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Hot Art: Chasing Thieves And Detectives Through The Secret World Of Stolen Art talks at the Gardiner. Noon, $25 (includes lunch). 416-586-8080. caveMan The promising upand-coming Brooklyn band plays the Horseshoe. 8 pm. $10. TW.
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hugely successful Fringe play about a Korean-Canadian family that owns and runs a convenience store continues to preview in its expanded Soulpepper remount at the Young Centre. To Feb 11. 8 pm. $22$68. 416-866-8666.
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Theatre’s adaptation of Margaret Atwood’s feminist response to Homer’s Odyssey continues at Buddies in Bad Times to Jan 29. 1:30 and 8 pm. $22-$46. 416-975-8555. +oTher people Christopher Shinn’s gritty play about 20-something New Yorkers previews tonight and opens tomorrow at the Young Centre. To Jan 28. 8 pm. $15-$22. 416-866-8666.
The sculptor who grows her art in the garden and exhibits it in canning jars has a new show at Loop Gallery, to Jan 29. Free. 416-516-2581. herMan dune The French folkrock duo bring their Strange Mosaic album to the Horseshoe. Doors 8:30 pm. $12.50. HS, RT, SS.
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in his guide to surviving rob Ford (NOW, December 29-January 4), Enzo DiMatteo recommends reading the Sun and listening to talk radio. It will drive you “apeshit,” he explains, but the insight into the Ford mindset is invaluable. “You have to be crazy to understand Gaddafi. Same applies for Ford.” This last comment gives me valuable insight into the mindset (and gullibility) of a supposedly progressive alt weekly’s chief political writer. It tells me that he was suckered by the campaign of the Western corporate media to demonize the Libyan leader, which was an important supplement to the “responsibility to protect” doctrine and other humanitarian intervention propaganda that paved the way for this naked and outrageous NATO action of smash-andgrab imperialism. Say it ain’t so, Enzo! Dana Cook Toronto
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in your year-in-review issue (NOW, December 22-28), you claim that the “TD Centre will never be the same after the city’s Sign Variance Committee approves an application by Ernst & Young to erect a 25-squaremetre illuminated sign on the face of the tower.” Such a sign is allowed under current bylaws without review. The Variance Commitment only rules on applications that “vary” from those allowed under the bylaw. An application for a sign larger than allowed by the bylaw was rejected by the committee. Peter Nogalo Toronto
Taxing questions
letter-writer vikram k. mulligan is right to suggest that Toronto get a 1 per cent sales tax (NOW, December 2228). Prince Edward Island, with only 400,000 people, can have one because it’s a province. Toronto, with 2.5 million inhabitants, can’t because it isn’t a province. That’s stupid. Al McPherson Toronto
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the state of our largest city to our country, I’m beginning to think stupid shows up in mass numbers to vote. Penny Lister Toronto
C’est tout pour El Fordo?
rob ford is finished as far as i’m concerned. After the recent Christmas 911 call, I could care less what he does at City Hall. This guy has some serious issues and is a bad role model for this city. I feel like an idiot for voting for him. I just hope a Doug Holyday type of fiscal conservative steps up to the plate for 2014. Joe Sampson Toronto
i’m scratching my head once again after reading Steven Davey’s wrap-up of the year’s Top 10 Restaurants (NOW, December 22-28). Where is Acadia? Grand Electric? I’m confused by Davey’s omissions and perplexed by some of his inclusions. What is his process? I’m very curious, because he doesn’t reflect my taste or that of anyone I know. It’s time Davey explained how he comes to his conclusions. Please find the Norm Wilner of food reviews! You guys deserve better, and so do we. Mika Bareket Good Egg, Toronto
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Toronto’s budget malaise
toronto needs leadership and vision, the opposite of bean-counting executives (NOW, December 1521). The cure is not cost-cutting or selling the farm. The cure is to innovate our way out of the current predicament. Let us see if the people we have elected are up to the task. The mayor is one vote! Bruna Nota Toronto
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Rap on pro-arts argument
i applaud robert priest’s banking On The Arts (NOW, December 1521). Having been a recipient of many Arts Council grants and FACTOR loans over the years, [I’m very sad] to see the current movement to curb funding to artists who help define our culture and shape forward thinking. What derails Priest’s efforts from my angle is the plea from Kardinal Offishall. KO earnestly claims that “it’s been proven that when you invest in the arts you reduce a lot of bad behaviour, because programs for kids means they have less time in the streets to waste on crazy stuff.” This comes across as a tad hypocritical and really pretentious, considering that the roots of rap and hiphop essentially ride on the integrity of just that. If I was a politician advocating changes in Arts Council funding, this would just provoke me to want to push the button faster. Jim Lamarche Toronto
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rather than contributing to sarcasm, negativity and fear-mongering, could NOW instead publish articles that are more positive and solution-focused? You provide a valuable service and resource that many are grateful for and rely on. NOW has a huge following and wide reach. NOW sometimes hits the mark. However, I am consistently not drawn to read. Where our attention goes, energy flows. Frustration and negativity breed more frustration and negativity. A.T. Pope Toronto
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Throwing up on Blue Night
i’m not sure if ben spurr has ever ridden the Blue Night at closing time (NOW Daily, December 31), but the buses tend to be packed like sardines, and there’s no way for the driver to see that a person in the very back is about to yack. If drivers refused to let everybody on who looked intoxicated at 2:30 am, the night buses would be empty. Yes, at closing time they’re full of drunks, but in my experience it’s not nearly as bad as people make it out to be. Of course, if somebody pukes in the back, people don’t say anything, because they don’t want to get kicked out into the cold to wait for another jam-packed bus. Joel McMurray Toronto
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i awoke december 18 to a small amount of snow accumulation, the first of the season. If I were advising Stephen Harper and his environment minister, I’d have them and a team of photographers head out and get some jovial shots throwing snowballs before it melts. I’m sure this will help Canadians forget that global warming is upon us and that a change of just a few degrees will be enough to decimate our ecosystem.
The outcome of such a PR campaign would be that Canadians might realize too late that they’d missed their chance to disburse climate justice to their government via a good old schoolyard snow job. Jesse Greener Department of Chemistry University of Toronto NOW welcomes reader mail. Address letters to: NOW, Letters to the Editor, 189 Church, Toronto, ON M5B 1Y7. Send e-mail to letters@nowtoronto.com and faxes to 416-364-1166. All correspondence must include your name, address and daytime phone number. Letters may be edited for length.
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Kim Jung-un is officially declared supreme leader of North Korea. Unlike the “natural wonders” that followed the passing of his father, Kim Jong-il, the holy Mount Paektu did not glow red, a sheet of ice did not crack on Heaven Lake and a Manchurian crane did not fly by to commemorate the moment.
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Councillor Doug Holyday, chair of the Employee and Labour Relations Committee, is the only one who says it won’t happen. The unions representing 30,000 city employees say it’s a certainty. Exhibit A: The city accused the unions of negotiating in bad faith – even before the two sides got to the bargaining table. The Labour Relations Committee meets to receive an update on contract talks today (Thursday, January 5). The agenda shows that union-management initiatives started in 2009 to clear up grievances are paying dividends – a 13.5 per cent decrease in grievances and 15 per cent decrease in lost-time injuries, for a $790,851 saving in WSIB claims.
[Frontlines] Benjamin Boles gets taken for a NYE cab ride In the lead-up to New Year’s Eve, there was much media panic about people tweeting Ride checkpoints to help drivers avoid them. However, on the actual night, more responsible Torontonians took it upon themselves to flood Twitter with Ride-related hashtags that had nothing to do with actual checkpoints, effectively disarming the strategy without the authorities having to raise a finger. The vast majority of people don’t want to drink and drive, but if you were trying to get home any time after midnight on NYE, you got a taste of why some are tempted. When we left Wrongbar at around 3:30 am (see review, page 26), there wasn’t an available cab to be seen, and dozens of partiers were prowling Parkdale desperate for one. We walked to Queen and Dufferin to catch a bus connecting to the late-night subway, but after one over-packed bus drove past the stop (leaving enough people waiting to fill another bus), we walked down to the Drake Hotel to try our luck there. Again no cabs, but dozens of people wandering the streets looking. We finally got on an overcrowded streetcar that short-turned at Ronces-
valles, dumping everyone out at the corner. Luckily, a cab was dropping people off just as we stepped off the streetcar, and we grabbed it just in time. We took pity on another pair of stranded partiers and took them home, but I can’t help but wonder what happened to everyone we left on the corner. Kudos to the TTC for keeping the subways running late and for making transit free.
Trying to get home after midnight, I can see why some drink and drive. However, it’s clear that Toronto desperately needs more late-night transit infrastructure if it truly wants to reduce drunk driving. People will choose the safer way, but you have to make it accessible and useful. A chilly Toronto winter is simply not conducive to waiting around outside forever, and there aren’t enough cabs to handle the overflow on big nights like NYE. Give people the tools and they will make better decisions. benjaminb@nowtoronto.com
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WORTH SEEING WHAT Reframe The Pap, Don’t Fear The Smear, a photo exhibit by women’s health doctor Sheila Wijayasinghe. WHEN To January 15 at the Gladstone Hotel, 1214 Queen West, noon to 5 pm daily. WHY To raise funds for the Immigrant Women’s Health Centre, a sexual health clinic serving immigrant, refugee and marginalized women. It’s one the community orgs on the Ford administration’s list of proposed cuts.
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, 911? Hello Help! rob ford is still our mayor. Whatever his past very public, booze-fuelled mistakes, you’d think rob ford Would have his shit Wired extra-tight noW that he’s mayor. but just the opposite is true. By ENZO DiMATTEO
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don’t know if the mayor has a drinking problem. But the question has to be asked in light of last week’s revelation in the Star of several 911 calls from the mayor’s home in recent months, including one early Christmas morning by Ford’s in-laws to report that the mayor had been drinking and was allegedly involved in a “domestic dispute” with his wife, Renata. According to the Star, the mayor was taking his kids to Florida against his wife’s wishes. Big brother Doug, the councillor from Ward 2, told the Sun the mayor was not drinking, that the Christmas-morning incident was all a “misunderstanding” that was “blown out of proportion.” That doesn’t explain the other 911 calls, described in the Star account as an ongoing “reality” for 22 Division officers. Let’s be clear. No one’s accusing
the mayor of physical abuse. But domestic violence as defined by the police is not just physical abuse, but includes psychological and emotional harm as well as harassment and intimidation. Whatever his personal problems, it’s time for the mayor to loosen the load, take a break from office, turn over the reins to the other Doug from Etobicoke, his deputy mayor, Doug Holyday. For his kids’ sake. Holyday is experienced and someone both sides of council can work with. The mayor could use the opportunity to reflect. You’d think Rob Ford, whatever his past very public booze-fuelled mistakes, would have his shit wired extratight now that he’s mayor. But the opposite has been true. He’s either too overwhelmed or too drunk with power to think there’ll be any consequences. When you’re Rob Fucking Ford…
put a stop to ford’s policy fiascos
As we head out into 2012, here’s my fondest political hope: that councillors wake up and grasp the full implications of the mayor’s fiscal delusions about smaller government before the budget hits the council floor January 17. Here are five issues to watch as the city settles into the new year. By ADAM GIAMBRONE TTC SQUEEZE The bottom line is that the TTC is heading toward ridership of around 515 million in the new year (higher than the 509 mil first estimat ed) but currently offers service for the equivalent of only about 487 mil, even before the proposed round of cuts. Get ready to be left at the curb. And, oh yes, you’ll be paying more in fares. Still, the forces of rationality will score some victories. Studies on Mayor
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Ford’s beloved Sheppard subway will show the number of riders does not justify the cost. And, likewise, when Gordon Chong releases his report on the plan in February (he’s already said it will take a further $5 to $10 mil in fur ther studies), we’ll discover that the private sector won’t finance the sub way. Watch as Scarborough residents in creasingly grasp that they’ve been sold
I’ll say it if no one else will: this one can’t, shouldn’t just be swept under the rug. I can’t help thinking the thin turnout of councillors at the annual New Year’s Levee Monday was a small sign of the discomfort some of them feel about sharing the stage with the mayor in light of the Star shocker. It’s understandable that some women on council who’ve been cozying up to Ford might run the other way now. Ford is trying, of course, to make us forget this latest controversy, along with all the other misdemeanours and incidents involving abusive behaviour and drinking too much. He blithely ignored the media at the Levee as if nothing had happened. He hasn’t even bothered to apologize publicly for the possible embarrassment to his wife or the possible emotional trauma to his kids. The mayor certainly seemed concerned
enough for his daughter’s well-being when the CBC’s This Hour crew came calling in his driveway a few months back. Talk about cognitive dissonance. The right thing for the mayor to do when he knew the Star story was going to hit the fan – the paper called his office for comment, but got no response – would have been to call a press conference to clear the air, perhaps with his wife. The public has shown a great capacity to forgive Ford his past sins, including a DUI charge in Florida and a drunken tirade at the ACC, not to mention his
a bill of goods and that the killing of the Sheppard LRT spells the end of meaningful transit expansion for the foreseeable future. This year’s only real positive transit offering will be the arrival of a few of the new streetcars ordered back in 2009. And improvements like cleaner stations? With all the fiscal paring, it just won’t happen.
BYE, GOOD JOBS Pay attention as the Ford admin moves ahead with further priva tization of garbage and other services without even waiting to evaluate how the new service model works. Expect, as well, that the mayor will try to manu facture an atmosphere conducive to a lockout of city workers. If this happens, it won’t be a short affair, but will likely run for months. If Ford is successful in further con tracting out, expect the cost of pro viding the services to climb in four to five years’ time, as companies take ad vantage of the fact that the city no longer has an alternative way to de liver services. This is certainly the his tory in various municipalities across North America.
SOCIAL HOUSING FADE The Ford ad ministration will likely attempt to sell up to 708 Toronto Community Housing Corporation houses, thereby further reducing the stock of subsidized hous ing when Toronto desperately needs more. But according to Michael Shap cott, director of housing at the Welles ley Institute, 650 of these were ac quired with provincial funds. So with any luck, the provincial gov ernment will decide there is a public interest in preserving affordable units and use its power to stop the sale.
off-colour remarks about gays and immigrants. That’s why he won the election. He was Everyman, least like a politician of any of the candidates. A few carefully chosen words to the effect that the couple is trying to work things out would have gone a long way toward restoring public confidence. Not Ford. In fact, he claimed not to have read the Star story when he was reached by the Sun in Florida. The Sun’s version chalked up the Christmas-morning incident to “regular family stuff.” As if to prove the point, the Sun ran a picture reportedly taken in Florida of the mayor with his kids. See, everything’s okay. But clearly nothing could be further from the truth. The 911 revelations are part of a pattern of behaviour, a not very pretty one, which includes charges of domestic violence. Ford was charged in 2008 with assault and uttering a death threat against his wife. He was the one who called police back then, in another fight over the children in which he described her as acting “irrational.” The charges were later dropped over inconsistencies. Renata Ford has not spoken publicly on the matter, so we can’t know her motivations, or if her possible per-
sonal fears or concerns about losing the kids fit into the equation. The Christmas-morning drama was portrayed by the mayor in the Sun’s version as something that happens in all families. His statement makes me wonder about Ford’s sense
of what is normal when it comes to families. We know of the mayor’s pattern of abusive political behaviour: the bully tactics, intimidation, abusive language and, if those don’t work, threats to get his way. And then there are the long, unexplained absences from City Hall. We’re told the mayor is a very busy man, but what he’s actually up to when he’s not coaching football is anyone’s guess, since his office still does not release an itinerary of his daily events. Sightings of Ford looking halfbaked at all hours around town have not been fully explained by the mayor’s office. Good for a laugh – just Rob being Rob, right? – but not in the context of the new 911 revelations. We keep hearing what a tough son of a gun Ford’s old man was, how he could get nasty. In Etobicoke, the Fords are legend, and not just because pops was a self-made millionaire or because of their many charitable works with the Rotary Club. Some argue that the mayor’s personal problems are nobody’s business. No charges have been laid, after all. But when his home life involves alleged criminal activity – and make no mistake, that’s what we’re talking about – it ceases to be a private matter. The police say they’re still investigating, but the optics don’t look good for them either. If, as reported, 911 calls from the Ford home are not uncommon, then
According to police procedures, domestic violence calls are supposed to be treated with the same urgency as life-threatening emergencies. The TPS procedure information sheet states that charges should be laid in all domestic situations where “reasonable grounds exist.” And that the decision to lay charges “shall not be influenced by, among other factors… a victim’s unwillingness to attend court [or] the likelihood of obtaining a conviction.” Where children are involved, police are required to notify the appropriate Children’s Aid Society “when there are reasonable grounds to suspect a child is at risk from physical or emotional harm.” Ford’s supporters would like to persuade us that it all boils down to a “smear campaign,” as the Sun put it. His budget chief, Mike Del Grande, took to the airwaves to make that case. But when Ford’s media friends are making excuses, it’s hard for the him not to feel untouchable. The mayor and his wife made a New Year’s Eve appearance together at City Hall – according to the Sun “looking happy,” a development the paper decided was notable in light of the news a week earlier. It’s also noteworthy that this was one of the rare times the couple has made a public appearance since Ford was elected mayor a year ago. 3
HELLO, PRICEY CONSULTANTS If the professional ranks of the civil service are decimated as well, expect $1,000a-day consultants to become common. The city is proposing to eliminate 2,338 jobs through buyouts, unfilled vacancies and layoffs, 142 of them management positions. As Toronto turns to expensive outsiders to perform needed analysis and other jobs once the domain of staff earning less than $200 a day after tax, look for happy smiles on the faces of shareholders of everricher consulting firms. Taxpayers will have a whole other take on the cost of chopping city jobs once they find out what happens when a civil service is gutted.
TRASH COSTS RISING The mayor has already mused about changing the city’s 70 per cent waste reduction targets. This is despite the fact that without them, our landfill has only around 20 years left as opposed to the 40 or more it could have with efficient recycling. Sure, it’s cheaper now to stall the rollout of the expensive green bin in condo and apartment buildings, but it sure won’t be later. Already, the city has put a hold on a proposed mixed waste processing plant that would have separated garbage and sucked the liquid out, increasing our diversion rate and minimizing landfill use. If recycling rates are adequate, Toronto won’t have to look for over 50 years, or possibly never, since the rate of decay might be equal to or greater than the input, making it a perpetual landfill. But if diversion rates slow, future taxpayers will rue the day when a few dollars saved in 2012 turned into a
multi-billion-dollar price tag for more dumps or costly incineration.
at what point should police decide to lay charges? Tricky question when the alleged perpetrator happens to be the most powerful guy in the city, and any decision to proceed criminally will have far-reaching personal, and political, implications.
The public has shown a greaT capaciTy for forgiving ford his sins, buT The laTesT allegaTions of domesTic Trouble can’T be swepT under The rug.
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THE CREEP OF DECAY If this budget isn’t defeated, expect gradual neglect. At first, the changes won’t be noticeable, but over time, trees won’t get pruned properly, potholes will take longer to fill, there’ll be fewer community art projects, fewer new books at the library, and repairs at subway stations and community centres will be left undone. A city that prided itself on being a leader in many areas will have to accept just getting by. In the short term, this isn’t a disaster, but the Ford administration isn’t looking for just one year of pain; it’s working toward shrinking government. Once we head into these waters, it will be hard to turn the ship around. This year could be the beginning of the end of the city we love. 3 news@nowtoronto.com NOW january 5-11 2012
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Grateful for Ford Cultivating gratitude offers political opportunities By WAYNE ROBERTS i’m not sure how many torontonians will start the new year with thanks for Mayor Rob Ford. But let me try out my 2012 resolution on gratitude and see where this most subtle of the ’tudes leads. Hipsters, be warned: gratitude is in this year. It ranks as today’s nondrug blockbuster for overall physical and mental well-being. Nor is it just about inner peace. Organizations are grateful when staff show gratitude, because it’s a powerful tool for effectiveness, problem-solving and opportunity-recognition. The appeal of this cultivated virtue is its ability to build character for hard times. From a political organizer’s perspective, gratitude is a lens on the world that highlights assets, supporters and opportunities, not enemies, weaknesses and difficulties. Activists in stressed neighbourhoods who have been taught assetbased community develop-
ment (by Northwestern prof John McKnight) start by doing a talent and gift assessment, not a problem and needs assessment. In short, gratitude favours equity and compassion over inequality and suppression. There’s a reason why so many of the most admired leaders have been “happy warriors’’ (to borrow from Wordsworth.) Think Jack Layton. The mental framework of rightwingers on government debt tells the tale. In reality, government debt is the negative charge on
the battery of public life, but the positive charge is all the long-yielding investments bought with debt that accountants never calculate: schools, hospitals, firefighters, nurses and sewage maintenance crews, etc. The far right works people up so they lose their gratitude and respect for what’s been achieved. The resulting anger makes for yell radio and TV angertainment. In my view, modern conservatism is more about the toxic ingratitude than the complacency of the privileged. I am grateful that so many people are learning, in a way they seldom do when things are taken for granted,
the value we get from civic taxes. And that a common understanding is developing that the city’s soft infrastructure is key to social cohesion. In the early 1900s, city infrastructure was largely about sewage pipes, education, regulations to prevent the spread of contagious diseases, fires and so on. A hundred years later, the need is for cohesion infrastructure – libraries, parks and schools, but also school meals and community gardens – to nourish interdependence in a society that needs connectedness to survive and thrive. These services are now so entrenched as the ideal that even those wishing to cut them are forced to express regret, and that means the issue has shifted from desirability to affordability. As a gratitudinal analyst, I’m more grateful than ever that the existence of Mayor Ford has highlighted T.O.’s long tradition of deliberative democracy –
what Americans call the “weak mayor system” (the mayor only has one vote). Party lines are weak, which gives lots of play to “the vital centre” who can be swayed by public opinion, and to committees that hash out details so arguments aren’t just full of empty rhetoric. I’m grateful that people to the left of the mayor are becoming expert at sharpening pencils for program costing as well as advocacy, following the lead of former mayor John Sewell, who’s shown how millions can be saved through efficiencies in basic police practices. They’re learning the accounting and public education skills to defend wise economics. I’m grateful that, despite a deep recession, a large majority of city council voted to encourage reusable shopping bags and discourage fins hacked from living sharks. We are building an ever-broader consensus on what is baseline acceptable in a responsible and ethical society. But as much as Mayor Ford cannot penetrate my gratitude cloak, I’m grateful that there will be another election in two short years – and another one after that. 3 news@nowtoronto.com
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Code Red alert if the code blue t.o. campaign saved Toronto’s waterfront, can Code Red rescue Transit City from oblivion? That’s the hope behind a burgeoning movement spearheaded by some of the same folks who did in Doug Ford’s port lands fantasy. That battle dealt the mayor his most dramatic council defeat to date, and transit activists now hope to stage a repeat. “It would be amazing to emulate the success of Code Blue,” says Laurence Lui, a transportation planner and one of a core of urban experts who set the Blue campaign in motion. Now he’s working to kick-start, Code Red, a movement to resurrect Transit City. The mayor has promised to ditch Transit City’s multiple light rail lines and replace them with a Sheppard subway and an underground Eglinton Crosstown LRT, both of which are prohibitively expensive and would serve fewer people than David Miller’s extensive light rail network. “We need to put a halt to this unnecessary, unaffordable and irresponsible transportation plan by Mayor Ford,” says Lui. The transit and port lands issues are similar: both Transit City and the waterfront plans defended by Lui and others were founded on years of planning and had funding commit-
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ments from multiple levels of government. Both turned out to be vulnerable to death by a wave of the mayor’s hand. Code Red is still in its infancy, but will likely mimic Blue’s tactics: social media conversations (under the hashtag #CodeRedTO) will bring together experts and interested parties, first online, then in public meetings. Meanwhile, a marketing-savvy education campaign and petition blitz will spread the word to the public and council. Lui hopes Code Red, like his earlier effort, will be an umbrella organization, bringing together pro-Transit City groups like the Toronto Environmental Alliance, the Rocket Riders and the newly launched Save Transit City website. The group has had one small meeting and plans to start soliciting online feedback on a mission statement this week. A flashpoint for Code Red could come as early as February, when Gordon Chong’s report on funding for the Sheppard subway goes before the city executive. Incredibly, it will be the first time that any aspect of the mayor’s multi-billion-dollar transit plan comes to a vote at City Hall, and if the report is as unfavourable as expected, Code Red could find fertile ground.
Campaign that saved port lands aims to resurrect Transit City By BEN SPURR
There could be more light rail vehicles on our streets if Code Red gets its way.
The group’s cause will be helped by what appears to be the continued deterioration of Ford’s transit vision. First came revelations that killing Transit City could cost the city at least $65 million in cancellation fees – essentially money for nothing. Then news broke this week that the additional $2 billion cost of burying the Eglinton Crosstown (which
would have been partly above ground under Transit City) has, at $8.2 billion, made it the most expensive infrastructure project in the country. Chong, the man Ford hired to find private funding for the $4.2-billion Sheppard subway line, says the private sector likely could only cover 10 to 30 per cent of its cost. Some close to Ford are balking.
The mayor’s deputy speaker, Councillor John Parker, recently told the media that the 25-kilometre Eglinton Crosstown will be “the goofiest LRT line known to man” if it’s put underground. But while Ford’s subway is starting to look about as impractical as a giant Ferris wheel on the waterfront, Code Red will likely have a harder time than Code Blue forcing the mayor to back down. Unlike the waterfront scheme, which was unexpectedly sprung on the mayor by his brother, Ward 2 Councillor Doug Ford, delivering subways was a key part of Rob Ford’s election platform. A compromise palatable to a majority of council would be required to salvage any part of Transit City. But while the need for consensus means Code Red activists may not get everything they want, that’s a price Lui is willing to pay. “Let’s work from where we were [with Transit City]: approved and funded Sheppard rapid transit, approved and funded Finch rapid transit,” he says. “What we need to revive is smart transit and transportation planning. Virtually all transportation policy in this city is currently politically driven. It’s ridiculous.” 3 news@nowtoronto.com
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Call 416.364.3444 ext. 382 to book your ad today! Faster than you can say “Jenny Craig’s a millionaire,” the feasting season is behind us and weight loss resolutions are in full swing. Gyms are bursting at the seams, ab rollers are flying off shelves and, yes, so are slimming supplements. So, are they good for you or the planet? You may be tempted by all the “natural” products on shelves claiming they can help melt away the pounds, but far too many have proved dodgy in some way or another. Health Canada actually re called 68 specific brands of so called natural or herbal weight loss supplements in 2009 because they contained undeclared prescription-only ingredients (including phenolphthalein, now off the market because of cancer concerns, and phenytoin, whose side effects include speech and vision problems). But what about all those other slim-quick supplements still on shelves? Many are dogged by sustainability headaches, while others raise concerns about contamination. In 2010, ConsumerLab.com found that a couple of herbal weight loss for mulas (MegaT Green Tea and Dexa trim Max) were tainted with can cercausing hexavalent chromium (the pollutant made famous by Erin Brockovich). Probably one of the biggest envi ronmental fiascos of the dieting world is hoodia. When 60 Minutes dedicated airtime to the potentially amazing appetite-suppressing power of an African cactus called Hoodia gordonii, sales went through the roof. Fabulous and all, except that the Kalahari only has so much hoodia, much of it heavily stressed. Though it’s a protected plant in most of South Africa, Botswana and Namibia, illegal harvesting is a massive problem. Environment Canada says illegal shipments of the diet pill are intercepted daily at mail centres, courier offices and airports in every major Canadian city. During the summer of 2006 alone, 2,000 shipments were stopped. Environment Canada warns you to buy only from a company that can show you the proper CITES (Convention on the International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora) permits – but come on, just leave the poor hoodia plant alone. Even Unilever walked away from developing a hoodia product when trials found it raised blood pressure and had little impact on calorie consumption.
The biggest enviro fiasco of the dieting world has to be hoodia – just leave the poor plant alone.
Forskolin is a rising diet supple ment made from the root of the In dian plant Coleus forskohlii, which is endangered in India. The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization says efforts to cultivate C. forskohlii for medicinal use will protect the plant. But even though cultivation is expanding, supply is still limited, so prices are high. To make sure you’re not buying wild-sourced forskolin, look for certified organic, which guarantees it wasn’t plucked from the wild willynilly. If you want a sustainable weight loss supplement, you’re better off swallowing trendy konjac root before your meals. (The root, which looks like a yam, is grown in India, China, Korea and Japan). Konjac’s glucomannan fibre bulks up in your stomach and keeps you feeling full longer (plus, it’s a cholesterol lowerer). Highly touted PGX contains the stuff, although really, high intake of any dietary fibre will help do the same thing. Try psyllium husks that are certi fied organic for a better price. Another promising compound without environmental concerns is fucoxan thin, or brown seaweed extract. Green coffee extract is in the clear if you get it organically sourced. Glucose-metabolizing chromium poly nicotinate is pretty environment ally neutral. Vegan alert: most CLA (conjugated linoleic acid) supplements are made from beef extract, but vegetarian versions are available. Of course, you’ll want to run any weight loss supplement plans by your health provider, and I’m not vouching for the efficacy of any of the above.
What I can promise is that no weight loss pills will live up to your slim-fast dreams. If you really want to lose a few pounds and save the planet at the same time, eat less car bonheavy red meat and dairy, fill up on lots of fibrerich organic veg gies and legumes, unplug from your computer/gaming machine/TV more often and get moving. Walking, cycling, running and oldfashioned yoga (not the “38°C in winter” kind) are all optimal ways to slim down and shed a few pounds of carbon, too.
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There’s a school in Toronto that teaches YouTube, the Japanese martial art aikido, forms of hacking and running for public office. Impossible, right? Right, but the full name of the place is actually the Academy of the Impossible, and it opens this week on Wallace Avenue in the Junction Triangle. Though the curriculum seems eccentric, it follows the ways of the web. The Academy of the Impossible is about studying what’s online, understanding it and eventually learning to build it – from YouTube accounts to political campaigns. It’s about shaping content-producing, web-savvy minds. The aikido part leaves me a bit fuzzy about that mandate, though. “I like fuzzy,” says headmaster Jesse Hirsh, whose voice explains technology on 25 CBC Radio stations across the country. “I like designing this in a way that requires people to put a bit of
effort into figuring what it’s about. My attitude is that it filters out people who wouldn’t be interested anyway.” Hirsh and Emily Pohl-Weary, the school’s executive director, author of young adult novels and founder of Parkdale Street Writers, concocted the school as a platform for emerging talent, a sort of left-field incubator for ideas. Hirsh describes the Academy in idealistic terms, calling it a “classroom for the future” and an “open-source social enterprise.” “Online, anything seems to be possible, the barriers to entry so low that people really try to achieve and accomplish some pretty incredible and impossible things,” he says. “People grind away in online environments and so-
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cial games tending virtual farms and slaying virtual dragons. Why not translate some of that back into the real world?” The Academy of the Impossible may prove to be an effective model. Hirsh hopes it will be a modernizing influence on the Ivory Tower, which stubbornly sticks to traditional schooling. “I hope to provide an example for traditional educational institutions on how to adapt to learning in the age of the internet.” Learning in this school is just like on the internet, where bits of data are exchanged peer-to-peer. The first lecture, tonight, features iconic columnist Rick Salutin discussing the role of the media and technology in the many protests of 2011. It will somehow segue into a 10-day series called Hacking Reality, applying the tenets of computer hacking to the real world. All this makes better sense when I read the quote at the bottom of the Academy’s website: “The Academy of the Impossible is not hard to understand. You just need to relax your focus.” – Jesse Hirsh. joshuae@nowtoronto.com twitter.com/joshuaerrett
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Face The World Global PainT ParTy (Stephen Lewis Fdn Arts Fund) Bring a photo of a friend or yourself and some painting clothes and create a painting that will be auctioned online and posted on friendmeprojects.com. 5-9 pm. Edward Day Gallery, 952 Queen W. 416-921-6540, michael@4000degrees.ca.
