts. In Toronto things are going well, but I feel too comfortable. It’ll be good to put myself in a situation where the stakes are higher and I’ll have to work that much harder. Hopefully, making things more difficult for myself will lead to some interesting creations.

WiLL it be Like starting at square one? Not at all. I’ve already gotten some great press in the UK – in the Guardian and on Drowned In Sound and 20 Jazz Funk Greats. I have fans and some good industry contacts in cities across Europe. When I arrive, I’ll stay with an old friend in central London for the first few weeks until I find a job and a place to live. What’s the pLan for digits once you arrive? To meet people and play shows. I have a new six-song EP, Only Affection, completely finished that I’ll release shortly after arriving. I also have an album called Get Through that I’m planning to record in London. What WiLL you miss about toronto? I’ve heard London can be very competitive. The scene in Toronto is incredibly friendly and open. People are huge music fans and willing to help each other out. This is my home, so I’ll miss it a JORDAN BIMM great deal. NOW September 29 - OctOber 5 2011

tHe CAVe Silent Shout Digits, Triple Gangers, No Breakup, Triads 8 pm. See ñ preview, page 55.

this week in the clubs How to find a listing

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time, ticket price and phone number or website. Deadline is the Thursday before publication at 5 pm. Weekly events must confirm their listing once a month.

Thursday, September 29 PoP/Rock/HiP-HoP/Soul

Air CAnAdA Centre Enrique Iglesias, Pitbull, Prince Royce 7 pm. AlleyCAtz Tenth Anniversary Soular, DJ Mike 9:30 pm. AquilA upstAirs Wychwood Children (acoustic rock). CAmp 4 Switched On DJs Jaime Sin, Pammm (indie rock) 10 pm.

Sun. Oct. 2nd, 2011 12:00pm - 5:00pm (FULL) Mon. Oct. 3rd, 2011 6:00pm - 10:00pm

Metalworks Institute 3611 Mavis Rd., Mississauga, ON

Clinton’s Monday’s Fiction Tour Launch Party The Golden Retrievers. el moCAmbo EP release Parks & Rec, Cautioneers, Topanga doors 9 pm. HArlem Follow Your Instinct Arts Organization Artist Appreciation Night. Holy oAk CAfe Thom Gill (pop) 10 pm. HorsesHoe Good Old War, Brett Caswell and the Marquee Rose (alt folk) doors 8:30 pm. tHe Hoxton dOP (live). ñ lee’s pAlACe Threat Signal, ENDAST, Final

Trigger, Dreamers doors 8:30 pm. mAgpie CAfe Beams (alt folk/country) 10 pm. mAssey HAll Canada’s Walk Of Fame Festival Burton Cummings, Layla Zoe 8 pm. mod Club Wild Beasts, Still Life Still doors 7 pm. noW lounge Undadogg, Hidden Noise, Sima doors 9 pm. operA House Grace Potter & the Nocturnals, Flash Lightnin’ doors 8 pm. tHe pAinted lAdy Picturesound (rock/pop/ psychedelic) 8:30 pm. tHe piston Raw Lisa McCallum, Kendal Thompson, DJ Double K 9 pm. riVoli The Beat Lounge (hip-hop producer showcase) 9 pm. siestA nouVeAux studio blr Whiskeyface. silVer dollAr Reversing Falls, HiFi Phantom, You Left Saving the Planet doors 9 pm. sound ACAdemy Flogging Molly, the Black Pacific, the Stanfields doors 6:30 pm, all ages. soutHside JoHnny’s Skip Tracer (rock/top 40) 9:30 pm. trAne studio CD release party Lokz (R&B) 8 pm. trAnzAC soutHern Cross Songs by Bert 6 pm. trAnzAC soutHern Cross ttttttttttttttttttt 10 pm.

four seAsons Centre for tHe performing

Arts riCHArd brAdsHAW AmpHitHeAtre The Heartbeat Of Japan Nagata Shachu (taiko drums) noon to 1 pm. glAdstone Hotel Rakkatak (world) 9 pm. grAffiti’s The Turnarounds 5 to 7 pm, Fraser Melvin Blues Band 8 pm. grossmAn’s Summer Open Jam Cowboy Buddha 9 pm. HugH’s room David Francey 8:30 pm. See preview, page 64. tHe loCAl The Virgil Shockley. lulA lounge Small World Music Festival Sidi Touré (desert blues from Mali) doors 7:30 pm. nACo gAllery CAfe Laura Repo (indie roots) 9 pm. trAnzAC soutHern Cross Bluegrass Thursdays Houndstooth (bluegrass/old-time) 7:30 pm. WHite sWAn Jam Section 8 7 pm.

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Jazz/claSSical/exPeRimental

de sotos Open Mic/Jazz Jam Double A Jazz 8 pm. edWArd JoHnson building WAlter HAll

fide Truth 9 pm.

Thursdays At Noon: Mozart’s Gran Partita U of T Woodwind Faculty 12:10 pm. gAte 403 Jeff La Rochelle Quartet 5 pm. gAte 403 Cyndi Carleton Jazz & Swing Band 9 pm. HArlem underground Carl Bray (jazz) 8 pm. metropolitAn united CHurCH Noon At Met Ashley Tidy (organ recital) 12:15-12:45 pm. old mill inn Home smitH bAr John Sherwood (solo piano) 7:30 pm. reserVoir lounge Alex Pangman and the Alleycats (jazz) 7 pm. rex Kevin Quain 6:30 pm. rex Jonathan Kreisberg Quartet 9:30 pm. roy tHomson HAll Emanuel Ax Plays Brahms Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Emanuel Ax, Jonathan Crow (piano, violin) 8 pm. someWHere tHere studio Architects (improv indie rock) 8 pm.

CAmeron House Corin Raymond 6 pm, Fe-

dance muSic/dJ/lounge

Folk/BlueS/countRy/WoRld

AspettA CAffe Open Mic Nite El Faron 7 pm. CAdillAC lounge Scott McCord & the Bonadora Upsidedown 10 pm.

CAmeron House Oh My Darling (bluegrass/ southern twang/folk) 9 pm.

nowtoronto.com

(country/folk/blues) 9:30 pm. emmet rAy bAr James Carroll, Liam Ward (blues/country) 9 pm. fleCk dAnCe tHeAtre Arab Music, Arab Dance: A Bridge To The Arab Soul Arabesque Dance Company and Orchestra 7 pm.

CAstro’s lounge Jerry Leger & the Situation (country/folk/rock) 9 pm.

CloAk & dAgger pub Scott Maynard & the

Quiet Revolution (pop/folk) 10 pm. tHe dAnny Open Stage Sebastian Agnello (eclectic) 9:30 pm. dAVe’s... on st ClAir Uncle Herb’s Open Mic

Annex WreCkroom Subduction 2.0 Hydee, Geronimo, Mallon, the Gentlemen.

boVine sex Club Slayer Party Deutsche Banks, Slave Agent, DJ Steve Rock.

drAke Hotel Medicate Fiction, Loc.Nes, Illicit

Pulse, DJ cDoc (house/progressive/breaks/ electronica) 10 pm. goodHAndy’s Ladyplus Parties DJ Todd Klinck doors 8 pm.5 lee’s pAlACe dAnCe CAVe Transvision DJ Shannon (rock/dance). mArgret RAG: Once A Month DJ 4est (cunt rock/electro/punk/80s and 90s). tHe ossington Secret Models. riVoli pool lounge DJs Dirty Frenchman, Plan B (electrobeats/disco/vinyl). VelVet underground DJ Ozaze (industrial/ goth) 10 pm.

Friday, September 30 PoP/Rock/HiP-HoP/Soul

AlleyCAtz Uptown Band (R&B/soul/funk). AspettA CAffe The Guerrilla People, Cailean Lewis, You Be the Anchor (funk/rock) 7 pm.

bAr itAliA upstAirs Shugga (funk/soul/R&B/ top 40) 9:30 pm.

boVine sex Club Asleep Behind the Flame, On Corinthians, Afterall, DJ Vania.

tHe CentrAl Bikes Without Borders Benefit Con-

cert Calm Ocean, Nate Gerber, Sound Soldier. double double lAnd Carla Bozulich, US Girls, Alex Lukashevsky 9 pm, all ages. drAke Hotel John Maus (experimental rock) doors 8 pm. el moCAmbo The Elwins, Dwayne Gretzky, the Bicycles, the Pinecones doors 9 pm. eton House Super Bitch (rock & roll) 9 pm. tHe gArrison Album release Stark Naked & the Fleshtones, Mamabolo, Hyena Dog Robbery doors 9 pm. glAdstone Hotel melody bAr Phusion (R&B/ reggae/Latin/jazz) 9 pm. grAffiti’s Rocking For Sick Kids Paul Martin (classic covers) 5 to 7 pm. HArlem SoJay (soul/R&B/jazz/soft rock/neo soul) 7:30 pm. HorsesHoe Gentlemen Husbands, Organ Thieves, Poor Young Things, the North doors 9 pm. kool HAus Garage Party Dragonette, Z-Trip, Super Mash Bros, Keys N Krates 9 pm.

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September 29 - OctOber 5 2011 NOW

lee’s pAlACe Trans Am, Majeure doors 9 pm. ñ mAssey HAll Canada’s Walk Of Fame Festival

Chantal Kreviazuk, Symphony Orchestra, Raine Maida 8 pm. metro HAll dAVid peCAut squAre Canada’s Walk Of Fame Festival John Kay & Steppenwolf, Parachute Club, Skratch Bastid, Warren Flandez, Sean Jones, Liam Titcomb, Dru, Nightbox. mitzi’s sister Darren Eedens New Music Night. operA House Enslaved, Ghost, Alcest doors 7 pm, all ages. pHoenix ConCert tHeAtre James Blake, Chairlift doors 8 pm. pogue mAHone Mike Hines Band (R&B/funk/ dance) 8 to 11 pm. riVoli River Tiber, MJ Cyr, Poor Sebastian 9 pm. silVer dollAr Elvyn, Julia Set Generator, the Drop Dead Pin Ups, Purple Hill doors 9 pm. sneAky dee’s The Matadors.

sony Centre for tHe performing Arts Tommy Roger Daltrey (rock opera) 8 pm. ñ sound ACAdemy Redemption Appreciation

Party doors 10 pm.

soutHside JoHnny’s Murphy’s Law (rock/top 40) 10 pm.

steAm WHistle breWing Unsigned Indie Music Series: benefit for Artists’ ñ Health Centre Foundation Bonjay, Powers,

HotKid doors 8 pm. trAne studio Eliana Cuevas (Latin trio) 8 pm.

trAnzAC soutHern Cross GUH 7:30 pm. ñ trAnzAC soutHern Cross Emilie Mover (in-

die singer/songwriter) 10 pm.

trinity st. pAul’s CHurCH Album release Ohbijou, Julie Doiron doors 7 pm, all ñ ages. See preview, page 51. WrongbAr Are Augustines. ñWe

Folk/BlueS/countRy/WoRld

AquilA upstAirs Fraser Melvin Blues Band. CAdillAC lounge bACk pAtio Ancient Chinese Secret 7:30 pm, the Mash-Men 10 pm.

CAdillAC lounge Paul Reddick 10 pm. CAmeron House David Celia (folk/rock) 6 pm, Kayla Howran (folk rock) 10 pm.

C’est WHAt Heather Leonardo Fundraiser 8 pm. tHe dAnny Roadhouse (rockin’ blues) 10 pm. dAVe’s... on st ClAir Little Birdie (folk/country) 10 pm.

tHe greAt HAll Small World Music Festival: Bezerka Dunkelbunt Band, Congadoñ gg, Rollin’ Cash, Living~Stone, Freedom Dan-

ish, Jonah K, Medicineman (Balkan breakbeat gypsy) 9 pm. HigHWAy 61 soutHern bArbeque Dylan Wickens and the Little Naturals (blues) 8 pm. HugH’s room David Francey 8:30 pm. See preview, page 64. lulA lounge Leoni Torres, DJ Gio (salsa). nACo gAllery CAfe Crazy Voda (modern polka) 10 pm. reViVAl Holger Petersen’s Talking Music book launch & MonkeyJunk CD launch MonkeyJunk, Anders Drerup, Kelly Prescott (blues/roots) doors 7:30 pm. trAnzAC soutHern Cross The Foolish Things (folk) 5 pm. underdoWn pub Whitney Rose 10:30 pm. VillAge VApor lounge Kim Jarrett 9 pm.

Jazz/claSSical/exPeRimental

dAVe’s... on st ClAir Happy Hour Jazz Chicken Scratch 5 8 pm. gAllery 345 Sylvie Courvoisier, Interface, AIM Toronto (improvisation) 8 pm. gAte 403 Tina Nodwell Jazz Band 5 pm. gAte 403 Joanna Moon (flamenco-Latino/ Quebec edge quartet) 9 pm. HArlem underground Chris Weatherstone Trio (jazz) 8 pm. nortH york CentrAl librAry room one

Culture Days: Violin Playing & Improvisation Mo Jamal 5 pm.

nortH york CentrAl librAry Auditorium

Culture Days: junctQuin’s Sounds Of Adventure junctQuin Keyboard Collective 7 pm. old mill inn Fridays To Sing About! Terra Hazelton Trio 7:30 pm. quotes Fridays At Five Canadian Jazz Quartet, Dave Caldwell (saxophone) 5 to 8 pm. rex Hogtown Syncopators 4 pm. rex Lester McLean 6:30 pm. rex CD release Rick Rosato, Colin Stranahan, Glenn Zaleski 9:30 pm. roy tHomson HAll Peter & The Symphony: Brahms Symphony No 1 Toronto Symphony Orchestra 7:30 pm.

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tues october 4 @ the phoenix • $18.50 advance

with

walls

thursday

october 6 the phoenix

naked & $ 20.00

w i t h wye oak

friday october 7 @ sound academy

tickets $25.50 advance Ga & $35.50 advance ViP

advance • 8:00pm Doors

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the Chain GanG of 1974 White arroWs

saturday october 15 @ Sound academy $ 27.00

advance Ga • $ 37 advance VIP • 8pm doors • all-ages

w/ Marketa Irglova of tHE sWELL sEasON

friday october 28 the phoenix • $16.50 advance • all-ages

andrew Jackson Jihad & into it over it

sat november 19 opera house • $ 17.00 advance

with canon

blue

wednesday november 23 @ sound academy

AIR CANADA CENTRE THEATRE

$ 25.00 adv Ga • $35.00 adv Vip

all-aGes • 8:00pm doors

DECEmbER 8, 2011 w i t h

wyE oAk

tickets $ 43.50 - $ 59.50 Adv + FF @ ticketmAster.cA • 1-855-985-5000 & Air cAnAdA centre

wed november 23 @ lee’s palace $ 29.50

advance • 8:00pm doors • 19+

peter murphy she wants revenge NOW september 29 - october 5 2011

tuesday

october 18 the garrison

$ 20.00

advance • 8:30pm doors

friday october 14

thurs sept 29 @ mod club $

zola wild jesus beasts @ the mod club

$14.00

18.50 advance • 7:00pm early show

advance • early show 7:00pm

no MEANS boyce no avenue wed october 19 sound academy • $ 23.50 adv • all-ages

80s punk legends

saturday october 22 @ the horseshoe

w/ still life still

tues november 1 @ the phoenix

$ 18.50 advance • 8:00pm doors

the

tues october 18

friday september 30 the phoenix • $ 27.50 advance

portugal james the man blake opera house

$ 16.50 advance •

8:00pm doors

w/ alberta cross

with chairlift

civil dan mangan

friday october 28 @ queen elizabeth theatre $

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

die mannequin wars cold hey war sea & scratch fu cake ocean kids acid manchu elliott cuff the deer lykke li duke brood tick THE DAREDEVIL CHRISTOPHER WRIGHT + THE CRACKLING

sat fri november 4

fri november 4

friday november 18

wed november 16

mod club • $ 15.00 advance

15.00 advance • 9:00pm doors • toronto • how to kill

fri november 11 $ lee’s palace • 25.00 advance

fri november 11 $ horseshoe • 18.50 advance

nashville alt country folk

sat november 5 $ lee’s palace • 16.50 advance

friday november 25 sat november 26

playing “in search of”

with

first aid kit

tuesday november 15 sound academy

phoenix • $ 20.50 adv • 8:30pm doors

horseshoe tavern cd release weekend

$14.00

advance • 9:00pm doors

friday december 2 @ the phoenix • $28.50 adv

@ the phoenix • $20.o0 adv

$ 16.50

lee’s palace

advance • alt country rock

one hundred dollars

thurs november 17 @ the phoenix $

20.00 advance • 8:00pm doors • all-ages

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

friday november 25 @ opera house

thursday $

22.50 advance • 7:00pm doors • all-ages

friday december 16

danny bETWEEN THE anna buRIED AND ME michel calvi MAyLENE & THE SONS Of DISASTER • ZECHS MARquISE • NATIVE

thurs december 8 $ lee’s palace • 15.00 advance

wednesday december 7

wednesday november 23 the phoenix • $ 20.00 advance • 8:00pm doors

thursday sold out!

the phoenix • $ 24.50 adv + ff • all-ages

animals as leaders + tesseract

lee’s palace • $18.00 adv

september 29 - october 5 2011 NOW

with the jezabels

advance ticketS @ ticketmaster.ca or 1-855-985-5000 • HorSeSHoe Front Bar • SoundScapeS • rotate tHiS Wed october 12

tHurSday september 29

Sat october 1 • $10.00

good Peter old war elKas philadelphia • $11.50 advance

brett casWell & the marquee rose

dave borins

memBer oF tHe Joel plaSkett emergency

(2 SetS @ 11:15pm & 12:30am)

danielle duvall

Friday sePtember 30 •

$10.50 advance

thurS october 13 @ mod club / $15.50 advance • all-ages

the flatliners october 20 Wed october 19 gift agnostic shonen lee’S palace • $10.00 adv • portugal

with

living with lions + broadway calls

lee’S palace • $ 18.50 advance

tHurS

HorSeSHoe / $ 14.50 advance

kniFe Front neon tueS october 18 lee’S palace / $15.00 advance

30th anniverSary tour

indian

com truise + purity ring

Wed november 2

Sunday

october 30 lee’S palace $16.00

advance - 7pm doors

stephen kelloG & the sixers jon mclaughlin

tHurS november 3

monday november 7

Gentlemen husbands star lukas wooden slinger HorSeSHoe • $ 12.00 advance

organ thieves + Poor young things + the north

Sunday october 2 • $12.00 adv Fat poSSum BooBScotcH BlueS!!!

mon october 3 • no cover shoeless mondays

lee’S palace • $15.50 advance

horSeShoe tavern

$ 13.50

advance • San FranciSco

rossi shjips

the breaks Favourite tragedy bob Logg III Mylost Woods Mustard tramPled jesse plug By turtles sykes KIM CHURCHILL Hisland Band dress reHearsal maria THe dIodes Milk Carton kids tHurSday november 10 horSeShoe tavern $ 15.00

advance • 8:30pm doors • 19+

tHurS november 10 drake underground

$ 12.00

advance • 8:30pm doorS • 19+

Friday november 11 Sneaky dee’S • $13.50 advance

Mr. Free & tHe sattelite Freakouts

WedneSday october 5 auStralia rootS Folk rock

tueSday october 4

flatfoot 56 november 17 Sat november 12 Sun november 13 thurS $ horSeShoe / $15.00 advance W/

dylan murray

the drake / 13.50 advance

tHurS october 6 4 • $7.00

GaBy Moreno Friday october 7

Saturday october 8 • $7.00

12.50 advance

Saturday october 1 hard luck • $13.50 advance

(cd releaSe @ 11:40pm)

WitH skullians

& take drugs

tHurS september 29 / $7.00 Friday september 30

threat signal endast dreamers Final trigger Sat october 1 / $10.00

the river lenny lashley

With & snakeoil salesmen

tHurS october 6 @ tHe drake / $11.50 adv

WedneSday october 12 • $12.50 advance

legendary ’77 crash & burn punk

Sunday october 2 the garriSon / $10.00 advance

with

valleys

Sat october 8 @ Hard luck / $13.50 adv

wakey wakey cobra skulls w/ nothington all-ageS

Wed october 12

drake underground / $12.50 adv

tueS october 25 the rivoli • $13.00 advance

frankie foo + the afterbeat

am With majeure

tueSday october 4 / $10.00 roadrunner recordS ShoWcaSe

Crooked valentine & more

tHurSday october 6 $17.50

advance

Sunday october 2

With eamon mcgrath

Friday october 21 Sneaky dee’S • $12.00 @ door

this is a standoFF

dinosaur bones

ryan masters Fabulous yawn

Sat october 8 / $ 10.00

tueSday october 11

We are the city the paint movement modern boys modern girls tHurSday october 13 $ 20.00

Sunday october 16 • $10.50 adv

uk brit pop

Wed october 19 @ drake / $11.50 adv

chateau marmont

Friday october 14 • $12.00 adv • montreal • FlemiSh eye

braids With PePPer rabbit & born gold

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

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

with metz

chris taylor oF grizzly bear

WedneSday october 26

thurS november 10

drake underground / $15.00 adv

legs

Sat november 5 @ drake / $13.50 adv

Fri october 28 @ drake / $10.50 adv

Sat november 12

monday november 28

little red joe tandoori touche amore lally knights the drake / $10.00 adv - 8pm doors

mon nov 28 @ garrison • all-ages • 7pm

(Fugazi)

advance

$20.00 advance • merge records • as Seen in portlandia

Wild flag ex-Sleater kinney

Friday october 14 $ 11.50

advance • 9pm doors

Sneaky dee’S • $10.00 @ door

brauer LaRRy & HIs fLasK loney dear frick THe sCHoMbeRg faIR with dominant

Friday october 7 / $ 10.00 halifax indie Rock

sports,tHe Band

drake underground • $9.00 advance

Fri october 21 @ garriSon / $14 adv

tHurS october 13

trans

breakaway monserrat satelites guerilla metro 4 PeoPle loVeshot

the toasters the barr cant besnard brothers viva lakes brother RevoLveR nurses brandt • $13.00 adv

playing FutureWorld • $13.50 adv

wu lyf taylor ra ra doG day mad anthony ha ha riot bella claVa drag suuns tonka THe RUby spIRIT CHeap speaKeRs horSeShoe / $12.00 advance

graMMerCy riFFs gramercy riffs janes party Fast roMantiCs entire cities crystal antlers

vancouver punk legendS

with

lee’S palace • $12.00 advance

bloodshot bill & king khan are:

malajube the darcys

Saturday october 15 • $16.50 advance • epitaph

tHe aGGrolites l.a. Ska & Soul • RootS of cReation & fundamentalS

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

leespalace.com 529 bloor Street WeSt / bathurSt

NOW september 29 - october 5 2011

WHO WOULD YOU WITH ON OCTOBER 5? PLEASE JOIN† US FOR A NIGHT OF LIVE MUSIC, DELICIOUS FOOD, BEVERAGES AND AMAZING PRIZES.

THE ROSE AND CROWN 2335 Yonge Street

THE BISHOP & THE BELCHER 175 Bloor Street East FYNN’S OF TEMPLE BAR 489 King Street West OVERDRAUGHT IRISH PUB 156 Front Street West ROVER’S PUB 570 Bloor Street West KEATING CHANNEL PUB & GRILL 2 Villiers Street BRING THIS AD INTO A FEATURE BAR AND GET A FREE GIFT!

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NOW september 29 - october 5 2011

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Date: SEPT 23, 2011

clubs&concerts œcontinued from page 56

Royal ConseRvatoRy of MusiC KoeRneR Hall Culture Days Royal Conservatory Or-

chestra, Uri Mayer, Jan Lisiecki 8 pm. soMewHeRe tHeRe studio Leftover Daylight Series Colin Anthony Group, Clement/Narayan/ Krakowiak/Torres, Lassonde/Wittmann 8 pm.

danCe musiC/dJ/lounge

annex wReCKRooM On Point Tenth Anniver-

sary Benny Page, Everfresh, Lush, XI, Mutt featuring Kevin King 10 pm. CastRo’s lounGe DJ ‘I Hate You’ Rob (soul/ funk/R&B/punk rock/rockabilly) 10 pm. Clinton’s Music For Winners Dance Armstrong. eMMet Ray baR SuperFantasticSoundSystem (soul/ol’ skool) 10 pm. fly Dance Camp Sixth Anniversary DJ Mark Falco, Pop Candy Lounge (featuring DJ Rolls Royce) (pop/top 40) 10 pm.5 footwoRK Luv This City The Junkies, Nathan Barato, Jonathan Rosa,

Baby Joel, Rafwat, Chorniy doors 10 pm. fuZion HEAD: Sex Music With Soul DJ Denise Benson (house/tech/future grooves) 10 pm. GoodHandy’s Bearracuda DJ Matt Consola doors 10 pm.5 GuveRnMent oRanGe RooM Electric Pow Wow A Tribe Called Two Toes, Sho Sho Esquiro, LAL, Indagenius doors 8 pm. insoMnia Funk’n Fresh Fridays Red Lion (house/breaks). lee’s PalaCe danCe Cave Bif Bang Pow DJ Trevor (60s mod/Britpop).

Mod Club Arcade The Killabits. ñ MoRoCo CHoColat Coco Beats DJ Kenneth Porter (deep soulful house) 8 pm.

now lounGe DJ Shannon Vs DJ Squidbot (B-

cheap thrill$ Bruce Peninsula The Toronto prog-folksters finally release their second album, Open Flames, after delaying it last year when lead singer Neil Haverty was diagnosed with leukemia. Now that he’s healthy, they’re going to cram their 10 members into Soundscapes (572 College) for a free in-store gig Tuesday (October 4).

DaPs all ages Daps Duo host the 12th edition of their all-ages series Saturday (October 1) at the Kapisanan Centre for Arts + Culture (167 Augusta). This one features Loom, Isla Craig, Mirror Phase and the Grapefruit Colour. Free if you’re under 12; $7 otherwise.

sides/obscure retro) doors 9 pm. tHe ossinGton Get Buck DJ Nino Brown, L’Oquenz. tHe Painted lady DJ Frank ‘Mr Phantastik’ Johnson (ol’ skool hip-hop/reggae/80s) 10 pm. PaRts & labouR Stew & Tim Dance, DJs Isosceles, Innez da Future (open format) 10 pm. tHe Piston Shindig! Presents... Motown Vs Stax DJs Splattermonkey, General Eclectic, Double K 10 pm. Rivoli Pool lounGe This Is It DJ Stu (rock/old school/Brit/electro/classics/retro). tHe savoy DJ JRyDee (hip-hop/old school) 10 pm. sCReen lounGe Soul In The City DJ Michael Williams (Motown classics/smooth jazz/ northern soul/Canrock) 10 pm. sneaKy dee’s Rob Dyer Dance Party. suPeRMaRKet Rap Sh!t DJs Mike Tull & Paul E Lopes, Boogeyman (funk/soul/disco) 10 pm. tequila booKwoRM 4WRD: Broken Beat & Other Boogie Bits DJ Moonstarr, DJ Catalist, DJ Stuart, DJ Dialect 10 pm. tota lounGe Vinyl Vaults Vs Respect Music DJs Undergroundvibe, Pablo, Joze Rizla (funk/ soul/disco/deephouse).

wRonGbaR Jesse Rose. ñ xs niGHtClub Carnival Circus DJ Mike, DJ Couture (top 40/house/mashups) 10 pm.

Saturday, October 1

friday september 30

ROB DYER AND FRIENDS DANCE PARTY eVery saturday

SHAKE A TAIL 60’s pop & soul sunday october 2

Gary Beck, Jeff Bus, the Avenues, Jessica Chase (pop/acoustic/rock) 3 pm. baR italia uPstaiRs Music For The Soul Chicken & Waffles (rock) 10:30 pm. bovine sex Club Nuit Blanche Ties That Bind Party CJ Sleez, Fallon Bowman, the Leslie Spits. CadillaC lounGe Project Phoenix (R&B) 10 pm. CHalKeRs Pub Soul Stew (R&B/soul/jazz/ funk) 9:30 pm. dave’s... on st ClaiR Brian Tyrell (rootsy pop rock) 10 pm. dRaKe Hotel Gobble Gobble Becomes Born Gold Born Gold.

