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to add to the discussion of doing business better as it relates to the mega-quarry proposed for Melancthon, why not have the provincial government map aggregate deposits and then ask communities if they want to host a mega-mine? In Melancthon, we will lose more agricultural and tourism jobs than the mine can replace. In other communities, that might not be the case. Carl Cosack From nowtoronto.com
iPhone app-solutely really? joshua errett is complaining that he needs an iPhone to run an app (NOW, January 12-18)? Did he complain about needing a PC to run a Windows app or a car to make use of tires? I just have to laugh when Errett asks what we’ve gained with software updates since 2007. How about the SDK that made apps possi-
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Meryl Streep never better meryl streep may be headed for another Oscar nod for the Iron Lady (NOW, January 12-18), but she’s never looked better than on the Zombie Walk Of Fame as a featured diva at dregstudiosart.blogspot.com. Brandt Hardin, Clarksville, Tennessee
Labour boomerang for Ford i can’t help but think of the saying “You get what you pay for” after reading Ford’s Union Gamble (NOW, January 12-18). I am not very happy with how the unions have been run. I think, for the most part, they have been useless for the last 20 years; but if the city’s goal is to bring in cheaper labour, we’re going to get cheaper work. That’s just how it works, and soon people are going to be upset at that and Rob Ford’s neck will be next to get the axe. Right now he’s done an okay job of cleaning up, but he doesn’t know when to stop, and he’s started overstepping with the TTC. To top it off, he’s withholding $154 million in surplus from city services? That’s not going to go over well. Jason Haley Toronto
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The guillotine takes centre stage in Nathan Phillips Square at the Final Budget Showdown rally Tuesday, January 17, 6:30 pm. Slide show at nowtoronto.com. Our budget coverage begins on page 14.
Liberal Take 5
Are the Liberals dead yet? Five sure signs the party’s still lost in space after its spring election shellacking: 1 They’re thinking of making former Dipper Bob Rae permanent leader. 2 That was the ghost of Sheila Copps floating around Ottawa last weekend, right? 3 The guy they just elected party president looks like Willem Dafoe in Antichrist. 4 The Grits want to decriminalize pot. Certain death. 5 Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty is all of sudden their best political hope.
Wild city
ENZO DiMATTEO
The city alerted residents who live near ravines and forests to be on the lookout for Wile E. last week, sparking mild alarm in the press. Perhaps the warning to keep small pets indoors is what frightened the masses; a spate of incidents a few years back prompted an all-out search for one coyote in the Beach. Advice from the city, if you happen to encounter a coyote: “Wave your arms aggressively, make loud noises and throw objects in its direction, but not at it.”
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Too bad about the demise of popular eatery the Real Jerk to condo gentrification on Queen East. It’s strip joint Jilly’s, across the street in the landmark circa-1891 hotel built for oil tycoon A.W. Dingman, that locals have for years wanted to see go. Could be just a matter of time, given the upscale changes taking place in Riverside. The recent arrival of lofts in the old CocaCola building down the street has been a catalyst for the area, as has development creeping east from the DVP. The big question for whatever’s slated for the Jerk site is scale. Curiously, none of the turn-of-the-20th-century buildings next to it that’ll be gobbled up with it carry a heritage designation.
WHAT Pigs before slaughter crammed together in a transport truck outside Quality Meat Packers, 2 Tecumseth WHEN 7:30 am, January 3, during an extreme cold weather alert WHY Toronto Pig Save campaigns against violations of farm animal transport codes. More info at torontopigsave.org.
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Off with the cuts
$294.72
Total amount of pledges to Mayor Rob Ford’s cut-the-waist weight loss challenge as of Wednesday, January 18. Includes a pledge of $6.66 (get it?) from Helvetica L. on behalf of the Toronto Public Li Brary (sic). Read Wayne Roberts’s story, page 20.
Barometer [Frontlines] kickinG deadly habits Behold the Quit Quarter (QuitQuarter.ca), inspired by the Remembrance Day poppy quarter and breast cancer pink ribbon quarters. The campaign to have it minted is part of national Non-Smoking Week efforts, because smoking is still the number-one cause of preventable disease in Canada. Now, that sucks.
leafs’ Gay pride Leafs general manager Brian Burke is honoured with PFLAG’s Ally Award at a ceremony featuring Ron Maclean and a special video message from Rick Mercer.
native justice The UN’s High Commissioner on Human Rights initiates an “inquiry procedure” into the unsolved cases of 600 missing or murdered aboriginal women in Canada.
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Marxist icons German automaker Daimler LG takes heat for using the iconic image of revolutionary Che Guevara at a promotional event. Howls from capitalist quarters ensue for using the portrait of a “sadistic serial killer.” Uh-huh.
sweet nothinGs Another public complaint against a TTC driver, this one for allegedly eating a chocolate bar on the job.
eco sMokescreens The Ontario government’s Ministry of Transportation cops an award from the Environmental Commissioner. Curious thing: the commissioner has lambasted the Libs in several reports in recent months for failing miserably on major enviro fronts.
Michael Hollett shoots hockey’s gender gap Canada did win a gold medal in junior hockey after all this holiday season, but you’d never know it. That’s because it was scored by a bunch of women. A still-new Canadian tradition saw the nation absorbed in watching our junior boys’ team wage ice wars with the world, coming up short again against the bitter Russian rivals. But at the same time, our National Women’s Under-18 team, the closest equivalent to the men’s juniors, was kicking their archrival’s ass as the U.S. went down to defeat. While it might seem too much to hope for anything like the wall-to-wall
Women play for gold, but sports networks don’t notice.
coverage the men received on TSN, not a single women’s game was broadcast. And if the women’s results were ever even mentioned, it was minimally, and I can’t find anyone who heard them. There was no highlights package shown, no banter between periods of the boys’ game discussing, well, anything about the women’s tournament. Two days after the boys went down to defeat on January 5, the women played for gold, but the game was never aired even though some programming space must have opened up, this on a channel that broadcasts poker, fishing and darts. The Toronto Aeros, our Under-18 team in the Women’s Provincial League, led by Erin Ambrose, captain of the gold-medal-winning national team, play Sunday (January 22) at Seneca College Arena at 12:10 pm, and it’s free. Ambrose was chosen defensive player of the tournament, and if she were a guy she’d be on the cusp of a multi-million-dollar career and already have an endorsement deal. When the men win gold, they’re on Hockey Night In Canada and drop the puck at a Leafs game; the women are still waiting for an invitation. The closest we come to a women’s pro league is the Canadian Women’s Hockey League, with teams in Montreal, Boston, Calgary, Brampton, Burlington and Toronto. T.O.’s Furies play February 11 at George Bell Arena at 8 pm. Admission is 8 bucks, and you’ll see former Olympians and NCAA grads on the ice, some of the best women’s hockey players in the world. See this fast and fight-free hockey live, because it won’t be on TV.
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HERO “The people of Toronto want a budget that’s socially sustainable.” CounCillor Josh Colle
budget bender for ford
“The 2012 budget is a reasonable and responsible budget.”
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Turns ouT council does have a will of iTs own and The power To seT an agenda By ENZO DiMATTEO Photos by Cheol Joon baek
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o something resembling nor malcy may be achievable in Rob For d’s Tor onto after all. Yup. Tur ns out council does have a will of its own and the power to set an agenda quite differ ent fr om the cut-whatyou-can, pr ivatize-what-you-can’t dir ection of For d & Co. The gr eat budget debate of 2012, adver tised for months on end by For d’s henchmen as the apocalypse for the so-called tax-and-spend way of conducting the city’s financial business, tur ned out to be something other than that: if not an over whelming r ebuke of the mayor ’s auster ity agenda, a har sh r epr imand, to be sur e. Josh Colle’s omnibus motion to take $15 million fr om the $154 million sur plus to save daycar e spaces, bus r outes, swimming pools and other r ec pr ogr ams passed by a 23-to-
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21 vote. Emboldened by that tur n, a few mor e mil in cuts wer e r ever sed in ensuing votes. (See sidebar .) In pur ely monetar y ter ms, the net r esult may not be significant. The $19 mil in cuts taken off the table is about half the $36 million community gr oups wer e looking for fr om the sur plus, and less than 0.3 per cent of the total oper ating budget. As politically impor tant as this r ever sal of For d’s cuts is, it isn’t a huge sur pr ise. Too many councillor s r epr esent war ds affected by the auster ity measur es. Call it self-pr eser vation or mass community mobilization. Some accommodation had to be made. Budget chief Mike Del Gr ande signalled as much last week after the executive committee used par t of an $8 million windfall fr om lar ger than expected assessment gr owth to r ecommend saving school nutr ition pr ogr ams and a few mor e libr ar y
hour s among other pr ogr ams. “Ther e’s the economic budget and then ther e’s the political budget,” Del Gr ande said at the time. Indeed. Council’s decision to go fur ther and squeeze $19 million mor e fr om the sur plus indicates that the mushy middle has finally awakened fr om its year long stupor . A few For d allies joined the par ade. That Colle, who can’t be confused with the usual suspects on the left or For d’s “cr itics,” took the lead mar ks a shift in the balance of power . The r ookie councillor fr om Eglinton-Lawr ence, de facto capo of that mushy middle, had kept a low pr ofile until he r ose in the chamber to play
the r ole of saviour Tuesday. Colle’s motion caught many For dists by sur pr ise. They’d expected someone fr om the lefty contingent to table a motion in favour of a pr oper ty tax r ate incr ease, per haps the 3 per cent r ecommended by the bizand For d-fr iendly Boar d of Tr ade. But the mayor ’s motion to keep the pr oper ty tax r ate at 2.5 per cent – the fir st or der of business, just in case anybody got any ideas – passed without debate and ver y little dissension, with only six councillor s voting against it. Easy-peasy lemon squeezy? Not exactly. The tr ap had been spr ung, and up r ose Colle to shock the fuck out of the chamber .
Pr etty soon the Twitter ver se was all a-twitter and “The Tr eatment,” as For d foes like to call it when a per ceived ally steps out of line, was in full swing. Del Gr ande, Denzil Minnan-Wong and John Par ker all took their shots dur ing questioning. But Colle gave as good as he got, and then some. He’d thought long and har d about this coming-out. Councillor Gior gio Mammoliti almost had a meltdown, at one point suggesting while speaking on Colle’s motion that any move to change any aspect of the budget was “inappr opr iate.” Sur e, let’s just r ubber -stamp the thing without any debate. Pr eposter -
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CIT Y HALL BU D G ET s hakEDown
servICe sAves
“Every dollar taken away from the surplus is a dollar taken away from the TTC.”
Key saves to services made at council’s budget meeting Tuesday
CounCillor Karen Stintz
$2.3 million
to community grants, including HIV prevention and programs for seniors, youth and immigrant women in priority neighbourhoods
$2 million
to keep the Downsview Dells, Birchmount, and Bellwoods homeless shelters open
$5 million
to maintain standards on some TTC routes slated for service reductions
“Three hundred people are determining where our tax dollars are going.”
$3.9 million
to preserve current service levels at libraries, including hours, programs and materials collections
CounCillor GiorGio MaMMoliti
$1.3 million
“I’ve never seen such a total disregard for taxpayers’ money in my whole life.”
to continue free recreation programming for youth and seniors at priority centres
CounCillor DouG ForD
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ous. But when Giorgio gets the bit in his mouth, one never knows. The shriller he got, the more obvious was the Ford admin’s nervousness about Colle leading the charge. Where he goes, the middle often follows. At one point, Mammo turned to those watching at home on Rogers to say the same 300 people who turned up at committee meetings on the budget were causing councillors to have second thoughts now. Apparently, he wasn’t paying at tention at the beginning of the meet ing when councillors of all political stripes submitted petitions bearing the signatures of thousands of Toron tonians – one of them with 55,000 names – urging council not to make some cuts. I didn’t notice a piggy bank on Mammo’s voting terminal, but these symbols of the city’s need to control spending were on the desks of coun
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cillors both left and right. In the case of those on the left, these little piggies weren’t meant as signs of largesse. Instead, they seemed to be saying that while no one expects council to break the bank, it’s prudent, not porkbarrel ling, to spend a little when poverty rates are rising – to invest in the long term health of the city lest the nega tive effects be more costly later. Giorgio took his scaremongering to a new low, dredging up that city versusburbs canard: the suburbs have been getting screwed since amalgamation and it’s payback time for the core. I doubt even the mayor believes half of Giorgio’s shit. Ford was doing what he could be hind the scenes at Tuesday’s shake down to twist arms when it looked like things were getting away from him. I noticed Councillor James Paster nak, who’s been making noises about
saving funding for subsidized rec programs in his ward, sheepishly making his way to the back after be ing summoned by the mayor and his brother Doug, vicechair of the bud get committee. Pasternak emerged later physically unscathed, so I doubt the brothers Ford laid anything but a verbal beating on him. Pasternak supported Colle’s motion, in what he later characterized as a victory for “managed change.” By midafternoon, just when the bellyaching among Ford’s allies was reaching a crescendo as motion after motion to reverse the cuts filled the floor, the lights in the council cham ber flashed and the fire alarm went off. A fitting turn for an administra tion that’s been raising alarms about what dipping into the surplus would mean for future budgets. The surplus may in fact be higher than the $154 million figure reported. We won’t know for sure until June. It
actually stands at $174 million now, but $20 million has been taken from that to buy out city employees as part of the Ford administration’s governmentshrinking exercise. The city’s CFO, Cam Weldon, of fered more dire warnings that a global debt crisis triggering a reces sion might mean trouble for T.O.’s ability to cover future costs. The reality is, the Ford admin’s plan to kill the land transfer tax poses a more immediate threat. No disrespect, but who’s Weldon try ing to kid? We’ll be paying higher costs anyway through the back door in the form of increased user fees and cuts to services brought in in the 2012 budget. Those user fees are only going to increase, up to $20 million by 2014, compared to $12 mil today. When Councillor Raymond Cho asked somewhat incredulously if
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CIT Y HALL BU D G ET s hakEDown “I’m proud that council has decided to support this budget.” Budget Chief Mike del grande
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the plan is to continue “charging poor people” for rec services, Weldon, without missing a beat, responded that “the short answer is yes.” Since 2004, the city’s policy has been to spread out annual surpluses
to cover some operating costs, pay down debt and put some away for capital projects. In fact, council didn’t deviate from established financial planning principles when it voted to take money from the surplus to save some services.
LABOUR PAINS CAn we sTop THe
What Tuesday’s budget reprimand does affirm is that for many resi dents, core services include a long list of priorities for the common good, not just making sure the garbage is picked up on time. 3 enzom@nowtoronto.com
Councillor Doug Holyday’s nattering is just code for privatization.
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there it was again, in the city’s press release on Monday, that “jobs for life” piece of deliberate vocabu lary malfunction. The mayor’s followers have crafted a language to reposition CUPE 416’s precious seniority principle as a rare entitlement, a selfish comfort at a time of scarcity and want. Oh, please. Clever mayor we have who wants to make the clock tick backwards – to a bygone era before employers were forced to count how many of their limited years on earth employees in vested in their jobs, or bothered much about management arbitrari ness, favouritism, nepotism and per sonal likes and dislikes as factors in who would or wouldn’t lose a job. According to deputy mayor Doug Holyday, the current “bargaining” with 416 “is about getting changes that will give us the flexibility we re quire to improve services for our res idents and taxpayers.” But all this nattering is just code for the priva tization project, which will screech to a halt, including private garbage pickup east of Yonge, unless the sen iority clause gets sent into the ozone. This week’s nonstarter “compro mise” offer from the city was all about reframing seniority. The privi
lege of bumping those further down the seniority chain in case of layoffs due to privatization would only be available to those who’ve worked 25 years or more, as opposed to the 10 years in the current contract. Talk about setting the bar high on who gets respect for experience and service. Talk about setting it low on fairness. The union, not surprisingly turned thumbs down. The Fordists know how emotion ally weighted the yearsofservice issue is, and they don’t care. But those experienced in bargaining culture express surprise that the city is play ing so fast and loose. “Bumping rights based on senior ity are a sacred cow for unions,” says Robert Hebdon of McGill U’s faculty of management. “It’s a pretty impor tant principle and the first thing unions get in negotiations. It looks like the city is trying to break new ground. If I were management, this wouldn’t be my choice. It’s a recipe for confrontation.” Now Toronto gets counted in with other renegade bargainers aiming to unravel negotiated labour gains of the past like London, Ontario’s, Cater pillar. That U.S.owned, profitrich company has locked out employees and seeks to reduce skilled workers’
wages from $35 an hour to $16.50. “I’m just on fire about all this,” U of T industrial relations specialist Lau rel MacDowell tells me. “The mayor is so disrespectful and willing to turn good jobs into crap ones, and he thinks that’s his right. We have had a collective bargaining system since 1944, and these people want to take us back.” Can we stop the time travel? A few months back, U of Manitoba labour expert David Camfield reminded me that union membership in Toronto is actually lower than the national average (24 vs. 29 per cent) and that the rightwing attack on those with some advantages has good optics in a city full of folks working precarious ly in multiple jobs and on shortterm contracts. The challenge, he said, is to short circuit the envy game by showing people how unions can be part of their solution. While it’s hard to make that case in the current cli mate, the bottom line is that major bargaining losses in the public sector will inevitably be part of a trajectory of depressed wages for all and weak ened precedents for workplace dem ocracy. Here’s the headline: CUPE is us. 3 ellie@nowtoronto.com
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Waist not Mayor Ford’s 2-pounds-a-week ambition casts willpower in a heroic role that can’t prevail By WAYNE ROBERTS By WAYNE ROBERTS
cheol joon baek
whatever happens in his 330-pound challenge, Mayor Rob Ford has a lot to gain or lose politically from the big publicity splash of his pledge to cut 50 pounds, the halfway mark for his longterm commitment to a healthier weight. The problem is, any effort to cut 2 pounds a week for six months can’t help but expose the mayor to major obstacles, like the ones that explain why good-oldboy bluster, balls and bravado and other versions of celebrity dieting mostly reproduced the “yo-yo pattern” of rapid weight loss followed by equally rapid gain back. So the whole show is likely to serve as one of the teachable moments of Ford’s mayoralty. My hope is it will expose the many lightweight notions behind the conventional thinking on health and public policy. So far, I would say the mayor is in danger of landing in the same kind of quicksand he got himself into when he rashly tried to impose a crash diet on the city’s finances. For starters, the whole effort is framed around weight loss, when the issue is health. More often than not, people who want to control/take charge of (other rhetorical tipoffs of mistaken understandings) their figure forget that weight is one symptom rather than the problem. People can lose weight on what’s called the Twinkie Diet as long as they consume fewer units of Twinkie calories than they burn off in bodily exertion. As a role model in the public eye, the mayor should be highlighting a wider health purpose, because, of course, many harmful things can be done in the cause of losing weight, just as many harmful
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things can be done in the cause of cutting government programs. Ford’s 2-pounds-a-week ambition is another symptom of his lack of gravitas. Two pounds every week is a lot to lose, especially after the body reacts to severe intake restriction by going on famine alert and holding on to calories. As well, if blubber is converted to muscle, the mayor may even put on weight, a good thing he’ll give himself bad marks for. The mayor is locking himself into a mind-over-matter mindset, casting willpower in a heroic role that can’t prevail. Wise people have learned that matter has to be worked with, not bossed around – an apparent taboo for triumph-of-thewill types who think minds should run the show and no minds should have a mind of their own. This is where fibre comes into the picture. Foods rich in insoluble fibre allow people to eat heartily and satisfy their stomach’s yearnings with roughage without gaining weight. If the mayor makes that switch, he won’t suffer hunger pangs and will enjoy his best dumps in years, about which he may care to report during his weekly weigh-ins so we can keep track of this sign of progress. Alas, the food industry, including the donut empire, which surpasses libraries in terms of ease of public access, has a hang-up about fibre. Sadly, the forces of natural selection failed to produce the pure white flour favoured by the food biz, so industry had to manufacture it for bread and pastry, though the food doesn’t look like, taste like or function like anything in nature. Consequently, Ford, given the loca-
tion of his office, will have little access to whole foods or fibre and lots of access to empty carbs, mainly because that’s what’s mostly permitted in the contract with the City Hall café, what’s on sale in vendor trucks outside City Hall and what’s on offer in vending machines on city property after his regime refused to phase out the sale of sugary drinks, a proposal his own brother labelled as “socialist.” As for burning calories in more pleasant ways than a Stairmaster in the office, a weight-loser will be alert to signs of what I call the war on walkers – all the ways that have been devised to make life easier for people who drive cars than for those who use their feet. See how well city staff clear snow on roads and how well they clear slush and snow from sidewalks, and how scenic, pleasant and safe it feels to walk or bike in Toronto. Check out how much it costs to exercise in community recreation centres. Once upon a time, the city established infrastructure, like sewage pipes and garbage removal to mitigate infectious diseases. Now it’s time to do the same to promote wellness: green space; regulation of fast food outlets, their locale (not near schools); banning of trans fats and requiring nutrition and calorie labelling in restaurants (as in NYC); fostering of more community gardens; using food cart licensing to promote healthy eats; and a variety of measures promoting a culture of activity, cycling, walking, etc. The other big problem the mayor will face is that the pleasure of sweet nothings is immediate, and they’re offered everywhere, with no controls or cautionary signs. Public policy needs to correct the balance of a social environment where unhealthy choices are easier to make than healthy ones. Who’d of thunk it, but the mayor is participating in setting a new social norm, putting it out there that eating just like the junk food industry directs can cause huge problems. There’s a lot for everyone to learn. The biggest myth in thinking about weight is to imagine it’s all about personal choices. The mayor’s challenge will help everyone see the importance of public policy choices. I can only wish him well. 3
As a role model in the public eye, the mayor should be highlighting the fact that many harmful things can be done in the cause of cutting government programs.
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planning
Arrested development High on the city-building agenda is the need to find a solution to the meddling of the OMB By ADAM GIAMBRONE bet you didn’t know that t.o. now has more tall buildings under construction than all the rest of Canada combined; at 110, it’s more than any U.S. or European city. Only some fast-growing metropolises with populations already four to five times our size have more construction activity. And we have the largest condo market in the developed world, celebrated in pop culture by artists like T-Pain, who sang, “I could put you in a condo… all the way up in Toronto” in his 2008 hit song Can’t Believe It. But few are happy with the development review process. Builders complain of long delays and uncertain outcomes. And residents generally loathe the Ontario Municipal Board, the subject of a meeting at City Hall Monday, January 16, hosted by the Moore Park and Islington residents associations. High on the agenda was the need to find a solution for the unaccountability of the OMB, a creature from a time when municipalities were small and citizens needed protection from abuse by local town councils. Today, however, the body works mainly to subvert the will of the broader community and elected representatives. Here’s one way the OMB affects local decisions. A big problem now is that we have Let’s Make A Deal planning, a con-
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In other cities, the trick to getting an application approved is to invest in a good architect. In Toronto, money goes instead to highpriced lawyers.
sequence of unrealistic zoning that allows way too little density, creating a situation where almost every application for a new building must go through time-consuming and difficult rezoning. (Many local politicians actually like this situation, since it lets them negotiate with builders to get Section 37 benefits for communities in exchange for denser – usually taller – developments.) In other cities, the trick to getting an application approved is to invest in a good architect and an innovative, highquality building. In Toronto, money goes instead to high-priced lawyers able to shepherd an application through the City Hall labyrinth and ultimately past the OMB. This city’s status as one of the world’s most high-rise-oriented, especially for its size (compared to frontrunners like New York and Beijing), is a result of the OMB, which is unique to Ontario. No other Canadian province or U.S. state has a body that can routinely override local planning. Council is currently considering changes to the Official Plan, but the existence of the OMB makes both bureaucrats and politicians reluctant to do what should be done to improve it. What should happen, in theory, is a review of the current allowable zoning to provide for more density. Realistically, this isn’t possible,
because everyone is scared that higher allowable densities will just become the new minimum at the OMB. While Toronto can’t unilaterally eliminate the OMB, it can set up review boards for local committee of adjustment decisions, a prerogative recently granted. (Adjustment committees are panels of locals appointed by council to deal with minor variances to zoning bylaws.) Many at Monday’s meeting argued for putting such review boards in place to demonstrate to the province that the city could handle a review body to fully take the place of the OMB. Then there’s the need to hire more planners to allow an overburdened department to do more long-term planning, be more responsive to the community and make sure applications are processed quickly. One final way we could encourage neighbourhood-scale development would be to create a special expedited process for smaller-scale developments that today go through the same process as 45-storey, 500-unit condo buildings. This would cut the costs of low-scale development, ending the disincentive to build anything other than large structures. The negative economics in building are all about the delay in starting construction. The builder has to pay the
sunk cost of design and marketing for a project, but a big expense is the cost of tying up property, and construction inflation can run as high as 5 per cent while the developer waits for permission. On a large project, an extra six months’ delay can lead to millions of dollars of added costs. We could also change the development fee structure to favour more low-rise development by making it more costly (on a per-unit basis) to build taller. The Official Plan calls for up to 150,000 more people (125,000 units of various sizes) to live on the “avenues” – major streets like Sheppard, Bloor, Danforth and Kingston Road. Most of these are fairly close to stable residential neighbourhoods, so large towers are just not appropriate. But low-rise four-to-sixstorey buildings with stores at street level would create more dynamic streets and house people in a more neighbourhood- and human-scale setting. The development industry is an important component of our economy, creating 250,000 jobs directly and indirectly, and the success of our housing market generates wealth that can be reinvested in the city. The trick is clear up our density ideals, facilitate the permission process, encourage low-rise options – and defang the OMB. 3 news@nowtoronto.com
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Blackout bills Twin U.S. anti-piracy bills are bad news for us By nowtoronto.com editor JOSHUA ERRETT Two American bills aimed at curbing online piracy are so full of holes, so overreaching, that critics say they will effectively black out the internet. So, to protest, parts of the internet will black themselves out first The Protect IP Act and Stop Online Privacy Act, two pieces of anti-piracy legislation before the U.S. Senate and House respectively, will be voted on in the coming weeks. In the history of bad copyright legislation, both would make the top 10. On Wednesday, January 18, there was be no Reddit. There was no Wikipedia (English) either. Many sites
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Benefits
attawapiSkat BeneFit concert (True North
Aid) Performances by Derek Miller and guests. 8 pm. $25, adv $20. Revival, 783 College. 416535-7888, tinyurl.com/benefitconcertto.
Events
DiSaBility rightS Talk by disability rights
activist Judith Heumann. 6:30 pm. Free. OCAD U, 100 McCaul. apache.ocad.ca/ events_calendar/eventdetail.php?id=3906. krzySztoF woDiczko The artist talks about his video projections with curator Barbara Fischer. 7:30 pm. $10, stu/srs $7. Prefix, 401 Richmond W. prefix.ca. moDernizing iSlam Discussion with writer Farzana Hasssan. 4 pm. Free. University College, rm 179, 15 King’s College Circle. scienceforpeace.ca. nerD nite toronto X Presentations on microchips and the boozey origins of American history. 8 pm. Free. Tranzac, 292 Brunswick. toronto.nerdnite.com. occupy toronto: occupy the BuDget Threeday outdoor occupation of during the city budget meetings. Free. City Hall, 100 Queen W. occupyto.org, torontostopthecuts.com.
rtoronto international Boat Show
Indoor wakeboarding, watersports, seminars, fishing tips, power boats, canoes, kayaks, trawlers and more. To Jan 22 Saturday 10 am-7 pm, Sunday 10 am-6 pm, weekdays 11 am-8 pm. $12-$22. Direct Energy Centre, Exhibition Place. torontoboatshow.com.
2012: From garBleD Science to Death From
the SkieS Talk on popular doomsday scenarios by Kelly Lepo. 7 pm. Free. Richview Library, 1806 Islington. 416-394-5125. waterFront toronto revitalization project Networking event and overview of the $25 billion project. 6 pm. $75, stu $45. Arriba Restaurant, 1 Blue Jays Way. Pre-register torontocscejan192012.eventbrite.ca. what we talk aBout #1: FirStS Casual lectures on carbon-neutrality, Black Christmas and Judy Blume. 8 pm. $5. No One Writes to the Colonel, 460 College. rotate.com.
Friday, January 20
Benefits
annual holiDay appeal For claSS-war priSonerS (Class-War Prisoners Stipend Fund) Partisan Defense Comm fundraiser. 7 pm. $5-$10. Steelworkers Hall, 25 Cecil. 416-593-4138.
Events
new reSearch From eXcavationS at the ancient egyptian city oF aByDoS Lecture by
professor MaryAnn Wegner. 7 pm. Free. U of T, 5 Bancroft, rm 142. 647-520-4339. occupy toronto activiSt aSSemBly Conference-style event with panels and discussions on the importance of outreach, protest, mass mobilization and recruitment of new people. Today 7-10 pm; tomorrow 11 am; Jan 22, 11 am. Free. OISE, 252 Bloor W. Pre-register facebook.com/events/270078499716966. total weDDing Show Fashions, jewellery, services and more. Today 5-9 pm; tomorrow 10 am-9 pm; Jan 22, 10 am-6 pm. $15, children free. International Centre, 6900 Airport. totalweddingshow.com.
Saturday, January 21
Benefits
Barriere lake SoliDarity BeneFit (Barriere Lake) Performances by Ben Veneer, Trevor
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festivals • expos • sports etc.
Festivals this week
Big Smoke FeStival Local, homegrown music-
al talent featuring more than a dozen artists and bands including Greg Cockerill, Amy Nostbakken, Jaron Freeman Fox and Kira May. $6. Magpie, 831 Dundas W. 416-916-6499, bigsmokefest.com. Jan 21 to 28 rlunarFeSt 2012 Lunar New Year festival celebrating the Year of the Dragon, with a giant lantern aquarium, theatre, games, skating, crafts, food and more. Free. Harbourfront Centre, 235 Queens Quay W. 973-4000, harbourfrontcentre.com. Jan 20 to 24 rmoSaic Storytelling FeStival Performances for all ages by storytellers including Itah Sadu. Every second Sun. Pwyc. St David’s Anglican Church, 49 Donlands. 416-466-3142, stdavidstoronto.ca/mosaic/mosaic.html. Jan 22 to Mar 18
Harbourfront’s Lunarfestfeatures agiant lantern aquarium.
toronto DeSign oFFSite FeStival Events and exhibitions mark Design Week at venues across the city. todesignoffsite.com. Jan 23 to 29 u oF t new muSic FeStival Compositions in a wide gamut of genres by student, faculty and guest composers plus lectures and presentations. Free-$25. Edward Johnson Bldg, 80 Queen’s Park. 416-978-3744, music.toronto.ca. Jan 22 to Feb 5
Jones and Michael Clark. 9 pm. Free-pwyc. Tranzac, 292 Brunswick. 416-923-8137.
Jan 28. 2:30 pm. Free. Scadding Court Community Centre, 707 Dundas W. Pre-register mandarinthroughmusic@yahoo.ca.
rchineSe new year at the Brick workS
no more apologieS: Queer tranS anD ciS women, coming/cumming together Dia-
Events
Year of the Dragon celebration with live music by the Toronto Chinese Orchestra, talks, treats and more. 10 am. Free. Evergreen Brick Works, 550 Bayview. ebw.evergreen.ca. coStume 101 Seminars for aspiring costume designers for film and television. Today and tomorrow 10 am-5 pm. $230, single seminar $20. TIFF Bell Lightbox, 350 King W. Pre-register learning@caftcad.com. cum2gether Launch party for Brazen, a trans women’s safer sex guide with DJs L-Rock and Mama Knows. 9 pm. Free. Tranzac, 292 Brunswick. the519.og. DeconStructing Flamenco Introductory demo and animation workshop with dancer Carmen Romero. 1-4 pm. $12, adv $10. NFB Mediatheque, 150 John. Pre-register 416-9733012. Dj Skate night Skate beside the lake while DJs spin. 8-11 pm. Free. Harbourfront Ice Rink, 235 Queens Quay. 416-973-4000.
ForeSt hill; poplar plainS, lanDFormS
Urban ecology walk. 2 pm. Free. St Clair and Yonge. 416-593-2656. monSter jam Top trucks from the Monster Jam series entertain with jumps, stunts and thrills. Today 2 pm; tomorrow 11 am. $20-$50. Rogers Centre, 1 Blue Jays Way. 416-3413000, monsterjam.com.
a muSical intro to chineSe through youtuBe SongS Learn how to sing Chinese golden
oldies at a basic Mandarin class. Saturdays to
big3 Support literacy
logue on the exclusion of queer trans women from broader queer women’s sexual communities. 2-7 pm. Free. Tranzac Club, 292 Brunswick. Pre-register kklein@ppt.on. ca. rowl prowl Family walk to search for owls and learn all about them. 6 pm. $10. Toronto Botanical Garden, 777 Lawrence E. Pre-register 416-397-1341. rSuper hero School Kids learn the ropes and create a secret identity. Saturdays to Jan 28. $60. Scarborough Museum, 1007 Brimley. Pre-register 416-338-4386, toronto.ca/ torontofun. rtet lunar FeStival Vietnamese lunar celebration with performances by Joseph Vincent, Sophia Kiddbeatz and others plus games and arts and crafts. $10-$19. International Centre, 6900 Airport. bit.ly/lunarfest2012. rwinter treeS Family nature walk. 1 pm. $2 sugg. High Park Nature Centre, 440 Parkside. highparknaturecentre.com. r year oF the Dragon Chinese New Year celebration with lion dance parades, an eyedotting ceremony, games and more. Today 11 am, 2 & 4 pm; tomorrow 2 & 4 pm. Free. Scarborough Town Centre, 300 Borough. scarboroughtowncentre.com.
Sunday, January 22 metro jazz Society Monthly meeting. 2:30-
NOW editors pick a trio of this week’s can’t-miss events ing from Captivity, his memoir of being kidnapped in Iraq. Also on the program is Marina Nemat, whose two books trace her experience of being imprisoned in Iran for resisting the ayatollahs and the personal price she paid for writing about her captivity. 6:30 pm, $60. Park Hyatt, 4 Avenue Road. worldlit.ca.
Boost World Literacy Canada and hear readings by excellent, politically engaged writers when the Kama reading series continues Wednesday (January 25). Ava Homa, whose stories in Echoes From The Other Land trace occupy, the conFerence the personal Despite its free-wheelin’ strucfrustrations and ture, Occupy Toronto is clearly institutional presintact in its post-St. James sure faced by incarnation, as their City Iranian women, Hall protest shows. This joins the slate Marina weekend, the org hosts alongside peace acNematreads an Activist Assembly attheWorld tivist James full of GAs, panels Literacybenefit Loney, readbreakout groups and January25.
6 pm. Free. Paupers, 539 Bloor W. torontojazzsociety.ca. nick Saul: FooD Fight The food activist lectures on challenging the two-tiered food system. 10:10 am. Free. St Clement’s Church Parish Hall, 50 Briar Hill. 416-483-6664. roBBie BurnS Day Celebrate the birthday of the Scottish poet with live music, shortbread, haggis and stories. Noon-4:30 pm. Free w/ admission. Mackenzie House, 82 Bond. 416392-6915. SunDay Scene: roSemary Donegan Artistled tour of the current exhibitions. 2 pm. Free w/ admission. Power Plant, 231 Queens Quay W. 416-973-4949. 10 ruleS For happy non-monogamy Allgenders workshop. 5:30-7:30 pm. $30 sliding scale. Come as You Are, 701 Queen W. Preregister 416-504-7934.
Monday, January 23
Benefits
Quiz/trivia night (Horizon Children’s Centre) Play for prizes. $10/team. Pour Boy, 666 Manning. 416-343-7969.
Events
the artiStS’ Soup kitchen Talk by artist To-
baron Waxman and free lunch for artists. Noon-3 pm. Free. Raging Spoon, 761 Queen W. starvingartistsoupkitchen@gmail.com.
Deep anceStry: inSiDe the genographic project Pressentation by population geneti-
cist Spencer Wells. 8 pm. $39.50-$59.50. Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe. 416-872-4255, masseyhall.com. jane Bunnett The jazz musician talks about Cuban music with the Toronto Star’s John Terauds. 7 pm. Free. Reference Library, 789 Yonge. torontopubliclibrary.ca/appelsalon.
occupy talkS: inDigenouS perSpectiveS on the occupy movement Discussion on
“occupying occupied lands” with Tom BK Goldtooth, Leanne Simpson and others. 7 pm. Free. Beit Zatoun, 612 Markham. 647726-9500. Stop new nuclear in ontario Discussion with Jack Gibbons and Angela Bischoff of Ontario Clean Air Alliance. 7 pm. Free. Metro Hall, rm 310, 55 John. cleanairalliance.org.
tapeStrieS, perSian ornament & william morriS Talk on links between Eastern and
Western arts by Bahar Hejazi. 7:30 pm. Free. OCAD U, rm 327, 100 McCaul. wmsc.ca.
Tuesday, January 24
Events
canaDianS at taBle: a culinary hiStory oF canaDa Author Dorothy Duncan explores the diversity of Canada’s food history. 1:30 pm. Free. Reference Library, 789 Yonge. torontopubliclibrary.ca.
collective meals, to strategize and grow the movement. The conference kicks off with a panel Friday (January 20) at 7 pm with Rabble founder Judy Rebick and others, and resumes Saturday 11 am to 9:30 pm and Sunday 11 am to 6 pm. Free. OISE, 252 Bloor West. occupyto.ca.
the trouBle with DiSparity
Canada’s astounding income gap is finally getting the attention it deserves, but here’s a chance to get the fine points of the social disparity threatening our future. Economic Inequality: What Do We Do? features Linda McQuaig, co-author of The Trouble With Billionaires, and Ed Waitzer, a prof at Osgoode Hall and Schulich School of Business, in discussion with moderator former mayor John Sewell. Tuesday (January 24), 7 pm. Free. Trinity-St. Paul’s Centre, 427 Bloor West. economicinequality.ca.