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acT ii STudio inFormaTion day The theatre school for older adults holds an open house with info on courses and activities. 11 am12:45 pm. Free. Heaslip House, 297 Victoria. ryerson.ca/~act2. rbirdS oF a FeaTher: naTure & arT ToGeTher Guided nature walks with wild
bird hand-feeding. 9:30 & 10:30 am. Free. MacEwan Field Station (Mississauga). Preregister 905-279-5878. FrchriSTmaS in The Park Discover festive traditions in the winter wonderland of High Park, plus mulled cider and treats. Noon-4 pm to Jan 8. $3-$6. Colborne Lodge, S end of High Park. 416-392-6916. maTch Fever & The daTinG Game Play the Dating Game with host Maggie Cassella. 7 pm. $15, adv $10. Flying Beaver, 488 Parliament. 647-347-6567. FrScience on The Go Kids eight and up participate in hands-on science experiments and more. Today and tomorrow. Free w/ admission. Ontario Science Centre, 770 Don Mills. 416-696-1000. unGriP Zeitgeist-Toronto screening of the documentary by Ben Stewart followed by a Q&A. 7 pm. Free. OISE, 252 Bloor W. zeitgeist-toronto.com.
Fra vicTorian chriSTmaS in ToronTo
Experience a traditional Christmas in an 1859 row house. Thu-Fri from noon-4 pm, Sat-Sun noon-5 pm to Jan 8. $3-$6. Mackenzie House, 82 Bond. 416-392-6915. WinTer break aT The Zoo Free wagon rides, meet a zookeeper and see your animal friends. To Jan 8, 9:30 am to 4:30 pm. $23, srs $17, child (4 to 12) $13, child (under 3)
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The Paint Party organizers invite anyone who loves to paint – whether you think you’re good at it or not – to come tonight (Thursday, January 5), 5 to 9 pm, to Edward Day Gallery (952 Queen West), where you’ll paint a friend or create a work from a buddy’s photo. All ThePaintParty benefitsthe StephenLewis Foundation.
(January 6), 12:30 pm, features social innovation and sustainability activist Chiara Camponeschi, Small Wooden Shoe director Jacob Zimmer and Osgoode law prof Peer Zumbansen, director of the Collaborative Urban Research Laboratory. Free. York Lanes, rm 305, York U 4700 Keele. goethe.de/toronto.
paintings will be posted on the Face The World – Global Paint Party fanpage and Friend Me Projects website (friendmeprojects.com), and selected works will be auctioned off to benefit the Stephen Lewis Foundation. Free. 416-921-6540.
Tuesday, January 10
occuPy The SPiriT
a deSiGn For democracy
Time for an exploration of impermanent solutions in unsure times. Pop-Up Democracy: Towards An “Enabling City” discusses urban design, temporary installations, citizen participation and furthering the urban discourse. The seminar Friday
my PoP choir Community choirs hold popin sessions, no auditions or skills required. $20. Various locations, dates and times. mypopchoir.com. QuiZ niGhT Pub quiz with Terrance Balazo. 8 pm. Free. Clinton’s, 693 Bloor W. 416-5359541. Sorauren Park FarmerS markeT Mondays year-round, 3-7 pm. Sorauren S of Dundas. westendfood.coop. TramPoline hall Mini lectures curated by Mark Slutsky and hosted by Misha Glouberman. 8 pm. $5-$6. Garrison, 1197 Dundas W. trampolinehall.net.
As the city moved to evict Occupy Toronto from St. James Park in November, a contingent of religious leaders came to pray in solidarity. Now some of them offer their thoughts at Faith And Occupy, a conversation about how the faith community can further the movement’s aims. Thursday, January 12, 7 pm. Free. Church of the Holy Trinity, 10 Trinity Square. 416-3619488.
drummerS in exile Weekly drum and dance circle. $2-$5. Annex Wreck Room, 794 Bathurst. drummersinexile.com.
reliGionS – a reconciliaTionS oF PeoPleS
Talk by Project Ploughshares executive director John Siebert. 7 pm. $10 or pwyc. Unitarian Congregation in Mississauga, 84 South Service. 905-278-5622. Shirley’S dirTy binGo Classic game for adult audiences. 8 pm. Free. Clinton’s, 693 Bloor W. 416-535-9541. The SToP’S Good Food markeT Tuesdays year-round, 4-6 pm. Davenport-Perth Neighbourhod Centre, 1900 Davenport. thestop.org.
Wednesday, January 11 free. Toronto Zoo, 2000 Meadowvale. 416-392-5900.
Friday, January 6 canada’S bridal ShoW Exhibits of dresses, flowers, destinations and more. Today 5-10 pm; tomorrow 10 am-9 pm; Jan 8, 10 am-6 pm. Metro Convention Centre, 255 Front W. canadasbridalshow.com.
norTh american inTernaTional moTorcycle SuPerShoW Bikes, accessories, fash-
ions and more. Today and tomorrow 10 am10 pm; Jan 8, 10 am-6 pm. $18, child $5, under 6 free. International Centre 6900 Airport. supershowevents.com.
PoP-uP democracy: ToWardS an en-
ablinG ciTy Presentations and discussion about tactical urbanism, pop-up interventions and liveable cities with Chiara Camponeschi, Jacob Zimmer and Peer Zumbansen. 12:30 pm. Free. York Lanes, rm 305, York U, 4700 Keele. goethe.de/toronto.
Saturday, January 7 brendan FernandeS Performance of En-
comium. 3 pm. Free. Diaz Contemporary, 100 Niagara. 416-361-2972. dJ SkaTe niGhT Skate beside the lake while DJs spin. Saturdays to Feb 19, 8-11 pm. Free. Harbourfront Ice Rink, 235 Queens Quay. 416-973-4000. Global chanGemakerS oPen houSe Celebrating the work of five young Ontarians to
empower women and girls locally and globally. Presentation at 10:30 am. 8 am-1 pm. Free. Wychwood Barns Community Gallery, 601 Christie. 416-972-6303, ocic.on.ca. rmake your oWn PaSTa modelS Pasta art for kids eight and up. Today and tomorrow 1 pm. Free w/ admission. Ontario Science Centre, 770 Don Mills. 416-696-1000.
a muSical inTroducTion To chineSe ThrouGh youTube SonGS Learn how to
sing Chinese golden oldies at a basic Mandarin class. Saturdays to Jan 28. 2:30 pm. Free. Scadding Court Community Centre, 707 Dundas W. Pre-register mandarinthroughmusic@yahoo.ca. rPhoTo hike Family nature walk to photograph winter scenes. 1 pm. $2 sugg. High Park Nature Centre, 440 Parkside. highparknaturecentre.com. rSuPer hero School Kids learn the ropes and create a secret identity. Saturdays to Jan 28, 1-4 pm. $60. Scarborough Museum, 1007 Brimley.Pre-register toronto.ca/torontofun. ToronTo SalSa PracTice Lessons for beginners to pros, no partner required. 3:30 & 5:30 pm. $5. Trinity-St Paul’s Centre, 427 Bloor W. torontosalsapractice.com. FTWelFTh niGhT dance ParTy Dance lessons, traditional music, games, seasonal treats and more. 4:30 & 7:30 pm. $25. Montgomery’s Inn, 4709 Dundas W. 416-3948113.
Benefits
Sunday, January 8 a beGinner’S Guide To urban FarminG
Workshop on edible gardens, soil management and more with Kathleen Ko of Young Urban Farmers. 1:30 pm. Free. Noor Cultural Centre, 123 Wynford. youngurbanfarmers. com. dance dance ParTy ParTy All women welcome. No boys, no booze, no judgment. 3:30 pm. $8. Mad for Dance, 263 Adelaide W. ddpptoronto@gmail.com.
david STaineS: aPPreciaTinG our oWn liT-
eraTure The Canlit advocate gives a lecture. 10:10 am. Free. St Clement’s Church Parish Hall, 50 Briar Hill. 416-483-6664. GeT Trivial Pub trivia quiz. 7 pm. Free. Flying Beaver, 488 Parliament. 647-347-6567. The oPeraTic liFe oF Giacomo Puccini The Ulyssean Soc presents an illustrated lecture by educator Sharon Harris. 2 pm. Free. Steelworkers Hall, 25 Cecil. ulyssean.on.ca.
Monday, January 9
Benefits
QuiZ/Trivia niGhT (Horizon Children’s Centre) Play for prizes. $10/team. Pour Boy, 666 Manning. 416-343-7969.
Events
liFe draWinG Open session every Mon. $7. Ralph Thornton Centre, 765 Queen E. donriverdwgsessions@hotmail.ca.
chariTy arT ShoW (Toronto Humane Soc) Art exhibition and silent auction plus music. 7 pm. Free. Steam Whistle Brewing, 255 Bremner. 416-362-2337 ext 246.
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end deTenTionS aT GuanTanamo bay Am-
nesty Int’l rally in support of fair treatment for prisoners. 10:45 am. Free. U.S. Consulate, 360 University. ai.toronto.no.security.wo. hr@gmail.com. human riGhTS, reliGion and The laW Lecture on religious accommodation in civil society with religious studies prof David Seljak and others. 7:30 pm. Free. U of T Multi-Faith Centre, 569 Spadina. 416-946-3119, richard. chambers@utoronto.ca.
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Thursday, January 12 FaiTh and occuPy Conversation about how faith groups can help further the aims of Occupy Toronto. 7 pm. Free. Church of the Holy Trinity, 10 Trinity Sq. 416-361-9488. healTh & FiTneSS launch ParTy Complimentary group classes, games and refreshments. 1-4 pm & 6-9 pm. Free. Omega Health & Fitness, 1089 Kingston. omegahealthandiftness.com. SWinGin’ouT Seven-week swing dance course for the queer community. 6:30 pm. $25, first class only $5. 519 Church Community Centre. swinginout.ca. 3
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In 2010, Zane Aburaneh launched his online store, A2Zane.com, followed a year later by a pop-up shop that ended up popping for much longer than he’d originally planned at Queen and Ossington. In those two years he filled both outlets with fresh finds (a rainbow of silicon O’Clock watches; sharp Rebecca Minkoff handbags; Juma scarves printed with birds and zebras) that built the store’s rep as a destination for undiscovered, awesome accessories. So it’s not surprising that Aburaneh’s first permanent home a few increasingly busy blocks east has received such a warm welcome from shoppers. It’s a bright boutique where fluorescent Cambridge satchels share space on raw timber shelves with dapper canvas carryalls by Fleabags and plywood tables are topped with Elizabeth and James rings and Fine and Dandy bow ties. There’s also a wall of Happy Socks in over-the-top polka dots, argyle and standout stripes. A2Zane picks: If you’ve exhausted all the O’Clock colour combos, graduate to the more grown-up-looking Daniel Wellington watches with oversized gold faces and grosgrain straps, $198; Fleabags are made with a classic frame opening, $490; work it carrying a Ben Minkoff briefcase, $635. Look for: The arrival of Vlieger & Vandam striped totes for spring. Hours: Monday to Wednesday and Saturday 11 am to 7 pm, Thursday and Friday 11 am to 8 pm, Sunday noon to 6 pm. 3
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Drysdale goes dot-com As 2011 was winding down, Drysdale & Co’s (107 Danforth, 416-484-8592) Susan Drysdale let it slip that she’s closing her bricks-and-mortar store’s doors to focus on her online gift and accessory shop. While we’re sad to see her go, the switch-up means there’s a Massive Clearance Sale on at the Danforth and Broadview boutique until January 15. After that, you can continue shopping at drysdaleandco.com.
Bearded buy After more than a month of gifting, you might be in the mood to treat yourself to something. How about an original Julian Finkel silkscreen from his From A Place In The Heart series on display now at Model Citizen (279 Augusta, 416-553-6632, modelcitizentoronto.com)? The gold-leafed prints of bearded men and ladies on wood start at $75.
Box on The big Boxing Week crush might be over, but lots of sales continue this week. Today (Thursday, January 5) is the last day to shop Thieves’ (1156 Queen West, 647-435-4880, thievesboutique. com) sale, where the in-house line of eco-friendly fashion is marked down 50 to 75 per cent. At Uncle Otis (26 Bellair, 416-920-2281, uncleotis.com), menswear from Wings & Horns, Rag & Bone and more is still 20 to 50 per cent off. Calvin Klein Underwear stores (110 Bloor West, 416-413-0411, and others, cku.ca) are offering 25 per cent discounts on men’s and women’s underwear, socks, sleepwear and swimwear until January 9. At Black Market (256 Queen West, 416-599-5858, blackmarkettoronto.com), everything is $10 or less until January 15. And Comrags (654 Queen West, 416-360-7249, comrags.com) is upping its discounts based on how much you spend until the spring collection arrives. Buy over $300 worth of merch for a 30 per cent off deal, over $400 for 40 per cent off and over $500 for 50 per cent off (excludes holiday collection, basics and cool wool pieces). 3
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by Rob Brezsny
Aries Mar 21 | Apr 19 “It is surely a great
calamity for a human being to have no obsessions,” said poet Robert Bly. That’s why he decided to learn to love his obsessions. I urge you to keep his approach in mind throughout the coming months, Aries. You are likely to thrive to the degree that you precisely identify and vigorously harness your obsessions. Please note I’m not saying you should allow your obsessions to possess you like demons and toss you around like a rag doll. I’m not advising you to fall down in front of your obsessions and worship them like idols. Be wildly grateful for them; love them with your fiery heart fully unfurled; but keep them under the control of your fine mind.
TAurus Apr 20 | May 20 “Everyone is a
genius, but if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree it will spend its whole life believing it is stupid.” Rumour has it that this pithy observation was uttered by Albert Einstein. I bring it to your attention, Taurus, because you’ll be smart to keep it in mind throughout 2012. According to my astrological analysis, you will have an excellent opportunity to identify and hone and express your specific brilliance. So it is crucial that you eliminate any tendency you might have to see yourself as being like a fish whose job it is to climb a tree.
GeMini May 21 | Jun 20 In his book Priceless: How I Went Undercover To Rescue The World’s Stolen Treasures, former FBI agent Robert K. Wittman tells the story of the world’s second-lar-
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gest crystal ball. Worth $350,000 and once belonging to the Chinese Dowager Empress, it was stolen from a museum. Wittman never located the actual robber, but years later he tracked the crystal ball to a person who had acquired it quite innocently and by accident. She was a young witch in New Jersey who, unaware of its origins or value, kept it on her bedroom dresser with a baseball cap on top of it. I suspect you may have a comparable adventure in the coming months, Gemini. If you look hard and keep an open mind, you will eventually recover lost riches or a disappeared prize in the least likely of places.
CAnCer Jun 21 | Jul 22 It’s impossible
for the human body to run a mile in less than four minutes – at least that’s what the conventional wisdom used to say. And indeed, no one in history ever broke that barrier until May 6, 1954, when Roger Bannister raced a mile in three minutes, 59.4 seconds. Since then, lots of athletes have done it, and the record has been lowered by another 17 seconds. In fact, the sub-four-minute mile is now regarded as a standard accomplishment for middle-distance runners. I suspect that in 2012 you will accomplish your own version of Bannister’s feat – a breakthrough that once seemed crazy difficult or beyond your capacity.
Leo Jul 23 | Aug 22 Back in 1958, 17-yearold Bob Heft created a 50-star American flag for a high school project. Hawaii and Alaska were being considered for U.S.
of year for you Librans. The work you do and the ripples you set in motion are likely to last a long time. So I suggest you choose the influences you unleash with great care and integrity.
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statehood at that time, and a new design was needed to replace the old 48-star flag. Heft’s teacher originally gave him a grade of B- for his work. But when his model was later selected to be the actual American flag, the teacher raised his grade to an A. I suspect that a similar progression is in store for you in the coming year, Leo. Some work you did that never received proper credit will finally be accorded the value it deserves.
VirGo Aug 23 | sep 22 Greek philoso-
pher Plato suggested that we may become more receptive to spiritual beauty by putting ourselves in the presence of physical beauty. The stimulation we get when inspired by what looks good may help train us to recognize sublime truths. I’m not so sure about that. In my experience, people often get so entranced by their emotional and bodily responses to attractive sights and sounds that they neglect to search for higher, subtler sources of splendour. But I do believe you may be an exception to this tendency in the coming months. That’s why I’m giving you the go-ahead – indeed, the mandate – to surround yourself with physical beauty.
LibrA sep 23 | oct 22 Before he died in 1902, Libran cartoonist Thomas Nast left a potent legacy. Among his enduring creations were the modern image of Santa Claus, the iconic donkey for America’s Democratic Party, and the elephant for the Republican Party. I’m guessing 2012 is going to be a Thomas Nast kind
sCorpio oct 23 | nov 21 “If you’re in a good relationship, chances are you’re bored out of your mind,” spouts comedian Chris Rock in his show Never Scared. “All good relationships are boring. The only exciting relationships are bad ones. You never know what’s going to happen tomorrow when you’re in a bad relationship. You never know when they’re gonna walk through the door and say, ‘Hey, you gave me crabs.’ That’s exciting!” Rock is making a satirical overstatement, but it does contain grains of truth. Which is why, in accordance with the astrological omens, I deliver the following request to you: In 2012, cultivate stable relationships that are boring in all the best ways. sAGiTTArius nov 22 | Dec 21 Once
every decade or so, you’re asked to make a special point of practising forgiveness and atonement. According to my reading of the astrological omens, that time will be the next few months. I think it’ll be quite important for you to cleanse the grungy build-up of regrets and remorse from your psyche. Ready to get started? Compose a list of the sins you could expiate, the karmic debts you can repay and the redemptions you should initiate. I suggest you make it into a fun, creative project that you will thoroughly enjoy.
CApriCorn Dec 22 | Jan 19 Happiness isn’t a state you acquire by luck. It takes hard work and relentless concentration. You have to rise up and rebel against the nonstop flood of trivial chaos and meaningless events you’re invited to wallow in. You have to overcome the hardcore cultural conditioning that tempts you to
assume that suffering is normal and the world is a hostile place. It’s really quite unnatural to train yourself to be peaceful and mindful; it’s essentially a great rebellion against an unacknowledged taboo. Here’s the good news: 2012 will be an excellent time for you to do this work.
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more musicians and authors are choosing to self-publish. That way they retain the full rights to their creative work, keeping it from being controlled and potentially misused by a record label or publishing company. One example is singer-songwriter Terri Hendrix, who owns all 14 of her master recordings. She lives by the motto “Own your own universe.” I urge you to adopt her approach in 2012, Aquarius. The coming months will be prime time for you to do all you can to take full possession of everything you need to become what you want to be.
pisCes Feb 19 | Mar 20 The coming months will be a time when you’ll thrive by seeking out novel ideas, using new words and regarding your imagination as an organ that’s as important to feed as your stomach. In that spirit, I’m offering you a slew of freshly made-up terms that’ll help tease your brain in ways that are in alignment with the upcoming astrological factors. They all come from the very NSFW dictionary at http:// tinyurl.com/Dixtionary. 1. Assymectricity: energy generated by lopsidedness. 2. Enigmagnetic: a person who attracts mysteries. 3. Indumbnitable: incapable of being dumbed down. 4. Beneviolent: helpful chaos. 5. Fauxbia: a fake fear. 6. Craptometry: ability to see through all the BS. 7. Adoregasm: when you treasure someone to the point of ecstasy. Homework: Send me a list of your top five New Year’s resolutions. Go to RealAstrology.com and click on “Email Rob.”
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HEADBANGIN’ JANGBANG JANGBANG (430½ College, at Bathurst, 416-961-8424, thekoreantaco.com) Complete meals for $22 per person, including tax, tip and a PBR. Average main $8. Open Wednesday to Saturday 5 pm to 2 am. Licensed. Access: short step at door, washrooms on same floor. Rating: NNN Have you heard about the hot new dive on the west side that specializes in a very short card of tacos served with a side of slammin’ WuTang? Apparently, it’s so exclusive, you can hardly get into the joint.
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the next big foodie thing is the Korean taco. “They’re really big in the States, but no one’s doing them here yet,” says David Chau of Banh Mi Boys. He and brothers Peter and Philip have recently opened a Vietnamese sub shop that just happens to feature Korean tacos on its short take-away card. Guess they’ve never heard of Swish by Han or Jangbang (see this page). Toronto’s no stranger to multiculti culinary mashups. Take New York Subway or Eastern Twist. But the
Boys put their own Hogtown spin on the food-truck staple by substituting grilled Indian parathas for tortillas. The fillings – sweet bulgogi beef, lemongrass chicken thigh, pulled sesame pork (all $3.99) – jump genres as well, as do garnishes of pickled carrot and daikon, diced jalapeños and English cucumber. Finish with sprigs of fresh coriander, a pinch of kimchee, splashes of house-made hoisin and aioli and a final squirt of Sriracha and get a wrap that’s uniquely Queen and Spadina. Banh mi subs receive a similar
Grand Electric in Parkdale? Nope, JangBang, across from Sneaky Dee’s. Michael and Jason Jang have been watching the same TV shows (Eat Street, The Great Food Truck Race) as the Banh Mi Boys and figured they could get in on Korean tacos, too. They’ve been trying to get JangBang off the ground for more than a year, but until recently only managed to hold the occasional event. Now up and running Wednesday to Saturday nights from 5 pm till late, JangBang looks ready to explode. Come for the tunes, but stick around for the tacos, which are more traditionally assembled than the Boys’ on soft flour tortillas. There are only three, the best of them strips of
deliciously chewy bulgogi beef dressed with iceberg lettuce, sweetly pickled cuke and halved baby grape tomatoes splashed with mayo and pepper sauce. The not-really-pulled pork taco in an Indo-spiced tomato sauce arrives smeared with guacamole and finished with lime and banh-mistyle pickled daikon and carrot, while the overly minced chicken taco (all $3/three for $8) topped with caraway coleslaw is mushy. The Jangs’ mom provides the marvellously textured pork, tofu ’n’ chive pan-fried mandu dumplings (six for $6 with spicy chili soy dip), and five bucks gets you a shot of SD 40-proof soju rotgut.
treatment, the best of them the veal meatballs in aromatic tomato sauce ($5.49) and the seriously delish grilled-to-order pork belly in licoricey five-spice powder ($5.99). Side them with a box of Caribbean-style sweet potato fries ($2.99) for one of the tastiest 10-buck dinners around. Mind you, it’s also one of the most painstakingly slow. It takes the Boys’ crew a good 15 minutes to assemble two sandwiches to go in an empty house. Good luck if there’s a lineup, which there is any time between noon
and 2 pm. But we’ll gladly queue for BMB’s steamed Chinese buns, especially the vegan version layered with deep-fried tofu, pickled yellow radish and miso sauce (all $3.49). Oddly, tofu isn’t mentioned anywhere on the Boys’ menu. Is this some kind of Burger’s Priest secret menu thing where you have to go to a Facebook page to get in on the good stuff? “Not really,” laughs Chau. “We just forgot to put it on there.” 3 stevend@nowtoronto.com
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Rating: NNNN A midnight set from Toronto’s Rivers Cuomo-approved all female Weezer tribute band, Sheezer, proved a go-to NYE option for a subset of nerdy music fans (specifically, guys who grew up on Weezer). The perfectly named band plays songs from Weezer’s Blue Album and Pinkerton. It’s a great shtick, but more importantly, Sheezer friggin’ rock. From the opening of Buddy Holly, sung by drummer Dana Snell (the Bicycles), to the harmonica part on In The Garage by multi-instrumentalist Robin Hatch, to the word-for-word performance of the spoken part of Undone (The Sweater Song), and Alysha Haugen’s scientist-like lead guitar skills throughout, the technically impressive set was as faithful to the originals as possible, given that the members of Sheezer can’t sing like guys and Ad_Now_1-5 301211.ai 1 don’t have exactly the same gear as
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Weezer did circa 94. Toward the end of the set, a few guys from the audience climbed up on stage and sang along with the songs before crowd-surfing, but it seemed more appropriate when a woman got up to do it. Bassist Laura Barrett yelled out encouragingly, “Go for it! Slow SARAH GREENE surf!” And she did.
RICK ROSS at Sound Academy, Thursday, December 22.
Rating: NNN The lack of excitement leading up to the Rick Ross show at Sound Academy was surprising. His hits are colossal, the stuff summer anthems are made of. Still, it seems the Teflon Don – who played Brampton last January and impressed at Drake’s OVO Fest this summer – doesn’t strike many as a charismatic live act. And yet the Thursday night crowd was surprisingly deep, loosened up by a pre-show DJ set of dancehall and airthickening12:35 weed.AMWalking onstage, 12/31/11 Ross immediately let loose one of his
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trademark grunts, and then the thundering opening bars of Hustlin’, MC Hammer and B.M.F. got the girls screaming and dudes roaring. The payoff at a Rick Ross show is immediate. But despite fleeting rushes during radio hits I’m On One, All I Do Is Win and his latest feature on Drake’s Lord Knows, Ross failed to sustain the momentum. Cut off at exactly the hour mark,the clipped set also suggests he’s ANUPA MISTRY indifferent about all this.
JUAN ATKINS with DAKOTA, ODONIS ODONIS, DONLANDS & MORTIMER, MOON KING and DOLDRUMS at the Drake Hotel, Thursday, December 29.
Rating: NNN The Drake’s annual multi-day What’s In The Box festival provides much-needed musical entertainment during the traditionally barren week between Christmas and NYE and boasts strong bookings every year. Moon King’s Daniel Woodhead (formerly of Spiral Beach) programmed Thursday’s event, which
included the last-minute addition of Detroit techno pioneer Juan Atkins, making an already eclectic bill even weirder. Atkins’s closing DJ set of deep techno and house made sense in that all the featured bands other than jazzy indie pop band Donlands & Mortimer experiment with electronics in various ways, but only Dakota’s dreamy 80sinspired disco grooves have much to do with dance music. You can also hear club influences in Doldrums (aka Airick Woodhead, Daniel’s brother, also formerly of Spiral Beach), but his sampling experiments aren’t nearly as promising as his synth-pop impulses. The most impressive set was by Odonis Odonis, who beef up their postpunk noise-surf vibes with electronic drum pads and samples. A somewhat uneven night, but much better than BENJAMIN BOLES hibernating.
DJ SNEAK at Wrongbar, Saturday, December 31. Rating: NNN
Chicago house hero DJ Sneak missed
his own birthday party blowout Halloween weekend after being stranded in NYC by a freak storm, so his headlining NYE gig at Wrongbar felt like a smaller-scale makeup gig. While he made his name in the 90s Chi-town scene, he’s since relocated to Toronto, where he enjoys a faithful following. His filtered disco loop sound was a big influence on Daft Punk, who were in turn a big inspiration for acts like Justice, so you can hear his fingerprints on a lot of contemporary dance music. Considering his history, it was a bit surprising to see Wrongbar not at capacity, though it was busy. Then again, NYE is basically party night for amateurs, and Sneak caters more to the veterans. He laid down a tight, chugging set of his trademark sound, broken up with the occasional funky surprise, but never really managed to push the dance floor over the edge. Still, it was a satisfying night of pounding bass, and a good reminder of why he’s so well BB loved by Toronto house heads.
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There’s significant buzz around Brooklyn dreamy pop band Caveman, and while they’re not doing anything particularly groundbreaking or unique, they do have an undeniable ear for a great hook and a talent for smooth, glistening harmonies. Now’s your chance to catch them while they’re still playing smaller clubs. At the Horseshoe (370 Queen West), Wednesday (January 11), doors 8 pm. $10. TW. rAttLesNAke cHoir, NeW couNtry reHAb, tHe PiNiNg
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HorsesHoe Rattlesnake Choir, New Country Rehab, the Pining (roots rock) ñ 9 pm. lee’s PalaCe Tiger Suit doors 9 pm. THe loCal The Soulstack (R&B/funk). ParTs & labour Rust Belt Lights, Thirtyseven, Bathurst (pop punk) 10 pm. ranCHo relaxo Viva Mars, Weatherstone, Poor Pelly 9 pm. silver dollar Indie Love Radio’s New Year’s Restitutions Show The Elwins, Jacelyn Holmes, Jadea Kelly 8:30 pm. See preview, page 30. souTHside JoHnny’s Skip Tracer (rock/top 40) 9:30 pm. WHiTe sWan R&B Rock Jam.
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CasTro’s lounge Jerry Leger & the Situation (country/folk/rock) 9 pm.
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gladsTone HoTel Melody bar Bradleyboy Mac Arthur 9 pm. ñ underdoWn Pub Jeff Barnes & Noah Zach-
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Jazz/claSSical/exPeRimental
gaTe 403 Sabor Latin Jazz Band 9 pm, Melissa Lauren Jazz Band 5 to 8 pm. rePosado The Reposadists (Gypsy-bop jazz). rex Kirk MacDonald Jazz Orchestra 9:45 pm, Kevin Quain 6:30 pm. Trane sTudio CD release Geneva B 9 pm.
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Darryl (rocksteady/rock & roll/hip-hop/funk) 7 pm. andy PoolHall Flave The World DJs Lori J Ward & T Orlando (underground house/tech house) 10 pm. blaCk Moon lounge Sound Directions (electronica/house/disco) 6:30 pm to midnight. Fly Rocket DJ Sumation 10 pm.5 goodHandy’s Ladyplus Parties DJ Todd Klinck doors 8 pm.5 insoMnia DJ Ron Jon (funk/soul/house). lolabar DJ Mr Stylus (hip-hop/funk/soul/ R&B). rivoli Pool lounge DJ Plan B (electrobeats/ disco).
Friday, January 6 PoP/Rock/HiP-HoP/Soul
aquila uPsTairs Poynter & Payne (rock). bovine sex Club TimeGiant, Human Bodies (rock) doors 9 pm.
CadillaC lounge Deuce Springsteen. dora keogH Tim Bovaconti Big Band (rock). graFFiTi’s Paul Martin Rocks For Sick Kids
Hospital 5-7 pm. graFFiTi’s Glass Passenger, the Loop, Max Marshall evening. Hard luCk bar CAYM, Slyde, Laugh at the Fakes, Ravenscode, Red Handed Denial doors 8 pm, all ages. HorsesHoe HARM, Little Black Dress, Into Entropy, Life Blown Open, Dan Kosub & the Crass Lads doors 8 pm. lee’s PalaCe Faint Reflection, Nubian Kings,
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Rye & Silence 9:30 pm. THE LOCAL Matty Powell. PARTS & LABOUR Donlands & Mortimer, Triple Gangers, Moves, Vonelle 10 pm. ROCKPILE Between Transit. SILVER DOLLAR The Indie Machine Old English, Echo Echo, Most People, Electrotank 9 pm. SNEAKY DEE’S Audio Blood Anniversary The Balconies. SOUTHSIDE JOHNNY’S Mena Hardy & Shotgun (Southern rock) 10 pm.
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HUGH’S ROOM The Two Sides Of Carole King Micah Barnes, Rebecca Campbell, ñ Barbara Lynch, Christopher Plock, Ivy Mairi,
Kurt Swinghammer and others (60s Brill Building hits and Tapestry-era songs) 8:30 pm. LULA LOUNGE Salsa Dance Party Alithea Cam-
eron, Los Homeless, DJ Suave.