BRYAN BELLER

GUTHRIE GOVAN

MARCO MINNEMANN

THE

KILLBITS

wednesday october 5 • early

STRIkE ANYWHERE

W/ COPYRIgHTS, DEAD TO ME

LUCIE TIC YOUNG LORD & ALEX BROOKS 29 1 3 4 62

eVery Wednesday

what’s poppin’ 90’s hip hop party

thursday october 6, 13 & 20

Wild Beasts

BIRTHDAY BOYS RESIDENCY

The Drums Twin Shadow Adrian Belew

upcoming

September 29 - OctOber 5 2011 NOW

OCTOBER 7 - jACkSON lIvE OCTOBER 8 - gET SCARED OCTOBER 14 - BANE OCTOBER 15 - ARTIST lIFE

ñ7:30 pm. PHoenix ConCeRt tHeatRe Chalk Circle & Blue Peter doors 7 pm.

Rivoli The Ultimate Nuit Blanche Band Showcase. silveR dollaR Late Night Live Staycation, Grounders, the Formalists 12:45 pm.

sound aCadeMy Foster the People, Reptar,

Cults doors 8 pm, all ages. soutHside JoHnny’s Tony ‘Wild T’ Springer & the Spirit (fiery blues) 10 pm. sPoRtsteR’s Nicola Vaughan 10 pm. toRonto CentRe foR tHe aRts Follow Your Instinct Arts Organization FYI Showcase doors 5 pm. ZeMRa Zena’s Blasted Tower Fund-razor Sean Peever, Greg Currie, Wychwood Children, Sublimatus 6 pm.

Folk/Blues/Country/World Miracl Whip, the Z Rays 10 pm.

David Newland (roots ) 8 am to 1 pm.

Gladstone Hotel Melody baR Lemon Bucket Orkestra, the Horables 9 pm.

GRaffiti’s Dany Laj n’ the Looks, South Side

Jimmy Byron 4 to 7 pm. HaRd luCK baR Drag the River, Lenny Lashley, Snake Oil Salesmen (alt country) doors 9 pm. HiGHway 61 soutHeRn baRbeque Mark ‘Bird’ Stafford 8 pm. tHe loCal Showman, Parker and Petite. lula lounGe Allende Arts Festival Salsotika, DJ Suave 9 pm. o’HaRa House ConCeRts Shawna Caspi, Andrea Simms-Karp, Jill Zmud (singer/songwriters) 7 pm. oPeRa bob’s Whitney Rose, Devin Cuddy (country) 10:30 pm. silveR dollaR Jerome Godboo 7 pm. tRanZaC soutHeRn CRoss Jamzac 3 pm.

Jazz/ClassiCal/experimental

aRRayMusiC studio Culture Days Concert

this wed & thurs

Legends oF karaoke eVery tuesday

MississauGa CelebRation squaRe MainstaGe Album release Naria (opera-pop) 3 pm. Mod Club The Drums, Veronica Falls

rock).

eVery monday

MYOY: hardcore/pop punk dance party

ñ ñ ñ

tHe danny Roadhouse (rockin’ blues) 10 pm. eton House Box Full of Cash (country) 4-7 pm. eveRGReen bRiCK woRKs Farmer’s Market

jAMTASTIC PRESENTS:

RACHAEl kENNEDY PHIlTHY T SkY OF SOUND THE SUITS

Guns, Snake & Crane, Ambiosonic, Pullface, Metsu, Galaxies in the River, Cailean Lewis doors 7 pm. eton House Desperate Executives (rock & roll) 9 pm. Gladstone Hotel ballRooM Vaudeville Hotel (burlesque/clown) 7 pm to 7 am (Oct 2). Glenn Gould studio Album release Lou Pomanti. tHe GReat Hall PS I Love You, the Two Koreas (indie rock) 9 pm. HoRsesHoe Peter Elkas Band, Danielle Duvall doors 9 pm. KaPisanan PHiliPPine CentRe Daps All Ages Volume VII Loom, Isla Craig, Mirror Phase, the Grapefruit Colour 2 to 6 pm, all ages. lee’s PalaCe Breakaway, Monserrat, Satellites. MaGPie Cafe Jailbreak 9 pm. Massey Hall Canada’s Walk Of Fame Festival K’naan, Bedouin Soundclash, Adam Cohen 8 pm. MetRo Hall david PeCaut squaRe Canada’s Walk Of Fame Festival Trooper, Ashley MacIsaac, Keys N Krates, Taya Marquis, Carleton Stone, Carl Dixon, Shawn Hlookoff, Elisapie Isaac.

CadillaC lounGe Cadillac Ranch 4 pm. CaMeRon House Rattlesnake Choir 6 pm,

asPetta Caffe Mandy Sham and Wendy Lo,

$3.25 BREAKFAST • MON - FRI 11AM- 4PM

el MoCaMbo Post Rock Exhibition Kids with

pop/roCk/Hip-Hop/soul

alleyCatZ Uptown Band (R&B/soul/funk). aquila uPstaiRs Clela Errington (acoustic

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

tHe duKe live.CoM Keep the Faith (Bon Jovi

tribute).

LIVE in Concert at COSMO MUSIC with Meet & Greet

Thu, Oct 6 at 7:00 pm LIVE in Concert at The OPERA HOUSE Toronto

Fri, Oct 7 at 8:00 pm Tickets are available ONLY through

www.ticketweb.ca

For more details Call: 905.770.5222 Or visit:

www.cosmomusic.ca

OCT 5&6 • REVIVAL

JOnAThAn RIChmAn TOmmY LARKInS on THE drums

plus Grier Coppins

advance TIcKeTS: TICKETWEB.CA, ROTATE THIS, CIRCUS BOOKS & MUSIC

(improvised music) 3 pm. blue dot GalleRy Jackie Richardson & the Russ Little Trio 8 pm. C’est wHat The Hot Five Jazzmakers (trad jazz) 3 pm. doMinion on queen Chris Hercules & the Sometimes Quintet 8 pm. GalleRy 345 Sylvie Courvoisier, Interface, AIM Toronto (improvisation) 8 pm. HaRleM undeRGRound Carl Bray (jazz) 8 pm. islinGton united CHuRCH Swingin’ Saturday Night Toronto All-Star Big Band (swing) 7:30 pm.

noRtH yoRK CentRal libRaRy auditoRiuM

Culture Days: Did You Think It Was Easy To Sing In A Choir? Kir Stefan the Serb Choir 10:30 am to 1:30 pm. old Mill inn HoMe sMitH baR Jazz Masters Pat La Barbera Trio 7:30 pm. Roy tHoMson Hall Emanuel Ax Plays Brahms Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Emanuel Ax, Jonathan Crow (piano, violin) 8 pm. tRane studio Five Weeks For Miles, Week 1: Young Miles – The Bird Years Brownman, Nick Morgan, Gary Williamson, Brendan Davis, Bob McLaren 8 pm. tRanZaC soutHeRn CRoss Zebrina (jazz/ world) 7 pm. tRanZaC soutHeRn CRoss Stella Jean 10 pm.

danCe musiC/dJ/lounge

annex wReCKRooM See You Saturdays Rick Toxic (club hits/party anthems) 10 pm.

auGusta House Reality Bytes First Anniver-

sary Party DJs 4est, Jrox, Lindzrox. Clinton’s Shake, Rattle & Roll Bangs & Blush (60s soul/R&R dance party). CRawfoRd Tuff Meat 10 pm.

dRaKe Hotel Metro Area midnight. ñ tHe duKe live.CoM Dr Spin 9 pm.

eMMet Ray baR DJ Sawtay (soul/hip-hop) 10 pm. fly The Black And Blue Pre-Party DJs Stephan

Grondin, Shawn Riker doors 10 pm.5 footwoRK Ramon Tapia, Mathew Jonson, Guillaume, the Coutu Dumonts 10 pm. tHe GaRRison Cherry Bomb Live Hibou, Lioness, Saye Sky, DJ Cozmic Cat, DJ Denise Benson, DJ John Caffrey, the Robotic Kid 10 pm.5 GoodHandy’s Fetish Party DJ Jimi LaMort doors 9 pm.5 HenHouse Rock Hunt DJ Sasha Van Bon Bon, DJ Dana Wright (classic rock, metal, punk and riot grrrl) 10 pm. tHe Hoxton DJ Duo Kissette 10 pm. Kool Haus Amnesia Anniversary DJ Starting From Scratch, Jason Chambers and others. lee’s PalaCe danCe Cave Full On Alternative DJ Mr Pete (alternative). Mod Club UK Underground DJ MRK, Milhouse Brown, Tigerblood (indie/electro/dubstep). neu+Ral Fixion Saturdays DJ Dwight (alt/ electronic/indie/retro/remix). tHe ossinGton Vanishing Point (strange funk/Brazilian beats). tHe Painted lady DJ Salazar (funk/soul/hiphop/rnr) 10 pm. tHe Piston Fine Tuning Davy Love, DJs CATL, Ryan Rothwell 10 pm. Revival Track Marxx DJs Alix Alvarez, Dirty Dale, KOLN, Reviera. Rivoli Pool lounGe DJ Osum (disco/electro/ funk). sneaKy dee’s Shake A Tail (60s pop & soul) 11 pm.

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THE DAKOTA TAVERN

Toronto’s home of Roots, Country and Rockabilly

-1296 Queen STReeT WeST Scott Mccord &

Thu SEPt

10pm

the Bonafide truth

HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

Paul redick 10:30pm the MaShMen sat OCT 1 3:30 the cadillac ranch 10pm ProJect Phoenix fri SEPt

30 10pm patio

HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

WhiSkey Jack

sun OCT

4pm

tue OCT

9pm

HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

wed OCt

Strange funk, Brazillian beats & weird grooves

sun 2 BraSS FactS triVia Kirk & Marty quiz you all up, followed by:

mon 3 cold chillin’

oct 8 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 7pm

5 9pm 416-536-7717

cadillaclounge.com

Tue 4 the deadlieSt Snatch The only real party on Tuesday

presented by Mill St. followed by:

BriGht liGhtS, BiG city w/ DJ Wes Allen...

61 OSSINGTON AVE | 416•850•0161 | theossington.com

SALOON w/DEVIN CUDDY

JERRY LEGER & THE SITUATION w/THE WOODY ALLENS 7-9pm 7-9 pm NICHOL ROBERTSON

CD RELEASE

Saturday Supper Club Blues!

oct 1 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 7pm

Jerome goDbout bill Durst banD HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH H fri SeP 30 High-caliber Pop rock H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H Late Night Live! H H Sat oct 1 H H H H H H H H @ 12:45 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 the foggy hogtown boys H H & the creaking tree H H string quartet H H H chapel Hill, Nc, Black Lip Garage H H tHu H H oct H H6 H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H @9pm H H H fri oct 7 record release Show-Party H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H Sat H H oct 8 H H H H H H H H cD release show H H tHu oct 13 H H H H H H H H H H H H H H fri oct 14 The iNDie MacHiNe presents H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H Sat oct 15 cD release show H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H fri record H H H oct H release H 21 H show 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 Sat oct 22 international Garage onslaught H H H H H H H H (Atlanta) H H H H (Chicago) H H H H adv tix @ rotate This, Soundscapes H HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

Purple Hill, JSG

elVYN

The drop dead Pin Ups

Staycation, GroUNderS

CARLTON STONE

7-9pm SUNDOWN

486 spadina ave. @ college www.silverdollarroom.com

unliMited SundayS

w/ DJs Hajah Bug & Mantis & special guests

7-10pm

Sat Oct 1

saT 1 VaniShinG Point

wed 5 coMedy at the oSS

HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

10pm

w/DJ Nino Brown & L’Oquenz... find out what Buckwheat would do.

the urBan PreacherS the neil young’unS

8pm

Fri Sept 30

Fri 30 Get Buck

Julianne’S Jazz JaM

mon OCT

Thu Sept 29

All hits, requests entertained, drinking & dancing

Come meet the neighbours

HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

THE OSSINGTON Thurs 29 Secret ModelS

10pm

Sun Oct 2

DODGE FIASCO

11-3pm BLUEGRASS 10pm

BRUNCH

THE BEAUTIES

MARIACHI MONDAYS MEXICAN FOOD & DRINK SPECIALS 7pm MARIACHI FEUGO 10pm THE SURE THINGS Wed Oct 5 7-9pm FEARING & WHITE 10pm TYLER YAREMA 249 OSSINGTON AVE (just north of Dundas) 416-850-4579 · thedakotatavern.com Mon Oct 3

Plus The Formalists

crazy strings

thu Sept 29

w/DJ Steve Rock

slAyer PArTy w/Deutsche Banks & Slave Agent fri Sept 30

w/DJ Vania

AsleeP Behind The flAMe w/On Corinthians, Afterall Sat oct 1

Nuit Blanche Party curated by Darko

"Ties ThAT Bind" w/CJ Sleez, Fallon Bowman, The Leslie Spits tue oct 4

The Pink & Black Attack Present:

sisTA fisTA CD ReLeASe w/The Fairmounts, Toxic Deathula, BCH wed oct 5

The AscenT Of everesT w/Lambs Become Lions, The Dean Project thu oct 6

w/DJ Boom Boom

PsychO MAd sAlly w/Halter Stone, Binge Ninja fri oct 7

w/DJ Vania

POOr yOung Things w/The Sweet Mack, Attagirl SAt oct 8

w/DJ Ian Blurton

cJ rAMOne w/Teenage X, Unbelievers, The Nasties 542 Queen St W • 416 504 4239 bovinesexclub.com • bovinebooking@gmail.com

lAST YeAr’S MeN w/ The Thieves, drunk Woman

and THIS IS Me AS A WoMAN

693 Bloor St. W

MONDAY'S FICTION TOUR LAUNCH PARTY W/ THE GOLDEN RETRIEVERS ◆ DANCE ARMSTRONG

THU 29 ◆ FRI 30

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A Concert with Japanese Traditional Instruments

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David Francey Singing is a lot easier on the body than working in construction By SArAh Greene

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Supermarket Do Right Saturdays! DJ John Kong, MC Abs. Sutra The Bridge DJ Triplet (ol’ skool hip-hop). Wrongbar Featurecast, Big League Chu, Marty McFly, Farsie Funk, DJ ?uesquecest doors 9 pm.

David Francey didn’t quit working in construction until he won a Juno for 2001’s Far End Of Summer. (He’s since picked up two more.) The Scottish-Canadian Sunday, October 2 singer/songwriter used to miss his crew but now calls PoP/Rock/HiP-HoP/Soul his career change a godsend. annex Wreckroom Periphery, Textures, the “Boy, it’s hard on the body,” says Francey. “Six months Contortionist, the Human Abstract (metal) 6 after I quit construction, I woke up and said to my wife, pm, all ages. Beth, ‘I don’t hurt. There isn’t one part of my cadillac lounge Whiskey Jack 4 pm. body that hurts.’ That was the first time in cadillac lounge Tia Brazda & her Madmen 9 pm. years I could say that.” croSSroadS bar & grill Soulchamp! Duo 2 These days Francey’s music career to 8 pm. keeps him so busy that the title of his dave’S... on St clair John Campbell (soul/ new album, Late Edition (Laker Music), is pop/rock) 6 pm. drake Hotel Rebekah Higgs (indie pop). as much a nod to the delays that came tHe garriSon Suuns, Valleys with recording it as it is a reference to doors 8 pm. its news-related lyrics. Holy oak cafe Team Building Exercises “I felt I was late getting it out,” he (pop) 9 pm. admits. “I was so busy touring that I HorSeSHoe Bob Log III, Mr Free & the Satellite Freakout (blues punk) didn’t leave any time to pull things doors 8 pm. together.” lambadina BEATFACE, Rashid St Road weariness comes through on James doors 7 pm. homesick songs like Blue Heart Of metro Hall david pecaut Square Canada’s Walk Of Fame Festival SuTexas and Wonder, recorded in Nashville zie McNeil, Jully Black, Serena Rywith producer/co-writer Kieran Kane and der, Lizzy Melody, Liz Coyles, Stamulti-instrumentalist Fats Kaplin, both of cey Bulmer, Lindi Ortega, the Heartbroken. whom also worked on 2004’s The Waking orbit room Horshack (rock & Hour. roll) 10:30 pm. “[The road] is another world from where you partS & labour Cerebral Ballzy, Direct Aplive,” Francey says. “It’s a different life but a good proach (thrash/hardcore) 6 pm, all ages. one.” partS & labour Veronica Falls, Army Girls (dark pop) 9 pm, all ages. At Hugh’s Room (2261 Dundas West), Thursday and RCM_RCM_Now_contests_SFJazz1/5bw_Layout 1 11-09-25 11:32 PM Page 1 Friday (September 29 and 30), 8:30 pm. $25-$27.50. HR. Folk/BlueS/countRy/WoRld aquila upStairS Open Mic The McDales music@nowtoronto.com

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(singer/songwriter) 6 pm.

JAzz/CLASSiCAL/ExPERiMEnTAL

AmAdeus Rick Donaldson & the Jazz Cats 6:30 pm. de sotos Sunday Brunch Double A Jazz, Bret Higgins 11 am.

lulA lounge CD launch & benefit for Progress

Place Gryphon Trio, Patricia O’Callaghan 8 pm.

royAl ConservAtory of musiC mAzzoleni HAll Mazzoleni Masters: Culture Days Mayumi Seiler, Jeanie Chung 2 pm.

Rodeo frontman play a tune from his new album at the Drake Hotel for NOW Talks, our interview series. 7:41

FOLK/BLuES/COunTRY/WORLD

CAdillAC lounge Whiskey Jack 4 pm. CAmeron House Big Rude Jake 8 pm, David

toronto Centre for tHe Arts george Weston reCitAl HAll Emanuel Ax Plays Brahms

Fuego 7 pm.

toronto Centre for tHe Arts studio tHeAtre An Evening At The Opera 7:30 pm. trAnzAC soutHern Cross Monk’s Music

(jazz) 5 pm.

trAnzAC soutHern Cross The Woodchopper’s

Association (avant-garde big-band jazz) 10:30 pm.

DAnCE MuSiC/DJ/LOunGE Candy-O.

CAstro’s lounge Watch This Sound DJ Greg

(soul/reggae/dub/ska/rock-steady) 10 pm. CHurCHill Soul’d Out DJ Cozmic Cat 10 pm. grAffiti’s blackmetalbrunch 11 am. insomniA DJ Shannon (rock/dance/old school hip-hop/disco/funk). tHe ossington Unlimited Sunday DJs Hajah Bug and Mantis (deep grooves). tAttoo roCk pArlour Trash Palace Sundays DJ 4Korners (house/hip-hop/rock). velvet underground DJ Hanna 10 pm.

Monday, October 3 POP/ROCK/HiP-HOP/SOuL

glAdstone Hotel melody BAr Noughts and

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Tragedy, the Breaks, Lost Woods (acoustic) 10:15 pm. mod CluB Twin Shadow, Diamond Rings doors 8 pm. old niCk Reece (R&B) 7 pm. trAnzAC soutHern Cross This Is Awesome! (indie lounge music) 7 pm. trAnzAC Open Stage 10 pm. tHe Wilson 96 Esteban Puchalski (roots rock).

pm.

Bovine sex CluB School For Band-Aids DJ

ARMY GIRLS Catch the scrappy teen punk band playing at Double Double Land. 2:30

HorsesHoe Shoeless Monday My Favourite

someWHere tHere studio Tova Kardonne’s Parker Warp (experimental be-bop) 5 pm. someWHere tHere studio NOW Series Ken Aldcroft/John Oswald/Germaine Liu, Nicole Rampersaud/Rob Clutton, Aldcroft/Oswald/ Lui/Rampersaud/Clutton 8 pm. Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Emanuel Ax, Jonathan Crow (piano, violin) 3 pm.

JIM CUDDY See the Blue

Exes 9 pm.

September 29 - OctOber 5 2011 NOW

Baxter 10 pm.

CAstro’s lounge Smoky Folk (bluegrass) 9 CloAk & dAgger puB Free Whisky String Band (bluegrass) 9 pm.

dAkotA tAvern Mariachi Mondays Mariachi tHe fountAin Bluegrass Mondays Badly

Bent (bluegrass/old time) 9 pm. grAffiti’s Kevin Quain’s Gutbucket Lounge 6 to 9 pm. HigHWAy 61 soutHern BArBeque Chris Chambers (blues) 7 pm. HugH’s room Boubacar Traore 8:30 pm. tHe loCAl Hamstrung String Band. not my dog Tim Bradford and the Bandits (country) 10 pm. orBit room Levon Ichkhanian & his Global Village Band 9 pm. tHe pAinted lAdy Open Mic 8:30 pm.

JAzz/CLASSiCAL/ExPERiMEnTAL

Centre for tHe Arts gAllery tHeAtre A Lit-

tle Night Music: In The Shadow Of Brahms Kerry Stratton (lecture/performance) 7:30 pm. HArlem Open Jam Night Carolyn T (jazz/ funk/soul/Motown/swing/pop) 8 pm. HArlem underground Daniel Gagnon (pop/folk/rock) 8 pm. old mill inn It’s Impossible To Sing And Play The Bass Jay Leonhart (bass) doors 7 pm. pAnAsoniC tHeAtre Theatre 20 Concert Series: Musicals That Fly – Amelia Eliza-Jane Scott 8 pm.

people’s CHiCken Advocats Big Band (bop/ mambo/swing/swoon) 7:30 pm. rex The Deborahs 9:30 pm.

toronto Centre for tHe Arts gAllery tHeAtre A Little Night Music Kornel Wolak,

Younggun Kim 7:30 pm.

DAnCE MuSiC/DJ/LOunGE

AlleyCAtz Salsa Night DJ Frank Bischun 8 pm. Bovine sex CluB Moody Mondays Douglas Fairbanks Jr.

insomniA DJs Topher, Oranj (rock). lee’s pAlACe dAnCe CAve Manic Mondays DJ

Shannon (retro 70s/80s). tHe ossington Cold Chillin’. pArts & lABour Dandyhorse Magazine Launch DJ Dandyhorse (open format) 8:30 pm. tHe piston Junk Shop DJs Tweed & Jeeks (preto post-punk/new wave/garage/indie) 10 pm.

Tuesday, October 4 POP/ROCK/HiP-HOP/SOuL

Bovine sex CluB CD release Sista Fista, the Fairmounts, Toxic Deathula, BCH.

CAdillAC lounge Urban Preachers 9 pm. HArlem underground John Campbell (soul/

jazz/pop/R&B) 8:30 pm. HorsesHoe The Milk Carton Kids, Gaby Moreno 9 pm. lee’s pAlACe Roadrunner Records Canada Showcase. mod CluB Adrian Belew Power Trio, the Stickmen doors 7 pm, all ages. pHoenix ConCert tHeAtre Battles, Walls doors 8 pm. See preview, page 53. tHe piston Dead Tuesdays 9 pm. soundsCApes In-store performance Bruce Peninsula 7 pm. trAnzAC soutHern Cross Collette Savard 7:30 pm.

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FOLK/BLuES/COunTRY/WORLD

CAmeron House Scott Cooke 6 pm, Run with the Kittens 10 pm.

CAmeron House BACk room Friendly Rich. CAnAdA CHristiAn College Jacob Moon 8 pm. CAstro’s lounge Tom Waits Appreciation

Congregation (covers) 8:30 pm, Quiet Revolutions (acoustic jam) 11 pm. C’est WHAt Alysha Brillinger (soulful singer/ songwriter) 9 pm. CloAk & dAgger puB Slocan Ramblers (bluegrass) 10 pm. grAffiti’s Max Marshall 5 to 7 pm, Tumultuous Tuesdays’ SSW Night 7 to 10 pm. HugH’s room Three Metre Day. tHe loCAl Massey/Harris. monArCHs puB Acoustic Open Stage Rosemary Phelan, Jason Le Prade 7 pm. nAugHty nAdz Open Mic Night Arlene Paculan 9 pm. orBit room The Clayton Doley Organ Experience (blues/jazz/soul) 7 to 10 pm. rex Monthly Blues Jam Dr Nick and the Rollercoasters 9:30 pm.

JAzz/CLASSiCAL/ExPERiMEnTAL

AlleyCAtz Swing Tuesdays Double A Jazz Swing Band, Carlo Berardinucci 8 pm. CHAlkers puB Robi Botos Trio 7:30 pm.

four seAsons Centre for tHe performing Arts riCHArd BrAdsHAW AmpHitHeAtre A

Grand Noon For Singing Artists of the UofT Opera Division noon to 1 pm. Holy oAk CAfe Chris Banks (jazz) 9 pm. JAne mAllett tHeAtre TsuguKaji-KOTO, Akihito Obama, Makoto Yamamoto (concert with Japanese traditional instruments) 8 pm. someWHere tHere studio Jonnie Bakan, Brodie West 8 pm.

toronto generAl HospitAl mCeWAn Atrium

Jeffrey Leung, Allan Pulker (saxophone, flute)

Venue Index

Air CAnAdA Centre 40 Bay. 416-815-5500. AlleyCAtz 2409 Yonge. 416-481-6865. AmAdeus 184 Augusta. 416-591-1245. Annex WreCkroom 794 Bathurst. 416-536-0346. AquilA 347 Keele. 416-761-7474. ArrAymusiC studio 60 Atlantic. 416-769-2841. AspettA CAffe 207 Augusta. 416-725-0693. AugustA House 152 Augusta. 416-977-8881. BAr itAliA 582 College. 416-535-3621. BeAver 1192 Queen W. 416-537-2768. Blue dot gAllery 55 Mill, bldg 47. 416-487-1500. Bovine sex CluB 542 Queen W. 416-504-4239. CAdillAC lounge 1296 Queen W. 416-536-7717. CAmeron House 408 Queen W. 416-703-0811. CAmp 4 1173 Dundas W. CAnAdA CHristiAn College 50 Gervais. 416-391-5000. CAstro’s lounge 2116 Queen E. 416-699-8272. tHe CAve 860 College. tHe CentrAl 603 Markham. 416-913-4586. Centre for tHe Arts 263 Adelaide W. 647-436-2787. C’est WHAt 67 Front E. 416-867-9499. CHAlkers puB 247 Marlee. 416-789-2531. CHurCHill 1212 Dundas W. Clinton’s 693 Bloor W. 416-535-9541. CloAk & dAgger puB 394 College. 647-436-0228. CrAWford 718 College. CrossroAds BAr & grill 395 Keele. 416-767-5224. dAkotA tAvern 249 Ossington. 416-850-4579. tHe dAnny 2183 Danforth. 416-686-1705. dAve’s... on st ClAir 730 St Clair W. 416-657-3283. de sotos 1079 St Clair W. 416-651-2109. dominion on queen 500 Queen E. 416-368-6893. douBle douBle lAnd 209 Augusta. drAke Hotel 1150 Queen W. 416-531-5042. tHe duke live.Com 1225 Queen E. 416-463-5302. edWArd JoHnson Building 80 Queen’s Park. 416-978-3744. el moCAmBo 464 Spadina. 416-777-1777. emmet rAy BAr 924 College. 416-792-4497. enWAve tHeAtre 231 Queens Quay W. 416-973-4000. epiC lounge 1355 St Clair W. 416-792-9382. eton House 710 Danforth. 416-466-6161. evergreen BriCk Works 550 Bayview. 416-596-1495. fleCk dAnCe tHeAtre 207 Queens Quay W. 416-973-4000. fly 8 Gloucester. 416-410-5426. footWork 425 Adelaide W. 416-913-3488. tHe fountAin 1261 Dundas W. 416-203-2311. four seAsons Centre for tHe performing Arts 145 Queen W. 416-363-8231. fuzion 580 Church. 416-944-9888. gAllery 345 345 Sorauren. 416-822-9781. tHe gArrison 1197 Dundas W. 416-519-9439. gAte 403 403 Roncesvalles. 416-588-2930. glAdstone Hotel 1214 Queen W. 416-531-4635. glenn gould studio 250 Front W. 416-205-5555. goodHAndy’s 120 Church. 416-760-6514. grAffiti’s 170 Baldwin. 416-506-6699. tHe greAt HAll 1087 Queen W. 416-826-3330. grossmAn’s 379 Spadina. 416-977-7000. guvernment 132 Queens Quay E. 416-869-0045. HArBourfront Centre 235 Queens Quay W. 416-973-4000. HArd luCk BAr 812 Dundas W. HArlem 67 Richmond E. 416-368-1920. HArlem underground 745 Queen W. 416-366-4743. HenHouse 1532 Dundas W. 416-534-5939. HigHWAy 61 soutHern BArBeque 1620 Bayview. 416-489-7427. Holy oAk CAfe 1241 Bloor W. 647-345-2803. HorsesHoe 370 Queen W. 416-598-4753. tHe Hoxton 69 Bathurst. HugH’s room 2261 Dundas W. 416-531-6604. insomniA 563 Bloor W. 416-588-3907. islington united CHurCH 25 Burnhamthorpe. 416-239-1131. JAne mAllett tHeAtre 27 Front E. 416-366-7723. kool HAus 132 Queens Quay E. 416-869-0045. lAmBAdinA 875 Bloor W. 416-888-4607. lee’s pAlACe 529 Bloor W. 416-532-1598. tHe loCAl 396 Roncesvalles. 416-535-6225.

lulA lounge 1585 Dundas W. 416-588-0307. mAgpie CAfe 831 Dundas W. 416-916-6499. mArgret 2952 Dundas W. 416-762-3373. mArkHAm tHeAtre for tHe performing Arts 171 Town Centre Blvd (Markham). 905-305-7469. mAssey HAll 178 Victoria. 416-872-4255. metro HAll dAvid peCAut squAre 55 John. 416-397-9887. metropolitAn united CHurCH 56 Queen E. 416-363-0331. mezzettA 681 St Clair W. 416-658-5687. mississAugA CeleBrAtion squAre 300 City Centre. mitzi’s sister 1554 Queen W. 416-532-2570. mod CluB 722 College. 416-588-4663. monArCHs puB 33 Gerrard W. 416-585-4352. moroCo CHoColAt 99 Yorkville. 416-961-2202. nACo gAllery CAfe 1665 Dundas W. 647-347-6499. nAugHty nAdz 1590 Dundas E (Mississauga). 905-232-5577. nAWlins JAzz BAr 299 King W. 416-595-1958. neu+rAl 349a College. 416-926-2112. nortH york CentrAl liBrAry 5120 Yonge. 416-395-5535. not my dog 1510 Queen W. noW mAgAzine 189 Church. 416-364-1300. o’HArA House ConCerts 28 O’Hara. old mill inn 21 Old Mill Rd. 416-236-2641. old niCk 123 Danforth. 416-461-5546. operA BoB’s 1112 Dundas W. 416-536-5585. operA House 735 Queen E. 416-466-0313. orBit room 580A College. 416-535-0613. tHe ossington 61 Ossington. 416-850-0161. tHe pAinted lAdy 218 Ossington. 647-213-5239. pAnAsoniC tHeAtre 651 Yonge. pAntAges Hotel 200 Victoria. 416-362-1777. pArts & lABour 1566 Queen W. 416-588-7750. people’s CHiCken 744 Mt Pleasant. 416-489-7931. pHoenix ConCert tHeAtre 410 Sherbourne. 416-323-1251. tHe piston 937 Bloor W. 416-532-3989. pogue mAHone 777 Bay. 416-598-3339. quotes 220 King W. 416-979-7717. reservoir lounge 52 Wellington E. 416-955-0887. revivAl 783 College. 416-535-7888. rex 194 Queen W. 416-598-2475. rivoli 332 Queen W. 416-596-1908. roy tHomson HAll 60 Simcoe. 416-872-4255. royAl ConservAtory of musiC 273 Bloor W. 416-408-0208. tHe sAvoy 1166 Queen W. sCreen lounge 20 College. 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, unit #112. sony Centre for tHe performing Arts 1 Front E. 416-872-2262. sound ACAdemy 11 Polson. 416-461-3625. soutHside JoHnny’s 3653 Lake Shore W. 416-521-6302. spirits 642 Church. 416-967-0001. sportster’s 1430 Danforth. 416-778-0258. steAm WHistle BreWing 255 Bremner. 416-362-2337. supermArket 268 Augusta. 416-840-0501. sutrA 612 College. 416-537-8755. tAttoo roCk pArlour 567 Queen W. 416-703-5488. tequilA BookWorm 512 Queen W. 416-504-2334. terri o’s sports BAr 185 Danforth. toronto Centre for tHe Arts 5040 Yonge. 416-733-9388. toronto generAl HospitAl 200 Elizabeth. totA lounge 592 Queen W. trAne studio 964 Bathurst. 416-913-8197. trAnzAC 292 Brunswick. 416-923-8137. trinity st. pAul’s CHurCH 427 Bloor W. 416-922-8435. underdoWn puB 263 Gerrard E. 416-927-0815. velvet underground 510 Queen W. 416-504-6688. villAge vApor lounge 66 Wellesley E. 647-291-0420. WHite sWAn 836 Danforth. 416-463-8089. tHe Wilson 96 615 College. 416-516-3237. WrongBAr 1279 Queen W. 416-516-8677. xs nigHtCluB 261 Richmond W. yonge-dundAs squAre Yonge & Dundas. zemrA 778 St Clair W. 416-651-3123.