DeSigning a Future For our Future Dialogic workshop on “the multiplicity” with Peter Jones and others. 6:30 pm. Pwyc. Design Exchange, 234 Bay. Pre-register gelareh@ todesignoffsite.com.
economic ineQuality: what Do we Do?
Forum with author Linda McQuaig and lawyer Ed Waitzer. 7 pm. Free. Trinity St Paul’s Centre, 427 Bloor W. economicinequality.ca. the inviSiBle rainBow Workshop on sexual and reproductive health for queer women and gender-nonconforming women of colour. 6 pm. Free. Women’s Health in Women’s Hands, 2 Carlton. ppt.on.ca.
tenantS For Social houSing – we are not For $ale! Join the discussion on alternatives
to selling off people’s homes and dealing with repair problems in Toronto Community Housing. 9:30 am. Free (register to speak). City Hall, Committee Rm 1, 100 Queen W, at Bay. exc@ toronto.ca.
Wednesday, January 25
Benefits
ava homa/jameS loney/marina nemat
(World Literacy Canada) Reading as part of the Kama series. 6:30 pm. $60. Park Hyatt Toronto, 4 Avenue. worldlit.ca.
FeminiSt porn awarDS FunDraiSing concert (Feminist Porn Awards) Music by Lucas Silveira. 9 pm. Pwyc. Gladstone Hotel, 1214 Queen W. 416-531-4635.
Events
aakiDeh: the art anD legacy oF carl Beam Documentary screening and talk with filmmakers Paul Eichhorn and Robert Waldeck. 6:30-9 pm. $15. Gardiner Museum of Ceramic Art, 111 Queen’s Park. 416-5868080.
eXpoSure: environmental linkS to BreaSt cancer Film screening and discussion. Noon.
Free. Centre for Women’s Studies in Education, rm 22-227, 252 Bloor W. cwse@ utoronto.ca. making it! Short presentations on design projects by 20 makers from various disciplines. 6:30 pm. Pwyc (sugg $10). Design Exchange, 234 Bay. 416-363-6121.
the making oF maya: SecretS oF an ancient Society Illustrated lecture by archaeologist Justin Jennings. 5:15 pm. Free. Bahen Centre, rm 1190, 40 St George. aiatoronto.ca. Queen victrola reSiDency Collage party with music by Queen Victrola and guests. 8 pm. $8. Somewhere There, Unit 112, 227 Sterling. somewherethere.org.
tommy DouglaS put canaDa’S healthcare on the wrong path Panel discussion with Michael Bliss and Greg Marchildon. 6:30 pm. $25. Royal Ontario Museum, 100 Queen’s Park. rom.on.ca.
toronto erotica writerS anD reaDerS meetup Talk on erotica publishing by author/
XOXO publisher Gina Cianfarani. 7 pm. $5. Tequila Bookworm, 512 Queen W. meetup. com/toronto-erotica-writers-group.
upcoming
Thursday, January 26
Benefits
the Future oF aiD: our ShareD reSponSiBility (War Child Canada) Panel discussion with
War Child founder Samantha Nutt, World Bank economist Biju Rao and others. 7 pm. $20, stu $10. Isabel Bader Theatre, 93 Charles W. warchild.ca/futureofaid.
Events
avoiDing activiSt Burnout Workshop for activists with Angela Bischoff of Ontario Clean Air Alliance. 6:30 pm. $20, unwaged $10 sugg. U of T St George Campus. Pre-register toolsforchange.net. interior DeSign Show Contemporary design exhibits, installations and speakers. Today 9 am-5 pm; Jan 28, 10 am-7 pm; Jan 29, 10 am-6 pm. $22, adv $19, gala (Jan 26) $60-$195. Metro Convention Centre, 255 Front W. interiordesignshow.com. Steal thiS iDea! Panel discussion on bold ideas for civic change with radio host/filmmaker Sook-Yin Lee, author/environmentalist Rick Smith and MP Olivia Chow. 7 pm. Free. Reference Library, 789 Yonge. Pre-register torontopubliclibrary.ca/appelsalon. 3 NOW January 19-25 2012
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1. STATEMENT HEELS “Sale season is a good time to purchase that pair of boots or pumps you’ve been eyeing but don’t necessarily need,” says Heel Boy’s Katherine Chreptak. She suggests something in blue suede like these Colcci platform booties ($120 on sale, 773 Queen West, 416-362-4335, heelboy.com). 2. DESIGNER DENIM While Body Blue’s Sam Nirenberg thinks premium denim is always a good investment, he also believes sale season is the right moment to update staples like Hudson’s Collin midrise skinny jeans ($212 on sale, 724 Queen West, 416-703-7601, and other, bodyblue.ca). “The smart thing to do is buy a replacement
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pair for those faves that are disintegrating,” he says. 3. A NEW SHIRTING WARDROBE “If you’ve found a certain style of shirt you like, now is the time to stock up,” says Robber’s Robin de Pelham. Shirting brands often keep cuts pretty consistent, so you can be confident that pieces like these Brooklyn Tailors oxfords ($135 on sale, 863 Queen West, 647-351-0724, robberstore.com) will fit for years to come. 4. COSTUME BAUBLES When asked to suggest a great January bauble buy, Labour of Love’s Regina Sheung picks out a Nebula necklace ($96 on sale, 242 Carlton, 416-923-8988, thelabouroflove.ca)
by Toronto’s Biko. “You know the jewellery looks a lot more expensive than it is, but there’s no need to let anyone in on that secret,” she says. 5. PRACTICAL OUTERWEAR Patagonia’s winter sale, when coats like this three-in-one parka ($579, 500 King West, 416-861-1102, patagonia.com) will be half-price, doesn’t start until the end of January, but it’s worth the wait for such a practical piece. “With the option to layer or wear the pieces separately, this coat has you covered from rain to snow to minus-30 wind chill.” says the store’s Andrea Reekes.
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WINTER SALE WATCH
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Some Days Are More Special Than Others.
Sale season is great, but nothing beats free. Spending $10 and cleaning out your closet to get into Nathalie-Roze & Co.’s (nathalie-roze.com) Uber-SWAP on Saturday (January 21), where you get to dig through gently used duds and walk out with a tote bag full of clothing, shoes and accessories, is a pretty sweet deal, too. The turnout for this regular style exchange at Queen Street East Presbyterian Church (947 Queen East) has grown to over 100 frugal fashion hunters, so you’re guaranteed a great find. Doors open at 11 am, and the sale continues until 2 pm.
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Boxing Week may be a distant discount memory, but the winter shopping promos aren’t done yet. Here’s where to score a great buy on a shoestring budget this week.
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Hunting for some Cheap Monday, Pendleton or Shared duds? Visit the Drake General Store (1144 Queen West, 416-531-5042 ext 101, and others, drakegeneralstore.myshopify. com), where all apparel is marked down 50 per cent until the end of January. Scarves, gloves, hats and bags from Filson, Want Les Essentiels De La Vie and more are also discounted 30 per cent.
Kids’ stuff Kid’s furniture, bedding, strollers, toys, clothing and more are reduced by up to 70 per cent at Ella + Elliot’s (188 Strachan, 416-850-7890, ellaandelliot.com) month-long January Clearance Sale. Also look out for Gus Modern’s sparrow glider and ottoman, marked down 15 per cent when you bring in a food bank donation until January 31.
Bye bye, Thieves
store of the week Dealuxe dealuxe.ca
Twitter is a forum where shoppers usually gripe and groan about customer service fails and shoddy merchandise. Since Toronto-based e-boutique Dealuxe launched earlier this year, though, I’ve only read glowing reviews for its great product selection and speedy delivery window from the stylish folks in my feed who have shopped the site. That brand lineup includes lots of local labels, including Gee Beauty, Jenny Bird, Line Knitwear, Pink Tartan,
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Smythe and Virginia J ohnson. And as the website’ name suggests, it’s never short on deals. In fact, one of its biggest promotions is an upcoming warehouse sale taking place January 27 and 28 at 3328 Yonge. Fall and winter favourites will all be $150 or less. What really elevates an e-tail experience, though, is the personal touch, and Dealuxe offers styling consultations over the phone and email notifications when the new buy you’re hunting for arrives. Dealuxe picks: A discount find doesn’t get more chic than Smythe’s one button blazer with piped lapels, $521.50 on sale; wrap yourself in a Virginia Johnson gauze shawl, $146.50 on sale; a pair of Dolce Vita Sabina boots feature moto details like chunky zippers and double buckles, $138.50 on sale. Look for: Joanna’s picks, a selection of clothing and accessories selected by the site’s founder, Joanna Track. Shipping and returns: Free shipping and returns on all Canadian orders. 3
After blazing an eco-fashion retailing trail on Queen West, Sonja den Elzen is closing her shop, Thieves (1156 Queen West, 647-435-4880, thieves.ca), to travel and diversify her business to include a shiatsu and yoga practice. Until tomorrow (Friday, January 20), clothing pieces are reduced by 50 to 75 per cent. The store will be open through January 25 for anyone interested in picking up Thieves’ shop fixtures and furniture.
Preloved possibilities
The Preloved warehouse sale takes place at the upcycled fashion brand’s Toronto flagship (881 Queen West, 416-504-8704, preloved.ca) from January 25 to 28. Look for clothing and accessories priced as low as $10.
White light Yorkville bridal boutique White Toronto (19 Hazelton, 416-8499196) hosts a two-day sample sale this weekend (Saturdayand Sunday, January 21 and 22). Dresses by Monique Lhuillier, Marchesa, Reem Acra, Oscar de la Renta, Carolina Herrera, Rivini and Jenny Packham are discounted by up to 70 per cent.
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by Rob Brezsny
Aries Mar 21 | Apr 19 The Macy’s ad I
saw in the newspaper had a blaring headline: “Find Your Magic 2.0.” The items being touted to help us discover our upgraded and more deluxe sense of magic were luxurious diamond rings. The cheapest was $2,150. I’m going to try to steer you in another direction in your quest to get in touch with Magic 2.0, Aries. I do believe you are in an excellent position to do just that, but only if you take a decidedly non-materialistic approach. What does your intuition tell you about how to hook up with a higher, wilder version of the primal mojo?
tracted to someone is immediate and largely subconscious. Staying deeply in love with someone happens gradually and requires conscious decisions, made over and over again.” (Read more by Warren here: tinyurl.com/WiseChoices.)
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the blah grey sterility that comes from entertaining no fantastic fantasies or unreasonable dreams. How boring it is to have such machine-like mental hygiene! For this one week, Gemini, I urge you to celebrate your crazy ideas. Treasure and adore your wacky beliefs. Study all those irrational and insane urges running around your mind to see what you can learn about your deep, dark unconsciousness. (P.S.: But I’m not saying you should act on any of those phantasms, at least not now. Simply be amused by them.)
ces, let’s draw on Naomi Shihab Nye’s poem Famous. “The river is famous to the fish. // The loud voice is famous to silence, / which knew it would inherit the earth / before anybody said so. // The cat sleeping on the fence is famous to the birds / watching him from the birdhouse. // The tear is famous, briefly, to the cheek. // The idea you carry close to your bosom / is famous to your bosom.” (Read the whole poem here: bit.ly/FamousToWhom.)
CAnCer Jun 21 | Jul 22 If you were a
actors formed the British Anti-Cosmetic Surgery League last year. Rachel Wiesz, Kate Winslet and Emma Thompson say they believe people should be happy with the physical appearance nature gave them. Is it rude of me to note that unlike most of the rest of us, those three women were born gorgeous? It’s easy for them to promise not to mess with their looks. Do you ever do that, Virgo? Urge other people to do what’s natural for you but a challenge for them? I recommend against that this week. For example: if you want to influence someone to change, be willing to change something about yourself that’s hard to change.
stitution has survived 222 years, longer than the constitution of any other nation on the planet. But one of America’s founding fathers, Thomas Jefferson, might have had a problem with that. He believed our constitution should be revised every 19 years. Personally, I share Jefferson’s view. And I would apply that same principle of regular reinvention to all of us as individuals – although I think it should be far more frequently than every 19 years. How long has it been since you’ve amended or overhauled your own rules to live by, Taurus? Judging by the astrological omens, I suspect it’s high time.
medieval knight going into battle with a full suit of armour, the advantage you had from the metal’s protection was offset by the extra energy it took to haul around so much extra weight. In fact, historians say this is one reason why a modest force of English soldiers defeated a much larger French army at the Battle of Agincourt in 1415. The Frenchmen’s armour was much bulkier, and by the time they slogged through muddy fields to reach their enemy, they were too tired to fight at peak intensity. The moral of the story, as far as you’re concerned: to win a great victory in the coming weeks, shed as many of your defence mechanisms and as much of your emotional baggage as possible.
GeMini May 21 | Jun 20 “It is respectable to have no illusions – and safe – and profitable and dull,” said author Joseph Conrad. Taking our cue from his liberating derision, I propose that we protest the dullness of having no illusions. Let’s decry
Leo Jul 23 | Aug 22 One way or another, you will be more famous in the coming months than you’ve ever been before. That might mean you’ll become better known or more popular... or it could take a different turn. To tease out the nuan-
TAurus Apr 20 | May 20 The U.S. Con-
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VirGo Aug 23 | sep 22 Three famous
LibrA sep 23 | oct 22 I predict major breakthroughs in your relationship to intimacy and togetherness in 2012, Libra – if, that is, you keep in mind the following counsel from psychologist Neil Clark Warren: “Attraction and chemistry are easily mistaken for love, but they are far from the same thing. Being at-
sCorpio oct 23 | nov 21 Purslane is a
plant that’s also known colloquially as pigweed. It’s hearty, prolific and spreads fast. In a short time, it can grow out of control, covering a large area with a thick carpet. On the other hand, it’s a tasty salad green and has a long history of being used as a cooked vegetable. As a medicinal herb, it’s also quite useful, being rich in omega-3 fatty acids as well as a number of vitamins and minerals. Moral of the story: keep pigweed contained – don’t let it grow out of control – and it will be your friend. Does anything in your life fit that description?
sAGiTTArius nov 22 | Dec 21 As he approaches his 70th birthday, retiree and Michigan resident Michael Nicholson is still hard at work adding to his education. He’s got 27 college degrees so far, including 12 master’s degrees and a doctorate. Although he’s not an “A” student, he loves learning for its own sake. I nominate him to be your role model for the coming weeks, Sagittarius. Your opportunities for absorbing new lessons will be at a peak. I hope you take full advantage of all the teachings that will be available.
CApriCorn Dec 22 | Jan 19 The Bible addresses the subjects of money and possessions in about 2,000 verses, but devotes only 500 verses to prayer and 500 to faith. As you know, my advice in these horoscopes usually tends to have the opposite emphasis: I concentrate more on spiritual matters than materialistic concerns. But this time, in acknowledgment of the specific cosmic influ-
ences coming to bear on you, I’m going to be more like the Bible. Please proceed on the assumption that you have a mandate to think extra-deeply and super-creatively about money and possessions in the coming weeks. Feel free, too, to pray for financial guidance and meditate on increasing your cash flow.
AquArius Jan 20 | Feb 18 Here’s one
of my favourite quotes from American philosopher Ralph Waldo Emerson: “I hate quotations. Tell me what you think.” The current astrological omens suggest that this is an excellent message for you to heed. It’s crucial for you to know your own mind and speak your own thoughts. It’s smart to trust your own instincts and draw on your own hard-won epiphanies. For best results, don’t just be skeptical of the conventional wisdom; be cautious about giving too much credence to every source of sagacity and expertise. Try to define your own positions rather than relying on theories you’ve read about and opinions you’ve heard.
pisCes Feb 19 | Mar 20 Why did Mark Gibbons strap a washing machine to his back and then climb to the top of Mount Snowdown in Wales? He did it to raise charity money for the Kenyan Orphan Project. If, in the coming weeks, you try anything as crazy as he did, Pisces, make sure it’s for an equally worthy cause. Don’t you dare take on a big challenge simply to make people feel sorry for you or to demonstrate what a first-class martyr you can be. On the other hand, I’m happy to say that you could stir up a lot of good mojo by wandering into previously off-limits zones as you push past the limitations people expect you to honour. Homework: Imagine that one of your heroes comes to you and says, “Teach me the most important things you know.” What would you say? FreeWillAstrology.com.
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The Hours: Daily 10:30 am to 10 pm The Minimum: $15 The Order: Vegetarian moussaka ($16), rabbit and spring onion pie ($19), dolmades with tzatziki ($7.50) and a small Village Salad ($6) The Damage: $57.11 – 20% discount + $6.95 delivery (orderit.ca) = $53.51 The Wait (ETA vs Reality): 60 minutes/70 minutes The Haul: Baked in the aluminum pan it arrives in, Avli’s luxe veggie moussaka – a Greek ratatouille of chickpeas, grilled eggplant and zucchini, green beans and carrots in sweet tomato sauce redolent of oregano, topped with a layer of gloriously rich mashed potatoes thick with béchamel – will certainly satisfy hardcore veg-heads. Carnivores can opt for the particularly tasty pastry-topped rabbit pie scented with cinnamon and snippets of fresh rosemary. Balance your karma with a six-pack of rice-stuffed grape leaves paired with garlicky tzatziki and a salad of roughly chopped tomatoes ’n’ English cukes tossed with pitted black olives, crumbled feta and olive oil, a true Greek salad in all but name. Rating: NNNN
at Redpath, 416-486-6644, torontobanjara.com.
The Hours: Monday to Friday 11:30 am to 2:30 pm, 5 to 10:30 pm, Saturday and Sunday noon to 3 pm, 5 to 10:30 pm The Minimum: $30 The Order: Karahi lamb ($10.99), baingan bhartha ($8.95), cauliflower pakoras ($3.75), onion bhajias, garlic rice (both $3.50) and two plain naans ($1.95 each) The Damage: $39.09 + free delivery + 5 cents for the plastic bag = $39.14 The Wait (ETA vs Reality): 45 minutes/65 minutes The Haul: No spice-phobe, ex-JKROM chef Raj Veerella only seasons his north Indian specialties the way they’re supposed to be: full-bore. And so we get tender lamb in a gingery tomato sauce littered with crunchy green pepper and spicy puréed eggplant bhartha strewn with whole cinnamon sticks. Both the deep-fried bhajias and pakoras are wrapped in paper, so they arrive relatively crisp, and the naans, though soggy when they show up, soon firm up once they’re removed from their voluminous aluminum foil wrap. Better yet, cut the naans into wedges and throw them in the toaster. Avoid the rice unless you’re a fan of biryani food colouring. Bonus: free papadams and rice pudding! Rating: NNNN
Crepe iT Up
507½ Church, at Wellesley, 416-916-3558, crepeitup.com.
The Hours: Sunday to Wednesday 7:30 am to 10 pm, Thursday to Saturday 7:30 am to 11 pm The Minimum: $20 The Order: Tuna melt ($6.95), Bermuda Triangle ($3.95), Apple Cinnamon X ($4.95) and a Nutty fruit salad ($6.25) The Damage: $25.88 + $7 delivery (orderit.ca) = $32.88 The Wait (ETA vs Reality): 55 minutes/40 minutes The Haul: Need to get an early office meeting off with a bang? Impress your co-workers with perfectly executed savoury crepes stuffed with quality flaked tuna, diced celery and wilted spinach in retro mushroom sauce, or the BT combo of crispy bacon bits and peanut butter. On the sweet side, the X replicates Mom’s apple pie with its slices of fresh fruit and dusting of cinnamon, but where’s its promised cheddar cheese – something that hasn’t been forgotten in the pineapple and strawberry salad dished up in a bowl fashioned from a crepe? Rating: NNN
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Delivery 101
Lots can go wrong on the road between a restaurant and your home. here are some tips on how to make the most of your food deLivery experience. AVOID ORDERING ANYTHING DEEP-FRIED Because they usually show up in an air-tight styrofoam or plastic containers, french fries and onion rings will likely be a soggy mess by the time they make it to your house. And they can’t be properly reheated. IF YOU’RE CRAVING ICE CREAM, ORDER A SHAKE Sure, a double chocolate-fudge brownie topped with a scoop of vanilla ice cream might seem like a good idea, but the ice cream is guaranteed to be a puddle by the time it arrives. ALWAYS GET SALAD DRESSING ON THE SIDE The longer greens sit in mayo or vinaigrette, the shorter the salad’s shelf life. IF YOU’RE PAYING CASH, ASK FOR THE TOTAL WHEN YOU PLACE THE ORDER That way, you can have the correct amount – plus tip – on hand when the food arrives. Drivers never seem to have the correct change, but they will love yours.
TIP AT LEAST 10 PER CENT OF THE PRE-TAX ORDER If you’re using a delivery website like orderit.ca or justeat.ca, note that a 10 per cent gratuity is often added to the bill; you’re not required to tip the driver a second time. If you live in an apartment and you’re too lazy to go down to the lobby, make that tip 15 per cent. ONLINE DELIVERY SERVICES HAVE THEIR ADVANTAGES You get a wider selection (nine of the 15 restos we tested used one of these services), excellent customer service, occasional promotional discounts and you can always pay by credit card. On the other hand, the $6.95 delivery charge is hefty, there can be long delays on Fridays and Saturdays – though we did not experience this – and, because you input credit card info online, you won’t always get a receipt. THINK ECO-CONSCIOUSLY It’s bad enough that you’re contributing to the erosion of the ozone layer by having your dinner delivered by a gas-guzzling Toyota. If you don’t need plastic cutlery, condiment packets or napkins, ask that they not be included. Otherwise, they’re heading straight to landfill. See the Ecoholic container feature, page 38. PIZZA CAN BE REHEATED Remove battery from smoke detector. Preheat oven to 550°F. Place pizza on cookie sheet and bake 90 seconds to 2 minutes, depending on the thickness of the pie. Remove and let sit five minutes. Replace battery in smoke detector. SOME DELIVERY TIMES WILL ALWAYS BE SLOW Be prepared to wait on New Year’s Eve, Superbowl Sunday, Valentine’s Day, Mother’s Day, SD Pride Day, world trade summits.
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714 Queen E, at Broadview, 416-463-7310, dangerousdansdiner.com.
The Hours: Sunday and Tuesday to Thursday noon to 10 pm, Friday and Saturday noon to midnight. Closed Monday, some holidays. The Minimum: $10 The order: Elvis Burger ($5.99), Big Kervorkian burger ($6.99) with extra patty ($3.25), Cereal Killer sandwich ($6.65), large Greek salad ($6.45) and a small poutine ($4.45) The Damage: $38.79 + $3 delivery = $41.79 The Wait (ETA vs Reality): 45 minutes/35 minutes The Haul: The marijuana leaf beside some of the more esoteric items on this very greasy spoon’s card – pan-fried cookie dough with ice cream in chocolate syrup, and the Colossal Colon Clogger Combo of a 24-ounce burger topped with two fried eggs and a quarter-pound of both bacon and cheese, sided with poutine and a shake, anyone? – suggests its key customers are stoners with the munchies. That explains the Elvis (an 8-ounce freshly ground but overcooked beef patty dressed with fried bacon, peanut butter and mashed bananas), the Big K’s extra onion rings, fried mushrooms, bacon and deep-fried pickle, and the Killer’s KFC-style deep-fried chicken breast, all on grilled kaisers. We counter the abysmal poutine with the pseudohealthy salad but ditch its weird balsamic dressing, thankfully on the side, for good ol’ evo. Although we’re two blocks outside Dan’s delivery area, we’re told, “We’ll do it this time because we’re slow. If we’re busy next time, we’ll hang up.” Rating: NNN
FERNANDo’S HIDEAWAy 545 Yonge, at Wellesley, 647-955-0872.
The Hours: Monday to Friday 11:30 am to 10 pm, Saturday noon to midnight, Sunday and holidays 2 to 10 pm The Minimum: $20 The order: Mexican Flag enchilada dinner ($15.99), small regular nachos ($8.99), kids’ fish taco ($3.99), large guacamole ($1.99) and a mango-flavoured Jarritos soda ($2.25) The Damage: $38.43 + $6.95 delivery (orderit.ca) = $45.38 The Wait (ETA vs Reality): 60 minutes/45 minutes The Haul: No longer Hernando’s, Fernando’s take on south-of-the-border cuisine is so watered down, it’s more ex-Mex than Tex-Mex. Witness the enchilada combo, three sad corn tortillas stuffed with dry beef, chopped chicken and cheese layered with extremely mild green tomatillo, slightly – slightly! – hotter red sauce and white sour cream sided with bland pink rice, refried beans of no particular consequence and a small green salad in cloyingly sweet mayo. Prefab corn chip nachos covered in melted Velveeta-like cheese arrive lukewarm and so welded together, you could wear them as a hat. Pity the small fry who get stuck with skinny fish-stick tacos. A large guac gets you a small tub of mush. Good thing the pop comes in a sealed bottle. continued on page 34 œ Rating: N
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Flip, Toss & Thai KiTchen
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The hours: Monday to Friday 11 am to 10 pm, Saturday and Sunday 11 am to 10 pm (Harbord); Monday to Friday 11 am to 4 pm. Closed Saturday and Sunday (Front W) The Minimum: $20 The order: Chicken pad thai ($8.29), Evil Jungle Prince ($7.09), honey tofu ($7.54) and chop suey ($6.79). The Damage: $33.77 + $1.50 delivery + 5 cents for the plastic bag = $35.32 The Wait (ETA vs Reality): 30 minutes/30 minutes The haul: If the menu at this west-side staple and its new condoland location looks awfully similar to Salad King’s, that’s because owner/chef Sushen Sun used to cook at the King back in the old days. And so you’ll recognize the kindred chili scale and ketchup-free pad thai bursting with shredded chicken breast, raw scallion and crushed peanuts. There are also quite a few vegetarian dishes, spicetacular combos like the Prince – a devilish stir-fry chockablock with julienned carrots, bamboo shoots and Asian eggplant – as well as blocks of deep-fried tofu and green pepper in a honeyed hot sauce and a Bangkok take on chop suey, complete with broccoli and baby corn. You’ll flip but you won’t toss. Rating: NNN
The hours: Daily 11 am to 10 pm. The Minimum: $15 The order: Assorted vegetables wrapped in pink dumplings, veggie spring rolls, deep-fried crab claw (all $6) and Cantonese fried noodles ($22). The damage: $46.10 + $6.95 delivery (orderit.ca) = $53.05 The Wait (ETA vs Reality): 60 minutes/45 minutes The haul: When dining in situ, LWH can be one of downtown’s ultimate culinary experiences, if only for chef Ken Tam’s avant-garde dim sum carte. Sadly, the luxury hotel’s delivery lineup ditches dishes like steamed crystal purses stuffed with five-spiced duckling and garlic hearts for dodgy dumplings, no matter how cute, and skinny spring rolls filled almost identically with cheap chopped cabbage, carrots and mushrooms. Crab claws come loaded with chunky minced shrimp but are three bites at best, while the chow mein is very like what you’d find on Spadina for half the price. At least LWH is smart enough to package the pan-fried noodles and shrimp, scallops and baby bok choy separately. Rating: NN
141 Harbord, at Brunswick, 416966-6955; 330 Front W, at Peter, 416-596-8880, fliptossthai.com.
108 Chestnut, at Dundas, 416-977-9899, metropolitan.com/lwh.
122 Elizabeth, at Dundas, 416-599-5557.
The hours: Daily 11:30 am to 10:30 pm. The Minimum: $15 The order: Sushi pizza ($12.99), Green River maki ($11.99), butterfish ($8) and white tuna nigiri sushi ($7) The damage: $46.08 + $6.95 delivery (orderit.ca) = $53.03 The Wait (ETA vs Reality): 70 minutes/25 minutes The haul: Talk about quick! Both the blowtorched butterfish and super-fresh white tuna nigiri are still warm from their sear when they arrive, a light drizzle of sesame oil and fried garlic adding extra kick. The maki – barbecued eel with avocado dusted in powdered seaweed – are also remarkably fresh if only eight bite-sized bits. Extra points for pickled ginger free of food colouring and unusually good wasabi. Yes, the fat-rippled raw salmon atop the pizza is plentiful, but the deep-fried sushi-rice crust is too thin and very greasy. Shame they don’t deliver the house’s signature oyster shooters. Rating: NNN january 19-25 2012 NOW
The hours: Monday to Thursday 11:30 am to 9:30 pm, Friday 11:30 am to 10 pm, Saturday 4 to 10 pm, Sunday 4 to 9 pm The Minimum: $15 The order: Raw pizza ($16), raw bacon cheeseburger ($15) and a Detox salad ($12) The damage: $48.59 + $6.95 delivery (orderit.ca) = $55.54 The Wait (ETA vs Reality): 70 minutes/40 minutes The haul: You never have to worry that your food will show up cold when you order in from Jennifer Italiano’s groundbreaking vegan bistro, because next to nothing on the card is cooked. Her nonpareil veggie burger finds a patty made from soaked chickpeas and raw beets dressed with rashers of eggplant “bacon,” faux macadamia “cheddar” and sesame-hemp mayo on a gluten-free bun, crunchy house-pickled cornichons and a handful of terrific baked root veggie chips on the side. The DT salad of gluten-free kelp noodles, sliced avocado and pine nuts in cold-pressed olive oil and tahini manages the rare trick of being good for you and tasting good, while her raw pizza layered with dehydrated tomato, black pitted olives, cashew “chèvre” and arugula on a thin crushed-walnut crust is even better the next morning straight out of the fridge. Rating: NNNN
one ThaT goT aWay 581 King W, at Portland, 647-351-6153, totga.ca.
The hours: Monday to Friday 2 to 9:30 pm, Saturday noon to 9:30 pm, Sunday noon to 6:30 pm The Minimum: $15 The order: Haddock and chips ($11), Arctic char salad ($13.50) and coleslaw ($1.50 The damage: $30.28 + $6.95 delivery (orderit.ca) = $37.23 The Wait (ETA vs Reality): 45 minutes/45 minutes The haul: Ignoring the first rule of home delivery – never order anything deep-fried – we were more than pleasantly surprised when TOTGA’s stellar fish and chips arrived crunchy and grease-free instead of soggy. Seems the trick is to not put the order in the fryer until the driver shows up at the resto. And everything’s packed in cardboard containers with lots of ventilation that keeps the food warm but doesn’t allow it to continue cooking. Now, why doesn’t everybody else do that? A beautifully plated – boxed? – salad of organic greens comes topped with a grilled pink fillet of sustainable Arctic char and pickled mango, while the slaw’s vinegary tang adds counterpoint. Rating: NNN
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dish pizza ñ parlourdeepdishpizza.com.
The hours: Tuesday to Saturday 5 to 10 pm. Closed Sunday, Monday, holidays The Minimum: $15 The order: Classic deep-dish pizza ($25) The damage: $29.15 + $6.95 delivery (orderit.ca) = $36.10 The Wait (ETA vs Reality): 60 minutes/50 minutes The haul: 40 bucks for one 10-inch pizza? That’s what it works out to once you factor in the delivery fee and 10 per cent tip. And worth every penny. Only available through his website, each of chef Trevor Wilkinson’s (of Trevor on Wellington East) awesome ’zas weighs in at a hefty 3 pounds – that’s at least two Terroni pies – and features authentic buttery Chicago-style crusts, thick on the bottom and remarkably cracker-thin around the edge. There’s no chance these suckers are going to droop and spill all over your cashmere twin set. Toppings are just as heavy-duty, here top-quality DOP San Marzano tomato sauce with the slightest suggestion of garlic, a good half-inch of solid housemade Italian sausage and a layer of gooey mozzarella underneath, though an optional toss of red chili pepper flakes would be nice. Still not convinced? One pie will easily feed a family of four. With leftovers! Rating: NNNNN
746 Queen W, at Niagara, 416-2032229, oneofakindpasta.com.
The hours: Nightly 5 to 11 pm. Closed holidays. The Minimum: $15 The order: Duet pasta, meat lasagna (both $9.95), side of meatballs ($6.95) and a small Caesar salad ($5) The damage: $36.65 + $5 delivery ($3 in the immediate area) = $41.65 The Wait (ETA vs Reality): 60 minutes/35 minutes The haul: This long-running pasta parlour gets its rep for owner/chef Raymond To’s innovative noodles, amply plated combos like his al dente Duet of jalapeño and basil linguine in tomato sauce tossed with bits of red pepper, broccoli, sweet Italian sausage and great whacks of boneless chicken breast. Shame the bird’s stone cold, though that’s nothing a quick nuke in the microwave can’t fix. Things heat up with a very cheesy lasagna nipped with nutmeg and a basic-ifplentiful anchovy-free Caesar, the rudimentary meatballs in house sauce the only disappointment. Rating: NNN
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pizza gigi
189 Harbord, at Borden, ñ 416-535-4444, pizzagigi.ca.
The hours: Nightly 4 pm to 4 am The Minimum: $14 The order: Small thin-crusted Super Special Pizza ($16.40) and small thick-crusted Sicilian pizza with extra garlic, fresh basil and chili peppers ($18.95, both taxinclusive) The damage: $34.35 (free delivery) The Wait (ETA vs Reality): 45 minutes/45 minutes The haul: This long-running pizzeria went viral last spring after it was busted for delivering more than extra oregano on its classic old-school pies. No Libretto or Terroni clone, both of which make a point of not delivering, Gigi now offers a regulation cracker crust, but the Super Special’s toppings are strictly 60s: meaty pepperoni and bacon tossed with garden-fresh tomato, green peppers and ’shrooms in lotsa mozza’ and sauce. We upgraded the basic deep-dish Sicilian à la vegetarian with garlic, basil and peppers for extra oomph, one inch-thick slice virtually the equal of an entire Super Special. Rating: NNNN continued on page 36 œ
= Critics’ Pick nnnnn = Rare perfection nnnn = Outstanding, almost flawless nnn = Recommended, worthy of repeat visits nn = Adequate n = You’d do better with a TV dinner
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DON’T BOTHER CALLING THE LCBO OR THE BEER STORE – THEY DON’T DELIVER. BUT THERE ARE SERVICES READY TO GET THAT BOTTLE RIGHT TO YOUR DOOR. By GRAHAM DUNCAN If we could all just stroll to the corner store for a six-pack, there’d probably be a lot fewer dial-a-bottlesites online. But since that’s not going to happen any time soon and our sacred liquor monopolies aren’t in the delivery game, legal, licensed, privately operated liquor delivery services help the unvehicled, especially those in suburban areas, the housebound and those in need of a mid-party reload. And then there are the people who just love home shopping. From a list that includes 4A Dial a Bottle, “We can be there FAST”; Always Dial a Bottle Toronto, “You can have it all, just give us a call”; and LDBO, Liquor Delivery Boys of Ontario, I decide to call idialabottle.ca. On a wintery yet clear Saturday afternoon, an actual human being picks up within two rings and I place my order: one 750 ml bottle of Johnny Walker Red scotch whisky; 12 cans of Labatt’s 50 (playing hockey that night, cans containing neutral-flavoured fizzy fluid mandatory); one large bag of Miss Vicky’s salt and vinegar chips; and one large bag of Doritos, Intense Pickle flavour. Not X-treme Pickle or Pickle Rush, but Intense Pickle. Snacks are a standard diala-bottle add-on. I’m informed that it will all be there within an hour and, as is standard within the dial-a-bottle world, it’ll be C.O.D. I don’t even have to change out of my dressing gown. Time: 2:05 pm. At 3:01 pm the doorbell rings. A gentleman, of calm and efficient mien, stands before me with the goods, all as requested, with four minutes to spare. I hand over the cash, and he’s gone before the beer has even started sweating. How much? On its own, this Saturday-night survival kit, including taxes and deposit fees, would have come to $64.32. Delivered, it costs $81.93, including a $2 surcharge for the stop at the grocery store, plus tip. Not cheap, but probably less than a cab ride to the LCBO, Beer Store, variety store and home. Owner Fernie DeSilva claims his dial-a-bottle is Toronto’s oldest, dating back to the time when some people may still have been actually dialling. Over the years, its services have extended beyond Smirnoff and Cheezies. “I had an NBC-TV guy call me from New York”, recalls Fernie. “He wanted to give somebody a vintage 1977 bottle of wine. We couldn’t find it anywhere. “We deliver all kinds of stuff. One regular customer had a leak in his waterbed and called to see if we could pick up a garden hose.” Cue the wah wah guitar pedal.
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PIE EyED
When it comes to pizza, everyone’s an expert. There are those who swear by Terroni and them that can’t live without Libretto. Some are crazy for Pizza e Pazzi, and others are mad for Queen Margherita Pizza. Problem is, none of them delivers. Enter FBI Pizza, the brandspanking-new delivery joint from the crew responsible for Leslieville’s Queen Margherita, which just opened Monday out on the Lakeshore. The “FBI” stands for full-blooded Italian, btw. Why the wilds of Mimico? “It reminds me of Leslieville, a neighbourhood that’s starting to change,” says QMP’s John Chetti. “Lots of condos going in, but it’s still got that funk.” FBI’s pies are more traditional Toronto-style than their thincrusted Margherita cousins – no surprise when you learn that Chetti’s partners, Rocco Mazzaserro and Roberto Scala, have ties to the original Big Slice at Yonge and Gerrard. A basic 16inch pie topped with San Marzano tomato sauce, fresh fior di latte mozzarella and DOP prosciutto di Parma goes for $13.20 delivered. “We’re trying to give people what they want,” says Chetti when asked to describe FBI’s agenda. “We use real cheese and the best extra-virgin olive oil, the way Mama used to make it. There’s no bullshit, just a whole lot of deliciousness delivered to your front door.” FBI Pizza (2336 Lake Shore West, at Burlington, 416-2510101, fbipizza.com) Free delivery daily 11 am to 2 SD am, $15 minimum
RAShNAA
307 Wellesley E, at Parliament, 416-929-2099, rashnaa.com.
The hours: Nightly 5 to 10 pm The Minimum: $25 The order: Chicken Devil ($10.95), beef string hopper kothu, cashew curry ($7.95), masala dosa (both $8.95) and ghee rice ($3.45) The Damage: $45.48 + $6.78 delivery (just-eat.ca) = $52.26 The Wait (ETA vs Reality): 45 minutes/55 minutes The haul: Sri Lankan grub is famed for its heat, and this Cabbagetown cantina’s carte is no exception, especially its fiendishly hot Chicken Devil in spicy tomato sauce laced with great chunks of onion and jalapeño peppers. Think of string hoppers as chopped red rice vermicelli tossed with stringy beef, scrambled egg and ripped-up flatbread. Curries add sweet contrast, while the potato ’n’ pea dosa, although soggy upon arrival, wrapped in foil, packs a considerable punch when dunked in soupy sambar and heaped with coconut chutney. Plain white basmati rice with minimal oil offsets the fireworks. Don’t forget the Zantac immediately afterwards. Rating: NNN
SUkhoThAI
david laurence
274A Parliament, at Dundas, 416-913-8846, sukhothaifood.com.