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DAVE’S... ON ST CLAIR Happy Hour Jazz Chick-
en Scratch 5 to 8 pm. GATE 403 Denielle Bassel Jazz Band 9 pm, Mike Field Jazz Band 5 to 8 pm. REPOSADO The Reposadists (Gypsy-bop jazz). REX Kirk MacDonald Jazz Orchestra 9:45 pm, The Jivebombers (8-piece blues combo) 6:30 pm, Hogtown Syncopators 4 pm. TRANE STUDIO Waleed Kush & African Spirit Drumming (African jazz & percussion) 8 pm.
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ANNEX WRECKROOM Lionhearts Sniper, Lush,
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DRAKE HOTEL UNDERGROUND Never Forgive Action DJ Grouch, DJ Numeric & Ted ñ Dancin’ (hip-hop/R&B) 11 pm.
(hip-hop).
FLY Dirty Sexy Party 10 pm.5 FOX & FIDDLE MANSION Sexy Swagg Fridays
POP/ROCK/HIP-HOP/SOUL
Suppa Natty, Outcast, DJ Wise Guy. GOODHANDY’S All Out DJ Sexy Pants doors 10 pm.5 HOT BOX CAFE High Fantasy Iain’n’Nick 7 pm. INSOMNIA Funkn’ Fresh Fridays Boots Boogie (house/breaks). LEVACK BLOCK BACK ROOM DJ Rad McCool (hip-hop). LEVACK BLOCK FRONT ROOM DJ Nerdvana. LUXY NIGHTCLUB The Hangover DJ Jedi, DJ Gno (top 40/house/mashups/hip-hop). THE PISTON James Brown Vs Parliament (DJ battle) 10 pm. RIVOLI POOL LOUNGE DJ Stu (rock/old school/ Brit/electro/classics/retro). RIVOLI Droppin Knowledge (hip-hop) 10 pm. THE SAVOY DJ JRyDee (hip-hop/old school) 10 pm. SUPERMARKET Market Fresh DJ Classick
Saturday, January 7 CADILLAC LOUNGE The Dave Murphy Band 10 pm, The Cadillac Ranch Matinée 4 pm. DICKENS STREET THEATRE Feast In The East 9/Picastro LP release Picastro, Loom, Holiday Rambler, Julian Clare Westcott 9 pm, all ages. See Picastro preview, page 34. THE GARRISON Wavelength 532 Del Bel, the Hollow Earth, Persian Rugs, RLMDL, DJ Gio Zan 9 pm. See Hollow Earth preview, page 32. GRAFFITI’S Taxi Chain 4-7 pm. HORSESHOE The Micronite Filters, Bootleg Glory, the Stone Sparrows, Patrick Dorie, Amorak 8:30 pm. LEE’S PALACE Graydon James, Maladies of Adam Stokes, Lowlands 9:30 pm. OPERA HOUSE The Creepshow, the Dreadnoughts, the Brains, the Fundamentals (psychobilly punk) doors 8 pm, all ages. REX Justin Bacchus (funk/soul/R&B) 7
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AQUILA UPSTAIRS Clela Errington Trio (folk). CASTRO’S LOUNGE Big Rude Jake (blues shouter) 4:30 pm.
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Your first full-length album, And I Thank You, has been ready to go for a while, but you’ve been waiting to find a label to put it out. Are there plans for a release any time soon? The search for a record label has been a big learning experience for us. We’ve gotten advice from a lot of people, and we’ve decided to release the album independently in Canada. It’s coming out February 21. We’re really excited for people to hear it. You first started garnering notice with your debut EP back in 2008. Have things changed significantly since then? Things have changed a lot. When the EP was recorded, the band was a two-piece. Then we were playing live with a bass player. The new album was recorded by the three of us: Matthew Sweeney, Travis Stokl and me. We added strings and multiple layers, so we needed another person
– Christopher Shannon – to fill out the sound live. The writing is also becoming more collaborative, which is fun. In the meantime, you’ve kept busy with the Elwins & Friends album series. The first one just came out, featuring Thomas Gill and Dr. Ew. Can you explain the concept? The series sees us taking a few of our favourite musicians/ songwriters/people to a remote location for a short period of time to make an album. We did the first one in four days at our bass player Chris’s cottage. We plan to make them once or twice a year with different people each time. We’re hoping to make the next one with Dave Monks from Tokyo Police Club and then another in the spring. When you all write songs together, they don’t sound particularly like any one of the bands, and the results have been amazRICHARD TRAPUNSKI ing. Plus, it’s a really good hang.
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[Bowles] and Sean [Kennedy] usually come out to those gigs, so [Hollow Earth’s sound] is a lot about the records we’ve been listening to that we mutually like. “It used to be that you couldn’t even get arrested playing the sort of music we do, but over the last 15 years it’s kind of become a thing. I guess through the internet people are discovering rarer records and forgotten sounds.” The result is something like a garage rock band playing prog. The music is not nearly as retro as that suggests, though, thanks in part to Bowles’s futuristic synth lines and witchy vocals and the tension between the band’s folk and hard rock influences. “I guess I’d call it medieval acid rock with some rustic rural touches, played loudly and heavily,” says Dianda. “Gnomes playing heavy metal.” 3
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Oshawa’s Viva Mars specialize in hook-heavy classic pop, with enough indie edges to escape the retro trap (see disc review, page 35). Check out the upand-coming band tonight (Thursday, January 5) at Rancho Relaxo, alongside Weatherstone and Poor Pelly. $5.
BENEFIT FOR DJ JONATHAN TOUBIN Popular NYC soul and funk DJ Jonathan Toubin was peacefully sleeping in a Portland hotel room December 8 after a gig when he was violently awoken by a cab plowing through the wall of his ground-floor room, seriously injuring him. Since those south of the border don’t enjoy the same kind of free health care we take for granted, many benefit events have since been organized all over the continent. Toronto DJs Scott Cudmore and Camembert Electrique host their own fundraiser for Toubin Saturday (January 7) at Parts & Labour. Pwyc. ers) 10 pm.
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ation, Tom Frelek.
Holy oak Cafe Muskox (progressive/ acoustic/experimental) 9 pm. ñ Roxton Matt Antaya 9:30 pm.
Picastro
Over the past decade, Liz Hysen has led a revolving cast of musicians through the labyrinthine music of Picastro. Descriptors like dark, heavy, folk and experimental have been used, but none accurately describe what it is Hysen has been doing all these years. Her latest album, Fool, Redeemer, is a collaboration with Nadja (Aidan Baker and Leah Buckareff) that is – fittingly – eerily beautiful. It launches at the Dickens Street Theatre (35 Dickens) on Saturday (January 7) as part of Feast In The East. How collaborative was the songwriting on Fool, Redeemer? It was sort of a mix. Aidan added things when our bed tracks were done. Then the [23-minute long] Nadja track, Venom, developed out of what Aidan had already heard. Was working with other people the reason you didn’t sing much? There’s a vocal track missing on Skullduggery! But besides that, the songs were actually part of a soundtrack we did for a film called Red Shift by my friend Jonathan Culp at the Super 8 fest a couple of years ago. So it’s really not meant to have a lot of singing. You’ve always made heavy music, but this album is especially bleak. Is it influenced by specific events? For me, it’s organized around this central fool figure whom everyone makes fun of but is also afraid of. It does get worse before it gets better, but I also think it has a Joanne Huffa kind of serenity.
Folk/Blues/Country/World
tHe loCal Bluegrass Mondays Hamstrung
String Band 5 pm. old niCk M Factor Monday Aaron Garner, River City Junction, Elana Harte. on Cue Camdon Blues (blues) 8 pm. Roxton Michael Peter (bluegrass) 9:30 pm.
Folk/Blues/Country/World
Jazz/ClassiCal/experimental
New Mynah Birds & Clela Errington (mostly blues) 3:30 pm. aquila upstaiRs The McDales’ Open Stage (mostly country) 8:30 pm. HugH’s Room Connie Kaldor 8:30 pm. tHe loCal Gord Zubrecki Band 10 pm, Chris Coole (banjo) 5 pm. muCH me Open Mic (eclectic) 8 pm. Rebas Café John Dorsey w/ Paul Burton & Gord Cole (singer/songwriter) 1 to 4 pm. soutHside JoHnny’s Open Jam Rebecca Matiesen & Phoenix 9:30 pm. supeRmaRket Freefall Sundays Open Mic 8 pm. tHiRsty fox pub Acoustic Open Jam Fera 4 to 8 pm. undeRdown pub Open Mic Porter 9:30 pm.
Denis Schingh (solo piano) 5 to 8 pm. Rex Notes & Noodles Karen Ng, Peter Lutek, Matt Fong-Bass, Lowell Whittey 9:30 pm, U of T Student Jazz Ensembles 6:30 pm.
aquila upstaiRs Sunday Junction Jam The
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Jazz/ClassiCal/experimental
gate 403 Ilios Steryannis Jazz Trio 9 pm, Grayceful Daddies (world music) 5 to 8 pm. Rex Marie Fatima Rudolf 9:30 pm, Michael Herring 7 pm, Club Django (Gypsy-swing) 3:30 pm, Excelsior Dixieland Jazz noon. somewHeRe tHeRe studio Kyle Brenders, Germaine Liu, Paul Newman, Mark Zurawinsky 8 pm, Anicent Egypt, Kyle Brenders, Pete Johnson 5 pm. tRane studio Generation Next: The Young Vanguard Series Brownman Ali, the Sam Dickinson Trio 8 pm. wateRfalls Lord Bubba’s New Jazz Project 8 pm.
danCe musiC/dJ/lounge
CastRo’s lounge Watch This Sound DJ Greg
(old school soul/reggae/dub/ska/rock-steady) 9 pm. gRaffiti’s Black Metal Brunch 11 am-5 pm. insomnia Retro Lounge Night DJ Doctor G. tHe ossington Unlimited Sundays.
Monday, January 9 pop/roCk/Hip-Hop/soul
CastRo’s lounge Rockabilly Night 9 pm.
gate 403 Richard Whiteman Jazz Band 9 pm,
danCe musiC/dJ/lounge
CRawfoRd Mix Fix Mondays (Motown/funk/
dance R&B). insomnia DJs Topher & Oranj (rock). tHe ossington Ice & Yo (spooky styles). tHe piston Junk Shop DJs Jorge & Jeeks (pre to post punk/new wave/garage/indie) 10 pm. Reposado Mezcal Mondays DJ Ellis Dean. wateRfalls The Lion’s Den (reggae).
Tuesday, January 10
tRane studio Open Lounge Jazz Night.
danCe musiC/dJ/lounge
CRawfoRd Drink & Destroy (punk rock). goodHandy’s Ladyplus T-Girl Lust DJ Todd
Klinck doors 8 pm.5 insomnia DJ Shannon (funk). tHe piston Dead Tuesdays 10 pm. Reposado Alien Radio DJ Gord C.
Wednesday, January 11 pop/roCk/Hip-Hop/soul
Clinton’s Kilowatt Band, Masters of Da’ Funk (R&B funk jam). doRa keogH Andy White (pop).
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Sings He Plays Kevin Barrett, Julie Michels (guitar, vocals) 5:30 pm.
HoRsesHoe Caveman, Hospitality 8 pm. ñ tHe poRt Oscar Tango (power pop/rock) 10 pm. supeRmaRket Wednesdays Go Pop!
Folk/Blues/Country/World
aquila upstaiRs Bang Howdy (blues/R&B). CastRo’s lounge Smokey Folk (bluegrass) 9 pm.
pop/roCk/Hip-Hop/soul
gate 403 Brian Cober & Aslan Gotov (blues
gRaffiti’s Max Marshall 5 to 7 pm. Holy oak Cafe Attaloom 9 pm. tHe loCal Paddy Townsend. sound aCademy Royce Da 5’9 (rap)
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annex wReCkRoom Drummers In Exile (drum and dance circle) 8:30 pm.
CastRo’s lounge Quiet Revolutions blue-
Venus (singer/songwriter showcase) 10 pm. duffy’s taveRn Szan T No. gate 403 Blues Night Julian Fauth (barrelhouse) 9 pm. Hot box Cafe Hotbox Unplugged Open Stage/ Jam EvanB & JasonC 7 pm. monaRCHs pub Acoustic Tuesdays Mark Crissinger 7 pm. tHe Rusty nail Open Stage Jam Chad Campbell 9 pm. smiling buddHa Open Stage 9 pm. undeRdown pub Eric Underdown & Noah Jones (country/blues) 8 pm.
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alleyCatz Swing Tuesdays Carlo Berardinucci
& the Double A Jazz Swing Band.
edwaRd JoHnson building walteR Hall
Performance Class For Singers noon to 1 pm. gate 403 Jazz Generation 5 to 8 pm. Rex Rex Jazz Jam Marika Galea 9:30 pm, Amanda Tosoff Group 6:30 pm. Roxton C’est La Vie (jazz trio) 9:30 pm. somewHeRe tHeRe studio Alan Bloor’s Build To Suit Arnd Jurgensen, Jim Bailey, Matthew Poulakakis, Michael Lynn, Bob Vespaziani, Guy LeBlanc, Alan Bloor 8 pm. supeRmaRket The Ambient Ping: The Return Of The dreamSTATE Drone Cycle Part One dreamSTATE, Heiki, Treeotica doors 8 pm.
duo) 5 to 8 pm. gRossman’s Rockin’ Blues Jam Ernest Lee & Cotton Traffic 9 pm. HiRut fine etHiopian Cuisine Gary 17s Open Stage Mr Danger Bee (eclectic) 8:30 pm. HugH’s Room Jews, Music & The American Dream Ben Sidran 8:30 pm. tHe loCal David Celia Band.
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mezzetta A Night Of Persian Music Mehdi Rezania, Ehsan Ghaffari (santur, tar) 9 pm. silveR dollaR High Lonesome Wednesdays Crazy Strings (bluegrass jam) 9 pm.
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CHalkeRs pub Girls Night Out Jazz Jam 8 pm. dominion on queen Corktown Ukulele Jam 8 pm.
gate 403 Victor Monsivais 9 pm. nawlins Jazz baR Jim Heineman Trio (jazz) 7 to 11 pm.
Rex Mike Milligan Trio 9:30 pm, Norbert
Botos 6:30 pm.
Roy tHomson Hall Mozart Jupiter Symphony Toronto Symphony Orchestra 6:30 pm.
tRane studio Noam Lemish Quartet. undeRdown pub Jazz Night 10 pm. uppeR Jazz studio Small Jazz Ensembles 7:30 pm.
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bRassaii Les Nuits DJ Undercover (house/hiphop/club anthems).
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Hot box Cafe Hump Day Uncut The Man! (old
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Venue Index aliCe fazooli’s squaRe one 209 rathburn W (mississauga). 905-281-1721. alleyCatz 2409 yonge. 416-481-6865. andy poolHall 489 College. 416-923-5300. annex wReCkRoom 794 Bathurst. 416-536-0346. aquila 347 keele. 416-761-7474. augusta House 152 augusta. 416-977-8881. baR 460 460 spadina ave. baR neon 1226 Bloor W. blaCk moon lounge 67 richmond W. 416-603-3100. bovine sex Club 542 Queen W. 416-504-4239. bRassaii 461 king W. 416-598-4730. CadillaC lounge 1296 Queen W. 416-536-7717. CastRo’s lounge 2116 Queen e. 416-699-8272. CHalkeRs pub 247 marlee. 416-789-2531. Clinton’s 693 Bloor W. 416-535-9541. CobRa lounge 510 king W. 416-361-9004. CRawfoRd 718 College. dakota taveRn 249 ossington. 416-850-4579. dave’s... on st ClaiR 730 st Clair W. 416-657-3283. diCkens stReet tHeatRe 35 dickens. dominion on queen 500 Queen e. 416-368-6893. doRa keogH 141 danforth. 416-778-1804. dRake Hotel 1150 Queen W. 416-531-5042. duffy’s taveRn 1238 Bloor W. 416-628-0330. edwaRd JoHnson building 80 Queen’s park. 416-978-3744. fly 8 gloucester. 416-410-5426. tHe flying beaveR pubaRet 488 parliament. 647-347-6567.
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fouR seasons CentRe foR tHe peRfoRming aRts 145 Queen W. 416-363-8231. fox & fiddle mansion 1294 liverpool. tHe gaRRison 1197 dundas W. 416-519-9439. gate 403 403 roncesvalles. 416-588-2930. gladstone Hotel 1214 Queen W. 416-531-4635. goodHandy’s 120 Church. 416-760-6514. gRaffiti’s 170 Baldwin. 416-506-6699. gRossman’s 379 spadina. 416-977-7000. HaRbouRfRont CentRe 235 Queens Quay W. 416-973-4000. HaRd luCk baR 772a dundas W. HiRut fine etHiopian Cuisine 2050 danforth. Holy oak Cafe 1241 Bloor W. 647-345-2803. HoRsesHoe 370 Queen W. 416-598-4753. Hot box Cafe 191a Baldwin. 416-203-6990. HugH’s Room 2261 dundas W. 416-531-6604. insomnia 563 Bloor W. 416-588-3907. lee’s palaCe 529 Bloor W. 416-532-1598. levaCk bloCk 88 ossington. 416-916-0571. tHe loCal 396 roncesvalles. 416-535-6225. lolabaR 1173 dundas e. lula lounge 1585 dundas W. 416-588-0307. luxy nigHtClub 60 interchange Way (Vaughan). mezzetta 681 st Clair W. 416-658-5687. monaRCHs pub 33 gerrard W. 416-585-4352. muCH me 816 st Clair W. 416-651-0009. nawlins Jazz baR 299 king W. 416-595-1958. neu+Ral 349a College. 416-926-2112. old niCk 123 danforth. 416-461-5546. on Cue 349 Jane. 416-913-2995. opeRa House 735 Queen e. 416-466-0313.
tHe ossington 61 ossington. 416-8500161. paRts & labouR 1566 Queen W. 416-588-7750. tHe piston 937 Bloor W. 416-532-3989. tHe poRt 1179 dundas W. 416-516-1270. RanCHo Relaxo 300 College. 416-920-0366. Rebas Café 3289 dundas W. 416-626-7372. Reposado 136 ossington. 416-532-6474. Revival 783 College. 416-535-7888. Rex 194 Queen W. 416-598-2475. Rivoli 332 Queen W. 416-596-1908. RoCkpile 5555 dundas W. 416-504-6699. Roxton 379 Harbord. 416-535-8181. Roy tHomson Hall 60 simcoe. 416-872-4255. tHe Rusty nail 2202 danforth. 647-729-7254. tHe savoy 1166 Queen W. silveR dollaR 486 spadina. 416-975-0909. smiling buddHa 961 College. 416-516-2531. sneaky dee’s 431 College. 416-603-3090. somewHeRe tHeRe studio 227 sterling, unit #112. sound aCademy 11 polson. 416-461-3625. soutHside JoHnny’s 3653 lake shore W. 416-521-6302. supeRmaRket 268 augusta. 416-840-0501. tHiRsty fox pub 1028 eglinton W. tRane studio 964 Bathurst. 416-913-8197. undeRdown pub 263 gerrard e. 416-927-0815. uppeR Jazz studio 90 Wellesley W. velvet undeRgRound 510 Queen W. 416-504-6688. wateRfalls 303 augusta. 416-927-9666. wHite swan 836 danforth. 416-463-8089.
Mars, who’ve obviously spent time learning the craft of pop songwriting. Upbeat first song Fooled, But Not Foolish establishes a catchy vibe. Most of the clunkily titled album bubbles with that same energy. But Viva Mars are no one-trick pony, and they sprinkle some lovely slower songs throughout. They even delve into Deerhunter territory a couple of times, most notably on the dreamy Something Without and closer Born Again. There’s nothing risky or tricky here, but plenty of hummable melodies. Top track: I Could Be Your Friend Viva Mars play Rancho Relaxo January 5. JOANNE HUFFA
disc of the week
Metal
KITTIE I’ve Failed You (E1) Rating: NN
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Echoes Of Silence (independent) Rating: NNNN It takes a lot of balls to open up an album (or in this case, a free mixtape) with a Michael Jackson cover, but Toronto R&B revolutionary the Weeknd (aka Abel Tesfaye) does just that with his reworking of Dirty Diana (retitled D.D.). And the gamble pays off. It sounds boldly confident and fits more smoothly into his rapidly growing catalogue than MJ’s original did on Bad. Tesfaye has a right to make brash statements like this. Despite his refusal to do any press, sign with a label, be photographed or obey any of the rules, his career has blown up in one year faster and bigger than any other Toronto artist’s to date.
Pop/Rock
RAE SPOON All Of Our Secrets
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(Saved by Radio) Rating: NNNN In an instant, Rae Spoon’s voice draws you in. It’s high and vulnerable and open, ready to put difficult emotions on display in gorgeous melodies. That’s the other immediate hook here: the melodies, which are consistently strong and memorable in all nine songs on the Montreal-based musician’s excellent sixth album. Spoon’s music has grown increasingly electronic over the last decade. But while this album is the most electro-pop yet, it’s too folk at heart and sonically light to get bodies rocking on the dance floor. Lynne T from Lesbians on Ecstasy and Berlin’s Alexandre Decoupigny handle the computer programming and beats, providing a sparse, cool rhythmic backdrop punctuated by electric guitar, all of which at times evokes Miracle Fortress. Spoon, a transgendered Calgary native, was dealing with the death of a friend during the album’s making, and emotions are high but never melodramatic. AutoTune fun happens midway through, during London Destroyer and the soulful Ghost Of A Boy, which has moving lyrics. Top track: Curse On Us Rae Spoon plays the Gladstone Ballroom on January 27. CARLA GILLIS
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Echoes sees the Weeknd’s central character realizing that the girls he thought he was manipulating on House Of Balloons are actually working him just as much, although vague lyrics allow many other interpretations. The mood is still dark, druggy and claustrophobic, but this time Tesfaye is channelling a pain that’s less about cold emptiness than it is about more traditional heartbreak and longing. Even if you can’t stand his quivering falsetto and find his lyrics creepy, you need to pay close attention. The Balloon trilogy might just be the best triple album ever recorded, and it’s just his debut. Top track: Initiation Download Echoes Of Silence for free at the-weeknd.com. BENJAMIN BOLES
Lord knows we need more women in metal. And lord knows it isn’t easy being a woman in metal, let alone an all-woman metal band. Since their appearance on the scene in the late 90s, Kittie have always shown an admirable work ethic and commitment, touring and playing as ferociously as the boys, with sisters Morgan and Mercedes Lander kicking up an unholy racket amid a revolving door of bassists and lead guitarists. Even given all that, the London, Ontario, band’s brooding sixth studio album is woefully dull. It starts promisingly, with Morgan in hardcore-vocal mode on the title track and then doling out sweet riffage on second tune We Are The Lamb, which got me headbanging in the grocery store. But from there it goes nowhere, just like the album as a whole fails to improve on or diverge from their earlier efforts. It’s devoid of memorable lyrics, riffs or melodies, and the constant switch-up between death-growl vocals and pretty, soaring singing – a potentially riveting dichotomy – makes for a puzzling ride. Top track: We Are The Lamb Kittie play the Opera House on February 18. CG
RAIN OVER ST. AMBROSE Overton
Window (Acadian Embassy) Rating: NNN Mainstream rock is in a bad place. It’s hard to think of a single major-label rock band on the charts that’s doing anything inventive or even fun to listen to. Instead, 2011 gave us sad comebacks, established bands spinning their wheels and younger ones failing miserably at infusing the genre with anything resembling vitality. None of that’s going to stop broadappeal rock bands from forming. One of the newest from Canada’s east coast is Rain Over St. Ambrose, a five-piece from small-town Yarmouth, Nova Scotia (just like hometown hero Brian Borcherdt) with big-time aspirations. While their earnest four-song EP doesn’t suggest they’ll become saviours of the genre, it does offer tight songwriting, brawny guitars, slick production values and manly vocals by Cory LeBlanc that should keep them from ever getting the “twee indie rock” label. The title track, like the others, has arena reach, but it also suffers from clichéd lyrics and tired references (cab driver with a PhD, etc). Chemtrails Of Happiness and Campfires, on the other hand, have some pop twists and notable guitar lines. The tempos are curiously plodding. Top track: Campfires CG
VIVA MARS More And More/Better And Better (independent) Rating: NNN There’s something delightfully untrendy about the debut album by Oshawa’s Viva
Hip-hop
G-SIDE Island (Slow Motion Soundz) Rating: NNN Peddling a distinctive brand of urgent, melodic hip-hop, Alabama’s G-Side are charting unknown waters. The duo – rappers ST 2 Lettaz and Yung Clova – spent much of their pre-2011 ascent touring outside the U.S., finding hotbeds of support in Scandinavia and even Toronto. That hustle, plus the excellent The One… Cohesive, released on New Year’s Day 2011, got them noticed back home, building anticipation for their latest. The moodiest of their five records, Island debunks the million-dollar record deal myth, instead detailing the tedious grind of trying to make a career out of this rap shit. It’s a head-down record to smoke out to. Innovative production duo Block Beataz unfurl heady R&B, esoterica and even a Tame Impala sample against crisp snares and bottom-end rattle. But the world-weariness in songs like the Stalley-featuring Getting’ It or Rabbits isn’t just snarling cynicism; the real-talk vibe has a sincerity that’s been missing, or has fallen out of vogue, since Little Brother’s average-Joe POV in the 00s. Top track: Cinematic ANUPA MISTRY
= Critics’ Pick NNNNN = Stratospheric NNNN = Sizzling NNN = Swell NN = Slack N = Sucks
Electronic
FATIMA AL QADIRI Genre-Specific Xperi-
ence (UNO) Rating: NNN On her latest EP, New York-based multimedia artist, musician and global dance music blogger Fatima Al Qadiri deconstructs and reimagines five genres, from mainstream staples like hip-hop and dubstep to niche sub-genres juke, electroTropicalia and 90s-era Gregorian trance, filling each with a shimmering, ethereal ambience. As academic as it might seem (her music is part of her wider concern with re-contextualizing Eastern and Western cultural practices), the results are evocative and sometimes humorous. Opener Hip Hop Spa lives up to its luxe title, surrounding a syrupy beat with meandering steel drum melody and serene choral voices. Vatican Vibes lightens up ominous chanting and a menacing beat with airy synths reminiscent of Ryuichi Sakamoto’s early 80s electronic work. Frantic closer Corpcore, with its feverish synth bursts and breakneck juke beat, is the EP’s most straightforward track. A blissful, intriguing collection. Top track: Hip Hop Spa KEVIN RITCHIE
SYMMETRY Themes For An Imaginary
Film (Italians Do It Better) Rating: NNN The Hollywood film soundtrack has become an overwrought medium, with intrusive, heavy-handed orchestral cues leaving little room for the listener’s imagination. Occasionally, one like Cliff Martinez’s retro synth-pop score for Nicolas Winding Refn’s Drive comes along and reminds us that movie music can be subtle, surprising and even stand on its own. Symmetry, a darkly ambient instrumental project by Glass Candy and Chromatics man Johnny Jewel (who contributed songs to Drive) and Nat Walker, falls into that category. Music for an “imaginary film,” it’s an absorbing, two-hour-plus synth epic awash in a narcotic haze and icy abstraction. Although Jewel has said he composed a score for Drive that ultimately wasn’t used, this is not that music, though it sure sounds like could be. Its throbbing, urgent keyboards dip in and out of sad, romantic atmospheres punctured by police sirens and other film noir effects. The musical motifs get a bit redundant, but its stylish minimalism brims with drama. Top track: Blood Sport KR
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THE GOLDEN DRAGON by Roland Schimmelpfennig, directed by Ross Manson, with David Fox, Lili Francks, Tony Nappo, Anusree Roy and David Yee. Presented by the Tarragon Theatre (30 Bridgman). Previews from Tuesday (January 10), opens January 18 and runs to February 19, Tuesday-Saturday 8 pm, matinees Sunday (and some Saturdays) 2:30 pm. $20-$51, limited Friday and Sunday $12 rush. 416-5311827, tarragontheatre.com.
most toronto theatre artists wait years before they get a Dora Award nomination – if it ever happens. Not Anusree Roy. Her first play, Pyaasa, won statues for acting and writing. But don’t you dare say it was beginner’s luck. In the few years since that doublefisted victory, Roy’s become an indispensable part of the theatre scene, offering up fascinating scripts like Letters To My Grandma, Roshni and last season’s Brothel #9 (which earned her Dora #3). She performed
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in all three, and lately has been doing more acting in other writers’ plays, like the all-female ensembles Tout Comme Elle and 9 Parts Of Desire. Now she takes on one of her biggest acting challenges to date in The Golden Dragon, German playwright Roland Schimmelpfennig’s look at the lives in and around a Chinese/ Vietnamese/Thai restaurant. “Honestly, I feel grateful any time someone offers me a part or thinks I’m worthy to speak their lines,” says Roy, who was approached by director Ross Manson to tackle the complex role. Like her characters, Roy is absolutely bubbling with stories. Her eyes widen to emphasize a point, or she’ll pause, trying to hold back tears, or her mouth will spread into a huge grin. I’ve asked to meet her in a place that means something special, and she’s chosen the Green Beanery café in the Annex, where she edits all her plays. “Usually in a corner,” she says, swivelling to indicate one area. “I figure out timelines and storylines, where things are happening. I write very
privately at home – I can’t write in public. But I’ve asked many questions about characters here, like ‘What if she leaves?’ or ‘What if she doesn’t leave?’ I’ve solved them all here. “And,” she continues, “I had a really meaningful 12-year friendship break up at this café. It taught me a lot about relationships and dynamics. I’ve used it in a play I’m writing for the Blyth Festival that looks at what happens when the carpet is pulled out from under you.” That’s a typical Roy outburst, full of asides, grounded details and revelations. If there’s one thing that defines her work – on the page and on the stage – it’s spontaneous, authentic emotion. “I operate from here,” she says, pointing to her chest. “That’s what I bring to the table. That’s how I know to be an actor. I have no formal training – I didn’t get into York for acting. I’m literally just doing what I always knew I should be doing.” To be clear, Roy didn’t get into the York University acting program but
did pursue theatre studies, and continued that with a master’s in drama studies at U of T, where she met Thomas Morgan Jones and David DeGrow, who would later form their company Theatre Jones Roy, with Jones directing and DeGrow designing. They mounted Pyaasa while still in grad school. “I was telling Tom a story about an ‘untouchable’ servant in India, how I treated him and how my family treated him, and thought there might be a play there,” explains Roy, her focus like a beam. “Tom told me to write it, and gave me a three-week deadline. After three weeks I gave him my first draft, and that draft made up about 90 per cent of what made it onstage.” That single performance of Pyaasa was initially a fundraiser for Theatre Passe Muraille; the trio produced a brief run, which won the Doras, and then TPM remounted it later. They haven’t looked back. For The Golden Dragon, in previews this week at the Tarragon, the
five actors play several characters and also help narrate the work. (Anyone who saw Schimmelpfennig’s Peggy Pickit Sees The Face Of God, also directed by Manson, knows what kind of theatrical experimentation to expect.) Roy’s characters range from a Chinese male cook who gets his rotten tooth extracted in the restaurant’s unsanitary kitchen to a suave womanizer known in the script as “the Barbie-fucker.” While humble about her achievements, she admits that, thanks to director Jones, she knows how to define and switch characters quickly. They’ve been working on certain techniques for years. “For Pyaasa, Tom sat with a pen” – she grabs my pen to illustrate – “and went, ‘Okay, you’re Chaya.’” She hits the table. “‘Now you’re Meera.’” She hits the table again. “‘Change so I believe you!’ We altered everything: feet, posture, even my pinky was different for each character.” The Golden Dragon also deals with the immigrant experience, which Roy
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“I WILL NEVER WRITE SOMETHING FOR MERE ENTERTAINMENT. I HAVE TO WRITE TO CHANGE THE WORLD.”
knows first-hand – her family moved here from India in 1999, and she drew on that in her semi-autobiographical work Letters To My Grandma. During an early read-through of a passage in the new play about her Chinese character’s difficulties in a new country, Roy broke down. “There was a line about money that just hit me,” she says. “My family lost all our money when we moved here. We went from having a comfortable life back in India to having our passports, immigration and landing papers stolen and $36 left in my dad’s bank account.” She and her sister remember those times. Her father didn’t find work for a year. “If there was juice in the fridge, things were okay,” she says, “because juice was a luxury and you didn’t need it. Whenever there wasn’t juice, we’d know things weren’t good.” Roy and her sister took jobs in retail, her mother, a physics teacher in India, began working in childcare, and her father, a powerful engineer back home, did telemarketing before climbing his way up in banking. But life was hard, especially after 9/11 hit and she was ostracized even more for the colour of her skin. Roy doesn’t take her calling lightly. She’s written about class differences in Pyaasa, poverty in Roshni and prostitution in Brothel #9. Tough topics. “I’m grateful to be given a platform,” says Roy. “I will tell the stories that I feel are truthful. In my home back in India, there is still an ‘untouchable’ servant who comes and cleans our toilet. It’s just a reality, as it is in many of my friends’ houses. Is that airing dirty laundry? Well, it’s fact. Am I lying? No. “Bollywood is doing a really good job of entertaining with music and dancing. Let me do what I know best. I will never write something for mere entertainment. I have to write to change the world. “I will act in other people’s films or plays that are completely commercial – absolutely. But work that I create has to make a difference. My grandmother would kill me otherwise. If she were alive, I can imagine her saying, ‘Why are you wasting your time? If you don’t have anything important to say, don’t say it.’” Reaction to her plays in Canada’s South Asian community has been mixed, she says. Her parents have been hugely supportive from the start; back in India, Roy’s uncle is an actor, and that late grandmother she mentioned once put on plays to raise funds for Mahatma Gandhi. Others, though, haven’t held back their fury. “I’ve been at the dinner table with family friends who’ve said, ‘Who the hell do you think you are? Is there nothing good to say? And if there isn’t, shut up!’ “Instead of being defensive, I’ve had to say, ‘I believe in it, and I’m going to keep saying it. Oh, and by the way, my next play is about prostitution.’” 3 glenns@nowtoronto.com
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ACTOR, CAROLINE, OR CHANGE A star at Shaw in Born Yesterday and My Fair Lady, Hay makes a rare Toronto appearance in Tony Kushner and Jeanine Tesori’s musical Caroline, Or Change. Playing a woman in 1963 Louisiana who employs the title character, a stoic black maid who won’t acknowledge the change going on around her, Hay is sure to bring heart, humour and a great voice to the production. The Acting Up Stage Company/Obsidian co-pro runs January 21 to February 12 at the Berkeley Street Theatre Downstairs. 416-368-3110.