2 to 4 pm.

Tranzac SouThern croSS Mark Segger Sex-

tet (jazz) 10 pm.

Dance Music/DJ/Lounge

Goodhandy’S Ladyplus Parties DJ Cesar doors 8 pm.5 InSomnIa Soulful Tuesdays D-Jay. The oSSInGTon E-Z Now DJ Lite Favourites at Work. The oSSInGTon The Deadliest Snatch.

Wednesday, October 5 PoP/Rock/HiP-HoP/souL

annex Wreckroom Immolation, Jungle Rot, Cleanse Your Demons.

BovIne Sex cluB The Ascent of Everest, Lambs Become Lions, the Dean Project.

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The Whole Love (dBpm) Rating: Wilco’s ace eighth album, the first released on their own label, dBpm, is a real kick in the pants. Opening song Art Of Almost – a sort of rhythmically jerky, sprawling, Radioheadesque sonic experiment that climaxes with Nels Cline’s fantastically frenzied lead guitar – sets a bold, adventurous tone. (They opened with it at last week’s Massey Hall show, too.) You’d barely know it was Wilco if not for Jeff Tweedy’s familiar croon. Things never again reach such epic

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proportions, though all 12 songs are infused with a vigour that previous albums, especially recent ones, lacked. Sunloathe evokes late-period Beatles, while Dawned On Me is classic mid-tempo singalong Wilco, once again invigorated by Cline’s inyour-face riffing and by long-time member John Stirratt’s busy bass work. Black Moon and hazy Rising Red Lung add a pensive touch, I Might is fat with a punky fuzz, while Standing O is a brisk slice of Who-inspired fun. The Whole Love, in other words, has a whole lotta spirit. Top track: Standing O CARLA GILLIS

Capitol) Rating: NNN Ryan Adams has released an average of 1.3 albums per year for the past decade. Some years it’s one album, other years it’s more like 0.3. His 13th has a handful of good tunes but a bunch of bad ones, too. Inconsistency has always been Adams’s weakness. His debut, 2000’s Heartbreaker, arguably defined the alt-country genre but had some awful songs among the genius. Last year’s III/IV has profound bits mixed with unlistenable ones. The formula is this: when Adams sings about loving relationships, it goes in the negative column. When he writes about messy love affairs and their corresponding breakups, he’s at his best. The first single, Lucky Now, about his blacked-out years in New York, is on the right side of Adams’s spotty history. The next track, I Love You But I Don’t Know What To Say, is a fullfledged mistake. And so on. Add it all up and you get a typical Ryan Adams release. Top track: Lucky Now Ryan Adams plays the Winter Garden on December 10. JOSHUA ERRETT

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(Universal) Rating: Mick and Keith didn’t speak for half a decade because Richards couldn’t stomach any member making music outside of the Stones. It’s a subject he continues to rake Jagger over the coals for in his recent betrayal of a book. This record, then, should send the pirate guitarist completely overboard; Jagger sounds thoroughly inspired about being part of this project with Eurythmics founder Dave Stewart. Between Jagger, Stewart, Joss Stone, A.R. Rahman and Damian Marley, there’s too much talent for this cooperative not to come up with something interesting. Between Rahman’s “Slumdog pop” on Mahiya (deluxe edition), Marley’s melodic island jam, Miracle Worker, and Stone’s vocal acrobatics fluttering around Jagger and Stewart and adding big choruses to Energy, the album’s all over the place and never dull. The real highlight is Jagger, though. He sounds like he actually wants to be here, which is something of a change from the past several Stones records. Top track: Miracle Worker JASON KELLER

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(Soul Surfer) Rating: Considering the current resurgence of interest in the Toronto punk/new wave scene, it’s not surprising that bands from that era are deciding to release records. Add to the list Stark Naked and the Fleshtones (not to be confused with New York’s Fleshtones), a band that only released live

bootlegs and videos during their late 70s/ early 80s heyday. Featuring studio and live tracks, the self-titled album contains eight funny, snotty, energetic, catchy songs that beg to be played at parties. While the current version of the band includes only vocalist Stark Naked and guitarist Eugene Ripper from the original lineup, their upcoming Garrison show is sure to be fun even if you weren’t there the first time around. Top track: I Wanna Marry Your Mother Stark Naked and the Fleshtones play the Garrison on Friday (September 30). JOANNE HUFFA

Haverty’s gruff croon this time around. Bruce Peninsula’s glut of talented singers manage to share the wealth. Top track: Open Flame Bruce Peninsula play Soundscapes on Tuesday (October 4) and Lee’s Palace on October 27. RICHARD TRAPUNSKI

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ADAM & THE AMETHYSTS Flickering Flashlight (Kelp) Rating: NNN We should probably stop calling Montreal’s Adam & the Amethysts an indie folk band, given that buzzing fuzz guitar leads are much more prominent than acoustic guitar strumming. Not to say this is a hard rock record: these are electric guitars played in the service of low-key, understated sunny pop songs, and not fiery amped-up freak-outs. Picture the Beach Boys and the Beatles with a healthy dollop of Galaxie 500’s post-Velvet Underground college rock. Band leader Adam Waito has a knack for writing delicate little tunes that feel like hymns, but without the heavy spiritualty. Sometimes the songs seem a little bit too light and whimsical, but the deceptively intimate production style disguises some rich sonic layers that are easy to get lost in. Waito should try not to rhyme all the time, which occasionally leads to some clunky lyrics, but overall there’s a lot to love here. Top track: Prophecy Adam & the Amethysts play the Piston Wednesday (October 5). BENJAMIN BOLES

Night On Earth (Vapor) Rating: NNN Jonathan Richman’s latest is a softer, more sombre affair than usual, with an otherworldly mythological streak running through it concerning the moon, the stars and the sea. But he’s still Jojo. On These Bodies That Came To Cavort, he implores us to listen to our bodies, and there’s simpler advice in If You Want To Leave Our Party Just Go. At times, the bare-bones recording could pass as a Spanish-inflected Velvet Underground demo, but it’s also true to Richman and drummer Tommy Larkins’s live sound, and that’s a good thing. Richman treats his songs as works-in-progress and sometimes includes more than one version of a song. The first Sa Voix M’Atisse, for example, features a crazy drum solo, whereas the gentler latter one has a translated section and what sounds like melodica. Top track: I Was The One She Came For Jonathan Richman plays Revival Wednesday and Thursday (October 5 and 6). SARAH GREENE

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Open Flames (Hand Drawn Dracula) Rating: NNNN Open Flames has been a long time coming for Bruce Peninsula. Originally primed for release almost a year ago, it was shelved indefinitely when lead singer/founding member Neil Haverty was diagnosed with leukemia. Now that he’s officially in remission, the band is finally unveiling the longawaited second album. The hype around Open Flames is understandably amped up, and the album doesn’t disappoint. While their debut often leaned too heavily on hooting and hollering, here they reel in their trademark gospelish choir and use it as one colour in a rich prog-folk palette. You wouldn’t expect subtlety from a 10-person band, but the dense arrangements are as distinctive for their sophisticated time signatures (held together by seriously excellent drumming) as for their multi-part harmonies. Misha Bower’s soulful voice often shares top billing with

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Since becoming the first signee to Jay-Z’s Roc Nation label, J Cole has been positioned as feisty protege of the elder MC. That dynamic is felt all over his debut album – in the confidence and passion the 26-year-old brings to his music, but also in blunt between-song dialogue chronicling the setbacks he endured along the way. Major label politics aside, the more interesting theme is the responsibilities that come with relationships. Cole’s best when relating complex familial situations – as son, boyfriend and future father – and he takes pains to consider all sides, even rapping from the female POV on Lost Ones, about a couple arguing about an abortion. This weighty material is balanced by romantic raps, a few bangers and largely relaxed production that underscores Cole’s emotive lyrics with warm harmonies, pretty instrumental flourishes and well-placed features. (A Supa Dupa Flysounding Missy Elliott on Nobody’s Perfect is a nice surprise.) At times, the midtempo brooding gets a bit monotonous, but Cole is an engaging enough character to make this a solid debut. Top track: Lost Ones KEVIN RITCHIE

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Battle royale PRIVATE LIVES by Noel Coward

(Mirvish). At the Royal Alexandra (260 King West). To October 30. $35-$130. See Continuing, page 73. Rating: NNNN

Greg Gale (left), Richard Donat and Daniel MacIvor all deserve a toast.

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Greatness indeed Daniel MacIvor’s play about a playwright hits all its marks By GLENN SUMI HIS GREATNESS by Daniel MacIvor

(independent Artists Repertory). At the Factory Studio (125 Bathurst). To October 23. $40-$60, stu/srs discount. See Continuing, page 73. Rating: NNNNN

if you’re going to write a play about Tennessee Williams, with references to other stage legends like Arthur Miller and Edward Albee thrown in, you’d better have the talent to back it up. Daniel MacIvor needn’t worry. His Greatness more than lives up to that title; it’s a brilliant work, equal parts homage, queer history play and meditation on the power of theatre and the imagination. It’s based the real-life 1980 visit to Vancouver by the way-past-his-prime Williams for the “premiere” of a play, actually a revision of a work that had bombed earlier in the UK. In a hotel

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Real turnoff IN THE NEXT ROOM OR THE VIBRATOR PLAY by Sarah Ruhl (Tarragon, 30 Bridgman). Runs to October 23. $20-$47. See Continuing, page 73. Rating: NN

You’ll spend a lot of time admiring David Boechler’s elegant, multidoored set for Sarah Ruhl’s In The Next Room or the vibrator play. And no wonder. The highly functional design also features a black-and-white wallpaper motif that’s erotically suggestive. More importantly, it distracts you from the trivial play itself. Tarragon’s odd choice for a season opener delivers a single joke and keeps thrusting it at you. In an unnamed U.S. city at the end of the Victorian era, Dr. Givings (David Storch) helps relieve women of “hysteria” by applying an

room, the Playwright (Richard Donat) is fussed over by his no-nonsense Assistant (MacIvor), whose duties include procuring a Young Man (Greg Gale) to escort the writer on opening night. In a series of sharp, well-rounded scenes all set in the same room, MacIvor takes us through the lead-up to the big night and then the drunken aftermath as the three men, each desperate in his own way, grapples with his illusions. MacIvor has lots of fun with the rituals of theatre life, from the pre-show radio interview to the anticipation of the reviews. He’s especially skilful in filling in backstories, which never feel like exposition but emerge naturally from character and situation. But this is more than a backstage play; it’s also about codependent relationships of any kind. Listen to the dialogue: each man defined by his electric vibrator to their genitals. If that doesn’t work, his female assistant, Annie (Elizabeth Saunders), does the job manually. The big irony is that Givings is a stuffed shirt “man of science” who gives strangers (women in the first act and, in the second, a man) pleasure while ignoring his lonely wife, Catherine (Trish Lindström). Storch’s chilly delivery of the phrase “I love you” earns a huge laugh.

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Melody A. Johnson (left), Marci T. House and Trish Lindström go through the motions.

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words, from the poetic and charming ramblings of the playwright to the street-smart cadences of the hustler. Ed Roy’s production is superb. Kimberly Purtell’s set and lighting are so evocative, you’ll swear when characters look out the hotel window they’re seeing something besides their own broken dreams. Lyon Smith’s sound design makes nice use of a Beethoven sonata. MacIvor and Gale spark off each other effectively, bringing out the competition between them, but it’s Donat’s old writer, bloated and full of tired bravado, who leaves the most lasting impression. The play’s final lines, especially at a time when arts funding is in jeopardy, will resonate with anyone who knows why theatre matters. 3 glenns@nowtoronto.com

Apart from that, however, the laughs – and insights – are few. Oh, sure, it’s initially amusing to see actors like Melody A. Johnson, as a depressed patient, try to outdo Meg Ryan’s famous orgasm scene from When Harry Met Sally. But after a while, the gag – more worthy of a comedy sketch – becomes numbing. Worse, director Richard Rose never finds the right tone to balance the work’s intentional farce with its thin domestic and social commentary. In addition to commenting on the role of women, Ruhl uses a wet nurse character named Elizabeth (Marci T. House) to comment on the lives of blacks, and she risks being offensive here, linking race and class with sexual awareness. Storch, House, Lindström and Jonathan Watton (as an artist whose creativity is stoked when his prostate gets stroked) go through the motions with skill, but in the end they leave you cold. GS

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Director Richard Eyre’s version of Private Lives is something you’ve likely never seen. It’s Noel Coward, but without reserve. This production isn’t defined simply by elegant language and gentility. One of Coward’s best plays, Private Lives brings together former spouses Elyot (Paul Gross) and Amanda (Kim Cattrall), who run into each other on connecting balconies while honeymooning with their new mates, Sybil (Anna Madeley) and Victor (Simon Paisley Day). The strength of Eyre’s production, on its way to Broadway, is the passion between Gross and Cattrall, both in their incessant fight-

ing and their regular bouts of lovemaking. This Amanda and Elyot aren’t figures in a witty drawing-room comedy, which is usually the way they’re played; they battle full-out and make love with the same zest. Arguments erupt like volcanoes, seconds after declarations of affection. That’s a bit of a problem in the second act, where that seesawing of emotions happens repeatedly. Cattrall and Gross capture the volatile nature of the pair, alternately flirtatious and cutting. Part of that volatility comes from jealousy; neither can stand to think about the other with someone else. Madeley and Paisley Day offer finely drawn supporting characters, she a whiner who uses tears to get her way and he a stuffy, patronizing man who, when thrust into a social situation, has the social skill of a two-by-four. They eventually fall into fighting as nastily as their spouses, but without the caring that underlies Elyot and Amanda’s battles. JON KAPLAN Kim Cattrall and Paul Gross share real passion – whether ﬁghting or making love.

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Well polished THE MAIDS by Jean Genet (Buddies in Bad Times) at Buddies (12 Alexander). To October 9. $23-$33. See Continuing, page 73. Rating: NNNN

Jean Genet just loved messing with audiences’ minds. Witness The Maids, his meditation on power and powerlessness in which two downtrodden servants plot to kill their mistress. Because the play is also about delusion, you can never believe anything either says or claims to have done. As the two helpers play-act, boast, tease and plot, Genet consistently subverts expectations. The Buddies production, directed by Brendan Healy, features spectacular performances by its three cast members. As Solange, Diane D’Aquila, in one of her best turns ever, stalks the stage full of fury and repression. She provides the emotional charge that would otherwise be missing from the work thanks to Genet’s cerebral mind games. As the mistress, Maria Ricossa conveys a strangely effective combination of fragility and entitlement. Ron Kennell, too, is charismatic as Claire. Normally, Kennell’s drama queen flair would be perfect for a Genet play, but in this case Healy’s decision to cast a man in the role creates problems. The gender-bending Genet originally wanted Claire and Solange to NNN Recommended, memorable scenes

Even without sexual chemistry, Diane D’Aquila (left) and Ron Kennell are riveting in The Maids.

be played by boys, presumably to extend the power metaphor to the sexual dynamics between two gay men. But between Solange and a clearly homosexual male Claire, those sexual dynamics have been taken out of play. Julie Fox’s rose-pink production design is ingenious. She makes the bedroom in which the entire play is set look like a jewellery box, suggesting that the domestic help is as disposable as any of the mistress’s baubles. Don’t worry too much about what’s actually going on. The playwright never wanted you to know. SUSAN G. COLE NN Seriously ﬂawed

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Director uses innovative staging for absurdist German play By JON KAPLAN THE UGLY ONE by Marius von Mayenburg, Mezzo Susan Graham crowns this glorious production.

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Great Gluck IPHIGENIA IN TAURIS by Christoph

Willibald Gluck, directed by Robert Carsen, conducted by Pablo Heras- Casado (Canadian Opera Company). At the Four Seasons Centre (145 Queen West). To October 15. $12-$318. 416-363-8231. See Continuing, page 73. Rating: NNNN

Director Robert Carsen understands the beauty and power of simplicity. His staging of Gluck’s 1779 Iphigenia In Tauris is a gorgeous, heartfelt production that unveils a world of stylish music and emotional truth. Iphigenia, secretly spirited away to Tauris by the goddess Diana to save her life, is forced by King Thoas to kill any stranger who lands in his kingdom. As the opera begins, her victims are his faithful friend Pylades and Orestes, Iphigenia’s unrecognized brother and vengeful murderer of their mother, Clytemnestra (who killed her husband, Agamemnon, when she thought he’d sacrificed Iphigenia). Gluck’s music has an elegance and eloquence that both director Carsen and conductor Pablo Heras-Casado understand: they collaborate to tell a story filled with raw emotion and theatrical tension. There are no pyro-

technics, but the dramatic choices are daring and confident. Carsen focuses on the actions of the central figures – Iphigenia, Orestes and Pylades – in designer Tobias Hoheisel’s black-box set, which occasionally drips blood; everyone is black-garbed and strikingly lit by the director and Peter Van Praet. The chorus sings from the pit, with dancers as their stand-ins onstage, changing form as the characters’ imaginations shift from reality to fantasy. Priestesses become multiple images of Clytemnestra, haunting Orestes and literally driving him up the wall; men morph from dead bodies to slithering Furies chasing the matricidal son into a corner. But the clever staging wouldn’t work if the principals didn’t deliver such first-class performances. As the impassioned Orestes, Russell Braun throws himself emotionally and physically into the role, while Joseph Kaiser’s Pylades is equally strong. Susan Graham, a fine singing actor, crowns this production. Revealing the pain and anguish of a woman forced to murder innocents and then her heroism in choosing to save her victims, Graham is riveting as Iphigenia. This is a production filled with theatrical surprises and persuasive psychological insights. Evocative and JON KAPLAN thrilling.

translated by Maja Zade, directed by Ashlie Corcoran, with Jesse Aaron Dwyre, David Jansen, Hardee T. Lineham and Naomi Wright (Theatre Smash). Tarragon Extra Space (30 Bridgman). Previews begin Friday (September 30), opens Tuesday (October 4) and runs to October 16, Tuesday-Saturday 8 pm, matinee Sunday 2:30 pm. $18-$34. 416-531-1827.

everyone, including naomi wolf and Joan Rivers, has weighed in on the cult of narcissism, says director Ashlie Corcoran. For research purposes, Corcoran assigned the cast of Theatre Smash’s latest show, The Ugly One, readings from Wolf’s The Beauty Myth and Rivers’s Men Are Stupid And They Like Big Boobs. It’s the director’s way to get into German writer Marius von Mayenburg’s play, in which Lette, a successful but unattractive engineer, is convinced to get a new face through plastic surgery. His life and marriage improve, but things get strange when other people show up with his face. “The play is an absurdist exploration of our conformist, narcissistic society and what we value,” explains Corcoran, co-head of Theatre Smash as well as an opera director. “While the focus is on Lette, it turns out that every character in the play – many of them have similar names – is narcissistic or enables another’s narcissism.” Reading the script, Corcoran says

the world being described shifted under her. “It’s not just that the characters share names but that the playwright hasn’t indicated any scene changes or transitions,” she says. “Confrontations bleed one into another.” I suggest that the result is cinematic in feel, but the director asserts that it’s specifically theatrical. “My work, along with that of the actors, is to help the audience figure out what’s going

on and where we are in every episode. I want the cast to help clarify switches of location and speakers but also allow viewers some of the fun of figuring it out.” She’s staging the play alley-style, with the audience sitting on both sides of the action. “This is a play about perception and projection. I don’t think I’ve ever worked on a piece that asks for so much engagement from its viewers, but that’s one of the reasons I love it. The audience gets to see its other half behind the action; we share a sense of complicity and increasing knowledge about the characters and ourselves.” While she doesn’t want the actors to “changes hats” to signify when they’re different characters, Corcoran’s relying in part on John Gzowski’s sound design to help us focus on specific episodes, such as the operation scenes. “What I most like about the play is that it’s uncomfortable and provocative but never didactic. Mayenburg doesn’t judge his characters but holds up a mirror to show us our society, leaving questions for us to answer.”

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Theatre). This play trilogy examines the multifaceted relationship between Africa and the West. Opens Sep 29 and runs to Oct 22, MonSat 8 pm, mats Wed 1:30 pm, Sat 2 pm. $22$99. Bluma Appel Theatre, 27 Front E. 416368-3110, canadianstage.com. Bigger thAN Jesus by Rick Miller and Daniel Brooks (WYRD/Necessary Angel). Live performance, sound and projections are used in this comedy about the mysteries of life and viewpoints on Christianity. Opens Sep 29 and runs to Oct 9, Tue-Sat 8 pm, Sun 2 pm. $20-$55. Factory Theatre, 125 Bathurst. 416504-9971, factorytheatre.ca. the cruciBle by Arthur Miller (Ryerson Theatre School). Young women dancing around a fire leads to panic and conflict in the small community of Salem. Opens Oct 4 and runs to Oct 13, Tue-Fri 8 pm, Sat 2 pm. $18, stu/srs $14. Abrams Studio Theatre, 46 Gerrard E. 416-979-5118, ryersontheatre.ca. A fool’s life by Dan Watson (Ahuri Theatre/Why Not Theatre). Movement, drumming, shadow puppetry and projections are used in this multilingual piece inspired by the life and short stories of Akutagawa Ryunosuke. Previews Sep 29. Opens Sep 30 and runs to Oct 8, Mon-Sat 8 pm. $20, preview/Mon pwyc. Theatre Centre, 1087 Queen W. 416-538-0988, ahuritheatre.com. iNfiNitum by Melissa Major (The Cheshire Unicorn). Performers draw from the aerial arts, butoh and contortion to explore the concepts of infinity and repetition. Previews Sep 29. Opens Sep 30 and runs to Oct 16, Wed-Sat 8 pm, mats Sun 2 pm (no show Oct 9), Wed 2:30 pm. $25, stu $15. Annex Theatre, 730 Bathurst. 416-538-1772, cheshireunicorn.com. the JoNes Boy by Tom Walmsley (surface/ underground theatre). Heroin addicts and hookers struggle to survive in this drama. Opens Sep 30 and runs to Oct 15, Tue-Fri 8 pm, Sat 8 and 10 pm, Sun 2 pm (no show Oct 14). $20, Sun pwyc (partial proceeds to CAMH). Toronto Free Gallery, 1277 Bloor W. thejonesboy2011@gmail.com. much Ado ABout NothiNg by William Shakespeare (Single Thread Theatre Co). The romantic comedy gets a site-specific staging at the historic house and gardens. Previews to Sep 29. Opens Sep 30 and runs to Oct 16, Wed-Sat (and Oct 16) 8 pm (no show Oct 1). $20. Spadina Museum, 285 Spadina Rd. singlethread.ca. oscAr’s soNgs (Windmill Theatre). This cabaret features Academy Award-winning songs from 1934 and later. Sep 30-Oct 1 at 8 pm. $30. Unitarian Congregation Great Hall, 84 South Service Rd, Mississauga. 905-338-5702, windmilltheatre.com. rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi (Canadian Opera Company). A jester avenges his seduced daughter with tragic consequences in this Italian opera. Opens Sep 29 and runs to Oct 22: Sep 29, 30, Oct 5, 13, 14, 17, 18, 20 and 22 at 7:30 pm, Oct 2 and 16 at 2 pm, Oct 8 at

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4:30 pm. $12-$318. Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts, 145 Queen W. 416-3638231, coc.ca. side By side By soNdheim (Sonus Stage Productions). This musical revue features well-known and obscure works by Stephen Sondheim. Opens Oct 5 and runs to Oct 23, Wed-Sat 8 pm, Sun 2 pm. $20. Walmer Centre Theatre, 188 Lowther. sonusstageproductions.ca. the ugly oNe by Marius von Mayenburg (Theatre Smash). A man enjoys his new beauty until his plastic surgeon offers his face to others in this black comedy (see story, page 71). Previews Sep 30-Oct 2. Opens Oct 4 and runs to Oct 16, Tue-Sat 8 pm, Sun 2:30 pm. $18-$34. Tarragon Theatre, 30 Bridgman, Extra Space. 416-531-1827, tarragontheatre.com. the WiNsloW Boy by Terence Rattigan (Stage Centre Productions). A father fights to clear his son’s name after the boy is expelled from naval college. Opens Sep 29 and runs to Oct 8, Wed-Sat 8 pm, mats Sun (and Oct 8) at 2 pm. $27.50, stu/srs $22. Fairview Library, 35 Fairview Mall. 416-299-5557, stagecentreproductions.com.