The hours: Monday to Saturday 11:30 am to 2:30 pm and 5 to 10 pm. Closed Sunday, some holidays. The Minimum: $20 The order: Sukhothai pad thai ($11.25), khao soi ($10.25) and a Sukhothai salad ($5) The Damage: $30.34 + $3 delivery + 5 cents for the plastic bag = $33.39 The Wait (ETA vs Reality): 75 minutes/75 minutes The haul: This tiny Regent Park hole-inthe-wall must be rushed off its feet. It takes more than 90 minutes for someone to answer the phone, and even then, judging by the kitchen cacophony in the background, the place must be complete chaos. Nothing new, then. The signature noodles are not as saucy or nearly as spicy when ordered medium-hot as they are at sister resto Khao San Road, its shredded chicken breast appropriately moist, the peanuts adding crunch. Khao soi is just as we remember, a clash of slippery linguine, tender chicken and creamy coconut milk dressed with fried noodles. Pure comfort food. Since the cassava cake seems to be sold out, we go with the house mango salad with sweet red peppers for a sugary finish. Rating: NNN 3
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FBI Pizza co-owner, John Chetti
here are more recommended eateries – organized by neighbourhood – that, with just a phone call, will deliver to your door.
Central
BUTTER ChICkEN FACToRy 556 Parliament, at Prospect, 416-964-7583, butterchickenfactory.ca.
The former Timothy’s Tikka House now offers three types of the north Indian favourite, including boneless breast or
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dark meat on the bone. Free delivery nightly from 5 to 10 pm, $25 minimum.
BAR BURRITo 544 Yonge, at Wellesley, 416-9224343, and others barburrito.ca. Cal-Mex meal-in-one wraps. Delivery from all locations Monday to Friday 10:30 am to 10 pm, Saturday noon to 10 pm, Sunday and holidays 1 to 10 pm for $6.95, $15 minimum.
CAPLANSky’S
356 College, at Brunswick, 416-500-3852, caplansky.com.
Luxe NNNNN northern Indian curries and subji from chef P.K. Ahluwalia. Lots of veggie options. Free delivery daily noon to 3 pm and 5 to 10:30 pm in the immediate area, $30 minimum.
FRESCA PIzzA & PASTA 302 College, at Robert, 416-922-9555.
Old-school pizza, pasta ’n’ panini. Free delivery daily noon to midnight, $13 minimum.
gEoRgE’S PIzzA
252 Dundas E, at Pembroke, 416-324-9797.
Artisanal smoked meat sandwiches, slow-cooked brisket dinners and chopped liver on Silverstein’s rye. Free delivery daily 11 am to 10 pm in the immediate area ($5 further afield).
Traditional pies, pasta and panzerotti. Free delivery nightly 4 pm to 1:30 am, $10 minimum.
309 King W, at John, 416-740-6622, dhaba.ca.
546 Church, at Wellesley, 416-413-1053, gingercuisine.ca.
DhABA
gINgER
Cheap Vietnamese fusion-style banh mi, pho and vermicelli. Vegetarianfriendly. Although several sister restos are scattered across the city, only this location delivers. Free delivery daily 11 am to 10:30 pm, $20 minimum.
MAgIC ovEN
6 Wellesley W, at Yonge, 416-929-7888, magicoven.com.
Designer pizzas with eco-conscious organic and vegan toppings and optional gluten-free crusts. 2-4-1 this ain’t. Delivery from all locations Monday to Friday 11 am to 10 pm, Thursday to Saturday 11 am to 11 pm, Sunday and some holidays noon to 10 pm for $2.50, $20 minimum.
MT. EvEREST
469 Bloor W, at Brunswick, 416-964-8849, mteverestonbloor.ca.
North Indian and Nepalese specialties. Free delivery nightly 5 to 10 pm, $25
= Critics’ Pick nnnnn = Rare perfection nnnn = Outstanding, almost flawless nnn = Recommended, worthy of repeat visits nn = Adequate n = You’d do better with a TV dinner
Pizza Rustica
232 Wellington W, at John, 416-260-2200, pizzarustica.ca.
Thin-crusted pizzas, upscale pastas and seasonal salads. Free delivery daily 11 am to midnight, $15 minimum.
tabule
2009 Yonge, at Glebe, 416-483-3747, tabule.ca.
Middle Eastern mezes, falafel platters and grilled kebab combos. Delivery nightly 5 to 10 pm, $3.50 cover, $30 minimum.
tRimuRti
265 Queen W, at Duncan, 416-645-0286, trimurti.ca.
One of the better Indian restos in town, known for its amazing tandoori cauliflower. Free delivery nightly 5 to 10:30 pm, $35 minimum.
Vinny massimo’s on college
Pizza, pasta and calzone. See listing, this page.
east side baR-be-cue Hut
1455 Gerrard E, at Coxwell, 416-466-0411, bar-be-quehut.ca.
“Miraculous” tandoori chicken, kebabs and biryani in Little India. Free delivery daily noon to 10 pm, $20 minimum.
bona Pizza Pasta
431 Donlands, at O’Connor, 416-406-5000, bonapizzapasta.ca.
Suicide pizzas (hot sauce, jalapeños, spicy Italian sausage), retro meatball sandwiches and lasagna. Free salads with orders over $22, free bruschetta or three drinks with orders over $25. Free delivery Tuesday to Thursday noon to 10 pm, Friday and Saturday noon to 11 pm, Sunday 2 to 10 pm, $14 minimum. Rating: NNN
magic oVen
david laurence
376 College, 416-967-0527, vinnymassimos.ca.
debu does deliVeRy
When Debu Saha of Debu’s Nouvelle Indian Cuisine gave up his Wellesley Street digs for a posher space on Mount Pleasant almost four years ago, downtown lost its best Indian restaurant. Foodies who get nosebleeds north of Bloor have been grieving ever since. To get back his old customer base, Saha now delivers a three-course $20 prix fixe lunch into the core on weekdays. There’s a 10-person minimum order, and it’s completely customizable, just the thing for an office meeting or surprise birthday party. What’s the most popular dish? “People have a lot of dietary concerns,” says Saha. “Even meat-eaters want vegetarian these days.” So they get the vegan and gluten-free likes of crunchy five-bean salad followed by al dente okra with pickled sushi ginger, curried broccoli ’n’ snap
peas and veggie basmati pulao. Chickpea roti and perfectly poached pears in rose syrup complete the meal deal. Dedicated carnivores can switch out the beans and okra for panko-crusted beet croquettes and fiery Lamb Do Pyaza loaded with chili pods. Firstrate naans brushed with olive oil replace rotis, while ambrosial pistachio pudding strewn with strawberries and crushed nuts brings lunch to a sweet conclusion. It’s like he never left Roy’s Square. “Everyone wants to know when we’re moving back downtown,” says Saha. “Until then, my food can now come to you.” Debu’s Nouvelle Indian Cuisine (552 Mount Pleasant, at Belsize, 416-927-9340, debusaha.com) Delivery Tuesday to Friday 10:30 am to 3 pm, 10 person minimum. SD
798 Danforth, at Woodycrest, 416-462-0333, magicoven.com.
Eco-conscious pizza and salads. See listing, page 37.
makkaH
1020 Danforth, at Donlands, 416-406-2056.
Terrific tandoori chicken wings and halal kebab platters. Free delivery nightly 4:30 to 10:30 pm, $20 minimum.
mocHa mocHa
489 Danforth, at Logan, 416-778-7896, mochamocha.ca.
Inexpensive veggie-friendly card with Latin American, Italian and African influences. Delivery nightly 5 to 9 pm, $1.75 cover, $10 minimum.
PeaRl couRt
Pizza Roma
1090 Bloor W, at Gladstone, 416-531-4000.
As the name suggests, Old World pizza from lunch till late. Free delivery daily 11 am to 4 am, $15 minimum.
VesuVio’s
3010 Dundas W, at High Park, 416-763-4191, vesuviospizza.com.
Toronto’s longest-running pizzeria has been delivering pies since the 50s. Free delivery Monday 11 am to 11 pm, Tuesday to Thursday 11 am to midnight, Friday and Saturday 11 am to 1 am, Sunday 3 to 10 pm, $15 minimum.
633 Gerrard E, at Broadview, 416-463-8778.
Vinny massimo’s Pizza & Pasta
siddHaRtHa
Thick- and thin-crusted pies with toppings ranging from trad to rad. Free delivery Monday to Friday 11 am to 1 am, Sunday noon to 1 am, $20 minimum. 3
Cantonese dim sum and chow mein. Delivery nightly 6 pm to 1 am, $2.50 cover, $20 minimum.
1450 Gerrard E, at Craven, 416465-4095, thesiddhartha.com.
Mainstream north Indian with good veggie options. Free delivery nightly 5:30 to 9 pm, $35 minimum.
West side
1130 Queen W, at Lisgar, 416-9670527, vinnymassimos.ca.
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Souped-up pizza, calzone and pasta al forno. Free delivery daily 11 am to midnight, $15 minimum.
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1598 Bloor W, 416-536-3738, kingslice.ca.
magic oVen
127 Jefferson, at King W, 416-539-0555.
Eco-conscious pizza and salads. See listing, page 37.
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ecoholic
By ADRIA VASIL
Container ConunDrum
Dinner at your Door rocks, but what’s it coming in? here’s the green lowDown on the confusing roster of container options, from no-go styrofoam to eDgy potato-starch plastics
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on’t feel like pulling out the chopping knife and frying pan tonight? Urbanites are blessed with an overdose of options when it comes to prepared meals delivered right to your front door. It’s fabulous and all, except for the remnants left behind. That’s right – takeout containers. Just a few short years ago, Toronto was poised to take bold direct action against in-store packaging, including mandating fully recyclable coffee cups and banning all non-recyclable takeout containers. All talk stalled when the city decided to recycle instead of outlaw styrofoam (aka polystyrene) and when the province promised a massive overhaul of the Waste Diversion Act that would finally have made producers pay in full for their trash, including takeout container waste. Alas, Councillor Gord Perks says he’s spent his entire adult life waiting for the province to stop dodging that responsibility. So the onus is on us and our favourite takeout restaurants to make better choices. Don’t be shy about telling them which packaging you’d like them to use or lose. Here’s a breakdown.
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STYROFOAM, AKA POLYSTYRENE (PS#6): Clamshells and hard plastic lids Just because this one’s now recyclable doesn’t mean we shouldn’t avoid it as much as we can. It’s still a toxic polymer made from a millionyears-in-the-making non-renewable resource, and it leaches styrene (a likely carcinogen) into food and drinks. Recycling it is such a pain in the arse that the province’s two styrene recyclers have shuttered. Right now we’re shipping it to Shanghai (yes, over 10,000 kilometres). If T.O. can’t secure a more local facility and the city ends up cancelling its stryo recycling down the line, maybe we can talk about banning this stuff from takeout again, just like San Fran has. Where to ditch it: Recycling bin ALUMINUM FOIL CONTAINERS: Trays, pans, rounds Aluminum is the poster child for easily recycled materials. It can be endlessly recycled (locally), and doing so is cost- and energy-efficient, so even plain old aluminum containers often (not always) have recycled content. (Aluminum cans have about 68 per cent recycled content, too, but they have BPA linings.) Where to ditch them: The blue bin.
(Just don’t include those paper-lined foil lids – they’re garbage.) COATED PAPER: Coffee cups, chicken buckets, soup bowls The big problem: the city may be able to recycle paper cups, but they can’t recycle cups with the plastic lids on, so they just say no to the million cups a day coming from Tims and friends. Word is, Starbucks is trying develop a 100 per cent recyclable cup, but it could be a while. FYI, regular paper cups are coated with PET plastic, but green ones have higher recycled content and a plant-based coating. Where to ditch it: The city doesn’t officially approve it, but you can put your individual cup in the blue bin (as long as you remove the plastic lid first). Some coffee joints will recycle your cups, too, since they contract private recycling companies that pay someone to pry off your plastic lid. KFC-style buckets, on the other hand, are quite welcome in the blue bin, since they have paper lids. CARDBOARD BOXES: Pizza boxes This one’s a no-brainer. Cardboard takeout boxes often have high recycled content and are easily recycled into new corrugated boxes. Where to ditch them: Pop it in the blue bin when you’re done with your
’za. Just don’t leave a slice behind.
regular plastic cups.
CLEAR PLASTIC CLAMSHELLS: Takeout salad and sushi containers These are a major headache because they’ve been made of all sorts of random plastics (including polystyrene and PET) and it’s impossible for the city to tell which is which. There’s talk that grocers etc have agreed to stick to PET plastic clams, opening the door for blue-binning later in the year. Fingers crossed. Where to ditch them: For now, the garbage bin, though you could always stockpile ’em while waiting for recycling to start, hopefully later this year.
SUGARCANE CONTAINERS: papery-looking takeout containers of choice at eco-conscious joints These are way greener to manufacture than that nonrenewable petroleum junk. It’s a shame some have a plastic film so they get separated out of city composters. Where to ditch them: The city says you should (sigh) trash them, but even if you’re unsure if it’s genuine uncoated sugarcane (like, say, Greenshift’s), I say green-bin ’em and let the sorter decide.
BIODEGRADABLE PLASTIC: Clear plastic cups and clamshells at enviro-aware joints The big alternative to clear petroleum-based plastics. These are a PLA or polylactic acid often made of corn, tapioca or potato starch. The corn kind is mostly made by Cargill’s NatureWorks and faces some flak for not excluding GMO corn. Too bad T.O.’s green bin doesn’t accept bio-plastic; all plastic just gets skimmed out (they can’t tell what’s bio and what’s not). Plus, it can’t be recycled, since it’s considered a contaminant by those making recycled plastic goods. Where to ditch it: Unfortunately, in this town it goes in the trash, like
REUSABLE CONTAINERS: Stainless steel tins, Mason jars Though perfect for takeout, these are rarely used except by super-cool tiffinday.com (the company picks up the empties from your home/work the next day) or feelgoodguru.com, which delivers vegan jarred lunches by bike. ODDBALLS: Polypropylene containers and lids (they say PP#5 on them) from joints like East Side Mario’s and Swiss Chalet Where to ditch them: In the blue bin, but if there’s no number (or it’s #3, #6 or #7) on the lid or base, you’ll have to toss it. ecoholic@nowtoronto.com
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ary 13. Rating: NNNN Friday’s Buraka Som Sistema show at Wrongbar was the perfect opportunity for Ottawa’s A Tribe Called Red to add to their growing buzz. The DJ trio played a welcome blend of dancefloor-friendly dubstep, moombahton, electro, soca and lots of dancehall, throwing in their own original pow wow step songs to keep the teeming bar steamy. Then the Lisbon-based sound system stepped onstage to chants of “Bura-ka!” Recent single Hangover (BaBaBa) set the tone for the manic, sexy, workout-paced performance that followed. It also demonstrated the Portuguese group’s hooky prowess: you might not understand emcee Blaya’s high-pitched rapping, but you can shout “ba ba ba” along with her. Early-career singles Kalemba
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(Wegue Wegue), Yah! and Sound Of Kuduro slotted between newer songs, all anchored by pulsing bass, held the sweaty, dancing crowd rapt. Buraka would benefit from a bigger stage, though, for their percussion set-up, their three bouncing emcees and for members of the crowd to booty-shake ANUPA MISTRY onstage.
CAVEMAN at the Horseshoe, Wednesday, January 11.
Rating: NNN Caveman had a good 2011 that culminated last week in Fat Possum’s signing the band’s in-house label, Magic Man!, to a distribution deal. This means their critically acclaimed debut, CoCo Beware, will get re-released to a much wider audience. Like the War on Drugs, the Brooklyn five-piece mixes classic Americana songwriting with tons of guitar effects and washes of echo. But Caveman are less like Tom Petty and more like a shoegazer take on Pavement, making
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them more accessible to indie rock types. They summoned a wall of sound as soon as they hit the stage, but the dense layers tended to overpower the songs. Less droning ones, like subtly bouncy My Time, translated better. All in all, it was enjoyable but not incredibly engaging. The audience politely clapped but made no move to ask for BENJAMIN BOLES an encore.
RICH AUCOIN at the Drake
Underground, Friday, Januñ ary 13.
Rating: NNNN Rich Aucoin’s latest album, We’re All Dying To Live, involved a cast of hundreds and, as a result, is closer to the multi-layered anthemic indie rock of Arcade Fire than to the lo-fi synth pop dance party of his live shows. It’s a great album, but you’re missing out if you’ve never caught his giddy, overthe-top multimedia extravaganza in person. The Haligonian’s audience participa-
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THE ELWINS and WIDE-EYED TOUR GUIDE as part of CRAFTSTOCK 4 at Kapisanan Centre, Saturday, January 14. Rating: NNN The fourth edition of Craftstock wasn’t an all-ages show, but certainly felt like one. Apart from the overzealous bouncers checking ID at the doors, it had all
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Sunday, January 29, 2012 8pm Koerner Hall Mavis Staples has blazed a rhythm & blues trail while staying true to her gospel roots, and has influenced artists from Bob Dylan to Prince, who dubbed her “the epitome of soul.”
GHOST MELODIC METAL
Satanic Swedish metalheads spread confusion By CARLA GILLIS GHOST with BLOOD CEREMONY and ANCIENT VVISDOM at the Virgin Mobile Mod Club (722 College), Sunday (January 22), doors 7 pm. $15, all ages. RT, TM.
Yasmin Levy and Omar Faruk Tekbilek
What happens when a band is so determined to keep the music front and centre that its individual members refuse to identify themselves? They end up answering more questions about
their anonymity than they do about their music, of course. And at length. When I reach one of Ghost’s guitar-playing “nameless ghouls” over the phone in the melodic metal band’s hometown of Linköping, Sweden, we spend over half our allotted time talking about it. “The whole purpose of the band was to be something more than a band,” he explains slowly and carefully.
Saturday, February 11, 2012 8pm Koerner Hall In Yasmin Levy's music, the purity of Ladino (the JudeoSpanish music of Spain) meets the fiery heart of flamenco. Turkish multi-instrumentalist Tekbilek is one of the world's foremost exponents of Middle Eastern music.
Malek Jandali
Sun., Feb. 12, 2012 3pm Mazzoleni Concert Hall Syrian composer and pianist Malek Jandali blends Arabic and Western music. “Dazzling and magical performances of his piano compositions [are] delivered with precision and passion." (Forward Magazine)
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“We wanted it to be theatrical and an experience. And in order to create what we wanted, we had to be faceless. Not to add too much individualism into it. In order for the whole experience to be believable, you need not know who’s there. “Even though we have a physical, individual lead singer” – the frightening cardinal-outfitted Papa Emeritus, whose soaring vocals and satanic lyrics bring to mind King Diamond – “he’s still fictional, sort of. That’s the kind of confusion we wish for this entity we call Ghost. We want everything to be confusion.” What we do know is that Ghost includes two guitarists, a bassist, a drummer and a keyboardist in addition to Emeritus. They wear hooded robes and skull masks onstage, and play the most sonically rich and gorgeous classic metal I’ve heard in a long time. Their full-length debut, Opus Eponymous (Rise Above/Metal Blade), came out in North America early last year and got nominated for, among other awards, Sweden’s Grammy equivalent. (Of course, they didn’t go to the ceremony.) So what is the band trying to achieve musically? “This is another place where it gets confusing. We never set out to be a metal band per se. And we really, really don’t want to be regarded as a retro band. However, we do want to sound basically like a band that accidentally made a heavy metal record in 1978.” He laughs, relishing his obfuscation. “When bands say they’re influenced by Black Sabbath, especially stoner bands, they usually mimic Symptom Of The Universe and Children Of The Grave, songs that are the most heavy metal. But we wanted to be more like Sabbath Bloody Sabbath, which is actually a really soft album. Really mature, with lots of orchestration and synthesizer. “We want to create our music in kind of a pre-metal context. We want to feel boundary-less, limitless.” 3 music@nowtoronto.com
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California workaholic loves being alone By ANUPA MISTRY MADLIB with J-ROCC and MYMANHENRI at the Great Hall (1087 Queen West), Thursday (January 19), 10 pm. $23.50. RT, SS, PDR.
Madlib revels in being a loner; it’s why he rarely does press and his shows are highly anticipated. “A lot of people can’t even be around themselves. I cut people out to see what I’m about,” the quiet, plainspoken musician explains over the phone from his home in California. “Isolation teaches you how to like yourself.” But when Otis Jackson Jr. holes up to make music – “I work 12-hour days every day, sleep maybe three or four hours a night” – with heaps of records and cheap analog equipment, you never know who might emerge. And so, though he’s Madlib to most, his 20-plus-year discography (released almost entirely by avant hip-hop L.A.label Stones Throw) resists categorization and encompasses production, rapping and instrumental music under aliases like Quasimoto and Beat Konducta. “I work too much,” he says, though it’s not self-criticism, just fact. “[After friend J Dilla died], I was like, ‘I can’t stop now,’ and started working harder, triple-time,” which has resulted in thousands and thousands of unreleased recordings, he estimates. An affinity for the studio, cultivated as a child watching his musician father at work, makes Madlib’s compositions highly experimental, with rawness as their unifying characteristic. He’s consistently trying new things, then casting them aside in favour of the next musical adventure. Sometimes his work makes conscious statements about self-directed learning, like the jazzy trials of the Yesterdays New Quintet series. Or they become meditative canvases for artists like Talib Kweli, Freddie Gibbs and Erykah Badu. Singer Georgia Anne Muldrow’s upcoming Seeds is entirely produced by Madlib. “I’ll work with anybody – anybody that can match,” he self-corrects. “But it’s not like I’m sitting in the studio with them. They’ve heard my music and know what to take.” That’s how it is with most everyone, he divulges, except Dilla, and 2004’s acclaimed Madvillainy with masked bard MF Doom. Soon, though he won’t say when, we’ll see Lying Otis, a project with interstellar beat composer Flying
Lotus. “That’s my man,” he says. “I like his whole crew – they’re doing something new.” The Madlib Medicine Show has just two tour stops: Brooklyn, New York, and Toronto, both hotbeds of Stones Throw supporters. First on Madlib’s
itinerary is Cosmos Records for some digging, he says. Or catch him by the bar at the Great Hall before his set: “Rather than performing, I like having a drink with some folks and hearing what they think.” 3 music@nowtoronto.com
“I love hearing Norah Jones sing anything. But I was overjoyed and overwhelmed when I heard her sing my song “Jolene”. I salute The Little Willies.” – Dolly Parton
LEE ALEXANDER, JIM CAMPILONGO, NORAH JONES, RICHARD JULIAN & DAN RIESER Return to perform a slew of country classics by JOHNNY CASH, WILLIE NELSON, LORETTA LYNN, DOLLY PARTON and more www.thelittlewillies.net www.facebook.com/thelittlewillies © 2012 Milking Bull Records
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Saving Gigi (859 Bloor West), tonight (Thursday, January 19) See preview at nowtoronto.com.
Pissed Jeans, anagram, TV Freaks
Sneaky Dee’s (431 College), Friday (January 20) Delightfully sloppy grunge revivalists.
Los CamPesinos, ParenTheTiCaL girLs
Lee’s Palace (529 Bloor West), Saturday and Sunday (January 21 and 22) See preview at nowtoronto.com.
anamanaguChi, exTreme animaLs, moon king Wrongbar (1279 Queen West), Saturday (January 21) See preview, page 46.
ghosT, bLood Ceremony, anCienT VVisdom
Virgin Mobile Mod Club (722 College), Sunday (January 22) See preview, page 42.
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Soundscapes (572 College), Tuesday (January 24) Weakerthans frontman playing solo.
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Air Canada Centre (40 Bay), Wednesday (January 25) Grunge-era prog metal survivors.
Double Double Land (209 Augusta), Friday (January 20) DD/MM/YYYY with one less member.
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Since their 2009 self-titled debut, the New Jersey lo-fi beach pop band relocated to Brooklyn, cleaned up their sound and moved up to a bigger label, which seems to be the default story arc for bands that sound like this. Don’t worry, though – they’re still great. And given all the touring they’ve been doing, their live show should be tighter than ever. At Lee’s Palace (529 Bloor West), Friday (January 20), doors 9 pm. $15.50. HS, RT, SS, TM.
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FucKED up, bonJay, catl, SilVEr DapplE, Hut Wavelength 12th Anniversary Festival Steam Whistle Brewing 9 pm, $20 (adv $17), festival pass $36. wavelengthroronto.com. February 17.
cyantiFic wilKinSon, cHaSing SHaDowS, tHE upbEatS, mc armanni rEign, marcuS ViSionary, grEmlinz Projek Ram Guvernment doors 10 pm, $25. TW. destinyevents.ca. February 17.
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The Great Hall 9 pm, $15 (adv $12), festival pass $36. wavelengthtoronto.com. February 18. SlEigH bEllS Phoenix Concert Theatre doors 8 pm, all ages, $25. RT, SS, TM. February 18.
pS i loVE you, burning loVE, army girlS, mötEm, moSt pEoplE Wavelength 12th Anniversary Fes-
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Eliot FiSK Royal Conservatory of Music Koerner Hall 8 pm, $33.50 and up. February 24. JanE’S aDDiction Massey Hall doors 7 pm, $35-$75. RTH, TM. February 27. iSlanDS Music Gallery doors 9 pm, all ages, $22.50. RT, SS, TM, UE. February 28. matt pryor Drake Hotel doors 8 pm, $13. RT, SS, TM. March 2. obErHoFEr Drake Hotel doors 8 pm, $11.50. RT, SS. March 25. cHairliFt Horseshoe doors 8:30 pm, $12. HS, RT, SS, TM. March 28. tHomaS Dolby The Time Capsule Tour Virgin Mobile Mod Club doors 8 pm, $22.50. RT, SS, TM. April 2. tHE Joy FormiDablE, a placE to bury StrangErS Lee’s Palace doors 8 pm, $16.50. HS, RT, SS, TM. April 2.
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Massey Hall 8 pm, $29.50-$59.50. RTH, TM. April 16. Snow patrol, ED SHEEran Massey Hall 8 pm, $34.50-$47.50. RTH, TM. April 17.
nicKElbacK, buSH, SEEtHEr, my DarKESt DayS Air Canada Centre $55.50-$99.50. TM. April 22.
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Thursday, January 19 POP/ROCK/HIP-HOP/SOUL
ALLEYCATZ Uptown Band (R&B/soul/funk) 9:30 pm.
AQUILA UPSTAIRS Ray Whimsey (acoustic rock). BOVINE SEX CLUB Happy Meal, DJ Cactus. CADILLAC LOUNGE Phil Snowden 8 pm. DRAKE HOTEL UNDERGROUND Lovely Kill-
bots 5 Year Anniversary Party Lovely Killñ bots, Mix Chopin, Triple Gangers doors 8 pm.
DRAKE HOTEL LOUNGE Weekend Startup Boot
Knives doors 11 pm. EL MOCAMBO Little Creatures, the Tudors, Old Major (rock) 9:30 pm, Rock For Charity: Eating Disorders of York Region 8 pm. THE GREAT HALL Madlib, J Rocc doors 10 pm. See preview, page 43. HORSESHOE Herman Dune, Ben Caplan, Leif Vollebekk doors 8:30 pm. See preview, page 50. LEE’S PALACE Rum Runner, Organic Funk, Rockyard. THE LOCAL Little Birdy, Jeff Ousaren. PRESS CLUB Normal for Once, Bo Green (indie/ post punk/rock) 9 pm. REVIVAL Attawapiskat Benefit Concert Derek Miller, Jace Martin, the Clearing, Phantom Black, Pappy Johns Band, Jasper, Plex, Arthur Renwick, Janet Panic and others 8 pm. RIVOLI Chloe Charles & the Donefors, Wax Mannequin 8 pm. THE SISTER Black Ginger, Kether. SNEAKY DEE’S The Danger Bees, Beekeeper, Convoy. SOUTHSIDE JOHNNY’S Skip Tracer (rock/top 40) 9:30 pm. SUPERMARKET Old Salts, Which Is Which, Most Loyals doors 9 pm. WHITE SWAN R&B Rock Jam.
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ASPETTA CAFFE Open Mic/Jam Nite One Monkey Butler 7 pm.
CAMERON HOUSE Fedora Upside Down 10 pm, Corin Raymond 6 pm.
CAMERON HOUSE BACK ROOM Matt Hender-
son & Emorie.
CASTRO’S LOUNGE Jerry Leger & the Situation
HART HOUSE ARBOR ROOM U of T Idol Dave
Clark & the Woodshed Orchestra 8 pm. HUGH’S ROOM Gordon Lightfoot Tribute David Newland, Jason Fowler, David Matheson, David Woodhead & Christine Bougie, Cadence, the Good Lovelies and others 8:30 pm. LOLA Brian Cober (solo acoustic blues) 9 pm. MONARCHS PUB The Distillery (blues trio). SAVING GIGI Julie Doiron (singer songwriter). See preview at nowtoronto.com. TRANZAC SOUTHERN CROSS Bluegrass Thursdays The Slocan Ramblers (bluegrass) 10 pm, Bluegrass Thursdays Houndstooth (bluegrass/ old-time) 7:30 pm. UNDERDOWN PUB Jeff Barnes & Noah Zacharin (roots/blues) 9 pm.
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East Meets West: Debussy And Tan Dun The Victory Quartet noon to 1 pm. GATE 403 String Theory Collective 9 pm, Byung-gul Jung Jazz Band 5 to 8 pm. JANE MALLETT THEATRE The Lafayette Quartet 8 pm. MUCH ME Ben D Cunha (piano). OLD MILL INN HOME SMITH BAR John Sherwood (solo piano) 7:30 pm. REPOSADO The Reposadists (Gypsy-bop jazz). REX Jacam Manricks Quartet w/ Adam Rogers 9:30 pm, Kevin Quain 6:30 pm. ROY THOMSON HALL Mozart Requiem Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Amadeus Choir, Elmer Iseler Singers 2 pm.
ROYAL CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC KOERNER HALL Handel Hercules Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra and Chamber Choir 8 pm.
TRANE STUDIO Singers Den Al St Louis (singers
showcase) 8 pm.
DANCE MUSIC/DJ/LOUNGE
ALICE FAZOOLI’S SQUARE ONE DJ Other Brother
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. GOODHANDY’S Ladyplus Parties DJ Todd Klinck doors 8 pm.5
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Dada Life doors 10 pm. ñ INSOMNIA DJ Ron Jon (funk/soul/house).
CHIPTUNE ROCK
ANAMANAGUCHI Video game punk isn’t always a nostalgia thing By BENJAMIN BOLES
LOLABAR DJ Mr Stylus (hip-hop/funk/soul/ R&B).
MAISON MERCER Savoir Thursdays DJ Chris La
Roque (French).
PARTS & LABOUR Ivy Lovell Photo Book Launch Holy Cobras, the Soupcans, ñ Mannequin 9 pm. See preview,
nowtoronto.com THE PISTON Jim Stone Radio Show 10 pm. RIVOLI POOL LOUNGE DJ Plan B (electrobeats/ disco). SUTRA The Bridge DJ Triplet (old skool hip-hop).
Friday, January 20 POP/ROCK/HIP-HOP/SOUL
ALLEYCATZ Uptown Band (R&B/soul/funk) 9:30 pm.
ASPETTA CAFFE LBF Band, Shipley Hollow (grunge/rock) 7 pm.
BOVINE SEX CLUB Halter Stone, the Damaged Good, Noble Savage, DJ Vania.
CADILLAC LOUNGE Heads Up Lincoln 11:30 pm,
Start 9:45 pm. (country/folk/rock) 9 pm. DAKOTA TAVERN Colleen Brown 7 pm, CLINTON’S No Signal (mixed genre cover band David Baxter 10 pm. country/rock/pop/R&B). DORA KEOGH The Circumstantialists (rock). CLOAK & DAGGER PUB The Boxcar Boys (oldDOUBLE DOUBLE LAND Absolutely Free time/folk) 10 pm. (formerly DD/MM/YYYY), Carl Didur, DJ CROCODILE ROCK Sound Parade Open Mic. 1 Dirty Blue2:06 GenePM 9 pm. Ad_Now_1-5 120112.ai 1/16/12 GLADSTONE HOTEL MELODY BAR Sulfur City continued on page 48 œ
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If you’ve gone to hear a lot of bands that lean heavily on electronics, you’ve probably seen your share of laptop meltdowns and technical problems. You have to wonder, then, how precarious it must be to play in Anamanaguchi, a Brooklyn chiptune band that uses hacked vintage Nintendo game consoles and old Game Boys alongside conventional guitars, bass and drums. “Actually, they’re usually pretty reliable,” insists principal songwriter and bassist Peter Berkman. “Sometimes, though, there will be too much moisture in the air or the stage will be shaking, and a single note will continue to ring out for the rest of the song. “Even more often the whole song
will stop and all the notes will continue to play, which makes this horrible arnnggguh! noise. If we’re less than a quarter of the way through the song we’ll just start over, but sometimes the audience doesn’t even notice.” The chiptune genre has been around in various forms since the 80s but these days refers to artists using vintage game equipment specifically for their noisy lo-fi 8-bit sounds. Detractors dismiss it as a nostalgia-driven gimmick, but Berkman resists the suggestion. “Everyone assumes that the main thing inspiring 8-bit music is nostalgia, but the Commodore 64 came out around five years before I was born, and I’ve only ever known it in a musical context.” Some NYC chiptune acts Anamanaguchi perform with were even born well after the Nintendo Entertainment System was released, which confuses
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the issue even more. For Berkman, the appeal is the crunchy quality of the sound and the creative potential of working within strict limitations. “You learn a lot about synthesis when you’re writing with such basic equipment. Essentially, you’re trying to make the worst thing sound good, and that’s a challenge I love.” As you might expect, the band does enjoy the occasional video game session. They did, after all, write the music for the video game adaptation of Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World: The Game. But guitarist Ary Warnaar is at a disadvantage: his parents forbade him to play them when he was growing up. “His parents were musicians and wanted him to grow up to be a jazz and classical guitarist, so I guess playing punk guitar with video games is his way of rebelling. They’re pretty proud and excited about it now.” 3 benjaminb@nowtoronto.com
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Drake Hotel UnDergroUnD Burning Candy,
Reverse Grip (rock) doors 8 pm. el MocaMbo CD release Tomboyfriend, Fitness, Vag Halen doors 9 pm. eton HoUse Tequilla Monday’s (rock) 9 pm. graffiti’s Bill Woods & the Woodies evening, Paul Martin Rocks For Sick Kids Hospital 5 to 7 pm. HorsesHoe Monster Truck, Biblical, Indian Handcrafts, Mad Ones. lee’s Palace Real Estate, the Babies doors 9 pm. tHe loaDeD Dog Two Left Feet (acoustic pop) 9 pm. Molly blooM’s irisH PUb Azalea (pop) 10 pm. noW loUnge Rock Jam Johnathan Link, Mike Zingrone, David Goldman. PHoenix concert tHeatre The Ambition Canada Tour Wale, Harvey Stripes, S Dizzy, Jigz the Flyer, Ronny Orleans. revival Hip-Hop Karaoke Abdominal & More or Les, DJ Numeric doors 10 pm. rivoli POP With Brains #35 Benefit for CAMH Corners, OPOPO, Singapore, House Monsters, the FranDiscos 9 pm. silver Dollar The NeXT Best 2012 The Lost Babies, Sweet Mack, Dirty Nil, At-
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qUotes Fridays At Five The Canadian Jazz
Quartet & John Johnson (saxophone) 5 to 8 pm.
rex Jacam Manricks Quartet w/ Adam Rogers
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Folk/Blues/Country/World
Orchestra and Chamber Choir 8 pm. soMeWHere tHere stUDio Simeon Abbott, John Oswald, Joe Sorbara 8 pm. trane stUDio Waleed Kush & Sharbat (African jazz fusion) 8 pm. tranzac soUtHern cross Don Palmer, Pete Johnston & Ali Berkok (jazz/experimental hybrid) 7:30 pm. tranzac The Foolish Things (jazz) 5 pm.
aqUila UPstairs Fraser Melvin Blues Band (blues).
caMeron HoUse Kayla Howran 10 pm, Pat-
rick Brealey (folk rock/roots) 8 pm, David Celia (folk/rock) 6 pm. caMeron HoUse back rooM Gospel of Marmalade. gate 403 Sweet Derrick Blues Band 9 pm. glaDstone Hotel MeloDy bar Les Singes Bleus (French pop) 9 pm. HigHWay 61 soUtHern barbeqUe The Little Naturals w/ Clifton David (blues) 8 pm. HUgH’s rooM Gordon Lightfoot Tribute David Newland, Jason Fowler, David Matheson, David Woodhead & Christine Bougie, Cadence and others 8:30 pm. lola Yasgurs Farm 8 pm, The Danny Beerio Jam 3 to 7 pm. lUla loUnge Salsa Dance Party Gozadera, DJ Gio (cumbia/vallenato/pasodoble/porros) 10 pm. Press clUb This Is a Parade (folk) 10 pm. rePosaDo The Reposadists (Gypsy-bop jazz).