ACTOR, BECKETT: FECK IT! Rooney, a Stratford performer who recently wowed audiences with his complex Malvolio in Twelfth Night, comes to town for the Queen of Puddings/Canadian Stage co-pro Beckett: Feck It! The blend of drama and music – short plays by Samuel Beckett and contemporary Irish classical music inspired by the playwright’s sense of the absurd – is right up Rooney’s alley, with his background in straight plays and musical theatre. February 17 to 25 at the Berkeley Street Theatre Downstairs. 416-368-3110.
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PLAYWRIGHT, FREE AS INJUNS The head of Native Earth Performing Arts, Beagan has shown her talent as a playwright in Thy Neighbour’s Wife, Dreary And Izzy and a First Nations adaptation of Strindberg’s Miss Julie. Now, inspired by Eugene O’Neill’s Desire Under The Elms, she’s written a poetic, specifically Canadian look at blood ties, inheritance and legacy, an emotionally powerful show whose diverse cast includes former Native Earth artistic director Yvette Nolan. February 28 to March 18 at Buddies in Bad Times. 416-975-8555.
3. ADRIANNE PIECZONKA PERFORMER, TOSCA The heroine of Puccini’s melodramatic opera Tosca is a passionate opera singer who goes to extreme lengths to save her political revolutionary lover. Fitting, then, that Pieczonka, acclaimed for her headline-making performances here in the Canadian Opera Company’s Ring Cycle, Fidelio and Ariadne Auf Naxos (where she played another diva), sings the role. The Toronto-based star is as good an actor as she is a singer. So major sparks will fly when she takes to the Four Seasons Centre stage from January 21 to February 25. 416-363-8231.
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CHOREOGRAPHER/DANCER, LES CHEMINEMENTS DE L’INFLUENCE (PATHWAYS OF INFLUENCE) A new work by Lemieux is always an event, but the piece she’s premiering next month seems doubly special. Pathways Of Influence is a dance tribute to her father, the political scientist and sociologist Vincent Lemieux, who’s been dubbed “Quebec’s Nostradamus.” Don’t expect anything theoretical or academic, however. Lemieux is a master at creating movement that speaks to the soul. The full-length solo work marks the first piece presented at Coleman Lemieux & Compagnie’s new space, the Citadel, on Parliament. February 15 to 25. 416-364-8011. JANUARY 5-11 2012 NOW
STAND-UP COMIC, THE AMERICA TOUR Burly stand-up comic Gaffigan is one of the funniest folks around – the kind with the quiet, sarcastic aside – and his comedy CDs and DVDs are bestsellers. Lately, he’s been doing lots of film and TV work (Going The Distance, Away We Go) and even starred in a Broadway play last season. But he really comes into his own with a mic in front of a big crowd. January 21 at Massey Hall. 416-872-4255.
7. WEYNI MENGESHA DIRECTOR, KIM’S CONVENIENCE and THE SMALL ROOM AT THE TOP OF THE STAIRS The talented Mengesha delivers a one-two punch this winter, first helming the expanded version of Ins Choi’s Fringe hit Kim’s Convenience – this time for Soulpepper – and then turning to Carole Fréchette’s lyrical The Small Room At The Top Of The Stairs, translated by John Murrell, whose plot sounds like a new take on the Bluebeard story. Expect productions with carefully developed characters and relationships and a nuanced sense of storytelling. Kim’s runs January 12 to February 11 at the Young Centre, 416-866-8666; Small Room runs February 29 to April 8 at the Tarragon, 416-531-1827.
8. SYLVAIN EMARD CHOREOGRAPHER, FRAGMENTS – VOLUME 1 If you want to see brilliant contemporary dance, a good place to start is this new piece by Montreal-based Emard, whose every gesture and movement resonates with beauty and meaning. Fragments – Volume 1, collects four short works. Let’s hope the second part comes soon – and there are more performances. The DanceWorks show runs one night only, March 3, preceded by a talk with the choreographer. JK/GS Enwave. 416-973-4000.
THEATRE PREVIEW
Designs on Atwood
HOW SETS AND COSTUMES ADD POWER TO THE PENELOPIAD By JON KAPLAN story but also of the production’s visual elements. wood, directed by Kelly Thornton, “Visually, it’s a compelling with Megan Follows, Kelli Fox, Paplace to work from,” explains tricia Hamilton, Pamela Sinha, BaKarn, who most recently dehia Watson and others. Presented signed The List and The Winter’s by Nightwood Theatre at Buddies Tale. “I’ve always thought of the in Bad Times (12 Alexander). Premaids transforming into other views from Tuesday (January 10), characters. Slaves in most peropens January 12 and runs to iods were naked, at least from the January 29, Tuesday-Saturday 8 waist up, and here their basic cospm, matinees Wednesday 1:30 tumes are like a second layer of pm, Saturday and Sunday 2 pm. skin over which other more opu$22-$46. 416-975-8555. lent costumes are placed.” Karn has cleverly worked the DENYSE KARN WAS GLADLY no matter when they’re ROPED INTO NIGHTWOOD’S ALL- costumes into the set design, too. set, Margaret Atwood’s tales FEMALE TAKE ON THE ODYSSEY. Penelope’s father, Icarius, so conresonate for a contemporary cerned with wealth, turns his audience. golden hat into the wedding feast; her mother, a In The Penelopiad, she recounts Homer’s water-dwelling naiad, has an enormous blue Odyssey from the perspective of Odysseus’s train that becomes the sea into which Icarius wife, Penelope, who patiently awaits his re- casts the infant Penelope. turn from the Trojan War, cleverly putting Any good designer uses visuals to emphasize off suitors who desire her and the Greek a play’s themes; here, Karn doesn’t let the audihero’s throne. ence forget the fate of the dozen maids, who first But Atwood’s Penelope, dead and speaking enter with ropes around their necks that they to us from Hades, carries a burden of guilt: playfully use as jump ropes. when her husband came home, he hanged “The script leaves us asking questions about the dozen maids he thought had consorted whether attitudes toward women and violence with the suitors. have changed over the years. How can we make “The Penelopiad is an important piece choices to make the end result better? about women today,” says the show’s set and “Yet despite the heavy elements in the show, costume designer, Denyse Karn, who’s also there’s lots of joy in the maids’ relationships. Nightwood’s producer. “You can’t read any- There’s a camaraderie, an ability to relate to each thing by Atwood without being aware of a other and work as a unit, though they have no woman’s position in a patriarchal world. power to change their lives.” “Penelope is trying to deal with her own Karn notes that the diverse company feels culpability in such a society, working out that spirit of sharing as strongly as their characissues from her own feminist viewpoint. ters do. That’s why she populates her story with the “It’s been a bit of a love-in since we began,” she maids, having them play all the other charac- says. “The 13-person company includes several ters, including Odysseus. She feels she has to generations of women theatre artists who don’t deal with what she did to them thousands of often get to work together, and the energy that’s years ago, when she let Odysseus kill them created has been infectious for everyone.” 3 and then lived happily ever after with him jonkap@nowtoronto.com for the rest of her life.” Because they are so present in Penelope’s MORE ONLINE Interview clips at nowtoronto.com mind, the maids are the focus not only of the
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ALISTAIR NEWTON AND JESSICA MOSS TAKE THEIR PLAYS LOVING THE STRANGER AND MODERN LOVE TO THE NEXT STAGE.
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TWO TALENTED ARTISTS AT THE FRINGE’S NEXT STAGE FESTIVAL HAVE LOVE (AND SEX) ON THE BRAIN By JON KAPLAN THE NEXT STAGE a festival of new works and remounts presented in rep by the Toronto Fringe, at the Factory Theatre (125 Bathurst). Continues to January 15. $10-$15, passes $48/$88. 416-966-1062, fringetoronto.com.
love is in the air at factory Theatre. If there’s a theme in this year’s Next Stage Festival, it’s the desire to connect physically and emotionally with others. From queer love (Living With Henry and Loving The Stranger Or How To Recognize An Invert) to straight (60s beach musical types in The Tiki Bikini Beach Paradise Party A-Go-Go! and jealous partners in Tomasso’s Party), there’s something for everyone. You’ll also find some bittersweet romance in Love Is A Poverty You Can Sell, a 20s-Berlin-style revue featuring Kurt Weill tunes. And, since there’s no more contemporary dating medium than the social network, also on the bill are LOVESEXMONEY and Modern Love.
“Most people my age, and even more so younger people, have lots of online ways of being in touch,” says Jessica Moss, who created Modern Love with Eric Double, Julia NishLapidus and Kyle Purcell. “Several years ago, you knew other people’s phone numbers and made dates to get together. These days, there’s a lot less face-to-face, with many people creating personas for their online profiles. There’s been a cataclysmic shift in terms of how we interact with each other.” Moss plays Trish, a shy young woman isolated in a world of “friends” who tries to connect with someone special and finds a wide range of possibilities on the net, all of them also performed by Moss. “Trish is my alter ego, a version of me that’s at once scarily real and at times me doing a bad impression of myself,” she laughs. “She’s an Everywoman but also a little weird, a tweaked version of me. Forced by her own insecurity and external pressure to look for a relationship online, she finally connects with someone who
calls himself Charlie Brown. “They have a casual internet interaction at first, but the beauty of it is that there are no frills; if you’re shy, online communication allows you to talk more easily. It’s only later they discover that what they share is a sense of humour, something that masks and reveals deeper truths about them both.” It sounds like a marathon for Moss to play several dozen characters, using only her body and voice. But she’s proven her talent in such shows as dust and Swoon; later this winter she’s in the premiere of Daniel MacIvor’s Was Spring. She credits theatre artists Damien Atkins and Paul Dunn (along with MacIvor) with teaching her the performance style she uses in Modern Love, a presentational type of acting that allows her to jump from one character to another and be truthful to each. If Modern Love is about connecting on all sorts of levels, Loving The Stranger explores a more covert type of attraction. Alistair Newton’s play about German queer Peter Flinsch is actually
a history of 20th-century gay politics. “A few years ago, I was interested in comparing California’s Proposition 8, which opposed gay marriage, and Germany’s Paragraph 175, a longstanding anti-gay law,” recalls Newton, who also directs. “I went to Germany and discovered that Flinsch, an openly gay man who’d lived through most of the century, was living in Montreal. I had the last interview with him before he died.” Styled as a 20s German cabaret, Loving The Stranger features Hume Baugh as the elderly Flinsch, recalling his life in episodes of music, dialogue and dance. “I think the cabaret format does several jobs at the same time,” smiles Newton, whose previous larger-thanlife shows include The Pastor Phelps Project and The Ecstasy Of Mother Teresa Or Agnes Bojaxhiu Superstar. “Brecht talks about the balance of politics and entertainment. Here, there’s a liberating quality in watching actors in whiteface; I’m freed from naturalistic limitations and can focus on satire, politics, emo-
tions or whatever, without having to present real life.” Central to the history is Magnus Hirschfeld, a homosexual doctor at the turn of the 20th century whom Newton calls the father of the gay rights movement. Of course, there are those who oppose Hirschfeld’s views. “The Brechtian dialectic is important throughout the show. We have to continually test our ideas against the opposition and debate them. As Elie Wiesel said, the opposite of good isn’t evil but indifference; we have to pay attention to Rob Ford’s pronouncements and Christie Blatchford’s casual demagoguery, engage with them and not allow them to gain the upper hand. “The goal of my work is a balance of the emotional and the intellectual. I hope to engage the mind and the heart at the same time; after all, each informs the other.” 3 jonkap@nowtoronto.com
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breakout film and tV star plays stripper in indie play about 20-something angst By NAOMI SKWARNA
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OTHER PEOPLE by Christopher Shinn, directed by Aaron Willis, with Indrit Kasapi, Ben Lewis, Tatiana Maslany, Richard Lee, Brendan McMurtry-Howlett and Mike McPhaden. Presented by Mutual Friends at the Young Centre (55 Mill). Previews January 18, opens January 19 and runs to January 28, Monday-Saturday 8 pm, matinee Saturday 2:30 pm. $20, stu/srs $15. 416866-8666. youngcentre.ca. tatiana maslany has the apple cheeks of a teenager and the wry inflections of a brassy dame – a juxtaposition that makes the Regina native seem both youthfully vulnerable and wise beyond her 20-something years, even over low-res video Skype. That tricky combination should add complexity to her current role as Petra, a poet and stripper with a heart of glass in Christopher Shinn’s Other People. “Petra’s an older choice for me,” laughs Maslany, who won a Special Jury Prize at the 2010 Sundance Festival for her performance as a troubled 13-year-old in Adriana Maggs’s Grown Up Movie Star. Playing someone close to her own age is a rarity for Maslany, who’s thrilled by the opportunity. “Her sexuality is fascinating,” she says. “She’s so razor-sharp – so full of opinions I don’t think she can ever really express.” Maslany has been researching the working lives of exotic dancers to get a deeper sense of Petra’s world. “The stripper and customer have an intriguing and confused kind of contract with one another,” she says thoughtfully. “There’s a weird intimacy that can evolve.” Intimacy or its lack is at the heart
of Shinn’s acerbic play. The title suggests a connection to Sartre’s existential one-act, No Exit, and hell can be found in the East Village apartment shared by Petra and her two 20-something friends. All of them are dealing with faltering relationships and attempts at living the artist’s life. Maslany equates Petra’s desire to be watched with the artist’s often crippling desire to be perceived and understood. “As a stripper, Petra has control of the room, and I think all artists struggle with their desire to be seen.” Maslany has dealt with a variation of that desire first-hand since her Sundance win and consequent breakout status. Some actors might feel the pressure to pursue bigger roles or more awards, but she remains cleareyed about the industry. “That hype goes away fast,” she says with the hint of a smile. “You just get back to work like everybody else.” After spending six months in Budapest filming a miniseries based on Ken Follett’s World Without End, Maslany is happy to be doing Other People in Toronto – her current home base – before heading to L.A. for pilot season. Friend and actor Ben Lewis, whom she met years ago on the set of Stir Of Echoes 2: The Homecoming (“a blockbuster success,” she deadpans), brought the play to Maslany’s attention and initiated the project. “We’re not in it for the money, because there is none. You have to really love it or it would be hell,” she laughs. In this case Sartre was dead wrong: hell isn’t even a little bit like Other People. 3 stage@nowtoronto.com
When Canadian comic Levi MacDougall began writing for the Comedy Central show Important Things With Demetri Martin, it was a marriage made in alt-comedy heaven. The two comics share a similar deadpan sensibility that’s a refreshing change from most set-up-punch acts. The pair come to the Queen Elizabeth Theatre for two shows January 13 as part of their Telling Jokes In Cold Places tour (see info and full schedule at demetrimartin.com).
In the Rogers TV commercials, you play the guy with bad cellphone reception. How does that affect your self-confidence? My self-confidence status has always hovered somewhere between shaky and non-existent, so I don’t know that that’s changed. But those commercials have helped me spot and meet Canadians in almost every international airport I’ve been in, which has helped me feel at home in faraway places. How do you keep that character fresh? I just try to do what all great actors have done before me: try to find a new way to bumblingly tell a handsome man that his phone’s service has again bested mine. What should Louis C.K. do with his Live At The Beacon profits? Well, he’s never going to take my advice, but my recommendation would be that he break up the million he’s made into four pieces, using the first chunk to cover costs, the second to give bonuses to his staff, the third to charities and the fourth to keep for himself and his children. What did he actually ended up doing? You’re living in the U.S. now. Election predictions? I just want them to get the prime minister they deserve and not the one they’ve earned. (Is that how that saying goes? I’m using this line as my Daily Show audition.) What was Occupy Los Angeles like? I actually did walk through it on my way to a show once, so I would accurately describe it as: Rainy-Peaceful-Pleasant-Briefly-Occupied-By-MeRehearsing-Jokes-In-MyGLENN SUMI Head.
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Ronnie Burkett celebrates the Ronnie Burkett Theatre of Marionettes’ 25th anniversary with a new piece in which the folksy eponymous title character sits in her cozy armchair hearing about the imminent end of the world. The premise is that, one day, the chaos of that world – in the persons of a crossdressing banker, a serial killer and a talking dog, among others – invades her home. Expect frantic but moving fun. January 20 to February 26 at Factory Theatre. 416-504-9971.
Even if you’ve seen the Steven Spielberg movie, you won’t want to miss this adaptation of Michael Morpurgo’s children’s novel about a horse’s experiences during World War One. Acclaimed on two continents, the moving all-ages show features several Canadians (Richard McMillan and Pat rick Galligan), but the real draw is the incredible life-size horse puppets designed by Handspring Puppet Com pany. From February 10 at the Princess of Wales. 416-872-1212.
Do you Muggles think Harry Potter is history just because J.K. Rowling isn’t writing any more about the boy wizard? Wait for the twisted ingenuity of Daniel Clarkson and Jefferson Turner’s Potted Potter: The Unauthorized Harry Experience. In this 70-minute version of the series, expect lots of costume changes, silly props and… well, potted narrative. There’s even an audience-participation Quidditch game. February 11 to March 4 at the PanaJK/GS sonic Theatre. 416-872-1212.
“I’ve got something special for you. Maybe. Come with me.” alvin ailey american Dance THeaTer It’s been five years since the legendary modern dance company last visited Toronto, and they heat up the winter with two different programs, each one including Ailey’s signature piece, Reve lations, choreographed to black spirituals. Highlights include three works by the company’s new artistic director, Robert Battle, as well as Home, a work by hip-hop choreographer Rennie Har ris. Inspired by stories of people living with or affected by HIV, Home premiered a month ago on World AIDS Day – especially poignant since Ailey himself died from AIDS-released illness more than two decades ago. February 2 to 4 at the Sony Centre for the Performing Arts. 1-855-872-7669.
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Both you and Demetri have distinctive haircuts. Is there a fight for hair product backstage? I don’t think either of us had ever noticed that as a commonality – although now that I think of it, we do have nightly bloody bare-knuckle fights over this one jar of Paul Mitchell styling paste. But I assume that’s totally unrelated to your question?
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Opening The Blue Dragon by Robert Lepage (Mirvish). The life of a Canadian expat living in Shanghai is turned upside down by two women in this multilingual dance-theatre piece. Previews Jan 10. Opens Jan 11 and runs to Feb 19, Tue-Sat 8 pm, mats Sat-Sun and Wed 2 pm. $25-$99. Royal Alexandra Theatre, 260 King W. mirvish.com. Four Dogs anD a Bone by John Patrick Shanley (Lyric Artist Alliance Co-op/AK Productions). Two female actors, a producer and a screenwriter vie for control of an art-house film in this satirical comedy. Previews Jan 9 at 8 pm. Opens Jan 10 and runs to Jan 21, Tue-Sat 8 pm. $20, preview $10. Unit 102 Theatre, 376 Dufferin. fourdogsandabone. com. The lasT Five Years by Jason Robert Brown (Clearwater Theatre). Different views on a relationship are revealed in regular and reverse chronology in this musical. Opens Jan 5 and runs to Jan 14, daily at 8 pm, mats SatSun 2:30 pm. $25, stu/srs $20. Tarragon Theatre, 30 Bridgman, Extra Space. 416-5311827, clearwatertheatre.com.
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love is a PoverTY You Can sell by Justin Haigh (Soup Can Theatre/Next Stage Theatre Festival). This 1920s Berlin cabaret features a theatrical tribute to the music of Kurt Weill. Opens Jan 5 and runs to Jan 15, see website for schedule. $10, pass $48-$88. Factory Theatre, 125 Bathurst, Upstairs Bar. 416-966-1062, fringetoronto.com. loving The sTranger or how To reCognize an inverT by Alistair Newton ñ (Ecce Homo Theatre/Next Stage Theatre Fes-
tival). This play looks at sexuality, spectacle and satire from the cabarets of 20s Berlin to the horrors of the Third Reich. (See related story, page 39.) Opens Jan 5 and runs to Jan 15, see website for schedule. $12-$15, pass $48-$88. Factory Theatre, 125 Bathurst, Mainspace. 416-966-1062, fringetoronto. com. MoDern love by Jessica Moss, Eric Double, Julia Nish-Lapidus and Kyle Purcell (Theatre Caravel/Next Stage Theatre Festival). This solo show looks at the ways we connect and disconnect from each other. (See related story, page 39.) Opens Jan 5 and runs to Jan 15, see website for schedule. $12$15, pass $48-$88. Factory Theatre, 125 Bathurst, Studio. 416-966-1062, fringetoronto.com.
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Uneven Idiot aMeriCan iDioT by Green Day (DanCap). At the Toronto Centre for the Arts (5040 Yonge). To January 15. $62-$180. 416644-3665. See Continuing, this page. Rating: nnn
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(Uncalled For/Next Stage Theatre Festival). The improv/sketch troupe presents a trip through the world of dreams. Opens Jan 5 and runs to Jan 15, see website for schedule. $12-$15, pass $48-$88. Factory Theatre, 125 Bathurst, Mainspace. 416-966-1062, fringetoronto.com. The washing MaChine by Radha S Menon (Red Betty Theatre/Next Stage Theatre Festival). A bereaved mother and wife tries to wash away the past with fancy renovations at her ancestral plantation home in India. Opens Jan 5 and runs to Jan 15, see website for schedule. $12-$15, pass $48-$88. Factory Theatre, 125 Bathurst, Studio. 416-9661062, fringetoronto.com.
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melpfennig (Tarragon Theatre). A restaurant’s kitchen staff help an illegal immigrant search for his lost sister (see cover story, page 36). Previews Jan 10-17. Opens Jan 18 and runs to Feb 19, Tue-Sat 8 pm, mats Sun 2:30 pm (and Jan 21, 28, Feb 4). $20-$51. 30 Bridgman. 416-531-1827, tarragontheatre.com. The PeneloPiaD by Margaret Atwood (Nightwood Theatre). This response to Homer’s Odyssey comes from the perspective of Odysseus’s wife and is told through classical
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Green Day’s multi-million-dollar Broadway musical isn’t the hard-hitting rock opera you might expect. The problem is that this punk-themed indictment of post-9/11 America is simply dull. Beyond the amped-up guitar anthems, “punk”-styled choreography and anarchist symbols emblazoned on the tricked-out set, the actual story – tragedy, Victorian melodrama, burlesque and song (see story, page 38). Previews Jan 10-11. Opens Jan 12 and runs to Jan 29, Tue-Sat 8 pm, mats Sat-Sun 2 pm, Wed 1:30 pm. $22-$46. Buddies in Bad Times Theatre, 12 Alexander. 416-975-8555, nightwoodtheatre.net.
One-Nighters TransForMing “DivisaDero” inTo a PlaY (Reference Library). Author Michael ñ Ondaatje and theatre director Daniel Brooks discuss the process. Jan 9 at 7 pm. Free. 789 Yonge, Beeton Auditorium. 416-393-7172.
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Thursday, January 5 aBsoluTe CoMeDY presents co-headliners
Wes Zaharuk and Carrie Gaetz and host Daniel Woodrow. To Jan 8, Thu 8:30 pm, Fri 9 pm, Sat 8 & 10:45 pm, Sun 8 pm. $10-$15. 2335 Yonge. 416-486-7700, absolutecomedy.ca. CoMeDY ThursDaYs The Starving Artist presents a weekly showcase w/ host Natasha Henderson. 9 pm. Free. 584 Lansdowne. 647342-5058, starvingartistbar.com.
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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-Thu 8 pm, Fri-Sat 8 & 10:30 pm, Sun 7 pm. $24-$29, stu $15. 51 Mercer. 416343-0011, secondcity.com. nnnn (GS) giggles @ The groove The Groove Bar presents an open-mic w/ host JP Hodgkinson.
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9:30 pm. Free. 1952 Danforth. 647-350-1917. The soaPs The National Theatre of the World presents a weekly improvised soap opera. Pwyc. Comedy Bar, 945 Bloor W. thenationaltheatreoftheworld.com. sToner CoMeDY Hot Box Cafe presents a weekly show w/ host Jillian Thomas. 7 pm. $5. 191A Baldwin. hotboxcafe.ca. The TasTY show presents weekly stand-up w/ host Jeffrey Danson. 10 pm. Free. La Revolucion, 2848 Dundas W. 416-766-0746. YuK YuK’s DownTown presents Christina Walkinshaw. To Jan 8, Wed-Sun 8 pm, plus Fri-Sat 10:30 pm. $12-$20. 224 Richmond W. 416-967-6425, yukyuks.com. YuK YuK’s vaughan presents Allyson Smith. To Jan 7, Thu 8 pm, Fri 9 pm, Sat 7:30 & 9:45 pm. $12-$20. 70 Interchange Way. 416-9676425, yukyuks.com. YuK YuK’s wesT presents Chuck Byrn w/ Alex Pavone and Steve Dylan. To Jan 7, Thu 8 pm, Fri-Sat 9 pm. $12-$20. 5165 Dixie, Mississauga. 416-967-6425, yukyuks.com.
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Friday, January 6 aBsoluTe CoMeDY See Thu 5. CoMeDY on The DanForTh Timothy’s World News Café presents improv with Athletic Robot. 9 pm. Pwyc. 320 Danforth. 416-4612668, comedyonthedanforth.com.
DreaMs reallY Do CoMe True! (anD oTher lies) See Thu 5. YuK YuK’s DownTown See Thu 5. YuK YuK’s vaughan See Thu 5. YuK YuK’s wesT See Thu 5.
Saturday, January 7 aBsoluTe CoMeDY See Thu 5. BlaCK swan CoMeDY presents an Improv
Drop-In workshop. 6 pm. $5. Comedy At The Swan w/ the BSC Players. 8 pm. Pwyc. Duo Night, w/ Aaron & Jack, Parker & Seville and others. 10 pm. Black Swan, 154 Danforth, 2nd floor. 416-903-5388, blackswancomedy.com.
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(Red Sandcastle Theatre). This musical comedy pantomime puts a twist on the Lewis Carroll classic. Runs to Jan 7, Thu-Sat 7 pm, mat Sat 3 pm. $25, stu/srs $15, child $10. 922 Queen E. redsandcastletheatre.com. aMeriCan iDioT by Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt, Tré Cool and Michael Mayer (Dancap Productions). Three boyhood friends search for meaning in a post-9/11 world in this musical based on Green Day’s 2004 album
DreaMs reallY Do CoMe True! (anD oTher lies) See Thu 5. sMash hiT Opening Night Theatre presents a
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about Johnny (Van Hughes), a disaffected suburban kid who explores the gritty underbelly of a big city – doesn’t deliver the exciting plot or compelling characters that the cheeky pop-punk trio’s work should have generated. There are some visually interesting moments, many thanks to designer Darrel Maloney’s network of 20 video screens scattered around the set and working in tandem. And the cast belt out the band’s hit songs with energy and enthusiasm. But since all we learn about the three main characters (Johnny and his two hometown pals) at the outset is that they hate suburban life, swill beer and communicate through insults, it’s hard to care about what happens to them. Later plot points feel rushed. Steven Hoggett’s choreography relies on jerk-off motions, middle fingers and head-banging, which, when performed en masse, look silly and lose their original rebellious meaning. Instead of an insightful left-field take on our present moment, all we get is a glorified Green Day tribute. JorDan BiMM
weekly improvised musical. 7:30 pm. Pwyc. Augusta House, 152 Augusta. openingnighttheatre.com. YuK YuK’s DownTown See Thu 5. YuK YuK’s vaughan See Thu 5. YuK YuK’s wesT See Thu 5.
Sunday, January 8 aBsoluTe CoMeDY See Thu 5. DreaMs reallY Do CoMe True! (anD oTher lies) See Thu 5. haPPY hour @ ein-sTein presents Marty ‘the
Cat Man’ Simsovic, Rene Payes, Magdalena, Arie Kizel, host Dave Kemp and others. 8 pm. Free. 229 College. ein-stein.ca. YuK YuK’s DownTown See Thu 5.
Monday, January 9 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 Night Variety Show w/ Jessica Fitzpatrick, Wojtek Arcizwekski and others. 8 pm. Monday Night Improv Jam w/ Ralph McLeod. 10 pm. Pwyc. Black Swan, 154 Danforth, 2nd floor. 416903-5388, blackswancomedy.com. CheaP laughs MonDaY PJ O’Briens Irish Pub presents a show w/ Russell Roy and guests. 9 pm. Free. 39 Colborne. 416-815-7562. naughTY naDz Blair Streeter presents weekly open-mic stand-up comedy. 9 pm. Free. 1590 Dundas E, Mississauga. 905-232-5577.
Tuesday, January 10 BlaCK swan CoMeDY presents The Nick Pryce Televised Quiz Program. 8 pm. Pwyc. Black Swan, 154 Danforth, 2nd floor. 416-903-5388, blackswancomedy.com. oPen MiC CoMeDY aT The PorT Jon Hyatt presents a weekly open-mic comedy show with musical guests. 9 pm. Free. The Port, 1179 Dundas W. 416-516-1270. The seConD CiTY’s iMProv all-sTars Second City presents a fast-paced, completely improvised weekly show. 8 pm. $20, stu $15. 51 Mercer. 416-343-0011, secondcity.com.