Alexis (Tarragon Theatre). A monk breaks his vow of silence and the second commandment, sending the brotherhood into upheaval. Previews Oct 4-18. Opens Oct 19 and runs to Oct 30, Tue-Sat 8 pm, mats Sun (and Oct 22, 29) at 2:30 pm. $15-$22. 30 Bridgman, ExtraExtra Space. 416-531-1827, tarragontheatre.com. sex, religioN & other hANg-ups by James Gangl (Gangland Productions). Gangl performs his solo comedy from the Fringe about dealing with sexuality and strict beliefs. Previews Oct 4-5. Opens Oct 6 and runs to Oct 22, Tue-Thu 8 pm, Fri-Sat 7 and 9 pm. $15-$25. Theatre Passe Muraille, 16 Ryerson. 416-504-7529, sexhangup.com.

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l’AccoredoNiste: lAtiN heAt! (Opera in Concert). This cabaret features tango, Neopolitan and Latin standards and some German and French songs. Oct 2 at 2:30 pm. $40-$52. Jane Mallett Theatre, 27 Front E. 416-366-7723. culture dAys: JApANese Arts (Ahuri Theatre). Workshops in Japanese drumming and dance, readings and more from noon to 6 pm. Screenings of Japanese animé and monster movies from 10 pm to 3 am as part of Nuit Blanche. Oct 1 from noon. Free. Theatre Centre, 1087 Queen W. 416-538-0988. doiN’ time: through the VisitiNg glAss by Ashley Lucas (Graduate Centre for Study of Drama, U of T). Lucas performs her solo show about the impact of incarceration on families. Sep 29 at 8 pm. Free (donations to Anishnawbe Health Toronto accepted). Robert Gill Theatre, 214 College. 416-978-7986. from A mother’s heArt (Brampton Theatre School). This funder to put at-risk youth into arts programs includes a silent auction, film screening and more. Sep 30 at 7 pm. $25, srs $20, stu $18. Rose Theatre, 1 Theatre Lane, Brampton. 905-874-2800, rosetheatre.ca.

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ists and academics explore themes in Gluck’s tragic opera. Oct 1 at 9:30 am. $23. Edward Johnson Building, 80 Queen’s Park. 416-3638231, coc.ca. musicAls thAt fly: AmeliA iN coNcert by John Gray (Theatre 20). The company presents a concert version of the musical about Amelia Earhart. Oct 3 at 8 pm. $59-$69. Panasonic Theatre, 651 Yonge. theatre20.com. the NormAl heArt (On Stage Performing Arts Series). Stuido 180 Artistic Director Joel Greenberg talks about the upcoming production of the Larry Kramer play. Oct 3 at 7 pm. Free. Reference Library, 789 Yonge. 416-393-7011. nNuit BlANche (Scotiabank/City of Toronto). The all-night art event returns with art, dance, light and sound installations, film, interactive performance art and more. Various venues, see website for details. Oct 1 from 7 pm to 7 am (Oct 2). Free. scotiabanknuitblanche.ca. primA doNNA (CBC Radio 2/Espace Musique/ Radio Canada). Sopranos Julie Boulianne, Aline Kutan and Marianne Fiset perform French and Italian arias in celebration of CBC Radio’s 75th anniversary. Oct 3 at 8 pm. $45. Glenn Gould

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Studio, 250 Front W. cbc.ca/glenngould. Psycho Bitch by Tamara Lynn Robert (P.K. Pin Up Productions). A woman battles her demons, wacky therapists and more in this comedic drama about living with mental illness. Oct 2 at 8 pm. $15, stu/srs $10. Pia Bouman School for Ballet, 6 Noble. pkpinup.com. Red Nose distRict (TorontoClown.com). Dave McKay, Helen Donnelly and others present a preview of Vaudeville Hotel, a clown show taking place during Nuit Blanche. Sep 29 at 8 pm. Pwyc. Black Swan, 154 Danforth. torontoclown.com. ViVa caBaRet (YURA). This tribute show features divas from stage and screen. Oct 5 at 8 pm. Free. Gladstone Hotel, 1214 Queen W, Melody Bar. 416-531-4635, rushow.ru.

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NNNN (JK) the Maids by Jean Genet (Buddies in

Bad Times Theatre). Two maids plot to kill their mistress in this mind-bending thriller (see review, page 70). Runs to Oct 9, Tue-Sat 8 pm, Sun 2:30 pm. $23-$33, Sun pwyc at the door. 12 Alexander. 416-975-8555, buddiesinbadtimes.com. NNNN (Susan G Cole) the odd couPle by Neil Simon (Soulpepper). A meticulous man and his sloppy roommate

try to coexist in a small apartment in this comedy. (See review at nowtoronto.com/ daily). Runs to Nov 19, see website for schedule. $45-$65, stu $28. Young Centre for the Performing Arts, 55 Mill. 416-866-8666, soulpepper.ca. NNN (JK) PiNkalicious, the Musical by Elizabeth Kann, Victoria Kann and John Gregor (Vital Theatre). A girl turns pink after eating too many cupcakes in this family show. Runs to Oct 30, Sun 1:30 pm. $20. Lower Ossington Theatre, 100A Ossington. 416-642-8973, vitaltheatre.ca. the PRice by Arthur Miller (Soulpepper). Two brothers meet in their dead father’s attic to sell his possessions and hash over events that have kept them estranged for years. Diana Leblanc’s production of this lesser-known Miller play does it no favours. The first act plods along, and the fireworks in the second seem forced and full of psychobabble. The lead performances are uneven, with Jane Spidell and David Fox enlivening their supporting roles. Runs to Oct 22, see website for schedule. $45$65, stu $28. Young Centre for the Performing Arts, 55 Mill. 416-866-8666, soulpepper.ca. NN (GS) PRiVate liVes by Noël Coward (Mirvish). Exes meet at the same hotel while honeymooning with new spouses (see review, page 70). Runs to Oct 30, Tue-Sat 8 pm, mats Sat-Sun and Wed 2 pm (no matinee Sep 17). $35-$175. Royal Alexandra Theatre, 260 King W. 416-872-1212, mirvish.com. NNNN (JK)

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by David Nehls and Betsly Kelso (Hart House Theatre). Colourful characters from mobile homes, trailers and caravans deal with daily travails in this musical comedy. Runs to Oct 8, Wed-Sat 8 pm, mat Oct 8 at 2 pm. $25, stu/srs $10-$15. 7 Hart House Circle. 416-978-8849, harthousetheatre.ca. his gReatNess by Daniel MacIvor (Independent Artists Repertory Theatre). This play is based on two days in 1980 when Tennessee Williams was in Vancouver for the opening of one of his plays (see review, page 70). Runs to Oct 23, Tue-Sat 8 pm, mats Sat 2 pm, Sun 3 pm. $40-$60, limited pwyc Sun. Factory Theatre, 125 Bathurst, Studio. 416504-9971, factorytheatre.ca. NNNNN (GS) the gReeN dooR (Lower Ossington Theatre). The cabaret series features jazz with Joe Sealy and Paul Novotny on Friday, and musical theatre artist Michael Burgess on Saturday. Sep 30-Oct 1 at 8 pm. $20. 100A Ossington. 416915-6747, lowerossingtontheatre.com. iN the Next RooM oR the ViBRatoR Play by Sarah Ruhl (Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre). A doctor’s use of a newfangled medical device draws curiosity from his wife (see review, page 70). Runs to Oct 23, Tue-Sat 8 pm, mats SatSun 2:30 pm (no mats Oct 15, 22). $20-$47. Tarragon Theatre, 30 Bridgman. 416-531-1827, tarragontheatre.com. NN (GS) iPhigeNia iN tauRis by Christoph Willibald Gluck (Canadian Opera Company). The tragic opera based on a story from Greek mythology is performed in French (see review, page 71). Runs to Oct 15: Oct 4, 7, 12 and 15 at 7:30 pm, Oct 1 at 4:30 pm. $12$318. Four Seasons Centre for the Performing

ProArteDanza delivers the next installment of exuberant contemporary dance with the highly-anticipated Season 2011. Four award-winning choreographers, Artistic Director Roberto Campanella, Artistic Associate Robert Glumbek, along with guest choreographers, Kevin O’Day (Mannheim Ballet) and Guillaume Côté, launch three Toronto premieres and one world premiere for an evening of high octane dance you won’t soon forget. Call the Harbourfront Centre box office at 416-973-4000 or visit www.proartedanza.com to purchase tickets online.

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SATURDAY NIGHT CABARET SERIES (Soulpepper Theatre Company). Derek Boyes ñ and Mike Ross host a weekly arts cabaret. Runs

to Oct 15, Sat 10 pm. $10. Young Centre for the Performing Arts, 55 Mill. 416-866-8666. SPRING AWAKENING by Frank Wedekind, with music by Duncan Sheik and Steven Sater (Lower Ossington Theatre). Teens journey from youth to adulthood in 19th-century Germany in this musical. Runs to Oct 8, Wed-Sat 8 pm, Sun 4 pm. $45-$60. 100A Ossington. 416-915-6747, lowerossingtontheatre.com. THE STUDIO by Hélène Langevin (Bouge de là). Four dancers use their bodies, objects, lighting and projections to bring visual art to life. Runs to Oct 6, see website for schedule. $15$20. Young People’s Theatre, 165 Front E. 416-862-2222, youngpeoplestheatre.ca. SUDDENLY MOMMY! by Anne Marie Scheffler (Red Sandcastle Theatre). Scheffler performs her solo comedy about motherhood. Runs to Oct 9: Oct 1 and 4-8 at 8 pm, mats Sep 29-30, Oct 2 and 9 at 2 pm. $20-$25. 922 Queen E. 416-845-9411, redsandcastletheatre.com. THE TALE OF A TOWN – QUEEN WEST by Lisa Marie DiLiberto (Fixt Point). Ambitious, passionate and touched with sadness, this sitespecific exploration of 30 years in the history of Queen West blends music, video and live performance in a look at what gentrification has done to the neighbourhood. Writer/performer Lisa Marie DiLiberto and her team bring great energy to the show, but some of the episodes are too long and not as effective as they might be. Runs to Oct 9, Tue-Sun 7:30 pm. $20$25. Theatre Passe Muraille, 16 Ryerson. 416504-7529, passemuraille.on.ca. NNN (JK) 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, Tue-Sat 8 pm, mats Sun 1 & 5 pm, Fri-Sat 4 pm. $74-$249, stu/srs $67-$235, kids under 12 $54-$208. Grand Chapiteau, Port 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 21, 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) 3

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Thursday, September 29 ABSOLUTE COMEDY presents Sam Demaris,

Jeff Schouela and host Nile Seguin. To Oct 2, Thu 8:30 pm, Fri 9 pm, Sat 8 & 10:45 pm, Sun

8 pm. $10-$15. 2335 Yonge. 416-486-7700, absolutecomedy.ca. THE BOOM SHOW: CHAPTER 40 Dan Galea presents Alex Pavone, Sara Hennessey, the Sketchersons and the Boom w/ Ladystache. 9 pm. $10. Supermarket, 268 Augusta. boomcomedy.com. 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 SC presents its ñ latest revue, a high-energy, tons-of-laughs

show that gets a big jolt of energy from four new writer/performers, a bold set and an amplified sound system. The writing is solid, but the performers sharpen each scene with their physicality, especially newcomer Alastair Forbes, a tall, lanky clown who’s unafraid of looking silly. A couple of political sketches hit their targets, and some very long sequences pay off nicely. But the funniest scenes involve a tech-challenged mom bribing her son and a surreal baseball sketch that defies time and place. Wed-Fri 8 pm, Sat 8 & 10:30 pm, Sun 7 pm. $24-$29, stu $15. 51 Mercer. 416-3430011, secondcity.com. NNNN (Glenn Sumi) GAME PLAYA THURSDAYS John Candy Box Theatre presents players from the longform program. 9 pm. Pwyc. 70 Peter. 416-340-7270. 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 open mic w/ host Michael McLean. 9 pm. Free. 51A Winchester. winchesterkitchen.com. YUK YUK’S DOWNTOWN presents Michael Harrison. To Oct 2, Wed-Thu and Sun 8 pm, Fri-Sat 9 pm. $12-$20. 224 Richmond W. 416967-6425, yukyuks.com.

Friday, September 30 ABSOLUTE COMEDY See Thu 29. THE BROAD-WAY Second City presents

female alumnae returning to SC in a benefit for the Redwood Shelter, featuring Linda Kash, Teresa Pavlinek, Aurora Browne, Leslie Seiler, Naomi Snieckus, hosts Marty Adams and Reid Janisse. 11 pm. $25. 51 Mercer. 416-343-0011, secondcity.com. COMEDY ON THE DANFORTH Timothy’s World News Café presents improv with Athletic Robot. 9 pm. Pwyc. 320 Danforth. 416-4612668, comedyonthedanforth.com.

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Saturday, October 1 ABsOlute COmedy See Thu 29. the ABsOlutely POsitively COmPletely mAde uP shOW Second City presents interactive, family-friendly improv and sketch. 1 pm. $12. 51 Mercer. 416-343-0011, secondcity.com. BlACK sWAn COmedy presents an Improv Drop-In workshop. 6 pm. $5. Egg Zeppelin, long-form improv about two guys running a diner w/ Marcel St. Pierre & Kris Siddiqi, and guests Dan Galea and Dr. Ew. 8 pm. Pwyc. The Ladder, competitive entertainment. 10 pm. $5. Black Swan, 154 Danforth, 2nd floor. 416903-5388, blackswancomedy.com.

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dance listings Opening Best Of ArABesque Arabesque Dance

Company presents a gala celebrating its 15th anniversary with performances, talkback sessions and more. Opens Sep 29 at 7 pm. $49. Fleck Dance Theatre, 207 Queens Quay W. 416-920-5593, arabesquedance.ca. COmmunity ClAss Kemi Contemporary Dance Projects and Culture Days present a class exploring the relationship between music and movement. Oct 1 at 12:30 pm. Free (RSVP kemiprojects@gmail.com). Winchester Street Theatre, 80 Winchester. kemiprojects.ca. the erOs BOulevArd CABAret Rivoli presents short films, dance and more with Winston Spear, PedestrianThrash, Anna Stanutz, Hip Kik and others on the front patio. Oct 1 from 9 pm to 3:30 am. Free. 332 Queen W. 416-553-1352. fAllen rAin inDANCE presents courtesaninspired dance from South India, choreographed by Hari Krishnan. Oct 1-2, Sat 7 pm, Sun 3 pm. $25. Robert Gill Theatre, 214 College. indance.ca.

lies) See Thu 29. sABrinA JAlees See Fri 30. sCtC OPen hOuse Second City Training Centre

presents improv workshops and performances for all ages. from 1-5 pm. Free. John Candy Box Theatre, 70 Peter. 416-340-7270. sPillin’ the BeAns COmedy Full of Beans Coffee 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. 416-5516540, baddogtheatre.com. yuK yuK’s dOWntOWn See Thu 29. yuK yuK’s vAuGhAn See Fri 30. yuK yuK’s West See Fri 30.

Sunday, October 2 ABsOlute COmedy See Thu 29. the BenCh John Candy Box Theatre presents

upcoming improvisers picked by the Second City. 9 pm. Pwyc. 70 Peter. 416-340-7270. COmedy niGht in CAnAdA Canada’s Walk of Fame Festival presents Mike MacDonald, the Doo Wops, Jessica Holmes, Carla Collins, Mark DeBonis and host Jon Dore. 8 pm. $35.50-$59.50. Massey Hall, 178 Victoria. masseyhall.com.

dreAms reAlly dO COme true! (And Other lies) See Thu 29. hOWie mAndel Living Arts Centre presents

the comedian/game show host in a live show. 7:30 pm. $60-$90. 4141 Living Arts, Mississauga. 905-306-6000, livingartscentre.ca. lAuGh sABBAth presents Talent Show! w/ Chris Locke, the Dick Mime, Rhiannon Archer, Fraser Young, David Dineen-Porter, host James Hartnett and others. Doors 8:30 pm. $5. Rivoli, 332 Queen W. laughsabbath. com. the seedlinGs present SlowGrow, improv created one line at a time, w/ Nicole Ascroft, Leesa Gaspari, Cameron Kirkwood, Jimi Shlag, Tom Vest and others. 7 pm (workshop 6 pm). $5. Comedy Bar, 945 Bloor W. comedybar.ca. silver City stAnduP presents weekly comedy w/ host Kirk Hicks. 9 pm. Pwyc. Silver City, 780 Danforth. 416-461-1504. yuK yuK’s dOWntOWn See Thu 29.

Robin Crossman present stand-up w/ Mike Takacs, Todd Van Allen, Chris Brazeau, Ryan Horwood, Joshua Elijah and others. 8 pm. Pwyc. Charlotte Room, 19 Charlotte. thecomedycabaret.com. hArd times At the hArd luCK Impulsive Entertainment presents a comedy mashup w/ Rulers of the Universe, Lashings of Apologies, Alex Nursall, host Ron Josol and others. 9 pm. $5. Hard Luck Bar, 812 Dundas W. hardluckbar.com. lAuGh yOur nAds Off Blair Streeter presents weekly open-mic stand-up comedy. 9 pm. Free. Naughty Nadz, 1590 Dundas E, Mississauga. 905-232-5577. lAuGhABle At unlOvABle presents Kathleen Phillips, Avery Edison, Camille Cote, Ben Miner, Dan Galea, Jon McCurley, Nick Flanagan and host Steph Tolev. 9 pm. Pwyc. Unlovable, 1415-B Dundas W. 416-532-6669. snuff BOX The Comedy Bar presents the cult UK comedy duo, with Rich Fulcher and Matt Berry, hosted by Sean Cullen. 8 pm. 945 Bloor W. comedybar.ca. Wheel Of imPrOv John Candy Box Theatre presents an interactive improv show. 9 pm. Pwyc. 70 Peter. 416-340-7270.

Tuesday, October 4 COmedy And KArAOKe Impulsive Entertainment presents Creedence Bathwater Revival, British Teeth, Cory!, Aimee Collins, Dale Boyer and host Vito. 8 pm. $5. Hard Luck Bar, 812 Dundas W. hardluckbar.com.

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Wednesday, October 5 ABsOlute COmedy presents Pro-Am Night w/

Second City presents a fast-paced, completely improvised weekly show. To Oct 25, 8 pm. $20, stu $15. 51 Mercer. secondcity. com. sKetChCOmedylOunGe Rivoli presents The Seán Pod, a live podcast w/ Rich Fulcher, Paul Irving, host Seán Cullen and others. 9 pm. Pwyc. 332 Queen W. sketchcomedylounge. com. stAndinG On the dAnfOrth Eton House presents Marc Hallworth, Morgan George, Evan Richardson, Reid Brackenbury, Darryl Orr, Ron Sparks, Vest of Friends, Cal Post and host Jo-Anna Downey. 9 pm. Free. 710 Danforth. 416-466-6161. striP COmedy The Central presents Dom Pare, Matt Folliott and host Georgea BrooksHancock. 8 pm. $5. 603 Markham. 416-9134586. tOrOntO COmedy BrAWl finAls Empire Comedy presents the finale w/ Jay Scott, K Trevor Wilson, Craig Fay, Danish Anwar, Nick Reynoldson, Jenny Serwylo, Dylan Gott, Julia Hladkowicz and host Jason Blanchard. 8 pm. $10. Absolute Comedy, 2335 Yonge. 416486-7700, torontocomedybrawl.com. yuK yuK’s dOWntOWn presents the Humber School of Comedy at 7:30 pm, and standup Amateur Night at 9:30 pm. $4. 224 Richmond W. 416-967-6425, yukyuks.com.

Andy Hendrickson, Chris Roberts, Eric Bud, Ernie Vicente, Felipe Dimas, Marilla Wex and host Tony Deyo. 8:30 pm. $6. 2335 Yonge. 416-486-7700, absolutecomedy.ca. COmedy At the OssinGtOn presents Desiree Lavoy, Ennis Esmer, Tom Henry, Todd Graham, Ron Sparks, Kirk Hicks, hosts Steph Kaliner, Sara Hennessey and others. 8 pm. Pwyc. The Ossington, 61 Ossington. 416-850-0161. 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 29. hOWie mAndel Markham Theatre for the

Performing Arts presents the comedian/ game show host in a live show. 8 pm. $89$94. 171 Town Centre Blvd. 905-305-7469, markhamtheatre.ca. siren’s COmedy Celt’s Pub presents open-mic stand-up w/ Kirk Jorgenson and host Chris Valente. 8:30 pm. Free. 2872 Dundas W. 416767-3339. sPirits COmedy niGht presents Robert Keller, Hainan Huang, Danny Mendlow, Julie Kim, Andrew Cheung, Cosmin Balaiou, Ennis Esmer, Virginia Cowan, Dave Healey, Karen O’Keefe and host Jo-Anna Downey. 9 pm. Free. Spirits Bar & Grill, 642 Church. 416967-0001. students rOCK the nite John Candy Box Theatre presents improv by Second City Training Centre students. 9 pm. Pwyc. 70 Peter. 416340-7270. 3

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Sean Cullen, Mark Forward, Steve Dylan, Dave Merheje, Pete Zedlacher, Mark DeBonis, Eddie Della Siepe, MC Arthur Simeon and others. 9 pm. Pwyc. 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. BlACK sWAn COmedy presents Monday Improv Jam w/ Ralph MacLeod. 8 pm. The Improv Gong Show. 10 pm. Pwyc. Black Swan, 154 Danforth, 2nd fl. blackswancomedy.com. Blue mOndAy COmedy Grossman’s presents a monthly show w/ host JP Hodgkinson. 7 pm. Free. 379 Spadina. 416-977-7000. the COmedy CABAret Chris MacLean and

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PrOArtedAnzA – seAsOn 2011 Harbourfront NextSteps presents ñ modern pieces by Robert Glumbek, Roberto

Campanella, Kevin O’Day and Guillaume Côté. Opens Oct 5 and runs to Oct 8, WedSat 8 pm. $22-$39, srs $20-$34, stu $15. Fleck Dance Theatre, 207 Queens Quay W. 416-973-4000, harbourfrontcentre.com. sOlOs & duets Ballet Jörgen presents short works by established and emerging choreographers. Sep 29 at 7 pm. Pwyc. George Brown College, 160 Kendal, Bldg C, BJC Studio. balletjorgencanada.ca. tdt OPen reheArsAl Toronto Dance Theatre presents a public rehearsal of Christopher House’s new work, Rivers, as part of Culture Days. Sep 30 from 3 to 5 pm. Free. Winchester Street Theatre, 80 Winchester. tdt.org. 3

imPrOv niGht in CAnAdA John Candy Box Theatre presents the ultimate improv faceoff. 9 pm. Pwyc. 70 Peter. 416-340-7270.

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Monday, October 3

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the his & hers AnniversAry shOW Blair Streeter and Marianne Gibson present a comedy/variety benefit for local cat rescue charities w/ Gavin Stephens, DJ Demers, Sandra Battaglini, Candice Gregoris, Half Full and Poetik Justiz. Doors 8 pm. $15-$20. Naughty Nadz, 1590 Dundas E, Mississauga. 905-2325577, brownpapertickets.com/event/196584. mOCKery niGht in the JunCtiOn Shoxs presents stand-up, sketch, improv and more w/ Neil Ross, Ray Landry, Terry Cowe, Scott Yamamura, Rob & Doug (the Two-Headed Hoser Mayor) and others. 8:30 pm. $5. 2827 Dundas W. mockerynight.com. nAKed fridAys John Candy Box Theatre presents music, improv, sketch and more. 9 pm. Pwyc. 70 Peter. 416-340-7270. OPen miC niGht Gabby’s Bar & Grill presents Martha O’Neill, Zabrina Chevannes, Marilla Wex, Todd Graham, Bev Ellis, host Virginia Cowan and others. 8 pm. $5. 192 Bloor W. 416-967-5550. sABrinA JAlees The Flying Beaver Pubaret presents the comedian/TV personality in a live show. To Oct 1, Fri-Sat 8 pm. $15. 488 Parliament. brownpapertickets.com/ event/201379. yuK yuK’s dOWntOWn See Thu 29. yuK yuK’s vAuGhAn presents Tony Krolo, Dom Pare and Jo-Anna Downey. To Oct 1, FriSat 9 pm. $20. 70 Interchange Way. 416-9676425, yukyuks.com. yuK yuK’s West presents Lou Dinos. To Oct 1, Fri-Sat 9 pm. $20. 5165 Dixie, Mississauga. 416-967-6425, yukyuks.com.

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ing and an open mic. 8 pm. Pwyc. Regal Beagle, 335 Bloor W. 416-591-6859. krISTyN DuNNION Launching The Dirt Chronicles. 7 pm. Free. Another Story Bookshop, 315 Roncesvalles. 416-462-1104. SIDDHArTHA MukHErjEE Interviewed by Vincent Lam about his book The Emperor Of All Maladies: A Biography Of Cancer. 7:30 pm. $10, stu free. Harbourfront Centre, 235 Queens Quay W. 416-973-4000, readings.org. EvAN MuNDAy Launching The Dead Kid Detec tive Agency. 7 pm. Free. No One Writes to the Colonel, 460 College. 416-366-8973.

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with guests Anders Drerup and Kelly Prescott. 8 pm. $17.50. Revival, 783 College. tinars.ca. SISTEr SOuljAH Launching Midnight And The Meaning Of Love with Motion. 6:30 pm. Free. OISE Auditorium, 252 Bloor W. simonandschuster.ca.

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kArEN CONNElly Reading. 7 pm. Free. Art Square Gallery, 334 Dundas W. theeastgallery.com. lISA lADOuCEur Launching Encyclopedia Gothica in an interview with Globe And Mail columnist Russell Smith. 7 pm. Free. Gladstone Hotel, 1214 Queen W. 416-531-4635. TOrONTO BOOk AwArDS Readings by the shortlisted authors. 7 pm. Free. Yorkville Library, 22 Yorkville. torontopubliclibrary.ca.

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story collections. 6 pm. Free. Type Books, 883 Queen W. 416-366-8973. COACH HOuSE fAll lAuNCH Readings by David McGimpsey, Jenny Sampirisi, Sina Queyras and others. 8 pm. Free. Dance Cave, 529 Bloor W (upstairs). chbooks.com. MICHAEl COrEN Talking about Why Catholics Are Right. 7 pm. Free. North York Central Library, 5120 Yonge. Pre-register 416395-5639.

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Gerard’s journey

The hulking actor tones it down to play real-life biker and Sudanese orphanage founder Sam Childers. Just don’t ask him to explain his performance. By NORMAN WILNER MACHINE GUN PREACHER directed by Marc Forster, screenplay by Jason Keller based on the book by Sam Childers, with Gerard Butler, Michelle Monaghan, Michael Shannon and Madeline Carroll. An Alliance Films release. 123 minutes. Opens Friday (September 30). For venues and times, see Movies, page 82.

gerard butler stands with his back to the door, framed against a window, looking out at the Toronto skyline. I’ve walked into his room, yet somehow he’s the one making an entrance. Butler has come to the Toronto Film Festival with two films, Machine Gun Preacher and Coriolanus. Each uses the actor’s imposing physical presence as a storytelling element – though in person, he’s chatty and loose, a world away from the coiled warriors he portrays onscreen. In Machine Gun Preacher he plays Sam Childers, a former Pennsylvania biker turned born-again protector of Sudanese children, for whom he built

an orphanage at great personal risk. The film dramatizes Childers’s journey from criminal to saviour in simplistic, Oscar-baiting fashion, but Butler took the role’s complicated morality very seriously. He plays violent men fairly often, he says, but usually in an exaggerated context; Sam Childers is an actual person, and he’s done some awful things. “In a movie like 300 or Beowulf [&

Grendel] you can hide behind some kind of stylization,” Butler explains. “But in Machine Gun, I couldn’t. The real guy’s around. I filmed him a lot, so I had footage of him and extra stuff of him preaching, doing interviews. I played his interviews in the background; he’s done more interviews than I have, and he loves to talk.” Butler came to believe that Chil-

ders’s redemption sprang from the ex-biker’s understanding of the pain he’d caused others during his criminal days. “I always felt this shame, and this pain that he had inside, and then this need to do something with himself, to seek danger, to make a name for himself and to do great things.” One of the film’s key moments comes when the reformed Childers

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Gerard Butler preaches to the converted.