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alliance française DoWntoWn Confluences: Sound And Images Ray Montford (guitar) 7:30 pm. Dave’s... on st clair Happy Hour Jazz Chicken Scratch 5 to 8 pm. gallery 345 Fragments Of Love Xin Wang, Wallace Halladay, David Hetherington (soprano, saxaphone, cello) 8 pm. gate 403 Ventana 5 Jazz Band (jazz) 5 to 8 pm. glenn goUlD stUDio Black And White Sinfonia Toronto, James Campbell, Dmitry Gordin 8 pm. Hart HoUse arbor rooM Jazz At Oscar’s Mark Segger Sextet 9 pm. olD Mill inn HoMe sMitH bar Fridays To Sing About Daniela Nardi Quartet 7:30 pm.
ricHMonD Hill centre for tHe PerforMing arts Shanghai Quartet 8 pm. royal conservatory of MUsic koerner Hall Handel Hercules Tafelmusik Baroque
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aMe Projek Stanton Warriors, Jelo, Tasc, Marcus Visionary doors 10 pm. ñ annex WreckrooM Yes Yes Y’All! (hip-hop/ dancehall/R&B/throwbacks) 10 pm.5
black eagle DJ the Robotic Kid 10 pm.5 castro’s loUnge DJ I Hate You Rob (soul/ funk/R&B/punk rock/rockabilly) 10 pm.
clinton’s Girl & Boy 90s Dance Party. colD tea Dancehall Queens DJs Joe Blow &
Sigourney Beaver.5
Drake Hotel UnDergroUnD Edumacation DJ Fase, Jason Palma (hip-hop) ñ doors 11 pm. Drake Hotel loUnge DJ Your Boy Brian doors 10 pm. fly Ax-A-Gogo! DJ Alex 10 pm.5 footWork Luv This City Fridays doors 10 pm. fox & fiDDle Mansion Sexy Swagg Fridays Suppa Natty, Outcast, DJ Wise Guy. gooDHanDy’s Ladyplus Parties DJ Todd Klinck doors 8 pm.5 Hot box cafe Big Spliff JodaC & Mike S 7 pm. insoMnia Funkn’ Fresh Fridays Splattermonkey & Skank Honto (house/breaks). levack block back rooM DJ Rad McCool (hip-hop). levack block front rooM DJ Nerdvana. Parts & laboUr White Girl DJs Patrick McGuire, Josh McIntyre, Ghetto Gold Matt (hiphop) 10 pm. tHe Piston Soulskank (soul/funk/dancehall/
cheap thrill$ great gigs for $5 or less daps all-ages The dark but friendly basement of the Kapisanan Philippine Centre once again plays host to a Daps afternoon all-ages show. This one features Hidden Words, made up of former members of Montreal’s Unicorns, plus Holiday Rambler’s bluesy folk and Young Wife’s minimalist grunge. Saturday (January 21), 3:30 pm. Free for kids 12 and under, $7 for everyone else.
John K. samson In December, Weakerthans drummer Jason Tait wrote on Twitter that the band’s New York show would be its last for a long time. Never fear – frontman John K. Samson brings his solo act to Soundscapes on Tuesday (January 24, 7 pm), the same day his Provincial LP hits streets. Also catch him reading from his book Lyrics And Poems at Type Books the night before. Free.
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ska) 10 pm.
Rivoli Pool lounge DJ Stu (rock/old school/ Brit/electro/classics/retro).
The Savoy DJ JRyDee (hip-hop/old school) 10 pm. SuPeRmaRkeT Props DJ Akalepse & DJ Rich
Medina (soul/funk/hip-hop) 10 pm.
Saturday, January 21 PoP/Rock/HiP-HoP/Soul
alleycaTz Uptown Band (R&B/soul/funk) 9:30 pm.
Bovine Sex cluB Ash Lee Blade (final show),
Cauldron, DJ Sir Ian Blurton. cadillac lounge Surf & Turf 4 Tennessee Voodoo Coupe, Ancient Chinese Secret, DJ Surfin’ Dave Faris (surf and rockabilly rumble) doors 9 pm. The cenTRal Soulful Saturday The Muso Project, Matt Morgan & the Backup Plan, Arlene Paculan 6 to 9:30 pm. chalkeRS PuB Soul Stew (R&B/soul/jazz/ funk) 9:30 pm. devil’S cellaR Legions, Drawn Under, Dimensions, Esoteric Doctrine (metal) 8 pm, all ages. dominion on Queen Ronnie Hayward Trio 3 to 7 pm. dRake hoTel undeRgRound Low Level Flight, South of Bloor doors 8 pm. el mocamBo These Electric Lives, FireXFire doors 9 pm. eTon houSe North of 49 (rock/countryrock & roll) 4 & 9 pm. galleRy 1581 Jules Verne, Wolfcow, the NonStop Girls, Never Trust a Wizard. gRaffiTi’S StumbleKat Sick Kids Fundraiser evening, the Sin City Boys 4 to 7 pm. gRoSSman’S 20th Anniversary Show Caution Jam, Mark Crissinger, Bruce Booker 9 pm. hoRSeShoe Hotel Royal, Waxmen, Sista Fiesta, Sam Ferguson Band, Trust Funds 9 pm. hoT Box cafe Dub Science: Open Mic Red Gorilla Sound Brigade (reggae/jungle/dubstep/ dnb/electro) 7 pm. kaPiSanan PhiliPPine cenTRe Daps All Ages Volume 9 Hidden Words, Holiday Rambler, Young Wife 3:30 pm. lee’S Palace Los Campesinos, Parenthetical Girls doors 9 pm. See preview at nowtoronto.com magPie cafe The Big Smoke Festival Greg Cockerill, Tarantuela, Paula Perri, Amy Nostbakken doors 7 pm. Rex Justin Bacchus (funk/soul/R&B) 7 pm, Danny Marks (pop) noon. Rivoli Hotboxx Lenton, Retro Circuit, Unbuttoned, Camden Blues doors 8 pm. SilveR dollaR Edgewater Hotel, Ballroom Babies, Wide Eyed Tour Guide doors 8:30 pm. The SiSTeR Aphrodite’s Bodice, New Teeth, To the Universe. SouThSide Johnny’S Liquor Pigs (CanPunk) 10 pm. ST lawRence cenTRe foR The aRTS When Sisters Speak Keisha Monique, Naila KeletaMae, Dasha Kelly, Devon the Split Jones, Truth Is, Queen Sheba (spoken word concert). TRanzac SouTheRn cRoSS Barriere Lake Solidarity Benefit Ben Veneer, Trevor Jones, Michael Clark (eclectic indie) 9 pm, Michael Davidson 6:30 pm. wRongBaR Anamanaguchi, Extreme Animals & Moon King doors 7 pm. See preview, page 46.
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The Gillespie Brothers, Circle Research doors 11 pm. DRAKE HOTEL LOUNGE Membersonly DJs doors 10 pm. EMBASSY BAR Your Best Ever Wedding Party DJ MarshMarshMarsh (wedding dance hits). FLY DJ Stephan Grondin, DJ Mat Ste Marie 10 pm.5 FOOTWORK The Modern Love Affair Lee Foss, Jeff Button, Rich Hope, Rafwat & Chorniy doors 10 pm. FOUNDERY Homework Expensive Shit & Goin’ Steady DJs (future bass/left-field club music) 10 pm. GLADSTONE HOTEL MELODY BAR Beats ‘N Brunch DJ Secret Agent 11 am to 4 pm. GOODHANDY’S Sodom: Thrones & Dragons DJ Blackcat (dance/pop/house) doors 10 pm.5 HARBOURFRONT CENTRE ICE RINK DJ Skate Night: LunarFest Skate 8 to 11 pm. INSOMNIA Sense Saturdays DJ Charles (deep house). LOLABAR DJ Mr Stylus (house/hip-hop/R&B/ reggae). MAISON MERCER Célébration Ramy Vs David. PARTS & LABOUR Strangeways DJs Scott Wade & Mark Pesci (new wave/punk) 10 pm. THE PISTON Hot Blooded (old school disco) 10 pm. THE RED LIGHT Strictly Business DJ Serious, DJ Numeric (classic hip-hop) 10 pm. RIVOLI POOL LOUNGE DJ Osum (disco/electro/ funk). SNEAKY DEE’S Shake A Tail (60s pop & soul) 11 pm. SUPERMARKET Do Right Saturdays! DJs John Kong & MC Abs. WRONGBAR Brodinski & Gesaffelstein doors 11 pm.
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PRESS CLUB Ron Leary, Tara Watts, Steph Copeland (folk/rock) 10 pm.
REBAS CAFÉ Open Mic Saturdays David Cright-
on 1 to 4 pm.
ST NICHOLAS ANGLICAN CHURCH Acoustic Harvest Jaffa Road doors 7:30 pm. TRANE STUDIO The Good Ole Winter Blues Robin Banks (blues/R&B) 8 pm. TRANZAC SOUTHERN CROSS Jamzac (folk) 3 pm.
JAZZ/CLASSICAL/EXPERIMENTAL
ATELIER GRIGORIAN In-store performance Antonitas D’Havila (Gypsy flamenco) noon to 3 pm. CHALKERS PUB The Lorne Lofsky Trio 6 to 9 pm. DONWAY COVENANT UNITED CHURCH Robbie Burns Celebration Eric Shaw, Daniel Rubinoff (tenor, piano) 7:30 pm. GATE 403 Patrick Tevlin’s New Orleans Rhythm (blues) 9 pm, Bill Heffernan 5 to 8 pm. HELICONIAN HALL Opera Scenesters The Toy Piano Composers 8 pm. THE LOCAL Jessica Stuart Few (jazz/pop). OLD MILL INN HOME SMITH BAR Jazz Masters Kelly Jefferson Trio 7:30 pm. REX Quinsin Nachoff’s FLUX 9:45 pm, Swing Shift Big Band 3:30 pm. ROY THOMSON HALL Mozart Requiem Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Amadeus Choir, Elmer Iseler Singers 2 pm. ROYAL CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC KOERNER HALL Handel Hercules Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra and Chamber Choir 8 pm.
SOMEWHERE THERE STUDIO SPL@T Michael
Ramey, Matt Miller 8 pm.
ANNEX WRECKROOM DJ Rick Toxic (club hits/ BUNDA LOUNGE Funkete 2012 Uladat, Dos
Mundos DJs, DJ Wayuu doors 10 pm. CASTRO’S LOUNGE DJ Spinson (old school/ underground hip-hop). CLINTON’S Shake, Rattle & Roll Bangs & Blush (Motown/Britpop). COBRA LOUNGE Crown Saturdays DJ Jed Harper.
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GRAFFITI’S Michael Brennan and Steve Briggs
4 to 7 pm.
HORSESHOE CD release JJ Grey & Mofro, Mon-
key Junk (blues rock) 9:30 pm. LEE’S PALACE Los Campesinos, Parenthetical Girls doors 9 pm. See preview at nowtoronto.com MAGPIE CAFE Heavy Generator (ska/dub/reggae/rocksteady night) 9 pm, The Big Smoke Festival Father Christmas, Iman Wain doors 7 pm. ROXTON Matt Antaya 9:30 pm. SNEAKY DEE’S Jamtastic Concert Series. SOUTHSIDE JOHNNY’S Open Jam Rebecca Matiesen & Phoenix 9:30 pm. TRANZAC SOUTHERN CROSS Peter Kauffman (indie) 5 pm. VIRGIN MOBILE MOD CLUB Ghost, Blood Ceremony, Ancient VVisdom 7 pm, all
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David-Ivar Herman Dune of anti-folk band Herman Dune doesn’t want to give me his real name, calling the stage name he’s used for over a decade “real enough.” Luckily, the songs on the Parisian indie pop band’s new EP, Tell Me Something I Don’t Know (Strange Moosic/ Sony ATV), are less vague than that, offering witty snapshots of life using unusual rhymes, thanks in part to Dune’s deft use of his chosen lyrical language,
American English. The EP is a bit of a teaser in North America, where it predates the band’s 10th full-length album, Strange Moosic (also the name of their new label), which has been out in Europe since last May. “We wanted to play [the album] over here, to be honest,” says the guitarist/singer on the phone from Los Angeles about the reason for the EP, “but this time it’s been tougher to find a good distributor in the U.S.” The band, which also includes drummer Néman Herman Dune and, since 2008’s Next Year In Zion, bassist Ben Pleng, recorded both the album and the EP during the same sessions with Adam Selzer in Portland. “For other albums, we would have guests and treat it like a concept for the album,” says Dune. “But this one was more focused on the trio, although we had friends who lived in
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AquilA uPstAirs The Sunday Junction Jam
The New Mynah Birds & Julian Fauth (mostly blues) 3:30 pm. AquilA The McDales Open Mic (mostly country) 9 pm. CAdillAC lounGe Country Matinee Scotty Campbell (country) 4 pm. CAmeron house Kevin Quain & the Mad Bastards 9 pm, Joanne Mackell (folk) 6 pm. CloAk & dAGGer Pub Julian Hacquebard (folk/pop) 9 pm. GlAdstone hotel melody bAr Sunday Acoustic Brunch (bluegrass) 9 am to 2 pm. huGh’s room Gordon Lightfoot Tribute David Newland, Jason Fowler, David Matheson, David Woodhead & Christine Bougie, Cadence, Jory Nash, Liam Titcomb and others 8:30 pm. the loCAl Chris Coole (banjo) 5 pm. the loCAl Gord Zubrecki Band 10 pm. lolA Nick Picking 3 pm. muCh me Open Mic (eclectic) 8 pm. oPtiCiAnAdo Michael David & Dan Fortin (vibraphone, double bass) 1 to 4 pm. PoGue mAhone Sandy MacIntyre & Steeped in Tradition (Celtic) 4 to 8 pm. Press Club Staggy Townsend Lucas Stagg and Paddy Townsend (country rock) 10 pm. rebAs CAFé Alain Richer (singer/songwriter) 1 to 4 pm. suPermArket Freefall Sundays Open Mic/Jam 7 pm. thirsty Fox Pub Acoustic Open Jam Fera 4 to 8 pm. trAnzAC mAin hAll Enoch Kent (Celtic folk) 7 pm. trAnzAC southern Cross Andrew Collins Bluegrass Band 7:30 pm, Marianne Girard (folk) 3 pm. underdown Pub Open Mic Porter 9:30 pm.
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dominion on queen York Jazz Ensemble 5 to 8 pm.
edwArd Johnson buildinG mACmillAn theAtre Rob Ford: The Opera The GamUT Ensem-
ble, Andrew Haji, Rosanna Murphy 2:30 pm. GAte 403 Teri Parker Jazz Band 9 pm, Jeffrey Hewer Jazz Band 5 to 8 pm. hArt house GreAt hAll Tales Of Love, Madness, And (Other) Nonsense Marta Herman & Rob MacDonald (voice, guitar) 3 pm. montGomery’s inn The Neapolitan Connection Concert Series Musical Matinee Nataliya Lepeshkina (piano) 2 pm. rex Quinsin Nachoff’s FLUX 9:30 pm, Michael Herring 7 pm, Red Hot Ramble 3:30 pm, Excelsior Dixieland Jazz noon.
royAl ConservAtory oF musiC koerner hAll Handel Hercules Tafelmusik Baroque
Orchestra and Chamber Choir 3:30 pm. somewhere there studio Ancient Egypt Holger Schoorl, Kyle Brenders, Pete Johnson 5 pm. somewhere there studio Now Series Jack Vorvis, Heather Segger, Julie Lasonde, Ken Aldcroft, Nicole Rampersaud, Mark Zurawinski 8 pm.
Shearing Tribute Don Thompson, Reg Schwager, Neil Swainson doors 7 pm. rex Humber College Student Jazz Ensembles 9:30 pm, U of T Student Jazz Ensembles 6:30 pm.
toronto Centre For the Arts GeorGe weston reCitAl hAll Mozart Requiem Toronto
Fairbanks Jr. CrAwFord Mix Fix Mondays (Motown/funk/ dance R&B). insomniA DJs Topher & Oranj (rock). 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).
Symphony Orchestra 3 pm. trAne studio Generation Next: The Young Vanguard Series Brownman, Paul Morrison Quintet (jazz) 8 pm. wAterFAlls Lord Bubba’s New Jazz Project 8 pm.
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AlleyCAtz Salsa Night DJ Frank Bischun 8 pm. bovine sex Club Moody Mondays Douglas
bovine sex Club School For Band Aids DJ
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CAstro’s lounGe Watch This Sound DJ Greg (old school soul/reggae/dub/ska/rock-steady) 9 pm. dominion on queen Rockabilly Brunch 11 am to 3 pm. GrAFFiti’s Blackmetal Brunch 11 am to 5 pm. insomniA D-Jay. the ossinGton Unlimited Sundays.
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CAstro’s lounGe Rockabilly Night 9 pm. drAke hotel underGround Elvis Monday doors 9 pm.
drAke hotel lounGe Ride the Tiger (60s &
70s soul/Motown/stax/R&B) doors 11 pm. horseshoe Rival Sons, Donalyn 9 pm. mAGPie CAFe The Big Smoke Festival Kira May, Amy Nostbakken doors 7 pm. Press Club Domestic Bliss Mondays Drala (rock) 10 pm. trAnzAC southern Cross This Is Awesome! (indie lounge music) 7 pm.
FOLK/BLuES/COuntRY/WORLD
CAmeron house David Baxter 10 pm, Rucksack Willies 6 pm.
CloAk & dAGGer Pub Kevin Myles Wilson (folk/pop) 9 pm.
GAte 403 Ken Yoshioka Blues Band 5 to 8 pm. GrAFFiti’s Kevin Quain’s Gutbucket Lounge 6
to 9 pm.
hiGhwAy 61 southern bArbeque Chris
Chambers (blues) 7 pm. the loCAl Hamstrung Stringband (blugrass) 9:30 pm. old niCk Trish Robb, Collette Andrea, Elana Harte 7 pm. on Cue Camdon Blues (blues) 8 pm. roxton Michael Peter (bluegrass) 9:30 pm. trAnzAC southern Cross Open Mic Mondays 10 pm.
JAzz/CLASSiCAL/ExPERiMEntAL
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bovine sex Club Robbie Burns Day Party
Loaded Dice, Saints Are Coming. GrAFFiti’s Max Marshall 5 to 7 pm. horseshoe Dave Bookman’s Nu Music Nite Ken Tizzard & Bad Intent, Sam Cash, Trevor James & the Perfect Gentlemen 9 pm. the loCAl Beaver Tooth, Kitchen City Orphans. mAGPie CAFe The Big Smoke Festival Nich Worby, Steve Foster, Charles Tilden doors 7 pm. sneAky dee’s Spitafield, Teeter, Mugshot, Prince Caspian, Lacerda. soundsCAPes In-store performance John K Samson (solo acoustic set by the Weakerthans frontman) 7 pm. trAnzAC Live CD recording Corin Raymond & the Sundowners 7:30 pm. wronGbAr Fujiya & Miyagi, Volcano Playground 8 pm.
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Annex wreCkroom Drummers In Exile (drum
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JAzz/CLASSiCAL/ExPERiMEntAL
AlleyCAtz Swing Tuesdays Carlo Berardinucci & the Double A Jazz Swing Band. dominion on queen Hot Club of Corktown Django Jam Wayne Nakamura 8:30 pm. Four seAsons Centre For the PerForminG Arts riChArd brAdshAw AmPhitheAtre
Jazz Con Salsa Mexicana Humber Latin Jazz Mexican Project noon to 1 pm. GAte 403 Tony Desmarteau (solo jazz/blues) 5 to 8 pm. rex Tim Ries Plus Three Tim Ries, Aaron Goldberg, Omer Avital, Ali Jackson 9:30 pm, Amanda Tosoff Group 6:30 pm. roxton C’est La Vie (jazz trio) 9:30 pm. somewhere there studio Michael Keith, David Sait 8 pm. trAne studio Nicolas Ladoceur Trio 8 pm. trAnzAC southern Cross See-Through Trio (jazz) 10 pm.
DAnCE MuSiC/DJ/LOunGE
CrAwFord Drink & Destroy (punk rock). GoodhAndy’s Ladyplus T-Girl Lust DJ Todd
Klinck doors 8 pm.5 insomniA Soulful Tuesdays D-Jay. the Piston Dead Tuesdays 10 pm. rePosAdo Alien Radio DJ Gord C.
No cover. Doors 6:00 pm for dinner. Show starts at 10:00 pm
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Air CAnAdA Centre Tool doors 7 pm. ñ bovine sex Club Jacques & the Valdanes, the
Unseen Strangers. CAdillAC lounGe The Neil Young’uns. CloAk & dAGGer Pub The Cosmotones (old school rockabilly) 10 pm. drAke hotel underGround Heartstrings TV, These Electric Lives doors 7 pm.
GArrison Rikers. ñthe GlAdstone hotel melody bAr Feminist Porn Awards Fundraiser Lucas Silveira 9 pm. ñ GrAFFiti’s Chris Weatherstone 6 to 9 pm.
horseshoe The Brilliance, Running Red Lights, Bastard Sunshine, Oscar Tango 9 pm. lolA Johnny Bootz Jam 8 pm. mAGPie CAFe The Big Smoke Festival Scarlett Jane, Sarah Burton, Amy Nostbakken doors 7 pm. the Port Oscar Tango (power pop/rock) 10 pm. rivoli Seneca’s Independent Music Production Program CD release Karthik, Tequila Bang Bang, Bobby Pouramand, Jorge Gil, Natasha Roldan, Language of Eyes, T Swayzee and others 7 pm. sneAky dee’s Whats Poppin’. southside Johnny’s Steve Aucoin’s Wingman Duo (acoustic pop) 8 pm. suPermArket Wednesdays Go Pop! Ben Somer, Robyn Dell’Unto, Andy Brown 9 pm. trAnzAC Live CD recording Corin Raymond & the Sundowners 7:30 pm.
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AlleyCAtz The Graceful Daddies (swingin blues/ vintage R&B) 8:30 pm. AquilA uPstAirs Julian Fauth (barrelhouse blues). CAmeron house Devin Cuddy 10 pm, Kirsten Scholte 6 pm. CAmeron house bACk room Wendy Lands. CAstro’s lounGe Smokey Folk (bluegrass) 9 pm. GAte 403 Brian Cober & Aslan Gotov (blues duo) 5 to 8 pm. GrossmAn’s Rockin’ Blues Jam Ernest Lee & Cotton Traffic 9 pm. hiGhwAy 61 southern bArbeque Sean Pinchin (blues) 7 pm. hirut Fine ethioPiAn Cuisine Gary 17s Open Stage Kevin Davies (eclectic) 8:30 pm. huGh’s room Joanna Chapman Smith, Jaron
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Freeman-Fox, the Opposite of Everything, Rosa Smedley 8:30 pm. the loCAl David Celia Band. mezzettA Hartzedike Lider: Heart Songs Brian Katz, Allan Morovitz (Yiddish klezmer) 9 pm. Press Club Mike T Butch (country rock) 10 pm. silver dollAr High Lonesome Wednesdays Crazy Strings (bluegrass jam) 9 pm. trAnzAC southern Cross Rob Lutes, Amy Campbell 7:30 pm. trAnzAC tiki room Comhaltas Irish Slow Session 7:30 pm.
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album reviews nothing casually or subtly. Top track: Down To The River Ben Caplan & the Casual Smokers play the Horseshoe January 19. RICHARD TRAPUNSKI
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Attack On Memory (Carpark) Rating: NNNN Drape this record in plaid, grow its hair past its shoulders and give it some ill-fitting jeans, because Attack On Memory is grunge. From the churning, super-fuzz bass riff in opener No Future/No Past and anguished screams in Wasted Days to the raw drum sound Steve Albini capably coaxes from these Clevelanders, all the trademarks are here, filtered through frontman’s Dylan Baldi’s snappy power pop talents.
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Dirt (independent) Rating: Edmonton singer/songwriter Colleen Brown isn’t doing anything futuristic or daring on her third full-length, Dirt, but that’s absolutely fine. Marrying classic folk-pop with traces of jazz and soul, the results are often reminiscent of the late Phoebe Snow or a less ethereal Joni Mitchell. She’s definitely got the vocal chops to pull off this sound, and the production is appropriately warm and intimate. The album is much more rhythmfocused than most gentle pop music, and manages to swing and get funky without getting too cheesy. Despite the accessible references, the more you listen to Dirt, the more you appreciate its subtle quirkiness and playfulness, both in the album-spanning narrative and the combinations of influences and sounds. You can see why she’s become a bit of a CBC darling and keeps winning awards. Top track: Fight! Fight! Fight! Colleen Brown plays an early show at the Dakota Tavern on Friday (January 20). BENJAMIN BOLES
SNOW PATROL Fallen Empires (Universal)
Rating: NNN If you’re a Snow Patrol fan and worried about all this talk of their moving in a new
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Cloud Nothings made their entry in 2011 with the blitz of rapid-fire, throaty songs found on their lo-fi self-titled debut. On Attack, songs are more stretched out, with aggressive bass lines and angrier lyrics. The tune Separation goes through at least eight different hard-charging parts but stays under three minutes. Stay Useless is the album’s pearl, a combination of Baldi’s catchiest vocals and this new, abrasive direction. Top track: Stay Useless JASON KELLER
experimental electronic direction, have no fear. They’re still the same vaguely indie inoffensive stadium rock band they’ve always been, but now with a light sprinkling of dance beats and synths. The transformation isn’t nearly as dramatic as the band itself seems to think, but the new direction is a good one. The problem is, they don’t commit to it enough. In the first few songs they stretch themselves creatively and come up with promising results, but halfway through it’s back to overwrought ballads and middle-of-the-road mid-tempo rock songs. Does the world really need an even more conservative Coldplay? Having said that, the first half does prove that a radiofriendly combination of earnest Arcade Fire crescendos and LCD Soundsystem dance rock grooves is actually a pretty good idea. Top track: Fallen Empires Snow Patrol play Massey Hall April 17. BB
BEN CAPLAN & THE CASUAL SMOKERS In The Time Of The Great Remembering (independent) Rating: NNN Ben Caplan is an East Coast singer/songwriter with a storyteller’s pen, a flair for the dramatic and a talented Gypsy-influenced team called the Casual Smokers. His theatrical lyrics, barroom arrangements and bushy, unkempt beard practically beg for descriptors like “gruff,” “raw” and “bourbon-soaked,” but his eclectic, European blues-folk is held together by vocals that channel Tom Jones as much as Waits. Caplan does a more than serviceable Waits impression on the jazzy Conduit and Bang To Break The Drum – not an easy thing to do – but in playing up the obvious influence, he does himself a disservice. He’s actually a versatile performer, switching between suicide ballads (Down To The River), tender breakup tales (Drift Apart) and klezmer murder ballads (Stranger) with aplomb. Almost too much aplomb. Despite the name of his band, Caplan does
BIDINIBAND In The Rock Hall (Pheromone) Rating: NNN You’ll find lots of variety on the new album by Bidiniband, the Toronto-based four-piece led by author/journalist/former Rheostatic Dave Bidini. Its 11 tracks are playful and driving, flirting with genres (including spoken word) and featuring music-nerd nods to Smells Like Teen Spirit, Brown Sugar, Pinball Wizard, etc. Makes perfect sense considering Bidini’s encyclopedic knowledge of rock and roll. And yet it’s a highly original effort, kooky and humorous, though the latter sometimes works against it. The Best Thing About The 80’s and Popcorn are a bit too jokey-sounding, while other tunes, like On Camoragh Lake, could be trimmed. (Longest song Eunioa, however, runs for over 10 minutes but works, veering in enough disparate directions to stay interesting.) The more straightforward tunes near the end, particularly Earth (Revisited) and the title track, prove Bidini’s capable of penning his own potential classics. Top track: Earth (Revisited) Bidiniband play the Toronto Reference Library on January 27 and at the Dakota on January 28. CARLA GILLIS
That’s a coup for a band whose infectious flower pop will likely go down well with a wider audience. And they haven’t left all of their experimentalism behind. A haze of gritty distortion and samples (including some album-opening Bill Cosby dialogue) buries many of the Byrds-style riffs and AM-style “oh” and “ah” melodies, which just makes the payoffs that much sweeter. Top track: Pale Ways Actual Water play an album release show January 26 at Sneaky Dee’s. RT
on the alphabet in 1977. That vocal style is captured best on Icon, a smoky, top-of-the-piano number that offers a brief reprieve from the muscular club beats and shrieking guitar solos. If a cigarette could sing, it might sound like Amanda Lear. It’s also the kind of malleable voice that – like Cassie’s or Britney’s – can be a pop producer’s dream. For the most part, the production team stays out of her way, providing an amped-up, if unadventurous, dance sound to showcase her hilariously blunt rhymes and hypnotic, guttural purring. Top track: Money Money KEVIN RITCHIE
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JOE HENRY Reverie (Anti-) Rating: NNN
“Acoustic” isn’t the first word that comes to mind upon hearing Grammy-winning producer, songwriter and guitarist Joe Henry’s 12th album. Yet it is acoustic, if loose and experimentally so, with piano and bass drum in a percussive dialogue, threatening to rip apart some of the rougher songs on which Henry sings rueful, yearning blues – the stuff of dark dreams and recollections. AMANDA LEAR I Don’t Like Disco (Little While recording, he left the windows Boom) Rating: NNN open. We can hear dogs barking as the inMulti-talented Frenchwoman Amanda struments bleed into each other, evoking Lear returns to dance music on her 15th a late-night jazz bar more than a typical studio album, translating her apparent studio sound. Many songs focus on the aversion to her formative years as a disco experience of time: an abandoned fairdiva into 10 tracks of pumping Euroground in October, the feel of certain dance. parts of the day and night. An hour long, The best thing about Lear – a TV perReverie’s an unusual mix of gentle, driftsonality, painter, former model and Dali ing and jarring. muse – is her throaty, feline sing-talky deTop track: Sticks & Stones RCM_Now1/5bw_contests_Jan19_Layout 12-01-11 3:40 PM 1 30. livery, which sounds as weirdly ominous Joe1Henry plays Hugh’s RoomPage January as it did when she offered up a saucy take SARAH GREENE
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Provincial (Epitaph/-Anti) Rating: NNNN John K. Samson’s first solo album is by no means a departure from his work as frontman for beloved Winnipeg rockers the Weakerthans, but he does stretch his creative wings. Still on offer are his immaculately crafted lyrics and preoccupation with place. In his small but affecting alto, Samson sings compact, melancholy odes to the Prairies’ fields of flax, Portage Avenue, a fenced-off lot of debris near “Memorial and me,” cruel snow and cracked lips. As a lyricist, he remains unmatched. The loud, punk-informed guitars that fuel Weakerthans records, however, make way for arrangements with more breathing room, featuring bits of piano, vibes, strings, sax, double bass and ukulele. Buoyant rocker When I Write My Master’s Thesis is one of the funniest tunes Samson’s ever written, Heart Of The Continent is classic JKS/Weakerthans, while forceful Longitudinal Centre, sung in an almost angry monotone, is the most exciting. Top track: Longitudinal Centre John K. Samson plays solo at Soundscapes on Tuesday (January 24) and with the Provincial Band at the Great Hall on March 22. CG
ACTUAL WATER The Paisley Orchard (Unfamiliar) Rating: NNN Actual Water formed in 2007 as a group of avant-weirdos obsessed with electronic music, found-sound collage and experimental jazz. About a year ago, the Toronto four-piece shed some of their more distancing tendencies and channelled the remaining ones into jangly, 60s-influenced psychedelic pop songs that they selfreleased as The Paisley Orchard. Evidently, it paid off, earning them a record deal with Unfamiliar Records and a nationally distributed re-release by Outside.
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Mavis Staples Sunday, January 29, 2012 8pm Koerner Hall Mavis Staples has blazed a rhythm & blues trail while staying true to her gospel roots, and has influenced artists from Bob Dylan to Prince, who dubbed her “the epitome of soul.”
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Ronnie Burkett’s Penny Plain looks at the end of the world By JON KAPLAN
REVIVING 5,000 YEARS OF CIVILIZATION Shen
COEXISDANCE SERIES #43 presents dance im-
provisers performing with AIM Toronto musicians. Jan 21 at 8 pm. $10. Arraymusic Studio, 60 Atlantic. coexisdance.wordpress.com. DANCEWEEKEND 2012 Dance Ontario and Harbourfront NextSteps present various genres perfomed by hundreds of dancers and troupes, including YMI Dancing, Sashar Zarif Dance, Gadfly Dance, Keiko Kitano, City Dance Corps, COBA, BoucharDanse and others. Jan 20-22, Fri 7 to 10 pm, Sat-Sun 1 to 6:30 pm. $10 minimum donation. Fleck Dance Theatre, 207 Queens Quay W. danceontario.ca.
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SUITE Gallim Dance Company presents works by Andrea Miller on her Sephardic-American heritage and on the human body. Jan 19 at 8 pm. $49-$54, stu $10. Markham Theatre for the Performing Arts, 171 Town Centre Blvd. 905-305-7469, markhamtheatre.ca. MY HEART IS A SPOON Maxine Heppner & Across Oceans/DanceWorks Co-Works Series present a dance-media performance-inprocess exploring the emotional and physical range of rage alongside Japanese manga visuals. Jan 19-22, Thu-Sat 7:30 pm, Sun 2 pm. $25, stu $20. Theatre Centre, 1087 Queen W. 416-538-0988, acrossoceans.org.
Ronnie Burkett says his new show’s marionettes are the most beautiful he’s ever made.
PENNY PLAIN written and performed by Ronnie Burkett. Presented by Ronnie Burkett Theatre of Marionettes and Factory Theatre (125 Bathurst). Previews from Friday (January 20), opens Tuesday (January 24) and runs to February 26, Tuesday-Saturday 8 pm, matinee Sunday 2 pm (except January 22 at 7 pm). $38-$55, Sunday pwyc, previews $30. 416-504-9971.
ronnie burkett puts a tale about the end of the world in some dozen tiny pairs of hands. The renowned theatre artist celebrates the 25th anniversary of Ronnie Burkett Theatre of Marionettes with Penny Plain, in which the title character, a blind old woman, sits in her house listening to news of civilization’s demise. She can’t, however, keep the world at bay forever. “I read a lot of David Suzuki and watch documentaries about where we’re going,” says Burkett, “and it occurred to me that if we didn’t smarten up soon we might easily off ourselves. “But I also kept in mind what Suzuki said when asked if the human race would survive. He replied that the world will, but we may not. That was the entry point for this show.” Burkett surrounds Penny with all sorts of fascinating characters, including a serial killer, talking dogs, a cross-dressing bank teller and camouflage-clothed Christian survivalists.
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“Penny figured out a long time ago what I recently realized myself: that our time here is finite,” says Burkett thoughtfully. “My great mentor, puppeteer Martin Stevens, talked about the importance of writing a character who functioned as the owl in a show. It took me a while to realize what that meant: someone who was the watcher, the observer, who anchored the story when all sorts of craziness was going on.” None of the characters are outand-out villains, which is important to the writer/performer whose dozen works include Billy Twinkle: Requiem For A Golden Boy, Tinka’s New Dress and Street Of Blood. “It would be too easy to have only heroes and villains,” he says. “They’re the staples in all sorts of puppet shows based on fairy tales and morality plays. But the older I get, the more interested I am in having all my characters contain some pettiness and some greatness. The best theatre keeps us guessing whether a character will rise up or slip down.” Even though his figures are richly characterized, Burkett knows the show’s subject matter is intense. “I wouldn’t ask audiences to sit in the theatre in January watching a dire end-of-the-world story without some funny counterpoint and, just as important, some beauty. There’s a hopefulness in beauty, I think, and these are the most beautiful marionettes I’ve ever turned out.”
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Burkett designs and builds (with help) all of his own marionettes, and they’re always a highlight of his productions. No surprise that he won the 2009 Siminovitch Prize for design. Burkett’s given himself another challenge in Penny Plain, which involves working at a distance from the marionettes. In his earlier shows, he was centre stage with them, often interacting with them. In Billy Twinkle, he himself was the central figure, running up and down stairs with his puppets. “Here, I’m manipulating the marionettes with the longest strings I’ve ever used. I’m 100 inches away from them, which some people think is crazy. But too often in puppetry these days the puppeteer’s face is, metaphorically or actually, right next to the puppet. “My plan here is to get out of the way and let the puppets do the work.” And after 25 years – longer, since he started creating shows at 14 – Burkett doesn’t want to be doing anything else. “Pinocchio’s fondest wish was to be a real-live boy. I’m the flip side: I get to be a real-live puppeteer every night, and it’s the most joyful thing I could do.” 3 jonkap@nowtoronto.com
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Yun Performing Arts presents classical Chinese dance and music inspired by myths and legends. Jan 19-22, Thu-Sat 7:30 pm, mats Sat-Sun 2 pm. $50-$150. Living Arts Centre, 4141 Living Arts, Mississauga. 905-306-6000, livingartscentre.ca. THE SOUND AND FEEL OF IT Peggy Baker Dance Projects presents live musicians alongside dancers performing contemporary works by Baker. Opens Jan 20 and runs to Jan 29, Wed-Sat 8:30 pm, Sun 4 pm. $28, stu/srs $22. Betty Oliphant Theatre, 404 Jarvis. 1-888-222-6608, peggybakerdance.com. TOYLAND Ismailova Dance Theatre presents contemporary dance, jazz, minuet, Viennese waltz and more in this show about a girl’s magical journey. Jan 22 at 7 pm. $10-$12. Pia Bouman School, 6 Noble. 647-829-4839, ismtheatreofdance.blogspot.com.
