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SAVING THE CBC Lecture by journalist/author Wade Rowland. 10 am. Free. St. Clement’s Church. 416-483-6664. WINTER IN THE VALLEY Learn how birds, other animals and plants adapt to winter. 1:30 pm. $2-$6. Todmorden Mills. 416-396-2819.

Pop legend Elton John hits the Air Canada Centre, Feb 6

Shad plays an all-ages show, Jan 31

does its version of Simon and Garfunkel songs. Roy Thomson Hall. 8 pm. $29-$110. RTH. And Jan 29. +once on this island Lynn Ahrens and Steven Flaherty’s musical about love in the French Antilles plays at the Daniels Spectrum to Feb 9. 8 pm. $35-$50. 1-800-838-3006. QUESTION PERIOD Mother Nature Partnership’s trivia night raises funds for women’s menstrual health. Drake Underground. 7 pm. $15. mothernaturepartnership.org.

for this 1936 drama about eccentric characters at an Italian resort, opening tomorrow. Young Centre for the Performing Arts. 7:30 pm. To Mar 1. $5-$74. 416-8668666.

logical record in the face of runaway development. 3 pm. Free. Medical Sciences Bldg, U of T. royalcanadianinstitute. org.

+Michael DeForge Graphic novelist launches Ant Colony with a slide show and booksigning. 7 pm. Free. The Beguiling. beguilingbooksandart.com. Jay Z Hip-hop star’s Magna Carter World Tour descends on the ACC. 8 pm. $50-$167.50. TM. UNIFY TORONTO Politics professor Hayden King and aboriginal artist Mike Ormsby talk about unifying indigenous people and settlers. 6:30 pm. Free. Centre for Social Innovation. unifytoronto.ca.

sewn imaginary worlds are on view at the Textile Museum. To Apr 13. $6-$15. 416-599-5321.

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Jean-Luc Godard retrospective kicks of with a screening of his classic. $9.50-$12, 6:30 pm. tiff.net. The Band Perry Catch the nucountry Perry siblings when they touch down at Oshawa’s GM Centre. Doors 6:30 pm. $29.50-$64.50. LN. LONDON ROAD Alecky Blythe and Adam Cork’s documentary musical gets its North American premiere, opening tonight at the Bluma Appel. 8 pm. To Feb 9. $24-$99. 416-368-3110.

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Trial star brings her stand-up show to the Winter Garden. 7 pm. $39.50. 1-855-622-2787. +THE SELFISH GIANT Brilliant indie pic about impoverished teenaged scavengers in the UK opens today.

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Sorrentino’s spectacular pic about a disillusioned journalist – Oscar-nominated for best foreign-language film – opens today. gARY SHTEYNGART The humorist – and CanLit basher – discusses his memoir, Little Failure, at the Reference Library. 6:30 pm. Free. torontopubliclibrary.ca. Shad Alternative rapper plays the Danforth Music Hall. Doors 7 pm, all ages. $18.50-$23.50. PDR, RT, SS, TM.

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Manufacturing Consent screening and Q&A with codirector, Mark Achbar, pay tribute to the late doc filmmaker. Bloor Hot Docs Cinema. 1 pm, $11. bloorcinema.com. CHINESE NEW YEAR Ride in the Year of the Horse with the traditional lion dance at Scarborough Town Centre. Noon-6 pm. Free. scarboroughtowncentre.com. +linsanity It’s opening weekend for the documentary about basketball superstar Jeremy Lin.

+LOCATING OURSELVES Artists Shary Boyle, Sarah Sze and Joana Vasconcelos explore space, culture and gender at Scrap Metal, to Feb 22. Free. 416-588-2442. Phosphorescent Dead Oceans singer/songwriter hits up the Virgin Mobile Mod Club. Doors 7 pm, all ages. $17.50. RT, SS, TF. COLDEST DAY OF THE YEAR RIDE roup ride from Queen’s Park G celebrates winter cycling. Noon. Free. cycleto.ca.

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email letters@nowtoronto.com Neil Young hops on the enviro bandwagon

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One gets so tired of Canadian-born celebrities like Neil Young coming up to Canada to condemn the oil sands (NOW, January 16-22). The oil sands, like any industrial site, is not very pretty. But to compare the destruction to Hiroshima, as Young did, is despicable and insulting to the people of Japan. The oil sands provide good-paying jobs to thousands of Canadians directly and indirectly. The oil industry is vital to Canada’s economic well-being. The oil sands are not a pretty sight, but neither is the sight of an aging rock star jumping on the anti-oil bandwagon. Andrew van Velzen Toronto

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The oil execs, Alberta government and Fort McMurray residents have all sold their souls for profits. But the really sad part is that they are selling their children’s future and that of all Canadians along with the environment. Neil Young was drawing an analogy when he compared Hiroshima to the oil sands. The devastation goes way beyond just the carbon footprint: massive toxic waste lakes, polluted rivers, increased cancer rates among natives, caribou herds decimated, wolves shot to keep up numbers in those herds and ancient boreal forest turned into wasteland. The oil sands is a Hiroshima that grows bigger daily. Scotty Robinson Toronto

The perseverance the George family and the Kettle and Stoney Point natives showed in their 12-year legal battle with the Ontario government and OPP over the murder of Dudley George and ownership of Chippewa lands resulted in the province finally ceding the park in 2007. My message to the Mi’kmaq people and others involved in the New Brunswick anti-fracking dispute: your battle will be a hard one, but one that is necessary. I am just one Canadian, but I salute and support you. Madeline Marmor London

HarperCons ﬂy ﬂag of convenience on sex

Terri-Jean Bedford’s Six Questions For The PM On Prostitution (NOW, January 9-15) were excellent. Stephen Harper is a Toronto boy who went out west. He obviously met one of them buffalo gals who turned him from a Reach For The Top nerd into a straightshootin’, pianoplayin’wannabe Beatle. Conservatives want less government but still want to run our sex lives. The simple solution is to have sex cruises under a flag of convenience just outside Canada’s 12-mile limit. Even Rob Ford might like that if he didn’t get “enough to eat at home.” Bafan Inkulo Toronto

“ Conservatives want less government but still want to run our sex lives.”

Message to Mi’kmaq in fracking battle

Re Breaking New Ground (NOW, January 19). Legal charges for protesters after altercations with the RCMP in a January 10 New Brunswick anti-fracking protest are unfortunate new obstacles facing the movement. I am a fourth-year university student at Western and have just finished Peter Edwards’s book on the 1995 Ipperwash crisis, One Dead Indian (2001).

Ice storm lessons not so obvious at City Hall

Adam Giambrone’s 10 Lessons Learned From The Ice Apocalypse (NOW, January 16-22) seem so obvious, it’s a shame that he’s not back down at City Hall right now showing some of the other councillors how to run the city. Linda Bissinger From nowtoronto.com

Knock on ﬁrewood

I’ve always been a fan of Ecoholic, but in Adria Vasil’s last column comparing fake logs with real wood (NOW, January 16-22), she lost me. She actually gives fake logs a higher rating than good old-fashioned real wood? Seriously? Fake logs are manu-

factured, packaged and then transported to the store. Each of these steps uses energy and creates pollution. These fake logs are filled with wax, glue and other contaminants, not to mention each “log” comes in its own plastic wrapper. There is nothing more natural or green than cutting wood from your own backyard (I live in the country) and using it to heat your house. Even if you have to buy your wood from a supplier, it’s still local and not shipped from some factory miles away. Matthew Andrews Halton Hills

What’s behind Island airport tax deal?

Thank you your recent article on Island airport expansion (NOW, January 9-15). We can only hope it will spark public interest on some of the shady arrangements surrounding the near-monopoly of airport facilities enjoyed by Porter Airlines. Now we hear that the city has secretly offered the Toronto Port Authority a deal on the taxes it owes. All this time the mayor and his friends on council have been bleating about higher taxes, etc. Surely, the public has a right to know what is going on with the Island airport? B. Menezes Toronto

Steadman crossing

I care about pigs. I care about crispy bacon. Pigs are among Hogtown’s most delicious critters. What I care even more about are brainless letters like David Regan’s (NOW, January 1622) on NOW’s brilliant Rob Ford cover illustrated by Ralph Steadman. That’s Mr. Ralph Steadman to you, Regan, the artist whose work is worldrenowned, who worked with Hunter S. Thompson, Rolling Stone Magazine, the New York Times, etc. I can barely contain my outrage. Ford was a worldwide scandal, and NOW brought in a world-class artist to illustrate it. I framed my copy. James Moore Toronto

Giving heritage issues a chance

I belong to a small history group in Parkdale and I clip articles of interest whenever I see them. Sorting through these clippings this past holiday, I noticed that NOW Magazine keeps coming up on cityscape and heritage issues. I was pleasantly surprised to know that in addition to publishing political articles, NOW has been taking photos of historical interest around Toronto. I would like to say how grateful I am that you have been taking these photos and keeping alive the interest in preserving our Toronto heritage. I know that the number of concerned people is growing, but thanks to NOW for giving the subject prominence . Mary Hurley Toronto NOW welcomes reader mail. Address letters to: NOW, Letters to the Editor, 189 Church, Toronto, ON M5B 1Y7. Send e-mail to letters@nowtoronto.com and faxes to 416-364-1166. All correspondence must include your name, address and daytime phone number. Letters may be edited for length.

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Across the street from the U.S. Consulate at University and Armoury, Saturday, January 11. Protesters say Iraqi forces killed Iranian refugees in an attack on Camp Ashraf in northeast Iraq. The U.S. transferred control of the refugee camp to the Iraqi government in 2009. In April 2011, several months before the U.S. completed its military withdrawal from the country, Iraqi security forces stormed the camp, reportedly killing 36 people and injuring hundreds more.

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On Friday, January 17, most of the GTA’s mayors and regional chairs got together to hash out a resolution on funding for ice storm recovery. Afterward they held a joint press conference, a rare opportunity to view them lined up together. Between 40 and 50 per cent of Greater Toronto Area residents identify themselves as visible minorities. Some recent Twitter-based crowdsourcing by journalist and permanent-resident voting activist Desmond Cole concluded that only two Canadian cities of significant size have people of colour at the helm: Calgary (Mayor Naheed Nenshi is of South Asian descent) and Windsor (Mayor Eddie Francis is of Lebanese descent). Francis will not be running for re-election.

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BREAKING NEW GROUND

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One of the private crews cleaning up fallen branches after the ice storm on Strathearn last weekend.

Branches and leaves from the famous tree that inspired Alexander Muir’s patriotic song, which was downed by last July’s torrential rainstorm, have been repurposed by local designers into lighting fixtures and other items exhibited at Agora Café (3015 Dundas West) until January 26, part of the Toronto Design Offsite Festival. The works will be auctioned to benefit LEAF’s urban forest projects.

PLANNING GEEKS

The city releases its list of the top 10 most-read council documents of 2013, and the Planning Department’s report on the controversial Mirvish-Gehry redevelopment on King West wins by miles, garnering more page views online than documents related to an audit of the mayor’s fishy campaign spending.

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Among the entourage of more than 200 that accompanied the PM on his visit to the Promised Land this week, a few radical elements were exposed. Among them Julius Suraski, the guy known for his Ford Nation sign on the 400, who also does time as event coordinator for the militant Jewish Defence League.

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ford a dead weight on T.O. Outside the hardcore, does anyone really care what the pretend mayor has to say any more? By ENZO DiMATTEO

chow time Olivia Chow’s guarded memoir is more politicalthan personal By SUSAN G. COLE

livia Chow’s memoir, My Journey ($29.99, HarperCollins), is being described as a brazen exercise in electioneering. I can see why. The jacket is as generic as the book’s not very inspiring title. The glam photo has her in evening dress, her face slathered with makeup – it’d fit right in on the dailies’ society pages. It strikes me as more like a bid to reassure centrist voters than an accurate representation of the gritty lefty she is. The book itself focuses on Chow’s extraordinary accomplishments as an elected official in the areas of children’s rights, immigration and childcare, to name just a few. There’s some very smart financial analysis, especially on the subject of the economic benefits of accessible daycare. Useful for a progressive reader. There are some candid chapters on Chow’s childhood in Hong Kong. She was a hellion as a kid, but the immigrant experience in T.O. sent her into a private shell. And she’s open about her father’s brutal attacks on her mother, and her own experience in abusive relationships. But it does read overall as the outline of a future candidate’s platform. Except for some pointed criticism of former police union boss Craig Bromell, My Journey is short on the zingers such memoirs are supposed to deliver. Where are the personal betrayals, the disappointments in specific individuals, the rage against the system? The truth is, we were never going to get that kind of thing from Chow at this stage in her life. She’s not an elder public figure looking back on a long career, ready to assess her weaknesses and expose her resentments. She’s a sitting MP harbouring political ambitions. Burning bridges is definitely not on her agenda. In fact, it may never be, and that’s not just because Chow is a canny politico. I believe her when she writes that she is fundamentally not an angry person, that

she’s more inclined to engage than to alienate and that her ability to work with people who don’t share her political values (it was Mel Lastman who appointed her to the child advocacy file) makes her a valuable public servant. Those qualities, however, make for a pretty tame memoir. The material on her relationship with late former federal NDP leader Jack Layton is beautiful. His love letters to her are gorgeous. And the sections on what she’s learned about grieving can definitely inspire those coping with loss. Chow has always said she doesn’t like to focus on the negative, and this is obvious when it comes to Layton’s illness. In two paragraphs she deals with the devastating discovery that his prognosis was grim. He’d gone through a soul-crushing round of tests after a huge party in Ottawa where it was clear that he was suffering. There’s nothing in the book about what going through that felt like or the conversations they must have had about his deepening pain. Her relationship with Layton was a perfect match blessed by the gods. He was the angry one, she the calming influence. He was intellectually all over the place, she kept a steely focus. According to Chow, they fought only once, over who should steer when they were running rapids in a kayak. Seriously. The absence of deliciously dramatic material reminds me of an experience I had years ago while writing a play based on my own relationship. While reading a key, tension-ridden passage, my partner complained, “I’d never say that.” She was right. We’d talk through whatever it was and try to de-escalate any conflict. Layton and Chow were like us: glorious in life, a bit of a snooze on the page. 3

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ob Ford’s pick to win the Super Bowl, the Denver Broncos, look good to go all the way after this weekend’s dismantling of the Patriots. It may be a Mile-High Super Bowl weekend for the mayor two weeks hence. Betting on football has never been Ford’s strongest suit, despite the fact that he claims to have played the game a ton. But these days the odd bet on the U.S. Sports Junkies show is about the only thing helping Ford keep his sanity. That is, when he isn’t making a nuisance of himself crashing ice storm recovery meetings with GTA mayors, or showing up on yet another cellphone video shitfaced and speaking in Jamaican patois. That’s right, the mayor’s gone and embarrassed himself again (See page 19 for the details). So much for all those hours Ford has been spending working out in the gym that had him thinking that all he has to do to win in 2014 is shed a few pounds. That’ll prove to the doubters that he’s serious about getting serious about being mayor. Yup, Ford’s got the election thing down. Interesting logic: he has no choice but to make nice, given the trouble he’s in, but he wants to set the terms of his redemption. Call it Ford’s sidestep program. But while it may be strange to equate weight loss

with political rehabilitation, we’ve seen this script before. It was budget time 2012. It didn’t work then for Ford and losing weight won’t make him any fitter to hold office now. Some media friends still believe Ford can lay rightful claim to the mayor’s chair despite his having been stripped of his powers. Undaunted by the loss of almost all his support on council, they saw his performance during the ice storm as his comeback. The rest of us alleged Ford haters are just suffering from Rob Ford Derangement Syndrome. Twitter trolls and Ford Nationalists are back with a vengeance online. They’ve taken up the cause with renewed vigor in a social media effort reminiscent of the heady days of Ford’s 2010 mayoralty run. Apparently, he wasn’t kidding when he said it would be war. And yet outside of the hardcore, does anybody care what Ford has to say? How many believe in that economic boom the mayor is trying to sell in the face of record unemployment in Toronto? The business class is looking past Ford for someone to lead the Big-C Conservative charge in 2014. The Toronto and Region Board of Trade’s Think Twice, Vote Once campaign sure smells like a declaration to the public at large that the business case can’t be

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made for Ford as mayor. Speaking of the important business of the city, that was an interesting radio conversation on Monday, January 20, between Olivia Chow and John Tory, the (undeclared) frontrunners, the polls tell us, in the race to replace Ford. Chow was appearing on Tory’s Live Drive to flog her new book, My Journey. As political debates go, it wasn’t all that exciting. The striking thing about it was the tone, which was downright conciliatory. It’s the way politics is sup posed to be – earnest and maybe a little boring for most. Certainly, it was a tad deceptive. The camps behind the two potential candi dates have been busy behind the scenes running recon missions aimed at stop ping the other from running. A tricky thing, politics. But for a moment, at least, those lis tening in could imagine what a mayoral race with Chow and Tory in it might sound and look like. Somehow, I couldn’t see Ford in that picture as anything but out of place and out of his depth. On the agenda at this week’s Econo mic Development Committee meeting was a possible 2024 Olympics bid, but a funny thing happened. The committee voted unanimously against it and talked instead about the need for more money for public transit and affordable hous ing, two areas in which the Ford admin istration has dropped the ball. The fact that it’s an election year may explain this new emphasis on invest ment in services at City Hall as opposed to the cuts mantra Ford rode into office. The budget fight Ford is spoiling for at council is poised to fizzle. If Ford really wants to cut the waste, he’ll do us all a favour and drop out of the race. 3 enzom@nowtoronto.com | @enzodimatteo

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reviewed their initial assessment of the danger level? The half a dozen officers who arrived on Milverton formed no plan. They testified that what training they had in de-escalation or mental health was not relevant here, only that Eligon was now “advancing towards them with an edged weapon.” Virtually all of them began shouting, “Drop the weapon,” although their training says that only one officer should engage the subject verbally. When Eligon did not comply with this command, one officer shouted, “Shoot him,” while another yelled, “Back up” to the others, to create more space. What message did Eligon hear, if any? Why did they not try another approach? There was no guarantee that pepper spray would be effective, police testified. And using a baton would have meant getting close to Eligon. The officers backed up as Eligon walked toward them. Then the least experienced officer suddenly opened fire. He testified that Eligon had said, “One of you is gonna die,” but of all the other officers present, only one testified to also hearing this; he was the one with whom the shooter left the scene in a cruiser, in direct violation of the SIU-police protocol that subject and witness officers be immediately separated to avoid the possibility of collusion. Why was this allowed by the su perior officer on the scene, who granted permission? Some officers said they were reluctant to fire their weapons for fear of hitting another officer. Were there too many officers on this narrow street? Officers knew that the canine unit and a sergeant with a taser were on their way. Could they have waited for their arrival? This question was never satisfactorily answered. Officers replied that they had to stop Eligon or he might harm civilians. Yet two of the three shots fired missed Eligon and hit a porch and a garbage can. Were these stray bullets more dangerous than what Eligon might have done next? Will this inquest reduce the chances of such a tragedy occurring again? There have been several inquests into the police shooting deaths of mentally ill people. Despite these recurrences, police training has not substantively changed. Perhaps the much more widelyviewed police shooting death of Sammy Yatim last summer will change that. There may be hope on this front. Staff for Frank Iacobucci, the retired Supreme Court justice tapped back in August by Chief Bill Blair to probe the circumstances surrounding the Yatim shooting, were present in the public gallery at this inquest. 3

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I was a witness to the killing of mental patient Michael Eligon by Toronto police. So I was called to testify at the coroner’s inquest into the death of Eligon and two others who were in mental health crisis. Final submissions from parties with standing at the three-month inquest concluded this week. A jury will now make its recommendations. What will come out of it? Police, for their part, seem for the first time open to wearing lapel cameras, albeit not so much to keep police in check as to guard against possible legal action against them. Meanwhile, serious questions on the circumstances surrounding Eligon’s death remain unanswered. In January 2012, Eligon was staying in a “safe bed” house for people with mental illnesses. On February 1 his ability to care for himself declined, and police took him to Toronto East General Hospital. It was nearby, but no one knew him there. He wanted to go to St. Joseph’s Health Centre, where he was known and had been cared for over several years.

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There was no secure unit at East General at the time or bed available. Consequently, he was left in the emergency department for two nights. He didn’t seem to be eating and was uncommunicative. Testimony revealed that he was moved from a bed to a chair on the second night. He asked for a lawyer. An hour later, he walked out of the hospital. Would better care have prevented this? Hospital physicians testified to giving Eligon an antipsychotic drug and a sedative when he was admitted and described Eligon as paranoid. His own psychiatrist of six years, however, testified that Eligon suffered from body dysmorphic disorder, a condition that made him believe that he had bad body odour and a disfigured face. And that she had only ever prescribed antidepressants from time to time. Eligon took two pairs of scissors from a nearby shop. The shopkeeper tried to retrieve them, and a scuffle ensued. He called 911, saying he had been “stabbed.” At the inquest, he testified that he didn’t actually know whether he had been cut deliberately

or by accident as he wrestled with Eli gon to get the scissors back. Video from the store’s security camera that caught the altercation was somehow damaged in the course of the investigation by the Special Investigations Unit (SIU), the civilian watchdog that probes incidents of death or serious injury involving police. The inquest also heard that Eligon approached a woman who was parking her car on the street and “whispered” a request for her car keys. There was a 30-second encounter. She screamed and kicke√d him and he left. She called 911. The call-taker reported this incident to police as an “attempted car-jacking.” Eligon then wandered through backyards on Milverton Boulevard. He asked one homeowner for his house keys, was refused and left. This was transmitted to police as an “attempted break-in.” Hearing these calls, police assumed that this escapee was very dangerous and “on a rampage.” But when police found him in a backyard, wearing only a hospital gown and socks and carrying scissors, he seemed “confused and disoriented.” Should police have then

Why was the police officer who shot Eligon allowed by his superior to leave the scene before the SIU arrived?

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book city memoir Former “citizens” who’ve gone on to big things in the literary world reminisce about the Annex landmark By Sarah greene Four days after Book City announced on Twitter that its flagship location at 501 Bloor West would be closing this spring, I reached long-time store manager John Snyder at his usual place behind a raised desk at the back of the store. Snyder, who’s been with Book City since January 1977, says that when Frans Donker opened the Annex store in August 1976, it was only half the size of the current main floor. The back, a former print and motorcycle shop, was only accessible from

an alleyway and was used as a warehouse for Donker’s remainders; the two upstairs floors were apartments. Eventually the Annex mainstay expanded to the entire first and sec ond floors, with offices on the third accessible only by a spiral staircase. Having devoted 37 years to the place, Snyder is understandably hesitant to speak about the closure. “We’ve had a deluge of customers coming in in various emotional states,” he says. “It’s been hard.” But when I mention that I’m reach-

Half of literary Toronto has worked at Book City. It was an essential rite of passage for many writers.

ing out to former Book City staffers to share their memories, he perks up. “I wish I had a photograph and bio of everyone who worked here,” he says. Snyder recalls the 25th-anniversary party on the top floor of a local hotel. “Everyone who worked here had a carnation on. The room was filled with hundreds of people.” I started at Book City in the Beach in 2001. Book City alumna Alana Wilcox, now editorial director at nearby Coach House Books, worked at various locations including the Annex store for seven years, and still drops off boxes of Coach House books by bike. “It was a real community space,” she says of working there in the

mid- to late 90s. “People would go to the bar, have a drink and on the way home stop at Book City and have long neighbourhood conversations. They’d stay for hours just chatting with their friends.” Nathalie Atkinson, now a culture columnist and editor at the National Post, concurs. “I loved working the Friday-night shift because it was festive,” she says. “You could tell who was on a date.” Atkinson also enjoyed being “table jockey,” which meant deciding what titles to display. “During the week, the full-timers would have what they wanted on the table, and then we’d come in on the weekend and be subversive,” she says. “I sold a lot of books that way – I loved that. Amazon recommends

TTC Public Library and says it poses challenges – namely, that it would be hard for employees to tell which books were for the “library” and which had been accidentally forgotten. “It’s a nice idea, and we’d have no issue with people leaving books be hind for others in a random sort of way, but taking on any kind of administration of such a program isn’t

something we could do.” But that’s okay. Leaving behind books for others in a random sort of way is, in fact, the beauty of the idea. It’s a chance to share a love of reading. A chance to foster community. A chance for, as Gregor’s mummy says, whimsy. It’s why the pop-up library movement has taken off, DIY bookloaning boxes appearing on front

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If nothing else, a book-loaning movement on public transit might get us talking to each other By carla gillis On a recent dark and wintry Monday night, I found a paperback tucked between the seats of a westbound Dundas streetcar. It was called You Can’t Do That In Canada! Crazy Laws From Coast To Coast, written by Bev Spencer. It was inscribed with a note: “I figure that this is a read-onceand-pass-it-on book, and perhaps this can be the beginning of the TTC Public Library, a step up from free newspapers left in vehicles. Enjoy – Pass it on – And feel free to leave others, with your own note in the cover. G!” Another inscription on the oppo

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site page revealed a little bit more about “G”: “Gregor, your sense of whimsy made me get this for you.” The accompanying signature is difficult to make out, but appears to say “Love Mummy.” (Gregor gave away a book his mother gave him!) Amused, I snapped some photos. The woman in the seat next to me had just finished doing the same. Finding the book, she told me, had vastly improved her day. “And it’s pretty funny, too,” she said. I flipped to a page about an outdated law stating that you are not allowed to pay for a 26-cent item with 26 pennies anywhere in Canada. “The limit is 25 cents,” it said. It was

so stupid that I laughed. But could a TTC Public Library actually get off the ground? Wouldn’t workers gather up the books at the end of the day and get rid of them? (According to ttc.ca, all items found on TTC property by employees or riders are sent to the TTC lost articles office.) Brad Ross, head of communications at the TTC, has heard about the

books to people; I can promise you I’ve never purchased a book that Kobo has recommended to me.” “I was there 74 years,” jokes author Derek McCormack, who was at Book City for about a dozen years and whose first book, Dark Rides, was published in that period, during what he calls the “CanLit boom.” (He now works at Type Books.) “There was a moment there with Ondaatje and Atwood and Rohinton Mistry when Canadians seemed real ly proud that we were suddenly step ping onto the world stage, and there was also a boom in young writers and in presses starting up.” As a young writer/bookseller, he knew he was brushing shoulders with publishers, editors and journal ists as well as writers like Margaret

lawns and in neighbourhoods across the world. (See littlefreelibrary.org for some in Toronto.) Back on the westbound streetcar, I considered what little-used books on my own shelves I could contribute, and what I might write in my note to fellow commuters. Would it be worth leaving a book, knowing it would likely disappear

Atwood, Graham Gibson and Barbara Gowdy. “Half of literary Toronto has worked at Book City,” says Wilcox. And I’m not sure that’s much of an exaggeration: André Alexis, John Lo rinc, Howard Akler, Chris Chambers, Paul Vermeersch and Jason McBride all did. Poet Mark Truscott, a former staff er, recalls the time lightning struck the Annex branch: “It hit a NOW box outside and then went right through the store and fried a number of the computers at the back,” he says. Luck ily, no one was hurt. A semi-secret subset of the writers who worked for Book City were fired over the years, including Catherine Bush, who now coordinates the MFA program in creative writing at the University of Guelph. Bush has only nice things to say about the store despite the fact that she was canned, calling it a “complete godsend” to her financially while she was writing her first novel. “I’m very glad to have been a book seller as part of my writing and read ing life,” she says. “It was an essential rite of passage for me as a writer.” Another writer who worked for Book City (though not the Annex lo cation) was Adam Sternbergh, now culture editor at the New York Times Magazine and author of a new novel, Shovel Ready. Though he wasn’t a 501er, he was a “groupie” who would go there every weekend. “I had a ritual every Sunday,” he says. “I’d go in and ask Howard Akler to recommend a book. He would take 20 minutes, and then I would never buy it, which became a running joke between us. Over the span of eight years I may have bought one book he recommended.” Though the Annex shop has be

come quieter in recent years, it still has its share of devotees, as Kerry Clare’s Pickle Me This blogspot at tests. “Our customer base is very dedi cated and makes us very much part of the community,” says Snyder. “The trouble is, that base is getting older and buying fewer books, and young er individuals will line up for sushi on any given night but won’t come into a bookstore.

“I would rather the store had con tinued, and that I’d have had a posi tion in the store through my working life and then as a customer,” says Snyder. “You become part of the com munity, and I’ll certainly miss both the work itself and the customers we served all these years.” Book City’s other locations – on the Danforth, in the Beach and at Yonge and St. Clair – will remain open. Here’s hoping they continue to

weather the Amazon storm and pro vide a “comfortable, classy and cheap” meeting place for bookish people, access to interesting new and local books and, for creative types, as Atkinson puts it, “my favourite joe job I ever had.” 3 news@nowtoronto.com With thanks to long-time “Book Citizens” Rachel Bokhout and Patrick Rawley for remembering some of the many, many people who worked there.

into the lost-and-found that night? I put the question to my new passen ger friend, who smiled. “Even if we only get to read the books over the course of a day, it’s still worth it.” Wise and true. And if nothing else, a TTC Public Library might get us talking to each other. 3 carlag@nowtoronto.com | @carlagillis

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While the Olympic flame won’t be lit in Toronto anytime soon – on January 20 the city’s Economic Development Committee voted unanimously against bidding on the 2024 Summer Games – a bid for the 2025 World Expo is still alive. Herein the Expo debate in nine quotes.

“It’s about business and trade and technology, and transfer of commerce and culture. It would be a mistake for us to not give it serious consideration.”

“It’s time for an Expo. That’s the next big project for this city. Keep the dream alive.” Liberal senator and former city of Toronto mayor Art Eggleton, a deputant at the January 20 meeting, is Expo’s highest-profile supporter.

Councillor Kristyn Wong-Tam, who as a rookie councillor encouraged the Ford administration to explore an Olympic bid.

“The Olympics are the NHL, and the Expo is kind of like the minor leagues.”

Public Works and Infrastructure Committee chair Denzil Minnan-Wong, who like other conservatives wary of the 2015 Pan Am Games going over budget, realizes it’s an election year and doesn’t want to be seen as throwing good money after bad.

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“One of the major advantages [of hosting the Olympics or Expo] is that it lets the world know we’re here. I would argue that the world already knows that. We don’t have to expend billions of dollars on megaprojects to carry that message to the rest of the world.” Deputy mayor Norm Kelly, perhaps thinking more about the mayor’s notoriety than our world-class status.

“We’re dealing with this budget, getting the storm cleaned up. Let’s take is one step at a time. The Olympic bid and the World Expo should be shelved right now.”

Mayor Rob Ford doesn’t completely shut the door. But one has to wonder what he would say if those pushing the ventures were fellow conservatives instead of Liberals.

“A World Expo could provide the kind of catalyst we need for investment, for transit, for infrastructure, for civic engagement. It would be a fantastic opportunity for the arts and cultural community.” Claire Hopkinson, director and CEO of the Toronto Arts Council, says the cultural impact of a World Expo would be “unparalleled.”

“It’s a very tough time to pull a successful bid together for the Expo.”

Michael Williams, general manager of the Economic Development & Culture Division, points out that all three levels of government will be holding elections in the next two years, making negotiating the necessary funding agreements extremely difficult.

“I think it can be a great city- building exercise. That’s what we need – something that is going to bring all five corners of Toronto together.” Councillor Ana Bailão, a member of the Economic Development Committee, makes an inspirational argument.

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more video s candal for ford Council members react with dismay to news that Ford has slipped back into old habits By BEN SPURR Rob Ford is facing new questions about his battle with substance abuse after two incriminating videos of the mayor were posted online Tuesday. One appears to show Ford intoxicated in an Etobicoke restaurant, Steak Queen, slurring his words, cursing and ranting about police Chief Bill Blair in a faux Jamaican accent,using the words “bumbaclot” and “cocksucker.” In the second, he appears to be meeting in te restaurant with Alexander “Sandro” Lisi, his former driver and accused drug dealer. In October, Lisi was charged with extortion over attempts by the mayor’s office to retrieve a cellphone video of Ford smoking crack. The new videos are renewing concern among councillors about Ford’s ability to function at City Hall, even in the limited role he’s been reduced to since council transferred much of his authority to Deputy Mayor Norm Kelly last fall. As word of the new videos filtered through City Hall on Tuesday, council members reacted with dismay to the news that Ford had slipped back into his old habits. Councillor Jaye Robinson said Ford’s latest public embarrassment was confirmation that “we made the right decision when city council reduced the mayor’s powers.” “That was one of the best decisions we made this term,” she said. “I’ve seen enough,” said Councillor Michael Thompson as a reporter played him the mayor’s slurred diatribe.

He called the video “offensive” and said it was “another sad episode in the very tragic day in the life of Mayor Ford.” Thompson confessed he was not surprised by Ford’s behaviour, however. Many of his colleagues “had concluded that it was only a matter of time,” he said. “This is getting beyond ridiculous,” said Councillor Joe Mihevc. “We’ve seen him make promises, we’ve seen him break promises. This is not behaviour appropriate to the chief magistrate of the city.” “The only good news is that this is now 2014 and we are about nine months away from the election,” he continued. “I think the people of Toronto are just waiting for that election to do what they know they need to do, and that is to sweep him from office.” Deputy mayor Kelly said the mayor showed a “shocking lack of judgment” and called for Ford to take a leave of absence. “Step down from the office or just step aside and seek professional help,” he said. “If it’s happened once it may happen again.” Following his admission in November to smoking crack cocaine, the mayor has repeatedly claimed that he’s sworn off alcohol. After he was spotted in a lakefront nightclub the weekend before last, Ford angrily told reporters at City Hall, “I don’t drink.” 3 bens@nowtoronto.com | @BenSpurr

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To the surprise of absolutely no one (except perhaps his immediate family, who remain in denial), Mayor Rob Ford is drinking again. And his drunken stupors have once again been immortalized on video. The twist this time? His ravings were in some version of a Jamaican accent and peppered with curse words particular to that country. But Ford’s trip to Rexdale’s Steak Queen on Monday, January 20, was hardly the first time he’s been there in a sloppy state. According to court documents, police surveilled him at the restaurant on multiple occasions, including in August, when they described his appearance as “dishevelled, with a large sweat stain circling his stomach, sweating profusely from his forehead. His eyes were squinting as he walked, his suit jacket was wrinkled, and he wore it without a tie.” For more on the mayor’s past visits to his favourite non-chain fast food joint, like the one pictured here, see nowtoronto.com. NOW january 23-29 2014

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Thursday, January 23

Benefits

THE BIG GIVE (Look Good, Feel Better) Gala

party with food, drinks and a raffle. 7 pm. $70. Ripleys Aquarium, 288 Bremner. lgfb.ca.

Events

ARMED CONFLICT AND FOOD INSECURITY: A GLOBAL CHALLENGE Talk by sociology profes-

sor Mustafa Koç. 7 pm. Free. University College, rm 179, 15 King’s College Circle. scienceforpeace.ca. BRANDING IN COLOUR AND SOUND Talk by colour researcher Andrea F Rush. 7 pm. Free. Propeller Centre, 984 Queen W. propellorctr.com. CHARLES STANKIEVECH The artist talks about his Counterintelligence exhibit. 6 pm. Free. Hart House Music Rm, 7 Hart House Circle. harthouse.ca. COME UP TO MY ROOM Alternative design event featuring artists’ room installations, public space projects and curator’s tours. To Jan 26. Free-$10. Gladstone Hotel, 1214 Queen W. 416-531-4635, comeuptomyroom.com. COMMUNITY QUILT GROUP Explore historic and contemporary quilting techniques and make friends while you improve your sewing skills. 6-8 pm. Free. Gibson House, 5172 Yonge. 416-395-7432.

THE DYNAMIC DUO FOR FIGHTING HEART DISEASE Dr Gifford-Jones reviews research into

how vitamin C and lysine can reduce heart attacks. 7 pm. Free. Big Carrot, 348 Danforth. 416-466-2129.

HAITI: WHAT WORKS AND WHAT DOESN’T WORK Talk on the January 2010 earthquake

and its aftermath by author Elizabeth Abbott. 7 pm. Free. Queen/Saulter Library, 765 Queen E. torontopubliclibrary.ca.

HOW TO LOBBY 101: UNDERSTANDING PROPORTIONAL REPRESENTATION 101 Canadian Elec-

toral Alliance workshop with professor Lynn McDonald, journalist John Deverell and social justice/environmental activist Kelly Carmichael. 7 pm. Free. Metro Hall, 55 John. facebook.com/events/657686790936226. INTERIOR DESIGN SHOW Exhibition of international and Canadian design innovation. To Jan 26. Metro Convention Centre, North Bldg, 255 Front W. interiordesignshow.com. ROBOTICS: CREATING A STAR WARS DROID Alex Kung from R2D2 Builders Group showcases his life-sized creation and talks about robotics. 7 pm. Free. Reference Library, 789 Yonge. torontopubliclibrary.ca. TURNING DIGITAL INTO DOLLARS Canadian Journalism Fdn panel discussion on putting resources into digital, with Toronto Star publisher John Cruickshank, La Presse editor An-

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festivals • expos • sports etc.

WHAT’S YOUR VISION? Learn how to create a

Festivals

vision board to activate your desires. 1-4 pm. $65. Ralph Thornton Centre, 765 Queen W. Pre-register allysonwoodrooffe.com/ whats-your-vision-workshop. YOUTH OPERA LAB Youth 16 to 21 take part in an interactive drama workshop led by librettist/lyricist Robert Gontier. 5:30-9 pm. Free. Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts, 145 Queen W. Pre-register coc. ca/yol.

this week

THE 8 FEST Festival of small-gauge films, works in installation, loops and more. $5, festival pass $25. Polish Combatants’ Hall, 206 Beverley. the8fest.com. Jan 24 to 26 LUNARFEST 2013 Lunar New Year festival with Asian arts, theatre, games, skating, crafts, food, kids’ activities and more. Free. Harbourfront Centre, 235 Queens Quay W. 973-4000, harbourfrontcentre.com. Jan 25 to 26

Sunday, January 26 BBLACK HISTORY MONTH KICK-OFF BRUNCH

continuing MOZART@258 FESTIVAL Toronto Symphony

Orchestra presents works by Mozart. Various prices. Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe. tso.ca. To Jan 23 PERFORMING TAIWAN Multidisciplinary festival of current Taiwanese arts and culture with indie rock, folk, theatre, dance, authors and more. Free. Harbourfront Centre and dré Pratte and others. 6:30 pm. $30, stu $15. TMX Broadcast Centre, Exchange Tower, 130 King W. Pre-register cjf-fjc.ca/content/j-talks.

Friday, January 24

Benefits

OUR CHILDREN, THEIR FUTURE (SickKids) Musical performances by Jason Hodges, Robb G and others. Doors 9 pm. $15 adv. Li’ly Lounge, 656 College. wanttickets.com/houseforacause.

Events

AFTER BEDFORD VS. CANADA: WHAT NEXT FOR REGULATING SEX WORK IN CANADA? Forum

with experts including Chreyl Auger, Christa Big Canoe and Jamie Cameron. 3:30 pm. Free. University College, rm 179, 15 King’s College Circle. adriel.weaver@mail.utoronto.ca. FIGHT FOR FAIR WAGES Forum with a talk by Sterling Harders with Working Washington and leaders of retail workers’ strikes across the U.S. plus performances by Ritalin and Samba Squad. 6:30 pm. Free. William Doo Auditorium, 25 Willcocks. raisetheminimumwage.ca. LGBT SALSA SOCIAL Mini beginner class and dancing. 8-11 pm. $5 (no partner required). Glad Day Bookshop, 598a Yonge. lgbtdance. club@utoronto.ca. ROBERT BURNS DAY Celebrate the life of the Scottish poet with haggis, whisky tastings, Burns readings and live music. 6 pm. Fionn MacCool’s, 70 the Esplanade. 416-362-2495. SAVE CANADA POST Town hall meeting hosted by Toronto New Young Democrats. 7 pm. Free. OPSEU Union Hall, 31 Wellesley E. jaybird. cassell@gmail.com.