MACHINE GUN PREACHER (Marc Forster) Rating: NN Marc Forster follows the disappointing Quantum Of Solace with this overwrought docudrama about Sam Childers (Gerard Butler), a Pennsylvania biker who found God, cleaned up and devoted himself to building an orphanage in Sudan. It’s a noble story, but Forster’s clumsy, broad-strokes approach reduces everything to a Hollywood cliché – and yet another movie that uses African suffering as a backdrop for a white man’s redemption. As Childers’s best friend, Revolutionary Road’s Michael Shannon steals the picture by refusing to buy into Forster’s melodramatic mindset. Just playing the part straight makes him the most NW interesting thing onscreen.

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chooses to take up arms against the Sudanese soldiers threatening the orphans he’s trying to help. Butler’s performance conveys an uneasy mixture of religious fervor and raging blood lust; it’s a scary, intense moment, and he has no idea how he got there. “Explanation of performance is not my strong point,” he says, shrugging. “I wish I could just go and act. When I’m performing, when I’m in the middle of doing what I do, it’s those moments that I live for – when you feel that you have a pure understanding of the essence of that character, the essence of that moment, and what is going on. “[When] somebody says, ‘Explain where you just were there,’ I don’t know. But ‘instinct’ would be the word that works [to describe] where I try to come from as an actor, and interestingly is where Sam definitely comes from as a person.” 3 normw@nowtoronto.com

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Sick humour 50/50 (Jonathan Levine). 99 minutes. Opens Friday (September 30). For venues and times, see Movies, page 82. Rating: NNNN

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Superstar comic hates hockey but loves Breakaway By RADHEYAN SIMONPILLAI BREAKAWAY directed by Robert Lieberman, written by Vinay Virmani, with Virmani, Camilla Belle, Russell Peters and Anupam Kher. An Alliance Films release. 100 minutes. Opens Friday (September 30). For venues and times, see Movies, page 82.

talking to russell peters is a challenge. The Brampton-raised superstar comic tends to turn the tables during an interview, making you his subject. Before I can begin to ask my questions, Peters grills me on my ethnicity (Tamil), which then becomes a recurring topic throughout our conversation. “What’s that music they play? Byla?” Peters, who now calls L.A. home, is a keen observer of people and their cultures, so it makes sense that he probes everyone he meets as if scouting for new material. He’s at TIFF for the premiere of Breakaway, a Canadian cross-cultural hockey comedy that he stars in and co-produced. Incorporating touches of Canuck spirit and Bollywood sentiment, the movie follows the efforts of a young South Asian (writer Vinay Virmani) who, against all odds and despite the hostility of his traditional father,

forms a Sikh hockey team. When Virmani first approached him with the story, Peters made his apprehensions known. “The minute [Vinay] said ‘Bollywood movie,’ I gave him a dirty look,” Peters recalls, insisting that he hates India’s popular movie industry. “I don’t want to be a part of any Bollywood movie.”

REVIEW BREAKAWAY (Robert Lieberman) Rating: NN Breakaway is one of the most environmentally friendly movies you’ll see this year. All it does is recycle material from Bend It Like Beckham, Score: A Hockey Musical and Russell Peters’s decade-old comedy routines. Writer Vinay Virmani stars as Rajveer, a young Sikh who, despite his father’s annoyance, forms his own hockey team of guys who sport turbans instead of helmets. Virmani makes a charming lead opposite Camilla Belle as his fetching love interest. However, the pandering film seems more intent on stuffing itself with clichés and unnecessary cameos (seriously, what are Drake and Ludacris doing here?) than creating RS something genuine.

Peters likes to quote his dad when describing the shrieking musical numbers Bollywood is known for: “Sounds like a cat in heat.” To make matters worse, Peters also hates hockey, which many consider sacrilege given his Canadian heritage. “So what?” he retorts. “Does that mean I need to like the Tragically Hip, too?” What he did connect to in Breakaway was the story of a guy who pursues his dreams while charting new terrain. As a stand-up comedian of South Asian descent, Peters was a trailblazer. “I was the first one,” he says, noting that he didn’t encounter much friction from his family over his comic career since they had no idea how to oppose it. “There was no simile for me. They couldn’t hate it. They didn’t know what it was.” These days, the comic-turned-actor/producer has his hands full with another job: parenthood. He doesn’t know if his infant daughter will grow up wanting to be a comic. But one thing’s for sure – she’s already his biggest fan. “She’s always smiling at me.”3

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Women resist THE KINGDOM OF WOMEN (Dahna Abourahme). 54 minutes. Screens Monday (October 3), 7 pm, at Jackman Hall, part of the Toronto Palestine Film Festival running from Friday (September 30) to October 7. tpff.ca. See Indie & Rep film, page 90. Rating: NNN The old adage says necessity is the mother of invention. The Kingdom Of Women, part of the Toronto Palestine Film Festival, presents a variation on that theme: crisis is the mother of ingenuity. In Dahna Abourahme’s documentary, women living in Lebanon recall the 1982 Israeli invasion, when tanks bulldozed Ein El-Hilweh, the largest refugee camp, housing 70,000 displaced Palestinians near the port of Sidon. When almost all the men in the

Joseph Gordon-Levitt (left) and Seth Rogen get lots of uncomfortable laughs.

community were imprisoned alongside other resisters in Sidon, the women were left to fend for themselves. They showed remarkable resourcefulness. One family turned their father’s taxi cab into a vegetable stand; a group of childcare workers fashioned toys out of pieces of rubble; and eventually the women rebuilt the camp, stone by stone – by themselves. The film is testimony to these women’s resilience in particular, but it also tells a familiar story. Female mobility and work opportunities expanded during wartime only to be reduced once the men came home, exactly the North American experience in the Second World War. Abourahme uses her talking heads in conventional ways, but Lena Merhej’s animation is very effective. I host a TPFF a panel on Arab women and media representation, with sociologist Nahla Abdo and filmmaker Ruba Nadda Sunday (October 2), 3 pm, free, SUSAN G. COLE at Innis Town Hall.

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One of the bigger surprises of the justconcluded Toronto Film Festival was the emergence of Seth Rogen as a genuine creative player. His nuanced performance in Sarah Polley’s Take This Waltz and his work as the co-star and producer of Jonathan Levine’s 50/50 combined to banish his misbegotten version of The Green Hornet into the depths of the cinematic memory hole. 50/50 gives Rogen the chance to act more or less like the Seth Rogen character we’ve watched him develop over the past decade or so. He’s jokey, he’s dismissive, he’s awkward. And in this case, he’s playing himself. The film’s based on screenwriter and real-life Rogen buddy Will Reiser’s own experiences, fictionalized and expanded into an intentionally uncomfortable comedy about illness and mortality. Diagnosed

with a rare spinal tumour, Reiser’s doppelgänger, Adam (Joseph GordonLevitt), a journalist in his late 20s, copes with chemo and counselling while his best friend, Kyle (Rogen), provides some very inappropriate moral support. It’s a shaggy and entertaining buddy movie that just happens to have life-or-death stakes. Gordon-Levitt underplays Adam’s pathos, projecting a sort of bewildered perseverance, while Anna Kendrick nicely subverts her Up In The Air certitude as his novice therapist. (Bryce Dallas Howard goes a bit broad as Gordon-Levitt’s shallow girlfriend, though.) Director Levine forgoes the slickness of All The Boys Love Mandy Lane and The Wackness for a grungy immediacy that NORMAN WILNER serves the story well.

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Brave front WE WERE HERE (David Weissman). 90 minutes. Opens Friday (September 30) at the Carlton. See Times, page 87. Rating:

NNN There have been many powerful docs about the AIDS crisis, but few have focused solely on how the epidemic affected San Francisco. David Weissman’s straightforward, informative We Were Here centres on five subjects whose lives were radically changed during that time. They range from a female nurse and a male volunteer working on the front lines of treatment to a politician dealing with mobilizing the city around issues like safe sex, quarantine and access to experimental drugs. The heart of the film, however, belongs to Daniel Goldstein, an HIVpositive artist who watched most of his friends and two long-term partners KATHRYN GAITENS

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Bryce is so nice

Actor put on producer’s hat to get her friend’s script developed By NORMAN WILNER RESTLESS directed by Gus Van Sant, written by Jason Lew, with Henry Hopper, Mia Wasikowska, Ryo Kase and Schuyler Fisk. An Alliance Films release. 95 minutes. Opens Friday (September 30). For venues and times, see Movies, page 82.

bryce dallas howard doesn’t appear in Restless, but the movie wouldn’t exist without her. The redheaded actor – currently enjoying a boost in visibility thanks to her role as the loathsome Hilly Holbrook in the summer sleeper The Help – has been developing her NYU pal Jason Lew’s script, about two teens touched by death, for years. “He gave it to me and a few of our friends for initial feedback,” she says, “and my first conversation with him was four and a half hours long.” At TIFF earlier this month, Howard was pulling double duty, promoting Restless as a producer and 50/50 as an actor. Heavily pregnant with her second child, she wasn’t complaining; she saw it as a chance to talk up pro-

jects she loves, and she clearly loves Restless. “I was instantly very passionate about the project; I didn’t say ‘I think I should produce this’ or anything, because I hadn’t produced anything and I felt like that would be really presumptuous. But we worked on the development very intensely and specifically for a couple of years, and when it came time to set it up and find a home for it, [Jason] said, ‘Okay, Bryce, I know you keep pushing this off, but you’re the producer. You’ve been developing this; you’ve held workshops, you’ve held readthroughs – this is what you’re doing. You should bring it out.’” Howard finally found Restless a home at Imagine Entertainment – the production company founded in the 1980s by her father, Ron Howard, and his producer partner Brian Grazer. “I’d been so proactive about trying to avoid the potential for being cri-

REVIEW RESTLESS (Gus Van Sant) Rating: NN After the mainstream triumph of Milk, Gus Van Sant swerves back into indieland with this Portland-set tale of a young funeral crasher (Henry Hopper, look-alike son of Dennis) and the dying girl (Mia Wasikowska) who steals his heart and teaches him to love again. Also, his only friend

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tiqued for nepotism,” she laughs. “[But] I met with a few executives there. They were all really interested in the script. They just connected to it in a very genuine way and really understood it.” Working on the other side of the camera gave Howard a new appreciation for the nuts and bolts of production – in particular the importance of casting. She was bowled over by the audition of Henry Hopper, the unknown who landed the lead role. “I went into the casting process just looking for the characters,” she says. “Henry played it very differently, and the scene that he read, as a result, kind of shifted on its axis. There’s a heightened realism [to Restless] that I think Henry really understood. He almost seems to exist in another dimension himself a little bit.” 3 normw@nowtoronto.com

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is the ghost of a Japanese kamikaze (Ryo Kase) who likes to play Battleship. (Yes, really. Battleship.) Captivated by the affectations and contrivances of Jason Lew’s script, which applies the Manic Pixie Dream Girl template to both leads, Van Sant has made his most unconvincing drama since Finding Forrester. It’s basically Elizabethtown with NW tumours. Henry Hopper and Mia Wasikowska will probably leave you Restless.

BELLFLOWER (Evan Glodell). 105 minutes. Opens Friday (September 30). For venues and times, see Movies, page 90. Rating: NNN For its first half, Bellflower is a stylish and free-spirited indie romance about directionless hipsters in an L.A. suburb. But then it takes a few wild turns and tries to become something else, with less success. Best friends Woodrow (writer/ director Evan Glodell) and Aiden (Tyler Dawson) spend most of their time building a flame-thrower, because they’re big fans of the post-apocalyptic movie Mad Max. One night at a cricket-eating contest (don’t ask), they meet Milly (Jessie Wiseman) and Courtney (Rebekah

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lose their struggle with AIDS. Rich archival material and many inspiring tales of courage and compassion make this a worthy document of a difficult era. And with Studio 180’s stage production of The Normal Heart, about the early AIDS crisis in Manhattan, opening next month, it’ll be interesting to see how the responses in the two cities differed. Ed Wolf, one of the film’s subjects, takes part in select screening Q&As, and opening weekend includes panels GLENN SUMI on HIV/AIDS in Toronto. Brandes) and, between pitchers of beer, the possibility of love rears its drunken head. Before long Woodrow and Milly embark on a first date that becomes a road trip to Texas, energized by whisky, parking lot fights and the actors’ charmingly naturalistic performances. Back at home, Aiden and Courtney carry on their own lower-key courtship. Soon, however, the picture swerves into a Mad Max universe of violence, grunting dialogue and, yeah, lots of flame-throwing. Glodell, who trained as an engineer, doesn’t pull off this tonal switch, but his DIY approach and clever manipulation of digital film make the sun-baked landscape and his characters’ implausible actions at least look cool.

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Following his exceptional 2007 drama Secret Sunshine, writer/director Lee Chang-dong delivers another understated, delicate film that delves deeply into one woman’s inner life and also manages to capture a sense of the community around her. It’s a work of rich, subtle pleasures that finds transcendence in the strangest places. Poetry stars Yun Jeong-hie as Mija, a Korean grandmother who takes a poetry class to sharpen her mind and finds herself increasingly flummoxed by her instructor’s requirement to write one meaningful poem. If that were the only thing on Mija’s mind, she’d probably cope, but there are other, weightier issues to deal with – including her grandson’s distressing connection to the suicide of a teenage classmate, the advances of an elderly stroke victim for whom Mija works as a caregiver and financial pressures. Lee’s camera follows his heroine through her days as she searches for grace – and, in at least one case, finds it – in an increasingly cold and alienating world. There are incidents of considerable importance, but the film’s only interested in them as far as they affect Mija’s progress. Her inner journey is far more important than plot points. Poetry is an interesting counterpoint to another recent Korean drama, Bong Joon-ho’s Mother. Both are about aging women facing awful truths about a child or grandchild, but while Mother pays off in a terrible irony, Poetry reaches for something warmer NorMAN WILNer and more humane. Yun Jeong-hie and Poetry achieve transcendence.

Here’s a movie foodies will go crazy for. It follows chef Paul Liebrandt as he struggles to open his own restaurant and conquer New York City’s food scene. The food at Liebrandt’s resto, Corton, is gorgeous and the prep meticulous, and director Sally Rowe gets right up close so we can see exactly what it takes to execute his culinary vision. He literally paints his plates with his sauces, demands his vegetables be sliced uniformly to the millimetre and fusses endlessly with every dish so it meets his expectations. But such film portraits put the director in a no-win situation. If the subject is a mercurial egomaniac, she’s guilty

Master chef Paul Liebrandt gets saucy.

of the worst kind of Food Network cliché. And if he’s a nice guy, as Liebrandt appears to be, we’re not that powerfully engaged. Rowe tries raising the stakes with a suspenseful wait for the big New York Times review, but she should have been questioning his staff’s obsession with finding out exactly when Times food critic Frank Bruni would be coming to the restaurant. Liebrandt’s a perfectionist 24 hours a day, no matter who’s dining. Why freak him out by telling him the city’s most influential critic will be at his table that night?

(D: Jim Sheridan, 92 min) Remember when James Bond (Daniel Craig) was in town with about-to-be spouse Rachel Weisz and Naomi Watts to film a movie? Well this is it, a horror about a family that moves into a house where various murders took place years before. There’s mixed buzz online, but with that cast and director Jim Sheridan (In America, In The Name Of The Father), how can things go wrong? At the very least, we’ll be able to play spot-the-Toronto-landmark, right?

What’s Your Number? (D: Mark Mylod, 106 min) The terrific comic actor Anna Faris (The House Bunny) hasn’t broken out in the mainstream yet, but this could be the part that does it. She plays a single woman who revisits the men she’s dated in the past, thinking one of them might be her true love. Handsome Chris Evans is along for the ride as a supportive friend. Gee, can you guess how the film ends? Both open Friday (September 30). Screened after press time – see review of What’s Your Number September 29 and Ghost House October 4 at nowtoronto.com/movies.

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BELLFLOWER (Evan Glodell) 105 min. See review, page 80. NNN (GS) Opens Sep 30 at Yonge & Dundas 24.

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(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 her best friend (Maya Rudolph). Even as the situations grow increasingly cartoonish, Bridesmaids paints a credible portrait of a woman in crisis, and Wiig gives a nicely considered performance in her first leading role. 124 min. NNNN (NW) Carlton Cinema, Mt Pleasant, Yonge & Dundas 24

CHASING MADOFF (Jeff Prosserman) is a 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) Carlton Cinema

COLOMBIANA (Olivier Megaton) rises above its overworked action story to become enjoyable light entertainment thanks to smart directing and a clever hero (Zoe Saldana). Nine-year-old Cataleya sees her parents gunned down in Bogotá; 15 years CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE FIRST AVENlater she’s an assassin for hire in Chicago, GER (Joe Johnston) starts out as a ripwith the mobster who orphaned her and roaring adventure yarn and an entertaining the FBI closing in fast. All but the first of origin story for Marvel’s all-American hero, five big set pieces are built around her with appealing lead Chris Evans, inventive stealth, speed and trickery. Director MegaSecond World War action sequences and ton keeps the action lively and lucid. 107 genuine spectacle. But in the last act, the min. NNN (AD) screenwriters compress what feels like Colossus, Courtney Park 16, Eglinton Town months of story into a couple of reels in orCentre, Grande - Steeles, Kender to get Cap into the nedy Commons 20, Queen21st century – just in sway, Rainbow Woodbine, time for next sumSilverCity Yorkdale, Yonge EXPANDED REVIEWS mer’s Avengers movie. & Dundas 24 nowtoronto.com At least the 3-D is deCONTAGION (Steven cent this time out. 125 Soderbergh) is a disease procedural about min. NNNN (NW) the Center for Disease Control’s response to Colossus, Interchange 30, Kingsway Theatre, the outbreak of an unknown virus with the Scotiabank Theatre potential to kill millions. Matt Damon CAVE OF FORGOTTEN DREAMS (Werstands in as an Everyman who loses his wife ner Herzog) is a hypnotic 3-D docuand son early on and struggles through somentary that presents the 33,000-year-old cial breakdown. Laurence Fishburne plays paintings discovered in the Chauvet Pont the CDC chief, pilloried in the media, repred’Arc cave as though we were standing 4 sented by Jude Law as an influential blogfeet away from them. Experts explain the ger with a private agenda. Soderbergh historical value of the cave, but director keeps the action zipping along like a thriller Herzog’s contemplative narration is all we with short, sharp scenes, purely visual really need. That, and some closing footage storytelling and liberal use of pounding of mutant albino crocodiles. Some subtitles. music. 105 min. NNN (AD) 95 min. NNNN (NW) 401 & Morningside, Beach Cinemas, ColiCarlton Cinema, Interchange 30, Kingsway seum Mississauga, Coliseum Scarborough, Theatre, Yonge & Dundas 24 Colossus, Courtney Park 16, Eglinton Town Centre, Empire Theatres at Empress Walk, THE CHANGE-UP (David Dobkin) is a stupid Grande - Steeles, Queensway, Rainbow Marbody-swapping comedy with a great perket Square, Rainbow Promenade, Rainbow formance by Ryan Reynolds, who succeeds in Woodbine, SilverCity Fairview, SilverCity sending up his frat-boy image and channelYonge, SilverCity Yorkdale, Varsity, Yonge & ling Jason Bateman’s fussy-prissy persona so Dundas 24 well that he completely unbalances the continued on page 84 œ movie. Reynolds single-handedly gives The

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(Glenn Ficarra, John Requa) does for the rom-com genre what directors Ficarra and Requa’s I Love You Phillip Morris did for the caper picture, revitalizing a well-worn formula with intelligence, charm and clever storytelling. Steve Carell fleshes out his 40-Year-Old Virgin haplessness nicely, but it’s Ryan Gosling’s blossoming romance with savvy young lawyer Emma Stone that gives the movie its best moments. 118 min. NNNN (NW) Canada Square, Carlton Cinema, Coliseum Scarborough, Courtney Park 16, Eglinton Town Centre, Empire Theatres at Empress Walk, Grande - Yonge, Interchange 30, Queensway, SilverCity Mississauga, Varsity, Yonge & Dundas 24

THE DEBT (John Madden) has plot holes all over the place – no one notices spies smuggling a body into an apartment, for example – but it’s an effective nail-biter. Three Mossad agents return to Israel 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 gets a gynecological exam. Totally terrifying. 112 min. NNN (SGC) Canada Square, Courtney Park 16, Eglinton Town Centre, Grande - Yonge, Interchange 30, Kennedy Commons 20, Queensway, Rainbow Market Square, SilverCity Mississauga, Varsity, Yonge & Dundas 24 DEE AND THE MYSTERY OF THE PHANTOM FLAME ñDETECTIVE

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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 seems to get off on Uday’s debauchery, but Dominic Cooper’s dual performance keeps us firmly on Latif’s side. 108 min. NNN (NW) Carlton Cinema

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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-year-old 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) Interchange 30

(Jonathan Levine) 99 min. See review, page 78. NNNN (NW) Opens Sep 30 at 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, Scotiabank Theatre, SilverCity Fairview, SilverCity Mississauga, SilverCity Yonge, SilverCity Yorkdale.

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) Interchange 30 FRIGHT NIGHT (Craig Gillespie) makes a few tactical errors, like throwing out the slow build of Tom Holland’s 1985 horror comedy for more action beats. But once David Tennant gets involved as a disreputable Vegas illusionist to whom hero Anton Yelchin turns for assistance, director Gillespie finds the groove he’s been chasing, and vampire Colin Farrell gets an adversary with the appropriate stature – and terrific comic timing. 106 min. NNN (NW) Interchange 30

GAINSBOURG (Joann Sfar) recounts the life of French cultural icon Serge Gainsbourg, whose ennui-laced musical stylings defined DREAM HOUSE (Jim Sheridan) 92 min. See European cool for a generation raised on jazz Also Opening, page 81. and Godard. Graphic novelist Sfar adopts an Opens Sep 30 at 401 & Morningside, Canada ambitious, surrealistic style that turns inciSquare, Carlton Cinema, Coliseum Missisdents from his subject’s life into visual metasauga, Coliseum Scarborough, phors, presenting GainsCourtney Park 16, Eglinton bourg’s life as Sfar Town Centre, Empire Theimagines he experiatres at Empress Walk, EXPANDED REVIEWS enced it. The resulting Grande - Steeles, Internowtoronto.com film plays like Olivier change 30, Queensway, Dahan’s exasperating Rainbow Market Square, Edith Piaf biopic La Vie En Rainbow Woodbine, SilverCity Fairview, Rose on mushrooms, rushing the artist SilverCity Mississauga, SilverCity Yorkdale, (played as a lad by Kacey Mottet Klein, and Yonge & Dundas 24. as an adult by Eric Elmosnino) through his own hallucinatory history. Sfar tries to cram DRIVE (Nicolas Winding Refn) is a so much into 130 minutes – Laetitia Casta as solid riff on stylish 80s brooders like Bardot! Lucy Gordon as Jane Birkin! Art! EnMichael Mann’s Thief and William Friedkin’s tropy! – that the effect is exhausting. The To Live And Die In L.A. Ryan Gosling stars as a stunt driver who moonlights as a wheelmovie never really digs into its subject, but man for hire; when he tries to help a neighthat may be because it see him in two dibour (Carey Mulligan), he finds himself on mensions. Subtitled. 130 min. NN (NW) the wrong side of some very bad people. Cumberland 4 Blood and retribution follow. Winding Refn THE GUARD (John Michael Mcshakes off the theatricality of Bronson for a Donagh) is showy, smart and hystericmore intimate approach, and his actors are ally funny, which is no mean feat for a right there with him: Gosling finds the midmovie about a small-town Garda sergeant dle ground between Steve McQueen and a (Brendan Gleeson) and an FBI agent (Don Terminator, Mulligan is appropriately winCheadle) on the trail of a drug-smuggling some and Bryan Cranston brings tragic ring in rural Ireland. It’s a delight to watch gravity to the role of the shady employer, Gleeson exchange flinty insults with but Albert Brooks walks off with the picture Cheadle, another master of the underas a gimlet-eyed heavy with a fondness for played reaction; better still to watch the edged weapons. 100 min. NNNN (NW) two actors slowly sync up as events draw 401 & Morningside, Coliseum Mississauga, their characters closer together and writer/ Colossus, Courtney Park 16, Eglinton Town director McDonagh (brother of In Bruges Centre, Empire Theatres at Empress Walk, writer/director Martin) shifts his easygoing Grande - Steeles, Kennedy Commons 20, movie into something approaching fourth Queensway, Rainbow Market Square, Raingear. The Guard is the finest, oddest buddybow Promenade, Scotiabank Theatre, Silvercop picture I’ve seen since Hot Fuzz, but it City Fairview, SilverCity Mississauga, Silverplays out in a very different, very specificCity Yonge, SilverCity Yorkdale, Varsity ally Irish way. Damned if it isn’t one of the FAST FIVE (Justin Lin) is an okay actioner best movies I’ve seen this year. 96 min. that picks up where previous series entry, NNNNN (NW) Fast And Furious, left off, sending career Cumberland 4, Kennedy Commons 20, criminals Dominic, Brian and Mia to beautiKingsway Theatre fully shot Rio de Janeiro for a train robbery HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY and a big-money heist from Rio’s top crime HALLOWS PART 2 (David Yates) lord. Two big set pieces are fun, and in beserves not just as the second half of the tween there’s lots of running and gunning. Deathly Hallows story, but as the climax to They almost distract you from noticing how the entire Harry Potter saga – and it delivbland Vin Diesel has become. 130 min. NNN ers, with Harry (Daniel Radcliffe), Ron (AD) (Rupert Grint) and Hermione (Emma Courtney Park 16, Yonge & Dundas 24 Watson) working their way back to HogFINAL DESTINATION 5 (Steven Quale) is a warts for a final battle with the forces of return to goofball form for the franchise the evil Lord Voldemort (Ralph Fiennes). See after the underwhelming third and fourth it in 2-D if you can. 130 min. NNNN (NW) films, with ridiculous Rube Goldbergian Carlton Cinema, Coliseum Mississauga, mechanisms involving loose screws, leaky Colossus, Empire Theatres at Empress Walk, air conditioners, unsupervised factory Kennedy Commons 20, Kingsway Theatre, equipment and an over-amped surgical Queensway, Scotiabank Theatre laser. Director Quale invests things with a THE HELP (Tate Taylor) is a successful adaplittle more wit than usual. 92 min. NNN tation of Kathryn Stockett’s mega-selling (NW) novel thanks to another powerful performColiseum Scarborough, Interchange 30

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(Vera Farmiga) stars director Farmiga as aspiring writer Corinne, who in the 70s survives a car accident with her husband and their infant daughter, leading them to embrace Jesus with a passion in a community of what were then called Jesus freaks. You can’t really call it a creepy cult; it’s a loving environment, open about sexuality (within marriage anyway), committed to alternative perspectives – vegetarianism, for example – and accepting of the free-spirited energy of Corinne’s friend Annika (Dagmara Dominczyk in a lovely turn). Corinne’s not in prison. She just begins to have doubts – major doubts. Farmiga expertly captures the internal conflict between the lover of poetry and the quasi-believer who desperately wants to stay connected to her children. Her closing sermon to her congregation is a spectacular mix of confusion and conviction. Fascinating. 114 min. NNNN (SGC) Cumberland 4

that tries to take itself seriously. Jason Statham plays Danny, a contract killer who comes out of retirement to rescue his mentor (Robert De Niro), held hostage by a vengeful Sheikh. In order to free his friend, Danny must accept a final job: knock off key British Special Air Service soldiers, making the killings look like accidents. Meanwhile Clive Owen’s former SAS operative (the only interesting character) does anything and everything to thwart Danny. The assassination attempts and getaways provide some worthwhile distractions. Unfortunately Killer Elite aims for some Bourne-style grit but lacks the intelligence and flair that made the earlier franchise so thrilling. 105 min. NN (RS) 401 & Morningside, Coliseum Scarborough,

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LIMELIGHT (Billy Corben) follows the ups and downs of Ontario-born nightclub impresario Peter Gatien, who ruled New York night life in the 80s and early 90s before getting sidetracked by charges that he was using his clubs – specifically Limelight and the Tunnel – to sell ecstasy and cocaine, among other things. Tarted up with cheesy disco-era visual gimmicks and wall-to-wall techno beats, Corben’s doc is a stylistic mess that nonetheless offers an intriguing look at Giuliani-era New York City from an unlikely perspective. And if you get the feeling that the whole thing was produced in the service of Gatien’s image rehabilitation, well, you also get the feeling the guy might deserve the chance to clear his name. 101 min. NNN (NW) Yonge & Dundas 24 THE LION KING 3D (Roger Allers, Rob

Minkoff) is a re-release in 3-D of the iconic animated film about a death, love and courage on the African veldt. 87 min.

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LOVE IN SPACE (Wing Shya, Tony Chan) is a Chinese romantic comedy about a mother, her three daughters and their attempts to find romance. 103 min. Kennedy Commons 20

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A MATTER OF TASTE (Sally Rowe) 68 min. See review, page 81. NNN (SGC) Opens Sep 29 at TIFF Bell Lightbox.