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TWOBYFOUR Dancemakers presents a festival of duets, with works by George Stamos, Peter Bingham, Andrea Spaziani and Martin Nachbar. To Jan 23, Tue-Thu, Sat-Mon 8 pm (and Jan 26-28 at 8 pm). $25, stu/srs $20; passes $54-$60. Dancemakers Centre for Creation, 55 Mill, bldg 58, studio 313. 416-367-1800, dancemakers.org. 3
Tai Wei Foo struts her stuff in visually inventive Blue Dragon.
THEATRE REVIEW
Tame Dragon THE BLUE DRAGON by Marie Michaud and Robert Lepage (Ex Machina/David Mirvish). At the Royal Alexandra (260 King West). Runs to February 19. $25-$99. 416872-1212. See Continuing, page 56. Rating: NNN One of the characters in Robert Lepage and Marie Michaud’s The Blue Dragon cranks out Van Gogh knockoffs in a warehouse. It’s tempting to see something similar happening to Lepage, whose latest multimedia show is derivative of his earlier and better works. It’s a sequel to 1985’s The Dragons’ Trilogy, but it shares some similarities with his recent marathon masterpiece, Lipsynch, which also looks at parents and children, appropriation of voice and artistic disillusionment. Middle-aged former Montrealer Pierre (Henri Chassé) now lives in Shanghai and has given up painting, content to represent younger artists like his mistress, Xiao Ling (Tai Wei
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Foo). When his old flame Claire (Michaud) shows up en route to adopting a Chinese baby, the three characters’ lives intersect in not always surprising ways. Lepage has always been adept at integrating soap opera-ish stories with miraculous design elements. Here, the plot points feel a bit too mechanical, and his symbols – lightning, the Three Gorges river and a boy with a dragon tattoo – obvious. The show’s best scene takes place in Pierre’s about-to-be-torn-down flat, where a sudden blackout forces him and Claire to finally blurt out brutal truths. And some of the dialogue, particularly Claire’s, has a nasty streak that suggests a lifetime of bitterness and hurt. The best part of the show, however, is Michel Gauthier’s set, a high-tech wonder of shifting panels, split levels and screens that suddenly light up with haunting imagery. This Dragon roars in its design, not GLENN SUMI its drama. glenns@nowtoronto.com
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Deborah Hay embraces change in civil-rights-era musical
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In Caroline, Or Change, Deborah Hay plays a Northerner thrust into a foreign situation.
CAROLINE, OR CHANGE book and lyrics by Tony Kushner, music by Jeanine Tesori, directed by Robert McQueen, with Arlene Duncan, Deborah Hay, Michael Levinson, Cameron MacDuffee, Sabryn Rock and Alana Hibbert. Presented by Acting Up Stage and Obsidian at the Berkeley Street Theatre (26 Berkeley). Previews from Saturday (January 21), opens Monday (January 23) and runs to February 12, Wednesday-Saturday 8 pm, Sunday 7 pm (except February 12 at 3 pm), matinee Saturday 2 pm. $32-$45. 416-368-3110. your first clue that caroline, or Change isn’t a traditional musical is when you meet the title character, a black maid in 1963 Louisiana, in a basement doing the laundry. The washing machine – belonging to her employers, the Gellmans – is a toe-tapping female singer, the dryer’s a seductive James Brown type and the radio Caroline flips on becomes a Motown trio like the Supremes. The show, with book and lyrics by Tony Kushner (Angels In America) and music by Jeanine Tesori, plays with “change” in lots of ways. It’s about the budding civil rights movement, the coins that Caroline finds in the pockets of young Noah Gellman and the rigidity in the uncompromising, proud Caroline, a single mother trying to care for a family of four on $30 a week. “Ironically, a lot of the impetus for change comes from Rose Gellman, who’s recently married into the family after the death of Noah’s mother,” explains actor Deborah Hay. “She’s a savvy, liberal woman raised by a leftwing father, but she’s a Northerner thrust into a foreign situation.” When Rose suggests that Caroline keep the change in Noah’s pants to teach him not to be so careless with money, she sets up a treacherous situation for everyone in the household. “A lot about Rose is naive,” admits Hay, a leading Shaw Festival performer who moves to Stratford next sum-
Opening mer. “She sees herself as a friend to Caroline, but can she be that, given the South’s sociopolitical dynamic?” Stuart, Rose’s new husband, is emotionally unavailable and retreats into playing his clarinet; Noah doesn’t want a replacement for his mother. “Rose’s tactic is to be aggressively kind,” says Hay. “Her modus operandi is to get in there and overwhelm with compassion. At first, her determination made me cringe, but I’ve come to admire Rose.” All the action takes place to an instrumental accompaniment in this sung-through musical. And what a range of music it is: blues, rock, 40s Andrews Sisters, Eastern European Jewish tunes, Mozart, even wellknown Christmas and Hanukkah melodies, all with Kushner’s clever, suggestive lyrics. “The Gellmans often sing patter songs with a klezmer feel,” smiles Hay. “They’re the kind of tunes we’re en-
couraged to talk-sing, a means of communication. On the other hand, the music for Caroline and her daughter Emmie is big and beautiful, some of it rooted in gospel and spirituals.” The evolution of musical styles brings Hay back to the theme of change, an often-discussed topic during rehearsals. “As humans, all we’re certain of is that everything changes and that eventually we die. Ironically, those are the two things we can’t easily accept. “I love the show for the fact that it’s a beautiful journey toward the acceptance of change. Things are going to move ahead whether we consent or not, but happily, here people come to terms with the fact that’s the way it’s going to be.” 3
THE BOY, THE SHARK AND THE SEA (Taiyuan Puppet Theatre Company). This family-friendly puppet show about our interactions with the natural environment is part of LunarFest 2012. Jan 21-22, Sat-Sun 2 and 5 pm. Free. Harbourfront Centre, 235 Queens Quay W, Studio Theatre. harbourfrontcentre.com. CAROLINE, OR CHANGE by Tony Kushner and Jeanine Tesori (Acting Up Stage Company/Obsidian Theatre). A black maid and the son of her Jewish employer struggle with extraordinary life changes in this musical (see story, this page). Previews Jan 21-22, Sat 8 pm, Sun 7 pm. Opens Jan 23 and runs to Feb 12, Wed-Sat 8 pm, Sun 7 pm, mats Sat 2 pm, Feb
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12 at 3 pm. $32-$45. Berkeley Street Theatre, 26 Berkeley. 416-368-3110, actingupstage. com. DISNEY’S BEAUTY AND THE BEAST by Alan Menken, Howard Ashman, Tim Rice and Linda Wolverton (Theatre Unlimited). This musical is based on the animated feature film. Opens Jan 20 and runs to Jan 29, Thu-Sat 8 pm, mats Sun (and Jan 28) 2 pm. $22-$24. Meadowvale Theatre, 6315 Montevideo, Mississauga. theatreunlimited.ca. DRACULA – A LOVE STORY by Sharyl Hudson (Brant Theatre Workshops). Follow actors through the castle’s historic halls in this adaptation of Bram Stoker’s novel. Opens Jan 20 and runs to Feb 14, Fri-Sat 8 pm. $34-$66. Casa Loma, 1 Austin Terrace. 647-725-1822, casaloma.org. FUNKYLAND (Famous People Players). The blacklight theatre company presents a twist on Lewis Carroll’s Alice In Wonderland. Opens Jan 24 and runs to Apr 28, Tue-Sat noon and 6:45 pm. $62, srs $56, child $40 (includes meal). 343 Evans. 416-532-1137, fpp.org.
GOODNIGHT DESDEMONA (GOOD MORNING JULIET) by Ann-Marie MacDonald (Theatre
Erindale). A professor goes on a surreal journey to prove that two Shakespeare tragedies were originally comedies. Previews Jan 19. Opens Jan 20 and runs to Jan 29, Thu 7:30 pm, Fri-Sat 8 pm, mat Sat (and Jan 29) 2 pm. $15, stu/srs $10. Erindale Studio Theatre, 3359 Mississauga Rd N. 905-569-4369, theatreerindale. com. KIM’S CONVENIENCE by Ins Choi (Soulpepper). A Korean family in Toronto struggles with a bitter past and reconciliation. Opens Jan 19 and runs to Feb 11, see website for schedule. $51-$68, stu $32. Young Centre for the Performing Arts, 55 Mill. 416-8668666, soulpepper.ca. NO EXIT by Jean-Paul Sartre (art & lies productions). Three deceased people await their punishment in this existential drama. Opens Jan 24 and runs to Feb 4, Tue-Sat 7:30 pm, Jan 29 at 2 pm. $24.95, stu/srs $19.95. Theatre Passe
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Muraille, 16 Ryerson, Backspace. 416-5047529, artandliesproductions.com. Other PeOPle by Christopher Shinn (Mutual Friends Co-op/Mercedes Grundy). Three ambitious young adults struggle with sex, desire and their art over Christmas in the East Village in NYC. Opens Jan 19 and runs to Jan 28, Mon-Sat 8 pm, mat Sat 2:30 pm. $20, stu/srs $15. Young Centre for the Performing Arts, 55 Mill. 416-866-8666, otherpeopletoronto.com. Penny Plain by Ronnie Burkett (Ronnie Burkett Theatre of Marionettes). A reclusive old woman’s sanctuary is disrupted by a chaotic outside world (see story, page 54). Previews Jan 20-22, Fri-Sat 8 pm, Sun 7 pm. Opens Jan 24 and runs to Feb 26, Tue-Sat 8 pm, Sun 2 pm. $38-$55, previews $30. Factory Theatre, 125 Bathurst. 416-504-9971, factorytheatre.ca.
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The 1937 Rape of Nanking saw the death of 300,000 Chinese at the hands of invading Japanese soldiers. Rarely discussed in the West, the massacre still has its deniers in Japan. Diana Tso’s play sets up a threegeneration tale. Gung Gung (Richard Tse) flees Nanking with his young daughter, Lily (Janet Lo), after his wife, Popo (Vienna Hehir), is brutally killed. They settle in Canada, where the rigidly anti-Japanese Gung Gung refuses to discuss the war’s horrors. Six decades later, his granddaughter, Isabel (Zoé Doyle), troubled by nightmares about her grandmother, travels to Nanking to search for the truth be-
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speare (Victoria College Drama Society/U of T). Men are the “weaker sex” in this adaptation of the classic comedy. Jan 19-21, Thu-Sat 8 pm. $12, stu/srs $10. Isabel Bader Theatre, 93 Charles W. 416-978-8849, uofttix.ca. thiS iS war by Hannah Moscovitch (Tarragon Theatre). Canadian soldiers and their captain deal with various threats in a volatile region of Afghanistan in this WorkSpace presentation. Jan 20-21, Jan 26 and 28 at 8 pm. Free. 30 Bridgman, Near Studio. tarragontheatre.com. tOm JOneS: a fOundling by David Rogers (Rosedale Heights School of the Arts). Jones beds maidens and fights off villains in this adaptation of Henry Fielding’s comedy. Opens Jan 25 and runs to Jan 27, Wed-Fri 7 pm. $10. 711 Bloor E. 416-393-1580. tOSca by Giacomo Puccini (Canadian Opera Company). A passionate woman is caught in a web of corruption, lust and betrayal in this Italian opera. Opens Jan 21 and runs to Feb 25: Jan 21 at 4:30 pm, Jan 25, 31, Feb 3, 7, 9, 11, 13, 16, 21, 23 and 25 at 7:30 pm, Jan 29 and Feb 5 at 2 pm. $12-$318. Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts, 145 Queen W. 416-363-8231, coc.ca. the trOJan wOmen by Euripides, translated by Gwendolyn MacEwen (Alumnae Theatre). The women of Troy seek their voice amidst the destruction of war in this exploration of feminist ideals. Opens Jan 20 and runs to Feb 4, Wed-Sat 8 pm, Sun 2 pm. $20, Wed 2-for-1, Sun pwyc. 70 Berkeley. 416-364-4170, alumnaetheatre.com.
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(Why Not Theatre). An Indo-Canadian man discovers that his Indian vacation is actually a wife-seeking scheme by his parents. Previews Jan 24-25. Opens Jan 26 and runs to Feb 19, Tue-Sat 8 pm, mats Feb 11, 18 at 2:30 pm, Feb 5 at 4:30 pm. $18-$22, stu/previews $15-$19. Tarragon Theatre, 30 Bridgman, ExtraExtra Space. 416-531-1827, tarragontheatre.com. cruel and tender by Martin Crimp (Canadian Stage). A general fighting a war in Africa sends a local woman back home to his pampered wife in this modern update of Sophocles’ Trachiniae. Previews Jan 21-25. Opens Jan 26 and runs to Feb 18, Mon-Sat 8 pm, mats Wed 1:30 pm, Sat 2 pm. $22-$99. Bluma Appel Theatre, 27 Front E. 416-3683110, canadianstage.com.
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edy and experimental clown theatre. Jan 22 at 2 pm. $29-$34, stu $25. 171 Town Centre Blvd. 905-305-7469, markhamtheatre.ca. the Black-Jew dialOgueS by Larry Jay Tish and Ron Jones (Anti-Racism and Cultural Diversity Office/Black Students Assoc/Munk School of Global Affairs/Hillel of Greater Toronto). Tish and Jones use storytelling and comedic sketches to look at the history and absurdity of prejudice, followed by audience Q&A. Jan 25 at 7:30 pm. Free. Hart House, 7 Hart House Circle, Arbor Room. 416-9788849. rOB fOrd, the OPera by Michael Patrick Albano and student composers (U of T Faculty of Music). This surrealist fantasy is loosely based on the personality of the city’s mayor. Jan 22 at 2:30 pm. Free. Edward Johnson Building, 80 Queen’s Park, MacMillan Theatre. 416-978-5776. a taSte Of 20 (Theatre 20). The company presents a sneak peek at its debut season, plus cocktails, a silent auction and more. Jan 23 at 7 pm. $120. The National Club, 303 Bay. theatre20.com.
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(Zelda’s). Miss Vicki Lix and Peggy Plummer perform burlesque, comedy and music in this cabaret revue. Jan 24 at 9 pm. Pwyc. 692 Yonge. 416-922-2526. when SiSterS SPeak (Up from the Roots). This female spoken word showcase features Keisha Monique, Dasha Kelly, Queen Sheba, Truth Is... and others. Jan 21 at 8 pm. $35-$45. St Lawrence Centre for the Arts, 27 Front E. 416-366-7723, stlc.com.
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hind Popo’s death. Things get awkward when she becomes involved with the Japanese Canadian Jason (Derek Kwan). The strong production, sympathetically directed by Beatriz Pizano, never loses sight of the story’s emotions, even in its design elements. Set designer Trevor Schwellnus’s surtitled Chinese projections bring an added bonus: the calligraphy provides not only translated text but also elegant visuals. Then there’s Alice Ping Yee Ho’s score, with its touches of Chinese opera and simple folk song, played by Patty Chan and percussionist Brandon Miguel Valdivia. William Yong’s sometimes sensual, sometimes ethereal choreography for the powerful Hehir as Popo is another plus. But in a production that lasts only about an hour, both story and character need expansion. We understand that Isabel has been taught the importance of loyalty, honesty and justice, but we don’t know much about her personally; her relationship with Derek doesn’t develop but suddenly appears full-grown. Even so, both the poetic script and the impressive production are full of heart. They start the process of healing by beginning a discussion that leads to JOn kaPlan forgiveness.
avenue Q by Robert Lopez and Jeff Marx (Lower Ossington Theatre). A college grad moves to NYC and works through the transition to adulthood in this musical puppet show. Runs to Feb 4, Wed-Sat 8 pm, Sun 4 pm. $45-$60. 100A Ossington. 416-9156747, lowerossingtontheatre.com. 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 (see review, page 54). 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. nnn (GS) the BritiSh PuB ShOw (Studio 60 Theatre). This musical show features sing-along songs and dance. Runs to Jan 29, Fri-Sat 8 pm, mats Jan 18 and 29 at 2 pm. $20. 60 Six Point. 416354-2479, studio60theatreboxoffice.com. caBaret by Joe Masteroff, John Kander and
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How often is the designer the star of a show? No question that the hottest collaborator in this Kelly Thorntonhelmed production of The Penelopiad is set, projection and costume designer Denyse Karn. That’s saying something, given that the ensemble here is offthe-charts great and the play is written by Toronto’s favourite library supporter, Margaret Atwood. Karn creates spectacular visuals – right from the opening image – for this feminist take on the story of the wife that the wily Odysseus leaves behind when he goes off to fight the Trojan War. Sometimes the beauty is in the costumes: an ingenious wraparound wedding dress that ties up in a bow that becomes a bouquet, or the gorgeous deep red train of Helen of Troy’s dress. At other times fabric is deployed in ingenious sets: a swath of turquoise
representing the stream where the baby Penelope almost drowns, or a golden sail on Odysseus’s ship in one of the play’s most striking images. The story follows Penelope (Megan Follows) from birth, to her betrothal to whoever wins a foot race, to her marrying and then falling in love with the victor, Odysseus (Kelli Fox), who eventually goes off to war. While he’s gone, she must fend off the predatory suitors, whom she placates by getting her 12 maids to meet their sexual needs. They’ll be rewarded later, she assures them. The play doesn’t exactly ooze emotion, relying more on wit and humour. Helen is treated as a running joke, and a line about how aristocrats shouldn’t mess with the arts got a big laugh. But The Penelopiad soars thanks to the visuals, the fabulously androgynous Fox, and superb movement choreographed by Monica Dottor for an ensemble of actors, many of whom are stars in their own right: Tara Rosling, Raven Dauda, Maev Beaty. The show takes a dip in the second act, needing more spectacle to balance out Act I, and Follows isn’t the powerhouse she should be, but this is a superb show – smart, beautiful and SUSAN G. COLE superbly executed.
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Thursday, January 19 ABSOLUTE COMEDY presents Brendan McKeigan, Andrew Chapman and host DeAnne Smith. To Jan 22, 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 ABOVE THE PUB Comedy Bar presents a live performance of the podcast show w/ Debra DiGiovanni, Nile Seguin and host Todd Van Allen. 9 pm. $5. 945 Bloor W. comedyabovethepub.com.
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Fred Ebb (Hart House Theatre). An American writer falls for a nightclub singer in Nazi-era Berlin. Runs to Jan 28, Wed-Sat 8 pm, mat Jan 28 at 2 pm. $25, stu/srs $10-$15. 7 Hart House Circle. 416-978-8849, harthousetheatre.ca. DISCO FEVER (Famous People Players). The blacklight theatre company presents a dance party musical show. Runs to Jan 21, Thu-Sat noon and 6:45 pm. $62, srs $56, child $40 (incl meal). 343 Evans. 416-532-1137, fpp.org. 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. Runs to Jan 21, Tue-Sat 8 pm. $20. Unit 102 Theatre, 376 Dufferin. fourdogsandabone.com. THE GOLDEN DRAGON by Roland Schimmelpfennig (Tarragon Theatre). A restau-
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tons-of-laughs show that gets a big jolt of energy from four new writer/performers, a bold set and an amplified sound system. The writing is solid, but the performers sharpen each scene with their physicality, especially newcomer Alastair Forbes, a tall, lanky clown who’s unafraid of looking silly. A couple of political sketches hit their targets, and some very long sequences pay off nicely. But the funniest scenes involve a tech-challenged mom bribing her son and a surreal baseball sketch that defies time and place. Wed-Thu 8 pm, Fri-Sat 8 & 10:30 pm, Sun 7 pm. $24-$29, stu $15. 51 Mercer. 416-3430011, secondcity.com. NNNN (GS)
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rant’s kitchen staff help an illegal immigrant search for his lost sister. Runs to Feb 19, TueSat 8 pm, mats Sun 2:30 pm (and Jan 21, 28, Feb 4). $20-$51. 30 Bridgman. 416-531-1827, tarragontheatre.com.
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sents players from the longform program. 9 pm. Pwyc. 70 Peter. 416-340-7270. GIGGLES @ THE GROOVE The Groove Bar presents open-mic comedy w/ host Gilson Lubin. 9:30 pm. Free. 1952 Danforth. 647-3501917. GUILTY OF BEING FUNNY presents weekly stand-up w/ hosts Andrew Fox and Jamie O’Connor. 10 pm. Free. Hot Wings, 563 Queen W. 416359-8860.
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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. 1-855-9852787, italianjewish.ca. 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 tragedy, Victorian melodrama, burlesque and song (see review, page 57). Runs to Jan 29, TueSat 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. NNNN (Susan G Cole)
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of Gravity presents Shelley Marshall, Jackie Latendress, Mobot, MacKenzie Muldoon, Sketchy the Clown and Fesso. 9:30 pm. $15. 1300 Gerrard E. lunacycabaret.com. THE RETURN OF ANDY KINDlER See Fri 20. SMASH HIT Opening Night Theatre presents a weekly improvised musical. 7:30 pm. Pwyc. Augusta House, 152 Augusta. openingnighttheatre.com. YUK YUK’S DOWNTOWN See Thu 19. YUK YUK’S VAUGHAN See Thu 19. YUK YUK’S WEST See Thu 19.
Sunday, January 22 AbSOlUTE COMEDY See Thu 19. THE bENCH John Candy Box Theatre presents
upcoming improvisers picked by the Second City. 9 pm. Pwyc. 70 Peter. 416-340-7270. COMEDY AT 51 Kyra Williams presents a latenight comedy cabaret w/ Ron Sparks, Jay McCarrol, Megan Fraser, Tony Ho and Jim Kim. 10 pm. Pwyc. Second City, 51 Mercer. 416-3430011.
DREAMS REAllY DO COME TRUE! (AND OTHER lIES) See Thu 19. HAPPY HOUR @ EIN-STEIN presents Adam
Abdu, Bobby Fuller, Chris Scian, Amanda Day, Jon Schabl, host Mike McGregor and others. 8 pm. Free. Ein-Stein, 229 College. ein-stein.ca. THE REAlEST SHIT I EVER WROTE Comedy
Monday, January 23 AlTDOT COMEDY lOUNGE Rivoli presents Pete Zedlacher, Eric Andrews, Ron Josol, ñ Rob Mailloux. Rhiannon Archer, Andre Arruda
Tuesday, January 24 IMPROV NIGHT IN CANADA John Candy Box Theatre presents the ultimate improv faceoff. 9 pm. Pwyc. 70 Peter. 416-340-7270. THE JOKEbOX – SHOElESS Impulsive Entertainment presents sketch by Shoeless, guests Punch in the Box, host Fraser Young and others. 9 pm. $5. Hard Luck Bar, 772a Dundas W. impulsiveent.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. SKETCHCOMEDYlOUNGE Rivoli presents The Headliner Series w/ Fratwurst, CRTF, Templeton Philharmonic, Newsdesk with Ron Sparks, MC Laurie Elliott and others. 9 pm. Pwyc. 332 Queen W. sketchcomedylounge.com. STANDING ON THE DANFORTH Eton House presents Debra DiGiovanni, Nile Seguin, Sandra Shamas, Thomas Calnan, Joel Buxton, Jeff Paul, Cal Post, host Jo-Anna Downey and others. 9 pm. Free. 710 Danforth. 416-466-6161. YUK YUK’S DOWNTOWN presents the Humber School of Comedy at 7:30 pm, and stand-up Amateur Night at 9:30 pm. $4. 224 Richmond W. 416-967-6425, yukyuks.com.
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and MC Andrew Johnston. 9 pm. Pwyc. 332 Queen W. altdotcomedylounge.com. bEST. MONDAY. EVER. Second City presents a weekly show featuring sketch, songs and improvisation. 8 pm. $12. 51 Mercer. 416-3430011, secondcity.com. blACK SWAN COMEDY presents Monday Night Variety Show w/ Azfar Ali, Vest of Friends and others. 8 pm. Monday Night Improv Jam w/ Ralph MacLeod. 10 pm. Pwyc. Black Swan, 154 Danforth, 2nd floor. 416-903-5388, blackswancomedy.com. blAIR STREETER presents weekly open-mic stand-up comedy. 9 pm. Free. Naughty Nadz, 1590 Dundas E, Mississauga. 905-232-5577. CHEAP lAUGHS MONDAY PJ O’Briens Irish Pub presents a weekly show w/ Russell Roy. 9 pm. Free. 39 Colborne. 416-815-7562. WHEEl OF IMPROV John Candy Box Theatre presents an interactive improv show. 9 pm. Pwyc. 70 Peter. 416-340-7270.
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AbSOlUTE COMEDY See Thu 19. COMEDY ON THE DANFORTH Timothy’s World
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DREAMS REAllY DO COME TRUE! (AND OTHER lIES) See Thu 19. HARD TIMES COMEDY lOUNGE Impulsive
Entertainment and Bite TV present a comedy mashup w/ Zabrina Chevannes, Ron Josol, host Garrett Jamieson and others. 9 pm. $5. Hard Luck Bar, 772a Dundas W. impulsiveent. com. SIREN’S COMEDY Celt’s Pub presents open-mic stand-up w/ Steph Tolev and host Jon Schabl. 8:30 pm. Free. 2872 Dundas W. 416-767-3339. SPIRITS COMEDY NIGHT presents Rose Giles, Precious Chong, Shawn Hogan, Steve Adams, Todd Van Allen, Mike Wilson, Richard Ryder, Gilson Lubin, host Jo-Anna Downey and others. 9 pm. Free. Spirits Bar & Grill, 642 Church. 416-967-0001. STUDENTS ROCK THE NITE John Candy Box Theatre presents improv by Second City Training Centre students. 9 pm. Pwyc. 70 Peter. 416340-7270. 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 Jy Harris. To Jan 28, Wed-Sat 8 pm, plus Fri-Sat 10:30 pm. $12-$20. 224 Richmond W. 416-967-6425, yukyuks.com. 3
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Wednesday, January 25 Jim McNally, Alex Crawford, Rhiannon Archer, Phil Maynard, Max Magas, Sean McKiernan, Joel West and host Jeff Leeson. 8:30 pm. $6. 2335 Yonge. 416-486-7700, absolutecomedy. ca. CHUCKlE CO. PRESENTS Joel Buxton, Adrian Sawyer and DJ Demers present weekly standup. 9 pm. $5. Comedy Bar, 945 Bloor W. 416551-6540, comedybar.ca.
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Lounge presents Jean Paul, K Trevor Wilson, Dave Merheje, Kathleen McGee and host Kris Bonaparte. 8 pm. $10. Zion Lounge, 191 Parliament. comedylounge.ca. SUNDAY NIGHT lIVE: ANDY KINDlER The Sketchersons present weekly sketch w/ guest Kindler and others. 9 pm. $20. Comedy Bar, 945 Bloor W. comedybar.ca. YUK YUK’S DOWNTOWN See Thu 19.
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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. THE VEST SHOW IN TOWN Comedy Bar presents a variety show w/ Vest of Friends. 10 pm. Pwyc. 945 Bloor W. comedybar.ca. YUK YUK’S DOWNTOWN presents Adam Christie. To Jan 22, Thu-Sun 8 pm, plus FriSat 10:30 pm. $12-$20. 224 Richmond W. yukyuks.com. YUK YUK’S VAUGHAN presents Mark Walker. To Jan 21, Thu-Sat (call/see website for times). $12-$20. 70 Interchange Way. 416967-6425, yukyuks.com. YUK YUK’S WEST presents Kyle Radke. To Jan 21, Thu 8 pm, Fri-Sat 9 pm. $12-$20. 5165 Dixie, Mississauga. yukyuks.com.
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it might as well be pride: winter Edition in the Toronto art scene – the AGYU’s Will Munro retrospective runs at the same time as the Power Plant’s queer group show, Coming After, and a slew of related events. Though activists like Larry Kramer seem to have a hard time exhorting new generations about gay liberation, Coming After’s thesis is that queer artists who grew up in
the shadow of the 80s AIDS epidemic feel a sense of having missed out. There’s no trace of that sentiment in History, Glamour, Magic: Will Munro. The Vazaleen impresario/ art fag, who died of cancer in 2010, did pay tribute to dead heroes, but his work is mostly a joyful celebration of queer life lived openly in the present. Absent is earlier gay culture’s arch, bitchy tone, a relic of the enforced secrecy of the pre-Stonewall era. A suburban skater and downtown club kid, Munro pioneered a new, inclusive approach at his club nights, where straight punk rockers and lesbians partied alongside gay men.
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ART GALLERY OF MISSISSAUGA Visual Arts Mis-
sissauga, to Feb 25. 300 City Centre (Mississauga). 905-896-5088. ART GALLERY OF ONTARIO Yael Bartana, Jan 25-Apr 1. Team Macho, Jan 23-Apr 1. Sean Martindale and Pascal Paquette, reception 7-9 pm Jan 20, Jan 21-Apr 1 (free, Young Gallery). Francisco Goya y Lucientes and James Gillray, to Apr 15. Songs Of The Future: Canadian Industrial Photographs, to Apr 29. Jack Chambers, to May 13. $19.50, srs $16, stu $11, free Wed 6-8:30 pm (special exhibits excluded). 317 Dundas W. 416-979-6648. ART GALLERY OF YORK UNIVERSITY Will Munro, to Mar 11. 4700 Keele, Accolade E bldg. 416-736-5169. BATA SHOE MUSEUM Art In Shoes – Shoes In Art; The Roaring 20s: Heels, Hemlines And
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High Spirits, ongoing. $14, srs $12, stu $8. 327 Bloor W. 416-979-7799. BLACKWOOD GALLERY Seripop (Chloe Lum and Yannick Desranleau), to Mar 4, artists’ talk 12:30 pm Jan 19 (Sheridan College). U of T Mississauga, 3359 Mississauga N (Mississauga). 905-828-3789. DESIGN EXCHANGE Film: Unfinished Spaces, 6:30-9 pm Jan 19 ($15). The Multiplicity, workshop 6:30-9 pm Jan 24 (pwyc). Making It! designer presentations, 6:30-8 pm Jan 25 (pwyc, $10 sugg). Toronto Design Week tours, 1-1:40 pm Jan 24-25 ($8). Design Exchange Awards, to Feb 26. Stephen Burks (Toronto Design Offsite/Wedge Curatorial Projects), Jan 23-Apr 1, tour 1-1:40 pm Jan 23 ($8). $10, stu/srs $8. 234 Bay. 416-363-6121. DORIS McCARTHY GALLERY Beatriz Olano and
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MUST-SEE SHOWS ANGELL Pixel Pusher group show; painting:
Tighty-whities bedeck Will Munro’s show at York University’s gallery.
Wild times at Vazaleen are documented here on video and in a wall of Michael Comeau’s posters. Munro’s chosen art medium was tighty-whitie Y-front underpants, which he made into first-aid bandages and a stretcher, cut up for banners, resewed with rock concert Tshirts and enhanced with stuffed penises. The gallery’s festooned with clotheslines of them; Polaroids show people who tried them on at his Paul Petro exhibit. Later sewn work was designed for performance, like the Pavilion Of Virginia Puff-Paint, a tent containing
furniture bristling with soft pink and red orifices and appendages and matching Leigh Bowery-esque costumes. He didn’t get the chance to take these concepts further. Allyson Mitchell’s Lezbro Chillout Space and Cecilia Berkovic’s small book of photos from a Halloween memorial testify to the local queer/art communities’ love and grief at his death. Munro’s fearless sexuality, challenges to limiting social categories and appetite for art and life are as bracing now as ever. 3
Magdalena Fernández, to Jan 28. 1265 Military Trail. 416-287-7007. GARDINER MUSEUM OF CERAMIC ART ID Clinic, 10 am-noon Jan 21. Aakideh: The Art & Legacy Of Carl Beam, screening 6:30 pm Jan 25. $12, stu $6, srs $8; Fri 4-9 pm half-price, 30 and under free. 111 Queen’s Park. 416-586-8080. JUSTINA M. BARNICKE 28 Days: Reimagining Black History Month, Jan 19-Feb 19. 7 Hart House. 416-978-8398. McMICHAEL CANADIAN Norval Morrisseau and others, to Jan 31. $15, stu/srs $12. 10365 Islington (Kleinburg). 905-893-1121. OAKVILLE GALLERIES Hyper Spaces, to Mar 4 (Centennial Sq, 120 Navy). Chris Kline, to Feb 19 (Gairloch Gardens, 1306 Lakeshore E). 905844-4402. THE POWER PLANT Coming After; photos: Stan Douglas, to Mar 4. $6, stu/srs $3, free Wed 5-8 pm. 231 Queens Quay W. 416-973-4949.
ROYAL ONTARIO MUSEUM Judith Snow, to Jan
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20. The Kingston Prize, to Jan 29. Maya: Secrets Of Their Ancient World, to Apr 9 ($25, stu/srs $22.50, Fri after 4:30 pm $19, stu/srs $17). The Art Of Collecting, ongoing. $15, stu/ srs $13.50; Fri 4:30-8:30 pm $9, stu/srs $8. 100 Queen’s Park. 416-586-8000. TEXTILE MUSEUM OF CANADA GRAFT: Linking Textiles, Art And Science, to Jan 22. Andrew McPhail, Grace Ndiritu and Tazeen Qayyum, to Feb 12, Art Of The Veil talk 6:30 pm Jan 25 ($15, stu free). $15, srs $10, stu $6; pwyc Wed 5-8 pm. 55 Centre. 416-599-5321. U OF T ART CENTRE Vertical Fictions, to Feb 4. ‘Photography Collected Us’: The Malcolmson Collection, Jan 24-Mar 10. 15 King’s College Circle. 416-978-1838. 3
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John Kennedy, Jan 19-Feb 18, reception 6-9 pm Jan 19. 12 Ossington. 416-530-0444. A SPACE GALLERY Adam Broomberg + Oliver Chanarin, Rehab Nazzal, Jan 20-Mar 3, reception 7-9 pm Jan 20. 401 Richmond W #110. 416-979-9633. CLGA ARCHIVES Installation: Onya HoganFinaly, Jan 20-Apr 10, reception 7:30 pm Jan 20. 34 Isabella. 416-777-2755. CONTACT GALLERY Photos: Jonathan Taggart, Jan 19-Feb 16, reception 6-9 pm Jan 19. 80 Spadina #310. 416-539-9595. DO DESIGN Not Forkchops (Toronto Design Offsite), Jan 25-29. Various locations on Dundas W. dowest.ca. DRAKE HOTEL That Was Now group show, to Feb 6. 1150 Queen W. 416531-5042. GALLERY TPW Video installation: Christine Negus, Jan 19-Feb 18, reception 7-9 pm Jan 19. 56 Ossington. 416-645-1066. GEORGIA SCHERMAN PROJECTS 28 Days: Reimagining Black History Month, Jan 19Feb 29, curator’s tour 1-2 pm, reception 2-4 pm Jan 21. 133 Tecumseth. 416-554-4112. JESSICA BRADLEY ART + PROJECTS Painting: Jeremy Hof and Sasha Pierce, to Feb 11. 1450 Dundas W. 416-537-3125. MERCER UNION Installation: Annie MacDonell and Pierre Leguillon, Jan 20-Mar 10, reception 7 pm Jan 20. 1286 Bloor W. 416536-1519. OPEN STUDIO GALLERY Prints: Allison Moore and Arthur Desmarteaux, to Feb 18. 401 Richmond W #104. 416-504-8238. PAUL PETRO Editions, Part One, Jan 20-Feb 25, reception 7-10 pm Jan 20. 980 Queen W. 416-979-7874. SCRAP METAL Read All Over, to May 1 (by appt until Jan 27). 11 Dublin (enter via laneway). 416-588-2442. STEPHEN BULGER 1955: A Group Show, Jan 21-Feb 18. 1026 Queen W. 416-504-0575. SUSAN HOBBS Drawing/sculpture: Laurie Walker, to Jan 21. 137 Tecumseth. 416-504-3699. TORONTO FREE GALLERY Photos: Carole Condé and Karl Beveridge, Jan 19-Feb 26, reception 6-9 pm Jan 19. 1277 Bloor W. 416-913-0461. TORONTO IMAGE WORKS Photos: Jesse Louttit, Jan 19-Feb 16, reception 6-9 pm Jan 19. 80 Spadina. 416-703-1999.
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DRAGNET The online lit mag launches its fourth issue. 9 pm. Pwyc. Academy of the Impossible, 231 Wallace. dragnetmag.net. STEPHEN MATEO Launching his novel Journey with a reading. 2 pm. Free. Chapters Scarborough, 20 William Kitchen. chapters.indigo.ca. WHEN SISTERS SPEAK Spoken word with I Naila Keleta-Mae, Keisha Monique, Dasha Kelly, Queen Sheba and others. 8 pm. $20-$35. St Lawrence Cente, 27 Front E. 416-366-7723.
DUKE REDBIRD/NEAL MCLEOD/JORGE ANTONIO VALLEJOS Reading and an open mic. 7
pm. Free. Toronto Free Gallery, 1277 Bloor W. executive.andpva@gmail.com. JOHN SAMSON Launching Lyrics And Poems, 1997-2012. 6 pm. Free. Type Books, 883 Queen W. 416-366-8973.
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Doing just Fiennes Ralph Fiennes brings brutality to the Bard in ballsy debut By NORMAN WILNER CORIOLANUS directed by Ralph
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Fiennes, written by John Logan from the play by William Shakespeare, with Fiennes, Gerard Butler, Jessica Chastain, Brian Cox and Vanessa Redgrave. A D Films release. 123 minutes. Opens Friday (January 20). For venues and times, see Movies, page 67.