Saturday, January 25

Benefits

WALK FOR MEMORIES (Alzheimer Soc) Fundraising walk through the underground PATH system accompanied by musicians. 9 amnoon. Pledges ($20 min). Allen Lambert Galleria, Brookfield Place, 181 Bay. alzwalk.to.

Events

ARCHIVES IN YOUR ATTIC Presentation

Installation My Rocking Horse shows at Harbourfront’s Lunar New Year fest. other venues. performingtaiwan.com. To Jan 25 TORONTO DESIGN OFFSITE FESTIVAL Exhibitions

and events mark Toronto Design Week at venues across the city. todesignoffsite.com. To Jan 26

on preserving your family treasures with archivist John Barton. 7:30 pm. $15. Birchcliff Bluffs United Church, 33 East. 416-694-4081. THE ARTIST VOICE: ROBERT LEPAGE The theatre artist is in conversation with Brent Bambury, followed by a Q&A. Noon. $25, stu $10. TIFF Bell Lightbox, 350 King W. capacoa.ca. rCHINESE NEW YEAR Live music, tai chi and crafts demos, lion dancing, tea tasting, dance performances, fortune telling and more. 10 am-4 pm. Free w/ admission. Royal Ontario Museum, 100 Queen’s Park. rom.on.ca. rCHINESE NEW YEAR FUN Celebrate the Year of the Horse with Chinese folk dancing, an eye-dotting ceremony, waking-up-the-lions ceremony, drumming and more. Noon-6 pm. Free. Scarborough Town Centre, 300 Borough. scarboroughtowncentre.com. DIGITAL PROMISES Artist presentations by designers at the leading edge of digital design and production. 4 pm. Free. Artscape Triangle Gallery, 38 Abell. digitalpromises.org. DJ SKATE NIGHTS Lunarskate with Pop! Goes the World. 8 pm. Free. Harbourfront Centre Ice Rink, 235 Queens Quay W. 416-973-4000.

LIGHT AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL Talk and Q&A with professor Mohammad Fadel. 7 pm. $5. Beit Zatoun, 612 Markham. beitzatoun.org. rTHE GRUFFALO Story mob featuring the book by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler. 1-4 pm. Free. Location announced 24 hrs before event. storymobs.ca.

EGYPT, THREE YEARS LATER: IS THERE

IRAN IN (RE)VIEW: TOWARD SOLIDARITY BEYOND BORDERS Panel discussions in English

and Farsi with English translation. 12:30-7 pm. Free. Koffler House, rm 108, 569 Spadina. Pre-register iraninreview.com. KENSINGTON KRAWL Stroll through the market to learn the area’s history, view landmarks, meet shop owners and sample foods. 11:30 am-2:30 pm. $50. Dundas and Spadina. Pre-register suzanne@savourtoronto.com. MARS ROVER NOT DEAD YET BASH Celebrate the rover’s 10-year survival on Mars with a massive cardboard-and-duct-tape rover building challenge, dancing, food and more. 7 pm. $15. MakeWorks Studio, 1139 College. notdeadyet.ca. ROBERT BURNS DAY Celebrate the life of the Scottish poet with haggis, whisky tastings, Burns readings and live music. 6 pm. Fionn MacCool’s, 1867 Yonge. 416-484-1867. rSUPER FUN P.A. DAY CAMP Activities for kids five to 12 include baking and games. 9 am-4 pm. $32. Scarborough Museum, 1007 Brimley. Pre-register toronto. ca/torontofun.

TORONTO ROLLER DERBY

Chicks Ahoy! vs GoreGore Rollergirls plus Toronto Junior Roller Derby vs Alliston. 6 pm. $18, adv $12. The Bunker, Downsview Park, 40 Carl Hall. torontorollerderby. com.

TORONTO SALSA PRACTICE

No lesson, beginners to pros, no partner required. 3:30 & 5:30 pm. $5. Trinity-St Paul’s Centre, 427 Bloor W. torontosalsapractice.com.

Ontario Black History Soc celebratory brunch and marketplace. Noon. $85, adv $75, stu $65. Liberty Grand, 25 British Columbia. 416-867-9420. CAN THE CBC BE SALVAGED? Lecture by journalist/author Wade Rowland. 10:10 am. Free. St Clement’s Church, 70 St Clements. 416-483-6664. THE CHANGING ARCTIC LANDSCAPE Day of dialogue with environmental and human rights advocate Sheila Watt-Cloutier, climate scientist Andrew Weaver and others. 1-5 pm. $20, stu$10. Royal Ontario Museum, 100 Queen’s Park. 416-586-8000. rDIB & DOB AND THE JOURNEY HOME A family show about the adventures of two brothers lost in the woods. 11 am and 2 pm. Free (must RSVP: education@roseneath.ca). Roseneath Theatre, 651 Dufferin. roseneath. ca.

ENNVIRONMENTAL STEWARDS, THE NEXT GENERATION Urban forestry professor Sandy

Smith shares her experiences as a researcher and teacher. 10:30 am-12:30 pm. Free. Howard Park Tennis Club, 430 Parkside. highparknature.org. rFAMILY LITERACY DAY Performances and activities with authors including Helaine Becker, Wayson Choy and Andrew Pyper. 10 am-4 pm. Free w/ admission. Ontario Science Centre, 770 Don Mills. 416-696-1000. FROM POVERTY POLITICS TO PINOT NOIR Former NDP MPP Richard Johnson talks about his transition from political activism to socialist entrepreneur. 10:30 am. Free. Suite 102, 18 Wynford. 416-444-8839. rGABBY: DRAMA QUEEN Author Joyce Grant and illustrator Jan Dolby launch their children’s book with games and family activities. 1 pm. Free. Story Planet, 1165 Bloor W. storyplanet.ca. rMOSAIC STORYTELLING FESTIVAL Itah Sadu shares folk tales and traditional stories from Africa, the Caribbean and North America. 3 pm. Pwyc ($5 sugg). St David’s Anglican Church Parish Hall, 40 Donalnds. mosaicstorytelling.ca.

SIMPLE SILHOUETTE AND PAPER PUPPETS

Introductory course on constructing puppets for animating. Pre-register. 11 am-5 pm. $90. Toronto Animated Image Society, unit B, 1411 Dufferin. tais.ca. THE UNWRITTEN HISTORY OF TORONTO Presentation on how the city works to preserve the archaeological record in the face of rapid development. 3 pm. Free. Medical Sciences Bldg, JJR Macleod Auditorium, 1 King’s College Circle. royalcanadianinstitute.org. WINTER IN THE VALLEY Tour a wildflower preserve to learn how birds, animals and plants adapt to winter. 1:30 pm. $6, yth/srs $3, child $2. Todmorden Mills, Pottery E of Bayview. 416-396-2819. continued on page 22 œ

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Monday, January 27

Being Allies – Creating Harmony Between Indigenous People And Settlers In Canada Unify Toronto Dialogue with pol-

itics professor Hayden King and aboriginal artist Mike Ormsby. 6:30 pm. Free. CSI Regent Park, 585 Dundas E. unifytoronto.ca. Defining Greatness: Steven Spielberg Film clips and lecture by critic Shlomo Schwartzberg. 7 pm. $11, stu $6. Miles Nadal JCC, 750 Spadina. mnjcc.org.

Lady Of The House, Lady Of Two Lands: Women In Ancient Egypt Soc for the Study

of Egyptian antiquities lecture. 7 pm. $35. U of T, 4 Bancroft. thessea.org.

5LGBT Rights In India: The Naz Foundation Case In the Indian Courts Panel dis-

cussion with UN policy specialist Vivek Divan and others. 12:30 pm. Free. Osgoode Law School, rm 1001, 4700 Keele. envisioninglgbt.com. Roberto Turrin The Italian pianist lectures on humour in 20th-century music. Noon-1 pm. Free. Walter Hall, Edward Johnson Bldg, 80 Queen’s Pk. music.utoronto.ca.

Tuesday, January 28

Benefits

Question Period (Mother Nature Partnership)

Trivia night fundraiser to create a global movement in women’s menstrual health. 7 pm. $15/player. Drake Underground, 1150 Queen W. info@mothernaturepartnership.org.

Events

Along The Shore Presentation on the history

of the Toronto waterfront by author Jane Fairburn. 6 pm. $5. St Matthew’s Clubhouse, 450 Broadview. riverdalehistoricalsociety.com.

Ar.chi.tect: Redefining The Profession

ymposium exploring the new phase in design S practice. 6:30 pm. $10, stu/srs $8. Design Exchange, 234 Bay. Pre-register 416-363-6121.

Business Tips For The New & Experienced

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connect with CBC personalities. Noon-1 pm. Free. CBC Broadcasting Centre Atrium, 250 Front W. cbc.ca.

NOW editors pick a trio of this week’s can’t-miss events

BOOST AFRICAN WOMEN

In Cameroon, taboos about menstruation seriously impede women’s ability to go to school and work. The Mother Nature Partnership develops educational workshops for young women, offering essential information and supplying them with eco-sensitive menstrual cups. Support the partnership at the Question Period event, a trivia night fundraiser designed to create a worldwide movement to improve menstrual health. Tuesday (January 28), 7 pm, at the Drake Underground, Artist Artists panel discussion. 7 pm. Free. Beach Business Hub, 2181 Queen E. Preregister eastendarts.ca.

Democrats Abroad – State Of The Union Watch Party Join others to watch the

presidential address. 8 pm. Free. Madison Pub, 14 Madison. Pre-register bit.ly/sotu_ toronto. East York Historical Society Meeting and presentation by a local historian. 7:30 pm. Free. S Walter Stewart Library, 170 Memorial Park. torontopubliclibrary.ca. rLearn To Skate Outdoor skating classes for all ages run through Mar 2014 at various times and prices. Harbourfront Centre Rink, 235 Queens Quay W. Pre-register 416-9734093, harbourfrontcentre.com/learntoskate. The Power Of Pursuing Your Dream Seminar on pursuing a dream or goal for people

astrology freewill

1150 Queen West. $15/player. mothernaturepartnership.org.

SAVING CANADA POST

No need to go postal on the federal government’s plan to kill door-to-door letter delivery. Join the Toronto New Young Democrats in a discussion on how to save the service at a town hall at OPSEU Union Hall (31 Wellesley East) Friday (January 24), 7 pm. Free.

fleck appreciates the nurturing power of his loved ones. “My family would be supportive,” he says, “if I said I wanted to be a Martian, wear only banana skins, make love to ashtrays and eat tree bark.” I’d like to see you cultivate allies like that in the coming months, Aries. Even if you have never had them before, there’s a good chance they will be available. For best r esults, tinker with your understanding of who your family might be. Redefine what “community” means to you.

Taurus Apr 20 | May 20 Author John

Koenig says we often regard emotions as positive or negative. Feeling respect is good, for example, while being wracked with jealousy is bad. But he favours a different standard for evaluating emotions: how intense they are. At one end of the spectrum, everything feels blank and blah, even the big things. “At the other end is wonder,” he says, “in which everything feels alive, even the little things.” Your right and proper goal right now, Taurus, is to strive for the latter kind: full-on intensity and maximum vitality. Luckily, the universe will be conspiring to help you achieve that goal.

Gemini May 21 | Jun 20 At her blog

other-wordly.tumblr.com, Yee-Lum Mak defines the Swedish word “resfeber” this way: “the restless race of the traveller’s heart before the journey begins, when anxiety and anticipation are tangled together.” You might be experiencing resfeber right now, Gemini. Even if you’re

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not about to depart on a literal trip, I’m guessing you will soon start wandering out on a quest or adventure that will bring your heart and mind closer together. Paradoxically, your explorations will teach you a lot about being better grounded. Bon v oyage!

Cancer Jun 21 | Jul 22 How does a monarch butterfly escape its chrysalis when it has finished gestating? Through tiny holes in the skin of the chrysalis, it takes big gulps of air and sends them directly into its digestive system, which expands forcefully. Voila! Its body gets so big it breaks free. When a chick is ready to emerge from inside its egg, it has to work harder than the butterfly. With its beak, it must peck thousands of times at the shell, stopping to rest along the way because the process is so demanding. According to my analysis, Cancerian, you’re nearing the final stage before your metaphorical emergence from gestation. Are you more like the butterfly or chick? Leo Jul 23 | Aug 22 “I’m not sure where

to go from here. I need help.” I encourage you to say those words out loud, Leo. Even if you’re not sure you believe they’re true, act as if they are. Why? Because I think it would be healthy for you to express uncertainty and ask for assistance. It would relieve you of the oppressive pressure to be a masterful problemsolver. It could free you from the unrealistic notion that you’ve got to figure everything out by yourself. And this would bring you, as if by magic, interesting offers and inquiries. In other words, if

Rally For More TTC Service And Lower

Social Enterprise Toronto Conference 2014 Bus tour of GTA social enterprises and a

Use your handy needlework skills for a good cause: help keep street people warmer this winter with your knitted creations. who are frustrated in their career or personal life. 7 pm. $12. Aangen Community Centre, 868 Dovercourt. Pre-register aangen.com. The StreetKnit Project Put your needles together and help keep someone without a home keep warm this winter. 7 pm. Free. Annette Library, 145 Annette. 416-393-7692. Tiyana Grulovic Talk by the FLARE fashion director and journalist. 5:30 pm. $60. Toronto Fashion Incubator, 285 Manitoba. Preregister fashionincubator.com. True Stories Told Live Five people tell true stories without notes. 8 pm. Free. Garrison, 1197 Dundas W. truestoriestoronto.com.

Words As Images: A Look At The Writings Of Robert Bringhurst Illustrated talk by design historian Brian Donnelly. 7 pm. Free. Carr Hall, Madden Auditorium, 100 St Joseph. facebook.com/ events/573827926044858.

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you confess your neediness, you will attract help. Some of it will be useless, but most of it will be useful.

Virgo Aug 23 | Sep 22 Dogs have a su-

perb sense of smell, much better than we humans. But ours isn’t bad. We can detect certain odours that have been diluted to one part in 5 billion. For example, if you were standing next to two Olympic-sized swimming pools, and only one contained a few drops of the chemical ethyl mercaptan, you would know which one it was. I’m now calling on you to exercise that level of sensitivity, Virgo. There’s a situation in the early stages of unfolding that would ultimately emanate a big stink if you allowed it to keep developing. There is a second unripe situation, on the other hand, that would eventually yield fragrant blooms. I advise you to either quash or escape from the first, even as you cultivate and treasure the second.

Libra Sep 23 | Oct 22 Whatever adventures may flow your way in the coming weeks, Libra, I hope you will appreciate them for what they are: unruly but basically benevolent; disruptive in ways that catalyze welcome transformations; a bit more exciting than you might like, but ultimately pretty fun. Can you thrive on the paradoxes? Can you delight in the unpredictability? I think so. When you look back at these plot twists two months from now, I bet you’ll see them as entertaining storylines that enhance the myth of your hero’s journey. You’ll understand them as tricky gifts that

specialist Pat Feheley. 7 pm. $12, stu $8. Art Gallery of Ontario, 317 Dundas W. 416-9796648, ago.net. The Mindful Life Lecture. 7:30 pm. $12, adv $10. Isabel Bader Theatre, 93 Charles W. 416-762-8033. Plan A Holistic Life Seminar with life coach Brigid Dineen. 7 pm. $39. Centre for Social Innovation Annex, 720 Bathurst. Pre-register eventbrite.ca.

Fees Attend the city council meeting on the TTC, talk to riders and rally for more funding. Today and tomorrow 10 am. Free. City Hall, Queen and Bay. ttcriders.ca.

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by Rob Brezsny

Aries Mar 21 | Apr 19 Actor Casey Af-

Annette Public Library, 145 Annette. Tuesday (January 28), 7 pm. Free. 416-393-7692.

Close Encounters – Northern Light: The Art Of Kenojuak Asheva Talk by Inuit art

Discuss actions to maintain postal home delivery on January 24.

Wednesday, January 29

Benefits

I Love Sketchfest (Toronto Sketch Comedy Festival) Fundraising party with music by the Barrel Boys, a Comedy Bar photobooth and more. 7 pm. $30. Roundhouse, 255 Bremner. torontosketchfest.com.

Lorrie Gallant/Itah Sadu/Olivia Chow/ Michele Landsberg (World Literacy Can-

ada) Reading and talking about their work as part of the Kama series. Doors 6:30 pm. $60. Park Hyatt Toronto, 4 Avenue. 416-9770008, worldlit.ca. 5Punk Rock Bingo (various local charities) Games are followed by a party with DJ TripleX. 9 pm. No cover. The Beaver, 1192 Queen W. facebook.com/punkrockbingotoronto.

Events

CBC Connects A weekly live show lets you have taught you valuable secrets about your soul’s code.

Scorpio Oct 23 | Nov 21 Manufacturing

a jelly bean is not a quick, slam-bam process. It’s a five-step procedure that takes a week. Each seemingly uncomplicated piece of candy has to be built up layer by layer, with every layer needing time to fully mature. I’m wondering if maybe there’s a metaphorically similar kind of work ahead for you, Scorpio. May I speculate? You will have to take your time, proceed carefully, and maintain a close attention to detail as you prepare a simple pleasure.

Sagittarius Nov 22 | Dec 21 I under-

stand the appeal of the F-word. It’s guttural and expulsive. It’s a perverse form of celebration that frees speakers from their inhibitions. But I’m here today to announce that its rebel cachet and vulgar power are extinct. It has decayed into a barren cliché. Its official deathfrom-over-saturation occurred with the release of the mainstream Hollywood blockbuster The Wolf Of Wall Street. Actors in the film spat out the rhymeswith-cluck word more than 500 times. I hereby nominate you Sagittarians to begin the quest for new ways to invoke rebellious irreverence. What interesting mischief and naughty wordplay might you perpetrate to escape your inhibitions, break taboos that need to be broken and call other people on their BS and hypocrisy?

Capricorn Dec 22 | Jan 19 German philosopher Immanuel Kant (1724-1804) has had a major impact on the development of ideas in the Western world. We can reasonably divide the history of philosophy into two eras: pre-Kantian and post-Kantian. And yet for his whole life, which lasted 79 years, this big thinker never travelled more than 10 miles away

conference focusing on marketing, knowledge-sharing, collaboration and procurement opportunities. Today and tomorrow. Learning Enrichment Fdn, 116 Industry. Preregister socialenterprisetoronto.com.

10 Healthy Habits Of Financial Management Presentation by a chartered account-

ant. 6:30 pm. Free. Brentwood Library, 36 Brentwood N. Pre-register 416-394-5247. Terrarium Workshop Workshop with student-led organization grOCAD. 6:30 pm. Free. OCAD U, 100 McCaul, onsite@ocadu.ca. Yoga Meditation Kundalini yoga class. 6:15 pm. Free. Etobicoke Civic Centre Art Gallery, 399 the West Mall. freemeditation.ca.

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Thursday, January 30 Bone Health Seminar on nutrition. 7 pm. Free. Big Carrot, 348 Danforth. 416-466-2129.

Can We Afford FORD More Years? Discus-

sion on the class-composition of Ford Nation. 7 pm. Free. Beit Zatoun, 612 Markham. beitzatoun.org.

What We Have Learned From New Orleans Post-Katrina Talk by urban historian M Chris-

tine Boyer. 7:30 pm. Prefix, 401 Richmond W. 416-591-0357. 3

from Königsberg, the city where he was born. He followed a precise and methodical routine, attending to his work with meticulous detail. According to my analysis, you Capricorns could have a similar experience in the coming weeks. By sticking close to the tried-and-true rhythms that keep you grounded and healthy, you can generate influential wonders.

Aquarius Jan 20 | Feb 18 The Aquarian

author Georges Simenon (1903-1989) wrote more than 200 novels under his own name and 300 more under pseudonyms. On average, he finished a new book every 11 days. Half a billion copies of his books are in print. I’m sorry to report that I don’t think you will ever be as prolific in your own chosen field as he was in his. However, your productivity could soar to a hefty fraction of Simenon’s levels in 2014 – if you’re willing to work your ass off. Your luxuriant fruitfulness won’t come as easily as his seemed to. But you should be overjoyed that you at least have the potential to be luxuriantly fruitful.

Pisces Feb 19| Mar 20 When I’m older and wiser, maybe I’ll understand the meaning of my life. When I’m older and wiser, maybe I’ll gain some insight about why I’m so excited to be alive despite the fact that my destiny is so utterly mysterious. What about you, Pisces? What will be different for you when you’re older and wiser? Now is an excellent time to ponder this riddle. Why? Because it’s likely you will get a glimpse of the person you will have become when you are older and wiser – which will in turn intensify your motivation to become that person. Homework: How could you change yourself in order to get more of the love you want? Go to FreeWillAstrology.com; click on “Email Rob.”

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Kinton takes Koreatown

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Home of the perpetual lineup, Baldwin Village’s Kinton Ramen quietly launched a second outpost in the defunct Il Bun Ji (668 Bloor West, at Manning, 416-551-8177, kintonramen.com, @KintonRamen) earlier this month. Not only is the new room larger than the original and open till 2 am Friday and Saturday nights, but the menu’s been expanded and now features chicken ramen alongside the usual pork. Head to either on Tuesday (January 28) for Mega Ramen. If you finish a $30 bowl of shoyu ramen with double noodles, six orders of pork shoulder, four of pork belly, a slow-poached egg, some seaweed and a triple helping of bean sprouts in 15 minutes or less, it’s on the house. There are a few stipulations. Sharing is verboten, as are washroom visits. “If you vomit, please mop it. No dying or passing out.” However, burping and slurping are encouraged.

Half cut At Agave y Aguacate, owner/chef Francisco Alejandri preps pollo en pipián rojo; Guanajuato meatballs and chileajo topped with queso fresco score; murals warm the interior; tostada de tinga and chile poblano relleno, and ceviche verde are infinitely snackable; bartender Kirk (below) shakes up the house margarita.

T.O’s best Mexican Tapas are terrific at the barely month-old Agave y Aguacate By Steven Davey AGAVE Y AGUACATE (35 Baldwin, at

Henry, 647-748-6448, @AgaveyAguacate) Open for dinner Tuesday to Saturday 5:30 to 11 pm. Closed Sunday, Monday, holidays. Reservations accepted. Licensed. Access: two steps at door, washroom upstairs. Rating: NNNN

The relaunch of Francisco Alejandri’s Agave y Aguacate in Baldwin Village two weeks ago was bound to be a bit of a letdown. How can you top a feel-good story that sees an ex-Scaramouche line cook open a tiny food stall in an obscure Kensington Market location only to become a culinary cause célèbre? No less an authority than Anthony Bourdain and his film crew sang Agave’s praises, calling Alejandri’s carefully composed plates “some of the most amazing Mexican takeout north of the border – any border.” Unlike the ramshackle one-man operation, the new Agave is an actual restaurant. Instead of paper plates and plastic forks, there are marble-

topped tables and artful chandeliers and loungey muzak. Friendly servers deliver food from the kitchen in a timely manner, this sure to shock anyone who’s ever stood in line at the old joint for 45 minutes only to get to the top of the queue to wait another 20 as stickling perfectionist Alejandri s-l-o-w-l-y made every single thing to order. To anyone expecting the renegade cachet of Kensington, it all seems so, well, ordinary. For all that, the tapas-style carte is as spectacular as ever. Old favourites return, like his chileajo, a fragrant mix of al dente fingerling spuds, pearl onions, green beans and chickpeas in a garlicky guajillo pepper sauce layered with a slab of mild queso fresco cheese ($7). And welcome back, ceviche verde. We’ve missed your marvellous lime-macerated white fish with its coriander pesto, sliced avocado and tomatillo finish, a handful of house-fried tortilla chips on the side ($13). A pair of unusually tender chicken

legs impress in a cinnamon-scented mole tossed with softened almonds (pollo en pipián rojo, $11), while cubes of slow-braised beef tongue dressed with slivered green onions and plantain crisps (lengua de res, $12) virtually dissolve on ours. And what other local cantina would have the cojones to stuff a blistered poblano pepper with pineapple and puréed avocado before plating it under a tangle of pickled onion and roasted garlic and call it a chile relleno ($8)? Chef dolls up tostadas with pulled chicken, shredded chorizo and very refried beans, a scoop of avocado and a squiggle of crema fresca to garnish. And woe that there aren’t more than just three slow-poached veal ’n’ pork meatballs in smoky chipotle gravy in a serving (albondigas estilo Guanajuato, both $9). You’ll fight over these. Side them with lidded mini-casseroles of red pinto bean stew laced with fabulously fatty pork rind (frijoles charros, $3) and another of cubed zucchini spiked with chilies, chorizo and mint (calabacitas à la

crema, $4). Save room for impossibly dense wedges of flourless chocolate cake coupled with house-made rose-petal sorbet ($8) and slices of Alejandri’s legendary lime charlotte (carlota de limón, $6), a tiramisu-like trifle drizzled with buttery olive oil and a pinch of black Hawaiian lava salt. You’ll note the distinct lack o’ tacos. Neither are there sombreros hanging on the wall, bottles of Tabasco sauce on the table (“Thank god!” sighs our server with a roll of her eyes) nor are they cranking an old school mixtape. Not even a month out of the gate, Agave y Aguacate is already the best Mexican restaurant in town. 3 stevend@nowtoronto.com @stevendaveynow

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Not to be outdone, nearby Ryus Noodle Bar (33 Baldwin, at Henry, 647-344-9306, ryusnoodlebar.com, @RYUS_Noodle_bar) offers its everyday ramen lineup for halfprice through January 31. The sixmonth-old trat has also created a limited-edition roast beef ramen for the duration, but you’ll have to pay full price of $9.95 for that privilege.

Mai thai Long-time Supermarket chef Manh Nguyen has resurfaced in the heart of Ford Nation with Mai Bistro (4906 Dundas West, at Burnhamthorpe, 647-343-3130, maibistro.com). The carte features what Nguyen calls Latin-Asian tapas, shareable plates like blue crab fried rice and Vietnamese-style pork tacos with salsa ’n’ slaw.

Another mother A regular winner in NOW’s annual Readers Poll, Mother’s Dumplings (421 Spadina, at College, 416-2172008, mothersdumplings.com) looks set to open a second outpost on the Danforth as early as mid-February. Located in the old Maverick’s Pub two blocks east of Pape, this Mother’s promises a similar dim-sumstyle menu as well as a first-time liquor licence. and patio come SD summer.

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@partsnlabourMove over, big smoke, and you, too, Burger’s Priest. There’s a new kid muscling into your fast food territory, namely one Matty Matheson of Parts and Labour fame, who’s launched a new burger concept just down the block. Best: the burgers – 6 and a half ounces of house-ground Ontario chuck smashgrilled to order on absorbent Silverstein buns dressed with the likes of peameal bacon, Canadian cheddar, iceberg lettuce, crispy deep-fried onions and backyard barbecue sauce (The Castor) or roasted peppers, sautéed onions, mozzarella and marinara sauce (The Italian), all available wrapped in gluten-free kale; sides of kale Caesar salad tossed with shaved parmigiano, raw garlic and croutons fashioned from leftover hamburger buns. Complete meals for $15 per person, including tax, tip and a refillable fountain pop. Average main $9. Open Monday to Wednesday 11 am to 10 pm, Thursday to Saturday 11 am to 11 pm, Sunday 11 am to 9 pm. Closed some holidays. No reservations. Unlicensed. Access: barrier-free, minimal seating. Rating: NNNN

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388 Spadina, at Baldwin, 416-901-1510 Toronto’s no stranger to East-West fusion. Susur Lee ring a bell? But Tao Zhang and

The charcuterie board at Das Gasthaus is chock-full of goodies. Jianing Hu’s student-friendly spot puts a new spin on this still cutting-edge cuisine, even if the decor – exposed brick, Edison light bulbs – is somewhat generic. Best: to start, deep-fried Taiwanese-style popcorn chicken breaded in what we swear are crushed graham crackers; mains like braised beef brisket soup with al dente ramen-style wheat noodles, baby bok choy and chopped Italian tomatoes; meatball-sized dumplings stuffed with minced pork, watercress and chives; rice

Go Nuts for 2014!! Nourish the Body and Soul: 10th Anniversary Guilty Comfort Food and “Tuesdays Pleasures Strolling Fashion with Morrie” Theatre Event Brunch Campbell House Museum The Drake Hotel Jan. 31 - Feb. 6 & Feb. 9 - 12 Feb. 1

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casseroles topped with broiled eel in teriyaki sauce and mozzarella cheese; cold Korean noodles dressed with shredded chicken thigh, carrot and pickled eggs; to finish, baked marshmallow toast; creamy egg custard in eggshells served in a ceramic egg carton. Complete meals for $20 per person, including tax, tip and an iced tea or hot chocolate. Average main $9. Open Wednesday to Monday noon to 11 pm. Closed Tuesday. Reservations accepted. Unlicensed. Access: barrier-free. Rating: NNN

German Das Gasthaus

107 Danforth, at Broadview, 647-3525044, dasgasthaus.ca, @DasGasthausTO Ex-Spice Room sommelier Ruthie Cummings’s German gastro-pub seems of two minds – part fine Mitteleuropean dining room, part student-friendly beer hall. Like the cozy room’s decor – mismatched chandeliers, velvet-tufted banquettes – the kitchen plays it right down the middle. Best: to start, the charcuterie board groaning with rustic chicken liver pâté, Haus-made pickles, sliced salami and smoked Gouda served with a basket of warm pretzel buns; roasted beet salads in creamy yogurt dressing; pounded pork schnitzel cleverly breaded with pretzel crumbs over a pool of walnut brown butter, a handful of perfectly executed string beans and a whole lotta dill; bright red cabbage rolls with smoked ham hock and nutty wild rice in tomato sauce; to finish, old-school cherry strudel. Complete dinners for $45 per person, including tax, tip and a microbrew. Average main $18. Open Monday to Thursday 4 pm to midnight, Friday and Saturday 4 pm to to 1 am. Weekend brunch starting at 11 am. Reservations accepted. Licensed. Access: barrier-free. Rating: NNN 3

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DRINKS WITH BENEFITS Relaxation

Whether it’s the ritual practice of visiting a local or the anticipation of a well-mixed cocktail at home at the end of a long day, imbibing is part of leisure. Alcohol is, after all, a depressant: it loosens muscles, softens perspectives and releases stress. It’s easy to unwind at Midfield (1434 Dundas West, 647-345-7005, midfieldwinebar.com), with its amazing wines, tasty plates and great ambience. Or sink into a plush chair and enjoy the view at the Hyatt Roof Lounge (4 Avenue Road, 416-9251234, parktoronto.hyatt.com).

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Daily, we’re bombarded by a maelstrom of alarming news. The air we breathe is foul, the food we crave rots our insides, and everything we do that’s fun is basically hurting us or the planet – or both. Alcohol (which has been used for medicinal purposes for thousands of years) is a common (and delicious) buffer against all the doomsday warnings routinely monkey-flung in our faces. I’m not promoting overconsumption, and I definitely don’t bury my head in the sand when it comes to the perils of excess – I’ve been a bartender for a decade; I’ve seen some shit – but I do think moderate drinking is one of the most enjoyable activities in which we can collectively participate. Drinking can be great for you, and I’ll tell you why.

Pleasure

Alcohol releases endorphins, lighting up your brain’s pleasure centre and making you feel fantastic. I’m no neuroscientist, but I know that a stiff drink from a friendly barkeep can According to Alcoholism: Clinical And coax a smile from a grump. We celeExperimental Research, moderate brate our milestones – graduation, drinkers consistently outlive teetotal marriage, new horizons, reunions with Reposado ers. Why? We don’t really know, but one of old pals – by toasting them, and there’s a the reasons may be that drinking brings perfect drink for each of our fondest moments. people together. Humans need social stimulation; I love the Black Dice Cafe (1574 Dundas West, blackwe get depressed without it. A couple of drinks can be dicecafe.com) because it’s low-key and one of a kind. I shyness’s wrecking ball, peeling back inhibitions that can always find a few of my favourite things in house: might get in the way of a spontaneous kiss or a new Japanese dark lager, a range of Nikka whiskies and a friendship. You don’t need alcohol to have a good time, vintage pinball table. Sipping quality spirits in an unbut, holy hell, does it help. pretentious setting can be the best thing ever. Hit 1602 If you want to mingle, visit a bar with good vibes and (1602 Dundas West, 416-885-9298) for whiskey, and lots of regulars, like 416 Snackbar (181 Bathurst, 416Reposado (136 Ossington, 416-532-6474, reposadobar. 364-9320, 416snackbar.com) or Pharmacy (1318 King com) for tequila and mezcal. West).

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THE BOBBIE BURNS

Of all the ways a well-loved poet like Robbie Burns has been immortalized, I like to think he’d be more tickled by this liquid homage than, say, the ceremonial splitting of the haggis at Burns suppers. The drink is essentially a Rob Roy with the addition of Drambuie (some use Bénédictine or absinthe, but let’s keep it Scottish). David Embury in The Fine Art Of Mixing Drinks suggests a dash or two of Peychaud’s instead of the usual Angostura. 2 oz Famous Grouse ¾ oz sweet vermouth ¼ oz Drambuie 2 dashes Peychaud’s bitters Directions Stir all ingredients over ice and strain into a chilled coupe. Garnish with a lemon twist.

Toast Burns with these beauts Saturday (January 25) marks the 255th birthday of Scotland’s pastoral patriot, Robert Burns. There’s only one appropriate dram to raise and clink to the Good Old Bard of Ayrshire this weekend: Scotch.

The Famous Grouse

Rating NNN Why A blend of grain and single malt whiskies, including stocks from Highland Park and the Macallan, the Famous Grouse is smooth and affordable – classic characteristics that have made blended Scotch the world’s best-selling whisk(e)y. Price: 750 ml/$28.05 (on sale until F ebruary 2) Availability: LCBO 52050

Compass Box Asyla

Rating: NNN Why The lightest of Compass Box’s line, Asyla isn’t my personal favourite – but not everyone wants to their taste buds to flirt and wrestle with their whisky. If you fancy an easy blend with a demure nose and a soft, sweet palate, then this is your dram. Price 700 ml/$54.90 Availability LCBO 346346

10 Year Old ñArdbeg

Rating: NNNN Why: Single malts like Ardbeg are why I’ve come around to Islay peat-bombs. Hiding behind the initial hit of bonfire are a spectrum of intense aromas and flavours, from salted caramel to buttered popcorn, citrus, coconut, tar and iodine. Price 750 ml/$99.95 Availability LCBO 560474

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Roundhouse revels

Though advance tickets are sold out for the Roundhouse Winter Beer Fest Saturday (January 25, 11 am to 5 pm, craftbeerfest.ca) limited $25 tickets are still up for grabs at the gates. Cross your fingers and come early for a chance to feel Canadian to the bone while drinking craft beer in the cold.

Vermouth in small doses

Attention, cocktail geeks: minis of Carpano Antica Formula vermouth have been spotted at select LCBO stores (375 ml/$15.95, Vintages 360248). Who knows how long they’ll last, but let’s hope they become a Vintages fixture.

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Hospitals, hotels, prisons: whether people reside in them for a few days or a few years, these environments have a significant impact on the way they think, feel and live.

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How do these transitory living spaces become second homes? I went on a mission to learn about their design, both theoretical and practical. In fact, they don’t become homes – not really. They may use some homelike decor elements, but their goal is never to become permanent. The Shangri-La and Beverley Hotels are designed as destinations, ultimate escapes where you can revel in luxury or voyeurism. Bridgepoint Hospital aims to get patients back out the door ASAP, while the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health is creating an urban village to help clients more easily reintegrate into the community. Both the Toronto South Detention Centre and Roy McMurtry Youth Centre are designed to prevent incidents that could extend inmates’ stays or see them become repeat guests. Turns out planning temporary spaces is a delicate balancing act, perhaps one reason why progress in this area seems so sluggish. Hotels are slow to differentiate themselves from one another, while public institutions struggle to leave the 20th century behind in order to become more effective and humane. As a result, tracing these places’ design journeys is at once both inspirational and maddening. It’s clear that transient spaces play a tremendously important role in our society, and design is key to their success or failure.

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Toronto South Detention Centre 160 Horner, Etobicoke

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Going to prison in Canada isn’t a pretty proposition. Yes, detention centre design has come a long way from the dungeon-like Don Jail, but it still lags far behind the standard set by some European nations. Norway’s state-of-the-art Halden Prison, for example, was dubbed “the world’s most humane prison” by Time Magazine. It features wall stencils by a famous street artist, a recording studio, jogging trails and a kitchen laboratory for inmates to take cooking courses, among other dorm-like amenities. It has no metal bars, and inmates’ rooms resemble Ikea showrooms, complete with flat-screen TVs and en-suite showers. Guards are so integrated with prisoners that they play basketball together and share meals. In Ontario prisons, “state-of- the-art” refers to residents’ ability to participate in religious services and the use of Body Orifice System Scanning (B.O.S.S.) chairs in place of manual cavity searches. The Toronto South Detention Centre is the Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services’ new $594 -million darling in Etobicoke. It’s a 234,000-square-metre expanse of concrete and plexiglass that will eventually house 1,650 inmates (assuming TSDC doesn’t run into overcrowding problems like the Don).

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“We’re more oriented toward the American than the European philosophy,” says Alan Munn, senior partner emeritus at Zeidler Partnership Architects, who was part of the design team. “European [institutions] tend to allow prisoners to have more personal stuff in their cells. But you only need to do that if someone is there for more than 18 days.” At TSDC, a provincial detention centre, the longest sentence served is two years less a day. The average length of stay is 18 days. There may be a big difference between a sentence that totals just over two weeks and one that spans two years, but there’s not much difference in the two very different types of inmates’ living facilities. “Unfortunately, most of the units are designed to be very much the same. [The ministry] wanted that so staff get used to how the unit works,” explains Munn on the phone from his Toronto office. The main impetus behind TSDC’s modern design is safety and security. Inmate movement, deemed risky, is kept to a minimum, with video-link technology for visits and open-concept cellblock units, each with a guard station, a day room with metal tables and chairs, TVs, a seating area of unmovable chairs and a yard. Residents essentially never have to leave their unit. There’s a reason for that. “Most house only 40 people so you won’t have massive numbers of inmates getting together and starting a riot,” says Munn. Designers attempted to make the detention centre kinder than those it replaces, but considering those facilities’ human rights records, that’s not exactly a grand ambition. “We made the spaces as humane as possible within the parameters we were given,” says Munn. “We tried to get as much natural light into the spaces as we could and to deal with acoustic issues so the space wasn’t as hard acoustically.” Rather than numbering the day rooms and cells, the architectural team colour-coded the spaces in an effort to add some warmth. They also included facilities for aboriginal ceremonies and a multi-faith worship room that includes a footbath for Muslims to cleanse before prayers. TSDC’s exterior is designed to blend in with the surrounding community. It’s also bigger than it looks from the main road. “We wanted to make it look much more like a civic building. All the public spaces are welcoming, open and filled with light,” says Munn. “It’s important to create the right type of feeling for the community, not just for the inhabitants.”

When the facility opened, many natural materials used to soften the prison’s look were removed. “It was kind of contrary to the original vision,” says architect Gerald Lambers.

Roy McMurtry Youth Centre 8500 McLaughlin, Brampton Even when a prison’s design team has the best intentions, our government’s fear-first, thinklater response to inmates can undermine everything. When it came to incarcerating Ontario’s youth, the Ministry of Youth and Child Services granted designers of the Roy McMurtry Youth Centre in Brampton a little more leeway, but was quick to backtrack on progress. “The perception by staff, I think, is that these kids are a threat,” says Gerald Lambers, part of the team at Kleinfeldt Mychajlowycz Architects that worked on the centre. “They became very concerned about their [own] health and safety, to the detriment of the kids.” McMurtry houses young offenders aged 12 to 18. The average length of stay is six weeks, but some kids spend two years or more there. Lambers and his team were acutely aware of the dire conditions in existing youth detention centres.