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, Carlton Cinema, Interchange 30, Kennedy Commons 20, Kingsway Theatre, Varsity

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MONEYBALL (Bennett Miller) makes an entertaining if undistinguished sports movie out of Michael Lewis’s book about Billy Beane’s revolutionary statistics-based redesign of the 2002 Oakland As. Screenwriters Steven Zaillian and Aaron Sorkin ingeniously structure the story as an underdog tale of a coach who believes in his players (even though he really believes in their stats). Brad Pitt plays Beane, a former ballplayer whose unorthodox decisions rub the stodgy management – including Philip eymour Hoffman at his most sullen – the wrong way. Jonah Hill is convincingly ill at ease as a bookish composite of the statisticians on whom Beane relied. It’s charming enough, though the midsection sags and the ending goes on about three beats longer than it should. 126 min. NNN (NW) 401 & Morningside, Beach Cinemas, Coliseum Scarborough, Colossus, Courtney Park 16, Eglinton Town Centre, Grande - Steeles, Grande - Yonge, Queensway, Rainbow Market Square, Rainbow Promenade, Rainbow Woodbine, Scotiabank Theatre, SilverCity Fairview, SilverCity Yonge, SilverCity Yorkdale, Varsity MY KINGDOM (Goa Xiaosong) is an epic story about love, family honour and revenge set in 1920s Shanghai. 108 min. Kennedy Commons 20

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(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, Kingsway Theatre, Queensway, SilverCity Mississauga

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McGrath) is a harmless trifle that must have been written in someone’s sleep. It stars Sarah Jessica Parker as investment adviser Kate, who has two children and a yummy hubby (Greg Kinnear) and can’t give them even five minutes of her time a day. Soon she has the chance of a lifetime to develop a new fund alongside a financial heavyweight (Pierce Brosnan) and has to spend even more time travelling. This is the point where things should get intense, but except for a mammogram reference and a scenestealing performance by Olivia Munn as Kate’s emotionally challenged assistant, this movie takes no risks and refuses to raise the stakes. Unbelievably bland. 95 min. NN (SGC) 401 & Morningside, Beach Cinemas, Canada Square, Coliseum Scarborough, Courtney

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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) Carlton Cinema, Interchange 30

up with a plot that defies horror-movie logic by (mostly) letting characters react to their situation with some intelligence, but director Ellis (Final Destination 2) is really just in it for the bloody effects, which he executes with gusto. If you do see it, make sure you stay all the way through the end credits for the cast’s weirdly compelling music video. 85 min. NN (NW) Coliseum Mississauga, Colossus, Empire Theatres at Empress Walk, Scotiabank Theatre

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(Jesse Peretz) 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). It’s subtle, different and really funny, with the cutting social satire of a Nicole Holofcener movie and also Steve Coogan’s balls. 90 min. NNNN (NW) Canada Square, Carlton Cinema, Interchange 30, Queensway, Yonge & Dundas 24

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(François Ozon) stars Catherine Deneuve as a woman who, in the late 70s, comes into her own when her reactionary, philandering husband falls ill and she takes over the family factory. One big gobsmacking pleasure. Subtitled. 103 min. NNNN (SGC) Regent Theatre

RED STATE (Kevin Smith) is Smith’s selfdistributed horror pic about religious extremists. 97 min. Sep 29, 7 pm, at Coliseum Scarborough, Grande - Yonge, Queensway, Scotiabank Theatre, SilverCity Mississauga RESTLESS (Gus Van Sant) 95 min. See interview and review, page 80. NN (NW) Opens Sep 30 at Varsity.

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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, Carlton Cinema, Coliseum Mississauga, Coliseum Scarborough, Colossus, Courtney Park 16, Eglinton Town Centre, Empire Theatres at Empress Walk, Queensway, Scotiabank Theatre, SilverCity Fairview 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, Interchange 30, Kennedy Commons 20, Yonge & Dundas 24

SENNA (Asif Kapadia) tracks the Brazilian Formula 1 driver Ayrton from his first Grand Prix to his final, fatal race in San Marino. It never lags, thanks to a refreshing absence of standard talkinghead interviews. 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. A focused nutsand-bolts tribute that’s engineered to thrill. 104 min. NNNN (RS) Canada Square

SHARK NIGHT 3D (David Ellis) is a really dumb horror movie that at least delivers on the promise of a night of sharks – in 3-D and everything! – endured by a handful of Louisiana college students who make the mistake of spending a weekend at a saltwater lake infested with man-eaters. The screenwriters deserve points for coming

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) Coliseum Mississauga, Coliseum Scarborough, Interchange 30, Kennedy Commons 20, Kingsway Theatre, Queensway, Rainbow Woodbine, SilverCity Mississauga, Yonge & Dundas 24

(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) Carlton Cinema, Regent Theatre

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(Michael Winterbottom) finds Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon reprising the slightly exaggerated versions of themselves they played in director Winterbottom’s Tristram Shandy: A Cock And Bull Story, with the insecure, statuschasing Coogan inviting oblivious git Brydon on a weeklong tour of restaurants in the north of England. It’s practically transcendent, the comedy of the year. 107 min. NNNNN (NW) Carlton Cinema, Kingsway Theatre

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drama about a broken family and devolves into blatant cheerleading for mixed martial arts when two estranged brothers (Joel Edgerton and Tom Hardy) enter the same high-stakes tournament. Happily married physics teacher Brendan EXPANDED REVIEWS SPY KIDS: ALL THE returns to parking-lot nowtoronto.com TIME IN THE WORLD cage fighting to stave off (Robert Rodriguez) foreclosure on his home. doesn’t live up to its scratch-and-sniff card His brother, Tommy the embittered loner, gimmick, but it still manages to be enterdrifts into town to train with their father taining and inventive. Kids will have fun (Nick Nolte), a recovering alcoholic whom watching a new trio of child secret agents both brothers despise. Family conflicts try to save the world’s time. Adults will apwither to bonehead simplicity once the big preciate enjoyable performances by the punch-ups start. The action is well-staged likes of Jeremy Piven and Joel McHale. 89 for thrills, surprises and showcases the min. NNN (Andrew Parker) fighters’ courage and technique, but the 401 & Morningside, Coliseum Mississauga, movie self-destructs on the utter falsity of Colossus, Eglinton Town Centre, Empire Theits single-line climactic speech. 139 min. atres at Empress Walk, Kennedy Commons NN (AD) 20, Queensway, Rainbow Woodbine, SilverCanada Square, Carlton Cinema, Coliseum City Fairview, SilverCity Mississauga, Yonge Mississauga, Colossus, Courtney Park 16, & Dundas 24 Empire Theatres at Empress Walk, Kennedy Commons 20, Queensway, Rainbow WoodSTARBUCK (Ken Scott) has nothing to do bine, Scotiabank Theatre with coffee except for how over-caffeinated it often feels. Bon Cop, Bad Cop’s Patrick WE WERE HERE (David Weissman) 90 min. Huard stars as David, a lovable middle-aged See review, page 80. NNN (GS) fuck-up who discovers that he fathered 533 Opens Sep 30 at Carlton Cinema. kids after donating sperm in his youth WHAT’S YOUR NUMBER? (Mark Mylod) under the alias Starbuck. Those grown chil106 min. See Also Opening, page 81. dren are taking legal avenues to find their Opens Sep 30 at 401 & Morningside, Carlfather, while David, in a life-changing purton Cinema, Coliseum Mississauga, Colisuit, secretly plays guardian angel in their seum Scarborough, Courtney Park 16, Eglinlives. The movie gets off on this giddy conton Town Centre, Empire Theatres at cept, and surely many in the audience will, Empress Walk, Grande - Steeles, Interchange too – it was a runner-up for TIFF’s People’s 30, Queensway, Rainbow Market Square, Choice Award. Preposterous, manipulative Rainbow Promenade, Rainbow Woodbine, and saccharine, Starbuck has all the ingrediScotiabank Theatre, SilverCity Mississauga, ents for a sure-fire crowd-pleaser. Subtitled. SilverCity Yonge, SilverCity Yorkdale. 109 min. NN (RS) Cumberland 4 THE WHISTLEBLOWER (Larysa Kondracki) is a movie that despite some STRAW DOGS (Rod Lurie) is a clumsy susstorytelling flaws needs to be seen bepense movie that drags out its buildup to cause of its subject matter: sex trafficking. no good purpose, neglects to provide its Rachel Weisz turns in a fierce performance leads with much character and gets a big as Kathryn Bolkovac, a UN peacekeeper in laugh from what is meant to be its climactic Bosnia who discovers a horrific sex trade shock. Mild-mannered screenwriter David involving UN officials. It’s a solid thriller Sumner (James Marsden) and actor wife that, like Bolkovac, never loses sight of Amy (Kate Bosworth) move to her backwhat’s most important: the victims. 100 water Mississippi hometown. A quartet of min. NNNN (RS) local good ole boys, headed by Amy’s exCarlton Cinema, Kennedy Commons 20, boyfriend Charlie (Alexander Skarsgård) Kingsway Theatre, Mt Pleasant terrorize the couple until matters escalate to a pitched battle. Writer/director Lurie X-MEN: FIRST CLASS (Matthew tries to use football games to explain redVaughn) is a proper origin story for neck violence. It’s not convincing. 110 min. the mutant characters that strikes the NN (AD) same balance of gravitas and knowing 401 & Morningside, Canada Square, Colicamp that powered Bryan Singer’s first seum Mississauga, Colossus, Courtney Park two X-films. Having toyed with costumed 16, Eglinton Town Centre, Empire Theatres heroes in last year’s Kick-Ass, director at Empress Walk, Grande - Steeles, Kennedy Vaughn gets to play on a much larger scale Commons 20, Queensway, Rainbow Woodhere, and he’s pretty good at it. Some subbine, Scotiabank Theatre, SilverCity titles. NNNN (NW) Fairview, SilverCity Yorkdale Yonge & Dundas 24

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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. This plays out precisely as far as it will go. 82 min. NNN (NW) Coliseum Mississauga, Interchange 30, Scotiabank Theatre

ZOOKEEPER (Frank Coraci) stars Kevin James as a Boston zookeeper who discovers that his animals not only talk, but keep a watchful eye on his love life. Rosario Dawson turns up as a comely veterinarian who becomes part of his plan to win back his ex (Leslie Bibb). Dawson and James have one lovely scene that made me wish I were watching them in a proper movie. 104 min. N (NW) Interchange 30 3

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50/50 1:20, 4:00, 7:15, 9:35 Fri-Sat 11:40 late CONTAGION (PG) Thu 1:05, 3:35, 6:30 THE DEBT (14A) Thu 1:10, 3:30 DOLPHIN TALE (G) 12:55, 3:25, 6:50, 9:15 Fri-Sat 11:25 late DREAM HOUSE (14A) 1:30, 3:45, 7:20, 9:40 Fri-Sat 11:40 late DRIVE (18A) 1:15, 3:40, 7:10, 9:25 Fri-Sat 11:35 late THE HELP (PG) Thu 1:00, 3:45, 6:45, 9:30 MONEYBALL (PG) Thu 3:50, 6:55, 9:45 Fri-Wed 12:45, 3:50, 6:45, 9:30 WHAT’S YOUR NUMBER? (14A) 1:05, 3:35, 7:00, 9:20 FriSat 11:30 late

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

50/50 Fri-Wed 1:10, 2:30, 3:45, 5:00, 7:00, 7:40, 9:30, 10:15 CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE FIRST AVENGER 3D (PG) Thu 12:50, 3:45, 6:40, 9:30 Fri-Sat, Mon-Wed 12:50, 3:40, 6:40, 9:40 Sun 12:50, 3:40, 6:40 COURAGEOUS Fri-Wed 1:00, 4:10, 7:10, 10:10 DETECTIVE DEE AND THE MYSTERY OF THE PHANTOM FLAME Thu 1:20 4:30 7:20 10:15 Fri-Wed 1:40, 4:30, 7:15, 10:05 DOLPHIN TALE 3D (G) Thu 1:00, 3:40, 6:20, 9:00 Fri-Wed 12:55, 3:30, 6:10, 8:50 DRIVE (18A) Thu 1:30, 2:30, 4:00, 5:00, 7:30, 9:30, 10:10 Fri-Sun, Tue 1:30, 2:15, 4:00, 4:50, 6:30, 7:30, 9:00, 10:00 Mon 1:30, 2:15, 4:00, 4:50, 7:30, 10:00 Wed 1:30, 4:00, 6:30, 9:00, 10:00 HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS - PART 2: AN IMAX 3D EXPERIENCE (PG) 12:50, 3:50, 6:50, 9:50 MONEYBALL (PG) Thu 1:10, 3:00, 4:10, 6:10, 7:10, 9:20, 10:20 Fri-Sat 1:20, 3:00, 4:20, 6:20, 7:20, 9:20, 10:30 SunWed 1:20, 3:00, 4:20, 6:20, 7:20, 9:20, 10:20 PHANTOM OF THE OPERA AT THE ALBERT HALL - LIVE Mon 7:00 RED STATE Thu 7:00 RISE OF THE PLANET OF THE APES (PG) Thu 2:00, 4:40, 7:15, 9:45 Fri-Wed 1:45, 4:15, 6:45, 9:15 SHARK NIGHT 3D (14A) Thu 2:40, 4:55, 10:00

TIFF BELL LIGHTBOX (I) A MATTER OF TASTE (14A) Thu 7:30 Fri, Sun, Tue-Wed 1:45, 3:45, 5:30, 7:30, 9:15 Sat 1:45, 3:45, 7:30 Mon 7:30, 9:15 POETRY (14A) Fri, Sun, Tue-Wed 12:15, 3:15, 6:45, 9:45 Sat 12:15, 3:15, 6:45 Mon 6:45, 9:45

VARSITY (CE)

55 BLOOR ST W, 416-961-6304 CONTAGION (PG) Thu 1:10, 3:50, 6:30, 9:30 Fri-Tue 1:00, 3:40, 6:30, 9:20 Wed 1:00, 3:40, 9:20 THE DEBT (14A) Thu 1:20, 4:00, 9:40 Fri, Mon 12:50, 3:20 Sat-Sun, Tue-Wed 12:50, 3:20, 6:20, 9:10 DRIVE (18A) Thu 12:50 3:40 7:20 10:00 Fri-Wed 1:20, 4:40, 7:20, 10:00 THE HELP (PG) Thu 1:40 5:00 8:30 Fri-Wed 1:30, 5:00, 8:45 I DON’T KNOW HOW SHE DOES IT (PG) Thu 12:40, 3:10, 6:20, 9:00 KILLER ELITE (14A) Thu 1:30 4:10 7:10 10:10 Fri-Wed 1:10, 4:00, 7:10, 10:05 MACHINE GUN PREACHER (14A) Fri-Wed 12:40, 3:50, 7:00, 10:10 MIDNIGHT IN PARIS (PG) Thu 1:00, 3:20 MONEYBALL (PG) Thu 12:30 3:30 6:50 9:50 Fri-Wed 12:30, 3:30, 6:40, 9:50 RESTLESS (PG) Fri-Wed 1:40, 4:20, 6:50, 9:30

VIP SCREENINGS

CRAZY, STUPID, LOVE. (PG) Thu 1:15, 4:05, 6:55, 9:45 DRIVE (18A) 12:35, 3:15, 6:25, 9:05 KILLER ELITE (14A) Thu 1:05 3:45 6:45 9:25 Fri-Wed 1:15, 4:05, 6:55, 9:25 MACHINE GUN PREACHER (14A) Fri-Wed 1:05, 3:45, 6:45, 9:45 MONEYBALL (PG) Thu, Sat-Wed 12:55, 4:15, 7:15, 10:05 Fri 12:55, 4:15, 10:05

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

ABDUCTION (PG) 1:45, 2:45, 4:15, 5:15, 6:45, 7:45, 9:30, 10:30 Thu 8:45 Sat-Sun 11:15, 12:15 mat AFGHAN LUKE (14A) Thu 2:30, 5:00, 7:30, 10:00 BELLFLOWER 2:15, 5:00, 7:45, 10:30 Sat-Sun 11:30 mat BRIDESMAIDS (14A) Thu 4:35, 10:20 CAVE OF FORGOTTEN DREAMS (G) 2:25, 4:50, 7:05, 9:35 Sat-Sun 11:50 mat THE CHANGE-UP (18A) Thu 1:55, 6:55 COLOMBIANA (14A) Thu 2:00, 4:30, 7:00, 9:30 Fri, MonWed 2:25, 5:10, 7:55, 10:40 Sat-Sun 11:40, 2:25, 5:10, 7:55, 10:40 CONTAGION (PG) Thu 2:00, 2:45, 3:30, 4:30, 5:30, 6:15, 7:15, 8:15, 9:15, 10:15, 10:45 Fri 2:00, 2:45, 4:00, 4:45, 5:30, 6:45, 7:30, 8:30, 9:30, 10:15, 11:00 Sat 10:30, 11:15, 12:00, 1:15, 2:00, 2:45, 4:00, 4:45, 5:30, 6:45, 7:30, 8:30, 9:30, 10:15, 11:00 Sun 10:30, 11:15, 12:00, 1:15, 2:00, 2:45, 4:00, 4:45, 5:30, 6:45, 7:30, 8:30, 9:30, 10:15 Mon-Wed 2:00, 2:45, 4:00, 4:45, 5:30, 6:45, 7:30, 8:30, 9:30, 10:15 CONTAGION: THE IMAX EXPERIENCE (PG) Thu 1:30, 4:00, 6:45, 9:45 Fri, Mon-Wed 1:30 Sat-Sun 10:30 COWBOYS & ALIENS Thu 4:20, 9:25 Fri, Mon-Wed 5:00, 10:15 Sat-Sun 11:45, 5:00, 10:15 CRAZY, STUPID, LOVE. (PG) Thu 2:20 Fri, Mon-Wed 2:20, 5:05, 7:45, 10:30 Sat-Sun 11:50, 2:20, 5:05, 7:45, 10:30 THE DEBT (14A) 2:15, 4:45, 7:20, 9:50 Sat-Sun 11:40 mat DREAM HOUSE (14A) Fri 1:45, 2:45, 4:30, 5:30, 7:15, 8:15, 9:15, 10:00, 11:00 Sat 11:00, 12:00, 1:45, 2:45, 4:30, 5:30, 7:15, 8:15, 9:15, 10:00, 11:00 Sun 11:00, 12:00, 1:45, 2:45, 4:30, 5:30, 7:15, 8:15, 9:15, 10:00, 10:45 Mon-Wed 1:45, 2:45, 4:30, 5:30, 7:15, 8:15, 9:15, 10:00, 10:45 FAST FIVE (PG) Fri, Mon 10:00 Sat, Wed 7:00 Sun, Tue 4:00

FORCE 3:00, 6:30, 10:10 Sat-Sun 11:30 mat THE HELP (PG) 4:00, 7:15, 10:15 Sat-Sun 11:35 mat I DON’T KNOW HOW SHE DOES IT (PG) 2:15, 4:45, 7:10 Thu 9:45 Sat-Sun 11:45 mat INCEPTION (PG) Fri, Mon 7:00 Sat, Wed 4:00 Sun 1:00, 10:00 Tue 10:00 KILLER ELITE (14A) Thu 1:30, 2:30, 4:30, 5:30, 7:15, 8:15, 9:15, 10:00, 10:45 Fri 1:30, 2:30, 4:30, 5:30, 7:15, 8:15, 9:15, 10:00, 11:00 Sat 10:50, 11:50, 1:30, 2:30, 4:30, 5:30, 7:15, 8:15, 9:15, 10:00, 11:00 Sun 10:50, 11:50, 1:30, 2:30, 4:30, 5:30, 7:15, 8:15, 9:15, 10:00 Mon-Wed 1:30, 2:30, 4:30, 5:30, 7:15, 8:15, 9:15, 10:00 LIMELIGHT Thu 1:45, 4:15, 7:00, 9:45 THE LION KING 3D 1:30, 3:30, 5:30, 7:45, 10:00 THE LION KING Sat-Sun 10:45 MAUSAM (PG) 2:30, 6:00, 9:25 Sat-Sun 11:05 mat OUR IDIOT BROTHER (14A) 2:50, 4:55, 7:05 Sat-Sun 11:45 mat SARAH’S KEY (PG) 2:35, 7:30 Thu 5:00, 10:15 THE SMURFS 3D (G) Thu 2:25, 5:05, 7:35, 10:10 Fri, MonWed 2:15, 4:45, 7:15 Sat-Sun 11:45, 2:15, 4:45, 7:15 SPEEDY SINGHS Fri 3:15, 5:45, 8:15, 9:45, 11:00 Sat 12:45, 3:15, 5:45, 8:15, 9:45, 11:00 Sun 12:45, 3:15, 5:45, 8:15, 9:45, 10:45 Mon-Wed 3:15, 5:45, 8:15, 9:45, 10:45 SPY KIDS: ALL THE TIME IN THE WORLD IN 4D (3D) (PG) Thu 1:45, 4:00, 6:30 STAR TREK: THE IMAX EXPERIENCE (PG) Fri, Mon 4:00 Sat 1:00, 10:00 Sun, Tue 7:00 Wed 10:00 X-MEN: FIRST CLASS (PG) Thu 1:40, 7:20

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CRAZY, STUPID, LOVE. (PG) Thu 4:05, 7:00 Fri 4:20, 7:00, 9:40 Sat-Sun 1:10, 4:20, 7:00, 9:40 Mon-Wed 4:20, 7:00 THE DEBT (14A) 4:25, 7:10 Fri 9:45 Sat-Sun 1:45 mat, 9:45 DREAM HOUSE (14A) 4:35, 7:20 Fri 9:30 Sat-Sun 1:35 mat, 9:30 THE HELP (PG) Fri 4:05, 7:30 Sat-Sun 1:00, 4:05, 7:30 MonWed 4:00, 7:10 HORRIBLE BOSSES (14A) Thu 4:30, 7:15 Fri 4:30, 7:15, 9:35 Sat-Sun 1:40, 4:30, 7:15, 9:35 Mon-Wed 4:30, 7:25 I DON’T KNOW HOW SHE DOES IT (PG) 4:15, 6:45 Fri 9:10 Sat-Sun 1:25 mat, 9:10 MIDNIGHT IN PARIS (PG) Thu 4:00, 7:05 Fri 4:00, 7:05, 9:25 Sat-Sun 1:15, 4:00, 7:05, 9:25 Mon-Wed 4:05, 7:05 OUR IDIOT BROTHER (14A) Thu 4:20, 7:20 SENNA 4:10, 6:50 Fri 9:15 Sat-Sun 1:05 mat, 9:15 STRAW DOGS (14A) Thu 4:35, 7:25 WARRIOR Thu 3:50, 6:55

CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE FIRST AVENGER (PG) Thu 8:45 CAVE OF FORGOTTEN DREAMS (G) Thu 1:15 THE GUARD (14A) Fri-Wed 7:00 HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS: PART 2 (PG) Fri-Wed 12:45 HORRIBLE BOSSES (14A) Fri-Wed 8:45 MIDNIGHT IN PARIS (PG) Thu 7:00 Fri-Wed 5:00 THE SMURFS (G) Sat-Sun 11:00 THE TRIP Thu 3:00 THE WHISTLEBLOWER Thu 5:00 Fri-Wed 3:00

2200 YONGE ST, 416-646-0444

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675 MT PLEASANT RD, 416-489-8484 BRIDESMAIDS (14A) Thu 7:00 Fri-Sat 9:25 THE WHISTLEBLOWER 7:00 Sun 4:30

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

POTICHE (14A) Sat 9:25 Sun 4:30 Tue 7:00 THE TREE OF LIFE (PG) Sat 6:50 Sun, Wed 7:00

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

50/50 Fri-Mon 1:40, 4:20, 7:20, 9:50 Tue 1:40, 4:20, 7:20, 9:45 Wed 4:20, 7:20, 9:45 ABDUCTION (PG) Thu 1:50, 4:50, 7:30, 10:00 Fri-Sun 1:20, 4:15, 7:15, 9:45 Mon 1:20, 4:15, 10:30 Tue-Wed 1:20, 4:15, 7:25, 9:55 CONTAGION (PG) Thu 2:00, 4:20, 7:15, 9:50 Fri-Mon 2:00, 4:40, 7:30, 10:10 Tue-Wed 2:00, 4:40, 7:15, 9:50 DOLPHIN TALE 3D (G) Thu 12:50 3:30 6:35 9:20 Fri-Wed 12:50, 3:40, 6:30, 9:20 DRIVE (18A) Thu 1:40, 4:40, 7:10, 9:55 Fri-Mon 2:10, 4:50, 7:45, 10:15 Tue-Wed 2:20, 5:00, 7:35, 10:00 THE HELP (PG) Thu 2:30, 9:40 I DON’T KNOW HOW SHE DOES IT (PG) Thu 1:00, 4:10, 7:20, 9:45 KILLER ELITE (14A) Thu 1:20, 4:00, 6:50, 9:30 Fri-Tue 1:00, 4:00, 6:50, 9:30 Wed 1:10, 4:00, 6:50, 9:30 THE LION KING 3D Thu 1:30 4:30 6:45 9:10 Fri-Wed 1:30, 4:10, 6:45, 9:10 MONEYBALL (PG) Thu 12:45 3:50 7:00 10:00 Fri-Wed 12:40, 3:50, 7:00, 10:00

PHANTOM OF THE OPERA AT THE ALBERT HALL - LIVE Mon 7:00 RED STATE Thu 7:00 RISE OF THE PLANET OF THE APES (PG) Thu 9:30 THE SMURFS 3D (G) Thu 1:45, 4:05, 6:35 SPY KIDS: ALL THE TIME IN THE WORLD IN 4D (PG) Thu 1:55, 4:25, 7:05 Fri-Sat 12:35, 2:50, 5:15 Sun 12:35, 2:50 Mon-Wed 1:55, 4:25 STRAW DOGS (14A) Thu 1:20, 4:05, 7:00, 9:40 Fri-Sun 10:25 Mon-Wed 9:10 WARRIOR Thu 8:50 WHAT’S YOUR NUMBER? (14A) Fri-Sun 12:25, 3:00, 5:30, 8:00, 10:35 Mon-Tue 1:00, 3:40, 7:30, 10:05 Wed 3:40, 7:30, 10:05 WWE HELL IN A CELL - 2011 Sun 8:00

3030 BLOOR ST W, 416-232-1939

RAINBOW WOODBINE (I)

WOODBINE CENTRE, 500 REXDALE BLVD, 416-213-1998

QUEENSWAY (CE)

1025 THE QUEENSWAY, QEW & ISLINGTON, 416-503-0424 50/50 Fri-Sun 12:45, 3:10, 5:45, 8:15, 10:45 Mon-Tue 1:00, 3:35, 6:25, 8:50 Wed 3:35, 6:25, 8:50 ABDUCTION (PG) Thu, Mon-Wed 2:10, 4:40, 7:15, 9:45 Fri-Sun 12:30, 3:00, 5:35, 8:10, 10:45 BREAKAWAY Fri-Sun 12:25, 3:05, 5:30, 7:55, 10:25 MonWed 2:25, 4:55, 7:25, 9:50 COLOMBIANA (14A) Thu 1:50, 4:35, 10:00 CONTAGION (PG) Thu 1:40, 4:30, 7:20, 10:00 Fri-Sun 2:00, 5:00, 7:50, 10:30 Mon-Wed 1:30, 4:10, 7:20, 10:00 COURAGEOUS Fri-Wed 1:00, 4:10, 7:10, 10:10 CRAZY, STUPID, LOVE. (PG) Thu-Sun 1:05, 3:55, 6:45, 9:30 Mon-Wed 1:05, 3:55, 6:40, 9:25 THE DEBT (14A) Thu 1:00, 3:45, 6:20, 9:10 Fri-Sat 1:45, 4:45, 7:30 Sun 1:45, 4:45 Mon-Wed 1:10, 3:50, 6:30 DOLPHIN TALE (G) Thu 1:00, 3:35 Fri-Sun 1:15, 4:05 MonWed 1:15, 3:50 DOLPHIN TALE 3D (G) Thu 1:45, 4:25, 7:10, 9:55 Fri-Sun 1:50, 4:35, 7:10, 9:55 Mon 1:50, 4:35, 7:05, 9:40 Tue-Wed 1:50, 4:25, 7:05, 9:40 DREAM HOUSE (14A) Fri-Sun 1:10, 3:30, 5:50, 8:20, 10:40 Mon-Tue 2:15, 4:35, 6:50, 9:05 Wed 2:15, 4:35, 6:50, 9:35 DRIVE (18A) Thu 2:25, 4:55, 7:25, 9:50 Fri-Sun 12:50, 3:15, 5:40, 8:05, 10:30 Mon-Wed 1:20, 3:45, 6:15, 8:40 HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS: PART 2 (PG) Thu 1:10 THE HELP (PG) Thu 3:15, 6:30, 9:40 Fri-Sun 12:40, 3:50, 7:05, 10:15 Mon-Tue 3:00, 6:20, 9:30 Wed 3:00, 6:25, 9:30 HORRIBLE BOSSES (14A) Thu 4:15, 6:50, 9:25 I DON’T KNOW HOW SHE DOES IT (PG) Thu 2:00, 4:20, 6:55, 9:20 Fri-Sun 12:40, 2:55, 5:20, 7:45, 10:05 Mon-Tue 2:05, 4:20, 6:55, 9:15 Wed 2:05, 4:20, 9:15 KILLER ELITE (14A) Thu, Mon-Wed 1:35, 4:30, 7:10, 9:50 Fri-Sun 1:35, 4:30, 7:25, 10:20 THE LION KING 3D Thu 1:35, 3:50, 6:45, 9:05 Fri-Sun 12:30, 2:45, 5:10, 7:35, 9:50 Mon-Wed 2:00, 4:15, 6:45, 9:00 MONEYBALL (PG) Thu 1:00, 4:00, 6:10, 7:00, 9:15, 10:00 Fri-Sun 12:55, 4:00, 6:40, 7:15, 9:40, 10:15 Mon-Wed 1:00, 4:00, 6:35, 7:00, 9:35, 10:10 OUR IDIOT BROTHER (14A) Thu 1:30, 4:15, 6:40, 9:00 FriSat 7:40, 10:00 Sun 7:40 Tue-Wed 7:05, 9:20