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ralph fiennes would be formidable even without the massive beard he’s sporting for a stage production of The Tempest. The two-time Oscar nominee – at the Toronto Film Festival with his directorial debut of another Shakespeare play, Coriolanus, in which he also stars – carries himself with the
same intense focus he radiates onscreen. The difference is that there’s no hostility. His most memorable characters – the merciless Amon Goeth of Schindler’s List, the ravaged Almásy in The English Patient, you-know-who in that series about the boy wizard – are defined by their coiled potential for
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fury. Fiennes can summon that intensity almost unconsciously, as he does when we discuss the blocking of a battle sequence in Coriolanus and he has to stop himself from grabbing my head to illustrate his point. It’s not intimidating, exactly. But it does say a lot about his process and how he applied it to this modernized tale of a ferocious warrior-turnedpolitician who’s rejected by his people when he refuses to pander to them. Since so many of his contemporaries have made their directorial debuts with more modest productions – think of Gary Oldman’s Nil By Mouth or Paddy Considine’s Tyrannosaur, which is also at TIFF – I ask Fiennes why he chose as ambitious and complex a work as Coriolanus for his first outing. “When I did it onstage, I felt some dissatisfaction,” he says, fiddling with a cup of tea. “The production was very good, but I felt it landing as it traditionally always does, as a sort of difficult, slightly alienating piece. And I thought, ‘No, this shouldn’t be the case. There’s intimacy, there’s war, there’s a massive spectrum of location and theme going on in this. It’s a film!’” The vivid nature of the material didn’t hurt either. “There’s a directness to the story,” he says. “There’s a purity to it, an austerity to the dramatic arc, which I love. I find it very beautiful and painful and raw. The whole thing is like a knife. I mean, I can see how appalling it is, but I think what attracts me is this extreme: ‘I will play my truth out to the end.’ There’s a kind of cathartic release of rage that I found very compelling. You’re playing with this total death drive.” It’s an element that became even more pronounced in the screen adaptation, as Fiennes tried to make the text more accessible to audiences. “The angry rhetoric of Coriolanus in the play is very inhibiting,” he explains. “He’s sort of a buzz to play, but for the audience the imagery is dense. It’s like difficult music; if you study it, you say ‘Wow!’, but if you’re receiving it, it’s difficult. “Strip it away, though, as I did with John Logan, and you come up with fantastic little one-liners or half a speech, which has more potency on film. And what you’re left with is this very dynamic, quite extraordinary tragic arc, which drives right through, of this man who comes and says ‘Fuck off’ to the people in front of him.” 3
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ñ(Ralph Fiennes) Rating: NNNN An actor best known for his stillness and focus, Ralph Fiennes proves a muscular, vivid filmmaker in his directorial debut, a modern updating of Shakespeare’s tragedy about a Roman general (Fiennes) and war hero whose refusal to play politics leads to his exile and eventual alliance with his mortal enemy (Gerard Butler) to avenge his banishment. Fiennes has assembled a terrific cast – Vanessa Redgrave as his formidable mother, Jessica Chastain as his loyal wife and Brian Cox as a wily but ultimately noble politician – and given them their head, but the focus is rightly on his character, a ferocious warrior undone by his own integrity. Barry Ackroyd, who shot The Hurt Locker and Green Zone, convincingly creates an alternate Rome in British and Serbian locations, and John Logan streamlines the play into a series of harsh confrontations, handing most of the formal exposition to media pundits. Sure, Baz Luhrmann did it 15 years ago in Romeo + Juliet, but a good device is a good NW device. Ralph Fiennes (centre) conquers in contemporary Coriolanus.
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IN THE LAND OF BLOOD AND HONEY written and directed by Angelina Jolie with Zana Marjanovic and Goran Kostic. 127 minutes. Subtitled. An Alliance release. Opens Friday (January 20). For venues and times see Movies, page 67. Rating: NNN
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Asghar Farhadi (right) says limitations are part of life in Iran – “but that doesn’t mean they’re accepted.”
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Director discusses awards, censorship and casting his own child By GLENN SUMI A SEPARATION written and directed by
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Asghar Farhadi, with Peyman Moadi, Leila Hatami, Sareh Bayat, Shahab Hosseini and Sarina Farhadi. 123 minutes. Subtitled. A Mongrel release. Opens Friday (January 20). For venues and times, see Movies, page 67.
asghar farhadi is a clever man. You’d have to be to direct a movie like A Separation, which won three awards at the Berlin Film Festival and earlier this week took home the Golden Globe for best foreign-language film. Next month it could do the same at the Oscars. “I really didn’t think it would have much of a reception outside Iran,” said the director, during the 2011 Toronto Film Festival. “It was only after Berlin, where the critics talked about it a lot, that I realized it could.” I’m not sure if this is false modesty. Farhadi speaks through an interpreter, and his answers are hard to gauge. Like the film itself, he’s selective about if, how and when he reveals information. The movie opens with middle-class couple Nader and Simin (Peyman Moadi and Leila Hatami) seeking a divorce because she wants their daughter (Sarina Farhadi) to live in a culture that offers more opportunities. Nader doesn’t want to leave his father, who’s got Alzheimer’s, so Simin moves in with her parents after hiring a woman (Sareh Bayat) to look after the old man during the day. Soon, something happens that changes all their lives and makes them confront big moral decisions. What Simin doesn’t like about Iranian society isn’t spelled out in the film, and I ask Farhadi about that. “I think the whole film is the answer to this question,” he says enigmatically. “If there were such an easy answer, it would have been there in the very first scene.” Farhadi is careful about how he answers a question about Jafar Panahi, the imprisoned Iranian director currently in jail and facing a 20-year ban on making or directing movies, leaving the
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review A SEPARATION (Asghar Farhadi) Rating: NNNNN A middle-class Tehran couple (Peyman Moadi and Leila Hatami) attempt to separate, and in their stubbornness and lack of communication irrevocably affect the lives of those around them, including their precocious 11-year-old daughter (Sarina Farhadi), the husband’s Alzheimer’sstricken father (Ali-Asghar Shahbazi) and a devout cleaning woman (Sareh Bayat). Writer/director Asghar Farhadi has created a complex, gripping mystery that sheds light on modern Iran’s religious and class differences, not to mention its circuitous legal system. But above all it’s a human and moral drama that plays with your sympathies and poses questions of innocence and guilt while providing no pat answers. Superbly acted and crafted, with an ending that will provoke arguments, A Separation is a great film that will haunt GS you.
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Leila Hatami wants to leave Iran in A Separation.
country or conducting any interviews. Does he feel the pressure of censorship? “My mind usually goes toward things that I know something about,” he says. “I can’t write about sex [for instance], because I don’t know much about it.” He says he understands the Panahi issue because he was born, raised and continues to live in Iran. “For me, it’s easier to understand all these issues and write from there. If a Canadian filmmaker wants to go to Iran and make a film about these issues, it would obviously be hard. Limitations are part of our lives in Iran. That doesn’t mean they’re accepted. But that fight has been part of our lives.” He’s more comfortable talking about the casting of the crucial role of the couple’s daughter. One of the film’s chief joys comes from the banter between the film’s stubborn Nader and his gifted pre-adolescent child. Farhadi says he had similar conversations with his own daughter when he would drive her to and from school. “We’d talk about many serious things,” he says. “Then I just thought: maybe this relationship can be reflected in one of my films.” When it came time to cast A Separation, he realized that the best person to play the character would, in fact, be his daughter, who shared the best-actress prize at Berlin with the film’s other women. “It was difficult for her to realize that she was no longer my daughter but was playing the part of someone else’s daughter,” he says. “But I let her spend a lot of time with Moadi. I wanted them to feel closer, to make it more natural.” The film contains many realistic scenes involving judges and conflicting testimony. “But I think the kids in this film,” says Farhadi tellingly, “are the best judges in the film.” 3 glenns@nowtoronto.com
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you have to hand it to angelina jolie. she didn’t make her directorial debut an easy sell. Instead, the passionately driven superstar chose the harrowing subject of the Bosnian war, and made it in a foreign language even though subtitles are anathema to American audiences. And she hasn’t shied away from the difficult issues. Her story is about Serbian commander Danijel (Goran Kostic), who’s dating the Muslim Ajla (Zana Marjanovic) when war erupts and brutal “ethnic cleansing” begins. The Serbian army murders the Muslim men and takes the younger women away to a prison where they’re confined in a cramped dorm, cooking and serving meals to the soldiers by day and then servicing them sexually – raped, in other words – by night. Danijel is now running the prison, and decides to protect Ajla. Soon, she has her own spacious quarters, and they’re having a full-on sexual relationship, one in which there may be love but that at the same time strains the notion of consent. This is the crux of the film – and the reason why victims of rape in Bosnia have been outraged by the movie, calling it exploitive. The idea of a woman falling in love with her captor – shades of Liliana Cavani’s disturbing The Night Porter – is hard to take for those with experience of trauma in war. But the situation comes across as wholly authentic, and Jolie navigates these rocky waters with considerable skill. Both Ajla and Danijel are overwhelmed by guilt and astonished by the way their survival instincts kick in. Ajla’s ambivalence is written all over her face – and in her body language. Unfortunately, Jolie’s take isn’t consistently that nuanced. Danijel’s father (Rade Serbedzija) is a general hellbent on Serbian revenge in what feels like a caricature. When she wants to show the impact of the war on the landscape, the rubble looks carefully arranged. And she lets a plot thread concerning another female prisoner drop. But Jolie does shed light on a vicious conflict and the way war compromises even the most courageous person’s values. 3 susanc@nowtoronto.com
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Down South NOT SINCE YOU (Jeff Stephenson). 90 minutes. Opens Friday (January 20). For venues and times, see Movies, page 67. Rating: N
Clearly, director/co-writer Jeff Stephenson has seen The Big Chill a few too many times. The Canadian’s limp new movie, Not Since You, uses the same college-friends-reuniting premise, but without any laughs or emotional payoff, and a soundtrack that’s less 60s cool than emo earnest. A uniformly white group of NYU alums gathers in Athens, Georgia, for a wedding. During and after the ceremony, exes shoot smouldering looks at each other, new and old rivalries emerge and the two less-than-svelte characters hit it off. The script is a dud; this is a movie where women cake on the exposition while applying makeup. No one has
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having nudged porn star sasha Grey into respectable acting with The Girlfriend Experience, Steven Soderbergh turns his attention to MMA fighter and one-time American Gladiator Gina Carano, making her an action hero in Haywire. A pretzel-logic punch-up that reunites Soderbergh with Lem Dobbs, who wrote his brilliant The Limey, Hay wire stars Carano as a hard-ass gun for hire named Mallory Kane, who spends most of the picture outrunning a series of men who mean to do her harm. Precisely why everyone is trying to kill her is the mystery that drives the plot, though we’re led to believe it has something to do with a recent job in Barcelona. Soderbergh and Dobbs turn the most generic of action plots into a meditation on what we want from action movies. Carano gets plenty of opportunities to beat the living shit out of several fairly intimidating opponents, among them Channing Tatum and Michael Fassbender, but the movie’s rhythms are more about our anticipation of those beat-downs and the way the characters build to the point where they stop talking and start punching each other in the liver. David Holmes’s jazz-inflected score adds a bit of ironic distance, reassuring us that this isn’t one of those gloomy post-Bourne thrillers. Carano may not be a great acting discovery, but she suits this role just fine. She’s entirely credible as an action hero – with her hair back, she looks like Anna Kendrick’s pissed-off older sister – and she holds her own in dialogue scenes with the likes of Bill Paxton, Ewan McGregor and Michael Douglas. The action choreography is rough and graceless, which makes it feel real; people struggle for any advantage they can get, and it’s not always pretty. But Soderbergh covers the fight scenes in wide shots, so we can appreciate the ingenuity with which
Mallory uses confined spaces to her advantage. She might not be able to out-drive her pursuers in a car chase, but god help them if they corner her in a hallway. 3 normw@nowtoronto.com
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ous soldiers, tempers flare, blood is shed and some resort to sexual and psychological abuse. At times the film goes over the top, particularly in the gratuitous sex-slave fate of Rosanna Arquette’s character. Director Xavier Gens reins in the stylistic excess of Frontier(s) and the dreadful Hitman while still working in heightened comic book mode. He may lack subtlety and any desire to reinvent genre tropes, but at least he knows how to deliver the expected thriller
beats in a lively way. Fans of 80s action will get a kick out of seeing the sadly MIA Michael Biehn chew cigars and scenery as the alpha male landlord, even if the rest of the cast ranges from bland to mediocre (with the exception of Canadian Michael Eklund, effective as the film’s requisite nutcase). Though not particularly fresh, The Divide is an entertainingly nihilistic romp if you have a strong stomach for gore, perversion and B movie cheese.
Since the John Woo era, Hong Kong action movies have been defined by a combination of meticulously choreographed gun violence and heightened melodrama. Lam is a master of the former, but his inability to elevate the latter above soap opera constantly kills the film’s momentum, despite the nat-
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With a massive budget by Hong Kong standards, The Viral Factor boasts some stunningly crafted, mostly CGIfree action sequences. Unfortunately, whenever the bullets and bloodshed slow down long enough for characters to interact, the film falls apart. Two brothers on opposite sides of the law join forces to prevent a lethal small pox formula from reaching the black market. One is a cop with a bullet lodged in his brain following the small pox heist (Jay Chou), while the other is a recent prison escapee involved in the theft (Nicolas Tse). Neither knows of their familial relationship initially, leading to later weepy moments of connection amidst the action.
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also opening Underworld: Awakening (D: Måns Mårlind, Björn Stein, 89 min) At the Golden Globes, Kate Beckinsale’s co-presenter, Seth Rogen, said he had a “massive erection.” She probably has that effect on many of her Underworld fans, who will be lined up to see yet another Kate Beckinsale in the horror/action travels Underworld franchise about the wars again. between vampires and lycans.
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Red Tails (D: Anthony Hemingway, 125 min) Terrence Howard, Cuba Gooding Jr. and David Oyelowo star in this action drama inspired by the Tuskegee Airmen, a group of African-American flyers during World War II.
David Oyelowo pilots Red Tails.
Both open Friday (January 20). Screened after press time – see reviews January 20 at nowtoronto.com/ movies.
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introduced in the soaring opening number, and the French-flavoured Be Our Guest is one of the catchiest tunes written by the brilliant team of Howard Ashman and Alan Menken. Even 20 years after the fact, it’s still rare to find a female movie hero who’d rather read a book and experience adventure than hook up with the buff town hunk. The 3-D adds depth to the forest and castle scenes: wolves leap out at you, snowflakes and dust fall believably in the foreground, and that ballroom scene (you know the one) becomes even more dizzyingly romantic. As a bonus, it’s preceded by a short and very funny 3-D sequel to Disney’s Tangled. NNNNN (GS) 401 & Morningside, Beach Cinemas, Coliseum Mississauga, Colossus, Courtney Park 16, Eglinton Town Centre, Empire Theatres at Empress Walk, Grande - Steeles, Kennedy
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finds writer/director Vallée (C.R.A.Z.Y., The Young Victoria) playing out a complex, time-jumping narrative involving a presentday Montreal father (Kevin Parent) in the throes of a mid-life crisis and the mother (Vanessa Paradis) of a Down syndrome child in 1969 Paris. Some people are going to hate it; I found it bracing, daring and entirely invigorating. Stay for the closing credits. Subtitled. 120 min. NNNNN (NW) Canada Square, Cumberland 4 (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, and Kate Winslet and Christoph Waltz) face off in a Brooklyn apartment over a fight between their sons. Not necessarily something you’d call a holiday delight, but a damn fine little picture. 79 min. NNNN (NW) Canada Square, Cumberland 4, Empire Theatres at Empress Walk, Kennedy Commons 20, TIFF Bell Lightbox, Varsity
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Meryl Streep gave Adepero Oduye a big shout-out at the Golden Globes, and no wonder. The actor delivers a staggering performance as a 17-year-old lesbian poet seeking love and affirmation in Brooklyn.
After its Golden Globe wins (best musical or comedy, actor, score), this mostly silent black-andwhite film about a disillusioned matinee idol is sure to get a truckload of Oscar noms on Tuesday.
Don’t miss the chance to see this Disney classic – one of the best movie musicals ever – on the big screen. The new tech adds depth and texture to the already glorious images.
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(Steven Spielberg) brings French cartoonist Hergé’s boy journalist to the screen for a new generation. It’s the first “performance capture” movie that doesn’t look like it’s populated by wall-eyed zombies. And it’s thrilling. Spielberg crafts a series of amazingly ambitious action sequences, one of which is as complex as the great truck chase in Raiders Of The Lost Ark.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
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(Michel Hazanavicius) is a stylistic experiment pulled off with panache. A 1920s silent film star (Jean Dujardin) and fan and aspiring star (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. 100 min. NNNN (GS) Colossus, Grande - Yonge, Kennedy Commons 20, Kingsway Theatre, Queensway, SilverCity Mississauga, Varsity, Yonge & Dundas 24
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everything to run one last job, and yeah, that’s a movie he’s made before. It’s a movie everyone has made before, come to think of it – including director Kormákur, who co-wrote and starred in the 2008 Icelandic thriller Reykjavik-Rotterdam, and now finds himself in the curious position of directing its remake. Wahlberg’s got pretty good at the stone-faced hero thing, and his simmering presence suits the film’s tone nicely. The ever-mounting complications start to feel a little ridiculous about an hour in, but Kormákur keeps the action moving so swiftly that you won’t really mind. The admirably modest scale makes for an interesting change of pace after the IMAX-sized spectacle of the Mission: Impossible and Sherlock Holmes sequels. 109 min. NNN (NW) 401 & Morningside, Carlton Cinema, Coliseum Scarborough, Courtney Park 16, Eglinton Town Centre, Grande - Steeles, Grande - Yonge, Interchange 30, Queensway, Rainbow Market Square, Rainbow Promenade, Rainbow Woodbine, Scotiabank Theatre, SilverCity Fairview, SilverCity Missis-
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(Ralph Fiennes) 123 min. See interview and review, page 62. (NW) Opens Jan 20 at Varsity.
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berg) finds the master filmmaker adapting Christopher Hampton’s play The Talking Cure, exploring the friendship and eventual schism between Carl Jung (Michael Fassbender) and Sigmund Freud (Viggo Mortensen), which gave birth to modern psychoanalysis. Cronenberg’s clinical approach to Hampton’s too on-the-nose dialogue makes for a very static drama; it’s as if the filmmaker is much more comfortable dealing with eroticism as subtext than text. Fassbender and Mortensen are never less than watchable as the cautious Jung and the more flamboyant Freud, but Keira Knightley seems mannered and artificial as Jung’s patient, disciple and lover Sabina Spielrein, whose tragic story is relegated to the background by Hampton’s focus on the conflict
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the Darkest hour (Chris Gorak) feels like
a third-rate Stephen King movie of the week. A handful of hot, young 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. The CG effects, dialogue and acting are laughable, and there’s no variety in the deaths-by-pulverization. Some subtitles. 89 min. N (GS) Coliseum Mississauga, Coliseum Scarborough, Colossus, Eglinton Town Centre, 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. It’s sort of a comedy. Clooney’s textured performance pulls uneasy laughs out of the misery, and the kids are terrific at the complicated emotional turns. 115 min. NNNN (NW) Canada Square, Colossus, Courtney Park 16, Cumberland 4, Eglinton Town Centre, Grande - Yonge, Kennedy Commons 20, Queensway, Scotiabank Theatre, SilverCity Mississauga, Varsity
the Devil iNsiDe (William Brent Bell) elicits audience boos. A young woman tries to uncover the truth about the triple murder her mother committed while being exorcised. She’s helped by a couple of young priests and a documentary filmmaker who overdoes the shakycam. 87 min. N (AD) 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 the DiviDe (Xavier Gens) 123 min. See
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(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) 401 & Morningside, Carlton Cinema, Colossus, Courtney Park 16, Eglinton Town Centre, Grande - Steeles, Grande - Yonge, Kennedy Commons 20, Queensway, Rainbow Market Square, Rainbow Promenade, Rainbow Woodbine, SilverCity Fairview, SilverCity Mississauga, SilverCity Yonge, Yonge & Dundas 24
the froNt liNe (Hun Jang) is a drama set during the end of the Korean War about a race to capture a strategic area. Subtitled. 133 min. Opens Jan 20 at Yonge & Dundas 24. fullMetal alCheMist: the saCreD star of Milos (Kazuya Murata) is a feature
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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 dread-filled 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, Scotiabank Theatre, SilverCity Fairview, SilverCity Yonge, SilverCity Yorkdale, Varsity
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(John Michael McDonagh) is showy, smart and hysterically funny, which is no mean feat for a movie about a small-town Garda sergeant (Brendan Gleeson) and an FBI agent (Don Cheadle) on the trail of a drug-smuggling ring in rural Ireland. Damned if it isn’t one of the best movies I’ve seen this year. 96 min. NNNNN (NW) Carlton Cinema, Kingsway Theatre
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(Steven Soderbergh) 93 min. See review, page 65. NNNN (NW) Opens Jan 20 at 401 & Morningside, Beach Cinemas, Carlton Cinema, Coliseum Mississauga, Coliseum Scarborough, Colossus, Courtney Park 16, Eglinton Town Centre, Empire Theatres at Empress Walk, Grande Steeles, Queensway, Rainbow Market Square, Rainbow Woodbine, Scotiabank Theatre, SilverCity Fairview, SilverCity Yonge.
hugo (Martin Scorsese) turns a children’s
adventure into a heartfelt appeal for film preservation and a love song to pioneering film director Georges Méliès. 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, Eglinton Town Centre, Grande - Yonge, Interchange 30, Kingsway
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(George 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
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(Angelina Jolie) 127 min. See review, page 64. NNN (SGC) Opens Jan 20 at Cumberland 4.
the iroN laDy (Phyllida Lloyd) portrays former British PM Margaret Thatcher as a proto-feminist outsider fighting the male establishment, and steers clear of her union-busting, privatizing, deregulating policies. It’s a jaw-dropping performance by Meryl Streep, both as the formidable politician in her prime and as the elderly retiree suffering from dementia whose attempt to go through her late husband’s (Jim Broadbent) personal effects triggers memories of her political rise and fall. Lloyd demonstrates better visual chops than in her first feature, Mamma Mia!. But screenwriter Abi Morgan tells the story from inside Thatcher’s head, covering only those moments when she felt most embattled. This po-mo subjective stuff runs the risk of being misread by uninformed audiences who’ll see only near-wholesale celebration. The politics are a mess; even Thatcher would be appalled. But Streep’s performance is genius. 105 min. NNN (SGC) Beach Cinemas, Colossus, Courtney Park 16, Eglinton Town Centre, Grande - Yonge, Kennedy Commons 20, Queensway, SilverCity Mississauga, Varsity, Yonge & Dundas 24 Joyful Noise (Todd Graff) is a lazily script-
ed and sloppily directed musical that stars Queen Latifah and Dolly Parton as feuding gospel choir members whose teenage kin (Jeremy Jordan and Keke Palmer, both bland) get all hot and heavy with each other between ballads. Meanwhile, the choir gears up for the Super Bowl of gospel competitions, the only hope left for their small town, where the recession hovers in the background. (Apparently the church is the only business still open.) The characters and plot turns are so contrived, you’re forced to swallow it all on blind faith. The music offers no salvation either, unless of course you’re big on gospel. However, Parton is certainly a delightful presence here, despite the fact that she seems unable to move most of the muscles on her prosthetic-like face. 117 min. N (RS) 401 & Morningside, Canada Square, Carlton Cinema, Coliseum Mississauga, Coliseum
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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) Kennedy Commons 20, Yonge & Dundas 24
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under your skin, and a moody aftertaste 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
creations and releases that energy back into the wild. No, the new songs 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, Interchange 30, Kennedy Commons 20, Kingsway Theatre, Queensway, SilverCity Mississauga, Yonge & Dundas 24
MY WEEK WITH MARILYN (Simon Curtis) is
as star-struck by its subject as its narrator is. It’s based on the memoirs of Colin Clark, who barely registers as a character. As for Marilyn Monroe (an excellent Michelle Williams), the film acknowledges the void between her public persona and private life but it does 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 hipsters, 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 producer-director Marshall doesn’t ask anything of his cast beyond saying their lines while staying in
focus. 117 min. N (NW) Colossus, Courtney Park 16, Kennedy Commons 20, Queensway, SilverCity Mississauga, Yonge & Dundas 24
NOT SINCE YOU (Jeff Stephenson) 90 min.
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(Dee Rees) is that rare thing, an excellent lesbian coming-out film with energy and edge. Charismatic Adepero Oduye (unbelievably, 33 years old playing 17) stars as Alike, an African-American highschool poet struggling for affirmation in a Brooklyn, New York, household where her Christian mom (Kim Wayans) gives her no support and her police officer dad (Charles Parnell) is keeping too many secrets of his own to pay much attention. Pariah has three things going for it: great performances, an exhilarating soundtrack of girlpowered hip-hop, metal and soul (including Reema Major and Khia) and director Rees’s savvy script. Among its pleasures are Alike’s dykey best friend, Laura (Pernell Walker), who scares the shit out of Alike’s mother, and Alike’s classic encounter with a girl who’s only toying with her. Totally fresh. 86 min. NNNN (SGC) 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
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vides an amusing peek at the entrepreneurial spirit and sexual mores in a rapidly changing China, but as a comedy it’s pretty limp. A down-on-his-luck Beijing cabbie (Zhao Jun) opens up a sex toy shop that attracts customers but displeases his parents and a crusty old-school business inspector. Zhao and Vivid Wang (as a comely employee) establish some fine comedy rhythms, and there’s something ballsy about a film that climaxes with the appearance of an erection. But the plot is formulaic, and the farce occasionally plodding. Maybe the
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high-def of the new opera compiled from music by Handel, Vivaldi and Rameau and starring Plácido Domingo and David Daniels. 215 min. Jan 21, 12:59 pm, at Beach Cinemas, Coliseum Mississauga, Coliseum Scarborough, Colossus, Eglinton Town Centre, Grande Yonge, Queensway, Scotiabank Theatre, SilverCity Fairview, SilverCity Mississauga, SilverCity Yonge
MIDNIGHT IN PARIS (Woody Allen) casts Owen Wilson and Rachel McAdams as an engaged couple vacationing in Paris, where at midnight, a vintage cab picks up a wandering Wilson and takes him back in time to meet the great artists of the 20s. It’s a pleasurable narrative hook, but the message that life is best lived in the present tense is too banal to make us care. 94 min. NN (SGC) Regent Theatre, TIFF Bell Lightbox
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(Brad Bird) puts genius 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) Kingsway Theatre THE MUPPETS (James Bobin) recap-
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jokes come across better in Mandarin. Subtitled. 91 min. NN (GS) Carlton Cinema
RED TAILS (Anthony Hemingway) 125 min.
See Also Opening, page 66. Opens Jan 20 at 401 & Morningside, Canada Square, Coliseum Scarborough, Colossus, Courtney Park 16, Eglinton Town Centre, Grande - Yonge, Queensway, Rainbow Market Square, Rainbow Promenade, Rainbow Woodbine, SilverCity Yorkdale, Yonge & Dundas 24.
sensibility that worked so well in McQueen’s abstract film 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. 99 min. NNN (NW) Empire Theatres at Empress Walk, Interchange 30, Kennedy Commons 20, Regent Theatre, Scotiabank Theatre
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 se(Asghar Farhadi) quels; shit constantly EXPANDED REVIEWS 123 min. See interview blows up or catches on nowtoronto.com and review, page 64. fire, and the story rarely NNNNN (GS) pauses for breath. Robert Opens Jan 20 at Grande Downey Jr. is still miscast as Holmes, but it’s Yonge, Varsity. less bothersome than it was the first time around because we already know what SHAME (Steve McQueen) is the study of a we’re in for. Jude Law remains an excellent successful New York suit (Michael FassWatson, Jared Harris makes a decent Morbender) who’s a slave to his sexual compuliarty, and a delightful Stephen Fry steals the sions. Fassbender lays himself bare in every picture as Holmes’s brother, Mycroft – way imaginable, but the forceful visual
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India Eisley is more dangerous than she appears in Underworld: Awakening. 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, Scotiabank Theatre, SilverCity Fairview, SilverCity Yonge, SilverCity Yorkdale
THE SITTER (David Gordon Green) offers a
sharp story, decent acting and a zippy pace, but only scattered chuckles and a few laughs. Twentysomething layabout Noah (Jonah Hill) babysits the kids next door, which launches them all into car thefts, explosions, fights, robberies and a bit of obligatory learning and growing. 81 min. NN (AD) Coliseum Scarborough, Interchange 30, Scotiabank Theatre
THE SKIN I LIVE IN (Pedro Almodóvar) fea-
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 TAKE SHELTER (Jeff Nichols) reunites
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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,
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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) Colossus, Grande - Yonge, Kennedy Commons 20, Queensway, SilverCity Mississauga, Varsity, Yonge & Dundas 24
TOWER HEIST (Brett Ratner) tracks the GM
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
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(Terrence Malick) perfects the intuitive approach to cinema Malick has been developing for nearly four decades, and it affected me more profoundly than any of his earlier films. It’s beautiful in its inelegance and confusion, embracing the awe of adolescence and the loss of innocence in the purest sense of those terms. It’s a rhapsody on the mystery of simply being alive. 138 min. NNNNN (NW) TIFF Bell Lightbox
THE TWILIGHT SAGA: BREAKING DAWN PART 1 (Bill Condon) picks up on the heels
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) Coliseum Mississauga, Colossus, Kennedy Commons 20, Yonge & Dundas 24
UNDERWORLD: AWAKENING (Måns
Mårlind, Björn Stein) 89 min. See Also Opening, page 66. Opens Jan 20 at 401 & Morningside, Beach Cinemas, Carlton Cinema, 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, SilverCity Fairview, SilverCity Yonge, SilverCity Yorkdale, Yonge & Dundas 24.
THE VIRAL FACTOR (Dante Lam) 123 min. See review, page 66. NN (Phil Brown) Opens Jan 20 at Kennedy Commons 20, Yonge & Dundas 24.