“The instances of self-harm were just astonishing,” Lambers tells me in KMA’s quirky and cluttered Toronto office. The theory was that brighter, more open and welcoming spaces would have an impact on the residents’ moods. The facility consists of a series of cottages, each with two wings, 16 bedrooms, meeting and communal areas and an enclosed outdoor space with a basketball court. Each bedroom has natural light and ventilation, and the complex also has athletic fields, a school and areas for multi-faith worship. “We tried to stay away from detention-grade hardware. It is, in fact, detention-grade hardware, but it looks like the hardware you see on your bedroom door,” says Lambers. Cell doors look like they’re made of wood. McMurtry was built to meet LEED standards, so many of its materials aren’t typical of prisons. “A lot of the materials are better-quality

than those you’d see in a high school,” says Lambers. Like Toronto South Detention Centre, McMurtry is a direct supervision facility. “The vision was that guards would be on the floor interacting with the kids, talking to them. They’d know when a kid had a problem,” says Lambers. “The reality is that when the facility opened, a lot of new staff were brought in, including experienced staff from the adult corrections system with a lot of old ways of thinking and doing things. Their immediate response was to harden the facility,” explains Lambers. Many of the natural materials used to soften the prison’s look were removed. Windows for guards to peer through were suddenly installed in previously windowless washrooms, eliminating precious privacy for teens. “It was kind of contrary to the original vision,” says Lambers. “We don’t have much involvement with the facility at this point.”

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healing Bridgepoint hospital 14 St Matthews We live in a 21st century world with 20th century hospitals. Our not so fondly nicknamed Hospital Row on University is arguably one of the city’s most depressing stretches. Towering behemoths of drab brick and concrete dominate, while their interiors are worse for wear. Unforgiving fluorescent lights and shades of lifeless hospital green make these institutions places to avoid; you don’t want to come here unless something is seriously wrong. Infrastructure Ontario is trying to usher in a new generation of hospitals that don’t reek of anxiety, illness and the dreaded D-word. The new Bridgepoint hospital in Riverdale leads the effort with a fresh outlook on the ways good design can make a hospital, its patients and the community it serves better.

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Bridgepoint provides rehabilitation and restorative care for patients who have complex medical conditions and who suffer from brain trauma or neurological issues. “There’s a whole new frontier in health care. We need to take a different approach,” says Bridgepoint Health president and CEO Marian Walsh, a petite woman with electric energy that fills the room. “It’s not enough to just treat people and leave them to languish. How do we help people to live well with these conditions?” In addition to caring for their physical well-being, Bridgepoint harnesses the power of design to produce positive psychological effects. Administrators are acutely aware of the strains hospital life can have on the psyche. “There’s lots of research on the psychological and physical benefits of being connected to the landscape,” says Walsh. “We want people to benefit from the healing effects of nature, not to feel isolated by their health problems.”

Everyone who comes here is bedridden. The horizontal windows help patients feel connected from the moment they arrive. Bridgepoint CEO Marian Walsh

As a result, every individual patient space has two windows – one horizontal and one vertical. “Everyone who comes here comes in an ambulance – they’re bedridden,” she says. “The horizontal windows enable patients to feel connected from the moment they arrive.” The vertical window is a metaphor for the hospital’s goal, which is to help patients eventually stand and walk again. Natural light plays a major role in the building, which is more or less encased in floor-to-ceiling glass so you can see through it from almost any angle. Views of the city help patients feel less secluded from the outside world. Bridgepoint uses warm colours – no hospital green here – and wood finishes to make it feel more like home. Walsh boasts of features like flower gardens, a labyrinth and the future addition of 222 full-size trees, multi-use bike paths and a public park. “Nothing here is accidental or ornamental. It all has a meaning: to call people to life.”

Centre for Addiction and Mental Health 1001 Queen St W Twenty-firstcentury hospitals are looking to hotels because both are serving customers. We often refer to hospital design as hospitality design.

Across town at Queen and Ossington, the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) is undergoing a massive redevelopment with similar design goals. Every building will be demolished and rebuilt by the time the project’s completed in 2021. CAMH’s new vision is called “the urban village.” The aim is to use smart design to integrate the centre into the neighbourhood and reduce the stigma that surrounds mental illness. The centre will welcome in the community by extending existing streets through the property. CAMH facilities and non-CAMH buildings will be integrated, and parks and pedestrian paths will be improved “so [the site] becomes like a normal city block,” explains Alice Liang, a principal at Montgomery Sisam ArchiArchitect Alice Liang tects, the design team behind the redevelopment.

There are some limitations when creating spaces for patients with mental health issues, especially those in acute care. “For acute clients, the primary goal is their safety and the safety of staff,” says Liang, a no-nonsense woman with a short bob to match. All design elements in the acute care facility must be anti-ligature, meaning there’s no way for patients to potentially hang themselves. Door handles, hinges, curtain rods and even hooks in bathroom stalls have to give way if anything more than the weight of a jacket is placed on them. Unlike in other health care facilities, sinks can’t be automatic because some patients will drink themselves sick. “It’s about being aware of those considerations but not allowing the design to be hijacked by them,” says Liang. “It shouldn’t look like a prison.” The design team also worked to conceal the cameras placed around CAMH to monitor patients. “Some clients suffering from paranoia are further agitated

by the cameras,” says Liang. “Our goal is to design as calming an environment as possible.” Building interiors now feature warmer colours and softer textures to look more like homes or dorms than like a harsh hospital setting. Strategic use of brighter shades also serves to help orient patients around floors and spaces that can easily start to all look the same. “The surrounding environment has to be as normal as possible, not only to better re-engage them with the community when they leave, but also to remind them of where they came from,” says Liang. Bedrooms have three different types of lighting that patients can control, none of them fluorescent. Communal areas provide a space for socializing and watching TV, while hallways feature reading nooks. Comfort and normalized living are key. “All hospitals built in the 21st century are looking to hotels, because at the end of the day, the facility is serving customers,” says Liang. “We now often refer to hospital design as hospitality design.”

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hospitality The Beverley Hotel 335 Queen West

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A soft thumping emanates from the front window of an unmarked building. A DJ stands inside, his back to you, swaying with the beat while he spins for clusters of Queen West cool kids drinking craft beer and tucking into duck-fat kettle corn. Their warmth contrasts with the sheets of steel and hard, uneven concrete that line the room. The window frames the space like a living Instagram photo, its subjects perfectly filtered by the low glow of bulbous overhead light fixtures. You aren’t the only one watching. Inconspicuous reflective wall panels – so discreet you could easily miss them altogether – allow guests to steal glances at one another without so much as a turn of the head. And in the guest rooms, the bathrooms are a peeping Tom’s wet dream. Welcome to the Beverley Hotel, a place to be seen, subtly; a setting tailor-made for a generation whose voyeuristic tendencies and desire for privacy are at constant odds. The hotel’s restaurant and bar combine the clean lines of Scandinavian design with Queen West-inspiredelements. “It’s a cleaned-up version of Queen West. It’s street culture, it’s raw,” says Paolo Silverio, the hotel’s interior designer and an OCAD graduate.

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“Everyone on Queen loves to wear dark colours, so it is very dark here. We have the cement floors, the steel,” he says, very much the part in a black leather jacket. There’s also a mural fashioned from a photograph of Armistice Day celebrations in Toronto. As the night deepens, city dwellers move on from the Beverley and 905ers stumble in. The hotel caters to a very special subset: party-hard suburbanites who need a downtown place to crash. Guest rooms are small and simply designed, not meant for much more than passing out in the most dignified manner possible. “I call it a cleaner version of Ikea,” says Silverio. The rooms’ quirkiest design feature are the bathrooms that provide all the privacy of a fishbowl. Some are fully encased in clear glass; others have oversized windows that connect with the bedroom. Either way, your bunkmate is afforded a full view of everything you do in there. Silverio figures the design will appeal to guests’ inner voyeur and that most people who share a room are likely pretty intimate already. As it turns out, if you want to get to know a hotel’s personality, the bathroom is a good place to start. The room with the white throne speaks volumes about the guests designers envision staying there and the experience they’d like them to have.

Shangri-La Hotel Toronto 188 University A few blocks from the Beverley, in a suite at the Shangri-La Hotel, grand double French doors open to a washroom swathed in black-veined white marble. You glide across heated floors to a distinctly Asian oak table, on top of which sits a dual vanity and mirrors embedded with a sleek LCD TV. L’Occitane bath products on the countertop whisper, “Try me!” Choose between a separate glass-enclosed shower or a luxurious deep-soaking tub. Hell, take both for a spin. For those with deep pockets, an Italian crystal chandelier and a balcony the size of a bachelor pad are part of the mix. The Shangri-La is all about extravagance. The hotel sticks to the Asian-inspired style for which the chain is known, using walls panelled with raw silk, richly coloured carpets and subtle calligraphy paintings by Chinese artist Wang Xu Yuan to feel authentically exotic without seeming like a caricature. But the hotel isn’t just a travel destination. It’s important to the owners that it be a local hot spot. In addition to business travellers and ritzy socialites, the hotel targets the same cool kids as the Beverley. Enter the strategic inclusions of Soho House and Momofuku restaurants on the

property, and a lobby that’s become one of the city’s most popular places to grab a drink. More than a mere lobby, it’s a community hub, a place where the hotel’s patrons connect and clink champagne flutes. It was also one of the most challenging spaces to design. “It was really tough, because you want it to be grand but also feel intimate,” says Renata Li, a designer and architect at Westbank, the hotel’s development group. On the phone from its Vancouver headquarters, she tells me the trick is in “pulling the space away from the entrances, so that it can become its own intimate space.” Li and a team from McFarlane Biggar Architects + Designers used a wood wall fashioned by Quebec woodworkers Beaubois and a sprawling double-sided fireplace to add warmth to the space. Residentialscale clusters of furniture and smaller objects like teapots make the space feel more like a home. Overnight stays are just a small part of the equation here. Next up, the hotel aims to become a major musical venue – a rather unusual but exciting aspiration for a luxury hotel. While their competitors stick to the status quo that often seems more about money than taste, the Shangri-La, in the true spirit of hospitality, is expanding its welcome.

More than a mere lobby, it’s a community hub, a place where all the hotel’s patrons connect and clink champagne flutes.

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While it’s sure fun to browse, nothing beats the gratification of parting with some hard-earned cash to take home the object of your desire. Here’s what we’d buy at the Interior Design Show if we had a few extra dollars to spend. Toronto designer Jonathan Sabine’s ultra-modern Fewer Than Three side table’s profile changes significantly depending on which angle you view it from ($600, The Kona chair, crafted by Toronto-based Miles Keller, is made from previously downed logs handpicked in Scarborough and bent via a complex steam process ($5,000, Dystil, 224 Wallace, suite 403, 416832-7310, dystil.ca).

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ATOMIC DESIGN 965 Queen West, 416-912-2358, atomicdesign.ca BUNGALOW 273 Augusta, 416598-0204, bungalow.to ETHEL 327 Queen East, 416-7786608, ethel20thcenturyliving.com GUFF 1142 Queen East, 416-9138025, guffonline.com INABSTRACTO 1160 Queen West, 416-533-6362, inabstracto.com MACHINE AGE MODERN 1000 Queen East, 416-461-3588, m achineagemodern.com MRS. HUIZENGA 28 Roncesvalles, 416-533-2112, mrshuizenga.com

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Apparently, I need to have my house checked for toxic materials. I’m not sure how I missed this information when we bought the house five years ago, but I’ve just learned that structures built before the 1960s in Toronto contain asbestos, and that if the previous owners didn’t have it removed, it’s likely still there. Terrific. My house is going to kill me and my family. Of course, obviously harmful substances aren’t the only ways your living, work and play environments can affect your physical and mental health. The amount of light, the view from the window, the placement of stairs: these can make or break a healthy environment. For example, according to the American Institute of Architects, a Harvard study found that men who climbed at least 20 flights of stairs per week had a 20 per cent lower risk of stroke and premature death from all causes. Colour can improve your mood and productivity. And, according to the Chinese system of feng shui, placement of everything affects the flow of energy in an environment. “Salutogenesis,” discussed below, refers to design that supports health and well-being rather than just avoiding factors that cause disease. What’s going on in your house or office?

“The impact of built environments on our overall health, efficiency and pro ductivity has been measured in many ways. Certain studies indicate, for in stance, that views of nature as well as engagement with it can alleviate stress as meas ured by pulse rate, blood pressure, the need for pain medication and even the length of stay in a hospital. Access to daylight, along with various forms of therapeutic positive distraction, have also been associated with reduced stress levels, improved performance and in some cases improved health indicators. Conversely, the design of the built environment can have a negative impact on health. For ex ample, certain building materials, interior finishes and furnishings with high levels of VOCs (volatile organic compounds) have been shown to have negative health impacts on people who work or spend a great deal of time in those set tings. This is especially significant in hospitals, where staff are working under stressful conditions and patients’ health is already compromised. Design and layout of the built environment has also been shown to affect infection rates and other meas ures of safety and certain adverse events common in hospitals. Ultimately, the amount of time we spend in any given environment, along with our inherent health status and ability to cope with environmental stressors, will determine the impact that any de signed environment can have on our health.” DAVID ALLISON, professor and director, graduate studies in architecture and health, Clemson University, Clemson, North Carolina “At the city and neighbourhood scale, safe and attractive walkable street networks, access to transit and parks can help increase physical activity and so cial capital and decrease stress and the negative health impacts of driving. Access to healthy food and reduced exposure to toxins (whether emis sions from tailpipes, chimneys or contaminated water or soil) are also important at the community scale. At the building scale, physical activity can also be encouraged by the prominent placement of stairs. Views of nature can reduce stress and improve mental health. Careful selection of con struction materials and finishes can reduce expos ure to toxins in paints, glues and other products.” ELLEN DUNHAM-JONES, professor of architecture and urban design, Georgia Tech School of Architecture, Atlanta “Structurally, people need to watch out for a few things. If they have a beam or a bulkhead in the bedroom, I would not suggest sleeping under it. If they need to be under a window, they should make sure they have a high headboard or really thick curtains. Feng shui is not just a study of the environment, but also of how energy shifts as time passes. Here are some general energies for 2014. If your front door, kitchen or bedroom is in the east, the north east or the northwest part of your home, you need to take more precautions. The illness energy will be stronger this year for these areas. Pregnant women should refrain from sleeping in a bedroom in the east, as should elderly people or those who are more fragile. They should find another room to sleep in, or, if they only have that east bedroom, put more metal in that room. Feng shui is all about the elements: fire, wood,

metal, water and earth. Certain elements can in crease or reduce energy. Placing metal in the east reduces the illness energy. The general energy for the northeast affects emotional health. Anyone whose front door or bedroom is in the northeast will find that 2014 will be a year of emo tional ups and downs. They might feel they can’t trust people and need to protect themselves. They might feel lonely. There could be a lot of jealousy, which can take quite a toll. Three stalks of bamboo in a glass vase could reduce that energy.” SAFRINA KADRI, feng shui consultant, fengshuiandprosper.com, Toronto “What we call salutogenesis can pro mote health in the built environment. Patients are exposed to a lot of stress. We need to create a quality of environ ment that will mentally engage them. This can re duce pain during hospitalization and work as a positive distraction. A shift from the left side to the right side of the brain – one of the dynamics salutogenesis pro motes – can happen through the use of colour, shape and light. I’ve always wondered why Toron to allowed a highway to block access to the city’s most beautiful area: the waterfront. At the same time, Toronto is one of the most ex citing cities in terms of developing new hospitals and health care facilities. Credit Valley Hospital is one of the most successful designs. It’s a very beautiful, very powerful built environment. There are colours from nature, like blue and green, dif ferent soft colours and lots of wood. Sounds that can positively affect the environment include the sounds of nature and classical music. We should have interactive art – and a big aquarium, too – in a hospital. Salutogenesis can be used in all kinds of health care facilities, but why not in office design, too? Or school environments? Exposing kids to saluto genically built environments could help them learn and stay engaged.” ALAN DILANI, founder and COO, International Academy for Design and Health, Stockholm “Emotions such as sadness, anger, bitterness and jealousy are real in our lives but also energetic in nature. Every season has a different influence on our emotional makeup and experiences. And we are all unique in the bundle of carefully chosen emotions we carry with us, sea son to season. Each emotion has an opposite vibratory reflec tion, similar to colour. For example, red is the op posite of green, orange the opposite of blue, and yellow the opposite of violet. The psychology of colour is about colour balance in our lives. It alerts us in a subtle way to imbalances in our relation ship with the environment. We are a full-spectrum people and need every colour under the sun. Individual colours in the spectrum have the energetic power to correct imbalances if the per son knows how to allow this energy-in-transition, how to emote and how to remain aware and con nected with themselves. When selecting colours for schools or hospitals, consider what goes on there. For example, in hos pitals, blue shades are calming and reassuring, and greens can promote thoughts of healing. Beige and white give a sense of neutrality and cleanliness. In schools, oranges and crimsons boost creativ ity, and yellows stimulate the intellect. If you trust your intuition when selecting shades to brighten up your home or office during lowlight seasons, you’ll never go wrong.” JULIANNE BIEN, colour therapist, Spectrahue Light & Sound Inc., Toronto NOW january 23-29 2014

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Beloved by those with extremely rough, itchy, scaly, split skin, this Florida-made formula contains soothing colloidal oatmeal, comfrey, goldenseal and chickweed. We’re docking a point, however, since the soybean oil isn’t organic (soybeans are often genetically modified), the African shea butter isn’t fair trade and almond oil is allergenic. Egyptian Magic is a comparable product with less contentious ingredients – unless you avoid bee products. $18.50/4 oz. SCORE: NNN

Toronto’s Ella’s Botanicals makes this balm by infusing olive oil with a skincalming blend of calendula flowers, comfrey leaf, plantain and chickweed, then adding Ontario beeswax and fair trade, organic shea butter. A little oily going on, as most balms are, but absorbs nicely to nourish dry, cracked skin, minor cuts and scrapes. Clementine and lavender options (no unscented). $15/2 oz. SCORE: NNNN

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Priya’s divine “Lavanilla” body butter is my fave for all-over body moisture, and Penny Lane Organics Rough Skin Balm with hemp seed oil banished my winter eczema. Priya (formerly made in T.O., now in Baltimore) uses all organic coldpressed sunflower oil, EVOO, mango butter and beeswax. Ontario’s Penny Lane now uses organic EVOO/North American hemp oil steeped with homegrown calendula, organic fair trade shea and eczema-busting zinc. Penny Lane is vegan, creamier, less oily than other balms; it’s also not quite as pure. Priya $10/1 oz., Penny Lane $15/5 oz. SCORE: NNNN

Bonus point for being the only balm I know about that’s concocted with entirely Canadian-grown ingredients. Infuses Ontario-grown certified organic sunflower/hemp oil with healing comfrey, yarrow and herbal plantain grown in Sigrid’s own garden as well as Ottawa Valley beeswax. Being a true oil-based balm, it’s a little greasy at first but works wonders on chapped skin, rashes and minor wounds. Can’t get any greener than this. $18/60 ml. SCORE: NNNNN

last summer, four major brands (Vaseline, Huggies, Nivea and Brylcreem) announced they’d be ditching the ingredient. Unilever UK says it has been phasing out MI from leave-on products like lotion, though the bottle of St. Ives cream I spotted on shelves last week still contained the stuff. So far, Unilever’s keeping MI in rinse-off products like Dove shampoo and Axe shower gel bodywash. But MI isn’t the only chemical in your beauty routine that could be bugging you. The sudsy sodium lauryl sulfate in shampoo, toothpaste and dish soap can certainly touch off irritation. Think you’re safe with natural brands? Seventh Generation dish soap and Method hand wash, for example, contain both SLS and MI. Fragrance in body care as well as laundry products is another super-common skin irritant that also happens to be laced with hormone disruptors, including scent-elongating phthalates, synthetic musks and more. Keep in mind that even natural essential oils can cause rashes and reaction in some. Safest bet: reach for unscented. If you react adversely to a product, don’t be shy, let Health Canada know. You can report product side effects at healthycanadians.gc.ca, reminding the agency to get a grip on its chemical Hotlist by lowering permissible levels or banning troublesome chems altogether before the Hotlist is rendered as useful as Rob Ford at a council meeting.

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JAKE BUGG WITH ALBERT HAMMOND JR AND THE SKINS at Sound Academy, Tuesday, January 14. Rating: NNN

The Skins, a NYC five-piece whose members range in age from 15 to 21, started the night with a half-hour set that had a distinctly 80s hard rock flavour. Incessantly hair-whipping vocalist Bayli Mckeithan showed serious chops and frontwoman skills. Albert Hammond Jr. and his band let loose with their tripartite guitar attack that went past loud and into the realm of molecular vibration. Hammond’s cold made his voice scratchier than usual, adding a pleasantly gruff edge to the songs. Jake Bugg’s set was much sparser. His drummer and bassist parked themselves on the far sides of the stage, leaving the young folkie to enjoy the spotlight. Bugg didn’t need to do much to elicit a response from the crowd, but the relatively sedate performance failed to captivate those at the fringes until he went electric halfway through. At that point, his reedy voice soared above the band’s surprisingly full sound. An abrupt ending startled the crowd, but a lively rendition of Lightning Bolt during the encore sparked raucous STEPHEN DU MANOIR cheering once again.

THE PIXIES and FIDLAR

at Massey Hall, Wednesñ day, January 15.

Rating: NNNN L.A. skate punks Fidlar’s fly-by set of moshable micro-songs about girls, drugs and misspent youth was a great warm-up for what quickly turned into a standing-up-in-the-seats love-in for alt-rock heroes the Pixies. The Pixies are touring a couple of new EPs minus bassist Kim Deal (who left the band last year), and their career-spanning two-hour set reminded us that they cannot be pigeonholed. The four-piece sashayed smoothly between acoustic/electric alt-pop, noisy rock and psychedelic experimentation, with some spoken word thrown in on new song Indie Cindy. Touring bassist Paz Lenchantin (A Perfect Circle, Zwan) fit right in and seemed super-stoked to be playing and singing with the band. She kept moving as she laid down the grooves, and the crowd did, too. The show felt like a temporary suspension of time, with Here Comes Your Man, Where Is My Mind and Gouge Away all sounding more present-day than nostalgic – and new songs like Bagboy and Magdalena could almost pass as classics. SARAH GREENE

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Rating: NNNN It’s a bit ironic that swoony stalwarts Stars’ would-be hit Hold On When You Get Love features this knowing gem of a line: “The world won’t listen to this song / And the radio won’t play it….” Well, thanks to Indie 88, their hometown now has a station that will, which brought the band back to their old stomping grounds to celebrate. When they kicked things off with The Night Starts Here, it was hard not to wonder if Stars’ epic sound no longer translates to smaller rooms, but the initially muddy audio was quickly resolved. Recent tunes like Song Is A Weapon showcased the full-on rock spectacle the band now trades in, complete with frontman Torquil Campbell’s requisite anti-Stephen Harper tirades and angel-voiced singer/guitarist Amy Millan’s adorably gushy T-dot anecdotes. They may not be the twinkly popsters of yesteryear, but Stars still know how to deliver on their dark/light ethos, prefacing Midnight Coward with a tease of comrade Kevin Drew’s new single, Good Sex, and bantering about death by hugging before a note-perfect reading of Your Ex-Lover Is Dead. TABASSUM SIDDIQUI

ART DEPARTMENT, ÂME and NITIN at CODA, Saturday, January 18.

Rating: NNNN Art Department and Âme are a big draw, but a major reason why the lineup outside CODA was so long was everyone’s eagerness to see the venue itself at its official grand opening. Run by the people behind the now closed Footwork, CODA (previously the Annex Wreckroom) is about twice as big as that club. Though the plan is to expand beyond the chugging tech house that was Footwork’s specialty, opening

night at CODA wasn’t a big departure. Âme’s Kristian Beyer delivered the big melodies and moody chords the German duo are loved for, while local opener Nitin stood out even more with eclectic programming and plenty of unexpected twists and turns. It was obvious when Art Department took over the decks that the hometown deep house duo were the night’s real stars. Jonny White and Kenny Glasgow have developed obvious chemistry behind the mixing board, and their DJ sets reveal a much wider range of influences than is apparent on their recordings alone. BENJAMIN BOLES

NEUTRAL MILK HOTEL

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Rating: NNNN Few things are as transcendental as hearing the song In The Aeroplane Over The Sea at full volume, performed by the guy who wrote it – Jeff Mangum, looking very much like Ian Blurton, with a scraggly beard, haunted eyes, long hair and cap – and the hobbit-like musicians who played it on Neutral Milk Hotel’s 1998 album of the same name. The song – much less disturbed than most of the others – is about the fleetingness of life, about being young and in love and knowing it won’t last forever and therefore relishing it while you can. The all-ages Kool Haus crowd took the words to heart and seized the moment, singing along and swaying and waving lighters, knowing full well that Mangum might decide to disappear again for another 15 years. Aeroplane came about halfway through the hour-long set, and nothing else matched its intensity, though the mosh-worthy King Of Carrot Flowers, Pts. 2 & 3 near the beginning and the stunningly spare Oh Comely near the end – just Mangum and horn player Scott Spillane under spotlights – came CARLA GILLIS close. NOW JANUARY 23-29 2014

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Meredith Graves discovers that breaking up (with yourself) is hard to do By Carla Gillis

Mavis Staples FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2014 8PM KOERNER HALL Mavis Staples has blazed a rhythm & blues trail while staying true to her gospel roots. She has influenced artists from Bob Dylan to Prince, who dubbed her “the epitome of soul.” PERFECT PUSSY with MEXICAN SLANG and NON-STOP GIRLS at the Silver Dollar (486 Spadina), Saturday (January 25), doors 9 pm. $10.50. RT, SS.

Europa Galante with Fabio Biondi SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2014 8PM KOERNER HALL Fabio Biondi creates a program called The Windy Seasons inspired by The Four Seasons. “Europa Galante are acknowledged as the world’s best.” (Gramophone)

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There are some band names you don’t want to accidentally Google Image. Perfect Pussy is one of them. Singer Meredith Graves wasn’t aware of this because, as a member of the alwaystouring Syracuse punk band, she hasn’t had regular internet access, or a home or computer, for the last while. But she knows the awkwardness the name can cause. “My mom hates it,” she says from a southern Florida tour stop. “She’s so mad at me that she didn’t even call me at Christmas. She doesn’t get it at all and thinks I’ve destroyed my future and will never be able to have a real job again. To which I say I could not get a real job in the first place.” If their electrifying forthcoming debut album, Say Yes To Love (Captured Tracks, March 18), is any indication, the four-piece will be busy for a long time. Over a charging noise punk fray, Graves scream-sings bracingly honest lyrics about, primarily, the demise of what she calls her first-ever healthy romantic relationship. The band’s profile-raising demo EP from last year, meanwhile, focused on an abusive relationship she was in before that.

In interviews, she’s just as open. For all her onstage ferocity and fast-talking intensity – “I’m getting a reputation for being a loudmouth bitch who causes a lot of problems, and I’m completely fine with that and I’m never going to shut up, ever!” – she says she’s so terrified about what people will think of Say Yes that she’s going to need to be medicated by the time it comes out. About her vocals being slightly more audible in the mix than on the EP, she groans, “Not my doing, man. I offer the world an apology for that.” She admits to recently sobbing in fear while riding a roller coaster, and softens when talking about the only book she’s brought on the current tour: When Things Fall Apart, by Buddhist monk Pema Chödrön. Along with Roland Barthes’s A Lover’s Discourse, it was the album’s main influence and encouraged her to embrace the idea that nothing is permanent: relationships, life, self-concepts. “I realized that the reason I don’t like myself and why I’m so angry is because I have this egocentric self-concept of myself as an abuse victim,” Graves says. “All those songs on the demo about abuse, that’s who I think I am. And that can wear on you after a while. Getting onstage every night singing about it? That shit can give you a headache.

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USSY “So I guess [Say Yes] is kind of a record about breaking up with myself. I broke up with myself and then I wrote a few songs about it. I don’t know who I am any more, and I’ve had to realize that that’s okay.” 3 carlag@nowtoronto.com | @carlagillis

On the cover of Men’s latest EP, JD Samson hides inside a mascot version of herself. The black Chucks and blue jeans are made of the same soft foam as high-school mascots and discount Halloween gear. Her giant head sinks forward, supported by nimble arms. Formerly of the now defunct dance trio Le Tigre, Samson has become the face of politically charged pop music. “Who am I really?” she wonders over the phone from her home in New York City. “The persona of JD Samson that exists may or may not be the same as JD Samson the human being.” On the album Labor, self-released last October, Samson explores this idea out loud, looking inward for the first time on record. While Men’s 2011 debut, Talk About Body, focused directly on the issues affecting her community – gender politics, raising kids as a queer woman – this time around Samson is personal, emotional and vulnerable. She admits that some of these thoughts she hasn’t even divulged to her therapist. “I think it’s a really interesting dichotomy in my life. I’d be willing to say these things in a song to whoever wants to listen, but not one-on-one.” Labor, a frenzy of dance hits anchored by Samson’s strong vocals and slick production – which band member Mike O’Neill collaborated on – even features some romance, a first for the singer. “All The Way Thru is a total love song, but it’s also about a change for me. That writing a love song is even possible is a new experience.” The politics haven’t disappeared altogether, though; they’re just coming from a different place. Semenya, for example, is about Caster Semenya, the female South African track star falsely accused of being a man. “I feel so grateful for everything I’ve been able to do, everything I’ve been able to do for other people who’ve needed this voice,” she says. “But I think part of that is showing my insides, and this record let me do that in a public way.” music@nowtoronto.com | @nowtoronto

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PHANTOGRAM MAR 1 :: VIRGIN MOBILE MOD CLUB

DANCE MUSIC/DJ/LOUNGE

CLINTON’S Throwback Thursdays (90s rap/hiphop) doors 10 pm. CRAWFORD Twisted Thursdays DJ Law (video dance party). DANCE CAVE Transvision DJ Shannon (alt/indie/electro/retro). DISGRACELAND A Hard Days Night DJ Nick Harris (rock/hip-hop favourites) 10 pm. EFS Untitled DJ Soundbwoy doors 10 pm. GOODHANDY’S T-Girl Party DJ Todd Klinck.5 MIDPOINT Nintendo Thursdays (80s Vs 90s). RIVOLI POOL LOUNGE DJ Bunitall (R&B/hiphop). ROUND Archi-Textures Hans Ohm, LeeLee Mishi, Purrpelle, Lumberjockey, Kalu (techno/bass/trance/DnB/downtempo) 9 pm. WAYLA BAR Random Play DJ Dwayne Minard (70s/80s) 10 pm.

ALLEYCATZ Ascencion (R&B/soul/funk). AMSTERDAM BICYCLE CLUB Odd Soul

DAVE MATTHEWS BAND

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ing 5 Years Of Slyde Slyde, We’re Doomed, Hell Storm (rock/metal) 9 pm. CODA Martin Buttrich, the Junkies, Chris Larsen, Conz & Wonka doors 10 pm. DAKOTA TAVERN Weber Brothers 10 pm. EL MOCAMBO Battlecross, Crimson Shadows 7:30 pm, all ages. FLATO MARKHAM THEATRE Tower of Power (funk) 8 pm. THE GARRISON Big Smoke Festival: Beers and Bands Cai.ro, Army Girls, Adaline, Highs doors 9 pm. HANDLEBAR P.W.D. (modern soul/funk/disco) 10 pm. HELICONIAN HALL Tony Dekker 7:30 & 10 pm, all ages. HORSESHOE Theatre Crisp, New Age Soldier, Marcellus Wallace, Damien Rattler & the Electric Soul Circus. HUGH’S ROOM CD release The DoneFors, Emma-Lee, Sean Pinchin, Jadea Kelly 8:30 pm. KANJI Crook (indie rock) 10:30 pm. LEE’S PALACE Mob Barley & the Raiders, Philly Moves, One Look, Donnybrook. LINSMORE TAVERN David Love Band 9:30 pm. MARS HQ THE SPACE Open Mic Nights 8:30 pm. MEASURE Allan Rayman, Juice Money, Jutes doors 9:30 pm. REVIVAL CD release and Cocksure Circus The Cocksure Lads doors 8 pm. SEVEN44 Mama Kin (Aerosmith tribute). SILVER DOLLAR Wavelength & NeXT Present: The Class Of 2014- A New IndieRock Honour Akua, Language Arts, Heat, Ada Dahli & the Pallbearers, DJ Eytan Tobin 9 pm. SOUTHSIDE JOHNNY’S The Homeless (rock/top 40) 10 pm. STEAM WHISTLE BREWING Unsigned Indie Music Series Bravestation, Ark Analog, Doom Squad doors 8 pm. 3030 DUNDAS WEST Listen Live Video Premiere: Your Life 20 Amp Soundchild, Danielle Knoll, Ellevan, DJ NoNameBrand 8 pm. THE WHITE HOUSE SINS 10 pm.

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ELECTRO-POP

LATCH & DUSTBUSTER Toronto duo beat the internet almost overnight By BENJAMIN BOLES LATCH & DUSTBUSTER at Weldon Park (569 College), February 1.

When an independently released song gets over 50,000 plays on Soundcloud only four days after being posted, you assume there’s a fairly organized campaign behind the artists. And when it turns out the group is from Toronto, you expect to have noticed them playing local clubs regularly. Latch & Dustbuster’s dreamy, sundrenched electronic pop tune, Hunter, is undeniably catchy, but that’s not usually enough to make a song stand out from the thousands of uploaded to the internet daily by eager bed-

room producers. When you google “Hunter by Latch [stylized as La+ch] & Dustbuster,” you turn up plenty of blog posts containing a black hole of non-info: “enigmatic Toronto duo,” “no one has really heard of these guys,” “not much information.” After meeting them in their westend recording studio/apartment, I realize this wasn’t some carefully plotted teaser campaign of anonymity. They’re not even sure themselves how they managed to rack up so many plays in such a short time. “We just put it out on Soundcloud and people liked it. The snowball effect, I guess,” Latch offers. The duo haven’t played live togeth-

er, although they do have a history performing with hipster rapper Coleman Hell (Latch’s brother), who sits in on the interview as other collaborators and friends float in and out of the room. They talk about their Sideways8 collective, through which they worked with Coleman Hell and on various solo projects. Still, it’s obvious Hunter is the clear standout. “Sometimes it’s a little bit of luck, but sometimes the song is just actually better,” says Dustbuster. “Of the songs we’ve put out, I think this is one of the catchiest and most accessible, so it doesn’t surprise me that it’s getting the response.” benjaminb@nowtoronto.com @benjaminboles

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FOLK/BLUES/COUNTRY/WORLD

AIR CANADA CENTRE Light The Fuse Tour Keith Urban, Little Big Town, Brett Eldredge doors 6 pm.

CAMERON HOUSE BACK ROOM Billie Dre & the

Poor Boys, Cailean Lewis, LUKA. FREE TIMES CAFE Max Woolaver Band 8:30 pm. GROSSMAN’S The Mad Cats 10 pm. HOLY OAK CAFE Halls of Devotion (country/ folk/pop) 10 pm. LOU DAWG’S Acoustic Blues Mike Costantini, Pat Wright (blues/funk/rock/soul). RECTORY GALLERY & CAFÉ Kith & Kin 7:30 pm. REPOSADO The Reposadists Quartet (gypsy bop). THE REX The Jivebombers (8-piece blues combo) 6:30 pm. 3 WINDOWS Open Jam Dano & Miss Jaye 9 pm to 1 am. TRANZAC SOUTHERN CROSS Mia Zabelka (violin) 10 pm, the Foolish Things (folk) 5 pm.

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ANNEX THEATRE Atlas Of Imaginary Places The Aline Homzy/Andrew Kesler Duo, Felicity Williams, Alex Samaras (violin, piano) 8 pm. ARRAY SPACE eVoid Collective Dance Jam: Scorpio Moon Pierre Mongeon (piano/trumpet) 7:30 pm. BAR RADIO Chris Stagg & the Marquee Players 9 pm. CARR HALL The Rosary Cycle: The Joyful Mysteries The Musicians in Ordinary (17th-century English songs) 8 pm. THE FLYING BEAVER PUBARET Gary Krawford, Charlotte Moore (Broadway/jazz) 7 pm. GATE 403 Max Senitt y Sus Amigos 9 pm, Randy Lyght Jazz Trio 5 to 8 pm. GLENN GOULD STUDIO Mozart & The Canadians Sinfonia Toronto, Angela Park, Conrad Chow (piano, violin) 8 pm. HABITS GASTROPUB Kohen Hammond Jazz Quartet 9 pm. HIRUT FINE ETHIOPIAN CUISINE Daniel Barnes Trio (world jazz) 8 pm. IMPERIAL PUB Jazz Fridays Jazz Generation (big band classics) 5:30 to 7:30 pm. LULA LOUNGE Laura Fernandez Trio (Latin jazz) 8 pm. OLD MILL INN HOME SMITH BAR Adrean Farrugia (jazz/funky) 7:30 to 10:30 pm. POLISH COMBATANTS HALL The 8 Fest Luther Price Quintet 9 pm. THE REX Jennifer Ryan & Cash Cow 9:45 pm,

Hogtown Syncopators 4 pm.

ROYAL CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC KOERNER HALL String & Beethoven Violin Sonatas Con-

cert Isabelle Faust, Alexander Melnikov 8 pm.

TOUCHÉ Mistura Fina Quartet (Brazilian MPB music) 10:30 pm.

WYCHWOOD BARNS Music In The Barns: Ciner-

ama Nicole Lizée, Music in the Barns Chamber Ensemble, Array Ensemble (classical music meets Hitchcock projections & 80s electronica) doors 7 pm.

DANCE MUSIC/DJ/LOUNGE

ANDY POOLHALL Moves DJs Barbi, Brains4Breakfast & Caff (dancefloor anthems/ guilty pleasures) 10 pm. ARIA COMPLEX Reload Andrew Oddesey, Scotty Scratch, Armani. BASSLINE MUSIC BAR Scissors WhiteWolf, SHAM, Big Fawn Canoe (house). BRASSAII Love Me Till I’m Me Again Geoff Brown 10 pm. CABIN NIGHTCLUB The Legendary Groove Fridays Spence Diamonds & Mista Jiggz (R&B/ funk/soul/hip-hop/house ). CAMP 4 Switched On DJs P Fletcher, Pammm (indie rock/campus radio jams) 10 pm. CRAWFORD Fly By Night DJ Dopey (hip-hop/R&B/old skool). DANCE CAVE Bif Bang Pow DJ Trevor (60s mod Brit pop) 10 pm. FLY Pop Fridays DJ Sumation doors 10 pm.5 GLADSTONE HOTEL MELODY BAR Just The Tip DJ Nino Brown 8 pm. HARLEM UNDERGROUND Vibes DJ Sunsun (dancehall/hip-hop/trap) 11 pm.5 HENHOUSE Waynes Girls 10 pm. THE HOXTON Kaytranada, Sango doors 10 pm. LI’LY Our Children, Their Future: Sick Kids Foundation Charity Event Jason Hodges, Robb G doors 9 pm. MEDIA BAR & LOUNGE Faded Fridays DJ Wikked, MC Crazy Chris (hip-hop/R&B/reggae). NOCTURNE Leviticus: The Genesis DJ Sean Sax, Yes Yes Jill (hip-hop/reggae/R&B/house/classics) 10 pm. OHSO NIGHTCLUB Faded Fridays DJ Wikked & DJ Cirius (hip-hop/R&B/reggae). THE PAINTED LADY DJ Frank Phantastik Johnson 10 pm. THE PISTON Dutty-Reggae Dancehall Choppa Chop, Paul E Lopes 10 pm. RIVOLI POOL LOUNGE DJ Stu (rock & roll). THE SAVOY Frkn Wknd DJ Caff (R&B/hip-hop/ dancehall) 10 pm. SUPERMARKET DJ LeFtO, DJ John King, mymanhenri (hip-hop/funk breaks/future bass/ primal rhythms) 10 pm. WAYLA BAR Out & Out Club Fundraiser DJ Mark Falco (retro) 10 pm. WRONGBAR Solid Garage & Therapy Sessions Dirty Dale, Groove Institute.

Saturday, January 25 POP/ROCK/HIP-HOP/SOUL

ALLEYCATZ Soular (R&B/soul/funk). BIER MARKT DON MILLS The Marc Joseph Band

(pop/rock) 10:15 pm. BLACK SWAN Saturday Sessions Open Stage and Jam Brian Gladstone 2 pm. CHERRY COLA’S ROCK N’ ROLLA Savanah, Here Below 9 pm. CODA Saturday Session Stephen Bozdin, Mario Basanov, Rafwat & Chorniy, Gera doors 10 pm. FLATO MARKHAM THEATRE Tower of Power (funk) 8 pm. THE GARRISON Big Smoke Festival: Beers and Bands Basecamp, Wolf J McFarlane, KASHKA, Warm Myth doors 9 pm. HANDLEBAR Wavelength 585 Jay Holy, Sexy Merlin, Ice Cream, Jics, DJ Garbage Body 9 pm.

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HARBOURFRONT CENTRE LAKESIDE TERRACE

1976 & Bearbabes (indie rock) 5 pm, ShengXiang & Band (folk rock activist) 4 pm. HAWAII BAR !DO! Simeon Abbott, Chris Cawthray (jazz/funk/groove/improvised) 9:30 pm. HORSESHOE Tupper Ware Remix Party, Most Non Heinous, Coronado, the Waxmen. LEE’S PALACE Osmos, Innocent, Guns, the Lifts. LINSMORE TAVERN The Merves (Ramones & Joan Jett tribute) 9:30 pm. LIVING ARTS CENTRE The Musical Box – Genesis: Selling England By The Pound 8 pm. THE REX Danny Marks (pop) noon. SILVER DOLLAR Perfect Pussy, Mexican Slang, Non-Stop Girls (indie noise punk) doors 9 pm. See preview, page 40. SOUTHSIDE JOHNNY’S The Bear Band (rock/ blues) 4 to 8 pm. œ

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MOB BarLey & the raiders Philly Moves one look Donnybrook

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sat

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thurs

feb 06

$6.00 @Door

When earth sleeps FLOOd the Sun

fri

feb 07

alternative rock dance club 2nd floor of lee’s palace 10:00pm — 2:30am

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saturday

monday • no cover

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daylight for dead eyes BOWMan & BrOke 8.00 aSS rOckStarS @Door kiLLin tiMe Band

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tuPPer ware reMix Party

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jordan venn x primej sLack

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hollerado & friends

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sat

wed

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WINCHESTER KITCHEN & BAR Odd Soul (funk/

Sunday, January 26

FOLK/BLUES/COUNTRY/WORLD

POP/ROCK/HIP-HOP/SOUL

soul/R&B) 10 pm.

BLUE GOOSE TAVERN Danny B’s House Party

The Danny B Band (blues harp) 3 to 6 pm. CAMERON HOUSE Combo Royale & Whitebrow 10 pm, Colonel Tom & the American Pour 6 pm. THE CENTRAL Album release Monique Angele, Kenzie, Jessica Bundy (singer/songwriter) doors 9:30 pm. DAKOTA TAVERN Bluegrass Brunch 10 am to 2 pm. THE FLYING BEAVER PUBARET Two Ukes Four Hands Judy Marshak & Carolyn Scott 7 pm. FREE TIMES CAFE Robbie Burns Night 8:30 pm. FULL OF BEANS COFFEE Rebas Open Mic Nicole Coward (acoustic folk) 1 to 4 pm. GATE 403 Bill Heffernan 5 to 8 pm. GROSSMAN’S Caution Jam 10 pm. HABITS GASTROPUB Birds of Bellwoods (folk) 9 pm. HOUSE OF MOMENTS CD release The Collide Project (world music) 10 pm. HUGH’S ROOM CD release Greg Lawless 8:30 pm. THELOCAL Jessica Stewart Few (Japanese koto) 9 pm. LOLA The Johnson Group 8 pm. LULA LOUNGE Salsotika (salsa) 10:30 pm.

SCARBOROUGH TOWN CENTRE CENTRE COURT

Chinese New Year Celebration: Year Of The Horse Thunder Drums and others noon, 2 & 4 pm. SOUTHSIDE JOHNNY’S The Blazers (blues/rock) 10 pm. 3030 DUNDAS WEST 613 In The 416 Loon Choir, the Folk, DJ H 9 pm. TRANZAC SOUTHERN CROSS CD release Andrew Downing, David Occhipinti & Jim Lewis 10 pm, Joe Hall 6:30 pm, Jamzac 3 pm.

JAZZ/CLASSICAL/EXPERIMENTAL

BAR RADIO Grier Coppins & Coleen Hodgson

4 to 7 pm.

C’ESTWHAT The Hot Five Jazzmakers (trad jazz) 3 pm. CHALKERS PUB Gene Bertoncini Duo 6 to 9 pm. CHURCH ON THE QUEENSWAY Anna German Viva

Carnival Celebrity Symphony Orchestra 7 pm. GATE 403 The Pearl Motel 9 pm. GROSSMAN’S The Happy Pals (trad jazz) 4:30 to 8 pm. HEART LAKE UNITED CHURCH Broadsway Heather Bambrick, Julie Michels, Diane Leah 7:30 pm. THE JAZZ BISTRO Darren Sigesmund Sextet 9 pm. OLD MILL INN HOME SMITH BAR Solo Piano Masters Star Joe Sealy (jazz) 7:30 to 10:30 pm. PAINTBOX BISTRO Diana Panton, Don Thompson, Reg Schwager (jazz) 8 & 9:45 pm. THE REX Adrean Farrugia’s Ricochet 9:45 pm, Bacchus Collective 7:30 pm, Laura Hubert Band 3:30 pm. ROY THOMSON HALL The French Connection: Light Classics Toronto Symphony Orchestra 7:30 pm. SEVEN44 Climax Jazz Band (traditional jazz) 4 to 7 pm.

THE GARRISON JD Samson & Men, Light Fires, DJ John Caffery doors 8 pm. See ñ preview, page 41. HANDLEBAR Roam 8 pm. HAWAII BAR The Experiment Anthony Smith,

Blaine Donais (funk/groove) 9:30 pm. HORSESHOE Toronto Reggae Alternative Showcase Ed Robinson, Tony Anthony. MERCHANTS OF GREEN COFFEE Mmmm Series Bunny Brown, the League of Notions (alt pop/ rock) 12:30 to 3:30 pm. THE PAINTED LADY Punk Sunday Sid’s Kids (punk) 8 pm. THE REX Lester McLean Trio (funk/soul/R&B) 7 pm. RIVOLI Duke Redbird, Brendt Thomas Diabo, Arthur Renwick, the Johnnys, King Beez doors 8 pm.

FOLK/BLUES/COUNTRY/WORLD

BALLET EXPRESSIVO THE DANCE SCHOOL Movement For Singers: A Workshop Donna Greenberg (singer/songwriter) 2:30 to 4:30 pm. BLACK BEAR PUB Jam SNAFU 3:30 to 7:30 pm. THE CAGE 292 Jam Phill Hood 10 pm. CAMERON HOUSE The Double Cuts (western swing) 10 pm, Callan Furlong 7 pm. C’EST WHAT Noah Zacharin 7 pm, Cadre (blues/roots) 3 pm. DAKOTA TAVERN Bluegrass Brunch 10 am to 2 pm. FULL OF BEANS COFFEE Rebas Sunday Marg & Dave Taylor 2 to 4 pm. GLADSTONE HOTEL BALLROOM Acoustic Family Brunch 10 am. GROSSMAN’S The National Blues Jam Brian Cober (double slide guitar) 10 pm. HAWAII BAR Arnd Jürgensen (blues/country/ folk/improvised) 4 pm. HUGH’S ROOM Candyrat Guitar Night CD release Antoine Dufour & Tommy Gauthier 8:30 pm, Ken Whiteley’s Sunday Gospel Matinee Aviva Chernick, Jackie Richardson, Joe Sealy & Paul Novotny 2 pm. THE LOCAL David Celia (folk/rock) 9 pm.

T.O. MUSIC NOTES

LULA LOUNGE Jorge Maza Group (salsa) 1 pm. MEASURE Neil Young Tribute Night Andrew Ivens, Carry Quigley, Amy ñ Moodie, Tara Litvack, Robin Claxton, Jeff Deegan, Patrick Power 8 pm.

MUCKISH IRISH PUB Celtic Ceilidh Sandy MacIntyre & Steeped in Tradition 4 to 8 pm.

NOT MY DOG Will Gillespie (singer/songwrit-

er/folk/root) 10 pm. RELISH BAR & GRILL Stir It Up Sundays Open Mic 9 pm. SOUTHSIDE JOHNNY’S Open Jam Rebecca Matiesen & Phoenix 9:30 pm. TRANZAC SOUTHERN CROSS Gathering Sparks Eve Goldberg, Sam Turton, Jane Lewis (folk) 7:30 pm, all ages, Marianne Girard 3 pm. TRANZAC TIKI ROOM Tranzac Australia Day Party 8 pm.

ANOTHER TROPHY FOR DRAKE

Over the weekend, Drake became one of the elite few musicians who’ve simultaneously hosted and performed on Saturday Night Live. Representing Toronto from the getgo, the rapper shouted out both his Degrassi days and Rob Ford in his monologue. Later, he poked fun at A-Rod, Lil Wayne and Jay Z, among others. For his musical segments, Drizzy delivered Started From The Bottom and the now ubiquitous how-didn’t-it-make-the-album anthem Trophies; and later, a super-slow Hold On, We’re Going Home, followed by a sleepy From Time duet with maybe/maybe-not girlfriend Jhené Aiko. Overall, Drake’s comedy skills got excellent reviews. Maybe it’s time to return to TV on a more permanent basis?

JAZZ/CLASSICAL/EXPERIMENTAL

ARRAY SPACE Eugene Martynec (jazz/classical/avant/improvised) 2 pm.

ASPETTA CAFFE Luke Vajsar (solo bass) 4 pm. CHALKERS PUB Gene Bertoncini 7 to 10 pm,

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Owen Pallett, the musician responsible for bringing to the world an album entitled He Poos Clouds, snagged an Academy Award nomination last week for best original score for the Spike Jonze film Her. The Toronto/ Montreal violinist, keyboardist and vocalist shares the nomination with Will Butler of Arcade Fire, with whom he frequently collaborates and tours. “Thank you for all your well wishes,” Pallett wrote on Twitter. “AF are kicking off a year of touring tonight in Auckland. Gonna celebrate with a splash.”

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friends, they thought I was crazy because I was creating it at a time when ‘serious’ music was very serious – dour,” he says. “There’s a bit of an unfair stigma attached to music that isn’t dark or brooding; somehow music that makes you feel alive or good is lower on the artistic ladder.” It’s no shocker that Grobler, a former jingle writer, is able to make music that’s instantly catchy – but standing out in artist-overloaded Brooklyn (where he now resides) takes more than a hummable chorus. And pretending to be someone else was never an option. “This is the city with possibly the hungriest artistic population in the world, and it’s super-saturated. To get noticed you have to do something different and work really hard. The only way for me to do that was to be myself. That takes out a whole step in the thought process, because all I’m doing is following my intuition and not trying to be cool.” He’s something of a globetrotter, having also spent time in Britain before moving to America. His exposure to different scenes made him confident that his own unique life experience would be inspiration enough for his music. But Grobler’s quick to point out that it’s not all about him. Though he made the album largely on his own (over four years), his live show is collaborative. “Many people expected the show to just be a dude with a laptop, but that’s never been my ambition. I’ve always wanted everything to feel like it’s the product of a group of musicians. So when it came to developing the live show, I really wanted it to be a proper band experience. We rock out pretty hard at some parts, and I sweat about as much fluid as pours over Niagara Falls in a couple of seconds.” Now that sounds hot. What cold snap? julial@nowtoronto.com | @julialeconte

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album reviews

The record is less about telling a story (often the case for instrumental tracks) than about capturing moments – lazy pastoral scenes, vintage vignettes of summer days. On Down To The Sound, a circuitous guitar line meets with the soft pattering of a rainstorm, while Dinghy combines a seemingly simple melody with a warm cassette hiss. Although the latter track is eight years old, it sounds like it could be a recent outtake. Bibio isn’t reinventing the wheel here (or rather, the acoustic guitar), but when you’ve already hit the sweet spot, you don’t have to. Top track: Dinghy SAMANTHA EDWARDS

Electronic SINS ñNNNN

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dle ground between their signature deToo True tachment and a classic pop sensibility. In (Sub Pop) Rating: an age of sprawling excess, Too True’s 10 On the band’s third full-length, Dum tracks put the point across in 30 minDum Girls swap the atmospheric drama utes. of 2012’s End Of Daze EP for Penny adds more emopunchy dream pop. Chief tional oomph to her vaporDum Dum Dee Dee Penny ous vocal style, drifting describes that EP as the end from steely resolve to vulof a period of confusion, and nerability and back again. her newfound lucidity is reDDG are known for jangly flected not only in Too True’s rock, but balladry is fast belyrics but in its considered coming their secret weapon production, too: tight, driv– from the grinding distoring drum machine, layered tion of Lost Boys And Girls vocals, distorted riffs and guitar effects Club to the serenely reassuring Are You that recall classic Cure. Okay, Too True’s slow-burning belters Working again with pop Svengali are stellar. 14-01-17 12:15 PM Page 1 RCM_NOW_contests_1-5bw_Jan23Staples__V Richard Gottehrer and the Raveonettes’ Top track: Are You Okay KEVIN RITCHIE Sune Rose Wagner, DDG find a nice mid-

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For the past few years, a mysterious solo act has been spotted playing the grungier corners of Toronto’s burgeoning electronic scene, where a goth/industrial renaissance is in full swing thanks to the likes of Tarantula X and Kontravoid. Put out digitally last year and now getting a physical re-release on 12-inch vinyl, Sins’ eighttrack debut is a demonic sex cauldron filled with icy synths, hypnotic, sludgy bass lines and slow, club-inspired percussion. Mostly instrumental, the record sometimes makes use of sparse, distorted vocal samples that bring to mind fellow spooky kids Salem, the critical difference being the fact that Sins tracks make you want to hit the dance floor rather than a drug den. The disc does its best to capture the spirit of the amazing live show, in which the artist dons an executioner’s mask and performs these tracks in front of projected satanic imagery, sometimes (preferably) with the assistance of goth drag go-go dancers. Standout moments here include the garbled pop hook in Destroy, the slow ooze of the bass synth in Logic and the infectiously ominous chorus of Cops And Christians. Top track: Cops And Christians Sins plays the White House on Friday (January 24). JORDAN BIMM

BIBIO The Green EP (Warp)

Rating: NNN The Green EP is an extension of Bibio’s last full-length, last spring’s Silver Wilkinson. On this follow-up, the music producer’s re-released last year’s standout track (and his personal favourite), Dye The Water Green, accompanied by older tracks that fit the electro-cum-acoustic atmospheric soundscapes he’s known for.

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Sam) Rating: NNN “Ethereal” is an overused adjective for female singer/songwriters. But for Danish chamber folk artist Agnes Obel, it absolutely applies. The songs on her sophomore effort, without veering into Enya territory, could be lifted from a fantasy film. Not an overwrought soundtrack like the Hobbit or Game Of Thrones, but a modern fairy tale like 2009’s Ondine, say, had Ondine not turned out to be a Romanian drug mule instead of a selkie. Obel has as delicate a touch on the piano as she has in her sparingly used, subtly breathy vocals. Tickled instrumental tunes like Chord Left and Fivefold are among the most memorable. (Perhaps it’s because, as she asserts on the album’s standout song, Words Are Dead.) Lyrics, when employed, are simple and to the point, thoughtful but sparse enough to let the classical musicianship shine. And there’s an Ontario connection to this Scandinavian treat: Mika Posen of indie pop bands Forest City Lovers and Timber Timbre plays violin and viola. Top track: Words Are Dead Agnes Obel plays the Great Hall February 21. JULIA LECONTE

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Rating: NNN In 2014 I’ve found myself – sometimes by choice, more often by assignment – reengaging with the sort of exploratory post-rock bands on the front lines of the first wave of music I liked growing up that could be described as “worthwhile” or “cool.” New Silver Mt. Zion, a recent trip to see Godspeed You! Black Emperor, now Mogwai: it’s like a refresher course in contrast, dynamics, all that LOUD-quiet-LOUD Steve Albini stuff. More than a decade out from the band’s shift into electronic music and their reinvention as what at times seems to be a soundtrack band, it’s hard to tell if Mogwai have aged well or just sort of boringly mellowed. For an on-again/off-again fan of the band like me, Rave Tapes – with its halffunny joke title, spoken-word track about Led Zeppelin’s satanic backmasking and more or less consistently slumped electro throbbing – makes it harder to defend them against accusations of practising polished snooze-rock. Lullabies for aging punk kids, I guess. Remurdered is a great song, though. Sounds like a John Carpenter score. Top track: Remurdered JOHN SEMLEY

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creased crispness makes the looseness of Maya Miller’s drums far more distracting than it used to be, and everything is far too cold. However, when the studio techniques result in intriguing post-punk weirdness on songs like The Water, the change in direction makes far more sense. Top track: The Water The Pack A.D. play the Horseshoe March 8. BENJAMIN BOLES

(Nettwerk) Rating: NNN It’s not surprising that the Pack A.D. are trying to distance themselves from their lo-fi blues-punk roots. Being a guitar/ drums duo left them too open to the inevitable White Stripes/Black Keys comparisons, even if they never really sounded much like either. However, moving toward a sound closer to 90s alt rock isn’t really the best fit for their talents and makes for an album that’s as frustrating as it is good. They’ve clearly decided to go bigger now that they’ve moved up to Nettwerk, and sure enough, singer/guitarist Becky Black’s choruses sound grander than ever. The production (thanks to Jim Diamond) also sounds more radio-ready, but the in-

(Coalition) Rating: NN This latest release from local rock band the Balconies is a textbook example of a whole that’s less than the sum of its parts. Each member brings real talent to the table: the singing swings from plaintive to soaring, the drumming is propulsive and aggressive, and the guitar work dynamic and exciting. Ultimately, though, none of that matters if the songs don’t stick, and for the most part these don’t. The Balconies are shooting for a late 80s sound and certainly nab it, but this also means that any really catchy hooks are secondary to tone and glossy production. The band is strongest on the quieter tracks, when everyone dials it back just enough to create some dynamic contrast. Top track: Do It In The Dark The Balconies play Lee’s Palace with Say Yes February 1. STEPHEN DU MANOIR

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THEATRE PREVIEW

Shades of Romeo And Juliet Once On This Island brings race and class themes to some familiar stories By JON KAPLAN

Sabryn Rock learns a lot about difference in Once On This Island.

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Storytelling, the oldest form of theatre, gets a refreshing twist in Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty’s musical Once On This Island. Weaving together several tales for the purpose of defining and strengthening community, the narrative

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draws on a bit of Romeo And Juliet, a touch of Cinderella and some Caribbean deities to tell the story of Ti Moune, a young, dark-skinned peasant woman on the island of Haiti who falls in love with Daniel Beauxhomme, a lighter-skinned and higher-class man. With the help of several of the island’s gods, she does her best to be united with her love. “At the show’s centre is a young girl frightened in a storm to whom the village recounts the story of Ti Moune and Daniel,” explains Sabryn Rock, who plays Andrea, the woman to whom Daniel is engaged, as well as one of the many storytellers. “It’s a story within a story, one that suggests that lessons and history are taught to the next generation in tales passed down through the years.” Andrea, like Daniel, is from the upper classes, in this case a mixed-race

blend of French and Caribbean. “At first,” admits Rock, “she seems like a one-dimensional character, destined for an arranged marriage and sure of what her future will be. Ti Moune, on the other hand, can choose and fight for her destiny. “But as I’ve worked with director Nigel Shawn Williams, Andrea has become more than an angry woman wondering why her man is flirting with a darker, younger woman.

She’s developed a sensitivity, a sympathy for Ti Moune and what she’s going through. At one level, Andrea envies and respects Ti Moune’s journey, the freedom she has to search for her dream.” Ti Moune does this with the help of a quartet of gods, notably Erzulie, the goddess of love, and Papa Ge, the demon of death. In fact, the two provide the show with a second set of opposites as contradictory as the two classes that make up its world. “In Haiti’s voodoo culture, hundreds of gods represent all aspects of life,” says Rock, who appeared in Caroline, Or Change, the last collaboration between Acting Up Stage and Obsidian. “Ti Moune has a personal relationship with four of them and is guided to try to attain her goal.” That Haitian culture is a strong one, and Rock sees it feeding the music in Once On This Island. “The show is one huge musical arc, the story mostly sung, but with music underlying even the spoken sections. For me, its core is a heartbeat based in calypso. There are lots of drums and other percussive sounds associated with the peasant characters, grounded and with a groovy beat. “In contrast, the world of the Beauxhommes is more conservative, with the addition of woodwinds and piano.” That opposition is also seen in the ball scene near the end, where Ti Moune dances for the elite and reveals her roots. “She’s grounded in the earth, while the lighter-skinned characters perform a tightly wound waltz more focused on their hips. The steps tell a clear story of two different groups of people. “That distinction reveals an important undercurrent of the show, the idea of shadeism, racism within a single group that’s based on skin tone. The concept isn’t specific to black culture, but Once On This Island becomes an amazing tool to think about and confront the ludicrous concept.” 3 jonkap@nowtoronto.com

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and Martin Charnin (Theatre Unlimited). The orphan seeks a place to call home. Opens Jan 24 and runs to Feb 2, Thu-Sat 8 pm, mat Sun 2 pm. $26-$28. Meadowvale Theatre, 6315 Montevideo, Mississauga. encoreseries.ca. ARLECCHINO ALLEGRO (Toronto Masque Theatre). This cabaret of clowns and chamber music features stars from the Gorgonetrevich Corps de Ballet Nationale. Jan 23-25, Thu-Sat 8 pm. $20-$45. Enoch Turner Schoolhouse, 106 Trinity. torontomasquetheatre.com. THE BEAUTY QUEEN OF LEENANE by Martin McDonagh (Red Sandcastle Theatre). A lonely fortysomething woman deals with her mother’s meddling in this darkly comic Irish play. Opens Jan 23 and runs to Feb 1, daily at 8 pm, matinee Jan 27 at 2 pm (no shows Jan 26, 30). $20, stu/srs $15. 922 Queen E. 416-845-9411, redsandcastletheatre.com. THE BEGGAR’S OPERA by John Gay (Theatre@ York). The 1728 satirical play of politics and public morality gets an edgy production. Previews Jan 28. Opens Jan 29 and runs to Feb 1, Tue-Fri 7:30 pm, mat Fri-Sat 1 pm. $17, stu/srs $12, preview $5. York University Accolade East Bldg, 4700 Keele, Sandra Faire & Ivan Fecan Theatre. finearts.yorku.ca/beggarsopera. CABARET by Christopher Isherwood, John Kander and Fred Ebb (Lower Ossington Theatre). An American writer falls for a nightclub singer in Nazi-era Berlin. Opens Jan 23 and runs to Feb 23, Thu-Sat 8 pm, mat Sat 2 pm, Sun 4 pm. $49-$59. 100A Ossington. 416-9156747, lowerossingtontheatre.com. THE LADY’S NOT FOR BURNING by Christopher Fry (Alumnae Theatre). A suicidal soldier falls

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for a woman accused of witchcraft in 1400s England in this romantic comedy. Opens Jan 24 and runs to Feb 8, Wed-Sat 8 pm, Sun 2:30 pm. $20, Sun pwyc. 70 Berkeley. 416-3644170, alumnaetheatre.com. The Little Child (Short One Player Theatre/ Performing Taiwan). A boy takes care of his ailing father in this puppet theatre play. Jan 24-25 at 8 pm. Free. Enwave Theatre, 231 Queens Quay W. performingtaiwan.com. London Road by Alecky Blythe and Adam Cork (Canadian Stage). This documentary musical is based on interviews with Ipswich residents following the 2006 murders in their town. Opens Jan 23 and runs to Feb 9, Tue-Sat 8 pm, mat Wed 1:30 pm, Sat-Sun 2 pm. $24-$99. Bluma Appel Theatre, 27 Front E. 416-368-3110, canadianstage.com. Of Mice And Morro And Jasp by Heather Marie Annis and Amy Lee (U.N.I.T. Productions). The clown sisters take on John Steinbeck’s Depression-era tale of migrant workers seeking their dreams. Previews Jan 28. Opens Jan 29 and runs to Feb 8, Tue-Sun 8 pm, mat Thu 1 pm, Sat 2 pm. $25, stu/srs $20, preview pwyc. Factory Theatre, 125 Bathurst, Studio. 416-504-9971, morroandjasp.com. Once On This Island by Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty (Acting Up Stage Company). A peasant girl rescues and falls in love with a rich man in this musical (see story, page 51). Previews to Jan 23. Opens Jan 24 and runs to Feb 9, Tue-Sat 8 pm, mat Sat-Sun 2 pm. $25-$50. Daniels Spectrum, 585 Dundas E. 1-800-838-3006, actingupstage.com. The Princess And The Pea by Dave Harris and Sue Plyte (Nags Players). A prince is caught between love and royal duty in this traditional English pantomime. Opens Jan 23 and runs to Feb 1, Thu-Sat 7:30 pm, mat Sat 1:30 pm. $12$20. Tranzac, 292 Brunswick. nagsplayers.com. A Stitch In Time by Dorothy Lee-Blakey and Brian Blakey (Theatre Erindale). A doctor’s attempt to cheat on his wife turns into a disaster in this comedy. Opens Jan 23 and runs to Feb 2, Thu 7:30 pm, Fri-Sat 8 pm, mat Sat-Sun 2 pm (no show Jan 26). $15, stu/srs $10. Erindale Studio Theatre at UTM, 3359 Mississauga Rd N, Mississauga. theatreerindale.com. This Clement World by Cynthia Hopkins

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Previewing Free Outgoing by Anupama Chandrasekhar (Nightwood Theatre). A teen sex ñ video goes viral in this play about the battle

between technology and traditional values in India. Previews Jan 28-29. Opens Jan 30 and runs to Feb 16, Tue-Sat 8 pm, mat Sat-Sun 2 pm. $25-$45. Factory Theatre, 125 Bathurst. 416-504-9971, nightwoodtheatre.net. Idiot’s Delight by Robert E Sherwood (Soulpepper). Countesses, arms dealers, revolutionaries and others spend a weekend in a Swiss hotel on the eve of WWII. Previews Jan 23-29. Opens Jan 30 and runs to Mar 1, see website for schedule. $23-$74, rush $5-$23. Young Centre for the Performing Arts, 50 Tank House Lane. 416-866-8666, youngcentre.ca. Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka (Lyric Hammersmith/Vestuport/Mirvish). A family’s life is turned upside down when their son is inexplicably transformed into a giant insect. Previews Jan 28-Feb 1. Opens Feb 2 and runs to Mar 9, Tue-Sat 8 pm, mat Sat-Sun and Wed 2 pm. $25-$99. Royal Alexandra Theatre, 260 King W. 416-872-1212, mirvish.com. Ravenscroft by Don Nigro (Sterling Studio Theatre). A detective seeks the truth about a death and about himself in this dark comedy. Previews Jan 29. Opens Jan 30 and runs to Feb 8, Tue-Sun 8 pm. $20, preview $15. 163 Sterling, unit 5. sterlingstudiotheatre.com.

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The Long Game by Brad Lepp (Driftwood Theatre). The play about an encounter between strangers gets a workshop reading. Jan 25 at 7 pm. $20. The Downstage, 798 Danforth. driftwoodtheatre.com. Lunacy Cabaret – Cabin Fever (Zero Gravity Circus). This vaudeville-style cabaret features clown, circus, comedy, burlesque, music and more. Jan 25 at 9 pm. $20-$25. Centre of Gravity, 1300 Gerrard E. lunacycabaret.com. The School For Lovers: Highlights From Così Fan Tutte (Free Concert Series in the Ri-

chard Bradshaw Amphitheatre). Artists of the

COC Ensemble Studio perform highlights of the Mozart opera. Jan 28 at noon. Free. Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts, 145 Queen W. coc.ca. Selling England By The Pound (The Musical Box). This theatrical recreation duplicates the 1973 multimedia stage show by rock band Genesis. Jan 25 at 8 pm. $50-$85. Living Arts Centre, 4141 Living Arts, Mississauga. 905306-6000, livingartscentre.ca. Tanya Tagaq (Theatre Centre Carbon 14: Climate is Culture Performance Series). Inuit artist Tagaq performs with collaborator Michael Red and glam-pop duo Post-Normal. Jan 26 at 7:30 pm. $25-$30. The Great Hall, 1087 Queen W, Black Box Theatre. theatrecentre.org.

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As You Like It by William Shakespeare (Rarely Pure Theatre). The tale of spontaneous love and friendships is set in a winter wonderland. Runs to Jan 26, Thu-Sat 8 pm, mat Sat-Sun 2 pm. $20, stu/srs $15. The Storefront Theatre, 955 Bloor W. secureaseat.com. Avenue Q by Robert Lopez and Jeff Marx (Lower Ossington Theatre). A college grad moves to NYC and transitions to adulthood in this adult musical puppet play. Runs to Feb 23, Thu-Sat 8 pm, mat Sat 2 pm, Sun 4 pm (no shows Feb 1-13). $49-$59. 100A Ossington. 416-915-6747, lowerossingtontheatre.com. Così Fan Tutte by WA Mozart (Canadian Opera Company). Two soldiers wager on the fidelity of their fiancées in this comic opera (see review, page 53). Runs to Feb 21, see website for schedule. $12-$332. Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts, 145 Queen W. 416-363-8231, coc.ca. NNN (JK) Dark Lady: The Musical by Justin Ruttan (Lionheart Productions Coeur de Lion). A drag performer finds new love and, ultimately, herself. Runs to Jan 25, Thu-Sat 7 pm. $10, stu $5. Glendon Campus, 2275 Bayview. 416-4876822, coeurdelionproductions@gmail.com. Flesh And Other Fragments Of Love by Evelyne de la Chenelière (Tarragon Theatre). Finding a drowned body off the Irish coast leads a vacationing couple to examine their marriage (see review, page 55). Runs to Feb 16, Tue-Sat 8 pm, mats Sun (and some Sat) 2:30 pm. $48$53, stu/srs $27-$45, rush $13. 30 Bridgman. 416-531-1827, tarragontheatre.com. NNN (JK) The Keith Richards One Woman Show by Deanna Jones and Cole Lewis (Suitcase in Point Theatre Company). A trip through Keith’s life, from boyhood to Toronto drug bust. Runs to Jan 25, Thu-Sat 8 pm. $15. Fixt Point, 1550 Queen W. suitcaseinpoint.com. Les Miserables by Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg (Cameron Mackintosh/Mirvish). This 25th-anniversary production of the popular musical is dominated by Ramin Karimloo, whose ex-con Jean Valjean grows in complexity and depth and delivers some transcendent moments, even if he’s too young to pull off the final scenes. He’s surrounded by lots of talent and a handsome production that’s majestic yet intimate, with stirring new orchestrations that add extra fire to this dramatic musical. Runs to Feb 2, Tue-Sat 7:30 pm, mat Sat-Sun and Wed 1:30 pm. $35-$130. Princess of Wales Theatre, 300 King W. mirvish.com. NNNN (GS) The Lover by Harold Pinter (Sterling Studio Theatre Collective). A suburban couple try to liven up their marriage with a lover and a prostitute. Runs to Jan 25, Tue-Sun 8 pm. $20. Sterling Studio Theatre, 163 Sterling, unit 5. sterlingstudiotheatre.com. Manon, Sandra and the Virgin Mary by Michel Tremblay (Pleiades Theatre). Pious Manon and worldly Sandra reveal themselves in monologues about the Virgin Mary (see review, page 54). Runs to Feb 2, Tue-Sat 8 pm, Sun 2:30 pm. $27-$37. Buddies in Bad Times Theatre, 12 Alexander. 416-975-8555, buddiesinbadtimes.com. NNN (Susan G Cole) The Melville Boys by Norm Foster (Theatre Scarborough). Two brothers meet two sisters in this comedy. Runs to Jan 25, Thu-Fri 8 pm, Sat 2 pm. $20. Scarborough Village Theatre, 3600 Kingston. theatrescarborough.com. The... Musician. An Etude based on a book by Vladimir Korolenko (Toronto Laboratory Theatre). A boy born without sight learns to communicate through music. Runs to Jan 26, see website for schedule. $20-$25. Dancemakers Centre for Creation, 9 Trinity, studio 313. themusician.bpt.me. Nightmare Dream by Mumbi Tindye bwa Otu and Motion (IFT Theatre/Newface Entertainment/Obsidian Theatre). In this site-specific show, a Canadian student with African roots has a revelatory dream, just before going home to bury his father, in which he interacts with ghosts from various moments in African history. A fine blend of text, music and movement, the production is a

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(Theatre Centre Carbon 14: Climate is Culture Performance Series). Fusion of music, film and performance about the climate crisis. Opens Jan 29, runs to Feb 2, Wed-Sun 7:30 pm. $25$30. The Great Hall, 1087 Queen W, Black Box Theatre. 416-538-0988, theatrecentre.org.

feast for the senses. Runs to Jan 26, Sat 8 pm, mat Sat-Sun 2 pm. $18-$30. Campbell House Museum, 160 Queen W. nightmare-dream. com. NNNN (Jordan Bimm) PACAMAMBO by Wajdi Mouawad (Canadian Rep Theatre). A missing girl is found with her grandmother’s body in this play for all ages about kids and death. Runs to Feb 2, Wed-Sat 8 pm, Sun 2:30 pm (and Feb 1). $24-$36, Sun mat pwyc. The Citadel, 304 Parliament. 416-504-7529, canadianrep.ca. PITH! by Stewart Lemoine (The Theatre Department). A sailor leads a widow and her housekeeper on an exotic jungle adventure without leaving her living room. (See review online at nowtoronto.com/stage.) Runs to Feb 2, Tue-Sat 7:30 pm, Sat-Sun 2 pm. $20, Tue pwyc. Theatre Passe Muraille, 16 Ryerson. thetheatredepartment.com. NNNN (JK) THIS IS IT by Sasha Singer-Wilson (the blood projects). A couple looks at their marriage in this exploration of intimacy, commitment and trust. Runs to Jan 25, Thu-Sun 8 pm, late show Jan 24 at 11 pm. $20. lemonTree Studio, 196 Spadina (lower unit). bloodprojects.com. THE UGLY ONE by Marius von Mayenburg (Theatre Smash/Tarragon Theatre). A man enjoys his new beauty until his plastic surgeon offers his face to others in this black comedy (see review, this page). Runs to Feb 16, Tue-Sat 8 pm, mat Sat-Sun 2:30 pm. $48$53, stu/srs $27-$45, rush $13. Tarragon Theatre, 30 Bridgman, Extra Space. 416-531-1827, tarragontheatre.com. NNNN (GS) THE WAY BACK TO THURSDAY by Rob Kempson (Theatre Passe Muraille). A boy and his grandmother bond over movies, but grow apart as he gets older. Runs to Feb 8, Tue-Sat 7:30 pm, mat Sat 2 pm. $15-$32.50, mat pwyc. 16 Ryerson. 416-504-7529, passemuraille.on.ca. THE WEDDING SINGER by Matthew Sklar, Chad Beguelin and Tim Herlihy (Hart House Theatre). This musical based on the Adam Sandler/ Drew Barrymore romantic comedy about an underachieving wedding singer (Isaac Bell) and a waiter (Ashley Gibson) engaged to a Wall Street asshole (Howard Davis) is amusing and well-constructed, but could use a stronger production and more consistent performances. Bell is charming and has a sweet voice that can rock out, while Matt Pilipiak and Romina Cortina get some very funny scenes as the romantic leads’ best friends/confidants. Runs to Jan 25, Thu-Sat 8 pm, mat Sat 2 pm. $28, srs $17, stu $10-$15. 7 Hart House Circle. 416-978-8849, uofttix.ca. NNN (GS) WILLOW QUARTET by Joan Burrows (The Village Players). A violinist helps a divided family find harmony. Runs to Feb 1, Thu-Sat 8 pm, mat Jan 26 at 2 pm. $20, stu/srs $16. Bloor West Village Playhouse, 2190 Bloor W. 416767-7702, villageplayers.net. 3

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Schooling Così COSÌ FAN TUTTE by Mozart, directed by Atom Egoyan, conducted by Johannes Debus (Canadian Opera Company). At the Four Seasons Centre (145 Queen West). Runs to February 21. $12-$332, rush and standing room available. 416-363-8231. See Continuing, page 52. Rating: NNN

Director Atom Egoyan’s inspiration for Mozart’s Così Fan Tutte comes from the work’s subtitle, The School For Lovers. In turning the opera’s two pairs of lovers into students who learn their lessons about affection in an academic setting, he earns his production no more than a passing grade, though a number of students and instructors get gold stars. In the original, the older Don Alfonso (Thomas Allen) persuades the young Guglielmo (Robert Gleadow) and Ferrando (Paul Appleby) to test the faithfulness of their fiancées, Fiordiligi (Layla Claire) and Dorabella (Wallis Giunta), by disguising themselves and wooing the other’s partner. Here Alfonso becomes the school’s head prof, sharing teaching duties about love and

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Ugly truths THE UGLY ONE by Marius von Mayen-

burg (Theatre Smash/Tarragon, 30 Bridgman). Runs to February 16. $13-$53. 416-531-1827. See Continuing, this page. Rating: NNNN

Forget about brains, talent and hard work. What it really takes to get ahead in life is beauty. But at what cost? And where will that inevitably lead society? Those are the disturbing questions at the heart of Marius von Mayenburg’s savagely funny The Ugly One. Inventor Lette (David Jansen) is brilliant but hideous-looking. His boss, Scheffler (Hardee T. Lineham), would rather have Lette’s co-worker Karlmann (Jesse Aaron Dwyre) present one of Lette’s inventions in public than the man himself. Even Lette’s wife, Fanny (Naomi Wright), can’t stand to look at him. Everyone’s perception of Lette changes, however, after he undergoes plastic surgery and becomes incredibly good-looking. But the surgery is so successful that soon others are having the same procedure and end up looking just like him – which leads to more turns of the play’s satiric screw. women’s infidelity with the worldly Despina (Tracy Dahl), the two sisters’ maid. Debra Hanson’s visually winning design relies on school uniforms, blackboards and a huge (and mostly unused) curio cabinet. Clearly, everyone’s studying lepidoptery; a key element of the set are butterflies of all shapes, sizes and forms. This is fine, but in focusing so much on tests and experimentation, Egoyan sacrifices much of the show’s heart, at times distracting us from what the music is doing. Speaking of hearts, he also relies on Frida Kahlo’s dual self-por-

I should point out that nothing is done to make actor Jansen – a perfectly nice-looking man – either ugly or especially attractive. We have to use our imaginations to see the differences. The fact that secondary characters are given the same names as the main ones reinforces the theme of stifling conformity. Director Ashlie Corcoran brings sizzling touches to the production. Scene changes are established with startling booming effects (John Gzowski is the sound designer) and rapid lighting shifts (by Jason Hand), and there’s terrific use of Camellia Koo’s set, dominated by a big boardroom table that sits in the centre of the theatre with the audience on either side and becomes a bedroom, an operating table and even a catwalk. Koo scatters apples throughout the set to suggest a different kind of temptation and fall from grace. The actors are excellent at making their characters’ heightened behaviour believable, particularly Lineham as the weaselly boss and Wright as the high-strung wife who can barely look at her husband until after his operation. The script’s satire might be blunt, but Corcoran’s approach is razor sharp. GLENN SUMI

And despite Egoyan’s statement in his director’s notes that Dorabella and Fiordiligi have their own bet and are aware of what the men are doing, little of the action demonstrates this. Happily, Giunta and Claire act and sing superbly, as do their instructors, Allen and Dahl, who understand and play the comedy as well as the possibility of a dark undertone in the narrative. Gleadow and Appleby aren’t as well defined, though their voices are suited to the music, which moves along slowly, without the spark that conductor Johannes Debus usually brings to JON KAPLAN his work. Tracy Dahl brings Mozart’s comedy to life in Così Fan Tutte.

trait, The Two Fridas, which shows both an intact Kahlo and another dripping heart’s blood. The painting towers over much of the second half’s action, but its use isn’t clear in a staging that becomes increasingly muddy.

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Michel Tremblay’s two-hander doesn’t push the envelope as far as other plays staged at Buddies during the Brendan Healy regime. But you can see why it caused a sensation when it first appeared in 1977. The monologues delivered by repressed Christian Manon (Irene Poole) and hyper-sexual queer Sandra (Richard McMillan) intertwine in ways that eventually bring us to deeper truths about both characters. It turns out that Manon can get ecstatically orgasmic when it comes to her religious commitment, and Sandra has a profoundly holy side himself. John Van Burek stages the piece – delivered in one 80-minute act – with minimalist simplicity. It’s the right decision; Tremblay’s poetic text doesn’t need much embellishment. Teresa Przybylski’s set, aided by Itai Erdal’s sometimes lurid light design,

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beautifully brings the characters’ connections into focus. Poole does a good job of showing her bottled-up energy, even if she doesn’t quite convey the simmering sexuality the role demands, and McMillan is riveting as Sandra, moving languidly across the stage and drawing us in with his sly smile. If there’s a problem with the piece it

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up-and-coming improvisers competing in a series of elimination games. 9:30 pm. $12. Comedy Bar, 945 Bloor W. beerprov.com. CRAIG FERGUSON: HOT AND GRUMPY Just for Laughs presents the Scottish comic and Late Late Show host in a live show. 7 pm. $45.50$65.50. Massey Hall, 178 Victoria. 416-8724255, masseyhall.com. EYES ON DESIGN Gladstone Hotel presents a variety show w/ comics Kathleen Phillips & Terry Clement, music by LLVK, hosts Stephen Eyes & Kaleb Robertson and more. 8 pm. $10$20. 1214 Queen W, Ballroom. 416-531-4635. LAUGH SABBATH Comedy Bar presents Tom Henry, Ben Miner, James Hartnett, Diana Love, Nigel Grinstead, Brian Ward, host Sara Hennessey and others. 9:30 pm. $5. 945 Bloor W. laughsabbath.com. QUIP TALK The LOT Comedy Club presents a comedy talk show w/ Naomi Snieckus, Matt O’Brien, host Nicky Nasrallah and others. 8 pm. Free. 100 Ossington. quipmag.com/ quiptalk.

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adian Comedy Award winner in a live show. 7 pm. $39.50. Winter Garden Theatre, 189 Yonge, Toronto. ticketmaster.ca. FUNNYMAN FRIDAYS FunnyMan Inc presents Season 3 of the monthly show. 8 pm. $15-$20. Richmond Hill Centre for the Performing Arts, 10268 Yonge. funnyman.ca.

JIM BELUSHI & THE CHICAGO BOARD OF COMEDY Living Arts Centre presents an improvised

comedy sketch show w/ Jim Belushi, Robert Belushi, Larry Joe Campbell, Jon Barinholtz and Brad Morris. 8 pm. $30-$70. 4141 Living Arts, Mississauga. livingartscentre.ca. JUST FOR LAUGHS SHOWCASE NIGHT Absolute Comedy presents a show w/ host Andrew Chapman. 10:45 pm. $15. 2335 Yonge. 416486-7700, absolutecomedy.ca. THE MARY-JANES OF COMEDY Comedy Bar presents all-female comedy w/ Catherine McCormick, Zabrina Chevannes, Precious Chong, Sandra Battaglini and host Lianne Mauladin. 9:30 pm. $10. 945 Bloor W. comedybar.ca. RORY SCOVEL The Underground Comedy Club presents writer/comic live. To Jan 25, Fri-Sat 9:30 pm. $25. 670 Queen E. 416-450-9125, puffmama.ca. TOP SHELF COMEDY presents The Main Event, a weekly pro headliner and others. 9:30 pm. $5. St Louis Bar & Grill, 1963 Queen E. 416637-7427. We Can Be Heroes See Thu 23. Yuk Yuk’s Downtown See Thu 23.

Saturday, January 25 Absolute Comedy See Thu 23. Momics Comedy Bar presents Melissa Story,

Zabrina Chevannes, Shelley Kidwell, host Rose Giles and others. 9 pm. $10. 945 Bloor W. comedybar.ca. Rory Scovel See Fri 24. THE SAL & SANDY SHOW The LOT Comedy Club presents Terrific Women (Sara Hennessey & Steph Kaliner), Marito Lopez, Andrew Barr, DJ Demers, Amanda Day, hosts Sal Feldman & Sandy Frigginelli and others. 10 pm. $20. 100 Ossington. lotstandup@gmail.com. THE SUPERSTARS OF COMEDY Sirius XM Radio presents Alex Pavone, Pat MacDonald, Ben Miner and host Matt O’Brien. 8 & 10 pm. $10. Comedy Bar, 945 Bloor W. comedybar.ca. We Can Be Heroes See Thu 23. Yuk Yuk’s Downtown See Thu 23.

Sunday, January 26 Absolute Comedy See Thu 23. CHICKA BOOM Free Times Café presents

women’s improv comedy. 8 pm. $6. 320 College. 416-967-1078.

HAPPY HOUR COMEDY: GIVE ME MY SPOT CONTEST Ein-Stein presents host Jill Knight and 5

contestants competing for a spot in the Feb 9 finals. 8 pm. Free. 229 College. ein-stein.ca.

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POETIC DRAMA

Flesh floats FLESH AND OTHER FRAGMENTS OF LOVE by Evelyne de la Chenelière, translated by Linda Gaboriau (Tarragon, 30 Bridgman). Runs to February 16. $27-$53, $13 rush Friday and Sunday. 416-531-1827. See Continuing, page 52. Rating: NNN A corpse animates the best moments of Evelyne de la Chenelière’s Flesh And Other Fragments Of Love. The play looks at the troubled relationship between spouses Simone (Maria del Mar) and Pierre (Blair Williams), a French couple vacationing on the Irish coast. Simone’s organized the trip to reconnect with her ever-philandering husband, but their discovery of a body washed ashore – that of Mary (Nicole Underhay), a local woman who left for America after having an illegitimate child – causes them both to re-examine what’s become of their lives together. Each is drawn to Mary, but in different ways. Though the text is poetic, director Richard Rose keeps the couple’s emotions cool, which some times works NUBIAN DISCIPLES ALL BLACK COMEDY REVUE Yuk Yuk’s Downtown presents ñ the monthly show w/ Mark James Heath,

Matt Henry, Keesha Brownie, Ai Sha A, Patrick Haye, headliner Chris Robinson, host Kenny Robinson and others. 8:30 pm. $20. 224 Richmond W. 416-967-6425, yukyuks.com. STEAMY CREAMY COMEDY S.O.M.N. presents a weekly show. 8 pm. Free. Cafe Pamenar, 307 Augusta. facebook.com/steamycreamy. WE CAN BE HEROES See Thu 23.

Monday, January 27 ALTDOT COMEDY LOUNGE Rivoli presents Chris Locke, Casey Corbin, Allison Dore, ñ Mo Ismail, Gavin Stephens, Ian Lynch, Brian

Ward, Parker & Seville, David Heti, MC Matt O’Brien and others. 9 pm. $5. 332 Queen W. altdotcomedylounge.com. CHEAP LAUGHS MONDAY PJ O’Briens Irish Pub presents a weekly open mic w/ Russell Roy and guests. 9:30 pm. Free. 39 Colborne. 416815-7562. THE COMEDY CABARET Dave Code & Matthew Sarookanian present a monthly show w/ host Code and others. 8 pm. Free. Charlotte Room, 19 Charlotte. thecomedycabaret.com. I HEART JOKES The Central presents open-mic comedy. 10 pm. Pwyc. 603 Markham. thecentralbar.ca. IMPERIAL COMEDY SHOW Imperial Pub presents a weekly show. 9:30 pm. Free. 54 Dundas E. 416-977-4667, imperialcomedy.com. OFFICE PUB COMEDY presents 12 pros and amateurs each week w/ hosts Cassandra Sansosti and Blayne Smith. 8 pm. Free. The Office Pub, 117 John. 416-977-1900.

Nicole Underhay and Blair Williams connect in Flesh And Other Fragments Of Love.

against the tone of the words. Only the final few scenes develop a poignancy that pulls us into the action and the relationships. The writing often relies on monologues and repetition to convey thoughts and feelings, with the nonspeaking partner reacting wordlessly to Schlesinger, Sebastian Fazio, Marc Hallworth, JP Hodgkinson, Kerby Darius and host DeAnne Smith. 8:30 pm. $6. 2335 Yonge. 416-4867700, absolutecomedy.ca. CORKTOWN COMEDY Corktown Productions presents an open-mic show w/ Jeff Paul, Julia Bruce, Dave Shuken, host Brian Coughlin and others. 9 pm. Free. Betty’s, 240 King E. 416988-2675, corktowncomedy.com. I LOVE SKETCHFEST Toronto Sketch Comedy Festival presents a funder for its upcoming March fest with hosts Falcon Powder, bluegrass music by the Barrel Boys and more. 7 pm. $30. Steam Whistle Roundhouse, 255 Bremner. torontosketchfest.com.

I SEEN YOU ON TV: THE JO-ANNA DOWNEY EDITION The National Theatre of the

World presents improv by comics seen on TV shows and ads w/ Naomi Snieckus, Ennis Esmer and others. 8 pm. $18 (proceeds to the Jo-Anna Downey Fund). Drake Hotel, 1150 Queen W. iseenyouontv.bpt.me.

JIM BELUSHI & THE CHICAGO BOARD OF COMEDY Flato Markham Theatre presents an im-

what the other says. At some level each mate feels dismissed and ignored. While del Mar conveys Simone’s jealousy from the start, her Simone needs more variety of expression and passion, even within the confines of the direction’s coolness. Williams’s performance is more nuanced, though Pierre’s arc isn’t as clearly written as Simone’s. Underhay creates the richest character. As the other two bring her to life through their imaginings of her motivations and actions, Mary is practical, intelligent, wryly comic and unromantic, a questioner of the married pair’s perceived truths. This magical conjuring of Mary isn’t brought about just through the text; Denise Fujiwara’s choreography keeps Underhay almost constantly in motion, a body swaying back and forth in the ebb-and-flow tide that is now her home. Even when for a time she stands still between the other two, Underhay’s energy is mesmerizing. The fine design by Karyn McCallum conjures up a beach floating in a black limbo, surrounded by an evocative cyclorama of the sea. Lit by Rebecca Picherack, the visuals reinforce the JON KAPLAN text’s suggestiveness. provised comedy sketch show w/ Jim Belushi, Robert Belushi, Larry Joe Campbell, Jon Barinholtz and Brad Morris. 8 pm. $79-$84. 171 Town Centre Blvd, Markham. 905-305-7469. QUEER AS FUCK The Steady Cafe & Bar presents a biweekly LGBTQ open mic, w/ Marco Bernardi, Danz Altvater, Mullets and Mom Jeans, Haus of Bot, Candice Gregoris, Brian Finch, the Ellens, host Catherine McCormick and others. 9:30 pm. Pwyc. 1051 Bloor W. thesteadycafe.com. SUNDOWN Bad Dog Theatre and Sex TRex present unscripted shows in the style of gritty western films. To Jan 29, Wednesdays 9:30 pm. $12, stu $10. Comedy Bar, 945 Bloor W. baddogtheatre.com. TOP SHELF COMEDY presents The Spotlight, a weekly night of top comics. 9 pm. $5. WAYLA Bar, 996 Queen E. 416-901-5570. WE CAN BE HEROES See Thu 23. YUK YUK’S DOWNTOWN presents Tom Simmons. To Jan 31, Wed-Fri 8 pm (and Fri 10:30 pm). $13-$22. 224 Richmond W. 416-9676425, yukyuks.com. 3

Irish and Afro-Cuban dancers perform in Heartbeat Of Home.

THE FIRESTARTER Fox & Fiddle presents weekly

Wednesday, January 29 ABSOLUTE COMEDY presents Pro-Am night w/

headliner Jason Blanchard, Dion Arnold, Jason

dance listings Opening FLAMENCO LEGACY SHOWCASE Compania

Carmen Romero and the School Of Flamenco Dance Arts present the work of Francesca Sadornil Ruiz “La Tati” from Spain. Jan 25 at 7 pm. $25. Winchester Street Theatre, 80 Winchester. flamencolegacylatati.eventbrite.ca. HEARTBEAT OF HOME Mirvish presents Irish, Latin and Afro-Cuban performers in a music and dance show. Previews to Jan 25. Opens Jan 26 and runs to Mar 2, Tue-Sat 8 pm, mat Sat-Sun and Wed 2 pm. $35-$130. Ed Mirvish Theatre, 244 Victoria. 416-872-1212, mirvish.com. LAMENT OF THE EXILE Performing Taiwan and Dance Theatre XX present a dance adaptation

Cool Colony ANT COLONY by Michael DeForge

(Drawn & Quarterly), 112 pages, $21.95 cloth. Rating: NNNN

Michael DeForge’s deranged yet adorable debut graphic novel hits the mark on many levels. It’s experimental without ever derailing its narrative, existential yet lighthearted, surreal but deeply human, and always visually engaging. Set in a black ant colony under attack by red ants high on spider blood, the story focuses primarily on a politically radical father and his naive young son who turns into an oracle after ingesting an earthworm, and a gay couple with communication problems at a crossroads in their relationship. Most of the ants are male, ruled by a hippy-dippy Queen who demands “seed” around the clock to keep the complex, tenuous society running. Cop ants investigate a series of escalating deaths, and infertile females and deformed babies are kept on the fringes so as not to

threaten or distract the Queen. Toronto-based DeForge lays out his bonkers story with intelligence and sensitivity, dispersing fascinating insect facts throughout. The often disarmingly honest dialogue is incredibly effective. Sure, it’s sometimes difficult to tell the ants apart and, therefore, keep their storylines straight – the narrative jumps around freely – but it all comes together by the end, and is an even richer read the second time around. Minor characters fill out the world. The ant youths are, at least on the surface, street-wise and tough, guaranteed to get laughs. A cowardly cop is all facts and figures and no emotion. But the gay couple is the story’s beating heart. Existential angst has isolated and incapacitated one ant, while his more carefree lover’s preference for community and action leads to another kind of trauma. Their story will ring true to anyone who’s ever suffered a broken heart, as will their instinctual efforts to reCARLA GILLIS build. DeForge launches Ant Colony at the Beguiling on Monday (January 27). See Readings, this page. carlag@nowtoronto.com | @carlagillis

READINGS THIS WEEK 5 indicates queer-friendly events Thursday, January 23 BOOKTHUGS AND TROUBADOR SLAVES Aisha

Itah Sadu takes the stage at the World Literacy benefit on January 29. ham. beguilingbooksandart.com.

Tuesday, January 28 LUCILE BARKER/WILL OF PEACE Open stage

C ALEXIA LANE Book launch for On Fracking. 7 pm. Free. Another Story Bookshop, 315 Roncesvalles. 416-462-1104.

poetry and music. 7 pm. Pwyc (min $5). Queen Gallery, 382 Queen E. facebook.com/ events/640152476027528. BEER AND BUTTER TARTS Launch for a new Canadian literary food journal. 7 pm. Free. Rhino, 1240 Queen W. beerandbuttertarts.ca.

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Friday, January 24

of Qu Yuan’s epic poem, choreographed by Zhang Xiao-Xiong. Jan 24-25 at 8 pm. Free. Enwave Theatre, 231 Queens Quay W. 416973-4000, performingtaiwan.com. PETITES DANSES Chartier Danse presents 10 new short works by Marie-Josée Chartier, created in response to two works by composers Linda Catlin Smith and John M. Sherlock. Jan 24-25 at 7 and 8:30 pm. $10-$18. Young Centre for the Performing Arts, 50 Tank House Lane. 416-866-8666, chartierdanse.com. SERIES 8:08 presents a choreographic performance workshop with Michael Caldwell, Karen Kaeja, Nicole Pemberton, Stephanie Tremblay Abubo and Liisa Smith. Jan 25 at 8:08 pm. $10. Pia Bouman School Studio Theatre, 6 Noble. series808.ca. 3

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GRAPHIC NOVEL

Sasha John, Stephen Cain, Mark Truscott, Jay MillAr and Mark Martyre read. 7 pm. Free. COCO Crafted Organic Chocolates, 365 Jane. bookthug.ca. DESCANT LAUNCH Readings by Cathy Petch, George Elliott Clark and others. 7 pm. Free. Charlie’s Gallery, 112 Harbord. facebook.com/ events/248330098655971. ARLENE DICKINSON The Dragons’ Den co-star talks about her book All In. 7 pm. Free. Indigo Manulife, 55 Bloor W. chapters.indigo.ca. GARY MOSSMAN Reading from Lloyd Percival: Coach And Visionary. 7 pm. Free. Runnymede Library, 2178 Bloor W. torontopubliclibrary.ca. 5QUEER CONFESSIONS Book launch with readings by Andrea Zanin and others. 7 pm. Free. 519 Church Community Centre. queerconfessionstoronto@gmail.com.

Tuesday, January 28 pros and lotto spots w/ host Kyle Andrews. 8:30 pm. Free. 280 Bloor W. 416-966-4369. I HEART JOKES The Central presents a comedy show. 7 pm. Pwyc. 603 Markham. thecentralbar.ca. LES IMPROBABLES Supermarket presents a biweekly show with competitive improv en français. 7 pm. $5. 268 Augusta. 416-8400501, ligueimprotoronto@gmail.com. THE SKIN OF MY NUTS presents a weekly open mic w/ host Vandad Kardar. 9:30 pm. Free. Sonic Espresso Bar, 60 Cecil. facebook.com/ skinofmynuts. TUESDAY HEADLINER SERIES COMEDY Imperial Pub presents host Danny Polishchuk and guests. 9:30 pm. Free. 54 Dundas E. 416-9774667, imperialcomedy.com. WE CAN BE HEROES See Thu 23.

books

WHEN SISTERS SPEAK Spoken word perform-

ances by El Jones, Truth Is, Ify Chiwetelu and others. 8 pm. $35-$50. Jane Mallett Theatre, St Lawrence Centre, 27 Front E. stlc.com.

Sunday, January 26 LUCILLE BARKER/WILL OF PEACE Open stage

poetry. 8 pm. Pwyc ($5 min). Central, 603 Markham. 416-913-4586.

Monday, January 27 MICHAEL DEFORGE Launching his graphic novel, Ant Colony, with a slide show and ñ signing. 7 pm. Free. The Beguiling, 601 Mark-

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BEST POET OF THE MONTH Poetry night. 8 pm. $5. Free Times Cafe, 320 College. 416-967-1078. EUFEMIA FANTETTI/JULIE JOOSTEN/DAVID MCGIMPSEY Reading. 8 pm. Pwyc. Press Club, 850 Dundas W. pivotreadings.ca.

LORRIE GALLANT/ITAH SADU/OLIVIA CHOW/MICHELE LANDSBERG World Litñ eracy benefit reading. Doors 6:30 pm. $60.

Park Hyatt Toronto, 4 Avenue. 416-977-0008, worldlit.ca. LUCIANO IACOBELLI/BRENDA CLEWS Performance poetry. 7 pm. Free. Urban Gallery, 40 Queen E. urbangallery.ca. books@nowtoronto.com

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art

MUST-SEE SHOWS BAITSHOP GALLERY Oasis Skateboard Factory pop-up shop, Jan 24-31, reception 7-9 pm Jan 24 (todesignoffsite.com). 358 Dufferin #117. 416-536-6000.

SCULPTURE

Threesome thrills

BARBARA EDWARDS CONTEMPORARY

Locating Ourselves shows smarts By FRAN SCHECHTER SHARY BOYLE, SARAH SZE AND JOANA VASCONCELOS at Scrap

Metal Gallery (11 Dublin), to February 22. Saturdays noon-5 pm or by appointment. 416-588-2442. Rating: NNNN

In Locating Ourselves, three artists who represented their countries at last year’s Venice Biennale – Shary Boyle (Canada, of course), Sarah Sze (the U.S.) and Joana Vasconcelos (Portugal) – play with aspects of space, culture, gender and nationality. A feminist sense of fun permeates the work of Vasconcelos, who gained notoriety when Versailles refused to exhibit her tampon chandelier. Her eye-popping sculptures can contain kitchen utensils, irons and doilies. Luso Tetris is part of a series in which

snake-like tubular soft sculptures interpenetrate rectangular structures covered in traditional Portuguese tiles, setting up dichotomies of male/ female, earth/sea, organic/synthetic and high/low culture. Bright-coloured crocheted knobs and bumps recall sea creatures as well as sexual protrusions. Sze achieves amazing structural complexity in found-material assemblages that at first glance look like strung-up junk. In the graceful Disappearing Act, she also explores earth/water and organic/synthetic themes, using a characteristic vocabulary of interacting boxy and circular forms. Dangling from a large chrome arc or balancing on a glass shelf is an assortment of stuff: small white boxes

THIS WEEK IN THE MUSEUMS ART GALLERY OF MISSISSAUGA Visual Arts Mis-

sissauga group show, to Feb 22. 300 City Centre (Mississauga). 905-896-5088. ART GALLERY OF ONTARIO The Great Upheaval: Modern Masterpieces From The Guggenheim Collection, to Mar 2 ($25, stu $16.50). Light My Fire: Five Propositions About Portraits, to Apr 30. Brian Jungen and Duane Linklater, to Jun 15. $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 U The Centre For Incidental Activisms (CIA) #2, to Mar 2. 4700 Keele, Accolade E bldg. 416-736-5169.

BLACKWOOD GALLERY Ahmet Ögüt, to Mar 2.

3359 Mississauga N, U of T Mississauga (Mississauga). 905-828-3789. CITY OF TORONTO ARCHIVES Life On The Grid: 100 Years Of Street Photography, to May 31. 255 Spadina Rd. 416-397-0778. DESIGN EXCHANGE 100% TobeUs: 100 Cars, to Feb 9 (free, todesignoffsite.com). $10, stu/srs $8. 234 Bay. 416-363-6121. DORIS McCARTHY GALLERY You Cannot Kill What Is Already Dead, to Jan 25. 1265 Military Trail. 416-287-7007. JUSTINA M. BARNICKE CounterIntelligence, Jan 23-Mar 16, artist talk 6 pm, reception 7-8 pm

Sarah Sze’s Disappearing Act (left) and Joana Vasconcelos’s Luso Tetris are part of Locating Ourselves at Scrap Metal.

containing bits of blue tape, tattered globes made of scrap paper, drinking glasses, blue plastic strips, polished stones, plumb bobs, metal clips and spherical nests made of sticks. It’s a poetic work that rewards those who give it time, allowing it to reveal new details and questions. While these two pieces really speak to each other in the space, Canadian Artist, Boyle’s wall of porcelain plaques portraying her imaginary family tree, seems the odd woman out. She does share with

Vasconcelos a love of low culture and a twisted view of national identity. Canadian Artist, made for the BMO Project Room, is one of Boyle’s less visually striking, more narrative pieces, perhaps better appreciated through the wild background material she’s gathered on the Canadian Artist website. Boyle is ours and we love her, but it’s exciting that Scrap Metal has brought the fantastic Sze and Vasconcelos to town. 3

Jan 23. 7 Hart House. 416-978-8398. MACLAREN ART CENTRE Nadia Myre, to Feb 23. Sculpture: Duane Linklater, to Mar 9. Pwyc, $5 sugg. 37 Mulcaster (Barrie). 705-721-9696. McMICHAEL CANADIAN ART COLLECTION Karine Giboulo, to Jan 26. David McEown and Ben Barak, to Mar 15. Mary Pratt, to Apr 27. Changing Tides: Contemporary Art Of Newfoundland And Labrador, Jan 25-Jun 1. $15, stu/srs $12. 10365 Islington (Kleinburg). 905893-1121. OAKVILLE GALLERIES Sonny Assu (Centennial, 120 Navy); A Noble Line (Gairloch, 1306 Lakeshore E), to Feb 16. (Oakville). 905-844-4402. ROYAL ONTARIO MUSEUM BIG, to Jan 26. Carbon 14: Climate Is Culture, to Feb 2, The Changing Arctic Landscape talks 1-5:15 pm

Jan 26 ($20, stu $10). Faces To Remember: Chinese Portraits Of The Ming And Qing Dynasties, to Feb 23. Wildlife Photographer Of The Year, to Mar 23 ($21, stu/srs $18.50, under 14 free). $15, stu/srs $13.50; Fri 4:30-8:30 pm $9, stu/srs $8. 100 Queen’s Park. 416-586-8000. RYERSON IMAGE CENTRE Pierre Tremblay – Black Star Subject; Robert Burley, Phil Bergerson and Elisa Julia Gilmour, to Apr 13. 33 Gould. 416-979-5164. TEXTILE MUSEUM OF CANADA Heather Goodchild and Jérôme Havre, to Apr 13. Telling Stories, to Apr 13. From Geisha To Diva: The Kimonos Of Ichimaru, Jan 29-May 11, reception 6:30-8 pm Jan 29. $15, srs $10, stu $6; pwyc Wed 5-8 pm. 55 Centre. 416-599-5321. UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO ART CENTRE Framing Narratives: Renaissance To Modernism, to Mar 8. 15 King’s College Circle. 416-978-1838. VARLEY ART GALLERY Colour, In Theory, Jan 25-May 4, reception 2-4 pm Jan 26. $5, stu/srs $4. 216 Main (Unionville). 905-477-9511. 3

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ROBERT BURLEY THE DISAPPEARANCE OF DARKNESS

Jared Sable Collection, to Feb 22. 1069 Bathurst. 647-348-5110. BIRCH CONTEMPORARY Painting: Lyn Donoghue, Jan 23-Mar 1, reception 6-8 pm Jan 23. 129 Tecumseth. 416-365-3003. CONTACT GALLERY Photos: Ian Willms, Jan 23-Mar 7, reception 6-9 pm Jan 23. 80 Spadina #310. 416-539-9595. COOPER COLE GALLERY Light It Up group show, Jan 23-26, reception 6-10 pm Jan 24 (todesignoffsite.com). 1161 Dundas W. 647-347-3316. CORKIN GALLERY Collage: Barbara Astman, Jan 25-Feb 28, reception 1-4 pm Jan 25. 7 Tank House Lane. 416-979-1980. DO DESIGN Shop window installations, Jan 23-26, reception 3-8 pm Jan 25, tour 2 pm Jan 26 (from Rosario Marchese’s office, 808 Dundas W). Dundas W btwn Bathurst and Grace. todesignoffsite.com. GALLERY 44 Installation: Christina Battle, Kristie MacDonald and Alexis Dirks, to Feb 15. 401 Richmond W. 416-979-3941. GLADSTONE HOTEL Capacity, Jan 23-26, reception 6-10 pm Jan 25; Come Up To My Room, Jan 23-26; Love Design party 10 pm-2:30 am Jan 25, Collage party 3-6 pm Jan 26 ($10, stu $5, todesignoffsite.com). Textiles: Hard Twist 2014 – This Is Personal, Jan 23-Apr 27, reception 7-10 pm Jan 23. 1214 Queen W. 416-531-4635. HARBOURFRONT CENTRE Studious; Small; Good Advice; The Keeper’s Veil; continuum group shows, reception 6-10 pm Jan 24, Jan 25-Apr 6 (todesignoffsite.com). 235 Queens Quay W. 416-973-4000. MADE Ceramics: Redesigned Medalta, Jan 23-Mar 8, reception 3-6 pm Jan 25. 867 Dundas W. 416-607-6384.

NEUBACHER SHOR CONTEMPORARY Painting: Bobby Mathieson, to Feb ñ 8. 5 Brock. 416-546-3683. ONSITE [AT] OCAD U Multimedia: Terreform ONE, to Feb 22. 230 Richmond W. 416-977-6000 ext 327. OPEN STUDIO GALLERY Installation: Guillaume Brisson-Darveau and Pascaline Knight, Astrid Ho, to Feb 15. 401 Richmond W #104. 416-504-8238. RED HEAD GALLERY Installation: Zev Farber, to Feb 1. 401 Richmond W. 416-504-5654. STEPHEN BULGER Photos: André Kertész, Jan 25-Feb 22, reception 2-5 pm Jan 25. 1026 Queen W. 416-504-0575. SUSAN HOBBS Sandra Meigs, Jan 23-Mar 1. 137 Tecumseth. 416-504-3699. YYZ Nobuo Kubota and Randi Nygard, to Mar 8. 401 Richmond W. 416-598-4546.

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Duelling iconoclasts at TIFF Jean-Luc Godard and Paul Verhoeven retrospectives reveal surprising similarities By NORMAN WILNER RETROSPECTIVES GODARD FOREVER: PART ONE from tonight (Thursday, January 23) to February 13 and FLESH + BLOOD: THE FILMS OF PAUL VERHOEVEN from Friday

(January 24) to April 4, both at TIFF Cinematheque (350 King West). tiff.net. Rating: NNNNN

Say what you will about TIFF Cinematheque, but it doesn’t do anything in small measures. After last week’s launch of the Stephen King late-night series, the Lightbox welcomes two ambitious director retrospectives, each celebrating a filmmaker with a distinctive, almost maniacal vision. At first glance, Jean-Luc Godard and Paul Verhoeven would not appear to have much common ground. But they share more than you might think: they’re both knee-jerk iconoclasts who came of age in postwar Europe and basically invented themselves on the fly. Like many of his comrades in the Nouvelle Vague, Godard began as a film critic before shifting into filmmaking, figuring out his distinctly postmodernist aesthetic in the years between his 1960 debut, Breathless, and 1967’s apocalyptic Weekend. And though Verhoeven exploded fully formed out of the Netherlands with raucous, vicious works like Soldier Of Orange, Spetters and The Fourth Man, it wasn’t until he reached Hollywood that he was able to properly realize his true purpose as a cultural satirist. The amazing thing about Godard’s Breathless is that now – more than six decades after its release – it almost feels like a conventional picture. Most of its stylistic innovations have long since been absorbed into cinema and advertising, and Godard’s primal narrative about the relationship between a thug (Jean-Paul Belmondo) and an angelic American girl (Jean Seberg) has been fully reclaimed by the American genre pictures from which he borrowed it. But it’s still a thrilling, immediate work of art, an audacious debut that its filmmaker was talented enough to follow with even more dazzling efforts. TIFF’s gargantuan Godard Forever retrospect-

Breathless (left) stars Jean Seberg and Jean-Paul Belmondo; Weekend made Jean-Luc Godard a star; Michael Douglas and Sharon Stone sizzle in Basic Instinct.

ive launches tonight (Thursday, January 23) with a screening of Breathless preceded by the director’s first two short films, Opération Béton and Une Femme Coquette. Over the next three weeks, it’s masterpiece after masterpiece: A Woman Is A Woman on Saturday (January 25), Vivre Sa Vie on Sunday (January 26); Contempt on January 31, Band Of Outsiders and Une Femme Mariée February 1, Alphaville and Pierrot Le Fou February 2, 2 Or 3 Things I Know About Her February 8, La Chinoise February 11 and Weekend February 13. And this is just Part One of the series, featuring his most accessible work. The increasingly eclectic and impenetrable stuff will follow later in the year. Verhoeven is just eight years younger than Godard, but a good decade behind him as a filmmaker – and he was never as prolific, taking much more time between productions. But that just means Flesh + Blood: The Films Of Paul Verhoeven can spread itself out over the winter, starting Friday (January 24) with Business Is Business and concluding April 4 with his crowdsourced Dutch comedy Tricked. You can mainline Godard, since the thrill of each film leaves you craving the next one, but trying to speed through Verhoeven’s evolution from Dutch farceur to glossy American prankster will break your neck. His homeland work shifts genres as often as Pedro Almodóvar’s – pretty much the only thing the passionate romantic drama Turkish Delight (Saturday, January 25) and the stunning Second World War drama Soldier Of Orange (February 7) have in common is Rutger Hauer’s ass. Once Verhoeven got to America, he instantly became the most subversive filmmaker working in the studio system. Flesh + Blood (February 25) is a 16th-century actioner with remarkably progressive sexual politics (thanks mostly to a fantastic early turn by Jennifer Jason Leigh); RoboCop (March 7) now plays like a distressingly prescient futurist drama rather than the satire of Reagan-era capitalism that it was in 1987; and Total Recall (February 28) gives Arnold

The Selfish Giant takes its name from Oscar Wilde’s religious parable, but its real ancestry lies in director Clio Barnard’s previous work, 2010’s The Arbor. Like that experimental documentary, Barnard’s new feature is set on a miserable housing estate in Bradford, in northern England, where impoverished families grind through miserable lives. Thrown out of school for his violent outbursts and disrespectful behaviour, young Arbor (Conner Chapman) pulls his friend Swifty (Shaun Thomas) into scavenging metal – especially valuable copper cables – for local junkyard owner Kitten (Sean Gilder). The incongruity of collecting scrap with a horse and cart, and Arbor and Swifty’s near-obliviousness to the cars trying to pass them on the road, are at once strange and lovely, reminding us that these are just kids barely cognizant of the crushing social structure in which they’re embedded. Other moments outside the city have an almost pastoral beauty hinting at the mystical themes of Wilde’s story. Working with a mix of seasoned character actors and non-professional kids, Barnard creates a sense of a much larger community filtering in and out of this world. It’s a compelling “show, don’t tell” strategy blending drama and commentary in a manner worthy of Ken Loach at his peak. Go see this. It’s NORMAN WILNER fantastic.

Schwarzenegger his greatest role outside the Terminator franchise in a head-spinning, ridiculously satisfying sci-fi adventure. After that, though, Verhoeven may have overestimated his target audience. People were so busy trying to parse the convoluted plot and preposterous gay-panic subtext of Basic Instinct (March 13) that they didn’t notice how Verhoeven thoroughly deconstructed Michael Douglas’s hypermasculine leading-man persona. (Douglas’s character is almost literally a dick, nothing more than a constantly ejaculating tool.) The genius satire of the openly fascist Starship Troopers (March 21) – which plays like Leni Riefenstahl’s attempt to remake Star Wars – went sailing over the heads of people who wanted more man-on-bug action. And then there was Showgirls. God help me, I’m going to recommend you see it on March 14, since it’ll be introduced by my good friend Adam Nayman. Adam’s been defending this one as Verhoeven’s greatest triumph for as long as I’ve known him, and is making the case in a book, It Doesn’t Suck, to be published later this year. If anyone can convince you that the odyssey of Nomi Malone is worth your time, it’s him, though I’m still not certain anyone should. The (perceived) failure of Showgirls and Starship Troopers led Verhoeven to make the crappy invisible-man movie Hollow Man (March 27), the full-on failure which sent him scurrying back to the Netherlands for Black Book (March 28), a crackling WWII thriller starring Carice van Houten as a singer who joins the Dutch resistance. The director went quiet for a few years after that, but hopefully Tricked will put him back on the radar. The Superb UK pic The Selfish world might be ready for Giant stars Conner Chapman Showgirls Deux. 3 normw@nowtoronto.com @wilnervision

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Knick of time: J eremy Lin hits his stride in New York.

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Hoop dreams Linsanity (Evan Jackson Leong). 89 minutes. Opens Friday (January 24). For venues and times, see Movies, page 62. Rating: NNn

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DEVIL’S KNOT (Atom Egoyan) Rating: NN After three Paradise Lost documentaries and Amy Berg’s subsequent West Of Memphis, it seems there’s simply nothing left to say about the child murders in West Memphis, Arkansas. Certainly Atom Egoyan’s dull dramatization of the prosecution of Damien Echols, Jason Baldwin and Jessie Misskelley Jr. for the murders of Christopher Byers, Stevie Branch and Michael Moore brings nothing new to the table. Egoyan must have seen the project as a chance to revisit the themes of The Sweet Hereafter, another film about a community ravaged by the inexplicable death of its children. But he squanders that opportunity by following an outside investigator (Colin Firth) attempting to help defence attorneys build an alternate theory of the crimes. The script shifts clumsily between multiple perspectives – most histrionically that of Reese Witherspoon’s distraught mother – while lazily teasing potential theories of the crime that weren’t fully explored until after the trial. The cast is tonally all over the place, and the whole thing is framed, cut and scored like cheap TV. I’ve never seen a movie shot by Paul Sarossy that looked NW this bad.

It’s a few hours before the Toronto Film Festival premiere of Devil’s Knot, but Colin Firth isn’t sweating it. This isn’t his first rodeo, and TIFF loves him; in 2010, the People’s Choice Award for The King’s Speech set that film on the path to four Academy Awards, including Firth’s own for best actor. Devil’s Knot is a far less triumphant work, concerned with the mystery surrounding the 1993 murders of three children in West Memphis, Arkansas. Atom Egoyan’s dramatization of the events surrounding the crime and the trial of local teens Damien Echols, Jason Baldwin and Jessie Misskelley Jr. casts Firth as Ron Lax, whose investigation into the crime leaves him with more questions than answers. thing as horrific as this has happened. You’ve played a number of characters People very passionately want answers, and with ambiguous motivations – in Tinker the danger is that they hasten toward them. Tailor Soldier Spy and Arthur Newman If we rush these things, we often end up in most recently – and Devil’s Knot is all the wrong place, and the job of my characabout not knowing the reasons behind ter – and in a way the job of the film – is to awful events. Do you actively pursue say “You’re gonna have to live with these projects, or is this just doubt. You have to keep that happenstance? alive. You will get even I’ve always liked grey areas. further from the truth if I’ve always liked ambiguyou are impatient for ity: “Where is this perit.” son on the spectrum Two decades later, between heroism and we know that Echols, failure? Are virtues to Baldwin and Misskelbe found in what ley didn’t commit seems to be banal, the murders, but we what seems to be orstill don’t know who dinary?” I don’t find Colin Firth investigates did. Was there ever a conventional heroic James Hamrick in the temptation during the stories particularly edifyclumsy docudrama The Devil’s Knot. production of Devil’s Knot ing. They don’t reveal anyto raise an alternate theory? thing to me. I enjoy a fantasy as The minute you start doing that much as the next person, but I’m you’ve fallen into the same trap. I actually much more interested in stories that throw spoke to Jason Baldwin about this, because up paradoxes and conflicts, and are less everyone wants to know if anyone else has easy to judge. any ideas, any theories, and he said, “I’m Is that what drew you to the project? not getting into that. That’s what hapIt doesn’t take a simple path. It’s not [about] pened to us.” You know? He didn’t give anythe sleuth getting his man. It doesn’t give thing away. One lesson he had learned was you the satisfactions of a conventional narthat if you’ve got any doubt, you do not rative, a conventional thriller. No one can NORMAN WILNER start pointing fingers. stand uncertainty, particularly when some-

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We already know how Jeremy Lin rocketed from obscurity to bona fide NBA stardom in a matter of days in 2012. Now we get the backstory from documentary filmmaker Evan Jackson Leong. Unfortunately, Lin himself lacks warmth and humour and, like, has trouble expressing himself. You cheer for him because he’s the underdog and fights like hell, not cuz you want to be his bud. Game footage from high school to the pros is compelling; interviews with the devoutly religious San

Fran native (and his devoutly religious family and friends) much less so. Outrageous moments of racism are shocking reminders of prevailing Asian-American stereotypes. (In one TV clip, American morning show hosts burst out laughing when one questions Lin’s eyesight.) But Leong wisely does not make these moments the focus for his feature, which is really about one boy’s hoop dreams. The doc hits its stride when Lin, perilously close to being cut from the New York Knicks and the NBA forever, hits his. The storyline would be unbelievable were it not true. Anyone with even a peripheral knowledge of bas ketball knows that going from thirdstring point guard to scoring 38 points against Kobe Bryant is completely, er, linsane, totally worth reliving one more time, even via a flawed doc like julia leconte this one.

Mourning Has Broken, with Graham Kent (left) and Robert Nolan, has major tonal problems, but it’s a small miracle that it was made with just a G-note.

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Cheap laughs MOURNING HAS BROKEN (Jason and Brett Butler). 77 minutes. Opens Friday (January 24). For venues and times, see Movies, page 62. Rating: NN

Let’s be clear about one thing. The Butler brothers made Mourning Has Broken with $1,000. The feature was funded through indie maverick Ingrid Veninger’s 1KWave Challenge, which awarded cash to five filmmakers daring enough to make a film on a minuscule budget. That a watchable film with a beginning, middle and end is the result is a victory, so bravo. Robert Nolan stars as a nameless

man who one morning finds his wife dead and decides to go about his daily routine to put off dealing with his loss. It’s an intriguing premise in which the mundane becomes a burden because the thought of a corpse at home hovers over everything. Some fine camera and editing work dial up routine annoyances like a red light with no oncoming traffic. Having set the stage for a fine, minimalist mood piece, the film veers off course into antic, broad comedy. Amateur a ctors (the Butlers included) play everyday pests, reaching for SNL heights with jokes that even professional comedians couldn’t make funny. The film is lovely when it takes itself seriously but obnoxious when it RADHEYAN SIMONPILLAI doesn’t.

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The Overnighters celebrates a good Samaritan, the late Roger Ebert gets the doc treatment in Life Itself (bottom left) and Dan Stevens stars in The Guest, all at Sundance.

The Past, with Tahar Rahim and Bérénice Bejo, is mired in melodrama.

Past imperfect The past (Asghar Farhadi). 130 minutes. Subtitled. Opens Friday (January 24). For venues and times, see Movies, page 62. Rating: NN

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Sundance oddballs Indie fest’s pics are quirky, as usual

By Jason Gorber

SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL in Park City, Utah, January 16 to 26. sundance.org.

PARK CITY – This is my first time at Sundance, so I’ve had lots of adjusting to do. It’s not the altitude – it’s wrapping my head around the myriad logistical inconveniences that result from holding a festival in a sleepy resort town. Fortunately, the gorgeous scenery and amazing selection of films ease the stress caused by maddening traffic jams and hours of queuing. Plus you get to bond with fellow festival- goers while you wait in the cattle pen, whether new people or friends from other stops on the festival circuit. The venues range from art theatres to converted ballrooms and racquet centres, all spread out over several miles. Parties rage nightly on Main Street, a bucolic stretch that looks pretty much like what you’d expect the downtown of an affluent ski resort to look like. The hundreds of films that are the heart of the fest range from sombre documentaries and quirky comedies to explosive action flicks and feel- good movies about dinosaur hunt ers. As at most festivals, the schedule is top-heavy for the opening weekend, and choosing between films screening at the same time has been brutal. As of this writing, films like Damien Chazelle’s Whiplash, Rich ard Linklater’s long-awaited Boy hood and Alex Gibney’s Fela Kuti doc, Finding Fela, have thus far eluded me. Life Itself, Steve James’s documen tary about Roger Ebert, was a key reason I flew to Utah. The senior programmer who introduced the film

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fought back tears during his intro at the public premiere, and by the end there were sniffles from the crowd as well as a deserved standing ovation. Adam Wingard’s midnight film The Guest is the love child of Drive and The Terminator, with the soundtrack to the original Tron playing in its crib. I mean that as a compliment for a very enjoyable Hitchcockian thriller. My favourite entry so far is The Overnighters, a remarkable docu mentary about a North Carolina preacher’s determination to assist strangers despite the cost to those closest to him. Like the best of Errol Morris, Jesse Moss’s film takes you through some astounding twists and turns to reveal complex and morally ambivalent circumstances. Typical of Sundance, there are a number of oddball comedies. In Len ny Abrahamson’s Frank, Michael Fassbender wears a giant papier mâché head and leads a band of outsider musicians through the highs and lows of recording their first album. Obvious Child, by Gillian Robes pierre, is the most Sundancey comedy I’ve seen yet, starring SNL alumna Jenny Slate as a profane yet adorable 20-something coming to terms with an accidental pregnancy. There’s plenty more to come, including Gareth Evans’s The Raid 2 (the other main reason I was excited about this year’s Sundance). Most of the press and industry will abandon the fest by midweek, but I’m still looking forward to dozens of films. I’ve yet to soak in one of this town’s ubiquitous hot tubs, so while I may be seeing some extraordinary cinema at one of the world’s best film fests, clearly I’m doing something wrong. 3

Killer Thomas Haden Church tries to hide the evidence in tiresome Whitewash.

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The Past sees the pleasant soapiness that greased A Separation, Asghar Farhadi’s Academy Award winner, reach full, foamy froth. Farhadi’s earned his rep via his controlled, tightly plotted kitchen-sink realism. But the Iranian director’s mastery of melodrama feels suffocating here, the lavish family tragedy teetering into schmaltz. Ali Mosaffa plays Ahmad, an Iranian who returns to a Paris suburb to finalize his divorce from his wife (Bérénice Bejo pulling a puffy-eyed 180 from her turn as wide-eyed starlet Peppy Miller in The Artist) so she can marry another man (Tahar Rahim). Ahmad’s desire to fix things – upon arrival he immediately repairs a kid’s bicycle and seizes on any subsequent chance to roll up his sleeves and play handyman – ends up fissuring his ex-wife’s family dyna mic, exposing lies on top of lies. Mr. Fixit’s nobility is never undermined, his insistence that everyone unburden themselves of their secrets offered as the solution to, and never the cause of, the problems of those around him. Farhadi may be heavy-handedly rooting for the cathartic power of the truth, but his melodrama is so overwrought and shot through with nasty misogyny (all the female characters feel like caricatures of 19th century Viennese hysterics) that everything John Semley about it rings false.

also opening I, Frankenstein

(D: Stuart Beattie, 93 min) Aaron Echkart is the Frankenstein monster battling supernatural beasts led by baddie Bill Nighy in this sci-fi actioner. Note: the decision to make this a 3D feature was last-minute – never a good sign. Opens Friday (January 24). Screened after press time – see review January 24 at nowtoronto.com/movies.

Aaron Eckhart fights nasty beasties in I, Frankenstein.

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Snow job

WHITEWASH (Emanuel Hoss-Desmarais). 90 minutes. Opens Friday (January 24). For venues and times, see Movies, page 62. Rating: NN If films like Fargo and A Simple Plan have taught us anything, it’s that burying a corpse – and your sins – in the snow is not as foolproof a plan as it seems. In the Quebec film Whitewash, which features a helluva lot of snow, co-writer/director Emanuel Hoss-Desmarais explores the metaphoric value of winter, a season, which, frankly we’ve all had enough of. Thomas Haden Church plays Bruce, an alcoholic who in the film’s opening minutes mows down a straggler with his mini-plow, ditches the body and

high-tails it deep into the woods in a violent snowstorm. The mini-plow gets jammed, leaving Bruce stranded in the middle of nowhere. As time wears on, it seems he doesn’t care to be anywhere else. Through flashbacks we learn that Bruce and his victim, Paul (Marc Labrèche), have a bit of a history, clues to why Bruce makes some of his headscratching, incriminating decisions. Hoss-Desmarais skilfully teases out these bits of information, trying to stretch out a thin and not entirely convincing story to seem more compelling than it really is. The director has talent for creating atmosphere and visualizing the disintegration of his main character, but it might have been better served in a short film. At feature length, Whitewash feels as tiresome as the weather. RADHEYAN SIMONPILLAI

Dominic Purcell (left) and Adam Beach try to stop a trio of killers in the supremely stupid Ice Soldiers.

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No dice, Ice Ice Soldiers (Sturla Gunnarsson). 95 minutes. Some subtitles. Opens Friday (January 24) at Whitby 24 Cinema. For times, go to tribute.ca. Rating: NN Here’s the worst thing about Ice Soldiers, a crappy action movie about a team of scientists and military contractors chasing three defrosted Soviet murder men around the Arctic: the soldiers are not actually made of ice. When you’re making a genre picture, you at least have to deliver on the premise. Humanoids From The Deep, The Thing, The Terminator – yup, they delivered. But Ice Soldiers has no ice soldiers. Instead, the baddies of Jonathan Tydor’s rote screenplay are genetically

engineered Aryan killing machines dressed in proper Mad Men business suits, frozen in the Great White North when their plane crashed in the Arctic Circle during the Cuban Missile Crisis. Half a century later, a driven egghead (Dominic Purcell) and his cranky escort (Michael Ironside) thaw them out, unleashing murder-man hell on their isolated camp. It’s all pretty generic, and very stupid, though it perks up once Adam Beach turns up as a trapper who aids in the quest to stop the killers. And director Sturla Gunnarsson (yes, the guy who made Such A Long Journey and Force Of Nature: The David Suzuki Movie – a man’s gotta eat) and cine matographer Stephen Reizes at least tried to deliver a movie that looks like a feature film rather than a cable project. Norman Wilner But it’s still terrible.

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

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ñTHE ACT OF KILLING

the FBI used a small-time con artist to snare politicians on bribery and corruption charges. But the plot is incidental to the shouting. Director/co-writer Russell has fully embraced the notion that drama only exists when characters are yelling at one another in mid-shots. Everybody races around shouting about their ambitions and desires, and whoever shouts the loudest is the person with whom we’re supposed to sympathize. Some people love this strategy; I find it exhausting and pointless – especially in the second half, when scenes seem to exist because Russell had noticed Christian Bale and Jennifer Lawrence’s characters hadn’t yelled at each other in a while. American Hustle is being compared to Goodfellas (because crime) and Boogie Nights (because sideboob, I guess). Let’s throttle back on that and see it as what it is: an incoherent, overacted mess. 138 min. NN (NW) 401 & Morningside, Beach Cinemas, Cineplex Cinemas Empress Walk, Coliseum Mississauga, Coliseum Scarborough, Colossus, Courtney Park 16, Eglinton Town Centre, Grande - Steeles, Humber Cinemas, Queensway, Rainbow Market Square, Rainbow Promenade, Rainbow Woodbine, SilverCity Fairview, SilverCity Yonge, Varsity, Yonge & Dundas 24

(Joshua Oppenheimer, Christine Cynn) plays its intriguing premise for maximum impact, offering former Indonesian death squad leader Anwar Congo and his associates the chance to re-enact their crimes onscreen, ANCHORMAN 2: THE filtered through the LEGEND CONTINUES tropes of musicals or (Adam McKay) is beset thrillers or any other EXPANDED REVIEWS by its own self-congenre they might sciously epic quality. nowtoronto.com choose. It burns itself McKay and Will Ferrell’s into you. Subtitled. 115 script unfolds like a remix min. NNNNN (NW) of the original. The recycling of old gags Kingsway Theatre and ceaseless string of cameos (Drake, Kanye, Jim Carrey, Tina Fey, Liam Neeson, ALL IS LOST (J.C. Chandor) may not a mino-taur, Will Smith, etc) strain, combreak new cinematic ground for the ing across as desperate to please. That survival thriller in the way Gravity does, there’s (plenty) more of the same isn’t nebut it doesn’t have to; it’s just one hell of a cessarily a bad thing, especially for good movie, starring Robert Redford as a Anchorman diehards. Like its predecessor, sailor trying to steer his damaged boat to Anchorman 2 is most itself when its stars rescue. Chandor’s intimate, immediate goof around with one another. It’s a direction puts us right there with him for shame the film expends so much energy every second of it. 106 min. NNNN (NW) and calls in so many favours trying to imiInterchange 30 tate the original – a film that at its best AMERICAN HUSTLE (David O. Russell) is seemed to be making it up as it went nominally a story about the barely realong. 118 min. NNN (JS) membered 1978 Abscam sting, in which

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Ahmed Hassan is one of three activists battling to topple Hosni Mubarak in this intellectually exhilarating doc about the power of protest in Tahrir Square. Oscarnominated in the doc category.

Ralph Fiennes gets it on with Felicity Jones in the not-as-stuffy-as-it-looks biopic The Invisible Woman. Carlton Cinema, Coliseum Mississauga, Colossus, Courtney Park 16, Eglinton Town Centre, Grande - Steeles, Queensway, SilverCity Yonge, SilverCity Yorkdale, Yonge & Dundas 24

ñAUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY

(John Wells) is a perfectly constructed slice of Oklahoma Gothic about a family that convenes when the alcoholic patriarch disappears. It’s close to parody. You can buy the many variations on family rot and the heightened reality onstage (Tracy Letts wrote the screenplay based on his Pulitzer Prize-winning play), but all the revelations are almost too much when they’re in your face on the screen. Still, Wells’s cast is so good, they make the thing believable. Meryl Streep is a knockout as drug-addled matriarch Violet, and though you couldn’t say she matches her, Julia Roberts definitely holds her own as her rage-fuelled daughter Barbara. The rest of the cast – Juliette Lewis and Julianne Nicholson as Barbara’s sisters, Benedict Cumberbatch as the family loser, Abigail Breslin, Chris Cooper and Margo Martindale – are also impressive, especially Martindale as Violet’s sister. For all its deep flaws (terrible music, some clunky staginess), August: Osage County is extremely entertaining. Sit back and enjoy the ride. 121 min. NNNN (SGC) Beach Cinemas, Cineplex Cinemas Empress Walk, Coliseum Scarborough, Colossus, Courtney Park 16, Queensway, Rainbow Market Square, Rainbow Promenade, SilverCity Fairview, SilverCity Mississauga, SilverCity Yonge, Varsity, Yonge & Dundas 24

BIG BAD WOLVES (Aharon Keshales, Navot Papushado) was on screens in Israel while Prisoners was still in production, but it feels like a commentary on Denis Villeneuve’s hot-button morality tale. A parent (Tzahi Grad) driven over the edge by the abduction of his daughter kidnaps the prime suspect (Rotem Keinan) and tortures him to get to the truth. The variation here is that the cop (Lior Ashkenazi) obsessed with the case is also chained up in the torture room, debating whether or not to assist the madman in his inquiries. Keshales and Papushado, who made the effective horror pastiche Rabies in 2010, are ultimately much more interested in depicting bloodshed than in considering its moral implications, and the plot goes off the rails fairly quickly. Subtitled. 110 min. NN (NW) Yonge & Dundas 24

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(Woody Allen) stars Cate Blanchett as the emotionally unhinged wife of a corporate sleazebag (Alec Baldwin) who moves to San Francisco to live with her sister (Sally Hawkins) when he’s busted. Expect Oscar to come calling on the amazing Blanchett. 98 min. NNNN (SGC) Interchange 30, Mt Pleasant, Yonge & Dundas 24

THE BOOK THIEF (Brian Percival) reframes the Second World War as a coming-of-age story about a young German girl (Monsieur Lazhar’s Sophie Nélisse). Director Percival has helmed a lot of Downton Abbey episodes, and it shows in film’s odd propriety. A movie about the Holocaust can’t be afraid of confronting its own message. 131 min. NN (NW) Kingsway Theatre, Regent Theatre, SilverCity Mississauga

ñTHE BROKEN CIRCLE BREAKDOWN

(Felix van Groeningen) is a curious combination of uplifting musical numbers and unapologetic misery porn, charting the progress of a musical Belgian couple’s relationship through dizzying highs and harrowing lows. It’s heavy going – really, seriously heavy – but it’s worth it. Subtitled.111 min. NNNN (NW) Kingsway Theatre, Regent Theatre

CAPTAIN PHILLIPS (Paul Greengrass) stars Tom Hanks in a fantastic performance as the eponymous skipper of a commercial vessel hijacked by Somali pirates in 2009. The rest of the film is far more problematic, with director Greengrass applying the tense, jangled docudrama aesthetic of United 93 to another true-life hostage crisis. Some subtitles. 134 min. NNN (NW) Carlton Cinema, Eglinton Town Centre, Interchange 30, Kingsway Theatre, Mt Pleasant, Yonge & Dundas 24

ñDALLAS BUYERS CLUB

(Jean-Marc Vallée) stars Matthew McConaughey as Ron Woodroof, a hard-living, womanizing Texas electrician who became an unlikely AIDS activist in the mid-1980s after being diagnosed with HIV. McConaughey shed 47 pounds for the role and is almost unrecognizable, but his charm and passion shine through, and he gets strong support from Jared Leto and Jennifer Garner. Expect major acting nominations come awards season. 117 min. NNNN (GS) Canada Square, Carlton Cinema, Eglinton Town Centre, Kingsway Theatre, SilverCity Mississauga, Yonge & Dundas 24

DELIVERY MAN (Ken Scott) finds Quebec

writer/director Scott remaking his 2011 comedy Starbuck for the American market, with Vince Vaughn replacing Patrick Huard and the action moved from Montreal to Brooklyn. It’s exactly the same movie, but it holds up okay. 105 min. NNN (NW) SilverCity Mississauga

DEVIL’S DUE (Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, Tyler

Gillett) tracks a pair of newlyweds who return from their honeymoon expecting a baby, unaware that the mother is carrying one of the Antichrists who’ll oversee the end of days. Allison Miller and Zach Gilford give strong performances as the couple and the material could have made for an enjoyable B movie, but the pic’s foundfootage approach ruins any potential fun or scares. It’s distracting, rote and unbelievable, dull when it should be fun and

frightening. 90 min. NN (Andrew Parker) 401 & Morningside, Canada Square, Carlton Cinema, Coliseum Scarborough, Colossus, Courtney Park 16, Eglinton Town Centre, Grande - Steeles, Queensway, Rainbow Woodbine, Scotiabank Theatre, SilverCity Fairview, SilverCity Yorkdale

DEVIL’S KNOT (Atom Egoyan) 114 min. See Q&A with Colin Firth and review, page 58. NN (NW) Opens Jan 24 at Varsity

ñENOUGH SAID

(Nicole Holofcener) is an alt romantic dramedy about masseuse Eva (Julia Louis-Dreyfus), who can’t reveal to her glamorous new client (Catherine Keener) that she’s dating the woman’s ex (James Gandolfini). It has all the qualities that make writer/director Holofcener so good: a great cast, complicated relationships and smart writing, and Louis-Dreyfus is surprisingly nuanced as the needy Eva. 93 min. NNNN (SGC) Yonge & Dundas 24

THE FAMILY (Luc Besson) is a forgettable

and not very funny comedy carried by the charm of its stars and by director Besson’s skills with camera and editor’s scissors. Michelle Pfeiffer and Robert De Niro, with Dianna Agron and John D’Leo as teen daughter and son, play a family living under the witness protection program but still carrying on with crime. Some subtitles. 110 min. NN (AD) Interchange 30

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47 RONIN (Carl Rinsch) is a great big stupid

epic set in a fantastical Japan populated by monsters and witches. Keanu Reeves stars as an orphaned warrior who joins a band of masterless samurai on a mission of vengeance. Best to seek out Kenji Mizoguchi’s or Hiroshi Inagaki’s adaptation of the story; they may not have swirling smoke dragons or bird-headed monks, but they work their own magic. 118 min. N (NW) 401 & Morningside, Coliseum Mississauga, Coliseum Scarborough, Colossus, Courtney Park 16, Eglinton Town Centre, Grande Steeles, Queensway, Scotiabank Theatre, SilverCity Yorkdale

FREE BIRDS (Jimmy Hayward) follows a

pair of savvy turkeys who travel back in time to the first Thanksgiving to take their ancestors off the menu. A surprisingly clever script and talented voice actors provide just enough silly slapstick for kids and clever pop culture references for parents to turn the dull concept into fun family fluff. 91 min. NNN (Phil Brown) Interchange 30

FROZEN (Chris Buck, Jennifer Lee) is an entertaining Disney animated musical about two Nordic princesses, one who’s holed herself up in icy isolation and the other

who wants to track her down. It’s basically The Snow Queen mixed with Wicked. The songs are derivative but effective. Look for a hilarious ditty by Josh Gad’s scenestealing happy-go-lucky snowman Olaf, the best sidekick since Timon and Pumbaa. 102 min. NNN (GS) 401 & Morningside, Cineplex Cinemas Empress Walk, Coliseum Mississauga, Coliseum Scarborough, Colossus, Courtney Park 16, Eglinton Town Centre, Grande - Steeles, Queensway, Rainbow Promenade, Rainbow Woodbine, SilverCity Fairview, SilverCity Yonge, SilverCity Yorkdale, Yonge & Dundas 24

Gabrielle (Louise Archambault) isn’t aiming to push buttons. This gentle, charming romance about a mentally challenged 22-year-old exploring love and sex handles slightly provocative subject matter with a touch so sensitive that at times the film borders on timid. Gabrielle MarionRivard (who actually has Williams syndrome) delivers a winning performance as the title character, a choir singer whose romance with a similarly handicapped young man (Alexandre Landry) is stifled by the practical concerns of everyone around them. While offering an emotionally sincere (if slight) portrait of life with disability, Archambault gets caught up in rousing, overtly metaphorical choir numbers. They culminate in a grand appearance by Quebecois legend Robert Charlebois, who ushers in a resolution to satisfy an audience’s sweet tooth. Subtitled. 104 min. NNN (RS) TIFF Bell Lightbox

partner evolves more quickly than the other. In the end, it’s a movie as beholden to Annie Hall as it is to 2001, and don’t think that isn’t the strangest sentence I’ve written this year. 125 min. NNNN (NW) Cineplex Cinemas Empress Walk, Colossus, Courtney Park 16, Eglinton Town Centre, Queensway, Rainbow Promenade, Scotiabank Theatre, SilverCity Yonge, SilverCity Yorkdale, Varsity

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug

(Peter Jackson) is another two hours and 40 minutes of Bilbo Baggins (Martin Freeman) and his dwarf allies encountering giant spiders and orcs and elves and more orcs (or possibly the same orcs again) and a soupçon of political treachery on the way to the mountain where the dragon Smaug lies sleeping in his plundered gold. You may ask yourself why this isn’t the end of it. Some subtitles. 161 min. NN (NW) 401 & Morningside, Carlton Cinema, Cineplex Cinemas Empress Walk, Coliseum Mississauga, Coliseum Scarborough, Colossus, Courtney Park 16, Eglinton Town Centre, Grande - Steeles, Queensway, Scotiabank Theatre, SilverCity Fairview, SilverCity Yonge, SilverCity Yorkdale

The Hunger Games: Catching Fire

(Francis Lawrence) proves the Oscar

curse can be beaten. Best-actress winner Jennifer Lawrence is a knockout in this second instalment of the franchise, which, unlike many actors’ releases following Oscar wins, is not total crap. It’s much better than Part 1: the script doesn’t need much set-up, there’s more focus on the relationship between Katniss (Lawrence) and Gale (which means more charismatic Liam Hemsworth), and director Lawrence keeps the violence offscreen instead of sanitizing it. Katniss and Peeta (Josh Hutcherson) are having trouble faking the love relationship that made them co-winners of the 74th Hunger Games, the arena spectacle in which a male and female from 12 districts fight to the death until there’s one person standing. But they’re sparking revolution against the wealthy 1 per cent, so baddie President Snow dreams up a new tourney in which the winners of the previous 24 games have to go into the ring. Who cares about plot holes in a fantasy? This is highly entertaining, and Lawrence is red hot in all ways. 145 min. NNNN (SGC) Carlton Cinema, Coliseum Mississauga, Coliseum Scarborough, Colossus, Courtney Park 16, Eglinton Town Centre, Queensway, Scotiabank Theatre, SilverCity Yorkdale

ñI Am Divine

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drag star Divine, who rose to fame making renegade cult films with John Waters and then became a recording artist, nightclub mainstay and cultural icon before dying, in 1988, of a heart attack. Interviews with Waters, various co-stars and friends help create a picture of a complex man and artist, while fascinating archival footage documents Divine’s huge talent on a theatre or nightclub stage. 90 min. NNNN (GS) Bloor Hot Docs Cinema

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ñInside Llewyn Davis

(Joel Coen, Ethan Coen) plays as comedy, musical and drama all at once, with the tone steered by Oscar Isaac’s soulful interpreta-

tions of traditional folk songs that somehow manage to reflect precisely what his character, itinerant troubadour Llewyn Davis, is feeling in the moment. Beautifully realized and packed with delightful incidents – the recording of Please Mr. Kennedy is probably the most satisfying three minutes you’ll spend in a movie theatre this year – Inside Llewyn Davis understands its characters in a way few movies do, giving Isaac and co-stars Justin Timberlake, John Goodman, Adam Driver and F. Murray Abraham room to detail their performances into something much more than folk scene clichés. 105 min. NNNN (NW) Canada Square, Cineplex Cinemas Empress Walk, Eglinton Town Centre, Interchange 30, Kingsway Theatre, SilverCity Mississauga, TIFF Bell Lightbox, Varsity

ñThe Invisible Woman

(Ralph Fiennes) seems like a safe project for a follow-up to 2011’s Coriolanus. It’s a conventional drama about the relationship between Charles Dickens (director Fiennes) and Nelly Ternan (Love Crazy’s Felicity Jones), the young woman who became his mistress. But while all the trappings of the proper British period piece are in place, this is a much more experimental treatment of the story than you might excontinued on page 64 œ

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(Lisa Barros D’Sa, Glenn Leyburn) is a manic, joyous dramatization of the story of Terri Hooley, a man so in love with music that he dedicated himself to spreading it, and changed the culture of 1970s Belfast as a result. It’s more or less an Irish version of 24 Hour Party People; consider that an endorsement. 101 min. NNNN (NW) Kingsway Theatre

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both an immediate, nail-biting thriller and a stunning technological accomplishment, following two astronauts (Sandra Bullock, George Clooney) stranded in Earth orbit and cut off from mission control. There are things here you’ve never seen before; this is a great, unprecedented picture. 91 min. NNNNN (NW) Coliseum Mississauga, Colossus, Grande Steeles, Yonge & Dundas 24

Grudge Match (Peter Segal) pits Sylves-

ter Stallone against Robert De Niro in a Rocky vs. Raging Bull scenario. To keep this hollow gimmick going, Grudge Match resorts to plenty more devices: Kevin Hart refuelling his motormouth shtick; Alan Arkin playing the same old potty mouth he won an Oscar for in Little Miss Sunshine; a cute, precocious kid (actually, he’s pretty annoying). 113 min. NN (RS) Colossus, Interchange 30, Scotiabank Theatre, SilverCity Mississauga

ñHer

(Spike Jonze) is set in the very near future, in a Los Angeles where emotionally withdrawn Theodore Twombley (Joaquin Phoenix) installs an operating system on his PC that’s basically an artificial intelligence – and winds up falling in love with it. Of course he’s drawn to it, or her (as voiced with perfect, perky opacity by Scarlett Johansson). Why wouldn’t he be? She’s perfect for him. She just doesn’t, you know, exist in the physical realm. Her is as wide-open and genuine as writer- director Jonze’s adaptation of Where The Wild Things Are, though not as emotionally raw. It’s a movie where people process their feelings rather than release them, essentially about how technology can facilitate a relationship over impossible distances and what happens when one

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celebrate the nobility of the U.S. military in the bloodiest way possible, and that’s what he does. The most uncomfortable element of the movie, though? Watching the closing montage of the real soldiers who lost their lives in the action and realizing how many of them were black or Latino, when the military of Lone Survivor is depicted as almost entirely white. Some subtitles. 122 min. N (NW) 401 & Morningside, Beach Cinemas, Carlton Cinema, Coliseum Mississauga, Coliseum Scarborough, Colossus, Courtney Park 16, Eglinton Town Centre, Grande - Steeles, Queensway, Rainbow Market Square, Rainbow Promenade, Rainbow Woodbine, Scotiabank Theatre, SilverCity Fairview, SilverCity Yonge, SilverCity Yorkdale

JACK RYAN: SHADOW RECRUIT (Kenneth Branagh) is a proudly square espionage thriller that satisfies on that basic spymovie level – the one where people race through city squares shouting technobabble into jacket mics while a clock ticks down to an unspecified disaster. The plot itself never makes too much sense – an MOURNING HAS BROKEN (Brett Butler, initial attempt on hero Chris Pine’s life, Jason Butler) 77 min. See review, page 58. while nicely conceived and executed, is NN (RS) forgotten maybe three seconds after it Opens Jan 24 at the Royal (see Indie & Rep happens – and the scenes between Pine Film, page 69) and Keira Knightley are painfully stiff, NEBRASKA (Alexander Payne) is a blackcompounded further by her laboured and-white road movie about a Montana American accent. Director Branagh can’t speaker salesman (Will Forte) who gets to stop hamming it up as the Russian baddie, know his remote, alcoholic father (Bruce glowering and snarling in scenes that Dern) as the pair drive to Lincoln to cure don’t call for that level of intensity. In fairthe older man’s obsession with a sweepness, it’s not his fault. That’s exactly how stakes. It lacks the highs Tom Clancy would and lows of The Descendhave written it. ants and Sideways, feeling Some subtitles. 105 EXPANDED REVIEWS much more like director min. NNN (NW) nowtoronto.com Payne’s 2002 drama About 401 & Morningside, Schmidt: a slow, deliberate Beach Cinemas, Carlroll through a series of modton Cinema, Cineplex Cinemas Empress est incidents that inform our understandWalk, Coliseum Mississauga, Coliseum ing of its central character. Problem is, Scarborough, Colossus, Courtney Park 16, Nebraska never surprises. Road movies are Eglinton Town Centre, Grande - Steeles, by definition formulaic, but there’s a preHumber Cinemas, Queensway, Rainbow dictability to the way Bob Nelson’s screenMarket Square, Rainbow Woodbine, Silverplay trickles out details and shading that City Yonge, SilverCity Yorkdale, Yonge & feel more calculated than they should. Dundas 24 This isn’t to say that Nebraska is bad, but it’s awfully safe and contrived – not what LINSANITY (Evan Jackson Leong) 89 min. we’ve come to expect from Payne. 115 See review, page 58. NNN (Julia LeConte) min. NNN (NW) Opens Jan 24 at Bloor Hot Docs Cinema Canada Square, Carlton Cinema, Kingsway LONE SURVIVOR (Peter Berg) turns an Theatre, Yonge & Dundas 24 actual 2005 incident in which four Navy SEALs were stuck in the mountains of AfNICKY’S FAMILY (Matej Minac) covers the ghanistan when a mission went sour into heroics of “Britain’s Schindler” Sir Nicholas an endless action sequence meant to celeWinton, who masterminded the evacuabrate brotherhood, honour and shooting tion of almost 700 Jewish children from people in the head. Mark Wahlberg, Taylor German-occupied Czechoslovakia before Kitsch, Ben Foster and Emile Hirsch all the Holocaust. Instead of Spielberg treatcommit fully to the project, barking their ment, this doc gives Winton something increasingly incoherent dialogue with conmore akin to a Heritage Minute, complete viction, but there’s nothing else to Lone with kitschy re-enactments. 97 min. NNN Survivor at all; writer-director Berg lacks (RS) the patience for the political details of a Kingsway Theatre Black Hawk Down or the psychological THE NUT JOB (Peter Lepeniotis) has a insights of a Jarhead. He just wants to

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PARANORMAL ACTIVITY: THE MARKED ONES (Christopher Landon) is better than

the last film in the found-footage franchise, but it’s still not very memorable – or scary. In an L.A. barrio, strange noises are emanating from beneath teenager Jesse’s apartment, and soon he, his sister and his camcorder-wielding friend investigate their neighbour’s pad, leading to lots of running up and down stairs and opening doors that should definitely stay shut. Style and plot points seem lifted from far more effective films and the ending provides fewer answers than questions. 84 min. NN (GS) 401 & Morningside, Coliseum Mississauga, Coliseum Scarborough, Colossus, Courtney Park 16, Eglinton Town Centre, Grande Steeles, Queensway, Rainbow Woodbine, SilverCity Fairview, SilverCity Yorkdale, Yonge & Dundas 24

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ñPHILOMENA

(Stephen Frears) tells the true story of journalist Martin Sixsmith’s attempt to help an Irish woman, Philomena Lee, track down the son she was forced to give up five decades earlier. It’s an odd but effective combination of investigative drama and buddy picture, as the devout, working-class Lee (Judi Dench) and the privileged, cynical Sixsmith (Steve Coogan, who also cowrote and co-produced the film) find common ground in the search for her son. Director Frears lays it on a little thick in the glimpses of the young Philomena at a home for wayward mothers, but the rest of the story is handled far more elegantly, framing the historical blemish of baby trafficking through an immediate, personal lens. It’s a tribute to both actors that Dench’s performance doesn’t feel like a naked Oscar bid, nor does she totally obliterate Coogan’s fine supporting turn. 98 min. NNNN (NW) Canada Square, Cineplex Cinemas Empress Walk, Eglinton Town Centre, Interchange 30, Kingsway Theatre, Queensway, Rainbow Market Square, Rainbow Promenade, Varsity

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who reacts to his daughter’s abduction by grabbing the most likely suspect (Paul Dano) and trying to beat the truth out of him. Jackman’s convincing, but Villeneuve’s unable to keep Prisoners from collapsing into overwrought, mildly preposterous contrivance. 153 min. NNN (NW) Interchange 30

Ride Along (Tim Story) is a buddy cop

flick in which Ice Cube pays homage to himself by citing It Was A Good Day, his classic track about going 24 hours without police harassment. Now Cube plays a detective with an iron fist who shakes down ex-cons for information and threatens frame-ups. Here’s a rich opportunity to say something meaningful, but instead the premise is played for cheap laughs. I guess I shouldn’t have expected more from a movie that pairs Ice Cube with Kevin Hart as future in-laws in arms. Cube scowls, Hart gabs incessantly. Reduced to a growling bear and a yapping parakeet, the two get no assist from a screenplay as nuanced as a parking ticket. 100 min. NN (RS) 401 & Morningside, Canada Square, Carlton Cinema, Coliseum Scarborough, Colossus, Courtney Park 16, Eglinton Town Centre, Queensway, Rainbow Promenade, Rainbow Woodbine, Scotiabank Theatre, SilverCity Fairview, SilverCity Mississauga, SilverCity Yorkdale

Saving Mr. Banks (John Lee Hancock) covers the last several months of the 20plus years that Walt Disney (Tom Hanks, who’s terrific) spent convincing author P.L. Travers (Emma Thompson) to sell him the rights to Mary Poppins. The film sheds little light on the creative process, and its portrayal of Travers is insultingly paternalistic. It’s all about burnishing Disney’s personal reputation. 125 min. NN (SGC) Canada Square, Carlton Cinema, Cineplex Cinemas Empress Walk, Coliseum Mississauga, Colossus, Eglinton Town Centre, Queensway, SilverCity Mississauga, Yonge & Dundas 24

of the forward-looking activists are scintillating. There are harrowing moments – in a devastating sequence during the election campaign, an army tank bulldozes and kills a demonstrator – but nothing about the sexual violence women experienced in the square, which might have added another level of complexity. Still, Noujaim approaches a subject that is often simplified and reduced with uncommon nuance. Oscar-nominated for best doc. Subtitled. 108 min. NNNN (SGC) Bloor Hot Docs Cinema, Kingsway Theatre

Stranger by the Lake (Alain Guiraudie) is a seductively stark thriller. Everything has been stripped down, including the characters, nearly all of them frequenters of a secluded nude beach and the adjoining woods used for cruising. Handsome, amiable Franck goes to the lake to sunbathe, chat, swim, have sex. One evening he witnesses a murder, but this doesn’t appear to discourage him from returning the next day or even from flirting with the killer. Psychology or motives are not discussed. As in the fiction of Duras or Hitchcock, eros and death are entwined without rational explanation. Exquisitely crafted, sexually explicit without seeming lewd, Stranger By The Lake extends an invitation that’s hard to refuse. Don’t be afraid. Dip a toe in. The

ñ12 Years a Slave

(Steve McQueen) is a stunning adaptation of the memoir of Solomon Northup, a free American sold into slavery in 1841. Chiwetel Ejiofor is a revelation as Northup, and McQueen directs with a total lack of sentiment, crafting each sequence with a merciless forward momentum that compensates for the episodic nature of the narrative. One of the best films of the year. 133 min. NNNNN (NW) Carlton Cinema, Cineplex Cinemas Empress Walk, Coliseum Scarborough, Interchange 30, Queensway, SilverCity Mississauga, Yonge & Dundas 24

ñWadjda

(Haifaa Al-Mansour) tracks 10-year-old schoolgirl Wadjda (Waad Mohammed), who enters a Koran study contest so she can buy a bicycle

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but the worst thing that can happen to Belfort is that he might face a little jail time for the his white-collar crimes, which are so complex that the movie can’t even engage with them. Since the stakes are so low – and since Belfort is so unlikeable – Scorsese plays the story as a cartoon, treating the ludicrous corporate culture of Belfort’s company, Stratton Oakmont, like a bacchanal and rushing alongside him through the increasingly Dionysian universe he creates around himself. But the movie doesn’t know when to quit, and three hours of spectacular excess proves exhausting. 180 min. NN (NW) 401 & Morningside, Beach Cinemas, Cineplex Cinemas Empress Walk, Coliseum Scarborough, Colossus, Courtney Park 16, Eglinton Town Centre, Grande - Steeles, Humber Cinemas, Queensway, Rainbow Market Square, Rainbow Promenade, Rainbow Woodbine, Scotiabank Theatre, SilverCity Fairview, SilverCity Yonge, SilverCity Yorkdale, Varsity

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with the winnings. The premise is sly enough – females aren’t allowed to drive in ultra-conservative Saudi Arabia – and Mohammed is appealing as the young heroine, but Al-Mansour’s depiction of everyday Saudi life is what counts here. Subtitled. 97 min. NNNN (SGC) Interchange 30

Walking With Dinosaurs (Barry Cook, Neil Nightingale) is a lesson on the late Cretaceous period, with an eye for accuracy, for the iCarly generation. Dinosaurs turn their migration into a child-friendly adventure while dishing out lines like “You are about to get served.” The educational mandate doesn’t get much of an assist from the attempts at thrills, gags and romance, which are so old and decayed they’re fossilized. 87 min. NN (RS) Colossus, SilverCity Mississauga Whitewash (Emanuel Hoss-Desmarais)

corsese) is another sprawling look at the S inner workings of a massive criminal enterprise, like Goodfellas and Casino; here, it’s the stock frauds and swindles of rich prick Jordan Belfort (Leonardo DiCaprio). Scorsese’s prior kicks at this particular can are shot through with real consequence,

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(Jehane Noujaim) is an exhilarating doc that follows three activists during the Cairo demonstrations that toppled Egyptian strongman Hosni Mubarak and their aftermath. Actor Khalid Abdalla (The Kite Runner); Magdy Ashour, a member of the Muslim brotherhood; and young Ahmed Hassan argue and organize as the protests expand. Aerial shots of the crowds at Tahrir Square are spectacular. Director Noujaim captures the complicated politics of the uprising: people from all leanings gather in the square, but everything changes in the runup to the election, when the Muslim Brotherhood hijacks the campaign. The arguments, conversations and imaginings

(Alan aylor) is a very silly movie for all its T self-seriousness, which is why it works. Once again, Tom Hiddleston steals the picture as the unpredictable Loki, though Kat Dennings comes awfully close to stealing it herself as Jane Foster’s scrappy sidekick. Some subtitles. 112 min. NNNN (NW) Scotiabank Theatre

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The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (Ben Stiller) finds the director/star trying for something a little more substantial than he has in movies like Zoolander and Tropic Thunder, using James Thurber’s short story about a daydreamer to explore loneliness and the need for human connection in the increasingly disconnected digital age. Stiller’s Mitty is a photo archivist at Life Magazine who after decades of simple competence launches himself on a global adventure in search of a missing image for the final issue. The movie disappears into Walter’s imagination for a series of clever set pieces, but the real world is always more important, Stuart Dryburgh’s cinematography growing more and more beautiful as the film progresses. The narrative’s a little bumpy – the story basically stops and backs up over itself so it can have a third act – but Stiller’s ambition and low-key charisma will hold you. He’s picking at something really meaningful here, and even if his movie doesn’t totally get there, the journey is the thing. 114 min. NNN (NW) Canada Square, Coliseum Mississauga, Colossus, Yonge & Dundas 24 min. See review, page 57. NNNNN (NW) Opens Jan 24 at TIFF Bell Lightbox

water’s fine. Subtitled. 100 min. NNNNN (José Teodoro) TIFF Bell Lightbox

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TOM HOLLANDER

THE INVISIBLE WOMAN BASED ON THE BOOK BY CLAIRE

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TOMALIN FIENNES

DIRECTED BY RALPH

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BLOOR HOT DOCS CINEMA (I) 506 BLOOR ST. W., 416-637-3123

THE FINAL MEMBER (14A) Fri, Mon 6:30 Sun 8:30 Tue 8:45 I AM DIVINE Wed 9:00 LINSANITY (PG) Fri, Mon 8:30 Sat 5:30 Sun 6:00 Tue 6:30 MORE THAN HONEY Sun 1:00 Wed 6:45 THE SQUARE (18A) Thu 4:00, 8:45 Fri 4:00 WHEN JEWS WERE FUNNY (14A) Thu 6:30 Sun 3:30 Tue 4:15