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(see review, page 42). Runs to Jan 15, Tue-Sat 8 pm, mats Sat-Sun and Wed 2 pm, plus Jan 8 at 7 pm. $62-$180. Toronto Centre for the Arts, 5040 Yonge. 416-644-3665, dancaptickets.com. NNN (Jordan Bimm) THE ANT & THE GRASSHOPPER by Ted Hallett and the Company (Cow Over Moon). This interactive, musical show for ages four and up is based on an Aesop fable. Runs to Jan 8, ThuSun 2 pm, plus Thu-Fri 11 am. $15, stu/srs $10. Pia Bouman School for Ballet, 6 Noble. 905-510-8210, cowovermoon.ca. THE GYPSY PRiNCESS by Imre Kálmán (Toronto Operetta Theatre). Hungarian czardas and Viennese waltzes are featured in this romantic operetta. Runs to Jan 8, Fri-Sat 8 pm, Sun 2 pm. $66-$95. Jane Mallett Theatre, 27 Front E. 416-366-7723, torontooperetta.com. LiviNG WiTH HENRY by Christopher Wilson (Beyond Boundaries/Next Stage Theatre Festival). This musical drama explores the fear, complications and realities of living with HIV/ AIDS today. Runs to Jan 15, see website for schedule. $12-$15, pass $48-$88. Factory Theatre, 125 Bathurst, Mainspace. 416-966-1062, fringetoronto.com. LOvESExMONEY by Kat Sandler (Theatre Brouhaha/Next Stage Theatre Festival). A woman sells her virginity online in this comedy-drama about intimacy in the information age. Runs to Jan 15, see website for schedule. $12-$15, pass $48-$88. Factory Theatre, 125 Bathurst, Studio. 416-966-1062, fringetoronto.com. MARY POPPiNS by Richard M Sherman and Robert B Sherman (Mirvish/Disney Theatrical Productions/Cameron Mackintosh). A breathtaking spectacle, this big-budget Disney musical brings to life all the songs and magic of the original film. Picture-perfect as the mysterious nanny, Rachel Wallace impresses by singing, dancing and... um, believably flying. Runs to Jan 8, Thu-Sat 7:30 pm, Sat-Sun 2 pm. $38-$185. Princess of Wales Theatre, 300 King W. 416-872-1212, mirvish. com. NNNN (Jordan Bimm) MORRO AND JASP: GO BAKE YOURSELF by Heather Marie Annis, Byron Laviolette and Amy Lee (Up your Nose and In your Toes (U.N.I.T.) Productions/Next Stage Theatre Festival). The Fringe-fest famous clown sisters go on a culinary romp in this new show. Runs to Jan 15, see website for schedule. $10, pass $48-$88. Factory Theatre, 125 Bathurst, Up-
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stairs Bar. 416-966-1062, fringetoronto.com.
MY MOTHER’S iTALiAN, MY FATHER’S JEWiSH & i’M iN THERAPY by Steve Solomon (Philip
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Roger Roy/Dana Matthow/Bud Martin). Solomon performs his solo show about growing up in a wacky, bi-ethnic family. Runs to Feb 26, Wed 7 pm, Thu-Sat 8 pm, Sun 5:30 pm, mats Sat-Sun and Wed 2 pm. $51.50-$56. Bathurst Street Theatre, 736 Bathurst. 1-855-985-2787, italianjewish.ca.
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THE TiKi BiKiNi BEACH PARADiSE PARTY A-GO-GO by Allison Beula (Allison Beula ñ Productions/Next Stage Theatre Festival). A
live band accompanies this comedic play about beach party films of the 60s. Runs to Jan 15, see website for schedule. $12-$15, pass $48-$88. Factory Theatre, 125 Bathurst, Mainspace. 416-966-1062, fringetoronto. com. A TiNY PiECE OF LAND by Joni Browne-Walders and Mel Weiser (TEATRON Theatre). A recently widowed American makes a tumultuous trip to Israel to visit his estranged brother. Runs to Jan 15, Tue-Thu and Sat-Sun 8 pm, mats Sun 2 pm. $31-$48, stu/srs $26-$30. Toronto Centre for the Arts, 5040 Yonge, Studio Theatre. 416-733-0545, teatrontheatre. com. TOMASSO’S PARTY by Jules Lewis (Rooftop Creations/Next Stage Theatre Festival). Preparing for a party exposes a couple’s tempestuous and comic relationship. Runs to Jan 15, see website for schedule. $12-$15, pass $48$88. Factory Theatre, 125 Bathurst, Studio.1 12/22/11 24798NOWflexFinal:Layout 416-966-1062, fringetoronto.com. 3
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DREAMS REALLY DO COME TRUE! (AND OTHER LiES) See Thu 5. SiREN’S COMEDY Celt’s Pub presents open-mic
stand-up w/ Linda Ellis and host Alex Brekelmans. 8:30 pm. Free. 2872 Dundas W. 416767-3339. 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 Mark DeBonis. To Jan 15, Wed-Sun 8 pm, plus Fri-Sat 10:30 pm. $12-$20. 224 Richmond W. 416-967-6425, yukyuks.com. 3
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venue for their own and future guest curators’ exhibits. Despite my reservations about such art-world privatization, I have to admit they’ve put together a solid inaugural show in Read All Over. The big, L-shaped warehouse holds 29 artworks that incorporate words and books. A mix of art owned by the pair and gallery loans, the show includes fascinating international artists not often seen locally. France’s Annette Messager, a Walbohm/Shlesinger favourite, makes poetic installations from found objects. For Croix-livres, two stacks of wall-mounted paperbacks are inter-
art is a valuable commodity – no surprise there. What’s astonishing is how much gets stolen and how little law enforcement agencies can do about it. That’s because the art and antiques world is a shadowy one, full of fearless thieves and dealers, even creditable ones, who couldn’t care less whether the valuable works they’re selling represent ill-gotten gains. Add to that the fact that police have
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a hard time getting resources for recovering works of art and prosecuting perpetrators – compared to, say, doing something about violent crime – and it’s no wonder art theft is a growth industry. Toronto-based investigative journalist Joshua Knelman delves deeply into the phenomenon in his consistently interesting Hot Art. By interviewing police specialists, museum curators, dealers and some actual art thieves, Knelman makes surprising discoveries. Among them: there are fewer than five police units specializing in stolen art in North America, and none of them has any idea what the others are doing. They have, however, used online resources to develop instruments
Graham Gillmore’s word paintings, including Psych Test, have great energy.
rupted by a “cross” of stuffed black gloves, each finger ending in a sharp coloured pencil. Resembling wiggly tentacles, the fingers create an organic chaos that the orderly piles of print culture can’t suppress. In another wall work, Messager spells out “Ciineeemaa” in cartoonish plush toys, the vowel-heavy word drawn out to express the movies’ play with time and the childish excitement the medium engenders. The late John Latham, an eccentric British artist and writer, sought a unified theory of culture, psychology, theology and the physical universe. In his installation, clear plastic triangular stands containing cut-up books are arranged in a mandala- or henge-like ring enclosing a floor strewn with shredded print. No
doubt the work is full of arcane symbolism, but you don’t need to decode it to appreciate this imposing installation that ambiguously dissipates or concentrates the texts’ spilled content into a mystical circle. Some Canadian standouts are Graham Gillmore’s energetic word paintings, whose messages here concern the relationship of mental illness to art-making, endearing obsessive Ken Nicol’s geometric typeset arrangements of the words “fuck off” and Lois Andison’s play on the word “heartbreaking” in type and a fun motorized Scrabble-tile sculpture. Walbohm and Shlesinger could have left their collection on the walls of their multiple homes; their curatorial ambitions enrich us all. 3 art@nowtoronto.com
READINGS THIS WEEK Sunday, January 8 – lists of stolen art, for example – that make tracking down thefts easier. The value of art has increased exponentially, more in the past five years than in the 25 years before that. It’s estimated that the annual trade in stolen art is worth upwards of $4 billion. That can only grow, given that so many of these transactions are cashbased, which in turn makes art theft and sale an excellent means of laundering money. Knelman writes about all this in lively prose, but, as is often the case with books rich in detail, Hot Art can get repetitive. He does like to hammer away at his themes. Though he gets a little carried away
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CHARLIE BOBUS/STEVE HALL Poetry reading and an open mic. 11:30 am. Free. Ellington’s Café, 805 St Clair W. 416-6529111.
Wednesday, January 11 JOSHUA KNELMAN Talking about his book Hot Art: Chasing Thieves And Detectives Through The Secret World Of Stolen Art. Noon. $25 (includes lunch). Gardiner Museum of Ceramic Art, 111 Queen’s Park. 416-586-8080.
when it comes to colourful descriptions of locations and characters, those characters are fascinating, especially obsessive LAPD officer Donald Hrycyk and Brighton, UK-based thief Paul, who tells all about his variSUSAN G. COLE ous misdeeds. Joshua Knelman talks about Hot Art at a lunch at the Gardiner Museum Wednesday (January 11). See Readings, this page. Write Books at susanc@nowtoronto.com
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THIS WEEK IN THE MUSEUMS ART GALLERY OF ONTARIO Chagall And
The Russian Avant-Garde, to Jan 15 ($25, ñ stu $16.50). Constructing Utopia: Books And
Posters From Revolutionary Russia, to Jan 15. From Renaissance To Rodin: Celebrating The Tanenbaum Gift, to Apr 1. Sculpture: Lucy Tasseor Tutsweetok, to Apr 1. Prints/drawings: Francisco Goya y Lucientes and James Gillray, to Apr 15. Songs Of The Future: Canadian Industrial Photographs 1858 To Today, to Apr 29. Painting: Jack Chambers, to May 13. $19.50, srs $16, stu $11, free Wed 6-8:30 pm. 317 Dundas W. 416-979-6648. ART GALLERY OF YORK UNIVERSITY Multimedia: Will Munro, Jan 11-Mar 11, reception 6-9 pm, Performance Bus w/ Syrus Marcus Ware (from OCADU) 6 pm Jan 11. 4700 Keele, Accolade E bldg. 416-736-5169. BATA SHOE MUSEUM Art In Shoes – Shoes In Art; The Roaring 20s: Heels, Hemlines And High Spirits, ongoing. $14, srs $12, stu $8. 327 Bloor W. 416-979-7799. BURLINGTON ART CENTRE Black + White = Gray group show, to Jan 22. Gino Lorcini, to Jan 29, artist’s talk 1:30 pm Jan 8. Painting: Ulla Lenzen Butt, to Jan 31. 1333 Lakeshore (Burlington). 905-632-7796. CITY OF TORONTO ARCHIVES A World Of Music: Celebrating 90 Seasons With The Toronto Symphony Orchestra, to May 31. 255 Spadina Rd. 416-397-0778. DESIGN EXCHANGE Designers In The Classroom, to Jan 17 (pwyc). Design Exchange Awards, to Feb 26. $10, stu/srs $8. 234 Bay. 416-363-6121. DORIS McCARTHY GALLERY Installation: Beatriz Olano and Magdalena Fernández, to Jan 28. 1265 Military Trail. 416-287-7007. GARDINER MUSEUM OF CERAMIC ART The Tsars’ Cabinet: 200 Years Of Russian Decorative Arts Under The Romanovs, to Jan 8. Joshua Knelman, talk noon-1:30 pm Jan 11 ($25, includes lunch). $12, stu $6, srs $8; Fri 4-9 pm half-price, 30 and under free. 111 Queen’s Park. 416-586-8080. McMASTER MUSEUM OF ART First Contact? Artists Of The Cook Voyages; A Glimpse Of China In The 18th Century; The ‘Floating’ Urbanities Of Utamaro And Hogarth: Pictures For Women?, to Jan 7. Photos/video/installation: Greg Staats and Ramona Ramlochand, to Jan 28. 1280 Main W (Hamilton). 905-525-9140. McMICHAEL CANADIAN ART COLLECTION In Focus: Photographing The Alberta And Montana Frontier; photos: Lomen Brothers, to Jan 8. Painting: Jack Chambers, to Jan 15. Painting: Norval Morrisseau and others, to Jan 31. $15, stu/srs $12, free Oct 1-2. 10365 Islington (Kleinburg). 905-893-1121. MOCCA Courtyard mural: Pascal Paquette, to Apr 1. 952 Queen W. 416-395-0067. MUSEUM OF INUIT ART Sculpture/prints/drawing from the collection, ongoing. $6, stu/srs $5. 207 Queens Quay W. 416-640-7591.
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AKASHA ART PROJECTS Photos: David
Ellingsen, Jan 5-Feb 4, reception 5-8 pm Jan 7. 511 Church, 2nd fl. 647-348-0104.
ALLIANCE FRANÇAISE DOWNTOWN
Photos: Yannig Willmann, Jan 11-Feb 11, reception 6:30 pm Jan 11. Pierre-Léon Gallery, 24 Spadina Rd. 416-922-2014. BIRCH LIBRALATO Painting/sculpture: Cathy Daley and Ginette Legaré, to Jan 21. 129 Tecumseth. 416-365-3003. BULTHAUP Calligraphy: Noriko Maeda, Jan 9-Mar 30. Mixed media: Deborah Moss, to Jan 7. 280 King E. 416-361-9005. COMMUNICATION ART GALLERY Painting: Jeff Dywelska, Jan 5-25, reception 6-9 pm Jan 6. 209 Harbord. 647-896-2766.
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Photo-collage: Janne Reuss, Jan 11-Feb 15. Mon-Fri. 2 Bloor E, 25th fl. 416-9252813. DANIEL FARIA GALLERY Chris Curreri, to Jan 7. 188 St Helens. 416-538-1880. DAVID KAYE Painting: David McClyment, to Jan 15. 1092 Queen W, Dovercourt entrance. 416-532-9075. EDWARD DAY GALLERY Painting (benefit for Stephen Lewis Foundation): Carole Freeman, to Jan 8, Face The World: Global Paint Party 5-9 pm Jan 5. 952 Queen W. 416-921-6540.
Bingham, Emily Schaefer and Rachel Vanderzwet, to Feb 25, reception 7-10 pm Jan 5. 416532-1310. GALLERYWEST Video/audio/prints: Erin Gee, to Jan 27, reception 7-10 pm Jan 5. 1332 Queen W. 416-913-7116. GENERAL HARDWARE CONTEMPORARY Painting: Nicole Collins, to Jan 21. 1520 Queen W. 416-516-6876. GLADSTONE HOTEL Ethereal Existence group show, Jan 10-22. Textiles: Amanda McCavour, to Jan 29. Textiles: Hard Twist 6 – Obsession group show, to Jan 29. Pink Pearl group show, to Jan 8. 1214 Queen W. 416-531-4635. HARBOURFRONT CENTRE Photos: Beyond Imaginings: Eight Artists Encounter Ontario’s Greenbelt, to Jun 1. 235 Queens Quay W. 416-973-4000. I.M.A GALLERY Photos: Joshua MacDonald, Jan 11-Feb 4. 80 Spadina #305. 416-703-2235. JAPAN FOUNDATION Photos: Nobuyuki Kobayashi, artist’s talk 6:30 pm Jan 6 (RSVP), Jan 7-27 (Mon-Fri, some Sats). 131 Bloor W. 416966-1600. JULIE M. GALLERY Take My Breath Away: Land-
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scape And Colour group show, Jan 6-Feb 12. 15 Mill, bldg 37. 416-603-2626. LOOP GALLERY Mary Catherine Newcomb and Martha Eleen, Jan 7-29, reception 2-5 pm Jan 7. 1273 Dundas W. 416-516-2581. MKG127 Photos: Liss Platt, Jan 7-Feb 4, reception 2-5 pm Jan 7. 127 Ossington. 647-4357682. NICHOLAS METIVIER Photos/installation: Max
Dean, Jan 5-28. 451 King W. 416-205-9000. P|M GALLERY Painting: Amanda Clyne, to Jan 28(closed Dec 23-Jan 2). 1518 Dundas W. 416-937-3862. TELEPHONE BOOTH GALLERY Textiles: Household Notions group show, to Jan 28. 3148 Dundas W. 647-270-7903. TORONTO IMAGE WORKS Photos: Shawna Eberle, to Jan 14. 80 Spadina. 416-703-1999.
Photographs of Earthquake/ Tsunami Survivors
The Japan Foundation, Toronto, January 7-27 “Through this project, we can help place new memories into the hands of those whose memories were swept away and help them look forward to tomorrow.”
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Review of THE DEVIL INSIDE • Friday column on TIFF’S TOP TEN CANADIAN SHORTS at the Lightbox • and more Cronenberg’s A Dangerous Method shouldn’t have made the cut.
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Are TIFF’s choices for the top Canadian films really the best? By NORMAN WILNER
CANADA’S TOP TEN at TIFF Bell Lightbox (350 King West), from tonight (Thursday, January 5) to January 15. topten.ca. See Indie & Rep Film, page 54.
imagine, just for a moment, that Canada’s Top Ten closed its doors to established filmmakers and just considered first-time directors. Could we find 10 films that people might be persuaded to see? Or does the allure of TIFF’s program lie in its celebration of established stars? Announced in December with the usual hoopla, TIFF’s selection of the nation’s 10 best features and shorts – chosen by a panel of critics, filmmakers and programmers – starts screening at the Lightbox this week. Special
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guests will be in attendance. Directors Guy Maddin (Keyhole), Nathan Morlando (Edwin Boyd) and Jason Eisener (Hobo With A Shotgun) sit down for a panel Saturday night (January 7) about the crime and gangster genres, which their movies sort of fit into if you squint. Star presence is represented by Sarah Polley’s problematic but genuinely felt Take This Waltz and David Cronenberg’s origins-of-psychoanalysis drama A Dangerous Method. Canada’s Oscar hopes are present in the form of Philippe Falardeau’s Monsieur Lazhar, our submission for the best foreignlanguage film prize. Quebec is further repped by Ken Scott’s arrested-devel opment dramedy Starbuck, Guy Edoin’s i am a good person / i am a bad person got good reviews but no Top Ten love.
moody farm drama Wetlands, Sébastien Pilote’s Le Vendeur, and finally Jean-Marc Vallée’s outstanding Café De Flore, the only film on the Top Ten that I feel actually merits that designation. And here we have the problem with Canada’s Top Ten. It’s indicative of a larger tendency in Canadian cinema, which is that we have a habit of elevating our filmmakers to Great Cultural Hopes as soon as they wow a festival or win a prize, never reassessing them once they’re up. When someone like Cronenberg has an off year, his picture still gets in because the potential media outcry if we exclude the country’s most esteemed working filmmaker would be unimaginable. But what if that exclusion led to an honest conversation about the way the Canadian entertainment media pander to the idea of national treasures? When we exalt filmmakers into icons, we stop seeing them as artists who have hits and misses. If you can do no wrong, you can never be challenged, and any perceived failings in your work must be the failings of the audience. To take this beyond our borders for a moment, look at the ongoing squabbling over Martin
Scorsese’s Hugo, which is tying its supporters in theoretical knots as they argue for the film’s value as both a weightless fable for children and a heartfelt statement about film preservation that can only appeal to adults. As for Cronenberg, well, here’s the thing. I do believe he’s a legitimate artist and a Canadian treasure, and it’s wonderful that he’s followed his own curiosity rather than making mercenary studio product. Everyone’s heard the stories about Hollywood offering him Flashdance and Top Gun in the 80s; he chose to make The Fly and Dead Ringers instead, and put himself on a far more interesting path. I look forward to each new project that bears his name, and always will. But I’ve seen A Dangerous Method twice now, and though its biggest problems lie in Christopher Hampton’s stagy, declarative script, I have to be honest: it’s a dud. It’s a stately and well-acted drama, sure. But it’s also inert and schematic and doesn’t ilCafé De Flore luminate its subject. Pretending deserves its Top it’s one of the year’s best films Ten status. does no one any favours. It just
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makes it look like TIFF is playing fa vourites – and why wouldn’t they? Cronenberg’s name guarantees me dia coverage. Curiously, the exclusion of Atom Egoyan’s Chloe caused not a ripple in the media, though TIFF finessed that beautifully. The movie was deemed ineligible for 2009 voting, and by the time the 2010 awards came around, its brief theatrical run was long for gotten. I’d argue that leaving out a lesser work by an established filmmaker might actually generate a conversation this country needs to have about how we see our cinema. Far too often, we as sign merit to a project based on the tal ent attached or the source material. The buzz on Passchendaele and Barney’s Version was whipped up by friendly newspapers for months be fore the films reached theatres, the better to convince the public that seeing these films was an act of pa triotism. Never mind that the actual films were at best competent stabs at complex material that desperately needed an artistic vision behind them; we were supposed to overlook those flaws because they were pas sion projects, damn it! I’d much rather see an awards list that celebrates the actual passion ex
pressed by younger, hungrier film makers. Firsttimers like Morlando, whose Edwin Boyd is absolutely the work of someone who’s found a way to tell a familiar story in a complex and cinematically vivid fashion. Or Eisener, whose Hobo With A Shotgun tucks a terrific Rutger Hauer perfor mance inside a raucous, deliberately offensive recreation of a late80s Troma revenge picture. It’s good to see their names make the 2011 list; it’s also good to see that the jury didn’t fall for the Important Subject argument around Mike Clattenburg’s unwatchable Afghan Luke. But it’s frustrating that this year’s list doesn’t include a single documen tary. Whither David York’s Wiebo’s War or Léa Pool’s Pink Ribbons, Inc. or Ingrid Veninger’s i am a good person / i am a bad person, one of the best Canadian films I saw at TIFF 2011? Full disclosure: Veninger and I are friendly, and we were both on the Ca nada’s Top Ten jury in 2009. And, yeah, you can write all of this off as a critic cranking about how the 2011 list doesn’t properly represent his values or opinions. But before you do, ask yourself whether it represents yours. 3
opening The Devil Inside (D: William Brent Bell, 83 min) The first week of January is traditionally a terrible time for film openings. People are still catching up on awards bait, and those holiday bills are starting to come due. The occasional horror flick squeaks in, though, like this pic about two generations of women possessed by demons. Directed by William Brent Bell, it’s set and filmed in Italy, so maybe there will be some nice scenery to enjoy when heads aren’t spinning and eyeballs rolling. Opens Friday (January 6). Screened after press time – see review January 6 at nowtoronto.com/movies.
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Movie listings are comprehensive and organized alphabetically. Listings include name of film, director’s name in brackets, a review, running time and a rating. Reviews are by Norman Wilner (NW), Susan G. Cole (SGC), Glenn Sumi (GS), Andrew Dowler (AD) and Radheyan Simonpillai (RS) unless otherwise specified. The rating system is as follows: NNNNN Top 10 of the year NNNN Honourable mention NNN Entertaining NN Mediocre N Bomb
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ñTHE ADVENTURES OF TINTIN
(Steven Spielberg) is the first “performance capture” movie that doesn’t look like it’s populated by wall-eyed zombies. The ripping adventure introduces French cartoonist Hergé’s boy journalist (voiced by Jamie Bell), his faithful terrier, Snowy, and the boozy but noble Captain Haddock (Andy Serkis) to a new generation. They’re solving a mystery involving model ships, a shady man (Daniel Craig) and pirate gold, among
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other things, but really it’s just an excuse for Spielberg to craft a series of amazingly ambitious action sequences, one of which is as complex as the great truck chase in Raiders Of The Lost Ark. Without the restrictions of a physical shoot, the “camera” can spin above, below and all around the chase as it plays out, with John Williams’s rousing score and some impressive 3-D effects adding extra punch. It’s thrilling and, incidentally, a much more satisfying follow-up to Spielberg’s original Indiana Jones trilogy than that thing with the crystal skulls. 108 min. NNNN (NW) 401 & Morningside, Beach Cinemas, Carlton Cinema, Coliseum Scarborough, Colossus, Courtney Park 16, Eglinton Town Centre, Grande - Steeles, Grande - Yonge, Queensway, Rainbow Market Square, Rainbow Promenade, Rainbow Woodbine, SilverCity Fairview, SilverCity Mississauga, SilverCity Yonge, SilverCity Yorkdale, Yonge & Dundas 24
ALVIN AND THE CHIPMUNKS: CHIPWRECKED (Mike Mitchell) places the
Chipmunks on a desert island, where they’re accompanied by former SNL player Jenny Slate and series villain David Cross. Preschoolers might enjoy the slapstick in this castaway comedy, but others will find this high-pitched squeakquel unbearable. 87 min. N (Phil Brown) 401 & Morningside, Beach Cinemas, Carlton Cinema, Coliseum Mississauga, Colossus, Courtney Park 16, Eglinton Town Centre, Empire Theatres at Empress Walk, Grande Steeles, Kennedy Commons 20, Queensway, Rainbow Market Square, Rainbow Promen-
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(Mike Cahill) maps the interlocked destinies of a young woman (Brit Marling, who co-wrote the script with director Cahill) and an older man (William Mapother) whose lives go horribly wrong on the night scientists discover a duplicate Earth. Four years later, they meet again and embark on a complicated relationship. Cahill’s unhurried pacing gives us room to get to know his characters, grounding them in a convincingly mundane reality that anchors the story’s more fantastical elements. And Marling and Mapother are more than up to the challenge of carrying the movie, creating achingly real portraits of people enduring lives they never expected to live. 91 min. NNNN (NW) Colossus
Goodman and James Cromwell fit beautifully into secondary roles, and Bejo is winning as the ambitious ingenue, but it’s Cannes best-actor winner Dujardin who shows the widest range as the glamorous matinee idol who’s not even upstaged by his acrobatic dog. 100 min. NNNN (GS) Grande - Yonge, Queensway, SilverCity Mississauga, Varsity
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(Jean-Marc Vallée) finds writer/director Vallée returning to the fluid, intuitive filmmaking that made him a sensation with C.R.A.Z.Y. Café De Flore plays out a complex, time-jumping narrative involving a present-day Montreal father (Kevin Parent) in the throes of a midlife crisis and the mother (Vanessa Paradis) of a Down syndrome child in 1969 Paris. Parent’s character is a DJ, and that’s the role Vallée assumes as a filmmaker, tracking powerful emotional beats EXPANDED REVIEWS against themes sampled ARTHUR CHRISTnowtoronto.com from Krzysztof KieslowMAS (Sarah Smith) ski, Nicolas Roeg and earis the best all-ages Christly Denis Villeneuve. Some people are going mas movie since Elf. As they’ve done since to hate it; I found it bracing, daring and enthe days of Wallace & Gromit, Aardman’s tirely invigorating. A word of advice: when animators lure us in with clever jokes and the credits start rolling, remain seated. ingenious visuals, and then sucker-punch us Subtitled. 120 min. NNNNN (NW) by revealing unexpected emotional depths. Cumberland 4 And Bryony the wrapping elf deserves her
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(Michel Hazanavicius) is a stylistic experiment pulled off with panache. In 1927 Hollywood, silent film star George Valentin (Jean Dujardin) and fan and aspiring star Peppy Miller (Bérénice Bejo) meet cute, and soon her career is taking off (she’s dubbed the “it girl” of talkies) as his falls into decline. Filming in gorgeous black-and-white, director Hazanavicius lovingly embraces all the tropes of silent cinema (iris shots, titles), sharpening the familiar narrative with a slight edge that should satisfy contemporary tastes. John
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(Roman Polanski) turns Yasmina Reza’s play God Of Carnage into a vividly cinematic endurance test, as two sets of parents (Jodie Foster and John C. Reilly, Kate Winslet and Christoph Waltz) face off in a Brooklyn apartment over a fight between their sons. Conciliation turns to friction, friction to aggression, and aggression explodes into rage; allegiances shift and mutate, and supportive marriages fracture as the argument reconfigures along gender lines. Foster and Waltz deliver the most compelling performances – Foster whipping herself into a righteous fury at any provocation, Waltz cheerfully doing most of the provoking – though Winslet has her moments as well. Reilly’s natural affability works against him in a couple of key scenes, but he’s by no means weak. Not
necessarily something you’d call a holiday delight, but a damn fine little picture. 79 min. NNNN (NW) TIFF Bell Lightbox, Varsity
THE DARKEST HOUR (Chris Gorak) feels like
a third-rate Stephen King movie of the week, but lacks any discernible plot, character or ideas – ya know, things that actually make those MOWs worth watching. A handful of hot, young (mostly American) tourists in Moscow witness an invasion by invisible aliens who instantly eat up every bit of electrical energy (hence the title) and reduce living things to atoms. After coming out of hiding, the kids try to avoid the aliens, who conveniently light up electrical devices when they’re near, and get to the American Embassy. What they expect to find there isn’t clear, but nothing else is either, including what the aliens are doing with the power. The CG effects, dialogue and acting are laughable, and there’s no variety in the deaths-by-pulverization. Some subtitles. 89 min. N (GS) 401 & Morningside, Canada Square, Carlton Cinema, Coliseum Mississauga, Coliseum Scarborough, Colossus, Courtney Park 16, Eglinton Town Centre, Empire Theatres at Empress Walk, Grande - Steeles, Queensway, Rainbow Woodbine, SilverCity Fairview, SilverCity Mississauga, SilverCity Yonge, SilverCity Yorkdale, Yonge & Dundas 24
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(Alexander Payne) stars George Clooney as a Hawaiian lawyer trying to cope with his wife’s impending death from a brain injury, figure out how to relate to his two young daughters (Shailene Woodley and Amara Miller) and digest the revelation that she was cheating on him before her accident. Payne’s first feature since Sideways treads the same prickly, seriocomic ground, focusing on a man who’s not quite as equipped to deal with himself as he believes himself to be. The subject matter plays more seriously, but Clooney’s textured performance pulls uneasy laughs out of the misery, and the kids are terrific at the complicated emotional turns. And as good as they all are, it’s Judy Greer who ends up stealing the picture
with just three stunning scenes as a sympathetic spectator to the family drama. 115 min. NNNN (NW) Canada Square, Colossus, Courtney Park 16, Eglinton Town Centre, Grande - Yonge, Kennedy Commons 20, Queensway, Scotiabank Theatre, SilverCity Mississauga, Varsity
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min. See Also Opening, page 47. Opens Jan 6 at 401 & Morningside, Carlton Cinema, Coliseum Mississauga, Coliseum Scarborough, Colossus, Courtney Park 16, Eglinton Town Centre, Empire Theatres at Empress Walk, Grande - Steeles, Queensway, Rainbow Market Square, Rainbow Woodbine, SilverCity Fairview, SilverCity Yonge, SilverCity Yorkdale, Yonge & Dundas 24.
EXTREMELY LOUD & INCREDIBLY CLOSE
(Stephen Daldry) takes some of the edge off Jonathan Safran Foer’s 2005 novel about a socially challenged boy trying to solve a mystery left behind by his father, who died in the collapse of the World Trade Center. Oskar (newcomer Thomas Horn) is now less of a clinical Asperger’s case than a well-meaning but awkward boy, and the trauma of 9/11 is treated with kid gloves (and one really ill-considered recurring image). But the core story – which follows Oskar on a quest through New York City, often accompanied by an elderly mute (a terrific Max von Sydow) – is compelling, and young Horn is an appealing hero. Director Daldry (Billy Elliot, The Reader) is surprisingly restrained and less patronizing than usual, though he still does that thing where he ignores the movie’s natural ending to pound his lessons into the audience. 129 min. NNN (NW) Yonge & Dundas 24
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(Jonathan Levine) is a shaggy and entertaining buddy movie that just happens to have life-or-death stakes, based as it is on screenwriter Will Reiser’s own diagnosis with a rare spinal tumour. Joseph Gordon-Levitt is terrific, Anna Kendrick is great as his novice therapist and Seth Rogen – essentially playing himself – is rock-solid. 99 min. NNNN (NW) Regent Theatre
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(David Fincher) is another unnecessary English-language remake. It’s a still a taut thriller, and Daniel Craig, as disgraced journalist Mikael Blomkvist, who’s investigating the disappearance of the niece of wealthy industrialist Henrik Vanger (Christopher Plummer), has more charisma than Swedish counterpart Michael Nyqvist. But when Fincher’s at the helm, you expect a little more inventiveness. While on the trail, Blomkvist clicks endlessly on his laptop, and Lisbeth Salander (Rooney Mara), the troubled tattooed girl he enlists to assist him, busily flips through archived newspapers. Not exactly riveting. What’s missing here is mood. Where the dreadfilled Swedish Tattoo deepens the tension every time Blomqvist crosses the bridge into the Vangers’ island compound, Fincher uses the bridge sequences purely to establish location. Mara gives the movie some energy, but if you’ve seen the Swedish adaptation, this one’s superfluous. 158 min. NNN (SGC) 401 & Morningside, Beach Cinemas, Coliseum Mississauga, Coliseum Scarborough, Colossus, Courtney Park 16, Eglinton Town Centre, Empire Theatres at Empress Walk, Grande - Steeles, Humber Cinema, Queensway, Rainbow Market Square, Rainbow Promenade, Rainbow Woodbine, Scotiabank Theatre, SilverCity Fairview, SilverCity Yonge, SilverCity Yorkdale, Varsity
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Donagh) is showy, smart and hysterically funny, which is no mean feat for a movie about a small-town Garda sergeant (Brendan Gleeson) and an FBI agent (Don Cheadle) on the trail of a drug-smuggling ring in rural Ireland. Damned if it isn’t one of the best movies I’ve seen this year. 96 min. NNNNN (NW) Carlton Cinema, Kingsway Theatre
HANSEL AND GRETEL: MET OPERA HOLIDAY ENCORE is a broadcast from the Met of the family-friendly opera by Humperdinck. In English. 113 min. Jan 5, 11 am, at Coliseum Mississauga, Grande - Yonge, Queensway, Scotiabank Theatre
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(George Miller) continues the CGI saga of Mumble the tap-dancing penguin – voiced again by Elijah Wood – by giving him a son who doesn’t want to dance. But that becomes a secondary issue once a glacial catastrophe separates them from the rest of their Antarctic colony. It sounds crazy, and yet it all builds to a spectacular and even moving payoff. It’s incredible that a movie this objectively nuts can reach for that sort of profundity and achieve it. 100 min. NNNN (NW) 401 & Morningside, Canada Square, Coliseum Mississauga, Colossus, Empire Theatres at Empress Walk, Queensway, SilverCity Fairview, SilverCity Yorkdale, Yonge & Dundas 24
urchin in a train station; that’s just its starting point. You can feel Scorsese growing less and less interested in the emotional beats, because he’s itching to get to the set pieces, where he can resurrect the images and techniques of the early silents he so clearly loves. I don’t begrudge Scorsese for making this bauble; after decades of tireless advocacy for cinema history, it’s probably the best way to get his message out. I just don’t know whether it works as a movie. 126 min. NNN (NW) Canada Square, Courtney Park 16, Eglinton Town Centre, Grande - Yonge, Interchange 30, Queensway, Scotiabank Theatre, SilverCity Mississauga, SilverCity Yorkdale, Varsity
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Clooney) is a nimble adaptation of Beau Willimon’s stage play Farragut North, about the ideological deflowering of a campaign strategist (Ryan Gosling) as he ushers a hopey-changey Democratic governor (Clooney) through the Ohio presidential primary. The plot’s a Mamety mixture of betrayal, disillusionment and high-stakes brinksmanship, but it’s performed by a cast working at peak efficiency. 100 min. NNNN (NW) Canada Square, Kingsway Theatre, Yonge & Dundas 24
sese picture that doesn’t feel like a Scorsese picture. It’s set in and around a Paris train station somewhere in the late 1920s, where the eponymous urchin (Asa Butterfield) spends his days hidden within the station walls, maintaining the building’s huge clocks. When Hugo pilfers toy parts from a crotchety shop owner (Ben Kingsley), it triggers a series of discoveries which lead to... well, a heartfelt appeal for film preservation and a love song to pioneering film director Georges Méliès. That’s because Hugo isn’t really the story of an
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IMMORTALS (Tarsem Singh) is the latest Greek mythology movie to follow 300’s lead by wallowing in carnage. Future Man of Steel Henry Cavill lets his pecs do the talking as Theseus, a peasant warrior who must protect the heavens and earth from Mickey Rourke’s would be conqueror. With characters as colourless and stiff as Greek statues, Immortals has a whole lot of torture and death, but not enough life. 111 min. NN (RS) Coliseum Mississauga, Colossus
taste sticks with you long after it’s over. In this atmospheric, operatic, end-of-theworld allegory, von Trier ratchets up anxiety and provides an insightful metaphor for people who, like the planets, are better left in their own space. 135 min. NNNN (RS) Carlton Cinema, TIFF Bell Lightbox
THE METROPOLITAN OPERA: DON GIOVANNI – ENCORE is an encore presentation
in high-def of the live broadcast of the Met’s new production of the Mozart opera, starring Mariusz Kwiecien in the title role. 214 min. Jan 9, 6:30 pm, at Eglinton Town Centre, Grande - Yonge, Queensway, Scotiabank Theatre, SilverCity Mississauga
IN TIME (Andrew Niccol) posits a future where time is literally money: people stop aging when they turn 25, and they get one year of time to spend as they see fit. (When you go broke, you drop dead.) When a MIDNIGHT IN PARIS (Woody Allen) casts working-class guy (Justin Timberlake) lands Owen Wilson and Rachel McAdams as an in possession of an extra century, he goes engaged couple vacationing in Paris, where on the run with a at midnight, a vintage cab wealthy young picks up a wandering Wilwoman (Amanda son and takes him back in EXPANDED REVIEWS Seyfried) to beat the time to meet the great artnowtoronto.com system. The first hour ists of the 20s. It’s a pleasis vibrant allegorical urable narrative hook, but SF; the second devolves the message that life is best lived in the into a lot of running and jumping, and the present tense is too banal to make us care. capitalism metaphor hits a conceptual dead 94 min. NN (SGC) end. 109 min. NN (NW) Regent Theatre Interchange 30
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J. EDGAR (Clint Eastwood) is the latest in
Eastwood’s late-period series of stately patrician duds. Dustin Lance Black seems to be writing a Douglas Sirk melodrama playing out in the corridors of American power, but Eastwood dances around the sexually risky material without ever fully committing to it. It’s just one big missed opportunity. 135 min. NN (NW) Carlton Cinema, Kennedy Commons 20, Kingsway Theatre
JACK AND JILL (Dennis Dugan) is Adam
Sandler’s latest overextended sketch. He plays both a commercial director trying to land Al Pacino for an ad and his annoying twin sister, who inexplicably attracts the actor’s eye. The irritating one-note comedy is worth watching only to see Pacino deliberately ham his way into self-parody for once. 91 min. N (Phil Brown) Interchange 30, Kennedy Commons 20
LE HAVRE (Aki Kaurismäki) is an unabashed
fairy tale in which a shoe shine operator (André Wilms) tries to help a boy (Blondin Miguel) who’s entered the country illegally via the titular port. It lacks Kaurismäki’s signature irony but has many quiet pleasures, chief among them deft performances, especially by Wilms. Subtitled. 93 min. NNN (SGC) Mt Pleasant
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(J.C. Chandor) frames the first 48 hours of the 2008 financial meltdown like a moral horror story, as the traders at an over-leveraged Wall Street firm debate whether they should save themselves at the expense of the global economy. Kevin Spacey is flat-out brilliant as a company lifer who sees what’s coming but is powerless to stop it. 106 min. NNNN (NW) Empire Theatres at Empress Walk, Kennedy Commons 20, Yonge & Dundas 24
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MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE – GHOST PROTOCOL (Brad Bird) puts genius
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animator Bird (The Incredibles, Ratatouille) in the driver’s seat for a bracing adventure that sends Tom Cruise’s Ethan Hunt and his team racing around the eastern hemisphere to stop a madman from triggering a nuclear war between the U.S. and Russia – a defiantly retro scheme that’s still scary, especially when half the Kremlin gets blown up in a mysterious bombing pinned on Hunt’s crew. As Cruise runs through traffic, battles umpteen villains and scales tall buildings (in spectacular IMAX footage, even), Ghost Protocol zips through its paces with a marvellous sense of craft; the action scenes are only incoherent when they need to be, the characters are sharply and simply defined, and the locations are attractively photographed and smartly used. Some subtitles. 133 min. NNNN (NW) 401 & Morningside, Beach Cinemas, Carlton Cinema, Coliseum Mississauga, Coliseum Scarborough, Colossus, Courtney Park 16, Eglinton Town Centre, Grande - Steeles, Grande - Yonge, Queensway, Rainbow Market Square, Rainbow Promenade, Rainbow Woodbine, Scotiabank Theatre, SilverCity Fairview, SilverCity Yonge, SilverCity Yorkdale
MONEYBALL (Bennett Miller) makes an entertaining if undistinguished sports movie out of Michael Lewis’s book about GM Billy Beane’s revolutionary statistics-based redesign of the 2002 Oakland As. It’s charming enough, though the midsection sags and the ending goes on about three beats longer than it should. 126 min. NNN (NW) Interchange 30, Kennedy Commons 20, Kingsway Theatre, Yonge & Dundas 24
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(James Bobin) shouldn’t work. The story is clichéd, the music isn’t great, and the focus shifts awkwardly between small-town brothers Gary (Jason Segel) and Walter (a Muppet voiced by Peter Linz) and the classic characters we know and love. But somehow, once our new heroes have convinced Kermit and
The precocious Thomas Horn (left) and veteran actor Max von Sydow get Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close, at Yonge Dundas 24. company to save their theatre from an evil oilman, none of that matters. Co-written and co-produced with deep, abiding love by star Segel, The Muppets recaptures the unpredictable energy and genuine magic of Jim Henson’s beloved felt creations and releases that energy back into the wild. It reminds us how much we love Kermit, Fozzie, Piggy, Animal, the Swedish Chef and all the rest, and it lets a lot of famous people – among them Feist, Emily Blunt and Neil Patrick Harris – pop up to express their own affection. No, the new songs by Flight of the Conchords’ Bret McKenzie don’t have the scale or impact of The Rainbow Connection; what could? But when Camilla the chicken covers Cee Lo, all is right with the world. 98 min. NNNN (NW) Canada Square, Coliseum Mississauga, Colossus, Courtney Park 16, Eglinton Town Centre, Empire Theatres at Empress Walk, Kennedy Commons 20, Queensway, SilverCity Mississauga, SilverCity Yorkdale, Yonge & Dundas 24
MY WEEK WITH MARILYN (Simon Curtis) is
as star-struck by its subject as its narrator is. The film is based on the memoirs of Colin Clark (Eddie Redmayne), who served as third assistant director to Laurence Olivier (Kenneth Branagh) on the disastrous production of The Prince And The Showgirl. A gofer on set, Colin must keep tabs on the high-maintenance Marilyn Monroe (Michelle Williams, excellent), a task that leaves him vulnerable to her charms. There’s a coming-of-age tale buried somewhere here, in which Colin learns to be a man at the feet of the sassiest of women. Unfortunately, he barely registers as a character in a film that’s as easily distracted as Monroe. The film fails to come into focus on her, acknowledging the void between Monroe’s public persona and private life while doing very little to fill it. 101 min. NN (RS) Cumberland 4, Kennedy Commons 20, Kingsway Theatre, Yonge & Dundas 24
NEW YEAR’S EVE (Garry Marshall) is strictly by the numbers, a generic exercise in empty momentum that follows various slick hip-
sters, lovelorn singletons and overprotective parents around New York over the course of the eponymous holiday. There’s no wit or charm in Katherine Fugate’s schematic screenplay, and producerdirector Marshall doesn’t ask anything of his cast beyond saying their lines while staying in focus. Sure, you can amuse yourself by counting the Oscars won elsewhere by the cast – Robert De Niro and Hilary Swank each have two, Halle Berry has one, Michelle Pfeiffer’s been nominated for three – but that’ll just depress you, as will the sight of Russell Peters reduced to a stereotypical sidekick. It’s all about pandering to the lowest common denominator, which also explains the blatant ads for Sherlock Holmes: A Game Of Shadows and the Valentine’s Day Blu-ray and DVD that elbow their way into the final moments. 117 min. N (NW) 401 & Morningside, Carlton Cinema, Coliseum Scarborough, Colossus, Courtney Park 16, Eglinton Town Centre, Grande - Yonge, Queensway, Rainbow Woodbine, SilverCity Fairview, SilverCity Mississauga, SilverCity Yonge, SilverCity Yorkdale, Yonge & Dundas 24
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(Wim Wenders) doesn’t reveal a lot about dance great Pina Bausch – she died right before shooting was set to begin – but it does capture the essence of her art through excerpts from suggestive, richly dramatic works like The Rite Of Spring and Café Müller. Director Wenders uses 3-D technology effectively, allowing the viewer to practically feel the heat emanating from the dancers’ bodies and get up close to complex configurations that defy description. The range of settings includes traditional stages as well as parks and rivers outside Bausch’s Tanztheater Wuppertal. The performers, interviewed in unconventional ways – we see them, but hear them on a separate track – recall Bausch with affection and intelligence. Of course, they communicate best through dance. Subtitled. 104 min. NNNN (GS) TIFF Bell Lightbox
PUSS IN BOOTS (Chris Miller) is an entertaining prequel for kids and adults focusing on the feline outlaw (voiced by Antonio Banderas), who teams up with his former best friend, Humpy Dumpty (a great Zach Galifianakis), to steal the goose that lays the golden eggs. Top-notch animation and voice performances compensate for some pretty sizable plot holes. 90 min. NNN (Andrew Parker) Colossus, Kingsway Theatre SHAME (Steve McQueen) is a study of a successful New York suit (Michael Fassbender) who’s a slave to his sexual compulsions. Fassbender lays himself bare in every way imaginable, but the forceful visual sensibility that worked so well in McQueen’s previous film, the abstract Hunger, isn’t suited to the more human-scale story here. Shame’s set pieces feel like showy flourishes rather than grace notes that clarify and amplify the drama. Other problems are the miscasting of Carey Mulligan in a key role – she’s just not credible as her character or as Fassbender’s sister – and a final reel that finds the perfect ending and shoots right on past it, the better to pile on two or three more big emotional moments. 99 min. NNN (NW) Scotiabank Theatre, Varsity
SHERLOCK HOLMES: A GAME OF SHADOWS (Guy Ritchie) follows the bigger-and-
louder formula devised by producer Joel Silver for his Lethal Weapon and Die Hard sequels; shit constantly blows up or catches on fire, and the story rarely pauses for breath. Robert Downey Jr. is still miscast as Holmes, but it’s less bothersome than it was the first time around because we already know what we’re in for. Jude Law remains an excellent Watson, Jared Harris makes a decent Moriarty, and a delightful Stephen Fry steals the picture as Holmes’s brother, Mycroft – though that might simply be a side benefit of his appearing exclusively in scenes where nothing explodes. 129 min. NNN (NW) 401 & Morningside, Beach Cinemas, Coliseum Mississauga, Colossus, Courtney Park 16, Cumberland 4, Eglinton Town Centre, Empire Theatres at Empress Walk, Grande Steeles, Kennedy Commons 20, Queensway, Rainbow Market Square, Rainbow Promenade, Rainbow Woodbine, Scotiabank Theatre, SilverCity Fairview, SilverCity Yonge, SilverCity Yorkdale
THE SITTER (David Gordon Green) is a mild-
ly okay comedy with a sharp story, decent acting and a zippy pace, but only scattered chuckles and a few laughs. Twentysomething layabout Noah gets roped into babysitting the kids next door (an anxietyridden 13-year-old, his princess-crazed little sister and their bomb-happy brother), then into scoring some coke for a girl. This launches him and the kids into numerous
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tures all of Almodóvar’s trademark kitsch, melodrama and recurring questions about sexual identity and voyeurism. Antonio Banderas plays a mad scientist who experiments with engineered skin on a fetching lab rat he keeps locked in his home. The jaw-dropping revelations and startling twists from tragedy to dark comedy would normally be impossible to swallow, but with Almodóvar it’s a weird and delectable dish. Subtitled. 117 min. NNN (RS) Carlton Cinema
SURVIVING PROGRESS (Mathieu Roy, Harold Crooks) adapts historian Ronald Wright’s book A Short History Of Progress to look at the ill-defined notion that all forms of human advancement are inherently positive. Wright and talking heads examine the difference between good and bad progress and the fuzzy line between them when dealing with environmental, evolutionary and economic matters. It’s an admirable film that’s bound to spark necessary and passionate discussions. 86 min. NNN (Andrew Parker) Carlton Cinema
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adapts Michael Morpurgo’s children’s novel (which also inspired the award-winning play) to tell a simple but affecting story set during World War One. English farm boy Albert (Jeremy Irvine) loses his horse, Joey, to the calvary. As the animal’s passed from the Germans to the French, doing whatever he can to survive, Albert leaves his parents (Emily Watson and Peter Mullan) to enlist and find him. The script, by Lee Hall and Richard Curtis, allows Spielberg to touch on some of his favourite themes, like the senseless brutality of combat and the redemptive power of a non-human creature. Cinematographer Janusz Kaminski immerses the viewer in his imagery, from the pastoral glories of the English and French countryside to the steaming corpsestrewn trenches of the Somme. The result is an old-fashioned picture full of humanity and heroism that only occasionally dips into sentimentality. 146 min. NNNN (GS) 401 & Morningside, Coliseum Scarborough, Courtney Park 16, Cumberland 4, Eglinton Town Centre, Grande - Steeles, Grande Yonge, Interchange 30, Queensway, Rainbow Market Square, Rainbow Promenade, Rainbow Woodbine, Scotiabank Theatre, SilverCity Fairview, SilverCity Yonge, SilverCity Yorkdale
THE WAY (Emilio Estevez) follows California
ophthalmologist (Martin Sheen) as he flies to Europe to claim the body of his dead son and ends up impulsively completing a pilgrimage along the Camino de Santiago. Sheen gives a finely modulated performance, and if writer-director Estevez’s spiritual points don’t quite crystallize into drama, his film does reach a gentle catharsis. 115 min. NNN (NW) Carlton Cinema, Mt Pleasant
WE BOUGHT A ZOO (Cameron Crowe) is a
syrupy concoction that stars Matt Damon as a thrill-seeking journalist and recent widower with a troubled emo son and a precocious little girl who seems manufactured to giggle adorably. His mourning clan leave their troubles behind and embark on a mission to rehabilitate a broken-down zoo, which the characters practically tell you is an allegory for rehabilitating themselves. From taming a depressed grizzly bear to taming an emotionally torn pubescent, the unfocused movie finds whimsical solutions to the family’s challenges, making it hard to believe it’s based on a true story. It’s the fluffy, family-friendly alternative to The Descendants, with George Clooney’s Ocean’s 11 pal Damon mugging to make this heavy-handed dramedy work. My sympathies go out to him. 124 min. NN (RS) 401 & Morningside, Beach Cinemas, Carlton Cinema, Coliseum Scarborough, Courtney
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(Jason Reitman) gives us the ultimate mean girl in Mavis Gary (Charlize Theron), who’s returned to her hometown of Mercury, Minnesota, determined to snag her high school boyfriend (Patrick Wilson), who’s now happily married with a new baby. Scriptwriter Diablo Cody’s come up with a fascinating character, at once repulsive and appealing. She may be on the brink of failure – she’s writing the last volume of her meal-ticket young adult book series – but Mavis feels superior to everyone in Mercury. And when she’s talking trash, she’s vicious – and hilarious. Theron inhabits the role fearlessly, trumping her Oscar-winning turn as Aileen Wuornos, and with no makeup artist to credit. Patton Oswalt is almost as good as a guy who was traumatized by a beating in high school. These deep characters are matched by some pointed social satire. Cody and Theron are definitely courting Oscar. 94 min. NNNN (SGC) Canada Square, Coliseum Scarborough, Colossus, Courtney Park 16, Eglinton Town Centre, Grande - Yonge, Queensway, SilverCity Mississauga, TIFF Bell Lightbox, Varsity 3
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(Jeff Nichols) reunites Shotgun Stories director Nichols with star Michael Shannon for a piercing character study of a husband and father who starts having apocalyptic dreams every night. Shannon’s wrenching performance is the film; he conveys the uncertain terror of a man who’d almost prefer to be losing his mind if it means the rest of the world keeps going. 121 min. NNNN (NW) Carlton Cinema
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(Tomas Alfredson) is a sleek, expertly acted adaptation of John le Carré’s thriller about a retired British intelligence operative on the hunt for a Soviet mole within MI-6. Director Alfredson (Let The Right One In) understands that this is largely much ado about nothing; for all their posturing and selfimportance, the British are basically middlemen in the larger battle between the Americans and the Soviets. But he’s assembled a remarkable cast – Gary Oldman, Colin Firth, Mark Strong, Tom Hardy and the invaluable Benedict Cumberbatch – and given them the challenge of never quite revealing the raging emotions hidden just behind their eyes. 127 min. NNNN (NW) Grande - Yonge, Queensway, Varsity, Yonge & Dundas 24
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at a chic Manhattan residence (Ben Stiller) as he plans rob the top resident (Alan Alda), who’s defrauded the building’s staff. Usually the heist is the most enjoyable thing about these movies, but here it drains away all the fun. Entertaining – up to a point. 104 min. NNN (RS) Interchange 30, Kennedy Commons 20
THE TWILIGHT SAGA: BREAKING DAWN PART 1 (Bill Condon) picks up on the heels
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of last year’s Eclipse, finding Bella and Edward embarking on their grand voyage into matrimony and finally consummating their love. Bella then gets knocked up with a parasitic monster fetus that puts her life in danger. By the batshit-crazy climax, the movie’s fully divorced from coherent emotional arcs or even conventional plotting. And there’s one more on the way. 117 min. NN (NW) Canada Square, Coliseum Mississauga, Colossus, Eglinton Town Centre, Empire Theatres at Empress Walk, Kennedy Commons 20, Queensway, Yonge & Dundas 24
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picks up six years after the last movie, putting our slowly maturing heroes on an epic search for the perfect Christmas tree. Absurdity and raunch are plentiful (especially once evil Neil Patrick Harris turns up), but an underlying sweetness balances the crassness. Not exactly a new holiday classic,
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THE ADVENTURES OF TINTIN (PG) Thu 1:20 4:05 6:45 9:15 Fri-Wed 1:35, 4:30, 6:45, 9:05 ALVIN AND THE CHIPMUNKS: CHIPWRECKED (G) Thu 2:00, 4:30, 7:10, 9:05 THE DARKEST HOUR (PG) Thu 1:55, 4:20, 6:55, 9:20 THE DEVIL INSIDE Fri-Wed 1:55, 4:20, 7:15, 9:15 THE GUARD (14A) Thu 4:35, 9:30 Fri-Wed 2:00, 4:35, 7:10, 9:20 J. EDGAR (PG) Thu 1:30 6:50 Fri-Wed 1:20, 6:50 MELANCHOLIA (PG) Thu 3:55 9:35 Fri-Wed 3:55, 9:30 MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE – GHOST PROTOCOL (PG) 1:45, 4:25, 7:05, 9:40 NEW YEAR’S EVE (PG) Thu 1:35, 7:15 Fri-Wed 4:05, 9:35 THE SKIN I LIVE IN (18A) Thu 3:50, 9:25 Fri-Wed 4:15, 9:45 SURVIVING PROGRESS (R) 1:50, 7:25 TAKE SHELTER Thu 4:15, 9:45 Fri-Wed 1:30, 7:00 THE WAY (14A) Thu 1:25, 7:00 Fri-Wed 1:25, 3:50, 6:55, 9:25 WE BOUGHT A ZOO (PG) 1:40, 4:10, 6:40, 9:10
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THE BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI Wed 7:00 THE DESCENDANTS (14A) Thu 1:50, 4:45, 7:50, 10:45 FriSat 12:15, 3:40, 6:50, 10:10 Sun-Wed 12:45, 3:30, 6:15, 8:50 THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO (18A) Thu 11:45, 2:20, 3:30, 6:10, 7:10, 9:50, 10:50 Fri-Sat 11:15, 11:50, 2:45, 3:30, 6:20, 7:10, 9:50, 10:50 Sun-Wed 2:00, 3:10, 5:30, 6:40, 9:10, 10:20 HANSEL AND GRETEL: MET OPERA HOLIDAY ENCORE Thu 11:00 HUGO 3D (PG) Thu 12:15, 3:20, 6:20, 9:10 Fri-Sat 11:05, 1:50, 4:45, 7:40, 10:40 Sun-Wed 12:50, 3:40, 6:50, 9:50 THE METROPOLITAN OPERA: DON GIOVANNI - ENCORE Mon 6:30 MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE – GHOST PROTOCOL (PG) Thu 11:40, 12:20, 2:50, 3:40, 6:00, 7:00, 9:20, 10:20 Fri-Sat 12:00, 1:30, 3:00, 4:30, 6:00, 7:30, 9:00, 10:30 Sun-Wed 1:30, 3:00, 4:30, 6:00, 7:40, 9:00, 10:30 MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE – GHOST PROTOCOL: THE IMAX EXPERIENCE (PG) Thu-Sat 11:00, 2:00, 5:00, 8:00, 11:00 Sun-Wed 1:00, 4:00, 7:00, 10:00 SHAME (18A) Thu 1:15, 4:00, 7:20, 10:00 Fri-Sat 2:30, 5:15, 8:30, 11:00 Sun-Wed 1:10, 3:45, 6:45, 9:30 SHERLOCK HOLMES: A GAME OF SHADOWS (PG) Thu 12:00, 1:00, 3:10, 4:15, 6:30, 7:30, 9:40, 10:40 Fri-Sat 11:40, 12:40, 3:10, 4:00, 6:30, 7:20, 9:30, 10:20 Sun-Wed 1:20, 3:20, 4:15, 6:10, 7:10, 9:20, 10:10 THE SITTER (14A) Thu 12:45, 3:00, 5:15, 7:40, 10:10 Fri-Sat 12:50, 3:15, 5:30, 8:15, 10:45 Sun-Wed 2:30, 5:00, 7:30, 9:45 WAR HORSE (PG) Thu 11:20, 1:30, 2:40, 5:30, 6:40, 9:00, 10:30 Fri-Sat 11:30, 12:30, 2:50, 3:50, 6:10, 7:00, 9:40, 10:15 Sun, Tue 12:40, 2:50, 3:50, 6:30, 7:20, 9:40, 10:30 Mon 12:40, 2:50, 3:50, 7:20, 10:30 Wed 12:40, 2:50, 3:50, 6:30, 9:40, 10:30
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55 BLOOR ST W, 416-961-6304 THE ARTIST (PG) Thu 12:30, 3:20, 6:20, 9:10 Fri-Sun 12:40, 3:20, 6:20, 9:10 Mon-Wed 12:45, 3:20, 6:20, 9:10 CARNAGE (14A) Thu 12:00, 2:30, 5:00, 7:30, 10:00 FriWed 1:30, 4:30, 7:10, 9:40 THE DESCENDANTS (14A) Thu 12:50 3:40 6:50 9:55 FriWed 12:50, 3:40, 6:40, 9:55 THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO (18A) Thu 11:30, 3:00, 6:40, 10:15 Fri-Wed 1:10, 4:50, 8:30 HUGO 3D (PG) Thu 12:10, 3:30, 6:45, 9:45 Fri-Sun 12:25, 3:30, 6:25, 9:30 Mon-Wed 12:30, 3:30, 6:30, 9:30 SHAME (18A) Thu 12:20, 4:00, 7:20, 10:30 Fri-Sun 12:20, 3:10, 6:35, 9:50 Mon-Tue 2:00, 5:30, 9:00 Wed 2:00, 10:00 TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY (14A) Thu 12:40, 3:50, 7:00, 10:10 Fri-Sun 12:30, 3:50, 7:00, 10:10 Mon-Wed 12:40, 3:50, 7:00, 10:00 YOUNG ADULT (14A) Thu 11:45, 2:10, 4:50, 7:40, 10:20 FriSun 1:00, 4:10, 6:50, 9:20 Mon-Wed 1:40, 4:10, 6:50, 9:20
VIP SCREENINGS
THE ARTIST (PG) 12:45, 3:15, 5:25, 7:45, 9:55 CARNAGE (14A) Thu 1:05 3:05 5:05 7:05 9:05 Fri-Wed 12:55, 2:55, 5:05, 7:05, 9:05 THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO (18A) Thu-Sun 12:15, 3:35, 6:55, 10:05 Mon-Wed 1:15, 5:15, 8:45 TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY (14A) Thu 11:30, 1:55, 4:30, 7:15, 9:45 Fri-Wed 12:35, 3:25, 6:25, 9:15
YONGE & DUNDAS 24 (AMC) 10 DUNDAS ST E, 416-335-5323
THE ADVENTURES OF TINTIN 3D (PG) Thu 11:15, 11:45, 2:00, 2:30, 4:45, 5:15, 7:30, 8:00, 10:15, 11:00 Fri-Sun 11:15, 11:45, 2:00, 2:30, 4:45, 5:15, 7:30, 8:00, 10:10, 10:45 MonWed 2:00, 2:30, 4:45, 5:15, 7:30, 8:00, 10:10, 10:45
THE ADVENTURES OF TINTIN: AN IMAX 3D EXPERIENCE (PG) Thu-Sun 10:30, 1:00, 3:45, 6:30, 9:15 Mon-Wed 3:45, 6:30, 9:15 THE ADVENTURES OF TINTIN (PG) Thu 10:50, 1:30, 4:15, 7:00, 9:45 Fri-Sun 10:45, 1:30, 4:15, 7:00, 9:40 Mon-Wed 4:15, 7:00, 9:40 ARTHUR CHRISTMAS (G) Thu 10:35, 12:50, 3:15 THE DARKEST HOUR 3D (PG) Thu 12:00, 2:15, 4:30, 6:45, 9:00, 11:15 Fri-Sun 12:00, 2:15, 4:30, 6:45, 9:10 Mon-Wed 2:15, 4:30, 6:45, 9:10 THE DARKEST HOUR (PG) Thu-Sun 10:45, 1:00, 3:15, 5:30, 8:00, 10:20 Mon-Wed 3:15, 5:30, 8:00, 10:20 THE DEVIL INSIDE Thu 9:15, 11:15 Fri-Sun 10:30, 11:15, 12:45, 1:30, 3:00, 3:45, 5:30, 6:00, 7:45, 8:30, 9:15, 10:00, 10:45 Mon, Wed 3:00, 3:45, 5:30, 6:00, 7:45, 8:30, 10:00, 10:45 Tue 3:00, 3:45, 5:30, 6:00, 7:45, 8:30, 9:15, 10:00, 10:45 DON 2 (14A) Thu 12:15, 3:45, 7:00, 9:25, 10:30 Fri-Sun 12:15, 3:50, 7:00, 10:15 Mon-Wed 3:50, 7:00, 10:15 DON 2 3D (14A) Thu 10:30, 2:00, 5:10, 8:30 Fri-Sun 10:40, 2:00, 5:15, 8:30 Mon-Wed 2:00, 5:15, 8:30 EXTREMELY LOUD & INCREDIBLY CLOSE (PG) Thu 10:45, 11:15, 12:30, 1:30, 2:15, 3:30, 4:30, 5:15, 6:30, 7:15, 8:15, 9:30, 10:15, 11:00 Fri-Sun 10:45, 12:30, 1:40, 3:30, 4:30, 6:30, 7:25, 9:30, 10:15 Mon-Wed 3:30, 4:30, 6:30, 7:25, 9:30, 10:15 HAPPY FEET TWO (PG) Thu 10:35, 1:05, 3:35 THE IDES OF MARCH (14A) Thu 11:20, 1:55, 4:20, 6:50 FriSun 11:20, 2:00, 4:25, 6:50 Mon, Wed 2:00 Tue 2:00, 4:25, 6:50 MARGIN CALL Thu-Sun 11:25, 2:10, 4:45, 7:20, 10:00 MonWed 2:10, 4:45, 7:20, 10:00 MONEYBALL (PG) Thu 6:15, 9:20 THE MUPPETS (G) Thu 10:50, 1:25, 4:00, 6:45, 9:15 Fri-Sun 10:35, 1:05, 3:50, 6:35, 9:15 Mon-Wed 3:50, 6:35, 9:15 MY WEEK WITH MARILYN (14A) Thu 12:45, 3:10, 5:30, 8:20, 11:00 Fri-Sun 12:45, 3:10, 5:30, 8:20, 10:40 Tue-Wed 3:10, 5:30, 8:20, 10:40 NEW YEAR’S EVE (PG) Thu 10:30, 11:55, 1:10, 2:45, 4:00, 5:35, 7:45, 8:20, 10:30, 11:00 Fri-Sun 10:30, 11:10, 1:00, 2:05, 3:45, 4:40, 6:30, 7:30, 9:15, 10:10 Mon-Wed 2:05, 3:45, 4:40, 6:30, 7:30, 9:15, 10:10 PLAYERS 2:45, 6:20, 10:00 Fri-Sun 11:15 mat TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY (14A) Thu 10:30, 11:15, 1:15, 2:15, 4:15, 5:15, 7:15, 8:10, 10:15, 11:00 Fri-Sun 10:40, 11:20, 1:45, 2:20, 4:45, 5:20, 7:45, 8:20, 10:40 Mon-Wed 2:20, 4:45, 5:20, 7:45, 8:20, 10:40 THE TWILIGHT SAGA: BREAKING DAWN PART 1 (PG) ThuSun 10:50, 1:35, 4:25, 7:05, 10:05 Mon-Wed 4:25, 7:05, 10:05 WE BOUGHT A ZOO (PG) Thu 10:35, 11:45, 1:30, 2:45, 4:30, 6:00, 7:30, 9:00, 10:30 Fri-Sun 10:35, 11:50, 1:30, 2:45, 4:30, 6:00, 7:30, 9:00, 10:30 Mon, Wed 2:45, 6:00, 9:00 Tue 2:45, 4:30, 6:00, 7:30, 9:00, 10:30
Midtown CANADA SQUARE (CE) 2200 YONGE ST, 416-646-0444
ARTHUR CHRISTMAS (G) Thu 1:25, 4:10, 6:40, 9:00 Fri-Sun 1:35, 4:50, 7:25, 9:45 Mon-Wed 4:50, 7:25 THE DARKEST HOUR (PG) 6:55 Fri-Sun 9:10 THE DESCENDANTS (14A) Thu 1:40, 4:20, 7:20, 10:00 FriSun 1:20, 4:00, 6:45, 9:20 Mon-Wed 4:00, 6:45 HAPPY FEET TWO (PG) Thu 1:00, 3:45 Fri-Sun 1:50, 4:25 Mon-Wed 4:25 HUGO (PG) 1:15, 4:05, 6:50, 9:40 Mon-Wed no 1:15, 9:40 THE IDES OF MARCH (14A) Thu 7:00, 9:20 Fri-Sun 1:55, 4:35, 7:10, 9:35 Mon-Wed 4:35, 7:10 THE MUPPETS (G) Thu 1:10, 3:55, 6:30, 9:10 Fri-Sun 1:40, 4:15, 7:00, 9:30 Mon-Wed 4:15, 7:00 THE SITTER (14A) Thu 2:00, 4:45, 7:30, 9:30 THE TWILIGHT SAGA: BREAKING DAWN PART 1 (PG) Thu 1:50, 4:30, 7:10, 9:50 Fri-Sun 1:30, 4:10, 7:05, 9:45 MonWed 4:10, 7:05 YOUNG ADULT (14A) Thu 2:10, 4:35, 7:40, 9:55 Fri-Sun 2:10, 4:45, 7:20, 9:50 Mon-Wed 4:45, 7:20
MT PLEASANT (I)
675 MT PLEASANT RD, 416-489-8484 LE HAVRE (PG) Thu-Sat, Wed 7:00 Sun 4:30 THE WAY (14A) Fri 9:10 Sat 4:15, 9:10 Sun, Tue 7:00
REGENT THEATRE (I) 551 MT PLEASANT RD, 416-480-9884
50/50 (14A) Fri-Sat 8:55 Sun 7:00 MIDNIGHT IN PARIS (PG) Thu-Sat, Tue-Wed 7:00 Sun 4:30
Bonnie Morgan shows off her flexibility in The Devil Inside.
SILVERCITY YONGE (CE) 2300 YONGE ST, 416-544-1236
THE ADVENTURES OF TINTIN 3D (PG) Thu 11:40, 2:15, 5:00, 7:40, 10:25 Fri-Sat 1:40, 4:50, 7:30, 10:10 Sun 1:40, 4:50, 7:25, 10:00 Mon-Wed 1:45, 4:20, 7:20, 9:55 ALVIN AND THE CHIPMUNKS: CHIPWRECKED (G) Thu 11:50, 2:05, 4:40, 7:05 Fri-Sun 12:35, 2:50, 5:05, 7:20, 9:40 Mon-Wed 1:30, 3:45, 6:30, 9:10 THE DARKEST HOUR 3D (PG) Thu 12:00, 2:20, 4:50, 7:30, 9:55 THE DEVIL INSIDE Thu 9:20 Fri-Sat 1:50, 4:10, 7:40, 10:20 Sun 1:50, 4:10, 7:40, 9:50 Mon-Wed 2:00, 5:00, 7:30, 9:45 THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO (18A) Thu 11:30, 3:10, 6:50, 10:30 Fri-Sun 1:10, 4:40, 8:15 Mon-Wed 1:15, 4:40, 8:15 MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE – GHOST PROTOCOL (PG) Thu 1:00, 4:00, 7:10, 10:20 Fri-Sat 1:00, 4:00, 7:10, 10:30 SunWed 1:00, 4:00, 7:00, 10:00 NEW YEAR’S EVE (PG) Thu 12:50, 4:20, 7:20, 10:05 Fri-Sat 12:55, 3:50, 6:50, 9:50 Sun 12:55, 3:50, 6:50, 9:35 MonWed 1:15, 4:30, 7:10, 9:55 SHERLOCK HOLMES: A GAME OF SHADOWS (PG) Thu 12:20, 3:40, 6:45, 10:10 Fri-Sat 12:30, 3:30, 6:40, 10:00 Sun 12:30, 3:30, 6:40, 9:45 Mon-Tue 1:00, 4:05, 7:05, 10:00 Wed 4:05, 7:05, 10:00 WAR HORSE (PG) Thu 12:10, 3:20, 6:40, 10:00 Fri-Sun 1:20, 4:30, 8:00 Mon-Wed 1:40, 4:50, 8:00 WE BOUGHT A ZOO (PG) Thu 12:40, 3:30, 6:30, 9:30 FriSat 12:45, 3:40, 6:30, 9:30 Sun 12:45, 3:40, 6:30, 9:20 Mon-Tue 1:05, 3:55, 6:45, 9:35 Wed 3:55, 6:45, 9:35
Metro
West End HUMBER CINEMA (I) 2442 BLOOR ST. WEST, 416-232-1939
THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO (18A) 2:00, 5:00, 8:00
KINGSWAY THEATRE (I) 3030 BLOOR ST W, 416-232-1939
THE GUARD (14A) Thu 5:00 Fri-Wed 12:45 THE IDES OF MARCH (14A) 9:25 J. EDGAR (PG) Thu 7:00 Fri-Wed 5:00 MONEYBALL (PG) 2:30 MY WEEK WITH MARILYN (14A) Fri-Wed 7:30 PUSS IN BOOTS (G) Thu 12:45 Fri-Sun 11:00
QUEENSWAY (CE)
1025 THE QUEENSWAY, QEW & ISLINGTON, 416-503-0424 THE ADVENTURES OF TINTIN 3D (PG) Thu 11:45, 2:25, 5:10, 7:55, 10:35 Fri-Sun 11:45, 2:25, 5:05, 7:55, 10:35 Mon-Wed 1:15, 3:45, 6:35, 9:25
ALVIN AND THE CHIPMUNKS: CHIPWRECKED (G) Thu 11:50, 2:05, 3:10, 4:25, 5:40, 8:10 Fri-Sun 11:50, 12:50, 2:05, 3:10, 4:25, 5:40, 8:10, 10:30 Mon-Tue 1:55, 2:30, 4:25, 4:50, 7:10, 9:30 Wed 1:30, 1:55, 3:45, 4:25, 6:30, 10:20 ARTHUR CHRISTMAS (G) Thu 11:55, 2:30, 5:15, 8:00 FriSun 11:55, 2:30, 5:15 Mon-Wed 2:00, 4:35 THE ARTIST (PG) Thu-Sun 1:30, 4:30, 7:35, 10:25 Mon-Tue 1:30, 4:10, 7:00, 9:40 Wed 1:00, 4:10, 7:00, 9:40 THE BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI Wed 7:00 THE DARKEST HOUR 3D (PG) Thu-Sun 12:45, 3:15, 5:45, 8:15, 10:45 Mon-Tue 1:35, 4:00, 9:55 Wed 1:35, 4:00, 9:00 THE DESCENDANTS (14A) Thu-Sun 11:30, 2:20, 5:10, 8:05, 10:55 Mon-Wed 1:25, 4:10, 7:10, 9:55 THE DEVIL INSIDE Thu 10:30 Fri-Sun 11:40, 1:50, 4:00, 6:15, 8:30, 10:45 Mon-Wed 1:05, 3:20, 5:40, 8:00, 10:15 THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO (18A) Thu 12:30, 3:55, 6:45, 7:30, 10:15, 10:55 Fri-Sun 12:20, 3:55, 6:45, 7:30, 10:10, 10:55 Mon 2:30, 6:30, 6:45, 10:10 Tue 1:45, 5:10, 6:30, 6:45, 8:35, 10:10 Wed 1:45, 5:10, 6:45, 8:35, 10:10 HANSEL AND GRETEL: MET OPERA HOLIDAY ENCORE Thu 11:00 HAPPY FEET TWO (PG) 1:10 HUGO 3D (PG) Thu-Sun 12:00, 3:20, 6:40 Mon-Wed 12:55, 3:50, 6:45 THE METROPOLITAN OPERA: DON GIOVANNI - ENCORE Mon 6:30 MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE – GHOST PROTOCOL (PG) Thu-Sun 1:20, 3:50, 4:40, 7:05, 7:50, 10:15, 11:00 Mon-Wed 1:20, 3:35, 4:20, 6:35, 7:20, 9:35, 10:15 THE MUPPETS (G) Thu 1:50, 4:50 Fri-Sun 1:45, 4:50 MonWed 1:40, 4:20 NEW YEAR’S EVE (PG) 1:15, 4:15, 7:00, 10:05 SHERLOCK HOLMES: A GAME OF SHADOWS (PG) Thu-Sun 12:30, 3:35, 6:55, 7:45, 10:00, 10:50 Mon-Wed 1:05, 4:00, 6:55, 7:05, 9:50, 10:10 THE SITTER (14A) Thu-Sun 9:55 Mon-Wed 9:45 TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY (14A) Thu-Sun 12:55, 4:05, 7:15, 10:20 Mon-Wed 1:00, 4:05, 7:15, 10:20 THE TWILIGHT SAGA: BREAKING DAWN PART 1 (PG) Thu 10:40 WAR HORSE (PG) Thu-Sun 12:40, 4:00, 7:20, 10:40 MonWed 3:25, 6:40, 10:00 WE BOUGHT A ZOO (PG) Thu 1:00, 4:15, 7:25, 10:30 FriSun 1:00, 4:10, 7:25, 10:30 Mon-Tue 1:00, 3:55, 6:50, 9:45 Wed 3:55, 6:55, 9:45 YOUNG ADULT (14A) Thu 11:40, 2:10, 4:45, 7:10, 9:50 FriSun 8:00, 10:40 Mon-Wed 7:30, 10:00
RAINBOW WOODBINE (I)
WOODBINE CENTRE, 500 REXDALE BLVD, 416-213-1998 THE ADVENTURES OF TINTIN 3D (PG) 1:00, 3:40, 7:00, 9:35 ALVIN AND THE CHIPMUNKS: CHIPWRECKED (G) 12:45, 2:55, 4:55, 7:05, 9:15 ARTHUR CHRISTMAS (G) Thu 12:40, 2:50, 4:50 THE DARKEST HOUR (PG) Thu 1:20, 4:15, 7:10, 9:40 THE DEVIL INSIDE Thu 10:00 Fri-Wed 1:30, 4:15, 7:15, 9:30 THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO (18A) 12:30, 3:40, 6:45, 9:50 MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE – GHOST PROTOCOL (PG) 1:05, 4:05, 6:55, 9:45 NEW YEAR’S EVE (PG) Thu 6:50 SHERLOCK HOLMES: A GAME OF SHADOWS (PG) 1:10, 4:10, 6:45, 9:25 WAR HORSE (PG) Fri-Wed 12:55, 4:00, 6:50, 9:45 WE BOUGHT A ZOO (PG) Thu 1:15 3:55 6:50 9:20 Fri-Wed 1:15, 3:55, 6:40, 9:20
East End
BEACH CINEMAS (AA) 1651 QUEEN ST E, 416-699-5971
THE ADVENTURES OF TINTIN 3D (PG) Thu-Sun 1:15, 4:00, 6:40, 9:20 Mon-Wed 6:30, 9:10 ALVIN AND THE CHIPMUNKS: CHIPWRECKED (G) Thu-Sun 1:00, 3:15, 5:30, 7:45, 10:00 Mon-Wed 7:15, 9:30 THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO (18A) Thu 12:20, 3:50, 7:15, 10:40 Fri-Sun 1:40, 5:00, 8:30 Mon-Wed 8:30 MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE – GHOST PROTOCOL (PG) Thu-Sun 12:30, 3:30, 7:00, 10:15 Mon-Wed 6:50, 9:50 SHERLOCK HOLMES: A GAME OF SHADOWS (PG) Thu-Sun 1:30, 4:30, 7:30, 10:30 Mon-Wed 7:00, 10:00 WE BOUGHT A ZOO (PG) Thu-Sun 12:40, 3:40, 6:50, 9:50 Mon-Tue 6:40, 9:40 Wed 9:40
52
JANUARY 5-11 2012 NOW
North York EmpirE ThEaTrEs aT EmprEss Walk (ET) 5095 YoNgE sT, 416-223-9550
Alvin And the Chipmunks: ChipwreCked (G) Thu 12:50, 1:40, 3:20, 4:20, 6:10, 7:10, 8:40, 9:30 Fri-sat 12:50, 1:40, 3:30, 4:20, 6:10, 7:10, 8:40 sun 1:20, 1:50, 3:40, 4:30, 6:10, 7:10, 8:40 mon-Wed 3:40, 4:40, 6:00, 7:10, 9:10 Arthur ChristmAs (G) Thu 12:40, 3:45 Fri-sat 12:40, 3:40 sun 1:05, 3:50 mon-Wed 4:00 the dArkest hour 3d (PG) Thu 1:00, 3:30, 6:00, 8:50 Fri-sun 6:00, 8:50 mon-Wed 6:20, 8:40 the devil inside Fri-sat 1:20, 3:50, 6:30, 9:30 sun 1:40, 4:10, 6:30, 9:00 mon-Wed 4:20, 6:30, 9:00 the Girl with the drAGon tAttoo (18A) Thu-sat 1:10, 2:30, 4:40, 6:20, 8:30, 9:50 sun 1:10, 2:30, 4:50, 6:20, 8:30, 9:50 mon-Wed 4:50, 6:10, 8:30, 9:30 hAppy Feet two (PG) Thu-sat 1:50 sun 2:00 mArGin CAll Thu 6:40, 9:10 Fri-sun 6:40, 9:15 mon-Wed 6:40, 9:20 the muppets (G) Thu 12:30, 3:10 Fri-sat 12:30, 3:20 sun 12:50, 3:30 mon-Wed 3:35 sherloCk holmes: A GAme oF shAdows (PG) Thu 1:20, 4:00, 4:30, 6:50, 7:40, 10:00, 10:30 Fri-sat 1:00, 4:00, 4:30, 6:50, 7:30, 9:40, 10:15 sun 1:00, 4:00, 4:40, 6:50, 7:30, 9:40, 10:15 mon-Wed 3:30, 3:50, 6:10, 6:50, 8:50, 9:50 the sitter (14A) Thu 6:30, 9:00 the twiliGht sAGA: BreAkinG dAwn pArt 1 (PG) Thu 1:30, 4:10, 7:00, 9:40 Fri-sat 1:30, 4:10, 7:00, 10:00 sun 1:30, 4:20, 7:00, 10:00 mon-Wed 4:10, 7:00, 10:00
graNdE - YoNgE (CE) 4861 YoNgE sT, 416-590-9974
the Adventures oF tintin 3d (PG) Thu 12:40, 3:50, 6:50, 9:35 Fri-sun 12:40, 3:50, 6:50, 9:30 mon-Wed 3:50, 6:50, 9:30 the Artist (PG) Thu 12:05, 3:10, 6:20, 9:30 Fri-sun 1:10, 4:30, 7:00, 9:45 mon-Wed 4:30, 7:00, 9:45 the desCendAnts (14A) Thu 1:10, 4:10, 7:00, 9:55 Fri-sun 12:55, 4:15, 7:05, 9:55 mon-Wed 4:15, 7:05, 9:55 hAnsel And Gretel: met operA holidAy enCore Thu 11:00 huGo 3d (PG) Thu 12:30, 4:20 Fri-sat 1:20, 4:20, 7:20, 10:15 sun 1:20, 4:20, 7:20, 10:05 mon 4:20, 7:20, 10:00 Tue-Wed 4:20, 7:20, 10:05 the metropolitAn operA: don GiovAnni - enCore mon 6:30 mission: impossiBle – Ghost protoCol (PG) Thu 12:10, 12:50, 3:20, 4:00, 6:30, 7:10, 9:40, 10:30 Fri-sat 12:10, 12:50, 3:20, 4:00, 6:30, 7:10, 9:40, 10:20 sun 12:10, 12:50, 3:20, 4:00, 6:30, 7:10, 9:40, 10:10 mon-Wed 3:20, 4:00, 6:30, 7:10, 9:40, 10:10 new yeAr’s eve (PG) Thu 7:20, 10:20 Fri-sat 10:10 sun, Tue-Wed 10:00 tinker tAilor soldier spy (14A) Thu-sat 12:20, 3:40, 6:40, 9:50 sun 12:30, 3:40, 6:40, 9:50 mon-Wed 3:40, 6:40, 9:50 wAr horse (PG) Thu 12:00, 3:25, 6:45, 10:05 Fri-sun 12:00, 3:25, 6:45, 10:00 mon-Wed 3:25, 6:45, 10:00 we BouGht A Zoo (PG) Thu 1:10, 4:05, 7:05, 10:15 Fri-sat 1:05, 4:05, 7:15, 10:25 sun 1:05, 4:05, 6:55, 9:50 mon 6:55, 9:50 Tue-Wed 4:05, 6:55, 9:50 younG Adult (14A) Thu 1:30, 4:40, 7:30, 10:00 Fri-sun 1:40, 4:40, 7:30 mon 4:25 Tue-Wed 4:40, 7:30
silvErCiTY FairviEW (CE)
FairviEW mall, 1800 shEppard avE E, 416-644-7746 the Adventures oF tintin 3d (PG) Thu 11:40, 2:15, 5:00, 7:40, 10:40 Fri 1:50, 4:50, 7:30, 10:15 sat-sun 11:40, 2:20, 5:00, 7:45, 10:20 mon-Wed 1:50, 4:50, 7:30, 10:10 Alvin And the Chipmunks: ChipwreCked (G) Thu 11:50, 2:10, 4:30, 7:20 Fri 12:45, 3:00, 5:25, 7:50 sat-sun 11:30, 1:45, 4:00, 6:15, 8:30 mon-Tue 12:45, 3:00, 5:25, 7:45 Wed 3:10, 5:25, 7:45 the BridGe on the river kwAi Wed 7:00 the dArkest hour 3d (PG) Thu 12:40, 3:00, 5:30, 8:10, 10:45 Fri 10:10 sat-sun 10:50 mon-Wed 10:05 the devil inside Thu 10:25 Fri 1:30, 3:45, 6:10, 8:30, 10:45 sat-sun 11:45, 2:00, 4:15, 6:30, 8:45, 10:55 monWed 1:30, 3:45, 6:00, 8:15, 10:30 the Girl with the drAGon tAttoo (18A) Thu 12:10, 3:40, 7:10, 10:40 Fri, mon-Wed 12:30, 3:50, 7:15, 10:35 sat-sun 12:00, 3:20, 6:45, 10:15 hAppy Feet two (PG) Thu 11:35, 2:05 Fri 12:25, 2:50 satsun 11:50, 2:30 mon-Wed 1:45 mission: impossiBle – Ghost protoCol (PG) Thu 1:30, 4:40, 7:50, 10:55 Fri, mon-Wed 1:20, 4:20, 7:20, 10:25 sat-sun 1:30, 4:30, 7:30, 10:30 new yeAr’s eve (PG) Thu 4:45, 7:35 Fri 5:20, 8:00, 10:40 sat-sun 5:10, 8:00, 10:45 mon-Tue 4:15, 7:00, 10:15 Wed 4:15, 10:15 sherloCk holmes: A GAme oF shAdows (PG) Thu 1:20, 4:20, 7:30, 10:30 Fri 1:40, 4:40, 7:40, 10:30 sat-sun 1:50, 4:45, 7:40, 10:40 mon-Wed 1:40, 4:40, 7:40, 10:35 the sitter (14A) Thu 10:00 wAr horse (PG) Thu 12:30, 4:00, 7:15, 10:35 Fri, monWed 12:35, 4:00, 7:10, 10:20 sat-sun 12:20, 3:50, 7:10, 10:25 we BouGht A Zoo (PG) Thu 11:30, 2:20, 5:10, 8:00, 10:50 Fri 1:10, 4:10, 7:00, 10:00 sat-sun 11:25, 2:10, 4:55, 7:50, 10:35 mon-Tue 1:10, 4:10, 7:05, 10:00 Wed 4:10, 7:05, 10:00
silvErCiTY YorkdalE (CE) 3401 duFFEriN sT, 416-787-4432
the Adventures oF tintin 3d (PG) Thu 1:55, 4:55, 7:55 Fri-sat 1:45, 4:40, 7:35, 10:30 sun 1:25, 4:20, 7:15, 10:10 mon-Wed 1:10, 4:05, 7:00, 9:55 Alvin And the Chipmunks: ChipwreCked (G) Thu 12:50, 3:15, 5:40, 8:05 Fri-sat 1:10, 3:30, 5:50, 8:15, 10:35 sun 1:00, 3:15, 5:35, 7:55, 10:15 mon-Wed 2:45, 5:10, 7:30, 9:50
the dArkest hour 3d (PG) Thu 1:00, 3:25, 5:50, 8:15, 10:40 Fri-sat 1:10, 3:30, 5:55, 8:15, 10:35 sun 12:45, 3:05, 5:25, 7:45, 10:05 mon-Wed 1:45, 4:05, 7:25, 9:45 the devil inside Thu 10:55 Fri-sat 1:45, 4:00, 6:15, 8:30, 10:45 sun 1:15, 3:30, 5:45, 8:00, 10:15 mon-Wed 1:00, 3:15, 5:30, 7:45, 10:00 the Girl with the drAGon tAttoo (18A) Thu 12:00, 3:25, 7:00, 10:35 Fri-sat 12:30, 3:50, 7:15, 10:40 sun 1:25, 4:50, 8:15 mon-Wed 1:30, 4:40, 8:05 hAppy Feet two (PG) Thu 12:00, 5:25 Fri 12:40 sat 1:55 sun-Wed 1:30 huGo (PG) Thu 4:10 Fri-sat 1:05, 4:00 sun-Wed 12:45, 3:35 mission: impossiBle – Ghost protoCol (PG) Thu 1:15, 4:30, 7:10, 7:50, 10:20, 11:00 Fri-sat 1:30, 4:35, 6:55, 7:40, 10:00, 10:45 sun 1:00, 4:05, 6:30, 7:10, 9:35, 10:15 monWed 1:00, 4:05, 6:30, 7:10, 9:30, 10:15 the muppets (G) Thu 1:20 new yeAr’s eve (PG) Thu 2:35, 8:00, 10:50 Fri 3:20, 6:20, 9:15 sat 4:30, 7:35, 10:25 sun 4:10, 7:00, 9:50 mon-Wed 4:00, 6:55, 9:45 sherloCk holmes: A GAme oF shAdows (PG) Thu 1:30, 4:35, 7:40, 10:45 Fri-sat 1:35, 4:35, 7:40, 10:40 sun 1:10, 4:10, 7:10, 10:10 mon-Wed 1:10, 4:10, 7:10, 9:55 the sitter (14A) Thu 10:30 wAr horse (PG) Thu 12:30, 3:50, 7:10, 10:30 we BouGht A Zoo (PG) Thu 1:45, 4:45, 7:45, 10:45 Fri-sat 1:35, 4:35, 7:30, 10:30 sun 1:15, 4:10, 7:05, 10:00 monWed 1:05, 4:00, 6:55, 9:50
scarborough 401 & morNiNgsidE (CE) 785 milNEr avE, sCarborough, 416-281-2226
the Adventures oF tintin 3d (PG) Thu 12:20, 3:00, 5:35, 8:10, 10:45 Fri-sun 2:30, 5:20, 8:00, 10:25 mon, Wed 7:00, 9:30 Tue 5:00, 8:00, 10:30 Alvin And the Chipmunks: ChipwreCked (G) Thu 1:30, 3:55, 6:05, 8:20 Fri-sun 1:15, 3:30, 5:40, 7:50, 10:00 mon, Wed 6:50, 9:00 Tue 3:20, 5:25, 7:30, 9:40 Arthur ChristmAs (G) Thu 2:00, 4:20 the dArkest hour 3d (PG) Thu 1:00, 3:20, 5:45, 8:05, 10:45 Fri-sat 1:05, 3:50, 6:00, 8:20, 10:35 sun 1:05, 3:50, 6:00, 8:20, 10:25 mon, Wed 7:30, 9:55 Tue 3:20, 5:40, 8:00, 10:15 the devil inside Thu 10:30 Fri-sat 1:45, 4:10, 6:10, 8:15, 10:25 sun 1:45, 4:10, 6:10, 8:15, 10:15 mon, Wed 7:45, 10:10 Tue 3:30, 5:35, 7:45, 10:10 the Girl with the drAGon tAttoo (18A) Thu 3:10, 6:40, 10:10 Fri-sun 3:15, 6:35, 9:55 mon, Wed 6:30, 9:45 Tue 5:00, 8:15 hAppy Feet two (PG) Thu 12:35, 3:40 Fri-sun 2:15, 4:40 mission: impossiBle – Ghost protoCol (PG) Thu 12:25, 1:10, 3:30, 4:30, 6:30, 7:30, 9:30, 10:40 Fri-sat 1:00, 1:30, 3:50, 4:30, 6:45, 7:30, 9:40, 10:30 sun 1:00, 1:30, 3:50, 4:30, 6:45, 7:30, 9:40, 10:20 mon, Wed 7:10, 10:05 Tue 4:10, 7:10, 10:05 new yeAr’s eve (PG) Thu 6:50, 9:45 Fri-sun 7:00, 9:50 sherloCk holmes: A GAme oF shAdows (PG) Thu 1:45, 4:40, 7:00, 7:40, 9:55, 10:40 Fri-sat 2:00, 4:50, 7:40, 10:35 sun 2:00, 4:50, 7:40, 10:25 mon, Wed 7:20, 10:10 Tue 4:30, 7:20, 10:10 wAr horse (PG) Thu 12:50, 4:15, 7:20, 10:35 Fri-sun 1:00, 4:00, 7:10, 10:15 mon, Wed 6:40, 9:45 Tue 3:40, 6:45, 9:50 we BouGht A Zoo (PG) Thu 1:20, 4:10, 7:10, 10:20 Frisun 1:20, 4:20, 7:20, 10:15 mon, Wed 7:15, 10:00 Tue 4:20
ColisEum sCarborough (CE) sCarborough ToWN CENTrE, 416-290-5217
the Adventures oF tintin 3d (PG) Thu 12:05, 2:40, 5:20, 8:00, 10:40 Fri-sat 12:15, 2:50, 5:30, 8:10, 10:55 sunWed 1:20, 4:30, 7:25, 10:10 Arthur ChristmAs (G) Thu 12:45, 3:20 Fri-sat 12:15, 3:00 sun-Wed 1:00, 3:30 the dArkest hour 3d (PG) Thu-sat 12:20, 2:45, 5:15, 7:55, 10:20 sun-Wed 1:45, 4:40, 7:05, 9:40 the devil inside Thu 10:45 Fri-sat 12:25, 2:40, 5:00, 8:05, 10:30 sun-Wed 1:15, 4:15, 7:15, 10:15 the Girl with the drAGon tAttoo (18A) Thu 12:10, 2:30, 3:55, 6:30, 7:30, 10:25, 10:55 Fri-sat 12:20, 3:55, 6:30, 7:30, 10:00, 10:55 sun-Wed 1:30, 5:30, 6:00, 9:00, 9:30 mission: impossiBle – Ghost protoCol (PG) Thu 12:15, 1:15, 3:40, 4:20, 6:55, 7:25, 9:55, 10:30 Fri-sat 12:30, 1:15, 3:40, 4:20, 6:50, 7:25, 9:55, 10:40 sun-Wed 2:00, 3:00, 5:50, 6:50, 9:05, 10:05 new yeAr’s eve (PG) Thu 1:50, 4:50, 7:50, 10:50 Fri-sat 1:50, 4:50, 7:50, 11:00 sun-Wed 1:25, 4:20, 7:10, 10:00 the sitter (14A) Thu 1:30, 3:45, 6:00, 8:15, 10:35 Fri-sat 1:25, 3:45, 6:00, 8:15, 10:35 sun-Wed 1:35, 3:55, 6:45, 9:10 wAr horse (PG) Thu 12:25, 3:50, 7:15, 10:35 Fri-sat 12:35, 3:50, 7:15, 10:40 sun-Wed 2:30, 6:30, 9:50 we BouGht A Zoo (PG) Thu 1:40, 4:35, 7:40, 10:50 Frisat 1:40, 4:35, 7:40, 10:45 sun-Wed 1:00, 4:00, 7:00, 9:55 won’t lAst A dAy without you Fri-sat 12:40, 4:00, 7:20, 10:25 sun-Wed 1:05, 4:05, 6:55, 9:35 younG Adult (14A) Thu 12:40, 3:10, 5:40, 8:10
EgliNToN ToWN CENTrE (CE) 1901 EgliNToN avE E, 416-752-4494
the Adventures oF tintin 3d (PG) Thu 12:00, 2:40, 5:20, 8:00, 10:45 Fri-sat 12:00, 2:40, 5:20, 8:00, 10:40 sun 1:20, 4:00, 6:45, 9:30 mon-Wed 4:20, 7:00, 9:40 Alvin And the Chipmunks: ChipwreCked (G) Thu 12:10, 1:10, 2:30, 3:30, 4:50, 5:50, 8:15 Fri-sat 11:50, 1:10, 2:10, 3:30, 4:30, 5:50, 8:15, 10:35 sun 11:50, 12:50, 2:10, 3:10, 4:30, 5:30, 7:45, 10:05 mon, Wed 3:30, 4:15, 7:00 Tue 3:30, 4:30, 6:45, 9:00 Arthur ChristmAs (G) Thu 11:40, 2:10, 4:45 the BridGe on the river kwAi Wed 7:00 the dArkest hour 3d (PG) Thu 1:00, 3:30, 6:00, 8:30, 10:55 Fri-sat 12:50, 3:20, 5:50, 8:25, 10:55 sun 11:45, 2:20, 4:50, 7:20, 9:45 mon-Wed 5:20, 7:45, 10:10 the desCendAnts (14A) Thu 11:55, 2:35, 5:15, 8:05, 10:50 Fri-sat 11:55, 2:35, 5:25, 8:10, 11:00 sun 1:15, 4:10, 7:00, 9:50 mon-Wed 4:45, 7:30, 10:15 the devil inside Thu 10:40 Fri-sat 11:45, 1:55, 4:00, 6:15, 8:30, 10:45 sun 1:00, 3:20, 5:40, 7:55, 10:15 mon-Wed 3:35, 5:40, 7:50, 10:00
the Girl with the drAGon tAttoo (18A) Thu 11:30, 3:10, 6:50, 7:15, 10:30, 11:00 Fri-sat 12:30, 4:00, 6:50, 7:30, 10:20, 10:55 sun 1:10, 4:40, 6:45, 8:10, 10:15 monWed 4:40, 5:45, 8:10, 9:10 huGo (PG) Thu 1:45, 4:30, 7:25 Fri-sun 1:20, 4:20, 7:15 mon-Wed 4:00, 6:45 the metropolitAn operA: don GiovAnni - enCore mon 6:30 mission: impossiBle – Ghost protoCol (PG) Thu 12:30, 1:30, 3:40, 4:40, 7:00, 7:50, 10:15, 11:00 Fri-sat 12:40, 1:30, 3:45, 4:40, 6:50, 7:50, 9:55, 11:00 sun 12:40, 1:50, 3:45, 5:00, 6:50, 8:05, 9:55 mon-Wed 3:40, 4:20, 6:40, 7:15, 9:40, 10:15 the muppets (G) Thu 12:00, 2:40 Fri-sat 1:50, 4:45 sun 1:05, 3:50 mon-Wed 4:25 new yeAr’s eve (PG) Thu 5:25, 8:15, 10:55 Fri-sat 7:35, 10:25 sun 6:40, 9:50 mon-Wed 7:10, 9:55 sherloCk holmes: A GAme oF shAdows (PG) Thu 12:40, 1:45, 3:40, 4:45, 6:55, 7:45, 10:00, 10:50 Fri-sat 12:45, 1:45, 3:45, 4:45, 6:55, 7:45, 10:00, 10:50 sun 11:45, 12:45, 2:35, 3:45, 5:40, 6:55, 8:35, 10:00 mon-Wed 3:45, 5:15, 6:40, 8:15, 9:35 the sitter (14A) Thu 10:20 the twiliGht sAGA: BreAkinG dAwn pArt 1 (PG) Thu 7:25, 10:05 Fri-sun 10:10 mon-Wed 9:35 wAr horse (PG) Thu 12:45, 4:00, 7:20, 10:40 Fri-sat 12:30, 3:55, 7:20, 10:50 sun 1:35, 4:55, 8:15 mon-Tue 5:10, 8:30 Wed 5:10, 8:10 we BouGht A Zoo (PG) Thu-sat 1:40, 4:35, 7:30, 10:30 sun 12:40, 3:40, 6:40, 9:40 mon-Wed 3:50, 6:50, 9:45 younG Adult (14A) Thu 12:20, 2:50, 5:20, 7:55, 10:25 Fri-sat 12:35, 3:05, 5:35, 8:05, 10:35 sun 2:20, 4:50, 7:25, 10:00 mon, Wed 4:30, 9:15 Tue 4:30, 6:55, 9:20
kENNEdY CommoNs 20 (amC) kENNEdY rd & 401, 416-335-5323
Alvin And the Chipmunks: ChipwreCked (G) Thu-sun 10:30, 11:30, 12:50, 1:40, 3:00, 4:00, 5:15, 6:15, 7:30, 8:30, 9:45 mon-Wed 1:40, 3:00, 4:00, 5:15, 6:15, 7:30, 8:30, 9:45 the desCendAnts (14A) Thu 11:15, 12:45, 2:15, 3:35, 5:05, 6:30, 7:50, 9:30 Fri-sun 11:15, 12:45, 2:15, 3:35, 5:05, 6:30, 7:50, 9:30, 10:30 mon-Wed 2:15, 3:35, 5:05, 6:30, 7:50, 9:30, 10:30 the dirty piCture (14A) Thu-sun 12:30, 3:45, 6:50, 10:20 mon-Wed 3:45, 6:50, 10:20 don 2 (14A) Thu 10:00, 1:30, 5:00, 8:30 Fri-sun 11:00, 2:30, 6:30, 10:00 mon-Wed 2:30, 6:30, 10:00 don 2 3d (14A) Thu 11:00, 2:30, 6:30, 7:30, 10:00, 10:30 Fri-Wed 1:30, 5:00, 8:30 J. edGAr (PG) Thu 10:15, 1:30, 4:30, 7:25, 10:35 Fri-Wed 1:30, 4:30, 7:25, 10:20 JACk And Jill (PG) Thu 10:30, 1:00, 3:20, 5:50, 8:30 Frisun 10:30, 1:00, 3:30 mon-Wed 3:30 lAdies vs. riCky BAhl (PG) Thu-sun 11:50, 3:40, 7:05, 10:25 mon-Wed 3:40, 7:05, 10:25 mArGin CAll Thu-sun 11:55, 2:20, 5:00, 7:30, 10:00 monWed 2:20, 5:00, 7:30, 10:00 moneyBAll (PG) Thu 7:10, 10:10 Fri-Wed 6:10, 9:15 the muppets (G) Thu 10:50, 1:35, 4:15 Fri-sun 10:50, 1:35, 4:15, 7:10, 10:10 mon-Wed 1:35, 4:15, 7:10, 10:10 my week with mArilyn (14A) Thu-sun 10:45, 1:15, 3:40, 6:20, 8:45 mon-Wed 3:40, 6:20, 8:45 plAyers 2:45, 6:45, 10:30 Fri-sun 11:15 mat rAJApAttAi Thu 11:40, 12:50, 3:05, 4:05, 6:15, 7:15, 9:40, 10:40 Fri-sun 11:40, 3:05, 6:15, 9:40 mon-Wed 3:05, 6:15, 9:40 sherloCk holmes: A GAme oF shAdows (PG) Thu 10:45, 11:30, 12:30, 1:45, 2:30, 3:45, 4:45, 5:45, 6:45, 8:45, 9:45, 10:45 Fri-sun 10:45, 11:30, 12:30, 1:45, 2:30, 3:45, 4:45, 5:45, 6:45, 7:45, 8:45, 9:45 mon-Wed 1:45, 2:30, 3:45, 4:45, 5:45, 6:45, 7:45, 8:45, 9:45 tower heist (PG) Thu-sun 10:40, 1:20, 4:00, 6:40, 9:20 mon-Wed 4:00, 6:40, 9:20 the twiliGht sAGA: BreAkinG dAwn pArt 1 (PG) Thusun 11:00, 1:50, 4:40, 7:20, 10:15 mon-Wed 1:50, 4:40, 7:20, 10:15
WoodsidE CiNEmas (i) 1571 saNdhursT CirClE, 416-299-3456
don 2 (14A) Thu 3:30, 6:30 Fri-Wed 3:30, 6:30, 9:30 nAnBAn Wed 4:15, 7:15, 10:30 plAyers Fri-sun 3:15, 6:30, 9:45 mon-Tue 3:00, 6:15, 9:30 Wed 3:00, 6:15 rAJApAttAi Thu 4:15, 7:15, 10:15 Fri-Tue 4:30, 10:00 uChithAnAi mukArnthAl Fri-Tue 7:15
GTA Regions mississauga
ColisEum mississauga (CE)
mission: impossiBle – Ghost protoCol: the imAX eXperienCe (PG) Thu-sat 11:00, 2:00, 5:00, 8:00, 11:00 sun-Wed 1:00, 4:00, 7:00, 10:00 the muppets (G) Thu-sat 11:20, 2:10, 4:50, 7:30 sun-Tue 1:40, 4:50, 7:30 Wed 4:50, 7:30 sherloCk holmes: A GAme oF shAdows (PG) Thu-sat 12:10, 1:10, 3:20, 4:30, 6:50, 7:40, 9:50, 10:40 sun-Tue 1:20, 3:20, 4:20, 6:20, 7:50, 9:10 Wed 2:40, 4:00, 6:20, 9:10 the sitter (14A) Thu-sat 5:10, 7:45, 10:15 sun-Wed 4:45, 7:10, 9:20 the twiliGht sAGA: BreAkinG dAwn pArt 1 (PG) Thu 12:30, 3:50, 6:40, 9:20 Fri-sat 12:30, 3:50, 6:40, 9:30 sunWed 1:00, 3:50, 6:50, 9:30 A very hArold & kumAr ChristmAs (18A) Thu 10:10 Fri-sat 10:20 sun-Wed 10:00
CourTNEY park 16 (amC)
110 CourTNEY park E aT huroNTario, 888-262-4386 the Adventures oF tintin 3d (PG) 2:00, 4:30, 7:15, 10:00 Thu-Fri, sun 11:15 mat the Adventures oF tintin: An imAX 3d eXperienCe (PG) Thu 1:30 Fri-sun 10:30 mon-Wed 2:00 the Adventures oF tintin (PG) sat 10:00 Alvin And the Chipmunks: ChipwreCked (G) Thu 10:30, 1:00, 3:15, 5:30, 7:50, 10:10 Fri-sun 12:45, 3:15, 5:30, 7:50, 10:10 mon-Wed 3:15, 5:30, 7:50, 10:10 Arthur ChristmAs 3d (G) Thu 10:40 the dArkest hour 3d (PG) Thu-sun 11:20, 3:50, 8:20 mon-Wed 3:50, 8:20 the dArkest hour (PG) Thu 1:35, 6:00, 10:30 Fri-sun 1:35, 6:00, 10:35 mon-Wed 6:00, 10:35 the desCendAnts (14A) Thu 7:50 10:25 Fri-Wed 7:25, 10:25 the devil inside Thu 9:00 Fri-sun 11:00, 1:00, 3:15, 5:45, 8:15, 10:45 mon-Wed 3:15, 5:45, 8:15, 10:45 the Girl with the drAGon tAttoo (18A) Thu 10:45, 1:05, 2:15, 4:25, 5:45, 7:40, 9:30, 11:00 Fri-sun 10:45, 12:15, 2:15, 3:30, 5:40, 7:00, 9:30, 10:15 mon-Wed 2:15, 3:30, 5:40, 7:00, 9:30, 10:15 huGo (PG) Thu 1:20, 4:00 mission: impossiBle – Ghost protoCol (PG) Thu 10:30, 11:00, 2:00, 5:15, 7:00, 8:30, 10:00, 11:30 Fri-sat 10:45, 11:45, 1:45, 2:45, 4:45, 5:45, 8:15, 8:45, 11:10 sun 10:45, 1:45, 2:45, 4:45, 5:45, 8:15, 8:45 mon-Wed 2:45, 4:45, 5:45, 8:15, 8:45 mission: impossiBle – Ghost protoCol: the imAX eXperienCe (PG) Thu 10:30, 4:15, 7:45, 11:00 Fri-sun 1:00, 4:15, 7:45, 10:40 mon-Wed 4:15, 7:45, 10:40 the muppets (G) Thu 11:35, 2:25, 5:05 Fri-sun 11:35, 2:20, 4:50 mon-Wed 2:20, 4:50 new yeAr’s eve (PG) Thu-sun 1:40, 4:40, 7:30, 10:30 mon-Wed 4:40, 7:30, 10:30 sherloCk holmes: A GAme oF shAdows (PG) Thu 11:00, 11:30, 2:00, 2:30, 5:00, 5:30, 8:00, 11:00 Fri-sun 11:15, 1:00, 2:15, 4:00, 5:00, 7:30, 8:00, 10:15, 10:45 monWed 2:15, 4:00, 5:00, 7:30, 8:00, 10:15, 10:45 the sitter (14A) Thu 1:05, 3:15, 5:35 wAr horse (PG) Thu 10:30, 12:45, 1:50, 4:00, 5:10, 7:40, 8:20, 10:50, 11:25 Fri-sun 10:30, 12:20, 1:45, 3:45, 5:00, 7:00, 8:30, 10:20 mon-Wed 2:00, 3:45, 5:00, 7:00, 8:30, 10:20 we BouGht A Zoo (PG) Thu 11:45, 2:45, 5:45, 8:45, 11:25 Fri-sun 11:45, 2:45, 5:45, 8:45 mon-Wed 2:45, 5:45, 8:45 younG Adult (14A) Thu 8:15, 10:45
silvErCiTY mississauga (CE) hWY 5, EasT oF hWY 403, 905-569-3373
the Adventures oF tintin 3d (PG) Thu 11:30, 2:10, 4:50, 7:30, 10:10 Fri-sun 1:30, 4:15, 7:00, 9:55 mon-Tue 4:10, 6:55, 9:50 Wed 3:55, 9:50 Alvin And the Chipmunks: ChipwreCked (G) Thu 12:00, 1:00, 2:25, 3:25, 4:45, 6:20, 7:15, 9:00, 9:40 Fri-sun 12:00, 1:00, 2:25, 3:25, 4:50, 6:50, 7:25, 9:45 mon 3:35, 4:30, 6:50 Tue-Wed 3:45, 4:30, 6:15, 6:50, 9:10 the Artist (PG) Thu 12:30, 3:50, 6:45, 9:30 Fri-sun 12:35, 3:35, 6:35, 9:15 mon-Wed 3:30, 6:35, 9:15 the dArkest hour 3d (PG) Thu 12:40, 3:00, 5:20, 7:45, 10:15 Fri-sun 12:30, 2:45, 5:00, 7:20, 9:40 mon-Wed 4:40, 7:20, 9:40 the desCendAnts (14A) Thu 12:15, 3:40, 6:30, 9:20 Frisun 12:15, 3:15, 6:25, 9:20 mon-Wed 3:40, 6:25, 9:20 huGo 3d (PG) Fri 12:45, 3:55, 6:55, 9:50 sat-sun 12:45, 3:50, 6:55, 9:50 mon-Wed 4:00, 7:00, 9:55 the metropolitAn operA: don GiovAnni - enCore mon 6:30 the muppets (G) Thu 11:40, 2:20, 5:00, 7:40, 10:20 Frisun 12:55, 3:40, 6:40, 9:35 mon-Wed 3:50, 6:40, 9:25 new yeAr’s eve (PG) Thu 1:15, 4:05, 6:55, 9:55 Fri-sun 1:20, 4:10, 7:10, 10:00 mon-Wed 4:20, 7:10, 10:00 we BouGht A Zoo (PG) Thu 12:55, 3:55, 7:05, 10:05 Frisun 1:10, 4:05, 7:05, 10:05 mon-Wed 4:05, 7:05, 10:00 younG Adult (14A) Thu 11:50, 2:30, 5:10, 7:50, 10:15 Frisun 9:30 mon-Wed 9:35
North
squarE oNE, 309 raThburN rd W, 905-275-3456
Colossus (CE)
Alvin And the Chipmunks: ChipwreCked (G) Thu 11:00, 11:40, 1:20, 2:20, 3:40, 4:40, 6:00, 7:20 Fri-sat 11:00, 11:40, 1:20, 2:20, 3:35, 4:40, 7:20, 9:40 sun-Wed 1:30, 2:20, 3:40, 4:30, 6:40, 8:50 the BridGe on the river kwAi Wed 7:00 the dArkest hour 3d (PG) Thu-sat 12:20, 2:50, 5:20, 7:50, 10:30 sun-Wed 2:50, 5:20, 7:40, 9:55 the devil inside Thu 9:40 Fri-sat 11:30, 1:50, 4:10, 6:30, 8:45, 11:00 sun-Wed 1:50, 4:10, 7:20, 9:40 the Girl with the drAGon tAttoo (18A) Thu 11:10, 2:40, 3:30, 6:20, 7:10, 10:00, 10:50 Fri-sat 11:10, 2:40, 6:20, 7:10, 10:00, 10:50 sun-Wed 1:10, 4:40, 6:30, 8:10, 9:50 hAnsel And Gretel: met operA holidAy enCore Thu 11:00 hAppy Feet two (PG) Thu 11:30, 2:30 Fri-sat 11:50, 2:30 sun-Wed 2:10 immortAls 3d (18A) Thu 8:15 mission: impossiBle – Ghost protoCol (PG) Thu 12:00, 12:45, 3:10, 4:00, 6:10, 7:00, 9:30, 10:20 Fri-sat 12:00, 12:45, 3:10, 4:00, 6:10, 7:00, 9:20, 10:10 sun-Wed 2:00, 3:00, 5:00, 6:00, 8:00, 9:00
the Adventures oF tintin 3d (PG) Thu-sat 11:20, 2:10, 4:55, 7:35, 10:10 sun 1:10, 4:20, 6:50, 9:35 mon-Wed 3:45, 6:15, 8:45 the Adventures oF tintin (PG) Thu-sun 12:20, 3:10 mon-Wed 4:30 Alvin And the Chipmunks: ChipwreCked (G) Thu-sat 11:10, 12:00, 1:30, 2:20, 3:50, 4:50, 6:15, 7:20, 8:40, 9:40 sun 12:05, 12:40, 2:20, 3:00, 4:50, 6:00, 7:10, 8:20, 9:20 mon-Wed 3:50, 4:20, 6:00, 6:30, 8:10, 8:40 Another eArth (14A) mon-Wed 3:55 Arthur ChristmAs (G) Thu 11:25, 2:05, 4:45, 7:25 Fri-sat 11:25, 2:05, 4:45 sun 1:15, 3:50 the dArkest hour 3d (PG) Thu-sat 11:40, 2:15, 5:05, 7:45, 10:20 sun 1:20, 4:05, 7:35, 10:25 mon-Wed 4:15, 6:45, 9:20 the desCendAnts (14A) Thu-sat 1:00, 3:55, 7:00, 9:55 sun 1:05, 3:45, 6:45, 9:55 mon-Wed 4:25, 7:10, 9:50 the devil inside Thu 10:00 Fri-sat 12:25, 3:00, 5:20, 7:50, 10:25 sun 12:30, 2:50, 5:10, 7:25, 9:50 mon-Wed 4:40, 7:20, 9:40
hWY 400 & 7, 905-851-1001
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thu 5 – The Lord Of The Rings: The Return Of The King (2003) D: Peter Jackson. ñ 2 pm. Canada’s Top Ten: Monsieur Lazhar (2011) D: Philippe Falardeau. 8 pm. Fri 6 – Romancing The Stone (1984) D: Robert Zemeckis. 2 pm. Canada’s Top Ten: Monsieur Lazhar. 4 pm. Keyhole (2011) D: Guy Maddin. 7 pm. Edwin Boyd (2011) D: Nathan Morlando. 9:30 pm. sat 7 – Canada’s Top Ten: Keyhole. 4 pm. Hobo With A Shotgun (2011) D: Jason Eisener. 9 pm. sun 8 – Canada’s Top Ten Shorts: Program A. 7 pm; Program B. 8:30 pm. tue 10 – Canada’s Top Ten: Hobo With A Shotgun. 4 pm. Starbuck (2011) D: Ken Scott. 7 pm.
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thu 5 – Puss In Boots 3-D (2011) D: Chris Miller. 2 pm. Real Steel (2011) D: Shawn Levy. 4 pm. J. Edgar (2011) D: Clint Eastwood. 6:45 pm. Ides Of March (2011) D: George Clooney. 9:30 pm. Fri 6-sun 8 – Happy Feet Two 3-D (2011) D: George Miller. 2 pm. My Week With Marilyn (2011) D: Simon Curtis. 4:15 & 7 pm. Margin Call (2011) D: JC Chandor. 9:15 pm. Mon 9-tue 10 – My Week With Marilyn. 7 pm. Margin Call. 9:15 pm. Wed 11 – My Week With Marilyn. 1:30 & 7 pm. Martha Marcy May Marlene (2011) D: Sean Durkin. 9:15 pm.
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thu 5-Fri 6– Rocky Mountain Express. 11 am, 1 & 3 pm. Under The Sea. 2 & 4 pm. Tornado Alley. Noon & 5 pm. sat 7 – Rocky Mountain Express. 11 am, 1, 3 & 8 pm. Tornado Alley. Noon, 5 & 7 pm. Under The Sea. 2 & 4 pm. sun 8-Wed 11 – Rocky Mountain Express. 11 am, 1 & 3 pm. Tornado Alley. Noon & 5 pm. Under The Sea. 2 & 4 pm.
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thu 5 – Cave Of Forgotten Dreams (2010) D: Werner Herzog. 1 pm. Buck ñ (2011) D: Cindy Meehl. 3 pm. Le Havre (2011)
D: Aki Kaurismäki. 5 pm. Inheritors (1998) D: Stefan Ruzowitzky. 7 pm. Millennium Bug (1998) D: Lee Lanier. 9 pm. Fri 6 – Inheritors. 1 pm. Cave Of Forgotten Dreams. 3 pm. Buck. 5 pm. Dragonslayer (1981) D: Matthew Robbins. 7 pm. Le Havre. 9 pm. sat 7 – Cave Of Forgotten Dreams. 1 pm. Buck. 3 pm. Le Havre. 5 pm. Dragonslayer. 7 pm. Fists Of Fury (1972) D: Wei Lo. 9 pm. Karate Kiba/The Bodyguard (1976) D: Ryuichi Takamori and Simon Nuchtern. 11 pm. sun 8 – Cave Of Forgotten Dreams. Noon. Buck. 2 pm. Le Havre. 4 pm. Sholay (1975) D: Ramesh Sippy. 6 pm. Dragonslayer. 9 pm. Mon 9 – Inheritors. 1 pm. Cave Of Forgotten
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thu 5 – Kid Dracula: Nosferatu (1922) D: FW Murnau w/ soundtrack from Radiohead’s Kid A and OK Computer. 7 pm. A Brief History Of 3-D Movies. 9 pm. sat 7– Metropolis (1926) D: Fritz Lang. 7 pm. sun 8 – Steppenwolf (1974) D: Fred Haines. 1 pm. Siddhartha (1972) D: Conrad Rooks. 3 pm. Urban Wisdom (2003) D: Jane Jacobs. 5 pm. Best Of Bugs Bunny & Friends Part One. 7 pm. Women In Love (1969) D: Ken Russell. 9 pm. Mon 9 – Orphans Of The Storm (1921) D: DW Griffith. 2 pm. The Cocoanuts (1929) D: Robert Florey and Joseph Santley. 5 pm. The Spiders (1919) D: Fritz Lang. 7 pm. tue 10 – Duck You Sucker (1971) D: Sergio Leone. 2 pm. The Great McGinty (1940) D: Preston Sturges. 5 pm. The Dreamers (2003) D: Bernardo Bertolucci. 7 pm. Band Of Outsiders (1964) D: Jean Luc Goddard. 9 pm. Wed 11 – 1900 (1977) D: Bernardo Bertolucci. 2 pm. Zecharia Sitchin: Are We Alone In The Universe? (1978) D: George Gale. 5 pm. No Direction Home: Bob Dylan (2005) D: Martin Scorsese. 7 pm.
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thu 5 – Puss In Boots (2011) D: Chris Miller. 2 pm. Ides Of March (2011) D: George ñ Clooney. 4 & 9:15 pm. Margin Call (2011) D: JC Chandor. 7 pm.
Fri 6-sun 8 – Happy Feet Two (2011) D: George
Miller. 2 pm. My Week With Marilyn (2011) D: Simon Curtis. 4 & 7pm. Margin Call. 9:15 pm. Mon 9-tue 10 – My Week With Marilyn. 7 pm. Margin Call. 9:15 pm. Wed 11 – My Week With Marilyn. 1 & 9:15 pm.
The Skin I Live In (2011) D: Pedro Almodóvar. 7 pm.
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thu 5 – Immortals (2011) D: Tarsem Singh. 7 pm. J. Edgar (2011) D: Clint Eastwood. 9 pm. Fri 6– Finding Fidel D: Bay Weyman. 7 pm. J. Edgar. 9 pm. sat 7 – Margin Call (2011) D: JC Chandor. 7 pm. J. Edgar. 9 pm. sun 8 – J. Edgar. 4:30 & 9 pm. Margin Call. 7 pm. Mon 9 – Closed. tue 10 – Le Havre. 7 pm. Margin Call. 9 pm. Wed 11 – Margin Call. 7 pm. Le Havre. 9 pm.
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thu 5-Fri 6 – Check website for schedule. sat 7 – Dolomite (1975) D: D’Urville Martin. 9:30 pm. Blood For Dracula (1974) D: Paul Morrissey. 11:30 pm. sun 8-Wed 11 – Check website for schedule.
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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 5-Wed 11 – 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. Fri 6 – Zeitgeist Toronto presents the documentary UNGRIP (2011) D: Ben Stewart. Q&A w/ director to follow screening. 7 pm. Free. OISE, 252 Bloor W. zeitgeist-toronto.com. Andrew Harvey presents Dancing In The Flames (2009) D: Adam Greydon Reid, a documentary about writer and Jungian analyst Marion Woodman. 7:30 pm. $25. Carrot Common, 348 Danforth. 416-535-1870. 3
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Savage Love By Dan Savage
Why do most people assume that all nonmonogamous relationships are destined to fail? Because we only hear about the ones that do. If a three-way or an affair was a factor in a divorce or breakup, we hear all about it. But we rarely hear from happy couples who aren’t monogamous, because they don’t want to be perceived as dangerous sex maniacs who are destined to divorce. This state of affairs – couples who experimented with nonmonogamy and wound up divorced won’t shut up; couples who experimented with nonmonogamy and are still together won’t speak up – allows smug and insecure monogamists to run around insisting that there’s no such thing as happy, stable monogamish couples. “You know lots of couples who have had three-ways and flings who aren’t divorced,” I told the skeptics a few weeks ago, “you just don’t know you know them.” In an effort to introduce the skeptics to some happily monogamish couples, I invited coupled people who’d had successful flings, affairs, three-ways and swinging experiences to write in and share their stories. The response was overwhelming – I may do a book – and I’m turning over the rest of this week’s column to their stories.
my husband and i have issues like
any couple, but I still smile when I see him walk into a room, and he still takes my hand when we’re walking down the street. For the past seven years, we have been “monogamish.” It started off with a discussion of “If you ever cheat on me and it’s a one-time thing, I wouldn’t want to know.” Then, when he turned 40, we had a threesome with a female friend. When I actually saw him “in the moment,” I didn’t have the jealous feelings I had always feared. There is no question that our relationship is our first priority, but just the possibility of a little strange now and then makes him feel like a stud. (And I reap the benefits!) I don’t much care for sex without emotion and affection, so my flings have been rather limited. We haven’t told our families or more than a couple of friends. I don’t want to deal with the judgment of others.
For the First Five years oF my mar-
riage, everything was great: lots of sex, both GGG, lots of love. Then my wife’s libido failed. Whatever the problem was, she couldn’t articulate it. After a year where we’d had sex twice, I reached out to someone else. I used Craigslist and I was honest: I explained that I had no intention of leaving my wife and that I was looking for someone in a situation similar to mine. It took months to find the right person. We struck up a yearslong affair. At the same time, I had a wonderful-yet-sexless marriage. Then, after nearly four years, a strange thing happened: my wife’s libido came back strong. To this day, she cannot explain why it left or why it came back. With the reason for my affair gone, I ended things with my fuck buddy. And you know what? Years of honest talk made this easy. She understood; we went our separate ways.
so i had a Four-year aFFair without
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getting caught. Here’s how I pulled it off: I never told anyone about it ever, I chose a partner who wanted exactly what I wanted, we didn’t film ourselves (as hot as that sounded), we used con-
doms, I kept my computer clear of any evidence, and we never called or texted each other.
my husband and i are monogamish
but also LMGs – legally married gays. We feel tremendous pressure to be perfect. The thing is, we are perfect. We love each other, we support each other, and we have amazing sex with each other – and the occasional cameo performer, who is always treated with respect. (We have a rule about not inviting someone into our bedroom whom we wouldn’t be friends with outside the bedroom.) That said, the fact that Ron and Nancy down the street are swingers will raise eyebrows, but it won’t impact the perceived legitimacy of mixed-gender marriage. But if Ed and Ted happen to invite a third into their bedroom, that would prove that gays are destroying marriage/the country/the fabric of the universe. Even other gays get judgmental. So, at least for now, our monogamishness is on a strictly need-toknow basis. And who needs to know? Just our sex-positive doctor and the occasional hot third who gets a golden ticket into our bedroom.
i agree with you that we rarely hear
about successful marriages that are open. How do I know? I just discovered that my parents are swingers – and they have been married for 26 years!
my husband, almost exactly 10 years
older than me, confessed a cuckold fetish to me shortly before our fifth anniversary. I said no, but a seed was planted: Whenever I would develop a crush on another man, it would occur to me that I could sleep with him if I wanted to. Five years later, my boyfriend of two years, who happens to be exactly 10 years younger than me, was one of the guests at our 10th anniversary party. My boyfriend is a good-looking grad student who adores me and values my husband’s advice about his education and career plans. He treats my husband with the perfect blend of affection and con-
tempt. (“Gratitude and attitude,” my boyfriend calls it.) I enjoy my boyfriend, but I love my husband more than ever. My husband is not allowed to have sex with other women (he doesn’t want to anyway), and he’s not allowed to have sex with me without my boyfriend’s permission (which he usually – though not always – gets). Our families would be appalled. We simply don’t live in a part of the country or move in social circles where we could be honest about any of this with anyone.
From the outside, my husband and i
look like a boring vanilla married couple. In fact, people have included me in judgmental conversations about open relationships. But the truth is, for nearly as long as we’ve been together (three-plus years), we’ve had a semiopen relationship. My husband is bi. When he told me after a few months of dating, years of Savage Love reading helped me to keep an open mind. Long story short: We worked out rules that were mutually agreeable. Now he can hook up safely with guys and come home to a loving wife with whom he can be completely honest.
i’m a happily married woman… and
so is my girlfriend. Maybe it’s cowardly of us, but no matter how simple our relationship seems to us, the people we care about would not understand. Yes, we do this with our husbands’ blessing. (We even double-date from time to time!) No, there’s nothing lacking in our marriages. Our parents, relatives, children, friends and co-workers know we’re close. But I don’t see the need to tell anyone the entire truth. I was on the fence about sending this email—that’s how little fuss we make about it. Then I thought, “If I do send it, and if enough people send their stories, maybe one day we can go public and it won’t be a big fucking deal.” That’d be awesome. Find the Savage Lovecast (my weekly podcast) every Tuesday at thestranger.com/savage. mail@savagelove.net
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