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(Steven Spielberg) adapts Michael Morpurgo’s children’s novel to tell a simple but affecting story about an English farm boy (Jeremy Irvine) following his beloved horse into World War One. The script allows Spielberg to touch on the senseless brutality of combat and the redemptive power of a non-human creature, all captured in cinematographer Janusz Kaminski’s vivid imagery. The result is an old-fashioned picture full of humanity
and heroism that only occasionally dips into sentimentality. 146 min. NNNN (GS) 401 & Morningside, Canada Square, Courtney Park 16, Cumberland 4, Eglinton Town Centre, Grande - Steeles, Grande - Yonge, Interchange 30, Kennedy Commons 20, Queensway, Rainbow Promenade, Rainbow Woodbine, Scotiabank Theatre, SilverCity Yonge, Yonge & Dundas 24
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, Canada Square, Coliseum Scarborough, Courtney Park 16, Eglinton Town Centre, Empire Theatres at Empress Walk, Grande - Steeles, Interchange 30, Queensway, Rainbow Woodbine, SilverCity Fairview, SilverCity Mississauga, SilverCity Yonge, SilverCity Yorkdale, Yonge & Dundas 24
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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) Eglinton Town Centre, TIFF Bell Lightbox, Varsity 3
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CAFé DE FLORE (14A) Thu 1:30, 4:20, 7:15 CARNAGE (14A) Fri-Sun 1:30, 4:15, 7:00, 9:00 Mon-Wed 2:50, 5:00, 7:30 THE DESCENDANTS (14A) Fri-Sun 1:20, 4:00, 6:50, 9:50 Mon-Wed 2:40, 5:20, 8:00 IN THE LAND OF BLOOD AND HONEY Fri-Sun 12:45, 3:30, 6:45, 9:40 Mon-Wed 2:15, 5:15, 8:15 MY WEEK WITH MARILYN (14A) Thu 2:30, 5:00, 7:30 FriSun 1:10, 3:50, 6:30, 9:30 Mon-Wed 2:00, 4:30, 7:00 SHERLOCK HOLMES: A GAME OF SHADOWS (PG) Thu 2:00, 4:50, 7:45 WAR HORSE (PG) Thu 1:30, 4:40, 8:00
RAINBOW MARKET SQUARE (I) MARKET SQUARE, 80 FRONT ST E, 416-494-9371
THE ADVENTURES OF TINTIN (PG) Thu 1:10, 3:40, 7:15, 9:25 CONTRABAND (14A) Thu 12:55, 3:20, 6:55, 9:20 Fri-Sat 12:55, 3:20, 6:55, 9:10, 11:20 Sun-Wed 12:55, 3:20, 6:55, 9:10 THE DEVIL INSIDE (14A) Thu 1:00, 3:00, 5:00, 7:00, 9:00 EXTREMELY LOUD & INCREDIBLY CLOSE (PG) Fri-Wed 1:15, 3:55, 7:05, 9:40 THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO (18A) 12:45, 3:45, 6:45, 9:45 HAYWIRE (14A) 1:10, 3:10, 5:10, 7:15, 9:25 Fri-Sat 11:25 late MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE – GHOST PROTOCOL (PG) Thu 1:25, 4:05, 6:50, 9:35 RED TAILS Fri-Wed 1:25, 4:05, 6:50, 9:35 SHERLOCK HOLMES: A GAME OF SHADOWS (PG) Thu 3:55, 7:05, 9:40 UNDERWORLD: AWAKENING (18A) 1:00, 3:00, 5:00, 7:00, 9:00 Fri-Sat 11:00 late
350 KING ST W, 416-599-8433
MELANCHOLIA (PG) Thu 9:00 Fri-Wed 8:30 PINA (G) Fri, Sun, Tue-Wed 12:45, 3:30, 6:45, 9:15 Sat 12:45, 1:30, 3:30, 6:45, 9:15 Mon 6:45, 9:15 PINA 3D (G) Thu 12:45, 1:30, 3:30, 6:15, 8:45 THE TREE OF LIFE (PG) Fri-Sun, Tue-Wed 2:45, 6:00 Mon 6:00 YOUNG ADULT (14A) Thu 2:00, 4:30, 7:00 Fri, Sun, TueWed 3:45, 9:00 Sat, Mon 9:00
VARSITY (CE)
55 BLOOR ST W, 416-961-6304 THE ARTIST (PG) Thu 1:00, 3:40, 6:20, 9:10 Fri-Sun 12:30, 3:20, 6:20, 9:10 Mon-Wed 12:50, 3:25, 6:20, 9:10 CARNAGE (14A) Thu 1:50, 4:40, 9:55 CORIOLANUS Fri-Sun 1:00, 4:00, 7:05, 10:10 Mon-Wed 1:00, 4:00, 7:05, 10:05 A DANGEROUS METHOD (14A) Thu 1:40, 4:20, 7:10, 9:50 Fri-Sun 1:20, 4:10, 7:10, 9:50 Mon-Wed 1:20, 4:20, 7:00, 9:50 THE DESCENDANTS (14A) Thu 12:50, 4:00, 6:50, 10:00 THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO (18A) Thu 1:10, 4:50, 8:30 Fri-Sun, Tue 1:10, 4:50, 9:00 Mon 1:10, 9:40 Wed 4:50, 9:00 HUGO 3D (PG) Thu 12:35, 3:35, 9:40 Fri-Sun 12:25, 3:25, 6:30, 9:40 Mon 12:35, 9:40 Tue-Wed 12:35, 3:35, 6:35, 9:40 THE IRON LADY (PG) Thu 12:40 3:30 6:40 9:30 Fri-Wed 12:40, 3:40, 6:40, 9:30 A SEPARATION (14A) Fri-Sun 12:50, 3:50, 7:00, 10:15 MonWed 12:50, 4:10, 7:10, 10:10 TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY (14A) Thu 12:30, 3:50, 7:00, 10:10 Fri-Sun 12:20, 3:30, 6:50, 10:00 Mon-Wed 12:30, 3:30, 6:50, 10:00
VIP SCREENINGS
A DANGEROUS METHOD (14A) Thu 1:15, 3:55, 6:55, 9:25 Fri-Sun 12:25, 2:45, 5:15, 7:45, 10:15 Mon-Wed 1:25, 3:55, 6:55, 9:15 THE DESCENDANTS (14A) Fri-Sun 12:20, 2:55, 5:25, 8:05, 10:25 Mon-Wed 1:15, 4:05, 7:05, 9:45 THE IRON LADY (PG) Thu 1:05, 3:35, 6:15, 8:45 Fri-Sun 12:15, 2:35, 5:05, 7:25, 9:55 Mon-Wed 12:55, 3:25, 6:05, 9:05 A SEPARATION (14A) Fri-Sun 12:45, 3:45, 6:35, 9:25 MonWed 12:45, 3:35, 6:35, 9:25 TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY (14A) Thu 12:45, 3:25, 6:25, 9:15 YOUNG ADULT (14A) Thu 12:35, 3:05, 5:25, 7:35, 9:45
YONGE & DUNDAS 24 (AMC) 10 DUNDAS ST E, 416-335-5323
THE ADVENTURES OF TINTIN 3D (PG) 4:15, 7:00, 9:45 SatSun 11:00, 1:30 mat THE ADVENTURES OF TINTIN: AN IMAX 3D EXPERIENCE (PG) Thu 2:30, 5:15, 8:00, 10:45
THE ADVENTURES OF TINTIN (PG) 3:30, 6:00, 8:45 SatSun 10:30, 1:00 mat ALVIN AND THE CHIPMUNKS: CHIPWRECKED (G) Thu 3:00, 5:15, 7:25, 9:45 THE ARTIST (PG) Fri, Mon-Tue 4:25, 7:00, 8:15, 9:40, 10:40 Sat-Sun 11:20, 1:50, 4:25, 7:00, 8:15, 9:40, 10:40 Wed 4:40, 7:20, 8:15, 10:10, 10:40 THE DARKEST HOUR (PG) Thu 3:15, 5:30, 8:00, 10:20 Fri 5:55, 10:50 Sat-Sun 1:10, 5:55, 10:50 Mon-Wed 5:55, 10:45 THE DEVIL INSIDE (14A) Thu 3:00, 3:45, 5:30, 6:00, 7:45, 8:30, 10:00, 10:45 Fri, Mon-Wed 2:50, 4:55, 7:45, 10:00 Sat-Sun 10:30, 12:45, 2:50, 4:55, 7:45, 10:00 DON 2 (14A) Thu 3:50, 6:50, 10:10 EXTREMELY LOUD & INCREDIBLY CLOSE (PG) 4:30, 7:25, 10:15 Thu 3:30 mat, 6:30, 9:30 Sat-Sun 10:45, 1:40 mat THE FRONT LINE 4:40, 7:45, 10:40 Sat-Sun 10:35, 1:35 mat THE IRON LADY (PG) Thu 2:15, 3:15, 3:45, 4:45, 5:45, 6:15, 7:15, 8:15, 9:00, 9:45, 10:45 Fri 2:30, 3:30, 4:15, 5:00, 6:00, 6:45, 7:30, 8:45, 9:30, 10:15, 11:15 Sat 10:30, 11:15, 11:55, 1:00, 1:45, 2:30, 3:30, 4:15, 5:00, 6:00, 6:45, 7:30, 8:45, 9:30, 10:15, 11:15 Sun 10:30, 11:15, 11:55, 1:00, 1:45, 2:30, 3:30, 4:15, 5:00, 6:00, 6:45, 7:30, 8:45, 9:30, 10:15 Mon-Wed 2:30, 3:30, 4:15, 5:00, 6:00, 6:45, 7:30, 8:45, 9:30, 10:15 MARGIN CALL 3:25, 8:10 Sat-Sun 10:45 mat THE MUPPETS (G) Thu 3:50, 6:35, 9:15 Fri, Mon-Wed 2:20, 5:05 Sat-Sun 11:35, 2:20, 5:05 MY WEEK WITH MARILYN (14A) Thu 3:10 5:30 8:20 10:40 Fri-Wed 2:20, 4:45, 8:20, 10:40 Sat-Sun 11:50 mat NANBAN Thu 5:40, 9:40 NEW YEAR’S EVE (PG) Fri, Mon-Tue 2:05, 4:40, 7:30, 10:15 Sat-Sun 11:10, 2:05, 4:40, 7:30, 10:15 Wed 2:05, 10:15 PARIAH (14A) Thu 3:45 6:00 8:15 10:45 Fri-Wed 3:45, 6:20, 8:30, 10:45 Sat-Sun 11:15, 1:30 mat PLAYERS (PG) Thu 2:45, 6:20, 9:50 RED TAILS Thu 12:01 Fri 2:00, 4:10, 5:00, 7:00, 7:45, 9:30, 10:00, 10:45 Sat-Sun 10:30, 11:15, 12:00, 1:15, 2:00, 3:00, 4:10, 5:00, 6:00, 7:00, 7:45, 9:15, 10:00, 10:45 Mon-Wed 2:00, 3:00, 4:10, 5:00, 6:00, 7:00, 7:45, 9:15, 10:00, 10:45 TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY (14A) 4:40, 7:40, 10:30 Thu 2:40 mat, 5:40, 8:40 Sat-Sun 10:40, 1:40 mat THE TWILIGHT SAGA: BREAKING DAWN PART 1 (PG) Thu 4:25, 7:05, 10:05 UNDERWORLD: AWAKENING (18A) Thu 12:01 Fri 4:00, 6:30, 8:30, 9:00, 11:00, 11:15 Sat 11:00, 1:30, 4:00, 6:30, 8:30, 9:00, 11:00, 11:15 Sun 11:00, 1:30, 4:00, 6:30, 8:30, 9:00, 11:00 Mon-Wed 4:00, 6:30, 8:30, 9:00, 11:00 UNDERWORLD: AWAKENING – AN IMAX 3D EXPERIENCE (18A) Thu 12:01 Fri 2:15, 4:45, 7:15, 9:45 Sat-Sun 10:30, 12:45, 3:00, 5:30, 8:00, 10:30 Mon-Wed 3:00, 5:30, 8:00, 10:30 UNDERWORLD: AWAKENING 3D (18A) Fri 3:00, 5:30, 8:00, 10:30 Sat-Sun 11:45, 2:15, 4:45, 7:15, 9:45 Mon-Wed 2:15, 4:45, 7:15, 9:45 THE VIRAL FACTOR 4:25, 7:20, 10:20 Sat-Sun 10:40, 1:40 mat WAR HORSE (PG) 3:35, 7:05, 10:20 Sat-Sun 11:50 mat WE BOUGHT A ZOO (PG) Thu 4:30, 7:30, 10:30 Fri, MonWed 2:20, 5:10 Sat-Sun 11:30, 2:20, 5:10
Midtown
REGENT THEATRE (I) 551 MT PLEASANT RD, 416-480-9884
MIDNIGHT IN PARIS (PG) Thu-Sat, Tue-Wed 7:00 Sun 4:30 SHAME (18A) Thu-Sat 8:55 Sun 7:00
SILVERCITY YONGE (CE) 2300 YONGE ST, 416-544-1236
THE ADVENTURES OF TINTIN 3D (PG) Thu 1:30, 4:05, 6:40, 9:20 Fri, Sun 1:20, 4:30, 7:20, 9:55 Sat 7:20, 9:55 MonWed 1:10, 3:45, 6:30, 9:20 BEAUTY AND THE BEAST 3D (G) Thu 1:45, 4:15, 6:45, 9:30 Fri 1:00, 4:00, 6:50, 9:10 Sat 12:30, 2:45, 5:00, 7:15, 9:30 Sun 12:00, 2:45, 5:00, 7:15, 9:30 Mon-Wed 1:50, 4:15, 6:45, 9:10 CONTRABAND (14A) Thu 1:50, 4:30, 7:10, 10:00 Fri 1:30, 4:20, 7:30, 10:10 Sat 1:20, 3:55, 7:30, 10:10 Sun 1:30, 4:20, 7:10, 9:50 Mon-Wed 1:30, 4:20, 7:10, 9:55 THE DEVIL INSIDE (14A) Thu 2:00, 4:20, 7:30, 9:40 EXTREMELY LOUD & INCREDIBLY CLOSE (PG) Fri-Sun 12:40, 3:40, 6:40, 9:40 Mon-Tue 1:00, 3:50, 6:40, 9:30 Wed 3:50, 6:40, 9:30 THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO (18A) Thu 1:15, 4:40, 8:15 Fri-Sun 1:10, 4:40, 8:15 Mon-Wed 1:25, 4:50, 8:15 HAYWIRE (14A) Fri 1:40, 4:10, 7:10, 9:50 Sat 1:40, 4:20, 7:10, 9:50 Sun 1:40, 4:10, 6:50, 9:20 Mon-Tue 1:40, 4:30, 7:20, 9:40 Wed 4:30, 7:20, 9:40 THE METROPOLITAN OPERA: THE ENCHANTED ISLAND Sat 12:55 MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE – GHOST PROTOCOL (PG) Thu, Sat, Mon-Wed 1:00, 4:00, 7:00, 10:00 Fri, Sun 12:50, 3:50, 7:00, 10:00 SHERLOCK HOLMES: A GAME OF SHADOWS (PG) Thu 3:55, 6:50, 9:50 Fri 12:30, 3:30, 6:30, 9:30 Sat 6:30, 9:30 Sun 12:35, 3:30, 6:30, 9:25 Mon-Wed 1:05, 3:55, 6:50, 9:50 UNDERWORLD: AWAKENING 3D (18A) Fri-Sat 2:00, 4:50, 7:40, 10:15 Sun 2:00, 4:50, 7:30, 9:45 Mon-Wed 2:00, 4:40, 7:30, 10:00 WAR HORSE (PG) Thu 1:40, 4:50, 8:00 WE BOUGHT A ZOO (PG) Thu 1:05, 3:50, 6:30, 9:15
Metro
West End HUMBER CINEMA (I) 2442 BLOOR ST. WEST, 416-232-1939
THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO (18A) Thu 2:00, 5:00, 8:00 UNDERWORLD: AWAKENING (18A) Fri-Wed 3:00, 5:00, 7:00, 9:00
CANADA SQUARE (CE)
KINGSWAY THEATRE (I)
2200 YONGE ST, 416-646-0444
3030 BLOOR ST W, 416-232-1939
ALVIN AND THE CHIPMUNKS: CHIPWRECKED (G) Thu 4:10, 6:55 CAFÉ DE FLORE (14A) 4:05, 6:30 Fri 9:10 Sat-Sun 1:20 mat, 9:10 CARNAGE (14A) Thu 4:45, 7:15 Fri 4:20, 7:10, 9:15 Sat-Sun 1:50, 4:20, 7:10, 9:15 Mon-Wed 4:20, 7:10 A DANGEROUS METHOD (14A) Thu 4:50, 7:25 Fri 4:40, 7:20, 9:45 Sat-Sun 1:40, 4:40, 7:20, 9:45 Mon-Wed 4:40, 7:20 THE DESCENDANTS (14A) Thu 4:20, 7:00 Fri 4:00, 7:00, 9:40 Sat-Sun 1:25, 4:00, 7:00, 9:40 Mon-Wed 4:25, 7:05 HUGO (PG) Thu 4:00, 6:50 THE IDES OF MARCH (14A) Thu 4:30, 7:10 JOYFUL NOISE (PG) Thu 4:05, 6:45 Fri 4:15, 6:45, 9:25 SatSun 1:35, 4:15, 6:45, 9:25 Mon-Wed 4:15, 6:45 THE MUPPETS (G) Thu 3:55, 6:40 RED TAILS Fri 4:10, 6:50, 9:30 Sat-Sun 1:00, 3:45, 6:50, 9:30 Mon-Wed 4:10, 6:55 WAR HORSE (PG) Fri 4:30, 7:40 Sat-Sun 1:15, 4:30, 7:40 Mon-Wed 3:55, 7:00 WE BOUGHT A ZOO (PG) Fri 3:55, 6:40, 9:35 Sat-Sun 1:10, 3:50, 6:40, 9:35 Mon-Wed 4:00, 6:50
THE ARTIST (PG) Fri-Wed 1:00, 7:00 THE GUARD (14A) Thu 12:45 HUGO (PG) Fri-Wed 2:50 THE IDES OF MARCH (14A) Thu 9:25 Fri-Wed 9:00 J. EDGAR (PG) Thu 5:00 MONEYBALL (PG) Thu 2:30 THE MUPPETS (G) Sat-Sun 11:00 MY WEEK WITH MARILYN (14A) Thu 7:30 Fri-Wed 5:00
MT PLEASANT (I)
675 MT PLEASANT RD, 416-489-8484 LE HAVRE (PG) Thu-Sat, Wed 7:00 Sun 4:30 THE WAY (14A) Thu 8:55 Fri 9:10 Sat 4:15, 9:10 Sun, Tue 7:00
QUEENSWAY (CE)
1025 THE QUEENSWAY, QEW & ISLINGTON, 416-503-0424 THE ADVENTURES OF TINTIN 3D (PG) Thu 1:20, 4:15, 6:50, 9:30 Fri-Sun 1:25, 4:00, 6:50, 9:45 Mon-Wed 1:25, 4:15, 6:50, 9:25 ALVIN AND THE CHIPMUNKS: CHIPWRECKED (G) Thu 1:45, 4:10, 6:35, 9:10 Fri 12:45, 3:10, 5:30, 8:05 Sat 12:45, 5:30, 8:05 Sun 12:45, 3:10, 6:40 Mon-Wed 2:25, 4:50, 7:15 THE ARTIST (PG) Thu 1:40, 4:25, 7:15, 10:00 BEAUTY AND THE BEAST 3D (G) Thu 1:25, 3:45, 6:45, 9:25 Fri-Sun 12:35, 3:00, 5:20, 7:40, 10:00 Mon-Wed 1:55, 4:20, 6:45, 9:20 THE BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI Sun 1:00 CONTRABAND (14A) Thu 1:30, 4:20, 7:00, 10:35 Fri-Sat 2:00, 5:00, 8:00, 10:55 Sun 1:50, 4:50, 7:45, 10:30 Mon-
Wed 2:00, 5:00, 7:45, 10:30 A DANGEROUS METHOD (14A) Thu 1:00, 3:50, 6:55, 10:10 Fri 2:20, 5:15, 7:50, 10:20 Sat 12:40, 3:05, 7:50, 10:20 Sun 2:20, 5:15, 7:55, 10:20 Mon-Wed 1:20, 3:50, 6:30, 9:40 THE DESCENDANTS (14A) Thu 1:10, 3:50, 6:30, 9:15 Fri 12:55, 3:45, 6:55, 9:50 Sat 6:55, 9:50 Sun 4:10, 6:55, 9:50 Mon-Wed 1:15, 4:00, 6:45, 9:30 THE DEVIL INSIDE (14A) Thu 3:00, 5:30, 8:00, 10:30 Fri-Sat 1:10, 3:30, 5:50, 8:30, 11:00 Sun 1:10, 3:30, 8:00, 10:10 Mon-Wed 2:50, 5:30, 8:05, 10:25 EXTREMELY LOUD & INCREDIBLY CLOSE (PG) Fri-Sun 1:15, 4:20, 7:30, 10:30 Mon-Tue 1:00, 4:05, 7:05, 10:00 Wed 4:05, 7:05, 10:00 FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST: THE SACRED STAR OF MILOS Thu 7:30 THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO (18A) Thu 2:45, 6:40, 10:00 Fri-Sat 12:30, 3:55, 7:20, 10:45 Sun 12:25, 3:45, 7:05, 10:25 Mon-Wed 2:20, 6:40, 10:00 HAYWIRE (14A) Fri 12:50, 3:20, 5:45, 8:10, 10:40 Sat 12:50, 3:20, 8:10, 10:40 Sun 12:55, 3:20, 7:20, 9:50 Mon-Wed 2:40, 5:10, 7:50, 10:15 HUGO 3D (PG) Thu 1:15, 4:10, 7:20 THE IRON LADY (PG) Thu 2:25, 5:00, 7:35, 10:15 Fri-Sun 2:15, 4:55, 7:35, 10:10 Mon-Wed 1:50, 4:45, 7:30, 10:25 JOYFUL NOISE (PG) Thu 1:50, 4:45, 7:45, 10:30 Fri-Sat 1:15, 4:10, 7:00, 10:05 Sun 1:15, 4:15, 7:00, 10:05 Mon-Tue 1:35, 4:40, 7:25, 10:15 Wed 4:40, 7:25, 10:15 THE METROPOLITAN OPERA: THE ENCHANTED ISLAND Sat 12:55 MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE – GHOST PROTOCOL (PG) Thu 1:30, 4:40, 7:55, 9:20, 11:00 Fri-Sat 1:40, 4:50, 7:55, 11:00 Sun 12:30, 3:35, 7:00, 10:00 Mon-Wed 1:00, 4:00, 7:00, 9:55 THE MUPPETS (G) Thu 1:10, 3:45 NEW YEAR’S EVE (PG) Thu 10:10 RED TAILS Fri-Sat 1:45, 4:45, 7:45, 10:45 Sun 12:30, 3:25, 6:45, 9:55 Mon-Wed 1:05, 3:55, 6:55, 9:50 SHERLOCK HOLMES: A GAME OF SHADOWS (PG) Thu 1:35, 4:30, 7:30, 10:25 Fri-Sat 1:00, 4:15, 7:15, 10:25 Sun 12:45, 3:40, 6:35, 9:40 Mon-Wed 1:40, 4:30, 7:20, 10:10 TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY (14A) Thu 12:55, 4:00, 7:00, 10:10 Fri-Sat 1:05, 4:05, 7:05, 10:35 Sun 1:05, 4:05, 7:10, 10:15 Mon-Wed 1:10, 4:10, 7:10, 10:05 UNDERWORLD: AWAKENING 3D (18A) Fri-Sat 1:20, 3:40, 6:00, 8:20, 10:50 Sun 1:20, 3:50, 7:25, 10:20 Mon-Wed 2:30, 5:20, 7:55, 10:20 WAR HORSE (PG) Thu 3:00, 6:50, 10:05 Fri 12:40, 3:50, 7:10, 10:25 Sat 3:50, 7:10, 10:25 Sun 12:40, 3:55, 7:15, 10:25 Mon-Wed 2:10, 6:35, 9:45 WE BOUGHT A ZOO (PG) Thu 1:05, 4:05, 7:05, 10:20 FriSat 10:15 Sun 9:20 Mon-Wed 9:35
RAINBOW WOODBINE (I)
WOODBINE CENTRE, 500 REXDALE BLVD, 416-213-1998 THE ADVENTURES OF TINTIN 3D (PG) Thu 1:25, 4:20, 7:00, 9:35 ALVIN AND THE CHIPMUNKS: CHIPWRECKED (G) Thu 12:55, 2:55, 4:55, 7:05, 9:15 Fri-Wed 12:55, 3:55 CONTRABAND (14A) 1:10, 4:10, 7:10, 9:45 THE DEVIL INSIDE (14A) Thu 1:30, 4:15, 7:15, 9:40 Fri-Wed 7:20, 9:20 EXTREMELY LOUD & INCREDIBLY CLOSE (PG) Fri-Wed 1:00, 3:55, 7:00, 9:30 HAYWIRE (14A) Fri-Wed 1:30, 4:15, 7:15, 9:50 JOYFUL NOISE (PG) 1:15, 3:50, 6:50, 9:25 MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE – GHOST PROTOCOL (PG) 6:45, 9:30 Thu 1:00, 3:55 mat RED TAILS Fri-Wed 1:05, 4:05, 6:55, 9:35 UNDERWORLD: AWAKENING (18A) Fri-Wed 1:25, 4:20, 7:25, 9:40 WAR HORSE (PG) Thu 1:05, 4:05, 7:20 WE BOUGHT A ZOO (PG) 1:20, 4:00 Thu 6:45, 9:20
East End BEACH CINEMAS (AA) 1651 QUEEN ST E, 416-699-5971
THE ADVENTURES OF TINTIN 3D (PG) Thu 6:40, 9:20 THE ADVENTURES OF TINTIN (PG) 6:40, 9:20 Fri 3:50 mat Sat 1:30 mat Sun 1:10, 3:50 mat BEAUTY AND THE BEAST 3D (G) 6:50, 9:10 Fri 4:25 Sat-Sun 1:40 mat, 4:30 THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO (18A) Thu 8:30 HAYWIRE (14A) 7:20, 9:50 Fri 4:20 Sat-Sun 1:20 mat, 4:20 THE IRON LADY (PG) Thu 7:20, 9:50 Fri 4:40, 7:30, 10:00 Sat 1:10, 3:50, 7:30, 10:00 Sun 1:30, 4:40, 7:30, 10:00 continued on page 72 œ
SCOTIABANK THEATRE (CE) 259 RICHMOND ST W, 416-368-5600
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST 3D (G) Thu 1:30, 4:15, 7:15, 9:30 Fri-Sun 1:50, 4:20, 6:45, 9:15 Mon-Wed 1:50, 4:20, 6:45, 9:00 THE BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI Sun 1:00 CONTRABAND (14A) Thu 1:15, 2:00, 3:50, 4:40, 6:40, 7:40, 9:20, 10:15 Fri-Wed 1:30, 2:10, 4:10, 4:50, 6:50, 7:30, 9:30, 10:20 A DANGEROUS METHOD (14A) Thu 1:45, 4:30, 7:10, 9:45 Fri-Wed 1:10, 4:00, 6:30, 9:10 DEADMAU5 – MEOWINGTONS HAX 2K11 TORONTO Mon 7:00 THE DESCENDANTS (14A) Thu 12:50, 3:30, 6:05, 8:40 Fri, Sun 12:45, 3:20, 6:10, 9:00 Sat 6:10, 9:00 Mon-Wed 1:00, 3:20, 6:10, 8:50
NOW
JANUARY 19-25 2012
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Mon-Wed 7:30, 10:00 THe meTRopoliTan opeRa: THe enCHanTed island Sat 12:55 mission: impossible – gHosT pRoToCol (PG) 7:00, 10:00 Fri-Sat 4:00 mat Sun 1:00, 4:00 mat sHeRloCk Holmes: a game of sHadoWs (PG) Thu 7:10, 10:10 undeRWoRld: aWakening 3d (18A) 7:10, 9:30 Fri 4:50 Sat-Sun 1:50 mat, 4:50
THe giRl WiTH THe dRagon TaTToo (18A) 5:00, 9:00 Thu 3:50 mat, 7:30 Sat 1:00 mat Sun 1:30 mat HayWiRe (14A) 4:30, 7:20, 10:10 Sat 1:30 mat Sun 1:50 mat Joyful noise (PG) Thu 4:10, 7:00, 9:40 Fri, Mon-Wed 3:30, 6:20, 9:10 Sat 12:30, 3:30, 6:20, 9:10 Sun 1:00, 3:40, 6:20, 9:10 sHame (18A) 4:00, 6:50, 9:20 Sat 1:20 mat Sun 1:05, 3:50 mat Sun only 1:05 3:50 6:50 9:20 sHeRloCk Holmes: a game of sHadoWs (PG) Thu 3:40, 6:15, 7:10, 9:20, 10:00 Fri, Mon-Wed 3:50, 6:40, 9:40 Sat 12:50, 3:50, 6:40, 9:40 Sun 1:20, 4:00, 6:40, 9:40 undeRWoRld: aWakening 3d (18A) 3:40, 4:50, 6:30, 7:40, 8:50, 10:20 Sat 12:40, 1:50 mat Sun 1:10, 2:20, 3:30 mat, 4:45 Sun only 1:10 2:20 3:30 4:45 6:30 7:40 8:50 10:20 We bougHT a Zoo (PG) Thu 3:30
grande - yonge (Ce) 4861 yonge ST, 416-590-9974
THe advenTuRes of TinTin 3d (PG) Thu 3:50, 6:55, 9:25 Fri 3:50, 7:10, 9:45 Sat 7:10, 9:45 Sun 12:45, 3:50, 7:10, 9:45 Mon-Wed 3:55, 7:10, 9:35 THe aRTisT (PG) Thu 4:10, 6:40, 9:35 Fri 3:40, 6:50, 10:00 Sat-Sun 12:50, 3:40, 6:50, 10:00 Mon-Wed 3:40, 6:50, 9:40 ConTRaband (14A) Thu 4:30, 7:30, 10:00 Fri 4:40, 7:40, 10:20 Sat-Sun 1:40, 4:40, 7:40, 10:20 Mon-Wed 4:40, 7:15, 9:55 THe desCendanTs (14A) Thu 4:15, 7:05, 9:40 exTRemely loud & inCRedibly Close (PG) Fri 4:30, 5095 yonge ST, 416-223-9550 7:20, 10:10 Sat-Sun 1:30, 4:30, 7:20, 10:10 Mon-Wed 4:30, alvin and THe CHipmunks: CHipWReCked (G) Thu 4:40, 7:20, 10:00 7:20, 9:35 Hugo 3d (PG) Thu 4:25, 7:15, 9:55 Fri 3:45, 6:40, 9:40 Sat beauTy and THe beasT 3d (G) Thu 4:30 6:50 9:30 Fri-Wed 6:40, 9:40 Sun 12:55, 3:45, 6:40, 9:40 Mon-Wed 3:45, 4:10, 7:00, 9:30 Sat 1:10 mat Sun 1:40 mat 6:40, 9:30 CaRnage (14A) Thu 4:00, 6:25, 8:50 Fri, Mon-Wed 4:20, THe iRon lady (PG) 4:00, 7:00, 9:50 Sat-Sun 1:00 mat 7:10 Sat 2:00, 4:20, 7:10 Sun 2:10, 4:20, 7:10 THe meTRopoliTan opeRa: THe enCHanTed island a dangeRous meTHod (14A) Thu 4:20, 6:40, 9:10 Fri, Mon- Sat 12:55 Wed 4:40, 7:30, 10:00 Sat 1:40, 4:40, 7:30, 10:00 Sun 2:00, mission: impossible – gHosT pRoToCol (PG) Thu 4:40, 7:30, 10:00 3:40, 6:50, 9:45 Fri-Sat 3:30, 6:30, 9:30 Sun 12:30, 3:30, THe devil inside (14A) Thu 4:50, 7:40, 10:10 Fri-Wed 9:50 6:30, 9:30 Mon-Wed 3:30, 6:30, 9:25
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Red Tails Fri 4:20, 7:30, 10:15 Sat-Sun 1:20, 4:20, 7:30, 10:15 Mon-Wed 4:20, 7:20, 10:00 a sepaRaTion (14A) Fri 4:25, 7:15, 10:05 Sat 1:10, 3:55, 7:15, 10:05 Sun 1:25, 4:25, 7:15, 10:05 Mon-Wed 4:25, 7:05, 9:45 spellbound Thu 4:20, 7:20, 10:00 TinkeR TailoR soldieR spy (14A) Thu 3:30, 6:20, 9:20 Fri, Mon-Wed 3:20, 6:20, 9:20 Sat 12:20, 6:20, 9:20 Sun 12:20, 3:20, 6:20, 9:20 WaR HoRse (PG) Thu 3:35, 6:30, 9:30
SilverCiTy FairvieW (Ce)
FairvieW Mall, 1800 Sheppard ave e, 416-644-7746 THe advenTuRes of TinTin 3d (PG) Thu 1:40, 4:15, 7:00, 9:55 Fri 1:40, 4:15, 7:00 Sat 4:15, 7:00 Sun 1:40, 4:15, 6:55 Mon-Wed 1:50, 4:20, 7:10 alvin and THe CHipmunks: CHipWReCked (G) Thu 2:20, 4:50, 7:15, 9:45 beauTy and THe beasT 3d (G) Thu 2:40, 5:00, 7:20, 9:40 Fri 3:00, 5:20, 7:40, 9:55 Sat-Sun 12:40, 3:00, 5:20, 7:40, 9:55 Mon-Wed 2:20, 4:50, 7:30, 9:50 THe bRidge on THe RiveR kWai Sun 1:00 ConTRaband (14A) Thu 2:00, 4:45, 7:30, 10:15 Fri-Sun 1:50, 4:40, 7:20, 10:00 Mon-Wed 2:00, 4:40, 7:15, 9:55 THe devil inside (14A) Thu 2:10, 4:40, 7:10, 9:50 Fri 3:10, 5:30, 7:50, 10:05 Sat 12:50, 3:10, 5:30, 7:50, 10:05 Sun 12:50, 5:30, 7:50, 10:05 Mon-Tue 3:00, 5:20, 7:50, 10:05 Wed 3:10, 5:20, 7:50, 10:05 exTRemely loud & inCRedibly Close (PG) Fri-Sat 1:30, 4:30, 7:30, 10:20 Sun 1:30, 4:30, 7:25, 10:15 Mon-Wed 1:40, 4:30, 7:25, 10:20 fullmeTal alCHemisT: THe saCRed sTaR of milos Thu 7:30 THe giRl WiTH THe dRagon TaTToo (18A) Thu 2:30, 6:50, 10:05 Fri 3:50, 7:10, 10:25 Sat 12:30, 7:10, 10:25 Sun, Wed 3:45, 7:00, 10:20 Mon-Tue 3:10, 7:00, 10:20 HayWiRe (14A) Fri-Sun 1:00, 3:20, 5:40, 8:00, 10:15 MonWed 2:40, 5:00, 7:40, 10:00 THe meTRopoliTan opeRa: THe enCHanTed island Sat 12:55 mission: impossible – gHosT pRoToCol (PG) Thu 1:30, 4:30, 7:25, 10:20 Fri-Sun 1:20, 4:20, 7:15, 10:10 Mon-Wed 1:30, 4:25, 7:20, 10:15 sHeRloCk Holmes: a game of sHadoWs (PG) Thu 1:25, 4:20, 7:15, 10:10 Fri-Sun 9:50 Mon-Wed 9:45 undeRWoRld: aWakening 3d (18A) Fri-Sat 1:10, 3:30, 5:45, 8:10, 10:30 Sun 1:10, 3:30, 5:45, 8:05, 10:20 MonWed 2:50, 5:10, 7:45, 10:10 We bougHT a Zoo (PG) Thu 1:15, 4:10, 10:00
SilverCiTy yorkdale (Ce) 3401 duFFerin ST, 416-787-4432
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THe advenTuRes of TinTin 3d (PG) Thu 1:55, 4:35, 7:15, 9:55 THe advenTuRes of TinTin (PG) Fri-Sat 1:35, 4:20 Sun 1:30, 4:10 Mon-Wed 1:15, 4:10 alvin and THe CHipmunks: CHipWReCked (G) Thu, Mon-Wed 2:30, 5:00, 7:25, 9:45 Fri-Sat 1:10, 3:30, 5:45, 8:05, 10:25 Sun 12:30, 2:50, 5:10, 7:30, 9:50 beauTy and THe beasT 3d (G) Thu, Mon-Wed 1:40, 4:20, 6:45, 9:20 Fri-Sat 12:35, 2:55, 5:15, 7:35, 10:00 Sun 12:40, 3:00, 5:20, 7:40, 10:00 ConTRaband (14A) Thu 1:50, 4:30, 7:15, 10:00 Fri-Sat 2:00, 4:50, 7:30, 10:25 Sun 2:05, 4:50, 7:35, 10:15 MonWed 1:45, 4:30, 7:10, 9:55 THe daRkesT HouR (PG) Thu 4:40, 9:55 THe devil inside (14A) Thu 12:45, 3:00, 5:25, 7:45, 10:00 Fri-Sat 1:05, 3:35, 5:50, 8:15, 10:30 Sun 1:05, 3:25, 5:40, 7:55, 10:10 Mon-Wed 12:45, 2:55, 5:15, 7:35, 9:50 THe giRl WiTH THe dRagon TaTToo (18A) Thu, SunWed 1:25, 4:50, 8:15 Fri-Sat 12:30, 3:50, 7:15, 10:40 Joyful noise (PG) Thu 1:20, 4:10, 7:00, 9:50 Fri-Sat 1:45, 4:35, 7:25, 10:20 Sun 1:30, 4:20, 7:15, 10:05 Mon-Wed 1:00, 3:50, 6:45, 9:40 mission: impossible – gHosT pRoToCol (PG) Thu, Mon-Wed 12:45, 3:50, 6:55, 10:00 Fri-Sat 1:15, 4:25, 7:30, 10:35 Sun 12:55, 4:00, 7:10, 10:15 Red Tails Fri-Sat 1:40, 4:40, 7:40, 10:45 Sun 12:45, 3:50, 7:00, 10:05 Mon-Wed 1:00, 4:00, 7:00, 9:55 sHeRloCk Holmes: a game of sHadoWs (PG) Thu 12:50, 3:50, 6:50, 9:50 Fri-Sat 7:10, 10:15 Sun 6:50, 9:50 Mon-Wed 6:50, 9:55 undeRWoRld: aWakening 3d (18A) Fri-Sat 1:20, 3:40, 6:00, 8:20, 10:45 Sun 12:45, 3:05, 5:25, 7:50, 10:10 MonWed 2:45, 5:10, 7:35, 10:00 We bougHT a Zoo (PG) Thu 1:40, 7:00
Scarborough 401 & MorningSide (Ce) 785 Milner ave, SCarborough, 416-281-2226
THe advenTuRes of TinTin 3d (PG) Thu 7:15, 9:50 THe advenTuRes of TinTin (PG) Fri-Sat 2:45, 5:30, 8:00 Sun 2:15, 5:00, 7:45 Mon, Wed 5:25 Tue 5:10, 7:40 alvin and THe CHipmunks: CHipWReCked (G) Thu 6:25, 8:40 Fri-Sat 2:15, 4:50, 7:00 Sun 2:00, 4:50, 7:00 Mon, Wed 5:50 Tue 4:20, 6:30 beauTy and THe beasT 3d (G) Thu 7:10, 9:35 Fri-Sun
1:00, 3:05, 5:20, 7:35, 9:50 Mon, Wed 5:40, 8:00 Tue 4:50, 7:10, 9:30 ConTRaband (14A) Thu 7:30, 10:00 Fri-Sat 2:30, 5:10, 7:50, 10:25 Sun 2:30, 5:10, 7:50, 10:20 Mon, Wed 5:05, 8:35 Tue 4:40, 7:20, 10:05 THe devil inside (14A) Thu 7:40, 9:50 Fri-Sat 10:35 Sun, Tue 10:20 Mon, Wed 7:55 exTRemely loud & inCRedibly Close (PG) Fri-Sat 1:35, 4:30, 7:40, 10:25 Sun 1:35, 4:30, 7:25, 10:10 Mon, Wed 5:30, 8:20 Tue 4:30, 7:30, 10:15 THe giRl WiTH THe dRagon TaTToo (18A) Thu 6:30, 9:45 HayWiRe (14A) Fri-Sat 1:10, 3:30, 5:50, 8:20, 10:35 Sun 1:10, 3:30, 5:45, 8:05, 10:20 Mon, Wed 6:15, 8:40 Tue 3:25, 5:35, 7:50, 10:20 Joyful noise (PG) Thu 7:20, 10:00 Fri-Sun 1:20, 4:00, 7:10, 10:00 Mon, Wed 5:00, 7:50 Tue 3:50, 6:40, 9:25 mission: impossible – gHosT pRoToCol (PG) Thu 7:00, 10:00 Fri-Sun 1:05, 4:20, 7:20, 10:15 Mon, Wed 5:15, 8:15 Tue 3:40, 6:50, 9:45 Red Tails Fri-Sun 1:45, 4:40, 7:30, 10:20 Mon, Wed 5:20, 8:10 Tue 4:00, 7:00, 10:00 sHeRloCk Holmes: a game of sHadoWs (PG) Thu 6:45, 9:40 Fri-Sun 1:15, 4:10, 7:15, 10:05 Mon, Wed 4:55, 7:45 Tue 4:10, 7:05, 9:50 undeRWoRld: aWakening 3d (18A) Fri-Sat 1:00, 3:20, 5:40, 8:10, 10:30 Sun 1:00, 3:20, 5:35, 7:55, 10:15 Mon, Wed 6:00, 8:30 Tue 3:30, 5:45, 8:00, 10:15 WaR HoRse (PG) Thu 6:40, 9:45 We bougHT a Zoo (PG) Thu 6:50, 9:30 Fri-Sun 9:30 Mon, Wed 8:05 Tue 9:10
ColiSeuM SCarborough (Ce) SCarborough ToWn CenTre, 416-290-5217
THe advenTuRes of TinTin 3d (PG) Thu 1:20, 4:10, 6:55, 10:00 Fri-Sat 1:50, 4:35, 7:25, 10:10 Sun-Wed 1:10, 3:55, 6:45, 9:30 ConTRaband (14A) Thu 1:15, 4:15, 7:15, 10:15 Fri-Sat 2:10, 5:00, 7:45, 10:40 Sun-Wed 1:15, 4:20, 7:05, 10:05 a dangeRous meTHod (14A) Thu 1:30, 4:30, 7:10, 9:50 Fri-Sat 12:15, 2:45, 5:25, 8:00, 10:30 Sun-Wed 1:20, 4:45, 7:20, 9:50 THe daRkesT HouR 3d (PG) Thu 1:40, 4:40, 9:30 Fri 12:25, 3:10, 5:30, 7:50, 10:15 Sat 5:30, 7:50, 10:15 Sun-Wed 1:40, 4:30, 7:00, 9:25 THe devil inside (14A) Thu 1:25, 3:45, 6:35, 9:25 Fri 1:30, 3:50, 6:10, 8:30, 11:00 Sat 12:40, 3:05, 6:10, 8:30, 11:00 Sun-Wed 1:25, 3:45, 7:50, 10:15 fullmeTal alCHemisT: THe saCRed sTaR of milos Thu 7:30 THe giRl WiTH THe dRagon TaTToo (18A) Thu 2:30, 6:45, 10:10 Fri-Sat 12:20, 3:45, 7:10, 10:35 Sun-Wed 2:15, 6:30, 9:55 HayWiRe (14A) Fri-Sat 12:30, 3:00, 5:35, 8:10, 10:45 SunWed 1:30, 4:55, 7:30, 10:00 Joyful noise (PG) Thu 1:05, 4:00, 6:50, 9:45 Fri-Sat 1:40, 4:40, 7:30, 10:20 Sun-Wed 1:00, 3:50, 6:35, 9:35 THe meTRopoliTan opeRa: THe enCHanTed island Sat 12:55 mission: impossible – gHosT pRoToCol (PG) Thu 3:00, 6:40, 10:05 Fri-Sat 1:00, 4:10, 7:20, 10:25 Sun-Wed 3:00, 6:40, 9:45 Red Tails Fri-Sat 1:45, 4:45, 7:55, 10:55 Sun-Wed 1:05, 4:00, 6:55, 10:10 THe siTTeR (14A) Thu 1:35, 3:55, 7:20, 10:10 undeRWoRld: aWakening 3d (18A) Fri-Sat 12:50, 3:20, 5:50, 8:20, 10:50 Sun-Wed 2:30, 5:00, 7:40, 10:15 We bougHT a Zoo (PG) Thu 1:00, 4:05, 7:00, 9:55 Won’T lasT a day WiTHouT you (G) Thu 1:10, 3:50, 6:30, 9:35
eglinTon ToWn CenTre (Ce) 1901 eglinTon ave e, 416-752-4494
THe advenTuRes of TinTin 3d (PG) Thu 4:00, 6:45, 9:35 Fri-Sat 2:00, 4:40, 7:25, 10:10 Sun 1:10, 3:50, 6:40, 9:25 Mon-Wed 3:50, 6:40, 9:25 alvin and THe CHipmunks: CHipWReCked (G) Thu 4:50, 7:10, 9:30 Fri-Sat 2:15, 4:40, 7:00 Sun 2:15, 4:40, 6:55 Mon-Wed 4:40, 6:55 beauTy and THe beasT 3d (G) Thu, Mon-Wed 5:10, 7:30, 9:50 Fri 1:50, 4:20, 6:45, 9:10 Sat-Sun 12:30, 2:50, 5:10, 7:30, 9:50 THe bRidge on THe RiveR kWai Sun 1:00 ConTRaband (14A) Thu, Mon-Wed 4:30, 7:20, 10:10 Fri-Sat 2:40, 5:20, 8:05, 10:55 Sun 1:40, 4:30, 7:20, 10:10 a dangeRous meTHod (14A) Thu, Mon-Wed 4:20, 7:15, 10:00 Fri-Sat 2:30, 5:10, 7:50, 10:40 Sun 1:30, 4:20, 7:15, 10:00 THe daRkesT HouR 3d (PG) Thu 5:25, 7:50, 10:15 THe desCendanTs (14A) Thu 4:10, 7:00, 9:45 THe devil inside (14A) Thu 5:10, 7:30, 9:50 Fri-Sat 1:25, 3:45, 6:05, 8:25, 10:45 Sun 2:40, 5:00, 7:30, 9:45 MonWed 5:05, 7:30, 9:45 exTRemely loud & inCRedibly Close (PG) Fri-Sat 1:10, 4:10, 7:15, 10:20 Sun 12:35, 3:45, 6:45, 9:50 Mon-Wed 3:45, 6:50, 9:50 THe giRl WiTH THe dRagon TaTToo (18A) Thu, MonWed 5:00, 8:30 Fri 12:30, 3:55, 7:20, 10:50 Sat 12:30, 3:55, 7:25, 11:00 Sun 1:30, 5:00, 8:30 HayWiRe (14A) Fri-Sat 12:50, 3:20, 5:45, 8:10, 10:40 Sun 2:20, 4:50, 7:20, 9:55 Mon-Wed 4:45, 7:15, 9:40 Hugo (PG) Thu 4:10, 7:05 THe iRon lady (PG) Thu 5:05, 7:40, 10:15 Fri-Sat 2:10,
4:50, 7:35, 10:20 Sun 1:20, 4:05, 6:45, 9:30 Mon-Wed 4:00, 6:45, 9:30 Joyful noise (PG) Thu, Mon-Wed 4:00, 7:00, 9:55 FriSat 1:40, 4:35, 7:30, 10:35 Sun 1:10, 4:00, 7:00, 9:55 THe meTRopoliTan opeRa: THe enCHanTed island Sat 12:55 mission: impossible – gHosT pRoToCol (PG) Thu 3:45, 6:55, 10:05 Fri 1:20, 4:55, 8:00, 11:00 Sat 1:00, 4:00, 7:40, 10:50 Sun 12:40, 3:45, 6:50, 10:00 Mon-Wed 3:40, 6:40, 9:45 Red Tails Fri-Sat 1:45, 4:50, 8:00, 11:00 Sun 12:45, 3:50, 7:00, 10:10 Mon-Wed 3:50, 7:00, 10:10 sHeRloCk Holmes: a game of sHadoWs (PG) Thu 4:05, 7:15, 10:10 Fri-Sat 1:00, 4:00, 7:10, 10:15 Sun 1:00, 4:05, 7:10, 10:15 Mon-Wed 4:05, 7:10, 10:15 undeRWoRld: aWakening 3d (18A) Fri-Sat 1:20, 3:40, 6:00, 8:20, 10:55 Sun 12:30, 2:50, 5:15, 7:45, 10:15 MonWed 5:15, 7:45, 10:15 WaR HoRse (PG) Thu, Sun 3:30, 6:50, 10:05 Fri 4:25, 7:45, 10:50 Sat 7:15, 10:30 Mon-Wed 3:30, 6:45, 10:05 We bougHT a Zoo (PG) Thu 3:50, 6:50, 9:45 Fri-Sat 9:20 Sun-Wed 9:15 young adulT (14A) Thu 10:00