CARLTON CINEMA (I) 20 CARLTON, 416-494-9371

AFTER THE DARK Fri-Wed 4:05, 9:30 ANCHORMAN 2: THE LEGEND CONTINUES (PG) Thu 4:20, 9:45 CAPTAIN PHILLIPS (14A) 9:25 Thu 4:00 mat DALLAS BUYERS CLUB (18A) Thu 1:30, 6:55 Fri-Wed 1:30, 4:00, 6:55 DEVIL’S DUE (14A) Thu 1:45 4:00 7:05 9:10 Fri-Wed 1:45, 4:20, 7:05, 9:35 THE HOBBIT: THE DESOLATION OF SMAUG (PG) Thu 1:30, 4:50, 8:10 Fri-Wed 3:45, 9:05 THE HUNGER GAMES: CATCHING FIRE (PG) 3:50, 9:15 I, FRANKENSTEIN (PG) Fri-Wed 1:50, 4:15, 7:15, 9:10 JACK RYAN: SHADOW RECRUIT (PG) 1:25, 4:10, 7:10, 9:40 LITTLE TERRORS HORROR SHORTS Wed 9:00 LONE SURVIVOR (14A) 1:15, 6:45 Thu 4:05, 9:35 NEBRASKA (PG) 1:20, 6:50 RIDE ALONG (14A) 1:40, 4:15, 7:00, 9:20 SAVING MR. BANKS (PG) 1:35, 6:55 12 YEARS A SLAVE (14A) 1:10, 3:55, 6:45, 9:30

RAINBOW MARKET SQUARE (I) MARKET SQUARE, 80 FRONT ST E, 416-494-9371

AMERICAN HUSTLE (14A) Thu 12:40 3:40 6:50 9:35 FriWed 12:40, 3:40, 6:45, 9:35 Sat, Tue 11:20 late AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY (14A) 3:45, 9:30 Thu 1:00 mat, 6:55 I, FRANKENSTEIN (PG) 12:55, 3:00, 5:05, 7:15, 9:25 Sat, Tue 11:50 late JACK RYAN: SHADOW RECRUIT (PG) Thu 3:30, 6:40, 9:20 Fri, Sun-Mon, Wed 12:35, 3:30, 6:40, 9:20 Sat, Tue 12:35, 3:30, 6:40, 9:20, 11:25 LONE SURVIVOR (14A) Thu 12:55, 3:50, 6:45, 9:25 THE NUT JOB (PG) 12:30, 2:45, 5:00, 7:00, 8:50 PHILOMENA (PG) 1:00, 6:55 Sat, Tue 11:35 late THE WOLF OF WALL STREET (18A) Thu-Fri 12:45, 4:30, 8:15 Sat-Wed 12:45, 4:30, 8:15, 10:30

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

DEVIL’S DUE (14A) Thu 1:20, 3:35, 6:00, 8:20, 10:40 Fri-Sat

3:40, 5:55, 8:10, 10:40 Sun-Tue 3:10, 5:25, 7:45, 10:00 Wed 3:10, 5:25, 7:40, 10:00 47 RONIN (PG) Thu 2:30, 5:15, 8:00, 10:30 Fri-Sat 2:15, 4:50, 7:50, 10:30 Sun 2:00, 4:45, 7:30, 10:10 Mon-Tue 2:10, 4:50, 7:30, 10:10 Wed 1:30, 4:10, 6:30, 10:10 GRUDGE MATCH (14A) Thu 1:30, 4:40, 7:20, 9:55 HER (14A) Thu 12:55, 4:15, 7:10, 10:00 Fri-Sat 12:25, 1:20, 4:10, 7:10, 10:00 Sun 12:25, 1:10, 4:00, 6:55, 9:50 Mon-Tue 1:10, 4:00, 6:50, 9:40 Wed 1:10, 4:00, 6:50, 9:55 THE HOBBIT: THE DESOLATION OF SMAUG 3D (PG) Thu 6:00, 9:45 Fri-Sat 6:40, 10:00 Sun 6:00, 9:25 Mon-Wed 6:10, 9:30 THE HOBBIT: THE DESOLATION OF SMAUG: AN IMAX 3D EXPERIENCE (PG) Thu 1:30, 5:30 THE HOBBIT: THE DESOLATION OF SMAUG (PG) Thu 2:45 Fri 12:30, 3:15 Sat 12:25, 3:15 Sun-Wed 2:30 THE HUNGER GAMES: CATCHING FIRE (PG) Thu 3:05, 6:20, 9:30 Fri 12:35, 3:50, 7:00, 10:30 Sat 12:35, 3:45, 7:00, 10:30 Sun 12:35, 3:45, 7:00, 10:20 Mon-Wed 3:40, 7:00, 10:20 I, FRANKENSTEIN (PG) Fri-Sat 1:50, 4:20, 6:50, 9:30 Sun 1:40, 4:10, 6:45, 9:05 Mon-Wed 1:50, 4:15, 6:40, 9:05 I, FRANKENSTEIN 3D (PG) Fri 12:25, 2:40, 5:10, 7:40, 10:10 Sat-Sun 12:25, 2:45, 5:10, 7:40, 10:10 Mon-Wed 2:40, 5:00, 7:20, 9:40 I, FRANKENSTEIN: AN IMAX 3D EXPERIENCE (PG) Thu 10:00 Fri-Sat 1:10, 3:30, 6:00, 8:20, 10:40 Sun 1:00, 3:20, 5:50, 8:10, 10:20 Mon-Wed 1:20, 3:30, 6:00, 8:10, 10:20 LONE SURVIVOR (14A) Thu 1:40, 4:30, 6:30, 7:30, 9:20, 10:40 Fri-Sat 1:40, 4:40, 7:30, 10:20 Sun 1:30, 4:20, 7:10, 10:00 Mon-Wed 1:40, 4:25, 7:10, 10:00 RIDE ALONG (14A) Thu 1:05, 2:00, 3:55, 4:50, 6:40, 7:40, 9:10, 10:15 Fri-Sat 12:45, 1:30, 3:05, 4:00, 5:25, 6:30, 8:00, 9:15, 10:20 Sun 1:20, 2:15, 3:50, 4:55, 6:15, 7:20, 8:50, 9:45 Mon-Tue 1:30, 2:20, 3:50, 4:40, 6:15, 7:10, 8:40, 9:50 Wed 2:00, 3:20, 4:40, 7:50, 9:30, 10:10 THOR: THE DARK WORLD (PG) Thu 12:35 Fri, Mon-Wed 1:00 Sat 1:50 Sun 12:55, 3:35 THOR: THE DARK WORLD 3D (PG) Thu 3:15, 9:35 Fri-Sat 4:30, 7:20, 10:10 Sun 6:30, 9:15 Mon-Tue 3:40, 6:25, 9:15 Wed 3:45, 9:15 THE WOLF OF WALL STREET (18A) Thu 12:45, 2:15, 5:00, 6:10, 8:50, 10:05 Fri-Sat 12:50, 2:00, 5:00, 5:45, 9:00, 9:45 Sun 12:45, 1:50, 4:35, 5:40, 8:30, 9:35 Mon-Tue 1:00, 2:00, 5:00, 5:45, 8:50, 9:50 Wed 1:00, 2:50, 4:45, 5:45, 8:45, 9:50

TIFF BELL LIGHTBOX (I) 350 KING ST W, 416-599-8433

GABRIELLE (14A) Thu 12:00, 2:20, 6:10, 8:45 Fri-Sun, Wed 12:25, 3:00, 6:10, 8:45 Mon 6:10, 8:45 Tue 12:10, 3:00, 6:10, 8:45 INSIDE LLEWYN DAVIS (14A) Thu 12:10, 1:00, 2:35, 4:00, 5:00, 7:30, 9:05, 10:00 Fri-Sat, Tue 12:00, 2:25, 4:50, 7:15, 9:40 Sun 12:00, 1:00, 2:25, 4:50, 7:15, 9:40 Mon 6:30, 8:00, 9:30 Wed 12:00, 2:25, 4:50, 7:15, 9:00, 9:40 THE SELFISH GIANT (14A) Fri-Sun, Tue-Wed 2:45, 5:05, 7:15, 9:30 Mon 7:15, 9:30 STRANGER BY THE LAKE (18A) Thu 2:00, 4:20, 6:40, 9:45 Fri, Sun 12:15, 2:40, 5:00, 7:30, 9:50 Sat 12:15, 2:00, 6:00, 8:15, 10:30 Mon 6:45, 9:15 Tue 1:40, 4:00, 7:30, 9:50 Wed 12:10, 2:40, 5:00, 7:30, 9:50

VARSITY (CE)

55 BLOOR ST W, 416-961-6304 AMERICAN HUSTLE (14A) Thu 1:10, 4:15, 7:25, 10:30 FriSun 12:35, 3:40, 7:05, 10:20 Mon-Wed 1:10, 4:15, 7:20, 10:30 AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY (14A) Thu 1:15, 4:00, 7:00, 9:55 Fri-Sun 1:15, 4:15, 7:15, 10:15 Mon-Wed 1:15, 4:05, 7:00, 9:45 DEVIL’S KNOT (14A) Fri-Sun 1:50, 4:45, 7:35, 10:10 MonWed 2:10, 4:50, 7:30, 10:20 HER (14A) Thu, Mon-Wed 1:20, 4:20, 7:15, 10:05 Fri-Sun 1:25, 4:20, 7:20, 10:30 INSIDE LLEWYN DAVIS (14A) Thu 1:30, 1:55, 4:05, 4:30, 6:35, 7:10, 9:05, 10:30 Fri-Sun 12:00, 4:10, 7:00, 10:30 Mon 1:30, 4:25, 7:10, 10:30 Tue-Wed 1:55, 4:25, 7:10, 10:30

THE INVISIBLE WOMAN (PG) Thu 1:45, 4:35, 7:20, 10:10 THE PAST (14A) Fri-Sun 12:30, 3:30, 6:25, 9:25 Mon-Wed 12:50, 3:45, 6:40, 9:35 PHILOMENA (PG) Thu 2:20, 4:45, 7:05, 9:35 Fri-Sun 12:10, 2:35, 4:55, 7:25, 9:45 Mon 4:00, 6:25, 9:00 Tue-Wed 1:30, 4:00, 6:25, 9:00 THE WOLF OF WALL STREET (18A) Thu 2:30, 6:45, 9:45 Fri-Sun 12:20, 2:45, 6:45, 9:40 Mon-Wed 2:30, 6:45, 9:40

VIP SCREENINGS

AMERICAN HUSTLE (14A) Thu 12:45, 3:50, 6:55, 10:00 FriSun 12:15, 3:15, 6:30, 9:35 Mon-Wed 12:45, 3:50, 7:00, 10:00 HER (14A) Thu 12:50, 3:40, 6:30, 9:25 Fri-Tue 1:00, 3:55, 6:50, 9:50 Wed 1:00, 9:45 INSIDE LLEWYN DAVIS (14A) Thu 1:00, 3:30, 6:00, 10:10 THE INVISIBLE WOMAN (PG) Fri-Sun 11:50, 3:40, 6:40, 10:00 Mon-Wed 12:55, 3:35, 6:30, 10:15 THE WOLF OF WALL STREET (18A) Thu, Mon-Wed 2:00, 6:20, 9:15 Fri-Sun 11:55, 2:30, 6:15, 9:20

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

AMERICAN HUSTLE (14A) Thu 5:45, 6:45, 9:20, 10:15 FriWed 2:00, 3:00, 5:45, 6:45, 9:20, 10:15 ANCHORMAN 2: THE LEGEND CONTINUES (PG) Thu 1:30 4:15 7:30 10:25 Fri-Wed 1:50, 4:40, 7:30, 10:25 AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY (14A) 1:35, 4:20, 7:10, 10:00 BIG BAD WOLVES (18A) Thu 2:20, 5:00, 7:40, 10:20 FriSun 9:00 Mon-Wed 9:40 BLUE JASMINE (14A) Fri 4:45, 10:00 Sat 12:30, 7:00 Sun 4:15 Mon 1:30, 10:20 Tue 1:30, 7:00 Wed 4:45, 10:10 CAPTAIN PHILLIPS (14A) Thu 6:25, 9:25 Fri 3:25, 6:25, 9:25 Sat-Sun 11:55, 3:25, 6:25, 9:25 Mon-Tue 6:35, 9:35 Wed 9:55 DALLAS BUYERS CLUB (18A) Thu 6:10, 9:35 Fri, Mon-Wed 3:05, 6:10, 9:35 Sat-Sun 12:20, 3:05, 6:10, 9:35 DJANGO UNCHAINED (18A) Fri 1:30, 6:45 Sat 2:45, 9:30 Sun 12:55 Mon 3:45 Tue 3:45, 9:30 Wed 1:30, 7:00 ENOUGH SAID (PG) Thu 1:30, 7:00 EVANGELION: 3.0 YOU CAN (NOT) REDO (PG) Thu 9:30 FROZEN (G) Thu 1:35 Fri, Mon-Wed 2:15 Sat-Sun 12:55 FROZEN 3D (G) Thu 4:05, 6:40, 9:40 Fri 6:30 Sat-Sun 3:55, 6:30 Mon-Tue 4:50, 7:05 Wed 4:50, 6:50 GISELLE FROM THE ROYAL OPERA HOUSE Mon 7:00 GRAVITY 3D (PG) Thu 1:35, 3:40, 8:00, 10:05 Fri 2:15, 4:50, 7:40, 10:05 Sat-Sun 11:55, 2:15, 4:50, 7:40, 10:05 MonWed 2:10, 4:30, 7:45, 10:05 INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS (14A) Thu 3:45 JACK RYAN: SHADOW RECRUIT (PG) 1:45, 4:20, 6:55, 9:30 JACK RYAN: SHADOW RECRUIT – THE IMAX EXPERIENCE (PG) 2:45, 5:20, 7:55, 10:30 Sat-Sun 12:10 mat JAI HO 3:25, 6:30, 9:40 Sat-Sun 12:15 mat NEBRASKA (PG) 7:10, 9:55 Fri-Sun 1:35 mat, 4:25 THE NUT JOB 3D (PG) 4:55, 7:20, 9:45 Sat-Sun 2:30 mat THE NUT JOB (PG) Thu 2:05 Fri, Mon-Wed 2:30 Sat-Sun 12:05 PARANORMAL ACTIVITY: THE MARKED ONES (14A) Thu 1:30, 5:15, 7:50, 10:30 Fri-Sun 9:15 Mon-Wed 10:30 SAVING MR. BANKS (PG) Thu 6:40, 9:35 Fri 3:20, 6:15 Sat-Sun 12:25, 3:20, 6:15 Mon-Wed 7:30 THE SECRET LIFE OF WALTER MITTY (PG) 7:25, 10:10 FriSun 1:55 mat, 4:40 THE SUSPECT (14A) Thu 7:00, 10:00 12 YEARS A SLAVE (14A) Thu-Fri 3:40, 6:40, 9:50 Sat-Sun 12:35, 3:40, 6:40, 9:50 Mon-Wed 3:40, 6:55, 9:50 WHITEWASH 3:10, 5:30, 7:50, 10:20 Sat-Sun 12:50 mat WWE ROYAL RUMBLE - 2014 Sun 8:00

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

DALLAS BUYERS CLUB (18A) Thu 3:30, 6:10 Fri 3:30, 6:00, 8:35 Sat 12:00, 2:30, 5:00, 7:30, 10:00 Sun 12:00, 2:30, 5:00, 7:50 Mon-Wed 3:30, 6:20 DEVIL’S DUE (14A) Thu, Mon-Wed 4:30, 7:00 Fri 4:20, 6:50, 9:10 Sat 12:20, 2:50, 5:20, 7:50, 10:10 Sun 12:20, 2:50, 5:20, 7:40 GIRL, BOY, BAKLA, TOMBOY (PG) Thu 3:30, 6:00 INSIDE LLEWYN DAVIS (14A) Fri 4:30, 7:00, 9:25 Sat 12:05, 2:20, 4:50, 7:20, 9:50 Sun 12:05, 2:20, 4:40, 7:00, 9:20 Mon-Wed 3:30, 6:10 THE INVISIBLE WOMAN (PG) Fri 3:40, 6:20, 8:45 Sat-Sun 12:40, 3:20, 6:10, 8:50 Mon-Wed 4:10, 6:40 NEBRASKA (PG) Thu, Mon-Wed 3:50, 6:30 Fri 3:50, 6:30, 9:00 Sat 12:10, 2:40, 5:10, 7:40, 10:10 Sun 12:10, 2:40, 5:10, 8:00 PHILOMENA (PG) Thu 4:10, 6:20 Fri 4:40, 7:10, 9:20 Sat-

Sun 12:00, 2:10, 4:30, 6:50, 9:10 Mon-Wed 3:40, 6:00 RIDE ALONG (14A) Thu, Mon-Wed 4:20, 7:10 Fri 4:10, 6:40, 9:20 Sat 12:45, 3:30, 6:20, 9:30 Sun 12:45, 3:30, 6:20, 9:20 SAVING MR. BANKS (PG) Thu, Mon-Wed 4:00, 6:50 Fri 3:30, 6:10, 8:50 Sat-Sun 12:30, 3:10, 6:00, 9:00 THE SECRET LIFE OF WALTER MITTY (PG) Thu 3:40, 6:40

MT PLEASANT (I)

675 MT PLEASANT RD, 416-489-8484 BLUE JASMINE (14A) Fri 9:35 Sat 4:15, 9:35 Sun 4:30 Wed 7:00 CAPTAIN PHILLIPS (14A) Thu, Sun, Tue 7:00 Fri-Sat 6:45

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

THE BOOK THIEF (PG) Thu, Tue 7:00 Fri-Sat 6:45 Sun 4:15 THE BROKEN CIRCLE BREAKDOWN (18A) Fri-Sat 9:15 Sun 7:00

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

AMERICAN HUSTLE (14A) Thu 1:00, 4:05, 7:10, 10:15 Fri-Sat 12:40, 3:45, 7:00, 10:15 Sun 12:00, 3:10, 6:20, 9:25 Mon-Tue 1:00, 4:00, 7:05, 10:10 Wed 12:55, 4:00, 7:05, 10:10 ANCHORMAN 2: THE LEGEND CONTINUES (PG) Thu 9:40 AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY (14A) Thu 1:10, 3:55, 6:40, 9:30 Fri-Sat 1:20, 4:20, 7:15, 10:10 Sun 12:50, 3:40, 6:50, 9:45 Mon 1:00, 3:45, 6:40, 9:25 Tue 1:00, 3:45, 6:30, 9:20 Wed 12:55, 3:45, 6:30, 9:20 FROZEN (G) Thu 1:50 Fri-Sat 12:15 Sun 1:10 Mon-Wed 1:25 FROZEN 3D (G) Thu 4:20, 6:50 Fri-Sat 1:30, 4:00, 6:30 Sun 4:00, 6:30 Mon 3:50, 6:30 Tue-Wed 3:50, 6:20 GISELLE FROM THE ROYAL OPERA HOUSE Mon 7:00 HER (14A) Thu 1:40, 4:30, 7:20, 10:15 Fri-Sat 12:30, 3:35, 6:40, 9:40 Sun 12:10, 3:00, 6:00, 8:50 Mon 1:05, 3:55, 10:10 Tue 1:05, 3:55, 6:50, 10:00 Wed 3:55, 6:50, 10:00 THE HOBBIT: THE DESOLATION OF SMAUG 3D (PG) Thu 2:15, 5:45 Fri-Sat 9:50 Sun, Tue-Wed 8:50 Mon 9:10 I, FRANKENSTEIN 3D (PG) Thu 10:00 Fri-Sat 1:00, 3:20, 5:40, 8:10, 10:45 Sun 12:20, 2:50, 5:10, 7:30, 9:50 MonWed 2:00, 4:40, 7:30, 10:05 JACK RYAN: SHADOW RECRUIT (PG) Thu 2:05, 4:50, 7:30, 10:05 Fri-Sat 2:45, 5:15, 8:00, 10:40 Sun 1:20, 3:50, 7:00, 9:30 Mon-Wed 1:50, 4:30, 7:20, 9:55 LONE SURVIVOR (14A) Thu 1:20, 4:10, 7:00, 10:00 Fri-Sat 1:40, 4:30, 7:30, 10:30 Sun 12:40, 3:30, 6:40, 9:40 MonWed 1:20, 4:10, 7:00, 9:50 THE NUT JOB 3D (PG) Thu 3:10, 5:25, 7:40, 9:50 Fri-Sat 12:50, 3:10, 5:30, 7:50, 10:00 Sun 2:40, 5:00, 7:10, 9:20 Mon 4:20, 6:50, 9:00 Tue-Wed 4:20, 6:40, 9:00 THE NUT JOB (PG) Thu 1:00 Fri-Sat 12:00 Sun 12:30 MonTue 1:40 THE WOLF OF WALL STREET (18A) Thu 1:30, 5:15, 9:00 Fri-Sat 2:15, 6:00, 10:00 Sun 1:00, 4:45, 8:30 Mon-Wed 1:15, 4:55, 8:40

Metro

West End HUMBER CINEMAS (I) 2442 BLOOR ST. WEST, 416-769-2442

AMERICAN HUSTLE (14A) Thu-Fri, Wed 3:30, 6:45, 9:40 Sat-Tue 12:30, 3:30, 6:45, 9:40 JACK RYAN: SHADOW RECRUIT (PG) Thu-Fri, Wed 3:45, 7:00, 9:30 Sat-Tue 1:00, 3:45, 7:00, 9:30 THE NUT JOB (PG) Thu-Fri, Wed 3:15, 6:30, 10:00 Sat-Tue 1:15, 3:15, 6:30, 10:00 THE WOLF OF WALL STREET (18A) Thu-Fri, Wed 6:20, 8:30 Sat-Tue 2:00, 6:20, 8:30

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

THE ACT OF KILLING (14A) Fri-Wed 3:25 THE BOOK THIEF (PG) Thu-Fri, Sun, Tue 1:00 THE BROKEN CIRCLE BREAKDOWN (18A) Fri-Wed 5:25

CAPTAIN PHILLIPS (14A) Sat, Mon, Wed 1:00 DALLAS BUYERS CLUB (18A) 8:45 GOOD VIBRATIONS (14A) Thu 9:00 Fri-Wed 9:30 INSIDE LLEWYN DAVIS (14A) 3:15, 7:00 MUSCLE SHOALS (PG) Thu 1:15, 7:00 Fri-Wed 1:35 NEBRASKA (PG) 11:00 NICKY’S FAMILY (PG) Thu 11:30, 5:15 NIGHT TRAIN TO LISBON (14A) Thu 3:15 Fri-Wed 11:45 PHILOMENA (PG) 5:10 THE SQUARE (18A) Fri-Wed 7:30

QUEENSWAY (CE)

1025 THE QUEENSWAY, QEW & ISLINGTON, 416-503-0424 AMERICAN HUSTLE (14A) Thu 12:15, 2:30, 3:35, 6:30, 6:50, 9:45, 10:10 Fri-Sat 1:00, 3:30, 4:20, 7:30, 7:35, 10:55, 11:00 Sun, Tue 12:55, 2:30, 4:05, 6:30, 7:15, 10:00, 10:35 Mon, Wed 12:55, 2:30, 4:05, 6:30, 7:15, 9:50, 10:35 ANCHORMAN 2: THE LEGEND CONTINUES (PG) Thu 1:50, 4:55, 7:45, 10:40 Fri-Sat 12:50, 4:00, 6:50, 9:50 Sun 1:00, 3:55, 6:55, 9:50 Mon-Wed 1:00, 3:55, 6:55, 9:45 AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY (14A) Thu 1:00, 4:05, 7:00, 9:55 Fri-Sat 1:15, 2:45, 4:10, 6:30, 7:15, 10:00, 10:10 Sun 1:20, 1:30, 4:15, 5:30, 7:05, 8:30, 10:00 Mon 1:05, 3:00, 4:00, 6:00, 6:40, 9:00, 10:20 Tue-Wed 1:20, 3:00, 4:15, 6:00, 7:05, 9:00, 10:00 DEVIL’S DUE (14A) Thu 12:50, 3:15, 5:45, 8:15, 10:45 Fri 1:05, 3:30, 6:05, 8:25, 11:00 Sat 11:55, 3:30, 6:05, 8:25, 11:00 Sun-Wed 1:10, 3:25, 5:50, 8:20, 10:40 47 RONIN (PG) Thu 12:55, 3:50, 6:55 FROZEN (G) Thu 1:10 Fri 11:55 Sat 11:25 Sun 11:50 MonWed 2:20 FROZEN 3D (G) Thu 3:55, 7:05 Fri 5:00, 7:45 Sat 2:05, 5:00, 7:45 Sun 2:20, 5:00, 7:35 Mon-Wed 5:00, 7:35 GISELLE FROM THE ROYAL OPERA HOUSE Mon 7:00 HER (14A) Thu 12:40, 3:45, 6:40, 9:30 Fri 12:10, 3:00, 6:20, 9:20 Sat 12:05, 3:00, 6:20, 9:20 Sun 12:25, 3:35, 6:40, 9:40 Mon-Tue 12:25, 3:35, 6:30, 9:30 Wed 3:50, 6:35, 9:30 THE HOBBIT: THE DESOLATION OF SMAUG 3D (PG) Thu 1:55, 5:30, 9:00 Fri-Sat 12:20, 3:50, 7:25, 11:00 Sun-Wed 1:40, 5:15, 9:00 THE HUNGER GAMES: CATCHING FIRE (PG) Thu 12:45, 8:30 Fri 12:05, 3:20, 6:40, 10:00 Sat 12:00, 3:20, 6:40, 10:00 Sun 12:00, 3:20 Mon 12:10, 3:20, 9:55 Tue-Wed 12:10, 3:20, 6:40, 9:55 I, FRANKENSTEIN 3D (PG) Thu 10:00 Fri-Sat 12:40, 2:00, 3:10, 5:45, 6:00, 8:15, 9:00, 10:45 Sun 12:45, 1:00, 3:10, 3:45, 5:35, 7:00, 8:05, 9:30, 10:30 Mon-Wed 12:45, 3:10, 4:00, 5:35, 7:00, 8:05, 9:30, 10:30 JACK RYAN: SHADOW RECRUIT (PG) Thu 1:30, 1:45, 3:00, 4:25, 4:45, 6:00, 7:25, 7:45, 8:45, 10:10, 10:30 Fri 12:00, 2:35, 4:00, 5:15, 7:00, 7:55, 10:30, 10:35 Sat 11:50, 2:35, 4:00, 5:15, 7:00, 7:55, 10:30, 10:35 Sun 1:50, 4:15, 4:40, 7:25, 7:30, 10:10, 10:30 Mon, Wed 1:50, 4:30, 4:40, 7:25, 7:30, 10:10, 10:15 Tue 1:50, 4:30, 4:40, 7:25, 7:30, 10:10, 10:30 LONE SURVIVOR (14A) Thu 1:20, 4:00, 4:25, 7:00, 7:25, 10:00, 10:20 Fri 1:40, 4:30, 7:50, 10:40 Sat 11:00, 1:40, 4:30, 7:50, 10:40 Sun, Tue 2:00, 4:50, 7:45, 10:20 Mon, Wed 2:00, 4:50, 7:45, 10:25 THE NUT JOB 3D (PG) Thu 2:45, 5:05, 7:35, 9:50 Fri-Sat 2:15, 4:40, 7:05, 9:30 Sun 2:10, 4:30, 6:50, 9:20 Mon-Wed 4:30, 6:50, 9:20 THE NUT JOB (PG) Thu 12:25 Fri 12:00 Sat 11:45 Sun 11:55 Mon-Wed 2:10 PARANORMAL ACTIVITY: THE MARKED ONES (14A) Thu 1:15, 3:30, 5:50, 8:05, 10:25 Fri-Sat 10:25 Sun-Wed 10:15 PHILOMENA (PG) Thu 4:35 RIDE ALONG (14A) Thu 12:10, 2:35, 5:15, 7:55, 10:35 Fri-Sat 12:15, 2:45, 5:25, 8:05, 10:50 Sun 12:10, 2:45, 5:25, 7:55, 10:25 Mon-Wed 12:15, 2:45, 5:25, 7:55, 10:25 SAVING MR. BANKS (PG) Thu 9:40 THE SMURFS IN 3D (G) Sat 11:00 12 YEARS A SLAVE (14A) Fri-Sat 12:30, 3:40, 7:00, 10:15 Sun-Tue 12:35, 3:45, 7:00, 10:05 Wed 4:00, 7:00, 10:05 THE WOLF OF WALL STREET (18A) Thu 12:35, 1:15, 4:50, 5:15, 8:50, 9:15 Fri 1:10, 2:25, 5:00, 6:30, 9:30, 10:30 Sat 11:35, 1:00, 2:25, 5:00, 6:30, 9:30, 10:30 Sun 12:20, 12:30, 4:20, 4:45, 8:30, 9:00 Mon-Wed 12:20, 3:30, 4:20, 8:00, 8:30 WWE ROYAL RUMBLE - 2014 Sun 8:00

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American Hustle (14A) Thu 3:35, 6:55, 10:10 Fri-Sat 12:20, 3:50, 7:00, 10:15 Sun 12:20, 3:35, 6:45, 9:50 MonWed 3:35, 6:45, 9:50 August: Osage County (14A) Thu 3:50, 6:40, 9:40 FriSun 1:20, 4:15, 7:10, 10:00 Mon 4:15, 10:00 Tue-Wed 4:15, 7:10, 10:00 Frozen (G) Fri-Sun 12:30 Mon 7:00 Frozen 3D (G) Thu-Sun, Tue-Wed 3:30, 6:30 Mon 3:30 Giselle From the Royal Opera House Mon 7:00 Her (14A) Thu 4:10, 7:00, 9:50 Fri-Sat 1:30, 4:30, 7:30, 10:25 Sun 1:00, 4:00, 6:55, 9:45 Mon-Wed 4:00, 6:55, 9:45 The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug 3D (PG) Thu 5:10, 9:20 Fri-Sun, Tue-Wed 9:10 I, Frankenstein: An IMAX 3D Experience (PG) Fri-Sat 2:30, 5:10, 7:50, 10:20 Sun 2:20, 5:00, 7:30, 10:00 MonWed 5:00, 7:30, 10:00 Inside Llewyn Davis (14A) Thu 9:45 Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit (PG) Fri-Sat 3:00, 5:30, 8:10, 10:30 Sun 2:05, 4:40, 7:15, 9:35 Mon-Wed 4:40, 7:15, 9:35 Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit – The IMAX Experience (PG) Thu 4:00, 7:20, 10:00 The Nut Job 3D (PG) Thu 4:30, 6:45, 9:10 Fri-Wed 4:20, 6:40, 9:00 The Nut Job (PG) Fri-Sun 2:00 Philomena (PG) Fri-Sat 2:10, 4:50, 7:20, 9:45 Sun 2:10, 4:50, 7:00, 9:20 Mon-Wed 4:50, 7:00, 9:20 Saving Mr. Banks (PG) Thu 3:40, 6:35, 9:35 12 Years a Slave (14A) Thu 3:45, 6:50, 10:05 Fri-Sun 12:35, 3:40, 6:50, 9:55 Mon-Wed 3:40, 6:50, 9:55 The Wolf of Wall Street (18A) Thu 5:20, 9:30 Fri-Sun 1:40, 5:40, 9:40 Mon-Wed 5:40, 9:40

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Fairview Mall, 1800 Sheppard Ave E, 416-644-7746 American Hustle (14A) Thu 12:45, 3:50, 6:55, 10:00 Fri-Sat 1:10, 4:15, 7:15, 10:25 Sun-Wed 12:50, 4:00, 7:10, 10:15 August: Osage County (14A) Thu 12:55, 3:45, 6:40, 9:30 Fri-Sat 12:30, 4:00, 6:55, 10:30 Sun-Tue 12:40, 4:05, 7:05, 10:20 Wed 4:05, 7:05, 10:20 Devil’s Due (14A) Thu 1:05, 3:20, 5:35, 7:55, 10:05 Fri-Sat 12:50, 3:10, 5:30, 7:50, 10:15 Sun-Wed 12:45, 3:00, 5:15, 7:40, 10:00 Frozen (G) Thu 1:35 Fri, Sun-Wed 1:50 Sat 11:05, 1:50 Frozen 3D (G) Thu 4:20, 7:00 Fri-Sat 4:30, 7:10 Sun-Wed 4:40, 7:30 The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug 3D (PG) Thu 1:25, 4:50, 8:20 Fri-Sat 9:55 Sun-Wed 10:05 I, Frankenstein 3D (PG) Fri-Sat 12:40, 3:00, 5:20, 7:40, 10:10 Sun-Wed 12:35, 2:50, 5:05, 7:25, 9:45 Lone Survivor (14A) Thu 1:40, 4:30, 7:25, 10:10 Fri 2:00, 4:50, 7:45, 10:40 Sat 11:10, 2:00, 4:50, 7:45, 10:40 Sun, Tue-Wed 1:10, 4:20, 7:20, 10:10 Mon 7:20, 10:10 The Nut Job 3D (PG) Thu 3:05, 5:25, 7:40, 9:55 Fri-Sat 2:50, 5:10, 7:30, 9:45 Sun-Wed 4:30, 7:00, 9:30 The Nut Job (PG) Thu 12:50 Fri-Sat 12:25 Sun-Wed 2:10 Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones (14A) Thu 9:45 Ride Along (14A) Thu 1:50, 4:40, 7:15, 9:50 Fri 2:05, 4:40, 7:20, 10:00 Sat 11:20, 2:05, 4:40, 7:20, 10:00 Sun-Tue 1:25, 4:15, 7:15, 9:55 Wed 4:15, 7:15, 9:55 The Smurfs In 3D (G) Sat 11:00 The Wolf of Wall Street (18A) Thu 1:10, 5:00, 8:45 Fri-Sat 12:15, 3:20, 6:45, 9:50 Sun-Tue 12:30, 3:25, 6:45, 9:50 Wed 12:30, 3:30, 6:45, 9:50

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Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues (PG) Thu 9:30 Devil’s Due (14A) Thu 1:45, 4:20, 7:25, 9:55 Fri 12:45, 3:05, 5:30, 8:00, 10:25 Sat 1:15, 3:30, 5:40, 8:00, 10:25 Sun-Wed 2:15, 4:50, 7:20, 9:55 47 Ronin (PG) Thu 12:55, 3:55, 6:50 Fri-Sat 10:10 SunWed 9:30 Frozen (G) Thu 12:45 Fri 1:45 Sat 11:05 Sun-Wed 1:05 Frozen 3D (G) Thu 3:25, 6:10 Fri 4:35, 7:25 Sat 12:20, 1:45, 4:35, 7:25 Sun-Wed 3:50, 6:45 Her (14A) Thu 1:00, 4:00, 7:00, 10:00 Fri, Sun-Wed 12:45, 3:40, 6:40, 9:40 Sat 12:40, 3:40, 6:40, 9:40 The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug 3D (PG) Thu 1:30, 6:30, 10:05 Fri, Sun-Wed 2:00, 6:30, 10:05 Sat 11:20,

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2:55, 6:30, 10:05 The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (PG) Thu 9:00 I, Frankenstein 3D (PG) Thu 10:00 Fri 2:45, 5:15, 7:50, 10:20 Sat 12:15, 2:45, 5:15, 7:50, 10:20 Sun-Wed 2:25, 4:55, 7:30, 10:00 Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit (PG) Thu 2:05, 4:55, 7:35, 10:15 Fri 2:45, 5:20, 7:55, 10:30 Sat 12:10, 2:45, 5:20, 7:55, 10:30 Sun-Wed 2:05, 4:40, 7:15, 9:50 Lone Survivor (14A) Thu 1:00, 4:00, 7:00, 10:00 Fri-Sat 1:15, 4:15, 7:15, 10:15 Sun-Wed 1:10, 4:10, 7:10, 10:10 The Nut Job 3D (PG) Fri, Sun-Wed 3:40, 7:00, 9:20 Sat 2:20, 4:40, 7:00, 9:20 The Nut Job (PG) Fri, Sun-Wed 1:00 Sat 12:00 Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones (14A) Thu 2:20, 4:50, 7:10 Ride Along (14A) Thu 1:15, 4:10, 7:15, 9:50 Fri 12:45, 3:10, 5:40, 8:10, 10:40 Sat 12:40, 3:10, 5:40, 8:10, 10:40 SunWed 2:30, 5:05, 7:40, 10:15 The Smurfs In 3D (G) Sat 11:00 The Wolf of Wall Street (18A) Thu 2:30, 6:25, 10:15 Fri 1:30, 6:40, 10:35 Sat 2:40, 6:40, 10:35 Sun-Wed 1:30, 6:20, 10:10

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American Hustle (14A) Thu, Mon, Wed 5:10, 8:15 Fri 1:00, 4:00, 7:05, 10:10 Sat 1:25, 4:30, 7:30, 10:30 Sun 12:50, 4:00, 7:05, 10:05 Tue 4:10, 7:05, 10:10 Devil’s Due (14A) Thu 5:45, 8:10 Fri-Sat 1:15, 3:40, 5:45, 8:10, 10:30 Sun 3:40, 5:45, 7:55, 10:10 Mon, Wed 5:45, 8:15 Tue 5:45, 8:10, 10:30 47 Ronin (PG) Thu, Mon, Wed 5:50, 8:30 Fri-Sat 1:40, 5:00, 7:45, 10:30 Sun 1:40, 4:45, 7:30, 10:15 Tue 4:20, 7:45, 10:30 Frozen (G) Fri-Sat 12:15, 2:50, 5:20, 7:50 Sun 1:10, 2:50, 5:20, 7:45 Mon, Wed 5:30, 8:20 Tue 5:20, 7:50 Frozen 3D (G) Thu 5:30, 8:25 The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug 3D (PG) Thu 5:00, 8:05 Fri-Sat 12:05, 3:30, 6:55, 10:20 Sun 3:15, 6:40, 10:00 Mon, Wed 5:00, 8:00 Tue 4:15, 6:55, 10:20 I, Frankenstein 3D (PG) Fri 12:10, 2:35, 5:30, 8:00, 10:20 Sat 11:25, 12:10, 2:35, 5:30, 8:00, 10:20 Sun 2:35, 5:30, 7:50, 10:05 Mon, Wed 5:15, 8:05 Tue 5:30, 8:00, 10:20 Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit (PG) Thu, Mon, Wed 5:00, 7:40 Fri, Sun 2:10, 4:45, 7:25, 9:55 Sat 11:30, 2:10, 4:45, 7:25, 9:55 Tue 4:45, 7:25, 9:55 Lone Survivor (14A) Thu 5:35, 8:20 Fri-Sun 1:50, 4:40, 7:30, 10:15 Mon, Wed 5:35, 8:25 Tue 4:40, 7:30, 10:15 The Nut Job 3D (PG) Thu 5:40, 8:00 Fri 12:20, 2:30, 4:50, 7:15, 9:45 Sat-Sun 2:25, 4:50, 7:15, 9:45 Mon, Wed 5:40, 8:10 Tue 4:50, 7:15, 9:45 The Nut Job (PG) Thu, Mon, Wed 5:05 Fri-Sat 12:00 Sun 1:00 Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones (14A) Thu 6:00, 8:25 Fri-Sat, Tue 10:25 Sun 10:15 Ride Along (14A) Thu 5:20, 7:50 Fri 12:20, 2:45, 5:10, 7:40, 10:05 Sat 11:15, 12:20, 2:45, 5:10, 7:40, 10:05 Sun 2:45, 5:10, 7:35, 10:00 Mon, Wed 5:20, 7:45 Tue 5:10, 7:40, 10:05 The Smurfs In 3D (G) Sat 11:00 The Wolf of Wall Street (18A) Thu 7:45 Fri-Sun 12:45, 4:30, 8:20 Mon, Wed 7:35 Tue 4:30, 8:20

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American Hustle (14A) Thu 9:55 Fri-Wed 10:15 August: Osage County (14A) Thu, Wed 1:05, 4:10, 7:05, 10:00 Fri-Sat, Tue 1:10, 4:10, 7:05, 10:00 Sun 1:10, 4:10, 7:05 Mon 1:05, 4:10, 10:00 Devil’s Due (14A) Thu 3:00, 5:25, 8:00, 10:30 Fri-Wed 2:20, 5:20, 7:50, 10:20 47 Ronin (PG) Thu 1:15, 4:05, 6:55 Fri-Sat, Mon-Wed 1:25, 4:20, 7:25, 10:25 Sun 1:25, 4:20, 10:25 Frozen (G) 1:30 Thu 4:15, 7:00 Sat 11:30 mat Frozen 3D (G) Fri-Wed 4:15, 7:00 Girl, Boy, Bakla, Tomboy (PG) Thu 1:20 4:00 6:45 9:30 Fri-Wed 1:20, 4:05, 6:45, 9:30 Giselle From the Royal Opera House Mon 7:00 The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug 3D (PG) Thu 2:35, 6:15, 9:50 Fri-Wed 9:45 The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (PG) Thu 10:15 I, Frankenstein 3D (PG) Thu 10:00 Fri, Tue 12:55, 3:20, 5:45, 8:15, 10:45 Sat 12:30, 3:00, 5:45, 8:15, 10:45 SunMon, Wed 12:55, 3:20, 5:45, 8:10, 10:30 Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit (PG) 2:00, 4:40, 7:15, 10:05 Sat 11:15 mat Thu 2:00 4:40 7:15 10:00 Mon only 1:15 4:00 7:15 10:35 Lone Survivor (14A) Thu 1:10, 4:10, 7:10, 10:20 Fri-Sat, Tue 1:45, 4:45, 7:40, 10:40 Sun-Mon, Wed 1:10, 4:10, 7:10, 10:10 The Nut Job 3D (PG) 3:15, 5:35, 7:55 The Nut Job (PG) 1:00 Sat 11:25 mat Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones (14A) Thu 2:45, 5:10, 7:35, 10:05 Ride Along (14A) Thu-Fri, Tue 2:15, 4:50, 7:30, 10:10 Sat 11:45, 2:15, 4:50, 7:30, 10:10 Sun-Mon, Wed 2:15, 4:50, 7:30, 10:25 The Smurfs In 3D (G) Sat 11:00 12 Years a Slave (14A) Fri, Tue 1:00, 4:00, 7:10, 10:30 Sat 12:45, 4:00, 7:10, 10:30 Sun 2:45, 6:00, 9:15 Mon, Wed 3:00, 6:40, 9:50 The Wolf of Wall Street (18A) 1:45, 5:40, 9:35 WWE Royal Rumble - 2014 Sun 8:00

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American Hustle (14A) Thu 4:05, 7:20, 10:30 Fri 1:10, 4:20, 7:30, 10:40 Sat 12:50, 4:05, 7:20, 10:40 Sun 12:55, 4:05, 7:15, 10:25 Mon-Wed 3:40, 6:50, 10:00 Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues (PG) Thu 9:50 Captain Phillips (14A) Thu 9:20 Dallas Buyers Club (18A) Fri-Sun 1:00, 3:50, 6:50, 9:40 Mon-Wed 3:45, 6:40, 9:35 Devil’s Due (14A) Thu 2:45, 5:20, 7:40, 10:05 Fri-Sat 1:25,

3:45, 6:05, 8:25, 10:45 Sun 12:15, 2:35, 5:00, 7:30, 9:50 Mon-Wed 5:15, 7:45, 10:05 Dhoom 3 (PG) Thu, Mon-Wed 5:30, 9:30 Fri 2:15, 6:00, 9:45 Sat 11:20, 3:00, 6:40, 10:30 Sun 12:00, 3:40 47 Ronin (PG) Thu 2:05, 4:50, 7:40, 10:30 Fri-Sat 10:30 Sun 10:20 Mon-Wed 9:40 Frozen (G) Fri 12:20 Sat 11:10, 12:20 Sun 12:05 Frozen 3D (G) Thu 4:45, 7:15 Fri-Sat 2:55, 5:30, 8:00 Sun 2:35, 5:10, 7:45 Mon-Wed 4:30, 7:10 Her (14A) Thu 4:00, 6:55, 9:55 Fri-Sun 12:35, 3:30, 6:35, 9:30 Mon-Wed 3:50, 6:45, 9:50 The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug 3D (PG) Thu 3:15, 6:50, 10:25 Fri 3:10, 6:20, 9:50 Sat 11:40, 3:10, 6:20, 9:50 Sun 2:20, 6:00, 9:25 Mon-Wed 3:30, 7:00, 10:30 The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (PG) Thu 6:30, 9:45 Fri-Sat 12:25, 6:45, 10:05 Sun 12:10, 6:15, 9:35 Mon-Wed 6:40, 9:55 I, Frankenstein 3D (PG) Thu 10:20 Fri-Sat 12:55, 3:20, 5:45, 8:15, 10:45 Sun 12:30, 2:55, 5:25, 7:50, 10:20 MonWed 5:25, 7:55, 10:25 Inside Llewyn Davis (14A) Thu 2:10, 4:45, 7:25, 10:00 Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit (PG) Thu 2:20, 5:10, 7:50, 10:25 Fri 2:30, 5:05, 7:40, 10:25 Sat 11:50, 2:25, 5:05, 7:45, 10:25 Sun 2:00, 4:40, 7:25, 10:05 Mon-Wed 4:45, 7:20, 10:00 Jai Ho Fri 12:15, 3:35, 7:00, 10:20 Sat 12:10, 3:30, 7:00, 10:20 Sun 1:10, 4:30, 6:40, 10:00 Mon-Wed 3:40, 6:55, 10:15 Lone Survivor (14A) Thu 4:20, 7:15, 10:15 Fri-Sat 1:40, 4:30, 7:25, 10:20 Sun 12:50, 3:45, 7:20, 10:15 Mon-Wed 4:35, 7:30, 10:20 The Nut Job 3D (PG) Thu 2:30, 5:05, 7:25, 9:40 Fri 3:05, 5:25, 7:45, 10:00 Sat-Sun 3:00, 5:20, 7:40, 9:55 Mon-Wed 5:05, 7:15, 9:30 The Nut Job (PG) Fri, Sun 12:40 Sat 11:15, 11:45, 12:40 Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones (14A) Thu 3:30, 5:45, 8:00 Philomena (PG) Thu 3:55 Fri 1:30, 4:00, 6:30, 9:00 Sat 1:30, 3:55, 6:30, 9:00 Sun 1:25, 3:55, 6:25, 9:00 Mon-Wed 4:10, 6:35, 9:00 Ride Along (14A) Thu, Mon-Wed 5:00, 7:35, 10:10 Fri-Sat 12:15, 2:45, 5:15, 7:50, 10:35 Sun 12:10, 2:45, 5:15, 7:55, 10:30 Saving Mr. Banks (PG) Thu 3:20, 6:25 Fri-Sat 3:40 Sun 3:15 Mon-Wed 3:35 The Smurfs In 3D (G) Sat 11:00 The Wolf of Wall Street (18A) Thu, Mon-Wed 4:40, 8:40 Fri-Sat 2:20, 6:15, 10:15 Sun 12:45, 4:45, 8:45 WWE Royal Rumble - 2014 Sun 8:00

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Jai Ho 3:00, 6:15, 9:30 Fri 12:15 late Sat 12:00 mat, 12:15 late Sun 12:00 mat Jilla (14A) Thu 4:30, 7:00, 9:00, 10:30 Fri 3:30, 6:45, 10:30 Sat-Sun 12:30, 2:45, 6:45, 10:30 Veeram (14A) Thu, Sat-Sun 4:00, 7:15, 10:30 Fri, MonWed 3:30, 7:15, 10:30

Courtney Park 16 (CE)

110 Courtney Park E at Hurontario, 416-335-5323 American Hustle (14A) Thu 1:00, 4:05, 7:05, 10:10 Fri 1:25, 4:25, 7:30, 10:45 Sat 12:40, 4:25, 7:30, 10:45 Sun 12:40, 4:25, 7:30, 10:30 Mon-Tue 1:25, 4:25, 7:30, 10:30 Wed 4:25, 7:30, 10:30 Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues (PG) Thu 10:25 August: Osage County (14A) Thu 1:05, 3:45, 6:35, 9:25 Fri-Sat 2:10, 4:55, 7:40, 10:40 Sun-Tue 2:10, 4:55, 7:40, 10:25 Wed 4:55, 7:40, 10:25 Devil’s Due (14A) Thu 1:00, 2:40, 4:50, 7:25, 9:50 Fri-Sat 3:30, 5:45, 8:00, 10:30 Sun-Wed 3:30, 5:45, 8:00, 10:15 Dhoom 3 (PG) Thu 3:00, 6:40, 10:15 47 Ronin (PG) Thu 1:15, 3:55, 6:45 Fri-Sat 1:20, 3:50, 6:35, 9:35 Sun-Wed 1:20, 3:50, 6:35, 9:20 Frozen (G) Thu 2:50 Fri, Mon-Wed 1:00 Sat-Sun 11:55, 12:50 Frozen 3D (G) Thu 5:20, 7:55 Fri-Wed 2:00, 4:30, 7:10 Her (14A) Thu 1:50, 4:40, 7:30, 10:20 Fri-Sat 1:10, 4:00, 7:00, 10:05 Sun-Wed 1:10, 4:00, 7:00, 9:50 The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug 3D (PG) Thu 1:20, 4:45, 8:15 Fri 3:15, 6:40, 10:10 Sat 11:55, 3:15, 6:40, 10:20 Sun 11:55, 3:15, 6:40, 9:55 Mon-Wed 3:15, 6:40, 10:05 The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (PG) Thu 3:15, 6:25, 9:35 Fri 3:35, 6:45, 10:10 Sat 12:25, 3:35, 6:45, 10:10 Sun 12:25, 3:35, 6:45, 9:55 Mon-Wed 3:35, 6:45, 9:55 I, Frankenstein 3D (PG) Thu 10:00 Fri 1:00, 2:35, 4:50, 7:15, 9:45 Sat 12:10, 2:35, 4:50, 7:15, 9:45 Sun 12:10, 2:35, 4:50, 7:15, 9:30 Mon-Wed 1:00, 2:35, 4:50, 7:15, 9:30 I, Frankenstein: An IMAX 3D Experience (PG) Fri-Sat 1:30, 3:45, 6:00, 8:15, 10:45 Sun-Wed 1:30, 3:45, 6:00, 8:15, 10:30 Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit (PG) Fri 2:50, 5:20, 7:50, 10:35 Sat 12:20, 2:50, 5:20, 7:50, 10:35 Sun 12:20, 2:50, 5:20, 7:50, 10:20 Mon-Wed 2:50, 5:20, 7:50, 10:20 Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit – The IMAX Experience (PG) Thu 2:30, 5:05, 7:35, 10:05 Jai Ho Fri 1:00, 4:05, 7:05, 10:25 Sat 12:05, 1:00, 4:05, 7:05, 10:25 Sun 12:05, 1:00, 4:05, 7:05, 10:10 Mon-Wed 1:00, 4:05, 7:05, 10:10 Karle Pyaar Karle (PG) Thu 1:05, 4:00, 6:50, 9:40 Lone Survivor (14A) Thu 1:40, 4:30, 7:15, 10:00 Fri-Sat 1:25, 4:10, 6:55, 9:55 Sun-Wed 1:25, 4:10, 6:55, 9:40 The Nut Job 3D (PG) Thu 3:20, 5:30, 7:45, 9:55 Fri-Sat 3:05, 5:15, 7:25, 9:50 Sun-Wed 3:05, 5:15, 7:25, 9:35 The Nut Job (PG) Thu 1:10 Fri, Mon-Wed 1:05 Sat-Sun 12:00 Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones (14A) Thu 1:10, 2:20, 4:35, 7:10, 9:20 Fri-Sat 10:00 Sun-Wed 9:45 Ride Along (14A) Thu 3:10, 5:40, 8:05, 10:30 Fri 1:10, 2:45, 5:10, 7:35, 10:15 Sat 12:15, 2:45, 5:10, 7:35, 10:15 Sun 12:15, 2:45, 5:10, 7:35, 10:00 Mon-Wed 1:10, 2:45, 5:10, 7:35, 10:00 The Wolf of Wall Street (18A) Thu 2:15, 6:00, 9:45 Fri-Sat 1:15, 5:00, 9:00 Sun-Wed 1:15, 5:00, 8:45

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GTA Regions Mississauga

Coliseum Mississauga (CE) Square One, 309 Rathburn Rd W, 905-275-3456

American Hustle (14A) Thu 12:45, 3:50, 7:10, 10:15 Fri, Tue 12:50, 4:00, 7:20, 10:40 Sat 12:40, 4:00, 7:20, 10:40 Sun 12:50, 4:05, 7:20, 10:40 Mon 12:50, 4:05, 7:15, 10:25 Wed 4:00, 7:15, 10:25 Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues (PG) Thu 1:20, 4:10, 7:15, 10:10 Fri-Sat, Tue 1:20, 4:05, 6:50, 10:15 Sun 1:20, 4:10, 6:50 Mon 1:20, 4:10, 6:50, 10:05 Wed 4:05, 6:50, 10:05 47 Ronin (PG) Thu 12:50, 3:35, 6:50, 9:40 Fri, Tue-Wed 12:45, 3:35, 6:45, 9:40 Sat 12:20, 3:35, 6:45, 9:40 Sun-Mon 12:45, 3:35, 9:40 Frozen (G) Thu 1:05 Fri, Mon-Wed 1:10 Sat 11:45 Sun 12:15 Frozen 3D (G) Thu 3:40, 6:30 Fri, Mon-Wed 3:45, 6:40 Sat-Sun 3:05, 6:40 Giselle From the Royal Opera House Mon 7:00 Gravity (PG) Thu 1:40 4:40 7:30 9:50 Fri-Wed 2:40, 5:00, 7:30, 9:55 Sat 11:15 mat Sun 12:20 mat The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug 3D (PG) Thu 3:00, 7:00, 10:30 Fri, Tue 2:50, 7:10, 10:45 Sat 11:30, 3:30, 7:10, 10:45 Sun 12:00, 3:30, 7:10, 10:45 Mon, Wed 2:50, 6:30, 10:10 The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (PG) 12:45, 3:55, 7:05, 10:20 Sat only 12:30 3:50 7:05 10:20 Sun only 12:40 3:50 7:05 10:20 Tue only 12:45 4:00 7:05 10:20 I, Frankenstein 3D (PG) Fri-Sun, Tue 1:40, 4:20, 7:00, 9:50 Mon, Wed 1:40, 4:20, 7:00, 9:35 I, Frankenstein: An IMAX 3D Experience (PG) Fri-Sun, Tue 12:55, 3:20, 5:45, 8:15, 10:45 Mon, Wed 12:55, 3:20, 5:40, 8:00, 10:30 Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit (PG) Thu 1:10, 4:00, 6:45, 9:45 Fri, Tue 2:20, 5:20, 7:55, 10:35 Sat 12:00, 2:45, 5:20, 7:55, 10:35 Sun 12:05, 2:45, 5:20, 7:55, 10:35 Mon, Wed 2:20, 5:20, 7:55, 10:30 Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit – The IMAX Experience (PG) Thu 2:00, 5:00, 7:50, 10:30 Lone Survivor (14A) Thu-Sun, Tue 1:30, 4:25, 7:25, 10:25 Mon, Wed 1:30, 4:25, 7:25, 10:15 The Nut Job 3D (PG) 5:30, 7:45, 10:00 The Nut Job (PG) Thu-Tue 1:00, 3:15 Wed 12:50, 3:15 Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones (14A) Thu 2:35, 5:10, 7:40, 10:05 Fri, Tue 2:30, 5:10, 7:40, 10:05 Sat 12:10, 2:35, 5:10, 7:40, 10:05 Sun 12:25, 2:35, 5:10, 7:40, 10:05 Mon, Wed 2:30, 5:10, 7:40, 9:50 Saving Mr. Banks (PG) Thu 9:20 The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (PG) Thu 12:55, 3:45, 6:40, 9:30 Fri-Sat, Wed 9:30 Sun-Tue 9:20 The Smurfs In 3D (G) Sat 11:00 WWE Royal Rumble - 2014 Sun 8:00

August: Osage County (14A) Thu 4:30, 7:10 Fri 4:25, 7:10, 9:55 Sat 1:40, 4:30, 7:20, 10:10 Sun 1:40, 4:30, 7:15, 9:55 Mon-Wed 4:55, 7:35 The Book Thief (PG) Thu 4:55, 7:50 Fri 3:40, 6:40, 9:45 Sat 1:15, 4:25, 7:25, 10:15 Sun 1:15, 4:25, 7:20, 10:10 MonWed 4:35, 7:20 Dallas Buyers Club (18A) Thu 4:50, 7:40 Fri 3:50, 6:45, 9:35 Sat 1:25, 4:20, 7:05, 9:50 Sun 1:30, 4:10, 7:05, 9:45 Mon-Wed 4:45, 7:25 Delivery Man (PG) Thu 5:15, 7:45 Fri 5:00, 7:45, 10:20 Sat 2:00, 4:45, 7:45, 10:25 Sun 2:00, 4:45, 7:40, 10:05 Mon-Wed 4:40, 7:00 Grudge Match (14A) Thu 7:30 Fri 10:15 Sat 10:05 Sun 10:00 Mon-Wed 7:45 Inside Llewyn Davis (14A) Thu 4:35, 7:15 Fri 4:50, 7:35, 10:00 Sat 1:55, 4:10, 6:50, 9:45 Sun 1:55, 4:20, 7:00, 9:35 Mon-Wed 5:20, 7:40 Ride Along (14A) Thu 4:45, 5:40, 7:00, 8:00 Fri 4:35, 5:15, 7:00, 8:00, 9:30, 10:30 Sat 1:30, 2:30, 4:00, 5:15, 7:00, 8:00, 9:30, 10:30 Sun 1:35, 2:30, 4:15, 5:15, 6:45, 7:45, 9:30, 10:15 Mon-Wed 4:50, 5:35, 7:10, 8:00 Saving Mr. Banks (PG) Thu 5:05, 7:55 Fri 4:15, 7:20, 10:25 Sat 1:50, 4:40, 7:35, 10:20 Sun 1:45, 4:35, 7:25, 10:10 Mon-Wed 5:10, 7:55 12 Years a Slave (14A) Thu 4:40, 7:35 Fri 3:40, 6:50, 10:05 Sat 1:00, 3:55, 6:55, 10:00 Sun 1:00, 4:00, 6:55, 10:00 Mon-Wed 4:30, 7:30 Walking With Dinosaurs (PG) Sat-Sun 1:05 Walking With Dinosaurs 3D (PG) Thu 5:20 Fri 4:20, 7:25 Sat-Sun 3:30, 5:40, 7:50 Mon-Wed 5:05

North Colossus (CE) Hwy 400 & 7, 905-851-1001

American Hustle (14A) Thu, Mon-Wed 3:55, 7:00, 10:05 Fri-Sun 12:45, 3:50, 7:00, 10:10 Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues (PG) Thu, TueWed 3:55, 6:40, 9:30 Fri-Sun 12:35, 3:25, 6:10, 9:15 Mon 3:55, 9:50 August: Osage County (14A) Thu, Mon-Wed 4:20, 7:05, 9:50 Fri-Sun 1:00, 3:45, 6:35, 9:35 Devil’s Due (14A) Thu, Mon-Wed 5:40, 7:55, 10:15 Fri-Sun 1:25, 3:35, 6:05, 8:25, 10:45 47 Ronin (PG) Thu 3:45 Fri-Sun 1:15, 4:15, 7:30, 10:20 Mon-Wed 3:45, 6:30, 9:15 Frozen (G) Fri, Sun 12:30 Sat 11:10, 12:20 Frozen 3D (G) Thu, Mon-Wed 3:30, 6:00 Fri-Sun 3:00, 5:30, 8:00 Giselle From the Royal Opera House Mon 7:00 Gravity 3D (PG) Thu, Mon-Wed 4:10, 6:25, 8:40 Fri-Sun 1:40, 4:30, 6:45, 9:10 Grudge Match (14A) Thu 4:15, 9:35 Her (14A) Thu, Mon-Wed 4:05, 7:05, 9:55 Fri, Sun 1:20, 4:05, 7:15, 10:25 Sat 1:45, 4:25, 7:15, 10:25 The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug 3D (PG) Thu, Mon-Wed 5:30, 9:10 Fri-Sun 2:30, 6:20, 9:50 The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (PG) Thu, Tue 3:35,

6:50, 10:00 Fri-Sat 12:35, 3:40, 6:55, 10:05 Sun 12:35, 3:40, 9:00 Mon 3:35, 6:40, 10:10 Wed 5:30, 8:50 I, Frankenstein 3D (PG) Thu 10:00 Fri-Sun 12:55, 3:20, 5:45, 8:15, 10:45 Mon-Wed 4:30, 7:15, 9:45 I, Frankenstein: An IMAX 3D Experience (PG) Fri, Sun 2:00, 4:40, 7:10, 9:55 Sat 11:30, 2:00, 4:40, 7:10, 9:55 Mon-Wed 4:00, 6:45, 9:20 Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit (PG) Thu 4:40, 7:25, 10:05 Fri-Sun 2:45, 5:20, 7:55, 10:30 Mon-Wed 4:40, 7:25, 10:10 Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit – The IMAX Experience (PG) Thu 4:00, 6:45, 9:15 Lone Survivor (14A) Thu, Mon-Wed 3:50, 6:35, 9:25 Fri-Sun 12:45, 3:55, 6:40, 9:30 The Nut Job 3D (PG) Thu, Mon-Wed 3:40, 6:10, 8:25 FriSun 3:15, 5:30, 7:45, 10:00 The Nut Job (PG) Fri, Sun 1:00 Sat 11:35, 1:00 Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones (14A) Thu 5:50, 8:00, 10:10 Fri-Sun 4:10, 10:15 Mon-Wed 4:45, 9:40 Ride Along (14A) Thu, Mon-Wed 5:15, 7:45, 10:15 Fri-Sun 12:40, 3:10, 5:40, 8:10, 10:40 Saving Mr. Banks (PG) Thu, Mon-Wed 6:55 Fri-Sun 1:05, 7:20 The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (PG) Thu, Mon-Wed 8:30 Fri-Sun 10:35 The Smurfs In 3D (G) Sat 11:00 Walking With Dinosaurs (PG) Thu, Mon-Wed 3:30, 5:45 Fri, Sun 1:10, 3:30 Sat 11:20, 1:35, 3:50 The Wolf of Wall Street (18A) Thu, Mon-Wed 5:00, 8:15, 9:00 Fri-Sat 12:50, 5:00, 6:00, 9:00, 9:45 Sun 12:50, 5:00, 6:00, 9:45 WWE Royal Rumble - 2014 Sun 8:00

Interchange 30 (AMC)

30 Interchange Way, Hwy 400 & Hwy 7, 416-335-5323 All Is Lost (PG) Thu 4:30, 7:40 The Best Man Holiday (14A) 4:50, 7:20 Fri 9:55 Sat 2:15 mat, 9:55 Sun 2:15 mat Blue Jasmine (14A) Thu, Mon-Wed 5:05, 7:45 Fri 5:05, 7:15, 9:30 Sat 2:50, 5:05, 7:15, 9:30 Sun 2:50, 5:05, 7:15 Captain Phillips (14A) Thu, Mon-Wed 4:30, 7:15 Fri 6:30, 9:30 Sat 4:00, 7:15, 10:00 Sun 4:00, 7:15 Dhoom 3 (PG) Thu 4:20 Ender’s Game (PG) 4:45, 7:15 Fri 9:50 Sat 2:15 mat, 9:50 Sun 2:15 mat The Family (14A) Thu, Mon-Wed 4:35, 7:10 Fri 4:35, 7:10, 9:35 Sat 2:00, 4:35, 7:10, 9:35 Sun 2:20, 5:10, 7:35 Free Birds (G) Thu, Mon-Wed 5:15, 7:35 Fri 4:50, 7:00, 9:30 Sat 2:20, 4:50, 7:00, 9:30 Sun 2:20, 4:50, 7:00 Grudge Match (14A) Fri 4:40, 7:05, 9:45 Sat 2:10, 4:40, 7:05, 9:45 Sun 2:10, 4:40, 7:05 Mon-Wed 5:10, 7:30 Inside Llewyn Davis (14A) Thu, Mon-Wed 5:00, 7:30 Fri 4:55, 7:30, 10:00 Sat 2:00, 4:30, 7:30, 10:00 Sun 2:00, 5:00, 7:45 Jai Ho Fri 6:20, 9:25 Sat 3:00, 6:20, 9:25 Sun 3:00, 6:45 Mon-Wed 6:45 Last Vegas (PG) Thu, Mon-Wed 4:55, 7:25 Fri 4:30, 7:05, 9:35 Sat 2:05, 4:30, 7:35, 9:40 Sun 2:25, 4:55, 7:35 Philomena (PG) 5:00, 7:25 Fri 9:45 Sat 2:55 mat, 9:45 Sun 2:55 mat Prisoners (14A) Thu 6:25 Fri 6:30, 9:35 Sat 6:25, 9:25 Sun 6:55 Mon-Wed 6:50 12 Years a Slave (14A) 7:00 Fri 9:50 Sat 4:10, 9:50 Sun 4:10 Wadjda (PG) Thu 5:10, 7:30 Fri 4:30 Sat-Sun 2:05, 4:15 Mon-Wed 4:40

Rainbow Promenade (I)

Promenade Mall, Hwy 7 & Bathurst, 416-494-9371 American Hustle (14A) 12:50, 3:45, 6:40, 9:35 August: Osage County (14A) 3:40, 9:30 Thu 12:55 mat, 6:45 Frozen (G) 1:20, 4:05, 6:50 Her (14A) Thu 1:00, 3:50, 6:55, 9:40 I, Frankenstein (PG) Fri-Wed 1:10, 4:10, 7:15, 9:41 Lone Survivor (14A) Fri-Wed 9:25 The Nut Job (PG) 1:15, 4:00, 7:00, 9:15 Philomena (PG) Fri-Sun, Tue-Wed 1:00, 7:05 Mon 7:05 Ride Along (14A) 1:05, 3:55, 7:10, 9:45 The Wolf of Wall Street (18A) Thu 9:00

West Grande - Steeles (CE) Hwy 410 & Steeles, 905-455-1590

American Hustle (14A) Thu 7:00, 10:15 Fri, Mon, Wed 7:00, 10:05 Sat 12:15, 3:20, 7:15, 10:20 Sun 12:15, 3:25, 7:00, 10:10 Tue 4:00, 7:10, 10:15 Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues (PG) Thu 9:45 Devil’s Due (14A) Thu-Fri 8:00, 10:20 Sat-Sun 12:45, 3:45, 6:00, 8:00, 10:15 Mon, Wed 7:50, 10:15 Tue 5:15, 7:40, 9:55 47 Ronin (PG) Thu 7:20, 10:05 Frozen (G) Sat-Sun 1:00 Frozen 3D (G) Thu 7:00 Fri, Mon, Wed 7:10 Sat-Sun 4:00, 7:25 Tue 4:20, 7:00 Gravity (PG) Fri 7:30, 10:30 Sat-Sun 12:00, 3:55, 6:45, 9:50 Mon, Wed 7:10, 9:45 Tue 4:25, 7:55, 10:10 The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug 3D (PG) Thu, Mon, Wed 7:55 Fri 7:55, 9:50 Sat 12:10, 3:35, 7:00, 10:25 Sun 12:55, 4:30, 7:55 Tue 4:30, 8:00 I, Frankenstein 3D (PG) Fri 7:40, 10:15 Sat-Sun 12:50, 3:15, 5:30, 7:45, 10:15 Mon, Wed 7:40, 10:05 Tue 5:10, 7:45, 10:15 Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit (PG) Thu 7:25, 10:00 Fri, Mon, Wed 7:20, 10:00 Sat-Sun 2:15, 4:50, 7:25, 10:00 Tue 4:50, 7:25, 10:00 Lone Survivor (14A) Thu 7:30, 10:20 Fri 7:25, 10:10 SatSun 1:15, 4:05, 7:10, 10:10 Mon, Wed 7:25, 10:15 Tue 4:15, 7:05, 10:10 The Nut Job 3D (PG) Thu 7:15, 9:30 Fri, Mon, Wed 7:05, 9:30 Sat-Sun 3:00, 5:15, 7:30, 9:45 Tue 5:00, 7:15, 9:30 The Nut Job (PG) Sat-Sun 12:30 Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones (14A) Thu 7:45, 10:10 Sat-Sun 10:05 Mon-Wed 9:50 The Wolf of Wall Street (18A) Thu 7:50 Fri 6:45, 9:45 Sat-Sun 12:00, 2:15, 6:05, 9:55 Mon, Wed 7:45 Tue 4:05, 7:50 3

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(2013) D: Woody Allen. 9:15 pm. wed 29 – Blue Jasmine. 7 pm. Nebraska. 9 pm.

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

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608 College. 416-466-4400. theroyal.to

How to place a listing

Thu 23 – Empire Of Dirt (2013) D: Peter Steb-

All listings are free. Send to: movies@nowtoronto.com, fax to 416-3641166 or mail to Rep Cinemas, NOW Magazine, 189 Church, Toronto M5B 1Y7. Include film title, year of release, names of director(s), language and subtitle info, venue, address, time, cost and advance ticket sales if any, phone number for reservations/info or website address. Deadline is the Thursday before publication at 5 pm.

bings. 7 pm. Haunter (2013) D: Vincenzo Natali. 9 pm. fri 24 – Mourning Has Broken (2013) D: Brett and Jason Butler. 7 pm. Horror Remix: Don’t. 9 pm. Sharknado (2013) D: Anthony C Ferrante. 11:30 pm. sat 25 – Ernestine & Celestine (2011) D: Stéphane Aubier, Vincent Patar and Benjamin Renner. 2 pm. Mourning Has Broken. 7 pm. Belgrade (2013) D: Boris Malagurski. 9 pm. sun 26 – Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs (2013) D: Cody Cameron and Kris Pearn. 2 pm. Mourning Has Broken. 7 pm. Ot Of The Furnace (2013) D: Scott Cooper. 9 pm. mon 27-tue 28 – Mourning Has Broken. 7 pm. Out Of The Furnace. 9 pm. wed 29 – A Talking Cat !?! (2013). 7 pm. Best Cats Of 2013 (2013). 9 pm.

festivals the 8 fest

spk polish combatants’ hall, 206 beverley, the8fest.com

fri 24-sun 26 – A festival for small-gauge film including Super 8, 8mm, 9.5 and loops and live musical performances. $5, festival pass $25. fri 24 – Cosmic Miniatures: Argentinean Spotlight. 7 pm. Bagerooo, Seven! Part One, a survey of recent films. 11 pm. sat 25 – Circles of Confusion, a projection performance by Kyle Whitehead. 7 pm. Ragged Edge Of The Universe, Regina spotlight. 9 pm. Tit-for-Tat short works. 11 pm. sun 26 – From Kingston Road To Humber Bay, a Home Movie History project. 7 pm. Bagerooo, Seven! Part Two, a survey of recent films. 9 pm.

Cinemas big picture cinema gerrard 1035 gerrard e. bigpicturecinema.com

thu 23 – Muscle Shoals (2013) D: Greg

“Freddy” Camalier. 4 & 9 pm. Short Term 12 (2013) D: Destin Cretton. 9 pm. fri 24-wed 29 – Check website for schedule.

BLOOR hot docs Cinema

506 Bloor W. 416-637-3123. bloorcinema.com

Thu 23 – Amnesty International Films For

Change presents The Square (2013) D: Jehane Noujaim, a documentary about Egyptian activists and the power of social media. 4 & 8:45 pm. $11. ai.aito.ca. When Jews Were Funny (2013) D: Alan Zweig. 6:30 pm. fri 24 – The Square. 4 pm. The Final Member (2012) D: Jonah Bekhor. 6:30 pm. Linsanity (2013) D: Evan Leong. 8:30 pm. sat 25 – Linsanity. 5:30 pm. NXNE presents a 30th-anniversary screening of Stop Making Sense (1984) D: Jonathan Demme. Prescreening DJ set 8 pm, film 9:30 pm. sun 26 – More Than Honey (2012) D: Markus Imhoof. 1 pm. When Jews Were Funny. 3:30 pm. Linsanity. 6 pm. The Final Member. 8:30 pm. mon 27 – The Final Member. 6:30 pm. Linsanity. 8:30 pm. Tue 28 – When Jews Were Funny. 4:15 pm. Linsanity. 6:30 pm. The Final Member. 8:45 pm. Wed 29 – Cannes Lions Awards: The World’s Best Commercials. 4 pm. More Than Honey. 6:45 pm. I Am Divine (2013) D: Jeffrey Schwarz. 9 pm.

Camera Bar

1028 Queen W. 416-530-0011. camerabar.ca

sat 25 – The Shop Around The Corner (1940) D: Ernst Lubitsch. 3 pm.

cinematheque tiff bell lightbox

reitman square, 350 king w. 416-599-8433, tiff.net

other films thu 23-wed 29 –

Icelandic Phallological Museum’s Sigurdur “Siggi” Hjartarson seeks one last contribution to the collection.

documentary

Penis envy gets new meaning THE FINAL MEMBER

ñ(Jonah Bekhor, Zach Math) Rating: NNNN Few quests are as quixotic as the one that drives Siggi Hjartarson, proprietor of the Icelandic Phallo logical Museum, which collects and displays samples of mammalian penises. The only specimen missing is a human’s, and he has been trying to land one since the museum opened

in 1997. A few people have offered to donate theirs, but none of them has died yet, so Hjartarson sets out in search of someone who might be able to provide his organ sooner rather than later. Directors Jonah Bekhor and Zach Math treat their subject with precisely the right amount of respect, acknow ledging Hjartarson’s commitment while still allowing us to enjoy the ridiculous carvings he sells in the

thu 23 – Jean-Luc Godard X 3: BreathThu 23 – Dallas Buyers Club (2013) D: less (1959), Opération Béton (1954), Jean-Marc Vallée. 7 pm. Philomena ñ ñ and Une Femme Coquette (1955). 6:30 pm. (2013) D: Stephen Frears. 9:15 pm. Rue Morgue Magazine presents Frankenstein Created Woman (1967) D: Terence Fisher. 9 pm. $10. rue-morgue.com. fri 24 – Family Fridays: The Legend Of Sarila 3D (2012) D: Nancy Florence Savard. 1 pm. Family Fridays: Sea Monsters (2007), and Flying Monsters 3D (2011). 3:15 pm. JeanLuc Godard X 2: Le Petit Soldat (1960), and Godard Shorts including All The Boys Are Called Patrick (1957), Une histoire d’eau/A Story Of Water (1958), and Charlotte et son Jules (1958). 6:30 pm. Business Is Business (1971) D: Paul Verhoeven. 9:45 pm. sat 25 – Une Femme Est Une Femme (1961) D: Jean-Luc Godard. 4:45 pm. Turkish Delight (1973) D: Paul Verhoeven. 7 pm. Cujo (1983) D: Lewis Teague. 10 pm. sun 26 – Jean-Luc Godard X 2: Vivre Sa Vie (1962), and Sloth (1961). 4:30 pm. Canadian Open Vault: Léolo (1992) D: Jean-Claude Lauzon. Introduction and Q&A with David L Pike. 7 pm. mon 27 – Check website for schedule. tue 28 – Breathless. 6:30 pm. wed 29 – Check website for schedule.

Fox Theatre

2236 Queen E. 416-691-7330. foxtheatre.ca

fri 24-sun 26 – Cloudy With A Chance Of

Meatballs 3D (2013) D: Cody Cameron and Kris Pearn. 2 pm. Nebraska (2013) D: Alexander Payne. 4 & 7 pm. Out Of The Furnace (2013) D: Scott Cooper. 9:15 pm. mon 27 – Nebraska. 7 pm. Out Of The Furnace. 9:15 pm. tue 28 – Out Of The Furnace. 7 pm. Nebraska. 9:15 pm. wed 29 – Nebraska. 7 pm. Blue Jasmine (2013) D: Woody Allen. 9:15 pm.

GRAHAM SPRY THEATRE

CBC Museum, CBC Broadcast Centre, 250 Front W, 416-205-5574. cbc.ca

thu 23-wed 29 – Continuous screenings Monday to Friday, 9 am to 5 pm. Free. thu 23-wed 29 – Winter preview.

ontario science centre 770 Don Mills. 416-696-3127. ontariosciencecentre.ca

thu 23-fri 24 – Great White Shark. 11 am &

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You’ve got a Snatch 22 Five years ago, my wife and I decided t o pursue her MFM threesome fantasy.

Part of her fantasy was that the other chap have a BBC (big black cock), so we advertised and met this great guy who we’ve seen three times a year ever since. He is nice and open-minded, and we’ve become so comfortable with our BBC that we meet at our home now instead of a hotel. So there are respectful and safe people out there to be found! The issue

I’m writing about is a problem with me. After our BBC ejaculates in my wife – everyone is tested and free of STIs – I enjoy going down on her, he enjoys watching me go down on her, and she enjoys having me lick the interloper’s come from her pussy. That isn’t the problem. The problem arises when our BBC isn’t in the picture. We enjoy talking about our dirty threesomes, and we both talk about how hot it will be when I go down on her after I’ve unloaded in her myself. Unfortunately, once I’ve made my deposit, I have zero desire to go down on her. It’s like someone flips a switch in my brain and something I couldn’t wait to do is suddenly repulsive to me. This problem doesn’t arise in our threesomes because our BBC always comes before I do. What is my issue? Is there a fix? Can’t Really Eat All My Pecker’s Icky Emissions So your regular third with the big cock is nice, open-minded and STI-free. Sounds great, CREAMPIE, but how can you be certain about the STI-free part when you see him only three times a year? Unless he’s abstinent the rest of the year, or unless you test before each of your threesomes, there’s some risk here. You also describe your regular third as “respectful,” and that’s great. We all deserve respectful sex partners. You do, CREAMPIE, your wife does – and so does your regular third. But referring to your regular third as BBC, or “big black cock,” isn’t respectful. It’s dehumanizing. Now, his big black cock brought you all

together, of course, and it’s fine to be attracted to others for particular physical attributes. It’s also fine to explore racially charged fantasies so long as everyone is up for it and no one feels disrespected or dehumanized. But since this big black cock is attached to a fun and trustworthy guy who you enjoy spending time with (and cleaning up after), maybe you could refer to him as your ABC (“awesome black chum”) instead of as your BBC? Just, you know, to show some respect for him as a person. Which is what he is. Anyway, CREAMPIE, as for your problem: a man’s body releases the hormone prolactin when he comes. That particular hormone makes a man sleepy, makes his boner deflate and temporarily renders him indifferent to and/or repulsed by sex. So something that sounded hot right before you came – eating your own come out of the wife’s pussy – is going to be much less appealing right after you come. It’s a snatch-22, CREAMPIE, and there’s no fix.

Find yourself a sex life I’m 45, female, and married to a

smart, funny, intelligent 50-year-old man. We’ve been together nine years, married seven. The sex was good for the first year and then dropped off to nothing. He says, “I’ve had plenty of sex in my life. I’m just not interested any more.” During my first marriage, the sex was so bad that I thought, “If I

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could find a man who loved to cuddle, I could go the rest of my life without sex.” Perfectly describes husband number two! Except now I feel more sexual than I ever have! I’ve discussed this with my husband endlessly and have mentioned open marriage, but nothing ever comes of it. I’m not an instigator, although I have tried a few times and have been rejected. Yes, he has had his testosterone checked. It’s normal. Not even going to a therapist helped. What do I do? He’s a great guy, he loves me and my grown kids unconditionally, but we are more friends/roommates than husband and wife. We have a safe, comfortable life, but I’m too young to go without that for the rest of my life! Careful What You Wish For He’s done with sex, and you’re not – so you get to fuck other people, and he doesn’t get to say anything about it. Take a lover, CWYWF, take two. There are tons of men out there in sexless marriages that they don’t want to end because they love their wives or they love their kids or they can’t be bothered or all of the above. Get your ass online and find one or two. If your husband is against an open marriage in principle – if he insists that you remain “monogamous” to him – tell him what he wants to hear and fuck other men regardless. There’s an upside to herpes, courtesy of science! At savagelovecast.com.

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