50/50 Fri-Wed 1:20, 3:50, 7:10, 9:25 ABDUCTION (PG) 1:00, 4:00, 7:10, 9:30 COLOMBIANA (14A) Thu 6:50, 9:20 CONTAGION (PG) Thu 1:05, 4:05, 7:00, 9:25 Fri-Wed 7:00, 9:20 DOLPHIN TALE 3D (G) Thu 1:15 4:15 6:55 9:40 Fri-Wed 1:15, 4:15, 6:50, 9:15 DREAM HOUSE (14A) Fri-Wed 1:25, 4:20, 7:20, 9:50 KILLER ELITE (14A) 1:30, 4:10, 7:05, 9:45 MONEYBALL (PG) 12:55, 3:55, 6:45, 9:35 THE SMURFS (G) Thu 1:25, 4:20 SPY KIDS: ALL THE TIME IN THE WORLD IN 4D (PG) 1:10, 3:45 STRAW DOGS (14A) Thu 1:20, 3:50, 7:10, 9:35 WARRIOR Thu 6:45, 9:30 WHAT’S YOUR NUMBER? (14A) Fri-Wed 1:05, 4:05, 7:15, 9:40

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

50/50 7:10, 9:45 Fri 4:20 Sat-Sun 1:50 mat, 4:20 ABDUCTION (PG) Thu 7:20, 10:00 BREAKAWAY 7:20, 10:00 Fri 4:40 Sat-Sun 1:40 mat, 4:40 CONTAGION (PG) 7:30, 10:15 Fri 4:30 Sat-Sun 1:30 mat, 4:30 DOLPHIN TALE 3D (G) Thu 6:50, 9:40 Fri 4:00, 6:40, 9:30 Sat-Sun 1:00, 4:00, 6:40, 9:30 Mon-Wed 6:40, 9:30 I DON’T KNOW HOW SHE DOES IT (PG) Thu 6:40, 9:10 THE LION KING 3D Thu 7:10, 9:30 Fri 4:10, 6:50, 9:10 SatSun 1:20, 4:10, 6:50, 9:10 Mon-Wed 6:50, 9:10 MONEYBALL (PG) 7:00, 10:10 Fri 3:50 mat Sat-Sun 12:50, 3:50 mat

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

ABDUCTION (PG) Thu 5:00, 7:40, 10:15 Fri-Sun 12:50, 3:50, 6:50, 9:50 Mon-Wed 4:45, 7:30, 10:00 THE CHANGE-UP (18A) Thu 4:40, 7:15, 9:40 Fri-Sun 1:00, 4:00, 7:00, 9:45 Mon-Wed 4:30, 7:00, 9:20 CONTAGION (PG) Thu 4:20, 5:10, 6:50, 7:50, 9:30, 10:30 Fri-Sun 12:10, 3:10, 6:10, 9:00 Mon-Wed 3:40, 6:10, 8:45 continued on page 88 œ

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kiLLer eLite (14A) Thu 1:20, 4:20, 7:10, 10:00 Fri-Sun 1:10, 4:15, 7:10, 10:15 Mon-Wed 12:45, 3:45, 6:45, 9:45 tHe Lion king 3d Thu 4:15 6:45 9:15 Fri-Wed 4:00, 6:45, 9:15 tHe Lion king Thu 1:40 Fri-Wed 1:15 moneybaLL (PG) Thu, Mon-Wed 12:30, 3:40, 6:50, 10:00 Fri-Sun 12:30, 3:40, 6:50, 10:10 Straw dogS (14A) Thu 1:10, 4:00, 6:55, 9:45 wHat’S your number? (14A) Fri-Wed 1:20, 4:10, 7:00, 9:50 œcontinued from page 87

Crazy, Stupid, Love. (PG) Fri-Sun 12:45, 3:45, 6:45, 9:30 Mon-Wed 4:15, 6:45, 9:30 dream HouSe (14A) Fri-Sun 12:00, 3:00, 6:00, 8:30 MonWed 3:30, 6:00, 8:30 drive (18A) Thu 5:30, 8:00, 10:25 Fri-Sun 12:15, 3:15, 6:15, 8:40 Mon-Wed 4:10, 6:15, 8:40 Harry potter and tHe deatHLy HaLLowS: part 2 (PG) Thu 7:20, 10:10 Fri-Sun 1:15, 4:15 Mon-Wed 4:20, 7:15 riSe of tHe pLanet of tHe apeS (PG) Thu 4:10, 6:40, 9:20 Fri-Sun 12:40, 3:30, 6:30, 9:10 Mon-Wed 3:50, 6:20, 8:50 SHark nigHt 3d (14A) Thu 4:50, 7:30, 9:50 Spy kidS: aLL tHe time in tHe worLd in 4d (PG) Thu 5:20 Fri-Sun 12:30, 4:30 Mon-Wed 4:40 Straw dogS (14A) Thu 4:30, 7:10, 9:45 Fri 1:00 Sat-Sun 10:00 Mon-Wed 9:50 warrior Thu 4:00, 7:00, 10:00 Fri-Wed 6:40, 9:40 wHat’S your number? (14A) Fri-Sun 12:20, 3:20, 6:20, 8:50 Mon-Wed 4:00, 6:30, 9:00

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

50/50 Fri 4:40, 7:40, 10:20 Sat-Sun 1:20, 4:40, 7:40, 10:20 Mon-Wed 4:40, 7:30, 9:55 breakaway Fri 4:30, 7:30, 10:10 Sat-Sun 1:50, 4:30, 7:30, 10:10 Mon-Wed 4:30, 7:20, 10:00 Crazy, Stupid, Love. (PG) Thu 3:45, 9:35 tHe debt (14A) Thu-Fri 4:10, 7:10, 9:50 Sat-Sun 12:50, 4:10, 7:10, 9:50 Mon-Wed 4:10, 7:00, 9:50 doLpHin taLe 3d (G) 3:30, 6:20, 9:10 Sat-Sun 12:45 mat tHe HeLp (PG) Thu 3:20, 6:30, 9:40 Fri, Mon-Wed 5:20, 8:40 Sat-Sun 2:10, 5:20, 8:40 i don’t know How SHe doeS it (PG) Thu 4:30, 7:15, 9:45 Fri, Tue-Wed 3:45, 6:40, 9:40 Sat-Sun 1:00, 3:45, 6:40, 9:40 Mon 3:45 kiLLer eLite (14A) Thu 4:20, 7:05, 9:55 Fri 4:20, 7:20, 10:15 Sat-Sun 1:20, 4:20, 7:20, 10:15 Mon-Wed 4:20, 7:15, 10:00 tHe Lion king 3d 4:00, 6:45, 9:20 Sat-Sun 1:30 mat moneybaLL (PG) Thu-Fri 3:40, 7:00, 10:00 Sat-Sun 12:40, 3:40, 7:00, 10:00 Mon-Wed 3:40, 6:55, 9:55 pHantom of tHe opera at tHe aLbert HaLL - Live Mon 7:00 red State Thu 7:00 SaraH’S key (PG) Thu-Fri, Mon, Wed 3:50, 6:50, 9:30 Sat-Sun 1:10, 3:50, 6:50, 9:30 Tue 3:50, 9:45 SeCtor 7 3d (14A) Thu 4:40, 7:20, 10:00

SilverCiTY FairvieW (Ce)

FairvieW Mall, 1800 Sheppard ave e, 416-644-7746 50/50 Fri-Tue 1:20, 3:50, 6:50, 9:40 Wed 3:50, 6:50, 9:40 abduCtion (PG) Thu 1:40 4:30 7:20 9:50 Fri-Wed 1:40, 4:30, 7:10, 9:50 Contagion (PG) Thu 1:10, 3:50, 6:40, 9:30 Fri-Wed 1:05, 3:40, 6:30, 9:20 doLpHin taLe 3d (G) Thu 12:45 3:30 6:20 9:00 Fri-Wed 1:15, 3:45, 6:20, 9:00 dream HouSe (14A) Fri-Wed 2:10, 5:00, 7:20, 10:10 drive (18A) Thu 1:30 4:50 7:30 10:00 Fri-Wed 2:00, 4:40, 7:30, 10:15 kiLLer eLite (14A) Thu 1:20, 4:20, 7:00, 9:40 Fri-Wed 1:30, 4:10, 6:40, 9:30 tHe Lion king 3d Thu 1:50 4:10 6:50 9:10 Fri-Wed 1:50, 4:20, 6:45, 9:10 moneybaLL (PG) Thu 1:00, 4:00, 7:10, 10:10 Fri-Tue 1:00, 4:00, 7:00, 10:00 Wed 4:00, 7:00, 10:00 riSe of tHe pLanet of tHe apeS (PG) Thu 9:20 Spy kidS: aLL tHe time in tHe worLd in 4d (3d) (PG) Thu 12:50, 3:40, 6:30 Straw dogS (14A) Thu 2:00, 4:40, 7:40, 10:15

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

50/50 Fri-Sun 1:45, 4:40, 7:40, 10:20 Mon-Wed 1:40, 4:20, 7:15, 9:55 abduCtion (PG) Thu 1:10, 4:10, 7:00, 9:50 Fri-Sun 1:30, 4:30, 7:20, 10:05 Mon-Wed 1:30, 4:30, 7:10, 9:55 CoLombiana (14A) Thu 12:50, 3:45, 6:20, 9:00 Contagion (PG) Thu 12:40 3:30 6:30 9:20 Fri-Wed 12:40, 3:30, 6:20, 9:40 doLpHin taLe (G) Thu 1:00 Fri-Wed 12:50 doLpHin taLe 3d (G) Thu 3:50, 6:40, 9:30 Fri-Wed 3:45, 6:30, 9:20 dream HouSe (14A) Fri-Wed 2:15, 5:00, 7:30, 10:00 drive (18A) Thu 1:30, 4:30, 7:15, 9:55 Fri-Wed 1:00, 3:50, 6:40, 9:30 i don’t know How SHe doeS it (PG) Thu 1:15, 4:00, 7:10, 9:40

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

50/50 Fri-Sat 1:50, 4:10, 7:20, 10:00 Sun 1:50, 4:10, 7:20, 9:50 Mon-Wed 4:10, 7:20, 9:50 abduCtion (PG) Thu 4:30, 7:15, 9:45 Fri-Sun 2:00, 4:30, 7:05, 9:30 Mon-Wed 4:30, 7:05, 9:30 Contagion (PG) Thu 4:10, 6:40, 9:20 Fri-Sun 1:10, 3:30, 6:15, 8:50 Mon-Wed 3:30, 6:15, 8:50 doLpHin taLe (G) Fri-Sun 1:40 doLpHin taLe 3d (G) Thu 4:20 7:05 9:40 Fri-Wed 4:20, 7:10, 9:40 dream HouSe (14A) Fri-Sat 2:20, 4:50, 7:40, 10:05 Sun 2:20, 4:50, 7:40, 9:55 Mon-Wed 4:50, 7:40, 9:55 drive (18A) Thu 5:00, 7:40, 10:00 Fri-Sat 2:30, 5:00, 7:50, 10:10 Sun 2:30, 5:00, 7:45, 10:00 Mon-Wed 5:00, 7:45, 10:00 tHe HeLp (PG) Thu 3:30, 6:30, 9:30 Fri-Sun 3:15, 6:20, 9:20 Mon-Wed 3:15, 6:25, 9:20 i don’t know How SHe doeS it (PG) Thu 3:50, 6:15, 8:45 kiLLer eLite (14A) Thu 4:40, 7:25, 9:55 Fri-Sat 2:10, 4:40, 7:30, 10:10 Sun 2:10, 4:40, 7:30, 10:00 Mon-Wed 4:40, 7:30, 10:00 tHe Lion king 3d Thu 3:40 6:45 9:10 Fri-Wed 3:40, 6:45, 9:00 tHe Lion king Fri-Sun 1:30 moneybaLL (PG) Thu 4:00, 6:55, 9:50 Fri-Sat 1:15, 4:00, 6:55, 9:50 Sun 1:15, 4:00, 6:55, 9:45 Mon-Wed 4:00, 6:55, 9:45 riSe of tHe pLanet of tHe apeS (PG) Thu 9:00 Spy kidS: aLL tHe time in tHe worLd in 4d (PG) Thu 3:35, 6:20 Straw dogS (14A) Thu 4:50, 7:35, 10:00 wHat’S your number? (14A) Fri-Sun 1:20, 3:50, 6:30, 9:10 Mon-Wed 3:50, 6:35, 9:10

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

abduCtion (PG) 1:20, 4:20, 7:10, 10:10 Thu 12:50, 3:50 mat, 6:40, 9:40 breakaway Fri-Wed 12:50, 3:50, 6:40, 9:40 Contagion (PG) Thu 1:25, 4:25, 7:25, 10:25 Fri-Wed 1:15, 4:15, 7:15, 10:15 Crazy, Stupid, Love. (PG) Thu 4:05, 7:05, 10:05 dream HouSe (14A) Fri-Wed 1:30, 4:30, 7:30, 10:30 finaL deStination 5 Thu 1:30, 4:00, 7:00, 9:45 Fri-Sat, Mon-Wed 1:25, 4:10, 7:20, 9:45 Sun 1:25, 4:10, 10:25 i don’t know How SHe doeS it (PG) Thu 1:15, 4:15, 7:15, 10:15 kiLLer eLite (14A) 12:55, 3:55, 6:55, 9:55 tHe Lion king 3d 12:45, 3:45, 6:45, 9:15 moneybaLL (PG) Thu 12:40, 1:00, 3:40, 4:10, 6:50, 7:20, 10:00, 10:30 Fri-Sat, Tue-Wed 12:40, 1:10, 4:00, 4:25, 7:00, 7:25, 10:00, 10:25 Sun 12:40, 1:10, 4:00, 4:25, 7:00, 7:25, 10:00 Mon 12:40, 1:10, 4:00, 4:25, 7:25, 10:25, 10:30 pHantom of tHe opera at tHe aLbert HaLL - Live Mon 7:00 red State Thu 7:00 riSe of tHe pLanet of tHe apeS (PG) Thu 1:10, 4:10, 10:20 tHe SmurfS (G) Thu 1:05 wHat’S your number? (14A) Fri-Wed 1:05, 4:05, 7:05, 10:05 wwe HeLL in a CeLL - 2011 Sun 8:00

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

50/50 4:05, 7:15, 9:45 Fri-Sun 1:10 mat abduCtion (PG) Thu 4:45, 7:30, 10:20 Fri-Sun 1:40, 4:25, 7:05, 9:55 Mon-Wed 4:25, 7:05, 9:55 CoLombiana (14A) Thu 6:25, 9:20 Contagion (PG) Thu 4:40, 7:25, 10:15 Fri-Sun 1:15, 4:15, 7:00, 9:40 Mon-Wed 4:15, 7:00, 9:40 CourageouS Fri 1:00, 4:10, 10:10 Sat, Mon-Wed 4:10, 7:10, 10:10 Sun 1:00, 4:10, 7:10, 10:10 Crazy, Stupid, Love. (PG) Thu 3:30, 6:20, 9:05 Fri-Sat 12:40, 3:40, 6:25, 9:15 Sun 12:40, 3:40, 6:25 Mon-Wed 3:40, 6:25, 9:15 tHe debt (14A) Thu 4:25, 7:10, 9:50 deteCtive dee and tHe myStery of tHe pHantom fLame Thu 4:00, 6:35, 9:35 doLpHin taLe (G) Thu 3:45 Fri-Sun 1:30, 4:35 Mon-Wed 4:35 doLpHin taLe 3d (G) Thu 4:20, 7:00, 9:40 Fri-Sun 12:50, 3:50, 6:50, 9:25 Mon-Wed 3:50, 6:50, 9:25 dream HouSe (14A) 4:45, 7:30, 10:05 Fri-Sun 1:45 mat drive (18A) Thu 4:05, 6:30, 9:10 Fri-Sun 1:20, 4:30, 7:20, 9:50 Mon-Wed 4:30, 7:20, 9:50 tHe HeLp (PG) Thu 3:35, 6:40, 9:45 Fri-Sun 12:35, 3:35, 6:35, 9:35 Mon-Wed 3:35, 6:35, 9:35

september 29 - october 5 2011 NOW

i don’t know How SHe doeS it (PG) Thu 4:10, 7:05, 9:25 Fri-Sat 1:05, 4:00, 6:20, 9:05 Sun 1:05, 4:00, 9:05 Mon-Wed 4:00, 6:20, 9:05 kiLLer eLite (14A) Thu 4:30, 7:15, 10:10 Fri-Sun 1:35, 4:40, 7:35, 10:20 Mon-Wed 4:40, 7:35, 10:20 tHe Lion king 3d Thu 3:50, 6:50, 9:15 Fri-Sun 1:25, 4:20, 6:45, 9:10 Mon-Wed 4:20, 6:45, 9:10 moneybaLL (PG) Thu 3:40, 6:45, 10:00 Fri-Sun 12:55, 3:55, 6:55, 10:00 Mon-Wed 3:55, 6:55, 10:00 riSe of tHe pLanet of tHe apeS (PG) Thu 4:15, 6:55, 9:55 Spy kidS: aLL tHe time in tHe worLd in 4d (PG) Thu 3:55 Straw dogS (14A) Thu 4:35, 7:20, 10:05 Fri-Wed 7:25, 10:15 wHat’S your number? (14A) 3:45, 6:40, 9:20 Fri-Sun 12:45 mat wwe HeLL in a CeLL - 2011 Sun 8:00

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

50/50 2:00, 3:00, 4:30, 5:30, 7:00, 8:00, 9:30, 10:30 SatSun 11:30, 12:30 mat apoLLo 18 (PG) Thu 4:15, 10:15 bodyguard (PG) Thu 6:55, 9:55 Fri-Wed 4:00, 10:05 boL (14A) Thu 2:05 5:45 9:30 Fri-Wed 2:05, 5:35, 9:30 CoLombiana (14A) Thu 2:25, 5:05, 7:45, 10:25 Fri, MonWed 5:05, 10:05 Sat-Sun 12:10, 5:05, 10:05 CowboyS & aLienS Thu 4:30, 9:55 tHe debt (14A) 2:10, 4:50, 7:35, 10:25 Sat-Sun 11:25 mat doLpHin taLe (G) Thu 1:20 4:10 7:00 9:50 Fri-Wed 1:45, 4:30, 7:10, 9:50 Sat-Sun 10:55 mat doLpHin taLe 3d (G) Thu 1:50, 4:40, 7:30, 10:20 Fri, MonWed 2:30, 5:15, 7:50, 10:30 Sat-Sun 11:45, 2:30, 5:15, 7:50, 10:30 drive (18A) 1:40, 4:15, 7:25, 10:00 Sat-Sun 11:05 mat forCe 2:30, 5:45, 9:15 Sat-Sun 11:00 mat tHe guard (14A) 1:45, 4:25, 7:20, 9:50 Sat-Sun 11:20 mat Harry potter and tHe deatHLy HaLLowS: part 2: 3d (PG) 1:50, 4:35, 7:25, 10:20 Sat-Sun 10:50 mat tHe HeLp (PG) Thu 2:30, 3:45, 5:45, 7:00, 9:00, 10:05 Fri, Mon-Tue 2:25, 3:25, 5:40, 6:40, 9:00, 9:55 Sat-Sun 11:15, 12:15, 2:25, 3:25, 5:40, 6:40, 9:00, 9:55 Wed 2:25, 3:25, 5:40, 6:40, 9:00 HorribLe boSSeS (14A) 3:10, 5:30, 7:50, 10:15 Sat-Sun 12:45 mat i don’t know How SHe doeS it (PG) Fri-Wed 2:45, 7:45 Love in SpaCe Thu 1:55, 7:05 mauSam (PG) 2:30, 6:15, 9:45 Thu, Sat-Sun 11:00 mat midnigHt in pariS (PG) Thu-Fri, Mon-Tue 2:00, 4:20, 7:10, 9:25 Sat-Sun 11:45, 2:00, 4:20, 7:10, 9:25 Wed 2:00, 4:20, 7:10 my kingdom Thu 4:30, 9:40 SaraH’S key (PG) 2:15, 4:55, 7:40, 10:10 Sat-Sun 11:40 mat tHe SmurfS 3d (G) 4:35, 9:20 Sat-Sun 11:50 mat Spy kidS: aLL tHe time in tHe worLd in 4d (3d) (PG) Thu 2:20, 4:35 Fri-Wed 2:15, 6:55 Straw dogS (14A) Thu 2:25, 5:00, 7:40, 10:30 Fri-Wed 1:25, 7:15 vantHaan vendraan 1:30, 5:00, 8:15 warrior Thu 1:15, 6:55 tHe wHiStLebLower Thu 1:45, 7:15

GTA Regions Mississauga

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

abduCtion (PG) Thu 1:00, 1:35, 3:45, 4:25, 6:30, 7:10, 9:20, 10:10 Fri-Tue 12:55, 1:40, 3:35, 4:20, 6:25, 7:10, 9:25, 10:10 Wed 1:40, 3:35, 4:20, 6:25, 7:10, 9:25, 10:10 apoLLo 18 (PG) Thu 9:00 Contagion (PG) Thu 1:30 4:40 7:30 10:15 Fri-Wed 1:30, 4:15, 7:20, 10:20 Contagion: tHe imaX eXperienCe (PG) 1:00, 4:00, 7:00, 9:50 dream HouSe (14A) Fri-Wed 1:50, 4:40, 7:30, 10:30 drive (18A) Thu 2:00 4:45 7:40 10:15 Fri-Wed 2:00, 4:45, 7:40, 10:25 Harry potter and tHe deatHLy HaLLowS: part 2 (PG) Thu 3:30, 6:40, 9:40 Fri-Wed 12:45, 3:45, 6:55, 9:55 tHe Lion king 3d Thu 1:45 4:10 6:50 9:30 Fri-Wed 1:45, 4:10, 6:45, 9:15 pHantom of tHe opera at tHe aLbert HaLL - Live Mon 7:00 riSe of tHe pLanet of tHe apeS (PG) Thu 1:40, 4:20, 7:15, 10:10 Fri-Wed 1:15, 4:35, 7:05, 10:00 SHark nigHt 3d (14A) Thu 2:30, 5:00, 10:10 Fri-Wed 7:50, 10:05 tHe SmurfS 3d (G) Thu 1:15, 3:40, 6:20 Fri-Wed 2:30, 5:00 Spy kidS: aLL tHe time in tHe worLd in 4d (PG) Thu 1:10, 3:50 Straw dogS (14A) Thu 1:20, 4:30, 7:20, 10:05 Fri-Sat, TueWed 12:50, 3:40, 6:40, 9:35 Sun-Mon 12:50, 3:40, 9:45 30 minuteS or LeSS (14A) Thu 2:10, 4:50, 7:45, 10:05 Fri-Sat, Tue-Wed 2:10, 4:25, 6:50, 9:00 Sun-Mon 2:10, 4:25, 6:50

warrior Thu 6:25, 9:35 wHat’S your number? (14A) Fri-Tue 1:20, 4:30, 7:25, 10:15 Wed 4:30, 7:25, 10:15 wwe HeLL in a CeLL - 2011 Sun 8:00

CourTneY park 16 (aMC)

110 CourTneY park e aT huronTario, 888-262-4386 50/50 2:30, 5:00, 7:45, 10:30 Fri-Sun 11:45 mat abduCtion (PG) 1:35, 4:20, 7:05, 9:45 Fri-Sun 11:05 mat CoLombiana (14A) Thu 2:15, 4:45, 7:15, 9:50 Contagion (PG) Thu 2:05, 2:40, 4:30, 5:10, 7:00, 7:40, 9:30, 10:10 Fri-Sun 11:20, 2:05, 4:30, 7:00, 9:30 Mon-Wed 2:05, 4:30, 7:00, 9:30 Contagion: tHe imaX eXperienCe (PG) Fri 10:30 SatSun 10:00 Mon-Wed 1:00 Crazy, Stupid, Love. (PG) 2:30, 5:00, 7:25, 9:55 Fri-Sun 11:45 mat tHe debt (14A) Thu 2:35, 5:15, 7:50, 10:25 Fri-Sun 12:25, 5:20, 10:10 Mon-Wed 5:20, 10:10 doLpHin taLe (G) 4:30, 9:50 Fri 11:00 mat Sat 10:00 mat doLpHin taLe 3d (G) Thu 2:00, 4:30, 7:20, 10:00 Fri-Wed 1:50, 7:15 dream HouSe (14A) 2:15, 5:15, 8:00, 10:45 Fri-Sun 11:40 mat drive (18A) 2:25, 4:55, 7:40, 10:10 Fri-Sat 11:50 mat faSt five (PG) Fri 1:00, 10:00 Sat, Wed 7:00 Sun, Tue 4:00 Mon 10:00 tHe HeLp (PG) 1:00, 4:05, 7:20, 10:25 i don’t know How SHe doeS it (PG) Thu 1:20, 3:30, 5:40, 7:50, 10:05 Fri-Wed 3:05, 7:50 inCeption (PG) Fri, Mon 7:00 Sat, Wed 4:00 Sun 1:00, 10:00 Tue 10:00 kiLLer eLite (14A) 2:45, 5:20, 8:00, 10:45 Fri-Sun 11:55 mat tHe Lion king 3d 1:05, 3:10, 5:15, 7:30, 9:45 tHe Lion king Fri-Sun 11:00 moneybaLL (PG) Thu 1:15, 2:05, 4:15, 5:00, 7:15, 8:00, 10:15 Fri-Sat 11:00, 1:15, 2:05, 4:15, 5:00, 7:15, 8:00, 10:30, 11:00 Sun 11:00, 1:15, 2:05, 4:15, 5:00, 7:15, 8:00, 10:30 Mon-Wed 1:15, 2:05, 4:15, 5:00, 7:15, 8:00, 10:30 riSe of tHe pLanet of tHe apeS (PG) Thu 2:40, 8:05 Star trek: tHe imaX eXperienCe (PG) Fri, Mon 4:00 Sat 1:00, 10:00 Sun, Tue 7:00 Wed 10:00 Straw dogS (14A) 2:25, 5:05, 7:35, 10:05 Fri-Sun 11:50 mat warrior Thu 5:05, 10:35 wHat’S your number? (14A) 2:00, 4:45, 7:30, 10:15 Fri-Sun 11:20 mat

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

50/50 Fri-Sun 1:50, 4:40, 7:30, 10:05 Mon-Wed 4:40, 7:30, 10:00 abduCtion (PG) Thu 4:50, 7:20, 9:55 Fri-Sun 1:10, 3:50, 7:20, 10:00 Mon-Wed 3:50, 7:20, 9:50 Crazy, Stupid, Love. (PG) Thu 9:40 Fri-Sun 6:20, 9:55 Mon-Wed 6:20, 9:50 tHe debt (14A) Thu 4:10, 6:55, 9:35 Fri-Wed 6:30, 9:20 doLpHin taLe (G) Thu 3:50 Fri-Sun 12:40, 3:20 Mon-Wed 3:20 doLpHin taLe 3d (G) Thu 4:20, 7:10, 9:50 Fri-Sun 1:30, 4:20, 7:00, 9:40 Mon-Wed 4:20, 7:00, 9:40 dream HouSe (14A) Fri-Sun 1:40, 4:50, 7:50, 10:15 MonWed 4:50, 7:40, 10:00 drive (18A) Thu 4:40, 7:30, 10:00 Fri-Sun 2:00, 4:30, 7:40, 10:10 Mon-Wed 4:30, 7:15, 9:40 tHe HeLp (PG) Thu 3:40, 6:50, 9:30 Fri-Sun 12:30, 3:30, 6:40, 9:30 Mon-Wed 3:30, 6:40, 9:30 HorribLe boSSeS (14A) Thu 10:00 i don’t know How SHe doeS it (PG) Thu 4:30, 7:15, 9:45 tHe Lion king 3d Thu 3:30, 7:00, 9:20 Fri-Wed 3:40, 6:50, 9:10 tHe Lion king Fri-Sun 12:50 red State Thu 7:00 tHe SmurfS (G) Thu 3:20, 6:20, 9:00 Spy kidS: aLL tHe time in tHe worLd in 4d (3d) (PG) Thu 4:00, 6:30 Fri-Sun 1:20, 4:00 Mon-Tue 4:00 wHat’S your number? (14A) Fri-Sun 1:00, 4:10, 7:10, 9:50 Mon-Wed 4:10, 7:10, 9:45

north

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

50/50 Fri-Sun 1:30, 4:30, 7:30, 10:20 Mon-Wed 4:30, 7:30, 10:05 abduCtion (PG) Thu 4:50, 7:40, 10:10 Fri-Sun 2:00, 4:50, 7:35, 10:05 Mon-Wed 4:50, 7:20, 9:50 breakaway 4:15, 7:05, 9:45 Fri-Sun 1:15 mat Captain ameriCa: tHe firSt avenger (PG) Thu 3:55, 6:55, 9:35 CoLombiana (14A) Thu 4:25, 7:25, 10:00 Fri-Sat 1:25, 4:05, 6:55, 9:55 Sun 1:25, 4:05 Wed 4:05, 6:55, 9:35 Contagion (PG) Thu 4:20, 7:20, 10:05 Fri-Sun 1:40, 4:40, 7:40, 10:25 Mon-Wed 4:40, 7:20, 9:55 Contagion: tHe imaX eXperienCe (PG) 4:00, 7:00, 9:50 Fri-Sun 1:00 mat

CourageouS 4:10, 7:10, 10:10 Fri-Sun 1:00 mat doLpHin taLe (G) Thu 3:30, 6:00, 8:50 Fri-Sun 12:35, 3:20, 6:00, 8:50 Mon-Wed 3:35, 6:10, 8:50 doLpHin taLe 3d (G) Thu 4:05, 6:40, 9:30 Fri-Sun 1:20, 4:00, 6:40, 9:15 Mon-Wed 4:00, 6:35, 9:15 drive (18A) Thu 4:45, 7:10, 9:45 Fri-Sun 1:50, 4:20, 7:15, 10:00 Mon-Wed 4:20, 7:25, 10:00 Harry potter and tHe deatHLy HaLLowS: part 2 (PG) 3:55, 6:55, 10:00 Fri-Sun 12:55 mat Harry potter and tHe deatHLy HaLLowS: part 2: 3d (PG) Thu 3:35, 6:35, 9:40 HorribLe boSSeS (14A) Thu 3:30, 6:25, 9:25 Fri-Sun 1:05, 3:50, 6:35, 9:30 Mon-Wed 3:50, 6:35, 9:30 kiLLer eLite (14A) Thu 4:15, 7:15, 10:15 Fri-Sun 1:45, 4:35, 7:25, 10:15 Mon-Wed 4:35, 7:10, 9:55 tHe Lion king 3d Thu 4:10, 6:45, 9:15 Fri-Sun 12:50, 3:40, 6:45, 9:20 Mon-Wed 3:40, 6:45, 9:20 moneybaLL (PG) Thu 3:40, 4:10, 6:40, 7:15, 9:40, 10:20 Fri-Sun 12:30, 1:10, 3:30, 4:10, 6:40, 7:20, 9:50, 10:30 Mon-Wed 3:30, 4:10, 6:40, 7:15, 9:40, 10:15 riSe of tHe pLanet of tHe apeS (PG) Thu 3:40, 6:30, 9:20 SHark nigHt 3d (14A) Thu 9:00 Spy kidS: aLL tHe time in tHe worLd in 4d (PG) Fri-Sun 12:45, 3:10, 6:10 Spy kidS: aLL tHe time in tHe worLd in 4d (3d) (PG) Thu 3:45, 6:10 Straw dogS (14A) Thu 4:20, 7:05, 9:55 Fri-Sun 1:55, 5:00, 7:45, 10:20 Mon-Wed 5:00, 7:40, 10:15 warrior Fri-Sun 8:45 wwe HeLL in a CeLL - 2011 Sun 8:00

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NOW september 29 - october 5 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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All listings are free. Send to: movies@nowtoronto.com, fax to 416-364-1166 or mail to Rep Cinemas, NOW Magazine, 189 Church, Toronto M5B 1Y7. Include film title, year of release, names of director(s), language and subtitle info, venue, address, time, cost and advance ticket sales if any, phone number for reservations/info or website address. Deadline is the Thursday before publication at 5 pm.

festivals Brazilian film and tv festival Carlton Cinema, 20 Carlton (CC); tiff Bell lightBox, 350 king w (tBl). Brafftv.Com

thu 29-suN 2 – Shorts, animations, features and documentaries showcasing recent Brazilian cinematography. All films with English subtitles. $10, opening night $15. thu 29 – Opening night: Rosa Morena (2010) D: Carlos Augusto de Oliveira. 7 pm (TBL). fRI 30 – TV Window: screening of Brazilian TV pilots. 4 pm. Sweet Dutch Brazil (2010) D: Monica Schmeidt, and Second Movement For Piano And Needlework (2010) D: Marco Del Fiol. 5 pm. Circular (2011) D: Adriano Esturilho, Aly Muritiba, Bruno de Oliveira, Diego Florentino and Fábio Allon, and Ferocity Between The Urbs And The Flora (2010) D: Marcio B Venturi. 5:30 pm. The Mothers Of Chico Xavier (2011) D: Halder Gomes and Glauber Filho, and short film 3x4. 7 pm. Sovereign (2010) D: Carlos Nader and Mauricio Arruda, and The Factory (2011) D: Aly Muritiba. 7:30 pm. Mulatas! (2011) D: Walmor Pamplona, and The Cake (2010) D: Robert Guimarães. 9 pm. Love (2010) D: João Jardim, and The Payback (2009) D: André Rolim. 9:30 pm. All screenings at CC. sAt 1 – The Magnificents (2009) D: Bernard Attal, Laura (2011) D: Thiago Valente, and My Fear (2010) D: Murilo Hauser. 2 pm. Brazuca – films by Brazilians living abroad: Brazilians Like Me D: Suzana Rossberg, Angelito D: Paula Lima, and Road To Dago D: Filipe Maseti and Robin Pierro. Pwyc. 2:30 pm. Living Another Perspective (2010) D: Guillermo Planel, Turkish Coffee (2011) D: Thiago Luciano, and short film The Box. 4:15 pm. Untangle (2010) D: Rosane Svartman, She Came Along (2011) D: Essi Rafael, and Peyele (2011) D: Lucas Margutti and Yan Saldanha. 5 pm. Men With Smell Of Flowers (2011) D: Joe Pimentel, Off Making (2011) D: Beto Schultz, and short film The Little Brazilian Red Riding Hood. 6:45 pm. Light In The Darkness(2010) D: Helena Ignez and Icaro Martins, and Another Essay (2010) D: Natara Ney. 7 pm. Boca (2010) D: Flavio Frederico, and Pau Brasil (2009) D: Glaucia Pelliccione. 9 pm. Bellini And The Devil (2008) D: Marcelo Galvão. 9:30 pm. All screenings at CC. suN 2 – We Are All The Same (2009) D: Eduardo Sodre, plus the UPto3’ competition of 3-minute films for new media. 2:30 pm. VIPs (2010) D: Toniko Melo. 4:45 pm. The Best Things In The World (2010) D: Laís Bodanzky. 8 pm. All screenings at CC.

toronto Palestine film festival

ago JaCkman hall, 317 dundas w (Jh); tiff Bell lightBox, 350 king w (tBl). 416-599-8433, tPff.Ca

fRI 30-Oct 7 – Celebration of film as an art

form and means of expression of the vibrant heritage, resilience and narratives of the Palestinian people. $10, stu/srs $7; 10-card pass (10 tickets) $75. fRI 30 – Opening night: Pomegranates And Myrrh (2009) D: Najwa Najjar, and short film Missing. 7 pm (TBL). sAt 1 – Arab World Perspectives: Stray Bullet (2010) D: Georges Hachem. Director in attendance. 2 pm (JH). MON 3 – The Kingdom Of Women: Ein El Helweh (Mamlakit Al Nisa’a Ein El Hilweh) (2010) D: Dahna Abourahme, For The Resistance: A

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Veltri, with an exhibit of costumes made of measuring tape. 3 & 4 pm. Free. RSVP to chrissy@vocabcommunications.com to reserve a seat. WEd 5 – Sleeping Tigers: The Asahi Baseball Story (2003) D: Jari Osborne. 4 pm. Free. Green Screens presents Force Of Nature: The David Suzuki Movie (2010) D: Sturla Gunnarsson. 7 pm. Free.

documentary

Life goes on SLEEP FURIOUSLY (Gideon Koppel) Rating: NNNN One great thing about programming an eccentric little cinema in the mid dle of Leslieville is that you get the occasional chance to give a great lit tle movie a shot at an audience. This week, the Projection Booth scores some serious art house points by screening Gideon Koppel’s excep tional 2008 documentary Sleep Furi ously. Filmed over a year in the tiny Welsh village of Trefeurig – the director’s hometown – Sleep Furiously plays out in a series of static shots, Koppel unfussily observing the pace of life as it unfolds before his camera. School children learn songs; sheep are shorn and let loose to grow new coats of wool. A cow gives birth; a man recites a poem. The monthly arrival of a library minivan gives an older woman – Koppel’s mother, Pip – the chance to chat with the cheerful librarian. Other than subtitles for the

Popular Movement In Palestine (2011) D: Sheryle Carlson, and short film On The Heel Side. 7 pm. Zahara (2009) D: Mohammed Bakri, Checkpoint (2010) D: Ruben Amar, and short film Animal Farm. 9 pm. Both at JH. tuE 4 – Shout (2011) D: Ester Gould and Sabine Lubbe Bakker, and No Sharp Objects (2010) D: UNRWA and Johan Eriksson. 7 pm. Enemy Alien (2011) D: Konrad Aderer, and Full Court Press: Israel, Berkeley And The Divestment Resolution (2011) D: Anne Paxton. 9 pm. Both at JH. WEd 5 – This Is My Picture When I Was Dead (2010) D: Mahmoud Al Massad, and 138 Pounds In My Pocket: The Story Of Hind alHusseini (2009) D: Sahera Dirbas. 7 pm. Children Of The Revolution (2010) D: Shane O’Sullivan, and The Story Of Milk And Honey (2011) D: Basma Al-Sharif. 9 pm. Both at JH.

Cinemas Bloor Cinema

506 Bloor w. 416-516-2330. BloorCinema.Com

thu 29-WEd 5 – Closed for renovations.

Camera Bar 1028 Queen w. 416-530-0011. CameraBar.Ca

sAt 1 – Like Water For Chocolate (1992) D: Alfonso Arau. 3 pm. Free.

CinematheQue tiff Bell lightBox

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

sAt 1 – Culture Days presents Singin’ In

The Dark 80s Edition with sing-along ñ screenings of Fame (1980) D: Alan Parker,

Footloose (1984) D: Herbert Ross, Flashdance (1983) D: Adrian Lyne and Dirty Dancing (1987) D: Emile Ardolino. Films begin every hour on the hour from 7 pm. Free. suN 2 – They Live By Night (1949) D: Nicholas Ray. 1 pm. tuE 4 – Goethe-Institut presents Culture + Economy: Wonders Of Progress, a film program on economic and cultural transformations with Florian Wüst. Short films include Lighthouse (2009) D: Chi Jang Yin, Last Men

ontario PlaCe CinesPhere 955 lake shore w. 416-314-9900. ontarioPlaCe.Com

occasional exchange in Welsh, Sleep Furiously makes no attempt to interpret what it shows us; it just rolls along with the people and their animals, catching marvellous little snapshots of behaviour both human and otherwise. An extended take of sheep flowing across a hillside achieves an almost spectral quality, and the border collies seem to be sharing some private joke with the filmmaker. (One dog manages to steal that poetry reader’s thunder with a perfectly timed appearance.) There’s more to the film than just cute animals, though. Koppel uses images of live births, auctions and stuffed owls to build the sense of a grand cycle at work. In between the dog walks and the pots of tea, life is happening. All of it. Opens Friday (September 30) at the Projection Booth. NORMAN WILNER Standing (2005) D: Sasha Maja Djurkovic, and others. 6:30 pm. $5. goethe.de/toronto. They Live By Night. 6:30 pm. WEd 5 – Goethe-Institut presents Culture + Economy: Money Go Round, a film program on economic and cultural transformations with Florian Wüst. Short films include The Anarchist Banker (2010) D: Jan Peter Hammer, Marketing (1953) D: Pierre Long, and others. 6:30 pm. $5. goethe.de/toronto. Hot Docs presents Doc Soup monthly series, featuring Marathon Boy (2010) D: Gemma Atwal. 6:30 & 9:15 pm. $14 adv, limited free stu tickets (first come, first served). hotdocs.ca.

fox theatre

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

thu 29 – Closed. fRI 30 – Cave Of Forgotten Dreams 3-D

(2010) D: Werner Herzog. 7 pm. Midnight In Paris (2011) D: Woody Allen. 9 pm. sAt 1-suN 2 – Smurfs 3-D (2011) D: Raja Gosnell. 2 pm. Cave Of Forgotten Dreams. 4:15 & 7 pm. Midnight In Paris. 9 pm. MON 3 – Cave Of Forgotten Dreams 3-D. 7 pm. Midnight In Paris. 9 pm. tuE 4 – Cave Of Forgotten Dreams 3-D. 7 pm. Our Idiot Brother (2011) D: Jesse Peretz. 9 pm. WEd 5 – Our Idiot Brother. 1:30 & 7 pm. NFP Shorts. 5:30 pm. Cave Of Forgotten Dreams 3-D. 9 pm.

graham sPrY theatre

CBC museum, CBC BroadCast Centre, 250 front w, 416-205-5574. CBC.Ca

thu 29-WEd 5 – Continuous screenings Monday to Friday, 9 am to 5 pm. Free. thu 29-fRI 30 – Life Is A Highway, Part Two. MON 3-WEd 5 – 50 Years Of The Nature Of Things.

national film Board 150 John. 416-973-3012. nfB.Ca/mediatheQue

thu 22-WEd 28 – More than 5,000 NFB films

available at digital viewing stations. Tue-Wed noon-7 pm, Thu-Sat noon-10 pm, Sun noon-5 pm. Free. suN 2 – Culture Days presents a screening of Measuring Tape Girl (2010) D: Pasquale Marco

fRI 30 – Transformers! Dark Of The Moon

(2011) D: Michael Bay. 7 pm. sAt 24-suN 25 – Bugs! 11 am, 1:30 & 4 pm. Hubble 3D. 12:15 pm, 2:45 & 5:30 pm. Transformers! Dark Of The Moon. 7 pm.

ontario sCienCe Centre

770 don mills. 416-696-3127. ontariosCienCeCentre.Ca

thu 29-fRI 30 – Under The Sea. Noon. Tornado Alley. 1 & 2 pm. sAt 1 – Rocky Mountain Express. 11 am, 1, 3 & 8 pm. Tornado Alley. Noon, 4 & 7 pm. Under The Sea. 2 pm. suN 2 – Rocky Mountain Express. 11 am, 1 & 3 pm. Tornado Alley. Noon & 4 pm. Under The Sea. 2 pm. MON 3-WEd 5 – Rocky Mountain Express. 11 am & 2 pm. Under The Sea. Noon. Tornado Alley. 1 pm.

the ProJeCtion Booth

1035 gerrard e. 416-466-3636, ProJeCtionBooth.Ca.

thu 29 – The Woodmans (2010) D: Scott Willis. 7 pm. Sinner (2007) D: Marc Benardout. 9 pm. fRI 30 – Sleep Furiously (2008) D: Gideon Koppel. 7 pm. Kenneyville (2010) D: Brooks Hunter. 9 pm sAt 1-suN 2 – Ghost Bird (2009) D: Scott Crocker. 5 pm. Sleep Furiously. 7 pm. Kenneyville. 9 pm. MON 3-tuE 4 – Sleep Furiously. 7 pm. Ghost Bird. 9 pm. WEd 5 – Kenneyville. Film 101 Series w/ director and cast in attendance. 8 pm.

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reg hartt’s Cineforum 463 Bathurst. 416-603-6643.

thu 29 – Zecharia Sitchin: Will The Anunnaki Return? (2008) video lecture. 7 pm. sAt 1 – The Picture Of Dorian Gray (1945) D: Albert Lewin. 7 pm. suN 2 – Great Cartoons We Can’t See Uncensored On TV. 7 pm. MON 3 – Siddhartha (1972) D: Conrad Rooks. 7 pm. The Vampire Film Festival. 9 pm. WEd 5 – Sex & The Movies Part One. 7 pm. What I Learned From LSD. 9 pm.

revue Cinema

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

thu 29 – The Metropolitan Movement for Literacy presents a fundraiser featuring a talk by lawyer/motivational speaker Lesra Martin, followed by a screening of The Journey Of Lesra Martin (2002) D: Cheryl Foggo, about his life. 7 pm. $20. mtmlfundraiser.eventbrite. com. Page One: Inside The New York Times (2011) D: Andrew Rossi. 9:15 pm. fRI 30 – Crazy, Stupid, Love (2011) D: Glenn Ficarra and John Requa. 2 & 9:15 pm. Page One: Inside The New York Times. 4:15 pm. Beginners (2011) D: Mike Mills. The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975) D: Jim Sharman. Film w/ live shadow-cast performance. 11 pm. sAt 1 – The Smurfs (2011) D: Raja Gosnell. 1:30 pm. Filmi: South Asian Film Festival. 4 pm. Beginners (2010) D: Mike Mills. 7 pm. Crazy, Stupid, Love. 9:15 pm. suN 2 – The Smurfs. 1:15 pm. Hot Docs presents a free screening as part of Culture Days 2011: At Night, They Dance (2010) D: Isabelle Lavigne and Stéphane Thibault. 4 pm. Beginners. 7 pm. Crazy, Stupid, Love. 9:15 pm. MON 3-tuE 4 – Beginners. 7 pm. Crazy, Stupid, Love. 9:15 pm. WEd 5 – Our Idiot Brother (2011) D: Jesse Peretz. 1 & 9:15 pm. Crazy, Stupid, Love. 7 pm.

the roYal

608 College. 416-534-5252. theroYal.to

thu 29 – Resurrect Dead: The Mystery Of The Toynbee Tiles (2011) D: Jon Foy. 7 & 9 pm.

fRI 30 – The Last Circus (2010) D: Alex de la

Iglesia. 7 & 9:30 pm. sAt 1 – Hot Docs presents a free screening as part of Culture Days 2011: In The Name Of The Family (2010) D: Shelley Saywell. 7 pm. The Last Circus. 9:30 pm. suN 2-WEd 5 – The Last Circus. 7 & 9:15 pm.

toronto underground Cinema 186 sPadina ave, Basement. 647-992-4335, torontoundergroundCinema.Com

suN 2 – Star Trek 101. Noon. Star Trek 2: Wrath Of Khan (1982) D: Nicholas Mayñ er. 2:30 pm. Star Trek (2009) D: JJ Abrams. 5 pm.

MON 3 – CCE presents This Movie Is Broken

(2010) D: Bruce McDonald. Q&A with filmmaker to follow screening. 7 pm.

other films thu 29-WEd 5 –

The CN Tower presents The Ultimate Wave Tahiti 3D. Continuous screenings daily 10 am to 8 pm. 301 Front W. 416868-6937, cntower.ca. thu 29-WEd 5 – 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 29-Oct 14 – Vtape presents new video works by Mani Manzinani: Screen Scene And Oracle. The premiere for Oracle features a conversation between Manzinani and Udo Kasemets, who performs in the film. (Sat, 3 pm). Free. 401 Richmond, #452. vtape.org. thu 29 – The MINT Film Festival presents the rock doc Sounds Like A Revolution (2010) D: Summer Love and Jane Michener, short film Free F’alling At The Supermarket D: Edward Anthony Gal and live music by Leh-Lo and Steve York. Screening followed by discussion on the revolutionary power of music. 6:30 pm. $12 (adv $10), stu/srs $8. Rainbow Cinemas Market Square, 80 Front E. mintff.org. Cineplex Entertainment presents a onenight-only screening of Red State (2011) D: Kevin Smith. 7 pm. See website for participating theatres. cineplex.com/events. fRI 30-suN 2 – Canada’s Walk Of Fame Festival presents outdoor film screenings as part of the festivities. Free. David Pecaut Square, 55 John (behind Metro Hall). cwofest.ca. Fri: Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1994) D: Tom Shadyac. 2 pm. Sat: Austin Powers: International Man Of Mystery (1997) D: Jay Roach. 2 pm. Sun: The Proposal (2009) D: Anne Fletcher. 8 pm. fRI 30 – Toronto Socialist Action presents Rebel Films: The Last Mountain (2011) D: Bill Haney, about coal mining in the U.S. 7 pm. $4 donation requested. OISE, 252 Bloor W, rm 2-212. socialistaction-canada.blogspot. com. Hot Docs presents films as part of Culture Days 2011: Somewhere Between (2010) D: Linda Goldstein Knowlton. 7 pm. Free. Regent Theatre, 551 Mt Pleasant. hotdocs.ca. The Loop Collective presents The Lighthouse Series: Movement::Gesture::Dance, collaborations between filmmakers and dancers. Short films include Underneath the Ice; You (1946) D: Priscilla Guy and Mandoline Hybride, Ritual In Transfigured Time (1946) D: Maya Deren, and others. 8 pm. Free. CineCycle, 129 Spadina (down the lane). loopcollective.com. sAt 1 – Nuit Blanche and Ahuri Theatre presents Japanese animé and classic monster movies w/ live musical accompaniment. Screenings to follow new play, A Fool’s Life. 10 pm to 3 am. Free. Theatre Centre, 1087 Queen W. dwcommunications.net. MON 3 – Toronto Film Society presents The Lady From Shanghai (1948) D: Orson Welles, and The Big Heat (1953) D: Fritz Lang. 7:30 pm. $80 for season membership, $15 trial membership. Carlton Cinema, 20 Carlton. torontofilmsociety.com. Short & Sweet weekly series presents short films, animation and music videos by Levine, Ben Steiger, Daniela Negrin Ochoa and others. 8 pm. Free. No One Writes to the Colonel, 460 College. shortandsweet.tv. The York University Taiwanese Student Association presents Orz Boys (2008) D: Yang Ya-che, as part of the Taiwanese Film Festival. 3:30 pm. Free. York University, Nat Taylor Cinema, 4700 Keele. 647-389-9996. 3

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blu-ray/dvd Le Beau Serge (Criterion/eOne,

1958) D: Claude Chabrol, w/ Gérard Blain, Jean-Claude Brialy. Rating: NNNN; DVD package: NNNN Les Cousins (1959) D: Chabrol, w/ Blain, Brialy. Rating: NNNN; DVD package: NNN These are the movies that launched the French New Wave. With their commit ment to a personal sensibility, stories of youth and location shooting, they set in motion a cinematic revolution whose influence spread worldwide and is still felt today. In both movies, director Claude Chabrol explores friend ships, power relations, hidden agendas and social environ ments, so the films almost mirror each other. In Le Beau Serge, François (Jean-Claude Brialy) returns to the village of his childhood to find his boyhood friend, Serge (Gérard Blain) an embittered drunk. He tries to help. Les Cousins has country mouse Blain come to Paris to study law and live with hipster cousin Brialy. But they want the same girl. Commentaries and essays on both films reveal a lot about Chabrol’s themes and methods and the films’ produc tion histories. EXTRAS Le Beau Serge: commentary, Chabrol interview, Chabrol doc, essay booklet. Full frame, b&w. French audio. English subtitles. Les Cousins: commentary, essay booklet. Full frame, b&w. French audio. English subtitles.

The Ledge (eOne, 2011) D: Matthew

Chapman, w/ Charlie Hunnam, Liv Tyler. Rating: NNN; DVD package: NN The Ledge begins with a great idea: a man, Gavin, stands on a narrow ledge atop a tall building, knowing he must jump to his death at noon or someone else will die. He tells his story to the troubled cop who’s trying to talk him back inside. Confirmed atheist Gavin (Charlie

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Hunnam) gets so ticked off at his new neighbour’s (Patrick Wilson) religionbased homophobia that he decides to seduce the man’s wife (Liv Tyler). The clash of faith versus disbelief lets Hunnam and Wil son unleash some lively rants at each other. Each gets his vulnerable moments and credible motives, too. These are complex people, none more so than the wife. Sadly, they all have to cope with clunky dialogue and overwrought scenes contrived to let writer/director Matthew Chapman hammer home his points. Still, the suspense outweighs the flaws to make The Ledge memorable. The extras are an embarrassment. Offscreen interviewers stumble through prepared questions while the cast and crew, minus Tyler, recite mostly prepared answers. EXTRAS Cast and crew interviews. Widescreen. English, French audio. English subtitles.

The Butcher, The Chef And The Swordsman (Fox, 2010) D: Wuer-

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voured the male orgasm, for obvious reasons,” explains Clark-Flory, the most obvious being that males who can’t come aren’t going to have many descendants. “The byproduct theory goes that since females share the same embryological origins of pleasurefriendly nerves and tissues as males, women are physically capable of climaxing as well. In this view, the female orgasm is an evolutionary hand-medown—or, more cynically, lukewarm leftovers.” In other words… Every little zygote, so beloved by the GOP base, has all the basic parts needed to build either a male or a female baby who, once born, the GOP base could not care less about. Blasts of hormones transform those pleasure-friendly nerves and tissues – nerves and tissues beloved by the GOP base so long as they remain in the uterus – into either boy junk or girl junk. Backers of the byproduct theory believe that women are capable of having orgasms not because women need to have orgasms, but because female junk is built from the same component parts as male junk. Women can have orgasms because men must. “At first, I found this theory terribly offputting,” says Clark-Flory, “but I would encourage FAP to think about it differently, as I eventually did.” Viewing the female orgasm as an “evolutionary freebie,” Clark-Flory continues, “can actually validate the vast range of women’s orgasmic experiences, as Elisabeth Lloyd, author of The Case Of The Female Orgasm, has argued. This means a multi-orgasmic woman is just as ‘normal’ as an orgasmless one, a lady who

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comes from a single flick of the finger is just as ‘healthy’ as one who requires 45 minutes with her Hitachi Magic Wand set on high.” So you’re not “broken,” FAP, even if you’re not orgasmic. Clark-Flory doesn’t think you should give up all hopes of ever experiencing an orgasm – nor do I! – but she thinks you should stop trying so hard and stressing so much. “When women have a difficult time getting there, it can be helpful to take the finish line away,” says Clark-Flory. “At the risk of sounding woo-woo, I would suggest that she slow down and focus on feeling individual sensations. She’ll be most likely to come when she forgets her worries about all that she isn’t feeling and simply enjoys what she does feel.”

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Jamey rodemeyer – a 14-year-old kid growing up in Buffalo, New york – loved lady Gaga, most of his friends were girls, and he had feminine mannerisms. and for that, he was subjected to daily and often brutal bullying since he was in the fifth grade. last week, Jamey took his own life. “All the girls just loved him, and they always defended him,” Jamey’s mother told CBS News. “But all the boys would say, ‘Geez, you’re such a girl. Why are you hanging out with all those girls? What are you, a girl? Oh, you must be gay.’” For those sins – the sin of hanging out with girls, the sin of loving Lady Gaga, the sin of not being exactly like all the other boys – Jamey had to endure taunts like this one: “I wouldn’t care if you died.

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