kennedy CoMMonS 20 (aMC) kennedy rd & 401, 416-335-5323
alvin and THe CHipmunks: CHipWReCked (G) Thu 3:00, 5:15, 7:30, 9:45 Fri-Sun 11:15, 1:45, 4:10 Mon-Wed 1:45, 4:10 THe aRTisT (PG) 1:40, 4:05, 6:35, 9:05 Fri-Sun 11:05 mat beauTy and THe beasT 3d (G) 1:45, 3:55, 6:00, 8:15 FriSun 11:30 mat CaRnage (14A) 2:00, 4:00, 6:00, 8:00, 10:05 Fri-Sun 11:55 late THe desCendanTs (14A) Thu 1:30, 2:15, 4:10, 5:05, 6:50, 7:50, 9:30, 10:30 Fri-Sun 11:20, 2:15, 5:05, 7:50, 10:30 Mon-Wed 2:15, 5:05, 7:50, 10:30 don 2 (14A) 2:25, 6:30, 10:00 Fri-Sun 11:10 mat exTRemely loud & inCRedibly Close (PG) 1:30, 4:25, 7:25, 10:25 Fri-Sun 10:40 mat THe iRon lady (PG) 1:45, 2:45, 4:15, 5:15, 6:45, 7:45, 9:15, 10:15 Fri-Sun 11:15, 12:15 mat maRgin Call Thu 2:20, 5:00, 7:30, 10:00 Fri-Wed 6:40, 9:20 THe muppeTs (G) Thu 1:35, 4:15, 7:10, 10:10 Fri-Sun 10:50, 1:35, 4:10 Mon-Wed 1:35, 4:10 my Week WiTH maRilyn (14A) Thu 1:30, 4:00, 6:30, 9:00 Fri-Sun 10:45, 1:15, 3:40, 6:20, 8:45 Mon-Wed 3:40, 6:20, 8:45 nanban Thu 2:00, 4:30, 6:00, 8:30, 10:00 Fri-Sun 12:30, 4:30, 8:30 Mon-Wed 4:30, 8:30 neW yeaR’s eve (PG) 2:30, 5:10, 7:50, 10:25 Fri-Sun 11:45 mat playeRs (PG) 6:25, 10:05 Thu 2:45 mat sHame (18A) 4:00, 6:30, 9:00 Fri-Sun 10:40, 1:20 mat sHeRloCk Holmes: a game of sHadoWs (PG) Thu 1:45, 3:45, 4:45, 6:45, 7:45, 9:45 Fri-Sun 12:30, 3:45, 6:45, 9:45 Mon-Wed 3:45, 6:45, 9:45 TinkeR TailoR soldieR spy (14A) 1:30, 4:30, 7:30, 10:30 Fri-Sun 10:35 mat ToWeR HeisT (PG) Thu 1:35, 4:00, 6:40, 9:20 THe TWiligHT saga: bReaking daWn paRT 1 (PG) 1:50, 4:40, 7:20, 10:15 Fri-Sun 11:00 mat THe viRal faCToR 1:50, 4:40, 7:20, 10:20 Fri-Sun 11:00 mat WaR HoRse (PG) 1:40, 4:50, 8:00 Fri-Sun 10:30 mat
WoodSide CineMaS (i) 1571 SandhurST CirCle, 416-299-3456
don 2 (14A) Fri-Wed 6:30 nanban Thu 4:00, 7:15, 10:30 Fri-Sun 3:30, 7:00, 10:30 Mon-Wed 6:30, 10:00 playeRs (PG) Thu 3:15, 6:30, 9:45 Fri-Sun 3:15, 9:45 MonWed 9:30
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110 Courtney Park e at Hurontario, 888-262-4386 The AdvenTures of TinTin 3d (PG) thu 2:10, 4:35, 7:20, 9:55 Fri-Sun 11:20, 1:50, 4:35, 7:20, 9:55 Mon-Wed 4:35, 7:20, 9:55 Alvin And The Chipmunks: ChipwreCked (G) thu 3:40, 5:50, 7:50, 10:00 BeAuTy And The BeAsT 3d (G) thu 3:15, 5:30, 7:45, 9:45 Fri-Sun 10:40, 1:05, 3:15, 5:25, 7:40, 9:40 Mon-Wed 3:15, 5:25, 7:40, 9:40 ConTrABAnd (14A) thu 2:30, 5:15, 8:00, 10:45 Fri-Sun 11:45, 2:45, 5:15, 8:05, 10:45 Mon-Wed 2:45, 5:15, 8:05, 10:45 The desCendAnTs (14A) thu 7:25, 10:25 Fri-Sun 11:35, 2:10, 4:50, 7:25, 10:20 Mon-Wed 2:10, 4:50, 7:25, 10:20 The devil inside (14A) thu 3:15, 5:45, 8:15, 10:45 Fri-Sun 10:55, 1:00, 3:20, 5:35, 8:15, 10:35 Mon-Wed 3:20, 5:35, 8:15, 10:35 exTremely loud & inCrediBly Close (PG) 4:30, 7:30, 10:30 Fri-Sun 10:45, 1:30 mat The Girl wiTh The drAGon TATToo (18A) thu 2:15, 3:30, 5:40, 7:00, 9:30, 10:15 Fri-Sun 10:50, 2:15, 5:40, 9:20 Mon-Wed 2:15, 5:40, 9:20 hAywire (14A) 3:00, 5:30, 8:00, 10:30 Fri-Sun 10:30, 12:45 mat The iron lAdy (PG) 4:15, 7:00, 9:45 Fri-Sun 10:55, 1:30 mat Joyful noise (PG) thu 4:15, 7:15, 10:15 Fri-Sun 10:50, 1:35, 4:15, 7:15, 10:10 Mon-Wed 4:15, 7:15, 10:10 mission: impossiBle – GhosT proToCol (PG) thu 2:00, 5:00, 8:00 Fri-Sat 11:10, 2:00, 5:00, 8:10, 11:10 SunWed 2:00, 5:00, 8:10, 11:00 mission: impossiBle – GhosT proToCol: The imAx experienCe (PG) thu 4:30, 7:30, 10:30 The muppeTs (G) thu 2:20, 4:50 new yeAr’s eve (PG) thu 4:40, 7:35, 10:35 red TAils 4:20, 7:40, 10:40 Fri-Sun 10:35, 1:20 mat sherloCk holmes: A GAme of shAdows (PG) 2:05, 5:05, 7:55, 10:40 Fri-Sun 11:05 mat underworld: AwAkeninG (18A) 3:30, 5:45, 8:30, 11:00 Fri-Sun 11:00, 1:15 mat underworld: AwAkeninG – An imAx 3d experienCe (18A) 2:30, 4:45, 7:00, 9:15 Fri-Sat 11:45 mat, 11:30 late Sun 11:45 mat underworld: AwAkeninG 3d (18A) 3:00, 5:15, 7:45, 10:15 Fri-Sun 10:30, 12:30 mat wAr horse (PG) thu 2:00, 5:10, 8:30 we BouGhT A Zoo (PG) thu 2:45, 5:45, 8:45
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The AdvenTures of TinTin 3d (PG) thu 4:20, 7:20, 9:55 Fri-Sat 12:35, 3:25, 6:20, 9:10 Sun 12:40, 3:20, 6:20, 9:10 Mon-Wed 3:50, 6:25, 9:10 Alvin And The Chipmunks: ChipwreCked (G) thu 4:40, 7:10, 9:25 Fri-Sat 1:55, 4:35, 7:05, 9:25 Sun 1:45, 4:10, 6:35, 9:05 Mon-Wed 4:10, 6:35, 9:05 The ArTisT (PG) thu 4:25, 7:05, 9:45 Fri 12:55, 3:40, 6:30, 9:15 Sat 6:30, 9:15 Sun 1:05, 3:45, 6:30, 9:15 Mon-Wed 3:45, 6:30, 9:15 ConTrABAnd (14A) thu 3:55, 7:00, 10:00 Fri-Sat 1:45, 4:45, 7:35, 10:20 Sun 1:40, 4:35, 7:30, 10:15 Mon-Wed 4:35, 7:30, 10:15 The desCendAnTs (14A) thu 3:30, 6:20, 9:10 Fri-Sat 1:00, 3:55, 6:45, 9:45 Sun 12:50, 3:55, 6:45, 9:35 Mon-Wed 3:55, 6:45, 9:35 exTremely loud & inCrediBly Close (PG) Fri-Sat 12:30, 3:35, 6:55, 9:55 Sun 12:30, 3:30, 7:10, 10:00 Mon-Wed 3:30, 7:10, 10:00 huGo 3d (PG) thu 3:40, 6:30, 9:20 Fri-Sat 1:10, 4:10, 7:15, 10:10 Sun 1:15, 4:15, 7:20, 10:10 Mon-Wed 4:15, 7:20, 10:10 The iron lAdy (PG) thu 4:00, 6:50, 10:00 Fri-Sat 1:30, 4:05, 6:40, 9:35 Sun 1:30, 4:25, 6:55, 9:25 Mon-Wed 4:25, 6:55, 9:25 Joyful noise (PG) thu 3:35, 6:35, 9:30 Fri-Sat 12:45, 3:45, 7:00, 10:05 Sun 12:35, 3:40, 6:50, 9:55 Mon-Wed 3:40, 6:50, 9:50 The meTropoliTAn operA: The enChAnTed islAnd Sat 12:55 The muppeTs (G) thu 4:10 new yeAr’s eve (PG) thu 6:45, 9:35 Tinker TAilor soldier spy (14A) Fri-Sat 1:20, 4:20, 7:25, 10:30 Sun 12:55, 4:00, 7:00, 10:05 Mon-Wed 4:00, 7:00, 10:05 we BouGhT A Zoo (PG) thu 3:50, 6:55, 9:50
3:20, 6:20, 9:00 Mon-Wed 3:45, 6:15, 8:45 The meTropoliTAn operA: The enChAnTed islAnd Sat 12:55 mission: impossiBle – GhosT proToCol (PG) thu 3:30, 4:15, 6:30, 7:15, 9:35, 10:15 Fri-Sun 12:30, 3:30, 6:30, 9:30 Mon-Wed 3:30, 6:30, 9:30 mission: impossiBle – GhosT proToCol: The imAx experienCe (PG) 4:00, 7:00, 10:00 Fri-Sun 1:00 mat The muppeTs (G) thu 3:35, 6:10 new yeAr’s eve (PG) thu 4:05, 6:55, 9:45 Fri 1:30, 4:30, 7:50, 10:35 Sat 7:50, 10:35 Sun 1:30, 4:30, 7:25, 10:10 MonWed 3:40, 6:25, 9:10 puss in BooTs 3d (G) thu 4:45 red TAils Fri-Sat 1:15, 4:15, 7:35, 10:40 Sun 1:15, 4:05, 6:55, 9:50 Mon-Wed 4:05, 7:10, 10:05 sherloCk holmes: A GAme of shAdows (PG) thu 3:45, 6:35, 7:05, 9:35, 10:00 Fri-Sun 12:15, 3:10, 6:15, 9:15 Mon-Wed 3:35, 6:35, 9:35 Tinker TAilor soldier spy (14A) Fri-Sat 12:35, 3:40, 6:50, 10:10 Sun 12:35, 3:40, 6:50, 10:00 Mon-Wed 4:15, 7:10, 10:10 The TwiliGhT sAGA: BreAkinG dAwn pArT 1 (PG) thu 3:55, 6:50, 9:55 underworld: AwAkeninG 3d (18A) Fri-Sat 12:00, 12:50, 2:25, 3:15, 4:50, 5:40, 7:20, 8:10, 9:55, 10:45 Sun 12:10, 12:50, 2:35, 3:15, 5:00, 5:40, 7:30, 8:10, 10:00, 10:30 Mon-Wed 4:45, 5:20, 7:15, 7:50, 9:40, 10:15 A very hArold & kumAr 3d ChrisTmAs (18A) thu 4:40, 7:40, 10:15
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30 interCHange Way, HWy 400 & HWy 7, 416-335-5323 ConTrABAnd (14A) thu 4:30, 5:15, 7:00, 7:45, 9:30, 10:15 Fri 2:00, 2:45, 4:30, 5:15, 7:00, 7:45, 9:30, 9:50, 10:15 SatSun 11:30, 12:15, 2:00, 2:45, 4:30, 5:15, 7:00, 7:45, 9:30, 9:50, 10:15 Mon-Wed 4:30, 5:15, 7:00, 7:45, 9:30, 9:50, 10:15 A dAnGerous meThod (14A) 5:30, 7:50, 10:10 Fri 3:00 mat Sat-Sun 10:15, 12:45, 3:00 mat hAppy feeT Two (PG) 4:35, 7:10, 9:35 Sat-Sun 10:20, 12:50 mat huGo 3d (PG) 4:20, 7:10 thu 9:50 Sat-Sun 1:15 mat in Time (PG) thu 4:40, 7:20, 9:55 JACk And Jill (PG) 5:05, 7:25, 9:50 Fri 2:30 mat Sat 10:00, 12:15, 2:30 mat Sun 12:15, 2:30 mat Joyful noise (PG) 4:30, 7:15, 10:00 Sat-Sun 11:00, 1:45 mat The muppeTs (G) 4:25, 6:55, 9:25 Fri 2:00 mat Sat-Sun 10:30, 2:00 mat nAnBAn 5:30, 9:30 Sat-Sun 1:10 mat shAme (18A) 4:55, 7:25, 9:45 Fri 2:20 mat Sat-Sun 12:05, 2:20 mat The siTTer (14A) 5:00, 8:00, 10:05 Fri 3:00 mat Sat-Sun 11:00, 1:00, 3:00 mat Tower heisT (PG) thu 4:45, 7:30, 10:00 wAr horse (PG) 4:00, 7:05, 10:15 Sat-Sun 12:30 mat we BouGhT A Zoo (PG) 4:00, 7:00, 9:45 Sat-Sun 10:00, 1:00 mat
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ProMenade Mall, HWy 7 & batHurSt, 905-764-3247 The AdvenTures of TinTin 3d (PG) thu 1:15 4:10 7:10 9:10 Fri-Wed 1:15, 4:15, 7:05, 9:10 Alvin And The Chipmunks: ChipwreCked (G) thu 12:30, 2:45, 5:00, 6:55, 8:50 Fri-Wed 1:05, 3:45 ConTrABAnd (14A) thu 1:10, 3:50, 7:05, 9:25 Fri-Sun, tue-Wed 1:10, 3:50, 6:55, 9:15 Mon 3:50, 6:55, 9:15 exTremely loud & inCrediBly Close (PG) Fri-Wed 1:00, 4:00, 7:00, 9:30 The Girl wiTh The drAGon TATToo (18A) thu 12:45, 3:45, 6:45, 9:45 mission: impossiBle – GhosT proToCol (PG) thu 1:00, 4:00, 7:00, 9:40 Fri-Wed 6:45, 9:20 red TAils Fri-Wed 1:20, 4:10, 6:50, 9:25 underworld: AwAkeninG (18A) Fri-Wed 1:25, 4:20, 7:15, 9:35 wAr horse (PG) thu 1:20, 4:50, 8:20
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sat 21 – Babe: Pig In The City (1998) D: George Miller. 10:30 am. Soviet Sci-Fi: ñ Stalker (1979) D: Andrei Tarkovsky. 3 pm.
Repertory cinema listings are comprehensive and appear alphabetically by venue, then by date. Other films are listed by date.
Cannes Critic Week: Living Together (1973) D: Anna Karina. Jonathan Rosenbaum in attendance. 7 pm. Cannes Critic Week: Man Bites Dog (1992) D: Rémy Belvaus, André Bonzel and Benoît Poelvoorde. NOW film writer Norm Wilner in attendance. 10 pm. sun 22 – Cannes Critics Week: Loving Memory (1969) D: Tony Scott. Chris Knight in attendance. 1 pm. Cannes Critics Week: The Orphanage (2007) D: Juan Antonio Bayona. Liz Braun in attendance. 4 pm. Soviet Sci-Fi: Dead Mountaineer’s Hotel (1979) D: Grigori Kromanov. 7:15 pm. tue 24 – Soviet Sci-Fi: Test Pilot Pirxa (1979) D: Marek Piestrak. 9:15 pm. Wed 25 – Shooting Stars: If Not Us, Who? (2011) D: Andres Veiel, and 23 (1988) D: Hans-Christian Schmid. 6:30 pm. Canadian Open Vault: Dancing In The Dark (1986) D: Leon Marr. 7:30 pm.
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sat 21 – Oklahoma (1955) D: Fred Zinnemann.
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thu 19 – Cannes Critics Week: Walkower (1965) D: Jerzy Skolimowski. 6:30 pm. ñ Soviet Sci-Fi: Solaris (1972) D: Andrei Tarkov-
sky. 9:30 pm. Fri 20 – Cannes Critics Week: Jean Eustache X 2: Santa Claus Has Blue Eyes (1966), and The Virgin Of Pessac (1968). 6:30 pm. Soviet SciFi: I Killed Einstein, Gentlemen (1970) D: Oldrich Lipsky. 9 pm.
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(1914). 2 pm. The History Of Animation: Grim Natwick. 5 pm. Classic 3-D: Into The Deep (2002) D: Howard Hall. 7 pm. Classic 3-D: The Creature From The Black Lagoon (1954) D: Jack Arnold. 8 pm. sat 21 – Metropolis (1926) D: Fritz Lang. 7 pm. sun 22 – Steppenwolf (1974) D: Fred Haines. 1 pm. Siddhartha (1972) D: Conrad Rooks. 3 pm. Jane Jacobs: Urban Wisdom (2003). 5 pm. Best Of Bugs Bunny & Friends Part Three. 7 pm. Lizstomania (1975) D: Ken Russell. 9 pm. Mon 23 – Intolerance (1916) D: DW Griffith. 2 pm. Monkey Business (1931) D: Norman Z McLeod. 5 pm. Dr Mabuse, The Gambler (1922) D: Fritz Lang. 7 pm. tue 24 – StreetDance 3D (2010) D: Dania Pasquini and Max Giwa. 2 pm. The Lady Eve (1941) D: Preston Sturges. 5 pm. The Films Of Georges Méliès Part One. 7 pm. Accatone (1961) D: Pier Paolo Pasolini. 9 pm. Wed 25 – Sanctum (2011) D: Alister Grierson. 2 pm. Zecharia Sitchin: A Talk From The Heart (2006). 5 pm. Hell’s Angels (1930) D: Howard Hughes. 7 pm. The Dawn Patrol (1938) D: Edmund Golding. 9 pm.
day to Friday, 9 am to 5 pm. Free. thu 19 – Glenn Gould On Television (1962). sun 22-Wed 25 – Glenn Gould On Television (1964/66).
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am & 2 pm. Under The Sea. Noon. Tornado Alley. 1 pm. sat 21 – Rocky Mountain Express. 11 am, 1, 3 & 8 pm. Tornado Alley. Noon, 4 & 7 pm. Under The Sea. 2 pm. sun 22 – Rocky Mountain Express. 11 am, 1 & 3 pm. Tornado Alley. Noon & 4 pm. Under The Sea. 2 pm. Mon 23-Wed 25 – Rocky Mountain Express. 11 am & 2 pm. Under The Sea. Noon. Tornado Alley. 1 pm.
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1035 gerrard e. 416-466-3636, ProJeCtionBooth.Ca.
thu 19 – Le Havre (2011) D: Aki Kaurismäki. 1
pm. Midnight In Paris (2011) D: Woody Allen. 3 & 7 pm. Dragonslayer (2011) D: Tristan Patterson. 5 pm. Paul Goodman Changed My Life (2011) D: Jonathan Lee. 9 pm. Fri 20-Wed 25 – see website for details.
thu 19 – Charlie Chaplin At Keystone Part One
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thu 19 – The Way (2010) D: Emilio Estevez. 7
pm. Martha Marcy May Marlene (2011) D: Sean Durkin. 9:15 pm. Fri 20 – Like Crazy (2011) D: Drake Doremus. 7 pm. My Week With Marilyn (2011) D: Simon Curtis. 9 pm. sat 21-sun 22 – Puss In Boots (2011) D: Chris Miller. 2 pm. My Week With Marilyn. 4 & 9 pm. Like Crazy. 7 pm. Mon 23 – My Week With Marilyn. 7 pm. Like Crazy. 9:15 pm. tue 24 – Book Revue: The Graduate (1967) D: Mike Nichols. 6:45 pm. Moneyball (2011) D: Bennett Miller. 9:30 pm. Wed 25 – Like Crazy. 1 pm. Moneyball. 6:45 pm. Midnight In Paris (2011) D: Woody Allen. 9:15 pm.
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thu 19 – The Swell Season (2009) D: Nick August-Perna, Chris Dapkins, Carlo MirabellaDavis. 7 pm. Melancholia (2011) D: Lars Von Trier. 9 pm. Fri 20-Wed 25 – see website for details.
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screened shorts by Jean Eustache, the lionized director of The Mother And The Whore. On Saturday (January 21) night, esteemed Chicago critic Jonathan Rosenbaum introduces Anna Karina’s directorial debut, Living Together, at 7 pm, and I try not to lose the audience at 10 pm by presenting a personal favourite, the Belgian black comedy Man Bites Dog. On Sunday (January 22) afternoon, the Post’s Chris Knight gives us a rare theatrical screening of Tony Scott’s short feature Loving Memory at 1 pm, with the Sun’s Liz Braun bringing the atmosphere at 4 pm with Juan Antonio Bayona’s The Orphanage. It’s a great program, and I’m not just saying that because I’m part of it. That said, I’m certainly delighted for the opportunity to talk about Man Bites Dog Saturday night at 10 pm,
two decades after I first saw it at the 1992 Toronto Film Festival. A razor-sharp black comedy about the increasingly symbiotic relationship between a chatty Belgian serial killer (co-director Benoît Poelvoorde) and a documentary crew (co-directors Rémy Belvaux and André Bonzel) filming his crimes, its cultural satire has only grown more cutting and even prescient over the decades. Come on down – I’ll explain. norMan Wilner
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(Criterion, 1967) D: Seijun Suzuki, w/ Jo Shishido, Koji Nanbara. Rating: NNN; Blu-ray package: NNNN Here’s a fine motion picture from the canon of le cinema du WTF?! (a phrase I swiped from critic Chuck Stephens). Visually, it looks 60s spymovie cool, all shades and silencers. Really, it’s a crime movie, but that gets swamped by surreal sex and nudity, paranoia, quasi-mystical obsession, butterflies and a fine disregard for the niceties of exposition and narrative continuity. Professional killer Hanada (Jo Shishido) gets roped into helping a buddy drive a guy out of town. Along the way, they obsess over their ranking as killers – Hanada is number three and wants to rise. Shootouts reminiscent of Feuillade and Republic serials intervene. Afterward, he’s picked up by a morose woman with a fondness for butterflies and obession with her own death. Back home, Jo and his wife indulge in his fetish for the scent of steamed rice. He commits some spectacular killings and finally plun-
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ges into existential dread when he learns that possibly mythical killer number-one is after him. None of it makes any sense, but the sex and violence set pieces are inventive and the black-and-white visuals alternating between stark realism and dreamy fantasy add to the sense of dislocation. The movie prompted director Seijun Suzuki’s studio, Nikkatsu, to fire him. That story gets a good going-over in the extras, but more interesting are his views on film grammar. EXTRAS Suzuki, Shishido interviews, essay booklet. B&w. Japanese audio. English subtitles. The negotiations give us a good sense of how these men think about each other, their jobs and the players. Billy’s in his element; Peter comes out of his shell. The camera hustles along with our heroes, and it all coalesces into an absorbing look behind the scenes. Inevitably, the drama shifts to the playing field, and we’re left with Beane’s loving relationship with his 13-year-old daughter, his thoughts on the game and attitude to life. It’s all handsomely mounted and performed,
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(Mongrel, 2010) D: Chang-dong Lee, w/ Jeong-hie Yun, Da-wit Lee. Rating: NNNN; DVD package: none Despite being diagnosed with early-stage Alzheimer’s and facing the aftermath of a horrible crime in her family, 67-year-old welfare recipient and part-time cleaner Mija seems most interested in learning to write poetry. How she finally expresses that desire gives depth and a unique spirit to this quiet exercise in naturalism. Jeong-hie Yun makes Mija an absorbing, memorable character, partly because of her way with silence and small moments. EXTRAS Korean, French audio. English, French subtitles.
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(NBC Universal,1958-59) Creator: Mickey Spillane, w/ Darren McGavin, Bart Burns. Rating: NNN; DVD package: none If you have a taste for hardboiled, lurid pulp, you could do worse than the first 14 or 15 episodes of Mike Hammer. They catch the spirit of the original novels and character, a cynical, ragefuelled New York private eye whose approach to his job involves beating the men and browbeating the women.
The stories range from rich people’s murder plots complicated enough to fill a feature to simple cons that look baffling only because we only know what the detective knows and because at a half-hour per episode everything blasts by too fast to think about. Noir shadows, New York exteriors and occasional Ed Wood-worthy voice-overs create the sense of a dark, hustling city. There are women everywhere, all as sexually predatory as Hammer himself. It was too raunchy for 50s TV. By episode 16, the visuals brighten up, the
stories dumb down, the sex takes a back seat and Hammer stops committing cold-blooded murder. By season 2, he’s just another TV do-gooder. Darren McGavin makes a credible Hammer, but he seems to be having the most fun in the rare comic episodes, where he unleashes his gift for clowning and banter. This is a bare-bones edition. The audio is a bit scratchy on a few episodes. EXTRAS B&W. English audio. No subtitles. 3
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My son’s come out – now what? My 13-year-old son caMe out to us
this morning. He plans to tell his brothers in the next few days. We love and accept our son, and this news isn’t surprising (but when will the stereotypical neatness kick in?), but we do have some concerns. He has, apparently, already made the news public at school. Any pointers you can give? We want to make sure he knows that we love him and don’t care about his sexuality, while at the same time preparing him to deal with those people who do. Also, any advice you can give for when he starts dating would be appreciated. Dad Seeks Support “On behalf of advocates for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender youth everywhere, let me be the first to say thank you,” says Eliza Byard, executive director of GLSEN (www.glsen.org), the Gay, Lesbian & Straight Education Network, which works to create safe school environments for LGBT – and straight – youth. “Simply by giving your son your love and support, you have already significantly increased his chances of living a happy and fulfilling life. The importance of an accepting home cannot be overstated.” (The damage that can be done by a hostile family also cannot be overstated: LGBT youth whose families are hostile are eight times likelier to commit suicide than their straight peers. Hostile parents can’t make their gay kids straight, but they can make them dead.) “The bad news is that school can be a miserable place for LGBT youth,” says Byard. “GLSEN’s 2009 National School Climate Survey found that nearly 9 out of 10 LGBT teens experienced harassment in school in the past year. The good news is that engaged parents can make a huge difference.”
So, DSS, while it’s admirable that you want your son to understand that you “don’t care about his sexuality,” you also have to make your son understand that you care about him and that you’re aware of the challenges he faces. “Talk to your son and learn more about his school and his experiences there since coming out,” advises Byard. “What kind of response has he received? What supports are in place for him at school? Does the school have a Gay-Straight Alliance? Do students have access to LGBT-affirming resources in the library? Does the school have policies that address bullying? Are there adults in the school community whom he trusts and feels are supportive?” Call your son’s school, DSS, and set up a meeting. Making sure his teachers and school administrators know you’re on your son’s side – and they know you intend to hold them accountable – can go a long way toward creating a safe environment for him at school. “Send a GLSEN Safe Space Kit (safespacekit. com) to your son’s school to give educators the tools they need to provide support and create a safe space in their classroom for your son,” advises Byard. “Visible signs of support, such as a GLSEN Safe Space sticker on a door, can fundamentally alter the school experience of LGBT youths by helping them identify those adults in the community who are supportive.” As for dating and sex… “Treat your son with the same awkwardness you would your other kids,” says Byard. “I’m speaking as a mom myself now. Make sure he has access to all the health and safety information he needs. (Sitting down to watch reruns of Will & Grace together won’t cut it.) I have two daughters and want to be absolutely sure they have access to all the information they need to make smart and healthy – and potentially life-saving! – decisions. Make yourself available to talk whenever he needs, and welcome his boyfriends inside the house the same way you would if they were girlfriends.”
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“safe word.” It’s short, memorable and unmistakable in its intent. Someone recently told me that “any serious BDSM player” would laugh me out of the community if I used that. Is she right? Is she just being a dickhead? Should I have to say something silly like “grapefruit” in order to get my point across? Grapefruits Aren’t Good I may not be the best person to adjudicate this dispute, GAG, as my safe word is “popcorn.” (And, yes, I cross my arms over my chest when I use it, as demonstrated here: tinyurl.com/safewordpopcorn.) But in my opinion, the woman who informed you that you would be laughed out of “the community” for your choice of safe word is being a huge dickhead. In fact, it sounds like she has a bad case of You’re Doing It Wrong. YDIW is a social skills disorder that members of the BDSM community are at particular risk of acquiring. (Others at heightened risk: religious conservatives, sports fans, advice columnists.) BDSMers with YDIW feel they have a right to inform other BDSMers that they’re doing it wrong – whatever it might be – even if the “it” being done wrong poses no risk to the YDIW sufferer or anyone else. BDSM players should speak up, of course, when they witness other BDSMers doing something dangerously wrong. BDSMers who observe dangerous or non-consensual play at public parties have a responsibility to speak the fuck up before someone is seriously injured. The secondary, tertiary and quaternary goals of creating a BDSM community were the sharing of skills, the promotion of good play practices and the holding of dangerous or malicious players to account, respectively. (The primary goal? Getting BDSMers laid.) But some BDSMers confuse a responsibility to speak up when they witness dangerous play for an invitation to critique other people’s kinks, sexual interests, preferred fetish roles, safe words, etc. YDIW in BDSMers – and social conservatives – can be treated and cured through the application of “NO ONE GIVES A FUCK WHAT YOU THINK, ASSHOLE.” It should be applied liberally whenever YDIW flares up.
monogamish couples. However, it’s time for a Savage Love column or two dedicated to people who are in successful monogamous relationships! I have been with my partner for 10 years. Sure, we’ll both flirt with a cute waiter and dance with hot guys at gay clubs, but we always go home together. It pisses me off when people assume that, because we are gay, we’re having sex with every Tom, Dick, and Harry. Couple Of Compatible Keepers That’s a wonderful idea, COCK. People in successful, long-term monogamous relationships – even those of you who aren’t but think you are – are invited to send in their stories. Letters from monogamous sufferers of YDIW will not make it into the column, however. If you can’t write about your monogamous relationship without disparaging those in non-monogamous or monogamish relationships then, um, you’re doing it wrong. (I told you advice columnists were at heightened risk of YDIW.) Tell us why monogamy works for you, how you’ve made it work and what the upsides are. But please refrain from telling everyone who isn’t doing it the way you do it that they’re doing it wrong. That’s my job. CONFIDENTIAL TO CANADA’S UNKNOWN LAWYER: Next time there’s a legal hiccup in the fair application of Canada’s marriage laws where same-sex couple are concerned, let’s err on the side of not declaring thousands of same-sex marriages – mine included – to be “invalid,” shall we? Let’s skip the shitstorm next time and jump right to the fair and just resolution. Find the Savage Lovecast (my weekly podcast) every Tuesday at thestranger.com/savage. @fakedansavage on Twitter
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Available at the following Bell stores: AJAX Durham Centre ALLISTON 36 Young St. AURORA 14799 Yonge St. SmartCentres Aurora BARRIE 44 Cedar Point Dr. 632 Yonge St. Barrie Power Centre Georgian Mall BOLTON SmartCentres Bolton BOWMANVILLE Clarington Place BRAMPTON 59 First Gulf Blvd. 100 Great Lakes Dr. 10086 Hurontario St. Bramalea City Centre Shopper’s World BURLINGTON 1100 Walker’s Line Appleby Crossing Burlington Mall Mapleview Mall CAMBRIDGE 499 Hespeler Rd. Cambridge Centre COBOURG Northumberland Mall ETOBICOKE Cloverdale Mall Sherway Gardens Woodbine Centre GEORGETOWN 330 Guelph St. LINDSAY 229 Kent St. Whitney Town Centre MAPLE 2810 Major Mackenzie Dr. MARKHAM 7357 Woodbine Ave. Markville Shopping Centre Pacific Mall MILTON 377 Main St. E. MISSISSAUGA 6965 Davand Dr. 980 Eglinton Ave. E. Dixie Value Mall Erin Mills Town Centre Heartland Power Centre Sheridan Centre Square One Shopping Centre Square One Shopping Centre (kiosk) Westgate SmartCentres NEWMARKET Upper Canada Mall NORTH YORK 1635 Lawrence Ave. W. 170 Rimrock Rd. Bayview Village Centerpoint Mall Crossroads Plaza Empress Walk Lawrence Square North York Sheridan Mall Sheppard Centre Yorkgate Mall OAKVILLE Hampshire Gate at Dundas Oakville Place ORANGEVILLE 114 Broadway Ave. OSHAWA Five Points Mall Oshawa Centre PICKERING Pickering Town Centre RICHMOND HILL Hillcrest Mall Richmond Heights Plaza Time Square Shopping Centre SCARBOROUGH 259 Morningside Ave. Bridlewood Mall (kiosk) Cedarbrae Mall (kiosk) Malvern Town Centre Parkway Mall Scarborough Town Centre SUDBURY Brady Square New Sudbury Centre Southridge Mall THORNHILL Promenade Mall TORONTO 2256 Bloor St. W. 209 Danforth Ave. 2171 Queen St. E. 2081 Steeles Ave. W. 2323 Yonge St. Chinatown Centre College Park Dufferin Mall East York Town Centre Eaton Centre Eaton Centre II Eglinton Square Gerrard Square Holt Renfrew Centre Royal Bank Plaza Scotia Plaza Shoppers World Danforth Shops at Don Mills Yorkdale Shopping Centre (kiosk) UXBRIDGE 307 Toronto St. S. VAUGHAN Vaughan Mills Vaughan Mills (kiosk) WHITBY Whitby Mall Whitby SmartCentres WILLOWDALE Fairview Mall Fairview Mall (kiosk) WOODBRIDGE 4080 Highway 7 Also available at: